Chapter 522 An Unexpected Candidate
Standing at a higher field of view, Fang Cheng can see the player's movement trajectory.
There are many initial professions for players. Except for the planetary governor who will randomly appear on planets within a certain range, the locations where other players appear are basically the bases of the Photon Planets or star ports opened by players.
Before the Great Crusade, players' movement trajectories basically revolved around these areas. The trajectories of millions of players filled every corner nearby, like a huge ball of light, allowing Fang Cheng to see the player's footprints.
They have not yet begun to explore further afield. After all, this is the safe zone of the game. The deeper you go, the more powerful the civilizations you encounter will be.
At the deepest level is the legendary place of enlightenment, but the method of entering it is temporarily unknown.
For Fang Cheng, it is not difficult to enter it. It can be reached with a simple thought.
But now, he wants to see how players will get there and what interesting actions they will take in the process. This is his focus.
This is the players' game, and it is also his game. Observing the players' behavior gave him a very novel experience, and he discovered that if he looked at it from another angle, the players' actions were very interesting.
The nuclear bomb the player wants is on Octopus Star. If you want to get there, you must cross a huge unknown area. In this dark star field, there are countless dangers, various terrifying and bizarre monsters, elusive evil gods, and strange creatures that are eager to exterminate all life.
Players have tried to explore this area before, but in the end they all failed.
Before they could even enter here, they were discovered by the investigation systems deployed by other civilizations. They died in an unknown manner, and they didn't even understand the opponent's attack methods.
Overdeveloped technology has become indistinguishable from magic, and this is clearly reflected in Nebula.
According to the speculations of the major player guilds in the game, it would take at least a month for them to start preparing to go to the depths, but because of the excitement of the octopus nuclear bomb, they couldn't wait any longer.
[Now is not the time to develop slowly here! We need nuclear bombs! Fresh nuke! 】
[The development speed of my interstellar factory has begun to slow down, and the by-products of various reactions can no longer be processed. I need a large number of nuclear bombs to help me solve these problems! 】
[You are just frustrated in your development, but we have enemies on our side that need to be eliminated urgently. The opponent's nanobots are difficult to clean up with conventional means, but nuclear bombs are particularly convenient to use. 】
Although it has not been used for a long time, nuclear bombs have become an indispensable tool for players' production and life due to their special conceptual properties. It would be uncomfortable not to drop one for a day.
Because of this, the major guilds united and prepared to march towards the sea of stars.
But the question also arises, that is, who should be chosen as the commander-in-chief of the operation.
This position will involve the deployment of a large amount of materials, so this person needs to be relatively honest, not to seek personal gain with power, and to use everyone's materials as his own small treasury.
And this person also needs to be tactful enough to effectively coordinate the emotions and opinions of all parties.
More importantly, this player needs to have a certain prestige, at least a certain reputation in the gaming circle, and can convince the public.
Although no one organized it, an election was held vigorously. Many players put forward their favorite candidates, and then voted to select the commander-in-chief of the Great Expedition.
Although this action was spontaneously carried out by the players, because the player base of "Nebula" is too large, the stickiness of the players is too strong, and all parties particularly want to compete for the title of commander-in-chief, so there are many overt and covert actions. .
Players who hope to obtain this position have also begun canvassing for votes. Some have even received sponsorship from guilds and are making their own promotional videos on Station B every day, just like the presidential election.
The first person to discover this anomaly was a traffic star on Weibo.
They found that hot searches on Weibo were no longer so easy to grab.
In the past, for hot searches, a dozen comments plus money could grab the headlines, and then the trolls could mobilize to continuously increase the popularity of the topic, and then it would become a hot search.
But now, a topic often just appears, and will be squeezed out by new hot searches within a few minutes.
Even the hot topic of the actor's secret marriage to a man could not stay around for long, whereas in the past it could easily paralyze the Weibo server.
What's going on with people lately?
The hot topics now are the claims of various guilds and the black materials they have produced against their competitors.
