Chapter 1512 - 1510: Overcast Clouds

Chapter 1512: Chapter 1510: Overcast Clouds

Lynch doesn’t like children.

He never has. Children mean you’ve become old, and he hates that.

But he’s good at disguising himself, like when he smiles and playfully teases a child with his finger.

In just over ten days, the baby’s eyes have opened, but at this point, he actually can’t see.

His eyes aren’t fully functional yet and can only perceive a kind of blurry light blob. His visual nerves are still growing, and it will take another month or two before he can fully see.

So at this time, touch is the baby’s only way to perceive the world.

The baby responds enthusiastically to Lynch’s finger gestures, grasping with his tiny red hands but failing to take hold.

People are always amazing, or rather, all living beings are amazing, growing from an invisible tiny speck to something so big, and then even bigger.

Yes, he is a little boy.

The little maid brought him here for breastfeeding. Her husband still has to work, and with summer already here, the sewers in middle to high-end communities have become disaster zones.

You’ll never know how terrible some rich people can be. They should be skimming leaves from their pool before the dirty water flows into the sewer to avoid clogs.

But they don’t do that. They just open the water valve and watch as leaves block the sewer.

Then they have to hire a plumber, costing three to five hundred, to clear the sewer, when they could’ve just hired a part-time worker for twenty to do it.

Summer is the most lucrative season for the little maid’s husband. They’re unlikely to specifically hire a nanny to take care of their newborn, so after consulting with Lynch, she brought the baby to work.

The baby tried to put Lynch’s finger in his mouth. Lynch pulled it back, thought for a moment, and added, "Very interesting."

This made everyone laugh.

Because they realized that although Lynch seems all-powerful, when it comes to dealing with children, especially infants, he’s a bit out of his depth.

Maybe it was because Lynch quickly pulled his finger away, or maybe the baby lost the sense of security from holding onto something, but he started to cry.

"Maybe he’s hungry," the little maid picked up her child from the crib and fed him a tasty meal.

She wasn’t shy about it, as there was no one else in the room.

Watching the baby fill his belly from her breast, it seemed everyone felt something.

A force, a force of growth!

During this period, infants spend 80% of their time in a drowsy state. After eating, the baby quickly slipped into sleep.

He lay quietly in a cradle cart, sleeping, like a little kitten or puppy.

Everything, when it’s small, looks a bit cute.

Cute as they may be, Lynch still doesn’t like children.

The little maid undid two shoulder straps. A newborn’s appetite is not large, and since her nutrition was quite rich, it led to an excess supply.

She needed to express some of it.

In the Federation, even in Gafura and many countries worldwide, there’s actually a tradition of consuming it.

Especially in the Gafura Imperial Family, who believe human milk is highly nutritious and can delay aging.

In medieval Gafura, among the royal family and nobility, especially the middle-aged and elderly, human milk was their favorite.

There used to be a special tradition in society where young people liked to eat raw goose eggs by cracking open one end and consuming it directly.

The middle-aged and elderly, on the other hand, preferred human milk.

The little maid had asked Lynch if he needed to replenish himself. Lynch kindly refused, unable to adapt to it, so she expressed it and took it back for her husband.

Scientific evidence shows it’s indeed nutritious and can boost immunity, but... Lynch still couldn’t quite adapt.

In the scorching summer, everything was peaceful, yet there seemed to be an underlying sense of dread in the air.

International disputes and quarrels have decreased. Some people think this is a sign of world peace, believing that the world will soon enter an era of mutual understanding and peace.

However, what they don’t understand is that the current harmony in the international community is not because people have set aside their differences, but because tensions are rising, and everyone is avoiding the sudden outbreak of war.

Influenced by this tense atmosphere, more and more people in Federation Society have started focusing on the issue of war.

With the first phase of mass conscription concluded, the Federation now has 1.8 million active military personnel and is preparing to launch the second phase of conscription.

Diplomatic contacts among member countries in the World Development Committee are becoming more frequent, with everyone preparing for war!

In mid-August, the original Federation First Fleet departed from the Federation Mainland and arrived in Nagariel.

The United Parliament of the New Federation in Nagariel unanimously agreed to lease part of the region to the Federation Military for one dollar a year, allowing them to start building military installations there.

