Chapter 1 The Beginning

Looking up, she saw a deep blue sky. Underneath her feet was an endless expanse of brick-red sandy soil.

Standing beneath the crescent moon, Mingmei marveled at the vastness of space. The landscapes of different planets were so distinct.

She should have known that before her uncle stuffed her into military school, she shouldn't have been a couch potato at home. She should have traveled everywhere.

Watching the mecha and battleships streaking across the deep blue sky, Mingmei once again averted her gaze, hugging a stack of nutrient solutions as she dutifully followed the other kitchen staff from the military base, heading back.

From time to time, she heard snippets of conversation from the others.

"Heavens? Really? Just a minor harassment by the zerg? And the Deputy Commander is coming to take a look?"

"The Deputy Commander was already touring the military bases on the outer rim planets. It just so happens that we had a small skirmish with the zerg a while ago, and some people were injured. That's why he's coming right away, isn't it?"

"To be honest, I'd rather see the Commander-in-Chief than Deputy Commander Mei Qiu's smiling face. It's so scary!"

Hearing the familiar name, Mingmei paused.

[Guigui? What's the name of this game we're in?]

[Blood War Prelude.]

[This isn't based on my brother's adapted "Blood War in the Zerg Nest" from twenty years ago, is it?]

Mingmei was dumbfounded. She had just entered the game, and while carrying supplies and "strolling" with the NPCs in this interstellar military base, she overheard this?!

[Yes, that's right.]

Her pupils dilated in shock!

"Mingmei, what's wrong?"

Several NPCs, who had been chatting, noticed the look of shock and disbelief on their "colleague's" face.

"Nothing… I, um… I was just a little surprised to hear you mention Deputy Commander Mei Qiu…"

Mingmei remembered that although her brother was portrayed as a very handsome personal hero in the movie about him, the film opened with the military base he was inspecting being ambushed by the zerg and blown up.

Later in the great battle, even the small asteroid was completely destroyed.

[Speaking of which, wasn't the base that got blown up at the beginning of that movie this one?]

Guigui: [Host, can I compliment you on your good memory?]

Mingmei: "…"

Mingmei wanted to curse.

She shouldn't have been so focused on the scenery when she came in. She should have paid more attention to the entire story of this game. Otherwise, she didn't want to experience being blown up in the game's ending.

The NPC colleagues looked at Mingmei's face with sudden realization. "Oh, Mingmei, don't be afraid. Although Deputy Commander Mei Qiu is rumored to be quite a ladies' man, he's a very principled person. Don't worry."

Mingmei: =。=

It wasn't that she was afraid.

But hearing such things about her second brother for the first time in a game, she realized that her second brother was indeed quite… a ladies' man?

Nodding distractedly, Mingmei followed the group back to the base cafeteria. While preparing the dishes, Mingmei habitually asked Guigui to open Lu Xiaoyao's live broadcast.

Yeah, she was sure that Lu Xiaoyao was in the same game as her.

Sure enough, as soon as she opened the live broadcast, the screen was filled with a barrage of comments, and Lu Xiaoyao's starstruck face rushed into Mingmei's view.

"Waaah! Oh my god! General Mei Qiu is so handsome! So damn handsome! He looks even better in person than in the movie!"

Behind Lu Xiaoyao was a huge mecha lying there, and she herself was earnestly gushing about her infatuation to the viewers in her live broadcast room.

Seeing her like this, Mingmei knew that Lu Xiaoyao had already seen Mei Qiu. The live broadcast room was also going crazy.

[Holy crap! The game company is awesome! This! Have you guys seen the official announcement?! This game is a collaboration with Director Durant's "Blood War in the Zerg Nest"!]

[Ahhh! I don't care about the collaboration or anything! Just seeing General Mei Qiu's face makes this simp feel like I've died without regrets! That uniform, those legs, oh my god, that charming and unruly smile! Anyone even slightly uglier couldn't pull it off!]

[Damn! Mei Qiu has been missing for more than a decade, why are there so many simps?! The game company is just rehashing old news, it's disgusting, right?]

[Get out of here, if you don't like it, get out!]

[Sob sob, General Mei Qiu really fulfills my image of all the domineering military CEOs in novels! The new ones these days… are boring in looks and boring in personality, sigh~]

[Soldiers are supposed to protect the country, why do they need flashy external requirements?]

[We want it, you people are just jealous!]

[Pah! He didn't even explain why Sigma Fortress Base was completely wiped out back then before he disappeared. Have you all been brainwashed?!]

[It's clearly the zerg's fault, but you have to say that the General abandoned them to their deaths for his own future! Can you not be so vicious, you keyboard warriors!]

[That's right, if it wasn't for General Mei Qiu guarding this place in the end, could you still be here spouting nonsense in the rear?]

Sure enough, wherever her second brother Mei Qiu went, the comments went wild. Mingmei found it annoying just from watching.

However, Mingmei remembered that Lu Xiaoyao's live broadcast room was very strict with its moderation. Any inflammatory or off-topic comments would be quickly dealt with, but today, it seemed to be very lenient.

"Ah, it's a pity, I wasn't even born when General Mei Qiu was awesome back then. Now… hahaha, I can finally experience it myself!" Lu Xiaoyao put her hands on her hips domineeringly and laughed wildly, "This time, I will definitely work hard to complete the mission!"

[Babe, promise me, it doesn't matter if you complete the mission, what matters is… don't turn off the live broadcast casually.]

[No, this question shouldn't be asked to Lu Xiaoyao, but to the live broadcast moderators, right?]

[Brothers! Look at the official announcement, this game is inhumane! "Blood War Prelude" is actually limited to certain levels to enter!]

[What the heck! Only super difficult levels, and only people with S or above S-level mental strength can enter the game!]

[Ha! So, we commoners can't even get close to my husband?]

[???? The one above, restrain yourself! He's clearly my husband, okay!]

[Speaking of which, did you guys see another announcement?]

[What?]

[Because of the special nature of this game, the official website says that all players entering the game will be live streaming to the public, what are you still waiting for?!]

Lu Xiaoyao's live broadcast effect was definitely first-class, but Lu Xiaoyao's didn't always even give a complete plot throughout an entire game.

Besides Lu Xiaoyao's own technical problems, including the game difficulty, character restrictions, and many details in the super difficult level, players couldn't see the complete plot, and they couldn't see the deformed plot.

Moreover, because Lu Xiaoyao had the highest mental level among all the live broadcast streamers, the game level she could play was also the most difficult. Even if she didn't play well, just because of the level she played, everyone would still watch.

Now that the game company had opened up the live broadcast permissions of other players of the same level, it naturally attracted more viewers who liked excitement.

[Brothers! I'm going to check out other streams first!!!]

[Me too!]

[Daughter, I'm sorry, although I'm leaving, remember that Mom loves you!]

Visibly, Mingmei discovered that the comments in Lu Xiaoyao's live broadcast room were rapidly decreasing, and even Mingmei was starting to feel a little restless.

Who should she watch next?