Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 208 - 032. Frost Plated Breaking Defense Record

Chapter 208: 032. Frost Plated Breaking Defense Record

Essex Island, GTB Headquarters Building, the summit concluded today, Frost Plated spokesperson Liu Zhidong walked out of the venue with a grim expression, feeling that if she spoke one more word with the spokesperson from Sky Ring, Bo Yanjun, her lungs would explode.

She rushed back into the secure communication room, urgently calling out to the communicator:

"Get me the Twin Star Palace, the President’s hotline, a major incident has occurred."

In fact, the communicator, who had been following the summit closely, immediately connected the president’s hotline.

Meanwhile in Frost Plated Country, Frost Plated President Madeleine Austavia was inspecting a newly constructed reservoir. This woman, who ruled over one of the Four Nations and was also the world’s most dominant female politician, maintained herself very well, even sporting fashionable blue streaks in her luxuriant golden hair.

"Every worker building this reservoir is a great heroine of Frost Plated. Although you are men with original sin, you are in no way inferior to women. This reservoir will become the new mother of Frost Plated girls, nurturing every Frost Plated girl into a new heroine, just like yourselves. Many among you have sacrificed your youth and time for the construction of the reservoir, especially the female overseers who tirelessly traveled back and forth, even missing their daughters’ birthdays and graduation ceremonies. How touching this is..."

As Madeleine’s speech reached its climax, the majority of the audience consisted of male workers. She had to work even harder to instill in them the ideology of ’female supremacy’. Next, as per her arrangement, a female project manager would attend the speech to receive her praise and encouragement.

As for the male workers, although a few had died during the construction of the reservoir, it was only what they deserved.

Out of respect, Madeleine would of course shake hands with their female leaders, showing she forever cared for and was concerned about women’s rights.

When her secretary handed her the phone, a hint of impatience flitted across Madeleine’s face; it disrupted her schedule, so she had to initiate the backup plan, having Frost Plated Prime Minister Zhu Yuliu take over her speech. Surrounded by the close guard of the First Rule, she stepped into her presidential vehicle, took the phone, and responded impatiently:

"This is Madeleine, go ahead and speak."

"Your Excellency, President, this is Liu Zhidong from the Foreign Affairs," said Liu Zhidong solemnly, "The GTB summit has decided to impose sanctions on us. Sky Ring, Zhengxu, Red Arrow have announced an embargo on our food supplies, and our allocation quota for Helium-3 has been reduced by seventeen percent..."

"Oh."

Madeleine responded dismissively:

"That was anticipated, no worries, get the Third Rule moving. Have the Drama People’s consortium pressure the Red Arrow Empire. I refuse to believe the old Emperor can hold out. The Drama People are at the pinnacle of political correctness. Moreover, we have the Grante Duchy to provide us with sufficient food to get through this winter. By next year, it will be the farmers of Sky Ring and Zhengxu buckling under the pressure."

’This idiot! Does she still not grasp the situation?’

Liu Zhidong cursed inwardly but did not forget to flatter:

"Your Excellency, you are undoubtedly brilliant, but the situation is worse than we imagined."

"Is that so?" President Madeleine chuckled. "Then just speak up. We have the invincible Third Rule, the world situation is well in hand."

"The Grante Duchy has erupted in a coup. The Resistance Army alliance ’Bemudes’ has already breached the capital," Liu Zhidong warned.

"That’s nothing significant, just a civil unrest. Duke of Grante, Gamos, whom we supported as a Gamma Phase elite, cannot be resisted by ordinary forces."

Madeleine shook her head:

"More than that, sure there is meddling by the People of Sky Ring behind this coup—I’ll have the Third Rules take care of it."

"Your Excellency the President, this is where the problem lies," Liu Zhidong said, his face pale and tone urgent. "Our Third Rule Agents deployed in Grante have been eradicated, and the Duchy’s Crown Prince Malis has been kidnapped and held captive. This rebel team is different; they have established a cabinet, government, and military, and have declared themselves internationally as the Grante Republic."

"Most crucially..." Red Arrow, Zhengxu, Sky Ring, and their associated countries have recognized this nation. Sky Ring has officially severed ties with the Grante Duchy and established diplomatic relations with the Republic."

