Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

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After lunch, it was time for training in the afternoon, according to the schedule.

Yan Jing conscientiously said she would go to the Confucian temple to play and not disturb her older brothers and sisters' training.

Yan Yu appreciated her thoughtfulness and silently transferred a thousand to her, telling her to enjoy herself and not come back before dinner.

Everyone arrived at the school training ground, where Yan Yu stood in the center of the field, laughing heartily:

"I have some good news to share with you all."

"Either way, it's something about extra practice, right?" Lin Ning said jokingly, her eyes half-closed.

"How could that be!" Yan Yu said proudly, "It's even better than that."

"No way..." Su Yunjin moaned weakly, hand on forehead.

Extra practice was already terrible enough, anything worse than that, I just can't bear to imagine!

"Stop beating around the bush," Zhao Yuanzhen said impatiently, "A swift cut beheads just as well as a slow one, can't you just get to the point?"

"Haha, looks like everyone can't wait," Yan Yu laughed loudly as he revealed the answer, "Tomorrow we are setting off to explore a mysterious realm again!"

The girls looked at each other.

"And this time we're heading to the South Sea," Chen Lingyun added with a smile, "We will compete with friends from Southeast Asia and Miti. Are you all excited?"

The girls' gazes toward the team captain and vice-captain changed, as if they were looking at two demons from hell.

"What's there to be excited about!" Lin Ning complained again, "This is just war, right? A war between nations, isn't it!"

"Exactly," Yan Yu said, full of pride, "The time to make a name for ourselves has come!"

"As for the specifics, we're still gathering intelligence," Chen Lingyun distributed the new Three Arts textbooks, "Also, new textbooks are out. Everyone should hurry and study them this afternoon, they are quite simple."

"Start with the Soul Refining Technique and Sound Transmission Technique," Yan Yu nodded, "The Invisibility Technique can wait if there's no time."

Since the team leader had assigned the task, everyone stopped thinking about other things and found nearby chairs to sit down and quickly flip through the textbooks.

People like Zhao Yuanzhen, who had actually learned it a long time ago, also pretended to hold books, but sneakily took out their phones to scroll through short videos.

Yan Yu and Chen Lingyun left the training field and went to a nearby lounge. The Princess pulled out her laptop and said:

"I've made some edits, take a look."

Superheroes from Miti (mainly from Europe) didn't require much analysis, as they broadcast their leagues all the time, with so many videos available that it was overwhelming to watch. Berserkers, Priests, Wizards, and Clerics, their styles and fighting methods had all been largely seen already.

The main focus was still on the Southeast Asian region, including the Indochinese Peninsula and the Pacific Island nations. Transcendents there generally favored tricks and darkness, and the media generally did not (or dared not) report on them, so gathering and organizing intelligence was quite a feat for Lu Country.

Whether in Siam or Java, the transcendental professions of each country were more or less the same, and could be simply categorized into four types:

Curse Technique Masters, Curse Technique Masters, Shadow Masters, and Tattooed Charm Masters.

"Don't write in such an elongated and verbose style," Yan Yu browsed through several PPT slides and frowned, "It's like writing a novel, setting up big chunks of new settings right off the bat, can the readers remember them easily? Similarly, asking Lin Ning and the others to memorize these four new professions from scratch, they won't be able to remember."

"You should introduce Southeast Asia's profession system by comparing it to our Lu Country's existing profession system, making it easier for them to understand."

"Take Curse Technique Masters, for example, whether it's medicinal, flying, or ghost descending, it's all about sending a curse to kill people, much like Sword Immortals, right? Here you could say 'Curse Technique Masters are like the Southeast Asian version of Sword Immortals'."

"Likewise, Southeast Asia's Curse Technique Masters are very similar to Lu Country's spell-casters who also use a variety of spells to kill; it's just the terminology that's different. Shadow Masters raise little ghosts, and isn't that just like our Lu Country's Envoy profession with its own way of dealing with ghosts? Use your own analogies, keep it simple and clear."

"Only Tattooed Charm Masters are indeed abstract, as they carve magically powerful patterns into their flesh, with each pattern representing a different power, and might not quite fit with the assistant officer's role... Hm? What are you doing? Pay attention to the lecture!"

