This Is My Planet - Chapter 123 - Chapter 123 – The Head of State
The Head of State may not be human, this is what Xia Guixuan said.
Because he calculated that the Shadow Condensing Bead and Jiuhua Mirror he once used to set up formation are now in the Xia capital, and even in the head of state’s residence.
Not only in the head of state’s residence, but they are actually being put to practical use, constructing a kind of space-time isolation and reversal array, even Xia Guixuan’s divine sense cannot easily probe it.
His own treasure has blocked his detection, which is really annoying.
This at least meant that the other party could use such treasures, and even set up powerful formations based on the characteristics of these treasures. That definitely wasn’t part of the human genetic technology system. It could either be from the divine descendants or other unknown life forms.
Of course, it is also possible that humans have cultivated to this extent, but Xia Guixuan thought this possibility is small, after all, the time is too short.
Humans arrived here only two hundred and fifty years ago. Even if this person has been alive since the beginning, it is far from enough for this kind of cultivation that can use innate treasures, a far cry from it.
The head of state of humans is not human… the Divine Creator of the divine descendants is not a divine descendant.
It has to be said that this is very ironic.
But this incident made Xia Guixuan somewhat cautious, which was rare for him.
Because the other party cannot be perceived as an ordinary human, cannot be determined how strong they are. But at least they cannot casually stroll into the head of state’s residence, there was a possibility of things going wrong, similar to the demise of the Demon King.
Xia Guixuan suspected that the other party might not be individually powerful, otherwise they would have swept the planet long ago. But combined with formations and the like, they could possibly unleash the killing power of Tai Qing realm in specific areas. There is a great possibility that the Demon King ended up like that, rather than dying from a nuclear bomb.
Then… since the other party has this kind of strength, where did this strength come from? Is there another stronger person behind them, why didn’t they come here in person?
Does it have anything to do with the Zerterians?
Suddenly, he felt that the situation was no longer like the feeling of him as a Divine Creator overpowering everything. The warlike factor in his blood was somewhat ignited, even without the Demon King and the little fox here, Xia Guixuan felt that he would definitely figure out this matter.
So he and Gongsun Jiu are “cooperating”, real cooperation, not like last time when he felt that the efforts of the human fleet were like a game.
…
Xia Guixuan sat on the edge of the cliff, looking at the information sent by Xiao Jiu under the moonlight.
The Head of State’s name is Liu Zhiyuan, quite an ordinary name, there are quite a few people with the same name. His resume is very clear, born into the prestigious Liu family, generations of politicians. He was the previous Senate President for 24 years, and it was only after he was raised to the position of head of state that Ling Moxue’s grandfather became the Senate President.
Ling Tianan also served for 24 years. It feels like these two are deeply connected, at least much deeper than the relationship with the Zhou family.
Of course, the Ling family now probably doesn’t know what Liu Zhiyuan is hiding, otherwise Ling Moxue’s performance this time wouldn’t be like this.
But if one day it develops to a certain extent, will the Ling family, which has been too deeply involved, be forced to recognize even non-human head of state? That’s hard to say.
The integrity of human politicians…
Getting off track. Anyway, from his background, this Liu Zhiyuan didn’t seem particularly special. After becoming the head of state, he kept a very low profile. His domestic policies followed his predecessors’ path with almost nothing new. He never interfered with military affairs, only exercising normal checks and balances, and approving high-level military personnel appointments – though in the hands of someone power-hungry, these powers could easily develop into military interference, but he apparently didn’t.
Apart from appearing at meetings, he was rarely seen in other occasions. He had never had any “diplomatic meetings” with the divine descendants.
So this head of state is quite unremarkable, in a sense, even in the political arena, Ling Tianan’s presence is higher than his.
As for appearances at meetings… most meetings were held in the head of state’s residence.
In other words, this person is reclusive, rarely leaving the head of state’s residence.
In the past, everyone thought it was normal, because at the beginning, the previous head of state and many senior officials had just died in the “Demon King attack”, so it was very normal for him to be reclusive and cautious. As time went by, everyone got used to it, as if it was supposed to be like this.
Now looking at it seriously, it’s not normal at all… a head of state with such a low profile, but coincidentally, he has won several elections, and his control of power is surprisingly stable.
Speaking of which… after the Gongsun family, Yin family, and other first-generation aristocratic families began to decline greatly, there are not many forces that can threaten the throne of the head of state… Now Gongsun Jiu, who has suddenly risen, is indeed an anomaly. When Liu Zhiyuan initially appointed her as the commander of the galatic flagship, he probably never expected this young person to rise so rapidly.
