Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 512 Rules
"Do you guys have this feeling, like expanding your territory to become the world's number one within a year... this requirement is a bit like playing a game." Mu Xiang smiled, "Uh, it's like the evaluation after a year."

Zheng Zha asked in confusion, "I don't understand... Didn't you say within a year?"

"This limitation was somewhat ambiguous to begin with. He must have drawn his conclusion based on the current situation," Liu Xi said calmly. "Your doubt is simply whether it's possible to end the horror movie immediately after reaching the world's number one position. But what's shown in the movie is that the Allied Powers have a significant advantage, whether it's mecha combat or genetic engineering, they are ahead of the United States."

“That’s right, and there’s a lot of promotional material in this base. We’ve already seen it, haven’t we?” Mu Xiang looked at Zheng Zha, who was pretending to be asleep. “The Allied Powers are number one in the world right now… and we haven’t ended the horror movie right away, which proves that we’ll see the results a year from now.”

Zheng Zha pondered for a moment: "Hmm, so the inspection is indeed scheduled for a year later..."

Just when Mu Xiang thought Zheng Zha had understood, and Zhang Jie and the others were waiting for him to offer his insights, Zheng Zha asked again, "So?"

“Alright.” Mu Xiang said with a hint of helplessness, “Even if the Allies and the United States are evenly matched, this movie isn’t that difficult, is it? Even if we abandon the mission, the punishment isn’t severe. Not to mention that most of us have funds, even newcomers can follow us to do side quests to make up for the losses and avoid being wiped out. Besides, we have the advantage right now.”

Zheng Zha immediately thought of that scene from "Halloween" and couldn't help but mutter, "Could it be another one of those hidden bosses?"

"It's hard to say whether there's a hidden boss, but there must be some hidden problem beneath the world's lore that we need to solve," Mu Xiang said. "As I've already said, as the strongest team, the horror movies that the main god arranges for us are definitely special."

"Does this have anything to do with the evaluation a year from now...?" Zhan Lan couldn't help but ask, then exclaimed in surprise, "You mean, there might be some unexpected event a year from now that could affect our results?"

Mu Xiang adjusted his glasses: "That's right, this is another point of suspicion. Is it possible that the Main God planted a trap in this kind of situation? The answer is, of course, yes! Similarly, this is also related to 'affiliated forces.' First, is this affiliated force the entire Allied Nation? The Main God didn't specify. Second, now that we have a faction, these things are no longer entirely within our control. If the higher-ups make a mistake, won't we be the ones to suffer?"

"Finally, what if we switch sides between the two powers? We're not even from this world, are we? If we steal secrets and side with the United States, how will the Supreme God judge us? If we disperse to different powers, what will the Supreme God do?"

"Therefore, if we follow the path provided by the main god completely, our mission will be full of uncertainties and contradictions!" Mu Xiang said decisively. "That's why I don't want to leave everyone here. I need you to go out and obtain more information about this world!"

Zhang Jie laughed: "We've already read the locals' memories, so maybe they'll be of some use."

According to the intelligence gathered by Zhang Jie and Zhan Lan, the Allied Powers and the United States of this world are essentially products of a world divided up by major powers... Besides the territories of the major powers themselves, smaller nations are also involved in the mecha duels. For example, Commander Tex Conway, who betrayed the Allies in the movie, won Cambodia back then.

What rendered these small countries utterly powerless? The answer lies in the mecha technology monopolized by major powers, and the nuclear war that nearly destroyed humanity fifty years ago and reshaped the world order!
However, the specific details of the nuclear war became blurred in the memories of the locals... Whether it was the intelligence obtained by Zhang Jie or Zhan Lan, their understanding of the nuclear war was equally rudimentary. Even the other knowledge they learned in history class was much more detailed than the history of the nuclear war.

What is certain is that many things from the nuclear war have been forgotten, and the bizarre operating logic of the world today is very likely related to them.

From the memories of these locals, the Central Continent Team learned the current time point... This is six months before the main storyline of "Mechanical Dragon".

Mech battles over territorial disputes don't just start on a whim; these disputes take a considerable amount of time from their inception to their resolution. And before and after each series of disputes are a series of old and new conflicts. The series of territorial claims submitted by the Allies earlier this year specifically targeted territories bordering the United States.

The pilot chosen by the Allied powers is Alexander, who has a villainous style in the movie... In the memories of these locals, Zhang Jie and Zhan Lan discover that six months later is the battle over the ownership of Alaska, which is the battle at the beginning of the movie!
"So what's happening now?" Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses.

Zhang Jie replied, "The current gladiatorial contest is wagered on a series of territorial claims by the United States against East Asia and South Asia... The rules of gladiatorial contests in this world are very interesting. There is a cooling-off period of about five years after a piece of territory is taken away. During this period, the other party cannot initiate a related gladiatorial contest. And the territory that can be claimed must be within the area centered on the border between the two countries."

“No wonder Tex Conway, who won ten consecutive victories, became such a hero… His capture of Cambodia gave the United States the opportunity to expand into Asia,” Liu Xi commented.

Zhan Lan laughed and said, "That's not all. There's another rule... if one side wins a complete victory in a dispute it initiated, it can be exceptionally allowed to reclaim another piece of territory. That Tex Conway, back then, won a key battle and maintained the United States' series of victories, thus breaking the cooldown period and halting the Central Powers' westward advance into Europe."

"Interesting. So now it's the United States attacking and the Allies defending?" Mu Xiang pondered for a moment. "If we get up there quickly, we might be able to get involved in the main storyline sooner. Letting the opponent who should have been crushed by Alexander live will obviously also trigger a side story. So what about our faction?"

Zhang Jie chuckled: "You guessed right, the main body of the Allied Powers is the two countries we saw earlier... and our group comes from a certain mysterious Eastern superpower."

“That makes things simpler.” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. “Rather than being subordinate to an allied nation and potentially influenced by others… it would be better for us to establish an independent force, which would then only require us to deal with hidden threats from the outside.”

"Eh?"

(End of this chapter)