"I'll f * cking burn your dreams!"
In the hall of the base outside Black Star Palace, an angry roar suddenly sounded from the bottom of his heart. A white pillar of light lit up and quickly turned into an army player who was revived. His ID was [Under Flying Clouds], clearly from China.
There were many players walking in and out of the hall. Hearing this loud roar, they all turned around and looked at Under Flying Clouds. His chest was rising and falling rapidly, and his face was filled with anger.
"What's wrong, big chest? Why are you so angry? Who did it?" An old player who was passing by was not surprised.
"I just got squatted by a bunch of foreigners, and they even mocked me. This is the third time!" Under Flying Clouds was furious.
"Sigh, it's already the World Server in Version 4.0, and there are players from other factions everywhere. It's not like the previous versions when we were in the Shattered Star Ring. You have to be careful when you're outside," the old player said casually, shook his head, and walked away.
Under Flying Clouds did not look too good.
He was a new player who had only entered the game in Version 3.0. He liked to relax and did not like to PK.
In the previous version, the World Server had not been opened yet. As an army player, he was basically on the same side when he was outside and would rarely be attacked by other players. Thus, he played very comfortably. Now, he did not have the safety experience of the previous version. He had been maliciously disturbed by players from other organizations many times when he was doing missions.
The huge difference between the two versions made him feel very uncomfortable, and he felt that his gaming experience had plummeted.
He turned around and glanced around. There were players with foreign IDs scattered around. Most of them were new players who had just joined the army recently. Among them, there was a small group of people who deliberately scanned the army players coming and going, looking at him from time to time. This kind of behavior was most likely a 'spy' sent by the foreign guilds.
"There have been so many squatting incidents recently. It's probably the fault of these spies. My whereabouts were leaked by them, causing me to be squatted." Under Flying Clouds felt that he had guessed correctly and was furious.
He did not like the foreign players who had just joined the army. Many Chinese players had the same thoughts as him. In the previous versions, they had played so comfortably, and everyone was Chinese. However, with the addition of this group of foreigners, they had no choice but to be on guard. The internal environment had deteriorated, and many of them were tired of playing.
Beneath the Flying Cloud was a new player from the previous version. He did not have deep feelings for the army like the veteran players, nor did he invest too much time and energy in the army. At this time, he could not help but think of changing factions.
"I really don't want to be squatted again. It really affects my mood."
Just as he was thinking about this, the communicators of every player in the hall suddenly rang at the same time. The players who were walking around glanced at each other in surprise before stopping and lowering their heads to check the messages.
Under the Flying Cloud also took out his communicator. Taking a closer look, it was actually an announcement from the army's internal program. Furthermore, there were three announcements in a row.
Army Announcement 1: Rookie Preferential Treatment Policy
To all the warriors of the army. Now that the Flickering World is being developed, we have recently recruited many new warriors from other Star Fields. In order to allow the new members to integrate into the army quickly, we hereby re-implement the policy of supporting the new members. When the veteran members bring the new members to carry out missions, both sides will have additional benefits. The army will give a certain amount of subsidies, which are not limited to Enas, Contribution Points, ammo replenishment, free strengthening or repair opportunities, and other benefits. For more details, please see [Appendix – Benefits Description] (Collapse/Expand). I hope that everyone will actively help the new members. No matter which Star Field you come from, as long as you join the Black Star Corps, we will all be able to entrust our backs to you. Army Commander Black Star
"So, this is the policy." Under the Flying Cloud was moved.
In the previous version, the army had recruited a bunch of Russian and Australian players from the Constellation Corridor. At that time, they had announced a similar policy and implemented it for a period of time. After the results were achieved, this benefit plan was temporarily frozen.
The effect of this plan had been proven in the previous version. This benefit had aroused the enthusiasm of the veteran players to bring the new members, quickly closing the distance between the old and the new members, encouraging them to make friends and not to play on their own. This allowed the Russian and Australian players from the previous version to quickly integrate into the army.
Now, the Russian and Australian players in the army were different from the foreigners who had recently joined. They were more harmonious with the Chinese players. The reason Han Xiao proposed this new plan was to allow the ordinary players from the various countries to quickly integrate into the army and feel the warmth of the veteran players, eliminating the estrangement caused by the unfamiliarity as much as possible.
