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Chapter 133 The Japanese aircraft carrier 'Shoho' that was 'carried' (3.2k)

The Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway were not particularly long battles; they were both around three days long.

Based on the in-game time flow, players can basically finish it in a day, so Zhao Ming made it a time-limited dungeon that can be played repeatedly, mainly to keep things fresh.

And the backend data...

Zhao Ming noticed that quite a few people were also experiencing the [random dungeon].

This mainly involves randomly selecting local battles across the entire 'Earth' to create battlefields for players to experience. It does not affect the characters and storylines in the [Immersive Story] mode and is a separate feature.

Zhao Ming checked the comments and found quite a few positive ones.

The main players are those who enjoy an immersive storyline experience, like Duan Yu and Huang Hao. Duan Yu, who survived in Leningrad, didn't even participate in the last Battle of Moscow.

But starving in Leningrad for so long would drive anyone crazy, even if it was for publicity and money.
Fortunately, this recent "random dungeon" allowed Duan Yu and his team to escape the oppressive environment of Leningrad and engage in some cathartic battles. The most positive comments and likes came from Duan Yu and other streamers.

After reviewing the data for each mode, it appears that the [Immersive Story] mode has the most users overall. The game currently boasts a peak daily active user count of over 50 million, with the [Immersive Story] mode accounting for one-third of those users.

Overall, things are relatively stable, after all, not everyone enjoys playing war games.

With over 140 billion people on Earth, 5000 million active users is already the peak. The market in the Great Xia Federation has basically been captured, and the market in other federations will gradually grow in the future.

Zhao Ming was thinking about releasing more CGs related to Chinese history at the press conference to attract new players.

We also need to create a platform exclusively for Polestar, integrating games, forums, shopping, and more.
Just do it.

Zhao Ming started to access the photon supercomputer and supplement and improve the platform according to his ideas.

Here.

Fang Ming also piloted his plane, following the flight formation, to the location where the bombing would take place.

The sea below shimmered under the blinding sunlight, making it difficult to see what lay beneath, but a fleet could be vaguely discerned, and an order came through the radio:
"Japanese fleet spotted, bearing 183 degrees. Prioritize attacking the aircraft carrier!"

Upon receiving the order, the aircraft formation began to slightly adjust its direction and flew in that direction.

However, as it gets closer and closer...

Fang Ming, on the other hand, activated the zoom-in function in his live stream. Although there was no zoom-in function in the game, there was one in the live stream. As he zoomed in, Fang Ming was completely dumbfounded:
"Wasn't the plan to bomb the aircraft carrier?"

"This isn't an aircraft carrier, it's just a few small cruisers."

"What kind of information is this?"

The viewers in the live stream were also puzzled.

It's no wonder Fang Ming was confused; some bored viewers in the live stream had counted the number of people.

For this bombing of the aircraft carrier, including the plane piloted by Fang Ming, the United States deployed a total of 93 fighter jets. And all those 93 fighter jets did was bomb this thing.
Was thinking about it.

Suddenly, an order came over everyone's radio:
"Information is incorrect. The Japanese aircraft carrier is 56 nautical miles away, turning around at a 117-degree angle."

Goodness, I was wrong.

Fang Ming followed the aircraft formation and turned around, quickly spotting the Japanese aircraft carrier "Shoho". There were only three aircraft patrolling above the entire Japanese fleet, facing the arrival of the American Free Federation aircraft.

The aircraft carrier 'Xiangfeng' and its escort fleet below made an emergency turn around.

But it was too late.

American planes swooped down and dropped bombs. The deck of the Japanese aircraft carrier "Shoho," which was making an emergency turn, was hit by two 1000-pound bombs, and flames instantly engulfed the entire deck.

This eliminated the possibility of aircraft taking off from the aircraft carrier.

Fang Ming first dropped a wave of bombs, but they missed. Then, he adjusted his direction in the air and swooped down to drop torpedo bombs.

After a while.

Boom boom boom boom——

Along with the torpedoes and bombs dropped by other aircraft, four can be seen exploding below the aircraft carrier.

You can vaguely see water flowing in through the hole.

Fang Ming smiled, finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Then, he maneuvered the plane to climb, preparing for another attack.

Chug tug tug——!
A barrage of machine gun fire rained down, causing Fang Ming's plane to shudder. It then began to veer to the right, flames erupting from its right wing. Fang Ming cursed under his breath.
"rough?"

"Can things really be this unlucky?"

There are only three fighter jets in the air on the other side right now, but we can take out dozens of them here?
But it's obviously just that unlucky.
Seeing the plane descending lower and lower out of control, Fang Ming scratched his head, pushed the control stick to its limit, made a sharp turn in the sky, and then, with black smoke billowing from its right wing, it swooped down toward the aircraft carrier below.

on the deck.

The Japanese soldiers, who had been cheering as they watched Fang Ming's plane being hit, were now watching the plane being shot down.

When they saw the plane billowing thick black smoke, making a wide turn in the sky, and diving down, all the Japanese soldiers were dumbfounded. As it got closer and closer, they screamed and jumped into the sea.

The roar of airplanes overhead was already approaching.

boom--! ! !
Fang Ming's plane struck the center of the Japanese aircraft carrier "Shoho".

