Transforming American comics starts with a leap of faith

Chapter 112 What should come will always come
The New York Times: Judging from satellite images, the land area of ​​"Zuan" is about 2205 square kilometers, about twice the size of New York City.

Washington Post: The meeting held on Capitol Hill a few days ago has reached a preliminary conclusion on whether the city to be named [Zuan] needs to be stationed in troops.

Daily Bugle: This is a provocation!This is the division of the enemy organization!In times like these, Americans must stand together and unite!What we have to face now is not a group of criminals, but the most vicious terrorists in history!
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As the aftershocks dissipated, everything seemed to have settled down.

The deep ditch formed by the explosion has been filled with seawater from the Atlantic Ocean.

I don't know how Victor calculated it. The island split from Long Island actually stood extremely stable on the sea, and it didn't disintegrate as many people hoped.

If you put aside the somewhat hideous section, you would even think that it has always existed there since ancient times.

And a few days ago, it was clearly connected to the land...

It's amazing.

This island called Zaun is now located six kilometers east of Broken Island, facing the city of New York.

The so-called "broken island" refers to the part of Long Island that is still connected to the land after the explosion.

It is difficult to trace who was the first person to call it that way, but everyone thinks it is very vivid, so this name has been used.

After the initial shock and criticism, mainstream commentators are now focusing on what attitude America should take to face Zaun, a city that is difficult to define.

But no matter how difficult it is to define, America needs to have an attitude towards this matter from top to bottom.

In the end, the issue was still on the White House's desk.

The Grand Commander who has not yet resigned has never imagined that such a thing can happen when the time comes.

But no matter how difficult it is to solve, it has to be solved.

There is no other way: a meeting, a quick meeting.

The first point of discussion among politicians is: Is Zaun an enemy?

This was proposed by a group of the most hardline politicians.

They believe that this unprecedented and dangerous behavior is tantamount to splitting the country. They should send troops to occupy and seize control, and those arrogant criminals should be expelled, killed, or imprisoned.

In short, Zaun must not be established, otherwise it will be an insult to the century-old history of the United States.

This tone did not gradually subside until after talking with Victor.

It was a conference call, initiated by White House representatives.

The dialogue is long, and most of the passages in it are uninspiring.

Like this.

Representative of the White House: "Why do you build a city in such an extreme way? Putting the lives of millions of people at risk."

Victor: "There's no particular reason, it's just that it will be quieter after being separated."

Another example is this.

White House representative: "Are you terrorists?"

Victor: "Whether it is a terrorist or not is often judged by the government. We are not interested in making this kind of self-evaluation."

White House representative: "..."

The translation of Victor’s words can probably be understood as:
"You say yes, we don't care."

In fact, among a bunch of conversations that were there or not, there was only one question that set the tone for this matter.

White House representative: "According to the investigation results, you have weapons of mass destruction. May I ask if this is true?"

Victor: "Yes, the bomb we used to blow up Long Island was prepared by myself and our chief weapon designer. The ten-kilogram bomb has an equivalent of about 13 tons and is not too powerful. , but there is still room for optimization.

White House representative: "..."

How do you say that?

When America suspects you have WMDs, you better have them.

After the teleconference initiated by the White House ended, the mainstream opinion at the top reached a consensus.

As a land split from New York, Zaun may not belong to New York, but it should belong to America.

Now and in the future, there will be many criminals walking this land, but they are not the enemy of America.

After all, a citizen who commits a crime is also a citizen!

How can guns and cannons be aimed at the citizens of one's own country?
You can arrest them, but you cannot send an army to exterminate them without trial.

Is it a thief? It makes sense and is very convincing.

After solving the problem of distinguishing between friend and foe, what remains is some details, mainly focusing on administrative division.

For example, some people believe that although the land is divided, Zaun should belong to New York.

Some people also believe that Zaun has been geographically separated from New York State and must be re-divided, for example, to Connecticut or even Massachusetts.

Massachusetts is Massachusetts, the Massachusetts of MIT, the place where Boston is... Actually quite far away, but they still want to grab it.

Politicians, too, are aware that there are opportunities lurking in this matter.

The most fanciful of them thinks that Zaun should become an independent state.

All in all, the opinions vary.

But no matter how you divide it, or don't divide it at all, you can't change one thing.

The establishment of Zaun is already on the right track.

Although it was a whim, the explosion of Zaun could bring Su Ge a lot of surprise value benefits.

But with more money, he has become numb...

It's just numbers.

What attracted him the most was the achievement reward.

On Suge's simple panel, a brand new section appeared next to the Hero Mall.

