'Congressman Anderson, why didn't I see your Udina assistant at this meeting? If he were here, I think he would be able to give us some more pertinent and effective suggestions. '
'...'
'Yes, I agree with this. Assistant Udina is a very wise human being, which is extremely rare among you people on earth. '
'I regret not seeing him... Congressman Anderson, does your Udina assistant have something important to do? '
Before the meeting came to an end and began to wait for the arrival of an important task, the holographic projections of the other members of the Citadel Council of the other three tribes who were present at the meeting began to talk about the fact that they were usually present at any important meeting, but this time, it was rare. He asked the assistant to the Councilor of the Human Citadel who was absent.
The current Citadel is temporarily under the control of an executive committee composed of representatives from the Asari Republic, the Turian Empire, the Salarian United Nations, and the Human Star Federation.
In addition, those who have joined the Citadel Council include the Hanar, the Eco, the Waller, the Batarian, the Quarian, etc... However, the Quarian do not have an ambassador. After the incident with the Geth, the status of the quarians in the Citadel was extremely low, and they were discriminated against everywhere. Even ordinary meetings did not include them, let alone the current high-end meeting of the Council.
"I'm sorry, everyone!"
Admiral Anderson, who had been looking out the window as if waiting for someone, suddenly turned around and looked calmly at the Asari, Turian and Salarian representatives of the Citadel Council.
The three people in front of Anderson can be said to be the ones with the most power in the Citadel! Under normal circumstances, in the Citadel Council, the Asari generally play the role of diplomats and mediators, the Salarians are responsible for collecting intelligence and information, and the powerful Turians provide the main military and peacekeeping force. Human beings, on the other hand, are in a role of soy sauce. They want to take care of everything, but they are being marginalized everywhere.
Although Anderson has more or less obtained many positions for humans in the Citadel under the instruction of the Star Alliance Council, such as the six departments of C-SEC, whether they are the Public Security Department, Criminal Investigation Department, Customs Department, The cyber police department, SWAT team or patrol team, etc., have begun to have many people from the earth, but both Anderson himself and the Star Alliance Council feel that this is not enough, far from enough... They also want to More, whether it's influence in the Citadel or other powers, they want more!
Therefore, today Anderson proposed and started today's meeting because of the issue of a certain human ghost! The power and status of a ghost in the Citadel is not much lower than that of an ambassador or a councillor, and this is exactly what Anderson needs!
“…..”
Slowly looking at the three members of the three tribes on the three holographic projectors in the distance, Anderson sighed silently.
He knew that they must have reached some consensus and had a vague intention of suppressing the rise of mankind. They must not want mankind to develop too fast in the Citadel?
Come to think of it...
In this huge galaxy, the Milky Way, any race whose strength and technology can be recognized and establish an embassy in the Citadel, and who agree to abide by all the provisions of the Citadel Convention, can be regarded as a franchise member of the Citadel! However, the joined races can only propose proposals to the council, but they cannot participate in the formulation of resolutions... Is this a meeting like now?
After their human galaxy alliance defeated the Turians in 2165, they were persuaded by the Asari who came forward to mediate and became a member of the Citadel, and crushed Shepard's rebellion in 2183. After the geth troops led by the Citadel's 'Ghost' Saren Atreus plotted to attack the Citadel, as a matter of course, humans of the heroic race got involved in the Citadel's council.
Only twenty years have passed since joining and now becoming the most powerful person in charge of the Citadel!
From joining the Citadel to becoming a member of the Council, from being marginalized and hostile and discriminated against to being powerful and looked up to by many races, they humans can be said to have refreshed the views of all galactic races on humans! There is even a vague threat theory from humans in the Citadel, saying: 'One day, those ambitious humans will definitely dominate the entire Citadel and the galaxy'? !
"My advisor, Mr. Udina, cannot be here today for some reason!"
"Also, if I remember correctly, I, Anderson, am a member of the Citadel Council. Only I can represent us humans and the Star Alliance!"
For some reasons that cannot be disclosed to the public, Anderson actually deliberately did not inform the guy who always quarreled with him about today's meeting, and then complained to him in the Star Federation Council on Earth all day long! In short, he just doesn't like that Udina who takes over the role, relies on the relationship between the Earth and the Star Alliance to dictate to him, and wants to overstep his authority and command him!
He, Anderson, is the congressman. This is what Shepard trusted and risked his life to fight for two years ago, not what Udina did by jumping up and down between the Citadel and the Earth like a clown! Anderson has never forgotten this, and that’s why everything is happening today!
There were some things that he didn't want Udina to know too much about, especially about Shepard... because he, Anderson, didn't trust that guy at all.
"Because we have something else to do today..."
