From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 372 Rules of the Game in the Abyss Era

Lu Heng's attitude was very tough, but this also gave some media room to take advantage of the issue.

Countries and media controlled or indirectly controlled by the ASE Alliance began to hype up the "brutal" behavior of the Daxia superpowers, portraying them as anti-human demons.

It turns out that the population size of the human world is too large.

When the number of people in a group reaches a certain size, a lot of irrational and blind behavior will appear.

In the information network age, this phenomenon is infinitely magnified, with 10% of the people making 90% of the voices, and the silent majority, even if they are clear-headed, cannot change the result of collective dementia.

History has proved one thing more than once: the truth is in the hands of only a few people.

The progress of civilization is often caused by giants carrying heavy burdens forward.

It is already the best outcome for ordinary people to become the silent majority.

Therefore, the ideological battlefield to demonize the superpowers of Daxia has quietly begun.

When many people did not realize what was happening, the Internet and the media were flooded with insults and abuses against the Daxia supernatural beings.

This ideological war without the smoke of gunpowder has indeed produced a huge impact.

Not only did the hostility of the White Eagle Federation and the Lionheart Empire intensify, but even some of the supernatural people in Daxia began to fight among themselves.

After the abyss descended, there were many cases of superpowers from different countries cooperating with each other.

Some teams are mixed with multiple ethnic groups, and after this war without gunpowder began, many Daxia mutants in the mixed teams began to be excluded.

After the exclusion occurred, many Daxia psychics blamed Lu Heng for the responsibility.

Therefore, in the circle of supernatural people in Daxia, some people began to abuse Lu Heng's team.

With the help of the group that controlled public opinion behind the scenes, there were voices condemning Lu Heng everywhere.

……

These voices of condemnation have already had an impact on real life.

When Lu Heng appeared in the Quenching Castle, he would occasionally notice strange eyes secretly staring at him.

This situation has never happened before.

The Quenching Masters, Forgers, and Inscription Masters who can enter the Quenching Castle have all been strictly screened and have qualified conduct.

Even so, there are some people among these people who are influenced by ideology.

As you can imagine, this ideological war has indeed worked, and its effects are expanding.

Xie Shien had originally returned to Kyoto, wanting to spend more time with his master's wife, but this incident suddenly happened, so he hurried back.

When Lu Heng learned that Master Xie had returned from Kyoto, he gathered the four members of the team at Quenching Castle for a meeting in the afternoon.

In the afternoon.

Lu Heng came to the Quenching Castle and did not go to the forging room. Instead, he went directly into a team-only meeting room in the castle.

When passing the lobby on the first floor, I met Yuan Hecheng and his daughter.

When Yuan Yaoyao saw Lu Heng coming in, she quickly took two steps forward to greet him, "Brother Lu, I finally see you."

"Yaoyao..." Yuan Hecheng wanted to hold his daughter back, but failed.

He smiled and nodded at Lu Heng, and respectfully called him, "Captain Lu."

Lu Heng nodded in response and said nothing.

Yuan Hecheng hurriedly said, "Yaoyao, Captain Lu has something important to do, please don't disturb him."

Yuan Yaoyao waved behind her: "Dad, go to work first. Don't worry about me."

Yuan Hecheng originally wanted to take his daughter away, but then he felt that this was not appropriate.

In fact, he didn't want his daughter to have too much contact with Lu Heng.

It’s not because he has any opinion about Lu Heng, but he simply doesn’t want his daughter to be exposed to dangerous things.

Yuan Hecheng knew about the "verbal and written criticism" of Lu Heng on the Internet and in the media, and had also read the news.

He scoffed at the slanderous remarks made by those who slandered the supernatural beings of Daxia, and he also believed that Lu Heng must have had good reasons to kill Gilbert Occam.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with Lu Heng, but he still didn't want his daughter to have too much contact with Lu Heng.

His idea had nothing to do with right or wrong, he just wanted to keep his daughter away from danger.

Because Lu Heng is now caught in a huge whirlpool, and this whirlpool is too dangerous. He is just a tempering master, and working seriously is his job, but for the sake of his daughter's safety, he naturally doesn't want his daughter to get close to this whirlpool.

In fact, Lu Heng could understand his feelings.