【City-state events】

After clicking on it, it is an introduction to the city-state of Runeterra similar to a web page.

【Noxus】

【Ionia】

【Demacia】

They are all familiar names.

Su Ge studied it and found that this is essentially a task system.

As long as a certain amount of exclamation points are invested, a task related to the city-state of Runeterra can be generated. After completion, some exclamation points, items, and even hero templates will be rewarded.

This idea is a bit like opening a blind box...just one more step to complete the task.

When investing the exclamation point, you can also choose the form of task generation, there are two types:
[Random Mission Mode] and [Custom Mission Mode].

The latter also has a minimum consumption limit, starting with 2000 million, while the former is more casual, and you can invest as little as 100.

But the specific gameplay has yet to be tested...

Su Ge decided to try the 10 [Random Mode] first.

Click the Generate button, enter the number of experience points, and after the interface rotates, a virtual scroll is revealed.

Well, there is no sense of ritual.

Su Ge pulled it away and carefully read the mission content.

【Boundary of Ixtar】

[Ixtar in the eastern part of Shurima is the most mysterious area in Runeterra. Here, you will see all kinds of strange creatures, extraordinary elemental magic, and civilization relics handed down from the oldest era]

【Mission Mode: Single Player】

[Task Reward: The Secret of the Ascender]

[Additional rewards: None for now]

Wuhu!

Su Ge laughed out loud, feeling that the blind box was opened well.

There are indeed rumors that, as one of the first small nations to join the Shurima Empire, Ixtar may have played a significant role in the birth of the first Ascended.

It seems that what you said is true.

The so-called [Secret of the Ascended One] is mostly some knowledge or early research records, and the specific content is still worth looking forward to.

Of course, don't expect to become an ascender by relying on this. Without the sun disc, this dream is impossible.

Only 10, what kind of bicycle do you want!
In the lower right corner of the scroll, you can see the option [Confirm Open].

Su Ge was about to start playing, but suddenly an interface popped up on the panel, with a red exclamation mark marked in the upper left corner.

Obviously, this means "dangerous".

Putting aside the small task just now, Su Ge concentrated on the interface that suddenly appeared.

There is currently only one line of text above.

【Abnormal attack detected】

Then below is a spinning circle.

This situation made Su Ge frowned, feeling that the trouble this time might not be small.

Putting aside the useless sense of ritual, this panel of mine has always been very smooth, and has never been stuck like it is now.

After a while, the second line of writing appeared.

[removed]

[Warning: Due to resisting the coming of the abnormal plane, you have been marked as a deadly enemy by this plane, and have sent your own envoy, please be alert to the threats and targets it brings]

【Release special mission】

[Special missions have been forced to open]

【Void Invasion】

"...So the 'this plane' refers to the void?"

Wasn't it fine just now?Why did it explode all of a sudden?

Su Ge grabbed his hair and scratched his scalp vigorously.

He knew that he might have to face an unprecedentedly powerful enemy...

An enemy from the void!

【Void】What is it?
That is the weird world that accompanies the emergence of the concept of [reality]...

In fact, "world" cannot be used to call [Void], but in language, it is difficult to find an accurate word to refer to the place called [Void].

Because what it represents is actually the opposite of [existence], a kind of unknowable nothingness at the other end of the realm.

It is an insatiable hunger that waits through eternity for the annihilation of all things.

Swallowing and dissolving [reality] and [all existence] is the full meaning and value of [void].

In the face of the void, even the star-forging dragon king above all things will feel mortal threat.

Although the story of the star-casting dragon king Aurel Ryan Sol...is simply a shame for the gods who created the world, it is indeed the foundation of a universe.

To some extent, the Dragon King represents [reality].

If you want to come to the void, there may also be an existence at the same level as the Star Casting Dragon King.

Perhaps in order to achieve his ultimate goal, the void bred countless monsters, but among these monsters, no two were exactly alike.

Whether it's Kha'Zix the Void Reaver, Cho'Gath the Void Fear, or Vel'Koz the Void Eye.

And their deformed appearance also represents their own different horrors.

The only thing they have in common is that they are deeply malicious towards the real world.

And the life born in the void, even the weakest, is enough to bring great trouble to the real world.

Now, the panel tells Suge...a void creature is coming for him!

Anyone who puts it on will feel very headache.

So, why all of a sudden give me such a big trouble?

Do you think I'm developing well and it's time for some real challenges?

But these complaints are meaningless. The first thing Su Ge needs to solve now is to know who this great enemy sent by the void... is!
　You want the world as you know it to end, don't you?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)