NOVPUBTW Live Streaming Platform.
Although Daniel isn’t streaming, the number of online viewers in his channel has already hit a million.
Having a million viewers without a host is explosive in the world of live streaming.
These people have gathered together for one purpose only: to inquire if the viral video of the Mauritania pyramid on the internet is real.
Of the three who went in, only Daniel came out alive. He became the sole witness.
"Do you think this thing is real?"
"If it is, it’s utterly mind-blowing. Pyramids, monsters, the Healing Crystal...they all sound like stuff from myths."
"Hard to say. The video doesn’t seem doctored."
"You’re underestimating post-production technology. It’s quite easy to create a similar video effect."
"So you’re implying that the video is fake?"
"I didn’t say that."
"Sigh, it’d be great if the host were here."
"This guy hasn’t been on air for days. He’s probably forgotten about us."
...
Libertopia Congressional Hearing.
Not long after the pyramid monster incident, Libertopia urgently convened an investigative hearing.
In front of all the media and audience, the congressman announced a shocking piece of news.
"Aliens are real. We have obtained definitive evidence."
The moment the congressman’s words came out, everyone present was stunned. The global audience watching the live broadcast on television was also bewildered.
What did he mean?
Is today April Fool’s Day?
Or is the person who announced this not a congressman but an imposter?
A lot of viewers couldn’t help but ask while watching the television, "That’s ridiculous. Are there really aliens?"
"But to be honest, since monsters exist in the pyramid, the existence of aliens doesn’t seem that far-fetched."
"Yeah, what’s up with these congressmen? Instead of explaining about the pyramid monsters, they’ve thrown us another curveball."
The congressman, looking at the flashing lights popping up below, continued, "The monsters in the pyramid are substantial evidence of the existence of aliens."
Hearing this, all chatter among the audience ceased. Both the on-site and television audience held their breath, intently focusing on the congressman.
Everyone wanted to know why the government suddenly convened an investigative hearing at this time and what they intended to disclose.
A reporter timely asked, "So, you’re saying the monsters in the pyramid are all alien creatures?"
The congressman nodded, "Exactly, it’s been confirmed that they’re extraterrestrial."
"What everyone can be assured of is that there’s no need to be constantly on edge about these alien creatures. Since they’re living beings, they can be exterminated."
"Just like in the viral video online, they can be killed by handguns. And we have many more weapons that are far more powerful than handguns."
"If they dare to show up again, if handguns don’t work, we’ll use rifles, if rifles don’t work, we’ll use artillery, and if artillery doesn’t work, we have missiles, atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs!"
"The state can assure you that these alien creatures will not threaten your daily life. So, everyone doesn’t need to be on pins and needles. Continue your normal lives; the state will bear the burdens and move forward on your behalf!"
Hearing this, many people breathed a sigh of relief.
Since the realization that terrifying monsters existed in this world, many have been living in fear.
Some even proclaimed that these monsters were God’s messengers, sent to punish humans for their myriad of sins.
In less than a day, crime rates soared in nations big and small worldwide.
As the most powerful country in the world, Libertopia’s investigative hearing and assurance brought a sense of relief to many.
More people, after watching the Libertopia congressional hearing, immediately set out to move to Libertopia.
Only in Libertopia can they be safer!
Suddenly, the workload of Libertopia’s immigration department surged dramatically.
...
Libertopia, the GSPIB (Global Supernatural Phenomenon Investigation Bureau) Headquarters.
This is a lesser-known governmental department, out of reach for ordinary people, and no one knows about its nature of work and operations.
However, for the evolved, it has a formidable reputation.
Evolved, in simple terms, refers to those with special abilities in the eyes of ordinary people.
But it’s not as simple as having special abilities.
They are the ones who have unlocked the gate to human evolution.
In the conference center of the GSPIB headquarters building, a group of people are sitting around a large oval conference table.
There are both men and women of various ages, from gray-haired old men to slightly immature young girls.
The one sitting at the head of the table is the only white-haired old man in the group and also the one with the highest position among them.
