Chapter 139 Top Alpha: He was once a crippled Omega. 49. Discussion…

Why did Qi Pingye suddenly start live streaming?!

【Qi Pingye? Is that the Qi Pingye I know?】

【What else could it be but that!】

Yes, that's right, it's Qi Pingye, the fake young master from the Qi family's baby-swapping scandal on Central Star two years ago, an A-level Omega, hailed as a mechanical genius from the military academy! This is my gossip-loving account; I only follow gossip! There's absolutely no way I'd follow any other Qi Pingye with the same name!

So why did he suddenly start live streaming? Hasn't he disappeared for over two years?

[Previous reports claimed he was jealous of Young Master Qi, caused trouble at the Qi family, was kicked out, and then accepted a sugar daddy from some wealthy family. Now, has he been dumped? Is he short of money? Wants to be famous? Or is there some new gossip? It can't be a live stream of his life as a sugar daddy...]

Lines of text accompanied by question marks scrolled rapidly across the StarNet, many of them containing malicious speculation.

In this era of highly developed star networks and everyone being a minor internet celebrity, Qi Pingye has also received some attention due to his status as the young master of the Qi family and his reputation as a mechanical genius.

However, compared to other rich young masters, he is rather uninteresting. He only posts pictures of small mechanical gadgets he makes on his account. He neither flaunts brand-name flying machines nor shows off his luxurious planetary mansions. So although he has some followers, they are not many. He is only somewhat famous among mechanical enthusiasts.

The day he truly became famous and gained hundreds of millions of fans overnight was the day Qi Mingzhao released the paternity test results, cried on StarNet live stream, and said that he had finally found his family.

The story of a baby being switched at birth, or a real and a fake young master, has been a captivating and popular topic since ancient times.

If this happened in an ordinary family, it would be talked about by neighbors and relatives for years, let alone in a prominent family like the Qi family.

Countless onlookers flooded in, offering all sorts of opinions.

During that period, Qi Pingye would get disconnected whenever he opened his main StarNet account. Later, he simply stopped using it and only logged in with a secondary account to watch from the sidelines.

At the time, he didn't understand why so many strangers would show him such malice, but now, he no longer thinks about it.

Wait, what are they livestreaming?

[The canary life of a fake young master?]

Who would be a caged bird in a place like this? And what's with the guy wearing a spacesuit? What's going on...?

Many onlookers were reminded of Qi Pingye by the familiar account.

Driven by curiosity, they clicked into the suddenly appearing live stream, only to be met with deep confusion.

What are they doing?

Why are there two people wearing spacesuits walking in a dark metal tunnel?

Isn't this Qi Pingye, the fake young master of the Qi family, doing a live stream?

Their impression of Qi Pingye was still from two years ago, when he appeared at the military academy looking like a fallen phoenix, his brows furrowed and his face full of impatience as he was surrounded by reporters at the gate.

But the truth is, more than two years have passed, and everything has changed.

The holographic live-streaming smart device was hidden in Qi Pingye's hair. It showed everything around it as Qi Pingye moved, allowing the viewers in the live-streaming room to feel as if they were there. Except for taste and touch, they could know everything else.

At this moment, although he had started the live stream, he did not project the situation to watch. He left everything except the live stream content to Shen Wu and focused solely on dealing with everything in the alien laboratory.

Here, being careless or distracted can be fatal.

He couldn't see the questions from the viewers flooding into the live stream, but he could guess them, so he quickly broke the silence and asked, "Assistant Bai, how much longer until we reach the alien laboratory?"

Qi Pingye didn't understand live streaming, but he knew that to create big news, it was always okay to start with eye-catching words.

The metal passageway was long and empty, and the man's low, cold voice echoed within it, creating a strange buzzing sound.

It looks like a scene from some kind of horror movie.

The viewers in the live stream were infected by the atmosphere and unconsciously quieted down, and the scrolling text slowed down as well.

Meanwhile, some people also identified the key words.

What is this person saying?

[An alien laboratory?]

"We're not far, almost there. The lab is underground, we're moving forward, and the passageway is transporting us downwards. Mr. Black Deer, you can feel it, right?" Bai Qi replied with a smile. "Oh right, the alien lab... Mr. Black Deer, is that what your intelligence agency calls us?"

He looked at Qi Pingye with apparent curiosity.

Qi Pingye's heart skipped a beat, but his expression and body language remained unchanged. "No, we don't address you by any titles, only code names, and occasionally we'll call you 'Lab.' But here, I have to test you a bit more."

He looked back at Bai Qi, "It's like Assistant Bai is testing me too."

The two stared at each other in silence for a moment, then Bai Qi suddenly gave an awkward smile. "This matter... please forgive me, Mr. Black Deer. It's for work purposes. It's not that we don't trust you, but this is confidential after all, so it's better to be safe than sorry."

“I understand,” Qi Pingye said calmly. “We’re all in the same boat. This is about the election, and there’s no room for error, but time is of the essence. Let’s be as direct as possible and stop guessing.”

"I understand, I understand," Bai Qi replied with a smile, showing no further obvious emotion, and simply focused on leading the way forward.

Qi Pingye stopped speaking, as if his earlier words were merely a prelude to this brief exchange.

The metal passageway fell silent again, but the StarNet live broadcast room erupted in chaos.

Alien species, laboratory, intelligence agency, secrets, election?

What are they talking about?

Is this something they can watch?

They're showing a movie...it must be a movie!

Is this for real? What movie is this? I've never seen it before.

[What do you mean watching a movie? This is a live broadcast! It's absolutely live! Look at the StarNet identification icon in the upper right corner; it's a live broadcast! If something were playing, there wouldn't be this icon.]

