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Su Zhuo had no expression on his face and said nothing.
General Chu didn't expect Su Zhuo to answer, so he spoke directly: "We have deciphered a set of coordinates, the coordinates of Blue Star. This situation has attracted great attention from all countries. We all agree that this is an unfriendly act and may lead to the worst possible outcome - interstellar war.
To prepare for possible crises, countries have jointly developed many secret weapons, one of which is holographic technology, which is used in military exercises. We will promote this technology to the public through variety shows, using entertainment to teach them some survival skills."
Su Zhuo felt mixed emotions. She understood the Dragon Nation's high-ranking officials' decision to conceal the truth for now; it was necessary to maintain social stability and avoid causing panic. After all, no one knew when this war would come, so order couldn't be disrupted before it happened.
But, will the variety show method really work?
"I know this may be presumptuous, but you're an excellent player at PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. I—I hope you can join this special operation."
General Chu said this, stood up and bent down towards Su Zhuo.
"No matter when the catastrophe comes, I hope the people of Dragon Country can survive as much as possible. Of course, if it doesn't come, that would be the best."
At this point, it is not a question of whether Su Zhuo agrees or not, but under the dark cloud, no one can remain immune.
****
On the way home from the military area, Su Zhuo told Tang Xiaofeng to meet him downstairs so that she would meet him at the airport.
The entrance of an old residential complex.
Tang Xiaofeng ran over and hugged Su Zhuo who had just gotten off the military vehicle.
"Xiao Su Zhuo, I missed him so much after not seeing him for a month. By the way, why did you come back in a military vehicle?" Tang Xiaofeng glanced at the soldier who got off the vehicle next to her and screamed softly, "Holy crap, so handsome!"
Su Zhuo laughed and said to the soldier who brought her back, "That's all. Uncle Wang can handle the rest."
The soldier nodded, saluted in a standard manner, and got into the car.
Tang Xiaofeng grabbed the corner of Su Zhuo's clothes and tugged at it a few times, "Little Su Zhuo..." Her eyes were filled with hints that only sisters could understand.
Su Zhuo understood and called out to the man, "Do you have a girlfriend? If not, what do you think of the lady next door?"
Tang Xiaofeng's face flushed red: "!!!"
Is it such a straight shot?
The soldier's face flushed red, but he happily ran back to the car, found a piece of paper and a pen, carefully wrote down his contact information, solemnly placed it in Tang Xiaofeng's hand, saluted again, turned around, got in the car, stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
He didn't say a word the whole time and was extremely introverted.
Tang Xiaofeng opened the note and added the contact information while screaming, "Damn, this is the type I like, the reserved and sultry type. It must be so cool to press it down."
“…”
Su Zhuo really wanted her to restrain herself, after all, there were other people around.
After Tang Xiaofeng added the contact information, the other party agreed immediately, making Tang Xiaofeng laugh wildly with his hands on his hips, "After being single for 24 years, I finally have a partner, mehaha~"
Su Zhuo held his forehead and walked towards his house with a box. Tang Xiaofeng sent him a few cute emoticons and quickly caught up with Su Zhuo.
"Xiao Su Zhuo, you still haven't told me how you got back in the military vehicle."
Su Zhuo concealed some confidential matters and briefly talked about how Wei Bing's attempted murder had caused diplomatic problems between the two countries.
"Fuck, this guy is sick, is he kicked in the head by a donkey? Why doesn't the idiot just die, dogecoin! Little Su Zhuo, are you okay? The Queen of the Amazon Lily Country didn't make a fuss, it's really thanks to you that she saved her. The country should have caught him well, just shoot him."
Tang Xiaofeng cursed angrily and felt relieved at the same time, and even had time to tease the soldiers in a low voice.
After the teasing, she was amazed.
"But she turned out to be the little girl you rescued before. What a wonderful fate."
"It's really wonderful." Su Zhuo nodded as she put the key into the keyhole and opened the door. The house was no different from when she left. It was obvious that Tang Xiaofeng often came to help her clean up.
"How are you and Yuan Yuan doing recently?"
