Chapter 506: Chapter 333: Crisis Announcement
At this moment, when old accounts were being brought up, Sikinkov was rendered speechless and could only defend himself by saying, "The past is the past. Looking back now, I realize my actions were very problematic at the time. We shouldn’t have handled things that way."
Amir said mockingly, "Oh~ so much time has passed, and you became a top hero, and now you’re starting with the hindsight?"
Sikinkov didn’t waste time on bickering, and said in a deep voice, "I have just one demand, to make the situation public. This isn’t just for New Moon City."
"As you said, there are several other cities between New Moon City and the Celestial Gate Patrol Station; people there should be at least somewhat prepared, right?"
Amir helplessly shook his head and said, "Let me be straightforward with you, making the situation public is impossible as it would damage the face of the Hegemony Company."
Sikinkov, shocked, asked, "Did I hear that wrong, face? Is this about face problems???"
Amir replied directly, "You heard right, it’s about face. The Celestial Gate Patrol Station has always been managed by the Hegemony Company. If news of its fall spreads widely, it would create many unfavorable public opinions against the company."
"Though public opinion doesn’t really affect the Hegemony Company, this matter would become a handle for the Iron Blood Alliance and the Black Domain Group to attack them later. It’s also unfavorable for the upcoming Upper Court Council reelections, hence they strictly prohibit announcing this matter."
"I’ll remind everyone that the content of today’s meeting must not be mentioned to anyone outside, not even your wives and children. If anyone leaks this, they will be dealt with severely!"
Sikinkov interrupted anxiously, "This is playing with people’s lives! If they fail to control the situation at the Celestial Gate and something really happens, who will be responsible?!"
Amir shrugged and said casually, "Anyway, it’s not our responsibility; we just need to be accountable to the leaders above."
Sikinkov gritted his teeth, knowing continuing was pointless, as this was not something he could influence.
Absent-mindedly finishing the meeting and handling the tasks he needed to cooperate on, Sikinkov retreated to his office and made a phone call on his private phone.
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[Deep underground, inside the Construct Civilization Ruins]
Su Mo piloted the Earth Navigation Spaceship, cutting through a door-like structure on the Black Spire.
This Black Spire is extremely robust, and the location of the fourth clearance item, the "Construct Larva," is a defensive core, impossible to completely destroy with just one Earth Navigation Spaceship.
To get close to the Construct Larva and disable the beacon, one needs to enter the main control room inside the Black Spire and incapacitate all its control systems.
And this can only be achieved with the "Black Extinction Virus."
Just as Su Mo was cutting through the door of the Black Spire, a communication from Future came in.
"Boss, Sikinkov just called me, saying the Celestial Gate Patrol Station has fallen, and the City Council is mobilizing all heavy military equipment in New Moon City to cooperate with Hegemony Company and transport them to the Celestial Gate."
Su Mo: "And then, has the news of the Celestial Gate’s fall been made public?"
Future: "No, the City Council said they only answer to the higher-ups and need to maintain the Hegemony Company’s face."
Su Mo: "Heh, I knew it would turn out like this, damned bureaucracy."
The current events once played out in the game "Dawn," almost identically.
Such super-large events, in the predetermined major trend of the original plot, make his previous small moves too insignificant to impact.
Whether it’s the New Moon City Council, Upper Court Council, or Hegemony Company, none have realized the gravity of the problem.
They might think it’s some rare centennial predatory beast upheaval, and sending enough military forces to the Celestial Gate Patrol Station to hold out for a while would suffice.
However, the root of the problem isn’t over at the Celestial Gate, but right in front of the Black Spire.
As long as the beacon remains active, predatory beasts will keep charging towards New Moon City.
The sheer quantity of such terrifying beasts, never mind if the forces deployed by the Hegemony Company can withstand them.
Even if they truly defend the Celestial Gate Patrol Station, the beasts have more than one way to attack...
Future’s worried voice came through, "Boss, what do we do now?"
Su Mo: "I can’t influence the Hegemony Company’s deployment, and whatever they do is just a temporary fix. The key issue isn’t elsewhere, it’s the beacon. I need to disable the beacon as soon as possible."
Future: "Then here, is there anything else we can do?"
Su Mo: "Everything needed to disable the beacon is already on this Earth Navigation Spaceship, the rest is only time. If you talk about anything else we can do..."
He pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, bring Qi Ling in."
Qi Ling’s voice suddenly sounded: "I’m here."
Su Mo: "When did you connect..."
Qi Ling: "I’ve always been here."
Future: "Sis, this is me and the boss’s encrypted frequency..."
Qi Ling: "Is there a possibility that I’m a hacker."
Future: "A hacker who even hacks their own...?"
Su Mo: "Enough with the bickering... Qi Ling, you heard what I discussed with Future earlier about the Construct Civilization, the Construct Larva, and the beacon, right?"
Qi Ling: "Yes, there is just one thing I don’t quite understand."
Su Mo: "Say it."
Qi Ling: "You mentioned before that the Border District would be a majorly impacted area due to the predatory beasts’ assault, so you contacted Wolf Attack’s people, and Sikinkov to prepare in advance to reduce casualties in the Border District... Logically, I can understand, but I don’t quite get your intention."
