Chapter 88 - 89: Rampaging Spiritual Power Completely Pacified
The annual performance was over, but the buzz on StarNet showed no signs of dying down. In fact, it was climbing higher and higher.
Everyone went crazy after leaving the venue, and one by one, they all logged onto StarNet.
[Oh my god, Sophie Wexler is actually Sue Shiver. My brain is completely fried right now. Why was she like that before?]
[I don’t know what was going on with the "old" Sophie Wexler, but I absolutely love who she is now!]
[Maybe all that negative press from before was a deliberate smear campaign. After all, public opinion is a powerful force.]
[And get this—Sue Shiver. I’m starting to suspect that Sophie Wexler came up with it by just mistyping her own name!]
[Yeah, when that video from the Seventh Legion came out, some people said the woman in the fox mask looked like Sophie Wexler, but nobody believed them.]
And back then, everyone had adamantly insisted that the woman in the fox mask could not possibly be Sophie Wexler.
When it turned out to be Sue Shiver, the vast majority of netizens didn’t question it any further.
Looking back now, they realized what they had missed.
Sue Shiver was Sophie Wexler!
Besides her identity, many people were also discussing the performance.
[That song with the Ancient Zither gave me goosebumps.]
[Sue Shiver’s original songs are incredible, as expected.]
However...
[No, wait, you guys. There’s something even more important. Didn’t anyone in the live audience feel it?]
[Holy crap, I’ve been dying to say this! You’re all focused on Sue Shiver being Sophie Wexler, but did no one notice the change in their Spiritual Sea while listening to the music live?!]
[Finally, someone brought it up! I was about to die from anxiety. I’ve posted like a thousand comments on StarNet and nobody’s paid me any attention. Look at me, people!!]
The viewers who weren’t there live were completely baffled. What was going on? Wasn’t the most shocking news of the day the fact that Sophie Wexler was Sue Shiver?
They had all watched the livestream in real-time. Was there something they had missed?
[Soothing! The soothing of spiritual power, ahhhh!!!]
The person was so frantic they might as well have been shouting through a megaphone.
After Sue Shiver’s mask fell off, everyone’s attention had been fixed on Sophie Wexler, discussing her past and present from every angle.
They were marveling at her Ancient Zither and her songs.
But no one was talking about the most important thing for them—the soothing of spiritual power!
[Soothing spiritual power? What’s so special about that for Sue?]
Hasn’t she always been able to soothe rampaging spiritual power? They all knew that from the livestreams, so what was the big deal?
[To the live audience, didn’t you feel it in your own spiritual power? The rampaging power from the Disorder Period was completely pacified!!!]
Not just simply soothed or lessened, but completely pacified!
Anyone who had ever been through a Disorder Period had suffered the repeated torment of their spiritual power rampaging.
Usually, any relief during a Disorder Period would only lessen the pain. The rampaging spiritual power would still be there, constantly making a comeback until the final outbreak ended the cycle.
But this time, that rampaging spiritual power had been completely pacified!
This meant they would no longer have to suffer the painful scouring of their spiritual power for the rest of this Disorder Period.
When this news broke, the comment section went silent for several seconds.
People even wondered if they had misread, backing out and clicking back in to confirm what that user had written.
That’s right—completely pacified!
After a moment, the comments erupted like a volcano.
[!!! Is this for real?!!]
Immense shock and joy washed over them, making them doubt their own eyes.
[It’s as real as it gets. I’d bet my life on it.]
[The soothing effect in person was far greater than on the livestream! It must be because of the direct transmission of spiritual power!]
[I can vouch for it too! I’m in my Disorder Period, and I specifically fought for a ticket to soothe my Spiritual Sea. God knows how shocked I was the moment I heard her voice!]
[The song had such a strong rhythm, so grand and majestic. At first, I was worried that a melody that wasn’t slow wouldn’t be soothing. To my surprise, not only was it soothing, but my Spiritual Sea also entered a highly active state.]
Normally, it was better for one’s spiritual power to be more active.
But everyone knew that the Spiritual Sea couldn’t be highly active during a Disorder Period. Otherwise, the rampaging spiritual power would scour it faster and with more force, which would only lead to more pain.
So when he discovered his Spiritual Sea was incredibly active, he was actually terrified for a moment that the scouring would intensify.
Just as he braced himself for the pain, he made a miraculous discovery: the rampaging spiritual power had been pacified!
He repeatedly and incredulously checked his Spiritual Sea, confirming that the rampaging spiritual power was truly and utterly gone!
What’s more, his Spiritual Sea was in an abnormally active state, even more so than the highest level of activity he could normally achieve!
The citizens on StarNet were completely stunned, and then the entire network erupted.
[Holy shit, doesn’t that mean we won’t have to suffer the pain of being scoured so many times during a Disorder Period anymore!]
[Ahhh, why didn’t any of you say so earlier!]
[I did! But you were all too focused on her identity being exposed.]
[Well, can you blame us? We were just too shocked! The two of them are like night and day. It’s normal to be focused on that.]
[I’m so mad! Why didn’t I get a ticket to the live show!]
[I suddenly feel like I missed out on a billion-dollar opportunity. I am equally jealous of every single person who was there. Every. Single. One!]
[Ahhhhh, I’m going crazy! Will there be a next time? Is there another offline event? I need to get tickets, I have to go!!!]
[I have some sad news. She’s going to the Capital Planet.]
[......A moment ago, I was happy that Sue could go to the Capital Planet. Now, my heart is dead ashes.]
This time, StarNet truly exploded. The people who had attended the show were bursting with pride, showing off and professing their love in all sorts of creative ways.
Those who couldn’t go were wailing in despair in the comments below, a river of digital tears.
The director of the Stellara Cultural and Entertainment District watched the comments on StarNet, his eyes crinkling as he smiled.
He just knew Miss Wexler would be fine. If it hadn’t been for that accident with the mask during the show, everyone would have discovered the soothing effect much earlier.
There’s no way it would have taken until now.
In the office, the director looked at the person across from him. "Miss Wexler, the response on StarNet right now is fantastic. After this, you won’t need to hide your face during your livestreams anymore."
"What about the mask incident?" Sophie Wexler asked.
"Don’t you worry about that," the director immediately assured her. "The organizers are taking this very seriously. They will absolutely investigate it thoroughly and give you a proper explanation."
"Hollis won’t have Boceres and Karina to protect them this time. They’re going to pay a heavy price no matter what," the director said unequivocally.
Hollis had stirred up trouble more than once. If they didn’t learn their lesson last time, then it was time for another!
Sophie Wexler: "Alright. Thank you."
"I have a question," Sophie Wexler said, hesitating for a moment.
"Please, go ahead."
Sophie Wexler: "Why is the prize for this event a trip to the Capital Planet?"