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Chapter 870: The Fifth Visit to Skrul
Chapter 870: The Fifth Visit to Skrul
"But... to be honest, things don't seem to be improving." Minister Zhao Wenhui adjusted her glasses and smiled bitterly. "The internet is now more of a liability than an asset, constantly spreading misinformation. Our United Government's voice cannot be heard through the web."
"I say, we must cut it off when necessary. Without the courage to take drastic measures, how can we fight the Skruls?" she added.
Commissioner Zhang nodded in agreement. "I support Minister Zhao's suggestion. However, I believe we don't need to cut off the entire internet. The official forums and website of the Evolution game are impervious to Skrul attacks. We can keep these two sites, develop them, and build a social and information platform around them. The Skruls will be helpless against this."
"For now, that's the best we can do," one of the senior officials present agreed.
"Very well, Wenhui, I'll leave the task of cutting off the internet to you," Chairman Hu Jing sighed. "Tomorrow, go and talk to Donna. Ask her to provide more psychic energy so we can gain access to the Evolution game's official website."
"Understood," Minister Zhao Wenhui replied earnestly.
"Next, we need to discuss how to handle the civilians who are planning to defect. What do you all think?"
Chairman Hu Jing shifting to the next topic, the projection on the screen changed to show a different video.
This video, taken just an hour ago, showed the scene outside a spring in the Rocky Mountains.
In the Rockies, a surging crowd, like a swarm of ants, crossed the warning lines, rushing into the Skrul-controlled spring.
Outside the base, the United Government's troops aimed their guns at these defectors.
However, without authorization from their superiors, they did not open fire.
The video caused a brief silence in the meeting room.
After the silence, Commissioner Zhang slowly spoke, "I think blocking them is worse than letting them go. If they really want to go to Skrul, we might as well let them."
All eyes in the room turned to Commissioner Zhang, filled with surprise, contemplation, and confusion.
Commissioner Zhang looked around the room, spreading his hands. "What else can we do? Prohibit everyone from entering the spring and shoot the defectors? This will breed resentment among the people. These defectors will see us as cutting off their path to survival. Even if we force them to stay on Blue Star, it will only have a negative impact on the future war. So, it's better to let them go."
Minister Zhao Wenhui adjusted her glasses again. "That doesn't seem quite right. Yes, the Skruls have promised not to force these defectors into battle. But if they break their word and push these defectors into the war before it starts, won't we still be under pressure?"
She didn't want to see tens of thousands of human collaborators on the battlefield in the future.
Chairman Hu Jing responded, "It's not that extreme. I believe that once these tens of thousands of humans reach Skrul, they will spread the words of the Sun Emperor. Out of face, the Sun Emperor will likely not force them into battle. However, so many third-stage humans going there will significantly boost Skrul's economic development. We must consider this carefully..."
Thus, the high-ranking officials of Blue Star discussed how to handle these defector civilians.
The discussion lasted over ten minutes.
In the end, after a series of votes, they reached a consensus: to let these people go to Skrul.
Prohibiting it was impossible to outright forbid it, as the number of people wanting to defect was simply too high. They were scattered across the mountains and fields, and it wasn't practical to just use missiles to eliminate them all.
Even if such a ban were enforced, some determined individuals would still find a way to escape.
Thus, the joint government made a decision: let these people go, but under strict conditions. They were allowed to take only the clothes they were wearing, no phones, no valuables, and no other items. They also had to sign a pledge, committing to the consequences of their actions, including the potential for massacre by the Skrellians if things went wrong.
The joint government quickly announced this decision on the official forum and website of "Evolution."
Within half an hour, all servers worldwide began to shut down, plunging the Blue Planet into the "Great Internet Outage."
While some people supported the complete shutdown, others were reluctant.
Fortunately, the official forum remained active, drawing in a massive influx of users who wanted to voice their opinions.
Su Yu, Zhong Feng, and Cao Chengxiang did not attend the high-level meeting.
They had the right to be there, but today they had a more important mission: to head to the Skrellian homeworld.
This was the fifth time the Blue Planet humans had made the journey to Skrell, and it was the largest group in history, with 35 players and cultivators.
Sixteen of these 35 were destined to stay permanently on Skrell, not returning until the war began.
This was a crucial step in establishing a base of operations against the alien invasion.
At 3:00 PM, Su Yu and Cao Chengxiang led at the head of 35, traveling in a floating vehicle through the bustling street.
It was worth noting that today, Tang Na was not groggy-eyed and disoriented, but instead, she was dressed in a light blue silk gown, fully awake and alert.
Seeing Su Yu, she immediately said, "Su Yu, come to my bedroom, we need to discuss this issue privately."
After speaking, she ignored the other players and cultivators, and walked away, swaying her residence.
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone in the room turned their attention to Su Yu, their eyes filled with indexpressible emotions.
Did it that Tang Na had invited Su Yu to her bedroom? It wouldn't be...?
Su Yu felt uneasy, but he knew very well that Tang Na wasn't just suddenly interested in him. She must have something important to say, and her attire was remarkably formal, as if they was heading to her residence, they walked to the side of the street, where a large crowd had already gathered to see off. Tang Na's place, he sat a serious and composed expression, indicating, "Everyone wait a moment, I'll be right back."
He then used a flash technique to vanish from the crowd's sight, and followed Tang Na closely, leaving the bedroom.
Half a minute later, they were in Tang Na's bedroom.
Tang Na sat seated on a soft bed, her expression serious and focused on Su Yu.
Su Yu sat straight and firm, sitting across from her, and asked, "Tang Na, what do you need?"
"Su Yu," she looked him straight in the eye, "Do you know the 'Principle of Fair Combat'?"
"I don't know what it is," he admitted, "Tang Na, this principle is..."
"Let's just say it's...?" she continued, "It's about the 'Principle of Fair Combat.'"
"Exactly, she explained, "Tang Na, this principle is..."
"Exactly, she said, "It's about the 'Principle of Fair Combat.'"
"Su Yu," she looked him straight in the eye, "Do you know what it is?"
"Is this...?" she asked, "It's about the 'Principle of Fair Combat.'"
"Su Yu," she said, "I know what it is..."
"Exactly, she continued, "It's about the 'Principle of Fair Combat.'"
(End of Chapter)
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