Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 568 - 21: Major Events of the Song Dynasty and Minor Events of the Tang Dynasty_2

The lords of each fortress had never imagined that a lord would broadcast their most core technology for others to see.

Li Wanye's face changed unpredictably.

Li Zheng and Qi Xun couldn't imagine how Song Que had managed to do something silently that perhaps no one could accomplish in even the next thirty years.

Li Xiaonian was the most shocked because he knew who was manipulating everything behind the scenes.

Everyone had a different expression on their faces.

For those who had hastily expressed their stance earlier, they now seemed somewhat anxious.

For those who disliked Li Wanye, their expressions were very subtle.

As for the Song family, Song Gengzhao, after being surprised for a long time, knew that all of these achievements were no longer related to the Song family, but he still found some old comfort.

And for the brothers Song Qinwen and Song Qinwu, as well as the relatives of the Song family, there was awkwardness and fear.

Song Que took all this in, suddenly feeling that humans were indeed very complex creatures.

He wasn't happy, on the contrary, he felt a bit disgusted but also somewhat amused.

The opening of the ninth level of Lincoln Fortress brought such a shock that the situation completely changed.

But Song Que still knew that to thoroughly win people's hearts and to awe and intimidate them, he still had to offer some bait.

"Over the years, Lincoln Fortress has accumulated quite a wealth under some policies of Lord Zhuo He, it's just that it was always hidden and never shown.

Even if it's not a match in technology or in levels, in terms of financial strength, Lincoln Fortress is truly the strongest without any doubt.

As for technology, on core projects, Lincoln Fortress had nothing to show in the past. But now it has.

The ninth level now possesses the Silver Judgment Knights, which are stronger than the Bronze Judgment Knights.

This is the technology of Lincoln Fortress, and as for the difference between the two new models of weapons, I think anyone who is not stupid will know that the latter is the more powerful model."

Song Que's gaze swept across the hall, saying earnestly:

"I support the implementation of the Ark Plan, but I will not take the core technologies from the families, nor will the core power of the fortress lords be less than mine. I'm only concerned with one thing, which is to ensure that Lincoln Fortress can be the first to enter the tenth level and can get unconditional Soul Crystal support from all of you.

But these are absolutely not for you to provide without compensation. To show my sincerity, I will publicize the method of making the Judgment Knights, even the Silver Judgment Knights."

Song Que's words once again dropped like a boulder into a deep pool, stirring up thousands of ripples.

Compared to Li Wanye, the terms offered by Song Que were simply too tangible, as if he was giving them away for free.

It exuded a foolish generosity of someone too honest and bad at business.

So much so that it felt unreal, but with interests at hand, even the last of Li Wanye's supporters switched sides.

Only Li Wanye knew what Song Que's words really meant.

"Have you and your backer gone mad? To publicize the method of making the Judgment Knights, do you know what consequences that will bring?" Li Wanye became serious.

"Of course, I do. But there are things in this world that are more interesting than the pursuit of power. Your daughter understands this, why can't you see it?"

Li Wanye was stunned. Li Zheng and Li Xiaonian also looked at Song Que. After a moment of silence, the Li father and son did not ask anything more.

This conference no longer had any meaning for the Li family.

In the voting that took place half an hour later, Song Que unsurprisingly won by an overwhelming majority.

The Human Alliance did not dissolve the federation system.

But Lincoln Fortress became an existence like a sacred pilgrimage site.

Song Que only took the Soul Crystals from the high-level mining area lifeforms. Apart from that, he did not take anything else, and he made no divisions of power.

Such a clear stream in the field of power won everyone's respect.

In fact, everyone knew that if Song Que were to vie for power, it could only be through merit and not through plotting. Because such honest people often don't survive past a single episode.

The outcome of today was an exception because he gave so much.

People couldn't imagine how such a young man had such immense wealth behind him.

To develop the ninth level's Soul Crystals need not be mentioned, but to voluntarily publicize the method for creating the Judgment Knights, this seemed to the others like having an enmity with money.

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The standing of the Li family couldn't be said to have plummeted, but their biggest business, the income from the Judgment Knights, was completely cut off.

Their ambition was also dismantled due to Song Que's emergence.

A starving camel is still larger than a horse, but it ultimately can no longer reach the peak.

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Days passed in succession.

During these days, everyone in the various fortresses, from the lords to the lowest-level residents, was in a state of excitement.

The Holy Land Fortress remained tightly sealed.

All the news around the world revolved around Song Que.

The legendary experiences of this scion of the Song Family had numerous tales, some seeming credible and others utterly implausible.

This naturally had to do with the media; through the efforts of Bu Jing and Yu Xiaozhe, many media outlets began to build momentum for Song Que.

While Song Que dominated all the news, there were actually some minor news stories that emerged, but they failed to make much of a splash and were submerged by the flood of news from the Ark Fortress and other lords.

For instance, on the fourth level of Fortress Thirty-Nine, an eccentric suspected to be an imitator of the Masked Chopper Hero, holding a woman's head and a man's head, swaggered through a teleportation rift and vanished from sight.

The location was the plaza of the North Riverside International Hotel.

If such an incident had occurred in Lincoln Fortress, it would have just been a typical day for the residents of Gotham Neighborhood. In Fortress Thirty-Nine, however, it was an extremely adverse criminal incident.

In the surveillance footage from the scene, the woman could be seen to have dark green hair, a Huaxia national.

The man, on the other hand, had dark skin and curly hair, resembling an Indian.

As for the murderer, he was highly arrogant, as if performing some kind of horrifying act of art.

Before he left, he said to the camera:

"You are next."

Not many people paid attention to this incident, as major events always overshadow minor ones. The Li family had an interest in keeping it under wraps, but Li Wanye was actually taking it very seriously.

The young man behind him demanded that Li Wanye must thoroughly investigate.

This autumn seemed destined to be a troublesome one for Fortress Thirty-Nine.

While the incident at the North Riverside International Hotel had yet to conclude, an even more shocking scene unfolded in the world of humanity.

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Winter was approaching, which for the people inside the fortresses was only symbolically significant as a seasonal change.

Inside the fortresses, the temperature remained unchanged throughout the year.

The names of the seasons were just a matter of convention.

In the week before winter began, Song Que kept his promise and disclosed to the lords the manufacturing method of the Judgment Knights.

However, this disclosure was far more "transparent" than the lords had imagined.

Televisions around the world once again broadcasted the same person's speech in unison.

All the buildup was to increase Song Que's credibility, creating a person in this world who, even if he said crows were white, would not necessarily be believed, but would make people subconsciously reflect.

Song Que was such a person.

This person, in front of the entire world, slowly unveiled the design principles of the Judgment Knights. He slowly narrated how humanity's mightiest weapon corroded humans through a bizarre metal element similar to bronze. He gradually made people understand the process of life transitioning into non-life.

All of this was shocking to the eye.

"We cannot show the process of making a Judgment Knight live to prove my words, as that would inevitably require the sacrifice of a human being. I want you to believe that those who have become Judgment Knights... are no longer our comrades. They are merely puppets controlled by the lords.

They will not return home in glory, nor will they come back to our side after the war ends. They do not retain their own names or identities anymore.

Both in the physical and spiritual sense, they are already dead."

Song Que's voice carried a trace of sorrow.

These light words seemed like a fierce storm sweeping across a barren plain.

The various beautiful illusions people had about the Pyramid, which had long covered their consciousness, began to show cracks in this storm.

Those lords had never imagined that Song Que's so-called disclosure would be made public to the entire world!