Under the Flying Cloud was not surprised by this announcement, but he was a little unhappy. Now that so many veteran players were being squatted, the army actually wanted them to bring the new members?
Although spies only made up a very small portion, he could not help but vent his anger on the entire group of new members. Therefore, in his eyes, this plan was like helping the people who bullied him when he was being bullied. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
"This is too much!"
Under the Flying Cloud knew that this could not be blamed on the NPCs, but he could not help but feel angry.
However, the next moment, he saw the other two announcements and was stunned. His eyes widened in shock.
Army Announcement 2: Warning List of Organizations
Recently, a large number of Immortals in the army have reported to the upper echelons that they were attacked by the Immortals of other organizations for no reason during their missions. After a detailed investigation, the army has found that the situation is true and has confirmed which organizations are deliberately targeting the members of the army. The details can be seen in [Appendix – List of Organizations] (Collapse/Expand). Although the Immortals are not afraid of death, I regard the actions of these organizations as a provocation to the Black Star Corps. Here, I issue a public warning to these organizations to restrain your Immortal subordinates. Otherwise, I will take it as a declaration of war. Don't blame me for personally coming to have a chat with you. Therefore, the organizations mentioned in the list, please treat this matter seriously. I will keep an eye on Army Commander Black Star.
Army Announcement 3: Counterattack Permit
Before these organizations restrain their subordinates and put an end to the incidents of our Immortals being attacked, we will take counterattack measures. I hereby inform all the Immortals in the army that you can take targeted revenge against the Immortals of the above organizations (targets are only limited to Immortals). Taking a beating without fighting back is not our style. In order to encourage this behavior, the army will provide additional subsidies, not limited to Enas, special materials, and Contribution Points. Please see [Appendix – List of Rewards] (Collapse/Expand). Repeated kills will allow you to receive rewards multiple times. You will need to use the Philip subroutine to upload the recording of each battle in exchange for rewards. (The recording of the same kill will not pass review).
At the same time, for some of the repeat offenders who have attacked the members of the army multiple times, the army will issue a kill order. Every time you kill a designated wanted person, you will be able to exchange for special rewards. Please see [Appendix – List of Wanted Persons] (Collapse/Expand). Everyone, remember, anyone who offends the Black Star Corps will be killed no matter how far away Black Star is.
Just as Under the Flying Clouds finished reading the two announcements, there was an uproar all around. Many players instantly became excited.
"Damn, what's this? The army is actually taking action. "
"The PK between players will also cause a faction change?"
"Hahaha, those stupid dogs, are they deliberately waiting for us? Do they think our identity as members of the army is given for free? "
"So this is the feeling of having a backer. Nice ~"
"The army commander is still the most domineering. Look, directly warning the faction. How impressive."
The recent frequent mockery of corpses made many army players angry. However, since there was no one to organize them, they could only take care of themselves and pray that they would not encounter any malicious players from the other factions.
However, now, the Black Star Corps directly issued a faction announcement. The wording was very domineering, indicating that they could retaliate against the other factions. This attitude made many army players feel very comfortable.
Especially with the rewards for killing the players from these factions, everyone was instantly motivated.
These three announcements that Han Xiao issued were a full blown attack. First, he used the Black Star Corps to suppress others and warned the factions of these troublesome clubs so that their factions would drag them down.
Secondly, he gave them permission to retaliate. Mobilizing all the players in the army to hunt down the players from these factions would not only help them vent their anger and increase the sense of identity of the army players, but it would also allow the old players to fight side by side with the new players.
Furthermore, by dragging the new players from the various countries into the water and tying them together, it would be much more difficult for the foreign clubs to provoke discrimination. However, the normal players from your own countries are also doing the same to you. If you have the guts, do the same to them too.
The clubs that were causing trouble had limited manpower. To the army players, this was just a little annoying. However, if all the army players turned around and hunted down the players from these factions, it would be enough to make the other factions doubt their lives. This way, a portion of the normal players from these factions would not be able to bear the harassment and would choose to change factions. This would, in turn, weaken the size of the players from these factions and expand their leek fields.
Thirdly, he would issue an internal bounty on some of the enemy players who were causing trouble so that more people would see the consequences of provoking the army. This would reduce the number of players causing trouble together and reduce the manpower available to these clubs as much as possible.
Under the Flying Clouds was overjoyed. He turned around and saw that many players who seemed to be spies had stiff faces.
