Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva!.

Chapter 525: The Floating Season

While Tilan was worrying about how to start the mission and complete the assessment, Blanche on the other side encountered a similar problem.

“Are there really poor and helpless people on the streets?”

It was already late at night. Blanche was walking in the city wearing a dark thin coat and with her hands in her pockets. Occasionally, a car would pass by on the street and then disappear without a trace.

She was not alone, and behind her was a woman dressed similarly. She wore tactical sunglasses and had her hands at her sides, which swayed slightly with her steps. An experienced person would clearly feel that this woman was an elite operator. Her fingers were always close to her waist, and she could quickly pull out her pistol and melee weapons hidden in her boots. The sunglasses themselves were a kind of scanning equipment, which could record what they saw online at any time.

Inside the slightly thicker coat is an inner armor with excellent protection that can withstand most bullets. The collar on the neck is not just a decoration, but a piece of equipment with actual protective effects.

The woman did not respond to Blanche's complaints but just followed behind silently. As a bodyguard, she had signed a strict contract which required her to not talk to Blanche unless she asked. Even if she did, the conversation would be recorded and reviewed by someone. This was to prevent security personnel from influencing the immature singer through their daily communications.

Blanche's mumbling was naturally in vain. Apart from the two of them, the occasional passers-by on the street were mostly in groups of two or three, usually coming out of nightclubs and entertainment venues. The kind of poor and helpless people she expected to see were really hard to see on the street. After all, this was the central star field, prosperous and wealthy, with many welfare policies.

"It's already two in the morning and I'm a little sleepy. Why don't we go back, Lin?" She turned and looked at the bodyguard who had followed her all the way.

The other party nodded slightly, and then Blanche stood there, waiting for the hovercraft to arrive.

At this time, the two of them were on a red steel bridge. The night breeze on the river was very comfortable, and occasionally they could hear the sound of water below.

"By the way, Rin." Blanche suddenly remembered something.

"Is your hometown also in the Hemu Star Region?" This bodyguard was recommended to her by the governor of the Hemu Star Region.

"Yeah." The other party answered briefly.

"The first time I met you was in the Central Star Region. I heard from them that you have been working here for a long time and are very familiar with the environment and safety of Academy City."

"Yes." The other party's reply was still brief.

"How long have you been here?"

"20."

"Wow, so long? I'm only about 20 years old. Doesn't this mean it's longer than my entire life?" Blanche was surprised.

"Ah."

"Do you like Academy City?"

"Usually, just work."

"I see. Actually, I like it very much. I remember when I was in high school, I wanted to go to a big city or a prosperous star field. I always heard from my friends and classmates that the Shark Star Field, which is not too far from the Hemu Star Field, is great. The environment and facilities there are very different."

"As for the Central Star Region, I just felt it was too far away, like a faraway place that you can see on TV but will never actually visit in your lifetime." With her arms leaning on the railing, Blanche talked about her memories in the evening breeze.

"When I first came here, the school was afraid that I was unfamiliar with the place, so they asked Senior Elklu to take me around for a few days. Everything seemed so new, like the wheat fields and windmills built into the building, the giant Ferris wheel-like aquarium, the restaurant floating in the sky, all kinds of magical animals, and many other stars that I had only seen on TV before."

"My life in the past few months has been like a dream. Sometimes when I wake up, I want to pinch myself because this life is so different from the past. I feel panic-stricken and afraid of losing." After saying this, she looked at her palms.

"Fortunately, I am slowly getting used to it now."

'Rin', the bodyguard, stood quietly by and listened to her story without responding, and Blanche was used to this way of getting along.

Time passed slowly, and in the night wind, a hovercraft slowly descended and landed beside the two of them.

Originally, Blanche had already walked to the car and opened the door, but perhaps it was the singer's natural ability that made her look back inadvertently. In the night on the other side of the bridge, a tiny point of light flashed, and then a blood flower bloomed in her eyes, accompanied by a strong sound of electric sparks beside her.

Almost at the moment Blanche was hit, Rin threw her to the ground, then pulled out the cylinder she was carrying and threw it out.

The metal cylinder separated in mid-air, and three dazzling silver spheres flew out. Upon closer inspection, their surface and interior were filled with extremely complex electronic patterns. When they came out, the three spheres burst out with extremely bright light, forming a spherical protective shield covering the surrounding area for five meters.

Subsequent attacks landed on the spherical protective shield, splashing violent plasma and the sound of some kind of glass shattering could be heard.

