Stellaris: Earth Alliance

Chapter 177 Media Monopoly Plan
"drop--"

The security check this time was extremely strict, with dozens of security gates standing outside the National Center for the Performing Arts.

Every spectator, whether sitting in the inner circle or the outer circle, must go through a comprehensive security check to ensure that they do not have any weapons on them.

"drop--"

As if afraid of not attracting others' attention, the security gate sounded a sharp alarm twice in a row.

It means that lethal weapons are detected, and the detection is 100% confirmed, so two alarms are issued in a short period of time.

Guided by the siren, the patrolling Kuilak soldiers with live ammunition arrived in front of the security gate and looked up and down at the person who caused the alarm.

The person being looked at calmly pulled up his sleeves.

Under the sunlight, the luster of the metal is extremely dazzling.

The patrolling soldier froze for a moment.

Speaking of which, whether mechanical prosthetics are considered lethal weapons or not is currently a legal blank.

The man in front of him was not Portman's agent, but just an ordinary citizen equipped with a mechanical prosthetic body.

Since Portman relaxed the law on foreigners purchasing restrictive prosthetics, many people on Quillak have simply changed their robotic arms.

The soldier reported the situation to his superiors, and the order he received was to disassemble all the detachable robotic arms on the spot and pull out the energy source if they are not detachable.

As for the real prosthetics who will be completely unable to move due to loss of power supply immediately after unplugging the energy source, they will be released on the spot.

This time, not only the human unity is on standby, but the government of the Republic of Quelak is also on the highest alert to maintain order on the scene and avoid any accidents.

When everyone needs to go through the security gate, Portman's agents have nowhere to hide. Since they decide to enter as "ordinary people", they have to follow the rules of ordinary people.

"Lord Archon, there are currently 10 registered Portman agents, and we have included them all under surveillance."

Consul Blade, who is personally supervising the formation, is currently handling various matters in the temporary office of the National Theater in Quillac.

Only 10 were sent...

Brad's brows furrowed tightly, this was a much better situation than he had expected.

What can only 10 people do? They have more than 30 various camera positions in total, which is enough for one person to watch with one camera.

As for whether these 10 people really just came to watch the concert.

I don’t know what other people think, but Brad definitely doesn’t believe it.

Brad frowned as he watched the 10 Portman agents who had mixed into the crowd and entered the National Center for the Performing Arts. He knew that the other party had bad intentions, but he could do nothing.

But at the same time, the real crisis was just emerging.

The part that no one noticed was the ticket buying part.

Of the 60 tickets sold at the Quillac National Theater, almost every ticket was bought at a sky-high price.

This is not a problem, it only proves that people in Quillak have high expectations for this concert.But after a little investigation, you will know that the digital currency that actually finances these 60 tickets comes from the Borgia, the first consortium of Quillac, and the Borget, the second consortium.

The First and Second Consortiums knew from their names that they had a lot to do with Portman, and they were actually puppets controlled by Portman's consortium for more than 70%.

Brad was so focused on being vigilant against Agent Portman that he was completely unaware that the two consortiums had swallowed up all 60 tickets sold.

Outside the National Center for the Performing Arts, troops directly under the government are patrolling nearby, and from time to time, assault armored vehicles that look like steel giants pass by the street.

All 500 fighter jets of the Quillac Air Force on the ground have been transferred to the airport closest to the Grand Theater and are all ready to take off at any time.

In addition, a total of 40 people from the First Army and Second Army of the Quillac Capital Army also conducted exercises outside the city.

Once something happens, the exercise can turn into actual combat at any time and rush into the city to deal with the counterattack of domestic extremist forces.

Regardless of whether it is of any use, the spectacle alone is enough to scare away most people who want to disrupt this official non-governmental exchange event.

These small extremist organizations are not yet able to confront state power head-on. Only domestic consortiums and the CIA can do so.

And the consortium and the CIA also don't want to give themselves a handle to damage the diplomatic relations between the two countries under the long guns and short guns of a bunch of news media.

It's one thing for everyone to know what you want to do. It's another thing for you to have been caught and then made a big deal about it in public opinion.

Portman never underestimates the power of public opinion, especially in the interstellar era with a population of hundreds of billions, it is terrifying to be attacked by public opinion.

Because this means there is a risk of being infiltrated by an enemy country, delivering weapons, and then having a fire in the backyard.

If it weren't for Field, it wouldn't be a big deal.If Field fanned the flames, transported a large number of weapons and equipment, and even smuggled armed interstellar spacecraft into the country, it would cause a spark to start a prairie fire.

When Portman and his employees in the country were frantically squeezing out surplus value, Field had been frantically smuggling weapons into their country, almost setting the White House on fire.

After that, Portman enacted labor laws to ensure the basic rights of domestic employees, stipulating minimum wages and maximum working hours, and all kinds of domestic rebellions stopped.

So that Field can't penetrate now, and can only let the slaves in Portman do something.

But slaves who want to rebel cannot just be given weapons. Therefore, Portman has not had backyard fires for a long time. On the contrary, more and more people support this political system.

Field's absolute crushing of Portman in public opinion was also shattered by the introduction of Portman's labor law.

Since then, Portman no longer dares to underestimate the power of public opinion, and the "Prism Project" to monitor the entire population and the "Media Monopoly Plan" to guide public opinion came into being.

Naturally, this time Portman would not let Quillak catch him so easily. The ten agents who had blended into the crowd had been acting very calm since they entered the spacious theater, talking and laughing with the people around them. It seems like it’s really just a holiday to relax.

In the monitoring room, a group of security personnel were arranged to keep an eye on the ten agents.

Brad also tried to get them to find Field's agent, but apart from having a more perfect body proportions and clear muscle lines, it was impossible to tell whether Field's agent was a genetically modified person from his appearance.

The tense atmosphere in the control room continued, and security guards with walkie-talkies hurried past in the corridors of the Grand Theater from time to time, paying attention to everyone who behaved suspiciously.

On the surface, the grand theater is lively, but in fact there are several forces at odds with each other secretly, and undercurrents are constantly rising under the calm lake surface.

(End of this chapter)