"Now, due to the civil war between the two sides, our embassy is likely to become a target as well."

"I thought it was a serious matter; it’s quite normal. Deploy two airborne divisions and six mobile armors at the Frost-Grante border, and they will naturally know what to do," he said.

President Madeleine felt pity. From her 20 years of governance, she knew that colonial wars were not sophisticated. Their awareness and vision were low, especially since Grante was a single agricultural nation. Once they dare to sever ties with Frost Plated, they would immediately lose their biggest trading market.

That’s why it was necessary to support the Duke of Grante, especially Gamos, an old Gamma Phase who only cared about alleviating his pain. He was the perfect puppet, the only one who could export grain to Frost Plated at extremely low prices. Through customs and the hands of government officials’ families, coupled with media propaganda, these grains were labeled as organic processed goods, yielding huge profits.

When necessary, the stockpiled grain would allow Frost Plated to lock down prices and prevent too many people from dying of inflation. As long as there was food to buy, people would still have hope to work and somehow get by.

Liu Zhidong no longer wanted to curse. She felt saddened by the President’s ignorant and short-sighted political mindset. Her Excellency Madeleine was a propaganda and demagogue expert. She could advocate concepts like Mater Flat, Mater Right, and Mater Communal resources, making female voters staunchly support her and women like her as a fashionable, kind, and elite female president. She could also timely remove her political opponents and rivals.

However, in all the important matters, Madeleine was a mess.

In the economy, Her Excellency Madeleine did have some brains. Knowing she was not good at economics, she handed the market management directly over to the experts, at the least avoiding major chaos.

In military matters, since President Madeleine believed that Sky Ring would not attack Frost Plated, also among the Four Nations, the military preparedness of Frost Plated was always insufficient. Despite having the best cyborg technology, the frontline soldiers were still equipped with civilian-grade cyborgs. Facing the bloodthirsty Sky Ring Warriors, they lost two consecutive defensive battles against Sky Ring, losing two forward cities.

Madeleine then delivered a sorrowful speech in front of the nationals, tearfully moving the female voters. She also ordered the PR team to start operations, spending big money on authoritative media in Red Arrow, Zhengxu, and Sky Ring to publicize how frugal and people-friendly she was.

Regarding foreign news, the cost of fabrication was a bit high, so the locals always naturally felt that the opponent should not be unappreciated and were touched, uttering many outrageous opinions:

"No matter what, she is a woman, bearing the fate of our 600 million people on her slender shoulders. If the war is lost, blame should fall on the incompetent male soldiers at the front line, not on the powerless female president sitting in the Presidential Palace!"

Although in those two defensive battles, it was her loyal female soldiers who sacrificed the most, even the Sky Ring Warriors praised them as "a fierce pack of she-wolves," the nationals still blamed the male soldiers.

And because they lost the battles, Frost Plated’s male soldiers could only seem like they were making excuses. They were chased by the regular Sky Ring army, equipped with more advanced gear and better logistics. Many soldiers, though they had the courage to defend their country, couldn’t bear the treatment and slander they faced upon returning home. Some chose suicide, while others ended up on the streets and became gangsters.

The former Minister of Defense, David Lyn, was then pushed onto the political stage of the Twin Palaces by the desperate soldiers as a kind of savior. However, his performance shone too brightly, causing Her Excellency Madeleine to become wary and quickly finding a reason to send him to detainment on Elf Island.

—What crime had he committed that he was detained in a place as harsh as Elf Island?

The disappearance of David Lyn made everyone in the higher echelons of Frost Plated’s political scene feel threatened and afraid to make a sound.

Liu Zhidong was no different; she too feared being sent to Elf Island, reputed to be a hell on earth where those who enter never leave.

But now, Liu Zhidong’s anger had overshadowed her fear. In recent days, carrying the curses from representatives of nations worldwide, being called anti-human, terrorist, butcher, she could barely hold her head up. Her relatives even suffered effects as if she were responsible for these acts. The domestic public also felt she had disgraced them, tainting the image of the Frost Plated People.

The root reason was because of this stupid president, who was always keen on using extreme methods to change the status of women.