Chapter 330 (1/2)

Translator: _Min_ Editor: Rundi

The past three days were incredibly abnormal for the people living on Pannu Islands.

They previously thought the government force would be overthrown by an anti-government force, but the anti-government force suffered unimaginable losses. Just as they were about to give up hope on the anti-government force, the mercenaries they hired made the government force surrender with a white flag.

The dramatic turn of events made people unable to comprehend what just happened.

But regardless, the revolution was finally successful.

After the barrack was captured, people finally recollected their confidence for victory. The insurgents yet to die in the civil war reunited under the new flag and retrieved the equipment from the armory and captured the presidential palace.

They dragged president Edward that had yet to wake up from his bed and shoved him into prison. An insurgent climbed onto the top of the presidential palace and axed down the original flag and replaced with the new flag; nine star and two palm leaves.

The nine stars represented the nine islands of Pannu Islands, palm leaves represented victory.

At the same time, with the march of the insurgents, Zhang Yapin elected as the head of the Liberal Party became the new leader in the presidential palace. He read the new declaration in front of the foreign reporters.

The old regime was banished. The Pannu Islands regime was changed from a presidential dictators.h.i.+p to a presidential republic. At the same time, the country changed to federalism. The country’s new name was New United Pannu, or in short, Xin.

The first president was Zhang Yapin with a term of five years. A general election will be held five years later. The parliament was compromised off nine members elected from each of the nine islands’ own jurisdiction.

Other than some small amendment in the const.i.tution to the president’s power, all laws were succeeded by the previous political regime.

A federal body consisting of only nine Islands were comical in the eyes of media. A lot of the western media were debating if this news should be placed in international news or entertainment.

Immediately, the BBC reporter asked if the country was named in Han. Zhang Yapin explained that people with Han heritage comprised of 36% of the island’s population, Han was listed as an official language along with English and Dutch. It was a decision based on culture, so there was no need to interpret it further.

Another reporter asked a really sharp question. “President Edward used the military to establish a dictators.h.i.+p, what would prevent you from going on the same path as him.”

As to that question, although Zhang Yapin felt bitter, his expression didn’t reveal anything. He calmly announced a term that astonished all the reporters – “Defensive contract.”

Pannu Islands’ national defense will be solely contracted to Celestial Trade Corporation. Celestial has the right to hire mercenaries within or outside of the border of Pannu as its defensive force. Pannu Islands will be directly responsible for the const.i.tution with no need to follow the order of the president. The contract fee would be paid in the form of customs tax and land rental cost.

When they heard Zhang Yapin’s explanation, the same thought flashed across all of the reporters’ minds.

This is insane.

In this case, it practically meant the military of the country was handed over to private owners.h.i.+p, the military would operate similarly to a corporation.

Would this military have any combat ability? Would this military be able to protect national security? Would this kind of company be safe in the first place?

But after they thought it through, this kind of thing was not without precedence.