Chapter 101

Alexei nodded and said with a smile:

"I think so too, because that's what I was thinking at the time."

"Looking at the corpse of that Austro-Hungarian youth, I felt it was particularly absurd; if their country was also promoting glory, wealth, and status to them."

"And our country was also promoting glory, wealth, and status."

"Then the question arises..."

"Where do these things come from?"

"I started to feel lost, but I didn't know what to do."

"Until this time."

"Inside the Tsarist Russian Empire at the time, because of the change in regime, we withdrew from the First World War."

"Just like that, we withdrew directly."

"And then... I realized I had been deceived; all that glory, status, and wealth were nothing but empty talk and deception; those politicians relied on that mouth of theirs."

"To fool millions of people into fighting and dying for them."

"I didn't have the face to return to my hometown; I didn't dare to imagine how that alcoholic father of mine would mock me."

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"I used to not understand why he was like that."

"Later, I gradually understood; perhaps it was the trauma caused by the battlefield."

"I started studying everywhere, and soon I met my mentor, joined the Party, and became a practitioner of Bolshevism."

"Not long after, the First World War ended."

"But by then, it had nothing to do with me; I had learned a lot of new knowledge, understood many things, and decided to make a contribution to liberating this old world."

"I just didn't expect that after tossing and turning for so many years."

"This world is still so terrible, and this time the situation is even more troublesome than the last; the current number of casualties has already exceeded several times that of the First World War."

"But this time... I am no longer fighting for so-called glory, status, or wealth."

"But fighting for the motherland so that she won't be invaded."

After Alexei finished speaking, he picked up the vodka that had come back around and drank the last bit:

"The essence of war is nothing more than politicians letting farmers' sons die for their own interests, so never look forward to war, unless... you are that politician."

"But are you?"

Alexei's words seemed to pierce through the game, pierce through the plot, and hit the ears of Huang Hao and every Blue Star friend in the live stream, deafening and awakening.

Huang Hao opened his mouth, and in the end, could only smile bitterly and say:

"Clearly, I am not."

Alexei shrugged:

"So, you are here, I am here, they are all here..."

"Never believe those deceptive ghost stories."

"If glory, interests, and status were so easy to obtain, why don't they obtain them themselves, instead of generously bestowing them upon 'us'?"

The room was silent.

Only the sound of wood crackling in the fire remained.

Outside.

Federation Headlines.

This conversation between Alexei and Huang Hao in the plot was quickly pushed to the top of the trending list, and Alexei's final rhetorical question in the plot.

Directly tore the fig leaf off those war fanatics.

Some netizens started spontaneously joining in the fun, rushing to the accounts of those guys who usually incited war.

[Buddy, when are you going to become the Federation President?]

[Yeah, hurry up and become President, then bestow glory, wealth, and status upon 'us'—]

[If you don't sacrifice, how can others become President.]

[What? I have to sacrifice too? That's not what he said when he was promoting it? Didn't he say that rebelling would gain status? Why do I have to go die?]

[So it turns out it's us who have to sacrifice, then why doesn't he sacrifice? Is he afraid of death?]

[Pfft...]

For a time.

Many accounts of war-mongering individuals who were usually active were overwhelmed; most were netizens joining in the fun, and even the original staunch supporters of these guys couldn't withstand the increasing number of netizens.

Even the "Anti-War Competition" officials were stunned, never expecting that a conversation in a game plot would actually have such a good effect.

After all, they hadn't used public opinion to guide things before, but the more they guided, the more it incited the rebellious psychology of the public.

And now, inside the game.

The experience of a virtual NPC on an "Earth" in the game, by telling a story, analyzed the so-called war, and the effect it triggered was even better.

After all, if you immerse yourself in it, Alexei is just the most ordinary person, telling his own past, rather than an official institution like the Federation.

It can resonate more with players.

Seeing that "Morning Star Day" was getting closer, the "Anti-War Competition" officials also took advantage of the time before the holiday to promote the game plot in "World War II: Rise of the Empire."

Among them was this segment between Huang Hao and Alexei, mixed in.

In this way, it brought a huge wave of popularity to the Polar Star Company and the game.

A few days later.

On "Morning Star Day."

As the day when stars first appeared after the meteor shower, each of the six major federations would have a seven-day holiday to commemorate it.

At this time.

Great Xia Federation, Sky Shark Live.

In the game section.

Many streamers in the live rooms had retreated to the main interface of the game.

Waiting for the update of the national war dungeon [Defense of Moscow].

Currently, in "World War II: Rise of the Empire," just between the Empire and the Soviet Union, there were three types of streamers.

Streamers who chose the single-player [Immersive Plot] mode, similar to Duan Yu's Leningrad survival challenge.

Streamers who chose the [Multiplayer Cooperative Plot] mode, similar to Huang Hao, who could fight on the front lines.

