Chapter 953: The City Protected by the Calamity Witch
"Those old fellows finally can't sit still anymore."
Looking at the nearly real-time broadcast image at this moment, perhaps a considerable portion of those sitting there wouldn't have imagined such a method existed.
"Chairman... then what should we do next?"
At this time, a subordinate beside Tang En stepped forward and asked.
Tang En was not yet the chairman, but they had already begun to address him as such.
After all, in their view, this was only a matter of time.
"They're all sharp as tacks."
Tang En chuckled lightly and didn't respond directly.
Instead, he reached out and pointed at the elder who had just spoken on the screen.
"This old thing who spoke with such righteousness just now, he also has a Seed of Knowledge."
"Wha... what?"
"Then doesn't this mean our own people are fighting our own people?"
The subordinates following behind Tang En were instantly shocked!
"Guess how many people on this screen are firmly anti-witch?"
Tang En asked with a smile.
Tang En didn't wait for their response, nor did he tell them directly.
Instead, he reached out and swiped the screen.
Following the swipe, "live broadcast images" from various different perspectives appeared on these screens!
This secret meeting... actually had so many people livestreaming it?!
Accompanying the shock of these subordinates, Tang En enjoyed it very much.
This was what the Calamity Witch called... a dimensionality reduction attack, right?
The changes within the association were far more terrifying than he had expected.
This completely disrupted his original conception and made him realize he almost couldn't keep up with the rhythm of such changes.
The originally conceived "armed seizure of power" was just about to begin when he discovered that the opposing side was about to become all his own people.
Even the transition of the chairman's power would be peaceful because a person is very sensitive to their loss of power.
They all have to find a way out for themselves.
But all of this happened as quickly as an avalanche.
And what way out is the safest?
Of course, it's... everyone is on the same side!
Listening to that Witch Lord, accepting that Witch Lord's power, even accepting the witch's surveillance... as long as one's life is still there, what does that count for?
At this critical moment when the storm is coming, that "Seed of Knowledge" is the ticket sufficient for them to protect themselves!
And smart people also know that some people must die in this reform.
The few in the video without a first-person perspective... are the sacrifices.
They are the chips for these "secret defectors" to be recognized.
Although cheap, giving a reason is enough as long as it's useful.
And their bigger chips... are actually those outsiders!
It's just that the outsiders are not chips to confront the Calamity Witch, but chips offered to the Calamity Witch... to increase their own value!
This was basically planned by Tang En single-handedly.
Since he undertook the Calamity Witch's mission to kill all outsiders, then even if such changes occurred in the association midway, he still had to find a reason to facilitate the situation the Calamity Witch hoped to see.
When Tang En contacted these people at that time, they also couldn't believe that the Calamity Witch actually wanted to catch all these outsiders in one net!
And when several outsiders among them revealed to the association's high-level elders that they were loyal to that Calamity Witch.
They believed it......
Those so-called rumors that all outsiders were against witches also collapsed on their own.
Among outsiders, there were also people deeply hidden on the pro-witch side!
This made them dare not unite with outsiders to resist the witch even more.
After all, who knows if the outsider you united with would stab you in the back at a critical moment and then say: "I am loyal to the Calamity Witch"?
So this risk cannot be taken!
And finally... the only path they could choose was to join the Calamity Witch's camp.
But at this moment, only Tang En knew all this.
Those outsiders... were not some pro-witch forces at all, but those people were originally avatars of Lord Calamity Witch!
This is the terror of the Calamity Witch!
Clearly possessing such powerful strength, yet she only showed them such terrifying means.
This is basically not an invasion like those outsiders; this is playing like a cat catching a mouse!
The rhythm of this meeting, at this moment, had completely fallen into Tang En's rhythm.
Perhaps many people at the meeting would feel that this meeting seemed to be fiercely debated, but the final outcome orientation seemed to have always been moving towards the set goal.
Basically, those sitting here were all old foxes.
At the conference table, they crossed their fingers silently, looking at some people through the gaps between their fingers, silently guessing in their hearts that the other party was probably already... one of us?
