Chapter 1097: Truth
Five days later.
Clovis stood in front of the podium. "Welcome everyone. I am here today to address the truth behind my action as well as the disturbing truth I’ve found in this expedition. So, I hope everyone can work together with me not to ask any questions until I’m done with my explanation."
As planned, Clovis returned and prepared for the press conference. As usual, they gathered most of the trustworthy media on their side for this press conference. Of course, they also let people watch it live so that they would know the whole truth without editing.
Clovis explained, "This time, the target of our expedition was called Tower of Storage. As the name implied, this tower contained the data of this world. Yes, we’re talking about the information about this world, which also confirmed the fact that this world is a simulation.
"However, today I’m not planning to talk about that one fact. Rather, I’d like to bring your attention to this piece of information."
Clovis pointed to the screen with his hand. "Please take a look at this information."
The reporters were taking pictures. This was the first time they had seen data like this.
[What is this data?]
[Is this the data that makes our world?]
[We need programmers here. Please, someone, explain it to us!]
The people on Skynet were going crazy. They were trying to understand what had been said.
"I will publish the code we found on our website, so you can decipher it whenever you want.
"Of course, you may think that this is data fabricated by my people. It is only right for you to ask that question. You need to continue to suspect me, suspect everyone so that all of you can find the truth.
"However, let me explain the operation itself. We entered the tower for three hours and forty minutes. We entered at 10 a.m. and left at 1.40 p.m.
"We couldn’t stay longer to avoid getting surrounded and endangering our lives. If that had happened, we wouldn’t be here to show you the truth.
"So, we couldn’t give you full access to all the data because we don’t have it either. We can’t copy it directly, so our operator has to type everything manually.
"So, was the data real? Let me help you determine it for you." Clovis showed a picture. "Please take a look at this. I am not an expert in coding, so I have a bit of a hard time understanding it. But my operator explains it quite simply and I think even people who have a bit of understanding about coding will be able to read it.
"For now, you may have to be satisfied with my explanation. Please take a look at this part, this is the information about the number of explorers in Astella.
"They have three million Tier 0, two million Tier 1, and so on. However, the most important thing is in the later part. They have 4,697 Tier 7 humans, 149 Tier 8 humans, and 1 Tier 9 human.
"I’m sure that you are wondering. Is this true? Well..." Clovis showed a video of his clash against the Sword Saint. "Please take a look at this battle. This is the 11th Tier 9 human in the world goes by the name Sword Saint.
"His real name is Karian Legaze. He is the Tier 9 human from Astella.
"People do portray me like I’m some sort of monster. I personally don’t deny the fact that I’ve killed people. However, if I chose a different method, all of you wouldn’t know this truth, and I might not even be able to stand here."
Clovis drank his water to let them momentarily sort the information.
[The Sword Saint? The 11th Tier 9 human in this world? Holy shit!]
[Astella actually had a Tier 9 human? They’ve been hiding it the whole time?]
[But didn’t he look weak? He couldn’t even fight Clovis Hacfield and Christina Elseingarde. Clovis Hacfield was only a Tier 7 human at that time, and Christina Elseingarde was a Tier 8 human.]
[This bro low-key flexed his achievement in fighting against a Tier 9 human. It’s so crazy.]
The people on the Skynet went wild. Some people were talking about the fact that a new Tier 9 human had been born.
But most people actually trash-talked the Sword Saint and even praised Clovis for being strong enough to clash with him.
Clovis then continued, "Now, let’s talk about what we’ve found in that tower. Please take a look at the data. Do you understand this? No? Are you confused yet? Yeah, me too.
"So, I’m going to tell you about my operator’s interpretation. She said, according to the data, there was an attack that hit the hardware of the device that ran this world. In other words, this attack happened in reality.
"However, someone else seemed to patch everything up by separating Lucente from the rest of the world. The barrier that blocked anyone from entering Lucente? It was there.
"Now, you are going to ask, ’Who was responsible for the attack then?’ I personally don’t have an answer, but the country that has this tower and its allies should have known about this.
"They have strengthened their security to such a level, and even brought in an unidentified Tier 9 human to launch a surprise attack on us. If we had not been strong enough, we would have been wiped out.
"So, forgive me for asking, ’If not guilty, why did you hide it and even go to such lengths?’
"Why would you hide something like this?" Clovis smiled. "Thank you for listening to my explanation.
"The data and everything else will be uploaded through our website, where you can also check all the previous findings from our expeditions.
"However, we now know what happens to Lucente. They died unjustly, and my mission won’t stop. It’s to discover the truth about this world. Let’s have a momentary silence for Lucente and their people." Clovis lowered his head and paused for ten seconds. "Thank you. Now, I will take some questions."