Douluo: Dragon King's Star Devouring Wings

Chapter 600 Make the Federation Great Again

Qitian Douluo Qian Gu Huang Yu is the youngest quasi-god in human history and the founder of Soul Armor.

Whether it's her talent in cultivation or her control over resources, Qian Gu Huang Yu can be said to stand at the pinnacle of the world.

It can be said that when she became the tower master of the Spirit Pagoda at the age of twenty-one, it was destined that her era had arrived.

Therefore, whether it's to find their own ship in the new era or simply to make it easier for themselves and their families to obtain Soul Armor.

Since Qian Gu Huang Yu took office, the entire Douluo Star has entered a magical chapter.

However, at the same time, the brilliance of the Ancient Phoenix Feather and the Spirit Pagoda has aroused strong dissatisfaction among other soul clans.

The various Soul Clans of the Sun and Moon Federation have always maintained a state of struggle without breaking apart, but now, some of the actions of the Ancient Phoenix Feather have crossed their bottom line.

Since Qian Gu Huang Yu took over as the tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, the stage of unpredictable fate has now passed its tenth year...

Shrek City, Spirit Transferring Tower Headquarters.

The hall where the Spirit Pagoda Council was located was already packed. Leng Yao and Zhu Zeze sat on the platform, watching the people coming and going below.

Seeing that all the councilors were in place, Leng Yaozhu said, "Because the Tower Master of the Ancient Phoenix Feather Tower and the Deputy Tower Master Gu Yuena are away on business, I will be the one to chair this routine meeting."

Qian Gu Huang Yu naturally did not forget her promise to Leng Yang Jun. Putting the promise aside for the time being, even without the promise, based on her childhood relationship with Leng Yao Zhu, she would still find a good position for her in the Spirit Pagoda.

After Leng Yaozhu broke through to the Title Douluo level, Qian Gu Huang Yu directly gave her the position of deputy tower master in charge of the Soul Armor.

Originally, Qian Gu Huang Yu was hesitant about whether to give the position to Leng Yao Zhu or Leng Yu Lai. However, after Leng Yu Lai expressed that she did not like dealing with those old foxes, Qian Gu Huang Yu ultimately gave the position to Leng Yao Zhu.

Now, Leng Yaozhu is considered to be the person with the highest status after Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yue Na.

Leng Yaozhu began, "First of all, let us thank Her Excellency Qian Gu Huang Yu for her strong and wise leadership. Under her leadership, we have been winning for the past ten years..."

Watching her sister deliver her long speech on stage, Leng Yulai couldn't help but purse her lips from below the stage. This was the reason why she didn't want to be the deputy tower master.

For reasons that are well-known but cannot be explicitly stated, officials at all levels of the Spirit Pagoda have almost come to use "Thank you, Lord Qian Gu Huang Yu" as a substitute for "Hello".

It wouldn't matter if it were someone else, but Leng Yulai and Qian Gu Huang Yu grew up together since childhood, and she simply couldn't bring herself to say something like "thank you to Qian Gu Huang Yu" in public.

The culprit behind all this, the very source of all evil who first flattered Qian Gu Huang Yu, was Yue Hongchen, who was sitting next to Leng Yaozhu, observing the words and actions of the people below the stage.

Five years ago, Yue Hongchen was transferred back from the Star Luo Empire by Qian Gu Huang Yu, because it was too far from the center of power, and leaving his confidant there would be like cutting off his own arm.

However, since the positions of the three main and deputy tower chiefs at headquarters were already filled at that time, it would not be appropriate to demote Yue Hongchen to a councilor.

Then, Qian Gu Huang Yu had a sudden inspiration and realized that although there was an inspection team inside the Spirit Pagoda to supervise the staff, they could not supervise the councilors.

Therefore, the Ancient Phoenix Feather established a special agency to supervise council members and other staff of the Spirit Pagoda.

Because this was the sixth intelligence agency established by the Spirit Pagoda, it was directly named the Sixth Intelligence Division of the Pagoda.

Yue Hongchen, on the other hand, is the head of the Spirit Pagoda and is only responsible to the tower master himself. Although he is not officially the deputy tower master, his status is no different from that of an ordinary deputy tower master.

Meanwhile, Yue Hongchen was now looking to see who had been distracted during Leng Yaozhu's 'Gratitude to the Tower Master Education Class'. This kind of person was clearly disloyal to the Tower Master and the Spirit Transmission Tower!

Soon, Yue Hongchen noticed a councilor twirling a pen out of boredom and immediately wrote it down: "Completely ungrateful to the Tower Master, just write it down first!"

Just as Yue Hongchen finished writing, another member of parliament who was dozing off immediately caught her attention.

[To doze off during the ceremony of expressing gratitude to the tower master is more than just disrespectful; it suggests a possible intention to defect!]

However, when Yue Hongchen discovered that it was Qian Gu Qingfeng who was dozing off, she immediately changed her mind: [The master craftsman must have been too tired from forging all night; it's nothing serious.]

