In the time before the forum convenes, there is ample opportunity for everything to ferment.

Ever since people heard that the Ministry of Defense and Strategic Command would attend, along with some international forces, their attitude towards the forum has risen to a whole new level.

Various social groups are frantically eager to join in due to its uniqueness, with many international media already camped outside the forum location.

Police Station, Investigation Bureau, Security Committee...

Different kinds of police, investigators, special agents are scattered all over the forum site. Each time a VIP guest arrives and walks down the long red carpet, it triggers exclamations from the onlookers.

Many of them don’t necessarily know who these people are, but they all believe these individuals must be extraordinary.

Those who haven’t experienced the Federation’s "equality and freedom" find it hard to understand the Federation people’s passion for certain things, such as some foreign envoys and official representatives, who find it hard to understand the cheering and screams directed at them.

But they feel... quite comfortable with it. This illusion of "people cheering for me even in a foreign country" constantly affects them.

This makes each of them behave especially gentlemanly, with some even taking the initiative to pause on the red carpet, waving and interacting simply with the crowd.

Apart from a few who easily become enthralled staring blankly at unfamiliar signatures on their signboards, the atmosphere remained quite pleasant.

Political figures, big capitalists, consortium representatives, military personnel, renowned scholars domestically and internationally, these individuals may not be familiar to the public.

They rarely appear at non-professional events, but considering the atmosphere, Lynch still arranged for some people on site to voluntarily explain who they are and what contributions they’ve made.

Until... Nelly, dressed in gender-neutral attire, sauntered down the red carpet holding Penny’s arm. Suddenly, the boisterous crowd fell silent, as if the world paused for a moment.

Soon, the quiet crowd burst into contradictory noises, some whistling, cheering, while others booed.

The reporters and their flashing cameras and video recorders didn’t stop, continuing to faithfully capture it all.

When Penny walked the red carpet, she liked to walk slowly. Lynch had told her several times that her pace wouldn’t really affect her influence, but she simply liked walking slowly.

At only twenty years old, she savors the feeling of being surrounded by flashes, as if she is the sun among the stars!

She loves this feeling!

Nelly’s expression and movements were slightly stiff. Appearing in a "lesbian" style was agreed upon by both of their agencies.

They have always emphasized rivalry and friendship, and now love from rivalry seems... quite nice too.

Various scripts are easy enough to write, even scripts on how to break up and rediscover the correct sexual orientation are ready!

After the media and crowd’s brief shock, they were quickly drawn to the duo’s outfits.

Especially Nelly’s, as it seemed she wore a formal suit top with a tie.

The blue-striped tie softly swayed on her smooth chest with every step forward.

Her attire was bold, as if finding the right angle could confirm whether she wore anything, yet that angle was never found, leaving people curious with glimpses offering boundless imagination.

Penny donned a relatively tight outfit, but designed with angular features, and a wide-open V-neck extending to her navel.

She had a large diamond hanging from her navel, surrounded by an array of gemstones, with a diamond tassel—a bold, fashionable, avant-garde, and trendy look!

These two young women are quite different from the preceding individuals, who commanded attention due to their influence and status in society and the international community.

However, these two captured attention due to their beauty.

Many rolls of film were consumed, whether in political news newspapers or those third-rate tabloids, one certainty among the reports from today’s forum was that there would definitely be an account of these two.

When Austin hastened them, the two girls finally quickened their pace.

Ten minutes later, Lynch stood alone on the stage originally used for opera at the forum site.

He raised his wrist to check his watch, then signaled the staff that they could begin.

The entire opera house’s lights dimmed slightly—from bright to dim—allowing everyone ample time to react to the dramatic visual change.

The somewhat noisy theater suddenly quieted down.

Lynch stood on the stage, gazed at the crowd of invitees, and smiled.

"You are standing at the forefront of an era!"

With one sentence, he captured everyone’s attention, who prepared themselves mentally, realizing what Lynch was about to say would be ahead of the times.

Lynch stood at the center of the stage, the spotlight focused on him from above. He looked at those people, "Humanity’s desire to conquer the skies has never extinguished, in the past, present, future, we always want to go higher, even... to leave this planet."

