Feide Huayin gathered the 'Four Pillars' of the current Federation.
They were Secretary-General Lando, Arbitrator Jiuluo, Commander-in-Chief Andrea, and Chief Academician Yar Fined.
Both Lando and Yar Fined came from an academic background.
"What happened?"
"To summon all of us!"
Jiuluo inquired.
It was rare for the Councilor and the Four Pillars to hold a joint meeting.
Usually, it only happened when something major occurred in the Federation.
However, recently, according to their own intelligence, the Federation seemed calm and prosperous.
If there was any major event, it should only be related to Green Hell.
As for the wars between the Rasti Federation and the Twenty-Eight Star States Alliance, and between the Eternal Reincarnation Star Kingdom and the Bimos Zerg Star State, these two major battlefields had not spread to the Civilization Federation, so they naturally weren't considered major events.
Feide Huayin spoke, "You should all know by now that a faction is currently gathering across the Federation, and their aspirations are directed at the highest echelons of the Federation."
"That world above our heads."
"Most of these people come from the original bureaucratic system; they themselves hold considerable power, and this uprising is bound to be incredibly fierce."
The Four Pillars were aware of these matters.
But they all remained silent.
This was also a major event, but it wasn't directed at them.
In fact, deep down, they themselves yearned to glimpse the true face of that highest echelon.
"Is it really good for us to get involved in this?"
"Those people's demands are actually very simple: to make the guys above admit their mistakes. If they can't even do that, then I don't know why they can sit in that position."
Andrea believed in strength.
He did not want to obey a group of cowards.
Feide Huayin knew this wasn't Andrea's sole opinion; everyone present thought the same.
Their reasons just varied.
Essentially, as the people at the apex of the Federation's overt hierarchy, they deeply desired autonomy.
He had actually seen a lot of data.
Over hundreds of thousands of years of the New Federation, every generation's top tier could sense the existence of that level.
Few could accept that level.
Therefore, there was turmoil and a forced abdication at this moment.
If it continued, with the numbers accumulating, it would inevitably form a force capable of collapsing the entire Federation, leading to a cataclysm.
Fortunately, those above seemed to have realized this, which led him to convene this meeting.
"The content of this meeting is not for me and you to confront those rebels."
"The highest level has already made a decision: to establish the Supreme Royal Court, and the highest level will directly govern the Civilization Federation!"
Everyone ceased their casual demeanor and became serious.
"What did you say…?"
"Are they really not afraid?"
"We've only been in this position for two or three hundred years at most!"
Everyone's expression was agitated.
Feide Huayin knew they had misunderstood something.
"Don't get excited, I haven't finished speaking."
"The Supreme Royal Court will be composed of one person from the highest level and the five of us!"
"The plan has reached my hands; I'll send it for you to see!"
The plan for the Supreme Royal Court was hundreds of thousands of words long, and everyone finished reading it within seconds after uploading it to their sub-brains.
"If that's the case, then it's appropriate."
"But it doesn't seem to contain anything about those rebels!"
Lando asked, puzzled.
If the Supreme Royal Court was to be established, shouldn't they first resolve the rebels and respond to the voices of the common people?
Feide Huayin shook his head; he also didn't know what the top echelon was thinking and could only guess.
"Perhaps they plan to work together to find a solution after the Supreme Royal Court is established!"
If this plan itself was brought out under pressure, then it means the highest level definitely had no other options.
Feide Huayin's explanation was also very reasonable.
"It also doesn't seem to reveal specific information about the highest level."
Yar Fined was very dissatisfied with this, as it meant that the highest level had only revealed the tip of the iceberg. What was the difference from not showing anything at all?
It was somewhat laughable to think that pushing out just one person would resolve this matter!
"When will the Supreme Royal Court be established?"
Jiuluo only cared about this.
If it kept getting delayed, he wouldn't have the patience to play games with those people.
"Now!"
Feide Huayin spoke.
"????"
