Chapter 443: Chapter 443: Short Videos Are Not Official Announcements (Part 2)
[That’s awesome. If I get the chance in the future, I want to visit the Otherworld and see if their entire planet has such a terrible ecology that they have to seize our Blue Star.]
[What if it really does have a terrible ecology?]
[Then we should give them a send-off. Instead of struggling to survive on that painful planet, they’d be better off reincarnating well in the next life.]
[We’ve managed to hold on this long thanks to being an industrial nation. I wonder how many other countries have survived these past decades.]
[Hard to say. Before the war, no country could match our industrial and agricultural capacity. How could a nation that couldn’t even produce its own nitrocellulose expect to have any combat power?]
[Are you suggesting that Dahua Country is the only one left on Blue Star now?]
[Why not? We fought so hard, losing half our population. You think other countries fared any better?]
[So you’re saying there are no other countries on Blue Star, and we have this secretive figure. Isn’t it possible the entire Otherworld could become part of our new territory?]
[Whoa! You’ve got a point!]
[The Translation Mushroom’s worth is rising.]
[Damn! Where can I buy a Translation Mushroom? I’ve got money. I’ll be the first to try it.]
[I’m a craftsman. I make protective gear out of Mutant Beast Skin. I’ve got money too. When will the Translation Mushroom be on sale? I’m going to the Otherworld to collect quality skins. By the way, how do we calculate the exchange rate?]
[Where’s your business based? Text me privately.]
[Count me in. I’m a retired Hunter. Even though I’m riddled with old injuries, taking down a couple of Otherworldly isn’t a problem.]
[Don’t even think about it. The military will definitely go in first. Which warrior wouldn’t want to grab a few? Let’s hope the Otherworld’s population is enough to go around.]
[Thanks for the reminder. Even the reserves might have a chance. I’m off now.]
[Injured veterans who retired will return if summoned. I’m leaving too.]
[Wait, are they really rallying veterans this quickly? Are we truly going to counterattack the Otherworld?]
[As a civilian, what can I do?]
[Focus on production and living well. Good logistics are more crucial than anything. We have the advantage now.]
[Civilians can be useful too. Ask if they’ve started drafting militia. If they have, it means a counteroffensive is underway.]
[Thanks. I’ll go ask.]
The discussion online was lively, with someone bringing up the East Ridge Secret Realm again.
[Everyone, do you think the strange closure of the East Ridge Secret Realm last year was this secretive figure’s first move?]
[Good observation. Quite possible.]
[So only a year later for a second time?]
[What’s wrong with that? Expertise requires practice. Look, besides the East Ridge Secret Realm, it’s now Five Bridges’ turn after a year. Where was this secretive figure practicing their superpower all this time?]
[Whoa, the Otherworld?]
[Plus, comparing the two realms, the closure speed of the Five Bridges Secret Realm was noticeably faster than the East Ridge Secret Realm. Could this indicate an improvement in superpower proficiency?]
[So, I think we can travel to the Otherworld repeatedly. The mayor himself mentioned the Transmission Port.]
[They hid for a year. Impressive.]
[Such a valuable talent must be kept hidden. Fortunately, they’re from our country. If such a person appeared abroad, I’d definitely weep.]
[Not happening abroad. If such a person existed, the Otherworld enemies would see them as a threat first and foremost.]
[Exactly. From the enemy’s perspective, there’s no way they’d allow a means of cross-realm travel beyond their control. If they caught someone like that, they’d likely be killed. Only a ruler of great power might keep them alive for their use.]
[And even that would be difficult. Unless that great power has a formidable leader who can suppress all opposing voices. Otherwise, if you want to keep them and someone else wants them dead, they won’t survive.]
[Yes, perhaps in the past there were such individuals, but they all died. Only now has our country produced one.]
[I’m really curious what happens if this secretive figure runs out of energy while opening a Transmission Port using their superpower.]
[No need to worry randomly. A secretive figure with a fifty-year confidentiality period would surely have top-tier resources. Others go without so this person’s use can be prioritized.]
[You’re worrying needlessly. If Blue Star lacks resources, just take them from the Otherworld. A person who can cross realms shouldn’t fear resource scarcity. Not only would they have resources, but the country can acquire resources through them too.]
[Exactly, looking forward to the counteroffensive. I have a chef’s license. Take me along. I’ll cook for the army.]
[Wow, your abacus beads just hit me in the face.]
[I’m already checking the job listings. I’ve got experience with screwing bolts.]
[Whoa, I’m in too.]
While netizens were busy searching back and forth on various job sites, the next morning, the authorities released a short recruitment video ad on all platforms, showing a million Otherworldly livestock, categorized by species and quantity, temporarily penned, looking rather impressive. At the end of the video, a subtitle reads: Now hiring graduates and livestock experts, job location: East Ridge Secret Realm.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
[East Ridge Secret Realm! I knew it was still around!]
[Ahhhh! I regret not studying agriculture back then!]
[Hahahaha, I got hired! Students can apply!]
[Is it too late to study agriculture now?]
[Do you have a background in veterinary medicine? Vets are in high demand too!]
[I’m a vet. This is the golden age for vets!]
[Bringing back only a million healthy livestock from the Otherworld? That’s too few, isn’t it? It wouldn’t cause a ripple even in one province. What use is such a small amount?]
[Exactly, with so many agriculture students around, not counting those who have some chickens and ducks at home, a million doesn’t impress anyone.]
It’s as if the officials were responding to the online sentiment. Twelve hours later, they released the second half of the livestock video on all platforms.
There was an expert interview, featuring a true academian-level specialist in poultry and livestock farming.
Smiling and speaking calmly to the reporter’s microphone and camera, the expert explained that the Otherworld’s productivity was lagging. These were all the healthy livestock they could find on the entire planet. Even those with minor issues were left in the Otherworld, fearing they’d become unmanageable once brought back, cause an outbreak, and they’d lose even this million.
The reporter’s next question was that the Otherworld is a complete planet. Logically, the entire planet should have more healthy livestock than this, even without counting those raised by civilians—let alone those owned by the Nobles’ vast farming industry.
Thus, through the expert’s account, it was revealed that the Otherworld is embroiled in internal conflicts across the globe.
Internal strife is everywhere; farmlands have become battlefields, agricultural production destroyed. Armies lacking rations have even begun seizing civilian food, leaving not even a feather behind. Already finding a million healthy livestock to bring back is incredibly challenging.