Chapter 82 Procedure

After waiting in the lounge for nearly half an hour, Marshal Trafalgar and Defense Minister Miller finally waited for the president to finish the meeting.

On the way to the president's office with a belly full of anger, the two happened to meet a group of people coming out of the reception room.

It looked like the "important guests" that the federal president had just met.

When the two sides crossed and walked a distance, Marshal Trafalgar said expressionlessly:

"If I'm not mistaken, these are all people from giant companies and military-industrial complexes, right?"

"Yes, there are also representatives from Deep Space Mining and Gabriel Biotechnology."

Defense Minister Miller walked to a position parallel to Marshal Trafalgar, and his face was also expressionless.

"Huh, meeting with these people at this time, are you preparing for next year's election?"

"Eighty percent of it is. Our dear president's opinion poll data in the past two years is not very good. If he wants to continue to be re-elected, he can only consider cooperating with these giant companies."

"Re-election. I heard that the president wants to make a major change in the top brass of the federal army. If he succeeds in re-election, he might really start to take action against us."

As they were talking, the two had already arrived at the door of the president's office.

"Let's not talk about these things for the time being. The most important thing is to let this guy quickly order the main fleet to go out."

Marshal Trafalgar said coldly, then opened the door of the office and walked in first.

Looking at his old classmate whose personality has not changed in decades, Defense Minister Miller shook his head helplessly, and then followed him in.

Brandon, the current president of the federation, who is 53 years old, stood up immediately after seeing the two of them walk in behind the large desk, with his infectious signature smile on his face.

With a well-tailored suit, a neatly combed back hair, and a tall and straight figure, Brandon is a perfect image of a federal elite politician in terms of appearance and age.

In addition, he was born on an ordinary planet and was admitted to the Department of Social Sciences of the Federal Central University, which made him join the "Federal Democratic Party" before graduation and met the noble man who changed his destiny-Thomas.

As a legendary member of the capital system, Thomas was once the chairman of the Administrative Committee and the Fundraising Committee of the Federal House of Representatives. He is a real power boss of the Federal Democratic Party.

After graduation, Brandon worked as an assistant under Thomas for a full 15 years.

During these fifteen years, working under such a big boss, Brandon, who is good at playing both sides, established a lot of political relationships and accumulated a lot of political capital.

So after really starting to step into politics, Brandon quickly completed the gorgeous transformation from an ordinary congressman to a federal senator, and completed the impact on the federal presidential throne at a golden age.

"You two have been waiting for a long time. I just did a great thing for you!"

Brandon in the President's office, although he didn't know why the expressions on the faces of the two "veterans" were not very good, he still greeted them with a smile.

"For the upgrade of some heavy cruisers of the main fleet at the end of the year, Aurora Heavy Industry is willing to accept our adjusted and reduced offer! This will save your navy a lot of military budget!"

Brandon's voice was very excited, as if he had done something extraordinary.

"Thank you, Mr. President, for your support for our navy, but now I have a more urgent matter to report to you."

Marshal Trafalgar took a step forward and interrupted the president's request for credit before Minister Miller spoke.

"Just received urgent military intelligence, the Imperial Fleet launched an attack on our border galaxy, this is an act of war, we must immediately counterattack!"

"Wait. What?! The Imperial Fleet launched an attack?"

Brandon's expression became serious, but he was obviously still a little unconvinced.

"Why didn't you mention this in the morning briefing?"

"Because this is the news we just received, we were supposed to report it directly to you, but you were meeting an 'important guest', so we didn't dare to disturb you."

Marshal Trafalgar's tone was full of ridicule and displeasure, and he didn't hide it at all.

However, President Brandon did not show any embarrassment or dissatisfaction. He seemed not to hear the old marshal's implication, and sat down again, his face sank into a solemn expression.

"Since it is the news sent back from the border star system, according to the time of transmission, the time when the empire actually launched the attack should be nearly 20 days ago?"

"From the current situation, it is indeed the case, so we hope you can order the main fleet to set off immediately to support the border star system."

Minister of Defense Miller spoke at a leisurely pace. When he and Marshal Trafalgar reported to the president together, they usually played the role of 'white face'.

After hearing his words, Brandon did not reply directly. He was silent for a while before looking up at the two old men.

"Has the source of this news been verified?"

"We have arranged for someone to find a way to quickly verify it. What we know now is that the news of the attack came from Robert IV's Yasin base, and the news claimed that Robert IV was attacked by the Imperial Fleet."

"That's it? Is this the only news?" Brandon asked.

"At present, there is only one piece of news that clearly states that it was attacked by the empire. But since Yasin Base has sent this message, no matter who the enemy is, it at least means that there must be something wrong with Yasin Base or Robert 4."

Miller seemed to have anticipated the president's questions and did not conceal or exaggerate in his answers.

Brandon thought for a moment and looked at the Secretary of Defense again.

"If the entire main fleet directly sails to the border for this reason, it will be a declaration of war on the Star Dragon Empire. According to the procedures, the declaration of war on the Star Dragon Empire must be approved by Congress."

"Procedure! Program! Others are attacking us, why do you still care about the program?!"

Marshal Trafalgar has a bad temper, and he 'fired' directly at Brandon before Minister Miller beside him could catch him.

"The soldiers on the front line are still fighting bloody battles, waiting for the support of the main force, but you politicians who are greedy for life and fear of death are hiding in the safe rear talking about the procedures?"

The old marshal rushed directly in front of the president's desk, resting his hands on the desk like an old but still aggressive lion.

But Brandon was not frightened by Trafalgar's momentum. Instead, he stood up directly so that his eyes were parallel to the old marshal's. He looked directly at the other person and said word by word:

"Marshal Trafalgar, although you are my senior and I do admire you very much, but..."

Brandon's tone changed, and he seemed to be a different person.

"Do you know what it means to directly declare war on the Star Dragon Empire? The two largest forces in the human world are at war again after more than eighty years because of an urgent military intelligence that has not yet been verified?"

"And you mentioned procedures. I must emphasize that rules and laws are one of the foundations of our federation and are inviolable! Everything must be carried out within the framework of the law and in accordance with the rules and regulations!"

"Two gentlemen, we haven't really entered war yet! According to federal law, the mobilization of the main fleet requires an order from the president, so you guys came to me. This is the procedure. As for the declaration of war on the empire, I need to report it to Congress And it can only be announced after approval, this is also the procedure!”

When President Brandon was 'talking' about federal laws and rules, Secretary of Defense Miller held back his angry old classmate and waited until the president finished speaking before he spoke:

"Your Excellency, we have no objection to the fact that declaring war requires approval by Congress, but I can propose another compromise solution."

Happy New Year everyone~

The second update is a little later. I just started typing when I got home.