(Tickets and collections, please come quickly~)
"Report, sir," the orderly’s knock interrupted Lin Yi’s train of thought. Unknowingly, the day had already dawned.
The orderly delivered a report that experts had worked overnight to produce, which detailed the analysis and explanation of various "Military Road" environments.
"Ten thousand years in prehistory? Stone Age?" Even someone as composed as Lin Yi was taken aback by this environmental analysis report.
The report, a culmination of many people’s wisdom, pointed out that all flora in "Military Road" belonged to the Stone Age, with already extinct ferns and distinctive soil colors and compositions.
"Immediately cease the operation of ’Military Road’ and forcibly remove all Experimenters from the system," Lin Yi realized he had gotten into a quagmire.
The simulated combat system had transported people back to ten thousand years ago, a time possibly without any formed military or battlefield.
"But, Major, the Brigadier General also arrived at the laboratory over an hour ago, and he too has received this report. His intention is to continue with the project," the orderly cautiously responded, as in the military region, military rank represented everything.
"The Brigadier General came too," Lin Yi heard and quickly headed towards the laboratory. What exactly was going on? The authorities had previously agreed not to interfere with this project, so why were they altering their stance and intervening now?
In the laboratory, Brigadier General Lin Hao stood next to an elderly expert, who despite being over fifty, was energetic and excited.
"Dongfang, are you sure the simulated environment inside ’Military Road’ can enhance the real combat capabilities of the Experimenters?" Lin Yi’s father was a senior military officer in the military region and one of the major figures controlling military power in Hua Country after the assassination of the Old Marshal.
"Yes, Brigadier General, if my estimations are correct, the harsher the environment, the more it can hone the players’ will. Through personal combat and teamwork in the system, the military personnel lacking real war experience can fully develop their potential," Professor Dongfang earnestly watched every scene reflected by the brain scanner.
After entering the laboratory, Lin Yi heard Brigadier General Lin’s loud laughter. It had been a long time since he saw his father... so happy. His father had changed ever since Lin’s older brother left a few years ago, barely showing a smile in public or private.
"Brigadier General, I suggest we halt the ’Military Road’ project," seeing his father and Professor Dongfang’s delighted expressions, the observant Lin Yi knew that this was not the time to raise this issue and he wouldn’t receive a favorable response.
As soon as Lin Yi finished speaking, the Brigader General glared at him, and the atmosphere in the tracking room immediately grew tense. The several Lieutenants still present promptly excused themselves and left.
"How many times have I told you not to be soft-hearted? Even if all five hundred players die, don’t even frown. If it was Lu Xun, he probably wouldn’t even blink. No wonder you’ve lost to Lu Xun every time for the past decade; everyone in the military region says our National Security Department can never match the Armed Department," Brigadier General Lin scolded, making Lin Yi lower his head.
Since Lu Xun had been favored by the military region, his father always compared him with Lu who was of a similar age. This relentless comparison filled him with weariness.
"Old Lin, you’ve gone too far," Professor Dongfang noted the change in Lin Yi’s demeanor, "Major, you misunderstood the Brigadier General’s intention."
Brigadier General Lin snorted coldly, paying no more attention to Lin Yi and focused solely on the changes on the screen.
After a few more comforting words from Professor Dongfang, who also turned his gaze back to the screen, Lin Yi steadied his emotions and followed suit.
"What’s this?" Lin Yi noticed, just like in real life, it was early morning on the screen. A few Experimenters had walked out of the previous forest and as the view began to open up, a few Primitive People appeared.
What surprised Lin Yi even more was that the clothing and even the facial features of the Experimenters who had come out of the forest had changed somewhat. Next to them, various differing numbers appeared simultaneously: Physical Strength, spiritual power, anger value, military merit. Emerging from the darkness, the soldiers, having survived that deadly ordeal, had a clear gaze and a vigorous stride, and the feedback from the brainwaves showed that all indicators had slightly improved since they first entered the system.