At first, Meng Lichuan was still a little angry. She couldn't wait to scold all these experts.
But after reading the posts made by so many ordinary people, she began to feel embarrassed. Many people's comments were too angry, too intense, and even too extreme.
Of course, the comments on the Spiritual Nexus were always more intense and stupider than those in reality.
However, the people of the Federation in reality were indeed infuriated. Judging from the news released by the regular media, it was a fact, too.
"From three days ago to now, the poll has taken a 180-degree turn. It is like an unprecedented counterattack," Jiang Baotao said.
"When the summit competition between the Moon Devil Team and the Blood Shadow Team ended, the poll was at its lowest point, and the people were least in favor of sending out troops.
"But as the game of 'darkness scourge' slowly fermented among the people, and as countless specialists and scholars made reckless and frivolous conclusions, the people were completely infuriated and supported the idea of sending out troops immediately for a final battle.
"It is hard to say what exactly caused such a change, but there are at least three reasons.
"Firstly, the rules and settings of the summit competition were too unfair. They were too biased toward the Holy League and significantly weakened the capability of the Federation, which made the audience feel frustrated and frustrated.
"Secondly, the arrogance of some of the specialists and scholars raised a strong 'reverse psychology' among the people. You know that the people of the Federation have been very confident ever since they defeated the Black Wind Fleet three years ago. Even if they did not think that they were invincible, they at least believed that they were 'capable of fighting', right? But as it turned out, after such a blow, and the specialists and scholars were still mocking them. How could the people bear it? Of course, they were furious and did not care about anything!
"Thirdly, the 'darkness scourge' may have contributed to it. Since they were going to die anyway, they might as well take the risk. Like many viewers and netizens said, the people of the Federation, the Union Army, and the Cultivators are not scared of death at all. What they are scared of is dying miserably and miserably!
"The changes of a person's mentality are truly unpredictable. When the mentality of billions of people is mixed together, it is more like an unpredictable, unpredictable tide. Nobody knows where it will go in advance.
"If the summit competition between the Moon Devil Squad and the Blood Shadow Squad was not such a one-sided fiasco but a stalemate, perhaps the people would hesitate and hesitate. They would weigh the pros and cons, and they would argue for petty gains. All in all, they would ask the authorities to consider the matter carefully. Then, it would be impossible for them to mobilize and send out troops in the next couple of years!
"But such a gory failure, on the other hand, gave people the courage to burst into fury and recklessness. I call such a mindset to throw all caution to the wind. What else can they do?"
"Throw all caution to the wind?"
Meng Lichuan was amused by Jiang Baitao's casual, if not hilarious, analysis of the situation. On second thought, it did make sense. "Sister Peach, you are too talented. I think so, too. Other people may not know it, but I can't accept such a failure at the bottom of my heart. I'm looking forward to another competition with all my courage and wisdom. No. Such strategic deduction based on unknown data is of limited reference value. I'd rather go to a real battlefield and face the real people of the Holy League so that all the stars in the universe can witness which one represents the essence of the civilization of mankind, the Holy League, the Imperium, and the Federation are the real kings of the universe!
"All in all, the Federation has gritted our way through the past six hundred years with such a 'broken pot'. I — I will not disgrace our ancestors or the Rising Dragon of the Nine Stars flag!"
Jiang Baitao smiled but did not say anything.
"But wait. I feel that something is not right."
Meng Lichuan's eyes were rolling quickly as she browsed through the light beam more than ten times faster than normal people. She even selected hundreds of articles to read. Suddenly, she remarked, "The comments of the specialists and scholars are too mean. No wonder the people are so infuriated. But why are the comments so one-sided this time?
"Sister Peach, look at this guy named 'Saberman in the Clouds'. His essay is really outrageous. He was the one who wrote the phrase 'wash your neck and wait for death'. He was also the one who was cursed the most by the public. The next day, he had to hold a press conference to apologize to the public. He was also removed from the list of the top five hundred sects of the federation and 'resigned'. I'm afraid that there won't be a second sect that will dare to take him in. He can only become an unaffiliated Cultivator who has no one to rely on. As the saying goes, from the mouth comes disaster.
"But I clearly remember that the guy was a data analyst for the Dim Moon Fund before he joined the current sect and enjoyed the favorable treatment, wasn't he?
