Gu Chen had brought the Wu Ming Ruins and the Human Immortal Martial Dao into the world through Refine Falsehood Into Truth. The results had been impressive, making all the time and brainpower he had poured into planning them worthwhile. His efforts had paid off.
Next came the question of how to arrange the Script for the Wu Ming Ruins that remained. That would take plenty more brainpower.
Fortunately, the internet was already buzzing with discussion about the Wu Ming Ruins, the Human Immortal Martial Dao, and all kinds of historical conspiracy theories. On Douyin, Bihū, Toutiao, and elsewhere, video creators were posting their theories.
Some claimed that powerful demons and cultivators had existed in ancient times, that Great Yuan and Wu Ming had fought a devastating war, and that martial practitioners and demons had battled in secret. Information had been scarce back then, they argued, so the emperors of Great Ming had altered history and erased the evidence to keep the people calm.
Gu Chen liked one Douyin Blogger's theory. He could borrow it for a later Script. Inspiration plus one!
People on Bihū were also asking why the history books had never mentioned Wu Ming's powerful martial practitioners, Great Yuan Imperial Advisor Basiba with his supernatural power, or the Great Yuan Imperial Family.
The most-liked answer came from a user called Diao Zha Tian.
"The Human Immortal Martial Dao Practitioners were too powerful. After they dealt with Great Yuan Imperial Advisor Basiba and the Great Yuan Imperial Family, the emperors of Great Ming must have been terrified. With people like that around, even sitting on the throne would feel precarious. They were practically living immortals. If they wanted to, they could topple a dynasty at any time. If I were an emperor of Great Ming, I'd do whatever it took to erase all trace of them and reduce their influence to nothing. I might even try to kill them—or find some way to gain the same power as those supernatural martial practitioners..."
The answer made Gu Chen's eyes light up. Ideas came to him at once, and he now knew how to arrange the final part of Great Yuan Imperial Advisor Basiba's Script. He was sure it would bring in the most Origin Points possible!
Gu Chen regretted not looking to the internet's jokers for inspiration sooner. Now he no longer had to rack his brain to come up with everything himself. He could expand on their ideas, then spend Origin Points to Refine Falsehood Into Truth. That was much easier.
Humming to himself, Gu Chen immediately began another round of Refine Falsehood Into Truth, bringing the two remaining Wu Ming Ruins into existence.
—Refine Falsehood Into Truth for two Wu Ming Ruins? Cost: 600,000 Origin Points!
He confirmed without hesitation. Through the system's power, two new Wu Ming Ruins silently appeared beneath the Central Continent Land, waiting for outsiders to explore them.
With the Script ready, Gu Chen was in no hurry to begin. He would let things settle first, then reveal the two new Wu Ming Ruins once the excitement died down. A steady stream of Origin Points was the way to go.
Too many shocks would leave the audience numb and draw less attention, which would only hurt his Origin Point earnings. Lobster tasted wonderful as an occasional treat, but if it was all you ate for every meal, even that would turn your stomach.
Meanwhile, officials secured the site. They divided the recovered relics into several batches and systematically flew them to the Central Continent's leading laboratories as quickly as possible. Teams of experts, professors, and researchers were already waiting there.
While the Central Continent's laboratories rushed to study the finds, the earlier videos spread rapidly beyond its borders. They appeared on YouTube, Facebook, Google, and elsewhere. The remarkably realistic gunfights and close-quarters combat, flashier than anything in a movie, went viral and caught the attention of viewers abroad. Views passed a million in no time, and the comment sections filled up.
"OH MY GOD!"
"It's incredible!"
"Is this the latest big movie from the Central Continent?!"
"This is so cool! Is that kung fu?!"
"I'm adding this movie to my watchlist!!"
"..."
The videos soon caught the attention of America, Britain, countries across Western Europe, and Japan. Were those real guns, grenades, and Grenade Launchers? Why would anyone use live weapons to make a movie? And how had the monster in the footage withstood the gunfire and grenades?
Intelligence analysts immediately began tracing the videos and soon discovered that something was wrong.
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