We promised to develop a game called Candy Crush, what the hell is the Third Reich?

Chapter 177 The oppressive feeling of the three major battles, Blue Star netizens: Can this be won? (7k two-in-one)

After understanding Shen Qinghan's thoughts, Zhao Ming also began to study the matter.

After all, if the forces of the six major federations had never defeated a game NPC, it would definitely have sparked heated discussions.

Moreover, it was a federal proposal, subject to a public vote.

No matter how frustrated the various federations are, they won't be blamed.

However, if we're going to have a vote, we need to develop detailed rules, otherwise everyone will vote for the Republic.

As Zhao Ming pondered, he pulled up the backend data for "World War II: Rise of Empires".

Start searching for battles that players haven't experienced.

After all, the 'World War II' story has been open for so long, and many players have experienced it. Using battles they've experienced as challenge levels is no different from playing a scripted exercise.
Zhao Ming was filtering battles in the backend database.

Meanwhile, the various federations were at this time.

They also released an announcement about the joint military exercise on their official account.

As this was the first time a military exercise had been conducted in a game, and the battlefield was chosen by netizens through voting, it sparked a lot of discussion.

Especially Polestar, whose discussion is still ongoing.

Many netizens flocked to Polestar's official website or official account, asking for the voting link.

The voting page was quickly posted on the Polestar website.

At the same time, Zhao Ming also shared the link on his own account and tagged the official accounts of the six federations, and the official accounts of the six federations also forwarded it.

TianSha Live Streaming Platform.

Inside Fang Ming's live stream.

Fang Ming, who had just logged on, was immediately bombarded with questions from viewers urging him to vote for which country on 'Earth'. Fang Ming tried to calm the viewers in the live stream:

"vote?"

"Of course, we'll vote for the Republic."

"After all, this has never been open to the public before."

"If anyone hasn't voted yet, please vote!"

Fang Ming opened the voting page on the Polar Star official website. The viewers in the live stream saw that Fang Ming's logged-in account had indeed voted for the Republic.

Meanwhile, other viewers in the live stream also began voting under guidance.

Fang Ming was explaining to some of the viewers:

"According to the rules published by Polaris."

"This joint military exercise involving the six major federations has three stages."

"Which battlefield on 'Earth' will be used for these three levels will be chosen by netizens through voting."

"Currently, the Republic has the most votes, followed by the Empire, the Soviet Federation, and the American Free Federation."

"This shows."

"Finally, the top three countries with the most votes will be selected, and then the battles will be drawn."

"All of this will be done publicly after the voting concludes."

"And it is monitored in real time by the official photonic supercomputer to ensure that there is no shady operation."

"This arrangement seems acceptable."

"And because it takes place within the game, there's no fear of dying."

"Therefore, it is clear that there is a gap in the combat capabilities of the various federal forces."

The viewers in the live stream couldn't help but agree.

indeed.

The reason why previous military exercises were not attractive was that, apart from the various weapons displayed by the different federations, even the competitions were only superficial and were scored.

Of course, no one watches a semi-performative show.

But now that it's in the game, there's no need to worry about getting hurt, since it's all virtual anyway.

However, its entertainment value has increased several times over.

Let the players vote themselves; then they can vote however they want.
Fang Ming was looking at the vote count.

The Republic, needless to say, is far ahead of other countries.

Following that was the Empire, and then the Soviet Union and the United States. The votes for these two post-World War II superpowers fluctuated back and forth.

Fang Ming was about to exit the Polar Star website to find Yu Feng to team up with.

A new announcement suddenly popped up on the Polestar website.

[Information and map data download regarding the Four Crossings of the Chishui River]

This immediately caught Fang Ming's attention:

"Ok?"

Fang Ming clicked on the new announcement and entered the page.

What comes into view is a brief introduction, followed by a data packet connection.

Fang Ming clicked to download the data package, and at the same time, while looking at the announcement, he said to the viewers in the live stream:

"Polaris says that the 'Four Crossings of the Chishui River' is an absolute fact."

"The CG will be unlocked as long as a player triggers the storyline."

"However, players are also invited to try it out; some data packs are currently available."

"It contains a complete topographical map of the Four Crossings of the Chishui River, as well as all the data of the blue team, from generals to soldiers."

"Players can use the Photon supercomputer to render and take on the challenge themselves."

"hiss--"

"Polarstar is going to challenge the entire internet."

There were many doubts about the authenticity of the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" story, but Polaris directly released the data package for the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" story.

Once downloaded and connected to the photon supercomputer, the complete battlefield can be rendered.

