Chapter 408 People Infected by Heroes
Chapter 408 People Infected by Heroes
”Brother, the number of hits has exceeded one million!!!”
In the real world, a flat on the bank of the Jiangcheng River.
Ye Jiu, wearing a cool little T-shirt, with her legs raised high, was lying on the soft sofa in the living room in a reverse Ge You posture.
She was holding the latest ultra-long-life tablet in her hands, her face full of excitement, and she shouted with joy from time to time.
It was impossible to tell from her lively appearance that this guy had just died once just a dozen hours ago.
About five hours ago, her brother edited the battle video into a 5-minute video clip and uploaded it to the forum.
This is not just his perspective, but also includes the footage provided by other players in the group.
The smoke falling from the sky, the rain of fire flying all over the sky, and the clouds in the entire sky seemed to be burning. Especially the first-person perspective facing the rain of bullets, with thick and long tracers shuttled freely, just watching it made people’s blood boil and their hearts beat wildly.
Especially after landing, the sudden attack that destroyed the front gun cabin, and the close-range “street fighting” that broke out in the airship, made her blood boil.
Isn’t this more exciting than Boruto? !
This five-minute video has completely become a “recruitment” advertisement for the Burning Corps. The replies below the video are all “Big brother, please take me” and “begging for closed beta qualification”.
If it weren’t for the short time since entering the game, the slow upgrade of this game, and the relatively high threshold of the Burning Corps, she would have wanted to sign up for the group!
”Brother! If this was on Bilibili, you would have been very popular!”
Ye Wei, who had just returned from picking up the takeaway, changed his slippers at the entrance. Hearing Jiujiu’s yelling, he replied casually.
”There is a risk of review if it is posted elsewhere, just post it in the forum.”
Sharing the joy of the game with the silly netizens on the forum is the daily routine of closed beta players. As for fame outside the game, Ye Shi is not very interested.
And in the words of Brother Fang, it is better to be low-key. There will always be all kinds of troubles if you go out of the circle.
What’s more, this video is not suitable for dissemination. Even with a filter, it is an R-rated video. It will not pass the review on other platforms. Moreover,
there seems to be a limit on the flow of domestic reports on “Wasteland OL”. Although the discussion and exchange in the group is basically unaffected, there is almost no related news on Weibo, short videos and other streaming media platforms, and there is no official report at all.
A trace of disappointment appeared on Ye Jiu’s face.
”Oh, that’s a pity…”
”What’s a pity, can the number of views increase attack power?” Ye Wei laughed and put the takeaway he just took on the table. “It’s almost six o’clock, I’m going online. I’ll put the keys and change in the shoe cabinet at the door. If you want to go out for a walk, remember to lock the door when you come back. If you buy snacks, buy my share by the way.”
”It’s too hot, I won’t go!”
Ye Jiu suddenly rolled his eyes, climbed up from the sofa, put his hands on the back of the sofa, and said with a sly smile.
”By the way, brother.”
Ye Wei looked at this guy helplessly.
”What’s wrong again.”
Ye Jiu blinked and said.
”When you put on the helmet, can you not feel anything happening outside?”
”That may not be the case. Any noise that wakes you up from your dream can basically wake you up from the game, but it’s also very fast to connect,” Ye Wei glanced at her, saw the sly smile, and said vigilantly, “Let me tell you first, I always lock the door when I play games.”
”Damn it! What about the trust between people!” Ye Jiu yelled dissatisfiedly.
”Haha!”
Are you kidding.
They are all born of the same mother, how could he not guess those little thoughts?
Ye Wei chuckled, of course he wouldn’t say that he had thought of drawing a turtle on her forehead before.
Turning back to the room, he closed the door and deliberately made the sound of turning the keyhole louder.
Looking at the tightly closed door, Ye Jiu rolled his eyes, lay back on the sofa listlessly, and continued to eat melons with his tablet in his arms.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the sky outside the window was getting darker and darker.
Seeing that the number of closed beta players spamming the forums gradually decreased by half, Ye Jiu suddenly felt anxious. She felt uncomfortable no matter how she sat.
Finally, she couldn’t help it. She reached out and took the helmet and put it on. However, what came into her eyes was not a new world with lush trees, but only a dark place without any light.
In the center of the darkness, a line of light blue countdown appeared.
[Remaining resurrection time: 57 hours, 23 minutes and 11 seconds.]
Ye Jiu couldn’t help but harden her fist.
Damn!
I’ve been dead for a long time, but there are only 57 hours left. How can time go by so slowly!
Is this the withdrawal reaction that Boss Crow talked about? !
Scrap game!
The resurrection time is so long!
