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Chapter 3 - Chapter : 3 : The Authority Shook

Switching to the forum area, which was far livelier than the video section before.

The past life of the big star, Charisse Shana, had another relationship.

Is it true that some experts can exert themselves to boost activity?

This is my son, Dirk Guerino, a student at *** Middle School. If anyone here is his classmate, please remind him to wear more clothes during the cold weather.

"There's also a leaderboard." Tanner opened the rankings and saw countless categories: total, monthly, weekly, and daily charts. There were activity rankings, past life capture rankings, rating rankings, etc.

"In the past four centuries, more than 5 million people have reached peak activity levels!" Tanner was stunned. Over 5 million active individuals. On the rating list, the highest was only S-, which felt underwhelming compared to the numbers.

Suddenly, a new official post shot to the top, highlighted in bold.

Official Event: From December 1st to December 31st, all citizens may stream their past life captures. Successfully capturing just one past life clip earns a reward of 10,000 dollars. Additionally, all rewards earned during the stream may be doubled, with the difference covered by the government. Don't hesitate; sign up now.

Tanner's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't hesitate. He clicked to register instantly, almost on reflex. Information submitted and registration successful.

"As long as I capture one past life, that's 10,000 dollars in the bag, and with a chance to double it... I can't miss this." He desperately needed money to survive, and this was the easiest way.

"Alright, stream it is." He quickly found the broadcast lobby and hit start.

The scene before him shifted, and the voice of his assistant, Yaeko, echoed: "Hello, user. Please relax your body and mind. Activity detection is about to begin. It may take a few seconds; please wait…"

A counter appeared before him, the numbers rapidly ticking upward. Five seconds later, Tanner stared at the screen in disbelief. "This was supposed to take three seconds. Why hasn't it stopped after this long?"

Federal Administration. This department oversaw everything on the web; they monitored and identified citizens with great potential. Inside the Information Observation Group, staff members worked quietly, watching the activity lists update in real time.

"Nothing special lately, just average activity." One of them chatted idly.

"Yeah, nowhere near as lively as before. It's all focused on Elenora these days. Over two million activities… I'm so jealous."

"How's your activity lately?"

"No change, but I did get violin skills when I captured my past life last week."

"That's not bad! I've been here for years and haven't gained a thing."

"It's frustrating… Good luck always skips over us...eh?!" A person in the corner suddenly jumped in shock. "Holy—! Look at the rankings!"

"What is it? What account? What's the activity? Why are you so worked up?"

The person's mouth trembled as he read the numbers, "Account: Immortal Warrior. Current activity… 180,000… No, 190,000 already!"

"'Immortal Warrior'? What a bold name." A staff member sneered. "Capturing one lifetime is hard enough, and he dares aim for a hundred?"

Another leaned over. "Bro, what did you just say, 190,000?"

They quickly located the account, and several gasped at once.

"250,000."

"This growth is insane; it is way too fast!"

"If it breaks 300,000, we'll have to notify the supervisor. Wait, it's already there!"

The office erupted into chaos, and some rushed off to find the supervisor.

"This spike in activity outpaces even Elenora's!"

"600,000! How powerful was his past life?!"

"At that level, he must've been a general or someone of immense influence."

"Scientist? Doctor?"

"Last time someone hit 600,000, he was a doctor who treated refugees in famine-stricken lands. His compassion brought tears to my eyes."

"It's climbing again! 700,000!"

The supervisor hurried over. "Report! How high is it now?"

"Chief! 900,000!"

The supervisor froze. 900,000 activity, he hadn't seen numbers like that in years.

"And it's still rising!"

His mind raced. By regulation, anything above a million had to be reported to the director. But with this momentum, even the director might not be enough. With such astronomical numbers, this citizen's past life had to be extraordinary, perhaps even critical to filling Terra's gaps in history. This could earn him a promotion.

"Fine! I'll go to the director!" He dashed upstairs without hesitation.

The director was in a meeting, but the supervisor gritted his teeth and barged in, ignoring the formality. Dozens of people were seated, with reporters and photographers crowding the front, as cameras aimed at the director.

"A press conference!" The supervisor realized.

The interruption turned every head his way, and the director, mid-answer and smiling, scowled at the intrusion. "I'm in the middle of a reception; can't this wait?"

The oppressive atmosphere almost crushed the supervisor, but he forced the words out: "Director… we've detected a newcomer whose activity has surpassed a million, and it's still rising. It may already be over 2 million!"

The room fell dead silent and then erupted like thunder. Reporters abandoned their cameras, scrambling to log into the network.

"2 million! I see it!"

"Unbelievable, 2 million active points!"

"Still climbing? This is insane!"

"Who is this 'Immortal Warrior'?"

"Wait, check his profile. What? He's only 8 years old?!"

"An 8-year-old using the helmet? That's dangerous!"

"Impossible… It's already at 3 million!"

"This… He isn't human."

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