The massive flames from the explosion ignited the surrounding Japanese soldiers, who screamed and jumped into the sea. Although Fang Ming couldn't see it, he was in the live broadcast room at that moment, and he pulled up the recording to watch the crash into the aircraft carrier.

Fang Ming clicked his tongue at the terrified expressions on the faces of the Japanese soldiers before they jumped off the aircraft carrier.
"These guys get scared too."

"I thought everyone was going to be shouting something like 'Banzai'."

He then returned to the game's main interface, glanced at the time, and said to the viewers in the live stream:

"Open one more game, then go to sleep."

"I won't stay up today."

"I have to attend the Polestar launch event tomorrow."

Seeing the question marks in the live stream chat, Fang Ming chuckled and pulled out an invitation: "Surprised, aren't you?"

"I also received an invitation."

Ignoring the envy and jealousy in the live stream, he started another game.

The screen flashed.

What came into view was still the aircraft carrier of the American Free Federation, only now it was ready to take off. At this moment, it was in the command room with the others, watching the radar and the constant reports from the front.

Sudden.

The command center received a request for assistance. After understanding the information, Major General Fletcher, who was in charge, frowned deeply:
"What the hell?"

What are these Japanese trying to do?

The officer next to him asked what was wrong, and Major General Fletcher said:
"The Japanese sent more than 70 planes to bomb our oil tanker."

After he finished speaking, the air was unusually silent.

Fang Ming's lips twitched as he inexplicably thought of how the American Free Federation had mistaken several cruisers for aircraft carriers, and how their 90-plus fighter jets had almost missed their target.

Japan dispatched more than 70 aircraft; could they be mistaking an oil tanker for an aircraft carrier?

Why does this battle feel like it was fought by a makeshift team?
Fang Ming remained silent and continued watching. Soon, the people from the American Free Federation seemed to realize that the Japanese had bombed the wrong target. Major General Fletcher looked relieved.

Fortunately, Japan bombed the wrong ship; otherwise, given the number of fighter jets on the aircraft carrier now...

If the Japanese attacked, both aircraft carriers would be destroyed, and he would become a sinner of the American Free Union. After learning that the Japanese aircraft carriers had sunk, Rear Admiral Fletcher immediately recalled all his fighters.

They finally breathed a sigh of relief when the fighter jets returned one after another in the afternoon.

Fang Ming continued to commentate on the battle until the broadcast ended, then rushed to the airport to fly to Donghai City to attend the Polar Star press conference as a guest.

The next day.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

Inside Duan Yu's live stream.

Duan Yu found a safe spot, then exited the [Immersive Story] mode and selected [Random Battlefield]. What came into view was a jungle, with a worn-out rifle in his hand and gunshots ringing in his ears.

Duan Yu also realized that it was Southeast Asia.

He fought back with his unit, but after killing two Japanese soldiers, he was shot in the head the third time he got up.

The screen went dark, and I exited the battlefield.

Duan Yu stretched and complained:

"That's outrageous."

"That's pretty accurate."

Barrages of comments floated across the live broadcast room.

[The streamer should probably stop playing battlegrounds and stick to PUBG.]

Others fire one shot and move on to another, but you fire three shots in one place. How can you avoid being ambushed?

[It's obvious the streamer really doesn't know how to play FPS games.]

Duan Yu was also helpless. He returned to the [Immersive Story] mode and then opened the official live stream room of Polaris Games:

"Alright, cough cough, let's not discuss the streamer's skills for now."

"The Polestar press conference is about to begin."

"Let's see what's included. I heard that the boss, Zhao Ming, will be in charge personally. I wonder if we'll get pelted with stones?"

Entertainers flocked to the live stream.

[Stone? Forget about it, this guy organized a press conference, they even did a body search before you entered!]

[Holy crap?! You can do that???]

[Indeed, some streamers who received invitations streamed their entry live, hahaha, quite a few players came with razor blades.]

[66666, that's amazing!]

Although the razor blades are gone, there's plenty of fruit and drinks in the venue, and some players have already started forming groups.

How much hatred must there be?

Duan Yu chuckled as he watched the live stream chat. He glanced at the game and, relieved to see no unexpected issues, continued watching the Polaris press conference.

Duan Yu is now even worried about the game while he's sleeping, because after the [Immersive Story] ends, the game character will be given a reasonable excuse by the system to work or sleep.

But given Leningrad's current situation, if you close your eyes and open them again, you might just find yourself back on the game lobby's main screen.

As for why this is the case...
Who knows, while you're offline and your in-game character is sleeping, your character might get put into a giant cauldron.

So Duan Yu's game characters always sleep with guns in their arms. If he could afford to keep them, he would have several dogs guarding him.

Duan Yu's gaze returned to the live-streamed press conference. He had also received an invitation, but since the immersive storyline required him to be present, he had to resell his ticket and watch the live stream himself.

As time passed, Polestar's press conference began.

The press conference was being broadcast live.

Dressed in a formal suit, Zhao Ming walked to the center of the stage. The players below erupted in cheers, seemingly excited, as if they had seen their idol. Zhao Ming waved and smiled, saying:

"I know everyone is in a hurry, but please don't rush."

"There will be a group photo session after the press conference."

(End of this chapter)