Chapter 205
Chapter 205: Attack
Translator: BeetleBarker Editor: Tennesh
Channel S5's comments section had exploded .
There was so much anticipation . Many people had stopped what they were doing and were waiting for Fang Zhao to pull the trigger . Online bystanders, gaming fans, reviewers, entertainment media outlets, and many other sorts of people with different purposes were all waiting . In the end, at the most crucial moment everyone was waiting for, they got a "Signal lost, attempting to reconnect"?!
During the black screen, vulgarities and abuse exploded from many people .
Others that had slower reactions were dazed for a while when facing the black screen . Following that, just like everyone else, they went to the comments sections and forums to vent their dissatisfaction .
"F*ck! Your father thought he had not paid his network fees and the signal was cut, but when I switched to other channels, everything was normal . Only channel S5 is black!!"
"Same over here . Only channel S5 has no signal, all others are normal . "
"Seems like S5's live broadcast signal was cut . The problem does not lie with our internet . "
"Wasn't it reported yesterday that Baiji's communications network has been upgraded? How could something like this still happen?"
In channel S5's comments section, comments that had a large proportion of unrefined language had been censored to "*** . " For voice comments, someone could select any of them and be able to hear a stream of censored "beeps . "
As channel S5 belonged to Project Starlight's First Frontline segment, at the moment, they were under heavy fire . Customer service was totally unable to cope . Call after call of complaints came in succession .
"We request channel S5's live broadcast signal be reinstated! Right now! Immediately!"
"Don't come pretending to be poor to your father . Don't say that you don't have the funds to upgrade communications facilities! Was Baiji ore mined for nothing?! Was the ore eaten by you guys?!"
"Let me tell you this . You guys are all corrupt! Embezzlers! You better put back every single cent to be used for upgrading the communications facilities right now!"
A customer service staff wiped off the sweat on his forehead as he listened to a customer's complaints . In his heart, he was thinking, You can sue us, but it's no use; we aren't the ones in charge of constructing planet Baiji's facilities .
The segment's official platform had many messages full of grievances, catching them unprepared .
The face of the chief editor in charge of the five channels was red with anger . He asked the technician, "Have you discovered the reason?!"
"It is indeed the other side's live broadcast signal that has been cut, and we can't reconnect . We aren't able to contact Kevin Lin . Should we try contacting planet Baiji's base first?"
"Then do that!" The chief editor was furious . "How does Kevin Lin do his work! Can't he find a place with a stronger signal for his live broadcast?!"
If they were live broadcasting in the forest, so be it . Why had he had to pick a place with such an unstable signal? Furthermore, the signal just had to break at that sort of moment . Lots of people online had criticized them for using this method to purposely tease the audiences with the motive of attracting more viewers .
What a load of hogwash!
However, very quickly, the segment's chief editor heard even worse news .
"Boss, Baiji base cannot be contacted!"
" . . . How can that be! Didn't they just upgrade the communications network's receivers and transmitters?
At that moment, in the forest close to planet Baiji's Outpost 23 .
After Yan Biao had indicated that Fang Zhao could pull the trigger, he waited for a few seconds, but Fang Zhao did not do anything . Just as he was about to say something, he saw Fang Zhao putting the gun down and looking up at the sky .
"What happened?" Yan Biao remembered that Fang Zhao's hearing was better than that of normal people . "What do you hear?"
"It doesn't feel good . Something is going to happen," Fang Zhao replied .
Yan Biao was skeptical . "You heard it?"
Fang Zhao looked straight at Yan Biao, "Intuition . " There was no hint of a joke in his eyes .
Yan Biao stopped smiling and decided to contact someone in the outpost, but he realized that there was no connection .
"No signal . "
"No signal?" Kevin Lin was also astonished . "Eh? There isn't any live broadcast signal either . Is the problem with the base or with the outpost?"
Yan Biao did not reply . He switched his comms device's mode to the outpost's internal network . This time, it connected .
"Outpost, are there any anomalies?"
"Nope, everything is normal," replied the outpost soldier in charge of alerts at the moment . "However, we are unable to get in touch with the base . "
"Are we able to contact the other outpost?" Yan Biao asked .
"Unable to do that either . Only Outpost 23's internal network is working . "
"Then it's probably an issue with the base mainframe . " Yan Biao pondered for a bit, then instructed the people in the outpost . "Be alert . Look out for any suspicious things in the surroundings . Set the defense system to the highest level, and keep it running . I will be back within 30 minutes . "
After ending the communication, Yan Biao told Kevin Lin and Fang Zhao, "Let's head back to the outpost first . "
Kevin Lin was eager to head back immediately . "Okay, okay! Let's return!" He did not feel safe in the forest . Although he was not too sure what had happened, he could feel the tense atmosphere of their surroundings and read the expressions of the others . Whether they were being overly sensitive or not, returning to the outpost to hide would always be safer .
When leaving the outpost, they had not been rushing for time, so they had walked slower, but now that there were special circumstances, Yan Biao wished to hurry back . The outpost soldiers were no issue, and Fang Zhao was not a problem, but Kevin Lin was not in good shape .
Yan Biao glanced at Kevin Lin, who was panting heavily after just a short while, and got the fittest soldier in his team, Riode, to carry Kevin Lin on his shoulder and run .
Leaving, they had taken over an hour . Their return journey only took 20 minutes .
After entering the outpost, Yan Biao immediately rushed to the monitor room and checked whether there were any other unusual situations .
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