Heroes' Prison

Chapter 667 - 641: The Largest Public Opinion Wave in History

Gradually, a day passed, and the barrier of Muyi City had not closed. Huang Yi stood guard outside the city until very late in the night before he finally logged off.

As soon as he logged off, he heard the voice of Thunder God coming from the direction of the large cell block, seemingly holding a meeting with the criminals from Rose Prison and discussing something important.

Huang Yi saw a dish at the entrance of the cell with some steamed buns on it, probably left by someone who noticed he had not had dinner, so they specially saved him a meal. Touched, Huang Yi immediately walked over, bent down to pick up the steamed buns, and while nibbling on them, he opened the door to the cell block and headed towards the largest cell.

At this time, all the cells in Rose Prison were quiet, and everyone sat silently in their own cells, not entering The Second World, listening intently to the words of Thunder God, the Prison Overlord, from the large cell block.

"Now, all of you are top masters from various countries, with strong influence in your own nations. Next, you must think of ways to create momentum for Ah-Yi! Get at least eight or nine billion people around the world to stand with Ah-Yi, and use public opinion to force Miyamoto Musashi to his death! Make him have no choice but to release the people!"

"Yada Koji, you are now the highest-ranking person we have placed in Heavenly Dao’s Dongying Guild. Try to get Heavenly Dao involved in the wave against Miyamoto Musashi. Heavenly Dao and Miyamoto Musashi have always been competing for the position of Dongying’s number one leader; they are not united, and Heavenly Dao should be happy to step on Miyamoto Musashi at this moment!"

"Fujii Moku, Tengyuan Kai, those of you from the Martial Arts Guild, try to instigate a split within the Martial Arts Guild and light a fire in Miyamoto Musashi’s backyard!"

"Ying Lin, you are now the leader of the Singaporean players, and your power is the greatest strength in Singapore. Make a public speech condemning Miyamoto Musashi! With your influence, you basically represent the voice of the Singaporean players. Seventy-five percent of Singapore is Chinese, and based on blood ties, they will also stand with Ah-Yi."

"Rosiv, before you were incarcerated, you were the former executive editor of ’The New York Times.’ Find a way to use your old connections to get ’The New York Times’ to immediately publish a negative story about Miyamoto Musashi on the front page headline."

"Right, there are also Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse, you all have connections with them. Get them to create negative news about Miyamoto Musashi on TV."

"Profsky, I remember your Guild had formed a strategic alliance with Giant Bear’s Guild a while ago. Go and instigate Giant Bear, and together, eradicate Miyamoto Musashi’s Martial Way branch in Russia!"

...

Rose Prison was silent, except for the urgent and authoritative voice of Thunder God, as commands were issued and entered each cell!

The criminals in Rose Prison were once elite members of human society. Once they mobilized their connections in their respective fields, the scale of that power was immeasurable. It could be said that only the World Federation could accomplish this globally, and even they would have difficulty, as they only controlled over 70% of the countries and regions worldwide, with nearly 30% still autonomous and beyond the World Federation’s control. In these countries, the World Federation’s deterrence was very limited.

Rose Prison was an international public prison, with criminals from all over the world. In addition to the World Federation’s criminals, there were also serious offenders from sovereign nations such as China, the United States, Russia, India, and others incarcerated here. Rose Prison was jointly managed by the World Federation and these sovereign nations, though it mostly held the World Federation’s criminals, and the World Federation’s influence was the strongest.

After Huang Yi finished the last bite of his steamed bun, he finally arrived at the entrance of the large cell block. At this moment, the dimly lit large cell housed about a hundred people, who were the small leaders among the thousands of criminals in Rose Prison. Thunder God, the Prison Overlord, was sitting in the center of the crowd, issuing orders to everyone.

Under different circumstances, if this scene took place in a brightly lit conference room, it would resemble a meeting. But now, set in the gloomy Rose Prison, with even the windows too small to pity, the light that managed to shine in was very limited. The people sat on the floor, their figures in the darkness, with only their outlines visible.

"Ah-Yi, you’ve finally logged off!" Just then, Thunder God noticed Huang Yi outside the door, waving his hand in greeting.

Huang Yi reached out to pull the iron bars open, stepped inside, and merged into the darkness, joining the hundreds of criminals.

"Brother Yi, hello!"

"Brother Yi, hello!"

Immediately, the criminals in the large cell turned their heads towards him, greeting him respectfully, their eyes like stars twinkling in the darkness, radiating admiration and respect.

Huang Yi nodded to them, then went over to Thunder God and asked with concern, "Did you guys shake off Miyamoto Musashi’s battleship?"

"We did!" said Thunder God, standing up with a glint in his eyes and a smile, patting Huang Yi’s shoulder, "Thanks to you going back to hold off the first battleship, buying us time to withdraw. The second battleship Miyamoto Musashi was on couldn’t catch up with us and returned in vain."

"That’s a relief," Huang Yi sighed with relief, "Next, I can go all out in the Land of Dongying."

