Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva!.

Chapter 584: The Golden Pocket Watch That Stops Time

Brilliant fireworks bloomed in the space. They were the flames of burning starships after they were shattered. This scene not only shocked the crews of the two accompanying "Tracing Light Wing" class starships, but also many officers on the pursuit fleet had their pupils trembling as they watched this scene anxiously.

Yes, Blanche was highly suspicious and might be brewing a great disaster, but before all this became clear, her identity was still a registered singer in the Federation. Unless the Supreme Court of Inquisition, the Golden Flame Cathedral, and the Federal Central Council jointly passed a resolution to deprive her of her identity and punish her. If Blanche died here, no matter what mistakes she had made before, they would be ignored. As a result, all the singers of the people in the Western Star Region were killed on the spot by federal officials for no reason.

This kind of news would be like a nuclear explosion, drastically affecting the stability of the entire federation, and even more terrible than the rebellion in the northwestern star regions. It would mean that the authority of the central star region would be shattered, and other star regions would no longer trust it, and would develop separatist sentiments, and it would provide a handle for many hidden anti-government organizations to attack. The other singers who are currently alive would probably be chilled and carefully stay away from the central star region.

Everyone knew that this plan was not perfect, but no one thought that the pursuit fleet would directly fire at the main guns of the starship Blanche was on. However, this is what happened, in a way that no one could accept.

The two sides rarely stopped firing together, and the two accompanying starships frantically dispatched search and rescue ships to circle the debris zone of the explosion, looking for possible signals of survival.

Inside the pursuit fleet, on the bridge of the flagship.

"General, according to the emergency order sent by the Federal Parliament, you are now relieved of your post and arrested. You are not allowed to contact anyone." The accompanying Inquisition investigator raised the silver-blue machine pistol in his hand and pointed it at the man in military uniform in front of him. Beside him were about ten Inquisition entourage members who also raised their guns.

The other officers in the bridge watched this scene anxiously. Many of them were the general's confidants, but at this moment, they didn't know what to do. If the general's guilt was confirmed, it would be no different from treason.

Even they knew how dangerous it would be to rashly kill a singer without following the procedures. It could only be said that the general's order to open fire was so unexpected that it was only when the starship exploded that they remembered the terrible consequences.

According to the normal process, they arrested Blanche and detained her. The Central Parliament will then use this to negotiate with the representatives of the Western Star Region. Although Blanche may be placed under house arrest, she will not be executed. After all, all her current actions are only at the stage of suspicion, and no big mistake has been made. The officials and the people of the Western Star Region will not let her die for no reason.

As long as Blanche is alive, the Central Council has countless ways to make the Western Star Region compromise and stabilize again, but if Blanche dies, even if the Western Star Region does not rebel, there will be severe turmoil.

"I don't regret what I did today." The general told his men not to raise their guns.

"I know the consequences of opening fire far better than you do. You won't understand it today, but you will many years from now." He raised his hands and allowed the Inquisition officers to disarm him and put him in restraints.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the scene that just happened was quickly uploaded to the Internet by someone with ulterior motives. In response, the Federal Network Monitoring Department implemented the most stringent blocking and deletion measures, but there are still many people who use various methods to disguise files, convert formats, and spread the news.

About 9 hours later, the entire Aigeka network was temporarily shut down, leaving only the local area networks within each star region to maintain the operation of the public system.

Without the Aigeka network, each star field was like an isolated island, and the speed of information dissemination dropped greatly. Such a sudden change caused an uproar in the Federation. Countless people were curious and questioned, and various voices and opinions began to spread. Some people who got the news in advance also spread the video of the incident on the local area network within the star field.

At first, many people did not believe it, thinking it was another piece of fabricated false information. However, the harsh measures taken by federal officials seemed to implicitly acknowledge the authenticity of the incident, and various hypotheses began to emerge.

Some said that the dead person was the governor sent by the Federation, some said that Blanche was killed, some said that the travel starship that Ores was riding was blown up by a terrorist organization, and some said that Shui Yanqing was killed by radical elements, and so on. All the more famous singers in the Federation have been speculated and suspected.

Three days later, the Aijiaka network was restored and an official notice of Blanche's death was issued. As expected, fierce demonstrations broke out in the northwestern star regions, which were already in a powder keg stage.

Many people stormed the government building, and some people issued death warrants online, targeting and assassinating senior officials who supported the Central Parliament. This made the governors and officials of the Western Star Region feel insecure, and they had to express their support for the people and demand an official explanation from the Central Parliament.

