Explosive News
The super battleship that transported Gu Ding to Gu Ding location near the entrance to the Undersea Forbidden Zone.
Sea Emperor's location data showed that Fa Te and Miko were also in this area, so Sea Emperor immediately moved the spaceship toward their location.
The morning after Gu Ding's escape, Sea Emperor woke Gu Ding up while he was cultivating.
"Gu Ding, the Federal Government has just released an explosive piece of news. It is estimated that the entire Universe Sea will be in an uproar in less than an hour." The Sea Emperor's voice sounded very pleased.
"What news? It's enough to cause a sensation throughout the entire Universe Sea?" Gu Ding, somewhat surprised.
"Of course, it's the news of your escape from the Gate of Purgatory! Do you know that the Gate of Purgatory have existed for dozens of eras, and no one has ever successfully escaped. As the first person to do so, you naturally attract attention," the Sea Emperor laughed.
"I probably wouldn't call myself the first. Big Brother Ango escaped before me, and I think there must have been others before him, but the outside world just doesn't know it." Gu Ding didn't think there was anything remarkable about it. "However, why did the Federal Government take the initiative to announce my successful escape? Shouldn't they try to keep it a secret as much as possible? Announcing it so publicly is just embarrassing themselves."
"Things aren't as simple as you think. Their strategy was clearly well-thought-out. While announcing the prison break might damage the Federal Government's reputation, it gives them the upper hand and allows them to guide the conversation, keeping it within a controllable scope and preventing further investigation. The public will also perceive the Federal Government as responsible and willing to admit its mistakes."
"Besides, you've successfully escaped from prison, and sooner or later you'll reappear in the Universe Sea and come into everyone's view. If you wait until then, it will be too late, because many people will dig up the truth about your escape. Once the truth comes out, and the public knows that the Federal Government deliberately covered up your escape, they will only lose face more, and the impact on their reputation will be even greater. The entire Universe Sea will then be filled with one-sided condemnation."
Sea Emperor quickly figured out the reason.
"You'll understand once you see their statement." Sea Emperor also projected a video of the Federal Government's statement.
In the video, the person issuing the statement is the Chief Secretary of the Punishment Division, Yoland.
The old man was usually slovenly, and it was rare for him to wear a formal suit. However, his physique didn't make him look comical in a suit. Instead, it gave him a solemn air.
"This old man is very strong. I didn't sense it at all when we were face to face three years ago." Even just through the video, Gu Ding could judge the other party's strength, which was probably at the level of Ninth Sequence true god. In the human Universe Sea, this kind of strength is indeed top-tier.
Yoland's statement was actually very brief, consisting of only a few sentences, which can be summarized into three points.
1. Gu Ding successfully escaped from the Gate of Purgatory, but no other prisoners escaped.
2. Gu Ding's escape was successful due to a malfunction in the Gate of Purgatory system. This kind of malfunction has only occurred once in decades, and Gu Ding just happened to be lucky enough to encounter it.
3. The Federal Government will launch a follow-up manhunt.
"System malfunction..." Gu Ding raised his eyebrows after reading it. Just as the Sea Emperor had said, the Federal Government had fabricated part of his escape story.
"This reason is actually quite good, because it's a relatively objective one, without a clearly identified person responsible. Moreover, the statement explicitly points out that your successful escape was due to sheer luck, coincidentally encountering a system malfunction that hasn't occurred in dozens of eras. In other words, others won't be so lucky in the future, which also dispels public concerns about future escapes from the Gate of Purgatory of Purgatory." The Sea Emperor thought the Federal Government's move was actually quite brilliant.
The Federal Government's statement quickly spread Universe Sea.
In less than an hour, the entire Universe Sea was discussing Gu Ding's prison break. Many people even dug up the video of Gu Ding disbanding the Pirate Crew three years ago, focusing on the three-year promise Gu Ding made at that time.
This incident has been the subject of the most heated discussion within the pirate community.
"Have you heard? Gu Ding really succeeded in escaping from that prison! That's the Gate of Purgatory, which has existed for dozens of eras, and no one has ever successfully escaped from it before!"
"Three years ago, Gu Ding made a three-year promise. I doubt anyone in the entire Universe Sea believed he could keep it. But unexpectedly, he actually did it!"
"When I first saw the news, I thought it was a fake video, but then I found out that the video source was actually the official website of the Federal Government, and it was even on the front page... It's been almost an hour now, and it hasn't been taken down yet, so it shouldn't have been hacked."
"This really makes us Interstellar Pirate proud; it's a real slap in the face to the Federal Government."
Among those who received this news were some people who had previously interacted with Gu Ding.
"That man actually succeeded in escaping from prison. He truly lives up to his reputation as someone I've always wanted to surpass..." Karrot sat cross-legged on a White Dwarf Star, his eyes fixed on the video of the statement, his gaze burning with fierce fighting spirit.
"Gu Ding, you really surprised me. I thought you were in a dead end, but the result was completely unexpected. It seems I underestimated you from the beginning..." In a spaceship that was still in motion, a strange light flickered in Koude Bulade's eyes.
"Gu Ding, you really did it. I knew the Gate of Purgatory couldn't hold you, but I didn't expect you to grow up so fast." At the Federal Government headquarters, Reed, now dressed in military uniform, looked like a grown man, with a resolute face, calm eyes, and a slight smile on his lips.
Even though the other members of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew received the news from Gu Ding a day in advance, they were still somewhat surprised to see that the news had spread throughout the entire Universe Sea the next day.
"It seems our Pirate Crew is going to be famous again because of the captain." Fa Te couldn't contain his excitement when he saw the news.
"The captain's bounty will probably increase again soon," Miko and smiled.
"The captain said yesterday that he's currently closest to us and will be able to rendezvous with us within three days. I can finally leave the conglomerate's affairs back to my Old Dad, hehehe..." Fa Te has taken on many responsibilities for the conglomerate over the past three years and has achieved a lot, but he still feels that being Interstellar Pirate is what he wants to do most.
"We'll all be able to reunite soon..." Miko overjoyed, more so than ever before. He had missed everyone for the past three years, and now their reunion was finally within reach. (To be continued~^~)