There was a moment of silence on the other end of the communication, then [ Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ] suddenly asked:
Does Ed know about this?
I don't know.
"Then I'll go report to Boss Ed and see if he'll take any action. If the Second Holy See's 'official' involvement is also involved, then this matter will be much easier to handle."
"You know what, that's actually a great idea—who could resist personally supporting a powerful leader?"
"That makes sense. Tell me if there's any other big news too."
"That's all. I'll post this message on the forum later, so you'd better hurry up and report it."
"Good."
The communication ended, and everyone looked at the [ Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ] that had been standing still for a long time, all of them puzzled.
At this moment, a large group of people were standing around him. Whether it was [ Traditional Eccentric Wheel ], [ Shit Appraisal Master ], and others who had passed away before him, or [ Zhongde ] and [ Howling Pothos ] who had been invited by him, they were all engaged in an operation called "buying horses".
But they weren't in a livestock market; instead, they were in front of a newly upgraded automated plant vending machine set up by Ed.
Simply place your palm inside the tree hole to verify your identity, and you can use your account balance to customize a Hoofed Beast that meets your requirements.
As long as you have enough gold coins, you can customize everything from fur color and personality to even the vines that come with the Hoofed Beast. Not to mention, you can freely choose from three to seven legs.
By this time, everyone had almost finished ordering, and all that was left was to confirm payment before waiting for the Hoofed Beast to be wrapped in a "cocoon" and released from the outlet.
However, at that moment, the [ Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ] suddenly acted as if it had gone offline, which attracted everyone's attention.
Not long after, he suddenly came to his senses and said to everyone:
"The situation has changed, don't pay yet!"
Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, [ Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ] repeated the information he had just received from his sister to everyone.
After hearing this unexpected story unfold, everyone in the small team fell into deep thought.
"Now that things have come to this, let's go and explain this to Ed and Gray. I've already submitted a meeting request. Let's split up; I'll go find Ed, and you two go find Gray."
As he spoke, [ the Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ] took the first step, and the others followed closely behind, deep in thought.
After taking a few steps, he turned back, somewhat puzzled, and asked:
Why is no one saying anything? Don't you all think this is outrageous?
[ Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ] For a moment, she didn't know whether her quick action was right or wrong, but she couldn't hear her companions' thoughts, and she couldn't help but feel anxious.
"It's precisely because it's so outrageous that I don't know what to say."
The first to respond was [ Howling Pothos ], while [ Concrete Mixed with Spaghetti ] was so astonished that he kept asking questions:
"Does this count as interfering in another country's internal affairs? Does Gray mean he's accepted funding from foreign powers? If he's elected, wouldn't our actions be seen as supporting compradors?"
[ Zhongde ] thought for a moment and retorted:
"Junior, you can't look at it that way— Gray's achievements come from diplomacy and foreign trade, so isn't it normal for us to support him? Besides, Graycast Corridor obviously doesn't care about that, otherwise how could he have passed the first two rounds of the election?"
At this moment, [ Howling Pothos ] also spoke up again, expressing his feelings:
"Now that you mention it, I feel a heavy burden on my shoulders. Is the plot of this game really in our hands?"
"It's not impossible... Players have already changed too many things in this game world."
The [ Traditional Eccentric Wheel ] states:
"This is a major event that could affect the entire Graycast Corridor! It might even have a significant impact on the main storyline later on!"
[ The Good Times Don't Last ] Hesitantly, he asked:
"Could Gray really be elected?"
[ The Shit Appraisal Master ] immediately countered:
"Isn't Machine Spirit awesome?"
[ The Good Times Don't Last ] he retorted:
"He's just too awesome, so I don't have a high opinion of Gray."
"The knowledge and experience of Machine Spirit are related to their seniority. If this technology becomes widespread and successfully activates a large number of veteran Machine Spirit, and they then believe that humans are all worthless, wouldn't that lead to a major rebellion?"
[ Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ] Hearing this, he was dumbfounded:
"Wow, there's even an Iron Man rebellion segment, huh?"
"Should we tell Gray this news? We don't want to do something good that backfires and cause a horde of mechanical Corpse Tide; that would be the end of us."
[ The Good Times Don't Last n't last long] he said seriously:
"So I suggest we talk to Ed first, and then talk to Gray after Ed confirms there are no problems. After all, we're in a vegetative state, and the interests of the Second Holy See must come first. Also, don't forget, the birth of the Machine Spirit is inseparable from Ed's power."
"Oh right, I almost forgot! Ed's creations are also a necessary condition for the generation of Machine Spirit!"
[ The Shit Appraisal Master ] slapped his forehead:
"So, if the Second Holy See wanted to, it could actually strangle the Graycast Corridor! That would be a wonderful thing!"
After listening to everyone's discussion, [ Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ] said seriously:
"Stop splitting up! Since everyone's saying so, let's go ask Ed for his opinion first. I'll revise the number of people applying for the meeting and add all of you in."
"Good!"
After selecting the submit button on the player panel, the Pixel Blue Dragon crawled out from the corner of the screen, reached out and pressed on the edge of the page, picking up the entire application page like a piece of paper.
She shook the "paper" in her hand, then folded the meeting application page into thirds and put it into an envelope.
At this moment, the Pixel Blue Dragon was dressed in a brightly colored outfit that was obviously a bit exaggerated, and wore a hat with a bright feather stuck in it, looking like a medieval postman.
She quickly disappeared from the [ Chocolate Ice Cream Scoop ]'s sight with the envelope.
The Pixel Blue Dragon's actions do not represent the actual speed of information transmission; Ed received the message the instant the Soul Returner chose to submit the option.
After a quick glance, Ed immediately had his GPU clone Little Green, retrieve the previous conversation between the brother and sister. He then followed the trail to review Collins's negotiation with [ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ], and also marked the time points when the two Short-Eared Elf were telling their stories. He planned to go back and watch it several times in detail after finishing his business here, in order to gain a deeper understanding of what happened in this world between his main account logging off and his alt account respawning.
Such an operation might have taken Ed fifteen minutes in the past, but after entering the High Tier, the Root Network is Ed himself, and retrieving some of its contents is no different from normal memories, and can be completed almost instantly.