Because this mentality is the same as that of Lu Heng's parents. As parents, they all hope that their daughter will grow up healthy.

In the eyes of parents, no matter how old their children are, they are still children.

However, in this matter, Lu Mingli and his wife had no way to make Lu Heng avoid the vortex because Lu Heng was the center of the vortex.

Lu Heng showed Yuan Yaoyao a sunny smile and said, "Go with your father. I do have something important to do."

Yuan Yaoyao ignored him and chattered behind him: "Brother Lu, don't listen to those idiots on the Internet. Those people are stupid and bad. I am the one who understands Brother Lu the most. Really, I really understand."

She was not lying, nor was she blindly "understanding", but she had really experienced something similar to Lu Heng.

The last time the Lionheart Empire sent a psychic killer to assassinate the Tempering Master, her father was listed as a target.

Once, she picked up her father from get off work and met the killer at night.

As soon as the killer drew his gun, her computer calculated that the risk factor was over 70%. She didn't even hesitate and directly chopped the killer with a plasma sword.

However, because she acted so quickly, the killer's gun was not fully pulled out, and the scene captured in the surveillance video looked like she was randomly killing people on the road.

As a result, she was taken to the Iron Blood Investigation Bureau and interrogated for a whole night. No matter how she argued, it was useless because the surveillance video could not prove what she said.

When she was slandered, it was Lu Heng who rescued her with great force.

Because of that incident, Yuan Yaoyao could really understand Lu Heng's situation.

Of course, the two things are similar only in some details, but are completely different in essence.

Lu Heng turned around and smiled at her, saying, "Don't worry about these things, just be happy. Go find your dad and don't let him worry."

"Okay, even if others don't believe me, I will always believe in you. Don't lose heart." After Yuan Yaoyao said this, she giggled, waved and ran back.

……

Lu Heng entered the meeting room and the other three members of the team arrived.

"Who are you talking to outside?" Lin Zeyu looked towards the door curiously.

"Yuan Yaoyao." Lu Heng replied casually.

In fact, what Yuan Yaoyao said just now did give Lu Heng some comfort.

However, she did not see the essence of the incident at all.

This incident has nothing to do with whether Gilbert Occam was killed or not.

This was an ideological war launched by the ASE Alliance centered on the White Eagle Federation and the Lionheart Empire, and Gilbert Occam was just their scapegoat.

"The public opinion on the Internet is not very good now. Everyone is scolding us." Lin Zeyu has been trying to do public relations for some time, but to no avail.

Xie Shien rushed back in such a hurry, and was also concerned about this matter: "Should we take action to manage it?" Lu Heng was very calm, and said with a smile: "Don't be too nervous, this situation is normal. After all, there are new members to come to the table, and the original dealer can't just sit there and wait for death."

This sentence directly points out the current situation.

correct.

What ideological wars, what public opinion demonizing the supernatural people of Daxia, these are just appearances.

The real undercurrent is Lu Heng and the power represented by Lu Heng, which is about to come to the table.

The human world is a chess game with heaven and earth as the chessboard. Originally, the bankers were the level 33 families in the ASE alliance and those powerful countries.

The situation within the country is also complex.

Countries without sovereignty are basically controlled by certain forces.

For example, a country with a small area but developed economy is controlled by a company, and the person behind this company is actually a member of the ASE alliance.

In this era when order is on the verge of collapse, countries without sovereignty will inevitably be the first to collapse.

The families and capitals in the ASE alliance would never be so kind as to let go of any opportunity to gain power, even if it means draining these countries dry.

Originally sitting at the poker table of the human world were several sovereign powers, the ASE Alliance, and some other forces.

This is indeed the situation, but there are huge differences between state and capital forces.

Essentially, at this table, there is no inevitable hostility between the state and capital forces.

The ASE alliance's strategy has always been to infiltrate and control these countries, and they have a precedent of success.

It is now the beginning of August of the second year since the abyss arrived.

At this point in time, new forces began to rise and challenge the original controllers of the game.

Before this, Lu Heng had always been very low-key, adhering to the principle of silent development. As long as the other party did not touch the bottom line, he would not take the initiative to provoke those forces and families in the game.

However, as Fire Emblem grew stronger, Quenching Fort's status grew higher.

