Chapter 601 - - 499 behind-the-scenes manipulator_1

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“Lin Hong, these are the files on Wu Yanlong and Ou Yuancheng,” Nalan Li came to Duge’s side, pushing the data files of the two men onto his micro computer, “When our people arrived, both had already vanished without a trace, and furthermore, their traces cannot be found anywhere on the war network.”

“Mhm.”

Duge scanned over the data of the two men, closed the micro computer, and quietly considered the plan ahead.

His attributes had plummeted to the lowest point, and his involvement with the Doomsday Church had been exposed; he was considering whether he should still continue to join the space warfare front.

“Lin Hong, their exposure of your actions hasn’t affected you, has it?” Nalan Li asked.

“Not at all, it’s actually pushed my attributes even higher. I doubt anyone can take first place from me now,” Duge turned his head, glanced at Nalan Li and smiled, “I was thinking of dividing the top three places evenly between Midday Star, Sirius, and Lanchen Star. Now, it seems I can only give them second and third place. They are all our allies; it’s tough to knock any of them out!”

In the simulation field, Duge had encountered the skill of Thousand-mile Eyes and Favorable Wind Ears.

Now that the other party knew every little detail of what he had done, he had to be even more cautious, ensuring at least not to expose his own weaknesses.

“Now that things have come to this, let them compete for it with their own abilities,” Nalan Li said nonchalantly, looking at Duge, “Does that mean the upcoming space plan remains unchanged?”

“Yes, it remains unchanged,” Duge nodded with certainty, “But before that, I need to first calm the emotions of the public that they have stirred up. Help me arrange a press conference later.”

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Nalan Li had just left.

And Gao Ming’s phone call came through: “Brother Du, are you okay?”

“I’m fine. You didn’t really think the low profile keywords I mentioned to you were serious, did you?” Duge laughed, “I originally planned to play a casual game, to leisurely play a round with them. Since they are forcing my hand to flip the table, it’s their own bad luck.”

“Old Gao, bring all the people from Qiyuan Star to the Imperial Capital to meet with me. Now that it has been leaked, it’s pointless to divide our forces. Let’s make a big move. Tell all from Qiyuan Star to be cautious in their conversations and to use the highest standard of defense when boarding the mothership. I suspect our opponents have awakened a skill similar to Thousand-mile Eyes and Favorable Wind Ears.”

“Alright,” Gao Ming responded briskly, his spirit especially uplifted.

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After hanging up the phone with Gao Ming, Duge dialed Jing Aizhen’s number: “Where are you?”

Jing Aizhen said, “Huashan City.”

“Bring your people to the Imperial Capital,” Duge was concise, “I’m giving you second place for Lanchen Star. Come over, and let’s join our forces in preparation for the final battle.”

“Okay,” Jing Aizhen acknowledged, and then hung up.

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“Sir Long, did we have the opposite effect?” Ou Yuancheng, who was constantly monitoring Duge’s words and actions, looked uneasy, “Duge seems unaffected and is calling his troops to arms, probably planning to fight a decisive battle with all the Alien Warriors.”

“What’s the panic? This was bound to happen sooner or later,” Sir Long said, “It’s been Duge leading the pace from the start; we simply pushed him from the dark into the light. Now that he’s out in the open, we can unite the rest of the people. With the National Defense Bureau and Doomsday Church’s Alien Warriors summed up, there aren’t even fifty of them, and we know most of their keywords and skills. By the numbers, we are nine against one; how could we possibly lose?”

“I don’t know what Duge’s keyword is; I feel a bit uneasy,” Ou Yuancheng said, “After all, the divination Yuan Xiaoyan did for Duge suggested a paramount success.”

“If divination were useful, Duge wouldn’t need to manipulate the situation,” Sir Long laughed softly, “Copy all the keywords and skills of everyone from the Doomsday Church and National Defense Bureau, along with their planets, and send a copy to each organization. Tell them we’re on the same side, ready to besiege Duge at any time.”

Ou Yuancheng’s Sightseeing ability allowed him to monitor all the Alien Warriors.

To him, the Alien Warriors of various planets had no secrets at all; he was as familiar with their codes and signals as the back of his hand. If he wanted, he could impersonate someone from any planet and not be discovered.

This was why Nan Youlong initially said not to trust anyone, including their own people.