"Why do you remember it so clearly? It's because the 'Saber Master in the Clouds' came to the training base of the Moon Devil Squad two years ago and gave us a strategic lesson! Although he did not reveal his real identity in the lesson, my performance attracted his attention. After the lesson, he talked to me in private for a long time and even had two coaching matches with me, which benefited me a lot. In the meantime, I learned his previous identity during our chat.
"Here comes the problem!
"The Moon Devil Squad was established with the resources and teachers provided by the Dim Moon Fund. Many members and coaches of the squad used to be data analysts and intelligence officers of the Dim Moon Fund.
"This' Saber Master in the Clouds' used to be a data analyst of the Dim Moon Fund. He left the fund a few years ago and joined a civil sect. We were so close that we were almost brothers of the same sect.
"Why is it that the moment our game is over, our 'senior brother of the same sect' is in such a hurry to publish such a sarcastic, ill-chosen article, belittling us and the federal army into nothingness. Why is it that he has been cursed by the public until his reputation is ruined and his future is ruined?
"I remember. As far as I remember, this' Saber Master in the Clouds' shouldn't be such a sarcastic person. He left a good impression on me. He was a gentleman who was as gentle as jade. Did someone steal his name and publish the article? That's not right, is it? He did apologize to the public in the press conference and voluntarily resign from all his posts in the sect. What's going on? "
Meng Lichuan looked at Jiang Baitao in confusion.
Jiang Baitao coughed and moved her eyes away. She gave an irrelevant answer. "The two incidents alone, although they raised the public's suspicion and backlash, were not enough to completely change the public opinion and the poll result. What really decided everything was what happened next."
"What else?"
Meng Lichuan had just recovered from a serious illness after all and was not very smart yet. Her attention was indeed diverted. Pricking her ears, she asked eagerly, "Sister Taozi, what else happened?"
"It's the release conference of 'Darkness Invasion', which was released at the same time as' Summit Competition and Glorious Expedition 'a few days ago. It was only a beta version of the game. Now that the public's response was so enthusiastic, it was perfectly normal to release the official version and hold a release conference to promote the game," Jiang Baitao said.
Jiang Baitao said. "The officials have announced in advance that they will introduce the production team of 'Darkness Scourge' and the source of the initial data collection. They will also introduce a few mysterious spokespersons of the game to all the citizens of the federation.
"After a few days of fermenting and promoting, the public of the entire Federation was intrigued by 'Darkness Invasion'. Even those who barely played games had heard the name of the game and knew how 'perverted', 'evil', and 'desperate' it was. Everybody was looking forward to the production process of the game and what kind of stars or experts were willing to endorse such a gloomy game. As it turned out, the number of viewers who watched the release conference of 'Darkness Invasion' exceeded those who watched 'Summit Competition and Glorious Expedition'!"
"Ah …"
Meng Lichuan swallowed hard and realized that it was not strange. Although 'Glorious Expedition' was quite a sensation, it was a very professional, complicated, and boring strategic deduction after all. Most people only cared about the result and could not watch the deduction process day and night. Even if they did, they wouldn't be able to understand it.
'Darkness Invasion', on the other hand, was a viral game that everybody could play and had been depressed by. Together with the promotion, it was only natural that people couldn't help but wonder what kind of 'weirdos' the production team and the spokespersons of the game were.
While speaking, Jiang Baitao retreated all the light beams and replaced them with videos of the release conference from different angles.
From the dozens of light beams, it could be clearly seen that the venue of the press conference was so crowded that not even a drop of water could trickle through. It didn't look like a press conference for a new game at all. It was more like a meet-and-greet meeting of super-class experts — the kind where super-class experts would impart their marvelous skills on the spot.
However, the protagonist of the release conference, who was surrounded by thousands of people and at the center of the vortex, was not any of the experts of the Federation that Meng Lichuan was familiar with.
Although Meng Lichuan did see a familiar figure in the corner of the stage — it was one of the most famous experts and leaders of the Federation, as well as the big boss behind the Moon Devil Team and the former president of the Dim Moon Fund, Jin Xinyue. But it was obvious that she was not the protagonist but only a guest.
The real protagonist was a timid little girl who looked less than twenty years old.
Her appearance was very strange. Her skin had a translucent texture, as if it were carved out of a piece of milky white jade.
Faced with the sea of people and the heated atmosphere, she was like a frightened deer, at a loss of what to do.
Even through the video, Meng Lichuan could confirm that the little girl was just an ordinary person without any special features.
"Who is she?"
Meng Lichuan asked curiously.
"Her name is Bing Bing. She is the spokesperson of 'Darkness Invasion'."
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