"But we should also understand that scientific progress and development isn’t solely applicable to civil livelihood and research; they are extensively used in the military sphere as well."

"When ants from different colonies encounter each other, they will fight to the death. This is not a moral issue; it is an instinct of living organisms."

"We all want more resources, a more comfortable environment, and a more relaxed living condition, and all of this must be fought for."

"War is simply our method; it is neither frightening nor disgraceful, nor does it violate the principles of societal development."

"Indeed, war is a disaster, but it must exist in the process of human societal development. I believe one day we will finally eliminate war, but until that day comes, we must face it."

"Not avoiding!"

Some people smirked slightly, linking the word ’avoiding’ directly to escapism and the Conservative Party, while the chair of the Progress Party Committee was seated below.

He thought Lynch made an excellent point—one should not avoid, and while doing so, he also gave the Conservative Party a jab, which made him feel proud.

The next day, when he goes fishing with the chair of the Conservative Party Committee, he can mock him a bit.

This made the elder quite pleased, with a bit more relaxed smile on his face.

Lynch looked at these people, allowing them some time to chew over these contents and then absorb them, before he continued.

"The desire to conquer the sky is linked to the means humans resolve conflicts, and thus came airplanes."

"Airplanes are weapons that transcend the era; they have transformed warfare from planar to three-dimensional. We will no longer fight on the same plane since we have broken through with these flying machines."

"And this is also the core content of today’s forum: air supremacy."

The screen used for background projection behind Lynch displayed a word people had never seen before. Lynch explained its pronunciation, the reason for its birth, and its composition.

In the Federation and even the whole world, each year many newborn vocabularies appear; these words are born because of breakthroughs in certain science and technology, while some purely stem from slang pronunciation or other reasons.

Thus, regarding the accent issue of the common language, there are some unfamiliar special words.

Though every year international society announces some newly born words and their industrial fields and uses to the world, few people pay attention to how many words other countries have added and what each word means—no one cares about these.

Bureaucracy has always been like this; when the officials need to figure it out, they just find someone to do it.

Lynch believes the word ’air supremacy’ will traverse the world at the fastest speed.

As its inventor, his name will also become a page that cannot escape in world history, along with this word.

After explaining this term, he continued, "What is air supremacy?"

"Very simple, having our airplanes hover over the enemy’s heads and shooting down enemy planes outside the national border, possessing absolute dominion over certain space during a certain time—this is air supremacy!"

"Air supremacy is a very broad concept; once mastered, our control over the ground and sea will increase unprecedentedly."

"Besides offense, air supremacy is also a necessary defensive measure. When enemy planes intend to attack our territory, air supremacy becomes particularly important!"

"The bombing recently condemned by some as a ’moral vortex’ was precisely this; it not only showed us the offensive value of air supremacy but also let us feel the drawbacks of losing air supremacy on the defensive side."

"When the opponent cannot grasp air supremacy, we demonstrated dominance in local warfare."

"This also tells us its importance!"

Every word Lynch spoke was thought-provoking, and some people smiled knowingly at certain of his statements.

In the international society, some believe using such large-scale bombing weapons is a terrible behavior that tramples on human morality. They seem to have forgotten how many people died in this bombing and how many died in World War I due to their desires and greed.

But in any case, people have quickly realized the significance of air supremacy. It will become a new type of power that overrides maritime supremacy. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

A forum is a platform for discussion with others, not... one person constantly expressing their views and imposing them on others.

At this point, Lynch invited experts from various industries, totaling around twenty or thirty people, onto the stage and assigned seats.

He also expressed his welcome to other participants, inviting anyone who wants to chat to join the stage.

Gradually, more people came up, and the first question posed was quite pointed.

"Mr. Lynch, by employing such considerable influence to promote your ’Air Supremacy Theory,’ is it for the purpose of better selling your airplanes?"

"We know, currently the only entity conducting international arms sales is your Darkstone Airlines."

"Is ’air supremacy’ to be viewed as a marketing strategy rather than a...?"

The person who posed such a sharp question suddenly froze; he did not know how to articulate what was on his mind.

Lynch seemed to notice his difficulty and then said...}