Oscar Night: The Opening!
In Hong Kong movies, it's common to see criminals wearing the same mask when committing crimes.
Su Mo once thought that these people wore masks simply to conceal their faces and make it easier for them to act.
But now, after putting on this Lion King Simba, and with more and more "unrestrained" fighting styles and plans flooding his mind, Su Mo finally understands: before wearing masks and costumes, you are still you, you are still a human being.
When a person is bound by morality and rules, they must suppress the animalistic instincts within them.
But after putting on this outfit, everything changed!
The darkness and violence within one's heart will be unleashed by this seemingly thin layer of disguise! The bestial desires lurking within the "animal" will erupt unchecked, like Mentos mixed with Coke! "During Pei Shao's earlier investigation..."
"Each alien race's activity range is roughly within 80 kilometers of the rendezvous point. Hah, now that the sea has arrived, all the alien races have maintained this good 'habit'!"
The voice changer on the cosplay costume works in a strange way; it uncontrollably converts a meaningless syllable into a roar to enhance the realistic effect.
After getting used to the roar that would occasionally rise up, Su Mo's heart sank, and he began to quickly plan how to carry out the entire scheme.
The radar image on the screen shows that the nearest Unit 3 scout is 27 kilometers away from the current Hope.
Su Mo wasn't sure if these foolish aliens would be able to see the fireworks from this location, so Su Mo decided to wait.
Wait until four o'clock, wait until dusk! Wait until the fireworks can bloom in this sea area! Wait until this signal, symbolizing "death," can be seen even from dozens of kilometers away!
Before that, "First Officer Moore, Second Oreo, Third Mate Connie, hooray, hooray, come to the conference room immediately, I have a mission to give you!"
Picking up the small box on the control panel used to connect to the loudspeaker, Su Mo pressed the button and gave the order while hissing softly.
Meanwhile, all the Combat Agent and all-around mechanics who were charging at the bottom level also received Gonggong's orders and went up the stairs at the bottom level to the deck in an orderly fashion, where they lined up and waited for orders.
The fact that there were no people on the Hope was both a disadvantage and an advantage! The disadvantage was that in a real fight, before the vertical missile silos were put into use, the Hope's face-to-face firepower would not be as rapid as if the deck were full of people, each with a machine gun.
However, this disadvantage is completely outweighed by its advantages.
The absence of people means there's no need to shoulder the logistical burden of hundreds of people, nor is there any worry about any traitors exposing the Hope.
Mechanics and special agents will unconditionally carry out Su Mo's orders, and due to the programming of the machines, they are more reliable and efficient than humans when energy is plentiful.
In terms of firepower, Moore's heavy artillery coverage can also make up for the Hope's lack of firepower.
In addition to Oreo's reconnaissance and Connie's "alien" disguise.
From any perspective, the Hope can be considered a "hexagonal ship"! Given a suitable position to engage, and with the Hope's speed, these attacking alien races will truly experience what real human capabilities are!
"Chief, something's wrong! That shout just now... it sounded like..."
Of the one adult and two children, Connie arrived the fastest.
And because of her running, Connie practically tumbled and crawled over in Su Mo's sight, clearly somewhat "frightened".
But the next second, as Connie rushed around the corner, preparing to climb the stairs to the conference room, she suddenly saw a lion sitting inside?!
In an instant, Connie realized she was wet.
This is not the animal's estrus cycle, but rather a natural fear response that a lower-ranking female lion will have when facing a powerful male lion.
His eyes were filled with aggression and tyranny.
He sat there, and even though he didn't move, it was as if he would suddenly pounce on him and "eat" him up at any moment!
The lion-man sitting inside was so powerful that Connie involuntarily stepped back, trying to defend against the oppressive aura emanating from him.
This kind of oppressive aura exists only among animals; it is a kind of "suppression" that humans simply cannot comprehend! But in the end, as a humanoid creature, Connie still managed to resist this feeling of aggression. Considering that she still had Su Mo as a powerful ally, she tentatively shouted out.
"Roar?"
Connie's shout was meant to summon Su Mo, who was on the second floor of the conference room, and the two children who were about to arrive.
But to her surprise, the powerful lion-man opposite her replied with the same thing.
Roar! Su Mo's voice was clearly louder than Connie's lion's roar.
Although he didn't know what his unconscious shout meant, Su Mo nodded in satisfaction when he saw Connie's bewildered expression, which was tinged with shyness and fear.
If even Connie, at such close range, couldn't quickly realize that she was faking it, then it would be even less likely for the clueless viewers watching the live stream to notice from the fixed perspective of the streamer.
