Chapter 2890 Sister Chapter: Invasion of Darkness
Meng Lichuan's mind was in a mess.
She knows the impact of this summit match.
Before the start of the war, the captain and even some senior officials in the Dark Moon Foundation explained to them very seriously that the success or failure of this strategic game will not only affect 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 hard, even burning his own brain, to squeeze out the limit computing power to complete the mission.
And halfway through the battle, the results of browsing the forum are indeed the same. 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, more people opposed sending troops.
Now, their Moon Demon team has suffered a crushing defeat, which means that the Federal Expeditionary Force has been wiped out. Shouldn't the results of the polls have plummeted? How could it be that more and more people support sending troops, showing a one-sided situation?
"What on earth happened?"
Meng Lichuan asked stupidly, "Sister Taozi, did you say something wrong, or did I hear it wrong?"
"I'm not wrong, and you heard it right. The result was indeed unexpected. I'm still dizzy, and I haven't figured out what's going on!"
Jiang Baitao smiled and said, "However, the results of the poll obviously did not become like this for no reason. During the three days when you were in a coma, no, a lot of things happened since the beginning of the summit match five days ago. Let me explain it to you.
"First of all, a small game popped up on the forum."
"Games……"
Meng Lichuan frowned, "What do you mean?"
"You know, this peak duel between the Moon Demon team and the Blood Shadow team has received strong support from the government, and it has even become a tool for the government to explain the situation and policies to the public. All major sects have fully activated their propaganda machines, allowing almost all the people in the Federation to know and participate in it. Tens of billions of people watched it 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 federal person knows about this matter. 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 expansion pack of 'Glorious Crusade' is too professional. It's even more boring and complicated than the military's wargame deduction and simulation sand table. It's all about data, information, and icons. It took a long time, and after a battle was fought, three or five days were not enough.
"Ordinary people can't understand what we are doing, and it is impossible to spend days and nights on such a boring thing. Then, in order to attract attention, relieve the fatigue of the people, and increase their participation, the organizer—— That is, the Dark Moon Foundation behind us, together with the production team of the "Civilization" game, launched a small game.
"No, I found out later that this 'little game' is not small at all. It can be regarded as a sister chapter of 'Glorious Crusade', called 'Darkness Invasion'."
"Darkness attack?"
Meng Lichuan murmured, "A new expansion pack?"
"Yes, the target group of 'Glorious Crusade' is professional players with excellent computing power, practitioners and military personnel. Because of the level of confidentiality, it is impossible for ordinary players to have access to the key data--'Darkness Invasion' is approachable More, its target group is tens of thousands of ordinary users, it does not have too complicated calculations and operations, and the sound and light effects are also made delicate and real, making people feel immersive and immersed in the dark.”
Jiang Baitao called up the introduction interface of the sister chapter "Darkness Invasion" of "Glorious Crusade" from his portable crystal brain, pointed out the features of this game to Meng Lichuan, and continued, "The quality of the game itself is extremely good, and playing The gimmick of the "Glorious Crusade" sister chapter, and while all the federal people are paying attention to our peak duel, they advertised heavily on relevant forums and live channels, and even pushed them directly to users. Sure enough, once launched, It attracted countless eyeballs within a few hours and became the most popular expansion piece on the "Civilization" platform that day.
"The audience originally came to see our peak duel, but they couldn't understand after watching it for a long time. When they were getting impatient, they were suddenly pushed by the official "sister chapter". Anyway, they are idle, so let's try it. Well, what do you say?"
Meng Lichuan thought about it seriously, nodded, and said, "That's right, if it were me, I'd definitely try two games with such a gimmick. Then, what exactly is this little game about? It turned out to be related?"
Jiang Baitao smiled slightly, and clicked on the detailed introduction of "Invasion of Darkness".
Meng Lichuan was immediately attracted by the scenes of corpses lying across the field and blood flowing into rivers, and was even a little frightened.
"Since it is a sister chapter of 'Glorious Crusade', of course there is a certain internal connection. The setting background of 'Darkness Invasion' is that after the failure of 'Glorious Crusade', the victor in the center of the star sea integrated hundreds of rich world resources. The story before and after the massive invasion of the federation at the edge of the star sea and the complete extinction of the federation."
