Under Currents

The Blue River System's real-time news broadcasts did not use human hosts.

On the television screen, a mechanical host with a humanoid outline but no facial features sat upright. An antenna for boosting signals protruded from the top of its head.

This antenna received gossip from every planet in real time each day. True or false, as long as it received the information, it would read it aloud.

It worked around the clock, its mouth never having a chance to close. No human could endure that.

Just moments ago, the mechanical host had reported a piece of news—

"Last night, Simutan died at Blue River Palace. His body was buried in the palace's rear garden."

After reporting that news, it seamlessly continued—

"This morning, the calico cat kept by Queen Mother Elisa ran away from the palace. It was said to have been lured away by a long-haired cat with odd-colored eyes. The Queen Mother gave His Majesty Blue River a thorough scolding, saying that even cats knew to find her a daughter-in-law, while he had left the harem empty... without a single woman."

"A male student named Jin Dazhuang at X Planet's X University believed every girl in the school liked him, so he confessed everywhere. A hospital examination later confirmed that he suffered from a condition known as 'Peach Blossom Madness.'"

"Temporary advertisement: Auntie Liu from X Planet's X residential complex sends her greetings to Old Man Li upstairs, who loves dancing. She wishes Old Man Li a sudden death tonight, and also wishes your ancestors for eighteen generations—beep—beep—beep—"

Lu Mi: "..."

The real-time news had been boring at most just now. How had it suddenly become this outrageous?

He turned his head and cautiously studied Yu Tu's expression, unsure whether he should complain or keep quiet.