We promised to develop a game called Candy Crush, what the hell is the Third Reich?

Chapter 130 [Chinese History Series] The Series on Treating Earthlings Like Japanese Devils ~ (6.8k words, two chapters combined)

With Zhao Ming's click.

The images on the large screen behind me changed, and a magnificently decorated tent came into view.

Representing the player's first-person perspective, they sit in the very center of the tent, looking at the dancing Hu woman in front of them, raising their hand to pick up a wine cup and drink it all in one gulp.

He put down the wine glass in his hand, and the maids kneeling on either side of him immediately filled the glass with wine.

The person in the first-person perspective seemed to be enjoying their drink, and started humming a tune.

At this time.

A soldier's voice came from outside the tent:
"Report——!"

Then a scout covered in dust entered the tent, knelt down, and spoke to the first-person perspective:
"Your Majesty! Han cavalry are attacking!"

"We're less than twenty miles from the camp!"

"The leader is someone I've never seen before with the character 'Huo' on their flag."

A brief reflection from a first-person perspective:

"The Huo flag?"

At this moment, a man dressed as a civil official stepped forward and said:
"Your Majesty, I've heard that the Han emperor has recently appointed a young general named Huo Qubing, who is said to be Wei Qing's nephew, and is only seventeen or eighteen years old this year."

Before he could finish speaking, the person in the first-person perspective burst into laughter:

"Seventeen or eighteen years old? A greenhorn can become a general? Are there no capable people among the Han people?"

"Somebody come!"

"Gather all warriors! Today, let's sacrifice Wei Qing's nephew as a flag offering!"

As he spoke, the first-person perspective stood up, opened his arms, and the maids on both sides quickly helped him put on armor.

The image freezes and ends.

The Great Xia Federation, Tiansha Live.

In Fang Ming’s live broadcast room.

Fang Ming became interested as he watched the 'exotic' CG end:
"This seems interesting."

"There were also maids and such to serve you. In ancient times, battles were all fought in close combat."

"It feels like it will be even more exciting than World War II."

The live stream chat was filled with agreement.

Meanwhile, Zhao Ming was still giving his presentation at the awards ceremony.

As Zhao Ming tapped the virtual screen in front of him again, he spoke:
"The game also doesn't impose any restrictions, allowing players to choose their faction freely. Players can experience the life of a Chinese emperor or a foreign land. With all that, is it possible to experience what it's like to become a peerless warrior?"

"I can tell you all here, yes."

"In addition to choosing their own identity, players can also choose to immerse themselves in the body of an NPC."

As the words fell.

The big screen at the awards ceremony began playing footage. This time, the first-person perspective seemed to be much higher than everyone else's. Even though I was standing at the back, my gaze could see the tops of the people in front of me, as well as the eighteen fluttering banners.

Below each banner was a wine table, where people were drinking and chatting.

Sudden.

A soldier ran in, looking flustered.
"Report——!"

"Reporting to the Alliance Leader! General Yu fought Hua Xiong for one round and was cut down from his horse!"

The words fell.

Everyone present was taken aback. The man in the head seat at the center of the hall looked somewhat embarrassed and, after scanning the crowd, said:
"Who dares to challenge Hua Xiong?"

At this time.

From a first-person perspective, the figure sitting at the wine table stood up and said loudly:

"I have General Pan Feng, who wields a hundred-pound axe and possesses the courage of ten thousand men. He can surely slay Hua Xiong!"

As he spoke, the person in the first-person perspective stepped forward, and those around him quickly moved away.

Some of the soldiers even showed fear on their faces. The scene suddenly switched to a third-person perspective, and only then did the netizens on Blue Star realize why those soldiers showed fear on their faces.

The heavily armored man stood like an iron tower, his nine-foot frame as thick as the thigh of the soldier next to him. Not to mention the hundred-pound axe he wielded on his back, anyone who saw him would have to dodge.

The scene switches back to first-person perspective.

The first-person perspective had now reached the center of the venue, and the roar was thunderous:

"This humble general is willing to go!!!"

The image freezes and ends.

So, can one immerse themselves in the body of such a military general?
hiss--

Looking at this burly man, netizens on Earth inexplicably began to fantasize about what it would be like if they were to fight in close combat. Wouldn't he be able to sweep the entire field with his axe? It sounds pretty good.

Zhao Ming's lips curled slightly, and then he spoke again:
"Of course."

"If players are not used to embodying an NPC's body, they can also choose to enter the game with their own body data and choose an identity."

