How could such an abnormal level option not shock people? Of course, bystanders have a clearer view. Setting the system to the highest development efficiency might be too fast for the average person to keep up with, but if one simply observes, they could catch the drift. It's just like what people often talk about, "reading ten lines at a glance." Although you can't type that many words in a short time, your eyes and brain can absorb the coherent process in an instant.

What added to the shock was seeing the military advisor click on the highest battle efficiency. Feng Yi did not panic at all; instead, he even set the race selection to the random option. It felt like someone self-assuredly running into the king of blunders; when the self-assured meets the king of blunders, the sparks are bound to fly intensely.

One must understand what the random option entails: you have to be extremely familiar with all races, all types of units, as well as their counters and counter-counters. Otherwise, choosing random is akin to seeking death. This is also related to the hotkeys in StarCraft. For example, when you choose to click on a peasant, you can use the mouse to move it, build. There's also another method, bypassing the mouse click to build a tech tree, and instead clicking on a simple button on the keyboard.

Since each race in StarCraft is different, the letters for the simple keys vary as well. Not to mention memorizing the hotkeys for three races, mastering the operations for all three is no easy task. Even if you have mastered one race, a keystroke error can occur, such as wanting to press G but accidentally hitting H, or intending for O but bumping into P. These seemingly imperceptible mistakes, in fact, have a negative impact on subsequent developments.

It is said: be as wild as you want, for I am even wilder. Seeing the momentum, Feng Yi did not falter and chose the random race—it was indeed a rhythm of fierce tenacity till the end.

For a while, the scene exploded, with many officers giving their various comments about the two... It must be said that the majority of soldiers present had an average operation efficiency of only Rank 2-3. Of course, Level 1 speed is not quite there yet, with Level 1 operation efficiency appearing more like slow motion, but Level 2 battle speed is definitely within the understanding of normal people. An efficiency of Rank 3 is already considered fast, while Level 4 is indeed very fast, and Level 5 can almost be described as soaring, but both of their operational efficiencies have reached seven.

Soon, both entered the countdown phase for the battle. Outside the combat pod, the silent crowd was fully focused on observing the starting races of both players.

With two beeps, the signal to enter the game rang out. The beautiful military advisor chose Terran while Feng Yi's random option also resulted in Terran. This was going to be a classic human vs. human internal fight.

A bit awkward, if the races were different, the losing side could blame it on unit countering, but since Feng Yi also randomly got Terran, this battle got interesting.

The moment the screen popped up showing their lineups instantly, both parties moved simultaneously. After days of relentless effort, the military advisor clearly had the micromanagement of Terran down pat. The commands she entered were even a fraction of a second faster than Feng Yi's. At that moment, she was completely focused, with no hesitation or stuttering visible from the mining peasants to the production development—it was as if she had practiced it countless times over.

On the other hand, Feng Yi seemed a bit careless and not fully engaged, sometimes scratching his head and sometimes staring blankly at the screen, as if something was captivating his gaze. But it was just for a moment, soon his gaze would shift away. Although on the surface, Feng Yi's operation also seemed smooth, he was indeed starting to lag behind his opponent gradually.

Of course, this gap was not yet significant, with a minute's difference being around 2 seconds.

Both built the same number of peasants and mines, but after the basic resources were completed, the two's architectural styles began to diverge...

The beautiful military advisor chose to build barracks for a swift offensive push, seemingly wanting to quickly produce troops and pressure Feng Yi early on.

Feng Yi, on the other hand, built two supply buildings at the entrance to his base. A barracks cost 150, while a supply room only cost 80, meaning two supply rooms were just 10 more expensive than one barracks.

The entrance was only so big, yet his two buildings blocked it tightly. This undoubtedly meant that if his opponent wanted to attack him, they'd have to destroy the two rooms to pass through and then attack the main base.

He hadn't expected this fellow's skill at turtling to have reached an exquisite level, simply barricading himself at home, effectively blocking the enemy from entering and preventing himself from leaving—except, of course, via flying devices.

At the same time, the beautiful strategist began to deploy troops, along with necessary prerequisite buildings for producing advanced soldiers. Level 1 soldiers were known for their cost-effectiveness, capable of attacking targets from a distance and being economical. The female strategist's troops quickly formed a unit and headed straight for Feng Yi's base.

At this moment, Feng Yi's economy was almost identical to his opponent's, but he had only built 2 soldiers, with the rest of the money being spent on fortresses and other structures.

The onlookers were abuzz with discussion, as most of them didn't understand his actions. Even Apophis didn't know why Feng Yi was building these structures for no reason. After all, soldiers were the key to victory in the early game, and both money and buildings were secondary.

If Feng Yi didn't build a second barracks now to quickly produce troops, by the time the enemy reached his base, he'd probably only have 5 to 6 soldiers. The opponent, on the other hand, would have a unit of 12 soldiers; such a battle would be completely unwinnable.

The opponent's unit of soldiers had reached the doorstep of Feng Yi's base in less than a minute. Seeing the house blocking the way, she didn't hesitate for a moment and commanded her soldiers to attack the building.

Tap tap tap tap…

Amidst a continuous barrage of machine-gun fire, they found their efforts futile, and three of her own soldiers fell during this exchange of fire?

The female strategist was momentarily stunned. Upon a closer look, she saw that Feng Yi's peasants were behind the scenes, repairing the buildings. While she attacked, they repaired, which meant any damage was being mitigated significantly.

What was infuriating was that while she was attacking Feng Yi's building, his few soldiers were nestled within the fortress, ruthlessly gunning down her troops. Although he only had 5 soldiers, they were protected by a fortress. If you wanted to take them out, you would first have to destroy the fortress. But while you're attacking with gusto, someone is on the other side cheerfully repairing it.

But if you wanted to get through, you had to focus on destroying the obstructing house. While you worked on that, the soldiers in the opposing fortress would keep shooting at you non-stop, and that guy's peasants would be next to the building, frantically repairing—how on earth could anyone withstand that?

The beautiful strategist was both angry and furious, grinding her silvery teeth against her delicate lips. The opponent was playing such a dirty game, and she felt like she had swallowed a fly. Yet, you had to admit, if the despicable legion commander hadn't used this tactic, no one would have imagined this sort of play in the game.

Hmph, so you have a measly fortress, what of it? Just wait until I produce medics and break through forcefully—With this thought in mind, she suppressed her anger and controlled the remaining less than 10 soldiers to retreat from the battle, and then began to develop the medic tech tree.

Feng Yi didn't make this choice but went straight to researching mechanical technology and producing tanks…

The development time of both technologies was about the same, meaning that as soon as Feng Yi completed his technological research, the opponent's medic technology would also be ready. Moreover, medics could be produced much faster than tanks; the time it took to build one tank was enough to produce two medics.

In this battle where every second counted, the two chose different paths of development, but there was no doubt that their hand speed had reached impressive levels. The warriors fell silent amidst both sides' spectacular maneuvers, and for a while, there was no sound around…

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