Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 468 Interstellar Peace Broadcast
[This is the Interstellar Peace News report. Good evening, viewers.]

[The giant hammer of the Guardian Kripple slowly descended, its thunderous roar echoing throughout the universe. Welcome to today's Interstellar Peace Broadcast.]

A machine nearby emitted a sound, followed by the voices of a woman and a man.

It was a glass plate on a table, floating vertically in the air, defying the laws of physics, facing Hugh, with pictures and words flashing on it.

Hugh's attention was drawn to him.

This was the first time she had ever seen such a thing.

"The team leader looks young, how can he have such an old-fashioned hobby as watching the news?" asked number 50, who had just finished comparing heights, sitting in a chair.

“I don’t really listen to it either,” Hugh replied, looking at the machine.

That's not exactly a lie, after all, how can listening to something for the first time not be considered "not listening much"?

“It’s a good thing they don’t listen much,” 86 said, leaning against a machine with his hands on his hips. “These news outlets, which are managed by the company, don’t tell the truth.”

Soon, an image appeared on the glass plate.

She was a long-haired woman with white hair and blue eyes. She had regular features and was wearing clothes that Hugh had never seen before. She was very clean and had no accessories.

Two weeks ago, a scholar from the notorious criminal organization "Star Hunters" appeared near the Lucas system and constructed a special laboratory. His name and code name are unknown; only a blurry photograph remains.

Three days later, the laboratory plucked the star from Mahaka, freezing hundreds of millions of its inhabitants in eternal night.

[Twelve days later, she left the laboratory, simultaneously stripping away the supermassive black hole of Taranon, which had devoured countless planets in its path during the dragging process. She then traveled along galactic orbit to the Lucas system.]

She couldn't understand many of the words, but she could understand the literal meaning of phrases like "hundreds of millions of residents were frozen" and "massive engulfment of planets."

This was completely beyond her imagination. In her mind, her planet alone was teeming with more than a dozen gods and angels of all sizes, while the combined population of large countries like Rune, Intis, and Fusak was only a few hundred million.

In other words... the people in this organization called the Star Pickers could inflict a near-world-destroying blow on our side in just three days? Stop trying to think. No wonder they say the apocalypse comes from the stars; could it be these people?
“Mr. 86, what you just said... if not a single word in the news reports is true, then isn’t this also suspected of being exaggerated?” Hugh asked Mr. 86, who was standing not far away.

“Oh, no, that won’t happen,” 86 replied. “That’s true. After all, you know, the universe is so vast, and the path of destiny is so wide, there are all sorts of crazy people out there.”

A life of ups and downs...

Hugh remembered this term.

The broadcast continued, a pleasant female voice speaking slowly and deliberately: "Recently, she has set her sights on the Lucas system and announced that she will turn it into her next 'experimental site.'"

But we all know that her so-called experiments were just the beginning of another catastrophe.

"Is she the Destiny Destroyer... the Destiny Madman?" Hugh thought of the Destiny Potion he had just drunk that afternoon and worried that he might become like that in the future.

"No, it's intellect," replied number 50, burying his face back into the ape's fur.

The one with Miss Justice and the Emperor? Hugh felt a bit confused, and couldn't quite make heads or tails of it.

The broadcast then switched to a deep, magnetic male voice: "Faced with a common threat, the six civilized worlds of the Lucas Galaxy have declared an alliance to launch a counterattack against the Star Hunters and have requested assistance from another cosmic terrorist organization, the 'Sea Patrol Rangers.'"

Switching back to a female voice: [For those viewers who are unfamiliar, let me explain: This is an extreme terrorist organization that claims to be righteous and promotes the idea of ​​violence against violence. They have repeatedly invaded Bill Point, causing incalculable damage.]

The voice switched back to male, and the logo of the Interstellar Peace Corporation appeared on the glass panel: "Interstellar Peace Corporation believes that such acts of violence against violence, and of using force against force, are highly unacceptable. Furthermore, Mr. Oswaldo of the company believes that even without a request for assistance, the company, upholding its principles of conservation, has an obligation to extend a helping hand to the vulnerable."

Therefore, in the spirit of humanitarianism, the company intervened promptly, bringing the situation in the Lucas system under control, preventing the tragedy from escalating further, and also preventing the violent group, the Sea Rangers, from getting involved, thus ensuring the safety of the Lucas system.

86 emitted a short, sharp "Ah." [The company has extensive experience handling similar catastrophic crises. Following peaceful negotiations, the "Market Development Department," led by Mr. Oswald Schneider, has officially taken over and will handle the aftermath of the Lucas system incident.]

The image on the glass plate changes, with two different color schemes.

The first picture shows a large spaceship followed by several smaller spaceships.

The second image is a silhouette of a man in a suit and a man in tattered burlap clothes shaking hands with a smile.

The Interstellar Peace Corporation stands firmly on the side of justice and peace. "Though we have no clothes, we share the same robes." Let us all wish for a triumphant victory in the fight against bandits in the Lucas system.

[The matter is expected to be resolved within three days. In the meantime, the company would like to remind the public of the importance of "storage." Let's work together to build and protect this universe, making Amber King's universe even better.]

That concludes this broadcast. Please tune in for the next interstellar peace broadcast at the designated time. Goodbye.

【goodbye. 】

"Bullshit." 86 raised a hand and remotely turned off the broadcast. "This is all bullshit."

"If you said it was the 'Strategic Investment Department' that got involved, I could reluctantly believe that this 'Star-Picking Guest' just happened to be passing by."

"If you say it's the 'Market Development Department,' then I don't believe a word of it."

"Why?" Hugh asked, puzzled.

86 cast a gaze as if it were looking at a rare species, making Hugh inexplicably feel that he was very ignorant.

Number 50 answered Hugh's question.

“How could it all be such a coincidence?” Number 50’s face was buried in the ape’s fluffy mane, and his tone was muffled. “The Strategic Investment Department had just taken a liking to a resource in the Lucas system a while ago, and the Star Picker just happened to pass by, and coincidentally brought a black hole with him, and coincidentally it was given to Ozwaldo, and finally coincidentally prevented the Sea Ranger from getting involved.”

"In the end, it's just taking advantage of their outdated technology."

As she spoke, she pulled her head out of her mane: "Once I join the Genius Club, I will broadcast my knowledge throughout the universe so that every civilization can learn it."

Hugh felt that she didn't seem to understand the concept of the Genius Club.

Although she didn't understand it either, when Miss Fortune talked about the potion of destiny in the Tarot meeting, Mr. Sun added the puzzle toy of "the confused time of genius".

Anyway, she didn't think there was any point in spreading the knowledge of geniuses.

Hugh suddenly felt that he was quite knowledgeable.

As time passed, Hugh visited many things and learned a great deal in the rotunda, feeling that his horizons had broadened considerably.

Several system hours passed, and Xiu suddenly felt a little dizzy.

Before I could say anything, everything slowly went dark, and I left the hall. The only light was the light screen that suddenly lit up in front of me.

[This simulated universe experience has ended. Rewards: 1. A bag of potato mine seeds. 2. Extraordinary ability: Earth-burrowing.]
[May Miss Potato Mine continue to spread her influence along this path.]
"It's endless, right?"

Hugh suddenly opened his eyes, sat up in bed, and yelled angrily.

This startled Fowles in the next room.

"W-what happened? Did another potato mine explode?"

(End of this chapter)