I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 516 - 514 Discussion

"Earlier, when Vasily and I went to the professional research institute, the experts there suggested that we negotiate with the officials to jointly solve the epidemic issue. What do you all think?" Dalia, seeing that apart from that impossible proposal, no one else seemed to have any good ideas, shared the thoughts she and Vasily had discussed, also to seek opinions from others.

Upon hearing Dalia’s words, the meeting room was immediately filled with a buzzing sound as everyone began discussing the matter.

When Valentine had previously proposed negotiations, the vast majority expressed opposition, and no one openly supported him because at that time everyone felt there was no need to negotiate with the Lucia officials.

They were revolutionaries, destined to overthrow the other side, and obviously, there was nothing to discuss with the enemy.

But now, facing an unsolvable predicament, these people naturally abandoned their so-called revolutionary insistence and seriously considered negotiating with the officials.

However, at this moment, Valentine, who had been persuading everyone to negotiate with the officials, stood up and loudly said, "I oppose direct negotiations with the officials! That would make us too passive! Wouldn’t that mean we are surrendering to them? We should wait for the officials to take the initiative to negotiate with us!"

"Valentine, what’s going on with you? You were the one advocating for negotiations before, and now that Dalia suggests negotiating, you’re jumping out to oppose it. What do you mean?" As soon as Valentine finished speaking, the person who had argued with him last time jumped out again, clearly displeased with Valentine’s attitude.

However, Valentine was very clear about what he was saying. He ignored the person who jumped out and directly said to Dalia, "Dalia, I hoped to negotiate with the officials before because we were losing. We were at a disadvantage, and in such a situation, if we fight head-on, we will only be wiped out by the officials.

Fortunately, we still have some strength, and the officials can’t break through our defenses for the time being, so showing goodwill to the officials and exhibiting sincerity and desire for negotiation, this is the only way to preserve the fruits of the revolution.

But the current situation is different. We are the ones seeking help from the officials. In this situation, if we appear too eager and impatient, we will be suppressed by the officials, and we will be in a passive position in negotiations. That would be greatly disadvantageous to us!"

After Valentine finished speaking, he looked at Dalia intently, hoping she would agree with his view, as he believed what he proposed was in the best interest of the revolution.

Dalia, after hearing Valentine’s words, fell into contemplation.

If it were before, she might not have listened to Valentine, thinking he was too pessimistic and lacked sufficient loyalty to the revolution.

But in this situation, the so-called revolutionary army has fallen into a very disadvantageous and declining position, especially after Dalia herself had been taught by an older woman, her thoughts have also undergone a certain degree of change, and now she has to admit that what Valentine said is quite reasonable.

However, even though she thought Valentine’s words were reasonable, Dalia had to admit another thing, which is that neither Valentine nor herself, or even the so-called revolutionary committee, is a true revolutionary, or purely revolutionary.

They lack the spirit of revolutionary struggle; otherwise, they wouldn’t be so entangled in such issues.

If they were true revolutionaries, they wouldn’t retreat or compromise in the face of any desperate situations. They might fail or make concessions at times, but their inner belief remains pure and firm, and they would unwaveringly continue towards realizing their dreams and beliefs.

But Dalia, Valentine, they aren’t such people, nor is there anyone like that in the so-called revolutionary committee now.

They were initially just a group of young people dissatisfied with the current life in Lucia, who dug up the beauty of the Suyia era from old records and yearned for escape from the dreariness of reality.

The so-called revolution was merely their imagination. They fantasized about being able to start a revolution like their predecessors, hence they called themselves revolutionaries.

But fundamentally, they only thought that starting a revolution could rebuild Suyia and make life as beautiful as described in books. As for how to start a revolution and make life better afterward, they hadn’t considered it at all from the beginning.

This is why their so-called revolution, now in progress, still appears so "naive."

Although by imitating some aspects of the Suyia era, they managed to barely handle the situation, and with a few relatively talented individuals among them, the so-called revolutionary committee is able to continue operating. But this is just a fragile existence, susceptible to being completely destroyed by a sudden crisis.

Now the crisis has occurred, and the revolutionary army they established is already on the brink.

However, fortunately, Dalia has now recognized her own problems, and begins to consider her previous shortcomings when making decisions, continually progressing.

If everything goes smoothly, by continually progressing in this manner, Dalia might indeed grow into a qualified revolutionary and leader.

But the premise is that she truly has such opportunities and time.