46: Chapter 46 Company Commander, I Want to See What Shanghai Looks Like
Watching the video, Zhou Xiaoyi's face flushed with anger.
"I'm so angry, this Little Devil is too arrogant!"
Seeing Yamano Ichiro's contemptuous expression, Zhou Xiaoyi felt a surge of rage stifled in her chest.
Unable to vent it for a long time.
"Can't the developers create a mode to beat up the Little Devils? Just pick this one out individually; I want to thrash him." Zhou Xiaoyi clenched her fists indignantly.
She had felt powerless playing the game these past few days; the gap between the two sides was too large, and no matter how she played, she lost.
The Netizens in the livestream room felt the same way after hearing Zhou Xiaoyi's words.
"If they released that mode, I'd definitely play it."
"Right, I'm best at fighting the devils."
"Begging for a new mode, I want to see the Little Devils get crushed."
"If they don't release a new mode, I won't be able to keep playing."
"As long as a new mode comes out, I'll play even if I have to pay."
At that moment, Zhou Yang saw these comments from the Netizens in Zhou Xiaoyi's livestream room.
He had also seen the video when it went viral.
It couldn't be helped; as soon as that video came out...
The official game website's inbox and private messages were being overrun by Netizens.
Looking at the dense pile of emails, he felt completely overwhelmed.
He checked a few, and they all told him to go watch the video.
Others were cursing at the developer for writing such a hellish plot.
Subsequently, Zhou Yang closed his inbox.
He didn't dare look at the remaining emails at all.
It seemed he couldn't keep the players under such high pressure all the time.
Otherwise, the players would have a major breakdown, and if they quit the game, he wouldn't have any more Emotion Points to earn.
He had to let the players vent.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yang searched through his mind.
However, he couldn't seem to find anything suitable within the Battle of Shanghai.
Because the Battle of Shanghai was nothing but tragic.
If he wanted the players to vent and feel satisfied...
He would have to step outside the Battle of Shanghai.
But even outside the Battle of Shanghai, such battles were hard to find.
He couldn't exactly make a Battle of Ping'an-grad, could he?
Thinking of this, he felt he might as well just make a new game.
Finally, he found the right content.
He decided to produce the Pacific War of World War II.
Although America got beaten in the early stages, the American military later relied on equipment superiority to thrash the Japanese Army throughout.
This way, the players should be able to feel satisfied.
Release after high pressure; he could earn Emotion Points from both ends.
Zhou Yang opened the system and entered the Pacific War content, letting the system customize it.
[Pacific War content customization successful. Unlocking requires spending Emotion Points: 50,000,000.]
Seeing that string of zeros, Zhou Yang was momentarily stunned.
"Fifty million? It takes that much?"
He had still underestimated the system's quote.
And overestimated the value of Emotion Points.
No wonder items in the mall cost millions of Emotion Points; the inflation rate was just too high.
But it made sense; something so easy to obtain like Emotion Points definitely wouldn't have high value.
Now his Emotion Point savings had already reached over thirty million.
Most of these Emotion Points were earned in the last two days.
Fifty million Emotion Points would be earned in another couple of days.
Zhou Yang wasn't too worried.
Zhou Xiaoyi continued watching the video, wanting to see if Wang Ye could kill that Little Devil.
Finally, when she saw Yamano Ichiro's head being severed by Wang Ye...
She felt immensely relieved.
It was just a pity the video was censored; otherwise, it couldn't have been posted at all.
Feeling much better, Zhou Xiaoyi decided to start another round, vowing not to end the stream until she killed a few more devils.
...
Wang Ye looked at the pitch-black darkness before him as a panel popped up.
"Redeploy?"
Wang Ye chose 'Yes' without hesitation.
As a blur passed before his eyes...
He opened his eyes again and found himself sitting on a dirt mound.
It was early morning, at the first light of dawn.
Wang Ye glanced to the side; several people were lying there.
Not far away, a sentry was dozing off.
[Deployment successful. Current identity: Company Commander Wang Li, Company Commander of the 1st Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 57th Division of the Yue Army.]
[Current mission: Support Luodian. Arrive at the Luodian battlefield within three days.]
[In the Battle of Luodian, the elite of the Central Army suffered heavy losses, and support was requested from local armies across the country.]
[On August 28th, the Xiang Army was the first to enter the battle; the Yue Army joined the battlefield in early September.]
"Yue Army? Company Commander?"
"Support Luodian?"
Wang Ye was stunned.
He suddenly remembered the game's initial CG.
Wasn't what was shown then the various local Chinese armies rushing to Shanghai to support the battlefield?
Among them was the Yue Army.
So, is he one of those Yue Army soldiers now?
The Netizens in the livestream room also reacted.
"Is Brother Wang in the Yue Army now?"
"First it was the Xiang Army—wasn't Brother Wang in the Xiang Army before? Now it's the Yue Army; he's going to the battlefield again."
"Was the previous Xiang Army wiped out? Otherwise, why would they still need support?"
Hearing the Netizens' words, Wang Ye felt a pang of sadness.
"Company Commander, you're awake too?"
A voice suddenly sounded nearby.
The voice wasn't loud, as if afraid of waking the others nearby.
Wang Ye turned his head and saw the person speaking.
It was a young lad.
Wang Ye checked his information; his name was Zhao Sheng, and he was only nineteen years old.
Wang Ye immediately thought of Li Yan; they were clearly at their prime, yet they had to rush to the battlefield.
At this age, they should be studying in a university, enjoying their youth to the fullest.
There should have been many great years ahead.
He looked at Zhao Sheng, wishing in his heart that he could make it back alive.
"Yeah, I'm awake," Wang Ye responded.
The light on the horizon continued to rise.
This bit of light allowed one to vaguely see things in front of them.
The Chinese Soldiers lying on the ground woke up one after another.
Even those who didn't wake up were nudged awake by those next to them.
Wang Ye stood up and patted the dust off his clothes.
Conditions on the march were limited; the sky was their blanket, and the ground was their bed.
Fortunately, it was summer, and the night temperature wasn't cold.
"Ah, so sleepy. We've only been sleeping for four hours a day lately; I'm exhausted," complained a soldier who had just been woken up.
"Hold on for a few more days. Once we reach the front line, there will surely be time to rest."
Before the sun had even risen, they began to continue their journey.
The large force stretched for several miles, carrying countless supplies, rushing toward Shanghai.
While marching, Wang Ye chatted with the viewers in the livestream room.
A day passed, during which they only rested for over an hour.
The Battalion Commander gathered the soldiers of the entire battalion to set up camp on the spot.
"Brothers, hold on for one more day, and we'll reach Shanghai. Now, set up camp."
After dismissal, Zhao Sheng came to Wang Ye's side.
Looking at Wang Ye with a smile, he asked, "Company Commander, we're almost at Shanghai."
"Yeah, I know. What's wrong? Why are you smiling so happily?" Wang Ye asked curiously as he put down the heavy load on his back.
"We're almost at Shanghai. I'm happy just thinking about seeing what the most prosperous city in our China looks like.
I used to hear people say that millions live in Shanghai, there are many foreigners, and it's very, very prosperous, but I've never seen it."Zhao Sheng answered with a smile。
Zhao Sheng replied with a smile.
"It's just like that, nothing much to see."
"Company Commander, how do you know? Have you been there before?" Zhao Sheng's eyes widened, full of curiosity.
"I haven't been there, but I've seen photos." Wang Ye realized something and quickly shook his head.
"Photos? What are those?" Zhao Sheng didn't know what photos were.
Wang Ye opened his mouth, but no sound came out.