Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 181: Unfazed by Favor or Disgrace

After getting Xie Ruoxi's friend, Yan Yu lost interest in continuing the conversation with her.

After all, no matter how much you say, it's impossible to increase favorability quickly, so just take it slow.

Ignoring the shouts of "Brother is so handsome, add me as your friend" from the female cosplayers around him, Yan Yu flew back to the dragon head, calmly sat down on the dragon horn throne, posing as a classic sculpture thinker, and calmly waited for the troops to come and collect the bodies under the constantly shining spotlights around him.

The photographers outside were still taking pictures, as if they had never seen a dragon or a dragon-slaying warrior before... Well, maybe they really hadn't seen them before.

Xie Ruoxi was also very brave. Perhaps because she had exchanged friends with Yan Yu, she assumed that she had obtained permission to take pictures. She even held the dragon head and posed in various ways, allowing other photographers to take pictures of her, Yan Yu, and the dragon together.

Yan Yu looked at her indifferently from the dragon head and decided to ignore her presumptuous behavior.

It was not until the local garrison arrived that all the onlookers who were watching the fun, taking pictures, and trying to talk to Yan Yu were dispersed.

They would be responsible for handling the dragon's corpse; cutting and transporting it would take at least several days. Yan Yu took a taxi to the airport and caught a glimpse of the news on the way.

All the monks from the Lu Kingdom captured the Three Islands Treasure Ship Secret Realm without any injuries. The Mickey Alliance suffered a crushing defeat. 37 superheroes died, 1 escaped, and 1 was captured (probably not counting the Thorn Birds). Only 1 person survived from the Southeast Asian side. This was a perfect answer to the people of the whole country.

The only drawback is that the authorities have not allowed public live broadcasts, so what people watch in China are all illegal pirated foreign broadcasts from the perspective of superheroes, and most of them are broadcast on small live broadcast platforms that are not sensitive to policies. Therefore, the number of viewers who can actually watch the entire process online is limited, and most people will not know the results until the official news comes out.

Judging from past experience, Lu would soon address this shortcoming. After all, the Super Hero Alliance was broadcast live to the world, so hiding it from you was pointless, and the public was not incapable of circumventing the firewall.

However, the search term that ranked above "Lu Country Monks Win a Great Victory" in the hot search list was a shorter one:

Yan slays the dragon.

When I clicked on it, I saw that they were indeed the photos and videos taken by the onlookers in Jiangbin Park.

In the picture, a huge dragon head lies on the river bank, dead but still looks hideous and terrifying.

Yan Yu sat alone on the dragon's horn, his body stained with golden dragon blood, but his eyes were still sharp and stern.

The Huangting Sword was inserted vertically into the ground in front of the dragon's head, silently indicating that its master had once had a world-shattering battle with the dragon, which ended with the dragon being killed.

Handsome! Cool! Dominant! Strong! Absolute! This is a picture perfect for a computer wallpaper!

It would be even more perfect if you could remove the pink-haired girl next to the faucet. Why are you, a pretty loser, trying to steal the spotlight from me?

Yan Yu silently browsed the news, most of which were about him boasting about his bravery. He started out by looking down on this and that, but then he slew a dragon, proving that Yan Yu had the confidence to boast and deserved the title of "the nation's brave general."

Of course, there were also some trolls who hopped around on various platforms, posting bizarre, counter-mainstream comments. For example, they claimed that the enemy transcendents were mostly defeated by other cultivators, or that the dragon's health had been drained by the opponent early on, and Yan Yu only managed to steal a last hit. Some even offered no supporting evidence, simply engaging in personal attacks and belittling, with comments like "really a jerk," "a simple-minded man," and "I'm going to vomit after reading his comments." And so on.

Faced with this chaotic scene, Yan Yu was too lazy to argue with them online like Lin Ning and Zhao Yuanzhen did. He just smiled and swiped the little black man's comments off the screen.

You see, they are getting anxious again.

Before the fight, they'll tell you you'll never win. After you win, they'll say you were just lucky. They can't stand flattery or praise, and they have to refute it harshly to demonstrate their wisdom and aloofness. Once they hide behind an internet cable, they're instantly invincible, and everyone they look at looks like an idiot.

There is no need to bother with the haters. It is their business how they like to comment. At this stage, I just need to do my job for the team, make money, train the players, and win glory for the country!
So when will I get the bonus?

Yan Yu was about to send a message to Li Weiguo to ask, when he saw a message from Chen Lingyun:
[Chen Lingyun]: Are you happy to be in the spotlight in front of the whole country?

【Conquer others with virtue】: It’s okay. In the end, it almost crashed into the city. Fortunately, I was more skilled than him.

[Chen Lingyun]: We all saw it.

