People are collapsing, and Mebius is my ex-girlfriend?

[A garrison officer named Jeppard met you. The fact that you saved the soldiers impressed him and made him recognize you. He took you to Beloberg to meet the city's great guardian.]

[When you pass through the bustling city and arrive at the center of Beloberg, you will be shocked by the coldness and iron-bloodedness of this city.]

[Food is rationed, male citizens are forced to be conscripted after reaching the age of 18, there are always soldiers patrolling the streets, art and creativity have completely died, the world called the Lower District has been forcibly separated from the Upper District, and the residents of the Lower District can only survive by mining in the severe cold, otherwise even basic food cannot be supplied...]

This is a world crumbling in despair

Chapter 197: Protecting the Star God Klipper and the Great Guardian Cocolia

Arriving at Beloberg, the only city in Yalilo VI, all players were shocked by this icy world in the severe cold.

Players exchange forum.

"This place feels worse than ours." Alicia couldn't help but say, "The collapse we faced hadn't changed the planet to this state at the beginning."

"Their planet obviously wasn't like this from the beginning." Dr. Mei said in an ups and downs tone, "The star core on Yalilo VI seems to have spent hundreds of years transforming the planet into this state. It's a pity that the people on this planet can still insist on maintaining the last city."

"But it's about to collapse," Mobius said in a cold tone. "The survival of civilization requires an environment and a large population. This city looks shaky on the surface, and there may be more shameful problems behind the scenes. It's already on the verge of collapse."

"There's nothing we can do. This is reality..." Eden sighed. "In an age of despair, hope will no longer exist. If civilization does not seek redemption, it will eventually become a cold tombstone."

"So what about your exploration?" The 'Mechanic' personality of Vivi spoke rationally, "The wormhole journey wasted twelve years. You must find a solution to the Cocoon of the End within five years. Otherwise, when you return, I'm afraid you will only see the tombstone of the Earth!"

"I know, I know." Alicia said quickly, "We are already on the way to meet the Great Guardian. I am really looking forward to what kind of great man the Great Guardian of this country is. After all, in such a desperate world, the one who can lead mankind to the end must be someone with a firm will like Dr. Mei, not to mention Ling Lubi, right?"

"Alicia..."

Although Mei was dissatisfied with being compared to others, she quickly ignored it and thought, "Unlike our era, this world has persisted in the apocalypse for seven hundred years. It is difficult for you to use the way of thinking of our era to speculate on the human beings in such a desperate situation. In a sense, being in such a high-pressure state for a long time, let alone maintaining rationality, even whether the existence that is talking to you is human or not is still debatable..."

"Not a human?" Hearing Mei's words, Alysia was confused, "What do you mean? That great guardian is no longer a human being?"

"No, no, this is not a question of whether the Great Guardian is a human or not. The greater possibility is that the Great Guardian's mind has been twisted into an inhuman concept. You must be careful!"

"understood."

Ai Lishiya nodded seriously in response to Dr. Mei's reminder.

She is not a person who cannot make sense. As long as something makes sense, she will try to follow it.

[Your interstellar exploration team followed the guard officer Jeppard and quickly arrived at the Governor's Palace in the center of Beloberg, Klipperburg]

[The name of Klipperburg seems to be in memory of a star god named Klipper, who is the builder of the Sky Comet Wall, the Sub-Space Crystal Wall, and the Giant Attractor Base Plate. His worshippers respectfully call him the "Amber King". He is a survivor of the even older Twilight War.]

[This is the first time you have heard the concept of Star God, and you are all surprised, while Qianjie’s face shows a familiar look.]

[You soon arrived inside Klipperburg and met the Great Guardian of Beloburg, Cocolia]

[“Are you the outsiders from the starry sky?”]

[“Yes, we are photography enthusiasts in Centauri.”]

[You took the trouble to repeat the joke again, which caused Cocolia to look confused.]

[“I understand… Although this planet still had knowledge about the starry sky seven hundred years ago, as the brutal war continues to develop, no one in Beloberg now looks at the stars…”]

[“Have you lost your knowledge of the starry sky and star cores?” You asked tentatively.]

[“I don’t know what you are talking about.” Cocolia answered decisively, “A lot of knowledge has been lost. Even though I am a great guardian, I only know a little more than ordinary people.”]

[“That means you can’t give us any help.”]

【“Yes.”】

[Understanding Cocolia's attitude, you nodded and said decisively: "In that case, we plan to explore Beloberg alone. I hope you don't have any objections."]