"But you need to be careful!" Just then, Wang Jin, the Little Hegemon of the Prison, suddenly reminded him. Sitting next to Thunder God, he was very close to Huang Yi, "With just a little over a week left until the annual festival begins, if you fall on the Land of Dongying, you might miss out on the best individual award."

Hearing this, Huang Yi couldn’t help but look at Thunder God, feeling slightly heavy-hearted.

Thunder God’s death penalty was set to be carried out this year, and only Era of Corporation could save him. If Huang Yi didn’t win the Best Individual Award, he wouldn’t be able to make a request to Mr. Huang Sha, the president of the corporation. It could be said that the Best Individual Award was not just an honor, it represented whether Thunder God could escape the death penalty!

"Don’t put pressure on Ah-Yi!" Thunder God shook his head at Wang Jin, confidently saying, "Even if Ah-Yi doesn’t get the Best Individual Award, I still have hope. I built the world’s first deep-sea battleship, from then on nations began to connect, entering a new era of sailing; I started this era. Moreover, our Sun Guild was once the guild with the highest market value in the world. Besides, I’ve obtained a part of the Sea God’s Divine Artifact, becoming the third person to be name-bestowed. I’ve placed in the top four in both individual and team competitions, and I also led the Sun Team to a first kill on the 100th Floor of the Tower of Pantheons... I’ve also accomplished many great deeds. Over the past year, there are very few people in the world that can be considered my equal, so the chances of me winning an award are actually not small!"

"Not only that!" At this moment, the aged voice of Overlord also rang out, "Apart from the Best Individual Award, our Hero Guild and Sun Guild are hot favorites for the Best Team Award and the Best Guild Award. In terms of the Best Newcomer Award, Ying Lin, the little whelp, is no less skilled than T.N.T, and has a great chance to challenge for the Best Newcomer Award. It’s a pity I’m too old, otherwise, I could have run for the Best Newcomer too!"

In the darkness, pairs of eyes that were originally heavy gradually began blinking with the light of hope. In this year’s grand celebration, Rose Prison had an exceptionally luxurious lineup. Of the five top awards, aside from the Best Charm Award, the other four had a great chance of being won.

...

After the meeting had ended, everyone from Rose Prison returned to their cells and entered The Second World, where they began the groundwork to create a wave of public opinion in favor of Huang Yi on their respective continents. They sought to raise the fervor to its peak in the shortest time possible, intensifying the pressure on Miyamoto Musashi.

As for Huang Yi, he stood guard outside Muyi City, waiting for the Heavenly Curtain Barrier to open. With the Commandment of the Pantheons, he managed to complete his 10 runs through the Tower of Pantheons in no time, not falling behind in his level grinding.

The next morning, Huang Yi logged off to have breakfast, then went to check the forums.

As expected, after the joint manipulation by Rose Prison, the organization, and the top-tier guild powers of China, public opinion had exploded. Among the top twenty trending posts within 24 hours, all were discussing this matter—

"God of Slaughter gives up his chance of escape to protect other hostages on Hero’s Continent, returning to the Land of Dongying alone to cover their retreat!"

"God of Slaughter’s silhouette features on the cover of Time Magazine! All prominent global media focus on the Land of Dongying!"

"God of Slaughter’s sacrificial act ignites global public opinion! A wave of backlash against Miyamoto Musashi sweeps across the world!"

"Miyamoto Musashi faces global condemnation, Martial Arts Guild’s stock plummets by 47.3%!"

"India’s largest power, the Ganges Guild, declares a halt in trade cooperation with the Martial Arts Guild!"

"Russian leader Giant Bear leads his elite masters to eradicate the Russian branch of the Martial Arts Guild overnight, taking over all assets!"

"Singaporean legend Ying Lin publicly condemns Miyamoto Musashi and dispels the Martial Arts Guild’s deep-sea battleship from the port!"

"Three million Japanese players besiege Northern Sea City, demanding Miyamoto Musashi release the hostages! Northern Sea City is forced to shut its gates and activate the Heavenly Curtain Barrier 24x7!"

"One of Japan’s two leaders, Heavenly Dao, remains silent, leaving Miyamoto Musashi without support! Martial Arts Guild loses over 4 million members overnight!"

"The latest support rates for the Best Individual Award are released, with God of Slaughter’s support skyrocketing to 91.6%, while Miyamoto Musashi’s ranking plummets to the bottom fifth!"

...

The effects of the public opinion explosion were incredibly obvious; Huang Yi could barely find any other topics on the forum, as the discussion was completely dominated by this matter.

Miyamoto Musashi’s hostage-taking incident had already sparked a public relations crisis. For a super-first-class master like him to employ such a despicable strategy, he was scorned by many people worldwide.

After yesterday’s incident, coupled with Huang Yi’s side’s manipulation, Miyamoto Musashi’s reputation had utterly fallen apart. Some powers that had maintained good relationships with Miyamoto Musashi were swiftly distancing themselves from him.

Since the opening of The Second World, there had never been such an intense wave of public condemnation, and even the Martial Arts Guild itself was facing a crisis of division, with over four million members resigning.

The public opinion battle had been won completely. Now, Huang Yi just waited for Miyamoto Musashi to respond. (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)