Star Dome Railway, I am surrounded by strange things!

Topa, whose makeup artist had given him a masked fool-like look that made him look like a middle school student, was now questioning Jimi, the skit filmmaker and event host invited by Shajin:

"Is this a line written by a human? No, you are not a human at all. What I mean is, Jimi, can't you write some lines that a normal person can recite?" Topa looked at the talking snowy owl in front of him with a dark face, wondering whether he should slam this damn script on the bird's head.

"Okay, okay. Director Topa, if there's a line you're not satisfied with, we at Interstellar Peace Entertainment can slowly revise it. We'll finalize it when it meets your expectations."

The Snowy Owl looked at Topa with a fawning expression, as humble as a clockwork rooster that could tell the time for her.

Under normal circumstances, if an actor added scenes or changed the lines at random, Jimi would just want to beat his head off.

But as the director of the strategic investment department, Topa can make the program "Approaching the Starry Sky" take off on the spot with just a random investment, and can also make "Approaching the Starry Sky" no longer attract investors from then on. When meeting such a sponsor, let alone changing the lines, even if he wants Zhang Zhang to play the heroine, it is not impossible to negotiate as long as the sponsorship fee is enough.

However, what he didn't expect was that Topa's request was far beyond what he, as the host, could handle.

"All of them! I can't pronounce these lines even if I kill myself. How can anyone play Aetherfront so childishly?"

The pace of the Ether Front is not fast, and communication between players is commonplace.

But apart from small talk, most of the dialogues are interjections like "Sorry!", "Let's go!", "Kill!", "Good fight!", "Fuck, backhand!", etc. How can there be any long paragraphs of immature lines?

Thinking of the lines he was responsible for, Topa excitedly pinched the snowy owl Jimi's wings and lifted it up to eye level:

"If you can write it, you should read it to me!"

What about the lines assigned to Topa? It's really impossible to handle this style of painting without some serious illness.

What's even more tragic is that she is about to play the epitome of this style, the king of the old era of the dark duel world, a poor old devil who dies at the very beginning.

As a business elite, if you ask Topa to talk about employee training, she can't stop talking.

But such as:

"Let me show you for yourself, my Ether Spirit, manifesting itself here!"

"This time I will definitely defeat you completely, until your body is completely shattered!"

"I'll make you regret challenging me to a duel!"

Who could possibly stand this kind of crazy, cheesy dialogue? Toppa was worried that if this video were released, it would become his cybercrime record, and he would be ridiculed by his friends and colleagues for the next Amber Age.

Faced with the strong suggestion of the sponsor, Jimi did not object and readily proposed the plan of using AI to dub Topa, which was approved by Topa.

As long as you don't continue to be a social slacker in front of your friends, I wouldn't mind finding someone to speak for Topa, let alone AI!

As for Xing, still in her prime, it wasn't such a problem. Most of the time, Xing was already in the moment before the scenes were even discussed, requiring constant reminders from Jimi. Hearing Xing's matter-of-fact tone, the powerful appeal, and the collective praise from the crew, Topa finally felt a sense of relief. After all, he was a stepping stone who died right from the start, so what good would a few more lines do? Who would even remember this crappy promotional video after the competition was over?

However, what Topa never expected was that once the promotional video was released, it soon became more popular than the event itself, and even broke the circle of fans.

Because the voice acting was done by AI, Topa naturally didn't have the opportunity to carefully interact with the stars. It wasn't until the official release that his friends started teasing him about it. Only then, with a hint of curiosity, Topa opened the film, which he had always been too embarrassed to watch, ready to appreciate his own on-screen image. But how can I describe the effect? ​​It can only be said that the editing was very explosive:

Xing: "Bet your entire honor and Ether Spirit and challenge me in a true dark duel!"

Topa: "I'll make you regret challenging me to a duel!"

Gradually gaining the upper hand, Topa said, "Now, the farce is over. Now, let's put an end to this duel."

However, at this time, the core etheric spirit energy value of the star was finally full.

