First Player Chapter 276

Chapter 276 Chapter 273 "This is a war"

【December 4, 2021, 15:00 pm】

【Lord God World·Twelve Districts】

In the conference room, the doors and windows are closed and the guards are closely guarded.

At the square table with flowers, the participants wearing silver five-pointed stars sat upright.

Paper files and notes were spread out on the table, while the note-taker sat beside him typing on the keyboard.

A middle-aged man with a western face wearing a white military cap is sitting in the seat, and his voice is solemn:

"In the beginning, few people took this disaster seriously."

"…but then things started to turn out more than we expected."

He said with a solemn expression:

"Since the return of the first group of adventure players on November 30, the world of the Lord God has undergone great changes... According to observations, the mental state of these returnees has experienced a significant decline..."

"Of the more than 20,000 known returnees with mental illness, one-third have irreversible trauma...and for the remaining returnees, our limited treatment options have had little effect."

He looked solemn and spoke slowly, and the rest of the participants also had serious expressions.

he said, looking at a blond woman looking through the archives:

"Summary of the current situation... Kairosa, you report."

"Yes."

Kairosa stood up, the silver thread on her shoulders glistening in the steady lights of the conference room.

"At 1:35 a.m. on November 30, 2021, the first group of adventure players returned. At that time, we did not take any measures until some players came to our service area to ask for help." She said , the voice is very powerful.

"As of 10:00 am on the 30th, more than 1,200 players have come to each service area and the General Psychology Department to ask for help in the external areas. There is a shortage of beds in various places, and the supply is in short supply."

"At 12:00 noon on the 30th, the joint group's 'Adventure Player Spiritual Rescue Plan' was officially launched, aiming to help adventure players recover their state, with the principle of 'not giving up every human being', and at the same time starting backup measures, investing a lot of medical resources, A large number of vacant beds are opened.”

“…but with little success.”

"In all fairness, there are many problems with our plan. The total resources of the current joint mission, the efficiency of personnel actions, the effect of project implementation... are not satisfactory. It is inevitable that we lack the necessary management system and supervision measures. World, because the world of the Lord God prohibits fighting, we have no enforcement measures, and everything can only be done voluntarily.”

"…This, in a sense, allows the outbreak of subsequent disasters."

"As of 12:00 noon on December 1st, in just 24 hours, the number of players who have come to seek medical treatment has reached 100,000. Note that this is only the number of people who came to seek help, and they have fallen into madness. Or players who don't choose to seek medical care cannot be counted."

"Although we have maximized the mobilization of idle resources and provided expert manpower...the situation is still deteriorating."

"There are problems in every way."

“Where does the funding for our program come from, who pays for the machinery and equipment, where does the hospital staff come from…people, space, technology, time…everything of these things we desperately need, and every one of these things , are inseparable from the cost.”

"And the cost is limited after all."

"...As of 12:00 noon on December 3, the joint general psychological layout of each service area has been full of beds in the externally stationed areas."

"Even...there have been quite a few cases where patients took the initiative to create fights, attack doctors, and create chaos."

"The panic spread quickly, and this spread could not be stopped in time."

"During the intensified treatment in each service area, there were also hundreds of adventurers who attacked players by suicide, creating extremely bad situations of real deaths."

"People are starting to fear adventure players - this is a real, fundamental crisis."

"...As of 12:00 noon on December 4th, before the meeting, according to incomplete statistics, the number of players seeking medical treatment has reached 500,000."

"And the real data must be much more than that."

Reporting here, Kairosa's voice was already choked up.

She is a person who truly voluntarily joined the alliance and volunteered to make selfless contributions to the future of mankind. In the previous world, she was an ambassador for a multinational voluntary organization who traveled to various countries to help those living in dire straits.

Now, she reports and works here, no points, no compensation, no fame and fortune.

She is a true lover.

She felt real sadness when she heard about real deaths in several places and saw the total number of mental breakdown players soaring.

…Sad for the current situation of people.

The choking in her words was obvious, and even the few people who were sitting and listening to the report showed sad expressions.

The man in the white military cap was silent for a moment, then suddenly said:

"Is there any news from the Ministry of Information?"

"Yes, now is the boom period for comebacks, Mr. Ashkel, the situation is getting worse and worse." A young man in a uniform and tie next to him replied.

He said, flipping through the documents in his hand: "At present, a large number of players have posted on the forum to promote panic and chaos. Many people even accompanied the pictures and videos of the terror attack, which made their posts more topical. The panic is spreading rapidly, sir, even if we take measures to try to use other topics, such as the smooth progress of the top players, and the prospect of the new world, it still has little effect..."

Ashkel was silent.

He had anticipated the present situation.

The internet here is not under their control after all, and their newly launched newspaper business, which is trying to control public opinion, has only just begun.

In the world forum where countless new posts appear every second...In this age of information explosion and uncontrollable, their ability to guide public opinion is limited. Unless they inspire the public and let the public spontaneously move with the trend, their voices are destined to be unable to cover so many players.

Limited information prevents an authoritative voice from reaching every corner.

Public opinion is chaotic and there is no leader, and panic will spread rapidly.

The unknown causes confusion.

Listening to this situation, the atmosphere in the conference room also became solemn.

People bowed their heads, fell silent, and said nothing.

Eichkel glanced at the people with their heads bowed, and then flexed his fingers and tapped on the table.

"—Why bow your head?"

he asked.

He is Ashkel, the current Chief of Staff of the Combined Regiment.

He is from a country located in the southeast of the Mediterranean Sea. He is the commander of the local Air Wing Wing, the rank of colonel, and the service air force.

