Chapter 984: Network Cable TV, Witch's Birthday

At this very moment, a live broadcast was playing on the television.

A quantum battle body of an Ultraman slowly descended, silently moving across the land. It observed these unique beings, simple carbon-based life forms with snow-white skin and pointed, rabbit-like ears.

“As you can see, this planet is quite ordinary.”

“It is not a transcendent world, nor even a technological one. It’s still in the nascent stages of primitive development, without having established its direction—whether to rely on individual power or collective strength…”

A host was presenting this special wartime program.

“It has begun, the moment that will determine our future.”

All the great forbidden existences and gods throughout the entire Tower World watched intently, without blinking.

This was a war that could erupt at any moment! They might even have to intervene at any time; no one knew what was about to happen.

They were extremely vigilant and serious.

In the East Qing Divine Dynasty, the entire imperial court was filled with wisps of blue smoke from purple incense burners, exuding an ancient charm.

Emperor Dongqing stared fixedly at the scene while holding court. “Our future safety rests on this moment! All of you, be prepared at all times; I may lead you personally into battle!”

“Yes!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

The ministers’ faces were solemn as they watched the unfolding war.

In a Buddhist temple, golden light shimmered brightly. Countless Arhats, radiating golden light, sat in place, also watching intently.

“This concerns our future,” said the Self-Sacrificing Buddha.

Such a situation was constantly unfolding across the seven great domains, with all the powerful existences observing.

Meanwhile, on the television,

“Ladies and gentlemen, please don’t be alarmed. Our station’s advance wartime reporter, Ultraman Tiga, is equipped with absolute security measures, making it almost impossible for him to be detected or for our existence to be traced back.”

“As for how we have Ultramen? They are drawn out using the collective wishes of sentient beings, by watching television, summoned from the graveyard at the end of time… Perhaps many still cannot comprehend this, but when we broadcast ‘Dragon Ball: Earth Saga’ in the future, you will understand the power and terror of the wish-power system.”

Wish-power? Everyone in front of the television was astonished.

Shi Ji also watched intently, exclaiming, “Wish-power! The ancient hero, Ultraman Tiga, the hero who resisted world destruction, has actually appeared! And he’s working as a reporter on a television station?”

She was utterly shocked and incredibly interested in the mysterious wish-power. Furthermore, she developed an even deeper anticipation and interest in the new future television story, ‘Dragon Ball’.

Xu Zhi’s expression was only slightly odd.

Sitting on the sofa, he watched the figures on the television, wondering what new tricks these guys were up to at this very moment.

Caroline’s method was indeed correct.

These guys were all “master strategists.” If you made them prepare in advance and pushed them to deliver, they would definitely come up with some incredibly imaginative and bold schemes…

For instance, this small television, and the previous eyeball and beam-tunnel Ultraman, were all interconnected, special products of their ingenuity.

“Although they seem to be messing around everywhere, with their little clattering televisions and various strange forms… in reality, their research strategies are always spot-on and incredibly effective,” Xu Zhi said calmly. “It’s just that, when presenting their powerful achievements, they like to put on a layer of weird attire, like Ultraman, Huluwa, or Saiyan…”

They loved to distort the aesthetic.

At this point, the host in front of the television pointed to the planet broadcasted by Tiga and said, “Now, we can see that this planet is very ordinary.

“They exist in low-dimensional spacetime, almost like static statues—on the streets, inside houses… Through our footage, we can observe their civilization’s structure, and currently, there’s still nothing unusual.”

This wartime program was extremely meticulous and cautious.

It provided these powerful, ‘nouveau riche’ gods with a textbook example of how to conduct exploration discreetly.

However, after several days, they quickly discovered that there was nothing on the planet worth exploring, which left them somewhat puzzled.

“What should be done in this situation? We can’t find anything, as if the other party doesn’t exist?”

“Are we to expose our own position?”

“That would be too foolish.”

Countless gods frowned deeply in front of the television.

At that moment, the television host pointed to the camera behind him and said:

“According to our deductions, this situation was highly likely to occur. Please don’t worry, this is within our expectations… Our next choice will be to take the initiative.”

Take the initiative? Everyone remained puzzled.

The television host then said, “As we stated, our entertainment and media would transform into wartime programming. At that time… we would also broadcast—wartime dramas.”

Wartime dramas? Everyone was even more perplexed, completely unsure what that meant.

The host explained, “What we mean by wartime drama, simply put, is… we can fight and win simply by watching television… However, our emotions and wish-power will influence the protagonist’s fate and guide their life choices… This is a drama with countless variables—‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica’!”

