873 Eternal Faith

February 4th, Saturday…

Lu Zhiyao had just finished his Fish-Catching Take-Out in his hotel.

It was the weekend and the crew was resting.

Generally speaking, the production team would not take a break during the weekend. After all, most of the movie's time was very tight. The production team's filming schedule was especially tight. Not to mention weekends and holidays, they would often film late into the night for work.

However, since this was Tengda's production team, they had to abide by the Tengda spirit. They would also have a weekend off.

It was a good thing that Huang Sibo and Director Zhu Xiaoce were both masters of time management. They managed to arrange for the filming to be done clearly during the holidays with rest.

Of course, this movie was basically Lu Zhiyao's one-man show. There were not many outdoor scenes, and all of them were special effects. It did not require a large number of actors' time, venue, and props. Thus, it was more flexible in time arrangement.

The filming of Mission and Choice had already reached the last part now.

The first few parts were already in the process of editing and creating special effects after filming was completed. That was because there was obviously not enough time to edit and make the special effects after the entire movie was completed.

The plot of this movie was divided into stages. There was not much connection between each stage, so it was not a problem to separate the editing and creating the special effects.

After filming the last part, the rough editing and special effects for the first part were more or less done. The movie will be arranged to be screened after a final two to three months of pruning and perfecting the special effects.

Now, Lu Zhiyao's main task was to figure out the script for the last stage, act out the last part of the plot, and make a perfect ending.

He had just received the script for the last stage last night. However, he was too tired after he was back so he fell asleep before he could take a closer look.

After a good night's sleep and breakfast, Lu Zhiyao took out his script again and prepared to read the last part of the plot.

The previous plot had ended at a point of despair.

Qin Yi welcomed the 'Final Battle'. He tried his best to command the battle, thinking that he could finally die a worthy death and escape from this difficult fate.

However, he only knew that this was the AEEIS simulation final trial after the battle ended.

The good news was that everything that had happened before was fake. No one had died.

The bad news was that AEEIS simulated the outcome of the final battle between humans and Zergs. The win rate was zero. The best outcome would be for the commander to perish together with the Zerg Queen. They would then choose the next commander and prepare for the next decisive battle.

However, the following battles would become more and more difficult, and the chances of humans winning would become lower and lower. The Zerg Queen's intelligence would continue to increase because of the existence of the Zerg's consciousness. The Zergs' ability to replenish their forces would also be higher than humans.

If they could not achieve an overwhelming victory in this crucial battle and take the opportunity to send all of their troops to clear the remaining Zergs, then in the future, humans would have less of a chance.

What made Qin Yi even more desperate was that he revisited every decision he had made. However, no matter how he racked his brains to analyze and use any strategy, he could not change the fact that the final battle was a complete failure.

Qin Yi shouldered the fate of all mankind, but this fate was destruction.

He did not know when this day would come, nor did he know if there was any meaning to persevere to the end. Even a warrior like him, who was used to seeing life and death, could not withstand all of this. He could only sink into despair…

Lu Zhiyao was even more curious about the ending of this story. He quickly opened the last part of the script and read it carefully.

…

There was a close-up shot of Qin Yi in the hibernation cabin.

At the beginning of the movie, there was also a close-up shot like this, but there was a clear difference between the two shots.

This time, Qin Yi's hair was messy, with a stubble beard, his eyes were dull, and his expression was blank. His haggard face and heavy dark eye circles showed that he was in an extremely bad mental state.

His eyes were fixed on the ceiling even though he was in the hibernation capsule. He would only blink once after a long time, showing everyone that he was not dead.

He could not sleep even in the hibernation capsule. Obviously, his mental pressure had reached its limit.

This hibernation capsule, which had edges and corners that fit a person, looked like a coffin.

AEEIS's voice sounded. "Commander, your mental state is extremely unstable. Your physical condition is also very bad. You need to rest."

"I've arranged an additional two hours of rest for you. Please sleep as soon as possible."