Well, this is certainly not because Qian Gu Qing Feng is Qian Gu Huang Yu's older brother.

Of course, the primary job of the Sixth Bureau of the Tower Intelligence Agency is to guard against serious corruption and collusion with other forces. Qian Gu Huang Yu is too lazy to care about these trivial matters unless they are too outrageous.

These are merely records to avoid having no excuse when it's time to take action against someone in the future.

...

Blood God Legion.

In a war room, Qian Gu Huang Yu sat in the main seat, Gu Yue Na in the second seat, Qian Ren Xue in the third seat, and Qian Gu Dong Feng in the fourth seat.

In addition, Qin Muyao, Long Nianshi, Tuoba Yun, Dong Zian and other high-ranking members of the Yixin Society gathered here.

In fact, apart from Qin Muyao and Long Nianshi, who grew up in the Blood God Legion and are still with the Blood God Legion, everyone else has already left.

It's just that Qian Gu Huang Yu likes to choose this location for the meeting.

Because the Blood God Legion is now practically the property of the Ancient Phoenix Feather, and the Blood God Legion's unique nature allows it to be exempt from almost all investigations.

"I think it's time." After listening to the reports from the others, Qian Gu Huang Yu spoke slowly.

"What do you mean, Your Excellency?" Dong Zian asked.

Out of respect, all members of the Yixin Society always addressed Qian Gu Huang Yu as "Your Excellency," even Gu Yue Na, who was closest to her, was no exception.

Of course, you can call them whatever you want in private, but you should be mindful of the impact when there are other people around.

"After more than ten years of development, our companions have finally secured a place in the Federation's key departments," said Qian Gu Huang Yu.

"I think it's time to fulfill my promise and tell those Soul Clan lords who the real master of this country is."

"Do you want to become a member of parliament?" Gu Yuena asked.

"A councilor?" Qian Gu Huang Yu chuckled. "The so-called Federal Parliament is just a facade. People elect their respective regional councilors to attend the parliament in Mingdu."

"The existence of parliament is merely to make those people believe that they are the masters of the federation."

"But we know that they are not, not even the members of Congress. The Speaker of the House and his cabinet are the ones who actually run the Federation directly."

"The only position in the entire Federation that we can target is the Speaker's office."

Gu Yuena said, "But according to the unspoken rules of the major powers, the speaker of the Federal Parliament cannot completely side with any side, and such a person cannot become the speaker alive."

Since becoming the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, Gu Yuena has also studied the Federal System.

Gu Yuena said, "Historically, there have been instances where members of parliament with a strong sense of power and exceptional talent have become the speaker of parliament."

"But when the other Soul Clans realize that they can't use the weapon of criticism to remove him from power, they will use the weapon of criticism."

"After all, when a person is killed, they die."

Qian Gu Huang Yu smiled calmly, "That's why I'm going to run for speaker myself."

Qian Gu Dongfeng frowned slightly. "That's impossible. The unspoken rule of all major powers is that their top leaders cannot personally participate in the speaker election."

"Who do you think I am?" Qian Gu Huang Yu said nonchalantly.

“I am the rule-maker, not the rule-follower. In this country, who is qualified to judge me? Who dares to judge me? Who can judge me?”

"I will personally ascend to the pinnacle of power and then save this country."

A day later, Qian Gu Huang Yu quietly updated her account, announcing that she would be running for the next speaker of the council.

The news that the leader of the Spirit Tower was running for Speaker of the Federal Parliament quickly shocked the entire Federation.

"Have you heard? The head of the Spirit Pagoda is running for speaker of the council!"

"I knew it already. I think this is the first time we've had a candidate of such high status, isn't it?"

"Of course! She's the tower master of the Spirit Pagoda. The council chairman would probably be like a primary school student seeing his homeroom teacher in front of her!"

"So, do you want to choose her?"

"Why not? Anyway, the Federation is still in the same mess after all the elections we've made. We might as well elect the person who's the most fun to be the speaker!"

Various discussions are rampant on the streets and online, perhaps for amusement. Or...
Perhaps it was simply because Qian Gu Huang Yu lowered the price of soul spirits after taking office at the Spirit Pagoda, and thus thought that Qian Gu Huang Yu could do some good for the people after becoming the Speaker.

Shrek Academy, Poseidon Island.

"What exactly is Qian Gu Huang Yu trying to do? Doesn't she know that her identity prohibits her from participating in the speaker election?" Bedell asked angrily.

Jun Shengbai said, "Ever since she took office, she has been doing whatever she wants, sometimes lowering the price of souls, sometimes criticizing the parliamentary election fraud."

"The lawmakers have all been bought off, saying that our democracy is a sham and that the Sun-Moon Federation is the most failed country in the world."

"She even dares not answer my calls now!" said Bedell.

