204: Chapter 200 Announcement of Punishments and Outcomes
"This reward should be able to attract quite a few people."
It just so happens that he also wants to use this to get in touch with and understand the thoughts of the high-level Survivors at this stage.
"Alola."
A white model projection appeared.
"Master."
"The plan is set. Integrate my previous ideas with your analysis to form a complete proposal. The head office structure, branch application Aptitude standards, Justice Balance embedding scheme, tiered incentive System, risk control red lines—everything must be quantified and implemented."
Yang Hang directly allocated a portion of the temporary access rights to the underlying logic architecture of the Fate Platform, with the access rights to be automatically revoked once the bank System is built.
"Do the functional structure as well. The entrances for the head office and branches on the Fate Platform, the operation interface, fund transfer channels, the automatic tax withholding System—the whole package."
"Estimated completion time: seventeen minutes," Alola responded.
"That's enough."
Yang Hang stood up.
He had another matter to attend to.
The real-time data transmitted by the Fate Platform Divided Soul showed that the emotions in the Symphony Realm had escalated from panic to anger. The comment volume from the tens of millions of deceived Survivors had exceeded 50,000 per second. The screen full of "Refund" was no longer enough; more intense rhetoric began to spread.
[If Fate Master doesn't care, we'll find the Council of Thirteen ourselves! Who has the coordinates?]
[Revival Society is incompetent! Can't even manage their own people! Why are they the official organization?]
The spearhead of criticism spread from the Council of Thirteen to the Revival Society.
He had originally wanted to wait until the bank System was built to announce everything together.
But for now, it was better to pacify the Survivors on the Fate Platform first.
Yang Hang's consciousness sank into the base of the Fate Platform, and he swiped his finger through the Void Realm.
A golden border.
Highest priority.
Fate Platform Announcement.
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The moment the announcement popped up, the scrolling in the Symphony Realm came to an abrupt halt.
It wasn't that the Survivors stopped voluntarily.
It was because everyone saw that golden border.
It wasn't the Revival Society's official account. It wasn't a verified post from the God-Seeing Society.
Gold.
The color of the Fate Platform itself.
All life rings vibrated in unison. All Survivors browsing the Fate Platform—whether from the Yanhuang Civilization or foreign civilization visitors—had their interfaces forcibly pinned to the top.
[Cause and Effect Fate Platform · Official Announcement]
[After verification, Director Sun Zheng of the "Council of Thirteen" (formerly Director of the Defense and Security Administration of the Revival Red Federation) used the Fate Platform transfer function to conduct malicious illegal fundraising under the name of "Revival Society Magic Sea Commercial Bank".]
[The relevant accounts (YG0532****25 and a total of thirteen related accounts) have now been frozen due to suspected involvement in the following violations:]
[1. Malicious illegal fundraising: Soliciting karma points from unspecified Survivors under a false official name without authorization from the Fate Platform.]
[2. Fraudulent advertising: Promises such as "100% rebate for the first 10,000" and "20% rebate for the first 1,000,000" stated in the announcement had no actual capital support and are suspected of being intentional deception.]
[3. Ambiguous rules and implicit infringement: The bank System construction was incomplete, the so-called demand deposits could not be withdrawn, the promise of "available for withdrawal after three days" could not be fulfilled, and the AI Customer Service has not yet launched this function, suspected to be a means of delaying payments and transferring funds.]
[4. Misappropriation of another's name: Unauthorized use of the Revival Red Federation's organization name to release announcements, seriously damaging its public reputation.]
[Punishment measures: All karma points in the above accounts have been frozen; no one can transfer, consume, or operate them. The accounts of the relevant members of the Council of Thirteen have been marked with a "Risk Tag," and during the tagging period, access rights to the Fate Platform are restricted. A detailed follow-up handling plan will be announced within 24 hours.]
[To all affected Survivors:]
[The Fate Platform has completed the locking and liquidation of funds, and the specific refund process will be released simultaneously with the follow-up handling plan. If you need to retrieve your funds early, you can click on the AI Customer Service icon on your life ring and submit a "Magic Sea Bank Withdrawal Application." The System will prioritize processing it after verification.]
The speed of the scrolling in the Symphony Realm stopped the very first second after the golden announcement popped up.
It didn't just slow down.
It stopped.
Tens of millions of people stared at the announcement simultaneously, reading it word for word.
Three seconds.
Five seconds.
Seven seconds of absolute silence.
Then—
[Small Noodle Shop Owner (Yanhuang Civilization): Are my eyes deceiving me?]
[Wind-Chasing Youth (Yanhuang Civilization): Fate... Fate Master????]
[Fishing Light Song (Yanhuang Civilization): I read it three times. "All relevant accounts have been frozen." Frozen. It's frozen. My four hundred karma points aren't lost.]
After ten seconds of silence, the comment section exploded in a manner akin to a bursting dam.
[Iron-Faced Ruthless (Yanhuang Civilization): Aaaaaah I'm crying, I'm really crying, Fate Master, I'm shipping this, I'm really shipping this!]
