Fate's Choice: Livestream at the Start Summoning Billions of Ravens

A week has passed.

The aftermath of the "First Snow in Yuzhang" incident has not subsided; on the contrary, it has intensified.

This "incredible phenomenon," which occurred openly under global live broadcast, has completely shattered the scientific consensus that has been used in modern society for hundreds of years.

The physics community has fallen into an unprecedented split.

Led by Nobel laureate Robert Wilson, the "Confessors" have publicly acknowledged the huge blind spots in existing physics theories and called on the academic community to humbly face up to this "new phenomenon" of unknown origin.

Meanwhile, the more stubborn "defenders" insisted that this must be an unprecedented global hoax using unknown technology. They frantically searched for flaws in every frame of video footage, trying to prove that the snow was some kind of polymer, or simply a holographic projection.

This top-level academic feud quickly spread to the general public.

On Twitter, users under the hashtags #ScienceIsDead and #BelieveInScience are engaging in daily attacks that rival the intensity of war.

Countless people began to spontaneously study all of Jiang Ming's past live streams.

From "Ravens Circling the Sky" to "Hundreds of Cats Dancing," then to "Dead Trees Come Back to Life," and finally to this "First Snow in Yuzhang."

……

Xishan Senior Care Center, Villa No. 7.

Jiang Ming sat quietly in a wicker chair on the terrace, a tablet computer in front of him silently playing a CNN special debate program on "field theory".

He didn't watch the program; he just stared blankly at the distant sky.

In his mind, the numbers on the system panel finally stopped jumping slowly.

[Emotional Value Balance: 1,250,545]

The number of views that started at 450,000 after the "First Snow in Yuzhang" event was generated was pushed back up to 1.25 million within a week through subsequent developments.

Jiang Ming was very satisfied with this wave of "passive income".

it's time.

Jiang Ming turned off the tablet, stood up from the wicker chair, and walked back inside.

His parents have gradually accepted reality over the past few days and are currently downstairs watching TV without disturbing him.

Jiang Ming went into his bedroom and locked the door.

"system."

Jiang Ming silently recited in his heart.

"Activate the [Mirror Doll] ability."

[The Mirror Doll ability has been activated. Please set the creation template and input emotional values.]

"The template is mine."

Jiang Ming stood in front of the full-length mirror, quietly looking at himself in the mirror.

"Abilities: None."

"Invest 10,000 emotional points."

[Confirm the consumption of 10,000 emotion points to create a mirror image of an 'ordinary person' based on the host?]

"confirm."

[Emotional Value Balance: 1,240,545]

The instant the command is issued.

The air in front of Jiang Ming began to distort slightly, and tiny specks of light gathered out of thin air, rapidly outlining the bones, muscles, and skin of a human body according to some mysterious rule...

The whole process took less than ten seconds.

A "person" who looked exactly like Jiang Ming appeared naked in the center of the room.

He has the exact same height, build, and appearance as Jiang Ming, and even the number of hairs on his head is exactly the same.

A moment later, "Jiang Ming" slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes didn't hold the confusion of a newborn, but rather a perfectly relaxed feeling, like someone just waking up.

He looked at his own body, then at Jiang Ming standing opposite him, and a familiar, slightly self-deprecating smile appeared on his face.

"Is this me?"

"Or rather, am I you?"

The new "Jiang Ming" spoke, and his tone and manner were no different from the real Jiang Ming.

He possesses copies of all of Jiang Ming's behavioral patterns and memories displayed in public up to this point.

She also knows how to get along with her parents, how to deal with Zhao Lin's business inquiries, and how to deal with Chen Jianguo.

A perfect substitute.

An absolutely reliable alibi.

Jiang Ming took a set of his own loungewear from the closet and threw it over.

"From this moment on, you are Jiang Ming."

"I'll stay here with my parents and maintain my persona of 'on vacation, looking for inspiration'."

"Use my phone regularly to keep in touch with Zhao Lin and Chen Jianguo online. Remember, these are non-essential and non-urgent contacts."

"Can you avoid revealing any abnormalities?"

The mirror-image puppet took the clothes and put them on skillfully, its movements as natural as if it had worn them countless times before.

He waved lazily at Jiang Ming's true form.

"Don't worry, acting is my forte."

"After all, I am you."

Looking at the perfect replica, Jiang Ming nodded and opened the system again.

"Keep creating."

"The template is still myself."

"Ability: [Group Optical Camouflage]."

"Invest 50,000 emotional points."

[Confirm the consumption of 50,000 emotion points to create a mirror image puppet with special abilities?]

"confirm."

[Emotional Value Balance: 1,190,545]

Once again, the points of light converge.

A second identical "Jiang Ming" appeared in the room.

The new puppet didn't speak, but silently looked at Jiang Ming's real body, its eyes filled with absolute obedience, like the most loyal soldier.

Jiang Ming had a thought.

"Activation capability, goal, yourself, and the chair next to you."

The second puppet nodded.

The next second, his body and the wooden armchair next to him vanished into thin air.

Jiang Ming reached out and could still touch the cold solidity of the chair, and hear the steady breathing of the second puppet.

Completely invisible in both visual and thermal imaging aspects.

"Release".

The silhouettes of the person and the chair reappear.

Preparations complete.

That night, late at night.

After confirming that his parents were asleep, Jiang Ming and his second invisible puppet quietly left the villa.

The second puppet activated [Group Optical Camouflage], completely concealing the figures of the two.

Like two ghosts, they easily passed through the heavy surveillance and sentry posts set up by the Ninth Bureau around the Xishan Nursing Home.

No one was alerted.

...a few days later

Jiang Ming and the second puppet arrived in Shanghai, another truly international metropolis in China.

Among the towering skyscrapers of Lujiazui, Jiang Ming selected a newly built, yet not fully open, top-tier apartment building.

The latest issue of "Tomson Riviera".

The second puppet activated its ability again, carrying Jiang Ming's main body, and bypassed all security and surveillance, infiltrating directly into the largest duplex villa on the top floor as if it were empty.

Standing in the spacious living room, which was covered with a thin layer of dust, the dazzling night view of the Bund could be seen through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows.

This will be the control room for the "Holy Grail War".

Jiang Ming didn't delay any longer.

He sat cross-legged in the center of the living room and opened the system panel in his mind.

The first step in the "Holy Grail War".

Create the first "Servant".

Countless heroic figures from myths and historical records flashed through Jiang Ming's mind.

Ultimately, he settled on a name.

A name that enjoys unparalleled fame throughout China and even the East Asian cultural sphere.

Li Bai, the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal.

He was a poet, a swordsman, and a banished immortal.

It embodies the most romantic, unrestrained, and heroic collective subconscious of Chinese civilization.

Using him as the first "actor" to appear on stage is most appropriate.

[Template selected: Li Bai, the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal.]

[Template sources: historical classics, folk tales, Three Hundred Tang Poems, collective unconscious impressions...]

[System Prompt: This template is a high-level conceptual collection. Constructing this mirror image requires a massive amount of emotional points. The more emotional points invested, the higher the mirror image's strength, spirituality, and template fidelity. Please choose carefully.]

Jiang Ming looked out the window at the brightly lit Shanghai night scene, a slight smile playing on his lips.

He calmly gave the system the final instructions in his mind.

"Invest one million emotional points."

"Creating Saber - Li Bai"