Academy City's Puppet Master

——This is a provocation to true Christian believers!

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Rhetoric like this has already been rampant.At the same time, Christian believers from all over the world successively launched large demonstrations against Academy City.

Until just now, the Pope personally came forward to push this round of events to a new climax.

"It's terrible, this is a really big event..." Ling Xingye murmured.

The pope has used his greatest weapon - influence - to the limit.

The global live broadcast of the speech, even the hostile forces of Academy City, made an exception and carried out a simultaneous live broadcast of the whole city-this is an intuitive display of the Pope's "influence".

"Is there?" Hitomi Shiranui asked, "The Pope is indeed a big shot, but I feel... the response is a bit dull."

It's no wonder she said that, as soon as the pope's speech was over, people on the street put their heads down and went about their business.

At most, it's just a discussion with the people around me. By the way, it's really great to make fun of the Pope, and he can persuade Academy City to broadcast it in full coverage.

After all, anyone who cares a little bit about the international situation knows that the bad relationship between Academy City and the Roman Orthodox Church is no longer news.

There have been more than one or two demonstrations against Academy City, mainly initiated by Christian believers.

As for the content mentioned in the speech just now, many of them are things that have been repeatedly discussed and rotten these days. If it didn't come out suddenly, I am afraid that the enthusiasm will soon fade away.

So, it's really not something that needs special attention.

But Ling Xingye knew that things were definitely not as simple as most people thought.

At this point in time, a voice made by such a person in this way...

"No matter how you look at it, it looks like a declaration of war!" Ling Xingye said.

Yuan Shanyao's "prophecy" suddenly flashed in his mind.

Christianity has 2 billion believers, and the pope also has world-level influence.

That is, having the ability to trigger wars on a "world" scale!

"The Third World War, did you mean this?" Ling Xingye whispered to himself.

Misaka Miqin was also startled by the speech just now, walked out of the bank again, and came to Ling Xingye's side.

"Then what should we do next?" Misaka Mikoto asked, "Xingye, how are you going to deal with it?"

Ling Xingye said helplessly: "How do I know this? Is it beyond the scope of what a bad group leader can handle?"

"Yes, this kind of matter, let the management council worry about it." Shiranuo Tong also said, and then looked at Ling Xingye, "So, should we continue?"

Ling Xingye was silent for a while, and just now he swore that the date would not be interrupted because of "such a trivial matter", and then the Pope's speech came, which was really unexpected.

Looking up again, to make sure there were no other problems, Ling Xingye nodded slowly: "No problem..."

Before the words fell, the screens that had been extinguished just now were lit up again.

This time, it was just a text message.

——Russia declares war on Academy City and its allies.

The real war has begun!

"..." Ling Xingye looked at the short two lines repeatedly, and sighed with a heavy heart, "Oh, it's really over..."

Just as the citizens all over the street were still thinking about the meaning conveyed by this text message, the shrill air defense sirens sounded, echoing over the city.

At the same time, everyone's mobile phones received emails simultaneously, announcing that Academy City had entered a state of emergency, so that people could return to their residences as soon as possible.

Only then did everyone realize the seriousness of the situation, and there were bursts of commotion in the crowd.

But it was quickly suppressed by the guards who received the latest order.

Ling Xingye also received related orders - the governing council asked the law enforcement team to cooperate with the security forces to maintain order, help the citizens stay calm, and avoid large-scale riots.

Not only that, the state of emergency also includes a strict curfew, which also requires the cooperation of law enforcement teams to patrol.

As the leader, Ling Xingye naturally couldn't continue his vacation, so he had to return to the headquarters immediately to take command and participate in the Academy City's general countermeasure meeting.

"So, that's it..." Ling Xingye said helplessly, "It seems that the date can only end here..."

Hitomi Shiranui just smiled and said: "It's okay, at least I had a good time in the morning. I really don't need to worry about it. There is no need to use dates to maintain our relationship between Xingye and me."

Ling Xingye felt even more guilty, but there was nothing he could do: "Then I'm leaving? Shall I send you back to the dormitory first?"

"Ah, no need." Hitomi Shiranui waved his hand, "I'm still planning to go to the supermarket to buy things. It seems that I need to stock up on some supplies now."

Hearing that the law enforcement team had taken action, Misaka Mikoto next to her was eager to try for a moment, but she quickly turned off the fire and seemed dejected.

"I'm also going to buy some food to take back..."

Under the coercive force of the main Academy City official, this city composed of students quickly became quiet, as if a giant beast had fallen asleep.

All members of the law enforcement team were mobilized to cooperate with security teachers and discipline committee members to evacuate the crowd and patrol the streets.

The discipline committee, which is composed entirely of students, is only in charge of the school and related teaching areas. As for other public places, it is necessary to rely on the security forces to maintain order.

However, in order to cope with the war that may break out at any time, the guard force has been allocated a large number of manpower for war preparations.That is, from "guard" to "soldier".

