Chapter 381 - - 378 Shave off Duge again_1

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After Duge became the head of the Propaganda Department, he did not promote his zodiac culture.

Going with the flow in a way that involves everything, in cooperation with zodiac culture, is like a super-sized cheater, which could help him and the people on the planet to improve quickly.

But at the moment, Bai Long was closely watching him; without the certainty of dealing with Bai Long, exposing himself would be truly foolish.

As for the rapidly growing spiritual power, he attributed it to innate talent and his cultivation technique. A drink from Bai Long could boost his spiritual power by tens of thousands, so this stuff shouldn’t seem too extraordinary to him, easy enough to dismiss…

However, without utilizing zodiac culture, other things could still guide trends.

So.

Duge found a group of literati to write his autobiography for him, compile his understanding of the speed push trend, and insights on various keywords and so on, making these books essential reading material for students and sending them to every school;

To the numb commoners, Duge also released many self-help books:

Such as “Finding Happiness in Adversity,” “Every Day Is Brand New,” “Awakening the Giant Within,” “Hope Lies Ahead,” “Suffering Is a Form of Cultivation,” “A Sanctuary for the Soul,” and so on;

Duge also had the development team create some combat and casual games.

For example, “Through the Canyon,” “My World, My Rule,” “Life Simulator,” “Crossing the Line of Life and Death,” and so on, adding some fun to their monotonous lives;

There were also various soothing songs, having people write novels that numb the mind about resisting aliens…

In a nutshell.

In the following month, Duge got involved in every aspect of cultural construction on Qiyuan Star, leading almost the entire world’s trend;

Wherever there were people, they were talking about Duge.

Of course, Duge alone could not have achieved this.

But now he was the Propaganda Minister of Qiyuan Star.

Being in a high position has its advantages, having a whole planet of talent at your disposal.

And those highly qualified talents also had two hundred years of recordings of Alien Warriors to reference, with an abundance of stored knowledge; Duge only needed to state his requirements, and they could easily meet his expectations…

The higher-ups of Qiyuan Star reviewed the materials Duge had distributed and found nothing that influenced people’s minds.

Apart from making the leisure lives of Qiyuan Star’s inhabitants a bit richer, there were no side effects. In fact, when resources were scarce, the mood of the common people was not so volatile, and they let Duge do as he pleased.

Moreover, they even concluded Duge’s mentality—

It’s a transition from commoner to noble; previously, Duge did not agree with the elite class, even harboring some hostility, and held no hope for the Alien Battlefield, even unwilling to leave descendants.

Now, as his status on the planet rose, his mindset naturally changed.

Plus, with Bai Long’s endorsement as the Son of Destiny, it’s normal for him to seize some political capital while young.

Duge’s transformation was good for everyone; at least this genius was truly standing on the same front with them now.

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After a month of harvest, Duge felt his spiritual power had at least doubled since his time on the Alien Battlefield; his divine consciousness could almost cover half of Qiyuan Star. In the areas covered by his divine consciousness, he could control all the water resources.

Unbeknownst to anyone, Duge had become the most powerful person on Qiyuan Star, or rather, a god.

What remained was for him to take down the spaceship of Pan-Universe Entertainment above his head when he was absolutely certain.

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While Duge was enhancing his abilities for himself, Pan-Universe Entertainment’s headquarters also engaged in a heated discussion about Duge and the next Alien Battlefield.

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“Duge’s water affinity physique can bypass the company’s soul projection, which is unfair to other contestants. The last game field featured Water Art, and his ability could conceal that, but once Duge continues to use the same Water Series abilities on the Alien Battlefield, it will be hard not to arouse the audience’s suspicion and thereby deal a heavy blow to the company’s reputation.

“When a person encounters danger, it’s hard not to use one’s own abilities to save one’s life. Bai Long suggested that Duge should restrain himself, but that’s too risky. I personally recommend that the most secure method is to directly ban Duge from the Alien Battlefield,” the manager of the Risk Management Department said to the company executives.

