CHAPTER 561: CHAPTER 217: GRAND COLLECTION, MAJOR DRILL

Zhang Feng’s arrangement was passed on to the data center’s security department through Old Liu, and the personnel list was finally submitted.

After the arrangements were completed.

"Disaster drill?"

The head of security, upon hearing about this deployment of personnel, looked at the list on the screen, only to discover that it comprised the most elite personnel within the base.

Additionally, President Zhang and President Liu seemed to imply a nationwide live broadcast and a competition with civilian teams?

Then, it appeared that there were only a little over ten thousand personnel.

But the head of security knew that this was undoubtedly a ’dimensionality reduction strike.’

Because over the past decade or so, these ten thousand people had participated in various virtual disaster drills.

Whether in small team combinations or in team collaborations.

Or even in solo actions after their small teams had been unexpectedly dispersed.

They were all top-notch.

Their capabilities were extraordinary.

Including resisting alien civilizations in virtual trials.

The researchers were also equipped with a certain level of self-defense.

Of course, their usual virtual training did not affect their real-world work.

Currently, data center staff are mandated to work eight hours.

Moreover, some current research work can be carried out in the Virtual World.

Under the simulated pressure of an alien civilization’s attack, they might make breakthroughs.

After all, each team within the research hall has its own research methods.

Zhang Feng does not concern himself with these matters, he simply mandates that no one should spend eight hours in the real-world research hall.

In the Virtual World, anything goes.

Because when they are mentally exhausted, a logout prompt will sound, giving them time to copy information.

Even if they don’t copy, the Virtual World retains it.

There’s no such thing as making a sudden breakthrough only to be forcibly logged out.

After all, in the Virtual World, if they can conceive it, then the Virtual World can materialize it.

So, there are no factors that abruptly interrupt scientific progress.

This also applies to Special Forces’ breakthroughs in Martial Arts.

Just like Zhang Feng’s breakthroughs in the adventure world, as long as they have memory and knowledge, they will suffice.

With knowledge, reality can quickly catch up.

The intertwining of virtual Spiritual Sense technology and real Extraordinary life, having been refined over a decade, is becoming increasingly perfected.

To sum up, aside from the Golden Core four dimensions five years ago, reality has been digesting superconductor and past technology at full speed over these years.

The ’risk’ of hasty advancement has essentially been eliminated.

The complete digestion is near.

Because since the onset of the Extraordinary, nearly thirty years have passed.

The Federation’s foundation is increasingly solid.

However, the public is likely unaware of the Federation’s official strength and that the Federation has already engaged with aliens in simulations.

So Zhang Feng wants to take advantage of this large-scale drill to educate the public and help them acknowledge the Federation’s strength, fostering a greater sense of honor and belonging towards their ’family Federation.’

This had been part of the plan all along.

Only, Zhang Feng felt that before, they were too weak, not nimble enough, so he held back.

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Under Zhang Feng’s plan, and with the complete optimization by the planning department.

And the testing and addition of causality variable rules.

At noon on the next day, at twelve o’clock.

An official announcement was made.

This announcement stated that the official ’foreign civilization drill’ and ’natural disaster drill’ Virtual World would be fully open to society players, and ’team ranking’ leaderboards would appear.

According to the plan of the planning department, this was meant as an encouragement to help everyone develop some awareness.

As for the teams, they were essentially various official teams and each ordinary civilian guild.

Of course, civilian guilds could merge to form larger virtual guilds if they wished.

And there was no ’guild establishment order’ for this.

The officials emphasized that forming a guild doesn’t require extra money nor any other regulations.

All it takes is a group of people wanting to form a guild, and with a mere thought, their guild is formed.

Similarly, if they want to leave the guild or backstab it, it’s also just a thought, without any consequences in the Virtual World.

Complete simulation.

On this same day.

Upon the opening of the simulation world being announced, most citizens were left stunned.

It’s essential to understand that this data should be classified as ’secret.’

But now, its availability appeared to signal something.

This is a major update in the Virtual World!

And in this ’virtual flood’ leaderboard, civilian team rankings already appeared on it.

This leaderboard could be viewed officially.

Ranked first was a team named the ’Heng City Gang.’

They had 124 members.

Concrete rankings and data could be viewed by clicking on the leaderboard.

And later that afternoon.

With the official release of the leaderboard.

Many curious people clicked on it, viewing the specific ’rescue information’ inside.

(Champion: Heng City Gang)

(Team Members: 124)

(Rescued daily survival supplies: 12 tons)

(Rescued scientific research instruments: 0 pieces)

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"In a city, only... save this little?"

Citizens, upon seeing this information, were wide-eyed, incredulous they were placed first with such ridiculous results?

Then, they habitually left comments on the platform, which were anonymous to the public.

(Whoa, it’s just like in the live broadcast I saw, isn’t everyone playing a city battle royale?)