Chapter 1405: Chapter 1265: Virtual World Shutdown for Maintenance Chapter 1405: Chapter 1265: Virtual World Shutdown for Maintenance This whole affair sounded absurd, unconventional, and illogical.
But because it involved Lincoln, someone who was plastered with labels like “Freedom,” “Casual,” and “Love to make trouble,” after a brief moment of shock and confusion, everyone quickly accepted this reality and swiftly pulled out their mobile phones to open Lincoln’s Spiritual Rhinoceros homepage.
—They thought that Lincoln had suddenly posted a new update, disrupting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ schedule, forcing the spokesperson to make a last-minute change of statement.
But Lincoln hadn’t updated at all, the latest post was still that [Fake News].
The reporters blinked, checked their mobile phones, then looked back at the spokesperson, their heads sprouting even more question marks:
Didn’t they say to follow Lincoln’s updates for more information?
Where’s the update?
Lincoln hasn’t made a peep, right?
As they watched the spokesperson’s composed face, the reporters began to realize one after another—
So, you’re telling us to just follow and wait, and when we’ll get the specific information depends on Lincoln’s mood, huh??
“May I ask when Mr.
Lincoln will disclose the relevant information?” another reporter asked.
“Regarding this question, we do not have any more information to share with you all,” the spokesperson replied.
The answer was almost the same as saying, “No comment.”
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But this time, the reporters weren’t too dissatisfied.—Everybody had come to understand: the spokesperson himself didn’t know when Lincoln would release this information.
It was even possible that the entire Ministry of Foreign Affairs didn’t have a clue about what Lincoln was up to…
In the second half of the routine press conference, everyone became somewhat distracted.
Their most pressing question, no matter how they asked, the spokesperson wouldn’t answer anymore, and the reporters’ enthusiasm for asking questions greatly waned.
Many had even shifted their focus, unable to help but take out their mobile phones every few seconds to have a look.
Unfortunately, by the end of the press conference, they still hadn’t seen an update from Lincoln.
But they did wait for something else—
At the same location, the third strong magnetic explosion occurred!
They all took out their mobile phones, thinking that this time Lincoln must have some reaction, right?
But still, there was none.
Instead, official accounts of meteorological bureaus from various provinces in Western, Northern, and Central Daxia began posting updates one after another, indicating that meteorological radars were malfunctioning on a large scale, realtime weather forecasts were disabled, engineers were urgently investigating to resolve the issue as soon as possible and asked everyone to be patient and pay extra attention to the sky before going out.
The meteorological bureaus, which were almost always ignored by netizens no matter what they posted, unexpectedly received overwhelming attention that day.
Countless snack-eating netizens rushed into their comment sections to let out a loud laugh:
“Hahaha, investigate the reason?
Resolve the issue?
Are you serious?”
“I bet 50 cents you won’t find the reason!”
“I dare to ask who is brave enough to investigate?!”
“So we can’t rely on the weather forecast these days and have to observe with our own eyes?”
“Go outside?
Everyone, come to the virtual world to slay aliens!”
“@Lincoln, Boss Lin, aren’t you coming out to explain?”
…
Daxia Internet was filled with glee and laughter.
In various meteorological bureaus, seeing the netizens’ reactions, the staff were not upset.
Engineers truly did board vehicles and start their inspections.
But everyone was well aware: this was just a formality, so there was no sense of urgency.
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The situation on the overseas internet was a bit more complicated.
Ordinary netizens always had a good impression of Lincoln and were reluctant to believe that this “great sage” would research weapons.
But with three consecutive occurrences of extremely high energy reactions, and Daxia being secretive, it inevitably led to speculation.
This twisted state of affairs continued until the afternoon when it was broken by a post from Lincoln—
“Recently working on something amazing, beyond imagination!
As for what it is, I’ll tell you at the press conference.
It’s definitely going to be a big surprise for you all!”
——
Lincoln’s post had already been the focus of attention, and with the baffling public boost from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the interest in it soared off the charts.
As soon as it was posted, it instantly became a hot topic of discussion on the global Internet.
Overseas netizens, who were inclined to believe him, immediately felt relieved.
The respective departments of various countries also breathed a sigh of relief—just slightly, though, as they still had to send the planned communications, continue gathering intelligence, and keep satellites trained on their targets.
Although the technology unveiled at the game’s press conference was mostly unlikely to be weaponry, they found it hard to imagine how an experiment related to “virtual world,” “game,” and “digital technology” could result in such a massive energy outburst and electromagnetic interference…
What if it was a smoke grenade?
*
Compared to these people, players’ feelings were much simpler:
“Here we go again, huh?!”
“Are they implying we’re killing aliens too slowly and this is their way of hurrying us up?”
“Maintenance downtime, [Cradle Plan], new game, new technology—all depend on slaying aliens, right?”
“Fine, fine, fine, can’t I just play?
Logging online now!”
…
Players who had just grown weary from the drawn-out battle with the aliens were once again infused with energy!
If even Lincoln thought it was “unimaginably good stuff,” then it must truly be a super big deal!
A strong curiosity drove a massive number of players back to the battlefield.
——And that wasn’t all.
Due to Lincoln’s post, the battle between virtual world players and aliens was no longer just a concern within the player circle.
Governments, intelligence agencies, media big and small, and experts and scholars in the field of meteorology worldwide all turned their attention to this tug-of-war.
Especially after the media joined in, the full story, spectacular battle scenes, and the emergence of celebrity-level players during the fights—all sorts of information received exposure that far exceeded anything before!
Aside from the culprits—the players who ran the zoo—facing the inhumanity of teammate’s friendly fire, again, brooding with resentment,
The rest of the players were delighted and fought with even more fervor and competitiveness.
Isn’t the whole point of playing games to enjoy the atmosphere together?!
Now, with the whole globe watching us play the same event, the enthusiasm was nothing short of explosive, improving efficiency by more than double!
…
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Over the following days, both the virtual world and the real world were abuzz with fervent excitement.
Virtual world players swept through the aliens, dragging them out of every nook and cranny to be killed, as the splendid slaughtering shows of various fierce warriors attracted a lot of attention.
One map after another was reclaimed and secured by players, restoring peace.
In the real world, a vast number of netizens across the globe also picked up a new habit:
Every few hours, they would log onto Daxia’s meteorological radar website to check the latest radar echo maps.
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And every time they opened it, they saw a magnificent red and green disc covering the vast territory of northwestern Daxia.
Like an invisible heart, it pulsated slowly over the northwestern lands of Daxia.
Beat after beat.
And with each beat, huge waves were stirred in the electromagnetic world!
Then, on the evening of the third day, countless people around the world logged onto the meteorological radar website again, only to see a completely normal radar echo map displaying natural changes in cloud and rain patterns.
This normal echo map suddenly felt alien to everyone.
Half an hour later, meteorological bureaus in western, northern, and central provinces of Daxia posted updates, announcing that engineers had rectified the faults and the meteorological radars were back to normal operation and the weather forecasting function was restored.
At nine o’clock that night, players captured the last alien-held area.
The virtual world was fully reclaimed.
The countdown to the virtual world’s maintenance downtime began.
Three hours later, the countdown hit zero, and all users were logged out.
The 24-hour maintenance downtime for the virtual world officially started.
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