Maple Moon picked up the call, and a mercenary appeared on the screen. His eyes were filled with caution and curiosity.
"This is the armed guard fleet of the New Moon Financial Group. I'm the commander, Feldman. Who are you?"
Hearing this, Maple Moon was overjoyed.
The players of Long Sky, Rivervale, and Storm had investigated the situation on Planet Harker beforehand. The seven organizations had occupied this planet and were competing with each other. They guarded the planet from different directions and forced the other organizations to retreat. They did not want more people to share the resources. If they encountered an armed organization or a Star System civilization, the difficulty of negotiation would increase.
If they encountered a financial group directly, things would go smoothly.
Of course, with the players' current abilities, they could not investigate this situation on their own. The source of the information was naturally the Black Star Corps, which allowed the players to check real-time information about the Flickering World. This was the privilege of being an army player.
Maple Moon calmed herself down and said, "This is the joint armed force of the Sky Territory, Storm Guild, Rivervale Guild, and other organizations."
Feldman was puzzled.
He had never heard of any of these organizations before, and he did not recognize the symbol of these player guilds.
Who knew where this small organization popped out from …
Feldman shook his head and said with a deep voice, "Planet Harker does not welcome any foreign organizations. Please leave immediately, or we will take necessary measures."
"You've misunderstood. We're not here to enter Planet Harker. You can treat us as mercenaries." Maple Moon took out the speech she had prepared. "Didn't you post a recruitment notice in the Flickering World Regional Channel? We plan to work with your financial group and accept armed employment."
Feldman was stunned and a little surprised.
The thing that the Flickering World did not lack the most was jobs. Almost all organizations were recruiting soldiers, and the attraction of high-level organizations was the strongest. For a small financial group like them, the probability of recruiting people in the free competition zone was too low. He did not expect that this group of people were actually mercenaries.
However, why didn't they contact us in advance and come here directly? It should be a small organization that does not know the rules of this industry.
Feldman felt that he had guessed correctly and shook his head.
He estimated that such an organization would not be very strong, so he did not have much hope. However, the other party was still a force to be reckoned with.
After a pause, he asked casually, "Sure, tell us about your organization first. We need to consider if you're worth hiring."
Maple Moon clenched her fists excitedly and pretended to be calm. "Okay, our joint armed forces have a total of 7,000 Espers, of which 5,800 are Grade B members …"
"Wait, what's that?!"
Feldman thought he had heard wrong.
The scale of 7,000 Supers was not much, but the problem was that 5,800 of them were grade B Supers!
Even Planet Harker did not have so many B class warriors!
From Han Xiao's perspective, Grade B Supers were no different from cannon fodder. However, in the eyes of ordinary galactic organizations, Grade B Supers were undoubtedly the backbone of a large mercenary army and the main combat members.
In Han Xiao's early years in the mercenary world, a Rank-B was already considered an expert. In the eyes of ordinary people, he was a big shot.
For example, before Han Xiao took Sky Ring and Purple Gold to the top, the number of Grade B Supers in the past was only a few hundred. If not for the fact that they had two Calamity Grades, their combat power would only be a fraction of theirs!
Could it be that she's lying to me? Feldman's expression was suspicious. This was the only thought he had.
Official guilds like Long Sky and Rivervale had a large number of peripheral members. It was very easy to gather a few thousand people. Most of the players had already reached Grade B when Version 4.0 opened. Those who had not reached Grade B were mainly newcomers or smurfs.
Maple Moon purposely ignored him and continued. "At the same time, we're a subsidiary organization of the Black Star Corps. Previously, we were the Immortals under Black Star's command …"
"Wait a moment! You're saying that you're a subsidiary organization of the Black Star Corps, and an Immortals at that! "
Feldman's entire body trembled, and he was dumbfounded.
Was this not a small, nameless organization? They actually had such a huge background. They were Black Star's people!
His first reaction was disbelief!
In his eyes, Black Star was an unreachable giant of the universe. The New Moon Financial Group that he worked for was nothing in front of the Black Star Corps. Furthermore, the Immortals were the famous trump cards of the Black Star Corps. Why would they accept their employment?
