215: Chapter 215 The whole world was utterly shocked!

After 9:00 PM, the Xia Country internet was supposed to be entering a period of stable, nighttime traffic.

However, that latest update, released without any warning, made the sleepiness of countless netizens vanish instantly.

Major hardcore military forums, Tieba, and the late-night sections of various social media platforms were completely flooded by that minimalist starry sky poster within just five minutes.

Countless night owls stared fixedly at the silhouette on the screen, which seemed to blot out the sky. Feeling the oppressive aura that seemed capable of swallowing the starry sky, and paired with those murderous gold-embossed characters, they felt a tingling sensation across their scalps.

The comment sections were refreshing crazily.

"Holy crap, 10:00 AM tomorrow!?"

"Dropping such a bombshell in the middle of the night, have you considered my sleep quality, officials! My hard-earned sleepiness is all gone, damn it!"

"Sleep quality? Who the hell can sleep tonight! I announce that from now until 10:00 AM tomorrow, I'm welding my eyes to this screen. Not even Jesus can stop me, I said it!"

Meanwhile, countless hardcore military fans and tech geeks also crawled out of their beds overnight to save the original image of the poster.

They threw the image into various professional processing software, crazily increasing the exposure and adjusting the contrast.

They even used AI algorithms, attempting to extract even a tiny bit of substantial structural detail from that deep black shadow.

However, apart from that oppressive silhouette that looked like a continent of steel, no additional information could be seen.

Yet, it was precisely this extreme use of negative space, combined with the murderous gold-embossed characters "The True south heaven gate project" at the bottom of the poster, that gave everyone the most terrifying room for imagination.

"Brothers, I have a bold guess... could the country releasing this teaser at this time mean that this thing is about to be deployed, or even... has already been deployed?!"

"Deployed? Are you serious? If something of this magnitude has really been built, wouldn't our Xia Country be directly invincible on Blue Star?!"

"Hahaha, that's exactly what we want, invincibility!"

Fanatical emotions spread wantonly across the internet in the middle of the night, and the anticipation of countless Xia Country citizens was completely ignited into a sea of fire at this moment.

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At the same time.

The Other Side of the Ocean, it was daytime.

Inside the monitoring centers of major global intelligence agencies, shrill red alarms were ringing incessantly.

"Sir! The Xia Country military account just released a new update!"

A blonde intelligence analyst's hands moved across the keyboard like a blur, quickly capturing and packaging the starry sky poster, and sending it to the main screen.

The intelligence director strode to the screen, staring fixedly at the poster.

When he saw the line at the bottom of the poster, which had been urgently translated into English as "The True south heaven gate project", the director's pupils shrank suddenly, and his back was soaked in cold sweat.

"Damn it... why doesn't this Xia Country give us any room to breathe..."

He gritted his teeth, his voice trembling uncontrollably, and even his fingertips were shaking slightly.

"Quick! Classify this intelligence as SSS-level and submit it to the Supreme Command immediately!"

No one dared to delay.

Soon, this intelligence, bearing an extreme sense of oppression, was delivered to the desks of the top leaders of major powers around the world via the highest-level encrypted network in a very short time.

The big shot The Other Side of the Ocean even smashed the coffee cup in his hand in a mix of shock and anger after seeing the information.

Facing the successive, intense actions from Xia Country, all the high-level officials who received the intelligence felt deep palpitations and fear.

From Controlled Nuclear Fusion to Chengying Mecha, and now to the south heaven gate project that is about to be officially announced.

In such a short time, Xia Country has unsheathed its sword repeatedly. This pace is too fast, too overbearing, not giving anyone any time to breathe or react!

High-level officials from many countries had no choice but to issue strict orders quickly.

"Mobilize all technical personnel and intelligence analysts!"

"Watch the Xia Country official livestream room for me, and do not let a single frame slip by!"

They knew deeply that tomorrow's livestream might even completely rewrite the future global geopolitical landscape!

Meanwhile, thanks to the earth-shattering public opinion storm stirred up by the Chengying Mecha globally, which had not yet subsided.

This related news was spreading crazily across major global social networks at a terrifying speed.

Countless foreign netizens, upon seeing the news push, were collectively stunned at first, and then fell into deep shock and panic.

But subsequently, many foreign citizens also began to desperately search for ways to watch the livestream tomorrow.

The eyes of the whole world were focused here!

The next morning.

As the first ray of sunlight shone upon the land of Shenzhou, countless citizens in the country who hadn't stayed up all night woke up from their sleep one after another.

They habitually picked up their phones and immediately saw the overwhelming news pushes across the entire web.

Looking at that stunning starry sky poster, the minds of all the just-woken-up Xia Country people instantly cleared.

Ecstasy and excitement swept through their bodies like an electric current.

"Holy crap! What on earth happened last night?! I just slept for a while, and the country is about to unleash another big move?!"

"10:00! 10:00! There are less than three hours left!"

Countless people couldn't even bother to eat breakfast, and filled with irrepressible excitement, they poured into the official livestream room that had just opened in advance.

At this moment, the official livestream room was still a black screen.

In the center of the screen, only a countdown clock was ticking silently.

But even with the black screen, the number of online viewers in the livestream room was soaring at a chilling speed.

50 million... 100 million... 200 million...

The comments scrolled across the screen as densely as snowflakes, covering the black screen completely, with some English mixed in.

"Reserving a front-row seat! Witnessing history!"

"Brothers, I specifically took leave today. When the boss asked me what for, I said I wanted to watch the south heaven gate. As a result, the boss gave everyone the day off, and now everyone is watching the livestream together in the office!"

"I'm getting more and more curious. If the Chengying Mecha can only be considered the tip of the iceberg of the south heaven gate project, then just how exaggerated must the south heaven gate project being announced today be!"

The anticipation of countless people was pulled to an unprecedented peak.

Everyone was waiting.

As time ticked by, second by second.

The countdown on the screen was getting closer and closer to 10:00.

Countless citizens both at home and abroad, at this moment, crossed time zones and regions, gathering in the same livestream room as never before.

In countless conference rooms The Other Side of the Ocean, high-level officials stared fixedly at the big screens, while analysts, covered in sweat, adjusted frame-capturing equipment with trembling fingers.

And the Xia Country netizens held their breath in unison.

With all eyes on it, the time approached 10:00.

Just at this moment, the official livestream room, which had been a black screen with a countdown, suddenly lit up.

The curtain was officially raised!