No one could have predicted how quickly things would develop.
When Mingmei opened the balcony window early in the morning, she saw that the sky, which was usually gray and gloomy because of snow, had been completely replaced by a dark gray metallic color.
Those were starships looted by space pirates.
At this moment, the skies over Country H were completely shrouded.
"My duck!"
Even through a wall, Mingmei could hear Lu Xiaoyao's exclamation.
Immediately afterwards, sirens blared throughout the streets and alleys, and the incident was broadcast live on television and the internet.
However, some of the news content was...
"Who are you kidding?"
Mingmei chuckled softly, watching the news report that aliens had been discovered on the ancient planet Blue Star for the first time and that a friendly meeting would be held with them. She told everyone not to panic about the scene outside and that everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.
The country's starting point was good; it wanted to appease everyone.
Mingmei took out her phone and browsed online discussions about the steel "beast" overhead.
[1L: Sigh, is this something we can discuss right now? I heard the top leader already had a video conference with other national leaders overnight.]
[2L: Didn't you say everything was under control? Everyone, stay calm.]
[3L: Calm down, who are you kidding? If it weren't for the higher-ups secretly controlling public opinion, do you think there would be so little discussion right now? Some things are just destined...]
[4L: The person upstairs should say less, or it'll be gone soon!]
[5l: So, what exactly did everyone figure out? Is this going to be the end of the world?]
As Mingmei was browsing, she refreshed her phone, and the discussion she had just seen instantly became a 404 error. Doesn't this attempt to cover up the truth only fuel further speculation?
"Doesn't this actually make everyone more panicked?"
Mingmei murmured to herself. A gust of cold wind blew through the open window on the balcony, making Mingmei shiver. She stood up and closed the window while chatting with Guigui.
[Host, if you look at the internet outside of China, there's really no control over it; you can find all sorts of weird and wonderful things.]
Gui Gui couldn't help but remind everyone that, given the current environment, although the light control here is quite strict, there is indeed a reason for it.
What kind?
Mingmei was curious, and Guigui thought for a moment before showing Mingmei the information she had found.
It has to be said, the outside world is truly "free".
For alien enthusiasts, today is probably the most exciting and happiest day of their lives. A group of people stand on the top of a skyscraper, setting off fireworks, bonfires, and laser pointers flashing in the sky.
Some people stripped naked and had obscene words written on their bodies. Gui Gui directly blurred Mingmei's face. Mingmei watched the old man on the subway looking at his phone the whole time.
"Aren't they worried about aliens?"
Mingmei doesn't understand these online operations.
[There are some worried people. Didn't you see those live streams of Zisha pottery being made, saying they'd rather destroy it themselves than let it fall into the hands of aliens?]
Seeing that Mingmei must have missed some of the overly offensive videos and comments, Guigui showed Mingmei some other comments. A sense of despondency and despair washed over her, as if the world had already accumulated too many things that made it hard for her to breathe.
The appearance of these aliens was like the last straw, leading them down a path of no return.
"But in some ways they were right."
Mingmei thought of that heavy number that would come later, and her heart felt as heavy as if a stone was pressing down on it.
A few people survived by chance, while the vast majority were ultimately sealed away here with the planet forever.
"Knock knock knock!"
Mingmei's reverie was interrupted by the sound of the door opening. As soon as she opened the door, she saw that several of her classmates who had bought her lunch boxes earlier had arrived.
What happened this morning meant that before they could do anything else, they immediately went to Mingmei to buy roujiamo (Chinese hamburgers) to stock up.
Even Wang Dian, who had only spent two points in total, went all out and bought two premium roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).
After buying it, Wang Dian waited until the very end.
When the others left and Mingmei noticed he hadn't left, they asked him what was going on. He readily replied, "You're from Hualan Star, so you definitely know more about this history than we do. When exactly did these space pirates make their move? And when exactly did the Zerg arrive?"
"If we look at it from a historical perspective, the appearance of space pirates has indeed been brought forward. However, it's possible that the 'appearance' recorded in the history of Hualan Star is different from our understanding. Perhaps it refers to the time of invasion. According to historical records, the invasion mentioned in the book occurred six days later, and as for the Zerg... there are still twenty-one days left."
After Mingmei finished speaking, Wang Dian remained silent. Mingmei watched as his fingers tightened occasionally while holding the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) sash, and she thought he would say something after hesitating for a long time. However, in the end, he still did not speak.
He still had enough points to buy a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), but not many.
He couldn't be sure if he would live to see the day the Zerg invaded...
This history is not only studied by Mingmei and others, but people outside the game are also curious about it.
"So... the fact that so many people survived on Hualan Star wasn't just a coincidence?"
While Qiao Xiyu was studying in the virtual classroom with Mo Wenshu, she inadvertently mentioned the methods used by the Zerg and space pirates to raid planets, and Mo Wenshu happened to bring up the ancient Blue Star.
Previously, his understanding of Hualan Star's history was merely a polite way of learning about it when he led the Federation's army to be stationed there.
The more he learned, the more alarmed he became.
A refugee from a "primitive planet" with technology thousands of years behind the rest of the interstellar world actually managed to develop into a major star system that is now renowned throughout the interstellar world, thanks to another undeveloped primitive planet, over several hundred years.
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