R1 Base had only been completed two months ago. Its entire structure lay underground, with a vast stretch of woods aboveground to conceal it. Even satellites would have trouble spotting it. People entered and left the base through underground tunnels, which connected to the main road under the cover of other nearby mountain tunnels. Personnel usually used these routes, while only a few secure elevator shafts had been installed at the base itself, allowing people to escape by helicopter in an emergency.
These days, nearly all the government leadership's daily work was done here, especially confidential high-level meetings.
Twenty minutes ago, a Player had wrecked a Laboratory devoted to researching a longevity Potion better suited to the people of Country X. An entire new batch of Potions and the latest research findings had been stolen. After the incident was reported, R1 Base convened a meeting at once.
Besides the newly appointed decision-makers, several old hands who had just been pushed out of the core leadership were also attending. They sat in the second row around the conference table, where they could barely get a word in. A third of those seated at the table were Players in their thirties or forties.
The new decision-makers and these Players had all once been government officials. But they had moved from their former support roles onto center stage, gaining absolute authority. Even Minister Ji of the Special Defense Department had to sit off to the side at this table.
The core institutions had just undergone a major shake-up, and the newcomers were still riding high. Their various policies had also been forcefully implemented, with the hoped-for results. Today's topic was measures to crack down on unofficial Players.
The government had expected resistance when dealing with Player organizations and unaffiliated Players. But to put