The first layer of shield was pierced and shattered, the second layer burst into bright light, and the third layer turned into an airtight silver color, like mercury.

Seeing that it did not achieve the desired effect, the hovercraft automatically crossed the body to block the view, and the opponent stopped shooting and disappeared.

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Ten minutes later, a number of military and police armored hovercrafts surrounded the place tightly, and the medical boat that arrived also stopped next to the scene of the incident. A large number of autonomous units were scattered in the sky and underwater, constantly scanning and detecting back and forth, searching for suspicious targets.

"Reporting to the commander, we have checked the surrounding area within one kilometer and found no target."

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"Medical personnel have completed the rescue operation. Diva Blanche is no longer in danger of death. However, because the bullet was very close to her brain, it still requires further observation to see if there are any sequelae or side effects."

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"The on-site investigation is complete and has been connected to the central database and handed over to the 24-bit T1 super-level AI of the Harp Crown Ring Star for analysis and search."

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"The initial judgment is that this was a premeditated murder, and the location of the singer Blanche was found based on the movements of the hovercraft."

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"The body of the suspect has been found, but it is extremely corroded. It is believed that chemical treatment was used before suicide."

... "According to the biological information currently restored, it is confirmed that the other party is the wanted fugitive who has been missing for 12 years, Tywons Watson."

"The firearm he used was the sniper rifle 'Elud-X7' produced by the giant military-industrial enterprise 'Eye of Hela'. This firearm was released 47 years ago and is still commonly used by the front-line special forces in the military. The 'instant sound' firing system of this firearm can add the enchanted mark in the firearm to the bullet in a very short time, making it burst out with amazing speed and penetration."

"The bullet is a 12.8mm special magic-breaking bullet from the same brand as the Eye of Hela. The charge inside is a mixture of pure magic crystals and gunpowder. Just one bullet is worth about 180 million federal coins, which is enough to kill most of the defenseless Sequence 7 Beyonders."

"Before the bullet hit the singer Blanche, it was sensed by the protective gear that Blanche was carrying. The shock field it generated greatly slowed down the bullet's speed and impact energy, so that the bullet did not blow up the singer Blanche's head and caused a certain degree of deflection. As a result, it only penetrated the eyeball and then hit the brow bone."

"The target fired five shots in total. The first shot hit the target, the second shot deflected and missed, the third shot shattered the outer layer of the protective shield activated by the bodyguard, and the fourth shot penetrated the protective shield, but because of the line of sight blocked, it did not hit the people inside and fell to the ground. The fifth shot was a blind shot, brushing past the protective shield and penetrating without hurting the people inside."

"After the mission failed, the other party threw away the sniper rifle and fled to a certain extent, but his purpose was more to buy time to destroy his body and avoid leaving more clues."

"The person used the same banned poison 'Crying' from the 'Eye of Hela' when committing suicide. This poison can destroy the consciousness of a living being and is extremely painful when it occurs."

"Currently, the remains and body fluids have been collected and preserved, awaiting the results of subsequent testing and analysis."

"According to AI's analysis of the clues, the first time the other party appeared in the surveillance field was at the airport in the central area 7 at 10:37 tonight."

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"Due to what happened to the singer Blanche, the Golden Flame Academy will be closed, all campus activities will be suspended, and all students on campus will be temporarily grounded for investigation."

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"Regarding the attack on the singer Blanche, the residents of the Hemu Star Region expressed great protest and dissatisfaction. In just two days, there were about ten demonstrations with millions of people. They believed that it was the negligence of the Federal Central Council that failed to protect the singer girl from this star region. The Governor of the Hemu Star Region, Browning, also expressed regret in a remote meeting and announced that he would consider whether to bring Blanche back to the Hemu Star Region for training and protection according to the wishes of the people of the star region."

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"Many high-ranking officials in the Northwest Region of the Federation expressed sympathy for the situation of the singer Blanche. They told reporters that Blanche was the only singer born in the Northwest Region in decades and should have been valued by the Federation officials. However, the Federation Central Council did not take appropriate protective measures. This negligence hurt their feelings. They thought that this was just like the Federation's failure to pay attention to the poverty of many Northwest regions in the past hundred years. It was a manifestation of arrogance and indifference."