Feldman hurriedly logged onto the Black Star Corps' public website to check the information of these organizations. However, the results gave him a huge shock!
Sky Territory, Storm Cloud, and Rivervale were all semi-independent subsidiary organizations of the army. Their members were all Immortals, and they had only registered not long ago!
Beside Maple Moon, Frenzied Sword and the other professional players, as well as the core members of the various guilds, were inwardly delighted when they saw Feldman's shocked expression. They only felt a sense of comfort.
Just by using the name of Black Star, this guy was shocked.
It was so comfortable to have a backer!
Because of the unparalleled authenticity, the source of interest for the players was extremely rich. Looking at the NPCs' reactions to their actions, the players felt a sense of accomplishment.
The reason why they had directly come to apply was to use the name of Tiger Bark Tree, borrowing the prestige of the Black Star Corps to increase their own influence. A normal employment relationship would not allow them to get a share of the planet's resources, but with the name of Black Star, the conditions could be negotiated. The benefits of the army were really unbelievably good. Many guild leaders even wanted to support Han Xiao at home.
Not monopolizing the planet but finding other organizations to cooperate with was mainly limited by funds. Mining equipment required money, and mining also required manpower. If they found an NPC organization to cooperate with, they would not have to bear this part of the cost. Although the players were individually strong, in terms of fleets, they were far inferior to the NPC organizations. Thus, they were sincere in cooperating.
Seeing that the other party did not respond, Maple Moon could not help but cough and remind, "How is it? Do you think we're good enough? If you don't want to hire us, we'll leave."
As if waking up from a dream, Feldman panicked. "No, no, no. It's our honor to hire you. Please follow me and descend. I'll immediately inform the higher-ups of the organization!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the interface of all the players present rang. When they opened it, their spirits were lifted, and they cheered softly.
"It's here, the mission is triggered!"
"Gandhi is beautiful!"
"Haha, I knew the plan would work. Sure enough, this is how it works!"
What appeared on the interface was not a hiring mission but a faction mission called [Seizing Power on Planet Harker]. It indicated that they could choose a faction and help them expel the organizations on other planets. It was a triggered storyline type mission.
Very soon, the players' fleet followed Feldman and landed on a base on Planet Harker. As soon as everyone got off the spaceship, they saw a group of officers wearing the New Moon Financial Group's uniform waiting at the dock. They had anxious and excited expressions.
When the players stepped onto the dock, the people of the New Moon Financial Group took the initiative to welcome them. The leader walked toward Maple Moon and extended his hand with a very warm attitude.
"Hello, I'm the person in charge of the exploration of Planet Harker. You can call me Smedic. I represent Planet Harker to welcome everyone."
"Your name … is quite unique."
The corners of Maple Moon's mouth twitched. She resisted the urge to smile and shook his hand with a straight face.
Smedic did not understand, but he did not mind. He warmly said, "You've come at the right time. We really need the help of mercenaries. I only have one question … are you here to apply for this job on behalf of the Black Star Corps, or on your own?"
"Both." Maple Moon's answer was ambiguous. This question was not within her expectations, but it seemed to be more beneficial to her.
"Then, let's talk about the remuneration. Do you have any conditions?" Smedic asked.
Maple Moon exchanged glances with Mad Blade and the others. She nodded and said, "We hope it's not just a simple employment. In addition to the remuneration, we also want to cooperate in the development of Planet Harker."
"Cooperation?" Smedic's heart trembled. He thought of many things in an instant.
If the Black Star Corps wanted to occupy Planet Harker, these people would be the vanguard force. In that case, the New Moon Financial Group would not be able to compete at all.
Currently, Planet Harker could accommodate seven forces precisely because they were all little brothers and were evenly matched in strength. If a giant were to appear, there would be no need for them to compete. They would just pack up and scram, obediently wash the planet clean, and be done with it.
However, Smedic thought about it again. This was not necessarily a bad thing. It seemed that he could ride on the coattails of the Black Star … er, leg hair.
