Western countries like the United States, Britain, and France, by cooperating with high-level dark demons, were able to free up a large number of personnel originally tasked with defending against dark demon rampages. With the help of the dark demons, they easily repelled the first wave of sea beast surges. Although there were some disturbances domestically due to the influence of immortal energy vortices on strange creatures and demonic beasts, these were easily suppressed.
To make the plan of cooperating with dark demons more acceptable to the public, Western countries began to use various methods to create public opinion, extensively promoting the positive aspects of dark demons. They released numerous videos of dark demons fighting sea beasts and rescuing ordinary citizens, claiming that there were good demons among them and that after reaching B-rank, they were not much different from humans and were sentient beings with human rights.
Concurrently, they strongly condemned China for disregarding the human rights of dark demons and killing any demon regardless of whether it was good or bad. They called on China to immediately cease this behavior and argued that co-development with dark demons was the correct path.
Cooperating with dark demons was akin to seeking a tiger for its skin, equivalent to planting a time bomb. They sought cooperation with dark demons out of necessity and also hoped that China would do the same.
In response to these statements, many public intellectuals within China echoed these sentiments. A wave of analyses that selectively highlighted strengths and downplayed weaknesses garnered the agreement of many netizens, shaping public opinion online.
In response, the National Information Department, disregarding the fragile sensibilities of many parents, released a series of bloody videos on its official website depicting dark demons slaughtering and devouring ordinary citizens. They explained that high-level dark demons grew their intelligence by consuming human flesh and blood, a characteristic that caused widespread shock.
In times of chaos, severe measures are employed. Most of the public intellectuals who extensively promoted cooperation with dark demons were found to have had contact with foreign entities. They were ultimately prosecuted for endangering national security, had their citizenship revoked, and were deported. Netizens who were influenced by public opinion and joined in the widespread promotion were sentenced to three to ten years in prison, depending on the reach of their statements.
Many stubborn keyboard warriors, accustomed to spewing venom in the previously free online environment, were held accountable for their sarcastic remarks and malicious accusations, receiving varying degrees of punishment.
Facts proved that with the nine-year compulsory education, most people still possessed national pride and yearned for their country. After the relevant state departments took decisive action to control and guide online public opinion, the entire online atmosphere became clear. Even though a few individuals were resentful, they no longer dared to be sarcastic or disrupt the patriotic atmosphere online.
It was under these circumstances that on November 19th, Yu Zhibo's second awakening live stream concluded. This time, he directly earned 1.2 billion emotional points.
Compared to the emotional earnings from the previous day's stream, this time he earned over 300 million fewer points. The primary reason for this was that many people, after being affected by the Naraka Perception technique, had their inner scars ruthlessly torn open, developing a fear of painful past memories and an unwillingness to face them again.
Furthermore, the number of awakened individuals/awakening seeds who mutated due to this live stream plummeted to less than 20,000.
Yu Zhibo was somewhat disappointed by this, especially by the reduction in emotional points, which left him feeling dejected.
However, he then considered that the characteristic of the Naraka Perception technique was to induce the affected individuals to recall painful memories they were unwilling to face. The intensity of these memories varied according to individual experiences, so it was normal for some people to be afraid or unwilling to confront them.
At 1:02 PM.
Yu Zhibo checked his emotional points, which had reached a total of 2.9864 billion, just one step away from 3 billion. He couldn't help but feel a surge of joy. At this rate, even if he only earned 800 million emotional points per day in the future, he would have a high probability of accumulating 10 billion before December, thus unlocking the Mangekyo Sharingan.
After releasing the illusion for an hour, Yu Zhibo continued to have his clone stream on his behalf. His nostrils twitched slightly, and a look of confusion appeared on his face:
Where is this wine smell coming from?
For the past two days, he had been catching faint whiffs of wine. He was quite concerned about this and had asked Lin Wanjun, but Lin Wanjun told him not to worry, saying it was normal because a high-level ability user who awakened the "Brewing" system had joined their department.
With Lin Wanjun's personal endorsement, Yu Zhibo was completely reassured.
Next, he began to temper his physical body.
After spending four hours enduring various pains to temper his body, he took a hot bath using "Water Style: Bathing Technique," then placed Moyu into his spatial storage. Afterward, he activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and returned to the house in the supernatural residential area where his parents lived.
His clone had visited this new home many times, but this was the first time he, as the main body, had arrived.
He released Moyu from his internal space and, holding Moyu, surveyed the living room.
Meow? Moyu merely glanced curiously at the new house, then lost interest. It took out a large dried fish from its own space and began to gnaw on it in Yu Zhibo's arms.
This was a spacious house of over 200 square meters with 4 bedrooms, 2 living rooms, and 5 bathrooms. On the living room wall directly opposite the entrance, two calligraphy pieces were hung: one was a selection from "On the Youth of China" presented by Chief Director Lin Yongfeng, and the other was "Remember the Mission, Stay True to the Original Intention" given to him by Jiang Fan.
He activated his Sharingan and could see that Lin Yongfeng's calligraphy scroll emanated a majestic righteousness as brilliant as the scorching sun. In contrast, the calligraphy gifted by Jiang Fan was as dim as a firefly.
The majestic aura permeated the entire residence. Besides warding off ghosts and spirits, it also allowed those living within to feel clear-headed at all times, maintain good sleep, and greatly benefit their health.
Just then, he noticed sounds coming from his parents' master bedroom:
Push a little harder!
It feels like I'm back to being young again, this feeling is so wonderful!
Thanks to the supernatural health products my son sent, I feel like my body wasn't even this good when I was eighteen!
Let's keep going! Let's make another child. Bobo and Xiao Ying have become supernaturals and don't come home anymore, so we need something to do.
Doesn't Bobo come back often?
Don't say that. Everyone who comes back has a different personality. It's obvious they're not the real person. How can I, their mother, not tell what my son is like?
That's true. Come on, one more time, I'm still capable.
You're amazing, husband! Mwah~
Yu Zhibo: (deg;ーdeg;〃)
Did I come back at the wrong time? Yu Zhibo began to deeply doubt his own existence. He thought sending his clone back to accompany his parents was a filial act, but it seemed he was interfering with them.
Has my main account become useless? Why are you so eager to train a secondary account?
Yu Zhibo was somewhat speechless.
As he hesitated whether to leave, a system notification suddenly appeared in his mind:
Congratulations, Host, emotional points have reached 3 billion!
Detected a fragment of the World Heart, containing a residual consciousness. Do you wish to consume 3 billion emotional points to complete it?
Note: This consciousness belonged to a powerful A-rank Level 70 Heavenly Fox clan member in life. Their alignment is unknown. With their assistance, the purification speed of the World Fragment Heart can be greatly accelerated, but there is also a possibility that this consciousness may compete with the host for control of the World Fragment Heart!
Note: This consciousness has merged with the World Fragment Heart. Direct erasure would cause the World Heart to collapse and dissipate. The consciousness must be awakened and separated from the World Fragment Heart before it can be completely erased!
Heavenly Fox clan? Residual consciousness?
After reading the system prompt, Yu Zhibo's face showed confusion, and he then turned his gaze to Moyu, who was gnawing on dried fish in his arms.