And looking at the past, these hotly searched topics are more popular than the last.
[The leader of the World Guild is actually a player disguised as an alien. Are you really willing to choose an alien to be your commander-in-chief? 】
[The people in Erguotou Club are actually Furikong! They'll definitely taint our pure bloodline later and turn us all into damn catgirls! 】
[The support rate of Erguotou Club is rising crazily. 】
[The Guild's speech site was attacked by unknown persons, resulting in tens of thousands of casualties and countless game losses. While idle, the guild has prepared merits and performed divination, and vowed to repay blood debts with blood. 】
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The lively Weibo was contributed by a large number of gamers, and Weibo discovered for the first time that gamers’ gossip was no worse than that of real celebrities.
The key is that the games they play look complex enough, and the twists and turns are no worse than reality.
Moreover, in the game, all kinds of weird operations can be realized. Some people who hardly play games began to pay attention to these news, and later found that the situation in "Nebula" was much more interesting than reality.
After all, if something happens to someone else's players, they will attack them with battleships if they disagree with each other. The effect will be huge.
Or ask the practitioners in the guild to assassinate other guild leaders and let them lie down for a few days.
In such a comparison, the celebrity's trivial affairs are really unsightly, but the rivers of blood in the game are more interesting!
"Nebula" began to further break out of the industry, and some overseas politicians also found that the election here has quite their local characteristics, so they simply entered the game and then interned here.
In the end, the commander-in-chief was selected, and the game environment became very harsh.
Before the beginning of the Great Crusade, the players themselves started a series of civil wars, and the fighting was very enjoyable.
If he had seen this situation before, Fang Cheng would have only lamented the misfortune of his family, being stabbed in the back by an enemy again.
But now, he is looking at the red dust fire here with interest, feeling that players are really a kind of existence that can cause trouble.
It was so much fun to have the feeling of running for governor in an interstellar exploration game.
At the end of the matter, most of the airport was plowed by artillery fire, and various assassinations and destructions occurred one after another. The players' desire for destruction was fully unleashed, and they finally elected their favorite representatives.
And these representatives went through a large number of elections, various alliances occurred continuously, secret exchanges of interests emerged one after another, and they began to secretly eliminate dissidents and select those who agreed with them.
After a month of hard selection, all parties finally found a candidate that everyone was satisfied with.
Wu Wei, it’s you!
"What, me?"
Wu Wei was farming when he heard the news.
His food truck had just opened, and his business partner Boli Yinmeng was holding a bowl of rice. After hearing the news, the bowl in his hand fell to the ground.
Wiping his hands on the bib he agreed with, Wu Wei looked at the player responsible for notifying him doubtfully, and asked in confusion: "Is it wrong? I know there is such a thing as an election, and I did sign up. But that’s what my entrepreneurial partner asked me to do.”
"But you were indeed chosen."
"Do I meet the conditions?"
"Satisfied. You have a certain reputation. After all, you also have the title of God of Cookery, and you also have a lot of merit. And you have almost no contact with other guilds. All of us think that you are more It's appropriate. So congratulations, you were elected."
Looking at the jade seal that symbolized the commander-in-chief, Wu Wei still had no sense of reality at all.
When he was running for the election, it was Hakuli Yinmeng who said that they were still starting a business and this was also an opportunity to increase their reputation, so he signed up.
Although Wu Wei didn't know why a small roadside stall needed to be famous, he thought it would have no impact, so he signed up.
But he had no idea that he would be chosen.
What's happening here?
Feeling that this was no longer a problem that a person like him with a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan could figure out, Wu Wei asked the player who sent the letter to wait a moment, and then decisively contacted someone he trusted and had some brains.
