Chapter 955: Chapter 523: Appreciating Oneself Chapter 955: Chapter 523: Appreciating Oneself “After a month of hard labor, we have now completed 90% of our mission and can set off at any time.”

In the nuclear bomb special team’s meeting room, Wu Wei listened to Gong Gong’s report and finally saw a glimmer of hope.

Gong Gong was an external aid brought over by the expenditure of her own merit through Black Tech; though she lacked offensive capabilities, she could integrate intel from inside the game, making her an extremely useful secretary.

Moreover, Wu Wei couldn’t shake the feeling that “Stellar Nebula” seemed friendlier. Contents that were once hard to wish for were now being picked up by mysterious entities, making their progress incredibly smooth.

“The guilds are relatively quiet for now, since most players are casual and just hoping to gather enough nukes. But we shouldn’t rule out some guilds preparing to stir up trouble; this requires attention. Wu Wei, are you listening? It’s not good to get distracted by my stunning figure.”

“What are you thinking?” Wu Wei said helplessly, “I just want to ask a question.”

“I won’t tell you my stats,” Gong Gong said righteously, “but if you kneel and beg, I might just agree, as a favor to an old fan.”

“…I really regret following you and even sending you gifts.”

“I even sent you prizes! Who do you think gave you that gaming capsule experience coupon!” Gong Gong said indignantly, hands on her hips.

“Gong Gong.”

“What?”

“Your live stream is still on; you’re going to get cyberbullied again.”

Gong Gong glanced at her live stream and said nonchalantly, “It’s okay; infamy is also fame after all, and my viewers are all perverts, a little issue doesn’t matter.”

“…You insult others, can you not insult me? I’m a fan too.”

Gong Gong snorted disdainfully through her nose, “I behaved like this and you still follow me, and you say you’re not a pervert? What, does being insulted by young girls in various ways make you feel good?”

“…Fine. I just want to know if the developers secretly lowered the difficulty? I feel like the difficulty has gone down a lot recently.”

Gong Gong looked at Wu Wei, feeling that this kid’s intuition was pretty sharp.

In fact, it wasn’t the developers, other powerful entities had sensed the situation of the Great Heavenly Lord.

With the Great Heavenly Lord’s ascension imminent, now was the time to curry favor, so every powerful being began to try their best to assist him, to elevate their status in his eyes.

The Great Heavenly Lord lacked nothing but wished to see how far the players could go. Thus, easing the conditions for his help and allowing the players to take his shape was a normal thing to do.

Otherwise, the merits Wu Wei and his team exhausted wouldn’t interest her, nor would she have come to be a secretary.

But she didn’t plan to explain this openly, as the Great Heavenly Lord’s stance was still unclear, and they didn’t know to what extent he would tacitly agree.

So, Gong Gong ambiguously said, “Maybe it’s just an illusion, I don’t think there’s much here. By the way, I’ve handled some intel for you; a gravitational tide is about to burst nearby, making it easy for our battleships to break through the barrier and exceed the speed of light, beginning deep space exploration. Do you understand what I mean?”

“Got it, so, we can set off now?”

“That’s right, we’re ready to embark.”

Hearing this news, Wu Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It had been so long.

He had waited far too long for this day.

He had thought that being the commander was just a formality, but the number of incidents that had occurred was overwhelming.

He had to handle the affairs of various guilds and pay attention to the coordination of resources. Every meeting was like going into battle as everyone had their demands wanting to spend the least to gain the most.

Jobs that were relaxing and easy to grab attention were highly sought after, while those that were harder than tightening screws in a factory found no takers. To ensure these tasks could be completed, he also had to persuade others to concede some benefits and propose various solutions to ensure the project continued.

Not only this, but he also had to handle various contradictions in the construction process and coordinate opinions from all sides; several times, he wanted to give up, as he truly had no reason to do this job.

If it weren’t for Xiemen Waidao’s constant encouragement, he definitely couldn’t have lasted till this day.

Now, he still remembered Xiemen Waidao’s stirring words: “You only live once, and most people’s lives are destined to be mediocre. Now, an opportunity to make history in gaming lies before you, why not seize it. When you have your child, your grandchildren, you can just open ‘Stellar Nebula’ and say: ‘Look, your grandpa was freaking awesome!'”
Although Wu Wei felt the last sentence shouldn’t be said in front of children, he had to admit Xiemen Waidao’s words moved him.

Indeed, everyone needs to go a little crazy sometimes.

Thus, he began working tirelessly, exhausting all his energy, and finally reached the completion day.

Thinking about his efforts during this period, Wu Wei felt like crying.

Seeing Wu Wei starting to tear up, Gong Gong said, “Don’t get moved just yet; the guild leaders have decided to come at you.”