37: Go for broke, violent suppression! (Fourth update)

With that, Yamashiro Kojiro left Ito Hidekazu's room directly to carry out this arduous task.

At this point, the countdown was less than 48 hours, and they really didn't have much time left.

Ito Hidekazu's iron-fisted decision successfully caused an uproar in the live broadcast.

“Bribery? Suppression? Exploiting labor? This way of handling things is too low.”

“This way of handling things is very consistent with my stereotype of the Dahe Clan.”

“Fortunately, in the real world, our Azure Star is managed by the Sky Curtain; otherwise, I really don't know what kind of tricks the people of Da He Settlement could pull off…”

“The person above shouldn't be so sanctimonious. This is, after all, in a dungeon. If we're talking about cruelty, Designer Lin Ye killed thousands of people in one dungeon; that's truly cruel!”

“Although I don't like the people of Da He Settlement, in the current situation, I have to admit that Ito Hidekazu's approach is correct.”

“Ito! The hero of my Da He Settlement, you will definitely clear this dungeon!”

Everyone debated endlessly, each holding their own opinion.

At the same time, Ito Hidekazu's decision was being implemented with great urgency.

Yamashiro Kojiro forcefully exerted maximum pressure on various institutions and industries on Little Japan.

It must be said that the bribery tactic really worked.

On the light screen in the command center, various situations on Little Japan were displayed.

On the streets, police lights flashed, sirens wailed, and police officers, like tigers descending a mountain, frantically arrested troublemakers.

Those Little Japan citizens who gathered and disobeyed the law could not escape their wolf-like gaze and were all handcuffed with “silver bracelets.”

Agencies that spread negative news were also directly sealed by the court, replaced by overwhelming positive news, greatly praising Ito Hidekazu's great achievements.

In the new round of Little Japan news, Ito Hidekazu was directly portrayed as a great hero.

The public security team directly stormed into various factories, constantly holding batons and standing behind the workers, urging them to produce at full capacity and not allow any laziness.

The leaders of the Congress were also directly arrested by the police and secretly detained, and the impeachment motion against Ito Hidekazu was forcibly suspended, becoming a piece of waste paper.

Without oil supply, Little Japan used up all its reserved oil at once, and then forcibly replaced it with other energy sources.

Without imported materials, Little Japan became self-sufficient, taking out all its domestic inventory.

Anyway, for Ito Hidekazu and his group, this Little Japan was originally a virtual world item; if things were used up, they were used up. Once they left the dungeon, what did these things have to do with them?

In short, Little Japan presented a state of “harmony.”

About three more hours passed like this.

The Sky Curtain sent another notification.

“Esteemed Challenger, under your iron-fisted policy, Little Japan has temporarily entered a stable state.”

“Economic output has re-entered a positive growth phase!”

“The Sky Curtain reminds the Challenger that under your high-pressure policy, public loyalty will continue to decline!”

“When loyalty drops to a certain level, it will trigger widespread public protest and riots, and you will completely lose control of Little Japan. Please handle it with caution, Challenger.”

This time, Ito Hidekazu didn't pay any attention to the Sky Curtain's notification.

In his opinion, what the Sky Curtain was saying now was nonsense!

Didn't he know that this method would cause dissatisfaction among the people of Little Japan?

But there was simply no other choice now.

With less than two days left until the final deadline, Ito Hidekazu couldn't afford to worry about so much.

As long as he could hold on for these two days, even if the people blew up Little Japan, what did it have to do with him?!

Ito Hidekazu glanced at Little Japan's current economic figures; the real-time per capita annual GDP had risen from the original 30,000 US dollars to 50,000 US dollars!

There was only a difference of 20,000 US dollars left from Eagle Country's target of 70,000 US dollars.

This per capita GDP had its ups and downs; it was initially rising rapidly, but then plummeted due to Eagle Country's sanctions.

Now, after Ito Hidekazu's strong policy, it had rebounded significantly.

“There's a chance!”

Looking at this number, Ito Hidekazu's face showed a relieved smile.

“If we keep going like this, it's absolutely possible to overtake Eagle Country within two days!”

He started talking to himself again.

“Hmph, Lin Ye, I know you have some tricks up your sleeve, but you'd never guess how ruthless the people of my Dahe Clan can be.”

“My operation this time might have many areas for improvement, but it doesn't matter… The dungeon is being live-streamed, and all viewers are watching.”

“My iron-fisted methods will definitely be adopted, and then your dungeon will be breakable by anyone!”

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One and a half days had passed unknowingly since the second round of Raging Sea began.

Amidst the deep mountains, the Cliff Villa resembled a hidden palace, nestled halfway up the misty mountainside.

Far from the madding crowd, it was quiet and elegant.

Lin Ye had just finished a refreshing long run on the treadmill, sweat pouring down like a waterfall, drenching his back.

At this moment, he had just enjoyed the satisfaction and pleasure brought by dopamine and was preparing to take a comfortable cold shower.

He turned on the villa's stereo and projected the live broadcast of Raging Sea directly onto the bathroom wall.

Then he saw the situation in the dungeon at that moment.

“This Ito Hidekazu, putting everything else aside, is quite resilient,” Lin Ye sighed.

In Lin Ye's judgment, Ito Hidekazu and his group would absolutely not be able to hold on for a day and a half.

Logically, they should have collapsed like a mountain after Eagle Country's sanctions.

But unexpectedly, this Ito Hidekazu actually came up with a “strong man breaking his wrist” policy, forcibly extending his life, and actually dragged it out for so long.

“His attitude is good, but unfortunately, this method simply cannot clear the dungeon.”

“Going on like this will only further increase the dungeon's punishment.”

In fact, in Lin Ye's opinion, Ito Hidekazu's self-righteous iron-fisted methods were actually the most foolish.

Because Azure Star had never had a truly meaningful economic system, some people in the comments still felt that Ito Hidekazu had methods.

In fact… he had no methods at all.

No matter when, forced exploitation is the stupidest method.

It's a principle that anyone with a bit of sense knows: if an old ox doesn't work, you whip it twice.

This isn't clever; this is reckless.

If Raging Sea could be cleared with such brutal methods, then not only would Designer Lin Ye be a fool, but the Sky Curtain, which reviewed it, would also be blind.

In fact, there were many ways to clear this non-combat mode of Task Two.

One could create an economic crisis, develop emerging industries, introduce a series of restrictive policies, or even speculate on currency…

But without exception, any of these methods required some understanding of economics.

In the history of the previous life, Little Japan's economy had indeed surpassed Eagle Country, and multiple times at that.

These were real events, indicating that this economic overtake in the dungeon was definitely feasible, not a “dead end.”

However, unfortunately, let alone economics, even the most basic economic common sense was a wasteland on Azure Star.

In the military field, although Azure Star was behind, it was at least on the right track.

But in other fields such as economics and politics, Azure Star was completely empty.

Therefore… for these Challengers of Azure Star, choosing Task Two was actually much more difficult than Task One.

Task One might still have a glimmer of hope, while Task Two had not a single chance.