Chapter 46

Some of the firepower points added on the beach were to increase the difficulty of clearing the level.

But they blocked ordinary players, not the Federation military units.

After clearing the level so many times, they had already figured out the beach's defensive layout and firepower point patterns, so adding these firepower points was useless.

Zhao Ming removed these firepower points and then fine-tuned the layout of the defensive lines on the beach.

After the game starts, there will be twenty seconds of preparation time.

Players in the Empire faction can freely move the firepower points within a limited distance of thirty meters from the original point, which ensures the randomness of the firepower points and prevents them from being memorized.

The players in each game are different, so their thoughts are naturally different.

And the twenty seconds of preparation time.

Players on the assault boats can also adjust their positions on the assault boats, and if there are players with the rank of second lieutenant on the assault boat, they can adjust the position of the assault boat with the assault boats on the left and right.

After setting up the general settings for both sides.

Zhao Ming started adding NPCs again, tried playing a few games, let the Empire garrison on the beach randomly change firepower point positions, and tested how many players were needed for both the Empire garrison and the Federation Allied forces.

17:50 PM.

Just when many players had just gotten off work and hadn't arrived home yet.

Zhao Ming had already released the update news.

【Polar Star Games Zhao Ming: Regarding the 【Normandy Landing: Omaha Beach】 leaderboard issue, it has been modified according to player feedback and will undergo a non-stop update today at 20:00. Please check the official website for specific content.】

As soon as the news was released, comments below kept popping up.

【???, good guy, such efficiency?】

【No? It was modified in half a day?】

【Hahahaha, good, good, good, I'll go check it out right now.】

【Really fast, full of sincerity.】

【Holy crap! Go check the official website quickly, the Empire faction is open!】

【I can also use a machine gun to strafe?!】

【Great, I've wanted to be a beach garrison for a long time!】

Inside the Polar Star Games official website.

The update announcement and update content were released.

【This update mainly fixes the leaderboard speedrunning issue.】

【1. Open the Empire faction. Players can choose a faction when the game starts. The Empire beach garrison is limited to 200 people (all random professions), possessing 75-88mm artillerymen, heavy coastal artillerymen, MG42 machine gunners, transport soldiers, etc...】

【2. Open the World War II weapon arsenal, MG42 machine gun, 75-88mm artillery, and other weapon information introductions. Please go to the in-game weapon arsenal to view.】

【3. Add twenty seconds of preparation time. After the game starts, Empire faction players can choose to move their firepower point positions (limited to a 30-meter range). Allied force players can swap positions or weapons on the assault boat. Players with the rank of second lieutenant can swap assault boat positions (if there are multiple players with the rank of second lieutenant, command authority will be randomly assigned, and players can freely exchange command authority).】

【4. The number of people at the start is increased to 800, including 200 in the Empire faction and 600 Allied force players. The maximum team size per room is 500 people, and the remaining 100 Allied force players will be supplemented by random players.】

【5. Delete some firepower points...】

【6. The 【Battle of Britain】 multiplayer online plot will be opened for a limited time soon, so stay tuned.】

At the end of the announcement, a video was posted.

The video contained clips of some top-ranked teams that Zhao Ming selected from the leaderboard.

Unlike the panic and chaos in many players' videos online.

In this video clip.

There were soldier kings who calmly and accurately pointed at the beach firepower points before the assault boat even docked. That cold gaze and decisive trigger-pulling, combined with slow-motion close-ups, made the players watching the video marvel—wasn't this cheating?

There was wonderful team cooperation: five people carrying explosives hid behind steel obstacles, the leader gave a few tactical hand signals, three of them threw things to attract firepower, and two cooperated to rush to the barbed wire at the defensive line, blowing up the wire in just a few seconds to open a path for the subsequent troops.

Depending on the different military branches on the leaderboard, the focus of these videos was also different.

But one could clearly feel the strength of these Daxia Federation military units. Of course... as for how many games were played and how many times they died in the backend data, no one knew as long as Zhao Ming didn't say.

On the Federation Headline.