"World War II: Rise of Empires has nearly 200 million players worldwide."

"How can there not be some that can pass?"

Fang Ming felt that Polaris was being a bit too arrogant.

But little does he know.

He still underestimated the significance of 'the most unlikely battle on Earth'.

After reading the announcement, Fang Ming finished downloading the data package.

After opening his personal version of the Photon Supercomputer, Fang Ming spoke to the viewers on Blue Star in the live stream:
"Brothers, I'll take on the challenge first."

"Those who are interested can download it."

"With nearly 200 million players, there must be a few geniuses who can beat it."

Fang Ming sent the data packet to the Photon Supercomputer for rendering. Since the data packet was already set up, the Photon Supercomputer completed the rendering in less than five minutes.

A five-pointed star icon appeared on the virtual desktop, and Fang Ming clicked on it.

The main interface that comes into view is similar to that of World War II, except that it only has the "Start" and "Settings" buttons.

Fang Ming opened the settings and took a look. Just like in World War II, the settings for pain perception, touch perception, or body micro-adjustment were not very useful.

Fang Ming exited and clicked on "Start Game".

Then switch pages.

What appeared before us was a topographical map, the layout of which depicted the Four Crossings of the Chishui River.

However, all the blue team units are present on the map, while the original red team positions are now empty, marked as places where players can freely choose their location within the area.

Fang Ming clicked on the center of what was originally the red side.

After selecting the initial location, the page flashes briefly.

What appeared was a settings page, which made Fang Ming's eyes light up.

Although the number of people was still set at 3, the choice of equipment was much more flexible, and Fang Ming quickly equipped his side.

After it's done.

The page flashed again, but this time it was an introduction to the blue team's units, such as...
Chiang Kai-shek (Commander-in-Chief of the Blue Team)

[Personality: Stubborn, suspicious, and fickle; he both courts and guards against local warlords.]

[Military Style: Master of micro-management, heavy encirclement, wary of warlords.]

Wang Jialie (leader of the Guizhou army)

[Personality: Indecisive, addicted to opium, dissatisfied with being affiliated with the Central Army, yet obligated to obey orders.]

[Military style: Passive defense, limited coordination.]

Zhou Hunyuan (Commander of the Second Column of the Central Army)

Personality: Cautious and conservative.

[Military style: Holding firm and waiting for orders, relying on superiors.]

Looking at these introductions, Fang Ming seemed to understand but not quite:
"Is Polaris revealing his personal character and style so we can find a breakthrough point from it?"

"For example, if someone is cautious and conservative, could we create a false impression?"

"But something just doesn't feel right."

"Never mind, let's start the game first."

With that, Fang Ming clicked again, this time fully entering the game.

The screen flashed.

Appearing in the mountains surrounded by peaks, Fang Ming pulled up a screenshot of the map, looked at it in the live stream, and then commanded his troops to set off.

Time passes little by little.

Around noon, a bewildered voice came from Fang Ming's live stream:

"No, no."

"Come again."

"This time I'll arrange for more heavy weapons."

Another afternoon has passed.

Seeing himself redirected to the main screen, Fang Ming rubbed his face:
"No."

"Too many heavy weapons are slowing down the march. There's a gap in the southwest; I'll try to break out from there."

After saying that, the game started again.

Fang Ming's side isn't the only one facing challenges.

On the Tiansha live streaming platform alone, nearly one-third of the streamers in the three categories of "World War I", "World War II", and "Sequel" have participated in the challenge.

However, they played for a whole day.

At first, the freedom to choose locations and weapons gave them some confidence.

After a day of setbacks, everyone was driven to despair.

Some players felt that Polaris wouldn't be lost for no reason, so they used the Photon Supercomputer to dump the data of dozens of generals from the blue team into the Photon Supercomputer.

I want to use this method to find a breakthrough.

However, without simulating such a photonic supercomputer, the analysis of its characteristics such as "stubbornness" and "waiting for orders" was also a complete mess.

Even some newly renewed supercomputers used up their monthly computing power in just half an hour without producing any results.

This computing power was enough to create dozens of copies of "World War II: Rise of an Empire," but it has now been completely consumed by a single battle within the game.
The internet was abuzz with discussion.

If it weren't for Polestar's reputation, people would have already started cursing.

It is precisely because of Polaris's reputation that Blue Star players are still doubting themselves, wondering if they are really that bad.
But even with the supercomputer burning out of the virtual pod, it still couldn't calculate the possibility of winning.

