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Chapter 508 You still say you're not the Ziwei Emperor?

The young man wasn't surprised by the altar setup. This was the mainstream supernatural power in the meme world. Whether it was shamanism, magic, or Buddhist and Taoist practices, they all essentially used rituals to connect with a meme and extract power from it.

For example, the Thunder Method is based on the meme "doing bad things will be struck by lightning". The target's birth date and the bad things they have done are recorded in a table, and then the table is burned as an offering to the heavens. In this way, the target is marked as a bad person who satisfies the meme, and thus the other party will be struck by lightning.

In order to facilitate the use of various memes, the official team will also intentionally create some functional memes that are not very harmful but very useful.

For example, in a popular game, an appraisal skill mechanism could be added. To collect target information and complete the encyclopedia, this appraisal skill would be required, and after activation, the character would perform a bizarre and quirky action.

When enough people play this game, this action has a chance to become a meme. At that point, simply performing this action will allow for the identification of unknown targets.

Of course, the triggering of memes involves many coincidences, and the official authorities naturally have ways to increase or decrease the probability of meme triggering.

"Incense, candles, a table, new rice, pastries... it looks similar to a regular altar, except for these pastries..."

Just as the young man was analyzing Feng Xue's altar, he lit a candlestick and lit incense. As three wisps of smoke rose, Feng Xue immediately stood in front of the altar and began to murmur.

"Could it really be some kind of self-hypnosis?"

Before the young man arrived, he had some understanding of the mainstream methods of summoning gods. Most of them involved self-hypnosis, while a small portion involved gaining a boost by cosplaying the characteristics of the enemy. For example, if the opponent had an army of 100,000, he could bring 800 men, set up an altar, perform a ritual to invite Zhang Liao to possess him, and give the enemy a nickname like "Jiangdong rat." His combat power would then skyrocket. If he could get the higher-ups to rename this place Xiaoyaojin before the battle, then he would have truly summoned a god.

But at this moment, the other party was obviously improvising a deity without any suitable historical allusion or legendary meme. What could they possibly invite?
Just as the young man was muttering to himself, Feng Xue's face began to turn pale, as pale as a person who is suffocating, and even a little bluish!

Seeing this, the young man was startled, fearing something might happen to this powerful figure. However, just as he was about to help, Feng Xue's muttering chants finally transformed into a spell that humans could understand:

"Fragrance fills the universe, its pure scent pierces the heavens, the divine dragon treads the seven-star steps, incense and candles are lit to invite the sorcerer, the wondrous hand of the universe commands a thousand treasures, the dimensional pouch holds ten thousand precious items, calling out the name Ruyi Xiaodingdang, the immortals pay homage to the Great Heavenly Venerable of Treasure Collection, the divine soldiers hurry as the law commands!"

"???" The young man's expression instantly turned strange. Although he was young, this thing...

"Did you hire a Doraemon?"

"It's the Heavenly Venerable of Gathering Treasures and Collecting Precious Gems!" Feng Xue quickly corrected him in a somewhat childish voice, and the young man immediately nodded in agreement.

"Ah, I misspoke. But could you please use this... um, the Treasure-Gathering Celestial Venerable's tools?"

“Sure!” Feng Xue immediately thrust her hand in front of her, and a white, semi-circular pocket appeared out of thin air. As she rummaged through it, a familiar background sound accompanied her movements—

"Ta-da!"

"A ruler of self-deception!"

"..." The young man watched as Feng Xue pulled out a ruler from her pocket, marked with a 20-centimeter mark at the 3-centimeter mark. He felt a sudden ache in his teeth. But how to put it? This thing, while neither scientific nor magical, was damn well meme-worthy! "Um, is there anything else?" The young man was a bit conflicted. Although he had indeed summoned a god, this ruler was probably useless, right?

"Yes! Yes!"

Feng Xue nodded, then reached into her pocket and rummaged around—

"Ta-da!"

"A Gun to Start Your Life Again!"

"..." The young man looked at the Colt Python. Well, at least it's a weapon.

Seeing the young man's attitude, Feng Xue grinned and said:
"I also have a 'forgiveness hat' and a bar of soap that I can't pick up. Want to try them?"

"Please don't!" Upon hearing this, the young man immediately took two steps back. Although in his stereotype, an official department like his shouldn't be the type to be online all the time, the meme-related nature of this world was truly too much of a problem. As a result, in addition to solving existing problems, the staff of these special departments also had to spend a lot of time online to avoid unknowingly creating new trending memes.

"Then forget it." Feng Xue waved his hand casually, and his bluish-green face instantly returned to normal. The Colt Python also vanished without a trace. His voice returned to its original state as he instructed Mo Ying to move the altar away, saying:

"Actually, the main reason is that Doraemon's popularity now is mainly concentrated on memes. If it were decades ago when it was at its peak, there would be many more things to talk about."

Upon hearing Feng Xue's words, the young man's expression became somewhat subtle.

As an official department specifically responsible for meme countermeasures, they can be said to be one of the most down-to-earth official organizations. They spend a lot of time every day on various popular memes, so they can naturally understand the meaning behind Feng Xue's words.

The information density of memes changes over time. Twenty or thirty years ago, entertainment was scarce. As long as you influenced TV stations and newspapers and launched a few hit dramas, you could focus most of the information density and ensure that even if a meme was generated, the harm would not be too great.

However, in recent years, with the rise of the internet, people's attention has been highly scattered, and the intensity of memes has become unpredictable. A meme that was incredibly powerful yesterday may become a nobody today, while a meme that has been dormant for decades may suddenly become a hot topic across the internet because of a few screenshots.

It can be said that in recent years, these departments have spent most of their time every day conducting high-intensity testing of the strength of real-world memes to ensure timely updates and prevent accidents from happening to frontline personnel due to a sudden drop in the popularity of a certain meme.

"this is for you!"

Just as the young man was pondering, a USB drive was suddenly placed in his hand. He was slightly taken aback, and before he could speak, Feng Xue said:

"This is a list of the Three Enclosures and Twenty-Eight Mansions star officials and their appropriate occasions. Leaving aside the less common ones, stars like Wenqu Star, Wuqu Star, and the Twenty-Eight Mansions have a sufficient popular base, so inviting them is quite useful. As for how to stabilize them afterward, there are astrological analyses, Ziwei fortune telling, or you could simply create an animation or TV series like 'The Legend of the Heavenly Court Stars,' and make some memes, like the 'Shit Star' and 'Toilet Star' of Shen Mansion. That would be very comedic!"

"You still say you're not the Purple Star Emperor?" the young man thought to himself, but whether or not to use him was a matter for his superiors to decide. He carefully put away the USB drive and the booklet on summoning spirits, making sure the pharmacy and related procedures were completed quickly, before hurriedly leaving Feng Xue's house...

(End of this chapter)