The others didn't understand what this meant.
Feide Huayin explained again, "After the information was sent out, the Supreme Royal Court was considered to have been formed."
"Guangdun City will be changed to the location of the Supreme Royal Court. Of course, Supreme Royal Court is just the name of the plan, not the actual name."
"The Supreme Royal Court will still be publicly known as the Civilization Federation Supreme Council, and we are all its Councilors."
The centralized system was changed to a parliamentary system.
This was also a major change, and everyone present knew what it meant.
The Councilor system meant that their powers began to blur, allowing them to decide on other matters. Each person would no longer be divided into positions like Arbitrator or Secretary, but would all be 'Councilors'.
The change in power at the highest level also meant turmoil at the lower levels; many existing systems and even factions would rapidly collapse.
They simultaneously thought of the plan from the All-War Era. The current bureaucratic system had undergone a major reshuffle, and many people had not yet had time to form parties, so this upheaval would be much weaker than imagined.
However, this implied that the Supreme Royal Court plan might have started much earlier, rather than being forced out.
Was this possible?
Their wild thoughts were interrupted by Lando's question.
"Since the Supreme Royal Court… the Supreme Council has been established, then where is the person from the highest level?"
"Where is he?"
His question was very sharp. If that person didn't appear, then the Supreme Royal Court would just be a name change, perhaps with some power issues, but it would definitely not yield any results.
They all knew that the core of the Supreme Royal Court was that person who was about to appear.
Feide Huayin had someone bring a box.
The box was only about the size of an ordinary person's palm. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "It seems to be inside here!?"
His own voice carried a hint of doubt.
What couldn't be done now? So the others weren't angry or anything.
"Then open it now!"
Feide Huayin nodded and opened the box.
Inside the box was only a pill and a tube of liquid.
He carefully picked up the tube of liquid; it was heavier than expected. A few tens of milliliters of liquid probably weighed tens of tons.
Twisting open the cap, he dripped the liquid onto the 'pill'.
The pill instantly absorbed the liquid and began to expand.
It expanded until its diameter exceeded 2 meters.
Then, with a 'pop', the sphere burst like a bubble, revealing a standing Human Civilization.
The Human Civilization wore silver mecha, wasn't too tall, about 2 meters, and had a rather primitive appearance.
He slowly opened his eyes, saw the few people, and was incredibly calm, showing a slight smile and greeting them.
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"Hello everyone!"
Everyone looked at him, their hearts trembling. Was this the person from the highest level?
He seemed, somehow, unremarkable.
Even felt a bit too ordinary.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Yan Xia. I come from what you call the highest level, and I will be a member of the Federation Supreme Council, your colleague."
His name was also very common.
A search would reveal that there were 31 trillion people named Yan Xia in the Federation at this time.
And throughout history, the number of people named Yan Xia exceeded 7000 trillion.
Too much information was mixed, making it impossible to find anything.
"As someone from the highest level, my information naturally has the highest security clearance. Even if you know my name and appearance, it's very difficult to find me."
"But I think you actually do know me. Let me remind you once: Rasti!"
Everyone's hearts trembled.
Rasti!
That's right, Rasti!
How could they forget?
The person from the Rasti Federation, wasn't his name Yan Xia?
They quickly searched and found that even their appearances were identical.
"Rasti is a layout from above?"
If so, many things could be explained.
But if you're here, what about Rasti?
Understanding their confusion, Yan Xia explained, "Don't worry, the me in Rasti is just a clone of mine."
This was quite reasonable.
"So, what exactly is the highest level?"
Yar Fined had a strong thirst for knowledge.
As the Federation's Chief Academician, he himself was a giant in academia. Although he had never achieved a high ranking in any academic field, he was very versatile.
He had simultaneously ranked in the top 1000 in over twenty academic fields.
Even with a long lifespan, this was incredibly difficult.
"The highest level?"
"It is the immense power that controls the entire Human Civilization, but not anymore. Because Human Civilization is too vast, it can now only control the Civilization Federation."
