Yanzhou Yanbei retirement facility.
When Great-Grandfather Fang heard the live broadcast notification, he hurriedly contacted his old comrades. "Today's live broadcast is starting again!"
"Is that so? What is it talking about today? "an old man asked.
"I think it's talking about a certain project from a certain base more than a decade ago," another old man replied.
A bunch of seniors in the retirement facility put down whatever they were doing and went online to watch the live broadcast that they had long since saved.
At first, they had watched the live broadcast for Great-Grandfather Fang's sake. With Great-Grandfather Fang showing off, many people in the retirement facility knew that his great-grandson, Fang Zhao, was a member of the first phase of Project Starlight initiated by the military. But as they watched, they felt that this live broadcast was rather interesting. Some of the things that the engineers and scientists talked about were things that they had experienced when they had been in office.
For example, during the live broadcast on S5 yesterday, a biology research institute had mentioned the invasive species and the leaking of experimental strains. These Muzhou people were even more moved. In Muzhou, there had been cases where foreign people had brought experimental strains into Muzhou and nearly destroyed a district's ecosystem.
During the live broadcast, a Muzhou farm owner had posted on the discussion forum. "I was wondering why the seeds were delayed for so long before being shipped out. Turns out there was more to it than meets the eye!"
Following that, other Muzhou farm owners who were watching the live broadcast also chimed in. "Right! Those who stole experimental seeds should be heavily punished! "
Since they were still in the experimental phase, they had yet to determine their stability and whether long-term consumption would cause harm to the human body or the local ecosystem. The space laboratory would definitely not release such seeds. Stealing seeds to sell without permission was a heavy punishment.
Yesterday's broadcast had indeed resonated with many Muzhou people.
And today, when the live broadcast started, the quick-witted people thought of a certain unspeakable project from more than a decade ago. Those who had been in office back then had not dared to bring up that topic. They had thought that no one would bring it up in the next few decades. Who would have thought that it would actually be brought up in a live broadcast! Clearly, the higher-ups had no intention of hiding it anymore. They were just using this live broadcast to reveal more information.
This was also the reason why these old cadres especially liked to watch this live broadcast. Although they had already retired, they were still very sensitive to politics. Some of their children and grandchildren also worked in positions of real power. These old fellows with a "keen sense of smell" could use the information revealed by the live broadcast to remind the younger generation in their families.
"Back then, I said that project absolutely could not be carried out! There were too many drawbacks, but no one believed it! It turns out that I wasn't wrong. Isn't it revealed now? It's such a waste to invest so much manpower and money into it! "
An old man with a grizzled beard and hair said with a pained expression, but he was secretly proud of himself. See, I was right, wasn't I? But you idiots just won't listen!
"I heard Channel 1 mention this yesterday, but it was just a casual mention and didn't say much," another old man said.
"Hey, why watch one channel? Watch five channels! Channels one to four are for young people. We're not used to watching those, so we have to watch channel five. Channel five has the most information! "
"Is that so? I'll change the channel. "
The situation at the Yanbei Retirement Facility was similar in other continents. For these old people, what they most wanted to see were the things that had been classified as secret but were now loosened up and released. Then, based on these things, they could speculate on the intentions of the leadership.
In the eyes of these old people, if a live broadcast was interrupted by singing, changing topics, or telling jokes, it was like being immersed in a TV series and suddenly being interrupted by a long and annoying advertisement. As for channel S5, Fang Zhao would not sing during the live broadcast, and he would not change topics. Basically, most of the time was left for the technical staff to narrate. Fang Zhao would only occasionally say a few words to guide the conversation and get the information he wanted to know.
Young people might find the content of channel S5 boring, but some old people who had held important positions or had just a little power felt that this was a live broadcast channel tailor-made for them!
Ignoring politics, just using it as a conversation topic was pretty good. Many old people who were bored out of their minds at home now felt that they didn't need to think of topics to chat about. channel S5's live broadcast gave them endless inspiration.
