Li Shen was not the first person to think of having everyone tackle the game, but he was the first who dared to say it aloud.
No one had dared to bring it up before, mainly because the plan involved far too many safety concerns and the fate of all humanity.
Some people did not want to play games. Some did not want to sacrifice themselves for their country, nor did they want to work hard.
The Orange Star People had never needed everyone to work so hard. After all, automation was already highly advanced, and new scientific talent kept emerging. Given time, Orange Star would achieve even greater technological breakthroughs.
Never in their wildest dreams had the Orange Star People imagined that nightmare disease would appear and disrupt the pace of technological development. Now, nearly seventy percent of their research concerned dreams, "World," and related subjects.
Not a single scholar could escape its reach. They were all tied down by it.
The Scientific Research General Institute was reasonably certain that Cthulhu was the mastermind behind it all and the source of nightmare disease. As long as they eliminated him, the nightmare weighing on all the Orange Star People would disappear.
"We really have too few players right now. I'm not asking the entire population to join this war of attrition. But we should at least bring in a million players."
"With a million players, we could farm materials faster. Any good rare equipment could also go to the people who needed it most first."
Researcher Li Shen's proposal became the catalyst for one new suggestion after another, fleshing out the precautions needed for a war involving the whole population.
The elderly would not be allowed in, nor would young children. Only young and middle-aged adults would be permitted to