That night, many people were busy, staying up all night and wandering around.
Huang Yijun ran through the streets and alleys with a flashlight in hand.
Qian Dehao was also searching near the company, even climbing to the rooftop to observe.
That night, the street near Milk Tea Shop No. 8 was lively as well.
After all, it was a major base for the magical girl Yin Lin herself, who had even posted videos begging for help—they surely wouldn’t stay idle.
The locals showed strong cooperation skills; they formed teams and spread out dozens of kilometers apart to search different areas.
They were really putting in the effort.
Liang Tai also received the news and began spreading the video.
The Human Alliance kept a constant watch on the magical girl situation, of course learning about this incident.
The video was repeatedly played.
Its content was simple: a very familiar silver-haired girl lay on a hospital bed, looking badly injured, her face bruised and swollen.
She appeared very weak, speaking in a faint voice.
This matched perfectly with the condition after the recent battle in the Underground Drainage Palace.
According to expert analysis, it was definitely her.
In the video, the silver-haired girl asked everyone for help, hoping to find the magical girl who had fired the orbital cannon earlier that day and in previous days.
This basically meant that the one who fired those two blasts was not her.
This point was still in doubt; the Human Alliance wasn’t so easily convinced.
Since the advent of magical girls in this world, no other magical girl had ever used such a bizarre fighting style—charging up a huge single attack to end the fight.
It was massive and white.
It left a very deep impression: this was a very unique magical girl.
Seeing the orbital cannon blasts from a few days ago even frightened the Human Alliance.
That magical girl’s skill had advanced further, knowing how to fire a magic cannon from a height unreachable by humans and demon beasts within a short time.
According to expert calculations, the magical girl who fired the cannon was in the mesosphere above the Stratosphere, about 70 kilometers from Earth’s surface.
She not only knew how to use the high altitude to protect herself, but had the ability to survive the harsh environment and fire ultra-powerful magic cannon blasts that struck the surface.
This truly terrified the Human Alliance.
This was also why, a few nights ago in the Underground Drainage Palace, the middle-aged commander of the special task force showed clear hostility toward Yin Lin.
A magical girl like this was already at a strategic level—too dangerous.
Such a young girl, if she saw some bad comments online, got into verbal fights and lost control, might angrily trace an IP address and fire an orbital cannon, vaporizing the area nearby.
The possibility was not low.
Many people disliked these hotheaded youngsters.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
The middle-aged man in charge tapped the table to stop the arguing experts temporarily.
“So, what’s your conclusion? Is the magical girl Yin Lin in this video actually herself? Is the one who used the orbital cannon the same person as her or someone else? And what is her attitude toward humans—hatred or closeness?” The middle-aged man scanned the room.
Everyone was still arguing, unable to reach a consensus.
Seeing this, the gray-haired middle-aged man activated the walkie-talkie and spoke to the people outside.
Some staff came in and placed tablet-like devices in front of each expert and colleague.
They also set up a projector aimed at the podium.
“Alright, I’ll explain,” the middle-aged man pointed at their devices and continued, “Consider those as voting devices. I’ll ask questions, you vote.”
This simplified things—no more endless bickering.
The experts focused, watching the projected content.
The man in charge asked the first question: “Is the magical girl Yin Lin in this video really herself? Begin voting.”
There were two options:
1: Yes
2: No
3: I have something to say
The elderly experts and colleagues pressed the voting buttons on their tablets one after another.
After half a minute, the results came in.
87% voted for option 1.
Good.
This method really settled disputes.
87% looked quite reliable.
The middle-aged man yawned and then asked, “Second question: Is the magical girl who used the orbital cannon the same person as the Yin Lin we see now? Begin voting.”
1: Yes
2: No
3: I have something to say
The results came quickly; 58% chose option 2.
Not good—that percentage was too low.
“You, stand up and explain why you voted ‘yes’,” the middle-aged man randomly picked an expert.
Expert A stood up: “Um… I don’t think two magical girls using the same kind of attack and behaving so similarly could have appeared in such a short time. Therefore, I believe they are the same person.”
The middle-aged man called on a few more people, and those who stood up gave similar opinions.
In short, the majority still thought they were two different magical girls.
The middle-aged man then asked the next question: “What is the purpose of Yin Lin releasing this video tonight?
1: She’s going crazy, bored before sleep, just stirring things up
2: Forced to post it
3: Sending a secret signal to someone
4: As she said, to mobilize people to find the magical girl who used the orbital cannon
5: Other reasons
“Begin voting.”
The man in charge waited; this time it took over a minute to get the results.
About 45% chose option 4, but surprisingly, someone voted for 1.
Damn, who picked option 1?
He called out that expert’s name, “Stand up and explain your vote, and mention your professional expertise.”
The expert stood up, scratched his chin, and said, “I am a Sociology Expert. According to social research, many people have a restless mindset before sleep—too much calm makes them crave doing something big to shake off the stillness. So I believe Yin Lin might be going crazy.”
That actually made some sense, analyzed quite thoroughly.
Even the man in charge fell into thought.
He continued to pose new questions for investigation.
Voting really worked, quickly revealing the experts’ and colleagues’ conclusions.
Video Yin Lin is herself: 87%.
Yin Lin still leans toward humanity: 65%.
The one firing the orbital cannon is not the Yin Lin normally seen: 58%.
The video tonight aims to use human power to find that magical girl: 45%.
The purpose of finding her is to apprentice and learn: 61%.
She is currently recuperating in a safe place controlled by a mysterious force: 68%.
Her relationship status is not single; she has a lover: 90%.
Her lover is human: 71%.
“Wait, who voted for ‘dog’?” The man in charge looked at the voting list and called out, “You again. Stand up and explain why you chose that.”
The expert stood again, touching his chin: “I am a Sociology Expert. According to social research, the X-sized length of a cat’s… is about 3 centimeters, while a dog’s is around 10 centimeters. To match human size…”
“Stop right there.”
The middle-aged man interrupted hurriedly.
“Are you out of your mind? How could a human actually fall in love with a dog?”
Sociology Expert: “But isn’t that reasonable analysis? Your third option was cat, fourth was dog. Obviously, the possibility of loving a dog is greater than loving a cat, so I analyzed from the perspective of what’s more likely. This is basic social science.”
The middle-aged man held his head in frustration: “I damn well wrote this for fun, alright? My first option was human, second was magical girl. The third and fourth were jokes! Do you understand? And you actually voted for them?”
The Sociology Expert calmly scratched his chin: “There is a possibility. Magical girls might not necessarily fancy intelligent beings…”
“Sit down.”
The man cut her off coldly.
“They are different from ordinary people; maybe…”
“I said sit down.”
The man pointed at him.
Reluctantly, the Sociology Expert sat but couldn’t help continuing, “But according to social science…”
“Shut the hell up.”
The man slammed the table, finally silencing him.
“what is her attitude toward humans—hatred or closeness?” Dude, you fired on her the moment you first saw her, obviously she don’t like you.
And with such ‘Sociology Expert’ among human you wonder why she could want to vaporise some huh