Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 348: The Curtain Falls · Frost Plated Lion

Chapter 348: The Curtain Falls · Frost Plated Lion

Twin Palaces, the President’s office.

"Hello, there are also men who stayed in Frost Plated."

The officials remained silent as they stared at the projected screen, while Du Zexin’s generous electronic voice echoed throughout the hall:

"Long live the future, long live humanity, long live Azure Star!"

Snap!

The television was instantly smashed by the remote control, repeatedly stuttering ’Long live,’ which made the officials present seem even more incompetent and outdated.

"It’s done for! Smashed! It’s all done for! All smashed!"

President Madeleine of Frost Plated stood up, pacing alongside the massive conference table while she growled:

"Look what you have done! I asked you to eliminate Li Aozi, not to blast him into the sky! Can’t you understand human language? Can ’blasting into the sky’ and being ’blasted into the sky’ possibly mean the same thing?"

The Governor of the Third Rule Department, Alison Ruiz, quickly said, "His Excellency the President, this was my mistake, we mistakenly believed that Du Zexin had a history of confrontations with Li Aozi and had even been captured, so we sent him on the mission, hoping to use his desire for revenge—"

"Desire for revenge?" Madeleine sneered sarcastically, "Does this look like some kind of revenge to you? It seems more like the rot among allies—truly disgusting."

Alison’s heart tensed, and she almost stood up, "His Excellency the President—"

Madeleine slowly walked behind Alison’s seat, placing her hand on Alison’s shoulder, her tone suddenly becoming more gentle:

"Alison, my dear Alison, I really trust you, you’ve worked diligently for many years, helping the women of Frost Plated establish a safe and stable living space; you deserve credit, even if just for your hard work."

Alison’s pupils nearly trembled. As the head of the espionage agency, she understood clearly that her power all came from the trust of the President.

Originally under military jurisdiction, the Third Rule Agency had seen major cuts in the treatment of male soldiers since President Madeleine took office, with resources redirected to the Fourth Rule Agency instead.

However, handling intelligence, overseas operations, maintaining armed forces, and training warlords were all extremely draining in terms of finances and connections. In order to keep running smoothly, the Third Rule Agency had long since followed the orders of His Excellency, the President, to the letter.

Today’s Third Rule Agency was no longer the once ’National Security Guard’ but a dagger the President thrust into the heart of her enemies.

Faced with the President’s ambiguous remarks, Alison’s first worry was that she could lose her position; however, she had already looked into the situation in Triangle Town and just needed to explain clearly—

"But, Alison, you really have disappointed me,"

Madeleine’s tone shifted abruptly, coldly stating:

"You could have directly cut off Li Aozi’s live broadcast, use the funding I allocated to Third Rule to disseminate the dirty history of Li Aozi, tarnishing his image."

"His educational background is low, only vocational school. Spread that out, directly tarnishing his reputation. Aren’t there many women who have died around Li Aozi? Just find those dead people’s families, pay them some money, have them cry and accuse Li Aozi of playing with their emotions. Moreover, doesn’t Li Aozi have sisters? Give them a house to further smear Li Aozi—is this so difficult? In the worst case, couldn’t you have sent a hacker to cut off the live broadcast?"

Suddenly, Madeleine spun Alison’s chair around, staring directly into her eyes and said mockingly:

"Now look, streaming media, short videos, headlines—everyone on Azure Star knows Li Aozi was the first to venture into space! Just a month ago, he was a terrorist, but now merely for having gone to space, all of humanity will view him as a hero!"

"Do you know what space means? An Outer Worlder, leading a ragtag band of society’s lowest, ventured into a cosmos that even the Four Nations dare not explore."

A tech agency official whispered:

"But, he doesn’t even have a spacesuit, going to space means sure death—"

"So what? Are you braindead?"

Madeleine cursed loudly, shouting at all the officials:

"Whether he’s dead or not, starting today, mankind will no longer just focus on the immediate world, they will no longer see the Four Nations as the Supreme, infallible Holy Land—the most critical is those Outer Worlders, Li Aozi’s emergence has rekindled their hope for the future and their resolve to fight. Do you know how much effort it will take us to again divide and dissolve them?"

"You bunch of pig-brained, useless, tax-stealing, life-insurance gambling idiots, do you really think this world has no sun? When ordinary people realize there’s light, a future, a starry sky in Ersha, who the hell would want to stay on Azure Star?"

Where could they go?" an official retorted.

"You’re really clever, aren’t you? Where could they go? Today, Li Aozi with the help of Triangle Town and the Red Squad, stole a nuclear bomb to go to space. Guess what, tomorrow do you think the Scavengers and Metro Brotherhood, these two gangs, would join together to build a nuclear bomb to go to space?"

Madeleine burst into laughter.

Although at many times, Madeleine is an anti-male zealot, it doesn’t mean she is a pure fool as President.

"Listen well, Li Aozi is a symbol. His emergence has shattered the perception of the Outer Worlders; starting today, Outer Worlders will regard Li Aozi as both a warrior and a legend. Because of Li Aozi, those aimless wanderers will form settlements and organizations, even establishing nations."