【“…”】

[Cocolia stares at you intently, her eyes revealing a complex emotion, as if she is recalling the news just passed on by the city builders - the man named Qianjie once shattered the earth with one blow]

[If everyone in the Interstellar Exploration Team has similar strengths, she obviously won’t be able to organize your actions]

【"I see."】

[Finally, Cocolia agreed to your conditions]

“Haha, it is indeed the right choice to bring along the strongest people.” Ling Lu slowly smiled. “Even if Cocolia wants to stop us, she has to consider the gap in strength between us. To be honest, I think Qianjie alone is enough to destroy this city.”

"There seems to be something wrong with this Cocolia." Alicia said offline, "I feel like her attitude just now was a little unclear."

"I felt it, too." Ling Lu nodded, "But it doesn't matter. We came here to find the power to fight against the Cocoon of the End."

[After leaving Klipperburg, you met a girl named Bronya, who said she would take you to the Goethe Hotel to rest.]

[You agreed on the surface, and sneaked out of the hotel in the evening, searching for clues in Beloberg]

[During this period, Alicia visited all the coffee shops in the upper district and bought a lot of Beloberg's gourmet specialties]

[Kevin tried the instant noodles at Beloberg and said that the noodles were spicy and tasteless, which made him extremely disappointed]

[Qianjie went to the lower class to have a boxing match, and became the underground boxing champion in one day. He pasted posters of himself wearing a mask all over the lower class. Then, because he went to the lower class without permission, he was wanted by the Silver Mane Iron Guards, and the wanted posters were hung all over the street.]

[In this situation, only you diligently found a woman named Sylva and learned the truth about the star core from her.]

[Shiluva told you that when she was working at Klipperburg, she secretly conducted an investigation in order to write a paper and found out that the star core had always been under the control of the great guardians of all generations.]

[Cocolia has always known what a star core is, and she lied to you]

Chapter 198: How to defeat Klippeburg through the war of public opinion!

Although it was expected, facing the betrayal from Cocolia, many players fell silent and a discussion quickly broke out.

"Cocolia has been deceived. Has she been affected by the star core?" Alicia couldn't help but speak, and at the same time began to pack up the specialties she found on Yalilo VI, intending to bring them back to Earth later.

"The Star Core should not have this ability. I think Cocolia is simply desperate." Mobius said calmly, "This planet has obviously reached its end. It has not found a way to fight against the Star Core for hundreds of years. These politicians have long been tamed."

"Dr. Mobius, what you said may be right, but it is still a bit biased." Dr. Mei said slowly, "For such a big planet, there should be some capable people, but the problem with Beloberg is this unreasonable system. The position of the Great Guardian locks too many things and completely controls all the channels for advancement. At the same time, the earliest Great Guardian set unreasonable rules. Not only did he not allow ordinary people to contact the star core, but he did not even make the information about the star core public to ordinary people, or even intellectuals... A society in this state will only become more and more closed, and eventually completely lose the ability to fight against the star core. This can be seen from the fact that Beloberg has not made any technological progress in the past 700 years, and has even regressed."

Dr. Mei's long speech attracted everyone's approval.

Most people also recognize the most deformed part of the city of Belloberg.

"What are you going to do next?" Eden said slowly, "Since Cocolia has deceived you, it means she must know the whereabouts of the star core. Are you going to take the star core directly?"

"This one……"

Alicia fell silent. She obviously didn't know how to deal with this matter next.

Kevin and Qianjie are currently just NPCs and have not joined the game.

Therefore, the only person who can solve this problem is actually Ling Lu.

[You did not immediately go to Cocolia to question her, but instead went to the lower level area and met a mechanical life form named Swarovski and a girl named Clara]

[Faced with your arrival, Swarovski was very alert, but you acted very calmly and talked to him silently]

[You briefly explained your identity and purpose, and expressed your hope to get Swarovski's help.]

[Swarovski acknowledges your existence, but does not believe that you outsiders are capable of solving the problem of the star core. Its own will is to prioritize the survival of mankind. For this reason, it even chooses to actively attack you in an attempt to eliminate you as an unnecessary factor.]

[Faced with this situation, you feel helpless and call out Qianjie, who has been ready for a long time.]

[Three seconds later, all that appears in front of you is a broken machine named Swarovski and a crying girl named Clara.]

[“I need all the information about the star core and the control of the lower area. If you don’t want to be dealt with, along with the girl you want to protect.”]

[Faced with your evil-possessed appearance, Swarovski was silent for a moment, and finally agreed to your request.]

[“It would have been nice if it had been like this earlier. I don’t really like being a bad guy.”]