"If I can't be a military general, then I'll be a tyrant vying for supremacy. We're all carbon-based beings, so who's afraid of whom?"

Zhao Ming tapped the virtual screen in front of him again, and the large screen behind him began to play the video.

on the screen.

As the setting sun paints the sky red, the player's first-person perspective is situated atop a city, with battle flags fluttering all around and a vast, dark mass of soldiers arrayed outside the city.

Dust billowed in the distance, and the soldiers on the opposite side continued to gather.

A young general, riding a white horse with a silver saddle and wielding a long spear, led several hundred armored cavalrymen to charge in front of the opposing soldiers, making eye contact with them from a distance from a first-person perspective.

Then, the young general on the opposite side, riding a white horse with a silver saddle, shot an arrow with his longbow.

A letter was attached to an arrow, which landed squarely on the flagpole in the center of the city tower.

Several soldiers quickly took the letter and handed it over; from a first-person perspective, it contained only a brief sentence:

"read."

The advisor beside him took a look and then spoke:

"Your Majesty! Li Yuan's son, Li Shimin, has declared that he will challenge you to a duel!"

"They also said that if you dare not fight, then hang up the truce sign and clear the way."

Upon hearing this, the adjutant beside him flew into a rage and drew his sword:

"Arrogant kid!"

"Your Majesty! This humble general requests permission to serve!"

From the player's first-person perspective, he raised his hand, stopping the lieutenant's request, and said with a cold smile:

"Ready your horse!"

"Gather five hundred elite soldiers, I'll go myself!"

The image freezes and ends.

Zhao Ming smiled and said:

“That’s about it.”

"Players can choose to become a king, or they can be a general, or they can choose to enter their own body data and use their modern knowledge on Earth to compete with ancient heroes."

"Then some people will ask, fighting and killing is too boring, are there any other ways to play?"

"some."

"Because in this game, with its diverse roles, you can even become a thug or a bully."

Zhao Ming raised his hand and tapped the virtual screen in front of him again.

The large screen behind me started playing a video.

What comes into view is a bustling market, teeming with people and the shouts of vendors rising and falling, while the player strolls along in a first-person perspective.

He was accompanied by three or five slackers who occupied a row of seats and just barged around.

The surrounding people scattered at the sight. The first-person perspective person walked along and casually picked up a pear from a nearby stall, took a bite, and found it tasted quite good.

He then gestured to his men to take a few more, and the vendor looked anxious, about to speak.

The first-person perspective sounded somewhat displeased:
"Ok?"

The vendor was so frightened that he dared not move. The first-person perspective then chuckled and nodded in satisfaction.

After taking the pears with a few of his men, he continued walking. As he looked around, he suddenly bumped into something. Looking down from his first-person perspective, he saw a little beggar.

He immediately kicked it, cursing as he did so:
"Little beggar, are you looking for death?!"

"Um?!"

Sudden.

A loud shout.

"What are you doing?!"

From the first-person perspective, a monk carrying a broken bowl with half a steamed bun inside rushed over, pushed the first-person viewer aside, and then quickly helped the little beggar up.

He handed half a steamed bun from the bowl to the little beggar.

First-person perspective, ruthless tone:

"You stinking monk, are you looking for death too?!"

The monk who was squatting on the ground supporting the little beggar looked up angrily and prepared to get up.

The little beggar on the ground, clutching his stomach, quickly grabbed the monk, his voice trembling:
"Chongchong the myna bird... I bumped into it by accident, let's just forget about it."

The image freezes, and the story ends.

For a moment, the entire awards ceremony fell silent. Seeing that no one reacted, Zhao Ming shrugged.

"How about it?"

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The Great Xia Federation, Tiansha Live.

Inside Xu Jie's live stream.

"Holy crap? You can do that?"

From an angle I never imagined, how could someone possibly be a hoodlum?

Extortion and market manipulation?

Is this game really that amazing?

Thousands of identities?
Many netizens on Earth became curious about their identities.

The viewers in the live stream also came up with some really creative ideas.

To be fair, if I've already been a thug, it's not unreasonable for me to become a robber, is it?

[A robber? Are they after your money or your virtue?]

[Hilarious! They can't even bring the money out with them, so what are they even going to rob?]

[It's all fictional; be bold and start a rebellion.]

[Fool, if you're going to start a rebellion, just choose to be a general or a lord, okay? If you choose to be a thug, you'll have to experience the fun of being a thug.]

[That makes sense. I've wanted to be the uncle next door for a long time now, with that hoodlum persona.]

Here at the awards ceremony.