【Polar Star Games Zhao Ming: With such military units guarding us, it really gives a sense of security~ Is there or is there not~】

【Polar Star Games Zhao Ming: Also, at 20:00 tonight, I will be livestreaming on Tian Sha, randomly matching teammates, explaining online, and leading players to experience the brand-new version~】

The comment section below exploded.

【Good, good, good, you kid are finally going to show your face, right?】

【Group with me, group with me, I discovered a new way to play, Boss Zhao Ming, let's play together~】

【No, buddy, aren't you disgusting? We all call him Old Thief, and you still say Boss?】

【Brothers! Log in at eight o'clock! Snipe Old Thief Zhao!!!】

【If you find him, catch him, don't kill him yet! Let me fire two bursts before killing him!】

【Two bursts would be too bloody... just use a mortar to blow him up, it'll be cleaner.】

【Really nice, finally know the names and introductions of those equipment. This weapon arsenal update is good.】

【No? Aren't you guys curious about that 【Battle of Britain】?】

【Are planes open?】

Looking at the comments in the section, Zhao Ming inexplicably felt a bit of danger.

Tsk...

What kind of players are these!

Thinking for a moment.

Zhao Ming picked up the phone and called the company's receptionist, Xiao Wen:

"Xiao Wen, go buy me a mask."

——

Eight o'clock in the evening.

Tian Sha Livestream, gaming section.

Zhao Ming's livestream room.

Zhao Ming's account had already obtained livestreaming permissions. Netizens could enter his livestream room by searching for his account, but the room was still pitch black, with only a screen full of danmu floating by.

Even though he hadn't started the stream, the number of online viewers had already exceeded six million.

Many were players who had been tortured by the game until they were gnashing their teeth, all waiting for Zhao Ming to show his face so they could know what he looked like and find tools to send him gifts.

【No? It's already 19:51, why isn't he here yet?!】

【Old Thief Zhao wouldn't be scared, would he?】

【It's all your fault for scaring him. Learn from me: pretend to be his fan, call him Boss Zhao Ming, and then make your move after getting close.】

【Good kid, I was wondering how this guy could have fans. You're the one pretending, right?】

【What do you know? This is called military strategy.】

【... six】

At this moment.

The livestream room suddenly lit up.

19:55

Zhao Ming appeared in the livestream room:

"Good evening, everyone."

As the words fell, there was only a screen full of question marks.

【???】

【???】

【No? Where's your face???】

【Hey, this Old Thief Zhao's voice is actually quite magnetic.】

【Magnetic? Buddy, are you okay?!】

【This dog thief?!】

【Did I enter the wrong livestream room? Is this some domestic section?】

Zhao Ming in the livestream room could be seen.

Wearing a white mask that covered most of the lower half of his face, and the upper half... was wearing a very large pair of sunglasses.

His entire face was completely covered. Looking at the crazy danmu in the livestream room, Zhao Ming smiled and said:

"Started the stream a bit early."

"There are still five minutes until 20:00."

"But it's not a big problem."

"Who let me be the game boss?"

Click!

A clicking sound rang out in the livestream room.

"Game update starting~"

"Those with fast hands, hurry up and click the update prompt that pops up in the game, matching starts immediately!!"

The livestream room exploded.

【Holy crap, you started at 0 frames?!】

【Wait for it!!!】

【Damn, I'm still two minutes away from home. This dog thief doesn't play by the rules?!】

【Is the game boss this willful?】

【Good, good, good, you said you'd update and you did. I'll give you a six!】

【Thanks for the invite, I've already updated and am squatting online for Old Thief Zhao.】

And at this moment, only a few seconds had passed.

Zhao Ming had already finished updating, and other players with fast internet speeds were also done.

Zhao Ming clicked on matching and then chose the Empire faction. All operations were displayed in the livestream room:

"Very simple, right? That's how it's done."

Just as he clicked, the game started immediately.

Zhao Ming opened his mouth and said:

"Let's see who the opponent is."

"Hmm?"

"It's the Eastern Army of our Daxia Federation, the 17th-ranked Third Combined Brigade of the First Army Group."