What do you mean the games you make are all real?!

Chapter 91 Mitten Once Again Becomes the Focus of the World (4800)

Liao Yunkai maneuvered the new tank across the battlefield. The new tank felt much better than he had imagined. The automatic loader made the loading speed more than twice as fast as the previous generation, and the fire control system had also been fully upgraded, making the accuracy of shooting while moving much higher than before.

The new infantry weapons were also exceptionally powerful, as were the jet fighters and helicopters he had only seen in concept art before; each one was full of surprises.

Battlefield 2 is several levels richer than its predecessor, Battlefield 1, taking it a step further on the original.

Not only that, his live stream's popularity also began to recover to its peak level, with the number of online viewers returning to the millions, and the barrage of comments scrolling by like a torrential downpour.

"Battlefield 2 certainly didn't disappoint, maintaining its top-tier quality! The new tanks feel amazing to handle, and the autoloader is simply divine!"

"I heard that the weapons and equipment here have already been developed and are planned to be officially equipped by the army. There are also rumors that the army is going to expand its recruitment on a large scale. Maybe when we join the army, we'll actually get to use these new equipment!"

"Haha, we might be able to use these new weapons to fight zombies. Just imagine, holding an assault rifle and spraying bullets at those undead covered in mushrooms, how cool would that be?"

"To be honest, with these weapons, zombies are a joke. Only the Tyrant has any ability to put up a fight. Ordinary zombies are not even cannon fodder in the face of heavy firepower."

Looking at the scrolling comments, Liao Yunkai smiled knowingly, and became even more certain of his previous choice. If the first broadcast were of Miteng's new game, which was not favored by everyone, the popularity of the live stream would never have been this high.

However, the weapons and equipment in Battlefield 2, as well as the zombie incident that broke out in Japan, made him somewhat uneasy.

He has been trying to contact old friends from his military days to get some specific information, but so far there has been no progress.

All he can do now is make money; no matter how the world changes, money is always the most important thing.

Just then, a striking message appeared on the screen, claiming that it cost 1,000 yuan.

"Everyone, hurry up and check out Miteng's new game! Miteng's new game is a complete sensation! I'm not kidding! It's seriously a sensation!"

"What's going on? Wasn't that game supposed to be a hastily made, shoddy piece of garbage? How come it's getting another scandal?"

"That's definitely not some trash game! It's a masterpiece even better than Resident Evil! But that's not the point. The point is that Miteng used an unprecedented new technology that allows players to directly learn in-game skills!"

"What?! Are you drunk and talking nonsense?! Skills learned in a game can be used in the real world? How is that possible?!"

Liao Yunkai was also taken aback when he saw the eye-catching message.

His first reaction was disbelief; the skills he learned in the game could be used in the real world, which was completely beyond his understanding of virtual reality technology.

However, as more and more comments were discussing this, he had no choice but to believe it, so he closed the game and turned on his computer.

He didn't even need to search; news about Miteng's new technology popped up the moment he turned on his computer.

At the same time, there was a knock on his door, and Zhou Luo shouted loudly from outside, "Brother Kai! Brother Kai, look! It's going viral online! People are saying that playing Sekiro really teaches you the sword techniques! Captain Ao just recreated a move from the game with a baseball bat on his livestream!"

Liao Yunkai was silent for a few seconds, then moved the mouse and clicked on the push notification.

The page redirects, and a video of Captain Ao's baseball bat is played on a loop at the top of the homepage.

Although Captain Ao's movements in the video are still quite clumsy, the way he exerts force and his overall coordination are something that someone who has never practiced martial arts could not do.

"Neuro-muscle synchronization mapping —" Liao Yunkai kept repeating the name of this technology, which was simply unheard of before.

The world's biotechnology is highly advanced, as evidenced by the emergence of virtual reality gaming headsets.

When Aaron Technologies first demonstrated its ability to perfectly integrate neural signals into a virtual reality headset, the world thought a new technological explosion was about to begin, and that humans would be able to interact with computers for the first time through neural interfaces.

This means the complete liberation of productivity, that humans can lie in chairs and use their thoughts to control robots to complete heavy physical labor, that paralyzed patients can stand up again, that blind people can see the world again, and that deaf people can hear again.

However, things did not develop in the direction that people expected.

Virtual reality headsets have not brought about any further technological breakthroughs.

Technology has stagnated once again. It's not that development has completely stopped, but rather that the pace of development has suddenly slowed to an extreme degree, so slow that it can't keep up with the rate of resource consumption brought about by the continuous expansion of the global population.

Virtual reality headsets have not brought about the expected increase in productivity; they have merely provided ordinary people with another means of entertainment.

Liao Yunkai had always hoped that Aaron Technology, the company that developed the virtual reality helmet, would make further progress in the field of neuroscience and develop a powerful prosthetic that could replace damaged nerves, allowing him to stand up again.