Feeling the emotional points arrive, Zhao Ming spoke up:
"These two are the games that Polaris will be releasing in the future."

"The First World War series and the Chinese History series."

"After the awards ceremony, we will open modules for these two games on our Polaris website, so players can get a sneak peek at some information."

"And we will also update and upload CG materials from time to time."

"Please wait for the press conference a week from now for more details."

"If anyone is interested in collaborating, they can contact our staff through the contact information on the Polestar website. Of course, this also applies to everyone here today."

"We can just exchange contact information directly."

Zhao Ming then checked the time and said:
"Five minutes left."

"Now let's return to our 'World War II: The Rise of Empire'."

"What we are releasing today is the game's future version plan."

"And the version and content to be updated in the second half of this year."

"First is 'The Cold War Shadow,' a sequel to 'World War II: Rise of Empires.'"

"Once most players have finished immersing themselves in the story, we will release DLC for the sequel, allowing players to experience a completely new story."

"The Cold War Clouds mainly tells the story of what happened after World War II."

"All crises arise from fundamental ideological conflicts between nations."

"And the most terrifying of all is the 'nuclear cloud'."

As he spoke, Zhao Ming clicked on the virtual screen in front of him, and the large screen behind him began to play a video.

on the screen.

A sun slowly rises, growing brighter and brighter, and expanding continuously.

It was only then that the viewers on Earth realized that this was not the sun, and the subtitles that followed provided a clue.

Nuclear weapons are weapons developed by humankind at the end of World War II. The first two nuclear weapons detonated during their use caused over 20 casualties.

Nuclear weapons, while demonstrating their destructive power, also hastened the end of World War II.

However, with the end of the war...

Ideological conflicts, disputes over interests, and historical grievances among nations led to competition and the Cold War across all sectors, from economics to military affairs.

In this context, nuclear weapons, which could determine the course of a war, became of paramount importance.

[1945, 'Nuclear Weapons': 1152]

[1986, 'Nuclear Weapons': 70300]

In the image, the numbers following the nuclear weapons start from 1 and increase continuously, from 1945 to 1986, a period of 41 years.

The number of nuclear weapons has reached more than 7.

On average, 4.6 'nuclear weapons' are produced per day, according to this data.

The people on Earth were stunned and their scalps tingled.

Do the humans on this 'Earth' have some kind of war gene on them?
Two bombs resulted in 20 deaths.
One of them would be worth 10 people?
10 people x 7 coins, how much is that again? Rough?
If each nuclear bomb produced in those 41 years killed 100,000 people, then 70,000 bombs could kill 7 billion people?!
It's impossible to kill 10 people every time.

But if you calculate it this way, killing billions of people is still quite possible.

Are there that many people on 'Earth'?

Keep in mind that there are only about 140 billion people on Earth right now, and Earth's land area is much smaller than that of Earth. If all of these 'nuclear weapons' were deployed, wouldn't they destroy the world?

The thought had just crossed the minds of the viewers on Earth.

The scene on the screen had already become tense.

One leader after another kept changing, their expressions gradually becoming crazed:

"destroy!"

"Mutual destruction!"

"If they dare, launch all their nuclear weapons and destroy them!"

"They wouldn't dare to make a move; our nuclear weapons are enough to destroy them!"

"If they dare, then fire!"

"Destruction! Who's afraid of who?!"

Mutual destruction.

These four simple words represent a kind of madness.

The footage constantly switched between images of world leaders clamoring for destruction and scenes of nuclear test sites, casting a shadow over the entire world.

Nuclear weapons with automatic counterattack protection are deployed around the world.

Once someone makes the first move.

They would launch any nuclear weapons they could to ensure the enemy's destruction.

Everyone was teetering on the brink of destruction.

The uncontrollability of human beings is on full display at this moment.

The scene suddenly switched.

The image presented this time was familiar to Blue Star players because the Soviet flag was hanging on the wall.

At this moment, the alarm inside the house kept going off.

The device displayed a notification indicating an attack by the American Free Federation. The officer on duty watched the notification, his expression constantly shifting, ready to report it.

If an automatic nuclear counterattack is triggered.
Swish!
A fantastical scene unfolds: missiles carrying nuclear warheads are being launched from all over the world.

Subsequently
It's a picture of the entire world being bombed by nuclear weapons.

The scene cuts back to the duty room where the alarm is sounding.

The Soviet officer on duty was sweating profusely, and the netizens on Blue Star looked solemn.

I found myself drawn into the story without even realizing it, and my heart started pounding.

on the screen.

