Chapter 1013: 1025, sealed title Chapter 1013: 1025, sealed title “A major public opinion crisis?” Manina looked toward the virtual screen displayed by AI Sunlight.

The virtual screen showed a screenshot, the content of which was Cindy Doppler’s recent social media post.

As soon as he saw this post, Manina felt a sudden thump in his heart!

Things seemed to be going desperately wrong!

At the same time, AI Sunlight began to play back the voice message Doppler had released.

However, it didn’t start from the beginning, but rather started playing from 1 minute and 30 seconds in, continuing with the content that followed.

Listening to the conversation between Cindy Doppler and his son Morgan, Manina’s expression grew increasingly grim.

Xi Weng beside him also had a drastic change in color, his body stiffened, and his arms and legs trembled involuntarily.

This was a serious problem, indeed–a problem completely beyond their expectations!

…

Manina didn’t listen to the entire voice recording.

The moment he heard Morgan start to explain the “War Fairness Principle”, he understood exactly what was happening.

“Cindy Doppler definitely did this on purpose!” Manina’s face turned as dark as ink, “Doppler must have known about the ‘War Fairness Principle’ for a long time, and deliberately set a trap for Morgan.

Morgan fell for it without checking, and that’s how he ended up revealing the principle!”

“Exactly, it was definitely Chairman Beck’s deliberate action!” Xi Weng loudly agreed:
“The cost of cross-interstellar communication is terrifyingly expensive, and they can’t make back the cost of a few minutes’ worth of communication even if they sold a hundred Space Rings. If it wasn’t for inducement, Chairman Beck would never have contacted His Highness Morgan!

Alas, His Highness Morgan was also careless–who could have expected the visitor harbored ill intentions?”

“Damn it all!” Manina cursed with a dark face.

In recent days, the United Government had been on strict guard, resolutely preventing the “War Fairness Principle” from spreading from foreign races.

But they never expected Cindy Doppler to break through from within!

And if Doppler had simply spread the “War Fairness Principle”, saying he heard it from other races, Manina could have engaged in a war of words with him, accusing Doppler of spreading fake news.

But who could have expected Doppler to actually reach out to Morgan!

Morgan was his son, everyone would believe that Morgan definitely wouldn’t lie.

So, this matter was indisputable!

Thinking of this, Manina felt utterly confused and overwhelmed.

Cindy Doppler had indeed made a ruthless move!

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A few seconds later, Manina heard the urging voice of AI Sunlight:
“Your Majesty, the readership of Chairman Doppler’s published content is growing exponentially. Based on our assessment, it is very likely to cause disastrous consequences. We hope that you can make a swift decision before the situation becomes irretrievable!”

Hearing the voice of AI Sunlight, Manina took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

In the process of calming himself, his gaze became sharp once again.

Manina ordered, “Sunlight, immediately delete all of Cindy Doppler’s statements and implement a network-wide ban on his account! Also, carefully screen all online statements, and any account discussing related content must be banned, with all related discussions deleted!”

“Understood!” AI Sunlight immediately accepted the command.

“Your Majesty.” At this moment, Xi Weng spoke up with concern, “The incident has already spread, and many people already know about it. Imposing censorship now might provoke public dissatisfaction.”

Manina shook his head, “But we have no other choice, we can only do it this way.

There are two months left before the great war begins, and in these two months, we must prevent the anti-alliance organization from making any noise, better yet, eradicate all of their channels of communication!

Xi Weng, this task is entrusted to you!”

“By your command, Your Majesty, I will do my utmost!” Xi Weng quickly knelt to answer.

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Shortly after, in the virtual world of Skru Star.

Netizens were passionately discussing the content of the audio released by Cindy Doppler; some even flocked under Manina’s social media account, eager to see his embattled state.

But suddenly, they found themselves unable to send messages.

Upon closer investigation, they discovered their accounts had been banned for two months, and all the comments they had just posted were also deleted!

Not only that, but the online discussions about that audio clip were rapidly vanishing as well.

Before long, Cindy Doppler’s social media account was blocked, and that piece of audio was nowhere to be found.

Eventually, even typing Doppler’s name into the search box yielded no results, and all the content he had previously posted on his profile was wiped clean.

What almost escalated into a storm of public opinion was thus suppressed with physical means.

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Manina controlled the virtual screen, ceaselessly browsing the largest social media websites on the network.

Seeing the entire network return to tranquility, he couldn’t help but smile with relief.

Indeed, the anti-alliance organization must not be allowed to speak at will; this clear and clean network environment is the good environment!

Then, he suddenly thought of something.

So, he instructed Xi Weng, the Minister of Intelligence, “Xi Weng, create several major news pieces, try to divert public attention to them.”

“Major news?” Xi Weng didn’t catch on at first.

“Yes,” Manina explained. “For instance, a certain singer having an affair, a certain internet celebrity having several illegitimate children… The bigger the news, the better. And it must be true; only true stories can divert attention to a higher degree.”

“Understood!” Hearing His Majesty’s explanation, Xi Weng instantly got the idea.

Diverting attention, they were very good at that.

Xi Weng quickly took out the communication device and issued the command down the line, arranging for his subordinates to execute the plan.

But just as Xi Weng had finished composing and was about to send out the orders, at that moment, AI Sunshine prompted, “Your Majesty, there’s an emergency!

In the northeastern corner of the wild continent, at coordinates (14623, 75214), a massive anomaly in Spiritual Energy Fluctuations has appeared! According to real-time algorithm analysis, it should be the Blue Star Humans opening the End Realm once again!”

“What?! The End Realm has been opened?” Manina was immediately startled upon hearing the prompt, for the timeline of the Blue Star People unlocking the End had come earlier than they had anticipated by over ten hours.

No wonder the recent bounties had not been going smoothly; the Blue Star Humans had already gathered in advance.

“Sunshine, notify all the God Level.” Manina immediately instructed, “Also, order the personnel prepared to enter this End Realm to rush to the entrance at the fastest speed.”

“Understood!” AI Sunshine replied.

Manina turned to Xi Weng, “Xi Weng, also treat the ‘opening of the End Realm’ as a priority and promote it vigorously on the network. Meanwhile, we cannot drop those celebrity scandals; keep spreading them.

For the upcoming period, I do not want to see any information about the ‘Principle of Fair War’ appearing on the network, understand?”

“By your command!”