Little did they know.
Although the computing power of the photonic supercomputer is very strong, it can still calculate hundreds of thousands of possibilities based on a single word or action uttered by the general inside.

And these hundreds of thousands of possibilities.

Combined with the personalities of those generals—such as being stubborn, holding firm and waiting for orders, or passively defending—there were countless possibilities.

Although the virtual reality pod has a high configuration, it still consumes a lot of power. Although the Photon supercomputer has unlimited computing power, the hardware of the virtual pod has its limits.

For a while.

On the federal news headlines, besides the federal military exercises, the topic of "Crossing the Chishui River Four Times" is the most popular.

More than 20 million players have already attempted the challenge, and no one has succeeded yet.

Seven days later.

TianSha Live Streaming Platform.

In Mo Xiaomo's live broadcast room.

At this moment, Mo Xiaomo was wearing a camouflage short-sleeved shirt and tactical gloves, looking very professional as she chatted with her viewers during the live stream.

"invite?"

"I received it; it was me and Tianji again."

"I'll go to the event to unlock it for everyone, hahaha."

"I feel like I could take the professional host certification exam!"

"Hehe~"

"Voting is almost over."

"The first two are a foregone conclusion, so only the last one is left."

"Brothers, the Soviet Federation and the American Free Federation, charge forward!"

"It'll be over in three minutes!"

at this time.

Mo Xiaomo's live stream room displayed the voting page from the Polaris official website.

The top two spots are undisputed: the first place goes to the Republic, and the second place to the Empire. Only the third place remains to be contested between players from the Soviet Federation and the American Free Federation factions.

Almost every two or three seconds, the third place would change.

It's either the "Soviet Federation" or the "American Free Federation".

Mo Xiaomo had already voted for [Republic].

Watching the two players vie for third place is quite interesting. While cheering for both sides in the live stream and observing the constantly changing third-place rankings on the screen, Mo Xiaomo said:

"After we decide which three countries..."

"Polarstar will launch a live-streamed lottery battle, which will be broadcast live throughout."

"I'm kind of looking forward to it."

"However, the Empire and the Soviet Union should have fought most of the battles."

"I wonder if we'll get duplicates from Polaris."

The words fell.

Some netizens in the live stream directly refuted this, arguing that repeating the same thing was no different from copying the answer.

Mo Xiaomo thought about it and agreed.
He stopped worrying about it and started watching the rankings. Time ticked by, and soon only 10 seconds remained.

"Hey! The Soviet Union is coming! They've got over a hundred thousand more votes!" "Three seconds left, two seconds!"

"Wait a minute! The American Free Federation has raided our home!"

"It's settled!"

Mo Xiaomo also felt a bit excited. With ten seconds left, the Soviet Federation suddenly took the lead by more than 100,000 votes, but in the last two seconds...

The free federal government of the United States has stolen our home.

With the voting page frozen, the three battlegrounds were determined.

The three squares on the page, namely [Republic], [Empire], and [Free Federation of America], suddenly floated up, then rotated and merged, before being pulled outwards with a sudden force.

A live stream room icon appeared before everyone's eyes.

What comes into view is the Photon Supercomputing Center of Donghai City, Daxia Federation.

At this moment, Zhao Ming was standing on the side, greeting the viewers in the live stream, and then connecting the equipment in his hand to the Donghai City official photonic supercomputing center.

Many netizens on Earth nodded in agreement upon seeing this.

After all, although it is a city-level photonic supercomputing center, it is connected to the official database of the entire Great Xia, so there is absolutely no possibility of cheating.

As the device was connected, the equipment at the photonic supercomputing center was instantly accessed.

A prompt then appeared indicating that it was ready to begin.

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, Zhao Ming clicked the start button.

The countries that flash by on the left are the names of the battles that flash by on the right.

Most of them are battles that players on Earth have never seen before; those well-known battles such as the Battle of Stalingrad and the Blitzkrieg in France are not included.

Polaris has clearly taken this into account.

Then, an official staff member from the Great Xia Federation appeared on the screen and pressed the stop button.

Boom!
【empire】

The Battle of Tobruk

The first challenge has been determined: the Empire's [Battle of Tobruk].

Many players have never even heard of this campaign.

Some immediately started researching, while in Yu Feng's live stream, those who had fought in the North African campaign for a long time recognized the battle:
"This battle was the one that made Rommel, a famous general of the Empire, famous."

"It was because of this battle that Rommel was known as the 'Desert Fox'."

"do not know?"

"It's normal not to know, as the North African campaign had just been opened at that time."

"This is a battle that almost no one has fought before."