However, after successfully launching the virtual reality headset and subsequent virtual gaming pods, Aaron has not released any more groundbreaking products related to neuroscience.

With these two products, they secured their dominant position as a global technology giant, achieving a substantial market monopoly and completely losing the motivation to continue innovating.

Liao Yunkai had already decided to give up, but Umbrella's miraculous drugs gave him a glimmer of hope.

However, he knew the chances of developing a drug to regenerate severed limbs were extremely slim, and he didn't know if he would live to see the technology emerge.

But after seeing the new technology released by Miteng, his hope was completely rekindled; perhaps this technology could really help him get back on his feet.

He didn't look at the discussions on the screen, but eagerly opened Miteng's new game, wanting to experience this new technology.

Inside the office building of DeepBlue Technology, Lu Fuyun and Ma Jiyuan excitedly watched the data growth of "Battlefield Vanguard 2" on the screen in front of them.

The curve has been climbing ever since the moment it was released, soaring into the sky like a rocket that has been ignited.

The number of online users has successfully surpassed the highest record of the previous generation product in the same period, and it continues to climb without any sign of slowing down.

Seven out of the top ten most popular streams on major live streaming platforms are streams of Battlefield 2.

The positive review rate in the comments section has remained above 90%, with players generally giving positive feedback on the new vehicles, weapons, and maps.

Everything seems to be going according to plan.

This game was ordered to be released by higher-ups. If the game were to fail miserably, both of them would be in deep trouble. Fortunately, the current data trend is all moving in a positive direction.

If this game can surpass Battlefield 1, their future careers will be smooth sailing.

"Colonel Lu, I heard they're nominating a major general over there recently. Should I call you Major General Lu next time we meet?" Ma Jiyuan said excitedly to Lu Fuyun beside him.

Lu Fuyun waved his hand, his expression not changing much, but the corners of his mouth still turned up slightly: "Mr. Ma, you flatter me. My contribution is far from enough. On the other hand, you have done a great job of making Battlefield Vanguard 2, providing such a good platform for the army's recruitment propaganda and equipment display. I heard that the higher-ups are very satisfied with you."

"I heard that Mr. Ma also wants to pursue a political career. I believe that in a few years, he will be called Mayor Ma."

Ma Jiyuan chuckled twice and was about to say a few more polite words, but before he could say anything, the data growth on the screen next to him suddenly stopped.

"What's going on? According to our calculations, it shouldn't have reached saturation yet!" Ma Jiyuan's smile froze, and he quickly walked to the screen to pull up the detailed data and start checking.

But he soon discovered that the data not only stagnated, but even began to decline.

"What exactly happened? Was the server attacked?" Lu Fuyun could no longer remain calm and hurriedly asked.

If anything goes wrong with this game, he'll not only be promoted to major general, but he'll also lose his colonel status.

However, no matter how they checked, the data continued to decline, leaving them at a loss.

At the same time, Ma Jiyuan's secretary pushed open the door, his face as if he had seen a ghost, holding a tablet computer in his hand, his voice trembling slightly: "Mr. Ma, Colonel Lu, Mi Teng has released new information, you must take a look!"

Ma Jiyuan grabbed the tablet computer, and Lu Fuyun leaned over as well. When they saw the message on it, their expressions were as ugly as if they had eaten shit.

"Is the information on this page true?" Ma Jiyuan's voice trembled.

"We'll know once we find out whether they've actually arranged for someone to test it," Lu Fuyun said with a gloomy face.

"Yes—yes—arrange for someone to test—" Ma Jiyuan finally came to his senses and then yelled at the secretary next to him.

"Hurry up and arrange for someone to play Miteng's new game and see if it matches Miteng's announcement!"

The secretary was so startled by the shout that she trembled and scrambled out again.

Lu Fuyun stared blankly at the news on the tablet. If the news was true, the gaming industry would undergo a dramatic transformation.

Meanwhile, in the command center deep underground at the headquarters of the Fusō Tenkyu Group, Yamashita Yosuke sat in his office, overwhelmed with dealing with the videos and discussion posts on the internet.

The entire Sky Hunting Group worked around the clock to completely suppress the overwhelming comments, especially those involving zombies.

Posts containing only two words will be deleted the moment they are published.

As half a month passed, the popularity of Resident Evil faded, and with strict controls in place, posts containing the word "zombie" finally began to decrease.

Yosuke Yamashita could finally take a break. He hadn't played games for half a month, and while deleting posts, he naturally saw the news about Miteng's new game.

Miteng's new game is a martial arts and ninja-themed game, and since he happens to be a ninja, he is very interested in this genre.

However, he hadn't slept for several days and just wanted to rest. But just as he was about to shut down his computer, he saw the announcement from Miteng.