Wu Wei: [ Heretic, there is such a thing now... ]
The evil outsider said: [You are lucky, I just went to bed when I saw your letter. If it were any later, I would have fallen asleep. 】
Wu Wei: [What are you and Liuzi doing recently? Haven't heard from you for a long time. 】
The evil outsider said: [Forget it, the recent NPC asked for too much, we worked overtime day and night, and the things we produced were still not enough. 】
Wu Wei: [Oh, it’s really hard work. If you are tired, then rest, my matter is not urgent. 】
The evil outsider said: [It's okay, I feel like my fun radar is off. What's going on? 】
Wu Wei: [That’s it...]
After reading the information sent by Wu Wei, the heretic did not reply for a long time.
Just when Wu Wei suspected that the other party was asleep, the evil reply arrived.
The heretic said: [What you mean is that you are fighting for the octopus nuclear bomb for a month just to choose a commander-in-chief. 】
Wu Wei: [Yes. This matter is quite big, don’t you know? 】
The evil outsider said: [I don’t know, I don’t go on Weibo. And I haven’t been to a game inn recently, so I had no idea such a thing existed. 】
Wu Wei: [Where are you? Is the information so limited? 】
The evil outsider said: [It’s not considered closed, it’s better to say it’s the center of the incident. Okay, I know the situation. It's not difficult to understand. I'll let Liuzi explain it to you. This kid is a born capitalist, and he is very good at gambling and other things. 】
Sixth Son: [Who is the capitalist! How can you taint someone’s innocence! 】
The evil outsider said: [Okay, everyone knows that you have a unique talent in the field of exploitation. Please help Wu Wei analyze the current situation. 】
Liu Zi: […It’s actually quite simple. You are a mascot, the same as the suggestion box in the company. 】
The heretic said: [This metaphor is not very good. Wu Wei is a human being after all. Can your metaphor be more anthropomorphic? 】
Sixth Son: [That is the Secretary-General of the United Nations General Assembly. 】
The evil outsider said: [That’s it. 】
Wu Wei: [...can we talk about business? 】
Liuzi: [Even though you are the product of a multi-party game, they basically don’t take you seriously. Afterwards, a so-called council may be formed, and some deputy commanders may be assigned to you. Your power will be emptied a little bit, and you will become a tool that only says "yes". But be careful, good things happen without you, and bad things happen with you. You are the one taking the blame. If you don’t have a backer behind you, you should change your number as soon as possible. 】
Wu Wei: [I have been playing with this account for a month and I don’t want to change it. 】
Liuzi: [Hmm...how much merit do you have? 】
After hearing the number of merits given by Wu Wei, Liu Zi thought for a while and then said: [It is more than expected, but it is not to a very high level. Let me think about it...yes. If you agree, we will become your staff. And I will recommend two players to assist you later, so you don’t have to worry. 】
Wu Wei: [Is it really okay? Why do I feel so scared? 】
The evil outsider said: [It’s really no problem, and we still have a trump card. Why do I feel so uncomfortable when I think of them all rushing to work for us? No, you are a heretic, you can’t laugh! But it was so funny. 】
Liuzi: [Calm down, although I also want to laugh, but assisting Wu Wei will be helpful to us at this time, so please bear with me for now. 】
Wu Wei: [What are you talking about? 】
Liu Zi: [Don’t worry about these details, just listen to us. 】
With the support of the two great gods, Wu Wei felt a little more stable.
Nodding to the two players who sent the message, he said: "Okay, I agree to be the commander-in-chief."
The player who delivered the message breathed a sigh of relief, and then helped to organize it.
They helped take over Wu Wei's food stall, bought Wu Wei a set of expensive clothes and pills to improve his cultivation, and then quickly took Wu Wei to the headquarters.
In this beautifully designed building, Wu Wei saw a large number of high-level guild officials. Their attitude seemed respectful, but Wu Wei, who already knew why he was chosen, was keenly aware that they looked at him like they were looking at a monkey.
As Liu Zi said, without a backer, he is the one who takes the blame, and is the product of their game.
But after knowing the plan given by Liuzi, Wu Wei also had some evil ideas.
What will their expressions be when they know that this mascot can also bite?