Having confirmed this, in high spirits, he reached out his furry hand and took off his imposing hood, revealing Su Mo's harmless face with a grinning grin.
"It's me, this is my new gear, not bad, right!"
With the hood on, Su Mo's overall demeanor is like that of a fierce warrior among the lion-men, fearless of death.
But when he took off his hood, Su Mo's smile was as warm as a spring breeze. Even though they were separated by race, Connie could feel a subtle "charm" about Su Mo.
"My God, is this real?"
He looked at Su Mo's face, and then at the hood that Su Mo was holding in his hand.
Connie was stunned for a moment! Then, seeing Oreo rushing over from behind with a scrutinizing and teasing look on his face, Connie immediately took two steps back, her face turning red.
We're doomed.
She was caught.
Just thinking about how he had been stared at by Su Mo in his lion-man form with such an aggressive gaze, and then "oppressed" by Su Mo's undisguised roar.
Connie first got goosebumps all over her body, and then a strange sense of smugness rose up in her.
But before she could think about it further, Su Mo, who was sitting in the chair, stood up abruptly, took the hood, and went straight upstairs.
"It's definitely true. Alright, everyone come to the conference room. I have arrangements for the afternoon's activities, and everyone must ensure that there are no mistakes!"
Ignoring Connie's unusual behavior, Su Mo immediately went out after Moore arrived, leading the adult and two children to the open-air conference room.
Unlike the first gathering of Hope Village on the ship, the Main Deck was filled with neatly lined-up mechanics and special agents.
In the open-air conference room, Su Mo sat in the main seat without hesitation, took out a map, and began to give instructions.
"Look here, this is where we are now. This is the location of three alien groups. What we need to do is simple: attract the attention of the closest point and have them relay messages to the other two more distant points."
"Next, we'll use this nearest point as a guide, drive all the way to this location, and then wipe them out when the three alien teams meet up!"
Unlike humans, even though the people present were all animals with superior intelligence compared to their kind, Su Mo still didn't use any technical jargon or subtle wit in his speech.
With the most straightforward language and the most straightforward plan, and seeing that the adult and the two children all nodded in agreement, Su Mo confidently began to assign tasks.
"Oreo, I've got a disguise for this mission, but you don't have any suitable clothes to wear."
"Considering that you may have been exposed during our last operation at the Kobold Castle, this time you are planned to be on guard below the Main Deck. Remember, do not go up to the Main Deck until I give you further instructions."
Su Mo took out a walkie-talkie for communication, tied it around Oreo's neck, and, seeing Oreo nod, continued to give instructions.
"Moore, once our plan succeeds, this place will become our most critical firing point. But before the plan begins, you must not have any impulse to fire while sitting in the Cannon Room. Even if the enemy gets on our deck, you cannot fire before I give the order to fire, understand?"
"Master, First Mate Moore understands, mission accomplished!"
"Alright! I'll send enough mechanics to help you with the auxiliary work. You just need to stay in the Cannon Room and focus on firing."
"Don't worry about the rest of the work, leave it all to me and Connie!"
He also took out a walkie-talkie and handed it to Moore. After watching the dog and bear leave, Su Mo's gaze turned serious as he looked at Connie, who remained.
"Connie, whether our plan succeeds today depends entirely on your performance!"
"I'm giving you only one task: you just need to convince these alien races that this ship was found in the ruins after you went through countless hardships, that it was yours—no, ours! It's the best weapon for our Lion-Man race to rise again and become one of the Five Great Royal Clans!"
"As long as you can do this one thing well, you can improvise on the rest. I will cooperate with you throughout the entire performance!"
"By the way, if anyone asks about the firepower of our ships, you just need to keep quiet and avoid the topic!"
After Connie nodded solemnly and indicated that she was ready,
Without further ado, after instructing all the mechanics and special agents on their infiltration mission, Su Mo went directly to the bow of the ship and pulled down the flag of the Hope.
This gold and red flag, with hope on the front and the Su Character's name on the back, is too conspicuous and is the most likely thing on the Hope to be exposed.
He hid the flag under the deck, took out a yellow cloth, and directed Connie to hang a crooked battle flag back up.
The letter reads:
Lion King!
The yellow cloth was extremely crudely made, and Connie's handwriting was so messy that it was irritating to look at, all while paired with a broken wooden stick.
There is a clear contrast between the steel body of the Hope and the other ship.
This contrast is exactly what Su Mo wants to see!
It was already 3:30. Taking advantage of the last bit of time, after putting the lion head mask back on, Su Mo carefully checked the Hope again for any exposed areas.