"You can learn swordsmanship in a game—is that true?" Even Yosuke Yamashita found this news unbelievable.

However, curiosity prevailed over his desire to rest, and he put on a virtual reality headset to start experiencing Miteng's new game.

Several hours later, Yosuke Yamashita took off his virtual reality headset, picked up a short sword that was lying to the side, and began to swing it. The moment the short sword sliced ​​through the air, Yosuke Yamashita froze.

He just casually swung his hand, without even consciously controlling the force, but the trajectory and angle of that slash were almost exactly the same as when he controlled Wolf to swing the Kusabi Maru in the game.

He tried it again, the blade tracing a clean arc from right to left. His wrist naturally flipped at the moment of finishing the movement, leaving a very short pause in the air before returning to its original position.

He could do this move before, after all, he grew up receiving ninja training, and basic sword techniques were not unfamiliar to him.

The problem is that the movements he just made are not exactly the same as the sword techniques he has practiced since he was a child.

The Tenshou Clan's swordsmanship is inherited from a ninja school hundreds of years ago, emphasizing concealment, lethality, and surprise.

The strike must be swift, and the retraction even faster, with the blade's trajectory as short as possible, leaving the enemy no room for prediction.

But the slash he just unleashed had a completely different feel to it, a power transmission method he had never experienced in training.

The force originates from the soles of the feet, travels through the waist and hips to the shoulders, elbows, and wrists, and finally converges on the blade. The entire process is half a beat slower than the swordsmanship of the Heavenly Hunting Group, but the sense of power is more profound and solid.

This doesn't make sense given that he's practiced swordsmanship for twenty years.

"This is truly incredible—" Yamashita Yosuke exclaimed, looking at his hands.

He then picked up the encrypted phone on the table and dialed a number.

"Father, have you seen Mitten's new game? — Yes, that neuromuscular synchronization mapping technology — I suggest that all members of the Sky Hunting Group be arranged to experience this game immediately and that their physical changes be closely monitored — Yes, the sooner the better."

Meanwhile, at a hidden military base of the Northern Alliance, Vasily, who had just returned from a mission in Japan, was standing in front of a long table giving a mission report.

The conference room had no windows, and the walls were covered with huge military maps and satellite images. The fluorescent lights overhead illuminated the entire room as bright as day.

Several officers with general stars on their epaulets sat on either side of the long table. The one sitting in the main seat was a lieutenant general of the Northern Alliance with gray hair but a straight back.

"Vasily, as you said, you arranged for Smirnov to send the Fusang researcher back to the Northern Alliance, while you and the rest of your team stayed in Fusang to test the zombie virus?" the lieutenant general sitting in the main seat asked.

"That's right! After we arranged for the researchers to be sent back, we stayed in Fusang to collect data on the spore virus," Vasily reported, straightening up.

After releasing the spores in Kabukicho, Kyoto, they secretly collected key data such as the virus's spread rate, infection rate, mortality rate, and the zombies' combat capabilities.

The virus was more contagious than anyone had anticipated; from the first case to the complete collapse of Kabukicho, it took an extremely short time.

So after collecting the first round of data, they wanted to get another tube of virus sample to take back to the Northern Alliance for further research.

But in the end they failed. The Fusang Tengoku Group and the Nine-Tailed Fox Special Forces reacted much faster than they had anticipated. The entire Kabukicho district was quickly sealed off, not even a fly could get out, and the outskirts laboratory was heavily guarded.

In the following two weeks, several more members of the Giant Bear Squad were discovered and killed by the Sky Hunting Group while attempting to infiltrate the blockade.

Left with no other option, they had to retreat, placing all their hopes on the researcher named Yuuma Takagi, whom Smirnov was escorting back to his country, hoping that he could successfully reproduce the same spore virus.

"But the ship that Smirnov and the researcher were on has been missing for half a month, and so far we haven't even found the wreckage."

"Not yet," the lieutenant replied.

This was also Vasily's most frustrating moment. He had already arranged to send the people back, but the ship disappeared halfway there.

This resulted in them gaining nothing substantial except for collecting some practical data on the spore virus, and also losing several elite team members.

It's fair to say that this mission was a complete failure.

"We will find the missing ship as soon as possible and bring the researcher back!" Vasily said, raising his voice, his tone tinged with reluctance.

The lieutenant general remained silent for a moment, as if he wanted to say something more.

But just then, a staff officer strode into the conference room through a side door and whispered a few words in the lieutenant general's ear.

"There's actually such technology? —" the lieutenant general murmured to himself, then looked up at Vasily, who was still standing in front of the long table.

"We'll send someone else to search for that missing ship. The Giant Bear Squad has a new mission: you need to infiltrate Miteng Company in Yan Country and obtain a core technology called Neuro-Body Synchronization Mapping. A detailed mission briefing will be sent to your encrypted terminal. Get ready now."

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