Their country has always been committed to the technological research and development of human science and engineering, and has made extremely prominent contributions to the entire world in genetics, computer science, etc.

Wars and struggles run through the history of their country. The people who came out of the war have a natural fighting spirit flowing in their blood.

Even in an era when humans couldn't look up at the sky, he never felt despair.

No matter how desperate, even the situation targeted by the whole world war, they have survived. Even if the current situation is extremely bad, he will not accept his fate at this juncture.

The more dangerous the moment, the more the need for human mission and sense of responsibility.

"I ask you, why are you bowing your head?" He asked again.

The participants who had a sad expression and said nothing, slowly raised their heads.

Ashkel looked at them, his dark gray eyes sparkling.

"Everyone, please think about it carefully."

"Originally, at the beginning of the game, our personnel were scattered, our environment was chaotic, we even lacked contact with each other, and we were still in our own closed personal space, like isolated islands... When it was so difficult, We got through."

"We gathered together, under the guideline of 'letting the majority live', and took various measures to quickly bring order to the disorderly large group, and let the chaotic people find the pointer and establish order."

"Nowadays, when people mention concepts like 'public', 'firefighters' and 'organization', the first term that comes to mind is us."

"Raise your heads and don't betray people's trust."

As soon as his words came out, people raised their heads one after another, and their eyes seemed to be lit with flames.

Meanwhile, Ashkel's voice continued:

“…but should we be proud of it?”

His eyes swept over like a searchlight, and everyone watching him faced his gaze.

"No." He said in a loud voice that rumbled in the quiet conference room:

"—we should be honored for that."

"We are honored that even in a world like this, people are willing to believe in us."

"We should be honored, even in such desperate circumstances, that we are still privileged to lead people into the future."

"We are honored that there are 972 district servers in the world of the Lord God. So far, more than half of the district servers have sub-regional stations for the United regiment."

"We are honored... In the most critical situations, we can help those who are in difficulty. We can provide a ray of light for those who fall into the trough."

"If we say that the top players and adventurers are great pioneers who charge into battle. And we should act as their strong backup force and not let them be distracted by any events in the rear."

"Compatriots' Mutual Aid Association, Blue Land Forces, Joint Reporting Exercises, Love Family Searching Groups, Volunteer Departments and Bureaus in various servers..."

Eichkerl counted the contributions made by the consortium, and his voice was full of pride:

"In such a chaotic situation, we have achieved so much."

"Even if the environment is so bad, even if the situation is so desperate..."

"Even so, we can still do everything possible, concentrate every resource, overcome all difficulties, and fight to the end."

"Under the guidance of Dr. Zhuang Yan, who is an expert in urban planning, we have established an orderly joint regiment headquarters and vacated training grounds for the troops' training."

"Under the guidance of Sopel and his students, our players have been able to use all major firearms reasonably, and their combat capabilities have been greatly improved."

"Donner of Ailan, from the top international Hyde research laboratory, with his help, our pharmaceutical refining level has been greatly improved."

"We have the joint cooperation of the General Staff Department, the General Political Department, the General Security Department, the General Science and Technology Department, and the General Liaison Department, as well as the Human Self-Rescue Research Group to provide personnel support."

"We have evergreen universities, independent societies, major multinational corporation institutes of world research centers, and members of central institutes in various countries to provide technology free of charge."

"The top scholars selected from all over the world are working together. Everyone, whether they are adventure players, life players, or casual players, is contributing to a 'tomorrow', and we have no reason to give up here."

"If we don't have the courage to face disasters, the spirit of unity in the face of disasters...our civilization would not have gotten to this point."

"We have one and only one topic of discussion."

"—how to make civilization survive and human beings to fight in the face of such a disaster."

"It's a war!"

"The future of mankind will not stop because of anything!"

He said here, paused, took a sip of the mineral water on the table.

People looked at him with bright eyes, and there was a silent surging emotion in the conference room.

But at this moment, a red-haired young man who seemed to have stepped out of a cartoon raised his hand.

Ashkel frowned indistinctly: "Alger, you said."

The red-haired youth stood up locally.

"...Mr. Ashkel, your words are really inspiring. Even my blood boiled when I heard it." He said, and suddenly yawned greatly.

His frivolous attitude made the people around him frown.

"...But it turns out that it's really difficult now." After Alger finished yawning, he spread out his hands, and the two bracelets with iron rings on his hands jingled: "What do you think, Ashkel Sir, everyone is like this. When you give you a bite of food, he will smile at you and be grateful to you. But if you don't give it one day, he will complain that you are cruel... Now, I don't know how many adventure players are complaining about the United The regiment was not fully prepared, saying that some of them were brutally and directly abandoned. This kind of backbiting and smearing the reputation of the United regiment, in my opinion, is no different from those beggars who beg for food..."

"What about your specific advice, Alger?"

Usually in the conference room, such a condescending young man would definitely be blasted out in the past, but now, facing this yawning guy, Ashkel had a good attitude and even asked him for his follow-up advice. .

"It's very simple." The red-haired youth shrugged and smiled lightly: "The problem now is that supply is in short supply and resources are tight... isn't it?"

"..." Ashkel listened, expressionless.

"Then we should just use resources rationally, save the people who should be saved, give up those who should give up, concentrate our efforts, support those groups that are beneficial to us, and let these people be grateful to us... As for the others, we will only complain Yes, white-eyed wolf-like players, or members of the organization whose interests are contrary to our interests, simply give up... They are useless anyway, aren't they?" Alger said with a smile: "Resources should be used reasonably and supported well. Abandon the bad ones. Just like the legendary Noah's Ark, only a group of the most important people are left... lest everyone's rescue resources are scattered and everyone is finished together..."

(end of this chapter)

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