Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

"We don't want to retreat either, but we've already deployed all our tactical androids, and we're out of manpower! If we don't retreat now, are we just going to wait to die here?"

"Yes, the front line can hold out for a while longer at most. We need to take advantage of this time to move the base vehicle away quickly, or it'll all be over!!"

"Commander, I know you're disappointed, and we're disappointed too. To fall short of success at the last minute... even if we still had 1000 androids, we still had hope. But now... our forces are zero..."

Negative voices quickly became the mainstream, as if defeat was inevitable and irreversible.

But the protagonist clearly doesn't want to give up.

The girls on the front lines are still holding on, and most of the enemies at the space base have been eliminated.

They were just one step away from victory; how could they back down now?

So the protagonist stepped forward.

"No! You're wrong, we still have troops!!"

The protagonist shouted loudly, then looked at the entire command center. He walked directly to the center and shouted loudly again.

"Even omnipotent machines know not to abandon their comrades, so how can we abandon them?"

"If we retreat now, we won't even be able to retrieve the humanoids' recording chips, and they'll truly be gone forever!!"

Even if we retreat now, what can we do besides prolong our lives?

"The reason we resist is because we believe we are the spark of human civilization, and humanity is the glory of the Earth." "Now, even the humanoid beings who live alongside us day and night have not given up the fight. Should we, who consider ourselves the masters of the Earth, retreat?! We have no room to retreat, brothers!"

"This is our last major counterattack. What we failed to do this time, we will never be able to do in the future."

"This time we broke through the wall and retreated, but next time we may not even be able to touch the wall, and the time after that, we may not even be able to assemble."

"Retreating now means losing not only ground, but also human dignity and human hope!!"

At this moment, the entire camera focused on the protagonist, whose words resonated powerfully, giving everyone in the command center a jolt.

Immediately afterwards, the protagonist turned around and found an old man in military uniform, who was the highest commander of this operation.

Raise your hands and salute.

"Federal Commander!! Commander ID81451!!! Requesting deployment!!!"

The camera then pans to a wide shot.

First there was silence.

Then, immediately afterward, a second sound appeared.

"Commander ID 11442, requesting to engage in battle!!!"

The third voice.

"Commander ID 12213, requesting to engage in battle!!!"

As each ID was announced, the game's background music suddenly became more rousing, and the screen rose again.

Chapter Thirty-Three: Millions Online

The planes of the Earth Federation camp began to take off, all the base vehicles began to move forward, the cannons on the base vehicles began to roar, and the fully armed protagonist commander led a group of fully armed human soldiers in armored vehicles to the front line.

At this point, the game cuts out of the animation again and enters a special battle interface.

The interface that was originally for deploying humanoids is now grayed out and unusable.

Only the player's character portrait is lit up.

This is the first time players can control themselves in combat within the game.

However, Zhou Shenlin did not click to immediately enter the battle.

He gasped.

The animated sequence he had just witnessed was so stunning that he was still somewhat stunned.

From the initial crisis faced by the humanoids to the protagonist stepping forward to help.

That speech was truly inspiring.

Moreover, when the protagonist shouted out ID81451 to request to fight, he got goosebumps because he had filled out several questionnaires before.

I vaguely remember that 81451 was his own ID!

How did the voice actors manage to input this string of numbers?

How is this done?

Although he didn't know how he did it, it didn't stop Zhou Shenlin's heart from racing.

As this part of the story unfolded, he suddenly gained a deeper understanding of the game's overall setting.

He had intended to share his thoughts with his roommates, but he couldn't wait to find out what happened next. Looking around, the dormitory had fallen silent.

My roommates were all quietly using their phones.

He knew that he wasn't the only one who was shocked by what had just happened.

So does everyone else.

So he suppressed his excitement.

Zhou Shenlin began to control the commander's squad to charge forward.

Soon, in the storyline, the commander reunited with his tactical squad.

"Commander!!! You, how did you get here? This, this place is dangerous!!"

This was the first thing 95 said to him when he met him.

This time, 95's voice wasn't the usual gentle tone; instead, it was urgent, unease, and concern.

When Zhou Shenlin saw the character's artwork, his eyes inexplicably welled up with tears.

