"Is he the only one left out of the 126 training participants?"
"Yes, because this operation is top secret, the selection criteria were very specific, and the training was extremely rigorous, covering not only physical and mental aspects but also various fields of knowledge, including domestic and foreign history, geography of various countries, and even music. Among the 126 trainees selected from various military branches, some were physically qualified but lacked ideal knowledge acquisition, while others were the opposite. Therefore, only the most outstanding trainee in all aspects remains."
"Oh, what's his name?"
"Wang Weiyi, 22 years old, a student majoring in tactical studies at XX Army Command College..."
"Is he fully qualified?"
"Yes, Commander, completely qualified! And he has already prepared himself mentally, voluntarily accepting this trial and willing to bear all possible consequences!"
"Alright, then let's proceed. Comrade Zhang Guowei, I hope you remember, this is a top-secret experiment. Once successful, its impact on our country, and even the entire world, will be enormous, potentially altering the course of human history. So, any leakage of information will be severely punished according to party discipline and national law!"
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XX Military Base.
"Commander!"
Seeing Commander Zhang Guowei enter, Wang Weiyi, who had been fully prepared, stood up with a crisp salute. "Reporting to the Commander, Wang Weiyi is ready for deployment!"
"Xiao Wang, I won't say much in terms of encouragement. I trust your mental fortitude is better than mine." Zhang Guowei waved his hand. "This mission is extremely challenging, with the possibility of sacrifice. Do you have anything else to say to me?"
"Reporting to the Commander, nothing else!"
Zhang Guowei glanced at him silently, then spoke with a firm but gentle voice, "Operation 'Purple Light,' commence! Comrade Wang Weiyi, you may enter the Purple Light Military Base."
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A base that appeared like a gigantic sphere lay there, this was the "Purple Light Military Base." Wang Weiyi approached it and gently placed his hand on it, then, a door opened.
Wang Weiyi walked in with determined steps, and the door closed behind him.
The vastness inside was unimaginable, filled with all kinds of machinery. Around him stood doors, concealing unknown contents.
In such a vast place, there was only one living being—Wang Weiyi.
Sitting in a chair, Wang Weiyi soon saw the instruments in front of him flashing, and a large computer slowly appeared.
"Purple Light Plan—Initiate."
The computer spoke with a human voice.
Wang Weiyi closed his eyes, and a 10-minute countdown began echoing in his ears.
"This is a military base capable of traversing through time and space..." When all the trainees were eliminated except Wang Weiyi, Commander Zhang Guowei found him and informed him of the plan he was about to participate in.
The "Purple Light Military Base" was the result of years of military research, capable of traversing time and space at will, but no one knew which era it would traverse to.
For some reason, the leadership in charge of this large-scale research project specifically instructed that only one person be allowed to use this military base to traverse time and space.
Perhaps it was because they feared that if too many people participated in the experiment, it would cause chaos in another era, leading to terrible disasters.
And this "lucky one" was Wang Weiyi, who was now waiting for the operation to fully commence.
In the military base lay weapons from various eras. But to prevent any disruption caused by weapons not originally belonging to that era and to avoid potential temporal ruptures and disasters, the weapons Wang Weiyi used when he arrived in a particular era were allowed to be a few years ahead of that era at most.
Furthermore, the headquarters leadership didn't want Wang Weiyi to interfere with the era he found himself in. His mission was simply to observe, record, and then bring back all the data for the next experiment.
Wang Weiyi remembered the special instructions from Commander Zhang Guowei: "Xiao Wang, your code name is 'Wanderer.' When you traverse to a specific era, you must remain calm. Due to the critical element 'Y' in the Purple Light, we have expended countless human and material resources. It took us twenty years to find the only piece. Therefore, this is the only military base we can manufacture. If any loss occurs, and you can't return, all our efforts over the years will be in vain. There will never be another Purple Light plan from that point forward..."
The words of the commander echoed in his ears as the Purple Light Military Base began to operate at full speed...
Which era would he traverse to? Wang Weiyi had no idea. 'Wanderer'—his code name was indeed interesting. Strolling through the corridors of history, wasn't that exactly what he was doing?
...
"Oh no, there's a problem!"
"What's wrong, General Sun?" Commander Zhang Guowei tensed up immediately.
General Sun, the chief engineer in charge of the project, broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead. "The 'Y' element is changing... No, dear God, we've lost control of the computer in the Purple Light... We're losing contact with the Purple Light..."
"Stop it, stop it!" Zhang Guowei shouted.
"We can't stop it, we can't stop it! We've completely lost contact with the Purple Light!" General Sun exclaimed in despair.
"Call the Wanderer in the Purple Light, instruct him to activate the emergency plan, and stop the operation!"
"We can't reach the Wanderer, we can't reach the Wanderer! We're losing the Purple Light!"
Everyone felt hopeless. No one could have anticipated such a sudden problem.
From the outside, the Purple Light Military Base was operating at high speed. Then, with a loud explosion, smoke filled the air.
After the smoke cleared, the Purple Light Military Base had disappeared...
...
"Does the Purple Light still exist?"
"It's gone. According to the analysis, the Purple Light began traversing before the explosion, but due to the loss of control of the computer, it's very likely it has been completely destroyed in the space-time."
"What could be the reason?"
"We don't know. The incident happened too suddenly. All previous simulations were normal, but who would have thought that an accident would occur?"
"Is it still possible to manufacture another Purple Light?"
"It's impossible. We don't have the 'Y' element, and that might have been the only one in the world."
"Well, let's observe a minute of silence for the Wanderer's sacrifice... From now on, there is no Purple Light, no plan, and there never was a Wanderer!"