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Chapter 755: Starting with a single photograph, I can laugh at the evil god for two hundred years.

The shocking arrival of 'Trial and Crown' is imminent.

The crown of ignorance! The crown of cowardice! The crown of greed!

The foolish set the world ablaze alone, the cowardly wander aimlessly with their ears closed, and the greedy gaze longingly into the abyss of evil.

Those who willingly plunge into the abyss will face the judgment of the world.

[The condemned: Louis, a traitor from the upper class (former ringmaster of the Love and Justice Circus)]

[Judge: The selection will take place in a clean, hygienic, and professionally managed inferior rearing area]

[Executioner: The winner of the lower-class trial panel]

007 looked at the flyer and thought, "It's like letting the lower class judge the upper class."

Only those lower-class people who are kept in clean and hygienic conditions are eligible for selection. She guessed that the lower-class people kept by Louis in the last circus instance were "captive lower-class people," while those in the lower-class residential areas on the map could only be considered "free-range lower-class people."

She and Gu Mian had been to this world together during the previous circus instance, and she knew all too well the insurmountable gap between the upper and lower classes here. Although both were humanoid animals, their treatment was practically like that of different species.

It's unbelievable that the upper class would come up with this idea, letting the lower class judge the upper class, Louis.

007 couldn't imagine what that scene would be like.

“It’s about letting the lowest of the low judge the lowest of the low,” came Chu Changge’s voice from the side.

Yes, Louis has been expelled from the upper class; strictly speaking, he is no longer considered an upper class.

But the physical characteristics of the upper class are innate, 007 thought of the pale skin of those upper-class people.

When Louis, who possesses the characteristics of the upper class, is judged by the lower class on the stage, don't the upper class in the audience feel ashamed?

007 thought that those upper-class people might ruin Louis's "upper-class characteristics."

But how can that pale skin be destroyed?
She remembered something unpleasant and felt a slight pain in her arm.

007 took a deep breath, stopped thinking, and continued looking down.

This event will be conducted in three phases.

[First Phase Preliminary Selection: Multiple voting points are set up in the upper-class area. Healthy and clean lower-class individuals are placed into the voting points. The lower-class individuals will give preliminary speeches at the voting points, and the upper-class individuals can vote for their favorite candidates. The top fifty candidates with the most votes qualify to become 'Judge Preliminaries' and enter the second phase.]

"Is this a street campaign?" 007 remembered seeing this kind of segment on a variety show before, but he didn't expect it to be recreated after the global game started.

[Second Stage Elimination Period: The winners of the first stage enter the elimination period. Fifty contestants will compete on stage, and the top ten will be selected as 'judges' to advance to the next stage.]

Looking at the introduction to the second phase, 007 recalled the stage performance in the last circus instance.

I wonder if the stage competition in this second stage will be similar to the performance in the circus instance.

If Gu Mian wants to rescue Louis, she'll have to participate in the preliminary selection, right?
He hasn't spoken in the group chat for a day and a night, and he doesn't know where he is now.

[The third stage, the coronation: The condemned appear, and the ten judges will personally craft the crown of glory. Stay tuned!]

The third stage hasn't been revealed in detail, which seems to indicate they want to give the audience a surprise at the end.

The ten judges crafted the crown of glory by hand...

Are you suggesting that ten people should surround Louis on stage and make him a crown? That would certainly be a harmonious scene.

Looking at the final "Stay tuned" message, 007 felt that things definitely wouldn't be as heartwarming as he had imagined.

After reading the flyer, she turned her gaze to Chu Changge beside her: "We don't know where Louis is being held now. We'll only have a chance to see him if we make it to the finals."

When the final stage of the variety show, the coronation, arrives, the prisoner Louis will make an appearance.

Chu Changge tapped the railing in front of him: "That's right, and it would be best if the three of us participated in this variety show together."

007 nodded. This variety show was extremely dangerous for people like them who were considered "lower class," so it was best to avoid it if possible.

