<h4>Chapter 1135 People, It Is Our Turn to Save the Army!</h4>


    An hourter...


    Inside a dark room, the tiny dark green candle was the only source of light. The me swayed and flickered, illuminating the faces around the table, leaving shadows on the wall. It looked quite scary and creepy.


    Above the candlelight, an interface that was disyed to the people around was floating, showing the introduction of the ck Star Character Summon Card. Gold Team’s captain was ‘Fly Free’, a top non-professional yer who started ying all the way back in Version 1.0. He looked worried and troubled as he said in a low voice, “I didn’t expect to discover such a big secret. Guys, what should we do now?” “What else? Publicize it!”


    “But this is the trump card we’re going to use in the finals. If we make it public, won’t we have exposed ourselves?” “Oi, priorities! Compared to the safety of the entire army, thepetition is no longer that important!”


    As they were arguing, a female yer gently raised her hand and said, “I have a question. Why don’t we turn on the lights, instead of this one candle?”


    “This kind of dark and mysterious environment is needed for something this important. That’s how they y it in the movies.”


    Another team member scratched his head and asked, “I understand that and all, but why only light one candle?”


    “We might be the only ones who’ve discovered the truth. The atmosphere has to be serious, understand?”


    Another teammate gave a long “oh” and then said, “I see, but why only light one candle?”


    “Enough!” Fly Free could not take it anymore. He stood up and stopped the rey. Then he went to turn on the light and pulled the rest back on track.


    After acquiring the ck Star Character Summon Card, the fragile hearts of all the Gold Team members were shaken. They quickly returned to the stronghold to discuss what they should do.


    On dealing with the issue, the opinions of the team were split in two. One side felt they should keep the secret till after the finals; another side felt that the matter was too important, and they should immediately publicize it on the forums to warn the army yers that their faction boss might have been swapped.


    Although they had worked hard to finally enter the ck Star Cup finals, after discovering this secret, thepetition did not seem that interesting anymore. Their attention waspletely absorbed by the mystery of the armymander. The Character Summon Card had a ‘ck Star’ prefix, but they had no way of knowing if this was also part of the target’s disguise. After all, the prefix of Character Summon Cards usually only disyed the target’s current identity. It did not have the natural ability to see through disguises.


    For example, if they used a nk Character Summon Card on Sorokin or Oathkeeper, it would only be disyed as ‘Sorokin Character Summon Card’ or ‘Oathkeeper Character Summon Card’, not their true identity.


    Therefore, this ‘Manison’ suffix was clearly more convincing!


    Boom!


    Fly Free mmed the table heavily and said with a firm tone, “I think we should immediately publicize this information. We would never have a chance of getting into the finals of any official league, but the ck Star Cup gave us this opportunity. Even if we lose in the finals, we’re still top four, and we’ll still have gained a lot of fame. Without the ck Star Cup, all this would not have happened. We cannot forget where we came from. The reward of thepetition is nothingpared to the safety of the entire army!


    “Plus, throughout the versions, just how many benefits has the armymander brought us? How many of us love this character? He might be in danger now. How can we ignore that! The chance of saving the army lies in our hands!”


    The yers present were mostly senior Chinese yers who had strong feelings for the army. They hade to see it as their home faction long ago.


    For example, in order to protect the army and ck Star, Fly Free was even willing to give up their advantage in the final just to tip everyone off. He knew that just a few of them were far from enough to make a difference, so he wanted to unite the army yers’ power, have theme together to find a way, and expose the Mechanic Emperor’s ‘conspiracy’!


    Hearing this, the people present were reminded of the past and suddenly felt a burning me of faith in their hearts.


    Fly Free reached out his hand. The others understood this gesture. They all reached out their hands and stacked them together. They looked each other in the eyes and saw the strong sense of responsibility in everyone’s gaze.


    “Now, it’s our turn to save the armymander!”


