The Game of Global Mining

Chun was stunned! He thought the issue with Bronze City was over, but the Celestial Net is inescapable?

Although I did do it, and have been internally conflicted, the key is, how did they find out? More importantly, I don’t actually have that capability, Tifa is the one who takes decisive actions, once I get investigated, won’t Tifa be in danger too?

Chun immediately returned to the Divine Domain—only to find out he didn’t need Aileen for transportation anymore, but now’s not the time to worry about that.

Chun directly found the fake Tifa: "What happened at that time?"

The fake Tifa sighed: "At that time, I was being attacked and couldn’t escape, the entire space was locked by the real Tifa’s Thunder Net, in my view, sir was straightforward."

Ah, she started addressing me as sir! But now isn’t the time to worry about that either!

Chun found Liya, who was eating bread: "Goddess, what’s going on?"

Liya sighed: "The souls of those 44 Dancing Girls are indeed here with you, but as for how they were discovered, perhaps a small mistake?"

A small mistake! Was there still a Nightmare that escaped?

Chun exclaimed in surprise: "Could it be that the Nightmare War failed last night, and their Nightmare is retaliating against me?"

Liya said: "If it goes through the court procedure, it wouldn’t be possible to resolve it overnight. They must have started preparing the materials a while ago."

Then it must be the Ten Lords! Anyway, last time they fabricated testimony calling a bunch of actors to accuse me of colluding with Pirates, and I got sentenced for a year. Continuing to fabricate testimony now is not impossible either!

Especially since even Zhou Qing thinks that any major event must be related to me, let alone the Ten Lords who have been relentlessly targeting me! Decide the outcome first, then fabricate the testimony around it, even if it’s not me it would still be me, not to mention it actually is me!

Chun prepared for the worst: "Goddess, if I’m found guilty, what punishment will I receive?"

Liya sighed: "Very severe, but I will support you. Besides, a prison can contain your body, but not your soul, you can still get out."

Alright, indeed, I’m already used to it by now.

So the key is to protect Tifa! I will shoulder this alone... but wait, I can’t handle it? If I truly get convicted, will it be a life sentence?

Amidst his dilemma, a teleportation occurred, and in the blink of an eye, he was directly in a courtroom!

Chun was shocked; last time he went to the Bronze City court he was transported all the way there in a prison van, the ritualistic feel was maximal, but this time it was a direct teleport? It felt like a swift execution!

Chun was pushed towards the defendant’s seat and suddenly noticed a familiar figure in the audience seat; it seemed to be Tifa! But wearing a wide-brimmed hat, it was hard to see clearly, was it her?

If she came, the Ten Lords Metatron might also be nearby?

Chun’s eyes swept around but couldn’t see Metatron, was it his disdain to show himself before me?

Liya spoke: "That’s right, it’s Tifa! Looks like he is quite worried about you!"

The fake Tifa said irritably: "Worried that sir you might speak recklessly! Appearing personally is a reminder for you, sir."

Uh... alright, you both have a point!

Subsequently, Chun was pushed to face the judgment seat, where the authoritative judges sat high above.

The plaintiff’s seat was not occupied by Metatron, but by several NPCs.

The judge banged the gavel: "Court is in session! Plaintiff, representative from the Bronze Vanguard City’s investigation team, please present the evidence!"

Chun’s heart tightened, I really want to see how they found me out!

The plaintiff stood up: "On the day of the incident, the defendant had an opportunity to go outside and made contact with a suspicious individual at the biker’s dance hall, who tampered with the surveillance device on the defendant’s wheelchair, forming a secret alliance—here is the evidence on-site..."

Chun’s heart skipped a beat, there’s no fault with this!

Plaintiff: "After the investigative group’s inquiry, it was determined that the suspicious individual is in fact the Second-Generation Pirate King, whose aim is to assist the defendant in escaping... Evidence regarding the investigation into the Second-Generation Pirate King’s identity is as follows..."

Chun was shocked again! Holy Shit, where did this Second-Generation Pirate King come from? Ah, very well, that’s correct, it’s the Second-Generation Pirate King, let’s pin it on him!

Plaintiff: "And the defendant, numbered 0016, after the Black Iron City’s Blasphemer ceremony, possessed a large amount of negative energy in his consciousness, becoming a breeding ground for Demons, until possessed by a Demon! Among them, he is accused of murdering the former Black Iron Guardian God. Demons need to sacrifice souls to gain the power to escape, hence colluding with the Second-Generation Pirate King to murder the 44 retired Dancing Girls at the dance hall... Here is the evidence..."

Holy Shit!!!

Demon Possession!!!

Chun’s defenses instantly crumbled!

Truth be told, although during the visit at the Bronze City Prison by the City Beauty from the three cities, Aileen disguised herself as Bilenna, attracting the attention of the City Beauty in a Silver Chaos form to avoid her Divine Domain from being discovered, this exposed her secret of having an Enchanting Demon before the accompanying Ten Lords Gabriel.

However, this was ultimately just a tactic to sacrifice a pawn to protect a major territory, the fact that I possessed Aileen’s Divine Domain essentially is that kind of possession, a secret I tried desperately to keep—yet this secret was directly exposed by the Ten Lords!!

How could my defenses not crumble?

Plaintiff: "...Above is the complete set of evidence!"

The judges passed around the evidence!

Then, the chief judge made a final decision with the gavel: "Defendant number 0016, do you have any objections or disputes regarding the plaintiff’s testimony?"

Chun could only barely move his lips; his entire body had become paralyzed from days of high-dose abuse, leaving him unable to speak!

And what objections could he have? None of the evidence mentioned Tifa, and there was this invented Second-Generation Pirate King to take the blame, that’s good enough! Besides, this big pot couldn’t be left entirely for Moore to carry alone, could it?

The chief judge banged the gavel again: "If the defendant doesn’t speak, it will be considered an admission of guilt!"

Holy Shit!! Truly, a game run by the Ten Lords, the court might as well be owned by your family!

The chief judge banged the gavel: "The defendant has confessed! The charges of attempted prison break, colluding with Pirates, damaging surveillance, and committing multiple murders stand! Given the defendant’s Demon Possession, lacking subjective consciousness, the sentence is tentatively set to 10 years! In addition, the Demon Possession involving the assassination of the former Black Iron Guardian God is overwhelmingly destructive and exceeds Oak City’s containment capabilities, thus the transfer to the Empire’s Supreme Prison—effective immediately!"

——Oak City’s Gentle Breeze Announcement: Player Chun’s charges of attempted prison break, colluding with Pirates, damaging surveillance, and the murder of 44 Bronze City Dancers stand, with a reputation loss of 500,000! Game sentence of 10 years! Special transfer to the Empire’s Supreme Prison for containment.

——World Announcement: Player Chun... reputation decreased by 500,000! Game sentence of 10 years! Special transfer to the Empire’s Supreme Prison for containment.

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Holy Shit!!!

Though it wasn’t the life sentence I imagined, what’s the difference between 10 years and life? Can this game even run for 10 years?

Moreover, transferring to the Empire’s Supreme Prison? So that’s the Ten Lords’ ultimate goal? That place must have top-notch technology, specifically targeting my possession to immobilize me right?

No time to think further, Chun was again hooded, bound by chains on the wheelchair, and was swiftly pushed out of the courtroom amid applause!