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

Chapter 84 [North African Battlefield] Begins (4.3k words, thanks to the generous patron Tang for the bonus chapter!)

Excitement flashed in everyone's eyes as they looked at the mission prompt.

This mission seems pretty exciting.

Rescue the Governor-General of Cameroon? Decide the fate of Free France?
Fang Ming glanced around and said:
"Let's organize our equipment."

"We need to determine our current location and firepower configuration."

Besides Fang Ming and Yu Feng, there are eight other streamers in the team, who usually play together.

The group sprang into action and quickly searched the entire house.

Apart from the homeowner who was knocked unconscious and tied up, there was nothing else, except for the 'maps' and 'letters of appointment in De Gaulle' that everyone was carrying.

Fang Ming took out a map and spread it out.

Everyone gathered in front of the map, looking at the markings and planned routes. Fang Ming spoke up:
"Is this place only four hundred meters from the Governor's Mansion?"

"It's very close, which makes it easy to infiltrate."

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Fang Ming's gaze swept over the people in the room. There were only ten people, and although they were fully armed, it seemed a bit insufficient. Yu Feng then spoke up:

"Let's split into two groups and get in first."

"Two people went to find a car to prepare for the pickup, while the other eight found the Governor of Cameroon and brought him out."

"It's not fully light yet, we can feel our way across."

"It will be difficult to get close once it gets light."

The sky outside was already faintly brightening; it would be troublesome to get close once it was fully light.

Without hesitation, everyone acted decisively.

This hastily finalized plan left everyone in the live stream completely bewildered, with question marks flooding the chat.

【No? That's it?】

[Go in to rescue them? Rescue them and run?]

[Hilarious, isn't this enough?]

[What a brutal plan! I love it.]

[666, the reckless streamer, I've followed him.]

And in the game.

Fang Ming and the others didn't have time to watch the live stream comments. Under the cover of the still-lingering moonlight, Fang Ming and Yu Feng, along with the other six streamers, had already made their way to the back of a house not far from the Cameroonian Governor's Palace.

Ahead lies a wide road.

If you go out, you will be spotted by patrolling soldiers. Although there are not many patrolling soldiers, they are also fully armed.

Fang Ming counted them, and his brows furrowed involuntarily:
"Eight people, that's not a good situation."

Yu Feng glanced at it and said:
"Let's break through with brute force and blow the door open."

Fang Ming gave Yu Feng a strange look:
"Which of us is the assault soldier?"

"When did you become so radical?"

Yu Feng shrugged and said:

"Anyway, the technology is pretty useless."

"Let's have some fun!"

Fang Ming nodded as well:
"Makes sense."

"Give me four grenades."

He then pulled out a grenade from his waist, while Yu Feng and the other two anchors also pulled out grenades from their waists, removed the safety pins, and threw them all toward the Governor's Mansion.

The grenade's metal shell struck the ground, making a sound that made the patrolling soldier at the door turn around, his face immediately filled with horror:
"enemy!!!!"

Before the word "attack" could be uttered, four grenades detonated almost simultaneously.

boom--!
Four soldiers patrolling at the entrance were killed instantly by the explosion, and the gate of the governor's mansion was also blown open. The remaining patrolling soldiers reacted and looked around to find the enemy.

boom!boom!boom!boom!
Fang Ming and his men delivered precise finishing shots, eliminating all the soldiers patrolling the entrance.

It was so smooth that even Fang Ming and the others were starting to feel a little insecure.

"So simple?"

The players who had been getting crushed on the European battlefield since they started playing the game were a bit confused. How could the battle be so easy?

But there was no time to think, and the group of six rushed into the governor's mansion.

There were still many soldiers inside the governor's mansion, and gunfire soon broke out.

The explosion triggered a city-wide alert.

From the air, one could see military camps and police stations, with people continuously emerging and running towards the governor's mansion. However, battles suddenly broke out in various parts of the city, suggesting that more than one force was trying to rescue the governor.

Inside the Governor's Palace.

Yu Feng and his team had already found the Governor of Cameroon, but the Governor was still completely bewildered until he saw the 'letter of appointment in De Gaulle' that Yu Feng had produced, at which point the Governor of Cameroon showed a look of surprise and delight.

Following Yu Feng and the others, they were protected in the middle and began to rush out of the governor's mansion.

Fang Ming's side stayed at the back of the group to cover the rear.

Bang bang bang!
He raised his gun and fired a burst, taking down three soldiers.

The viewers in the live stream couldn't accept Fang Ming's decisive and efficient actions.

【No? Dude, are you on drugs?】

[Wasn't he getting utterly crushed by Simo Häyhä in the snow just ten minutes ago? How come he's so strong now that the map's changed?]

[Urine test! A urine test is mandatory!!!]

We came here to watch you get humiliated, not to watch you dominate the battlefield!