"We're doing fine. Since you're not in the country, we're pretty relaxed. I gave her a few days off and took her out for a trip. We also took care of some business."
Tang Xiaofeng helped Su Zhuo unpack his luggage and laid out his clothes one by one. He then said, "The internet has been very lively during the month you were away. Neighboring countries have been launching holographic variety shows one after another, and one of them is a particularly popular parkour variety show called 'Escape.'"
She folded the clothes and put them aside, continuing, "This 'Escape' is not simple. There's never been a variety show that's live-streamed non-stop every day, but it does it. They claim it'll end as long as one person clears the level, and the prize money is incredibly high. So many people signed up, and they made a fortune just from the registration fees. It's even more popular than 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.'"
"Speaking of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, they launched their third season a month after you were gone, but no one was able to play, and the popularity plummeted. Old Wang was so anxious that he had two big blisters on his mouth, and he said he would retire if things continued to falter."
Su Zhuo: "He will soon stop being anxious."
"Why?"
"Because there will be a brand new variety show replacing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds soon." Su Zhuo said, but didn't continue the topic. "Tell Yuan Yuan to come over tonight and we'll go have a big dinner."
"Yeah!"
…………
That night.
Su Zhuo sat in front of his computer, searching for General Chu Wei's biography. He skimmed through the entire biography, and it took him over ten minutes to read through all the battles and achievements.
After reading General Chu’s, she clicked on the other founding fathers’ posts.
The most humiliating and unforgettable bloody and tearful history in the modern history of the Dragon Kingdom and the history read in ancient books in memory overlapped bit by bit.
After exiting the webpage, Su Zhuo searched for [Blue Star Panorama] again. When she clicked the confirm button, her fingertips trembled uncontrollably.
Finally she clicked confirm.
A beautiful blue planet appeared before her eyes, magnificent, mysterious... and familiar.
Aside from the color, Blue Star is almost identical to her home planet, Saturn.
Her home planet is code-named Waste Saturn, the lowest and most uninhabited planet in the interstellar empire. Yes, as a colonized and over-exploited Waste Saturn, it doesn't even deserve a name.
Most of the humans on the wasteland planet Saturn migrated to other planets during the course of history, and only a very small number remained on their home planet. The remaining humans stubbornly believed that one day the wasteland planet would return to its original beautiful and rich appearance.
Memories seemed to return to that gray planet with endless desert dust.
The year she was born, there was no one left on Saturn.
There was only a nanny robot who conceived her from a human womb, and the humans who stayed behind had already given her a name.
Su Zhuo means the fire of revival.
The nanny robot taught her how to survive, mechanically and persistently passing on the former civilization of the wasteland Saturn.
The thing that impressed her most was that the nanny robot implanted with the mother program hugged her, warmed her with its not-so-warm embrace, and pointed to an artificial satellite in the sky and spoke to her.
"Little Spoon, look at that blue planet. Ours used to be ten thousand times more beautiful than it. It's a deep blue, and 70% of the land is ocean. It's absolutely beautiful. Besides these, there are also beautiful and agile elks, fierce and majestic tigers, the largest mammal, the elephant, and... "
At that time she once asked why it was gone?
The nanny robot did not answer her, perhaps because the answer was not implanted in it, or perhaps because it did not know why the once resource-rich planet had fallen to such a state.
Dark gold and tungsten ore are indispensable, rare and precious minerals in interstellar civilization. They are minerals produced by only a very small number of planets across several major galaxies.
Even the combined output of many planets is less than that of a blue planet.
They will be targeted, obviously.
Su Zhuo lowered his eyes, not knowing how to express his feelings at the moment.
She had seen the wasteland with yellow sand all over the sky and holes everywhere, and she had also seen the blue planet that was still blue, beautiful and peaceful.
A person sat in front of the computer for a long time. When Su Zhuo looked up, a beautiful glow slowly appeared from the horizon in the sky outside.
It’s a sunny day today.
Su Zhuo stood up and walked to the windowsill. For the first time, he did not exercise but stood on the balcony and gazed at the hopeful sunrise in the early morning.
***
Two days later.
The holographic variety show "War" was officially announced.