Topa, with his FLAG fully activated, asked: "Will this power be useful to me?"

The scene changed, and Topa, whose entire team was instantly killed by three ultimate moves, said: "No, impossible! My dignity, my soul, how could I lose to you?"

After watching his screen debut, Topa fell into a long silence. After a long pause, he punched the still-playing projection.

"Gold Dust! You bastard! Just wait!"

Oops, I've been entangled by a fool! : Chapter 125 The Tournament Begins

The news that Topa, the previous champion, had died in the dark duel before the competition even started, instantly brought the popularity of this Ether Front Tournament to an unprecedented height.

What the hell? Are there really such things as dark duels, where the winner gets the other person's ethereal spirit, honor, or even their soul?

This outrageous thing was initially just a publicity stunt, and no one really took it seriously. However, when everyone discovered that one of the sponsors and organizers of this competition was actually the famous masked tycoon, it was no longer a joke. After all, those people were best at turning reality into jokes, and vice versa.

This is the advantage of this universe dominated by star gods: "It turns out to be the power of the star gods" can explain anything that is unclear, and it is difficult for anyone to question it.

It is so joyful to defeat the opponent and get equipment. It sounds like it is inseparable from that group of fun-loving people. As for feasibility, it is not a problem at all. As long as the fun-loving person wants to see it, let alone equipment, even if the player loses the game, it is normal for clothes to automatically explode.

So, this tournament has really turned into a duel where everyone can risk everything, just like in anime? That's too exciting!

Who wouldn't have a bit of a chuunibyou when playing this kind of developmental battle game? Soon, they spread the word that this tournament had become a playground for followers of "joy." The loser would lose everything, while the winner would win everything, even Aha's favor and blessing.

This outrageous statement is not bad in a sense. At least when Giovanni was interviewed by the Interstellar Peace Broadcast, he did not object to this statement. Instead, he took the opportunity to vigorously promote the event.

Although the Masked Fool's personal testimony was a hardcore propaganda, its credibility was known to be highly questionable, but it still caused many strong players who had originally not planned to participate to change their minds and decide to join in the fun. Even if they didn't participate, it was still good to come to the finals to see it with their own eyes.

After all, while the Star Gods' miracles were everywhere in the universe, live, "fresh" miracles, even in the entire universe, were rare. One as grounded as "Joy" was even harder to find.

The price of a ticket is just one ticket to witness the miraculous methods of a Star God up close, and if you want to get even closer, you only need to pay all your Ether Spirits? Isn't this a huge profit? Isn't this worth the gamble?

With power and destiny involved, the entire situation quickly took on a completely different tone. In a blink of an eye, a large number of prominent figures in the universe had purchased tickets or signed up to participate in the game, turning the event into a highly anticipated event. Even the Gold Dust's "reinforcements" were overwhelmed by the current situation.

While the Interstellar Peace Corporation was powerful in the universe, it was far from omnipotent. If everyone continued with their original plan, waiting for Silver Wolf to show up, then launching a full-band jam to disrupt the entire planet's network, then bombarding her from orbit with lasers to completely vaporize her, and finally using electronic pulse bombs to completely erase all information about her, it would obviously not work.

Putting aside the Interstellar Peace Treaty, bullying a group of indigenous people isolated from the outside world for seven hundred years wasn't a big deal, but doing so in front of so many powerful forces would have a truly devastating impact. Without a true leader leading the charge, the board would hold this temporary group accountable.

However, caution is always a consideration for those who uphold order, and Giovanni and Silver Wolf acted without the slightest scruples. Soon, Giovanni's personal invitation to Silver Wolf, the Punkloder hacker, was broadcast on several major programs, including the Interstellar Peace Broadcast.

"Hello everyone, I'm Giovanni, the sponsor and organizer of this year's Ether Front Interstellar Victory Ceremony."

