The fourth exploration phase's target was four Star Clusters, which were geographically located in the center of the Flickering World.
The opening of the new Star Fields to the outside world was the dynasty's way of reducing their construction costs. The first three phases' territories were divided properly, and they were considered high security zones. These four Star Clusters were free competition zones for all organizations. The dynasty did not restrict external organizations from fighting for territory, so they were considered low security zones.
The external organizations would choose one or a few Star Clusters to explore and fight for territory while opening up the map. In the early stages of the exploration, the various organizations mainly focused on occupying land. Their goal was basically the same, which was to occupy a bridgehead before slowly exploring the unknown areas.
At this moment, countless foreign forces had just arrived in the fourth phase, and the exploration area was still limited to the edge of the four Star Clusters. However, the situation was already showing signs of complexity. If the territories of the various forces were to be carefully divided on the star map, it would definitely be the most complicated map in the entire universe.
Most of the organizations had already foreseen the intensity of the competition and had formed groups of varying degrees. Generally speaking, the main factions active in the free competition zone could be divided into a few categories.
The first was the local tyrants, which referred to the dynasty and their allies. They had occupied a territory at the edge of the four Star Fields and had a rather high status. After all, most of the external organizations did not want to fight with the local tyrants head-on, and the organizations under the dynasty did not put in much effort to explore and did not participate in the fierce competition.
The second was the alliance of different civilizations. The Supercluster alliance was the leader among them, and the rest were the Star Cluster civilization alliances divided by Star Fields. They explored and expanded without restraint and occupied bridgeheads. The territories of the allies were adjacent to each other, and they appeared on the map of the organizations. This type of organization was the mainstream in the free competition zone.
The third was the financial group forces, which were mainly mercenaries under them. They mainly sought wealth, and the territories they occupied were more scattered. The fourth was the external Beyond Grade A organizations, which were also very competitive but were few in number. The fifth was the civilian organizations, which had the most complicated composition and the most scattered territories. In Han Xiao's previous life, they often changed hands and were the main areas where conflicts broke out.
As for Radiance and Ethereal, they kept a low profile and did not have any intention of expanding. They only allowed their allies to freely participate in the competition.
The three Universal Civilizations had a tacit understanding and were clearly giving up the stage for the other organizations to compete with.
However, for now, although there were occasional conflicts in the free competition zones of the four Star Clusters, there had yet to be a large-scale conflict. The exploration had just begun, and there were still many unknown territories. Everyone was at the edge of the Star Cluster, and the power structure was far from being saturated.
Currently, these organizations were mainly wary of the dynasty's attitude, but fighting was only a matter of time. With the Black Star Corps firing the first shot in the Flickering World, this process would be greatly accelerated.
In one of the fourth phase's free competition zones, in the Emerald Star Cluster.
The enormous Black Star Corps exploration fleet sailed out of the dynasty's military stargate and arrived at the Star Cluster border.
In the command room, Hella stood in front of the console expressionlessly, carefully looking at the holographic virtual star map in front of her.
She had changed into a battle suit made from nano materials that Han Xiao had specially made for her. It was a double-breasted black uniform, the style of which was the luxurious version of the army's officer uniform. It hugged her skin tightly, outlining her charming figure. There was the army's logo on the collar. At the same time, she had a large high-collared cape on her back. The surface of the cape was black and gold with gorgeous patterns. The inner side of the cape was red. This outfit matched her unique temperament and made Hella look even more imposing.
The model of the battle suit was' Crimson Snake, First Generation ', a Beyond Grade A equipment that contained a large amount of cutting-edge technology. In daily mode, it looked like ordinary clothes, but in combat mode, it would display the power of a Beyond Grade A mechanical suit.
This battle suit was not made at the last minute. Before Hella returned, Han Xiao had already made this equipment. When Hella received this gift, although she did not say anything on the surface, she had been wearing it the entire time. Clearly, she liked it very much.
"Deputy Army Commander, where are we going now?" the female adjutant beside her asked.
Hella stretched out her finger and tapped on the holographic star map, zooming in on an area. This was a planet at the edge of the Emerald Star Cluster called Planet Phiri. Its location was a little off and had not been occupied by anyone yet.
"Let's go there and build a bridgehead," Hella said.
She was now the commander of the exploration fleet. Han Xiao had given her extremely high decision-making power and only limited the army's exploration target to the Emerald Star Cluster. As for the specific operation, Hella would be in charge of it.
