Ironclad Group Chat: Red and Black Lists Engraved with Heroic Epics

"A cosmic red and black list? A list of every remarkable and tragic figure? And... there are rewards too!"

Upon seeing the words on the screen, Xing immediately beamed with joy: "Doesn't this mean there's a spot for me?"

March 7th, chin in hand, looked on with suspicion: "You... are you worthy of praise and tears?"

Xing nodded firmly: "I'm both lovable and infuriating!"

"Um..." March 7th understood what she meant: "You're really infuriating."

……

Onpharos's edge.

A lone figure in black robes, his face veiled by an iron mask, rampaged through the Black Tide's creations. Monsters howled in agony, and limbs littered the ground.

But the man in black showed no joy; he simply swung his sword mechanically.

But he could not refuse to always point his sword at the enemy it was meant to be aimed at.

Suddenly, a golden barrier descended from the sky, and the black tide creatures, no longer fearless, retreated in a panic like a receding tide.

"This is……"

The man in the black robe froze. The line of words above was something he had been longing for.

"It's here...it's finally here...the gaze from beyond the heavens..."

Tears streamed down Caislan's face. "Is it a blessing... or a curse..."

……

Onpharos, beyond mythology.

Lai Gushi stared at the sudden "Red and Black List" pop-up window, his mind momentarily blank.

Even a scepter can contain trashy guys?

"What happened? Even if the blocking protocol didn't work, it shouldn't have been breached without warning..."

Who could be behind this?

Aside from the pioneering train, even the messenger should be powerless against the scepter.

Lycus began working on his sonnets, but the scepter seemed to have been forcibly taken over, and all his commands vanished without a trace.

"A strange phenomenon."

Who is making trouble for him?

Even if Caislan tried his best to stop it, after collecting data from a few more cycles, everything would be over. Why did the problem have to occur at this particular time?

"Red and Black Lists..." Lai Gushi carefully considered the information revealed by these three words.

Is the person behind this trying to punish evil and promote good?

It seems he must have a name on the blacklist.

……

Star Core Hunter Base.

Liu Ying slept soundly in her hibernation pod, breathing heavily; her entropy loss was incurable. Fortunately, however, all the indicators on the instruments were still within a controllable range.

Like an electronic alarm, it shouted: "Beep! It's here! It's here!"

"I saw it all, why did you need to report it?" Silver Wolf turned off the AI ​​that was reporting the message, looked at the sky outside the base, and his eyes, which had been calm just now, immediately turned furious.

She'd seen this before, only in the Immortal Ship Luofu, and this light screen could even receive network projections—it was incredibly intelligent. As for how she knew about it…

Someone hacked into her computer, locked the screen, and left a couplet displayed for 24 hours straight, causing her to lose all her game check-ins.

The hatred of having one's wife stolen could not be greater!

"So, you dare to show your face again? The Cosmic Red and Black List? You're already on my blacklist! I'll drag you out!"

Silver Wolf immediately jumped onto his personal gaming chair and typed out a torrent of colorful data from his keyboard, determined to open the box and humiliate it back as he always had!

Motorcycle riders can't keep their licenses? That's pure fabrication! Hackers can't keep their accounts safe? Who said that? She hacked into Pierpoint and retrieved all 76 accounts frozen by Black Tower. Since she got them back, it's not like she couldn't keep them safe!

What's most hateful is the last four characters of the horizontal inscription—"crying and making a scene!"

She bit into the lollipop and smashed it: "I didn't cry or make a fuss!"

Kafka and Blade looked at each other helplessly and gave a bitter smile.

However, although Silver Wolf's purpose was driven by personal grudges, they were indeed very curious to know who was behind such a big commotion.

She swirled her wine glass and said, "Judging by this range, I'd think it was the Star God making his move."

However, Star God shouldn't have any reason to make trouble for Little Wolf.

Hmm... it's not like Aha.

Silver Wolf's fingers flew across the keyboard, unleashing a variety of cyberattacks with fluid ease.

But as time passed, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. She realized that her once infallible methods had all failed her.

DDoS attacks, APT attacks, botnet attacks—all the ingenious methods she was so proud of only resulted in one error after another.

Utter failure!

It's well known that hackers are always more offensive than defensive; even Screwgoom couldn't achieve perfect defense in a direct confrontation. Could it be... that the person on the other side is even more powerful than the emperors of the omnic world?

"Ah!" Silver Wolf slammed the keyboard down, pouted, and threw herself into the gaming chair.

"Is the server on the other side connected to the internet using an abacus? Otherwise, how could it be so impenetrable?"

Kafka stepped forward: "Not going well?"

"It's more than just bad luck..." Silver Wolf gritted his teeth. "I tried everything, but I couldn't even break through their firewall. They might not even know they're under attack; they're probably still eating hotpot and singing!"

[Beep! Do you wish to enter immersive experience mode?]

Silver Wolf, and everyone's communication devices received this pop-up.

"Is this a provocation? This must be a provocation!" Silver Wolf was practically panting.

"Hmph~" Kafka pinched her chin, stopping her laughter. "Then... we're not going in?"

"No, we have to go in!" Silver Wolf changed the subject: "I have one last trick up my sleeve... social engineering!"

"What is that?"