"The reason I'm sponsoring this tournament is simple. This tournament has no barriers to entry. It belongs only to players, only to the game. Players of any identity, any status, any race, any faction, as long as you have an Ether Soul, an Ether Coin, we welcome you to participate and become a part of us."

"To prove this, as the organizer, I now formally extend an invitation to Miss Silver Wolf, the legendary hacker from Punklod and also a legendary player on the Ether Front. I welcome you to participate in this competition as a seeded player."

"Although I can't remove your status as a wanted criminal by the Interstellar Peace Company, nor can I guarantee your safety after the competition, I can guarantee that you will be treated absolutely fairly in this competition. I bear witness to this in the name of 'Joy'!"

"Let's duel to our heart's content!"

This kind of activity, which was comparable to inviting "Fengzao" to Luofu to hold a small health class, naturally became the hottest topic in the universe in an instant, and successfully put the group of security personnel who volunteered to come on the fire and roasted them crazily.

Although Gold Dust had already informed them that the Masked Fool would invite the Star Core Hunter to participate in the competition, these Star Core Hunters never expected that the damn Masked Fool, relying on the multiple entertainment industries under his control in Epsilon, would spread the matter to such an extent in such a short time, without giving the Interstellar Peace Company any face at all.

But they are from Epsilon, and the venue of the event is Yalilo 6, which is not within the sphere of influence of the Interstellar Peace Company. Even if they jump into the situation to protect the wanted criminals of the Interstellar Peace Company, in theory, everyone can only negotiate through diplomatic channels instead of arresting them directly.

If no one paid attention to this remote primitive planet, everyone would naturally not care about those clauses that only make sense when the strong demand the weak. However, if the planet is not strong now but is very good at clinging to others, if it could be forced, the Strategic Investment Department would have done it a few months ago. Why wait until today?

But if they ignored this kind of invective and ridicule, and Interstellar Peace, as the organizer of the event, openly invited the universe's most wanted criminals, the company knew it was a sting operation, but how would the public react? Isn't this a bit outrageous?

Well, compared to the fact that the whole universe knows that the Star Core Hunter is coming to participate in the competition, the face issue is not a big deal.

Under countless spotlights, how should we deal with this extremely cunning star core hunter who has escaped capture countless times?

Are they even willing to resort to drastic measures to arrest them? Are they crazy? Even if they succeed, they will all be blamed and fired.

No big killer weapons, just relying on piles of manpower and material resources to defend the city? If we fail, everyone will be nailed to the pillar of shame in the universe.

Should we follow Giovanni's lead and allow esports to let its identities go, and simply not arrest them? Do you believe that leaders will allow their own employees to also let their identities go?

However, before anyone could come up with a plan, Silver Wolf responded in her own unique way.

Whether it was the event's homepage, the player list page, or the homepages for Interstellar Peace Company and Interstellar Peace Entertainment, all were "checked in" by Silver Wolf using her signature spray-painted design. While the entire universe was laughing at Interstellar Peace Company's cybersecurity, everyone couldn't help but anticipate what more ruthless actions this wanted criminal could pull off at the competition.

Aether Battlefront? What's so good about that? Fight! Fight! We want to see a thief versus a dumb security guard! Isn't that better than the movies and TV shows produced by Epseron Entertainment?

Faced with this atmosphere of universal fun, the security personnel completely put on masks of pain.

With this level of attention, if you fail again, you will really be expelled and won’t even have the chance to become a savage in the primitive planet settlement.

Since everyone's lives were at stake, the efficiency of this task force from multiple departments instantly achieved a huge leap. After a series of arguments, wrangling and exchanges of interests at the speed of light, they made a collective decision - to continue to mobilize people and resources.

Leader support, shake!

Seconded from other departments, shake!

Bounty Hunter For Hire, Shake!

The online wanted order has been increased, shake it!

Soon, the style of the finals of the Interstellar Victory Ceremony underwent an explosive change, from an entertainment ceremony to a security ceremony of the Interstellar Peace Company.

