"Impossible, right? Only a few people died in Great Xia’s frost disaster; this must be a false number, right?"
On the other side of Canglan Star, in the Azure Palace of the Carnia Federation, the Grand Commander spoke with a face full of skepticism.
He had been leaning back on the oval desk and now put his feet down and involuntarily sat up straight.
At this mont, it was four in the morning in Great Xia, while it was one in the afternoon here.
Just now, his aide had reported to the Grand Commander the important events happening globally today.
Among them was the intelligence on the frost disaster in Xiui City, Great Xia. So far, the disaster had lasted for an hour and a half, with 158 dead in Xiui City.
Compared to Guangren City in Dongli Kingdom, where over three million people had died and the city was almost wiped out, this data seed completely fabricated.
The Grand Commander asked again, "How many people are in Xiui City?"
The aide replied, "According to Great Xia’s population website, there are currently 4.2 million people."
The Grand Commander raised his voice, "Only 158 deaths out of 4.2 million people; do you believe it?"
The aide, faced with skepticism, didn’t respond with belief or disbelief. He simply said politely, "Sir, I’ve watched the Great Xia National Television’s live broadcast of the frost disaster in Xiui City. I feel Great Xia’s preparation was very thorough."
The implication being—the numbers were real.
The Grand Commander was still unconvinced. He insisted, "This is definitely Great Xia’s propaganda strategy. According to JICA intelligence, they used a black technology called Heaven Reaching Tower to forcibly occupy Dongli Kingdom’s network."
"This shows Great Xia is starting to recklessly break existing rules, launching a global public opinion offensive, so they have plenty of motivation to conceal the real data to increase their influence."
The aide was left speechless.
He had seen on the broadcast the shocking Nest System, capable of autonomously operating 3 million chanical Spiders, and the envy-inducing Warm Gold Radiant Blanket, backed by imnse industrial power.
So he believed that, with such thorough preparation, the death toll being only three digits aligned with actual conditions.
Moreover, most of the 158 deceased were likely the elderly, weak, or sick, inherently vulnerable, hence particularly susceptible in the face of disaster.
Yet the aide was smart enough to know that prejudices were like immovable mountains within people.
So he didn’t try to persuade the Grand Commander, instead he sincerely said, "Sir, maybe you’re right; the Great Xia people are blatantly lying."
The Grand Commander finally said with satisfaction, "Exactly! Lying!"
The Federation leader then issued an order, "Let the dia over there expose the lies of the Great Xia people."
The aide responded, "Yes!"
He switched topics, "Currently, Great Xia has a genius Superpower User nad Yang Fan who predicted the frost disaster would occur at 2:30 a.m. Great Xia Ti.
"The facts proved the judgnt of this Superpower User; the frost disaster occurred at 2:28 a.m., only off by two minutes.
"Moreover, he is a genius in cultivating farm crops, having recently developed as many as 28 flavored wheat trees, causing a sensation in the global agricultural sector."
"The company he belongs to received a 150 billion Xia Yuan investnt from the Great Xia Bank Consortium, and its market value now exceeds one trillion Xia Yuan. We estimate the company will beco one of the global giants in agriculture."
The aide paused and asked, "Do we need to take asures against this Yang Fan?"
The term "take asures" bluntly ans—assassination.
Over many years, the Federation had not done such things infrequently, with scientists, celebrities, and ordinary people mysteriously dying.
The average person doesn’t know about such things, but the aide is well aware.
The Grand Commander asked, "What threat level does JICA assess?"
According to JICA’s assessnt thod, threat levels range from the lowest F level, to E level, D level, all the way to the highest SS level.
Currently, SS level includes only two nas: Great Xia Ghost and Great Xia Spirit Crow.
JICA has now abandoned any actions related to them because they couldn’t win; attempts at assassination would only lead to futile losses.
The aide replied, "JICA has set it to level A, with potential future adjustnts to level S."
The Grand Commander asked, "Why?"
He found it hard to imagine that a Superpower User in agriculture could have a threat level reach S.
The aide made an analogy, "Before the Age of Calamity, so outstanding scientists could have been worth an entire aircraft carrier fleet.
"For example, a scientist who invented electromagnetic catapult single-handedly advanced the developnt of aircraft carriers by decades.
"After the Age of Calamity, the operational logic of the world changed, and agriculture beca a highly potential industry.
"If this Great Xia native nad Yang Fan cultivates a special plant that increases the probability of Great Xia people’s Awakened Superpower, do you think his threat could be rated as S level?"
The Grand Commander’s face changed, "Of course!"
After so thought, he instructed, "Then let JICA take action."
The aide responded, "Understood!"
This person then brought up another topic, "Regarding matters in Dongli Kingdom, what do you plan to do?"
He spoke quietly, "The Association is likely to initiate inquiries, and the Azure Palace had better co up with a plan."
Upon hearing "Dongli Kingdom," the Grand Commander felt an imnse headache.
In the morning, the Dongli people conducted a ridiculous online election, selecting a temporary team, prompting the Azure Palace to urgently convene a eting.
But everyone discussed back and forth, still unable to produce a solution.
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