nashuaworldcup Chapter 279 She is Alice
Chapter 279 She is Alice
"Please take a seat."
Jack Ridley pulled out a chair and sat down. He looked at the two people in front of him: a woman and a short figure whose face he couldn't see.
"First of all, on behalf of the Allied Labor Union, I thank you for sending back our revolutionary backbone. Those comrades are our most steadfast revolutionary fighters, and we have always been worried about them."
Jack Reed said he was surprised that the Cosmos Group had only now returned those people, given that official news reports indicated they had applied for political asylum and fled to a third country. The syndicate had assumed they had gone to the southern Roman region, which was controlled by the Roman Proletarian League.
However, the labor union had no news from its local channels and seemed to have vanished. The ensuing Black Thursday and general election left them overwhelmed, and the subsequent division forced the labor union to mobilize all its resources along the coast to deal with the situation.
At this time, the brave warriors were sent back, bolstering the corps' strength. Although the "Chicago" was not there, it was clear that the Universal Star Group had other motives; otherwise, they would not have returned them at this time.
"Of course, as far as we are concerned, we have nothing to do with the situation in Colombia. We have always played a neutral role globally, including maintaining the independence of the Canal Zone, undertaking the security of the Western Ocean, and acting as a distributor of industrial goods around the world."
"Rafis Yao said."
"Of course, of course, you are a multinational corporation. Nobody knows who is behind you, and nobody knows how you establish yourselves."
“The outside world defines you as an international company, so I’m curious why an international company, a spokesperson for capitalism, would be interested in our labor union. We all know that if you’re interested in the Colombian civil war, you can go to Mike Douglas, go to the West Coast states, or even go to Ronie Hugh.”
"Hmm, isn't that the key point, Mr. Jack Reed?"
Jack Reed looked at the short figure, his mouth gradually opening wide. He had heard the legend of Ameliancée, and he knew what that face meant.
Driven by modern civilization, the creator of industry, the president who relinquished his imperial power, Alice Delalaye, the greatest figure in the world ten years ago.
“Love… Alice Delalaye? No, don’t tell me…”
"Honest and reliable, Mr. Jack Reed~ Absolutely genuine~"
Alice removed her hood and blinked to everyone's astonishment, her pure white hair falling down to meet her crimson eyes.
Over the past decade, people have had many opinions about her, but they all agree that she led the demon race and global civilization into the industrial age.
People have commented on her actions; they have agreed with her, admired her, criticized her, evaluated her, and understood her. But everyone has one question:
Where did she go?
Some believe that Raffarin Lowe or Alicia killed her, but this claim has no credibility, since they also disappeared and neither of them inherited any of Alice's estate.
Some believe that Alice died in the war, but no record has been found of her whereabouts, whether as a corpse or as a living person.
It remains an unsolved mystery, but at this moment, the unsolved mystery is right in front of Jack Reed, a piece of history, a living legend.
"Everything Alice has done, everything she has to do, aligns with everything the union does, Mr. Jack Reed. That's why Alice is here!"
“Alice de la Leah? Miss President, I thought you would be more mature.”
Alice now felt like a child to him, but that aura wouldn't change. As soon as Jack Reed saw Alice, he had no doubt about her authenticity.
"Something has happened to Alice, this is the consequence, but she will recover."
So, the truth was actually "health reasons"...
Jack Reed muttered, looking at Alice, a complex character. Her works had been studied within the syndicate, and her writings were widely circulated. "Dialectical materialism" had been highly praised by figures from Karl Axe to Hayek.
Some say she is a complete authoritarian, while others say she is a spokesperson for the proletariat.
But either way, Jack Reed can ask her himself.
"The current situation must be much more severe for the union than you expect, right? You are facing the entire United States except for the Steel Belt, especially the army forces that are being assembled in the District of Columbia."
"Of course, the current situation of the labor union's struggle is very intense."
"Hmm~ You need our help, don't you? You have industrial strength, but you need time to consolidate it. But your opponent won't do as you wish. Alice predicts that once Mike Douglas's troops are assembled, his spearhead will immediately be turned against you~"
For Mike Douglas, who controlled the central plains and the District of Columbia and proclaimed himself "Grand President" of Colombia, the agricultural problem was not a serious one. However, he needed the industrial power of the steel belt, and everyone had a natural aversion to the labor unions—after all, it was Reed's rise to power that led to Mike Douglas's expansion into the District of Columbia.
"Of course, Miss Alice..."
"What if Alice said that the Universal Stars Group could help the guild and strengthen its power?"
“You… that’s certainly possible, but Miss Alice, what do you need?”
"What do you mean by 'what is needed'?"
"Aren't you two the same company? Capitalists are all about returns..."
"When did we say that the Universal Stars Group was a single company?"
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"Rafis".
"Um......."
Rafis stood up, picked up her tablet, and showed it to Jack Reed, who immediately told everyone else in the meeting room to leave.
"The Global Stars Group is a future society creation organization with automated systems and cybernetics at its core. We pursue equality for all mankind and explore the future. We strive for the fair distribution of the means of production and social power, and jointly create a future controlled by the workers."
"No wonder you've never revealed your internal location... So that's why."
“That’s right. In the non-public areas of Star City, we have already achieved a bureaucratic system and public ownership of the means of production, and have initially realized a post-scarcity society.”
"Unfortunately, our productivity does not support our external expansion, and the global situation also does not support our exposure."