The officer on duty looked at the launch button on the equipment in front of him and slowly raised his hand.

call--

Suck--

call--

The heavy breathing could be heard even amidst the piercing alarm.

Blue Star netizens' hearts clenched. Could it be...?
The Blue Star streamers and viewers watching the live broadcast, as well as the guests at the awards ceremony, all unconsciously held their breath, completely immersed in the moment.

It's hard to imagine that such a storyline is actually a game CG.

Watching the Soviet officer in the video raise his hand and slowly reach for the button.

Swish!
The screen suddenly disappeared.

Zhao Ming's smiling voice came through:

"To know what will happen next, let's end World War II first."

"Information on 'Cold War Clouds,' the sequel to 'World War II: Rise of Empires,' will also be released gradually in the future."

Those who are interested can visit the Polestar website for more information.

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After the words were spoken, the bewildered netizens on Earth finally came to their senses.

Even the guests at the awards ceremony below, who were all elites and successful people from various federations, couldn't help but make a fuss when they saw Zhao Ming.

This. You special
This is someone with good manners.

By this time, countless people online were cursing and many streamers were smashing their tables.

Tiansha Live, Fang Ming's Live Room.

boom! boom! boom!
"Aaaaaaah! This is fucking awful!!!"

The table groaned as it was slammed against the ground, and Fang Ming grabbed his hair.

"That feeling of stopping."

"Really, this is definitely the real Zhao the Old Thief!"

“No more running away!”

"Even though he's so handsome! This heartless guy is definitely that old scoundrel Zhao!"

"There's no way it's broken like that!!!"

"Calm down, calm down! This guy can really drive you crazy!"

The viewers in the live stream couldn't hold back any longer.

Fang Ming was originally known for his sharp tongue and talent, and half of his fans were haters, so you can imagine what kind of people his fans were.

And it is under such circumstances.

For once, the haters stood with Fang Ming's true fans, spamming the live stream chat with insults directed at Zhao Ming.
On the news websites of major federal governments.

The entry about Polaris Games and the name Zhao Ming has been flooded with comments from gamers.

Below the awards ceremony venue.

Shen Qinghan forced a smile and politely accepted the cards handed to him by the other forces. Looking at Zhao Ming on the stage, he couldn't help but break down.

Stop messing around, aren't you afraid you won't be able to get out?
That's just too infuriating.

You didn't mention before we came that there were three CGs and three plot holes.

They're not filling in any of them, just digging holes?
No.

I've arranged a chartered plane to go back; it can't land in the East China Sea, lest it get blocked.
Thinking.

Shen Qinghan immediately booked a private jet in the neighboring city.

Fortunately, Zhao Ming on stage had already reached the end of his speech:
"Now that we've covered the sequel, let's get back to the game."

"In the current World War II: Rise of Empires, the Battle of Moscow has ended, and the war between the Empire and the Soviet Union is at a stalemate."

"It remains to be seen who the winner will be."

"However, judging from the attack on Pearl Harbor, many players should know that any battle can affect the entire world's war situation."

"so."

Zhao Ming clicked on the virtual screen in front of him.

Two boxes appeared on the large screen behind them, namely [Imperial Faction] and [Federal Faction].

Then the two buttons gradually diverged and eventually became...

[Imperial Faction] [Kingdom of Italy Faction] [Vichy France Faction] [Japan Faction] [Hungary]
[Soviet Federal Bloc] [British Commonwealth Bloc] [French Federal Bloc] [American Liberal Federal Bloc] [Canadian Federation].
There are a total of twenty or thirty main and subordinate factions on both sides.

Zhao Ming said:
"We have also collected a lot of feedback from players. Many players have complained about the random location system, so we have listened to their opinions and made optimizations and adjustments."

"A live update will be provided at midnight tonight."

"The original random faction system has been changed to allow players to choose their desired faction, and players will be randomly assigned to different regions after they have chosen their faction."

"After all, if you could choose everything, it would be a little boring."

"The greatest fun of games lies in the randomness and uncertainty."

"For example, the current distribution of power within the British Commonwealth."

"On the European front, the British Commonwealth homeland and the defensive empire of southern England."

"The deployment in the North African theater is engaged in battle with the Empire."

"The Southeast Asian theater is currently engaged in combat with Japan."

"In the Atlantic theater, we are escorting supply convoys and fighting against the Empire's submarine force."

"So when players choose to start with the [Commonwealth] faction."

"The game will start randomly in one of the four areas mentioned above."