[Storm Eye (Yanhuang Civilization): The public fund for eight people. Two thousand three hundred points. It's frozen. It wasn't transferred away. Brothers, can you please retract the looks you were giving me earlier that suggested you wanted to kill me?]
[Salted Fish Turnaround (Yanhuang Civilization): Fate Master... Oh, Fate Master... You are my daddy, seriously, I want to kowtow three times to the Fate Platform right now.]
[Old Smoker (Yanhuang Civilization): My hands were shaking from panic earlier, so I went to soak in the sea for ten minutes to calm down. When I came up and saw—Fate Master had taken action. I have never felt more at ease in my life than at this moment.]
Comments poured out one after another.
No one questioned it.
Not a single person asked "Is it real?", "Can we get it back?", or "What if it's frozen but we still can't get it back?"
Because the person speaking was Fate Master.
The existence who built the Cause and Effect Fate Platform, developed the magic sea compass, launched the life ring, and saved everyone's lives.
If Fate Master said it was frozen, then it was frozen.
If Fate Master said there would be follow-up handling, then it would definitely be handled.
This wasn't blind trust, but credibility built up over twenty-six days of survival on the Magic Sea, through promises fulfilled time and time again.
[Iron Straight Man (Yanhuang Civilization): Did you guys notice? The announcement says "The accounts of the relevant members of the Council of Thirteen have been marked with a Risk Tag." A Risk Tag, brothers! What color are those people's names now?]
[Aquatic Tycoon (Yanhuang Civilization): Still the same color, but there are two "Risk" words added after it!! I just searched for the accounts of the Council of Thirteen, all of them have tags! The permission to speak in the Symphony Realm has also been restricted! Access rights to the Fate Platform are restricted!]
[Scooping the Moon from the Sea (Yanhuang Civilization): Satisfying! So fucking satisfying! The arrogant way that Cheng Rui was scolding President Lu in the Symphony Realm is still fresh in my memory, and now? Mute?]
[Justice Executor (Yanhuang Civilization): They deserve it! A bunch of losers who relied on **** before Transmigration, and they still want to ride on the heads of 1.4 billion people after coming to the Magic Sea! Fate Master's slap made my scalp tingle!]
[Late Night Awakened One (Yanhuang Civilization): I told you it was a Ponzi scheme. A bunch of people called me an alarmist at the time, but now? But to be honest—I didn't expect Fate Master to act so quickly. From the announcement to the freezing, it was less than a day. This speed...]
[Fish at 3 AM (Yanhuang Civilization): Speed? If Fate Master wanted to take care of it, it would be a matter of one second. He just didn't think it was necessary to care before. This time, the Council of Thirteen was stupid enough to treat the Fate Platform like their own backyard.]
The discussion continued to ferment. After the panic subsided, it was replaced by a kind of vengeful excitement.
[Dream Maker (Yanhuang Civilization): Let's discuss something. How do you think the Council of Thirteen will be punished later? The announcement said "Detailed follow-up handling plan to be announced within 24 hours." Expulsion from the Fate Platform? Red name? Or...]
[Dont Panic Let Me Analyze (Yanhuang Civilization): Expulsion from the Fate Platform is basically equal to a death sentence. No compass, no Trading Realm, no Life Spring, no Numerical Panel. Drifting alone on the Magic Sea. Perhaps they might live, but it would be unimaginably miserable.]
[Storm Eye (Yanhuang Civilization): They deserve it, too. Scammed tens of millions of people's karma points just like that, don't they have hearts?]
A pinned comment emerged from the turbulence—the official account of the God-Seeing Society.
[God-Seeing Society · President Lu Xingye (Yanhuang Civilization): [Applause][Applause][Applause] Fate Master is forever our sky. Also, the end of the announcement said that those who need to retrieve their karma points early can find the AI Customer Service to submit an application. Everyone, don't just focus on scolding the Council of Thirteen; hurry up and get your money back.]
This reminder set off another wave of activity in the Symphony Realm.
[Wind-Chasing Youth (Yanhuang Civilization): Submitted! The AI Customer Service replied in seconds! It shows "Magic Sea Bank withdrawal application accepted, expected to arrive within one hour"! One hour! Brothers, one hour!]
[Sea Chicken Farmer (Yanhuang Civilization): I submitted it too! Three hundred and twenty points! Not a single one missing! The status shows "Processing"!]
[Small Noodle Shop Owner (Yanhuang Civilization): Fifty-seven karma points. My fifty-seven karma points are coming back. Fate Master, you are the best (gives a thumbs up).]
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Thousands of kilometers away.
The top level of the Gold Tier warship.
In a windowless conference room, twelve people sat around a round table, the air seemingly frozen into a solid.
No one spoke.
The projection of the golden announcement on the life ring hovered in the center of the round table, the cold white light shining on everyone's faces.
"Malicious illegal fundraising."
"Intentional deception."
"Transferring funds."
"Risk Tag."
"Detailed follow-up handling plan."
Every line of text was like a dull knife, slowly, slowly cutting into their nerves.
On Cheng Rui's life ring interface, the account balance column displayed glaring red text—
[Account status: Frozen (Risk)]
[Fate Platform access rights: Restricted]