"Oh! Look! We've been waiting for so long, and our great hero Shepard is finally back!"
Just when Anderson wanted to say something to the three members of the Citadel Council, the automatic door of his office was opened from the outside, and then a man wearing an 'N7' combat uniform, with short red hair and a cold face appeared. The female warrior with a beautiful face strode in.
There is no doubt that that is the Shepard that Anderson has been waiting for for a long time!
"Long time no see, Chief Anderson! Your past two years should have gone smoothly, right?"
Ignoring the three holographic projections of the Citadel council members on the other side of the office, Shepard quickly stepped forward. The old officer with whom he had always had a good relationship smiled and extended his right hand.
"Not too bad!"
"Shepard, I'm sorry for what happened two years ago...but I'm really happy to have you back!"
After shaking hands, Anderson looked up and down at the pride of the human being in front of him. After discovering that the other person's demeanor and appearance had basically not changed much, and it was not the charred corpse he saw in the information, Anderson finally looked like this. He breathed a sigh of relief, as if he was relieved.
He had to thank Cerberus for this. Those terrorists finally did something serious and were actually able to save their human heroine? !
"Sir!"
“I was able to come back to life this time, and even I was surprised!”
Shepard still remembered that she knew she was dead when her spacecraft was blown to pieces and blasted into the universe, and when she discovered that her space suit was torn and leaking air! But how could she have imagined that at the end, when she opened her eyes again, she would be lying in the Cerberus research institute in good condition?
"excuse me?"
"Shepard..."
"We were very happy to hear that you could come back to life again... However, we also heard a lot of rumors about your unexpected return... and some of them made us very... uneasy?"
Before Shepard could continue reminiscing with Anderson, the Salarian councilman who had already known what would happen today interrupted the two of them. He spoke to Shepard with a suspicious tone and spoke slowly. With.
This meeting was originally about this 'killed' former Citadel ghost!
"Yes, that's why we held this meeting!"
"On behalf of us Asari people, I welcome you back!"
"Shepard... We owe you a lot, this is an irrefutable fact... After all, you saved many of our lives when you fought against Saren and his geth army..."
"So, you can now tell us what you want or other help. If it's not too much, we will gladly accept it!"
At this time, the Asari council members began to speak immediately after the Salarian council member.
Perhaps, among all the three members of the Citadel Council, she is the one who has the best impression of Shepard! Thinking about it, if Shepard hadn't sacrificed his life to save their ship, the Destiny Extraordinary, the Asaris would have suffered at least over 10,000 casualties in the Citadel raid more than two years ago... …
At that time, there were more than 10,000 Asari people on board the Destiny Extraordinary Ship!
"Help? Of course you need it!"
At this time, Shepard would definitely not refuse the opportunity to directly ask for benefits.
"Members of Congress! I got the latest news not long ago. Now the Collectors are kidnapping residents of human colonies through World God information. Moreover, I have more reliable evidence that they are actually working for the Reapers..."
"So, I need to crush their conspiracy as soon as possible, and I really need all the help you can provide! Whether it's troops, warships or funds, I want them all!"
Shepard, who didn't want to waste time, looked at the three Citadel Council members for a few seconds, then cut directly to the main point and said what he wanted to say at the moment, that is: warn these people who refuse to admit death. The existence of the Reaper guys and the relationship between them and the Reapers, and get as much convenience and help from the Citadel as possible!
It would be best if these guys could wake up!
"Sorry, this request cannot be approved!"
"Shepard, you should also know that the World God Galaxy is beyond the jurisdiction of our Citadel. You humans should have thought of this when you ignored the provisions of the Citadel Convention and went there to colonize!"
Before the other two congressmen could continue to say something, the Turian congressman who had been responsible for military and peacekeeping tasks in the Citadel Council suddenly intervened. His own opinion is already very clear, that is: no matter whether those who attack humans on Earth in the World God Galaxy are collectors, or whether those collectors are related to reapers, they Turians will not do anything for them. This one sends out one soldier and one soldier!
And as long as the Turians don't take care of this matter, other councilor races may not be able to take care of it. On military issues, the attitude of the Turians represents the attitude of the Citadel!
"etc!"
"Turian Senator, you seem to have overlooked one thing. That is a major matter involving the Reapers. I don't think the provisions of the Citadel Convention will still apply at this time!"
Anderson is probably one of the few executives who is willing to believe in Shepard and the existence of the Reapers!
However, it is a pity that other members of the Citadel Council do not believe it, and even the senior officials of the Earth Star Alliance are also unwilling to believe it! Being single and weak, he could only do nothing about the Reapers. Even if he had the intention to do something, he could do nothing...