The white-haired old man got straight to the point, "I believe everyone knows the theme of today’s meeting. It’s about the protagonist in the video that’s been wildly circulating on the internet."
"I’d like to know your opinions on him," the white-haired man said.
The others looked at each other, murmuring among themselves.
A man, seemingly in his thirties, spoke with a serious expression, "He managed to fight his way out from those monsters, so he must’ve unlocked the gate of evolution. However, it’s hard to discern his specific abilities from the video."
A younger blonde guy scoffed, "What abilities? He just had a damn stroke of luck. If those monsters hadn’t mysteriously failed to resurrect, he’d already be Ghouls’ dinner and now fertilizing the soil."
The older man frowned, slightly annoyed, "There’s no such thing as good luck in the face of monsters. Maybe that’s his ability."
The younger man argued back, "Hans, you just overthink everything, to put it bluntly, you’re too cautious."
"If it were that easy to unlock the gate of evolution, there wouldn’t be so few evolved in the world. We wouldn’t need to make a big fuss and rush back to headquarters for a meeting because of the appearance of the pyramid monsters."
Hans, not liking being called cautious, naturally got angry, "Humph, all talk and no trousers. I’ve completed more missions than the amount of water you’ve ever drank. Am I cautious?"
The younger man said, "Yeah, you’ve unlocked the gate so early, and yet you’re still a Level 1 Evolved. That’s hilarious."
Hans, infuriated, stood up, slammed the table, and pointed at the young man, "You want a fight, is that it?"
The young man didn’t back down at all, "Screw you, you think I’m afraid of you?"
The white-haired old man, Martin, watched as the room descended into chaos, his face expressionless.
Clearly, he had long grown accustomed to their antics.
Martin, originally a congressman of Libertopia, became the Director of the Bureau ten years ago. But he’s not an evolved, he’s just an ordinary man.
Yet, this ordinary man is in charge of all the evolved in the world.
They had no choice; there’s yet to be an evolved with extensive management experience in the world, so they had to use an ordinary person as the Director for now.
Martin slammed the table hard and roared, "Enough!"
"Anyone else who continues this disorderly behavior, leave the Bureau and never come back!"
With that, the entire conference room went quiet.
Clearly, none of the evolved wanted to be fired because they still needed the protection of the organization.
While the evolved have means beyond ordinary people, they are still human after all, especially the lowest-level evolved who can even be hurt by guns.
Most importantly, once an evolved unlocks the gate, they mysteriously attract monsters.
No one can be vigilant 100% of the time, and the Bureau provides that protection.
Seeing everyone quiet down, Martin’s expression returned to calm.
"Susan, read the investigation report."
"Yes, Director."
A secretary dressed in a sexy black suit standing behind Martin opened a prepared folder and started reading.
"Daniel, age 23, male, from Serenalia. He went to study in Libertopia five years ago and graduated successfully after repeating a year."
"Life after graduation wasn’t prosperous, but a little over a month ago, he started participating in the Container Hunt Auction at the port of Golden Shores City and got filthy rich..."
Martin listened attentively, his right hand’s fingers drumming on the desk.
When Susan finished reading the data, he said, "This young man participated in the Container Hunt Auction, and within a month, he went from being penniless to a billionaire. In the process, he also won a container that had an alien finger in it."
"It was that finger that unlocked the bio-lock on the alien spaceship that the personnel at Area 51 had been stumped with for ten years."
The hot-headed young man from earlier couldn’t help but interject, "Damn, he’s that lucky?"
"When did becoming a billionaire become so commonplace?"
Martin calmly looked at everyone, "You still think Daniel just got lucky?"
Everyone had a blank look on their faces.
"What else could it be?"
"There’s nothing special in these documents."
"Other than him being insanely lucky!"
Martin shook his head, looking disappointedly at everyone.
These people had indeed unlocked the gate and become among the few evolved in a world population of billions.
However, it seemed like their brains weren’t quite up to par.
No wonder the higher-ups wouldn’t let these people elect their own leaders.