And there were also streamers waiting on the main interface, preparing to participate in the national war dungeon [Defense of Moscow] to command large-scale operations and show off their skills as generals, such as... Mo Xiaomo.

At this time.

In Mo Xiaomo's live room.

She had been waiting early on the main interface in the game; during this time, Mo Xiaomo hadn't spent little time in the hidden plot,

following Guderian to learn tactics.

It was just that from the moment she started streaming today, Mo Xiaomo couldn't hide the smile on her face, making the friends in the live room very speechless.

[What bad thing has Xiao Mo done, she can't even hide this smile.]

[God knows, this guy doesn't think she's hiding it well, does she?]

[Laugh to death, don't even say it, it fits her personality.]

[Probably going to do something again, wait for the game update to start, let's see what she's up to.]

As the game jumped out.

Update [Defense of Moscow].

Mo Xiaomo was quick-handed and clicked to update, and with Blue Star's internet speed, the resource package was updated in a few seconds.

The smile on Mo Xiaomo's face could no longer be controlled, looking at the [Defense of Moscow] that appeared on the main interface,

she clicked directly into it:

"Brothers! Today!"

"I, Mo Xiaomo, am returning as a king!!!"

"Don't you guys start gifting!!!"

The live room was full of question marks, and old friends were shouting that she was having another mental breakdown.

Seeing this, Mo Xiaomo hummed:

"Just wait, I'll shock your eyes!"

As the game screen lit up, Mo Xiaomo appeared in a command post, but this command post...

was not in the style of the Empire faction.

Friends in the live room had already reacted.

Mo Xiaomo didn't hide it either, giggling:

"See that! Federation!!!"

"I told you guys long ago that I went to the Empire faction to be an undercover agent, now you believe me, right?!"

"This streamer has secretly played [Battle of France] dozens of times after going offline during this period, and I've almost figured out Guderian's blitzkrieg routine!"

"This time, I return as a god of war, facing the Empire's military edge!"

"Hehehe~ don't blame me for being a rebellious disciple."

"As the 'eldest disciple (self-proclaimed)' of the father of blitzkrieg, I must prove my strength."

Mo Xiaomo's flashy operation stirred up a screen full of 666s, and gift effects flew everywhere.

The smile on the corner of Mo Xiaomo's mouth grew even wider; while thanking the friends for their gifts, she looked at her position and suddenly widened her eyes:

"!!!"

"It really is based on different military ranks, the promotion is different; in the immersive plot mode, the highest I reached was a Captain (Company Commander), now I'm actually a Mobile Corps Commander!"

"Doesn't that mean I have the strength of a brigade?"

"Not bad, not bad, this is just right for me to command, not too many, not too few, just right."

Just as she was speaking, the sound that suddenly rang out in the command room made Mo Xiaomo's expression stiffen.

"Holy crap? I'm a Battalion Commander?!"

"Hmm? Why are there others, hahahaha, I'm a Regiment Commander!"

"Whoa, why are there so many people?"

"Mo Xiaomo???"

Players appeared one after another in the command room, Mo Xiaomo was stunned, the friends in the live room were also stunned, and the Blue Star players who appeared in the command room were also stunned.

"What's the situation?!"

A moment later.

Mo Xiaomo in the command room was listless; she was the highest-ranking person here, which meant these Blue Star players were her subordinates...

A Regiment Commander beside her, who was also a fan of Mo Xiaomo, coughed:

"Sister Mo, there's good news and bad news."

"Which one do you want to hear first?"

Mo Xiaomo was listless:

"The bad news."

The fan whose position was Regiment Commander had a smile on his face:

"The bad news is, not only are we players, but the soldiers under us are also players."

Mo Xiaomo couldn't help but hold her forehead, her tone collapsing:

"That's indeed bad enough."

Her blitzkrieg could already foresee what the situation would be; how could she fight Guderian with this?

The plan to endure humiliation and be a rebellious disciple had gone down the drain before it could even be implemented.

She wanted to show off in a big way, but now... hehe... hehe...

Zhao the Thief, I...!!!!

Then Mo Xiaomo said weakly:

"Then what's the good news?"

The fan whose position was Regiment Commander giggled and said:

"On the Empire faction side, it's the same situation."

"From top to bottom, they are all our Blue Star players."

Hearing this, Mo Xiaomo immediately perked up:

"What?"

"Are you sure?!"

A "perverted" smile gradually appeared on Mo Xiaomo's face, and seeing this, the fan whose position was Regiment Commander also had a "perverted" smile on his face, saying affirmatively:

"That's right, and I looked at other live rooms."

"It seems they arranged us in several areas of the battlefield, so it's completely a PK between our two factions."

"Then who can compare to you, Sister Mo, the 'eldest disciple' of the father of blitzkrieg."

(The plot couldn't be finished, the plot couldn't be finished, I'll send these first, I'll make up for the missing parts tomorrow, and thanks to the alliance leader Kuaiqing Shiyu, I'll try to make up for all the owed updates before the 15th.)