40,000 Years of Cultivation

Meng Lichuan's mind was messed up.

She knew the impact of this matchup.

Before the war, the team leader and even some senior officials in the Dark Moon Foundation explained to them very seriously that the victory or defeat of this strategic deduction will not only influence the reaction of public opinion, but even affect the voting results of the parliament.

The future of countless people is in their hands.

That's why Meng Lichuan worked so desperately, not hesitating to burn his own brain, to squeeze the limit of computing power to complete the mission.

In the middle of the battle, the results of browsing the forum are indeed the case. The polls are closely related to the progress of the battle.

When the "Moon Demon Team" had a slight advantage, there were more people who supported sending troops, and when the "Blood Shadow Team" gradually formed an overwhelming victory, there were more people opposed to sending troops.

Now, their Moon Demon Team has been completely defeated, which represents the entire Federal Expeditionary Force is annihilated. Shouldn't the results of the polls plummet? How could it be that there are more and more people supporting the dispatch of troops, showing a one-sided situation?

"What on earth happened?"

Meng Lichuan asked silly, "Sister Tao, did you say it wrong, or did I hear it wrong?"

"I didn't say it wrong, and you heard it right. The result is indeed unexpected. I am still dizzy and I haven't figured out the name of it!"

Jiang Baitao smiled and said, "However, the results of the polls are obviously not like this for no reason. During the three days when you were in a coma, no, a lot of things have happened since the peak showdown five days ago. Let me explain it to you.

"First of all, a small game popped up on the forum."

"small game……"

Meng Lichuan frowned, "What do you mean?"

"You know, this peak showdown between Moon Demon Team and Blood Shadow Team has received strong official support, and has even become an official tool for explaining the situation and policies to the public, whether it is the Dark Moon Foundation, the military or the Federation including the Yaoshi Group. All major sects have launched their propaganda machines, allowing almost all citizens of the Federation to know and participate in it. Tens of billions of people watch online at the same time, setting the most exaggerated record in the history of the "Civilization" game and becoming the focus of attention. , The heat broke through the sky.

"It can be said that every member of the Federation knows about this. In the past few days, even if they don't watch the live broadcast, they will pay attention to it through forums and news."

Jiang Baitao said, "But, in all fairness, the degree of professionalism of the'Glorious Expedition' expansion is too high. It is boring and more complicated than military wargames and simulation sandboxes. It's all data, information, and icons. It takes a long time and a battle is fought, not three or five days is not enough.

"Ordinary people don't understand what we are doing, and it is impossible to spend days and nights on such boring things. So, in order to attract attention, relieve people's fatigue, and increase their participation, the organizer - That is, the Dark Moon Foundation behind us, in conjunction with the production team of the "Civilization" game, launched a small game.

"No, I learned later that this'mini game' is not small at all. It can be regarded as a sister chapter of'Glory Expedition', called'Dark Invasion'."

"Invasion of darkness?"

Meng Lichuan murmured, "New expansion?"

"Yes, the target group of the'Glorious Expedition' is professional players, cultivators and military personnel with excellent computing power. Because of the confidentiality level, it is impossible for ordinary players to access the key data-the'Dark Invasion' is approachable. That’s more. Its target group is tens of thousands of ordinary users. It does not have too complicated calculations and operations. The sound and light effects are also delicate and real, making people feel immersively and indulging in the dark."

Jiang Baitao called up the introduction interface of the sister chapter "Dark Invasion" of "Glorious Expedition" from the portable crystal brain, and showed Meng Lichuan the characteristics of this game one by one, and then said, "The quality of the game itself is extremely good, and he played In addition to the gimmick of the sister chapter of the'Glorious Expedition', and while all the federal people are paying attention to our peak matchup, they advertised in relevant forums and live channels, and even directly pushed to users’ eyes. Sure enough, once it was launched, It attracted countless eyeballs within a few hours and became the hottest expansion on the "Civilization" platform that day.

"The audience originally came to see our peak matchup, but they couldn't understand it after watching for a long time. When they were impatient, they were suddenly pushed by the official to such a "sister article". Anyway, if you are idle, you can also try it. Well, what do you think?"

Meng Lichuan thought about it seriously, nodded and said: "Yes, it's me. I will definitely try two games with such a gimmicky game. Then, what exactly does this game talk about and how can it interact with the polls? Did it matter?"

Jiang Baitao smiled slightly and clicked on the detailed introduction of "Dark Invasion".

Meng Lichuan was immediately attracted by scenes of corpses and blood flowing into rivers, and even frightened.