Jiujiu, who couldn’t sit still, felt depressed and stared at the darkness with her eyes wide open.
Suddenly, a strange thought came to her mind.
Is it the same after a person dies?
In a dark little room, waiting for the countdown to resurrection…
Taking off her helmet and feeling the cool breeze from the air conditioner, she stared at the helmet in her hand and pondered for a long time, and finally shook her head in giving up.
This question is too profound.
And it seems a little too early for her who just graduated…
…
Wasteland world.
The morning sun rises from where the sea and the sky meet. Ideal City, located on the east coast, finally ushered in the first ray of morning light on this wasteland.
At the same time, a video that looks familiar to the video circulated on the Wasteland OL forum also appeared in the streets and alleys of Ideal City.
A cafe with cyberpunk decoration style.
Several men in formal suits sat in front of a holographic projection device, looking at the images projected in the light blue cube, and exclaimed from time to time.
”Hiss…”
”…More than three thousand people died in one battle. This is too tragic.”
”Are those people in black robes from the Legion?”
”Are they still human? They are just like beasts…”
”The Iron Heart, I remember it seemed to be a modified frigate from the Human Alliance era?”
”Yes, and it was a poor modification…”
”The Iron Heart actually appeared east of the Great Desert. What on earth do those big-nosed people on the west coast want to do?”
”What’s even more incredible is that those wastelanders actually shot this thing down!”
Compared to the video produced by Ye Shi, the version edited by Xiao Qi focuses more on the overall situation of the battlefield, running through the entire battle.
As it is a documentary rather than a game promotional CG, while showing the bravery of the various corps of the Alliance in combat, it also highlights the brutality of the Legion and the casualties of the various corps of the Alliance.
And the hard-won victory!
A battlefield with a scale of 10,000 people.
There are more than a thousand action recorders alone, and the Hummingbird drones are on standby throughout the whole process. There is simply too much material available for editing.
And considering that the wasteland people have a high acceptance of bloody scenes, the video only adds a simple filter, and there is no coding.
It is precisely because of this that the shock felt by the residents of Ideal City, as well as the blood and cruelty that came to their faces, not only far exceeded the cloud players on the forum, but even exceeded many closed beta players who participated in the entire battle…
As the survivor settlement closest to the pre-war era in the wasteland, the level of informatization of the residents
of Ideal City is the closest to the pre-war era in the entire wasteland. A series of smart wearable devices such as clothes, glasses, bracelets, etc. used by local residents, and even bionic chips implanted in the cerebral cortex, can be used as a medium for receiving information and connected to a local network called “Endpoint Cloud”.
It is a miniature local area network that mainly serves the residents of Ideal City.
On the interconnected endpoint cloud, any news with “explosive elements” can quickly spread to every corner of the city with the addition of algorithms.
In just one morning rush hour, the battle between the Alliance and the Legion in Ruigu City became the hottest topic in Ideal City.
The video was provided by a friendly partner of the company and is said to have been uploaded privately by a liaison.
However, there are other versions of the rumor circulating in the market, saying that a senior executive of the company deliberately released it in order to pave the way for the company to interfere in the situation in the central part of the mainland.
No matter which rumor it is, it is no longer important.
Now the “Endpoint Cloud” is full of anger.
Although the residents of Ideal City hate war, no one objects to spending some money to teach those greedy jackals a lesson.
In a place like a company, although the support of employees cannot affect the decision-making of major shareholders, publicity and mobilization are still necessary.
If an independent individual is compared to a gear on a huge machine, then publicity and mobilization are its lubricating oil.
Although the machine can move without that thing, it is just that the strain and energy consumption will multiply the cost of operation.
People need to know where the bullets they produce will be sent and who will wear the clothes and bandages they weave.
In a just war, even workers on the assembly line will screw in a little faster.
Kangmao Group Building, a light luxury and simple office.
Kang Le, sitting at his desk, was playing with the wine glass he got from his old friend Luo Yong while listening to the secretary’s report.
”…Endpoint Group will vote in favor of our Proposal No. 771, but in exchange, they ask us to assume more obligations in aid.”
”How much exactly?”
”At least 30%.”
Hearing the secretary’s answer, Kang Le smiled faintly.
”Haha, you have a big appetite.”
The secretary standing in front of his desk is not a human, but a bionic man produced by Kang Le Group. Its name is Galaxy, the model is C-100, and its application scenarios are office assistants and health consultants.
Although the entire Ideal City is discussing the situation on the Western Front, Kang Le doesn’t care how the wastelanders and the legions are fighting on the front line, let alone the life and death of the crew on the Pioneer.
