Chapter 718
: Debate in the Council!
Chapter 718: Debate in the Council!
"impossible!"
"That is absolutely impossible!"
"Why should we give up the Carpentaria base that we built with so much difficulty?"
"Yes! That's just a conspiracy of the Earth Alliance!"
"What kind of base island for a solar power generation system?! I don't believe that natural people have such awareness!"
"They are clearly creating some kind of weapon that we don't know about, but has great destructive power!! If we allow them to continue their actions, we PLANT will suffer the tragedy of Junius 7 again!!"
In the PLANT Supreme Council, the Defense Committee members from ZAFT and the members of the Supreme Council are arguing over the notice sent by the East Asian Republic.
From the moment this notice was put on the table, the controversy has never stopped.
While the two parties in the argument were debating with each other, they were also secretly watching the reaction of Patrick Sala, who was sitting in his seat and remained silent.
But it is very unfortunate that the acting speaker never expressed his own views and just let them argue.
Gradually, seeing that they had been unable to capture the city for a long time, the parliamentarians turned their attention to the other side, Yuri Amalfi.
In today's debate, Yuri Amalfi should have been the central figure in this debate.
But like Patrick Sala, he remained silent from the moment the topic began.
This led many members of parliament to secretly believe that Yuri Amalfi had adopted a strategy of keeping silent after his son Nigel Amalfi was released by the East Asian Republic.
Just as the argument was becoming increasingly heated, Patrick Sala's voice suddenly rang out.
"Everyone."
As soon as Patrick Sala opened his mouth, the "very lively" debate suddenly quieted down.
"I understand that you all have different opinions about this announcement. But first, I must correct your views. It was not the Earth Union that issued this announcement to us, but the East Asia Republic. It was also the East Asia Republic that released Nigel Amalfi and many ZAFT soldiers."
Everyone looked at each other.
Even though the East Asia Republic has already announced its existence to the world through the Battle of Nova and its strong declarations and actions on the route between Nova and the Pillars of Heaven, there are still many people in PLANT and ZAFT who confuse the East Asia Republic with the Earth Federation.
"Yes. Acting Speaker Sarah is right. It was the East Asian Republic that notified us, not the Earth Federation. Everyone, please make sure you understand this."
Yuri Amalfi followed Patrick Sala and expressed his opinion.
"Although I am grateful to the East Asian Republic for releasing Nicol Amalfi and many ZAFT soldiers, I hope you can see this clearly. The one who has been oppressing us is the Earth Union, and it is the Earth Union led by the Atlantic Union."
"But, but the East Asian Republic is also a member of the Earth Federation."
One member of parliament said indignantly.
"But apart from Nova and the Pillar of Heaven, has our ZAFT ever faced direct attacks from the East Asian Republic?"
The other legislators directly expressed their negative opinions.
"What's more, in the previous spaceport plan, the East Asian Republic knew that ZAFT had launched an attack, but still took other measures to force us back! From the beginning to the end, the East Asian side had no hostility towards PLANT."
"Yes! Even if they put forward conditions for exchanging prisoners, it is just asking us to provide more food, not asking ZAFT to withdraw from its current sphere of influence."
The scene of several congressmen attacking each other with facts caused the surrounding congressmen to talk a lot.
True.
After the Nova War, East Asia adopted a defensive strategy. As the war became more intense, East Asia did not send more warships and new mobile suits to join the Earth Alliance's war against ZAFT. Instead, it stayed at home, tinkering with the solar power generation system and quickly solving the energy and food crises in the country and surrounding areas.
This attitude of minding one's own business and not caring about what's happening outside the window has made many lawmakers feel a little favorable towards East Asia.
What's more, the point emphasized by Patrick Sarah that the Earth United East Asian Republic should be treated separately was also insisted by the late former Speaker Siegel Klein.
Gradually, the situation began to change.
The group that opposed the notice gradually lost the upper hand.
Just then, Patrick Sala suddenly stood up.
"Alright! Everyone, no need to argue! We have reason to believe that the East Asian Republic did issue a notice for the construction of a solar power generation system. But we must be on guard against others. We must send out the appropriate troops to monitor everything and avoid any accidents! The National Defense Committee will immediately formulate a corresponding plan and send out relevant troops to prevent any accidents from happening!"
After a pause, Patrick Sala looked at Yuri Amalfi.
"Senator Amalfi. Come with me after the meeting."
"Yes! Sarah is acting as Speaker."
Patrick Sala nodded and turned to leave the council, followed by Yuri Amalfi and the rest of his entourage.
This scene undoubtedly shows that the Council has made a decision.
The congressmen looked at each other, but there was nothing they could do.
Both those who supported and those who opposed it felt that things had changed in the Supreme Council.
As a representative of the hard-line faction, Patrick Sala is about to become the chairman of the Supreme Council of Justice.
And the next actions will probably provide it with strong support.
Patrick Sara strode out of the Supreme Council without paying any attention to the congressman's thoughts, then slowed down a little to wait for Yuri Amalfi to catch up.
"Yuri. Is the kid Nigel okay?"
"Yes. After the examination, he was fine. I heard from Nicol that the East Asian side did not abuse him, but just put him under house arrest for a period of time."
Yuri Amalfi nodded and smiled slightly.
"Really? That's good news."
Patrick Sala nodded slightly.
"Let's take advantage of this time to let Nicol have a good rest! It's also a good opportunity for him to go see Asra and Lacus. I'm sure the kids will have a lot to say."
"On the first day after Nigel came back, he heard about those things and wanted to visit Aslan and Lacus. Speaking of which, as a father, I am a little jealous."
"Haha. That's nothing. The child is back, that's better than anything else!"
Patrick Sara paused, and his expression gradually became solemn.
"Yuri, how's the progress on that technology? Maybe we'll need it soon."
Yuri Amalfi's expression changed, and there was a hint of confusion in his eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.
"We have achieved a breakthrough! I believe that we will be able to conduct miniaturized tests soon."
"Okay! I'm counting on you! The power controlled by the enemy is gradually beyond our expectations!"
(End of this chapter)