They discovered that this Seed of Knowledge was really easy to use.
When visualizing it themselves, no one could discover the panel in front of their eyes.
So while arguing at the conference table, some colleagues also tried to pull up a temporary chat room.
As long as they dared to join... they were one of us.
Of course, just in case, this was anonymous, guarding against traitors who held the Seed of Knowledge but went against the witch's will.
The scene at this moment could be said to have brought the two-faced behavior completely out into the open.
"...Then finally, I will set up an ambush here and let those outsiders wait here..."
"This... wait, wouldn't this be too crude?"
At this moment, an "honest person" frowned and asked.
As soon as he spoke, everyone else looked at him with strange gazes, making this person somewhat embarrassed for a moment.
"The simpler, the more efficient! The less likely mistakes will occur!"
At this time, a seemingly highly respected elder knocked on the table and smoothed things over.
"Indeed, that makes sense. The more exquisite the plan, the easier it is for flaws to appear. We have never thoroughly probed the Calamity Witch's means, so we must use absolute crushing force to prevent her from making even the slightest splash!"
After all, from the perspective of those involved, at least a dozen outsiders besieging a Calamity was indeed a sure bet.
Although the plan was simple, it was efficient.
And the layout planner saw another layer.
The more direct those outsiders acted, the more the means they arranged before could trap those outsiders, and it was enough for that Calamity Witch to use some "special means" to kill them all.
Thus, two groups of people with ulterior motives reached a unification in this aspect.
The plan went a bit too smoothly.
After the meeting adjourned, the entire association also mobilized instantly.
The branch association located in the Igsuo above-ground city naturally couldn't devote all its energy to this internal friction.
As the only banner currently carried by the Truth Protection Association, it was also attracting more branches to come and seek refuge.
But due to regional restrictions, it was extremely difficult for them to come over, but achieving a certain degree of contact was still possible.
And another title slowly spread from the Igsuo above-ground city.
That is "The City Protected by the Calamity Witch".
Because of the server closure of Star of Sin, rumors about the Calamity Witch became increasingly outrageous.
After all... that world was already dead without proof, so wouldn't people believe whatever they said about the Calamity Witch's deeds?
So rumors gradually became outrageous in the outside world.
Things like the Calamity Witch having powerful magic power, able to ignite a city with a wave of her hand, or even summon a thundercloud to cover an entire area with violent thunder.
Some also said that a stomp of the Calamity Witch's foot could cause a major earthquake affecting several cities, and buildings couldn't withstand this mighty power at all.
It can be said that these people were basically making up stories based on the name, emphasizing the horror of "Calamity".
Of course, there were also people who had truly experienced it stating that the Calamity Witch had the ability to pull the network cable.
There were also quite a few people questioning this.
Of course, these rumors were basically established among those crowds who believed the so-called game was real.
More were still people trapped in information cocoons entertaining themselves, and some were purely following the trend to gain popularity.
However, this didn't matter.
Those willing to sink were willing to live a life of false happiness until death, and those willing to resist ended up just immersed in false resistance.
The general trend was not something an ordinary person could influence.
At this moment.
The avatar led by me was sitting in the residence analyzing various messages.
As the most special avatar, it wasn't doing nothing here, but receiving and processing a large amount of information.
Those avatars centered on the Igsuo above-ground city and spread to the whole world with various identities.
Because time was relatively rushed, the collected information was not only messy but also of low value, basically using the Earth Vein Appraisal Spell as the main means to conduct wide-area searches on specific regions.
No choice, this world had annoying restrictions on many displayed materials, and the authenticity of many materials couldn't be confirmed.
Even regarding the topic of the Supreme Council that everyone knows, people would argue whether there are 12 or 13 members.
The more official statement is 01-12, a total of 12 people, but there are still remarks saying it's normal for a 12-person council to have 13 people.
It can be said that false news is very abundant.
I even discovered that the widely circulated world map of this game world... is also fake!
In some developed areas, ground fissure resettlement areas wouldn't even exist on the map.