Considering that the ship was originally Connie's human legacy in the story, Su Mo did not cover up all the exposed devices with the word "human" on them.
Between truth and falsehood, one might enter this place unknowingly.
After calculating the probabilities and finding that the chances of being exposed were negligible, Su Mo returned to the driver's seat with peace of mind and began preparations.
At 3:55 PM, the sun in the wasteland had already broken through the midline and was beginning to sink far into the horizon.
Golden rays of light shone on the ocean from the side, turning it into a breathtakingly vibrant blue and adding a solemn "opening" to the grand spectacle to come! At 57 minutes past the hour, Somo summoned his Game Panel on time. After connecting to Connie's core, he looked at the alien panel, which was the same color as the sunlight outside, Su Mo gently clicked on the World Channel.
After awakening the class conflict between ordinary alien races and the Five Great Royal Clans, this grand spectacle was dozens of times more exaggerated than Su Mo had imagined! [Howling Wind Fierce Sandalwood Gorilla: Here it comes, brothers! It'll be four in three minutes. Do you think the Golden Haired Lion King will show up? Last night's shouting match between the Lion King and the Thunder Monkey King got me so excited I couldn't sleep a wink! I never thought we ordinary alien races would have such warriors who dare to stand up and speak!]
[Tianji Su Dou Python: What are you saying, gorilla? I bet 500 jin of meat that the Golden Haired Lion King, given his personality, definitely won't back down. Last night he swore he'd slap the face of the Thunder Monkey King —no, the face of Five Great Royal Clans —until it was swollen. There's no reason for him to back down.]
[Cloud Boat Hidden Butterfly: Goodness, Thunder Monkey King's livestream is completely still, just waiting for the Golden Haired Lion King to start his livestream so he can go in and watch. This time, regardless of whether the Golden Haired Lion King comes out or not, he has really offended the Five Great Royal Clans. If they encounter each other at sea, it will definitely be a very bad situation.]
[Ze Feng Bing Wang Crane: Brothers, type "protect" in the chat! Protect the best Golden Haired Lion King in the world! Forget the Five Great Royal Clans, the Golden Haired Lion King is our hope, our only chance to subdue Su Old Devil!]
[Cursed Tiger: You all want to die, don't you? You even dare to provoke royalty. Do you want to follow the Golden Haired Lion King into my belly to repent?]
[Snowy Flying Bear: Oh dear, Cursed Tiger's getting anxious, huh? I've been waiting for you right here. I'm the Golden Haired Lion King, what are you going to do with me?]
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Seeing Snowy Flying Bear jump out again and "fight" with Zhouhu, Su Mo glanced at the time 3:59 in the upper right corner, took a breath, and switched to the Disaster Resistance Channel.
After using the shelter connection core, Su Mo has the authority to "handle" all of Connie's functions except for sending messages.
Seeing the familiar notification sound, this time Su Mo did not reject all of them, but clicked "confirm" for all items except the firepower ranking.
Defense is number one, 100 points! Speed is number one, 100 points! Space is number one, 100 points! And the most hated thing, comfort, is number one, 100 points! Four first places, a total score of 400 points, completely crushing Thunder Monkey King's 330 points, successfully qualifying him to broadcast with the grand title of number one among alien races!
"Connie, we can start planning now!"
After pressing the earpiece in his ear and hearing Connie's obedient "hmm," Su Mo, with a hint of mockery, did not immediately join the live stream but waited quietly outside the interface.
The Golden Haired Lion King's live stream reached 8,300 viewers in the very first second.
At the fifth second after the broadcast started, 95080; at the fifteenth second, 0.168500!
At the 30th second, the number of views reached 663,560!
"Before Connie met me, she probably never dreamed in her entire life that her live stream would become the most popular among the alien races."
"It only took thirty seconds!"
"With so many viewers, my Best Actor, your acting skills absolutely have to be on point, hooray!"
I listened to Connie's voice coming through my headset.
After watching these fools who already regard the "Golden Haired Lion King" as a "rising star of alien races" and "the last hope of ordinary alien races" push the popularity to 950,000, the number of views increased.
Beneath the mask, with barely suppressed laughter, Su Mo clicked the live stream page with his mind and instantly joined in! He was stunned, completely dumbfounded. Yesterday it was less than 1500 votes, but after asking for votes, it jumped 600 in a single day, breaking the 2000 mark! Every time he opened the backend and saw familiar names voting and donating, Sanjin was moved to tears! Thank you so much for your support, my good brothers! Thank you!!!