Simulation Game: Crisis Management

Chapter 709: Chapter 318: Breakthrough! Domain Specialization

Just before completely disappearing from view, before losing control of "Bian Shizhang"’s body.

Gu Ji concisely conveyed all the information he had discovered to Yian Qingwen. As a geology expert, the other party grasped the points almost immediately.

The next second, his soul was completely stripped away, transforming into a god’s-eye view.

Army green command tents, disaster victims lining up for food, a weak bonfire, military helicopters weaving through thin smoke, and mothers holding children and singing.

As Gu Ji immersed himself in this complex scene, a soothing and warm yet faintly desolate BGM started playing in his ears. It sounded very much like the ending track "The Farewell" of the game Metro: Last Light.

And lines of white text floated up on the left side of his vision.

[Final Objective: Ensure the successful completion of the 5.8 Pakistan Earthquake Rescue Mission!]★★★

[Media Influence: International Authoritative Media]☆☆

[Number of Civilians Saved: 36]☆

[Hidden Objective: Discover the Patterns of Earth’s Internal Activities (Completed)!]☆☆☆

[Death Archive: 1 time]☆

[Total Time Used: 162 hours 38 minutes 56 seconds]

Seeing that there was no star reward after the final "time used" stat, Gu Ji was slightly taken aback.

This was the first time since acquiring the game that he hadn’t received a time limit reward for clearing a level.

Upon recalling the level settings, it seems the time limit was around 300 hours, meaning he had spent more than half the time, so the system ruled it as a no-star.

Since understanding the game’s death rollback mechanism, and with his growing strength, in recent rounds of levels, Gu Ji could almost clear them with only two lives.

But this time, he died twice.

Even though the second time was due to serious interference from that shadowy fog figure, which might be a system bug or virus or personnel intrusion, thanks to the archive function rewarded by the options, he could directly continue from the mine dungeon.

This couldn’t help but make Gu Ji break out in a cold sweat.

At that time, he was a bit hasty in using the archive so quickly. If he were to die in one of the subsequent rescues on the fifth day, he’d run out of time for clearance, wouldn’t he?

In other words,

The archive reward at that time was a crucial choice for this level.

If missed, no matter how hard Gu Ji tried, as long as he died once during a rescue after the fourth day, the chances of successful clearance would be very slim.

After all, in the face of major natural disasters, humanity is truly powerless, with a large part relying on sheer luck.

"It seems from now on, I must be more cautious in choosing rewards, especially when encountering such bizarre items."

Gu Ji silently reiterated this to himself.

[Settlement as follows: Total Acquired ★★★★☆☆; Rating: Excellent!]

[You have acquired 47 Crisis Points!]

[You received a Yellow Mark Chest *1 (Level Limited), Yellow Item Chest *1 (Level Limited)!]

After the last line of the settlement text disappeared, the dense fog before Gu Ji’s eyes finally dispersed, beginning the final ending animation of the level.

The first thing that came into view was the International Rescue Teams beginning to prepare for returning home.

As the Pakistani government had already ordered the end of large-scale rescue operations to start post-disaster reconstruction, the humanitarian rescue teams had no further purpose.

However, through these days of interaction, everyone developed great friendships.

Especially Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the International Rescue Team from Xia Kingdom that Gu Ji was part of.

Everyone put down their backpacks and reluctantly embraced each other in farewell, giving away their most memorable pieces of equipment to the others.

Ying Wanyu, Zou Lei, the grinning Wang Yuexi, Han Yue with his head wrapped in bandages, and the rescue dog Xiao Jian, wagging his tail and sticking out his big tongue...

The familiar silhouettes flashed past him like a revolving lantern.

Finally, Gu Ji slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment, he was still in the command tent, where Yian Qingwen stood opposite him, anxiously looking at the data he had painstakingly compiled on the computer, while also calling in geological experts from other countries for discussion.

"Bian Shizhang, how did you think of compiling this data?"

"I..."

Gu Ji really wanted to answer.

But by this time, he could no longer control Bian Shizhang’s body. However, at least he had drawn the attention of experts from various countries, which, as a game player, meant he had truly done his best...

[Congratulations on clearing the level!]

In the darkness, Gu Ji abruptly opened his eyes.

Being somewhat of an "experienced traveler", he knew he was back in his real-world home from the familiar scent, even before his pupils adjusted to the light.

He lifted his wrist.

The time displayed was May 9th, 12:30 AM.

Which meant, the Pakistan earthquake had already occurred, and by this time, the country had long been organizing the International Rescue Team to prepare for humanitarian aid.

Gu Ji got up and walked to the window.

The sky over Ningzhou City at night was heavy and dark, with sparse stars, a lone crescent moon hanging in the sky. Skyscrapers stood silently in the darkness as if asleep, with only the occasional sound of car tires rolling over the pavement breaking the deep silence.

Vaguely, certain ruins scenes from the level suddenly flashed through his mind.

They seemed to want to merge with the scene before him.

He raised his hand and rubbed his eyelids.

It’s unimaginable, what would happen if a disaster struck this city where he had lived for five years?

The final hidden task of the level made Gu Ji gradually begin to understand.