“There’s no way to ban him. Duge’s popularity is too high. He single-handedly revitalized the entire program. Now everyone on the forums is discussing him. If the company gives up on him, it would mean this program has reached its end.”

“Can’t a new contestant replace him?”

“It’s hard. Everyone has seen Duge’s performances in the simulation and on the Alien Battlefield. Maybe someone else could suddenly excel on a certain battlefield, but it’s hard to find someone like him who excels on every field,” said the manager of the Marketing Department.

“Can the company’s projection system be improved to account for his Water System Affinity?” Ross, the director in charge of operating Duge’s character, looked towards the Technical Department manager.

“Ross, this system has been in use for over a thousand years and has been optimized to the limit,” said the manager of the Technical Department. “Adding new features could likely lead to other loopholes appearing. Plus, changing the system for one person would be too costly in terms of financial and material resources - it’s not worth it.”

“Why not first find a planet with Water Art Techniques and get the game running? The program’s popularity has already skyrocketed, every viewer is looking forward to the new season launching. If we give up on making this money, we all might as well be dead,” said the manager of the Betting Operations.

“Are there any suitable planets from the Exploration Department?” Ross asked.

“There are two. One is a magical world, with all kinds of magical creatures on the planet, magic, warriors obtain abilities by awakening their Martial Spirits, and there are also some weaker God Spirits secretly manipulating the world;

The other is a world of superpowers, with people divided into two factions - ordinary people and those who have awakened special abilities. Among the special abilities, there are Water Series, which could help Duge disguise his powers.”

The manager of the Exploration Department displayed virtual projections of the two worlds in front of everyone and gave a brief explanation to the audience.

“Discard the superpower world,” Ross decided, “It would be too coincidental if one were to awaken a Water Series superpower just like the last Alien Battlefield. Let’s use the magical world! By the way, how strong are the God Spirits in this world?”

“They’re average; the powers of the God Spirits don’t exceed those of the planet itself,” replied the manager of the Exploration Department.

“Is there a planetary will?” Ross asked again.

“We’re pressed for time and haven’t managed to explore that yet,” answered the manager of the Exploration Department. “Ross, in the vast universe, life-bearing planets are already rare, and finding those suitable for game fields is even rarer. Before, we had a year to do this. Now we only have a few months - it’s too rushed.”

“I’ll give you one month to get this sorted,” Ross glanced at the manager of the Exploration Department, disregarding his complaints, and issued new orders. “Search other parallel universes as well, find more planets as backups, and if we find a better one, we can replace this game field.”

“Ross, I’ve been searching for new civilized planets,” the Exploration Department manager looked at Ross and said, “but I don’t recommend this. With so little time, even if I find other planets, there’s no time left to explore them. Also, if there’s an existence on any of those planets that surpasses that little guy’s abilities and gets rid of him, the company will really take a loss.”

“Just keep looking!” Ross glanced at him and said, “Regarding the next game field, does anyone have anything else to add?”

“I think the number of players could be adjusted,” suggested the manager of Operations. “Duge himself is highly renowned, his companions on Qiyuan Star trust him a lot. Once he comes into his power and uses his advantage to summon his companions, their alliance could lock in the victory, which would kill the show’s effect. This situation started to appear during the second half of the last game field, and the viewing numbers were dropping rapidly…”

“Right, towards the end, hardly anyone was placing bets,” added the manager of the Betting Operations. “We must prevent Duge from forming an alliance and extend the game’s duration to add more variability, which is more conducive to the betting operations.”

“Is the new planet big enough?” Ross looked towards the manager of the Exploration Department.

“It’s big enough,” replied the Exploration Department manager. “The land area is about three times that of the last planet.”

“Reduce the number of players,” Ross surveyed the team and asked, “from three thousand to one thousand, each planet sending a hundred people, randomly eliminate some, then disperse players from different planets across various corners of the world to prevent them from uniting in a

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