Minister Tu's mood fluctuated wildly in just a few tens of minutes. Even though he naturally had a biased view of wealth and status, he was now somewhat speechless because of what Minister Tu said.
Fortunately, Minister Tu's mental fortitude had improved significantly in the past six months. After a moment of silence, he asked the most important question: "Fugui'er, the information you provided is extremely useful, or rather, it is directly related to the safety and fate of our entire planet. So I need to know the accuracy of your information."
"First, are you sure that every collapsed Doomsday Gate has left behind core fragments of the collapsed world?"
"Secondly, are you sure that Earth only has one month left?"
Compared to the first point, the one-month time limit is the most critical. Even if Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang together managed to deal with the negative forces and world rifts left behind by the collapsed Doomsday Gate in Feng County in less than a day, there is only one Gou Fugui and one Xie Tianlang in Huazhou.
There is only one Gou Fugui and one Xie Tianlang in the whole world.
It's not that Minister Tu looks down on the capabilities of other countries' post-apocalyptic saviors; it's just that the actual repair and recovery results are there for all to see.
Of the 109 doomsday gates worldwide, only 17 have been repaired. And of those 17, nine are located in Washington state.
Previously, the people in the Americas could still stubbornly argue that there wasn't much difference between repairing and recycling, but now that the Doomsday Gate has collapsed, they can't hold on any longer.
Therefore, Minister Tu really dared not place too much hope on other countries and forces.
Unfortunately, reality is always cruel.
Gou Fugui's answer was absolutely firm: "I can confirm both of them."
"However, I can't be sure if there's only one core fragment in the negative energy zones of the aftershocks of the other collapsed doomsday gates. The core fragments of the collapsed worlds probably instinctively sought survival and escaped from the connection channels between worlds."
If the cracks in the passage are large, there might be two or three core fragments within a collapsed Doomsday Gate area.
"This can probably be judged by the destructive power and influence that the collapsed gate has on the surrounding area. Perhaps we can use the collapsed gate in Fengxian County as a comparison. If the area destroyed and the negative force of the collapsed gate is greater than that of the collapsed gate in Fengxian County, then we need to pay attention to the number of collapsed fragments."
"As for the timing, this is something we really, really, really need to pay close attention to." Gou Fugui repeated "um" three times, then thought for a moment: "You're going to contact the heads of other countries later, right? If they ask, just tell them directly that this is information I obtained from hearing the 'Voice of the World'."
Immediately, everyone in the ward turned to look at him. Gou Fugui nodded at them: "It was the voice that all life heard on the day the Gate of Doomsday appeared."
"That should convince them, right?"
Minister Tu listened in silence, then sighed: "It's easy to explain to smart people. It's just that I'm afraid of fools."
Gou Fugui blinked, finding it hard to believe that there were still fools in the world at this time, especially leaders.
Then he was proven wrong—
"Minister Tu, while you have indeed provided some relatively valuable information, its veracity still needs to be verified by all parties. It is absolutely impossible to take action now at all costs, as you have suggested."
"Furthermore, I still have some doubts about what your hero, the savior, said." The black-haired man pushed up his glasses. "Why was he the only one who heard the [Voice of the World]? When the Gates of Doom descended, the world told all life what we needed to do. It doesn't make sense that now, in such a critical moment, the world would only tell one person such an important message."
"Furthermore, if the world really wants to tell someone, whether based on personal ability, mental fortitude, or other factors, our Korean nation's number one hero, Choi Ho-genius, should be that person. Therefore, Minister Tu, we reserve our opinion on this news."
Minister Tu pressed his temples.
Gou Fugui, who was secretly listening from the side without showing his face, had a complicated expression on his face. He simply couldn't understand the thought process of the South Korean official and was greatly shocked.
Fortunately, those in charge who weren't quite right in the head were in the minority. Before Minister Tu could even speak, the North American representative said, "Oh, alright, your country only has three Doomsday Gates in total, and you only managed to resolve one in six months, and then two of them collapsed. Is that something to be proud of? Don't compare your capabilities to those of other truly powerful nations, and don't spout nonsense like a clown."
"If the world is truly choosing a messenger, it should choose a hero from North America."
"Haha, that's really funny. Why can't they be heroes from Washington State? Do you think that just because you've made a few world-saving hero movies, the most powerful heroes have appeared there? Our heroes from Ohio State are just as good as anyone else." This time, it was the person in charge from Ohio State who spoke up with a sneer.
