Chapter 212: Xiao Lingdang

"I feel like everyone's been super busy lately!"

Leaving the secret meeting hall, Xiao Ye maintained her ability to mask herself, silently grumbling to herself.

Xiao Lingdang's voice immediately rang out:

"Of course they are! You all used to be idle because you had no idea how to do things right—you just kept causing destruction. When there was nothing left to destroy, you naturally had nothing to do. Now I've shown you exactly what to do, how to do it, and why to do it—if you're still not busy, you're beyond saving."

"That's way too harsh!" Xiao Ye muttered unhappily; they'd worked hard too, back then!

"Precisely because you worked hard, you were idle! Think about it: you recruit troops, send them all to die, then recruit again—doesn't that leave you plenty of time to just sit around daydreaming?" Xiao Lingdang spoke with biting sarcasm, then shifted tone:

"Instead of yearning for those days when all you knew was fighting and going head-to-head with aliens, focus on your own tasks."

"Alright, alright, what are we streaming today? Any script?" Xiao Ye adjusted her mindset—now that the organization's structure no longer required her to charge into battle, she should do her assigned work well.

Even though Xiao Lingdang handled the streaming, only she could provide the identity and mask the surveillance!

"No script, of course. Today we're watching movies—uh, the Godzilla series. Yeah, the original tokusatsu versions."

"Huh? Aren't those ancient relics? Will viewers even want to watch them?"

Xiao Ye was, of course, familiar with Godzilla—but mostly through recent CGI films. As for tokusatsu… well, that was just the limit of the technology of the time.

But when Xiao Lingdang heard Xiao Ye's words, she replied with quiet confidence:

"You really think viewers are here for the movies? Decades-old films are freely available online with a simple search—they're here to listen to me chat! As long as I chat the same way as always, they won't care what movie they're watching!"

"Then why Godzilla?" Xiao Ye was even more confused after hearing this, but Xiao Lingdang only smiled faintly:

"Because Godzilla is fun! Aliens controlling monsters? That's way cool!"

"Is it?" Xiao Ye didn't agree with Xiao Lingdang at all. Though she rarely watched old tokusatsu, she knew the formula: monster arrives, monster fights, it all looked fake, weak, padded-suit battles with transparently simple plots—she couldn't see the appeal at all.

Maybe the deity found it interesting?

"Just trust me!" Xiao Lingdang offered no further explanation. Xiao Ye could only obey the goddess's command, using the goddess's vast "internet navigation" ability to locate a half-century-old film source, and began today's livestream…

…

"Whoa, so tragic! King Ghidorah is so pitiful! So strong, yet always getting captured and controlled by aliens! And once controlled, they get beaten up by everyone—how awful! Isn't he just a pure unlucky worker?"

Xiao Lingdang's sharp commentary echoed through the livestream. After her months of effort, the audience had gradually grown accustomed to this kind of good-natured teasing.

Comments like "That hit hard," "This topic's dangerous," and "I'm even worse than Ghidorah—at least Ghidorah can fight" flooded the screen. Xiao Ye was starting to pick up the rhythm.

Watching the barrage of comments surge, Xiao Lingdang kept talking nonstop. Finally, Xiao Ye couldn't help asking inwardly:

"Uh… is this really okay? Won't this attract the attention of Giant He Xing?"

"Don't worry," Xiao Lingdang said, still interacting with the comments while speaking directly into Xiao Ye's mind:

"Giant He Xing are beings lacking 'empathy.' Each of them has wildly different forms; they're bound together only by specific culture, technology, and shared identity. So they can't understand 'indirect criticism' or 'kill the chicken to scare the monkey.' Even if you insult aliens, they probably won't think you're insulting them—because you're not insulting Giant He Xing."

"So as long as you avoid their few sensitive topics, they won't care about anything else. The fact that you can openly download Ultraman episodes right now is a perfect example—if Giant He Xing really cared about this, with their technology, how could these shows even circulate online?"

"Is that true?" Xiao Ye was surprised. Xiao Lingdang rolled her eyes:

"It's true. In fact, there are Giant He Xing watching this livestream right now!"

"Huh?!" Xiao Ye was startled.

Seeing her reaction, Xiao Lingdang laughed:

"What? Don't believe me? Just wait!"

With that, the puppet controlled by Xiao Lingdang in the livestream suddenly changed tone:

"Do any of my viewers happen to be aliens? Can you explain why aliens are always capturing Ghidorah to make him work?"

"What are you doing?!" This time, not just Xiao Lingdang but the entire chat exploded with question marks. Yet soon, a VIP comment flashed by:

"I don't really get it either! After all, those aliens are just human fantasies. To me, if you can control Ghidorah, why not just control humans directly? No need to make monsters fight monsters! But if you insist on logic? Maybe Ghidorah's just really strong?"

"!"

"!"

Seeing the barrage of comments with a crowd of verified aliens chiming in, the livestream and Xiao Ye both exploded.

Seeing the stream of VIPs with the V-label chiming in, both the livestream and Xiao Ye went wild.

"Cough, cough, quiet, everyone quiet! What's so surprising? Didn't I send out all those fan merchandise? I nearly had the delivery address listed as the Giant He Xing Consulate! Do you think I didn't know there were Giant He Xing people here? Anyone who watches Bell-chan's livestream is just a worker oppressed by the system—no difference at all! Keep going, next let's check out this nearly hundred-year-old 'Monster Total Assault'—wow! According to the summary, poor King Ghidorah is gonna fight seven at once! How tragic!"

"Ahem, quiet, everyone! What's so surprising? Don't you think I'm the one who mailed out all your fan merch? I almost had the delivery address set to the Giant He Xing consulate! Do you think I didn't know there were Giant He Xing here? Anyone who watches Lingdang Jiang's stream is a worker under oppression—it's all the same! Onward! Next up, let's watch 'Monster General Attack,' nearly a hundred years old! Wow! According to the synopsis, poor Ghidorah has to fight seven at once! So tragic!"

Xiao Lingdang's peculiar voice was undeniably charming. With her commentary, the film's story instantly shifted tone: Earth's monsters became villains, the true villain Ghidorah turned into a pitiful worker—bosses only brainwashed him, never paid him, and still beat him up. Soon, many viewers began to empathize with Ghidorah…

Meanwhile, as Xiao Lingdang livestreamed, a group of aliens sat before a screen. Galo, seated directly in front of it, felt even his sweatless body breaking into cold sweat. He awkwardly explained:

"She didn't say anything extreme, did she?"

【47】 (End of Chapter)