Various large-scale electronic warfare equipment, intensive protection of the main stage that is free of charge, and the gathering of bounty hunters from all over the universe... This all-round intensive defense that not even a mosquito can fly in almost made the Beloberg people think that this place was going to be converted back into a military fortress, and these guys were going to occupy the planet again.

But no matter what, after all this trouble that led to them almost losing money collectively, this group of poor security personnel finally regained their confidence. They started to publicize the foolproof security measures of this competition in various programs of Star Peace Entertainment and invited the whole universe to wait and see.

It is by no means foolproof, and no one knows for sure at this moment, but at least let's wait and see. In this regard, they have successfully achieved their goal, and now almost everyone in the universe has a melon or a cyber melon in hand, waiting for the official start of the finals.

Faced with this strange atmosphere that had long been out of control and everyone had become a group of people having fun, even Jiang Yan, who had planned almost the entire process, began to feel a little unsure, to be honest.

Both he and Shajin underestimated Mr. Giovanni's ability to stir up chaos. He was a true follower of "joy". Relying solely on his status and a little money, he easily turned the event into a mess, full of joy.

Although their part was not affected too much, the water was made so muddy by Giovanni that who knew what surprise or shock would suddenly pop up in the next moment?

Especially when he saw Silver Wolf full of confidence, as if he couldn't wait to challenge the Black Tower tomorrow, play in the finals the day after tomorrow, and choose the champion to customize the Ether Spirit the day after tomorrow, it was full of signs of popping champagne at halftime.

It was pointless to persuade this guy. Based on Jiang Yan's understanding of Silver Wolf, this guy would never restrain himself unless he suffered a setback. So after confirming with Prometheus that this guy had gone to the Black Tower Space Station via the Internet cable to make advance preparations, Jiang Yan did not hesitate to choose the unethical way and directly contacted the parents - he contacted Kafka through the portable terminal.

Although they didn't chat often, Jiang Yan could tell that this beautiful woman, who exuded a dangerous aura, was the undisputed second in command among the Star Core Hunters. If there was anyone who could make the Silver Wolf obedient, it would probably be her.

Jiang Yan: "Ms. Kafka, you should have heard that Mr. Giovanni invited Silver Wolf to participate in the Interstellar Victory Ceremony."

Kafka: "Of course, it seems Silver Wolf is having a lot of fun with you lately!"

Jiang Yan: "I'm just a little worried that she might be too happy and forget to be vigilant. After all, that masked rich businessman is not an easy opponent to deal with."

Jiang Yan: "It's a rare occasion to have such a celebration. It would be too partial to only invite Silver Wolf. May I have the honor of inviting you and Sam to attend the celebration together?"

After a while, Kafka's reply appeared again.

Kafka: "If there is no urgent task, we dare not interrupt her game. She will be angry for a long time."

Kafka: "Don't worry, she'll be fine. Elio said so."

Jiang Yan: "I trust your judgment, Miss Kafka. But a friend's invitation can't be treated like a mission, with the criterion of "she'll be fine"! If I don't make her come and leave happily, how can I have the nerve to invite you guys over next time?"

Jiang Yan: "Don't worry, she has already forgotten me before the game. You and Sam can just come to me directly. I won't interrupt her game."

Kafka: "Little one, you really know how to please people. Let her come happily and leave happily? You will get what you want."

Kafka: "Let me see... Go buy a ticket for the passenger ship that leaves for the Black Tower Space Station the day after tomorrow, but don't get off the ship. You'll be able to help her."

After saying that, Kafka disconnected.

Hey? Wait a minute, what's the time? Where? Where do we meet? How do we coordinate?

Jiang Yan, who had wanted to join them and plan a counter-ambush together, was suddenly frustrated.

The ferry ticket was easy to buy. After the joint research agreement on the star core was reached, the Immortal Boat passenger ship's regular itinerary included a stop at the Black Tower Space Station. But how could she help her if she didn't disembark? Could she hide in her suitcase and evade the ticket?