Maps of various places had quite a few differences, possessing a kind of self-deceiving beauty.
And what I am looking for now is naturally to confirm where the Myriad Worlds Terminal headquarters of the Infinite Group is.
And find as many branch companies distributed around the world as possible.
After all, I need to ensure one thing.
That is, I want to master the confidence to flip the table at any time!
However, thinking that in such a "developed" world, I actually have to conduct a carpet search personally to confirm some locations, I want to laugh.
However... this also unintentionally reflected the capabilities of the Infinite Group.
They are really amazing in information control!
Their ignorance has brought me quite a lot of trouble.
So I can only search through my currently only clue.
Search for the areas most important to the Myriad Worlds Terminal headquarters.
The residence of the vanguard players!
As early as the first time I killed that player through the network cable using the Destiny Summoning Spell, I had pretty much locked onto the general location.
Although the Destiny Summoning Spell cannot lock onto an absolutely precise location and can only obtain a general area, after arriving in that area, I can precisely acquire the unlucky guy killed by the spell through the Earth Vein Appraisal Spell.
"Sigh Still too few avatars..."
I closed my eyes to let this avatar rest a bit, then sighed.
But there was no helping this.
My main body is currently cultivating hobbies with Big Sis Bai, and I don't want to disturb such interest for the time being.
As for avatars, it is estimated that I cannot summon them to the game time in large quantities in a short time.
And while I was thinking, Tang En came to me again.
Just not long ago, he had already told me the general situation.
And his arrival now was just to tell me more detailed arrangements, to avoid flaws in the upcoming plan.
However, even if Tang En didn't tell me these, I had already completed the organization of the entire event's context through the Great Tree of Knowledge.
The reason for letting Tang En come to report in person was partly because he requested it himself, and partly... to avoid making him feel useless.
In some subsequent thoughts, Tang En is going to become the face of the Truth Protection Association.
According to Tang En and the others' plan, the place for this "ambush" is also an area close to the city center, but it still maintains a considerable safe distance from the location of the Myriad Connection Main Network Tree.
After all, they need to borrow a more powerful Power Network while ensuring the Myriad Connection Main Network Tree won't be destroyed, so naturally, they can only use this method.
As for the casualties caused in the city center area...
What casualties?
Aren't these casualties the victims caused by those outsiders?
The Calamity Witch encircling and suppressing this group of people again is a great deed to win people's hearts!
The impact of an event mainly relies on how it is propagated; this is the means of those in power.
I have no opinion on this.
What does their cruelty to their own people have to do with me?
Do I have to interfere and then plant a "Holy Mother" label in their minds?
I don't want that.
My greatest mercy to this world is... not letting rivers of blood reflect in this world.
Tang En was still continuing to narrate some very crucial details.
He didn't want any accidents to happen!
After all, to trap and kill so many outsiders at once, if even a few escaped, they would have trouble sleeping and eating!
Moreover, even the Power Network finds it difficult to kill these outsiders, so the main means of that extra arranged venue is still to trap the enemy, and then let this Calamity Witch take action.
And the hardest part... is nothing more than gathering so many outsiders here to ambush this Calamity Witch according to their ideas.
But let those guys who want to be "one of us" get a headache over these things themselves.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, nearly two days passed.
The association had been exceptionally oppressive these two days, as if something big was about to happen.
Naturally, these decisions and plans of the association's high-level executives couldn't be told to the general members of the association, but even if nothing was said, they could still find out something.
Also, a considerable number of people couldn't stand such oppression and applied to leave the association.
If they were people who knew nothing, the association naturally wouldn't stop them.
If they were people who knew some inside information, it naturally wouldn't be that easy.
Under the general trend, how could people in the vortex break away just by their own strength?
At this moment, the Igsuo above-ground city was like a bow drawn to the full moon.
And this already tightened bowstring finally released completely at the moment a figure flew rapidly over the hotel renamed "Witch Building"!
And the direction that figure flew towards only sounded the invasion alarm after quite a while had passed!