Chapter 11: Alerting the Department of Information Security, Financial Freedom?

The Federation maintains excellent control over the Star Network's risk management; although they champion freedom of speech, they still take action when necessary.

Liang He's incident was reported to the authorities immediately, but since the official in charge was an internal Federation member, they could tell at a glance that the Ink-Gold Royal Tiger and the Azure Blue Falcon in the pictures were extraordinary.

Through multi-party investigations, it was confirmed that they were indeed the Marshal and the Commander currently in their evolutionary period within the Tianyao Star Forest Nature Reserve. The official in charge of the Star Network immediately reported the matter to the higher-ups.

"Are you saying someone posted photos of Cedric and Landon in their beast forms to the Star Network?"

Minister Ka of the Security Department was somewhat surprised as he listened to the latest report from his subordinate.

As far as he knew, SSS-class beastmen in their evolutionary period were not allowed to be approached by any humans once they transformed into ferocious beasts.

After entering a nature reserve, they would find their respective territories. Even with the surveillance equipment spread throughout the reserve, it wasn't guaranteed that their tracks could be captured in time, let alone during a moment of high alertness like hunting.

"Aren't they on bad terms? Why are they hunting together? It couldn't be fake, could it?"

Faced with a triple threat of doubts, Minister Ka also found it hard to believe.

Logically speaking, a beastman in beast form is indifferent to kin and possesses an extremely strong territorial instinct; there should be no possibility of cooperative hunting.

"Regarding this point, we have already communicated with District Chief Huo An. He has requested an internal meeting to discuss this face-to-face."

The matter could not be explained in a few simple words, and because Liang He's existence was too unique and lacked precedent, it would be difficult to convince people through words alone. Therefore, Huo An had issued a meeting request immediately.

"Alright, I understand."

Since this involved SSS-class beastmen, no one dared to be negligent. Minister Ka quickly accepted Huo An's video call request.

"Huo An, is it true that Cedric and Landon are cooperating?"

Compared to other aspects, Minister Ka was more focused on this specific detail. Did this mean that beastmen in their evolutionary period still retained some memories, allowing them to be willing to cooperate with one another?

If that were the case, the success rate of beastmen successfully passing through their evolutionary period would increase significantly.

"Minister Ka, the photos are real. However, all of this stems from a keeper from Blue Star."

Since Huo An had initiated the meeting request, he was naturally prepared. He directly sent the video of Liang He interacting with Cedric and the others to Minister Ka.

The video captured key scenes such as feeding, medical treatment, and sleeping in the same bed. It wasn't very long, but Minister Ka fell into a long silence after watching it.

"This is... simply incredible!"

No one had ever been able to approach a beastman in their beast form during the evolutionary period. If one tried to feed them or force medical treatment, they would only protest through fasting, let alone sleeping together.

That was something one wouldn't even dare to imagine!

"Huo An, is this keeper named Liang He reliable?"

One couldn't blame Minister Ka for being conspiratorial; it was simply that Cedric and the others were too important to the Federation to allow even a single mistake.

"The recruitment of keepers for the nature reserve undergoes strict vetting. After discovering Liang He's uniqueness, I applied for a re-examination, and there were no issues."

This was also one of the reasons why Huo An had agreed to let Liang He post the photos of Cedric and the others to the Star Network.

She was just a little girl who loved sharing fluffy things; what did she do wrong?

"I understand. I will report this matter. You must keep a close eye on the dynamics between Liang He and them at all times."

With Huo An's guarantee, Minister Ka felt much more at ease. Regarding the photos Liang He posted on the Star Network, Huo An also provided an explanation, stating that Liang He was unaware of Cedric and the others' true identities.

However, the fact that SSS-class beastmen have an evolutionary period was something the rebels had always known and had intentionally leaked, so it was highly likely that citizens would eventually realize the true identities of the Ink-Gold Royal Tiger and the Azure Blue Falcon.

"Alright. Regarding that, the Star Network has always had blocked keywords in place, so it shouldn't be exposed."

After the two finished their discussion, Minister Ka hung up the video and rushed toward the Federation Headquarters building.

Meanwhile, Liang He's latest video had reached over a million views within just ten minutes.

[This new blogger is so arrogant! Don't blame me for being ruthless then! I'm going to nail you to the pillar of shame!]

[First time I've seen someone so bold while faking it. Do you think your skills are so high that no one can see through it?]

[I'd like to see how you explain this. Visual deception? The size difference is too massive for that!]

The netizens who had excitedly clicked on the video to find new evidence of forgery fell silent when they saw the simple, unadorned video that didn't even dare to use a filter.

Technical experts were @-mentioned by netizens from all walks of life to help verify the truth, only to end up becoming Liang He's most powerful witnesses.

[Sorry to disappoint everyone. After my friends and I verified it through various software, we found not a single trace of human manipulation. The video is real.]

[Holy crap, seriously?! Another expert has fallen! So, the photos and videos posted by the Fluffy Keeper are all real?!]

[Did we really misunderstand her? I'm sorry, I'm sliding into a kneel right now! Please, Fluffy Keeper, don't hold a grudge—post more photos and videos!]

As technical experts provided their proof one by one, the rumors of Liang He's forgery were debunked. The originally agitated netizens now felt embarrassed. After silently deleting their previous inappropriate comments, they began to make amends.

Some apologized, some followed her account, and many even went out of their way to download the photos and videos, paying copyright fees as a small token of compensation.

Having suffered a setback once before, Liang He did not dare to slack off. She watched helplessly as her account grew from zero to something substantial, with her account balance soaring toward 100,000 Federation Credits.

"I've achieved financial freedom just like that?"

Liang He's eyes widened in rare amazement as she counted the balance in her account over and over. A single photo download cost only 0.2 Federation Credits, which meant there were 500,000 downloads.

A million views exchanged for 500,000 downloads—this was too incredible!

"The interstellar control over the Star Network has always been quite strict, so cases of cyberbullying are quite rare. Netizens are straightforward; if they are wrong, they admit it. It's quite normal."

Xu Yi provided an answer to this, which was why he wasn't worried about Liang He being cyberbullied.

After all, he knew very well that the photos Liang He uploaded were the most authentic records and there was no forgery involved.

With the truth coming to light, the "Fluffy Keeper" account became an absolute sensation—not a "notorious" kind of fame, but a massive, mainstream success.

[Now that it's confirmed to be real, I just want to say: the coordination between the Ink-Gold Royal Tiger and the Azure Blue Falcon is amazing! So handsome!]

[Exactly! The Azure Blue Falcon handles reconnaissance, and the Ink-Gold Royal Tiger handles the brute force. With these two beasts teaming up, how could they not succeed?!]

[They succeeded! Completely conquered! These are Federation Class-1 protected animals, we hit the jackpot!]

Just as netizens were immersed in admiring the majestic hunting姿态 of the fluffy creatures, someone finally noticed a new highlight.

[Wait... haven't you guys noticed that something is a bit off between the Ink-Gold Royal Tiger and the Azure Blue Falcon?]

*Mhm, Liang He is just a little girl who loves sharing fluffy things, what did she do wrong? I am just a humble author seeking likes and comments, I haven't done anything wrong either, hehe~*