"Players these days change faces more often than clothes. You can't tell who's who." Minister Fan said cheerfully to the person in charge of communications with Country Y. "Country Y has attacked several small countries before. Could this be someone retaliating?"
The other party was so furious that they immediately cut off the call.
District 014 had not suffered a devastating blow when it first entered the game, so it had managed to preserve the concept of a "country." Otherwise, the major powers would have no spare capacity to engage in international diplomacy now.
And this kind of battle for public opinion was unavoidable. Whether District 014's situation improved or worsened, whether countries survived or not, wherever there were people, there would be public sentiment. A positive image could often have an impact in unexpected ways.
Minister Fan closed his notebook, his face glowing with delight. "This makes me want to go have a drink! Good things like this don't happen every day!"
The other team leaders wore similar expressions. Team Leader Wu clenched his fist. "That really made us proud! I was still wondering how we'd slap back after that blow, and now it's already been done!"
"Xu Huo's got some tricks up his sleeve." Jiang Qiao smiled. "He's pretty efficient. Those items we picked out for him weren't wasted."
Although the face in the photo wasn't his own, the fact that he had moved between two Safe Zones matched the effects of the item.
"Was it really him?" Team Leader Chang asked, happy but still doubtful. "Honestly, I can hardly believe it. A Safe Zone in Country Y, with so many Players inside—and even if it were possible, surely it wouldn't happen this fast. He got the job done in less than half a day."
"Isn't that why