Silver Wolf sighed: "It's about chatting with the person behind the scenes and getting information out of them directly."

"I see," Kafka encouraged. "With Little Wolf's intelligence, I'm sure he'll succeed."

Blade wasn't interested and slowly shook his head: "You guys go experience it, I'll just watch from here."

"Okay then." The two clicked "confirm."

Suddenly, the space in front of them began to spin, and in a moment of disbelief, they found themselves sitting in a place that resembled a movie theater. Although there was a soft, sofa-like texture under their buttocks, upon closer inspection, all they could see was a transparent starry sky.

To outsiders, they looked like they were doing a horse stance in a strange posture.

Looking further into the distance, the seats of the "cinema" stretched as far as the eye could see, with the screen in the middle as huge as a star.

This is unprecedented. Is it the entertainment venue of the Star God?

"What on earth is going on?" Silver Wolf was shocked, and Kafka wondered if she had fallen under some kind of illusion.

Although her cassette tape was taken away and her strength was inferior to the Commander, she was still considered a formidable figure among the Fate Walkers, while the Star Core Hunters were all capable of destroying stars. Yet, she was transferred here without any power to resist?

This is a thousand times, ten thousand times harder than killing them! Who is behind all this going to such lengths...?

Just as they were worried that someone had ulterior motives, a lazy voice came from beside them.

"Don't worry," Qingque said while munching on popcorn. "Look at your phones, they have a logout button. I already came back after getting some popcorn once. If you think it's too crowded here, there's also a private room option in the pop-up window."

"Ah... thank you." Silver Wolf and the others breathed a sigh of relief, but were still a little nervous.

They didn't recognize the little girl in front of them, but the pink-haired woman and the tall white-haired man next to her were clearly Fu Xuan and Jing Yuan from the Immortal Ship Luofu!

They were supposed to be the main person they negotiated with for their next script, and now they've run into each other here. How embarrassing…

Qingque said casually, "Judging from your behavior just now, are you also at odds with the person behind this?"

"Also?" Silver Wolf firmly grasped the key point: "He also offended the Immortal Ship?"

She was so engrossed in watching her own video that she had no idea what else the screen had shown.

"Yes, that's right." Qingque nodded: "It leaked the secrets of the Immortal Ship."

"Qingque!" Fu Xuan called out without looking to the side.

"Ah, I didn't say anything." Qingque immediately shut up.

She thought to herself: It's really nothing serious, just some doggerel, like "The Emperor's Bow Master is obsessed with white hair," or "The Grand Diviner is 1.4 meters tall (including heels)." Oh, and there's also something about "An immortal stroked my head, bestowed upon me longevity, and when I looked up unintentionally, I glimpsed the immortal's face..." Cough cough, I don't know why, but the marshal was furious and ordered a thorough investigation.

Seeing that the Luofu Group remained silent, Silver Wolf looked to the other side and saw a small crown flaming beside it. Looking down, he realized it was a little girl. She was also furious.

Silver Wolf glanced at her, convinced he had won by a crushing 1-centimeter margin: "So you also have a grudge against the person behind this?"

Ceridela nodded, her resentment welling up inside, but venting it only made things worse. She could only stare at the screen with a grim expression: "Someone has leaked Ohm's secrets! They deserve to die!"

Another leak of classified information? Silver Wolf's heart tightened.

So, does this mean... the red and black list means that the person behind it has all the dirty secrets in the universe and is going to reveal them to the public today?!

That's really... great!

Everyone has something to hide, which is the same as no one having anything to hide.

I feel much better now.

Saifeier, sitting in the back row, whispered in Aglaia's ear, "Can something that everyone knows really be called a secret?"

Aglaia held up a finger, gesturing for her to be quiet: "Lord Caesar said Ohma doesn't know, so Ohma doesn't know."

Krydella raised an eyebrow, pretending not to hear.

Although according to the laws of Ohma, anyone who dares to criticize Caesar's height will be beheaded and granted a noble title, given half a piece of dry rations, and rewarded with troops to fight against the Black Tide in five routes.

But her political acumen is undeniable. If she can be swayed by reason, then she has no choice but to reason with principles and let those principles take a backseat for the time being.

She has given orders that no one should act rashly before figuring out the details of this mysterious being.

It's a pity that the guards who posted the wanted posters a few days ago have to go back and tear them down now.

[Ding! You have joined the group chat.]

A notification sound rang out simultaneously from the communication devices carried by everyone present.

【白厄：阿格莱雅的衣匠範围又扩大了吗？这群里的人数，1个0，2个0……10个0，还有好多个0！翁法罗斯什幺时候有这幺多人了？】

[Star: It sounds like you're counting some weird thing.]

[At that moment, Xia said: Bai E, don't embarrass your teacher in public... don't disgrace your teacher. Even if we have no relation, you shouldn't do that.]

[Black Tower: Oh? Looks like it's cross-stellar real-time communication, impressive. Even the Marker of Knowledge probably can't match its clarity and convenience. A cosmic red and black list? Then wouldn't everyone in that genius club be on that list?]

[Feixiao: The Huangzhong Resonance System can only achieve real-time audio communication, and it consumes a huge amount of energy. To enable such clear face-to-face communication... could this be something the Star God invented?]