"Today, large-scale demonstrations involving millions of people broke out in 27 star regions. Many people opened fire on the streets, and many police officers were injured. In the Hemu star region, the military and police forces responsible for peacekeeping mutinied, and many senior government officials died in the riots."

"The Central Council announced Blanche's crime, expressed regret for her behavior, and will severely punish the general who gave the order. However, most people in the Western Star Region do not accept this result. They believe that this general is just a tool to execute orders, and there must be higher-level forces that are harming the singer in the Western Star Region."

'They are lying and scared!'

'They fear that we will unite under one voice again. They fear that the oppressed people will unite and rebel!'

'They are not stupid, but calculated evil, and they have destroyed our hope!'

The excited crowd shouted like this when facing the camera.

This incident resonated with and aroused sympathy from many people. Governors and parliamentarians from other star regions also put pressure on the Central Parliament, hoping that the authorities would give a more powerful explanation and punish those who were behind the pursuit fleet opening fire.

No one dares to take the blame. This crime is not a political show, but will really be engraved in the history books. Even if the person dies, his descendants will be implicated in hatred, and perhaps a hundred years later, assassins sent from the Western Star Region will eliminate them one by one.

There was a heated debate within the Federal Central Parliament, and the general who gave the order conducted repeated investigations. Anyone who had any connection with him, regardless of their identity, was arrested and interrogated, but no convincing evidence was found to show that he was ordered to open fire by others.

If he were to be charged with all crimes, it would be in line with objective reality, but it would be extremely inconsistent with the current turbulent situation. People's anger needs an outlet, and a fleet commanding general cannot bear this firepower.

More and more people were disappointed as the authorities were slow to give an answer. Finally, a gunshot was heard in the Hemu star field, and the star field declared independence from the Federation and confiscated all the property of the central star field capital. The star fields in the west began to respond one after another.

Just as everyone held their breath and nervously watched this shocking situation, an even more explosive news came: Blanche, who was seriously injured but not yet dead, appeared in the Shark Star Region.

No one knew how she survived. Almost her entire body was severely deformed. When she appeared in the life support cabin covered with medical bandages, the entire Western Star Region was ignited by this scene. The star regions that were originally still wavering immediately announced their support for the independence of the Hemu Star Region.

In order to suppress the rebellious group, the federal officials deployed military police and fleets in the western star field to open fire on the rebels, and the two sides began fighting in the streets, government buildings, the sky, and star ports.

"This is simply the worst outcome," commented a member of the Central Parliament.

Even if Blanche had returned to the Western Star Region before, the rebellion she had set off would not have had such a great impact, and it would have been easy to suppress it with official military force. However, because of the previous rash opening of fire, the official authorities lost their righteousness and justice, which allowed many people to justifiably refuse to execute the order to quell the rebellion, and star regions in other regions would not stand on the official side clearly, but choose to wait and see.

"Forget about opening fire. You've done something bad anyway. But the most unacceptable thing is that you've caused such a bad impact, but you haven't done anything yet. You're just a waste!"

……

Six days ago, moments before the starship exploded.

The piercing alarm sounded, and the entire starship was in a violent vibration and swing. Many people were pressed against the inner wall of the starship by inertia. Screams were heard everywhere, glass and blood were flying, and the surging high-temperature heat flow continued to spread from the fracture of the starship, rushing through the entire corridor, drowning the members along the way. Blanche was sitting in the miniature ship for escape. At this moment, she felt dizzy. Before her ship could start, the entire escape protection area was penetrated by the violent high-energy ion flow. It was obvious that the other side observed this area when shooting and paid special attention to it.

Amid the flames and explosions, the lifeboat she was on was lifted up and crashed into the inner wall of the port, deforming the ship and melting its entire outer contour. If it weren't for the special protection system installed in the ship, Blanche would probably have been burned and melted in it.

Inside the protective cabin, Blanche was close to coma, as the shock wave from the explosion had caused multiple fractures on her body. She could only barely open her eyes and press the ejection button at hand to detach the protective cabin from the high-temperature environment and rush out of the environment that had turned into a sea of ​​​​lava and fire.

However, it won't be long before the starship's engine explodes. If she cannot leave the starship in a short time, she will sooner or later be swept away and melted by the violent explosion.

Blanche, who was lying in the protective cabin, had not yet realized this. She just sat up with difficulty, injected herself with a healing potion, and then started the only power system of the protective cabin to move forward, leaving the gap torn by the starship and heading towards the relatively "safe" interior.

