[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-was-supposed-to-develop-a-match-3-game-so-why-":3,"chapter-i-was-supposed-to-develop-a-match-3-game-so-why--i-was-supposed-to-develop-a-match-3-game-so-why--chapter-17":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Was Supposed to Make a Match-3 Game, Why Is This Earth War?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2215677,3915,"Chapter 17","i-was-supposed-to-develop-a-match-3-game-so-why--chapter-17",17,"\u003Cp>It is not just in Mo Xiaomo’s livestream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other streamers who watched the game CG on the Polar Star official website have also started discussing with their viewers which faction is better to choose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on everyone’s analysis and understanding of the game CG.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empire is definitely the strongest, followed by the British-French Federation, and finally the Soviet Federation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when some streamers initiated polls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empire’s support rate was, unsurprisingly, the highest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the second place was the Soviet Federation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The British-French Federation received the fewest votes; despite looking stronger in the game CG, it only managed third place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the shock brought by the Soviet Federation has left a deep impression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Mo Xiaomo’s livestream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is discussing the dilemma of which faction to choose with her viewers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passes quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Xiaomo’s attention is diverted by a message sent by a viewer in the chat:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? The early access download link is working?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to check it out right now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is already nearly 2:30.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is only half an hour left until the start of the competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the early access links for the streamers have also begun to open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This makes the viewers incredibly envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news brought by viewers from other livestreams energizes Mo Xiaomo; she hurriedly clicks the link in her private messages and enters, and sure enough, the download button has lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Xiaomo chuckles and begins downloading the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game finishes downloading and is installed by Mo Xiaomo into the prepared virtual sensory pod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Xiaomo walks into the pod, switches the livestream perspective to inside the pod, and follows her own view:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers, let’s go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Xiaomo enters the game with great enthusiasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen is pitch black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, it slowly brightens, revealing a massive world map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Xiaomo knows this is the background exposition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The background voiceover slowly begins:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After the First World War, the Empire, as a defeated nation, fell into an unprecedented crisis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Economic collapse and hyperinflation were like poison, slowly dragging the Empire toward death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The unemployment rate of the Imperial citizens reached one-third of the Empire’s population.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A veteran who had participated in the First World War and was unwilling to accept the decline of the Empire stood up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By promoting nationalism and slogans of reviving the Empire, he quickly gained massive support.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In just a few short years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This former Imperial veteran became the Leader of the Empire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the Leader’s rise to power, he led the Empire to accumulate strength based on a military-first policy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Six years later...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the voiceover pauses, Mo Xiaomo and the viewers in the livestream are astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First World War, the Empire was actually a defeated nation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is quite a contrast to what was in the game CG.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And economic collapse and hyperinflation, with a national unemployment rate reaching one-third?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy crap?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't collapse under such circumstances?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be pulled back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is absolutely insane!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, on the world map appearing before her eyes, the Empire’s territory begins to expand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Following an order from the Imperial Leader, the Empire’s invasion began...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Polish Federation, Danish Federation, Norwegian Federation, Dutch Federation, Belgian Federation, and French Federation fell one after another; for a time, wherever the Empire’s military might pointed, nothing could rival it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time the voiceover speaks a sentence, the Empire’s territory expands a little; in just a few short sentences, it has already occupied most of the field of view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chat in the livestream has already exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Holy crap? Holy crap?! Holy crap?!!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Is this right for the Empire? They must be cheating!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wait, is this right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This fall happened too fast, did no one resist?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This is truly absurd!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[They are cheating, definitely cheating!!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Xiaomo’s eyes also widen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the map slowly disappears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen darkens, and the voiceover begins again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Following the fall of the French Federation, the Allied Federation implemented a counterattack to turn the tide of the war as quickly as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Preparing to open a second front.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To share the pressure for the Soviet Federation, which was clashing with the Empire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Normandy, a location with superior geography and close proximity to the British Federation mainland.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Became the target of the Allied Federation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the voice finishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Xiaomo enters the training ground, and an extremely concise beginner tutorial appears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After teaching Mo Xiaomo how to fire a gun, it ends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, only a [Normandy Landing] button appears before her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Xiaomo clicks it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It displays [427\u002F500].