"I remember that back then, players in Tobruk were basically trapped in the city and starved until they died and had to restart the game. They didn't even get to see Rommel."

As they were talking, the staff member in the live stream pressed the second button.

Boom!
[US Free Federal]

Battle of Luzon

In Yu Feng's live stream room on Tiansha Live.

Yu Feng looked at the battle, his brows furrowed slightly, and after a moment's thought, he shook his head:
"No impression."

"But let's check it out."

He then opened the player forum, searched for a bit, and quickly found some information.

"This is a campaign by the U.S. federal government to attack Japanese territory in Southeast Asia."

"The commander is... MacArthur?!"

"A Hall of Fame bigwig, that five-star general from the U.S. military."

Boom!
[Republic]

The Battle of Tashan

Upon seeing the frozen frame, everyone watching the live stream couldn't help but scream, and the chat was flooded with comments.

[Holy crap? The Battle of Tashan?!!!!]

[Really? I want to send this guy a gift!]

[Awesome!!!]

Although I didn't get to experience the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River," the "Battle of Tashan" would be just as good!

[666, the Battle of Tashan is about to be unlocked so soon?!]

Although there is very little information available about the Republic.

However, the Battle of Tashan, with its extremely short description, is just as popular as the Battle of the Four Crossings of the Chishui River. This is a good time to choose such a battle.

This naturally delighted the players on Earth.

Zhao Ming was also somewhat surprised, after all, out of dozens of battles, drawing the highly popular [Battle of Tashan] was quite lucky.
After watching the staff finish drawing their tickets, Zhao Ming stepped forward, already having a general plan in mind, and said:
"Alright, the three major battles for this year's 'Federal Military Exercise' have been selected."

"Next, Polaris will release CG materials and the main combat modes of the battlefield three days before the start of the 'military exercise'."

"Please stay tuned."

Zhao Ming's words surprised and delighted the viewers of the live stream.

I didn't expect there to be exclusive CG materials.

After all, the CG on Polaris was flawless, so the first two were fine, but the third became the focus of discussion among Blue Star players.

[Republic] [Battle of Tashan] [CG]

Each of these words can spark discussion among 'World War II' enthusiasts, let alone when they are combined.

Other netizens, although they had never played Polaris's games, couldn't help but pay attention as members of the alliance, seeing the votes and comments from many players.

soon.

Three days passed.

Blue Star players are also camped out on Polaris's official website, waiting for the release of the new CG.

at this time.

TianSha Live Streaming Platform.

In Mo Xiaomo's live stream, Mo Xiaomo refreshed the page twice to make sure there were no problems and that she could watch the CG as soon as it was released.

"Half a minute left."

"I don't know exactly what kind of CG it will be, but it seems to be similar to those big battle scenes from before?"

The viewers in the live stream were unaware of this, but during the time they were talking, a CG playback box popped up on Polaris's page.

Mo Xiaomo's eyes lit up.

He immediately opened the CG, then zoomed in to full screen in the live stream and watched it with his viewers.

The CG screen slowly lit up, revealing several large characters.

Tobruk

In the boundless desert, the heatwave distorted the horizon, and the endless yellow sand, driven by the strong winds, swept across the entire world, turning it yellow.

The camera pans down, revealing an armored formation traveling through the desert.

The perspective abruptly shifts to the inside of the tank, where the roar of the engine echoes through the cabin, and the soldiers' clothes, soaked with sweat, reveal just how harsh the environment is.

And the perspective is upward.

A man in an officer's uniform stood in the open turret, his upper body protruding from the tank and completely exposed to the sandstorm.

In his left hand, clad in a black leather glove, he held a pair of binoculars in front of his eyes, his gaze seemingly trying to penetrate into the distance.

Sudden.

A muffled groan came from afar.

After a few seconds.

boom--!
boom--!
The shells exploded on the side of the tank formation, but the man holding the binoculars showed no fear. He lowered his left hand, revealing his full face.

The players on Earth recognized him—it was Rommel!
At this moment, Rommel's lips curled slightly, and he picked up the walkie-talkie with his right hand:

"Full speed ahead! The sandstorm will cover us!"

As the words fell.

The engines of the entire tank formation roared wildly, thick black smoke billowing from their exhaust pipes. As the camera zoomed out, a row of tanks belching black smoke came into view.

They rushed towards the city of Tobruk across the yellow sand.

In the past, the official Polaris website's CGs mainly focused on large-scale battlefields, but this is a rare one that focuses on an individual protagonist, which will appeal to players who were previously indifferent to Rommel.

