I'm just an internet cafe owner

Otherwise, he simply couldn't imagine how to deal with the enormous creatures in the air and the steel behemoths on the ground.

He felt that the tanks on the ground could crush the kingdom's houses with their sheer crushing and heavy armor. The kingdom's sharpest weapons might be able to break through the enemy's armor, but how many of those weapons were there?

Chapter 591 Giving another world a touch of technological shock

The Dark Ceremony of the Slane Theocracy is the most powerful force in the country. This country has inherited the abilities and items of the previous players. Although its ultimate potential is not as high as that of the original players, it can be said to be an invincible existence in this world.

However, today, this theocracy is surrounded by steel behemoths.

To say it's an encirclement isn't quite accurate. More precisely, the outer perimeter is equipped with Thor gunships, and the Magic City's nuclear missile silos are ready. Of course, these nuclear missiles won't be fired at the civilians here. Urban development requires population; a sufficient population is needed to create more value.

The contract Suzuki Satoru signed with Liu Yuan required him to make money, and more money. At the same time, considering that future companions might also come to this world, he worried that if he left a bad reputation, Tatsumi might challenge him to a real-life solo match.

"Ahem, listen up, you people inside. I am an envoy from the Magic City. You used a world-class artifact to attempt to harm our divine messenger. I now order you to hand over the culprit, or the Dark Ceremony will have no reason to exist."

The fleet commander aboard the Thor gunship used a wide-area broadcast, ensuring everyone in the city could hear clearly. Meanwhile, the spies belonging to the Magic City within the city, though not receiving orders, began to move in response to the sight of the warships in the sky.

As for why there are so many spies in various countries? That's all Xiao Di's fault. When he played the Mental Omega Epsilon route, he used spies to save the day several times.

He acquired technology from various countries through espionage and also sabotaged the Paradox Engine through espionage. The only thing that annoyed Xiao Di was that when he played the Allied storyline, the Allied intelligence system was truly impossible to infiltrate. However, the Allied intelligence system was also ruthless; despite having no spies, it always managed to produce some incorrect intelligence.

These are all digressions. Because I discovered how useful spies were while using them in Red Alert, after returning to my own world, I heavily invested in developing spies. One is a modern era, the other a medieval-like one, although this era has professional skills and various memory-searching abilities.

However, this is rarely done with ordinary citizens, which is why there are so many spies from various countries infiltrating the country. And this theocracy is already riddled with spies.

Suzuki Satoru's attitude is

Peaceful development means avoiding war whenever possible. Xiao Di didn't understand this before, but after learning about modern technology, he realized how valuable human resources truly are.

At worst, people can be used to generate electricity. Killing them is useless except as food for pets.

That's why he completely understood Suzuki Satoru's actions and fully supported a peaceful transition. As the saying goes, even without talent, one can still generate electricity.

At this point, these spies would take action. Their method was simple: manipulate public opinion. If it was baseless, they would need to coordinate with others before proceeding.

The problem is that this actually happened; there's no need for any connections, just direct publicity.

Sure enough, when the army stopped at the gates of the Slane Church, people inside the country had already begun to criticize the Dark Ceremony.

"What? You want us to take responsibility for the mess you created?"

"Calling himself a savior? In reality, he's just mind-controlling people?"

"I've heard that this place called the Magic Kingdom was created by a god. The six great gods were just his messengers."

Public opinion is a fascinating thing; it can often make falsehoods seem true and truths seem false. Under the influence of public opinion, those involved in the shady event could no longer contain themselves.

Inside a room, Zesshi Zetsumei received orders to proceed to the main hall. Zesshi Zetsumei was a young woman with long, distinctly black and white hair. Despite her petite stature and inability to even solve a Rubik's Cube, her strength was unmatched throughout the entire theocracy.

Should we take care of these things?

Zesshi Zesshi fiddled with the Rubik's Cube in her hand, a comical smile on her face. This wasn't mockery; in reality, she was incredibly nervous. The troops from the Magic City had launched several attacks on the deserted mountaintop along the way, their ordinary artillery fire possessing the power of at least fifth-tier magic or combat techniques.

The strange steel behemoths in the sky can freely unleash magic or combat techniques with power exceeding level eight. And the sudden, large-scale explosions are of immeasurable power.

However, Jue Si Jue Ming could determine that if this thing hit the Theocracy, a third of its population would instantly evaporate. If it were just one shot, that would be fine, but the problem was that it was firing in bursts.

She was extremely nervous and even started complaining.

"What kind of magic is this? Why have I never seen it before?"

"Magic Castle? What's that?"

"Gods? Could they be... players?"

There are records about players in this world, but these records are secrets among secrets. If the other party is a player, Zesshi Zesshi feels that it is possible to communicate with them.

She was confident she could take down the steel monsters in the sky, and even more confident in annihilating the steel torrents on the ground, but she wasn't confident in protecting the country's fifteen million people.

