Chapter 1602: Earth Federation

Translator: _Min_ Editor: Rainystars

Attending one’s own funeral was not something he randomly decided to do.

The Earth Federation required a flag to unite everyone.

And a dead Jiang Chen was far more valuable in this respect than a living Jiang Chen. If he died, then all of his blemishes in history would be written off, and all his past acts of war that were criticized by the international community would be re-interpreted as positives.

After all, others could not interpret a man who sacrificed himself for the entire humankind, even at the cost of a blown up Mars, as selfish based on his past actions. He could just see farther than everyone else and understood more deeply the meaning of war between civilization and civilization…

Of course, these would be left for the historians a century later.

On the second Friday after the explosion of Mars, that was, on the last day of May 2026, the Earth Federation was officially established at the headquarters of the Earth Defense Alliance in Coro City.

In fact, this just happened, because just a week ago, high-ranking officials and dignitaries from different countries left here on SS Origin, and the dissatisfaction of the abandoned people had reached the breaking point

Until the day before the founding of the Earth Federation, some countries were still in a state of anarchy, or near-anarchy. Although some countries tried to hold an election or select a transitional government, it did not produce any good results.

Because of the boarding list, the credit of governments around the world had reached the lowest point in history.

The most crucial factor was that no one wanted to experience the fear before the arrival of doomsday…

From now on, cooperation between countries were no longer limited to space and military. Political, economic, and cultural were also included in the scope of cooperation. Countries were no longer separated, and there was only one flag left in the solar system—

With the Earth drawn in the shape of a half-moon, the blue-bottomed federation flag was raised in the square in front of the Federation Building amidst applauses.

More than one hundred and sixty countries became signatory states of the Earth Federation, and the remaining 30 countries and regions that had yet to join were designated as reserved areas. Most of these countries lacked in development or had remained in a state of anarchy for a long time. Some were in civil wars, or they didn’t even know what was happening in the outside world.

These countries and regions were mostly concentrated in north-central Africa, scattered on the Korean Peninsula, and from West Asia to the Balkan Peninsula.

After the establishment of the Earth Federation, strict military restrictions were imposed on these countries, and all weapons of mass destruction such as nuclear, biological, chemical were banned, and enforcement rights were reserved. Not only that, the rare earth elements needed for the development of the military industry and modern electronics industry were also strictly restricted.

On the economic level, the World Union Reserve conducted mergers and acquisitions of central banks of each country, and the World Dollar became the only currency in the world that circulated among 160 participating states. The “Bit Spirit” monitored the global economic data in real-time and formulated monetary policies in line with actual conditions.

The federation election was to be held on the last day of next month.

Before the president was elected, the local councils of the federation districts would be elected to formulate local policies.

Then, the local councils would prepare for referendum elections in accordance with the federation law, and based on the population base, industry strength, economic aggregate, and other indicators, they would elect one to ten members to represent the local council in the federation assembly.

When the local councils and the federation assembly were established, they would then elect the federation president.

All regions of the federation would pledge allegiance to the Federation Constitution and draft local laws on the basis of the Federation Constitution.

It would take one to two years, based on a conservative estimate, to complete the series of procedures. It was very complicated to reunite people of different skin colors, different races, and different cultures to form a new country compared with chanting a slogan of “The solar system belongs to all humankind”.

But fortunately, after people experienced the fear of doomsday, their optimism about the future of the Earth Federation was enough to tolerate all the obstacles on this path.

After all, it was the only way to survive…

…

The federation election term began with the direct election of the second president.

As the hero who saved the entire Earth civilization, the Earth Federation Provisional Committee unanimously decided to grant Jiang Chen the titles of the first Federation President and the first Federation Fleet Commander. There were also rumors that Kelvin also proposed to build two bronze statues at the entrance of the Federation Building, one to commemorate the disappearance of the fourth planet of the solar system, and the other to commemorate the great man who saved civilization from danger.

Of course, this proposal was not brought to the round table of the interim committee for discussion.

As for the reason…

It was naturally because of Jiang Chen himself.

“To be honest, I’m really surprised… How did you survive that explosion?” After Kelvin confirmed that it was Jiang Chen who stood in front of him, and not a doppelganger, Kelvin’s jaw dropped from that moment on and did not close anymore.

“Since then, a lot of things happened. I am afraid that it will take more than two days and two nights to tell you everything.” Jiang Chen sat down in front of Kelvin’s desk, sighed softly, and then said, “So, what has happened since I’ve been gone?”

“We… held a funeral for you and the 2,400 soldiers who died in battle, established the Earth Federation on the basis of the alliance, rebuilt the Federation Fleet, formed the Earth Federation Provisional Committee, and sent peacekeeping troops to unstable regions… …And there was the establishment of an Asset Liquidation Committee.”

“What is that?” Jiang Chen asked.

“To liquidate the assets of passengers on SS Origin…they left a huge mess after they decided to leave. Many large companies lost their legal representatives, and more than 600 billion World Dollar of assets have been left in bank accounts. If we don’t properly handle these remaining issues, we’ll probably be defeated by ourselves before we are defeated by Harmony.” When Kelvin explained, his expression revealed much frustration.

It was obvious that he was not very proficient in dealing with these matters.

“We can talk about these things later; I’m just asking nonchalantly. The reason I came here today was mainly to ask for your opinion on another matter,” Jiang Chen leaned back against the chair while he said this, and his sight remained on Kelvin.

Kelvin was unaware of what Jiang Chen wanted to ask, so he was zoned out for a second, then he said.

“Please go ahead?”

“About the candidate for the first Federation President.”

“Isn’t it you?” Kelvin smiled.

“…I mean the second one. Not that kind of useless honorable title, but a federation president in the true sense.” Jiang Chen smiled slightly as he looked at Kelvin, “Are you interested?”

Kelvin held his breath.

For an instant, countless complex expressions flashed in his eyes.

The silence lasted for a long time in the office.

Finally, a light sigh broke the silence.

“…I,” Those complex emotions faded from Kelvin’s pupils, and he closed his eyes and shook his head gently, “I’m not suitable for this job. If you are asking for my personal opinion, of course, I would prefer to stay in Celestial Trade Space Department. But if you already made a decision, why bother asking me.”

After Jiang Chen heard Kelvin’s response, he smiled and got up from the chair.

“I always have to ask the employees for their opinions.”

After a pause, Jiang Chen put on a serious expression, stared into Kelvin’s eyes, and continued.

“From today, you will be the CEO of Celestial Trade, and Celestial Trade will, as an enterprise, have a seat as a member in the Earth Federation.”

“In this case, the total number of seats held by Xin will reach eleven, and the other committee representatives will not agree…” Kelvin seemed to be troubled by this decision. It was okay when Jiang Chen was the executive before, but now with Jiang Chen gone, as the interim executive, he finally realized how difficult the committee members were.

However, his boss obviously did not take his difficulties to heart.

“Persuade them, this is my task for you.”

“By the way, the appointment letter will be issued in the form of an electronic file announcement through Celestial Trade’s database, and we will probably communicate through that in the future.”

“You can do it; I have full trust in you.”

After Jiang Chen patted the bewildered Kelvin on the shoulder, he laughed and then left the office.