Then the heads of the Russian and North American teams started arguing, and the argument seemed to be escalating.
The smaller countries in the vicinity dared not utter a word at this time, and it was the European representative who sighed and interrupted their mutual mockery.
"Alright, what are we arguing about now?! We should be confirming whether the message from that hero in Huazhou is true or not! There will be plenty of time to argue and debate who the best hero is after the world is saved, we can even hold a heroes' convention. Let's not cause any more trouble now."
After the European representative finished speaking, he turned to Minister Tu and said, "Minister Tu, the information you provided is extremely important. Regarding whether there are any core fragments hidden in the collapsed Doomsday Gate area, heroes from the European rescue team have already gone to investigate."
"I believe that Washington State, as a community of shared interests worldwide, wouldn't joke about this. But a one-month deadline is really alarming."
According to our most advanced scientific calculations, even at the current fastest rate of negative energy spread, the world should be able to survive for at least another three months. Therefore, we want to meet that hero and ask him why he is so certain it will be one month.
“Even if he says it was the world that told him, it is a very important matter. We hope that Minister Tu can let us meet with him and have a face-to-face conversation with him.”
The European representative's words successfully stopped the arguments between the Americas and Russia representatives, who immediately turned around and echoed his sentiments.
"Yes, we'd like to meet the person who revealed such crucial information. Perhaps after meeting them, our answers will become clearer."
"That's right, and we have a professional micro-expression expert here. He's a superhero who participated in the three Doomsday Gate core retrievals. Having him talk to that hero can better test the authenticity of his words."
After the leaders from Russia and the Americas spoke, the leaders from other countries participating in the video conference began to echo their sentiments, especially South Korea, India, and Australia, who were the most vocal.
Minister Tu remained unmoved by everyone's demands. Having dealt with these representatives from various countries and forces for so long, he certainly knew their personalities and characteristics. Otherwise, he wouldn't have allowed Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang to sneak in and eavesdrop on this video conference.
As the chorus of agreement reached its peak, Minister Tu turned and glanced at the corner where Gou Fugui was, then beckoned him over.
Having listened to this world's highest-level video conference and feeling utterly disillusioned, the wealthy hero rolled his eyes inwardly as he walked over to Minister Tu's side.
When he stood in front of the video, the person in charge of the Americas immediately started mocking him:
"Ha! Minister Tu, am I seeing things? This is the most powerful savior of the Doomsday Gate in Huazhou that you were talking about? Look at his skinny little body, how high can his combat power be?"
The handsome young man with long hair glanced at the big screen and replied before Minister Tu could speak: "My combat power isn't very high, but I can still take on a hundred of you by myself."
The Americas manager paused, and after listening to the simultaneous interpretation, his expression turned extremely ugly: "Kid, arrogance won't make you a hero."
Gou Fugui stroked his chin: "Oh, so your so-called micro-expression expert can be called a great hero for entering three Doomsday Gates, but I entered six, twice as many as him, so why can't I be considered a hero?"
"Don't let my height and long legs fool you; I may not have excessive muscles, but I wasn't lying. I could easily take on a hundred of you. Don't believe me? Ask that micro-expression expert next to you."
The Americas manager was so angry he almost fell over backwards, and was about to swear when the micro-expression expert next to him, who had entered three doomsday gates, stopped him and looked at Gou Fugui with great seriousness, affirming Gou Fugui's words.
"His expression and eyes told me that what he said was true."
Americas Director: "..."
Oh, that's fucking bad.
Then the South Korean representative, who had been holding back, quickly spoke up: "Kid, you're the one who heard the voice of the 'World'? You should have had other companions around you at the time, so why did you hear it while the others didn't? What evidence do you have to prove that everything you said is true, and not just alarmist talk?"
Gou Fugui rolled his eyes on the spot: "Are you out of your mind? Do I need to exaggerate the state of the world now? What good would it do me to lie? If the core fragments of the Gate of Collapse are not found after a month, am I going to explode along with the Earth?"
"At a time like this, don't confuse me with those nasty guys who like to play pranks and don't know what's important."
"As for why only I heard it, and no one else did?"
As the long-haired youth finished speaking, he gave a particularly bright yet incredibly irritating smile to the heads of various countries who were all staring at him.
"Perhaps it's because the world finds me agreeable?"
"After all, I am a rare handsome man."
Representatives from various countries: "..."