Everyone remained speechless.

Emperor Dongqing was bewildered.

They don’t need to intervene?

They just sit in front of the TV, do nothing but watch, and they can fight a war?

They were all stunned, utterly baffled by what was happening.

They had already prepared for battle, and now they were being told: you don’t need to intervene; just calmly watch the live broadcast, and by watching, you can influence the course of the war?

Could anything be more bizarre than this?!

Meanwhile, inside the television station, thousands of staff members in white uniforms quickly began preparations.

“Brothers, the first internet cable war has begun!”

“We will wage war through the internet cable!”

“Hurry, the drama is starting!”

“Is the negative incense emotion collected by the Incense Department sufficient?”

“Yes, it’s enough. Previously, collecting enough positive emotions to form the ‘Ultraman’ naturally generated an equivalent amount of negative emotions… These dark incenses, stemming from the evil darkness of human nature, are enough to birth powerful evil gods… It’s just that these evil gods are a bit special, their art style is rather unconventional, like pixel art, or Van Gogh’s abstract surrealism.”

“Isn’t that perfect? These evil gods are exactly what we want for Madoka Magica’s Walpurgisnacht—the monstrous, grotesque beings born from the darkness of human hearts—”

“So, is Kyubey, who will make contracts with the magical girls, ready?”

“Ready. The television sets are also living beings. The television in Ultraman’s hand is a small TV that has become a spirit; it’s quantum-entangled with another small TV, which acts as the floating camera, Kyubey, ready to film the witches at any time!”

“Then, that’s enough.”

“Yes, it’s enough. With the wish-power generated by the live television broadcast watched by the ‘gods in the heavens,’ it’s sufficient to grant most wishes.”

“Then, let’s begin! We’ll use this opportunity to test our Super Small Television, which combines the civilization of incense offerings.”

“The Truman Show, watched by the gods, has officially begun.”

In front of the television.

Just as everyone looked bewildered.

The host announced, “This drama is titled ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Prequel’…”

“A race with an ancient civilization in the universe—the Incubators—has witnessed humanity’s development from primitive society to the present day, possessing the technology to convert emotions into energy…”

Emotions into energy? Incense emotions?

Everyone paused, slightly astonished.

Then, accompanied by the background synopsis, the scene on the television gradually focused on an extremely ordinary middle school girl.

This student had been chosen based on her disposition.

She was walking home from school when suddenly, a creature calling itself Kyubey, covered in wounds, appeared before her.

The middle school student, Viola, rescued it.

This strange little white, ceramic-like rabbit floated in the air and said, “Maiden, would you like to make a contract with me? Become a magical girl; if you sign a contract, I can grant one wish.”

“What is the cost of granting my wish?”

“After becoming a magical girl, you must fight witches,” Kyubey said, floating in mid-air.

Become a magical girl? Grant a wish?

The mighty gods, looking down from above, watched the plot unfold, becoming curious and drawn into the story.

Shi Ji, and even the descendants of the great existences, felt a sense of kinship watching this cute young girl, their peer. This magical girl was truly adorable…

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

“These guys are truly admirable,” Caroline said, completely astonished by what she saw!

Even she had to admit it was an excellent strategy.

How clever she was!

In an instant, she realized how terrifying this tactic was, perfectly combining two system civilizations. “This completely aligns with Zhou Meng’s ‘Dream of the Universe’.”

If Zhou Meng treated the entire real universe as his own dream…

Then this small television is treating the entire real universe as their own drama… And as they watch the TV, the incense and wish-power generated towards the real characters will completely alter the drama’s direction and change the future of its plot!”

The high and mighty gods watched the television…

And their emotions and wish-power would accumulate on this character, even assimilating her into an Incense God… then, it would influence the entire trajectory of the real person.

At this moment, not only was Caroline astonished, Medusa was also stunned.

She wore a faint smile.

“These guys really have a knack for manipulating incense… It’s utterly shameless.”

“This witch system is very well-suited for the incense system. Wishing generates positive incense… while simultaneously producing negative emotional incense, which converges to form witches. After magical girls make a wish, they too must produce witches that arise from their wishes…”

Everyone was slightly surprised.

Only Xu Zhi remained silent, letting out a small sigh. “They even created magical girls?”

Meanwhile, on the other side, two deep blue creatures were still smiling slightly, but then suddenly felt an inexplicable, very strange aura.

“What is this? Such an evil aura!”