Not only in China, but also in Asia, Europe and around the world, netizens saw the introduction of the variety show as the first trending search on social platforms on this day.
"war"
This holographic variety show with a purely military theme pursues a second world that is accessible to all five senses and real, where you will experience the most brutal war scenes.
We invite you.
Do you dare to accept the challenge?
"Holy crap, this promotion gives me goosebumps!"
"It sounds funny, but isn't it appropriate to not even give a picture for such a short paragraph?"
"Look carefully! These are the most brutal war scenes. They're probably too bloody and might scare the children."
"If it's too bloody, can I go to Longguo? I'm afraid of being reported by parents!"
In addition to the heated discussion among netizens in Longguo.
Many netizens from other countries were also excited.
"Why is it held in Dragon Country? I don't agree. It should be held in my Bird Empire."
"Holographic technology was developed through the joint efforts of the five major countries. Why would it be placed in Dragon Country?"
"Even with the military strength of the Dragon Kingdom, they were still beaten. Do they have the strength to be the host?"
"Hi, that Ning upstairs thought we couldn't tell you were some kid from Japan just because you were speaking English? Have you forgotten how your Japanese soldier got beaten by our 'little star' Su Shen?"
"Why are you talking to them? You always think that our Dragon Country is easy to bully. I'm really giving you face. If you have the guts, don't look down on us."
A villa somewhere in the European area.
Adolf Lindsay, a handsome blond boy, looked at the official announcement with a perverted smile.
"Wow, it's finally out! Looks like I can finally put aside that childish PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Hahahaha."
"It says above, if you can't find that dark horse this time around, you can just watch 'War' at home."
"Mygod!! Don't do this to me, Il~~~" The blond handsome boy pounced on Maynard Goodyear with an exaggerated look of grievance on his face.
Maynard pushed him away with one hand. "Don't cry to me. Who told you to report that you'd found a good candidate without even getting the facts? Now the higher-ups want you to hand him over."
"Is it because I don't want to hand it over? That sz hasn't been online since the 10,000-point match, and I can't find anyone in Dragon Country to help me check her real identity." Adolf Lindsay cried aggrievedly, "She was such a promising prospect, who knew she would suddenly disappear, wuwuwu."
"Don't cry," Maynard frowned, his tone a little impatient, "I've found it for you, but this person can't be brought to our Little Bird Empire."
"Wow, thank you, El. I knew you were the best." Adolf Lindsay, who had just been crying, suddenly changed his expression and blew several kisses to Maynard. "But what's going on with you saying we can't get the Bird Empire? Did someone get there first?"
Maynard snorted coldly, "What do you mean by taking the lead? She's always had a home. And you know her. She's the Su Zhuo who slaughtered those losers in Japan on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds."
"Oh my god, I have good judgment! I told you she'd be a formidable opponent."
Maynard twitched his lips, unable to bear Adolf Lindsay's nervousness, and threw down a black invitation. "Don't be late for the flight in a week. If you're late, you can swim to Dragon Country."
"I love you, Il."
"roll!"
…………
Giant Bear Federation.
Liliwa, wearing a white shirt with nothing underneath, leaned closer to Walker and asked, "What are you looking at, Walker?"
"Dragon Nation, the official announcement has been made." Walker pushed her inward, a blush on his pale face, "We can join the war now."
"Tsk~ Isn't this still a game?" Liliwa flipped through it for a while and found it quite boring. "What's the point of being able to revive and start over again?"
Walker: "That's much better than the PC version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Weren't you disappointed that you couldn't participate in the Dragon Country PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds variety show last time? This time, let's go?"
"Are you kidding me?"
Liliwa's eyes widened, she glanced outside, and said sarcastically, "Do you think they'll let us out?"
A few meters away, a series of railings made of special materials restricted Liliwa and Walker's range of movement to within 60 square meters. Outside the railings, armed special forces soldiers paced back and forth, their eyes never leaving Liliwa and Walker.
Who would have thought that the twin brother and sister ranked seventh and eighth in the world ranking of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" were actually special prisoners under strict guard.
Walker pulled Liliwa, a strange light flashing in his eyes, "They will."
