Glorious God Throne

[Well done.

–Administrator 00]

In the backend of the Extraordinary Forum, the moment the information was sent out, all data that could potentially be traced to the signal was automatically shattered.

In less than a minute, a reply arrived.

[It’s all thanks to you! And 01’s planning? I still have much to learn, I’m just an insignificant executor! Please don’t give me too much credit, I still need more of your guidance and encouragement! Administrator 02]

Bai Yi: “???” It looked like humility, but it was actually a veiled request to deepen their connection, using the excuse of guidance and encouragement…

…It seemed that the previous events had ultimately affected her. Was this… treating him as a life mentor, this recently appointed “Passionate Embrace” of the Shadow Council?

A familiar silhouette of a young girl flashed through Bai Yi’s mind.

He muttered this name. “Tian Yin?”

In comparison, the other person’s reply was simple and straightforward.

[Yes, I will continue as you instructed. Here is a list of members worth developing recently, please review.

—Administrator 01]

Bai Yi again: “???”

Member list and such… it reeked of an old criminal organization from the start. He felt that there was something off about this guy too.

Compared to Tian Yin, Bai Yi had known this person for a long time, even if the other party didn’t know his true identity. But as online acquaintances, they had known each other for nearly two years, although they hadn’t chatted much.

Bai Yi suddenly asked: […By the way, you must have guessed the true relationship between K and the Council by now, right?]

The other party seemed used to Bai Yi’s casual style. Half a minute later, a reply came through.

[Yes, he joined the Council earlier than everyone thinks.]

Immediately following was a long explanation.

[Although it’s widely rumored in the hidden world that K joined after the Rainy Night Serial Killer case, when the Shadow Council President made certain promises to temporarily gain the allegiance of this unruly assassin. Even so, he still acted on his own, coming and going as he pleased. Except for your orders, Mr. President, we others, even as the Four Pillars, were never taken seriously by him. – This should be correct.]

[But I think K must have joined the Council before the Rainy Night Serial Killer case. At least, that case must have had your planning behind it – perhaps this is why he considered joining the Council? Did you reveal certain qualities at that time that he admired?]

The paragraphs of text on the screen were automatically erased and shattered by some program shortly after being displayed. Bai Yi was not surprised by the other’s perceptiveness. He sent a message with a smile on his face –

[As expected of you, the Council didn’t give you your title wrongly.]

[No, it’s mainly because I was constantly following the Rainy Night Serial Killer case back then. And one of the cleanup targets in the case happened to be related to me, which you should be well aware of. It wasn’t long after that incident that you and I met online. At that time, I really thought about dying together with him. Driven by revenge, I went to extremes to learn everything about him – and I told you all of this.]

The person on the other end spoke with a restrained calmness.

[Therefore, I can be certain that you were involved in that person’s death, and it wasn’t entirely planned by K alone. This involves details I personally told you two years ago.]

“It was actually because of this reason?” Bai Yi raised his eyebrows in slight surprise, muttering with amusement, “This guy, always saying he doesn’t hold grudges, but in reality, he remembers them quite deeply.”

At that moment, the other party sent a final paragraph—

[I also want to thank you for stopping me back then. Even as a cripple that some people call useless, I’m still a thousand times more valuable than trash—I’ve always remembered what you said to me. At least now, I can create some value for the Council.]

“Something is indeed off about this guy. He seems rational, but he’s actually a fanatic…”

Bai Yi was a bit speechless. No matter which persona he used, it seemed easy to attract self-brainwashing zealots.

—He really, really didn’t want to develop a cult!

Finally, after sending out a mass message [Train well in the martial arts system according to the internally distributed martial arts techniques to improve personal strength], Bai Yi closed the backend and began browsing the forum casually.

To be honest, there wasn’t much worth browsing.

At present, when the forum had just been developing for a short while, more than half of the forum’s traffic was contributed by Shadow Council members, and the information related to extraordinaries was the same—although these people might not even know that the organization behind them was the Shadow Council, and instead thought they were working for a legitimate company with black society background in the Chenxing Empire. After all, many of these people were recruited when the Shadow Council first started developing from the King District.

The extraordinary intelligence posted by Shadow Council members came from layer upon layer of instructions starting from the very top with Bai Yi.

Just as Bai Yi was about to log out, his finger suddenly paused, his surprised gaze falling on the latest message posted by an ID called “Riding the Wind and Clouds”: “Yao Country prepares to spread basic martial arts techniques, starting with students, guiding the whole nation to practice martial arts?”

…Although this was indeed one of his goals, otherwise he wouldn’t have allowed so many people to learn martial arts from the Sword Realm. But to think of this so quickly and be able to act so decisively, the upper echelons of Yao Country were more ambitious than he had imagined.

Moreover, if he remembered correctly, the ID “Riding the Wind and Clouds” should be Li Fufeng, or perhaps it also included Chu Xingrui and other members of the Special Case Investigation Team?

—Since Li Fufeng received an invitation to join this forum, this ID had been used as a public account for the Special Case Investigation Team. They often posted intelligence of lower confidentiality levels, and over time, it had become recognized by many on the forum as an expert account.

There were several other accounts in similar situations, backed by official forces from different countries. From the moment this mysterious, technologically advanced, and unbreakable extraordinary forum entered their sight, they keenly realized its extraordinary nature. Perhaps, behind the forum stood one or several extraordinaries, a door opened to the mysterious hidden world.