[Soon, the control of the wandering camp in the lower area of ​​Beloberg fell into your hands, and you then set your sights on the mines in the lower area]

[You soon found out that the organization that manages the mine is called Dihuo, and made an appointment with Oleg, the leader of Dihuo, to meet at the underground boxing ring]

[You thought that this negotiation process would take some effort, at least not much easier than the one on Svaro's side, but when Qianjie appeared at the scene and was recognized as a super rookie in the underground arena, Oleg immediately led the Earth Fire Organization to surrender to you]

[You then realize that this underground fire leader is a person who follows his heart]

Ling Lu looked at the lower area of ​​Beloberg that he had already controlled, and then looked at the Earth Marrow Mine that he had completely controlled. He couldn't help but sigh that Beloberg's political level was simply at the level of primitive people.

Even if we don't compare it with the fire moth, it is still extremely backward compared with any developed country on earth.

In particular, the most important resource, the earth's marrow, was placed so openly in the lower area instead of being controlled in their own hands.

It's just like the rope you use to hang yourself is in someone else's hands.

Of course, this is actually understandable.

Because Beloberg is now the last fortress on the planet and there is no country outside of Beloberg, those in power will naturally think that nothing can threaten their rule, so it is natural for them to relax their vigilance.

But precisely because of this, Ling Lu can now fully utilize this point, relying on the earth marrow mine in his hands, to launch an absolute oppression on the upper area!

[You use the wandering camps and earth marrow mines that you completely control to completely stop the supply of earth marrow to the upper area, and issue threats to the upper area, forcing Cocolia to step down, otherwise the earth marrow will no longer be supplied to the upper area]

[This incident caused an uproar in the Upper District of Beloberg. Cocolia immediately blocked the news and threatened you in return, saying that if you stop supplying the earth marrow, the Upper District will also completely stop providing food to the Lower District.]

[You had anticipated this a long time ago, and asked Alysia and Kevin to distribute the large amount of food collected from the upper area to the people in the lower area, and decisively stopped the supply of earth marrow.]

[Due to the shortage of earth marrow, the upper area immediately fell into extreme cold and freezing, and the people immediately erupted in protest and gathered at the gate of Klipper Castle]

[In a panic, Cocolia used the worst possible means, using the military and police to suppress it! ]

[And this is undoubtedly in your calculation]

"You are still too naive, Cocolia. But there is no other way. In a world without external enemies, how can you know the power of the war of public opinion?"

Ling Lu shook his head.

[On the first day that Cocolia suppressed the people's riot, you posted everything about the star core, the earth's marrow, and Cocolia's behavior on the bulletin board in the upper area]

[In just one day, the support of the people in the upper district for Cocolia dropped drastically, and chaos spread throughout the upper district]

[Cocolia didn't expect that the direction of public opinion would be completely controlled by you. She helplessly realized that she had missed the best opportunity to control public opinion.]

[There are only two choices waiting for her: one is to bow her head, and the other is to suppress the chaos of the people with more cruel means]

[While thinking, she made a choice without any hesitation]

[She ordered the Silvermane Guard to fire on civilians! ]

Chapter 199: Cocolia's Madness! Despair Shrouds Beloberg!

As the saying goes, when one is desperate, one will try any possible means.

When a person is forced into a desperate situation, under urgency, he or she will often do the worst possible thing that is beyond rational control.

Cocolia is in a similar situation right now.

The Beloberg that she originally controlled was facing extremely serious external threats. The star core was eroding human territory every day, the earth was devastated, and the threat posed by the antimatter army under the command of the Star God of Destruction was constantly affecting the peace within Beloberg and shrinking the area where humans could live.

In such an environment, as a leader, Kokolia is like walking on the edge of a cliff. With every step, it is very easy to fall directly into the abyss.

For this reason, her nerves are undoubtedly extremely sensitive and easily beyond the control of reason.

In fact, it is extremely difficult for anyone to maintain rationality in such an environment. Even in the previous civilization, except for a very small number of exaggerated geniuses, most people would break their nerves and do irrational things at the critical moment when facing the crisis brought by the end.

Such things have happened countless times in past simulations. Every time the world is saved seemingly easily, there is despair and sacrifice suffered by countless invisible people.

After all, history is written by the victors, and the losers have long been submerged in the torrent of history, unable to even create a wave.

Because of this, when Ling Lu saw Cocolia ordering the Silver Mane Guards to shoot at civilians, he realized the consequence.

"Cocolia is finished."

Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it.

The will of the people is the foundation on which every government is built.

Only when the majority of people support you and are willing to accept you can such a government achieve long-term stability and create a stable and prosperous society.

Now, after being forced into a desperate situation, Kokolia took the most infuriating action of shooting civilians.

At the very least, this is the fuse of a civil war, and at most, it is a harbinger of the division of the entire society.

Of course, a normal society with military power has the ability to suppress public opposition.

After all, no matter how many people gather, if they do not have the fighting power to fight against the army, the final result will be brutal suppression and they will directly enter the era of military dictatorship.