Chapter 1 Mingmei and the Live Stream

Mingmei saw the active barrage in Mu Chen's live stream, and her mood, which had been somewhat heavy due to the game's atmosphere, suddenly disappeared completely.

The reason she didn't leave was largely because Da Yao had accidentally caused her character to die.

According to the barrage, Savier hadn't died. The fact that there had been no news of him for years, combined with the fact that Lu Xiaoyao was on this starship, suggested that Savier had actually boarded the ship in history.

If Savier was still alive, Mingmei could speculate whether the character played some indispensable role on the starship later.

Perhaps Lu Xiaoyao's character didn't die and discovered the secrets of the Zerg, contacting her brother through a special communication method.

Maybe the starship's disappearance wasn't a tragedy caused by the Zerg, but because they had grasped some important evidence, they had to temporarily appear to be missing?

Mingmei didn't know how the game would change with the players involved. But, if worst came to worst, if she replaced Da Yao's character and made the same choices as she did in history, would that be leaving a backup plan for the story...

An answer to the truth that would be revealed again after thirty years?

Just as Mu Chen took the mecha Mingmei handed him, Mingmei received not-so-good news from the backend—player Wang Wenfei had logged off.

Immediately following that, Julian, who was playing the hidden Zerg, also logged off.

[What the heck? What happened?]

Mingmei didn't know how the plot would change so quickly. She had only said a few words to Mu Chen, and two more players had logged off?

[The character played by Wang Wenfei discovered that Julian realized their hidden Zerg identities had been exposed. He was preparing to spread the news, but Wang Wenfei stopped him in time. They both perished in the battle.]

Hearing this news, Mingmei's mouth opened slightly in surprise. As she walked towards the central control room, Mingmei asked Guigui to switch her to Wang Wenfei's live stream.

Sure enough, Wang Wenfei's character received the same treatment as Mandison's character.

A photo of a woman, who shared a five-point resemblance to Wang Wenfei herself, appeared before everyone.

[June 20, 2088, Wang Wenying, Secretary, led more than 200 soldiers to kill more than 300 hidden Zerg at the Sigma Military Base Command Center. She ultimately died in a mental surge at the age of 31.]

[Mental surge! Oh my god?]

[Wait, upstairs, what's a mental surge? Can you explain it?]

[It's when someone with a mental level above S-rank stimulates and raises their mental power in a short period, but can't control it, and their physical skills can't handle it, leading to destruction.]

[You can increase your mental power in a short time? How high do you have to raise it to end up like that?]

[I went, are you guys paying attention to this? Am I the only one paying attention to the fact that Secretary Wang Wenying led people to kill these hidden Zerg?]

The barrage was filled with discussions about the true cause of death of Wang Wenfei's character. At this time, Wang Wenfei's live stream had already started playing Wang Wenying's life story.

Compared to Xia He's high-spirited and passionate video, Wang Wenying's video was more inclined to be daily and quiet.

Instead of participating in mecha competitions and military academy student competitions like Xia He, Wang Wenying was more involved in activities such as refugee relief in planetary homes affected by war and cherishing interstellar animals…

She didn't look like a military academy student at all.

However, as an outstanding graduate of the Empire's Second Military Academy, Wang Wenying wasn't without excellent achievements. On the contrary, her command ability was even more outstanding than her combat ability.

During her eight years at the military academy, Wang Wenying had always been the champion of the War Simulation Command League.

Seeing this, Mingmei couldn't help but complain, "It's such a waste to make someone like that my brother's secretary."

Not only did she think so, but many people in the barrage also found it strange.

[I'm not trying to hate on General Mei Qiu, but a lady with such high strength is really… Isn't it a bit of a waste to be a secretary?]

[Ah, look, she also directed the killing of the Zerg, winning with fewer troops. If she had been promoted step by step from the combat unit, maybe...]

Others also found it strange that someone like her would become a secretary after graduation.

Until her photo disappeared, and a dialogue came from a black screen:

"My health isn't good, and my family doesn't allow me to enter the combat unit."

"So? Do you think your family allows you to be a secretary?"

"You are my grandfather's student. As long as you ask, I, I don't want to be unable to realize my dream because of my health! I know you have never been one to follow the rules. Just thinking about it, any secretary under you will become an extremely dazzling existence in the future. Who wouldn't praise you for having a discerning eye?"

"I think my very existence is a dazzling pearl. It's me choosing you, and Old Wang will definitely hold a grudge against me! Not worth it!"

"But if you find someone else to be your secretary, what if they find out that you..."

"Shh—! Alright, it's you! Se~cre~tary~"

……

From the male and female voices in this conversation, it didn't take much deduction for everyone to understand who the speakers were.

[Know what? I'm suddenly curious (cat head.jpg) Everyday? Hmm? Everyday what?]

[Although this is a tangent, I also want to know if General Mei Qiu has any unspeakable secrets, hee hee hee~]

Before everyone could give full play to their imagination and continue to expand their brain holes, the next voice was even more explosive—

"Secretary Wang, there are fifty people left. We, we'll take you to retreat..."

"No need, I know my own situation. Don't worry about me... Quickly leave Sigma Fortress."

"We can't leave here anymore. The entire planet is surrounded."

At this time, a deep and gentle male voice suddenly appeared in the dialogue, "You think the Zerg commander arranged these terrible bugs in the military fortress on the border? Maybe they had already infiltrated the Empire unknowingly..."

"Mu Feize, I know..."

"We're running out of time, Wang Wenying. Once the Zerg break through the outer defense line of the planet, everything that just happened will be discovered by the Zerg. They've planned such a big game. Everything today is just a test. The deputy commander gave you the highest command of the planet, right?"

There was silence for about half a minute before there was sound again.

"I understand..." Wang Wenying's helpless voice tugged at everyone's hearts. "So, the Zerg's test must fail!"

It had to fail in such a way that they thought their plan hadn't been leaked, and everything was just the terrible and unyielding spirit of the Imperial army!

[The planetary self-destruct system has been activated. Please evacuate all other personnel immediately! Countdown begins.]

As the last electronic sound rang out, Wang Wenfei's live stream suddenly exploded again.

[!!! What does that mean????!!]

[In the end, is... is it self-destruction? Did I hear correctly?]

[Um... Then, will this be the ending of this game? This character seems different from the original death, right?]

Someone weakly asked in the barrage. When Mingmei saw this barrage, she was standing at the door of the central control room. She stopped her footsteps, lowered her head, took out the key again, and glanced at it...