In Baihua City, in front of the imperial palace, the subhumans were bustling about.
The mournful white imperial flags were hung all over the perimeter of the imperial palace, fluttering sadly in the chilly wind of the season.
Until now, the sub-humans living in Baihua City cannot believe what happened the day before yesterday.
On that day, His Majesty Wanzhangshi and Crown Prince Qian Xialan were assassinated and died, leaving them forever.
I heard that an assassin sneaked in quietly and used a deadly poison to kill the two people.
It is not known whether it was fortunate or unfortunate, but the guards who noticed the abnormality went through great pains to kill the assassin, and learned that the assassin's true identity was a human. They also found a secret letter from the Emperor of the Rose Empire on him.
The purpose of the Rose Empire is very simple. Now that the negotiations between the two countries have reached a deadlock, the Rose Empire wants to use assassination to plunge Wansheng into chaos and thereby gain the initiative in the negotiations.
The people of Baihua City were not only filled with grief and indignation, but also became worried about the future of Wansheng Country.
Wanzhangshi is his only son, Qianxialan is his only daughter. Although there were princes in his past, most of them died in the battlefield during this long war.
In such a huge country like Wansheng, it was impossible to find someone who could quickly inherit the throne.
If we take out the Wanzhangshi family tree and flip through it, we should be able to find one or two people who have the right to inherit.
But now there are internal and external troubles. Do those "heirs to the throne" who have never appeared in the public eye really have the ability to inherit this country
You know, if we are not careful now, this country is very likely to fall into the abyss.
Fortunately, before his death, the king of this country entrusted his final affairs to the prime minister of this country.
Just yesterday, Prime Minister Mindarak announced to the people the future this country will move towards.
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I am deeply saddened by the death of His Majesty Wanzhangshi and Her Highness Qianxialan, but we cannot stop moving forward.
The Rose Empire is eyeing our country covetously. If we fall into chaos at this time, it will play into the enemy's hands. In this extraordinary period, we should unite as one to comfort the spirit of His Majesty.
Before his death, Your Majesty wanted to entrust everything to me.
However, I am not talented enough to lead everyone forward, so I suggest that Your Majesty abandon the existing system of succession.
The power of one person is ultimately limited. Only when the power of one individual is combined and everyone complements each other can endless power be unleashed.
The upcoming new system will bring together the strength of everyone.
In the future, regardless of race, gender, or age, everyone will have the opportunity to display their strengths.
The country will not be divided into regions according to where individual sub-humans gather, but will be divided according to unified new rules.
Each region will elect central representatives who can represent the people in proportion to each other to form a parliament at the central level to jointly govern the country.
The parliament is renewed every five years, and we welcome all capable and beloved demihumans to contribute to this country.
I declare that Wansheng will become a republic from today on.
All subhumans are citizens of this country.
Regardless of gender, age, wealth, status, or race, you are all citizens of this country. As long as our country exists, no one can bully you.
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The people of Baihua City still remember Mingdarak’s impassioned speech yesterday.
In their eyes, only Mindarak, the founding father, can save the country from danger in such a critical moment.
It was natural that Mindarak became the first consul and formed a provisional parliament, which was what everyone expected.
As time passed, Mindarak appeared on the palace wall.
The noisy sounds stopped instantly, and all the demihumans present looked towards Mindarak, ready to witness this historic moment.
Without much introduction, Mindarak went straight into his inaugural speech.
The first half of the speech was almost the same as an ordinary inaugural speech, but in the second half, the style of Mindarak's speech suddenly changed.
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Thank you all for your kindness. I take the oath to officially serve as the first consul of the Wansheng Republic.
But, unfortunately, my fellow compatriots, today is not a day worth celebrating. Our struggle is not over yet, on the contrary, it has just begun.
Human beings have already regarded us as a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh.
We haven't done anything to humans over the years. We have just lived in a corner of the continent. However, humans' expanding ambitions intend to devour all of us.
Our brothers and sisters died tragically under their butcher knives one by one.
Our land.
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With Mindarak's planning, the inaugural speech turned into an incitement meeting.
What Mindarak said was all true, but he used his rhetoric to the fullest extent, arousing hatred towards humans in the hearts of those who listened to him.
"We have to do this. If we don't, such tragedies will happen again one day in the future."
Then, like a falling domino, Mindarak shifted the topic from the inauguration ceremony to the continuation of the war, causing the people to forget all thoughts of peace.
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Listen to me, I know that you all have your concerns, but now that such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is in front of us, we cannot fail to cherish it.
Now, the human forces have retreated to their country, morale is low.
But it won't be long before they regroup and make a comeback.
By then, our country will be devastated again.
Moreover, humans have an ace in their hands. They will use the discovered relics to constantly update their equipment. In previous wars, we were at a disadvantage several times because they used those strange and weird gadgets.
I can't imagine what kind of tragedy will happen once they master the new technology.
We don't want to fight, but we have to fight
Ladies and gentlemen, actually, I have been thinking about this for a long time.
I don't know whether I should tell you the truth about the Rose Empire's invasion of us.
But in the end, I decided to tell you all the truth, including the truth about why humans persecuted us subhumans more than three hundred years ago.
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Finally, Mindarak showed his cards.
Behind him, a tattered page of a book was projected, covered with ancient text.
Next to this page, there is another page that translates the ancient words on the first page into modern language: "Subhumans will eventually replace all humans."
"It is because humans believed such stupid things that they went to war with us.
We longed to live in peace with humans, but they treated us like this.
Since they believe in this prophecy so much, let us show them that this prophecy has actually come true.”
(End of this chapter)