The meticulously-minded Major Lin Yi wasn't preoccupied with these things; what he cared more about was the continuously updated environmental data from the brain scanner. To merely describe the environment within Military Road as "lifelike" was no longer enough.
"Immediately record the simulated environment within the experiment, and request biologists and geologists from the National Security Department to confirm which region the game's environment is emulating?" In just four days, over a hundred healthy individuals had collapsed. At this rate, after fifty-six days, Lin Yi didn't know how he would draft the project report for Military Road.
Once the order was given, it was executed immediately. That very night, more than ten of Hua Country's most distinguished experts were secretly transported to Rand Military District, where they began their intensive analysis of the Military Road's system environment.
Before issuing the order, Lieutenant Lin Yi had insisted on maintaining strict confidentiality. However, a major move such as "inviting" so many heavyweight experts inevitably alerted certain powers within the Rand Military District.
At eleven o'clock at night, one of the trackers of the Military Road project, Lieutenant Chen, after completing the handover with a coming lieutenant, stepped into the night.
He didn't head towards the direction of the officers' barracks but towards a more central location within the military region.
The people like Xia You who had entered the helipad were on the periphery of the Rand Military District. Typically, you would only see low to middle-level military officers in this area. Going further inside was a special zone that only mid-level officers could enter.
In the spacious shooting range, a few movable targets floated in the air. Ten meters away, a man in a white round-neck sleeveless top had his right hand on the gun, aiming at the bullseye.
"Reporting to Lieutenant Colonel Lu," Lieutenant Chen had barely caught sight of the man's back when he stopped.
After three consecutive shots, one missed the mark. The man, who was one of the representatives of the "Young and Strong Faction" sent by the Rand Army weapon's office, unhurriedly attached a titanium alloy shooting brace to his arm and fired another three shots. This time, the three bullets hit the center of the target neatly.
"How are things going on Lin Yi's side?" Compared to "White Impermanence" Major Lin, this man, known as "Black Yama," who had climbed to his current position through military merit, was a bit more popular among the troops. This is why Lieutenant Chen dared to take the risk to report the news.
Lieutenant Chen also came from the grassroots; he was initially a police officer who later transferred to the military through external recruitment by the armed forces. He had hoped to contribute more effectively to the military and the people through the training he received in his early years. Little did he know that upon his promotion to the rank of lieutenant, he would be assigned to this project. As he watched players dying consecutively, Lieutenant Chen's heart was tormented with guilt.
"There actually are over three hundred people who have survived, seems like the Military Road system isn't as brutal as the rumors suggest?" Lieutenant Colonel Lu turned around, the night wind rustling, with his washed-out blue jeans looking somewhat glaring. Just with a glance, he noticed the dissatisfaction hidden in Lieutenant Colonel Lu's eyes.
"Lieutenant Colonel, don't you plan to intervene to stop this project?" Lieutenant Chen had thought that as long as he reported the matter to the man, he would find a way to halt the project. However, seeing his reaction, it seemed that this was not his intention.
"I am but a lieutenant colonel. Within Rand Military District, those who should and could intervene have yet to make a move. An intelligent military game spanning thousands of years, that allows witnessing the rise and fall of human civilization from melee to firearms, this news alone has got my blood boiling." Lieutenant Colonel Lu's expression was impassive as his piercing eyes gazed into the distance. He had a cast-iron physique and a resolute face, a man in every respect.
At the same time, Major Lin Yi was not idle. After distributing the responsibilities, he promptly communicated the events of the past several days to someone.
On the computer screen, a staggeringly beautiful face appeared. The woman's eyes held surprise, "Lin, you've finally contacted me."
"Sorry for neglecting you lately," Lin Yi showed a hint of a smile when the woman's face appeared. His mouth was affectionately curved as he looked at the woman on the screen.
"Just like father, you also like to fob me off with busyness," said the woman, who had an extraordinary beauty. Her skin was unnaturally pale, and her pupils were like dark pools, combined to give the appearance of an ethereal fairy.
"I wouldn't dare to compare myself with him," Lin Yi repeatedly denied it. His relationship with the woman was not made public, not even their families were aware of their romantic involvement.
They only contacted each other after midnight, when the tracking signals within Rand Military District were at their weakest.
"You look a little pale, did something happen with Military Road?" The woman caressed the computer screen with her hand, looking at Lin Yi with concern.
She knew that since Lin Yi's promotion to school-level military rank, he had been under tremendous pressure. With his agile mind and illustrious family background, what seemed like an advantage to others had always been a source of trouble for Lin Yi.
The power-holders of Rand Military District, wary of Lin Yi's background, seldom involved him in dangerous operations, which allowed his childhood nemesis, Lieutenant Colonel Lu – who was better in both combat and adaptive response – to outshine him. This is why, upon learning of the game's existence, he proposed to the council to initiate this experiment.
"Are you sure Military Road is a complete software?" Lin Yi awaited the experts' analysis results. He did not doubt the viability of Military Road, but he was skeptical of the developers behind the game.
A man who single-handedly could rival the president and the military, creating countless "life-saving" miracles – he was a genius, but even geniuses shouldn't have been able to simulate a system that entirely replicated the real world. However, from the players' reactions who entered, their bodies and minds had evidently entered a real world.
The woman assured him, "Father said, Military Road is the most outstanding program he has developed so far."
The cloud of doubt in Lin Yi's mind thickened, and his previously relaxed nerves tensed once again.
His father's warning echoed in his ears, "Do not have too much contact with people from the David Sect." The woman's lips on the screen continued to move, narrating some recent miracles of the David Sect.
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