The Wallfacer: Everyone wants to break through my wall.

As soon as the players entered, they saw a person standing on the stage.

The players recognized the person immediately; they had been criticizing him for days and nights.

"You scoundrel of a planner, you've finally decided to show your true colors!"

"Plottery mastermind! How many pages are in your household registration book for us bitches to handle! You're always doing these disgusting things!"

"You damn planner! Give us an explanation, or this isn't over!"

The players glared at the man through gritted teeth. If it weren't for the fact that social media platforms don't have the permission to attack, some of them would probably have already grabbed a chair and smashed it over his head.

The planner sighed. He had had a terrible few days. His phone was ringing off the hook, his email was flooded with calls, and negative information about him was everywhere on forums and social media platforms. It seemed like there was nowhere for him to hide on the entire internet.

In today's world where social interaction is primarily virtual, the planner feels as if they have experienced social death.

The planner said, "Let me be clear here today, it's useless for you to tell me these things, because I can't control this kind of thing. I'm just someone who informs you of the information."

"Even if you curse my ancestors for eighteen generations, there's nothing I can do. I can't control it, and that's it. I don't have that much power."

The players raised their eyebrows, looked at each other, and then continued to hurl insults.

"If you can't manage anything, then what are you doing here? Are you asking us to criticize you?"

"Who's in charge? Your company's president?"

"Yes! It must be him pulling the strings behind the scenes! What use are the Planner's words in SG Company? When it comes to things involving political background, it must be someone above the Planner who's causing trouble!"

"Get your CEO out here!"

"We're going to get an explanation from Knight William! If he doesn't give us one today, we'll give him one!"

The players were shouting and yelling, but they didn't notice that someone had appeared on the social media platform.

The man said, "He can't give you an explanation."

The players immediately fell silent. When they saw the game planner respectfully step aside and leave the empty seat on the stage for the newcomer, they immediately knew that this person was no ordinary individual.

Who are you?

Someone in the player community asked.

"This is the person you're looking for, our company's president," the planner introduced.

The players were stunned for a moment, then reacted and erupted in another round of shouting.

"So you're the president of SG Company?"

"President, please have mercy. If you drag us into the Space Force like this, who knows what they'll do to us?"

"I'm being forced into military service just to play a game? Is this how your company disgusts us players?"

"We players are not tools for your political games! You deceived us before, and now you're pulling this stunt. If you push me too far, I'll just delete my account and quit the game! I don't care anymore!"

There were various opinions, but unlike when they were criticizing the planners, many people were much softer in their tone. Players also knew that the president of SG Company was no ordinary person.

These are important figures involved in national politics. Nowadays, it's okay to criticize them because of the sheer number of people involved, but if you criticize them too harshly and they remember it, it will be troublesome if they settle scores later.

William ignored the insults and cleared his throat before speaking.

"First of all, I want to make it clear that SG Company did not directly extract a single penny from the players for this game. The game was designed to respond to the Wallfacers' plan and to allow humanity's offspring to receive knowledge education, learn various skills, and adapt to the space environment through games."

"The funding for the game's operation comes from the education departments of various countries, and the funds from these departments are the tuition fees you pay to the schools."

“Strictly speaking, you are not players of this game, but students. You are just treating the process of learning various knowledge and skills as a game.”

For a moment, the players didn't know what to say in response, because according to William, their identities as players overlapped with those of students; they were both game players and students of the game.

They did learn a lot from this game.

What they are doing now is attacking their alma mater in a certain sense.

The players' anger subsided somewhat; they acknowledged the kindness shown to them and recognized that most players were grateful.

William continued, "Secondly, as I just said, I'm not in charge. What I say has no effect. Just like the planner you were criticizing earlier, I'm just an executor who received orders. Um..." William paused, then continued, "To put it more simply, I'm just a tool."

"Finally, the reason I'm explaining all this to you here is because I respect you. If it weren't for respect, the things you've done would be enough to put you in jail for more than ten years and leave you heavily in debt after your release."

After hearing Knight William's words, the player, though still dissatisfied, was not as intense as before.

Since everyone at SG Company is just a tool, unable to control their own destiny, there's no need for them to target these people, who are, after all, the group that taught them knowledge.

The target should be the guy who runs SG Company.

"Did the Space Force tell you to do this? Right?!" one of the players questioned.

Whoever ultimately benefits is the prime suspect.

Since SG Corporation is also acting against its will, it has such great power that it targets their player base, and in their view, the only one who will ultimately benefit the most is the Space Force.

"No, I was just completing the task given to me by the Wallfacers..."

Knight William was about to explain when he suddenly stopped talking. He had received a private message from Lin Feng.

While secretly relieved, Knight William changed his tune.

"Let Mr. Taylor tell you himself."

Subsequently, someone appeared on the social media platform.

Not all players recognize this person, but they do recognize the ID "Passerby A". Players are familiar with this ID, who once used a bug in the game's physics engine to design a container and wiped out the entire server, including the official team.

"That random passerby is actually a Wallfacer?!"

"Shocking for a hundred years!"

"Holy crap! The Wallfacer is right next to me?!"

"Damn! How come I didn't notice such thick thighs before!"

Players who met Lin Feng in the game and added him as a friend couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, while those who knew the random player's ID but didn't add him as a friend looked heartbroken.