Along the way, she could see many burnt and melted corpses floating in space. This scene made her feel a little nauseous and shocked her spirit.

Did I do something wrong? At this time, her originally firm thoughts began to waver.

Before he could think too long, another burst of fire engulfed the outer periphery of the protective cabin, and then a blurry figure rushed over. The other party tore open the outer shell of the protective cabin with a sword and pulled Blanche out urgently.

"go!"

The figure pulled Blanche into the sea of ​​stars, and then a violent explosion came from the starship. The strong impact blew the two away, and then when the high-temperature heat current was about to submerge the two, Blanche felt that everything around her became blurred, as if sinking to the bottom of the deep sea, and all the light and sound disappeared.

Time seemed to have come to a standstill at this moment, everything became extremely quiet, and the surroundings were terrifyingly empty. There was no substance, and the body seemed to no longer exist.

In a coma and trance, she felt her consciousness slowly weakening. Although she could not feel her body at this time, Blanche knew that she was not far from death.

so tired...

Thinking is like a rusty gear, turning with difficulty

Don't want to do anything

My eyes can no longer see anything.
The brain is quiet, only a few vague thoughts are still running
……

The last string is slowly fading

Soul consciousness tends to dissipate

Everything begins to enter the final countdown

……

"Click..." The pointer moved slightly.

[According to the host's condition, he is currently on his deathbed. In order to seize the last chance, time will be suspended here - Alice's pocket watchmaker, at your service]

The originally still clock began to move, and faint golden ripples continued to spread, enveloping Blanche's consciousness and body like golden bubbles.

As the ultimate product of the well-known giant company "Alice's Watchmaker", this pocket watch played its due role at the most critical moment. Perhaps it was thanks to the previous unsuccessful assassination that the Inquisition paid attention to the singer's safety and equipped her with this extremely precious prop.

Unlike the real world, Blanche was artificially sent into the high-dimensional Sea of ​​Aegeka to avoid the impact of the explosion. However, such a space is not suitable for the existence of tangible life. If it were not for the golden pocket watch she carried with her to freeze the time, her entire body including her soul would disintegrate in the Sea of ​​Aegeka and turn into particle fragments.

Because of the difference in the speed of time flow between universes, by the time she broke away from the Sea of ​​Aegeka again and slowly descended into the real universe, three days had passed. At this time, the scale of the pocket watch was exhausted, and her life would come to an end again.

“So, we are really lucky.”

Wearing a white protective suit and a hooded cloak, Laguier carefully lifted up the faint golden bubble floating in the space and put it into the life support capsule. With the sound of dripping, the life support capsule began to stabilize Blanche's body, and several high-ranking members of the cult also surrounded it, performing special secret rituals. A faint halo enveloped the life support capsule, preventing Blanche's consciousness from dissipating and shattering.

"'Generosity' died. Before he died, he sent Blanche into the Sea of ​​Aegeka. This was almost a life-or-death situation." Another blond young man slowly recounted the situation at that time. He was 'Sincerity' among the seven virtues.

"I didn't expect that sacrifices would occur before the struggle even began." He folded his hands and prayed for his dead companions.

"Sacrifice is inevitable, or it is an unrealistic fantasy to think that we can achieve a happy ending without any sacrifice." 'Hope' Laguier on the side pressed his hand on the glass shell of the cabin, and a golden symbol emerged, forming an eggshell to protect Blanche and prevent possible sudden injuries.

"Even the four original beings we believe in have experienced death several times, and many high-level Seraphim have fallen in the chaos disaster of that year." After doing what he should do, Laguier stood up again.

"I will pray for Generosity, and hope he can rest in peace in the Sea of ​​Egerka."

"What happens next should be notified to those bigwigs who have been anxiously awaiting news. I believe they are in a state of anxiety right now." After saying that, the two of them looked at Blanche who was sleeping in the life support capsule. Her long chestnut-blonde hair was burnt and messy in many places, her face was pale and bloodless, and parts of her body were still shaking uncontrollably, as if she was having a nightmare.

"Sometimes I feel a certain shame. It was clearly our idea, but we had to use this innocent girl to realize it."

"There is no other way. She is too important. Too many people have waited for this opportunity for most of their lives. As long as she can survive, the entire Western Star Region will have a true backbone and a flag that can be clearly raised."

"This is the Diva, the miracle that changed the civilization in the Sixth Epoch."

(End of this chapter)