The reason he chose the Emerald Star Cluster was that it was also the home of the Modo Civilization's exploration. At the same time, it was also a rather prosperous area in his previous life. He remembered that there were still some hidden elements here. The remains of an old civilization were unearthed in this Star Cluster. The civilization level was very high, and it kept a lot of technological information. It had caused countless organizations to fight over it in his previous life, but the specific location was unknown.
Most importantly, the Emerald Star Cluster was one of the coordinates where the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy would be born.
In EsGod's legacy, there were quite a few coordinates that predicted the birth of the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy. Han Xiao could not determine which one was real. Because EsGod did not die in his previous life, the information was not leaked. Therefore, EsGod secretly took care of the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy without attracting much attention from the outside world. The players also did not know about this.
However, Han Xiao had been secretly monitoring Evans' whereabouts. In his previous life, this host of the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy had found a job after he was released from prison. He became a normal ground crew member of an exploration fleet of a financial group, responsible for cleaning and repairing spaceships. The fleet he was in had come to the Emerald Star Cluster.
Therefore, Han Xiao was quite sure that the Emerald Star Cluster was the location where the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy would be born. After all, after the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy was ripped off by EsGod, it definitely found a host nearby. Therefore, the area where Evans was was was the most likely.
Of course, Hella did not know about this yet. She casually ordered the fleet to head to Planet Phiri.
However, a portion of the player guilds did not follow. Instead, they left the main group and acted separately.
These guilds that had completed their registration had the right to act freely. In order to build their own strongholds, they did not want to follow the main group. This was something that Han Xiao tacitly allowed. Furthermore, he had prepared many missions in the army interface specifically for the players. The rewards were generous, and this was to encourage the guilds to act independently and expand their lead.
…
Somewhere in the Emerald Star Cluster, Beast Ancestor Gorután's fleet was stationed on a planet, building this bridgehead in full swing.
Although he was the protector behind the scenes of the Galactic Black Market, Gorután also had his own organization. If there was anything special about it, it would be that most of the members were his descendants.
Gorután stood on a towering peak, looking down at the ground that was gradually being covered by metal. Above his head was the dark and deep starry sky, and the aurora brought about by the ionization of the atmosphere flowed in the sky.
He was naked, and his majestic and mighty body was exposed between the heavens and the earth. The lion mane all over his body fluttered in the corrosive wind. Radiance surrounded his body, and every one of them was a highly condensed Pugilist flame.
A peak Beyond Grade A Pugilist's training method had already transcended from purely tempering the body to a higher realm. He had to use every inch of his body to feel the movement of the universe. It was extremely mysterious. Like Heber's training method of bathing in a star, Gorután had stopped doing it a long time ago.
At this moment, meteors flew from the sky and landed behind Gorután. They were all Calamity Grade officers, and there were more than forty of them.
"Father!"
Everyone lowered their heads and spoke in unison with a respectful tone.
These officers were all the descendants of Beast Ancestor. Furthermore, they all had different appearances, as though they belonged to different species.
Gorután was worthy of the 'Ancestor' in his nickname. He also had a civilian nickname, 'Space Seeder'.
After he evolved into a Beyond Grade A species, he had obtained a powerful reproductive ability, and his genes had extraordinary adaptability. In front of him, there was almost no problem of reproductive isolation, and he could give birth to offspring with most species. His method of expanding his race was very simple and crude. It was to capture females of different races and use them to mate, giving birth to all kinds of hybrid species.
If there were outstanding mutants among his descendants, he would also turn them into his reproductive machine, creating stronger descendants. This method impacted the ethics of some races, so Gorután had always been rejected by many civilizations, thinking that he was a barbarian like a beast. However, there were also many races that did not care about this. After all, every race had different ethics.
Gorután turned around, not caring that he was naked in front of his descendants. He said in a muffled voice, "What's the matter?"
A descendant stepped out from the crowd. He looked like a spider, but his face was humanoid. His six appendages were holding a communicator together as a sign of respect. "Father, Sorokin is looking for you."
Gorután nodded and picked up the communicator. Sorokin's virtual figure appeared in front of him.
"Why are you looking for me?"
Sorokin smiled faintly. "Do you still remember my plan for the Black Star Corps? Now is the time. When the Limitless Financial Group gains a firm foothold, we will begin to target the Black Star Corps' territory. Before that, we can restrict the exploration of the army. "
"Do you need my help?"
"That's right. The Black Star Corps exploration team is currently heading to Planet Phiri, not far from you. I hope you can occupy Planet Phiri first. The leader of the other party is Hella. Test her. It's best if you can force the Black Star fleet to retreat and delay their exploration progress."
"Why don't you do it yourself?"
