Chapter 364 - 306: The Opened Pandora’s Box

’If that’s really the case, it would explain the confusing things about Z...’

"An artificial intelligence actually... Fine! Since an AI has become a life form, then all of this is to be expected..."

Chu Bamboo’s heart felt a little heavy. ’So, Z ultimately became an enemy, and was then eliminated by my good brother?’

’Or maybe...’

Chu Bamboo subconsciously looked up toward the sky. ’In the current time period of this Dream World, is Z... still on Mars? If she is... what would she be like now?!’

"No, no, no!"

Chu Bamboo was horrified. ’If this theory holds true...’ He couldn’t help but start thinking about another, very serious problem.

’My good brother, is he already dead? Or is his body still alive, but turned into some kind of monster? Or...’ Chu Bamboo thought of one possibility after another. ’My good brother... he couldn’t still be on Mars now, could he?’

He took a long moment to calm himself.

’But the most crucial thing right now is...’

Chu Bamboo pressed his lips together, staring intently at the letter "Z" in the diary. ’After the incident with Z... did she end up causing any massive damage to Earth?’

Chu Bamboo rubbed his brow. After a moment’s thought, he ignored Lin Xin Bamboo’s message and said directly, "Nuwa No. 17, reveal all major global events on Earth starting from May 2nd of the year ’25!"

And then...

The light screen shimmered.

"May 2nd: The world-famous superstar Chu Bamboo is being directly pursued by the White-headed Eagle officials under the pretext of a Secret investigation! This incident has caused a worldwide..."

Chu Bamboo was speechless.

Talk about starting with a bang!

Completely lost for words, Chu Bamboo silently swiped the screen to look at what came next.

’So Celestial Net stepped onto the main stage... controlling events as far back as ’25!’

’Then, at the end of ’25... a war actually broke out in the world! Though it didn’t involve my home country at all...’

’My good brother, he didn’t say a single thing about this... uh.’ Chu Bamboo was mid-complaint when he suddenly remembered. ’Actually, I think he did mention it once, something about using a war mode and never really losing... and then having to hunt down James!’

He silently ruffled his hair and quietly watched as more news articles appeared one by one...

And...

’Huh?!!’

Chu Bamboo suddenly stared at a news article in disbelief.

"December 25th, year ’31, Christmas Day. The Golden Holy Order is established in Gaul.

Gallone Bonaparte proclaims himself the first Pope of the Golden Holy Order. At the same time, he declares himself the Messiah of the modern age!

He demonstrates unimaginable Extraordinary Power—

In a worldwide live broadcast, he turns water into wine and leaves into bread! This reenacts the scene from the myths...

He starts a frenzy with astonishing speed!

Although people initially thought it was just a magic trick... as time passed... no one could find any flaw in his performance! No matter how many master magicians studied it, it was useless...

With each public demonstration, more and more people came to believe him.

And according to later analysis... the day the Golden Holy Order made its public announcement was also the very moment Extraordinary Power officially stepped onto the world stage."

"December 26th: C and Z, the two major companies, launch a campaign of media suppression at all costs! They attempt to completely bury the matter... but due to the actions of the Celestial Net Company, this move fails—at least in the West, and in most parts of the world, it fails!"

"December 27th: Gallone is killed!

However, seven days later, Gallone resurrects before everyone’s eyes!

Reenacting the myth of Jesus’s resurrection!

Countless Westerners truly came to believe he was the Messiah of the new era.

This scene even caused a massive psychological shock to many people in the East who had watched the entire live broadcast!"

Chu Bamboo stared at this passage in silence.

’This is...’ Chu Bamboo was inexplicably reminded of James’s resurrection—

’From the looks of it, this isn’t a personal ability of James’s!’

’On the other hand,’ Chu Bamboo also recalled what his good brother said... ’the Black Fog Monster God had seen Earth through the memories in his mind...’

’And in the end, all this information converged into something Lin Xin Bamboo once said...’

’"Whatever you do, you cannot... widely disseminate information about the Extraordinary!"’

’So, the biggest problem with the Black Fog Monster God turning its gaze this way is... the other side has finally opened an Extraordinary path for the Golden Dawn?’ Chu Bamboo mused.

’Or perhaps this is still the effect of some Artifact? But no matter what... for them to step into the spotlight so brazenly! It must be related to the Black Fog Monster God... and it must also involve some Extraterrestrial Civilization capable of contacting the Golden Dawn!’

’But if they really did open up an Extraordinary path,’ Chu Bamboo closed his eyes, taking a deep breath as a bitter smile appeared on his face, ’becoming Extraordinary so easily, mass-producing Saints... didn’t the Golden Dawn notice something was wrong?’

After a long silence, Chu Bamboo took a deep, weary breath. He spoke as if narrating to someone, yet also as if talking to himself.

"Regardless of whether an Extraordinary path was opened or not, the moment this news was revealed... Pandora’s box was ultimately opened!"

After calming himself for a while, Chu Bamboo quietly continued reading.

In fact, the revelation of Extraordinary information didn’t cause too many problems at first.

However, afterward, the White-headed Eagle publicly released numerous videos and photos they had taken on Mars...

That move was a complete disaster... Extraordinary information plus Mars! With the debuffs stacked to the max, the result was a rapid deterioration of the global situation.

’...The release of these Mars photos, don’t tell me the Golden Dawn was behind that too?’ Chu Bamboo silently complained. ’They really are the root of all evil!’

As time went on, pollution ran rampant and monstrosities roamed free... At this stage, Chu Bamboo had no doubt that even if the Extraterrestrial Civilization hadn’t originally opened an Extraordinary path for the Golden Dawn, they could now embark on the Extraordinary path themselves.

’This pollution spreading from who-knows-where, and these monstrosities... inside them, there must be something condensed, similar to Nuclear Radiation Stones, that can be used as a resource for cultivation!’

The only relatively stable areas were the East and the territories controlled by C Company.

Because of the media suppression orchestrated by Z, the impact of the informational pollution was kept to a minimum...

But the trouble was...

the countries of the world were not completely isolated from each other, after all!

So...

When it became truly impossible to cover up...

"January 1st, year ’33: Chu Bamboo, together with Academician Guan Qianyu, jointly released the Genetic Map! This signifies that humanity has partially decoded the mysteries of genetics and can use various methods to strengthen the human body, creating Genetic Warriors!

This is a revolutionary development! At the same time, news about the Extraordinary in the West was unofficially leaked by Officials and confirmed to be Western genetic engineering, not Extraordinary Power!

Simultaneously, rumors began to spread in the East that the Martial Arts from Martial Hero novels were real!"

’...So that’s how it was?’ Chu Bamboo mused. ’It looks like the news was truly impossible to suppress, so they chose to muddy the waters?’

’But still... dragging out Martial Arts to use as a cover story again! So convenient...’

"Year ’34: C and Z, the two major companies, engage in a final, decisive battle with the Celestial Net Company on the Black Continent. They achieve ultimate victory! The Golden Holy Order is annihilated."

Chu Bamboo’s expression froze for a moment. ’The Golden Holy Order was annihilated... Why would a war on the Black Continent lead to the fall of the Golden Holy Order? Their home base is in Europe, isn’t it...’