"Since it is a sister chapter of'Glory Expedition', of course there is a certain internal connection. The setting background of'Dark Invasion' is that after the failure of'Glory Expedition', the victor in the center of Xinghai integrated hundreds of rich world resources. The story before and after invading the Federation in Xinghai Beach, and completely exterminating the Federation."

Jiang Baitao said, "Although it is a small game, it has a high degree of freedom and realism. You can choose to become an ordinary soldier of the Federal Army, facing the overwhelming, densely packed enemies, and fighting to the end of the ammunition and food. Until the blood dries; you can also play as a federal civilian without the power of a chicken to try to keep your family in the post-war purgatory; you can also play as the captain of a civilian transport ship with tens of thousands of people and a limited number of The materials fled hurriedly, fleeing toward the depths of the even colder and barren sea of ​​stars.

"And the most interesting plot is the source of the name of this little game. In'Dark Invasion', you can play the role of the administrator of a refuge. In order to avoid the ravages of powerful enemies in the center of the Star Sea, you and your people have already Hiding in the underground refuge for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, under the squeezing of tens of thousands of years of time and extremely harsh environments, your humanity is constantly peeling away, your emotions are gradually distorted, and even your appearance has become unrecognizable. Distortion, you are like lizards and poisonous snakes, enduring endless...dark attacks."

As Jiang Baitao said, he clicked on a video ad for the game "Dark Invasion".

The advertisement is not long, but it lavishly used a full ten seconds of darkness and silence to attract attention.

When Meng Lichuan doubted whether the video was stuck, a sharp and sharp scream suddenly came from the depths of the darkness. Then, a monster that looked like a person and was not a human, was like a ghost, and was wrapped in a black carapace, suddenly came from the darkness. Pounced out, under the three-dimensional special effects, almost pounced on Meng Lichuan's face.

"what!"

Meng Lichuan was startled, and her heartbeat suddenly increased for half a beat, "Sister Tao!"

"Ha, be surprised, when I played it for the first time, I was also surprised-basically, this game was made as if it was going to deliberately scare you, anger you, make you extremely depressed and desperate. "

Jiang Baitao said, "No matter what role you choose or what plot line you follow, the result will be a dead end.

"You choose to become a member of the Federation Army, or even the commander of the Federation Army or the omnipotent cultivator. What's the use? Faced with the integration of all resources in the center of Xinghai, millions of starships attacked. , Even if you give you dozens or a hundred giant soldiers, rolling, that is a complete rolling!

"Common people, not to mention, no matter whether the enemy is a holy ally or a cultivator, even a commoner will not be spared. Even though the federation is large, where can you escape, it turns out that it is not man-made swords. Was the enemy cut a thousand times?

"Escape to the depths of the star sea, ha, we are already at the end of the star sea. If we flee further away, it is impossible to find any resources. The scale of one or two starships is not enough to support the effective operation of a society. In the end, it was the tragedy of people killing and cannibalism—such an example, are there few flying stars in the past?

"Escape to the refuge deep in the heart of the earth. It will not come out for hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of years? Yes, both the Holy League and the Empire pay attention to the rate of return on resources. It is indeed not worth the hundreds of civilians. , To open up the entire crust of the earth-but the end of this is the theme of this expansion, "Dark Invasion". Darkness invades not only the human body, but also our most precious emotions and hearts. When tens of thousands of years later, our descendants emerge from the darkness again, will anyone still admit that they are real human beings?"

"This……"

Meng Lichuan watched the "Dark Invasion" game videos uploaded by countless players, especially the endings full of pain, horror, and despair. game."

"It's really not like a game, it's like a history that has happened countless times, and the future that seems inevitable and is about to come."

The smile on Jiang Baitao's face disappeared somehow, replaced by a faint haze. Between her eyes was filled with black mist. Behind the mist may be unwilling or fear, "If we don't send troops, or Sending troops but losing, this is the ending that we, all our relatives and the entire civilization have to face."

"boom!"

Thousands of "dark assault" videos all poured into Meng Lichuan's mind, turning into stormy waves, bombarding her fragile beliefs, making her subconsciously, "This is impossible!"

"How can it be impossible?"

Jiang Baitao spread his hand and said, "Do you think that after the Holy League has swallowed the empire, it is impossible to continue to advance to the Federation, or do you think that the Holy League plus all the resources of the empire are not enough to crush the Federation?

"Please, even now, the power of the Federation and the Empire may not be able to defeat the Holy League, let alone twice the Holy League when the time comes, destroying a small isolated and helpless federation!"