But if she and Chu Changge don't go, Gu Mian will have to rescue Louis on stage in front of everyone, escape the venue with Louis while being chased by hundreds of elites, reunite with them, and then take out key number 108 to chant a spell to teleport back to the real world.

If they go, rescuing Louis will be much easier. All three of them will be on stage, and Louis will appear after they enter the finals. As long as he is within 500 meters, Gu Mian can directly take out key number 108 to teleport him.

The steps of Gu Mian rescuing Louis in full view of everyone and being hunted down by the upper class are omitted.

"After we meet up with Gu Mian, we need to find a way to sneak into the first stage of the voting." 007 began to consider the feasibility of this.

"Sir, here's a big bad guy for you!" A voice came from below.

007 looked down and saw that the dog was struggling to jump up and stuff the wanted poster into Chu Changge's mouth. This time, it was no longer stuttering.

Chu Changge reached out and took it, then fell silent as he looked at the wanted poster featuring Gu Mian, who was baring her teeth and brandishing her claws.

After a long silence, he finally spoke: "Gu Mian hasn't sent any messages for a whole day and night, has she?"

007 looked up at the already dark sky: "I asked him in the group chat just now, but I didn't get a reply."

Gu Mian was rushing to the sealed-off area without stopping.

Unfortunately, he didn't have an online map, so he couldn't update his location in real time. Every now and then, he had to check if he was going the wrong way.

Along the way, he passed through several residential areas, some for the upper class and some for the lower class.

Some lowlifes, their eyes gleaming, chased after his car as if trying to steal the package, but Gu Mian quickly left them behind.

The further southwest you go, the sparser the population becomes. At first, you could still see a few scattered lower-class people on the road, but by the time you got near the blockade zone, there wasn't a soul in sight.

It was eerily quiet here, save for the occasional barrage of questions from the robotic dog beside the seat: "Are you happy?"

Soon, a statue came into Gu Mian's view.

The sun had already set, but a sliver of its afterglow still lingered on the horizon.

As Gu Mian drove westward, he saw the afterglow spreading and stretching across the dim and unclear world, as if tearing open a gap in the chaotic world, from which light burst forth and surged toward the earth.

A colossal human figure stood between heaven and earth, facing the ray of light. The opening seemed to have severed it and the world at the same time, but there was no sadness on its face. It simply looked down upon the human world.

Arrived.

Gu Mian stopped the car next to the statue and looked up at it.

The statue's facial features are not clear; all that can be seen is that it is dressed in a divine robe with its hands clasped downwards, somewhat resembling the statues of the Virgin Mary that Gu Mian had seen before, and it is very divine.

Gu Mian looked at the statue, took a few steps back, and began to recall the image of the evil god making this gesture—Xu Xingcheng, with a smug look on his face, wearing Patrick Star shorts, grinning and spreading his arms at her, saying, "Good bro, give me a hug."

Hmm, it's definitely completely different from the statue in front of me. I wonder if the person who designed this statue's pose felt ashamed.

No, this action might not have been his design.

Gu Mian went up to take a look. It was too dark and the statue was too tall. The only lighting tool was the headlights of the delivery truck behind him. It was difficult for him to observe the entire statue carefully. He could only see the specific details of the evil god's trouser legs.

Gu Mian leaned closer to the trouser leg and saw that it was covered in deep cracks.

He touched the statue and felt that its surface was uneven.

It is estimated that this statue was reworked by the upper class from fragments of statues found in the cave, and the maternal pose was probably chosen by them as well.

This is completely different from the aura of a true evil god. If he were there in person, he might be so angry at this gentle statue that it exudes a motherly aura that he would jump up and down.

It's a pity Gu Mian didn't bring a camera in, otherwise she would definitely have taken a picture of this statue to mock the evil god for a hundred years.

GuGu's Diary: Today's entry seems a bit short, it must be because I also wrote a New Year's bonus chapter! But the bonus chapter can only be released during the New Year, I have to hold back!

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