Liliwa didn't quite believe it.
What she didn't expect was that that afternoon, she and Walker really received the news that they would be sent to Longguo to participate in the variety show "War".
After turning the black invitation over and over for a long time, Liliwa finally believed that they were about to gain a brief period of freedom.
****
The day before the variety show starts.
Su Zhuo went to find Chu Zhiyan.
At the gate of the official academy of sciences, Su Zhuo became the focus of many people's attention after he got off the car.
Wang Lin, who was leading the way, smiled and said, "You're not just a popular idol now. The Academy of Sciences and many soldiers are curious about you."
People within the Academy of Sciences know more than the general public.
For example, X Energy was acquired by Su Zhuo, and the magical minerals that recently kept Academician Chu up all night: dark gold and tungsten ore were also found by Su Zhuo.
In short, Su Zhuo is now a figure as famous as Chu Zhiyan in the Academy of Sciences.
One is a super god and the other is a genius.
Su Zhuo accepted everyone's attention with a calm expression, walked through the laboratories, and stopped in front of the last door.
Wang Lin said, "We can only go in here and wait for Academician Chu to come out. But girl, what do you have to say here?"
Su Zhuo didn't explain.
What she wanted to do could only be known to Chu Zhiyan.
“Crack.”
The sound of the mechanical door opening came layer by layer. After it rang seven times, the alloy door in front of Su Zhuo was officially opened.
Chu Zhiyan was wearing a white coat, and there were slight bruises under his eyes. It was obvious that he had not had a good rest recently.
"Uncle Wang," he called out, his gaze turning to Su Zhuo, "What do you want from me?"
Seeing the cold tone, Wang Lin wanted to hit him on the head twice to enlighten him. The girl came all the way here, and this is how you treat her?
No wonder he's single.
"Uncle Wang, can I be alone with Academician Chu for a few minutes?"
Look, other girls are more proactive than you.
Wang Lin nodded hurriedly, "Okay, I'll go outside to smoke a cigarette, you guys chat slowly." Before leaving, he winked at Chu Zhiyan and hinted at something.
Be more proactive and don't be so dull.
Chu Zhiyan: "Uncle Wang, your eye spasms may indicate a neurological problem. There may be a tumor in your brain. Find time to go to the hospital for a physical examination."
"I'm in good health." Wang Lin was so angry that he ran away.
Su Zhuo couldn't help laughing. She turned around and found Chu Zhiyan staring at her with his eyes that were particularly bright. He looked at her seriously for a long time.
"What's wrong?" Su Zhuo asked.
Chu Zhiyan withdrew his gaze calmly, "You haven't told me what you want from me?"
"I want to see your laboratory."
As soon as Su Zhuo said this, the air around them seemed to get a little chilly.
She didn't care and continued, "I have something in my mind that I need to see your lab before I can tell you how to do it, but you are the only one who knows."
"You..." Chu Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, then turned around and opened seven protective doors using thirty-six codes including iris and fingerprints, and took Su Zhuo into his laboratory.
Unlike the laboratories outside, Chu Zhiyan's laboratory is very messy. Through the transparent glass, you can see many discarded waste paper balls inside.
It was obvious that Chu Zhiyan had encountered a bottleneck in his research on dark gold and tungsten ore.
Several assistants and other scientists were surprised to see Chu Zhiyan bring in outsiders, but they said nothing. They had absolute trust in Academician Chu.
"This is the consultant that the official found for me, Su Zhuo. You guys take a rest first, I'll talk to her." Chu Zhiyan introduced Su Zhuo, but told a little lie.
Several scientists and assistants nodded, sealed their research, and turned to leave.
In a few minutes, Su Zhuo and Chu Zhiyan were the only ones left in the laboratory.
"You can talk now." Chu Zhiyan handed his research records to Su Zhuo, but Su Zhuo didn't read them. "I know nothing about science. I don't understand these."
Chu Zhiyan was not angry. He took back the record, looked at her calmly, and waited to hear what she would say next.
Su Zhuo walked up to their main research table, where there was a holographic instrument and some priceless precision instruments.
She didn't touch the instruments, but skillfully turned on the holographic instrument.