The resulting personnel gap must be filled by the law enforcement team.

This is also the reason why the General Council strongly urged Ling Xingye to go back and take command.

At this special moment, the importance of this team of delinquent teenagers has once again increased.

Because of this, Ling Xingye was finally able to "get off work" after he was busy until late at night, and the situation basically stabilized.

Fortunately, the curfew was enforced, and there were basically no incidents at night.Otherwise, he might have to live in the headquarters.

When I got back to the apartment and opened the door, I saw that the house was brightly lit and a steaming dinner was prepared on the table.

——Shokuho Misaki?Can that girl cook?

"Welcome back, Xingye!" Hitomi Shiranui came out of the kitchen carrying a casserole.

Behind him, Shokuhou Misaki also came out with tableware: "You are back, Master Xingye~"

===Chapter [-] Escaping from reality===

Within a day, two major events, the Pope's speech and Russia's formal declaration of war on Academy City, occurred one after another.

Academy City immediately entered a state of emergency and imposed a curfew—from [-]:[-] p.m. to [-]:[-] a.m. the next morning.

Due to the particularity of Academy City: the vast majority of citizens are students, most of whom are below high school students, and there are more or less access restrictions, so this curfew did not receive much resistance.

Perhaps feeling the tension of the atmosphere, before seven o'clock in the evening, the streets were already empty and there were few people.

After ensuring that most of the citizens returned to their residences, members of the security force and law enforcement team finally had the opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief and start patrolling in shifts.

As the head of the "Law Enforcement Team", Ling Xingye's work has just begun——

Hosted by the General Council, the online meeting that brought together key people from all aspects of Academy City officially started.

Even the legendary director Aleister rarely attended the meeting.

The pre-war mobilization meeting was concise and clear, and quickly established the official tone of Academy City—challenge!

Take active defensive measures to meet the battle, but will not take the initiative to attack.

After all, this is an academy city dominated by students, and it is located in Tokyo, so theoretically it does not have the ability to take the initiative.

Moreover, it is really not a wise choice to confront the Christianity with 2 billion believers head-on with a mere city.

Relying on the high technology of Academy City, which is 30 years ahead of the outside world, to implement defense strategies, delaying time, and waiting for the mediation of the international community is the most likely means of victory...

Of course, these are superficial rhetoric and countermeasures, and it may be useful to fool other people, but for Ling Xingye and other people who know the "inside the city" - don't take the initiative?It's good to hear such words, but it is absolutely impossible to take them seriously.

The content of the following meeting also confirmed his guess.

"...Ling Xingye," was directly named by the host, "Next, your law enforcement team needs to take on more responsibilities—we have decided to hand over the daily security of the city to you and the disciplinary committee. As for the security forces, only Retain a minimum of personnel guidance to cooperate with your work."

As for the main body of the guard force, all "police turned into the army" are ready to deal with the enemy's attack.

But in fact, Academy City has its own defense force, and if it only needs to defend the mainland, it is actually enough.

Now that the guards have been dispatched early, it is obviously not just for the simple purpose of "defending the homeland".

But these have nothing to do with Ling Xingye directly, he just nodded to accept the order - from the perspective of the "leader", this means that the power of the law enforcement team has expanded, which is a good thing.

The General Council obviously anticipated the current situation long ago, and has already prepared a complete plan. At this time, everyone is called for a meeting just to announce everyone's tasks.

The host hardly paused, and read one by one, and the people who were named had no objection, either agreed or acquiesced.

Finally, Chairman Aleister finally spoke: "Although the war has already started, we don't need to be too nervous. The competition in modern warfare is ultimately the strength of the technology industry - and in this regard, we have an absolute generational advantage over the outside world. "

Hearing the words of the man who created Academy City single-handedly, everyone felt relieved.

Even people who don't usually deal with him have to admit that the existence of Chairman Aleister has really inspired people's hearts.

"The curfew can continue, but there is no need to be so tense." Director Aleister continued, "From ten o'clock in the evening to five o'clock in the morning of the next day."

"What's the difference between this and usual?" Someone said immediately.

"It will be a little stricter than usual." Aleister said, "My goal is to maintain my daily life as much as possible... It's just a war, not enough to break the daily life of Academy City."

Hearing this sentence, Ling Xingye couldn't help applauding softly.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but during the teleconference, Chairman Aleister only had a blank avatar, but Ling Xingye felt that his gaze was on her.

——Is this remark specifically for me?

Ling Xingye thought to himself.

His pot in the world is "unchanged daily".

The Realm of the Pot is the concrete projection of the silver puppet master's subconsciousness and essence.

Ling Xingye doesn't like his routine being disrupted.

——In other words, did Chairman Aleister make this decision specifically to bind me to Academy City to work for him?

Walking home alone, Ling Xingye silently thought about the content of the meeting just now.

After the meeting, Ling Xingye held a small meeting with Qifan and the others at the headquarters to explain the tasks.

Then they "get off work" and go home.