"There are naval forces this time. This counts as regular troops now, unlike those scattered rabble from before."
Lin Shiqin could easily detect the changes online.
The combat power of organized online naval forces far exceeded what ordinary netizens could imagine.
Even if normal netizens replied or commented, they usually would not do so many times. Many people did not even comment at all; they just watched the drama unfold.
But naval forces were different. If virtual machines could receive verification codes and register accounts, one person handling hundreds of accounts was no challenge at all. With repetitive lines copied and pasted over and over, or even dedicated naval-force work scripts, it would not be surprising for a few people to rout a much larger force.
And to avoid being exposed, they often used special methods to evade monitoring. For example, they would draw traffic through comments, posting beneath highly popular threads and then using large numbers of accounts to like and boost them into trending topics.
Take Mouyin, where moderation was the loosest, for example. If the top liked comment under many trending videos contained similar content, it was generally the work of naval forces.
They did not need every account to speak. They just had to make good use of downvotes and likes.
Wang Yi had suffered some naval-force attacks before, but they had all been minor skirmishes. This time, however, it clearly felt different.
And the naval forces did not dare attack Wang Yi directly. They were merely creating an atmosphere that pressured him to go back to doing research.
"Also, headhunting firms have started poaching our employees."
What Lin Shiqin said next made Wang Yi laugh.
"Let them poach. No rush. Let the bullets fly for a while."
"Alright, I'll watch the situation first. Also, Boss,