A curtain of light was cast into the void.
Su Zhuo's mental power was connected, and warships and weapons appeared out of thin air in the void.
Chu Zhiyan's eyes, which had always been calm, showed some fluctuations for the first time.
Su Zhuo continued.
She sketched out all the weapons, warships, and aircraft of all the interstellar empires in her mind. The most familiar of them were various types of thermal weapons and warships. Because they were frequently repaired, she even knew where the screws were.
It took no more than forty-five minutes to draw all the design drawings.
For the first time, Su Zhuo felt that he had overused his brain and almost couldn't stand steadily. At this moment, someone gently supported him.
"Be careful." Chu Zhiyan said.
Su Zhuo smiled and stood firm, "It's okay."
"Was that your brainwave ability that you just used?"
"Let's use a more professional term—mental power." At this point, Su Zhuo didn't intend to hide it. "The strength of mental power will have a significant impact on the control of holograms and many thermal weapons. On future battlefields, mental power will be the primary criterion for becoming a soldier."
On the interstellar battlefield.
The most intuitive manifestation of a warrior with high mental strength is that he can control a huge mecha, and his combat effectiveness is comparable to that of a warship with A-class firepower.
A-class firepower warships can easily destroy half a planet.
"You used it to kill those soldiers in the hologram before."
Su Zhuo nodded: "Yes."
"What level are you?"
"Well, the top level. From C to A, then S, double SS and triple S. I'm lucky."
"Why would you tell it? You could have kept it a secret forever. With current technology, no one would have noticed anything was wrong with you."
Su Zhuo raised his head and glanced at the old companions etched in his memory, "Like Academician Chu, I just want to protect our homeland.
Blue Star is my home."
***
After leaving the laboratory, Su Zhuo walked outside and, as expected, saw Wang Lin squatting in the corner and smoking secretly.
Seeing her, Wang Lin quickly put out his cigarette and explained awkwardly, "Your aunt said I smell like cigarettes and won't let me smoke. I can only smoke a few times outside. You have to keep it a secret for me."
"I will."
Su Zhuo had met Wang Lin’s wife, a very gentle and beautiful woman.
"What did you say to Xiaoyan? How come this kid didn't even know to send you out? He's so ignorant." Wang Lin stretched his neck but didn't see Chu Zhiyan. His heart skipped a beat. Could it be that his confession was rejected?
Worried that Su Zhuo would be sad, he hurriedly comforted her:
"Don't be fooled by his good looks. He's actually quite introverted and has never been around girls, so his brain isn't very bright. To put it bluntly, all his skill points go into his IQ, but he has no emotional intelligence at all."
"Uncle Wang, I didn't ask him to send it. He was also busy with research." Su Zhuo smiled. After Chu Zhiyan finished talking to her, he immediately hugged the drawings and immersed himself in them, not even noticing that she had left.
"That brat is just being unreasonable." Wang Lin ignored Su Zhuo's explanation and decided to file a complaint with General Chu. Su Zhuo was the crown prince of the government, and besides, with a girl and a boy, favoring one over the other was a no-brainer.
"Don't explain to him. Uncle knows what's going on. Come on, Uncle Wang will take you home. Are you ready for tomorrow's variety show? This one's not like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. It's no joke."
Su Zhuo nodded: "I know."
"I just got news. This time, the five major powers aren't just sending soldiers, they're also sending some... you know," Wang Lin said as he stepped on the accelerator. "Besides the five major powers, neighboring countries and some second- and third-rate nations have also sent people. The competition is going to be brutal."
"Um."
Su Zhuo looked at the crowd outside the car window. Some of them were hurrying on their way, some were riding their bikes leisurely, and some were laughing and cursing. But no matter what they looked like, their brows were full of hope for life.
The top floor of the laboratory.
Chu Zhiyan watched Su Zhuo's car leave, his eyes changing from bright to dark.
He took out his cell phone and made a call.
"It's me, Chu Zhiyan. I'll erase all records of Su Zhuo coming to the Academy today. At the same time, anyone who saw her today will receive separate treatment for their memories.
Yeah, me too.”
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