After watching the CG, I felt an overwhelming sense of a wild and cunning beast.

Suddenly, netizens on Earth understood why he was called the "Desert Fox." It seems there are no wrong nicknames, only wrong names!
This thought just flashed through my mind.

CG scene transitions.

Luzon Island

The drizzling rain lashed the sea, and dozens of landing ships swayed in the dark green waves. In front of the landing ship's hatch, General MacArthur of the United States, with a pipe in his mouth and his eyes slightly narrowed, stood.

boom--!
boom--!
Japanese coastal defense shells exploded on the sea in an attempt to prevent U.S. federal soldiers from landing on the island.

However, due to rain and strong winds, the target could not be hit for a long time. With the landing of the first landing ship, it was just like in Normandy.

The charging soldiers, fearless of death, fought against the defending Japanese troops.

The image flashed by quickly.

The Japanese troops on the shore were clearly no match for the American Free Union, and the entire beach was gradually occupied by the United States, with MacArthur's landing ship also docking.

However, before the landing ship had even come to a complete stop, MacArthur pushed open the hatch and went straight down.

The CG perspective follows the fall of the military boots, stepping into the seawater. MacArthur walks onto the island through the water that covers his boots.

Shiny military boots, splendid military uniforms, they couldn't wait to land on the island.

The camera slowly pans upwards, revealing MacArthur with a slight upturn at the corner of his mouth as he smokes his pipe.
"Philippines, I'm back."

His tone was full of confidence and arrogance.

The camera pans upwards to the war-torn coastline, where MacArthur stands like a lion surveying its territory, so flamboyant and arrogant.

Netizens on Earth were completely engrossed in it.

The individual styles are so obvious. Should we suggest to the Polaris official website that they create a unique CG for all the famous generals?

I never realized Rommel and MacArthur were so amazing.

This CG was truly beyond the expectations of Earth's players.

Followed by.

The image flashed again, and the players on Earth held their breath.

The Republic is coming?!
Several words slowly appeared on the screen.

Zhangwu Railway Station

The sun had not yet fully risen, and the morning frost and mist enveloped the entire station.

The imposing armored vehicle train, like a lurking steel dragon, stood ready on the tracks, while the white mist ejected from the locomotive pressure furnaces impacted the platform.

A figure in a military overcoat paced back and forth on the platform.

Click, click, click——

The sound of leather boots crushing pebbles was so clear in the absolutely silent station that it sounded like some kind of countdown.

There was no artillery fire.

There was no shout of killing.

But every detail captured by the camera—

On the steam locomotive, the pressure gauge needle trembled in the red alert zone.

The soldiers waiting for orders froze like statues, even suppressing their breathing. In the telegraph room, the codebreaker's fingers hovered over the telegraph key, cold sweat trickling down his temples.
Apart from the roar of the steam engines, the entire station was completely silent.

Everything was silently proclaiming that this was the most suffocating calm before the storm.

Looking at the CG scenes, an invisible sense of oppression impacted the minds of netizens on Earth.

Although there was no fighting and no shelling.

But it was even more oppressive and captivating than a thrilling battlefield.

The viewpoint encompasses the entire station.

Two people got off the train and walked up to the figure pacing back and forth, saying something to him.

The pacing figure stopped, without immediately responding.

There were only three seconds of absolute silence.

Finally, he slowly opened his mouth and rearranged the tasks.

After a while.

The three turned and walked toward the train.

Sudden.

The general behind him, also wearing a military overcoat, stopped and looked to the side:

"I'd like to add something."

"Place all the artillery columns and tank units in the direction of Jinzhou."

The words fell.

The general beside him held a notebook and looked ahead, while the general who had spoken also looked ahead. The figure in front of him slightly turned his head, his voice as cold and hard as stone:

"Ok, deal."

As soon as the words were spoken, the screen went completely black.

Boom-! ! !
A deafening roar, like the sound of a war drum.

Four large, blood-red characters suddenly appeared in the darkness—

Liaoshen Campaign

This is the end.

The CG playback has ended.

Meanwhile, the netizens on Earth watching the CG were still in shock.

[Holy crap? What just happened?]

That drumbeat startled me!

【hiss--】

The visuals here are absolutely stunning.

[My God, the pressure was immense! I didn't even dare to breathe!]

I thought Rommel's style was strong, like a wild beast, but MacArthur's was like a lion. I thought MacArthur was strong, but oh my god!

To be honest, there are only these three CG expansion packs.

[I have a feeling that the six major federations are no match for these 'Earth' generals.]

(End of this chapter)