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"Things are still brewing. As the singer Blanche has been in a coma for several days, more and more people are beginning to worry about her condition. Many extremists have appeared in many star regions in the northwest. They use various means to express their resentment in a self-harming way, and use this to tell more local residents that the words of the Federal Central Council cannot be trusted. They will only deceive the people of the star regions in the northwest again and again."

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"The continuous spread of extreme emotions has not only caused a stir in the Northwestern Star Region and the Federation Central Star Region, but because of the heated discussion of this matter, more and more residents of other star regions have begun to pay attention to the Northwestern Star Region, which has been rarely discussed in the past."

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"Some experts and scholars say that because of the policies implemented by the Federal Central Council in the past 300 years, the economic gap between the star regions has gradually widened, and wealth has been too concentrated in the central star region, while the lives of residents in many remote star regions have hardly improved. This long-term gap has planted the seeds of anger among the people in the local star regions. This incident is just to stimulate and expose it in advance."

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"In order to calm the agitated emotions as quickly as possible, the Federal Central Council has called in the retired 'Hand of Life' Malklin Elanzi, a highly respected Light Feather Sequence 8 and a master in the medical field, to go to the Academy City of Harp Crown to help treat the singer Blanche."

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"14 hours after the 'life-saving hand' Marcelin Ellanzi arrived at the Harp Crown, the singer Blanche finally woke up, and after a simple make-up, her appearance was still beautiful and flawless."

"In front of many cameras, the young singer expressed her gratitude and thanks, and hoped that those who loved her would protect themselves and not participate in overly dangerous and intense activities. Afterwards, she sang a lullaby in front of many reporters from the star regions to calm everyone's emotions."

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"Thanks to the awakening of the singer Blanche and the continuous live broadcasts across the star region for several days, the fierce public sentiment not long ago has finally eased. Blanche then showed people far away in her hometown her life at school and the situations of several other singers who were her friends. This move gradually turned the topic to the singers at school, and residents of various star regions also enthusiastically discussed the singers they were familiar with and loved."

"Under the intensive guidance and monitoring of the authorities and many media, the previously intense emotions gradually cooled down, and the focus of the topic gradually shifted."

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"It has been a month since the attack on the singer Blanche. The news and videos about the previous protests have slowly disappeared online, and the atmosphere in the entire Academy City has gradually cooled down. On the surface, everything is returning to normal. However, unknown to the public, many personnel changes have been made at the top of the Central Council."

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"The singer Idria has been relieved of her teaching duties at the school and has returned to the Twin Trees Star Region to recuperate. A new singer tutor will be selected in the next semester. During the break in May and June, the six singers at the school will be arranged to study other courses."

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"The head of the Diva Supervision Department of the Federal Tribunal, Volanke, announced his resignation, along with his deputy head and several patrol officers. The new head of the Diva Supervision Department will be Xian Ke, a core official of the Cyber ​​Supervision Department of the Tribunal. He said that he would use his previous experience in the Cyber ​​Supervision Department to strictly prevent the leakage of the Diva's personal privacy and whereabouts, and that he would use the power of super AI to protect the environment around the Diva."

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"The giant company 'Eye of Hela' is under investigation by the Inquisition. About 152 high-ranking investigators led their teams to raid the Eye of Hela's corporate bases in various star regions and temporarily supervised many high-ranking personnel within the company. During the raids, some conflicts broke out, and about 3 investigators died. 16 members died despite failed rescue efforts. At the same time, two of the top executives of 'Eye of Hela' also died in the crossfire during the conflict."

"Some members of the Federal Central Council severely criticized the giant corporation 'Eye of Hela's' resistance to arrest, saying that this was an attempt to violate the 'Giant Corporation Restraint Act' formulated by Her Highness Emuraline four hundred years ago. This has also sparked a lot of discussion within the Central Council. Many people support a strict investigation of the 'Eye of Hela', while others believe that an overly intense investigation will only intensify conflicts and will not help solve practical problems."

"In the following week, more and more representatives of giant companies spoke out in parliament to protest against the federal government's unfair and violent investigation of giant companies."

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"This will disappoint too many people. About half of the federation's tax revenue is supported by us. Why should we be treated so unfairly? Haven't we surrendered enough rights? Has the Central Council forgotten who gathered around Her Highness Isenissa to establish the original federation and bring about everything we have today?" Doug von Nosanlin, chairman of 'Eye of Hela' and a representative of a giant enterprise, responded in an interview with reporters.

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In June, the summer solstice, rain gradually falls on the mountains.

(End of this chapter)