Chapter 501 - Different Opinions (1/2)

Chapter 501: Different Opinions

Naypyitaw was a new city, built specifically for the government to move the capital from Yangon to here. Its infrastructure was severely inadequate and was often referred to as the last city to have internet.

However, there were over a hundred thousand people that had witnessed the battle.

Therefore, try as Myanmar might, they couldn’t cover up the news. It was not only the Myanmar citizens who had seen what happened but also a few hundred tourists and many journalists.

These tourists and journalists were beyond the control of the government and they could upload the images or videos they captured during the battle to the internet and share them with the world.

Even though the images and footage were grainy, this was the first time that the world had seen Chen Fan in action.

These images first appeared on popular social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.

“OMG, what am I seeing?”

“Is he a sage, or a demon? Some kind of mystical being of the ancient orient? Whatever it is, it’s insane.”

“Look at this, this is real. I saw it with my own eyes. A dark smoke came out of a mountain and then an azure light flew into the sky. The two seem to be fighting. I think they are enemies. In the end, the person in the azure light won the battle.”

Many tourists didn’t have the professional lenses to take pictures so far up in the sky, but they eagerly shared the grainy pictures they took on their cellphones.

Their posts quickly got many replies, some from their friends, and the other from strangers.

“Anny, Myanmar made you superst.i.tious. I thought you are an atheist.” Someone said.

Other people were much more direct in voicing their suspicions.

“The qualities of these pictures are so poor that these images can prove nothing. We could be looking at anything: spirits, G.o.ds, and even Aliens.”

“I saw a picture of an alien once, and I thought it was real until my boyfriend told me that it was a hoax. Gos.h.!.+ I couldn’t believe how stupid I was.”

“Just a wash of azure light and some smoke. What made you think it’s a battle between G.o.ds? They look like fireworks to me.”

Most people found the story implausible

People had been tired of fake news. They could often see news headlines such as these:

“Dragon Tracks Found, click To Find Out More.” “XX Deity Performed Miracle At x.x.x, Click To Receiving Blessing.” “Jesus Is Reborn, Click to Be The New Apostle.”

In this day and age, even the fake pictures created by CG looked more convincing than these grainy images and shaky camera recordings.

This tourist tried to convince the others, but to no avail.

A few hours later, someone said, “I heard on the news that war has broken out in Myanmar. Maybe it was a military coup?”

When this picture first surfaced on the internet, they were brushed off by the public.

However, things changed once a person called Wegener got involved.

Wegener was a famous Norwegian explorer.

He has a tourist blog where he posted stories during his travels to share with the world. Over time, he and his blog had become famous among travelers and had many fans on the internet.

“It’s an unusual day.”

“I left Yangon and arrived at Naypyitaw. This is an awful city. Messy and badly managed. Cell phones have just started to become a thing here and only expensive hotels have internet access. My cell phone bill for this month is not going to make me happy.”

That was the first journal entry on his blog when he arrived at Naypyitaw.

The comments below suggested he should not stay in Naypyitaw for too long since there was really nothing to do there.

Since this was a new city, it lacked the tourist attractions such as ancient villages or ruined temples.

However, his second journal entry had piqued everyone’s interest.

“OMG! What is happening? Why are there so many soldiers in Naypyitaw? They have surrounded the city, I can see armed soldiers, tanks, and even fighter jets. Is there going to be another military coup?”

Wegener also added a few pictures he snapped on his post.

In the picture, fully armed Myanmar soldiers sat on armored vehicles and were gathering just outside the city. A few pictures showed fighter jets flying close to the ground as if surveying the land. All soldiers in the picture held a gloomy and solemn cast on their faces.

“OMG. There are helicopters and fighter jets.”

“Dear Wegener, I think it’s time for you to leave the country. It’s too dangerous there. ”

“Myanmar is one of the poorest countries in the world, and on average they have one military coup every three years. It was not a good place for tourists such as Wegener. I really feel for him.”

Comments poured in as soon as Wenger posted the pictures.

Many people urged Wegener to leave the city to avoid becoming collateral damage.

“No, I won’t leave.”

Wegener replied in the comment section and kept on posting updates.

“It’s an army of about ten thousand. They have gathered just outside of Naypyitaw. I think something big is about to happen.”

“I can hear it now. They fired their guns and cannons. It’s really loud. I really hope the National Guard could fend off the rebels and stop them outside of the City.”

“Strange… the firing stopped. Is the war already over? What was that sound? That… that sounds like Chinese. I don’t understand Chinese—OMG! What the heck is that?”

Everyone watched his live update attentively.