"Your body does not only belong to you, it also belongs to the entire human race. If you suddenly die before the final battle, then humanity will completely lose all hope."

Qin Yi did not answer. Instead, he stretched out his trembling hands and supported the cabin wall to stand up. He leaned his back against the capsule and sat on the ground.

He closed his eyes and rested for a moment.

He knew very well in his heart that the final battle between humans and Zergs could come at any time. The timing did not depend on humans but on the Zergs.

Qin Yi laughed lightly and said in a self-deprecating manner, "What difference does it make whether they come earlier or later for a destined death?"

"Oh, no, there's a difference. I'll have to suffer for a few more days if they come later."

AEEIS: "Commander, your mental state is very unfavorable for the upcoming battle."

"If you agree, I will inject you with tranquilizers and nutrients so that you can rest well before the final battle and remain calm."

"I hope that you can recover from your training as soon as possible after a full rest. You have not undergone any simulated training for 53 hours in a row. This might aggravate the injuries of humans in the battle…"

However, before AEEIS could finish speaking, the entire space flashed with a red warning!

"Commander, a large number of Zergs are gathering underground. The overall attack of the Zergs is about to begin!"

"Please return to the control panel to command the battle immediately no matter what!"

Qin Yi closed his eyes and ignored AEEIS. After a moment of silence, he said with a cold expression, "I want to talk to everyone in the United Fleet."

Qin Yi might be the commander but he only gave orders to attack the various teams. The specific instructions were all done by AEEIS.

AEEIS was silent for two seconds, as if trying hard to analyze the true intentions behind Qin Yi's words, but it obviously failed.

"I'm sorry, Commander. You don't have such authority."

"Please return to the control panel immediately and start commanding the battle. Otherwise, AEEIS will take over the command of the combined fleet."

Qin Yi was unmoved, his expression cold. "If you think the survival of mankind is more important than this call, then do as you please."

"I only need five minutes."

AEEIS fell silent again.

Qin Yi did not rush it. Instead, he continued to look ahead with lifeless eyes, thinking about something.

The red alarm in space was still flashing, Qin Yi could clearly see a dense sea of insects gathering on the surface of the planet through the Ansebo communication. A war was about to break out!

A moment later, AEEIS's emotionless voice sounded again. "Commander, your actions are meaningless. AEEIS's real-time communication can transmit thousands of times more information than human language."

"Humanity's inefficient information transmission and emotional expression might have the opposite effect. When some truths are known by everyone, humans will fall into chaos and internal strife. The Alliance Fleet Executive Committee does not want to take such a risk."

"Commander, please maintain your rationality and stop making meaningless attempts."

Qin Yi said coldly, "AEEIS, I'll say it one last time. I want to use the control panel and Ansebo communication to speak to all the soldiers of the Alliance Fleet. If you stop me, then you, me, and all of humanity will perish together."

"You are just a stupid robot who wants to solve all problems with data. If you could resolve the Zergs, the Alliance Fleet would not have chosen me as the commander."

"I'll say it one last time. I'm the commander. Complete my requirements!"

The red warning kept flashing. After nearly a minute, AEEIS spoke again. "Commander, you can use the control panel to speak to all the soldiers of the Alliance Fleet."

"The fate of mankind is in your hands. I hope that you have thought through your speech."

Qin Yi supported himself with both hands and stood up from the ground. He walked slowly to the console and sat down in his seat.

Here, he could see all the deployments of the Human Alliance Fleet.

Qin Yi observed the personnel of the starships at random and confirmed that his words could indeed be heard by everyone through Ansebo's communication.

He could see confusion, apprehension, fear, and confusion on the faces of the soldiers inside the starship. This meant that what he saw should be real-time images because AEEIS should not be able to imitate every human's expression to be so life-like.

At the same time, this also showed that all the soldiers were very surprised that the commander suddenly wanted to speak to everyone.