    Fly Free immediately opened to forums to start writing a post. Without hesitation, he gave it this title...


    ‘Revtion of the Century! The Unspeakable Secret Between ck Star and the Mechanic Emperor!’


    The fleet rested for half a day on ck Gate. Then, it very soon started to head toward the venue of the ck Star Cup finals. Inside the cabin, Han Xiao chatted with Sylvia about business for more than half a day, and only then did Sylvia leave.


    Alone in the room, Han Xiaofortably sat in his chair, casually opened up the forums, and started his daily idiotic yers observation time.


    “Let me look at the happy meal today...”


    Han Xiao hummed in a great mood as he entered the forums, but he was instantly stunned.


    With a nce, the titles were all along the lines of ‘Extremely Urgent, Please Share! The Army Commander’s Identity Has Be A Mystery!’, ‘Mechanic Emperor’s Horrifying Conspiracy!’, ‘Danger! The ck Star Army’s Owner Might Have Changed!’, and ‘Please Save the Army Commander!’. The entire Flickering World panel was filled with posts simr to those.


    What in the world is this?


    It’s not even been a day since Ist looked at the forums. What happened?


    Confused, Han Xiao opened the most viewed post. The original poster was surprisingly an ID he knew, the captain of Gold Team, Fly Free. The post started directly with a high-resolution screenshot, the introduction of the ck Star Character Summon Card. As soon as Han Xiao saw the (Billion Mechanic Empire-Manison) ability, he had a rough idea of what was going on, and his lips started twitching uncontrobly.


    You can’t be serious. I have thousands and thousands of abilities, and he somehow copied this ability to the nk Character Summon Card? How lucky can these people be? Speaking of which, I’ve only just returned. When did they use the nk Character Summon Card on me? Was it at the docks?


    He continued reading. As he expected, Fly Free exined what happened.


    “Comrades of the army, I’m Gold Team’s Fly Free. About an hour ago, we discovered a shocking secret! “Not long ago, when the armymander returned to his territory, our team was in the crowd, and we nned to use one nk Character Summon Card to copy ck Star’s ability. Initially, we nned on using it as the trump card in the uing ck Star Cup final. However, as everyone can see from the screenshot, never could we have expected to get the Mechanic Emperor’s ability from ck Star! Thispletely appalled all of us!


    “We could not understand the situation. After some discussion, we came to a shocking conclusion. The armymander now might be the Mechanic Emperor in disguise! His goal is to rece ck Star and take over our army!


    “In the end, we decided to immediately publicize this crucial information. We need everyone to unite, find the truth, and destroy this conspiracy! Comrades, the future of the army is in our hands!”


    Han Xiao looked like he was constipated.


    I mean, this deduction isn’tplete nonsense, but why do I still feel like these people are mentally challenged?


    He looked at the responses below, which had already exploded. Countless people expressed their doubts.


    “Is this real? Is this screenshot photoshopped?”


    “It has to be. Youngsters are trying toe up with big news every day.”


    “Are you guys trying to make the news and attract some attention while itsts because you know that you have no chance at winning?” “Bullsh*t.”


    “It’s over. Someone is going to have to change his name into Mechanic Emperor’s Big PP.”


    Facing the doubts, Fly Free responded to thesements.


    “I know everyone definitely has doubts. On the day of the final, we’ll use this Character Summon Card and disy it, so everyone will believe that we need to save the army!”


    Save your ass! Han Xiao ground his teeth and returned to the panel, quickly browsing through the rted posts. He realized that other than those who doubted it, there were also quite a number who made posts to seriously analyze the possibility of it being true.


    [Reinhard: Perhaps it’s true. The Mechanic Emperor totally has motive. Didn’t the two of them fight with each other some time ago in the Ancient Star Desert? Could it be that the Mechanic Emperor attacked the armymander after that?]


    [Pikachu: If this one is fake, then where’s the real armymander? Did he die?]