Gafura’s warships also smoothly launched. They dismantled the original formation and reorganized three and a half fleets.

There’s news that they have completed the preliminary design plan for the Sea Fortress and are ready to attempt verification.

If the verification is successful, they will build one or two of them to complete that half of the fleet.

The countdown for the President’s end of term has already begun, and in the final moments of his tenure, he facilitated Congress to pass a special non-budget military appropriation, totaling nearly 3.5 billion.

Of course, this money isn’t allocated all at once; it will be completed in three-year terms, with around just over a billion allocated each year.

However, these billions outside the annual plan have made the Military owe him favors.

Of course, the Duncan Clan’s case began to calm down after a large number of Duncan family members were killed.

These people weren’t all killed; a portion of them survived, about a hundred or so.

They were determined to not have directly participated in any crimes, and they’re reportedly living quite well now, rumored that someone suggested keeping them in captivity as a warning to others.

Handling a few people when necessary can also serve as a deterrent.

Meanwhile, Ms. Chris was sentenced to thirty-six years in prison without the possibility of sentence reduction or parole for leaking state secrets and threatening national security.

Her husband, due to multiple charges including job-related crimes, at the recommendation of three lifetime Chief Justices, was given a "punitive conviction," with a total sentence of up to ninety-nine years.

The aim of doing so is to warn the judiciary workers that they, as representatives of legal justice, are exemplars of righteousness.

They shouldn’t participate in any form of crime, and should even less desecrate the sanctity of the law for wealth; no one in the entire judiciary has objections to this.

The one who did have objections won’t have the chance to express their opinion alive in their lifetime.

It seems everything is passing by slowly in peace. The world is very safe, yet it gives a sense of suffocation... people can’t quite catch their breath.

One day in September, Lynch returned home from outside and had barely sat down when Austin came over.

"Something’s up?" he said, loosening his tie, removing some accessories, and handing them to the young maid; she would store them properly.

The metal accessories would be wiped to prevent oil stains from diminishing their shine.

The tie would also be dry-cleaned and then put away.

At home, Lynch doesn’t need to maintain the neatness he does outside. He watched Austin, who sighed.

"My former boss called me; the army needs me."

Lynch raised an eyebrow, "If you don’t want to go back, I can talk to them on your behalf."

Given Lynch’s current relations with the Military, if Austin didn’t want to respond to the army’s call, he could definitely help her stay.

But Austin didn’t nod; she just looked a bit sorrowful, with an inexplicable sense of longing.

"I will go; it’s my duty, our duty."

"I just don’t know...," she paused, "if I’ll have the chance to come back alive."

"We’ve had a good time these past days. I should thank you for the high salary, and the fluid exchange sessions, I truly enjoyed them, thank you!"

"I’ll return to the army in October, so...," she forced a smile, "you should find someone to replace my job."

Lynch didn’t persuade her; it was her choice, and she had surely thought it over seriously.

If she sees this as her mission, he couldn’t persuade her to stay.

Otherwise, it could become a lifelong regret for her.

There were signs of this from the Military; Darkstone Security, in some ways, serves as a training ground.

Currently, about a quarter of Darkstone Security’s field agents have responded to the army’s call, while some remained.

Now, those from the army are no longer the majority in Darkstone Security; instead, it’s those non-military personnel recruited later.

They left the army with a mission, and now that the army needs them, they, of course, return with their mission.

Lynch nodded, "I hope everything goes well, and if you want to come back after the war, I’ll still hire you."

Austin’s smile grew a bit more natural, "Of course, if you’re willing to take me back, I’ll definitely return."

"With such a high salary, the chance to enjoy delicious food every day, and those intoxicating fluid exchanges, why not come back?"

She took a deep breath and exhaled all at once, as if unlocking some shackle, making her feel much more relaxed.

"I’ll get ready and leave tomorrow..."

Lynch agreed to her request.

Austin went to pack her things. She was quite experienced.

Previously, she had been catching stowaways on the borders, exchanging fire with smugglers, and after joining Darkstone Security, she also experienced small-scale combat training. When she returns to the army, she’ll start as a mid-level officer.

Lynch looked at the good weather outside the window; the sun seemed like it was set to melt the entire world!