The Military Queen-Chapter 42 - 034 Forced Entry into National Security Department

(pseudo-update for now, I’m back home. As promised, Fu Zi will add another Chapter at 6 p.m.)

A smile spread across Lin Yi’s lips as he let out a hearty laugh. It was as if he had just heard the funniest thing in the world.

How interesting, this female player named Xia You is quite amusing. Among the 98 players who came out earlier, their expressions and reactions at the moment of exit showed a dichotomy. Some remained silent, still immersed in that nightmarish experience.

Others called out loudly, hoping to return to "Military Road." Those who were addicted were deeply so, while those who detested it were almost reverent.

Ten thousand years ago, when human civilization had just begun to rise, the extremely harsh living conditions required human willpower to be as resilient as reeds. Except for a few players with military-grade physiques, most had experiences only slightly better than Yu Xiaonan’s.

Among the 98 players, there were eighteen women. Their responses were uniformly the same, responsible for gathering, for breeding, mostly light physical work. Although "Military Road" itself did not explicitly differentiate between men and women, the female players still opportunistically chose jobs that would allow them to more easily earn military merit.

Xia You, the first to enter the game, had an almost blank slate in the National Security Department’s view due to the lack of a brain scan. Her eyes were also blank, without expectation, without fear. Such a person is a born soldier, unmoved by praise or criticism.

Laughter, like crying, is a natural way to release emotions. For the first time in two months, Lin Yi felt invigorated, "Give me one, your reason for staying."

Yu Xiaonan watched the back-and-forth tug-of-war between the two, her expression growing solemn.

"I can make this information more complete," Xia You didn’t know what the National Security Department was; she only needed to know it was located in the Rand Military District—that was enough.

"Our quota is full," a Lieutenant reminded from behind. The National Security Department is a direct affiliate; among the players who came out earlier, a few with exceptional skills had already been recruited.

"I’ll give you an hour to compile more accurate information," Lin Yi waved his hand, these two special players needed to be dealt with specially, "As for you, I’ll give you a choice, join us, or..."

"Sergeant Yu Xiaonan, representing all members of the Armed Department, is thankful for Major Lin’s appreciation, but... with my tastes, I prefer Black-faced Yama," Yu Xiaonan glanced at Xia You who had already taken the information, flipping through it, not even hearing Yu Xiaonan’s words clearly.

Yu Xiaonan spoke with pride, but seeing Xia You’s lack of reaction nearly made her jaw drop in frustration.

Pretending to be fully engrossed in the documents at hand, Xia You could feel the atmosphere in the tracking room drop to freezing. She had a mediocre relationship with Yu Xiaonan, and she wasn’t familiar with either the National Security Department or the Armed Department. Being strangers to the people and the situation, staying out of it was the best choice.

Members of the Armed Department? Who let the information slip? In the tracking room, the Lieutenants speculated, on guard, worried that Major Lin might suspect them.

"Major, bad news, according to internal information from the United Military Network, the ’Military Road’ project has been exposed," a Lieutenant who had left an hour earlier to deliver the documents rushed in.

Yu Xiaonan’s smile grew even more smug.

At twelve o’clock sharp this afternoon, the shared Military Network of a dozen global military powers began the public beta test for "Military Road."

"And before the public beta, there was no sign of it at all. As soon as the Military Network announced this news, anyone with a valid military ID could register and log into the game." The lieutenant reporting, due to panic, spoke disjointedly; the fire they had tried to contain for over two months had still been ignited.

"Major Lin, the lieutenant colonel asked me to tell you, don’t bother looking for who the mole is, inside Rand there are no walls that don’t leak." Xia You smiled so smugly that the more than a dozen lieutenants from the National Security Department present wanted to tear him to pieces.

For two months, the trackers had been watching almost day and night, closely observing everything inside the "game," thinking they could gain an advantage for the National Security Department, only for it to be destroyed in just a few hours.

Kicked from the clouds into the bottomless abyss, Lu Xun, do you think you can defeat me like that? Lin Yi did not fall into despondency; on the contrary, he was inspired with even greater fighting spirit.

Xia You’s hand, flipping through the documents, stopped. Her gaze fell upon Major Lin’s feet. The immaculately polished brown leather shoes moved slightly at the tip; he was hesitating, or this physical change was also reflecting his psychological turmoil.

"It’s a fortunate thing for the Armed Department to have a soldier like Sergeant Yu, but over the past two months, we at the National Security Department have already acquired at least fifty equally outstanding soldiers," Lin Yi said, his feet firmly planted and unmoving, a man with unwavering conviction.

The gloom that had enveloped the hearts of the lieutenants began to disperse. With just a few terse sentences, their morale had returned. Being able to become the head of the National Security Department at the age of 27, Lin Yi’s words not only effectively dispelled his subordinates’ dejection but also delivered a beautiful counterblow to Xia You.

Over the past two months, besides tracking, when officers saw players facing danger, they would also unconsciously start discussing countermeasures. Most of the lieutenants were eagerly rubbing their hands together, waiting for the day "Military Road" would go live. While they lacked actual combat experience, every lieutenant present, including Lin Yi himself, had learned a great deal.

Global military forces competing on the same platform only provided a larger competitive stage. And Hua Country’s National Security Department had already seized the initiative in this matter.

In fact, Xia You didn’t even know about the public beta test of "Military Road" across multiple military forces; he no longer had the mind to compete with Lin Yi.

Now that military forces from multiple countries had already joined this "game," there was no great significance in keeping Xia You and those players around. Therefore, Xia You was not obstructed and left the National Security Department’s main entrance in broad daylight.

After walking out of the National Security Department, Xia You remembered Xia You, who was still buried in the challenge of organizing documents in an hour, "An hour? Lin Yi isn’t in the mood right now to look at organized information. Forget it, it’s best not to be employed, so I don’t have to worry about encountering those kinds of people in Rand."

Upon getting the news, Lin Yi immediately called for an urgent meeting with his father and Professor Dongfang. Within three hours, the entire military region had already learned about "Military Road," the simulation game with practical training effects.

At six in the evening, Lin Yi, dragging his weary feet, stepped into the tracking room again and saw Xia You; she was no longer holding documents in her hands. On the contrary, there were dozens of pages of freshly organized documents beside her.

Several lieutenants were also standing around her, discussing in low voices.

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