Chen Lingyun listened seriously at first, but at some point, she started looking down at her phone.

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Not until Yan Yu spoke up did she slowly lift her head, revealing an extremely joyous smile:

"Dear, it looks like some great fun is about to happen."

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If it had been up to Lu Country, they would certainly have subdued the news about the Three Isles Treasure Ship and enforced strict media control.

Or even if they couldn't suppress it completely, they would have at least not made such a big fuss, avoiding making it common knowledge among all sectors of society.

The reason was simple: What if they lost?

When a wave of public opinion surged among the people, who would take the blame?

Better to keep things conservative, to shoot quietly without making a fuss over it.

However, Miti thought very differently.

After all, their media commercialization was super developed, and their operating experience was rich enough; they could spin black into white, and naturally wouldn't be so timid like Lu Country—winning would be "successfully containing Lu Country," and if they lost, they could just blame the shitty Sulu, saying that Miti couldn't carry these pig teammates.

So I should promote it vigorously!

And I would not only promote it domestically; I would also join forces with European countries to turn it into a global Transcendent event, so that people from all over the world would cheer for our Miti's superheroes!

Now pre-order your favorite superhero deluxe merchandise, including a specific superhero's badge, poster, brochure, and special battle robe, all for the discounted price of $324! Hurry to the official Amarei website to grab yours, and if you're a privileged first-choice member, express delivery service is also provided!

As the Miti Superhero Alliance launched their expensive propaganda machine, the news spread explosively across the foreign internet in just a few days.

England, France, Italy... Netizens from various countries were buzzing about the Three Isles Treasure Ship incident.

Of course, the story they heard was the version put out by the Miti Superhero Alliance, which was, "The fleet appeared in the backward country of Sulu, but the evil and tyrannical Lu Country wants to send forces to seize it, so Miti's superheroes have decided to join hands with Sulu and neighboring countries' Transcendents to fight against the Rikoku Cultivators' invasion."

This narrative style was extremely similar to a certain blockbuster movie's plot, and the effects were naturally almost the same as that movie's box office, to the point where Lu Country instantly became a target in foreign online public opinion, the intensity of which skyrocketed to nearly uncontrollable levels, even though the major media platforms back home still dared not report it openly.

But in some independent media, small forums, and chat groups, it was already spreading like wildfire.

"Hmm, interesting," Yan Yu said, stroking his chin, "That's the way with propaganda fronts—if you don't seize them, there are plenty of others who will. So what's your dad's plan?"

"Thanks to this affair," Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "they have reached a consensus internally to start promoting our Cultivators actively and vigorously."

"And here I thought after the last media interview, the court had it all figured out," Yan Yu immediately retorted sardonically, "Turns out they just set a general direction, but there's still contention over the details, right?"
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"It can't be helped," Chen Lingyun stated leisurely, "Nationalism is like an injection of chicken blood—too much of it can cause problems. It's just that now we have no choice..."

Her voice paused for a moment, then she suddenly laughed and said:

"How does it feel?"

"What do you mean 'how does it feel'?"

"Being branded as 'the evil Rikoku Cultivators,' any thoughts?"

"I find it amusing," Yan Yu scoffed disdainfully, "Using the old Cold War confrontational mindset to fight a public opinion war in the Era of Resurgence? In my view, the Superhero Alliance doesn't care about winning or losing; they just want to make as much money as possible."

"Of course," Chen Lingyun replied with a smile, "Traffic is money, and a global event like this generates an astonishing amount of wealth behind the scenes. Even if this batch of superheroes were utterly destroyed, the Superhero Alliance would only earn a few zeros less in endorsement fees."

"But for us, the pressure is entirely different. Think about it, with the public opinion battle escalating to this degree, it won't be long before it's officially announced back home. Then, the hopes and expectations of the entire nation will weigh heavily upon us..."

"What, are you scared?" Yan Yu glanced at her from the corner of his eye.

"I am just very happy to see even greater fun unfolding," Chen Lingyun said with eyes sparkling, "And you?"

"Me?" Yan Yu burst into laughter, "Just thinking about those lousy foreign superheroes, bathed in the halo of countless fans' support, being crushed by me on the battlefield..."

"I'm absolutely thrilled!"