Chapter 88 first quarter

Either way, Mayor Hera Burano should feel complacent.Although this official visit did not last long, the results were extremely fruitful. "Of course, we can't fully trust them." She spoke in a tone that seemed to deliberately conceal her pride and complacency. Now she was staring at the screen, watching the ships of the fleet enter hyperspace one by one, returning to their usual garrison areas. The fact that the fleet came and went this time must have left a deep impression on Sai Xier.Moreover, they must also notice two facts: first, those ships remained in the airspace of the base from beginning to end; second, Burano just indicated that they were going to leave, and they really disappeared soon.

On the other hand, Sachel will never forget that these ships can regroup at the border in a day, or even in a shorter period of time.This operation not only demonstrated the military strength of the base, but also demonstrated the goodwill of the base. Kodel interjected: "It's not bad at all, we can't fully trust them—speaking of which, there is no one in the galaxy who deserves full trust. However, Sachel will abide by the terms of this agreement for his own benefit— We've been generous enough." "A lot of the results won't be known until the details are worked out, and I predict it will take a few months," Burano said. "The broad terms can be accepted right away, but there's a lot of follow-up work to be done, like what should we do?" How to arrange the docking stations for import and export, how to value their grain and livestock, etc. "

"I know that sooner or later these issues will be resolved, and the credit will belong to you, Mayor. It was a bold move, and I must admit, I still doubt the wisdom of doing so." "Come on, Leonor, the base is nothing more than an acknowledgment of the Seychelles' self-respect. They've maintained partial independence since the early days of the Empire, and that's something we really appreciate." "Yeah, anyway, it won't get in the way anymore." "Exactly. The only thing we need to do is to condescend a little bit and show them a friendly gesture. I don't deny that I did have a war in my heart before I decided to let myself, the mayor of the Pan-Galactic Federation, condescend Expensive to visit a remote constellation. But once the decision was made, I didn't feel too uncomfortable, and doing so made them very intoxicated. We had to take a gamble to see if we called a battleship to the frontier , they will agree to my visit. Of course, we will inevitably have to pretend to be humble and smile."

Cordel nodded: "We abandoned the appearance of strength in order to retain its essence." "Exactly—who said that first?" "I believe it's from a play written by Eridan, but I'm not sure. We can ask the literary authority back home." "If I remember then--we must get the Seychelles back to pay homage to Terminus as soon as possible, and we must do our best to show them the same hospitality. Leonor, I'm afraid you have to take strict security precautions After they come, our extremists will be filled with righteous indignation. If the people of Seychelles are allowed to face protests and demonstrations, even if they are only slightly humiliated for a short time, it will be quite beneficial to us."

"That's right—" Cordel said, "Also, your move to send Trevize away is really clever." "My lightning rod? To be honest, he performed better than I imagined. He broke into Sechelle by mistake, and within a short period of time I couldn't believe, he attracted Sechelle to send a lightning bolt to We protested. Oh my God! That was the best excuse for me to visit in person—concerned about a base citizen, wanting no violation of him, and specifically thanking them for their generosity." "Brilliant! But don't you think we'd be better off taking Trevize back?"

"No, it's fine for him to go anywhere. Anyway, I don't want him to return to his hometown. He will definitely cause riots on Terminus. At the beginning, the second base crisis he made up of nonsense just provided the best excuse to drive him away. Of course, we had to rely on Pelorat to bring him to Seychelle, but at any rate I would never want him to come back and continue to spread those deceitful rumors, and we can never know what will lead to it. " Cordel chuckled a few times. "I don't believe there is anyone who is more likely to be deceived than a scholar. If we had provided him with more information, Pelorat would have accepted it."

"He believes that Gaia in the myth of Sachel does exist, which is enough for us. But don't mention this, after we go back, we have to face the hurdle of the parliament, which requires them to vote through the Treaty of Sechel .Fortunately, we have Trevize's statement that he left Terminus voluntarily - with voiceprints and other evidence to prove it. I will formally apologize to the Council for Trevize's brief arrest, That will presumably satisfy Parliament." "I have every confidence in your eloquence, Mayor," said Cordel sarcastically. "But have you considered that Trevize may continue to look for a second base?"

"Let him go," shrugged Burano. "As long as he doesn't look for it on Terminus. That will keep him busy, but in the end he will be busy in vain. The legend that the Second Foundation still exists can be regarded as the biggest myth of our century, just as Gaia is the It's like my myth." She leaned back in her chair and looked 100 percent affable. "Now, Saxel is in our hands, and by the time they realize this, it will be too late to break free. As a result, the power of the base has grown again, and will continue to grow and thrive smoothly and continuously."

"And all the credit will be yours, Mayor." "I didn't ignore that," Burano replied. At this moment, the battleship they were on jumped into hyperspace, and then reappeared in space near Terminus.