The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

The online uproar did not last long.

Because of this absurd farce, life seemed to have briefly returned to normal.

People go to get off work and come home as usual, scrolling through Douyin (TikTok), watching other people's hilarious videos, and laughing uproariously.

Until the third day.

A new and even more bizarre change has quietly descended.

Overnight, countless shops with identical decorating styles appeared on the streets and alleys of major cities across the country.

The rustic wooden lintel is inscribed with three large characters in a flamboyant style.

"Weapon Shop".

There was no grand opening ceremony, no noisy firecrackers.

They appeared so abruptly, as if they had been rooted there from the very beginning.

Some curious people went inside, and what they saw inside made everyone hold their breath.

The walls were covered with all sorts of weapons.

The gleaming Tang sword, the heavy and domineering battle axe, the agile and unpredictable Emei dagger, and the nine-section whip coiled like a dragon...

Each weapon exudes a rich ancient charm and a chilling, murderous aura.

These items, which only appeared in martial arts novels and movies, are now openly displayed on shelves and available for anyone to buy.

And these aren't models, they're real weapons!

Holy crap! The official team has started selling weapons and equipment?!

[They were hoarding supplies a few days ago, and today they're selling weapons? I know this script all too well. Is the next step going to be releasing martial arts manuals?]

I must say, this battle axe is really cool. I bought one; even if I don't use it, it can still serve as a decorative piece at home!

Online, the comments section erupted once again.

If the previous hoarding turmoil was just an appetizer, then this time, everyone sensed something unusual.

This is by no means a simple farce.

Then, what people had suspected happened.

Douyin, Kuaishou, Bilibili... almost all mainstream apps launched new content sections at the same time.

"Introduction to Bajiquan", "Practical Combat Techniques of Wing Chun", "Detailed Explanation of the 108 Forms of the Tang Sword"...

Countless instructional videos on fighting techniques and the use of melee weapons were precisely pushed to every user's mobile phone.

The instructor in the video has crisp and clean movements and provides professional and detailed explanations; he is clearly not an ordinary martial arts enthusiast.

It's a true art of killing!

At this point, even the slowest person should understand.

Classes are suspended.

game.

arms.

All of this was prepared in advance.

The official government of the Dragon Kingdom, this silent giant, has, unbeknownst to everyone, laid out a grand scheme for an impending unknown disaster.

A sense of oppressive silence hung over everyone's hearts.

But this time, there was no panic, no rush to buy.

Having experienced the previous hoarding fiasco, people have developed an almost blind trust in the power of the government.

"I trust the authorities; they've done enough. We'll definitely get through this."

"That's right. The country has thought of everything for us so carefully, what do we have to be afraid of?"

"Stop talking, I'm going to practice my sword. That way, if something really happens, I'll be able to protect my family!"

A large group of staunch supporters emerged.

They neither speculated nor questioned, but silently followed the APP's instructional videos to learn.

Of course, some people still have doubts.

The official silence weighed heavily on their hearts like a boulder.

The unknown is the most terrifying.

In order to get the latest information, they came up with a plan.

Go check out the external websites.

The world is so big, it's impossible that only China has experienced such a strange change.

However, when they skillfully scaled that invisible wall, the result only plunged them into deeper confusion.

The internet appears peaceful and harmonious.

Travel, food vlogs, gaming, and banter.

It was as if everything that happened in the Dragon Kingdom was just a joke that was isolated from the world.

There has indeed been a lot of discussion about the Dragon Kingdom.

However, the content is full of mockery and satire.

A highly upvoted post was published on the largest international forum.

[Haha, you've read too many apocalyptic novels, your brains must be fried! What do you all think of this move by the Chinese government? A: Idiots, B: Stupid, C: Both stupid and dumb.]

The replies below were all "C".

[Even if the apocalypse really comes, do you think a game can save you? That's hilarious, a bunch of paranoid delusions.]

[Stop classes? Let students play games? What kind of baffling move is this? I'd call it a showcase of the most perplexing human behavior.]

[I've already taken a screenshot and saved it. I can laugh at China for the rest of my life because of this.]

I tried out @Wasteland Era, and all I can say is it's garbage. The company that made this garbage should learn from our country's game companies what a real fighting game should be!

But this comment was quickly buried.

"I've seen people brag before, but this is the first time I've seen someone exaggerate to an extreme degree."

"It's incredibly difficult for us even to get a beta test spot, and you have the nerve to say you've played it? You watched a couple of gameplay videos and you really think you're something special, just criticizing for the sake of criticizing."

"I'm a fortune teller, what are you trying to tell?"

The uproar on the internet is intensifying.

The silence of the Chinese government is, in their view, the best proof of their guilty conscience.

Various photoshopped memes, paired with comical videos of Chinese people rushing to buy salt and practicing boxing like they're doing radio calisthenics, have become the latest traffic driver on foreign apps.

The Chinese people below tried to reason with each other, but their voices were quickly drowned out by an endless sea of ​​"C"s and "hahaha".

These sporadic acts of resistance, ironically, became a new source of amusement.

......

Within the Wasteland Era.

A series of white lights appeared out of nowhere!

As the light faded, countless figures appeared densely packed on the open ground, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

Thousands upon thousands.

It stretches as far as the eye can see.

They looked around blankly, their faces still showing the bewilderment of someone newly connected to the virtual pod.

Most of these figures appeared to be very young, with some even around sixteen or seventeen years old, their faces still showing signs of immaturity and acne.

After a brief silence, a deafening roar of voices filled the air!

Holy crap!

A thunderous shout shattered the silence.

That shout was like igniting a powder keg.

"Holy crap! Holy crap! This is a game?!"

"My God... this air, this wind, this feel... I can feel the wind on my face! The realism is 1000%!"

"Look at this ground! You can see every single grain of sand clearly! And that dilapidated building over there, the bullet holes and rust... this modeling... this is beyond the realm of modeling!"

A boy who looked only seventeen or eighteen years old excitedly lay down on the ground, picked up a pinch of dust with his hand, and smelled it.

A smell mixed with gunpowder and decay instantly rushed into his nostrils.

"Holy crap! This is awesome! This game is amazing!"

"Now I finally understand the bizarre tactics of those mud fights from our predecessors, because it was just so damn real!"

The boy was so excited that his face turned red. He suddenly jumped up from the ground and shouted at his equally dumbfounded companion.

The entire square was transformed into a sea of ​​joy.

Countless new players are like a group of country bumpkins entering the Grand View Garden, finding everything novel and everything incredible.

They ran, jumped, and shouted, expressing their shock and ecstasy in the most direct and primal way.

"I suggest that all the streamers of 'Wasteland Era' go back to school and relearn Chinese. All they know is 'Wow, Wow, Wow,' and they can't explain how good 'Wasteland Era' is at all."

"Indeed! When I watched the video before, I thought it was CGI with special effects, but now I realize that the footage in the video isn't even one percent as realistic as what I saw with my own eyes!"

"I was fooled by the instant noodle guy, and this is the first time I've seen what 'what you see is what you get' really means."