Currently, the two most powerful civilizations on Planet Harker were the two Star System level civilizations. However, the planet only had the other party's collection team, so they could still be in a stalemate. If the other civilization's main force came, the New Moon Financial Group would have no choice but to leave. However, if they could obtain the protection of these Immortals, it would be equivalent to borrowing the protection of the Black Star Corps.
Furthermore, as the competition became more intense, there might be other organizations coming to Planet Harker in the future. Having one more backer seemed to be very beneficial.
Thinking of this, Smedic made a decision and nodded heavily. "No problem. We'll draft the specific terms and conditions. Once it's done, I'll show it to you. Is that okay?"
"Okay."
Maple Moon nodded. She was only in charge of negotiations, so she did not understand the terms and conditions. However, it did not matter. The official guild of the professional clubs had talents in this area. The guild president was considered a mid-level manager of the club, so he still had some knowledge. It was not a problem to look at the terms and conditions. At the very least, they could search for a template in the quantum network for comparison. Alternatively, they could just spend some money to ask Philip to check it for them.
This was the advantage of being in the army. As long as they spent money, they could get almost any service. Spending money was indeed the strongest superpower.
…
The New Moon Financial Group cleared out an area for Long Sky, Rivervale, and the other guilds to rest and reorganize. The next day, the two sides reached a consensus and signed a formal cooperation agreement.
After signing the agreement, the players immediately triggered the corresponding employment missions. Currently, there were a lot of missions related to Planet Harker in their mission list. Some were triggered by themselves, some were issued by the New Moon Financial Group, and some were issued by Han Xiao. For example, 'Find a planet to build a resource collection point'. This was to encourage the players to spread out like dandelions.
There were so many missions for the same thing. If they completed all of them, they would receive extremely generous rewards.
After signing the agreement, Maple Moon and the others found Smedic and took the initiative to make a suggestion.
"We're partners now. You haven't announced our origins, so the other forces don't know about our strength and identity. This is our advantage, so I hope to take action immediately. We'll carry out an armed raid to seize the resource base."
Smedic thought for a while and nodded. "You're right. Where do you want to attack?"
Maple Moon opened the holographic map of Planet Harker and pointed at a few locations. They were the large resource bases of the other organizations on Planet Harker.
"You — you want to snatch so many resource bases at the same time?" Smedic stuttered.
"Don't worry, we're confident," Hao Tian interrupted.
In the galactic battlefield, fleets were very important. Snatching resource bases was the ground battlefield, and the Supers were the focus. They had more Grade B Supers than the entire Planet Harker combined. Fighting on multiple fronts was not a problem at all.
"… Then we'll do as you say. My troops will do their best to cooperate." Smedic secretly decided to hold on to this leg hair tightly.
…
The Ursa Civilization was a Star System civilization in the Blackhole Edge. They participated in the free competition in the Flickering World. One of their collection teams was one of the seven organizations on Planet Harker. They were the strongest and had built a few resource bases on the planet.
At the edge of a canyon, there was a base. Floating collection equipment rose and fell in the canyon, mining the unique minerals there. Transport vehicles were constantly transporting resources to the warehouse. There were a large number of Ursa soldiers in the base, and there were tanks patrolling the surroundings. There were also various turrets and traps set up outside. There were also small battleships circling the sky. The defense was tight.
Somewhere in the base, two men in officer uniforms walked slowly, inspecting the base.
"I heard that a small fleet arrived on Planet Harker yesterday. The New Moon Financial Group let them in?"
One of the muscular figures asked with a deep voice. He was the person in charge of this base, a mid-level officer of the Ursa Civilization called Hundejab.
The other person was the captain of the Super force stationed in the base, a Grade B Super. He was said to be a person specially recruited for the Flickering World. Hearing this, he curled his lips and casually said, "It should be the reinforcements recruited by the New Moon Financial Group. The defense fleet took a picture of their fleet mark. I've checked, and there are no files on those organizations in the Mercenary Alliance. They're probably just some small fries."