That was because ever since the war began, all the commanders were commanded through AEEIS, an artificial intelligence unit. The soldiers could only communicate with AEEIS. They did not know who the commander was, what he looked like, and which spaceship he was on.

However, this time, not only did they hear the commander's voice but also saw his appearance.

Only a few people in the Asian Fleet knew Qin Yi and recognized him.

Most of the soldiers of the Alliance Fleet only saw a man with a stubble beard, heavy dark circles under his eyes, and extremely poor mental state on the screen. This was worlds apart from the commander image they had imagined.

Qin Yi scanned the faces of many soldiers again.

He knew that everyone he controlled in the war was a living being.

In the future, in the decisive battle between humans and Zergs, there would definitely be people who would not listen to orders, run away in extreme fear, or make mistakes. These people might be in the starship, waiting to hear him speak. They might be one of these young faces.

Qin Yi's first sentence stunned everyone.

"I was once the captain of AS-371-45 Team, Qin Yi, who successfully carried out the decapitation mission. I am also the current commander of the Alliance Fleet."

"I hope to tell you the truth before humanity perishes."

"The Zergs are preparing for the final attack."

"According to AEEIS's deduction, the chances of humans winning the final battle with the Zergs is zero. Even the best case scenario would be for me to perish together with the Zerg Queen. Humans would eventually perish in the long drawn-out war."

"Over the past fifty hours, I have tried countless methods, but no matter how I try, the final result will not change."

"I believe that all of you are as tired of hiding and being deceived as I am."

"In order to fight against the Zergs, every commander worked hard to train humans into Zergs. Through various methods, they tricked humans into carrying the wrong beliefs and dying like the Zergs."

"We might have achieved victory in this way, but this is definitely not humanity's belief and way of winning!"

"Therefore, even if all of us die in the end, I hope that all of you can die with faith!"

Qin Yi's eyes suddenly widened. He, who had been dispirited all this while, suddenly seemed to glow with a strong light. "You can choose to run away at the last minute, disobey orders, and live for a few more hours. You can have ten thousand reasons to convince yourself that your death is meaningless in front of hundreds of millions of insects. You can also push the mistake to the Executive Committee, the commander, and anyone after you fail again and again."

"However, the outcome would be the same.

"Blue Planet will be swallowed by the Zergs. You will watch helplessly as your home is destroyed by the flames of war and turned into the Zergs' food! A small number of you will escape in your spaceships and drift in the vast universe like stray dogs! Look back at the blue planet. That once beautiful blue planet has become full of holes. All traces of human existence will be completely erased by the claws and fangs of the Zergs!"

Qin Yi's voice became high-pitched as he shouted at the top of his lungs. "At that time, you will regret not dying on the front line and on the battlefield with the Zergs! Those who choose to live an ignoble life will live in eternal regret and frustration even if they live!"

"You will regret not using these few hours to live a borrowed life in exchange for an opportunity to prove the beliefs of mankind!"

"That's right. To everyone, what happens after death is meaningless, because what awaits us is eternal nothingness. However, our death is meaningful to the living, to our family, friends, and compatriots!"

"AEEIS calculated that the final win rate would be zero, but I will never agree with this result. That is because artificial intelligence will never be able to calculate the value of human beliefs!"

"If we lose this battle, humanity will perish, our civilization will disappear from this universe forever, and all evidence of our existence will be completely erased!"

"However, if we win, your deaths will be remembered by history!"

"The Blue Planet is behind us!"

"In this final battle, we will give meaning to all of humanity's previous sacrifices! We will die in a spectacular battle, we will be drowned in an endless sea of insects, we will be reduced to ashes in the explosion, we will not even have bones left under the claws of the Zergs!"

"However, our beliefs will remain in this starry sky forever, just like the stars that have existed since time immemorial. They will remain eternal!"

"The beliefs of mankind will never be destroyed!"

"Warriors, come with me and risk everything for the fate of mankind. Charge towards your death!"