"My main body is not in the Emerald Star Cluster. Plus, I can't beat Hella." Sorokin smiled.
"Humph, we made a deal with you because we don't want to deal with the Black Star Corps personally. What's the meaning of this?" Gorután snorted coldly. As a peak Beyond Grade A, he was not afraid of provoking Black Star. He just did not want to work for free.
Sorokin slowly said, "My abilities are limited. I only have some ability in business. If you don't help me, I won't be able to restrict the exploration of the Black Star Corps, and the effect will be reduced. When the time comes, don't blame me for not giving Black Star enough pressure. Plus, I can reveal some information to you. Radiance and Ethereal have plans to get rid of Hella."
"Oh? Are they not afraid of angering the dynasty and causing another Tragedy of the Pinnacles? "
"You don't know this. Hella belongs to the Black Star Corps, but she did not agree to join the dynasty. Getting rid of her will only anger Black Star. Hella becoming a Beyond Grade A was an accident, but it also gave us a new direction to attack the Black Star Corps."
Gorután narrowed his eyes. "Did you forget what Black Star said at the Meeting of the Gods? There are too few Beyond Grade As. Even one of them dying is not beneficial to us."
"Haha, is that really the case?" Sorokin smiled faintly. "The Mecha Empire is very ambitious. He hopes to gather all the Beyond Grade A organizations and obtain more things. But thinking about it, isn't this being used by him? My thoughts are the exact opposite of his. If there are fewer Beyond Grade As, the remaining people will be safer and more heavily relied on by the advanced civilizations. "
Gorután frowned. "Are you planning to betray the Beyond Grade As on the same front?"
"There has never been such a thing as betrayal. What does the others have to do with us? Isn't the current situation of the Beyond Grade As good enough?" Sorokin did not mind. "Scheming for something that does not belong to us. This kind of ambition will only lead us to our doom."
"… Don't say such things to me again. I'll pretend I didn't hear it." Gorután waved his hands in annoyance. "Seeing that we're old friends, I'll help you this time. I'll make a trip to Planet Phiri. Double my dividends for the next period. Otherwise, there's no need to talk about it."
"Okay." Sorokin smiled.
After hanging up, Gorután looked back at his many descendants and said with a deep voice, "Prepare the spaceship and follow me."
This time, one of his descendants could not help but say, "Father, isn't it not worth it for us to provoke the Black Star Corps in the Flickering World?"
"Do you think Sorokin is the first person to ask me to do this?" Gorután snorted. "Heh, in the current Flickering World, there are many organizations that want to deal with the Black Star Corps … Black Star is too big of a tree that attracts too much wind!"
…
Halfway through their journey, the Black Star Corps exploration fleet suddenly received a message.
"Your Excellency Deputy Army Commander, there's a situation." The female adjutant rushed into the room.
Hella, who was meditating, opened her eyes and said with a frown, "What's the matter?"
"Planet Phiri has been occupied by someone else. The other party is Beast Ancestor Gorután's fleet. Should we change to another planet?"
"Gorután?" A cold glint flashed through Hella's eyes. "We did not hide our whereabouts. The outside world knows our target, but he purposely occupied Planet Phiri. This is a provocation to the army! If we take a detour, it will weaken the prestige that the Army Commander has worked so hard to build. "
"But Gorután is a peak Beyond Grade A, you … you …" The adjutant did not dare to continue.
"Your Army Commander is also a peak Beyond Grade A, so there's no reason to give in!" Hella stood up and said with a deep voice, "Do not change the route. Full speed ahead!"
So what if he's a peak Beyond Grade A? It's not like I haven't been beaten before!
She wasn't like Garoze, who had exhausted his potential. She was like a newborn calf that wasn't afraid of tigers. She had never been afraid of challenging the strong.
Only by fighting with the strong could one's potential be stimulated. This was Hella's creed.
…
At the same time, Han Xiao, who was happily counting his EXP in Black Star Palace every day, also received the message from Philip and was slightly stunned.
"Gorután? When did I provoke him? "
Han Xiao scratched his head and felt a little helpless.
Although he did not know the reason, he was no longer a small character. There was no reason for him to give in and let others take advantage of him.
You're the one who ran over to shorten your lifespan.
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(Recommended book, "I Can Extract Proficiency", Wuxia online gaming novel, by Yun Dongliu. Introduction: "Want to team up to kill the boss? We'll split the equipment equally, and the corpse is mine! " Ye Weiming, who was wearing a flying suit, had the Heavenly Sword in his right hand and the coffin lid in his left. He looked at the boss with an extremely kind gaze.)
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