The player guild was a subsidiary organization of the army. Han Xiao did not register them in the Mercenary Alliance with the intention of turning the army into a platform similar to the Mercenary Alliance. Thus, they could only check the army's files on the army's website. The player guild was not well-known at the moment, and the Ursa Civilization's collection team did not know their origins. Naturally, they did not know the correct way to check.
Hundejab coldly said, "The New Moon Financial Group has reinforcements. They'll probably make a move."
"Do you think their target will be us?"
"Impossible," Hundejab said decisively. "The New Moon Financial Group doesn't have the guts."
"Are you sure?"
Hundejab's face was full of confidence. "Of course! This is the most heavily guarded base. Not only do we have a large number of defensive measures, but we also have more than seventy Grade B Supers stationed here. If the New Moon Financial Group has a brain, they won't dare to attack my base … "
Boom!
Before he could finish his sentence, an explosion sounded outside the base. The ground shook, and the two of them staggered a step back.
"What's going on!" Hundejab was shocked. He hurriedly boarded a floating vehicle and rose into the air to observe the direction of the explosion.
At this moment, a large number of anti-gravity ground vehicles bearing the New Moon Financial Group's insignia were rapidly approaching. These vehicles were equipped with shields and electromagnetic weapons. As they charged towards the entrance of the base, they repeatedly exchanged fire with the turrets outside the base. The sound of cannons ringing out continuously filled the air.
"Enemy attack! Everyone, return to your posts! "The base's alarm immediately sounded.
Hundejab was both shocked and furious, his face ashen. "The New Moon Financial Group dares to attack me?!"
He had just made a judgment a second ago, and the enemy had arrived the next second. His face was very ugly. Seeing this, the Super captain beside him knew not to provoke his superior and said, "I'll lead the Supers to meet them."
"Okay!" Hundejab nodded heavily.
The Super captain went to organize the troops, leaving Hundejab alone on the vehicle. He coldly stared at the enemy troops that were getting closer and closer to the base, and his face regained its confidence.
"You actually dare to target me? Looks like I'll have to teach you a painful lesson!"
Very soon, the New Moon Financial Group's ground forces rushed past the outer perimeter of the base. The base's ground forces also took the initiative to attack, and the Supers followed to intercept the enemy.
Both sides exchanged fire while rapidly closing the distance. Just as they were about to collide, a sudden change occurred!
The doors of the first batch of vehicles of the New Moon Financial Group suddenly opened, and figures jumped out one after another. There were about a hundred of them, and as they landed, they rolled forward due to inertia. However, in the process of rolling, the bodies of these hundred people suddenly swelled up, turning into biochemical aberrations several times their size. Their speed increased explosively, and they brazenly charged into the base's ground forces.
Kaboom!
These biochemical aberrations braved the cannon fire and charged forward. Their skin was thick, and their strength was boundless. Their huge palms constantly swept out, sending all the vehicles in their way flying.
The Black Star Corps Badge — Evolution, which was modified from the Ovitan Badge, was also given a thirty percent discount. The guild bought it in bulk and distributed it to the players.
A hundred players who had entered the [Extreme Evolution — Aberration] state were a sharp weapon, and they instantly tore apart the base's ground forces!
Hundejab's face sank, and he immediately ordered, "Have the Supers attack and get rid of these monsters!"
After the order was issued, the Super captain led thousands of Supers into the battlefield. Most of them were Grade C or D, and at the front were dozens of Grade B Supers, acting as the arrowheads.
On the other side, over a thousand players of the New Moon Financial Group also appeared, and they also charged.
A medium-sized Supers battle was about to break out. Seeing that the players were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, Hundejab smiled.
"The number of Supers is only a quarter of ours. There are only a thousand of them. They're finished!"
Just as this thought flashed through his mind, the Supers of both sides brazenly clashed. However, the result was completely different from what he had expected. He was so shocked that his eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets, and his face was filled with disbelief!
Every one of the thousands of players unleashed their B-class combat power. In an instant, they gained the absolute upper hand and slaughtered the enemies who were several times their number.
Seeing this scene, Hundejab's face changed greatly, and he was shocked!
"How can there be so many Grade B Supers?"
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