Because at this point, 95's left shoulder had been smashed and her leg had been broken, the CG-level illustration vividly depicted the girl's miserable state.

But the first thing 95 said to him was still that he was concerned about his safety.

"Commander!! What are you doing?!"

"commander!!!"

"commander!"

Soon, the humanoid versions of the main characters' team appeared one after another in front of Zhou Shenlin.

Almost everyone was injured, and some were even unable to move.

"Don't be afraid, I know what you want to say, I'm here to find you."

Finally, among the dolls, the youngest, Colt, started to cry.

"555, I... I knew it! The Commander wouldn't abandon us!"

"Yes, Commander won't abandon us!"

"Commander, please give the order!!"

Just then, an option appeared in front of the player.

This time, please fight alongside me.

At this point in the story, we've entered the final battle.

Zhou Shenlin glanced at the formation interface and found that his character was indeed in the formation, while at the same time, all the humanoids were damaged.

95 even showed that it was unusable, which made him very distressed.

And with the end of the final battle.

The cutscene reappears.

The player stands amidst the ruins; 95, leaning against the protagonist, is unable to move.

The commander could only drive the 95 forward, limping along.

On either side of the protagonist are cheering crowds, and human figures constantly joining the protagonist.

People kept coming forward to express their respect to the protagonist.

Even the highest commander of the Earth Federation used radio to tell the protagonist to rest and prepare for command before going to the command center to receive a new position and honor.

After watching this far, Zhou Shenlin finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although there were twists and turns in the plot, thankfully there were no truly tragic scenes.

The ending was reassuring.

However, at that moment, the camera suddenly tilted up, and a red light flashed in the distant sky.

After this meaningful scene.

The image dimmed.

Black background with white text appears.

[Act One: The End]

After the story ended, Zhou Shenlin returned to the game's interface.

Open the familiar map.

But then they discovered that something new had appeared on the map.

The occupied space elevator became humanity's base camp, and countless machines began to be rebuilt. At a glance, there were many construction-related and storylines related to the base and its surroundings.

In addition to these, some small dots have been added to the map. According to the prompts, players can now select the next place to go on the map.

Just as Zhou Shenlin was about to study and research this new system.

A voice suddenly came from the top bunk: "Old Zhou!! Lend me 50 yuan!!"

What do you need the money for?

"I just finished the main storyline, and 95 confessed to me... I absolutely have to buy her a ring..."

"What the hell? You didn't even give me a ring at level 95? Are you even human?"

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"The turnover has exceeded 80!!"

"It's still going up!! It's still going up!!"

"The number of concurrent users has exceeded one million!!!!"

By that afternoon.

I don't know when it started.

Every now and then, someone in the office shouts out the current stats for "Girls' Frontline".

At first, everyone was shouting enthusiastically.

Later on, I just started doing my own thing.

But when the news broke that the number of people online at the same time had surpassed one million, the entire office was silent for a moment, and then cheers and applause immediately erupted!

With a million concurrent online users, this achievement might not be considered top-tier in the entire gaming industry.

After all, before this, League of Legends had over 8 million concurrent online players, and later Honor of Kings and Genshin Impact even surpassed 10 million.

But in 2016, mobile games, especially anime-style mobile games, were popular.

Having a million concurrent users is still quite impressive, and it also means that the company's revenue is absolutely secure, and everyone's benefits and salaries are guaranteed.

Su Shanshan clapped twice and turned to walk towards Lin Li's workstation. In front of Lin Li, she seemed to finally be unable to contain her excitement and joy, saying, "We succeeded! How about it? It was the right decision to have our group two do the event's storyline back then, wasn't it?"

The production team that plays a major role in the entire event's storyline.

Now that the game event is online and the results are so good, Su Shanshan is naturally proud.

Lin Li glanced at Su Shanshan, who looked like a cherry blossom in full bloom, and a smile appeared on his face.

However, he didn't feel particularly excited inside.

This event didn't introduce any new characters or pay-to-win activities. It only released a few new skins and opened up a large-scale character creation event. Overall, it was simply aimed at attracting players and suppressing Girls' Frontline.

With such a generous event, it's no surprise that it attracted over a million online participants.