Yan Xia slowly explained.
"This control is absolute!"
Absolute…
The five did not know where the boundary of this absolute lay.
Jiuluo was also a Human Civilization, and he sneered, "Since it's absolute, why didn't you even discover those rebels, and why were you forced to reveal yourself?"
Yan Xia's appearance meant the disappearance of the highest level's sanctity, and also meant that the highest level's authority was not as powerful as imagined.
This was their understanding.
Yan Xia calmly replied, "I think you might have misunderstood some things."
"It's not that I can't deal with those people; it's just that I don't have time to deal with them."
"They are not worth my time!"
So confident.
So arrogant!
This was definitely the most arrogant person the five had ever met in their lives.
But the five were not at all swayed by this arrogance.
As long as those people hadn't been dealt with, it meant that this person calling himself Yan Xia was just boasting.
"Don't believe me?"
"Actually, I had already guessed that."
"That's why I kept them around when they launched their plan."
"And also to let you witness what the power of the highest level is like. After all, you will also possess this part of the power later, and if you don't know what it can truly do, you will make misjudgments in many matters."
The five had no idea what Yan Xia intended to do.
"Just wait, it will only take a while, after all, information transmission is not instantaneous."
"…"
It felt like nothing was happening.
Only this person kept talking.
What did the power of the highest level look like?
The five were also very eager.
They had plenty of time.
They just needed to wait, so they waited.
However, this wait lasted a month.
It was as if nothing had happened!
Andrea grew a little impatient and walked over to question Yan Xia, who had been sitting in the original conference room.
"So much time has passed now, what exactly do you want us to wait for?"
Yan Xia looked at him, thinking that this Commander-in-Chief was indeed not an elite from an academy; he was too dull.
But for now, it was just a transitional phase; let him be Commander-in-Chief for a while.
"Actually, if you ask the others, you might find the answer!"
Andrea frowned and left, then directly called Feide Huayin.
"What exactly happened?"
Feide Huayin spoke, "Haven't you noticed yet?"
"What happened is, nothing happened!"
Andrea trembled. He had been so focused on waiting to hear what had happened that he hadn't paid attention, but he wasn't a fool to have reached this point.
What was happening before Yan Xia arrived?
The actions of the rebels.
However, after Yan Xia arrived, he hadn't heard any news of the rebels.
He quickly checked for information and found no information about the rebels on the entire network.
"Censorship?"
"To achieve censorship across the entire Federation is indeed powerful, but censored opinions don't just disappear."
Andrea momentarily felt that he might have overestimated the highest level.
However, Feide Huayin on the other end of the call gave no response, only a grim expression.
"Is there something else?"
Feide Huayin thought this was a rhetorical question, but he wouldn't mock Andrea, because no one would have expected such a thing to happen.
"What was censored was not online opinion, but everything."
"Everything?"
"That's right, everything, everything about those rebels."
"The things that disappeared from the network are irrelevant; what truly disappeared is what everyone knew in their hearts, as well as the very existence of the rebel army themselves."
"Do you understand? The rebel army no longer exists in everyone's memories; everything they said has been erased. And when I sent people to look for those rebels, I found that those people had already died, not killed a month ago, but rather, they seemed to have never existed."
"All history has been flattened. The rebel leader Yan Kana, a Federation Councilor who took office in the year 182730 CE, should have lived until now, but in everyone's memory, he died 1000 years after stepping down."
"Remember, this is true in everyone's memory, including those who might have seen him recently."
"Everything has been flattened. Information transmission took a month, but in reality, it only took a few days, no, perhaps even a day."
"Information transmission certainly isn't that fast; rather, there were preparations made long ago to make the entire Civilization Federation act simultaneously."
"Now, only the five of us in the entire Federation know that they truly existed!"
"Haha, isn't it laughable? A sixty-thousand-year plan, casually ceasing to exist. This is the power of the highest level!"
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