    [Wolf me: That shouldn’t be possible. After all, just think about how tanky the armymander is. I think that Mechanic Emperor might have just exiled him, and he can’te back anytime soon, which is why Mechanic Emperor dares disguise himself as ck Star!)


    (Hippo: Are you guys all going with the story that the armymander has been swapped by default? Why can’t ck Star have learned the Mechanic Emperor’s ability somehow?]


    [Smelly Feet yer: That’s too unlikely. This is the first time in so many years that the nk Character Summon Card has gotten an ability from ck Star with a suffix.]


    [Zero Square Foot of Zero: Could it be that they’ve made some kind of deal to teach each other their abilities?)


    [My Dog’s Name Is Lagi: Hmm, so... if we use nk Character Summon Cards on Mechanic Emperor now, we might get ‘Indestructible Body-ck Star’?]


    You really are a genius... Han Xiao’s teeth were almost starting to hurt from all the grinding.


    (Ice Tornado: Wait, there are other possibilities too! Could it be that ck Star was taught by the Mechanic Emperor from the beginning?)


    (Blueberry: Holy sh*t! That does sound possible. If ck Star has been Mechanic Emperor’s secret disciple since long ago, that’ll exin his extremely quick rise!)


    (Shadow Song of Execution: If that’s true, their conflict some time ago might just be a show. They appear to be on opposite sides, but they’re actually on the same side! What a plot twist... I figured it out! The Mechanic Emperor is nning something huge, and he’s ying a gigantic match of chess!)


    Figured your ass out!


    Veins popped up on Han Xiao’s forehead.


    (Blood Rose: No, my curiosity can’t be suppressed any longer. What happened between ck Star and the Mechanic Emperor?]


    (Paradise Disco: Just a tiny question, will I get killed if I ask the armymander directly? Although I’m not afraid of that...]


    (Bun-Hit-Dog: Ah, my eyes see through all. A storm is brewing. This secret might lead to a new enormous main storyline... I have a feeling that the theme of the next version is going to be the ck Star Army’s split! I’m going to have plenty of material again!]


    What split! You’re the one that’s going to split!


    Han Xiao had a feeling that if he caught these yers and shook them hard enough, he would most certainly hear the sound of liquid flowing in their empty heads.


    Then, he suddenly saw a new post. The title was ‘Army Rescue Operation-Recruitment Post’.


    He clicked in and saw that it was a post from Free Sh*t again.


    “Brother and sisters, the ck Star Army has apanied us over four versions. This is our faction, and we can’t allow others to rob what we’ve worked so hard for!


    “However, sadly, the army’s officers will not believe what we say. Only us yers can see the evidence.


    “Because of that, I’ve decided to start a righteous mutiny. When the closing ceremony of the ck Star Cup is broadcast live to the entire universe, I’m going to step out and expose the Mechanic Emperor’s real identity to everyone! “Therefore, I need all of your power! “Although we’re far from being able to match Beyond Grade As, we can use our lives to show the entire universe the Mechanic Emperor’s conspiracy! “All heroes who are willing to participate in the operation, leave your name under this post and contact us. “Comrades, unsheathe your swords. We’re the only ones who can save the army now!


    “Even in death, I’m still a member of the ck Star Army!


    “Mechanic Emperor Manison, show us your HP bar!”


    Han Xiao waspletely astounded.


    He looked down, and thements of this post were growing by the hundreds each second. Countless people were thrilled and signed up for it.


    What the hell? Are they nning to backstab me?


    Should I feel a headache now, or should I feel touched?


    This proves that what I’ve done in the past four versions has been very effective. I’ve already built a strong emotional bond with the Chinese yers. The fact that these yers are willing to go this far for me, it’s really touching.. Touching my ass!


    What kind of turn of events is this?


    He looked at the post again for two more times and clenched his teeth.


    “Frankly, this post did indeed make me quite heated... Damn it, smaller brains do indeed upy less space in the brain to give room for more stupidity!”