Therefore, various countries invested considerable resources and energy in maintaining accounts on the forum. While constantly probing and collecting extraordinary intelligence released by the Shadow Council, providing legendary status for Bai Yi, they also published some news from their respective countries, accumulating forum contribution points and raising account levels. This way, they would have the opportunity to access more core content of the forum in the future.

—Although all of this was carefully selected by the official channels of various countries and deemed to be of low confidentiality, for Bai Yi, who was currently just an ordinary high school student, and for quite a few ordinary people like Matthews who lacked background, it was already a pretty good source of information. It also made Matthews and others firmly believe in the omniscience of the extraordinary forum.

—Without a doubt, this was a win-win-win result.

For instance, right now, weren’t the forum members ahead of the rest of the world, knowing in advance about the policy that Yao Country was about to introduce?

If this time it wasn’t nationwide martial arts training, but rather releasing a limited number of spots, giving people a chance to embark on the path of martial arts cultivation, even knowing a few hours in advance would be enough for some to seize the opportunity.

—This was the benefit that the Extraordinary Forum brought them.

With the intelligence released by “Riding the Wind and Clouds”, the forum was now unprecedentedly lively.

[xxx: @RidingtheWindandClouds expert, is it true? Is Yao Country really planning to promote martial arts widely, allowing every ordinary person to practice?]

[RidingtheWindandClouds: It’s true. However, widespread promotion might still take some time. For now, it’s mainly starting from schools, especially junior high and high school students. Whether it’s age, physical condition, or for ease of management… students are the most suitable candidates. The authorities probably also considered that students’ worldviews are not yet fully formed, so they can be educated and cultivated in this process. And unsuitable individuals can be screened out in time.]

[xxx: So it’s really true! It’s okay, we’re willing to wait, as long as there’s a chance to practice real martial arts techniques. Starting with students first is absolutely fine! I think the national leadership’s consideration is correct, they are indeed more suitable.]

[xxx: I’m so envious. As a person from neighboring Sang Country, may I ask if it’s possible to change nationality and join Yao Country now?]

[RidingtheWindandClouds: Sang Country has a similar culture to Yao Country. I’ve received inside information that they’re also considering spreading martial arts, but the candidates and approaches might be different from Yao Country.]

[xxx: Then is it possible that our X country might also have a chance?]

Amidst the excited and enthusiastic discussion, a cold questioning stood out particularly—

[GodofStars: Has Yao Country gone mad! Why are they doing this? What benefit is there in letting those commoners master martial arts! Do they know what they will do!]

“Tsk, this tone, it’s definitely the old Chenxing Empire government.”

Bai Yi commented with a shake of his head.

—No one but the Chenxing Empire officials, who were still tightly sealing off extraordinary-related intelligence, would be so exasperated.

After all, once martial arts were widely spread in Yao Country, even if the Chenxing Empire continued to block the news, or even crudely controlled their domestic internet, it wouldn’t be a secret for long. Unless from now on, they delusionally prohibited all Yao Country citizens from entering their borders.

Seeing a group of ordinary people from other countries cheering on the forum, saying they would immediately buy tickets to fly to Yao Country, those IDs obviously related to national official forces couldn’t sit still. Some stupidly questioned if everything was a conspiracy of the Extraordinary Forum, while others persisted in trying to track the forum’s location… In fact, many had never given up investigating the forum.

“They’re all so idle, let them be.”

Bai Yi didn’t care about this at all.

Those many days and nights spent in the Nightmare Game weren’t wasted. Although he couldn’t bring supernatural powers from the Nightmare Game into reality after the game system descended, there was no problem with ordinary skills, as long as he was willing to learn.

Having experienced many nightmares in technologically advanced eras, Bai Yi’s hacking skills were enough to crush this era.

Therefore, he wasn’t worried at all about the Extraordinary Forum being investigated.

Bai Yi’s attention turned to that piece of intelligence from earlier. As if thinking of something, he frowned with some annoyance.

“Nationwide martial arts practice, starting with students? That means the school will probably send out a notice soon, right?”

Just then, Bai Yi’s phone gave a soft ring.

A notification message popped up on the screen, from his current high school class group—

@All members: In three days, there will be an important event for the whole school. Students who are on leave at home or away from school for any reason must return to school on time to participate. Those who cannot come to school due to special circumstances, please submit an application in advance and explain the reasons in detail.

“As expected? It should be for this reason.” Bai Yi showed an unsurprised expression, lazily yawning, “Ah, how troublesome. Looks like I’ll have to go too.”

Having just yawned, he lowered his eyes, a layer of hazy mist floating beneath his eyelashes. His dragged-out tone sounded particularly sticky.

“Ah! Not happy, not happy, not happy! Super not happy!” He pushed the desk with both hands, rolling back several steps in his chair while it spun half a circle. Bai Yi’s body fell backwards, landing steadily on the bed. “I don’t want to go to school! No, no!”

Facing the snow-white ceiling, he let out a cry that every student has made before, symbolizing defiance against fate!

In the empty room, silence was the only response to his outburst.

Bai Yi boredly withdrew his gaze, rolling himself from left to right. “Ah, as expected, I might as well just play games~”

He had already learned to unashamedly command the system—

“—System, give me another round!”

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