Regardless of anything else, the mere fact that he is a Wallfacer is enough to cause a sensation among the players.

To put it more vividly, it's like suddenly discovering that you're playing the same game as the President of the United States, and that you've even added him as a friend and chatted with him.

I'm so close to this big shot!

Just as he had planned, Knight William gave up the central position on the stage for Lin Feng.

Lin Feng looked at the players below the stage and spoke.

"SG Company's game was designed in response to my request. It was also my instruction to SG Company to conceal the fact that your adversary is the Space Force. Now, the request for you to join the Space Force is also at my behest. If you have any questions, you can ask me directly now."

After hearing Lin Feng's explanation, the players' anger subsided considerably.

They were Wallfacers, the builders of the player fleet, and fellow gamers who had even played games together. So, rather than anger, the players were more confused than angry.

After a brief commotion, the players gathered their main questions and began asking Lin Feng.

Why hide the fact that our adversary is the Space Force?

Lin Feng said, "Because if we don't do this, you will subconsciously feel that you can't win, especially in a realistic combat environment where your equipment is inferior to that of the Space Force. Even if we don't say that the Space Force's military AI is the event boss, do you all have enough confidence to defeat it?"

The players pondered for a moment and realized that it made sense. If they knew that their opponents were from the Space Force, they could say after losing, "They are professionals, so it's only natural that we amateurs can't beat them."

The player base lacks morale and unwavering will, and its cohesion is nowhere near that of the military. Many might initially be intimidated by the fact that the Space Force is a military entity, thus failing to unleash their full combat potential.

"Weren't you planning to form a player fleet? Why do you want us to join the Space Force?" another player asked.

Lin Feng said, "Space warfare is not child's play. In a game, you can revive after being killed, but how do you revive after being killed in real life? You have already learned a lot of knowledge and skills, but that is not enough. You need to become stronger and learn more military skills from the Space Force."

"Why did you lose this virtual war? Why did you win last time? Your equipment was clearly better this time, both sides' weapons were at the same level, and the enemy's warships hadn't changed either. Why did you lose?"

In response to Lin Feng's question, someone in the player group said, "Because they are soldiers, and we are just players. They are professionals, and we are amateurs. We were just lucky last time."

"That's more like it," Lin Feng shrugged and continued, "What I want to build is a powerful fleet that can fight against the Trisolarans in the future, not an amateur fleet that can only play house."

"But you can't force us to join the Space Force!" one player said.

The players chimed in, "That's right, the Space Force harbors a lot of hostility towards us. You can arrange for instructors to teach us instead of letting us join the Space Force!"

Lin Feng subconsciously rubbed his temples. The virtual body had no veins, which was a habitual action of his.

Lin Feng was surprised by the players' negative attitude towards the Space Force; he hadn't expected such a strong reaction.

Lin Feng was unaware that ETO members were mixed in with the player group. The players were all young people who could be easily swayed by a few words.

The initial commotion was similar; once the pace was set and these skilled players were encouraged to charge in, things became complicated and serious.

Players harbor similar animosity towards the Space Force; they take the lead in arrogantly rejecting the Space Force's invitations, and then lie to the players by saying how arrogant the Space Force is.

Players will assume that the Space Force's invitation is because they see the player's fleet as a threat and intend to break it up by recruiting players, so they will all reject it. Some hot-tempered players may even argue with the Space Force.

Despite high individual intelligence, one's intelligence can be diminished when placed in a group, as human thinking is inherently influenced by herd mentality.

“Your prejudice against the Space Force is too severe. You completely regard them as enemies, but you forget that they are actually your comrades-in-arms in the same trench,” Lin Feng said.

“I know you’re somewhat resistant to the Space Force because of recent events, but you should know that the Space Force hasn’t been established for very long. The soldiers are drawn from various countries, and it’s normal that some of them haven’t changed their bad habits, like the Indian soldiers.”

Upon being singled out by Lin Feng, the Indian player immediately jumped out in displeasure.

"What's wrong with our Indian soldiers! We are a superpower! Our soldiers are well-trained!"

"Oh, so there are Indian players too..."

Lin Feng was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that there would be Indian players in SG Company's games.

But then I thought about it again and realized that with the popularization of virtual education, it's normal for people in countries with less developed infrastructure to become gamers.

The focus of educational games is never the game itself, but the education; no country ever complains about having too many talented people.

Lin Feng explained to the Indian player who had jumped out.

"Although India is a superpower, you should also be aware of how high the failure rate of their nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers is, and how many planes they crash every year."

"The US also crashes a lot of planes every year, so what right do they have to criticize India!" an Indian player retorted.

Lin Feng shrugged helplessly and replied, "But at least in the United States, there won't be a situation where a submarine crew member, while anchored in port, jokingly presses the torpedo launch button and then makes a mistake, causing the torpedo to explode inside the submarine instead of being launched, thus sinking the submarine itself."

The Indian player's face turned pale and then red, clearly furious. But after a long silence, he couldn't refute Lin Feng, because what Lin Feng said was true; this was exactly what had happened in India.

Similar farcical accidents are countless and occur almost every year in India.

Chapter 84 You've Been Broken Down Again

"Don't stop me! I'm going to beat him up!"