Background unlocked: Moonlit Night and Night Moon
The expressions on everyone's faces darkened.
Bai Yang pinpointed their pain point precisely; this is not just a dilemma for the Authorities, but a dilemma for all of humanity.
Over the years, the Authorities have long realized that their efforts to eliminate the supernatural phenomena cannot keep up with the rate at which they are spreading. That is why they have allowed the power of these Family Clan to rise and have more people deal with the supernatural phenomena.
This indeed bought humanity a long period of peace and stability.
However, some Family Clan factions are now corrupt, exploitative, and lazy, and have long lost their initial determination to fight together against the enemy.
If these malignant tumors are not eradicated, humanity may face its own demise before the strange phenomena fully spread.
What followed was a conversation that lasted for more than an hour. Bai Yang was very patient and, apart from not revealing much about the organization, he was very open about everything else.
However, cooperation is not something that Bai Yang can resolve with just a few words. How to cooperate, who will take the lead and who will cooperate, all need to be discussed in detail.
"Even if we don't cooperate, your organization wouldn't just stand by and do nothing about Blue Star's strange expansion, would it? So, it seems cooperation isn't just a one-sided need for us."
Gan Tian snorted, "What happens to your Blue Star is none of our business. So what if this world collapses? We can just find another world to live in."
This statement caused everyone present to momentarily freeze in Brain.
The next world? What did they hear?
Before anyone could react, Bai Yang placed five cards shimmering with silver light on the table. "These are what you wanted earlier. Take these, and at any time in three days, join the Calamity Crossing Squad to open the teleportation portal and come to our organization's territory."
"Let me make this clear from the start: we welcome everyone, but if there are any more unpleasant and reckless individuals like today, I can't guarantee what might happen."
"Live streaming devices are prohibited within the organization, but taking photos and videos is allowed." Bai Yang stood up and addressed the group. "Each teleportation card allows two people to go. We have three days. The entire Calamity Crossing Squad must be present whenever we see them; the rest is up to you."
Elder Ju understood his words: "Thank you, young friend."
This was telling him that if those Family Clan wanted to come, they would have to seek help from the Authorities. At that point, the Authorities would have the upper hand, and they would be able to do even more.
"We can consider the cooperation when you organize it."
"Alright, we're leaving now." Bai Yang grabbed Gan Tian and pulled her up from the sofa.
Elder Ju also stood up to say goodbye. Xu Shouyan wanted to say something, but was still silenced by Director Chen beside him.
As fellow Ministers, the two had a decent personal relationship, so he had no choice but to suppress his anger for the time being.
"Gan Tian, spit those two out," Bai Yang said. "Do you really intend to bring them back to the organization?"
Gan Tian refused unhappily. "No, I want to lock them up for two or three days."
Bai Yang pondered, "Then how do they eat, drink, and relieve themselves?"
"..." Gan Tian felt disgusted by his words, so she quickly took off her hat and shook it hard against the ground. The two of them fell down with a thud.
It was Elder Mo and Wang Huanjiu, whose faces were swollen like pig's heads.
Bai Yang lightly tapped the air, and a silver, illusory door opened.
After revealing the identities of the two individuals, Gan Tian smiled and waved to Tao Yuan and the others, thanking them for the game consoles. She then followed Bai Yang into the room and vanished instantly.
Sheng Qingqiao rubbed her eyes. "... I think I'm dreaming. They just left like that?"
[Good news, host! Bai Yang has succeeded!]
Lin Nieran nodded. "As expected."
[Why would the host contact the Authorities at this time? 007 can provide you with any information channels the Authorities have.]
"The Authorities represents the majority of people in this world; they truly have a heart for the people," Lin Nieran said. "The Protagonist Group are indeed the main force, but the power of the Authorities behind them is the most important. Without their support, the Protagonist Group wouldn't have grown so quickly."
"Stopping the strangeness in this world isn't something we can do alone. 007, this is everyone's Blue Star," Lin Nieran said. "Saving the world requires heroes in the Bright Side, but the efforts of ordinary people behind the scenes are absolutely indispensable."
[Understood, host is keeping a backup plan.]
[Is this what you call a two-pronged approach?]
"Nonsense, do you really want to die? I don't." Lin Nieran muttered, staring at the Fame. "There are so many people from the Authorities channels, they can surely bring me a lot of Fame, right? After that, let them open a large live stream room. With the current card-themed Vest, we'll definitely make a fortune in Fame!"
His current Fame score has reached 800,000, and the Protagonist Group, villains, and live streams in the final battle in the community have given him nearly 500,000 Fame.
If it's the Beginner Card Pool, this amount is enough for him to do 800 pulls, but the Intermediate Card Pool is only enough for 80 pulls, or even less than one guaranteed pull.
The gacha pool has a pity system of 100 pulls. Although he's generally quite lucky, the highest-level card he's ever drawn without using Luck Cards is still the Dessert Chef.
After thinking it over, Lin Nieran opened the card's Performance Points page again.
He had been very curious about this new feature and had noticed that two of his cards were due for an upgrade a long time ago. However, the cards were in the Instance and it was inconvenient to take them out before, but now they could finally be upgraded.
Currently, Moonlit Night / Night Moon's card has over 100,000 Performance Points.
Actually, after Night Moon appeared, the Performance Points of this Twins card increased very quickly. Currently, 100,000 is only enough to unlock the background. It's still a long way off before you can upgrade Moonlit Night to SS-Rank.
Bai Yang's card Performance Points is also rising rapidly, already reaching 70,000. His card level is low, and he still has enough to level up several more times after unlocking the background.
In addition, the Flower Language Card's Performance Points has reached 17,000, the Writer has reached 32,000 points, while Modian and the Dessert Chef are both very low.
Lin Nieran picked up the glittering Twins cards and decided to fill in the background for them first.
He already had an idea about the background of the two brothers, and he seamlessly added details by combining their pasts with the card's abilities.
All 100,000 Performance Points were spent, and the Moonlit Night / Night Moon Card emitted soft, watery ripples. The person on the card truly came to life in that instant, and the two people under the umbrella both focused their gazes on Lin Nieran.
One is gentle, the other is cold.
Lin Nieran's eyes. He heard the voice of the Moonlit Night in his consciousness, and scenes appeared before his eyes.
This is the era we live in, an era of war, imperial power grabs, rampant corruption, refugees starving to death in the streets, and corpses strewn everywhere.