236: Chapter 236 Those who know, know!

The moment this comment was posted, the number of likes soared like a rocket.

One hundred thousand.

Five hundred thousand.

One million!

The replies to the comment also went completely viral.

"Well said! I've already filled out the application form on the recruitment website. Even if it's to raise pigs, I want to be in the pigpen closest to the mecha!"

"Tiered competition—this setting is truly excellent. It really gives us ordinary people hope! I've never wanted to join the army so much in my life!"

"Even if I'm not chosen in the end, it's not a loss to spend two years in the military to lose this fat! Besides, what if? What if I'm a natural-born mecha pilot!"

Countless people pounded their keyboards until they thundered, frantically venting the fire that had been completely ignited in their chests.

And this fervor did not stop merely in the virtual comment sections.

On this quiet night, countless awakened sci-fi dreams were transforming into overwhelming concrete actions.

Within just half an hour after the announcement was released.

The traffic on the backends of recruitment websites across the country showed a terrifying exponential surge.

The previously stable server data curves shot up almost vertically, even triggering red network congestion alerts in many places.

Countless eligible youths, filled with passion, didn't hesitate to fill out the enlistment forms.

Hot blood surged through the veins of hundreds of millions.

Meanwhile.

The media circle, which always had a beast-like keen intuition for traffic, also went completely mad.

Countless self-media bloggers and big Vs with millions of followers in the military and technology sectors didn't even have time to take a bite of the steaming hot dinner just served on the table before rushing back to their computer desks.

In a state bordering on frenzy, they threw themselves onto that 128-page PDF.

The reason was simple.

To miss even a second of this once-in-a-century flood of traffic was an unforgivable crime to them.

Within just one hour.

Major platforms across the entire internet were completely submerged in 360-degree coverage of the "Mecha Pilot Selection."

《In-depth Analysis: Just How Perverse is the Physical Threshold for Mecha Pilots? How Can Ordinary People Break Through?》

《The Only Path to Realizing Your Mecha Dream: Recruit Training Survival Guide, Full Memorization Recommended!》

《From the Five-Meter Chengying to Tens-of-Meters-Tall Heavy Armored Behemoths, Where Exactly is the Limit of Xia Country's Military Industry?!》

Below every interpretation article, massive amounts of comments and likes piled up, with shares easily exceeding one hundred thousand.

This unprecedented traffic black hole swallowed the popularity of all other news on the internet.

A top star's carefully planned headline trending topic?

In an instant, it was pushed out of the top hundred, with not even a bubble remaining.

A new generation of electronic smart products released by a multinational corporation?

It didn't even make a splash; aside from some die-hard fans, no one cared at all!

On Xia Country's internet tonight, only mecha were worthy of the spotlight!

Just after seven in the evening.

While the entire internet was still picking apart the selection details line by line and analyzing every indicator word by word, lost in endless heated discussion.

A well-known big V, "Hardcore Old Yang," famous for his sharp eye and long-term accurate predictions of military industry trends, suddenly started a live stream.

The title of his live stream room took a different approach, being exceptionally eye-catching and carrying an irresistible allure—

《Taking You Through the Truth Behind the Mecha Selection, Don't Be Fooled by Appearances!》

As soon as this title appeared, it immediately hit the soft spot of countless netizens who hadn't had their fill and were craving in-depth interpretation.

Within less than three minutes of starting the broadcast, millions of viewers flooded into the live stream room.

Facing the audience, Hardcore Old Yang didn't read from a script with a long-winded speech; he simply shrugged his shoulders casually.

"Welcome, brothers, to Old Yang's live stream."

"There are too many detailed analyses picking apart every word online; you're probably tired of them. I won't waste time and will get straight to the main course."

"Don't look at this plan as just a simple mecha pilot assessment."

"If you think that way, your vision is too narrow!"

"We have to look through the phenomena to see the essence!"

Old Yang tapped the tabletop with his fingertips, making a thumping sound, and his voice suddenly rose an octave.

"Why would the state make such a big fuss and create such a huge commotion at this time?"

"This momentum, this spectacle—don't you feel it's too unusual?"

"Aren't they afraid that those The Other Side of the Ocean will have countermeasures? Aren't they afraid of alerting the enemy?"

The bullet chat in the live stream room slowed down.

Countless netizens sitting in front of their screens were stunned by this question.

That's right.

Xia Country has always believed in making a fortune quietly, usually following the principle of 'it's too outdated, so we can show it.'

Why was it so uncharacteristically high-profile this time?

Old Yang stared intently at the camera, his eyes like torches, his tone certain to the extreme.

"Think about Xia Country's usual practice."

"If they didn't have a trump card in their hand, would the officials dare to make such a nationwide announcement?"

"Would they dare to openly and on a large scale recruit pilots for Large Mecha right under the noses of intelligence agencies worldwide?!"

Old Yang raised his hand and slammed the table hard.

"Bang!"

This loud noise, amplified by the microphone, was like a heavy hammer smashing into the hearts of the tens of millions of viewers in the live stream!

"The state's actions today have made me more and more certain of one fact."

"I dare to assert! The south heaven gate project mentioned by God Lin..."

...is absolutely not just staying on paper, but has already completely and fully materialized!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

In the live stream room with as many as seven million people online, the bullet chat actually came to a halt for a full three seconds!

This was a phenomenon that defied the common logic of the internet!

In a live stream room of millions, the screen was clean, without even a single punctuation mark floating across.

Because everyone's brain had crashed at that moment.

Three seconds later.

The emotions, suppressed to the extreme, met with a nuclear-explosion-like rebound!

"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!!!"

"My scalp is tingling! Tingling from the soles of my feet all the way to the top of my head! Old Yang, don't freaking scare me—what does 'completely materialized' mean?!"

"Does this mean that besides Chengying, those Aerospace Fighters and even Aerospace Carriers have already been built?!"

"No wonder God Lin dared to say 'materializing soon'! It turns out it wasn't the blueprints materializing, but the physical objects were already prepared long ago!"

"The more I think about it, the more terrifying it gets! This isn't just selecting pilots; this is announcing to the whole world that our Interstellar Fleet is about to be formed!"

Countless netizens suddenly realized, their bodies covered in goosebumps.

Hot blood rushed straight to their heads.

Amidst this frantic torrent of bullet chat, someone eagerly sent an inquiry and pinned the question to the top with an eye-catching tip.

"Old Yang! Since it's already materialized, why doesn't the state just show the south heaven gate directly?"

"Even if it's just a real photo of an Aerospace Carrier! Why only release a mecha selection?"

Old Yang looked at this highlighted bullet chat.

He didn't rush to answer but instead performed a tactical lean back, resting against the back of his chair.

With a knowing smile on his face, he replied with four words.

"Those who know, know!"