That is something the Silver Wing Group needs to worry about. They made the mess, and they should be the ones who are worried.
In contrast, he is more concerned about Proposal No. 771, which is being promoted by Kangmao Group-“Allowing bionic people to participate in public affairs.”
At present, the public utilities and construction and development businesses of Ideal City are all within the business scope of Ideal Group. The digital services of the municipal system are provided by the Endpoint Group, which is engaged in intelligent equipment manufacturing and cloud services.
If bionic people are allowed to participate in public affairs, it means that Kangmao Group, which is engaged in medical equipment and bionics engineering, can get a share of the business that originally belonged to Ideal Group and Endpoint Group.
The shareholders of Endpoint Group and Ideal Group will naturally not agree to this kind of thing, especially the latter, which is particularly strongly opposed. So
much so that its shareholders even shouted at the board meeting, “If bionic people are allowed to participate in public affairs today, will they have to give bionic people citizenship tomorrow?” This is a fallacy of specious arguments.
The promotion of Proposal No. 771 has not been smooth. In addition to the support of Kangmao Group, most of the other four companies have reserved the following opinions.
However, recently, there has been a glimmer of hope.
The exploration plan of Silver Wing Group suffered a setback, forcing the company to be involved in a direct conflict with the Legion, so it had to make concessions on non-core interests in exchange for Kangmao Group’s support for the reinforcement proposal.
In addition to the favors sold to the arms dealer Changge Group, Kangmao Group has already mastered at least three votes, and Proposal No. 771, which was almost impossible to pass, is now no longer a suspense.
Probably because they saw that opposition had lost its meaning, the Endpoint Group now came out to bring up Proposal No. 771, probably to sell a favor, and probably to pay less money.
Standing in front of the desk, Yinhe said in a gentle voice.
”… In fact, we don’t need to pay attention to them. We already have more than half of the votes in our hands, and there is no suspense about the passage of Proposal No. 771.”
Kang Le smiled faintly.
”Having said that, compared to a narrow victory of 3:2, isn’t an overwhelming victory of 4:1 more pleasing?” With
pupils flickering slightly, Yinhe analyzed and calculated for a few seconds and spoke.
”If we get 4 votes, I think the Ideal Group will probably abstain from voting, and the final result should not be 4:1, but 4:0.”
Hearing this, Kang Le laughed out loud.
Leaning back in his chair, he said with a comfortable look.
”Interesting, now that you say that, I am more and more looking forward to the frustrated expressions on the faces of those old antiques.”
Yinhe looked at the boss with a little confusion.
”But, what’s the point of doing this?”
”The point is that it shows our solidarity.”
With the corners of his mouth curled up, Kang Le sat up from his chair and continued in high spirits.
”In addition, regarding the request of the Endpoint Group, I don’t think it’s a bad thing. On the contrary, it will be an opportunity for us… an opportunity to show our technical strength.”
Looking at the expression on his face, a hint of surprise was written in Yinhe’s eyes.
”You plan to send out androids to join the war?”
”Why not?”
Picking up the bottle on the desk, the man filled the empty glass with red wine.
Gently shaking the blood-like wine, looking at his reflection on the wall of the glass, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
”It’s too barbaric to let living people participate in the war. This is not the way civilized people do… We should have done this a long time ago.”
Yinhe thought for a while and nodded slightly.
”According to the calculation results, this can reduce casualties by more than 74%, and it is also the option with the highest winning rate… So, how many devices do you plan to invest? I will calculate the estimated cost for you based on the calculation results.”
”The specific aid plan is still under discussion, but we have promised my allies that we will send the first wave of advance teams within 5 days, including the first batch of reinforcements and aid supplies. And the subsequent aid will arrive in succession within a month.”
After a pause, Kang Le narrowed his eyes in satisfaction and continued in a leisurely voice.
”To the west is Shelter 0, to the north is the Great Rift Valley… The chairman of Changge Group is right. We should increase our influence in the southern part of the River Valley Province, but they are too greedy to eat this cake alone.”
Yinhe nodded and suggested softly.
”According to your needs, in addition to mass-produced bionics, I suggest sending ‘Frost’. The A-130 model is our latest bionic for war use. The information processing chip it carries can be compatible with many types of weapons.”
Turning his chair back to it, Kang Le said casually.
”Yes.”
…
Compared with the extremely wealthy Ideal City, the living standards of the residents of Giant Stone City are undoubtedly much more shabby. Naturally, they cannot use those high-end smart wearable devices, and there are no operators providing network services.
However, although the medium for disseminating information has changed from holographic screens to paper, it does not affect people’s feeling of the indomitable bravery from the text.