Having lived this long, she has loved many humans, and she has even inherited some of their will—a willingness to die for the country and its people. But the problem is, death cannot protect the people here.

But she quickly came up with an idea: she would go out and fight. If she lost, she could let them do whatever they wanted; if she won, she wouldn't pursue the matter?

"Okay! Let's do it that way."

Zetsumei felt like a genius, her comical smile widening as she casually put the Rubik's Cube away. Suddenly, she sensed a terrifying aura.

"who?"

"The person? Where? Where?"

In the shadows, fully armed Shalltear looked around. She was certain that only she and Zetsuki were in the room. No one else? Not a single person!

Seeing Shalltear suddenly appear, Zetsumei smiled. However, her smile froze at that moment.

"You're the strongest in this country, aren't you?"

"?"

Are you wondering why you can't move?

If Zetsubou's comical smile was mockery, then Shalltear's comical smile at this moment was full of wisdom.

Meanwhile, Zesshi Zesshi discovered that while she could move her upper body, her lower body was completely immobile. She tried to summon her weapon, but her own strength was almost entirely useless.

Looking down, she saw a dark, square object beneath her, which held her firmly in place, preventing her from moving.

Shalltear calmly introduced herself: "Hello~ You can call me Shalltear. I am the True Ancestor of Vampires, the Faded One of the Borderlands, and the Successor of Light, but I prefer my current form~ I'm a vampire at heart, and my appearance is quite frightening~. By the way~ Your companions, subordinates, or superiors have tried to use a World-Class Item to control me. But unfortunately, I possess the ability to remove all buffs!"

At this moment, Zetsumei's comical smile remained unchanged, but she was extremely nervous inside.

As Shalltear introduced herself, her body underwent constant changes. Although she was originally a vampire, after playing too many games in internet cafes, she could be anything except a human.

She can transform into a blocky person, a pixelated person, a Blood Mage in DNF, a Hammer Operator in Rainbow Six Siege, and even Ultraman. Because the Guardians of Nazarick now have so many forms, the "gods" promoted by the Magic Castle perfectly match them. In the Magic Castle's propaganda, gods are both light and darkness. Light? A simple transformation into Ultraman is enough to make anyone feel light, and even the DNF Paladin is now a veritable beacon of light.

When necessary, some avengers who are dark but yearn for the light will appear on the streets.

Take a look around; you'll have to believe it whether you like it or not.

Zetsumei was now in a complete panic, but despite her inner tension, she still managed a comical smile on her face: "Oh? Are you going to kill me? Hehe, do as you please."

It was incredibly frustrating, but there was nothing she could do. In her view, since Shalltear was immune to World-Class Items, it proved that she definitely possessed one. If she could use such an item to restrict her and then defeat her, then losing wouldn't be so frustrating.

Although she wasn't feeling aggrieved, her resentment and nervousness made her heart race. In fact, when she saw Shalltear's form constantly changing, she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, a feeling she had never experienced in five hundred years.

Shalltear heard the question and moved closer to her. She stuck out her long, thin tongue and licked the sweat off Zetsuki's face: "It tastes like a lie."

"!!!"

Zetsumei desperately wanted to kill the woman before her, but unfortunately, she couldn't. Shalltear stood up, her back to Zetsumei, and opened her arms: "The Supreme Being will eventually rule the entire world, and everyone in this world will live ordinary and equal lives. However, we do not wish to wage war; we hope to use our charm to entice everyone to join us. As for this time? It's merely to seek justice; wrongdoings cannot go unpunished."

"Since humans have attacked me, we will resolve this using human power. As someone who is not human, or even surpasses humanity, you are forbidden from interfering in disputes between humans."

"Wait? What did you say? Those things? They were all made by humans?"

Shalltear nodded: "These are genuine; there's no need to deceive you. They are the crystallization of human wisdom. Although being attacked by world-class artifacts is unpleasant, since it's a human act, let humans handle it. Similarly, I hope that those willing to follow the Supreme Being can have a fair contest with you. Rest assured, apart from those involved, no one will die or even be injured. Come on! Let's witness a battle belonging to humanity."

Inside the room, Shalltear confirmed the coordinates, and the hyperspace teleportation was activated again. Shalltear and Zesshi Zetsumei, who was sitting in a wooden boat, arrived at a mountain outside the Theocracy. During the teleportation, she noticed that Zesshi Zetsumei had dropped his Rubik's Cube, so she picked it up for him.

As Jue Si Jue Ming looked at the hundred Rhino Tanks on the mountain and the Thor Gunship in the sky, her face turned completely gloomy.

She initially thought these were the work of professionals, but she never expected it to be just technology? Technology that humans know through intelligence? How is that possible? But deception? Was it necessary? The fact that she could be so easily restrained proved that the other party had the ability to kill her, like a father she desperately wanted to kill. Strong people disdain deception; the stronger they are, the more capricious they are, unless deception is her personal interest.