They hadn't faced someone so confident and obnoxious in a long time.
Then, this particularly irritating person's expression changed instantly. His entire demeanor became completely different, sharp and excessively cold: "You guys aren't stupid. All this bickering is just about trying to maximize your own interests. But don't let old habits hold you back now. Wake up and think about what time it is!"
Instead of questioning what I say or the information I hear, you should hurry up and deal with the collapse gates in your respective countries!
It's incredibly difficult for a single nation to resolve twenty-three Collapse Gates within a month, but surely by dispersing them across various countries and deploying their most elite heroes and teams, they shouldn't be unable to handle even a core fragment of a Collapsed World weakened a hundredfold?
"Once everyone works together to deal with those twenty-three collapsing gates, we can talk about other things later."
Gou Fugui smiled as he said this: "After all, the only collapsed Doomsday Gate in Huazhou has now begun to recover. Even if the whole world collapses, Huazhou, which has not collapsed its Doomsday Gate and is least affected by negative energy, will definitely be the last to collapse."
"Maybe we can survive until the end, and then we'll be the only ones left in the whole world?"
The faces of the other country's leaders all twitched.
At this point, the kid in the video not only looked even more irritating, but also exuded an aura and a sense of danger that were hard to ignore.
The first to speak was the head of the Russian continent: "Although you're a bit arrogant, you're right. Let's deal with the collapsed Doomsday Gate first before we talk about anything else."
"So, kid, you're the one who solved the collapse gate of Huazhou, right? Is there anything you particularly want to emphasize to us? Huazhou and Ozhou are neighboring friendly nations. There's a saying in Huazhou: 'If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.'"
Gou Fugui looked at the burly, bearded man in charge, raised his eyebrows, and then earnestly reminded him:
"The core fragments of the collapse... carry powerful negative energy. Note that it is extremely powerful negative energy; anyone who comes into direct contact with it will be corrupted by this negative energy and exhibit abnormal behavior. It could even be a terrifying life-or-death situation. Therefore, send more people and use more high-tech protective gear."
Upon hearing this, the Russian official nodded thoughtfully, gave a gesture of thanks, and then immediately ended the communication.
Anyway, there will be an international video conference every two days, and after two days they will be able to clearly verify whether what this long-haired Washington hero said is true or false.
Subsequently, leaders of other national powers also cut off communications, their thoughts being similar to those of the leader in Russia—
Regardless of their doubts, the core fragment issue must be true. All they need to do is try it out.
As for the one-month time limit...
Everyone knows this perfectly well, and the doubts many people express are simply a reluctance to acknowledge Washington State's lead.
However, they now know the correct way to solve the Collapse Gate. Although a month sounds like a short time, according to their inside information, the heroes of Huazhou solved their Collapse Gate in just half a day. They can't be much worse than Huazhou, or at least not by much.
Two days is enough.
Gou Fugui clicked his tongue and shook his head as he watched the communication screens go dark one after another. Then he looked at Minister Tu with sympathy in his eyes: "You must be working really hard every day."
Minister Tu looked at his expression, laughed and scolded him, and slapped him on the back: "Alright, kid! I haven't had as much hardship as you guys who risked your lives."
"Alright, the collapse gate in Feng County has been resolved. You and Tianlang deserve the credit. Now that the news has spread, the rest is up to those countries. We'll get the results at the gathering in two days. You and Tianlang should rest for the next two days. Don't worry about anything else, just get some rest."
"If you count it up, you haven't had a break for half a year in a row."
Gou Fugui thought about the days he had spent struggling to survive in the apocalyptic world and realized he should take a break.
"I hope all countries will do their part so that we can have a complete vacation and rest."
Minister Tu laughed heartily: "That's what we all hope for! Since you've said so, the result must be good!"
Gou Fugui nodded in deep agreement.
Xie Tianlang, who hadn't spoken until now, twitched the corner of his mouth at this moment.
Despite the cheerful conversation between the old man and the young man, they probably both know perfectly well how far their hopes are from reality.
It's not that far, is it?
Gou Fugui didn't even get to rest at home for two days.
On his first night off, he was urgently pulled from the movie theater to the command center by Minister Tu's bodyguards to attend an international video conference.
While he was still immersed in the exciting plot of the animated blockbuster, he was shocked by the dozens of overly dark, even somewhat exasperated, faces of the person in charge on the big screen.
"Uh, what's wrong?"
