The scene fell silent. The players stared at Mister with unfriendly expressions, while the reporters from every country—especially those from the Western bloc—held their live-streaming cameras with awkward looks. They couldn't stop filming; the broadcast had been live all along, and suddenly shutting it off the moment Mister was involved would look blatantly biased and incredibly fake.
Over the years, the credibility of Western media had been declining steadily. If they openly protected Mister now, they were afraid no one would ever believe those media outlets again.
Most importantly, they weren't the only ones livestreaming here. Besides the Western bloc's media, there were reporters from the East Asian bloc and the four major news agencies from Central China. If they didn't broadcast, plenty of others would. These videos would spread sooner or later, and by then they would be in an even more passive position.
But if they asked questions like normal reporters, once Mister fell, wouldn't all their previous praise come back to slap them in the face?
Of the Six Major Cities, three had East Asian faces. Among the remaining three, Anger had always been at odds with ordinary capitalists. Although Fourth City Lord Elizabeth was a traditional white person, she was a noble herself, and the capitalists outside the noble interest group could barely penetrate it. The city whose interests were most closely tied to theirs was the Fifth City, where Mister was based.
The major media outlets all had secret agreements with Mister. Once he fell, their hope of entering the Fifth City and obtaining special privileges would truly go up in smoke!
The Western reporters generally fell silent, while the East Asian reporters—especially those from Central China—were eager to try. The several city lords beside Mister watched coldly from the sidelines. Old Dragon in particular