"Haven't seen you for a day, I miss you all, brothers!"
"Hahahaha!!"
In Liu Peiqie's live stream room, before the camera even turned on, a strange laugh preceded it.
Then, Liu Peiqie, beaming with joy, appeared on screen.
"┗|｀o′|┛ Aow~~"
Liu Peiqie yawned lazily, shook his head, and began to log into the game.
"Same old, same old, continuing the fight in Call of Duty today."
At this moment,
A glaring bullet comment caught his attention – 'Broadcaster, can you recap the previous plot for the new brothers? The time span is too long, and they've forgotten.'
Because Liu Peiqie was replaying Call of Duty on Veteran mode, a difficulty he had never challenged before, the time span between the previous events was too large.
In the past three months, with new things coming in daily, those with poor memory would indeed forget easily.
"Alright."
Glancing at the time in the bottom right corner, with five minutes left until his scheduled start, Liu Peiqie nodded, "Then I'll simply walk you through the timeline of this game."
"In my opinion, this can be perfectly combined into one game, or broken down into three games."
"Whether combined or split, there's no sense of dissonance, and the story's cause and effect are all connected."
He paused, then continued leisurely, "The story takes place during the Cold War era of confrontation between two superpowers, starting with the enlistment of new recruit Soap, or rather, Price's cigar. Do you remember that cargo ship? They found nuclear weapons on it, and that's where the Call of Duty story begins."
"Then, a certain small country's president was executed on live broadcast. After the news spread, the SAS learned that their informant in the enemy camp had been captured, and a rescue operation was launched, officially kicking off the story."
"After rescuing Nikolai, the U.S., as the world's peacekeeper, quickly deployed troops to arrest Al-Asad. After going through immense hardship, they not only failed to even see Al-Asad, but also saw 30,000 soldiers perish under a nuclear blast. In the end, it was the SAS who successfully captured Al-Asad."
"Turns out this guy was just a pawn, and the real mastermind was Zakhaev. Price and Zakhaev had a history fifteen years prior, and he had been lurking in the shadows, very low-key. Catching him was quite difficult."
"Subsequently, the SAS devised a plan to capture young Zakhaev, hoping it would force Zakhaev to show himself. However, the spirited young Zakhaev committed suicide. Enraged, Zakhaev then released two nuclear bombs, threatening all invaders to withdraw."
"As expected, the protagonist team successfully infiltrated enemy territory, deciphered the codes, and prevented the nuclear crisis. However, they were then surrounded by enemy forces, with Gates and Griggs dying. Old Mac personally dealt with Zakhaev."
"They thought this was the end, but who knew this was just the beginning."
"Gulp, gulp~"
After drinking a cup of breakfast milk, Liu Peiqie wiped the milk residue from his mouth and continued, "Next is the story of Call of Duty. As the first game released, it was undeniably successful."
Recalling the scene of all the streamers going wild and playing this game back then, Liu Peiqie still looked a bit wistful. "Call of Duty was too successful, so successful that it overshadowed the brilliance of 'The Causal Arc'. However, I believe the Causal Arc was also very necessary, filling in many gaps."
"The story takes place a few years after Zakhaev was killed. At this time, Russia is controlled by extremists, Zakhaev has been glorified as a new Russian hero, and Makarov controls the radical factions, making the world unstable again. A certain general from the U.S. is watching coldly and plotting something."
"To deal with the severe international situation, the SAS, CIA, SEALs, and other departments formed Task Force 141. Soap from the previous game became the captain of Task Force 141 due to his many achievements."
"You ask about Price? Price was severely injured and was recovering in Russia. Coincidentally, Zakhaev, who was killed by the protagonist, was posthumously honored as a new Russian hero. After his recovery, he participated in Operation Kingfish."
"Operation Kingfish is a non-official storyline, but due to its excellence, it was incorporated into the official plot by the spiritual realm, truly a ceiling for fan creations, haha, I've gone off-topic, back to the main point."
"During Operation Kingfish, Price, to cover for Soap and other team members who were injured by RPGs and needed to evacuate by plane first, stayed behind alone. After being shot twice in the shoulder, he was captured by the 'No-Pat' forces and imprisoned in a Russian Gulag."
"Otherwise, Price would definitely have been the captain of Task Force 141. The game begins with the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment on the Aniyah battlefield. The player, as Allen, is selected for his outstanding performance to infiltrate Makarov's side as an undercover agent. Due to Shepherd's betrayal, Makarov kills Allen and frames the U.S. for the airport massacre, escalating the friction between the two superpowers."
"Meanwhile, Task Force 141 is at a Russian airport in Hakoota, located in the mountains, to recover a lost ACS module. Unfortunately, Russia has already cracked the module and hacked into U.S. satellites, successfully entering U.S. airspace. War erupts between the two countries."
"Task Force 141 deduces that Makarov is the mastermind behind the war, but at that time, they couldn't contact the U.S. mainland and lost support. So, Shepherd places his hope in Prisoner 627, whom Makarov greatly despises. This person is none other than Price."
"After years of imprisonment, Price's edge has not dulled; instead, his methods have become more brutal. In his view, to put out a fire, you need to start a bigger one nearby."
"Then, a nuclear bomb explodes, paralyzing the Russian armored forces. The U.S. successfully reverses the situation, but the culprit, Makarov, is still at large. On Shepherd's advice, Task Force 141 splits into two groups to search for Makarov. Ghost doesn't find Makarov but collects a large amount of Makarov's criminal data, and then..."
At this point, Liu Peiqie paused for a few seconds, sighed, and continued, "Then Ghost, like a cockroach, is betrayed and killed by Shepherd. On the other side, Price and Soap realize that the true mastermind is Shepherd. He betrayed Allen, instigated the war between the two countries, and they are also listed as fugitives by Shepherd."
"So, the two of them make a desperate charge towards Shepherd. Although they kill Shepherd, Soap is severely injured and is taken to a safe place by the arriving Nikolai, which is the beginning of the 'consequence' in The Causal Arc."
"Should I continue?"
Liu Peiqie asked.
Bullet comments:
'Speed it up!'
'Listening to your storytelling is more engaging than watching you play!'
'Say it, just until the content leading up to today's start.'
'Wow, are you guys all goldfish-brained?'
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