Anti-War Game: Starting from Normandy Campaign-Chapter 558 - 267: Bombarding Kinmen
Seeing Zhao Ming finish work, Shen Qinghan started speaking:
"Busy lately?"
Zhao Ming leaned back in the chair, stretched, and said:
"Not busy at all."
"Why?"
"Anything going on?"
Shen Qinghan said:
"Nothing much."
"The Great Xia Alliance has built a new vacation island to the south, just completed, not yet opened for business, and they’re inviting some top corporate executives to visit."
Saying this, Shen clicked on the bracelet on his wrist.
A projection of an island came into view.
Comprising seven main islands of varying sizes and features, surrounded by numerous micro atolls.
The features and facilities flashed by, such as ’Dome Forest,’ ’Abyssal Suites,’ ’Canopy Treehouse,’ ’Custom Gene Garden,’ etc.
Zhao Ming nodded and said:
"Looks nice."
"Are you going?"
Shen Qinghan said:
"Planning to, that’s why I asked you."
"The company is pretty stable now, but we can’t be too isolated; we still need to find some corporate partners."
"I’ve turned down offers before."
"But this time, many executives from other groups will be there, so it’s a good opportunity to make an appearance."
"Whether or not we partner up, it doesn’t matter."
"As the president of the group, you need to show up."
"Especially now that you’re a rising star over in the Federation."
"There will surely be many who want to curry favor with you; you can use that."
Zhao Ming smiled and said:
"Isn’t it better they curry favor with you?"
"You’re the one managing the company’s affairs."
Shen Qinghan rolled his eyes and said:
"I don’t have that kind of influence."
"I’ll find you when the time comes."
"By the way."
"The interest in ’Modern Warfare’ has dropped recently; any updates?"
"Many players are still playing Polestar Games, the overall number hasn’t decreased, but they’ve all moved to the World War II section."
"There’s still some time before the ’Anti-War Competition’ results are out."
"Try to push for it."
Zhao Ming said:
"No worries, these games are interconnected now."
"We just finished the ’Hundred Regiments Offensive,’ players are taking a break, and soon we’ll launch an update for ’Modern Warfare.’
"Once they’ve had enough of ’Modern Warfare.’
"’Cold War Clouds’ will be kicking off soon."
Shen Qinghan asked curiously:
"Starting again soon?"
"Where’s the next conflict?"
Zhao Ming said:
"The timeline for ’Cold War Clouds’ can be accelerated since it’s mainly about great power struggle, moving too slow loses player interest."
"The next conflict point is the ’Korean War’ and the ’Sino-Vietnamese War.’
Shen Qinghan looked intrigued:
"Are those two connected?"
Zhao Ming nodded, then shook his head:
"Not exactly connected since there’s a gap of a few years between them."
"The ’Korean War’ lasted eight years, with a gap in between before the ’Sino-Vietnamese War.’
Upon hearing this.
Shen Qinghan nodded in understanding:
"I see."
Zhao Ming briefly explained the upcoming game rules and updates, and seeing no issues, Shen Qinghan left.
....
Meanwhile.
On the Celestial Shark Live Platform.
In Yu Feng’s live stream room.
With the end of the ’Hundred Regiments Offensive,’ the Republic in the World War II scenario is temporarily at a stalemate.
So Yu Feng returned to the ’Cold War Clouds’ DLC.
Chatting with followers earlier revealed that after the ’Peninsula Battlefield’ ended, the timeline in ’Cold War Clouds’ has accelerated.
Sometimes, time even skips a week at once.
This makes gathering intelligence easier for Yu Feng, since a week’s jump means collecting a week’s worth of intel at once.
Much more efficient than skipping day by day.
The game’s storyline quickly progressed to 1954.
And stopped at the beginning of 1955.
Not because he didn’t want to continue skipping.
But because if the collected intel wasn’t shared, it would have been revealed by other players.
Other players could skip time as well.
But compared to his role as a newspaper editor-in-chief, most streamers or players only got to know what was reported in the papers.
They lacked in-depth analysis and understanding of the insider information.
But if they participated, they would reveal more than him, given the large player base on Blue Star.
Without releasing some intel to attract attention.
Once people completed missions and had full intelligence, they wouldn’t need to listen to him.
After arranging the intel, Yu Feng said:
"Brothers, thanks for waiting."
"Finally sorted out the intel here, there’s a lot, though some players have shared bits, they’re coming from a single perspective."
"Let me share from an overall perspective."
"Firstly, the current situation on ’Earth.’
"Since the Peninsula Battlefield ended, the situation on Earth has become quite delicate."
"Currently, after the Peninsula War ended, the Soviet Union has started large-scale industrial aid to the Republic per the agreement."
"The Republic is also seeking peaceful development, and relations between the two are quite good."
"Nothing like the confrontational images shown in earlier CGs."
"However, the United States and Western bloc countries have taken a stand against the Republic."
"That’s unavoidable."