But is it really that perverse?

Just as Zetsu was pondering this, Shalltear looked at the Rubik's Cube in her hand and couldn't help but complain, "Can you even solve this thing?"

Hearing no sound, Shalltear couldn't help but sneer, "Judging from your shit-eating face, I knew you couldn't solve this. LOL!"

"?"

But then, Zetsubou's expression froze, because she watched as Shalltear casually turned the Rubik's Cube, and all six faces were exactly the same color. Shalltear then held up the Rubik's Cube and boasted, "There's a formula for solving this thing. Theoretically, you could solve it in about fifty years with a bit of luck. Really? Really? Is there really anyone who's been trying to solve this for hundreds of years and still can't?"

Upon hearing this, Zetsubou's expression froze. She couldn't understand why this strange person in front of her spoke so infuriatingly. Especially Shalltear's expression, that intelligent and mocking look made her want to rush over and give her a good beating.

Shalltear saw through his thoughts, and her expression became even more theatrical: "Ha~ Hahahaha! You want to beat me up, right? Hey~ you can't reach me. Want to kill me? You can't beat me. You can't even resist whatever I do to you~"

His tongue traced across Jueshi Jueshi's face once more, and at that moment her eyes lost their luster.

Of course, the reason she lost her composure wasn't because the other person was licking her. Rather, it was because she saw a silver light screen, exactly the same as the one she had been teleported to, appear in the clearing in the distance.

The silver light curtain disappeared, and all the human members of the Dark Ceremony appeared here.

"What kind of power is this?"

Teleportation magic? Teleportation array? Her mind was a complete mess. Shalltear, however, calmly explained, "Hyperspace teleportation, a product of human technology. I know what you're thinking, but let me be clear, this isn't magic, it's technology, pure technology. Oh, and time stop, you know? That can also be done with technology."

"impossible!"

Nothing is impossible.

Shalltear smiled and said, "I've said it before, human affairs are for humans to handle. And everything humans use is made by humans, so I have no reason to lie to you. Of course, if you think these things are things humans can't make, I won't say anything. By the way, it only takes about five hundred years from researching the theory to actually making these things. By the way, do you know what level humanity would have reached in five hundred years if it weren't for you and these so-called nobles?"

"To what extent?"

Shalltear took out a mobile device and found a pre-made video. The video depicted a world without magic or hierarchy, a world that had progressed from a feudal society to the present day over five hundred years.

One industrial revolution, from the Industrial Revolution to the Electrification Revolution.

From people suffering from hunger to everyone being well-fed and clothed, ordinary people toil for a living amidst towering buildings, while on the battlefield, lightning flashes and thunder roars, nuclear bombs rain down from the sky, and a silver curtain of light envelops the entire battlefield.

Soldiers darted back and forth, instantly obliterating buildings and people, while the massive warships in the sky stopped time.

Time continued to pass, and she saw terrifying insects in the universe, Leviathans the size of planets, and Titan-class battlecruisers used in the war between humans and insects.

Shalltear used an edited version of human technological development. In reality, the foundation required for technological development may have been a thousand or even two thousand years of continuous accumulation, which led to the technological explosion in five hundred years.

Undeniably, this scene was a devastating blow to Zesshi Zetsumei. She knew her abilities intimately; she was acutely aware that if a being the size of an entire planet were to appear in her world, that planet would be invincible. Gods? Don't be ridiculous. Even the six great gods of yesteryear, or those even more ancient beings, had at most killed a few million people.

If something that big were to descend directly upon us, the entire world would be doomed. And then there are those creepy insects…

"Wait? Why are you showing me this?"

When asked, Shalltear replied nonchalantly, "I'll show you if I want to~"

Are these true?

Shalltear smiled slightly: "What I told you and showed you was never false."

Yes, ever since they went to the internet cafe with Suzuki Satoru, not only Shalltear, but all the Guardians learned a lesson: the truth is more terrifying than a lie. This is thanks to Liu Yuan and the Law of Cycles for their selfless dedication; after all, Kyubey's case proved that concealment is far more deceptive than lies.

However, what Shalltears said wasn't a deception for Zetsuki; it all happened genuinely. According to the internet cafe owner, the game in realistic mode could be treated as the real world.

What? The video is real too? It really does depict 500 years of human development, but what kind of world each year of those 500 years uses, only those who have played the game know.

Sweating profusely, despite her emotional deficiencies and difficulty in expressing herself, she harbored some vague thoughts. Just as she was pondering these thoughts, she was drawn to sounds from the direction of the battlefield.

The people from the Dark Ceremony were ready to fight the moment they were teleported out. Hand them over? Absolutely not. Anyone who wanted to hand them over would die!