Qi Pingye used to be a top figure on Central Star. He's been gone for so long, and now he's suddenly starting a live stream? Do you really think it's just to show a movie? Besides, with censorship so strict these days, what movie can openly mention the "Espionage Bureau"? It's impossible to make one!

Wait, if this isn't a movie screening, then what are they doing?

[Is this the alien species I'm thinking of...? It's placed alongside the lab, the intelligence department, and the election...]

Could it be that...?

【My God! This is insane!】

In front of the screens, pairs of eyes were either wide open or narrowed.

The owners of the eyes were racing, their minds racing with a series of chilling speculations.

But before they could fully express these speculations, countless insults had already suppressed them.

[Impossible! This is completely unrealistic! The Light Party has no reason to do this!]

You're all crazy! This is a conspiracy theory!

Before anyone could even say anything, the dogs of the Light Party were already eager to bite...

[Shut upstairs! Didn't you teach us how suddenly the aliens appeared back then? How many people died then, and how many die every year? Even if the Light Party is the most ruthless, they couldn't do something like that, could they? Their own people are on the front lines, and they're dying too!]

Moreover, since the emergence of the alien species, the Light Party has always been a staunch force in the fight against them. Not long after taking power, they formed the Silverwing Legion. Every year, high-ranking officials personally visit the front lines to offer their condolences and go to the battlefield. You can't see any of this.

But a fake young master whose appearance is unknown from eight hundred years ago, just a couple of random images to fool you, and you're all starting conspiracy theories? I think the bill in Congress to strengthen freedom of speech control that was passed recently is really necessary!

[Reported!]

[Report! Report this live stream and shut it down!]

The bright red text scrolled out, indicating an increase in the number of whistleblowers.

However, these few thousand or tens of thousands of people are insignificant compared to the ever-increasing number of viewers in the live stream, which is about to break ten million.

The White Night Federation is rife with political parties, among which the Light Party and the Citizens' Alliance are the most influential. As the party in power, the Light Party's true nature has been known to everyone in the White Night Federation for decades.

Is it true that the alien species is related to the Light Party?

Very few people can give a firm answer.

They mostly couldn't believe such a fantastical story, but that didn't mean they weren't suspicious.

"The live stream has already caused some impact; some people are reporting it, and the Light Party should respond soon. But don't worry, I've already contacted Gran and the others; the Old Silverwing and the Citizens' Alliance will both take action."

The sound of the fog passed through a miniature earphone to Qi Pingye's ears, so low that no one but Qi Pingye could hear it.

Qi Pingye remained expressionless and continued walking forward.

In less than five minutes, before the comments section could even get started, the metal tunnel came to an end.

"This is the checkpoint. You can take off your spacesuit now. Inside is a simulated environment of a habitable planet..."

Bai Qi arrived at the end of the passage first. After three verifications, the metal door opened.

The two stepped inside, and as the doors opened and closed, the environment inside the passage began to change, with gravity increasing.

When they arrived at the checkpoint, Bai Qi began to take off his spacesuit, and Qi Pingye looked around and also took off his heavy equipment.

The red light of the security system flashed incessantly.

As inspectors and intelligent machines emerged, Qi Pingye calmly accepted the inspection.

Suddenly, the nearby AI seemed to have noticed something and flickered slightly.

The prosecutor frowned and looked up at them.

Almost simultaneously, Qi Pingye's fingertips twitched slightly, as if some light flowed through them.

The security system has returned to normal and there are no abnormalities.

Qi Pingye looked at the inspectors, slightly raised his hand, and pressed down on his weapon belt.

"Sorry, it can only be removed when going to see the president."

The inspector paused, then looked at the weapons belt. "Weapons are not allowed in the laboratory."

Qi Pingye remained expressionless.

The two pairs of eyes met, and the atmosphere suddenly froze.

Bai Qi had just finished his inspection when he saw it. He hurriedly wiped his sweat and came over, saying helplessly, "Oh, you two, it's nothing, it's nothing..."

Bai Qi stepped in and, after much persuasion and consultation, finally allowed Qi Pingye to bring some light weapons into the laboratory.

This did not make Qi Pingye feel relieved; on the contrary, it made him more vigilant, because it likely meant that the laboratory was very confident that it could easily subdue him and his weapons.

[Friendly reminder: The examination is complete; you can breathe now.]

[Thanks for the reminder... Oh my god! I almost thought the live stream camera had been spotted! My heart was about to stop!]

[That inspector was so close, I could see the muzzle of the security AI's gun...]

If they were discovered, their heads would probably be pierced straight through...

[This place doesn't look fake. The special metal passages, the multiple security checkpoints, and the AI ​​from earlier... this must be military-grade, right? Ordinary places don't have this kind of scale...]

I've truly made history by believing in this live stream!

[Why hasn't the live stream been banned yet? @StarNet, get back to work! @StarNet, get back to work!]

Qi Pingye was completely unaware of the commotion on the StarNet; at this moment, his gaze was focused ahead.

A massive, incredibly heavy metal door was slowly opening.

"Mr. Black Deer, welcome to our... 'New Era Laboratory'!"

Bai Qi spoke with excitement, as if this were his ideal place.

The metal door stopped.

A vast, brightly lit, high-tech underground structure, almost like a small city, was fully revealed.

Around the same time.

Some of the high-ranking members of the Bright Party, whether they were drinking and chatting or already fast asleep with their lovers, gradually heard their communicators vibrating wildly.

"Speaker, something's happened!"

A voice, filled with utter terror, rang out.