7:29 p.m., Rabbit Nation News Channel
The familiar melody began right on time.
In front of television sets across countless homes, people put down their bowls and chopsticks as usual and turned their eyes to the screen.
"Good evening, viewers."
"Good evening."
"Today is Monday, October 15. Welcome to the News Channel."
The two anchors sat upright before the cameras, delivering the day's major news as usual.
Everything was normal, until—
The male anchor paused slightly, looked straight into the camera, and spoke in a steady, powerful voice:
"This station has learned that, with Upper Capital's approval, the National Celebration marking the xxth anniversary of Rabbit Nation's founding will be moved forward to September 30.
"At that time, a large number of new weapons and equipment will make their first public appearance during the military parade."
He paused before continuing:
"It is reported that the new equipment to be unveiled will span multiple fields, including—"
"An nth-generation main battle tank, a sixth-generation fighter, a hypersonic unmanned reconnaissance aircraft...
"And! Equipment related to the Space Force's newly established 'space-based weapons.'"
"In addition, a grand fireworks display and public celebration will be held on the evening of the National Celebration."
The female anchor took over:
"This National Celebration will be an important window for showcasing the achievements of our military's modernization.
"Our station will broadcast the entire event live. Please stay tuned."
The news continued.
But at dining tables in countless homes, chopsticks hung frozen in midair.
Musical Note Platform
Thirty minutes later, Musical Note Platform's trending list read:
National Celebration moved up (Popularity: 180 million)
New weapons unveiled (Popularity: 160 million)
Space-based weapons? (Popularity: 150 million)
Nth-generation main battle tank (Popularity: 130 million)
Hypersonic drone (Popularity: 120 million)
The comments section completely exploded:
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