Dealing with such a head of state is quite troublesome.
If we consider the “human rules and tacit understandings” from Gongsun Hui’s perspective, to “rebel,” you’d at least need a pretext like “purging corrupt officials,” right? The head of state hasn’t committed any misconduct or misgovernment. If Gongsun Jiu truly rebelled, even the galatic fleet might not follow her, let alone other military units. How could she stage this rebellion?
Assassination?
This would also break the tacit understanding and isn’t usually considered. Of course, since the other side has already attempted it, considering this option is now justified.
There might be a chance for assassination on the rare occasions when the head of state goes out.
Xia Guixuan remembered Xiao Jiu’s last words before going offline: “Assassination is the last resort. We will try to create opportunities for him to go out. As long as he comes out and you are there, assassination will be easy.”
“Last resort? Do you have any other ideas?” Actually, Xia Guixuan didn’t want to end it with just an assassination. He was very interested in what plans Gongsun Jiu had on his side.
“It’s not that we have ideas, but the head of state will certainly have his own. This time my…brother, he completely annihilated the Zerterians and captured some Archons, right? Although we haven’t extracted any information through interrogation so far, and even technological means can’t detect anything, we all know the head of state must be involved. Even if we truly can’t find any problems, the head of state doesn’t know that. He’ll definitely be restless and won’t just do nothing.”
“Uh, what if he really keeps his cool and does nothing?”
“Then…” Xiao Jiu’s eyes were deep: “The Zerterian captives may reveal some things they don’t want to hear. As long as we have enough time to break the Zelt Archon’s mental defenses, we can make them say whatever we want.”
Xia Guixuan originally wanted to say that I can go soul-searching, but after hearing this, he knew it was unnecessary.
Humans are no less cunning when it comes to sinister plans.
The actual confession of captives is not important at all, what matters is what you can make them say, after all, just needing this excuse of “rectifying the emperor” is enough.
The other side won’t just let you play around in the distant Donglin war zone without doing something shady—they’ll inevitably feel uneasy.
Moreover, it seems that Gongsun Jiu isn’t just looking for a pretext to “purge the court,” but rather wants to provoke the other side into revealing something out of their own anxiety. The captives are just a tool.
“Brother is now stationed in the Donglin Star Domain, very far away. If they don’t take advantage of this opportunity to do something, it would be strange. At the very least, they will make trouble to reduce Brother’s achievements, and even smear him, suppress Brother’s prestige, so that he cannot aspire to the position of Grand Marshal. Actually, if they dare to suppress the achievements of the soldiers, this is also something that can provoke strong resistance.”
“Gongsun Jiu is stationed in the Donglin and doesn’t come back, it seems intentional?”
“Of course it’s intentional. Otherwise, what post-war reconstruction, just one logistics general is enough. Do we really need a deputy marshal to be stationed?”
Xia Guixuan: “…”
“And there’s also an element of selling a flaw. With Brother not around, the head of state is likely to stir up trouble here, most likely targeting the Gongsun family. At the same time, the grand marshal could be ordered to quickly send the captives back to the capital. That’s about it.” Xiao Jiu whispered, “But in reality, the Gongsun family isn’t as empty as it seems… in and out, there will definitely be some flaws.”
Xia Guixuan frowned: “That’s too vague.”
Xiao Jiu shook her head, “Brother can’t entrust every detail to me either. Let’s take it one step at a time.”
Actually, she certainly has a plan in her heart, but she really can’t be too clear as Xiao Jiu, Otherwise, Xia Guixuan would inevitably be suspicious—how could a distant cousin sister like you know so much about Gongsun Jiu’s plans?
Even now, Xia Guixuan was already surprised: “It seems that Gongsun Jiu’s trust in you is even higher than I imagined.”
“Of course, he knows about me and you… and you…” Xiao Jiu struggled for a long time before finally blurting out: “They all think I’m in a relationship with you. Since he’s cooperating with you, he naturally started to trust me.”
After saying this, without waiting for Xia Guixuan’s response, she continued, “Anyway, regardless of what Brother thinks, my thoughts are the same… if a mere non-human seizes the position of the head of state and slaughters the country’s important ministers… then merely assassinating him won’t solve this hatred. Unless his crimes are exposed to the public and enumerated, I won’t be satisfied.”