[Conquer People with Virtue]: What do you see? My heroic figure stepping on a dragon corpse?
[Chen Lingyun]: I saw the video of our beloved captain hugging and kissing someone else’s vice-captain. Yan Yu: ……………

He silently switched his phone to flight mode, put it back in his pocket, and stared at the scenery outside the car window in a daze.

After finally finishing a secret realm, I want to have a good rest and not answer the phone. It's reasonable, right?

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The Sanyu Treasure Ship Secret Realm is quite special. Its core is the rudder at the bow of the treasure ship. Even after refining it, it can only control the entry and exit of the secret realm, and cannot obtain other permissions, such as controlling the navigation of the treasure ship (it seems that one needs the blood of the dragon clan to fully control it).

Therefore, the people who stayed in the secret realm could only stay in the South China Sea for a few days to cooperate with the Annan Army to continue to clear out the remaining monsters in the Sanyu Treasure Ship Secret Realm - but there was no risk, after all, they already had an absolute advantage in numbers, and it was mainly some hard and tiring work.

Because Yan Yu escaped early, the Annan Army did not call him back, so he simply called Li Weiguo to tell him, and then flew directly back to Nanjing.

When I returned to Jinling Airport and just got off the plane, I saw Qi Changping waiting outside to greet me.

"How much is the bonus this time?" Yan Yu followed him into the car and asked directly.

"Why are you always thinking about money?" Qi Changping, who was driving, laughed. "It hasn't been decided yet, but I heard it's going to be 20 million."

The secret realms outside the land borders require a life-and-death battle with foreigners, so of course the reward will be higher than the secret realms within the country. This is easy to understand.

Yan Yu did not continue to worry about the money. After all, money was just a number to him now. He continued to ask:
"What are the higher-ups planning to do with the prisoners this time?"

"That hasn't been decided yet." Qi Changping said frankly, "Maybe we'll try to reach an agreement with those countries."

"Thunderbird" Margaret is powerful, but not so powerful that the Lu Kingdom "needs to get rid of her as soon as possible". If you kill her, you will get nothing, but if you exchange her for resources and technology with the Super Hero Alliance, it will be a waste of money.

Of course, whether they are willing to take it and what price they are willing to pay is another question.

Judging from the current trend of public opinion on the foreign network, it is generally believed that Thunderbird's defeat was "not a crime of war". After all, she was the last one to fight before surrendering. The situation at that time was that if she didn't surrender, she would die. The spirit of dying in glory is not popular abroad. Instead, there is a group of left-wing people and fanatical fans waving flags and shouting, calling for "Let our superhero return home alive" - so there will probably be more to talk about later.

As for the other sorcerer Ajarn Luo, since he is not an official monk, Siam's attitude is also ambiguous. Therefore, it is estimated that there is not much room for redemption negotiations, and it is unknown how he will be dealt with later.

"By the way," Qi Changping asked, one hand on the steering wheel, looking ahead, "Yan Yu, what's the current state of your relationship with Li Minghu, the vice-captain of the Qing'an team?"

"What kind of relationship?" Yan Yu was puzzled. "Of course we're comrades-in-arms. What else could it be?"

"Comrade?" Qi Changping was also surprised. "If it was just a comrade, would she hug you in front of the camera and in front of the global audience? I don't think she's seriously injured."

"Hey, Instructor Qi, you're overthinking it." Yan Yu waved his hand calmly and said, "She has a chronic illness and was soaked in cold water. She looks unharmed, but in fact, she's shaky and can't even stand. I'm going to lend a hand, there's no need to make a fuss, right?"

"Alright," Qi Changping nodded. "Your reason is plausible, but people might not believe it. After all, people outside don't know Li Minghu has lung disease. So unless you really want to date her, you'd better be careful about the impact and avoid being gossiped about in the future. You're considered a national hero now, and the people of Lu are still very concerned about your affairs."

"Yeah." Yan Yu said slowly, "I just checked the trending searches. They're all discussing my dragon-slaying incident. No one's talking about the previous gossip anymore."

"As for public opinion, we have online commentators who will be responsible for controlling the comments. We'll ask them to cover sensitive topics as much as possible." Qi Changping pondered for a moment and continued, "One more thing. Your personality is indeed a bit flamboyant. While this has certainly earned you a lot of fans, there will definitely be people who don't like your words and say strange things. Don't take it to heart. Only victory or defeat is the most powerful response. If we win, there's no need to argue too much with them."

"Instructor, don't worry. I'm not easily disturbed by praise or criticism." Yan Yu laughed heartily. "They're just a bunch of little black guys. Are they worthy of distracting me?"

Qi Changping:…………

Although what he said was indeed correct, for some reason, Qi Changping did not want to associate Yan Yu with "being unmoved by praise or criticism".

(End of this chapter)