Chapter 6 first quarter

Burano had been waiting for an hour, during which time she kept thinking about many questions, and she couldn't help feeling a little dizzy.Strictly speaking, she has already committed the criminal offense of trespassing on a private home; what's more, she also violated the privilege of a member of parliament, which is a serious unconstitutional act.Nearly two centuries ago, after the appearance of Indebour III and the Mule, Terminus enacted several strict decrees regulating the powers of the Mayor in all aspects, and by these decrees she was enough to be impeached by the Parliament.

But today, in this short twenty-four hours, no matter what she did, no one dared to say that she was wrong. But today will eventually pass, and every time she thinks about it, it makes her restless. The first two centuries of the base's history should be regarded as its golden age. Looking back on that period of history, future generations will admit that it was a "heroic age"—although, those who were unfortunate enough to be born in those turbulent years may never agree to this a little.Cypher Harding and Huber Marlowe were the two greatest heroes of that time. In the eyes of future generations, their status is lofty and sacred, and their reputation is close to that of the supreme Hari Seldon.In any unofficial history of the base (or even in the official history), they are the three great men standing at the same time.

But having said that, in that era, the base was just a single small world, and its control over the Four Kingdoms was extremely weak. There was only a vague idea of ​​the scope of the umbrella of the Seldon Project; no one knew at that time, not even the Galactic Empire The possible threat of the remnant body to the base had already been calculated by Seldon. As the base, a political and economic entity, became more and more powerful, the status of both rulers and heroic fighters seemed to become less important.Lashan Divas has almost been forgotten, and even if someone still remembers him, they only think of the tragedy of his tragic death in the slave labor mine, not the counter-secret actions he engaged in in order to disrupt the offensive of Bell Rios— —Although it was later proved that that action was unnecessary, it cannot be denied that it was a successful countermeasure.

As for Bell Rios, the noblest and most honorable opponent the base had ever seen, he had long since faded into obscurity, overshadowed by the mules who came from behind.Counting all the enemies of the base in the past, only the mule has subverted the Seldon plan, defeated and then ruled the base: only the mule is the only "great opponent"—in fact, he is also the last one in the history of the galaxy "Emperor". Few, however, remember that the mule was actually defeated by a single person, a woman named Beda Darrell, and that she won by herself, without any outside help, not even Seldon. plan as a backup.Later, her son and granddaughter, Duron Darryl and Ikaty Darryl, teamed up to defeat the Second Foundation, making their base - the First Foundation - the only one.But the deeds of their family, without exception, are sealed in the past history.

These rising stars in the history of the base can no longer have any heroic image. As the timeline continues to expand, the heroes are compressed into ordinary mortals.And Ikaty's biography of her grandmother reduces her from heroine to heroine of romance. Since then, there have been no heroes—not even the legendary characters of the novel.The Battle of Kalgan was the last disaster the base was involved in, but it was only a small scene.In this way, the base has lived through two centuries of peace! And in the past 120 years, not even half a ship was lost. It was a really good halcyon time--Brano would never deny it--a halcyon time of peace and joy.Although the base has not yet established the Second Galactic Empire (according to the Seldon Plan, half of the preparations have been completed so far), one-third of the political entities scattered throughout the galaxy have been controlled by the base; In areas under direct control, the base's influence is also not trivial.Traveling to every corner of the galaxy today, as long as you say "I am a citizen of the base", almost all the people who hear it are in awe.Among the tens of millions of inhabited galaxies, no one can match the status of "Mayor of Terminus Star".

The title of "Mayor" has been used to this day without any change.Five centuries ago, the "mayor" was the leader of a small city, the only city in an isolated world that lay on the outskirts of galactic civilization.For a long time, no one thought of changing the title, or adding a little honorific.Today, the "Mayor" has become a symbol of awe, compared to only the completely forgotten "His Majesty the Emperor" in galactic history. ——Only in the terminal star is the only exception.In this world, the authority of mayors is carefully regulated.The Yin supervisor of the Indepur family is still fresh in the memory of most people.But what people can't forget is not their totalitarianism and dictatorship, but that the base fell into the hands of mules during their rule.

And she—Hera Burano—is the current mayor.In the hundred-plus years since the Mule's death, she's the most powerful ruler in the galaxy (and she knows it well), and the fifth female mayor in the Foundation's history.However, only today can she openly display her power. For many years in politics, she has always adhered to her beliefs about what is right and what should be done, and fought to the end with those stubborn opponents-those guys are all coveting the inner circle of the famous galaxy, eager to add an empire's halo to the base.Today, she finally won the overall victory.

It was early, she had said.It's still early! The higher you climb, the harder you fall. If you jump into the inner circle of the Milky Way too early, you may suffer a disastrous defeat for various reasons.Now, even Seldon stood up to speak for her, and even used words almost exactly like hers. All of a sudden, she became as wise as Seldon in the minds of all members of the base.However, they would soon forget about it, and she knew it well. And this young man dared to challenge her in public today. And, I'm afraid he's right! That's the danger, he's right! And if he's right, he can destroy the base!

Now, at last, she was face to face with this young man, and there was no third person present. She said in a regretful tone: "Can't you come to me in private? Do you have to roar loudly in the council hall? Your idea is too stupid, do you think you can humiliate me in public? Do you know that you broke into What trouble, open-mouthed child?"