When you, the Star Core Hunters, are operating, does everyone have their own "script"? How can you coordinate like that?

Even if he had ten thousand questions, Jiang Yan couldn't raise them when he thought of the Star Core Hunter's long "record" in the database. After all, they had always relied on this one tactic, easily conquering planets or even entire galaxies without a single setback. Even if there were any problems, they were definitely their own fault, not the "script."

And as if to prove this point, not long after Jiang Yan booked the ticket, Interstellar Peace Broadcast brought a piece of news that shocked Jiang Yan: the auditions at the Black Tower Space Station had just been announced to be over, and the announced start time of the regional finals was exactly the time when the spacecraft arrived at the Black Tower Space Station for transfer and supply!

Oops, I've been entangled by the Fool! : Chapter 126: Leveling Up the Alt

Is this a scripted thing to do? Is the routine so wild? Jiang Yan was shocked when he first encountered the Star Core Hunter's way of doing things.

Jiang Yan had seen experts skilled in predicting the future before. Whether it was his sister's meticulous planning or Fu Xuan's discerning vision, both were considered among the most formidable figures in the entire universe. However, their divinations were still based on deducing future trends, with a clear and predictable trajectory.

Elio's situation was outrageous. Jiang Yan couldn't fathom how the brief time it took to unload, transfer, and resupply the spacecraft could align with a match a few days later. Jiang Yan even specifically checked with Estelle. She had urged Black Tower several times at the lab entrance, only to find the time improvised by the experimenter, who looked impatient. It was absolutely impossible to determine this time based on any kind of deduction. It was like having actually read the script for the movie "Cosmos." Every word he spoke revealed spoilers, with such accuracy that it defied logic.

However, Jiang Yan wasn't overly envious of this method, nor did he intend to learn it. After all, the example of Master Taibu, who had become obsessed with learning, was right before his eyes. Just imagine how miserable Fu Xuan PROMAX, who could see the future and called himself "the slave of fate," must have been, forced to become a wanted criminal in the universe, personally modifying his own destiny.

Well, calling it a slave life feels a bit insulting to slaves. Slaves won’t find a slave master for themselves and then work tirelessly to avoid the whip in their minds, okay?

While complaining about the fortune tellers' self-inflicted troubles, Jiang Yan carried his suitcase into the cabin, quietly waiting for the moment when Elio would calculate.

On the other side, Silver Wolf did not disappoint Jiang Yan's "expectations". The real battle had already started unilaterally two days ago.

A tsunami-like data flood instantly overwhelmed the Black Tower Station's firewalls. Neither Alan nor Ester, the head of the Defense Department, could do anything about it. They couldn't even confirm the attacker's identity. However, after Ester's report, the Black Tower ignored it completely. Not only now, but even soon, the Black Tower Station's database began to be rapidly cracked and invaded. Ester's response was always, "It's just a small matter. Don't bother me."

However, this "little thing" was a huge problem for Ester. Without knowing the enemy's intentions or identities, if the key to a rare artifact or a section of the Rift Sealed section were hijacked, the consequences would be unimaginable. Not to mention that the Antimatter Corps had only been here for a little over a year. If they made a big noise and attracted those weirdos, no one would be able to escape unscathed.

In desperation, Ester had to rely on her personal connections to urgently apply for support from the interstellar internet.

The Interstellar Internet certainly wouldn't refuse this young lady's request, and quickly dispatched elite personnel from the network security department on the fastest spacecraft. However, these exhausted individuals were quickly defeated by the upgraded Silver Wolves.

"Does the other party have a stellar differential instrument?"

"How could an attack of this scale be possible? Could it be a collective attack by some advanced civilization? Punchlord or some intelligent planet?"

Seeing that the reinforcements she had urgently summoned weren't much stronger than Alan's few lazy men at the space station, Ester completely gave up on handling the situation on her own and instead began trying to control the scale and minimize the losses before Black Tower took action himself:

"What is the other party doing now?" Estelle asked the leader of the network security team who came to support.