Jiang Baitao said, "Although it's a small game, it has a high degree of freedom and realism. You can choose to become an ordinary soldier of the Federation Army, and fight until you run out of ammunition and food in the face of overwhelming, densely packed enemies that cover the stars. You can also play as a helpless federal civilian, trying 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 The supplies fled in a hurry, fleeing towards the colder and barren depths of the star sea.
"And the most interesting plot, which is the source of the name of this mini-game, in 'Dark Invasion', you can play the role of the manager of a refuge. You have been hiding in the underground refuge for thousands or even tens of thousands of years. Over the tens of thousands of years, under the pressure of the extremely harsh environment, your humanity is constantly peeling off, your emotions are gradually distorted, and even your appearance has changed beyond recognition. Aberrations, you are like lizards and poisonous snakes, enduring the endless... darkness."
Jiang Baitao said, and clicked on a video ad for the mini-game "Darkness Invasion".
The advertisement is not long, but it extravagantly uses a full ten seconds of darkness and silence to attract attention.
When Meng Lichuan wondered if the video was stuck, a sharp and sharp scream suddenly came from the depths of the darkness, and then, a monster that looked like a human being but not a human, a ghost but not a ghost, and was wrapped in a black carapace came out of the darkness suddenly. He jumped out, and with the 3D special effects, he almost fell on Meng Lichuan's face.
"ah!"
Meng Lichuan was taken aback, her heartbeat accelerated half a beat, "Sister Taozi!"
"Ha, let's be startled, when I played it for the first time, I was also taken aback—basically, this game was made to deliberately scare you, piss you off, and make you extremely depressed and hopeless. "
Jiang Baitao said, "No matter what character you choose or what kind of plot line you follow, the end result is a dead end.
"You choose to be a member of the Federation Army, or even the commander of the Federation Army or an omnipotent cultivator who can move mountains and seas. , Even if I give you dozens or even a hundred Colossus Soldiers, there is no such thing as crushing, it is completely crushing!
"Civilians, not to mention, no matter whether the enemy is a member of the Holy League or a cultivator, they will not let even a civilian go. Although the Federation is large, where can they escape? Cut to pieces by the enemy?
"Flee to the depths of the star sea, ha, our place is already the end of the star sea, and if we flee further away, it is even more impossible to find any resources. The size of a small starship or two is simply not enough to support the effective operation of a society , in the end, it is a tragedy of people killing people and eating people-were there not many such examples in the Flying Star Realm in the past?
"Escape to the refuge deep in the center of the earth, and don't 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, and it is indeed not worth it for hundreds of civilians. , to turn over the entire earth's crust - but the ending of doing so is the theme of this expansion piece, 'Darkness Invasion'. Darkness invades not only the human body, but also our most precious emotions and hearts. When tens of thousands of years later, when our descendants emerge from the darkness again, will anyone still admit that they are real humans?"
"this……"
Meng Lichuan watched the "Darkness Invasion" game videos uploaded by countless players, especially the endings full of pain, terror and despair. The more she watched, the more chilled she became, and the more she watched, the more trembling she became, and said in a low voice, "This, this is not like a normal game. game."
"It's really not like a game, but rather like a history that has happened countless times, and a future that seems inevitable and will come again."
The smile on Jiang Baitao's face disappeared at some point, and was replaced by a faint haze. Her eyes were filled with black mist. Behind the mist was unwillingness or fear, "If we don't send troops, or Send troops and lose, and that's what we, all our loved ones and the entire civilization, have to face."
"boom!"
Thousands of videos of "Invasion of Darkness" poured into Meng Lichuan's mind, turning into turbulent waves, bombarding her fragile beliefs, making her subconsciously say, "This is impossible!"
"How is it impossible?"
Jiang Baitao spread her hands and said, "Do you think it is impossible for the Holy League to continue to advance towards the Federation after swallowing the empire, 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 destroy a small isolated and helpless Federation with twice the number of Holy League!"