N-A-A Chapter 393 Lan: Are you kidding me?
Chapter 393 Lan: Are you kidding me?
There is a large screen on the racing ship, which is generally used to take care of the audience with poor eyesight who did not get a good seat, and to give them the best viewing experience possible.
The presenter from the company, Jimi, looks rather funny now.
With a snowy owl's head and a doll's body, it looks like a child wearing an ill-fitting hood, creating a rather jarring effect.
"Welcome everyone to the martial arts performance competition!"
Mr. Snowy Owl has a very pleasant voice; he's certainly well-suited to be a host.
"The two teams facing off in this match are the rising star, 'Iron Arm' Luca, and the inheritor of Xianzhou Ancient Martial Arts, Shuojin!"
The audience erupted in cheers instantly.
"Luca, withdraw from the match!"
"Luca, we don't want to see you win!"
With advanced communication technology, rumors will only spread further and further, and appear more real.
Luca had never seen anything like this before and was momentarily at a loss for what to do.
"Uh... Luca has recently been targeted by some viewers due to some unfounded rumors."
Jimi spoke rather quickly, clearly trying to clear Luca's name before a public outcry erupted in the audience:
"In light of this situation, Xianzhou Luofu Earth Balance Division provided a surveillance video."
A staff member from the Earth Balance Division stepped forward and looked at the large screen on the arena.
Above, a familiar scene is playing.
On the website, people only see still photos; it doesn't matter what kind of meaningless things are posted or how they're presented.
But if it's surveillance footage and there's also audio, then it's a different story.
The surveillance footage shows that Luca and Topa did indeed meet in the Golden Man Alley.
Topa did indeed extend a brand endorsement offer to Luca, and he did offer conditions that Luca found hard to refuse.
Luca has made great strides in the martial arts ceremony and has now achieved some success. With a little packaging, he could become a star in the world.
As the hometown of a celebrity, Belleburg is sure to attract many visitors.
By then, Belloberg's economy should have developed, and the company's debts should have been repaid more quickly.
After all, Yunzhi didn't say that Belloberg wouldn't pay back the money; he only provided some assistance.
No matter how you look at it, this is a sure thing.
But Luca still refused.
He hadn't read many books, didn't understand these kinds of things, and dared not make a decision easily.
Topa felt regretful but didn't try to persuade him further. He casually asked a couple of questions about the exhibition match and then left.
The surveillance video ends here.
Find, cut, and add subtitles in a very short time...
Today's Earth Balance Bureau is undoubtedly great.
As soon as the video finished playing, the audience started discussing it.
"So, Luca didn't take any money from the company at all?"
"But where did this surveillance camera come from?"
"That place seems to be a cenotaph; they recently installed surveillance cameras to prevent vandalism..."
"So, Luca injured Shuojin, that's a fact, isn't it?"
On the field, Shuojin, who was wearing sunglasses and trying to look cool, was stunned when he saw the truth revealed so clearly.
But when he heard someone speaking up for him on the field, he straightened up again:
"Ladies and gentlemen."
He shouted, "Does this surveillance footage prove he didn't collude with the company?"
Shuojin's mind works incredibly fast:
"Perhaps Luca only didn't agree in front of the surveillance cameras, but secretly he's already accepted the company's offer?"
His rhetoric was undoubtedly not skillful.
But it is enough to stir people's hearts.
The reason for cyberbullying is never whether one is innocent or not, but that some people pontificate online, pretending to be righteous. They don't care about the truth, they only care about their own pleasure.
Even if the truth is eventually revealed, some people will still insist on the victim-blaming theory if the person is truly an ordinary person.
They might ruin their entire lives because of what others call "justice".
But if you have enough power, don't say stupid things like "let the bullets fly for a while." Suppress the rumors the moment they appear.
The staff of the Earth Balance Division naturally heard the round of questions from the audience, as well as Shuojin's sophistry.
He sighed and picked up the microphone:
"This video was personally ordered by True Lord Jingfeng Baiyu and personally authenticated and released by the Earth Balance Division."
"The original words of the True Lord Jingfeng Baiyu were: if you do not trust us, he will order the opening of the 'eye' of the Jade Palace to illuminate the Dharma Realm in all directions in order to restore the truth."
Jingfeng Baiyu Zhenjun...
This name is well-known throughout the Immortal Boat Alliance.
If it came from the [Hunting] adjutant himself, it's not entirely unbelievable...
"So, is the True Lord personally vouching for Luca?"
A calm audience member asked a question.
"Probably... otherwise why would he personally order the Geotechnical Division to search for surveillance footage? He could have easily ignored it..."
The audience member who hesitated gave a somewhat hesitant answer, their tone wavering.
Some viewers, probably visitors from out of town, asked with confusion, "What is the 'Ten Directions Illuminating the Dharma Realm'?"
Of course, there were also knowledgeable people who explained it to him.
Public opinion is showing signs of shifting.
Although the order came from the most respected person in the Immortal Boat Alliance, it was indeed not easy to change one's mindset in a short time.
Ultimately, isn't it because Yunzhi didn't say it himself?
If it were Yunzhi standing there instead of an employee of the Earth Balance Division, Shuojin would have been ousted long ago.
The staff member of the Earth Balance Office sighed.
This job is inhuman.
But the manager was busy with other things, so he was the only one who was relatively free.
So he added another sentence:
"As the True Lord has said, if the audience is worried about delaying the martial arts ceremony, then please have the two contestants go to the Taibu Temple."
"Although the Luofu Observation Array cannot compare to the Jade Palace Eye, it can still serve as a demon-revealing mirror to expose demons and monsters."
This is the message Yunzhi added three seconds after hanging up the phone.
Although the Ten Directions Light Reflecting the Dharma Realm of Jade Palace is more useful, the Qiong Guan Formation of Luofu is not broken, and the Taibu Si is nearby, so it won't delay the martial arts ceremony.
In short, the video is here, the Qiong Guan Formation is there, and there's also the Jade Palace Immortal Boat, which may or may not be awaiting the True Lord's decree...
Those who spread rumors are likely to be dealt with severely this time.
"That's all I wanted to say, Mr. Jimi. Let the competition begin."
Jimi took back the microphone and spoke loudly:
"Ladies and gentlemen, after watching the video provided by Jihengsi, you must all have your answers now... Without further ado, let's look forward to the next match."
Whether it has been truly clarified or not is irrelevant.
Most importantly, the audience finally fell silent.
The fox-man in the corner stood with his arms crossed, leaning against the wall, looking towards the arena.
The match has begun, and it's clear that Sojin is no match for Luca.
"Of course, anyone with even a little bit of ability wouldn't do something so outrageous."
Yun Zhi laughed mockingly.
Lan looked calmly at the arena and said:
"A martial arts contest is fine, but to cause such a commotion... It's making us a laughing stock for outsiders."
Since the start of the martial arts ceremony, how many foreign tourists have visited? How many participants from other planets have come?
As a result, the locals of Xianzhou came up with this kind of creative idea.
It's like putting on a monkey show for outsiders.
"That's utterly shameful."
Lan voiced her dissatisfaction.
Yun Zhi smiled somewhat helplessly:
There's nothing we can do about it.
"Mindset is an important part of martial arts competition."