The skills of Alien Warriors were unpredictable, but later, Duge’s rapid-push strategy ended many battles before old-school players could utilize their experience, which made many disregard their earlier expertise.

Experienced veterans like Sir Long could exactly capitalize on such oversights for their own benefit.

Once Sir Long had published Duge’s information, he awakened a new skill called the Shadow Mastermind, which could erase traces of his own dissemination, perfectly helping him to conceal himself.

The most crucial point was that Ou Yuancheng knew the keywords and skills of all Alien Warriors, which allowed him to tactically mobilize Alien Warriors and maximize all of their skill advantages.

Now, the biggest problem was how to gain everyone’s trust!

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The Third Group Army.

Lu Tingjie looked at the information sent by Sir Long and couldn’t contain his excitement, “Damn, Wu Yanlong and Ou Yuancheng are actually from our planet, we’re set, this time we’re truly set.”

“I didn’t expect Lin Hong to really be Duge,” said Ke Ye awkwardly, “That was close. If he had tricked us to the space front line, we would all probably be at his mercy.”

Changjuan said, “Lu Tingjie, Ke Ye, don’t let your guard down. I always feel like something is off. How could a person as clever as Duge make such a big mistake and let others catch him? Why don’t Wu Yanlong and Ou Yuancheng dare to meet up with us? Let’s not fall for someone else’s scheme.”

“The National Defense Bureau and all members of the Doomsday Church have sent their keywords and skills; if they weren’t our own people, could they have given us such detailed information?” Lu Tingjie said.

“Old Lu, should we intercept the people from Qiyuan Star to break one of Duge’s arms?” asked Ke Ye, “It seems like the people from Qiyuan Star have been targeted, out of over thirty people, there are not many good skills.”

“Wait a little longer,” Lu Tingjie said cautiously, coming from Seaside City, via the sixteenth and eighth Group Armies’ locations. “Let’s first see what moves they make. If they act, we will follow suit. In any case, this time Duge has overplayed his hand, leaving behind more than five hundred Alien Warriors, that’s enough to give him a hard time…”

Changjuan, looking at the two excited men, couldn’t help but be assailed by a wave of irritation, recalling the words Duge had said when he let them go. However, in front of Lu Tingjie and the others, she didn’t think it appropriate to show it.

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Meanwhile.

The Benevolent Association, the Eighth Group Army, and the Sixteenth Group Army all received Wu Yanlong’s information, and everyone was stirred up.

Nothing convinces people more than when they learn that the newly-emerging experts are actually one of their own, especially when these two experts obviously have the ability to control the situation.

However, not everyone trusted Wu Yanlong, especially the female Alien Warrior who had met with Duge and then let go.

If it weren’t for the mission of their planet still lingering in their minds, they would probably have already picked up the phone to contact Duge and inform him about Wu Yanlong and others.

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After all,

with the exposure of Duge’s information, Green Star, which had finally calmed down, once again entered a tense situation where swords were drawn.

The keywords and skills of the National Defense Bureau and the Doomsday Church members that had been leaked could no longer keep them in check.

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Just as all the forces were getting restless, the National Defense Bureau announced the news of a press conference held by Duge, temporarily suppressing the restless thoughts of the various forces.

A man’s name is like the shadow of a tree.

Duge’s reputation was there, and everyone had to wait and see his next move.

The National Defense Bureau was also tense inside; everyone was restless.

After all,

many of the details made public by Wu Yanlong involved them, and a lot of things were different from what Duge and they had promised.

Moreover, Nalan Li’s monitoring of the movements of the major forces through the battle network also caused them unease; apart from them, there were more than four hundred Alien Warriors on Green Star, and no one wanted to face so many enemies at the same time.

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In the room.

Xiang Jiaojiao quietly approached Xu Wan and asked, “Xu Wan, what are the chances of Duge winning in the end?”

“Fifty-five percent,” Xu Wan replied quietly after glancing at Xiang Jiaojiao.

“That low?” Xiang Jiaojiao was stunned.

“Yes,” Xu Wan said, looking somewhat disheartened, “I have never seen such a low success rate on him. He must be in big trouble.”

“Should we ask Yuan Xiaoyan to cast a divination for him?” Xiang Jiaojiao hesitated for a moment before suggesting.

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