"Ah……"
"Yes, Reaper!"
"According to those reports, it was a strange, half-living, half-mechanical starship with powerful power, an undead race lurking in the dark space outside the galaxy... However, Anderson, you should also remember that we have The previous investigation and Citadel meeting have unanimously approved and denied the existence of such a thing as a 'Reaper'!"
Waving his hands with a smile, the Turian Councilor rudely denied the human's statement about the 'Reaper'! He still felt that the one who attacked the castle was just an example and could not represent anything more.
"Shepard?"
There was no other way, Anderson had no choice but to look at his most valued subordinate.
He once tried to pass on the information about the Reapers and the first-hand information about the Overlord that Shepard recorded on Elos to the councilors of the three tribes. Unfortunately, they rejected it without even looking at it. ... He even didn't understand how these guys came to that conclusion!
Anyway, to this day, except for Anderson and Shepard, the Citadel's senior management, other Citadel council members or masters only think that Saren is the mastermind of the geth attack, and not something unfounded.' Reaper'!
They all agreed: Saren wanted to gain more power, so he attacked the Citadel brazenly and wanted to replace the council's position, that's all!
As for the Reapers, they are just a fictional existence imagined by Shepard, without any substantial direct evidence! And those monsters that appear in the Jieshen galaxy are just some rare cyborgs. There is nothing to make a fuss about. They are caused by humans, and no one will clean up the mess for them.
"Saren is controlled by the Reapers, so he..."
However, Shepard was interrupted again before he could finish his words. It was still the arrogant Turian Councilor.
"Shepard, please stop talking about the Reaper. It is just a fictional existence created by you! Created by you, Saren, and the geths."
"They don't exist at all!"
"Even if you may have seen some specious things, they don't mean they are real!"
After interrupting Shepard's words, the Turian Councilor set the tone for the Reaper matter. He firmly did not agree with any of Shepard's views on the Reaper, and he would not send any troops for the matter in the World God Galaxy. , even just to investigate is impossible!
Because, firstly, it is indeed beyond the jurisdiction of the Citadel, and there is no legal basis for the actions; secondly, those greedy humans are constantly expanding their colonies almost all the time, occupying a Another livable or uninhabitable planet, arrogantly occupying any place of interest, the Turians have been dissatisfied with it for a long time!
Because of this, he expressed gloating about the misfortunes of humans in the World God Galaxy, and was happy to see the Earthlings who had conflicts with their Turians in trouble.
"..."
"Why don't you go take a look at the information I sent you?!"
Shepard got a little angry and waved his hands fiercely. She clearly submitted a very important piece of evidence. In order to convince these stubborn guys, those were all the original video materials without any copying or alteration!
But now, why do they still have this attitude?
"The holographic patterns on Elos have expired, and we have not found any evidence to deny that the overlord was not made by the Geth. Therefore, Shepard, I am very sorry..."
At this time, seeing that Shepard seemed to have a tendency to cause conflict with the Turian representatives, Councilor Salarian quickly spoke to persuade and acted as a peacemaker.
"snort!"
"I think Shepard's mental state is very unstable. She may have been manipulated by Cerberus. Maybe... we should detain her?"
"!!"
"Turian Councilor, the matter is not that serious... Moreover, Shepard is the benefactor of all of us, we cannot treat her like that!"
"ha!"
"Of course, I'm just a suggestion! Otherwise, if we really follow the law, she should be shot right now?"
"This is too much, Mr. Turian Councilor!"
"Watch your words, Turian Senator!"
"I'm just saying it, I'm not asking you to do it!"
"..."
"alright!"
"That's it for today's topic about Reapers! Those 'Reapers', they don't exist at all!"
"Shepard... now, our patience has almost run out, let's talk about other things quickly! For example, now, without conflicting with some of our principles, how do you need us to repay you?"
"Yes, we will do something to repay your credit and efforts..."
"Hmph! Just don't mention the 'Reaper' to me again!"
After the three members of the Citadel Council argued for a while, they quickly reached a consensus and all looked at the former ghost Shepard who had resurrected from the dead and returned to the Citadel again, waiting for the other party's answer.
"..."
Shepard had no choice but to turn his head sadly and look at Admiral Anderson and Councilor of the Human Citadel beside him. Unfortunately, the other party could not give her any advice. He just shrugged helplessly and gave her a A suggestive look.
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The 'foundation' of the Citadel Space Station is below the ground of each guard area. The places between the superstructures with residents and the impenetrable shell are called the 'foundation'. This is a complex, multi-passage, dangerous and... A maze-like existence.
In these dangerous places, there are systems and various power stations related to the life support of the entire castle, which maintain the normal operation of the castle! Although the official statement is that only caregivers are allowed to enter the 'foundation', in fact, the 'foundation' is the slums of the Citadel!