The leaders of the major powers naturally maintain communication via special telephone lines to ensure that even if a full-scale war breaks out, the two sides can mediate privately.

...

Central Legion, Temple of War.

"What exactly does she want to do?" Yu Haosheng pondered.

Chen Yiming said, "Haven't she done enough unexpected things? Doesn't she always do things on a whim?"

...

Just as the entire Federation was discussing Qian Gu Huang Yu's candidacy for Speaker, Qian Gu Huang Yu announced that he would be holding his campaign rally in Tianyu City, the capital of the southern region.

The reason for choosing Tianyu City instead of Shrek City, the headquarters of the Spirit Pagoda, was that the Tang Sect and Shrek were also local powers, and they were worried about being disturbed.

Tianyu City is the territory of the Angel Family, and Qian Renxue is the current patriarch of the Angel Family.

After Qian Renxue broke through to the Limit Douluo level, Le Jingchen readily handed over the positions of patriarch of the Angel Family and commander of the Southern Legion to her, without causing any glorious revolution.

On the day of the campaign rally.

When Qian Gu Huang Yu arrived at the square in the center of Tianyu City and got out of the car, everyone stared at her.

Some people looked on with excitement and curiosity, eager to know why a Spirit Pagoda Master would run for Speaker of the Council.

Some people, however, only see the numbness that comes from being overwhelmed by pressure. They are not fans of the Eternal Phoenix Feather series; they were just stuck here on their way home from get off work.

Some people, however, were filled with hope. After Qian Gu Huang Yu came to power, he promulgated some policies that benefited ordinary soul masters. They hoped that Qian Gu Huang Yu could change the country just as he had changed the Spirit Pagoda.

Everyone witnessed Qian Gu Huang Yu walk onto the pre-arranged high platform and then fall silent.

Qian Gu Huang Yu neither gave a speech nor left; she simply gazed calmly at the masses of this era.

They watched as the crowd whispered among themselves.

The crowd fell silent.

They watched as the crowd began to whisper among themselves again.

The crowd fell silent once again.

Qian Gu Huang Yu slowly spoke, "Do you remember when was the last time you voted for a speaker candidate?"

Was it five years ago during the last general election? Or ten years ago during the election before that? Or neither?

“Now, some people are saying that people’s enthusiasm for voting in elections is decreasing, that the percentage of voters is getting smaller and smaller, and that people don’t care about the country at all.”

"But is it really that you don't care about the country? I don't think so. It's just that you've become disillusioned with the election."

"Regardless of what the candidates promised before taking office, we must raise the minimum wage, strictly implement the eight-hour workday, and reduce the national healthcare burden."

"Reduce the cost of Soul Spirits, reduce the cost of crafting Battle Armor and Mechs—no matter how much they promised before taking office, they haven't done a single thing after they came to power!"

"After they came to power, they not only failed to fulfill their promises, but also betrayed the people who voted for them, and even more ruthlessly exploited the benefactors who helped them get into parliament!"

"The people placed their hopes on each candidate, but each candidate betrayed them, and in the end, the people were disappointed."

"Since no matter what we choose, it will only make our lives harder in the end, why should we even vote?"

Some people in the audience nodded slightly; repeated disappointments had made them no longer want to care about the election.

Qian Gu Huang Yu continued, "But have you ever thought about why this is? Why do candidates make such eloquent promises before taking the stage, only to betray their original intentions once they are on stage?"

"If this were just an isolated case, we could certainly consider it a problem with the speaker personally, but unfortunately that's not the case. Every speaker has betrayed his constituents!"

"Since it's not a personal problem, it must be a systemic issue. Every candidate who is elected speaker will face pressure from the powerful tycoons and conglomerates."

"If you go against them, the best you can do is step down, and the worst you can do is die without a burial place!"

"They finally became speakers, so naturally they wanted to make a fortune. It's obvious that they ultimately sided with the powerful and wealthy groups they portrayed as enemies in their speeches, betraying their constituents!"

"But I'm different, because I am a Soul Clan member, and I don't need to make money. I am the patriarch of the Eternal Family, and I am already extremely wealthy."

"So their fear of powerful clans and financial magnates is useless to me. I am not power-hungry. If this country is truly harmonious and equal, and its people are happy."

“I could stay at home and be the master of my Spirit Pagoda, enjoying life, instead of running for office here.”

"Our country was the most powerful country on the entire planet ten thousand years ago, so why does poverty and hunger still exist?"

Why do so many people squander their youth on worthless money? Why do so many people bury their self-esteem at their workstations? No one's childhood dream was to buy a house!

"A person's dream should be to become a scientist, a powerful Soul Master, a useful member of society, or simply to enjoy life."

"But definitely not for survival! To materialize one's life, one's youth, one's dignity into money and real estate! To make these one's spiritual goals."

"Since we are the most powerful country in the world, we should also be the country with the happiest citizens in the world!"

"I will lead the Federation to greatness once again!"

(End of this chapter)