To be fair, these soldiers from 'West Africa' are nowhere near as good as their European counterparts.

[Got it. First, hone your skills by being brutally beaten on the European battlefield, then go to West Africa to become a super soldier.]

As the viewers in the live stream chatted, they gradually came to their senses.

It's not that Fang Ming suddenly became fierce.

The soldiers on the West African side were simply too incompetent.

Don't say anything else.

Even though they're wearing military uniforms, they all look like they're starving. How can you expect these people to be highly effective in combat?

On the contrary, it was Fang Ming and Yu Feng's side.

On the European battlefield, you're either charging tanks or fighting legendary soldiers. Now, suddenly you're given a beginner's village dungeon. How can you not dominate the battlefield?
Meanwhile, outside the Governor's Mansion, the two anchors who remained outside also managed to snag two cars.

The crowd rushed out of the governor's mansion, helped the governor of Cameroon into his car, and then stood protectively in the middle of him.

The two vehicles immediately started and sped towards the port.

In the car.

Fang Ming took out the map. The mission to rescue the Governor of Cameroon was completed, which was almost unbelievably easy. Now all that was left was to seize control of the port lighthouse and guide the Free French warships into the port.

As the vehicle drove, it got closer and closer to the port.

Machine gun fire suddenly erupted from the towering tower at the port, accompanied by an alarm. A hail of bullets swept towards the two vehicles, the sudden attack piercing through them and instantly killing the streamer driving the car and the other two streamers inside.

The vehicle lost control and crashed into a house before coming to a stop, while the vehicles following behind made an emergency turn.

The group of people looked grim after stopping the car.

Fortunately, the Governor of Cameroon was in the car behind, otherwise it would have ended immediately.

No wonder it was so easy up ahead, it turns out we were stuck here. There are machine guns in that tower in the harbor, if we go out we'll be sitting ducks.
The live stream chat was filled with comments.

[Damn it, how are we supposed to fight this? We don't have enough people to kill.]

[How about letting Yu Feng try sniping it?]

[You can snipe from top to bottom, but how do you snipe from bottom to top? Do you shoot air at a 45° angle upwards?]

[Hey streamer, let's charge the tower! We've already charged the tanks, what's a tower compared to that?]

[Hilarious! This guy's obviously a fake fan. He tried to charge the tank, but he got blown up before he could even get there.]

Fang Ming looked at the comments in the live stream and gritted his teeth:

"Come on, let's collect all the bombs."

After a while.

A car was the first to rush out from behind the house.

Fang Ming maneuvered the vehicle and made a turn towards the port, flooring the accelerator.

The vehicles that rushed out afterward.

Inside the car, the Cameroonian governor looked distressed and gestured as if praying for Fang Ming in the vehicle ahead. Fang Ming was maneuvering the car wildly, swerving left and right to dodge bullets.

The chat was flooded with comments.

Is this still Gou Ming? This guy actually sacrifices himself for others?

It wasn't exactly a sacrifice; I guess they were trying to complete the mission.

[There was a collision! There was a collision!]

【boom--!!!!】

Dude, you don't need to do voiceovers for the live stream.

In-game.

Screams and curses came from the tower.

Fang Ming's vehicle rolled out of the tower a second before crashing into it.

Boom——

A loud bang followed, and the explosion spread out instantly.

Under the impact of the explosion, the tower slowly collapsed, and Fang Ming, grimacing, pushed away the rocks that were flying off him as the tower collapsed.
"hiss--"

"That fucking hurts!"

Fang Ming got up and ran towards the port lighthouse.

Inside the lighthouse.

There wasn't much defense, and the situation was brought under control in no time.

Following the mission instructions, Yu Feng instructed the lighthouse keeper to send a signal. The Free French warship, which had been loitering far out at the port, quickly approached. The governor of Cameroon, escorted by Fang Ming, Yu Feng, and others, successfully boarded the warship.

Not long after.

Suddenly, the voice of the Governor-General of Cameroon, along with the reading of the Declaration of Freedom, came over the ship's loudspeaker.

Fang Ming, Yu Feng, and the others stood on the warship, watching the soldiers surge towards the port. Then, the Lorraine Cross was raised on the port's flagpole, and the scene in Fang Ming and the others' eyes gradually darkened.

Then a huge world map appeared before our eyes.

In the section marked 'Africa', where they were located in Cameroon, the map's color gradually changed from the deep red of Vichy France to blue, and the words 'Free France' slowly rose up, followed by several lines of text.

In August 1940, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, and other countries successively declared their support for Free France.

Then the maps of several countries surrounding Cameroon changed from the deep red of Vichy France to the blue of Free France, and the screen ended.

Everyone returned to the game room.

However, everyone present, including the viewers in the live stream, was completely bewildered.

So, this "Free France" is just an empty promise?

