Chapter 875: 931, The Fifth Journey to Skuru Chapter 875: 931, The Fifth Journey to Skuru “But… to be frank, it seems we simply can’t afford to not cut it off now.” Minister Zhao Wenhui adjusted her glasses and said with a wry smile:
“The existence of the internet is now more of a curse than a blessing, constantly conveying the wrong information to people. The voice of our United Government can’t even be spread through the network.
In my opinion, when it’s time to cut, we should cut. If we don’t have the resolve to remove the poisoned flesh to heal the wound, with what will we contend with the Skrull people?”
Commissioner Zhang nodded and said, “I agree with Minister Zhao’s suggestion. And I think we don’t need to shut down the entirety of the internet, the Skrull people cannot take over the official forum and official website of the ‘Evolution’ game.
We can leave these two sites up, expand and strengthen them, and establish a social platform and information development platform based on these two sites, which the Skrull people will definitely be helpless against.”
“It seems that’s the only way for now,” agreed one of the tycoons present with a nod.
“Well then… alright, Wenhui, I’ll leave the internet shutdown in your hands,” Chairman Hu Jing sighed, “Tomorrow, go and talk to Donna about this. Offer more Spiritual Energy, so we can obtain the usage rights to the ‘Evolution’ official website.”
“Understood,” Minister Zhao Wenhui answered earnestly.
“Next, we need to discuss these civilians who are preparing to defect. What does everyone think we should do?”
Chairman Hu Jing shifted to the next topic, and the image in the projection changed accordingly, displaying another video clip.
This clip was recorded an hour ago outside the Spring Eye in the Rocky Mountains.
Inside the Rocky Mountains, a surging crowd like a swarm of ants, heedlessly crossed the warning lines and burrowed into the Spring Eye controlled by the Skrull people.
The United Government forces stationed outside the base aimed their guns at these defectors.
However, since they had not received orders from their superiors, they did not fire.
Seeing this video, the entire conference room fell into a brief silence.
After the silence, Commissioner Zhang slowly said, “I think it’s better to channel them rather than block them. Since these people truly wish to go to the Skru Star, we might as well let them go.”
All eyes in the conference room focused on Commissioner Zhang, and everyone looked at him with a mix of surprise, contemplation, and puzzlement.
Commissioner Zhang looked back at everyone and spread his hands, “What else can we do? Prohibit everyone from entering the Spring Eye and shoot the defectors?
That would generate a huge amount of resentment among the populace. Plus, these defectors would believe that it is our United Government that’s cutting off their survival path. Even if we forcibly keep them on Blue Star, it would only have a negative impact on the upcoming war, so it might be better to let them go.”
Minister Zhao Wenhui adjusted her glasses again: “That doesn’t seem quite right.
Yes, the Skrull people have promised not to force these defectors onto the battlefield. But what if they break their word and drive these defectors to the battlefield before the war begins? Won’t the pressure still fall on us then?”
She certainly didn’t want to see the enemy’s ranks reinforced by hundreds of thousands of human forces on the future battlefield.
Chairman Hu Jing said, “It’s not that exaggerated. I believe that once these hundreds of thousands of humans reach Skru Star, they will certainly spread the Emperor Raging Sun’s words far and wide. Out of concern for his reputation, the Emperor probably won’t let them onto the battlefield.
Nonetheless, the arrival of so many Third Order humans will definitely boost the Skru Star’s economy significantly, so we must carefully consider…”
Thus, the Blue Star elites discussed at length how to deal with these defecting civilians.
The discussion lasted for over ten minutes.
After a series of votes, they finally reached a consensus—let these people go to Skru Star.
Prohibition was certainly not an option, since there were too many people wishing to defect, crowding the wilderness. Surely, deploying missiles to obliterate them all wasn’t viable?
Even if they really did outlaw it, they couldn’t prevent determined individuals from sneaking across.
Therefore, the Blue Star United Government’s high-level officials decided—to let these people go, but they couldn’t take anything with them apart from their clothes. Not even mobile phones were allowed, let alone valuables like gold.
Moreover, when these people leave, they must sign a responsibility agreement stating that they will be accountable for their actions when visiting Skru Star. If they face species genocide by the Skrull people in the future, they cannot blame the Blue Star United Government for not stopping them.
The relevant decisions of the United Government were quickly published on the “Evolution” official forum and the official website.
Half an hour later, servers worldwide gradually ceased operation, and Blue Star began to enter the “Great Internet Shutdown Era”.
About this complete internet shutdown, some people expressed support while others were reluctant to let go.
Fortunately, the official forum remained open, and a massive flow of people surged into it to express their opinions.
Su Yu, Zhong Feng, and Prime Minister Cao Cao did not attend this high-level meeting.
The three of them were also eligible to participate, but they had a more important task at hand today.
That task was–to go to Skru Star.
This was the fifth time Blue Star Humans went to Skru Star, and it was the largest group in history.
Among the 35 players and great cultivators going to Skru Star this time, 16 intended to stay there permanently, not returning until the great war begins.
This step was also crucial for the Blue Star Humans to establish a base behind enemy lines.
At 3 pm, led by Su Yu and Prime Minister Cao Cao, a group of 35 boarded the troop-carrying hovercraft and made their way in a mighty procession next to Donna’s residence.
It’s worth mentioning that today’s Donna wasn’t in her usual sleepy eyed state, but instead dressed in a light-blue silk outfit, looking very alert.
Seeing Su Yu, she immediately proposed, “Su Yu, come to my bedroom, we need to discuss an issue privately.”
After speaking, she ignored the other players and cultivators present and swayed towards her residence next door.
No sooner had Donna spoken than everyone turned their gaze to Su Yu, their eyes filled with an indescribable meaning.
Donna inviting Su Yu to her bedroom for a meeting? Could it be…?
Su Yu felt quite uncomfortable under the stares of the players and great cultivators behind him.
However, he was clear that Donna hadn’t suddenly taken a fancy to him, and it must be something important she needed to discuss, given her unusually formal attire.
“Please wait for me here, I’ll be right back,” said Su Yu to those nearby in a grave tone before using Flash Skill to catch up with Donna’s steps.
Half a minute later, inside Donna’s bedroom.
Donna sat squarely on the soft bed, looking at Su Yu with a serious expression.
Su Yu sat upright opposite her and asked earnestly, “Donna, what did you want to see me about?”
“Su Yu,” Donna looked directly at him, “are you aware of the ‘Principle of Fair War’ established by the God-Level civilization of the Singers?”
“The ‘Principle of Fair War’?” Su Yu was stunned; he had never heard of this principle.
He asked, “Donna, what does this principle entail?”
“It’s …” Donna explained the details of the principle in very succinct language.