And get almost the same shock and touch from it.
Thanks to Hal’s writing style and the support of the Alliance for journalism.
With the follow-up report of the “Survivor Daily”, the deeds of the various corps of the Alliance also spread throughout the streets and alleys, and those heroic names became heroes that people often talked about.
Especially the leap from a height of nearly a thousand meters.
The story of the Burning Corps can be heard in the tavern almost every day.
”It’s so tragic…”
”I wouldn’t take such a dangerous job, no matter how much money I’m paid!”
”There’s no way, someone has to sacrifice, the firepower of the Iron Heart is too strong! I heard that more than half of the Burning Corps had been killed or injured before they landed. If it weren’t for a plane that suddenly came and crashed the engine of the airship, I’m afraid all the people would have died before they landed.”
”Have you heard the name of the pilot?”
”I know, I’ve read the newspaper! It seems to be… Xiaochuan?”
”There’s a photo of him in the newspaper. He looks like a gentle and easy-going man.”
”Ah…”
Although the war has ended for two days, the discussion is still hot.
In a small tavern on the side of the road, several shirtless men sat around a table, drinking and lamenting the tragic situation on the front line.
Thanks to those heroes.
They can sit here and drink watered-down beer leisurely after finishing a day’s work, without having to look at the steel fortress floating in the sky and worry about tomorrow.
However,
not everyone is enjoying the sunny weather after the dark clouds have dispersed.
Dolly felt suffocated by the heated atmosphere.
Every word that floated out of people’s mouths, whether it was a light tone or a hoarse and low voice, was like salt sprinkled on her wounds.
Like a burning iron.
Sitting in the corner of the tavern, she took a deep breath, left the chips and the cup that had never been touched on the table, and hurriedly fled here in the confused eyes of the boss.
The next day.
The Survivor Daily newspaper office was as busy as usual today.
The editors who were busy writing and typesetting wanted to bury their heads in the piles of paper.
Because they had first-hand information from the front line, all the sub-publications under the newspaper were almost sold out like the main publication.
Although the newspaper was reprinted every day, it still could not satisfy people’s appetite.
Now it’s not just the residents of the outer city.
Even the nobles in the inner city have their eyes on their newspapers, and even sent servants to the door of the newspaper office, just to know what happened on the front line one second earlier than others.
And what is the current situation of the Iron Heart.
Hal also wanted to know how the Alliance planned to deal with the Iron Heart that was snatched from the Legion, but the news sent to him by the Alliance’s office in Boulder City did not mention the news of the Iron Heart.
He didn’t even know if the airship could still be moved.
I think this should be a secret within the Alliance, and Hal didn’t feel embarrassed to ask more.
In addition, he has been asking about Fang Chang’s news these two days, and even asked Shuyu, the person in charge of the Alliance’s office in Boulder City.
Unfortunately, Shuyu also had no news, and only said that if there was any news, he would tell him as soon as possible.
Just when Hal was worried, a letter suddenly floated onto his desk.
Looking at the few lines of words on the envelope, his expression was slightly stunned, and he looked up at Dolly standing in front of his desk.
This is probably the first resignation letter he has received since he took office.
And she’s a “star reporter” from the newspaper.
”Are you going to resign?”
Dolly nodded slowly and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.
”I plan to go to… Dawn City.”
Hal knew why, but still tried to persuade her to stay.
”I’m getting information for you… Can’t you wait patiently for a while?”
Dolly didn’t speak, but what she wanted to say was already written on her face.
Seeing that she had no intention of changing her mind, Hal sighed, put the resignation letter into the drawer, and said softly.
”I’ll keep this letter for you… Make a decision when you come back. If you need travel expenses, I can advance your next month’s salary in advance-”
”No need.”
Dolly shook her head gently. Under her swaying emerald green short hair, a tear mark could be seen at the corner of her right eye.
Although it was not very obvious, it was heartbreaking to see.
The newspaper office was so quiet that even the sound of turning papers could not be heard.
The editors here all knew the young man from the shelter. He was a very smart young man. His optimism and positivity infected many people, and he was always willing to help others.
They never thought that one day he would become part of the newspaper’s news material.
Only one person survived among five hundred people…
The probability is really too slim.
Watching the petite figure disappear at the door, Hal’s face was filled with sadness. He sighed and took out the strong liquor in the drawer.
Although it was not the time to drink during the day, he still unscrewed the bottle cap, and
Hal muttered softly.
”War… This damn war.”
He wanted to write poetry again.
Every climax will be a writer’s block… I will write about the triumph tomorrow, and I will lay the groundwork today. I’m sorry everyone has been waiting for so long
(end of this chapter)