Gou Fugui wanted to secretly ask Minister Tu.
Then, once again, it was the South Korean representative who screamed first:
"How exactly did you obtain the Honkai fragment?! What else are you hiding from us?! Why did our nation's greatest hero, after going through so much trouble to break into the acid rain clouds, enduring the pain and danger of being corroded all over his body, finally manage to grasp the core fragment of the Honkai world, only to go mad in an instant?!"
"You cunning and despicable Washingtonian! Do you know the terrible consequences your deception and fraud will bring to us and the whole world?! You must give us an explanation today, or we, the people of South Korea, will never let you get away with this!!"
The person in charge of Daehan slammed his fist on the table, his eyes bloodshot, looking extremely agitated. Meanwhile, the other people in the videos present stared at Gou Fugui with grim expressions.
But Gou Fugui showed no fear whatsoever.
His expression, however, reflected the heavy heart and regret he felt for the heroes who had rushed forward.
"Didn't I tell you? The core fragments of the collapsed world carry extremely powerful negative energy, so you must be careful. It would be best to use the most advanced protective measures and more heroic warriors."
"Are you ignoring what I said?"
Gou Fugui sneered: "Is it because we found the core fragment of the Collapsed World in less than a day, and I'm alive and kicking without any major injuries, that you think it's easy to capture and destroy the Collapsed World's core fragment?"
"You ignored my warnings before, but now that you've suffered a loss, you're coming back to cause trouble. You even have the nerve to yell at me?"
"you,"
"I'll say it again! The remaining fragments of the world's core in the Collapse Gate region contain extremely powerful negative energy! Extremely powerful!! Do you understand what I mean?! It's a terrifying negative energy that would drive you crazy if you reached out and grabbed it, making you want to kill everyone or stab yourself to death!"
"I'm not sure if wearing gloves will have any effect, but I don't think it will be very effective. Basically, everyone who directly grasps the core fragment will face a life-or-death situation in the darkest hour! So, you're all prepared."
"It's your own negligence that ruined your heroes. Don't fucking blame your stupidity and arrogance on me."
All the menacing figures fell silent instantly. They had anticipated hearing such an answer, but they didn't want to believe it was actually true.
The Korean representative blushed and was speechless. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and angrily shut down the video call.
Subsequently, more than a dozen countries in the Americas, India, and Europe also shut down their communications. In the end, only three communication video links remained active: those from Egypt in the Middle East, Africa, and Russia.
The person in charge of the Russian continent also had a serious expression on his face. If their hero didn't go crazy and kill people after grabbing the fragment like the number one hero of Korea, he would become a humanoid monster that resides in the area of the Gate of Ruin.
Even though they made thorough preparations and sent three top heroes to find the fragments, the fragments have now been found, but their three heroes are in very bad shape. Although they haven't been indiscriminately killing, they have stayed in the area of the Gate of Collapse and haven't left. It seems that they are currently engaged in a tug-of-war with the negative energy, and if things go wrong, they will lose three top elites.
What's even more deadly is that because of the extreme mental shock, these three top elites will indiscriminately attack anyone who gets close to them. There are no more heroes in Russia who can stand up to these three top elites, so he can only come to find this long-haired hero from Washington.
The person in charge of the Russian continent explained the situation of their hero: "So, could you please ask Mr. Fugui to make a trip to the Russian continent? Of course, we will definitely not let Mr. Fugui make this trip in vain."
Gou Fugui blinked.
Before he could speak, the heads of Egypt's Middle East and Africa regions also spoke up.
"Yes, yes, yes! We also want to invite Mr. Fugui to visit Egypt and the Middle East! Although we are a small place with few resources, the reward we can give Mr. Fugui and Huazhou will certainly not be small!! We are so poor that all we have left is oil!"
"We, our African United Nations, although we are a large country, are not particularly intelligent, and our technology has not caught up yet. We simply cannot solve the problem of those two collapsed doomsday gates on our own. We beg Mr. Fugui to help us! We will also pay a reward!! We have gold mines! And various precious metal deposits!"
Upon hearing this, the previously expressionless Fugui Hero slowly sat up straight.
He first glanced at Minister Tu, and after seeing the same golden light hidden in the elder's eyes as he did, he gave the three officials opposite him a very friendly smile.
"Of course, helping friendly nations has always been a traditional virtue of Washington State."
It's not that he wanted to work overtime, it's just that these people were paying him way too much!
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