Global Game: Ten Billion Spirit Energy Coins From The Start-Chapter 747 - : 744, Manina’s Public Opinion Counterattack_1

Chapter 747: 744, Manina’s Public Opinion Counterattack_1

“Where is Lan Bo?” Watching a video of Lan Bo, Manina’s face turned as black as ink. His voice was low and resonant, echoing eerily as if it were the whisper of a devil from hell.

Two months ago when he found out Lan Bo had cuckolded him (though later investigations revealed it was actually him being approached by Pu Langte’s consort after Lan Bo had drunk too much and made a terrible mistake in his drunken stupor), his first thought was to kill this man.

However, Lan Bo was the biological brother of Langqi.

Killing Lan Bo would be easy, but Langqi’s feelings had to be taken into account.

So, Manina merely had the “Glare Organization” beat Lan Bo half to death and send him to the frontline of Blue Star to fend for himself, hoping the Blue Star Humans would finish him off.

Unexpectedly, Lan Bo returned from Blue Star alive.

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After returning, Lan Bo actively cooperated with the “Sound of the Sun” propaganda. Manina, having a lot on his plate, didn’t bother about him.

But now, Lan Bo had suddenly stabbed them in the back, and this stab was viciously directed at their heart!

“Your Majesty.” Xi Weng answered nervously. “Lan Bo’s statement has been planned for a long time. A week ago, he was secretly transferred to the Makadun Kingdom through the Makadun Embassy, becoming a pawn on their political chessboard.”

“Makadun Kingdom again?” Manina’s brow furrowed.

What was going on with this small country? How had it suddenly become so restless?

“As for Lan Bo, I want him dead!” Manina declared, word by word.

“Understood, Your Majesty.” Xi Weng nodded.

But after some thought, he asked again, “Your Majesty, shouldn’t we consider Lord Langqi’s feelings?”

Manina waved his hand dismissively. “No need, just assassinate him quietly. Don’t leave any traces or evidence. You have two weeks. I want to hear the results in two weeks.”

“Understood.”

“Furthermore, regarding the recent online public sentiment, inform the headquarters of all major social media platforms to suppress the popularity of these discussions, and create some big news to divert attention—like entertainment news, ‘Movie Queen Theresa’s affair’, the singer ‘Andreas’ uncovered as having affairs outside of marriage, etc. It’s now time to divert the public’s attention.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

…

In the following three days, the United Government and its opposition, the Anti-Alliance Organization, invested a great amount of resources into an intense online battle about public opinion.

Cindy Doppler and Elder Zhu put a staggering amount of money into creating sentiment and maintaining popularity on the internet.

The United Government didn’t respond directly, only deflecting when asked about it with the phrase “fake news”, attempting in all ways to suppress the popularity of the topic and divert people’s attention.

Manina had also considered using the method of “banning and muting” to deal with the internet mobs.

But the biggest problem was that the leaders of the internet mobs were Cindy Doppler and Elder Zhu.

Both Cindy Doppler and Elder Zhu were legal national leaders, and Beak Country even ranked third in the world in comprehensive national power. Trying to ban their accounts was simply impossible.

As a result, Manina had no way to completely suppress this wave of outrageous public sentiment.

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In this way, the online battle continued for three full days.

Three days later, in the study room of the Raging Sun Empire Royal Palace, Manina summoned Minister of Intelligence Xi Weng again.

“Your Majesty.” As soon as he entered the room, Xi Weng knelt before Manina. “At present, the online public sentiment has suddenly worsened, and the discussion about that topic has once again escalated.”

During the recent three-day internet war, the United Government had released two major scandals from the entertainment industry—world-renowned movie star having an affair, world-famous singer getting divorced.

These two major entertainment scandals indeed distracted the public’s attention and stole a significant part of the heat Elder Zhu and Cindy Doppler had created.

However, “online popularity” could not resist continuous financial investment.

Elder Zhu and Cindy Doppler simultaneously increased their financial input, which caused the topic’s popularity to bounce back three days later, and once again become the focus of public discussion.

And there was another reason for this.

In the past three days, soldiers who had been in the Blue Star POW camp started to speak up on the internet—confirming that the conditions in the Blue Star POW camp were excellent and that they were not treated badly by the Blue Star Humans.

These soldiers dared to speak out, partly as repayment toward the Blue Star Humans for their kind treatment, and partly because they felt secure in the belief that “the law does not punish the masses”.

There were many soldiers stating the true situation on the internet. Among the 18,000 soldiers who had been in the POW camp, at least 3,000-4,000 were voicing their experiences.

The United Government couldn’t just arrest all these 3,000-4,000 soldiers, right?

Thus, the call against the United Government once again surged in the online world.

…

Upon hearing Xi Weng’s words, Manina slowly walked over to the window of his study.

Gazing at the scenery outside, he sighed:

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“Alas, the entertainment industry is, after all, a subculture.

While entertainment news can divert attention, it can only divert a very limited amount. After all, the majority of the public doesn’t care about the entertainment industry. Only a small group of people pay attention to it.”

“Your Majesty speaks the truth!” Xi Weng quickly flattered.

“It seems that we need bigger news to divert the public’s attention.” Manina slowly said, and then turned to look at Xi Weng. “And we have a very suitable card in our hands!”

“Your Majesty, what card do we have?… Oh, I understand now.” Xi Weng suddenly realized what the Emperor was suggesting halfway through his sentence.

“You should have thought of it, right?” Manina looked at him with a non-smiling smile. “It’s the ‘White Dragon Princess Keke Collaborating with Blue Star Humans’ card.

I did not have time to focus on this matter before. Now, considering it, we can play this card as our trump card!”

“Understood, I know what to do now.” Xi Weng nodded.

…

That same afternoon, a piece of news officially announced by the United Government instantly exploded on the internet.

The United Government held a press conference that afternoon.

The common people all around the world speculated that the United Government might apologize for its propaganda fabrications.

However, unexpectedly, at the press conference, the spokesperson for the United Government, Grace, declared in a solemn and stern tone:

“A month ago, a total of 12 sixth-level Blue Star Humans arrived on our Skru Star through a space tunnel, a fact that everyone should be well aware.

However, recently, we discovered an interesting matter:

One of the Blue Star strongmen arrived on our Skru Star and secretly visited a dragon on Dragon Island. I have ample evidence that this dragon has colluded with the Blue Star Humans. Now, I will present the evidence…”

The spokesperson then displayed the collected evidence in the form of a projection.

This evidence included a comparison of photos of Zhong Feng’s transformed black dragon and the black dragon in the “Evolution” game, Prince Morgan’s testimony, and the video footage on Dragon Island at that time, etc.

Upon hearing this speech, the reporters present immediately exploded in shock:

“So, the great dragon of Dragon Island has colluded with the Blue Star Humans? This is a big scoop!”

“How did the Blue Star Humans win over this great dragon?”

“Can you expose who this great dragon is?”