Here is the home of criminals, minors, homeless people and temporary 'stateless' black outcasts! Of course, there are some people who are willing to stay here for some reason, but most of them are because they can't wait for any opportunities in the Citadel, so they have to linger here, living a life with no future and no tomorrow. Life.
At the same time, the space station's recycling system is also located here in the 'foundation'. These systems produce various artificial organic sauces so that the people living here can survive! Of course, they are provided for free, with no limit and no charge. Anyone living here can easily obtain them from the recycling bins! Moreover, what is even more valuable is that they are... rich in nutrients and can meet the survival requirements of almost all races! Of course, they are colorless, tasteless, ugly in shape, and will not be eaten a second time after eating them once. This is also one of their 'advantages'.
boom! boom!
However, today, for some unknown reason, a group of Krogan poor gangsters suddenly appeared in rebellion in the 'foundation' area of the Citadel. They did not know where they obtained some powerful electromagnetic individual weapons and weapons. Terrorist nuclear grenades with an extremely large number, terrifying power, and explosion radius almost equal to the attack radius!
The huge explosions just now and the vibrations that almost shook the ground in the guard area are proof!
They have gathered a large group of criminals, minors, homeless people and temporary "stateless" exiles. They have gathered these people who have no hope for life and will not get any opportunities in the Citadel, let alone After finding a way to escape from the thugs in this huge prison, the C-SEC SWAT team and patrol teams, which finally succeeded in defeating the Citadel in the foundation, were retreating steadily, occupying two full areas of the 'foundation' world in one sentence. , firmly occupying that place!
"Brothers! Sisters!"
"Whether you were a human, a turian, a salarian, a Hanar, an Ekor, a Voler, a Batarian, a quarian, or a krogan like me, whether you were No matter which race you come from, it doesn’t matter why you have to stay here or what kind of unfair treatment you have received..."
"but!"
"From today on, all of us are equal! From today on, we no longer have oppression, no more discrimination, no more injustice! From today on, we no longer even have any middle-class people here. Group differences!”
In the 'foundation' under the third guard area of the Citadel, in a relatively spacious steel cabin, Krogan Grant, who looks like a giant toad walking upright, is holding up his The C-14 'Spiker' Gauss rifle, with deuterium-eight explosive devices as ferocious as grenades wrapped around its body, the krogan stick boy commonly known as the D-8 bomb's explosive device was hysterically shouting at the excited crowd. On!
Here, there are gathered a lot of guys of all races who are also holding Gauss rifles high and with more or less deuterium-eight explosive devices wrapped around their waists.
"We have been locked up here, living like the lowest bed bugs..."
"Maybe you don't know yet? The artificial organic sauces we eat every day are actually made from the garbage, excrement, animals or human corpses of various races, multi-legged rats, etc. produced by the dignitaries in the guard area. It’s even produced after the decomposition of the ‘care workers’ after they were eliminated!”
"We can only live humbly like a group of rats..."
"We have no dignity!"
"We have no future!"
"Are you still willing to live like this?"
"..."
"I don't want to!"
"I don't want to!"
"Turn over those paper-coated ones on the upper floor!"
"We want freedom!"
"Kill them all!"
clatter! clatter! clatter!
After a series of shots fired at the top steel armor, a series of red dots were fired, which silenced the crowd and caused a multi-legged 'caregiver' to appear from nowhere and climb to the top to start repairs. Tecai continued:
"That's right!"
"From today on, we are different! We must live with dignity and live better and better!"
"Because... today, all of us are no longer those abandoned and abandoned people. We all have only one common name, we are the 'oppressed'!"
"I declare: From now on, we are in uprising!!!"
Grant raised the weapon in his hand vigorously, opened the ugly big mouths of the Krogans, and roared at the armed men he mobilized.
"Wow!!"
"Ouch!!"
"Kaka wow!!"
"Occupy the Citadel and regain your freedom!!"
"Attack! Drive those SWAT officers out of our world!"
"Kill!!!"
Soon, a group of people dispersed vigorously along the maze-like terrain of various passages, pipes, ladders, etc. Finally, the only one left here was the Citadel defender who was still repairing the gun holes on the top of the cabin. '.
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(Little Master, the batch of weapons you sold caused a big mess... That toad monster who only had money seemed to have armed a group of rebels and then started fighting with the police!
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——After the faint feeling of explosion and vibration came from the ground, Tibbers said something to a heartless little master who was using the money he earned to make a fortune. )
"Tibbers, don't talk nonsense!"
"I didn't sell those weapons. I don't know that toad monster named Grant!"
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