The extended economy, industry and foundation are becoming increasingly profound, inevitably changing the world pattern.

The core figure of all these forces is Lu Heng.

In the competitions one after another, Lu Heng was gradually noticed by the families who were the bankers in the world's card games, and finally became a thorn in their eyes.

Because the forces centered around the Fire Emblem have demonstrated their powerful strength and are challenging the rules set by the ASE Alliance.

Even if Lu Heng had no such plan, he would inevitably be regarded as a chess player by these big families.

Yes, in the current situation, even if Lu Heng doesn’t want to sit at the table, he will be dragged to the table.

At this point in the game, it is impossible to retreat.

Just think about it for a moment.

If Lu Heng doesn't want to play this game with the ASE Alliance, he has only one choice, which is to give up the Fire Emblem completely.

At present, Lu Heng’s team also holds half of the shares of Fire Emblem, which is the core.

If you hand over this half of the shares, it would be like surrendering your cards and quitting the game.

If you do this, what will be the final result?
Will the families in the ASE alliance let me go?

It's impossible. Apart from anything else, the Planta family of the Lionheart Empire will never let me go.

The result of withdrawing from the chess game is liquidation.

Once you sit at the poker table, you have to play and you have to win.

Moreover, in this era, Lu Heng has a clear goal.

If you want to find a way to defeat the abyss, you must master the game.

Only by mastering the chess game of the human world first, will you be qualified to enter the chess game of the abyss world.

Therefore, there is no possibility of retreating in this contest.

"What should we do now?" Lin Zeyu understood the current situation, but didn't know what to do.

"Let's wait and see what they're going to do next. Since they're using this method to wage an ideological war, it means they don't dare to take action. If they don't dare to take action, then let us do it. When the opportunity to counterattack comes, we'll let them know the real rules of the game in this era." Lu Heng's eyes were as sharp as lightning.

When the three heard this, they understood what it meant.

The times have changed.

Before the Abyss Era, at that time, money was everything.

Even wars are fought for money.

However, the rules of the game in the Abyss Age have changed.

Whoever controls the military and capital has always controlled the world's discourse.

This is not the case in the Age of Abyss.

Up to now, it has only been one year and eight months since the abyss descended.

In less than two years, the human world has undergone tremendous changes, but the rules of the game in the world have not completely changed.

The capital of the ASE Alliance already holds enormous power.

Because wealth can buy resources, and with resources you can train supernatural warriors.

Therefore, the world order of the old era continues, and the rise of emerging forces will constantly challenge the rules of the game set by the old forces.

In less than two years, no one has actually figured out what the real rules of the game in the Abyss Age are.

And only Lu Heng knows the rules of the game in the Abyss Age.

Because Lu Heng has personally experienced the changes of the times and knows how the world pattern will change in the Abyss Era.

The human world is so small that it cannot accommodate so many people who are in charge of the business.

As new forces come to the table, old forces will also leave the table.

Lin Zeyu has been thinking about public relations and public opinion for a while, and he came up with an idea at this time:
"Boss, I have an idea, let's discuss it together.

“I plan to go to the Sirens and use a camera to record a video of Celian, and let her tell everyone what Gilbert Occam did.

“In this way, it can be proved that Gilbert Occam attacked the Siren Elder and stole the Poseidon Gem, which provides a reason to kill Gilbert Occam.

"As long as there is this reversal, the public opinion will be reversed."

After listening to this, Xie Shien slowly shook his head and said, “I don’t think it’s very useful. Since it’s already a competition in the world pattern, the matter itself is actually not important anymore.

“Besides, what Celian said cannot convince most humans.

“After all, Celian is a sea monster. We have seen Celian before and fought together with her, so we feel that Celian is a comrade we can trust.

“But what would ordinary humans think when they saw Celian?
"A sea monster with a long tail. Lu Heng killed Gilbert Occam for the monster of the abyss world. This reason cannot convince everyone."

"What should we do then?" After listening to this, Lin Zeyu also felt that this method was not very effective.

Lu Heng said calmly, "There's no point in arguing. Let's just go after the Planta family. I'm curious, if we go after the Planta family, will the other members of the ASE alliance dare to take action?"

(End of this chapter)