Chapter 1310: The Meeting Begins
Chapter 1310: The Meeting Begins
March 10, 2024
The atmosphere in the hall immediately cooled when the two Star-Constant entities spoke. The Star-Planetary beings ceased their discussions.
It was evident that both of these powerful figures harbored significant animosity toward Su Yu, with the Legion Commander's hostility being even more intense, his tone icy.
This left everyone puzzled—hadn't Su Yu always been on the Legion Commander's side? What had happened? Did they have a falling out?
Acting Speaker Lemor also gave Dalando a surprised look.
Isn't Su Yu your puppet? Why such a strong reaction?
Wait a minute...
Could Dalando be putting on an act?
Lemor couldn't quite figure it out.
...
To be honest, Lemor was not adept at political intrigue.
Not only was he not skilled, but neither were Dalando or the other Star-Constant and Star-Planetary beings.
Though they had lived for thousands of years, living longer didn't necessarily make them more cunning.
In the past, under the management of the Sacred Hymn, they didn't need to plot and scheme or harbor suspicions.
Despite their long lives, their skills in intrigue and calculation were comparable to those of a 30-40 year-old human on Earth, and even fell short compared to someone like Chancellor Cao.
Thus, Lemor remained silent, deep in thought.
Dalandro and the other council members also kept quiet, each lost in their own thoughts.
The hall remained silent until the meeting's start time.
...
At 10:00 AM, the council meeting began on schedule.
The live stream started, broadcasting the meeting in real-time.
However, this time, the way the live stream presented the scenes was slightly different.
In previous council meetings, the live stream would typically start with a close-up of Acting Speaker Lemor, then pull back to include the other eight Star-Constant beings in the shot.
The camera would then pan to the 873 Star-Planetary council members in front of the dais.
After giving a general view of the council members, the camera would return to Lemor's face, and he would begin speaking.
This was a fixed routine that had remained unchanged for the past two years.
But this time, the routine was different.
The initial sequence was the same, but instead of returning to Lemor's face, the camera focused on Su Yu.
The shot lingered on Su Yu for a long time, nearly ten seconds, leading some to wonder if he had become the new Acting Speaker.
Today, Su Yu wore a simple white robe, clean and unadorned.
Facing the camera, he merely smiled, making no other movements.
But the public discussion section of the live stream was abuzz:
"Is this Su Yu?"
"Yellow-skinned human? His face is quite different from ours."
"I saw him a year and a half ago. He looks the same as before, no changes."
"Where's the Level 4 AI? Show it to us!"
...
The public discussion section was flooded with messages.
Simultaneously, the number of live viewers broke a record.
At 10:00 AM, the live stream's concurrent viewers officially surpassed 60 billion!
This unprecedented number meant that half of the Hub's population was watching the live stream!
Considering that multiple people might be using a single device, the actual number of viewers was even higher!
No one could have predicted such a number.
The last time Su Yu held an auction, the live stream only had 200-300 billion viewers.
The peak viewership of the last auction had already broken records, and this time it broke them again!
Fortunately, the public network had undergone numerous upgrades over the past two years, or the live stream would have been unable to handle so many viewers.
"Cough, cough." Once the camera refocused on him, Acting Speaker Lemor began, "Alright, I now declare the meeting open.
Today's most important agenda, as you all know, is Su Yu and his Level 4 AI."
He looked at Su Yu, "First, Mr. Su Yu, given that your strength has reached the Star-Planetary level, you are eligible to join the Fig Council as a formal member.
On behalf of all council members, I welcome you to the council."
"Thank you." Su Yu smiled and performed a mage's salute to the council members, then faced the camera and performed the same salute to the viewers.
He said earnestly, "I am honored to become a member of the Fig Council. As a part of the Hub, I am willing to fight for its future and strive to make it a better place!"
"Very well, welcome you."
From the Star-Planetary seats, the council members stood one by one, welcoming Su Yu with various gestures.
The Star-Constant entities also greeted Su Yu, though their welcomes were more formal, and many were wary.
"Mr. Su Yu," Lemor then said, "Please explain the details of the recent events to the residents of the Hub."
"Of course, Acting Speaker." Su Yu nodded.
The camera returned to Su Yu's face.
Without any nervousness, Su Yu addressed the camera, "I will now explain what has happened..."
He then detailed his story, including how his strength had been reduced due to his cultivation technique and the origins of the Level 4 AI.
Most of the live stream viewers were unaware of the full story, only knowing that a Level 4 AI had emerged.
As they listened to Su Yu's account, they gradually pieced together the entire event.
However, as they did, many residents raised questions in the public discussion section.
The main points of contention were:
1. Was Su Yu's recent drop to the eighth rank really due to his cultivation technique? No one had ever heard of such a technique.
2. Why were all other AIs unusable, while only AI Blue Whale survived?
These were also the questions the council members were concerned about.
The public discussion section was abuzz with debate, with viewers continually sharing their thoughts and various speculations.
(End of Chapter)
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