102: Working hard will only get you passing, working hard will lead to excellence!

It was the Domain Chief's call, and it was his personal number, not his secretary Liu Yin's.

This meant that whatever was going to be discussed must be urgent!

Otherwise, someone of Shangguan Yongning's caliber wouldn't call personally.

Even if he did, he wouldn't call these deputy ministers on the scene.

Baiwei Adam had already guessed what it was about. Without hesitation, he answered and turned on speaker mode.

The next second, Shangguan Yongning's voice rang out in the room:

"Adam, what's going on?"

"I just re-read the competition event flow and related approval report you submitted earlier."

"It didn't mention the Yun Que Civilization's alien race."

"Moreover, our current technology level can't create Yun Que Civilization Genius robots."

"What exactly is going on?"

This was a normal call, not a virtual one.

So Shangguan Yongning's virtual avatar didn't appear on the wristband.

But his stern tone made the 21 people present imagine his angry face.

Normally, let alone a Quasi-Warrior Level competition, even if a Martial Warrior Level competition had an accident, the Domain Chief wouldn't inquire.

But this was the first broadcast of the Seven Regions Genius Battle, and it had a promotional aspect, needing to establish an image in the people's hearts.

An image of 'strong youth, strong civilization'.

Although the intensity of the competition wasn't high, its significance was immense.

But now the youths were all beaten to a pulp!

This was considered a broadcast accident!

Shangguan Yongning was very busy; his time was precisely scheduled down to every second.

Not only various meetings, but he also needed to train himself.

Traveling to other Ecological Circles for business was commonplace for him, and it was very dangerous without sufficient strength.

He hadn't been following the competition, firstly because he had no time, and secondly because he truly had no interest.

No matter how outstanding a Genius at the Quasi-Warrior Level was, it didn't guarantee his future success.

What he focused on was the public's reaction after the first broadcast.

So he would check the trending topics within the Ecological Circle.

Five minutes ago, Shangguan Yongning was on a plane, preparing to return to Kaiwu City, the core city of the Celestial Craft Domain, for a meeting.

As a result, a post titled [All resources fed to dogs, I could do it too!] quickly topped the trending list.

It also included screenshots of seven Genius students from the Golden Bull Domain being brutally beaten.

Initially, he thought someone had maliciously edited it, as the first broadcast had too much traffic.

There were always those who weren't afraid to die, coming out to capitalize on this.

But he quickly noticed a detail: the ones chasing and beating the Golden Bull Domain Geniuses were from the Yun Que Civilization.

This was not right. Firstly, too few people knew about the Yun Que Civilization, so it didn't seem like malicious editing.

Secondly, the reports submitted below didn't mention this.

He immediately entered the live stream and found that all the avatars of the Golden Bull Domain's Junior General Group were blacked out, making it impossible to watch the battle.

The tens of thousands of curses per second below made him realize the seriousness of the matter.

He immediately called Baiwei Adam, who was born in Kaiwu City and was his university classmate.

Baiwei Adam hesitated for a moment, then truthfully recounted the events.

"So it was a clone from District D..."

After hearing the entire story, Shangguan Yongning seemed to be pondering something, muttering to himself.

Although the position of Domain Chief was significant, he couldn't possibly know everything.

His primary focus was on the Hunter Civilization, which posed the greatest pressure on the Seventh Ecological Circle.

The Yun Que Civilization belonged to a Jupiter Civilization; although also an enemy, it was too distant from a High Martial Civilization.

There was no practical intersection between the two.

At this moment, a woman with short hair, level with her chin, walked out from the crowd.

She respectfully addressed Baiwei Adam's wristband:

"Greetings, Domain Chief Shangguan. I am Kruuna, the Deputy Minister of the Celestial Craft Domain - Technology Martial Hall - Kaiwu Branch."

"The Yun Que Civilization clone was created by us."

"The purpose was to provide future Geniuses with a real alien race sparring partner."

"However, our current technology is limited, only able to clone alien races below the Martial Warrior Level."

"We tried to erase its memory and implant a new one, but unfortunately, we failed."

"This alien race now only retains its biological instincts."

"We are currently considering whether to control it in time."

"Although its Life Strength is only Level 9.5, its maximum combat power can reach the level of a Level 14 Martial Artist without using Mystic Treasures."

"Let alone the Junior General Group, even the B-level Martial Artist students of the General Group are no match for it."

"No!"

Zhou Ming directly retorted after Kruuna finished speaking.

"Hundreds of millions of people are watching the live stream right now; how can we interfere like this?"

"This will make the public think that our High Martial Civilization's Geniuses are nothing special."

"Even if they perform amazingly later, people will think we're putting on a show!"

"Zhou Ming, are you only happy if all members of the Junior General Group are eliminated, is that it?"

"We'll just publicly announce that the settings for this alien robot were too high."

"Then we'll give some rewards to the people of the Golden Bull Domain, and as for the public, let them think whatever they want."

"What has happened has happened; a perfect ending is impossible!"

"We must prioritize the bigger picture!"

"Domain Chief, please give the order!"

Baiwei Adam said loudly. Despite his rugged appearance, he was very meticulous internally, and he believed Shangguan Yongning would make the same choice as him.

Nothing was more important than stability.

Shangguan Yongning remained silent upon hearing this, seemingly caught in an internal struggle.

Normally, when an accident occurs, the first thing to do is prevent its spread.

Control the source of the accident.

But today, Shangguan Yongning met his teacher.

The strongest person in the High Martial Civilization, Yan!

And his teacher told him something he had often heard before.

"Remember, never neglect your Martial Dao training just because you're in a high position."

This was a very common phrase, but Shangguan Yongning had a different feeling each time he heard it in different positions.

"No interference, the competition continues!"

After a brief silence, Shangguan Yongning's serious and firm voice came from the wristband.

"I know many of you want to consider the bigger picture."

"Everyone present, whether I know you or not, deserves the title of being in a high position."

"Since that's the case, I want to ask you, what is the bigger picture?"

"Is it the public's current perception of our Geniuses, or the actual situation our High Martial Civilization faces?"

"According to your descriptions just now, our Junior General Group might not necessarily lose if they all unite."

"Since that's the case, why not use this accident to let them fight for it!"

"As for whether they can realize it, that's their test."

"Even if they are all truly eliminated..."

"That's still better than being annihilated by other civilizations in the future!"

"Civilization indeed needs a certain degree of falsehood, but more importantly, true strength!"

"Which of you here isn't a Sky Soaring Warrior?"

"Whose growth has been smooth sailing?"

"You should know better than anyone else..."

"Effort only gets you a passing grade; desperation leads to excellence!"