Three weeks after Fang Zhao had arrived at the military district, a higher-up had mentioned channel S5 during a meeting because his grandfather watched it every day.
Kevin Lin had thought that Fang Zhao had planned this long ago and had intended to follow the path of a veteran cadre. But in reality, Fang Zhao was hanging out with the "special crowd" and guiding them to talk about past events every day because he wanted to understand them.
When the third week of military training was coming to an end, the conscripts went through an outdoor field training exercise.
However...
Regular soldiers in the military were going through the standard field training. Those conscripts were going through the inferior version of field training. As for the "special crowd" of the same batch, it wasn't field training, it was a wild outing.
Some people were unhappy that Fang Zhao was still hanging out with the "special crowd".
As for the engineers and technicians, no one would say anything about them. They had already completed their military service when they were in their twenties, and now their statuses were different. They weren't here as conscripts, so it was understandable that they were a little more relaxed.
But what's wrong with you, Fang Zhao? How can you goof around with the special crowd every day?
Don't say you carry people on your back every day, but look at how relaxed you are. Who knows if you're faking it? If you don't increase the intensity of your training and improve your physique, you'll suffer when you arrive at your military service! Even celebrities who received preferential treatment still suffered when they arrived at their military service!
Regardless of how people watching the live broadcast online evaluated Fang Zhao, the number of viewers on channel S5 continued to increase at a slow pace. Nearly half of the viewers were over 100 years old.
The four weeks of military training finally came to an end. After a short break, everyone prepared to board a special flying transport to the space station.
Everyone who had served in the military knew that this kind of spacecraft, which was specially used to send servicemen to the space station, was a nightmare for newcomers. This was a head-on blow for the conscripts. What it meant was that from now on, they would begin a tough life of military service.
Kevin Lin rejoiced in his heart. Luckily, he had followed Fang Zhao, and Fang Zhao had followed the special crowd. The engineers and technicians were all in the steadiest cabins, so the impact and tremors they had felt would surely not be that great.
In the chat group of special correspondents for Frontline News, the other four celebrity correspondents were discussing when they should take their medication or receive injections. They really didn't want to experience the excruciating feeling of "going to heaven," so they planned to use medication to alleviate the pain.
Just as he was rejoicing in others' misfortune, Kevin Lin saw Fang Zhao walking toward the cabin the conscripts were in.
Kevin Lin hurriedly stopped Fang Zhao. "Wait a minute, Fang Zhao. Are you going the wrong way?"
"I'm not going the wrong way. Didn't you always wish for me to be with those conscripts? "Fang Zhao asked.
Kevin Lin: "... I didn't bring any medication today." Because he felt that Fang Zhao would definitely continue to be with those technicians, Kevin Lin simply hadn't made any preparations to alleviate the pain. He hadn't brought any medication or injections!
He had no choice. As a specially assigned reporter, Kevin Lin could only follow Fang Zhao around. Wherever Fang Zhao went, he would go. He had no choice. Fang Zhao had chosen the economy cabin. No matter how much he hated it, no matter how much he resented it, he could only bite the bullet and follow.
Fang Zhao followed the instructions on his seat. After sitting down, he adjusted the back of his seat and fastened his seatbelt. After he was done, he was still in the mood to read the various manuals attached to his seat.
Kevin Lin, who was beside Fang Zhao, was different. His entire face was deathly pale. Although he couldn't remember the terrifying experience from 20 years ago, that feeling of terror was deeply engraved in his mind. It was as if he had died once. Now that he thought about it, he couldn't help but be afraid.
An officer in charge of transporting personnel was speaking nearby. Kevin Lin was in no mood to listen. By the time he came to his senses, the officer had already finished speaking. He turned his head and asked Fang Zhao, "He... what did he just say?"
Fang Zhao replied calmly, "He said that he would be sending us to heaven very soon to enjoy the out-of-body experience."
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