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is a bit confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she is thinking about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen suddenly brightens and switches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene has suddenly changed to the open sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Xiaomo discovers she already has a virtual body and is on an assault boat; there are no health bars or anything of the sort, just a virtual copy of herself, saving even the need for modeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does the plot start right away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the surrounding environment, the planes roaring in the sky, the whispered prayers of soldiers in her ears, and this swaying assault boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is clear that the opening plot has already begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap? Sister Mo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Xiaomo is a bit dazed, turning her head to look:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That person wearing the Allied military uniform says:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m your fan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, I’m also on Sky Shark Livestream, brothers, my channel number is 16625... remember to follow...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Xiaomo’s eyes widen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a shill!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait? Hold on! No advertising in my livestream!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is going on here?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now does Mo Xiaomo realize, this isn't an immersive plot experience?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How is this being played online?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The streamer player next to her shakes his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After I finished watching the background story, it showed my ranking was over three hundred.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After waiting a while, I got in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sounds of \"holy crap\" ring out in their ears one after another; as the group of streamers communicate, they discover that everyone was randomly assigned to different assault boats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a novel gameplay attracts the curiosity of the viewers in the livestream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as the assault boats charge toward the distant beach, getting closer and closer, the warning from the assault boat’s NPC commander rings in everyone’s ears:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't block the ramp, landing in three minutes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone get off from both sides!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone has already understood that the mission is to land and seize the beach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many FPS (first-person shooter) streamers are already eager to try, ready to show off their skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Polar Star Game Company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghan is sitting on the sofa, watching the reactions in various livestreams, nodding from time to time, but the suddenly started game leaves Shen Qinghan dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there a bug?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hasn't reached five hundred people yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did it start?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Shen Qinghan looks up toward Zhao Ming, she hears Zhao Ming excitedly say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha, I knew this bastard would play!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to kill you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he hurriedly gets up, walks to the virtual sensory pod nearby, and lies down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghan gets up, curious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ming urges Shen Qinghan to quickly lie in the virtual sensory pod next to him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll know once you enter the game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghan feels it’s inexplicable, but she still lies down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the game starts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What appears before her eyes is not an assault boat, but a dim bunker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the wall inside the bunker, a number is painted with pigment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[62]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghan turns her head to look, a bit dazed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ming next to her smiles mysteriously, pulling Shen Qinghan out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the dense assault boats on the blue sea and the bombers flying in the distant sky, Shen Qinghan’s eyes widen:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve become the Imperial defenders?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you say you weren't opening this faction?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ming’s lips curl up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who told you that? I made this game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jumps directly onto the high platform next to the bunker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He levels the Imperial anti-aircraft gun used for air defense and aims it at the distant sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghan asks curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An evil smile appears on Zhao Ming’s face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The links sent out are all identity-verified.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The early access qualification link just sent to a small streamer was taken by someone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I took a look at that guy’s face.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s Xu Huan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After clashing for so many days, Zhao Ming is all too familiar with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, as a manager of a big company like the Tencent Group, one can easily find past video materials or character introductions online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, there is much less information about Zhao Ming; many people don't even know what Zhao Ming looks like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Polar Star Game’s first game was \"Cyber Blue Star: 2077\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was plagiarized before it was even released, so it had no popularity at all; who would pay attention to it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ming looks at the leveled anti-aircraft gun, eager to try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How does that saying go? Leveling an anti-aircraft gun leads to a military court, but for now... stroking the anti-aircraft gun, Zhao Ming chuckles:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch how I blast him today?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s another one over there, go play with that one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ming pauses, seemingly distracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on an assault boat on the distant sea, a red light suddenly flashes above it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ming points at the assault boat with the red light:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just hit that assault boat with the red light.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve marked that bastard Xu Huan, others can’t see it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, fire away! It has infinite ammo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghan’s eyes widen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this a game company?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m reporting this! Someone is hacking! He’s hacking!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Zhao Ming: Imperial faction, of course I’m playing it, hahahahaha!)\u003C\u002Fp>",1674,"2026-06-17T09:20:46.187Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","7990dcee8b31a7d871025d0107ed776604ae6f2952156e413bc857a3d2621bbd","i-was-supposed-to-develop-a-match-3-game-so-why--chapter-18","i-was-supposed-to-develop-a-match-3-game-so-why--chapter-16",301,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-was-supposed-to-make-a-match-3-game-why-is-thi-cover.jpg"]