"It greatly reduces randomness while ensuring the adventure fun brought by a certain degree of uncertainty, and who knows, the battles you participate in might even influence the entire world's war situation~"

"at the same time."

"The game will continue for the next few months."

"Permanent battlefields such as urban warfare, naval warfare, air warfare, jungle warfare, and tank warfare will be gradually opened."

"However, these are all related to large-scale dungeons."

"The main thing is to capture a portion of the map from a large instance, then gather enough players to start the game, and the players will fight against each other in it."

"A permanent instance of the [Battle of Moscow] is currently in production."

"As the game progresses, once the national war instance [Battle of Stalingrad] is released, the permanent instance [Street Fighting] will also be available."

"Dear players, please stay tuned."

"Thank you."

After speaking, Zhao Ming bowed slightly and looked at the host.

The host, regaining his composure, began to speak:
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Zhao Ming, for bringing us this."

Snapped!
Fang Ming shut down the "Anti-War Competition" live stream. Zhao Ming had already left, so what was the point of watching?

However, recalling the information he had gathered that night, Fang Ming, while talking to the live stream audience, opened the Polaris official website, and sure enough, it had been updated:
"Now that Zhao the old scoundrel has finished speaking, let's sort things out."

Looking at the three brand-new modules on the official website, Fang Ming looked at them one by one:
"Three series of games."

"World War I series, Chinese history series, and the current World War II series."

"The first two are advance information; the game hasn't been released yet."

"Regarding the World War II series, a sequel has already been developed, but World War II isn't over yet, so naturally we can't play it."

"Did this guy spend the whole night digging a hole?!"

"Is the only game we can play still 'World War II: Rise of Empires'?!"

"md!"

"The only thing we know is that it will be updated at midnight, right?"

"You can now choose a specific country faction, which is a good update. He just used the British Commonwealth as an example, so I'll choose the British Commonwealth in a bit and see how far I can go."

As Fang Ming was talking, he got bored and turned on the live stream of "Anti-War Competition".

I watched for a few minutes.
Okay, I knew I wasn't interested.

The awards ceremony for the [Film] category had arrived, and Fang Ming, who had little interest, turned off the live stream of the "Anti-War Competition" awards ceremony again and opened Federal Headlines.

Suddenly happy.

"Goodness, the internet is full of people cursing Zhao the old scoundrel."

"Let me see"

"Someone's already started forming groups?"

"Really squatting?"

Time passed slowly, and soon it was midnight.

An update notification popped up in the game.

Fang Ming immediately switched back to the game and updated it. A few seconds later, a notification popped up on the game interface indicating that the update was complete. Fang Ming then clicked on the [Immersive Story] mode.

After clicking, two prompts popped up: "[Imperial Faction]" and "[Federal Faction]".

After selecting the [Federal Faction], several federal countries were listed below. Fang Ming directly selected [British Commonwealth], and then the screen flashed.

I was immediately taken into the game.

boom! boom! boom!
The instant the gunshot rang in his ears, Fang Ming immediately dropped to the ground and said to the live stream:
"They've already reached the battlefield?"

"Where is this?"

Fang Ming's gaze swept over the surrounding soldiers, all of whom were from the British Commonwealth, but many of them were from Asia, so this was probably not the British Commonwealth mainland.

As Fang Ming watched, he cocked the rifle in his hand.

As he was scanning his surroundings, a sound suddenly rang out.
jingle! jingle!
The sound of a bicycle bell startled Fang Ming, who was momentarily stunned. He then instinctively followed the soldier beside him, who suddenly burst into a tirade of profanities. Fang Ming instinctively rushed off after him.

But as he rushed out, he looked back.

I want to see what this thing is.
Then they saw a short Japanese soldier in a khaki uniform pedaling his bicycle out from below the embankment and rushing towards them, muttering something like "banzai".
Fang Ming looked puzzled. What was there to be afraid of?

He stopped, turned around, and raised his gun, aiming at the Japanese soldier who was rushing towards him on a bicycle. The distance between them was less than ten meters.

Fang Ming was even confident that he could hit the man right between the eyebrows with a single shot.

at this time
boom--! ! ! ! !
The flames from the explosion swept out, filling Fang Ming's entire field of vision.

The screen went black.

Swish!
Back on the game's main screen, Fang Ming was still in the gun-holding posture, not yet recovered from his shock.

The air fell silent for a moment.

"Holy crap? This is unbelievable!"

"What the hell is this thing?"

"How did I die?"

Fang Ming was completely stunned. What the hell was that? How could a person explode?

"No! I'll start another game!"

(End of this chapter)