According to the story on 'Earth,' this is a government-in-exile that doesn't even own a piece of land. No wonder they say that rescuing the governor of Cameroon could determine the fate of Free France—they don't even have territory.

Good heavens, wouldn't this be considered a founding father of Free France?

[Hilarious, you know what?]

[No problem, who the hell isn't this?!]

Meanwhile, in the live stream room.

A settlement page popped up in front of Fang Ming and the others.

[African Battlefield Unlocked]

[The 'West Africa Battlefield' is now open to all players (assigned based on faction). The 'West Africa Battlefield' database is now unlocked on the official website; please upload your story data promptly.]

[The 'North Africa Battleground' is open to all players (assigned based on faction), and the 'East Africa Battleground' is open (assigned based on faction)]

[The official website unlocks the 'North African Campaign' and 'East African Campaign' databases.]

A map then pops up.

At this point, the main lit area on the map is the [European battlefield], while the rest of the map is completely dark.

However, a pop-up prompt appeared.

On the map, it is unlocked in Africa, south of the European continent.

The entire continent is divided according to different colors. The north is mainly covered by the deep red of the Empire, while the blue of Free France occupies only a small part of Cameroon. The east is a mix of white and red.

The viewers in the live stream were stunned.

[Holy crap? The map's open?]

Goodness, West Africa, East Africa, North Africa... the African continent is getting a bit chaotic. What about South Africa?

[Never mind that for now, the Empire seems to have considerable influence in North Africa as well.]

Have the empires even expanded to other continents?

[It's true, I remember from the official website that not long after the Battle of France ended, Rommel was transferred to North Africa.]

[Any guys in the Empire faction want to commit suicide and see if they can get randomly assigned to North Africa?]

Why don't you commit suicide?

I'm too soft-hearted; I can't bear to see NPCs cry.

Fang Ming and the others were also pleasantly surprised. They hadn't expected that the map would be opened. Now they could brag about it.

I discovered the map for the African battlefield!
At this time.

A shield-shaped medal, cast primarily in bronze, with a double-barred cross engraved in the center, appeared before everyone's eyes.

Order of Liberty of France

[Note: This medal is awarded in recognition of your successful rescue of the Governor-General of Cameroon during the "Free France in Cameroon" operation, which led to his declaration of the Declaration of Freedom and the raising of the Free France flag on Cameroonian soil.]

[Medal Effect: Upon wearing, you will be promoted to the rank of Captain in the Free French Army (in the immersive story mode, you will be hunted down by the Vichy French government and the Empire)]

Looking at the medal, Fang Ming chose to wear it.

In immersive storylines, military ranks will be subject to attacks or pursuit by hostile forces, but they will not affect other aspects, just like the second lieutenant effect that has now directly replaced the [Normandy Veteran Medal].

The rank displayed on the main screen immediately changed to captain.

Fang Ming left the room and opened the [Multiplayer Cooperative Story] mode again, this time he could open a captain's room with 50-100 people.

"Wow, this is pretty awesome, guys."

"Now we can form fan teams to play [multiplayer co-op story mode]."

"It's more than enough."

The live stream chat was full of sarcastic comments, while Fang Ming chuckled:
"Don't rush, don't rush, let me take a screenshot and brag about it."

"Let's open a 100-person room later to play [multiplayer co-op story mode]!"

Fang Ming took a screenshot and showed it off.

The news that the North Africa, East Africa, and West Africa battlefields had been opened quickly spread among players.

And when players die, the options for restarting the game have changed.

The European theater has restarted, and the African theater has also restarted.

You can start a new game randomly in the European or African battlefields, depending on your faction.

After this news came out.

This led many players to choose the African battlefield after dying.

of course.

The main reason is that after watching Fang Ming's storyline video, I found that the African soldiers seemed quite weak, so the battlefield in Africa should be easier to fight, right?
the other side.

Inside Polestar Games.

Zhao Ming didn't pay much attention to the online discussions among players about the new battlefield.

At this moment, attention was drawn to the [Battle of San Suo Li].

Because the conditions for unlocking the [Songgu Peak Blockade Battle] were also set by him, the conditions for achieving the goal are to rush 145 miles and hold out in San Suo Li for 48 hours, and at this time the data was transmitted from the database.

The soldiers of the Northern Army of the Great Xia Federation who are experiencing the "Battle of San Suoli" have been holding out for 27 hours. How can they improve so quickly?

Zhao Ming checked the data and found out.

After several trials by the Northern Army, they crammed all the soldiers who could run to the three villages into one unit. If they were all elite soldiers, it's no wonder they were able to hold out for so long.

It doesn't really count as cheating.

However, the difficulty of the "Songgu Peak Blockade" is so high that the Northern Army is practically asking for trouble.

(This is an extra chapter; updates will still be posted normally around 10 PM tonight (8-10k words)~)

(End of this chapter)