Seeing this, Under the Flying Clouds only felt that all the pent-up anger was vented out. He felt refreshed, and his sense of identity with the faction increased by + 1.
"Haha, this is the cycle of the heavens. Who will Black Star spare?"
Under the Flying Cloud laughed out loud, his mood surging.
He was a normal casual player, but at this moment, he could not wait to form a team to slay someone.
From today onwards, Black Star is my big brother. I will fight whoever dares to mess with the army!
…
As soon as the three announcements from the Black Star Corps were released, a storm was set off among the players.
The players were no stranger to this type of mission. Was this not a faction war?
The army players were in a frenzy. Many of them did not even bother with the normal missions and excitedly formed teams to go to the factions on the list.
The Black Star Corps was currently the first organization in the Flickering World to release a faction war mission. In the memories of the army players, when some people jumped over to the Bloodshed Land in the previous version, the army had also released a similar bounty order. However, compared to this, it was nothing.
This was a large group PVP with millions of players!
Players were more prone to trouble than NPCs. They could skip the missions, but how could they miss such a grand event?
Be it the old players or the new players, their passion was ignited!
This was especially so for the new players who had just joined recently. They were even more enthusiastic than the Chinese players. Many of them had jumped over from these factions and were familiar with the structure of the organizations. When it came to fighting their own people, they were faster than anyone else. Many of the old players were willing to bring one or two of these 'guides'.
These enemy factions that Han Xiao had listed were all organizations that worked for the various clubs. They came from different Star Fields and were not particularly strong. In the Flickering World, it was even more impossible for them to be compared to Black Star.
Therefore, facing the warning from the Black Star Corps, most of these organizations were stunned.
What's going on? Why are you warning us? Did we offend you, Black Star?
After investigating, these organizations realized the truth and were instantly enraged.
They clearly had no intention of targeting the Black Star Corps, but some of the Immortals under their command had acted on their own initiative and caused such trouble.
It was like they were sitting at home, but trouble fell from the sky!
Most of the organizations quickly responded to the warning from the Black Star Corps and hurriedly publicly expressed to Han Xiao that this was not their intention and that it was all a bunch of crazy subordinates. They had no intention of becoming enemies with the army, so please don't come and have a heart-to-heart talk with them. Their weak hearts could not take such a surprise.
Internally, these organizations strictly controlled the actions of the Immortals and made it clear that without their orders, they were not allowed to provoke the Black Star Corps. Otherwise, they would be severely punished. They also punished some of the troublemakers … In terms of interface reaction, the punished players would lose a lot of Faction Contribution Points and character favorability.
However, a small group of organizations had a clearer way of thinking. Considering the special reputation of the Black Star Corps among the Immortals, they slapped their thighs and came to a conclusion.
Spies! These troublemakers are all spies sent by the Black Star Corps!
It must be the Black Star Corps who wants to eat us, so they deliberately sent spies to cause trouble and use this as a reason to attack us!
This group of little smarts was even more terrified and expressed that they would not fall for it.
There were also a very small number of organizations that had a more fresh and refined way of thinking. They thought that this was a framing and that these troublemakers were neither their people nor Black Star's people, but a third party.
Their goal was to cause a conflict between them and the Black Star Corps. When the sandpiper and the clam fought, the fisherman would benefit!
Anyway, regardless of whether this was the truth or not, this group of organizations insisted that this was the truth.
And as the Limitless Financial Group, which was currently the most enthusiastic about recruiting players, became the best target to shift the blame to.
Seeing this news, Sorokin was completely confused.
There's nothing wrong with it. I do have such a plan …
But I haven't even started to implement it yet!
Is this what it means to predict the future?
Han Xiao's three announcements stirred up a storm and directly threw the entire world server's player base into chaos.
And this group of foreign clubs that caused trouble were directly stunned by Han Xiao's three axes.
… No, we players love and kill each other, so why is your NPC faction the one that has the biggest reaction?
We only attacked your Immortal team, and you directly made a big deal out of it. Do you have any shame?
Their plan had just started, and it was already heavily damaged and almost ended prematurely. In this situation, even if the plan could still continue, it would be far from achieving the expected results.
These club executives were at their wits' end.
If they really fought a faction war, they would not feel that they were at a loss. With so many factions combined, even if they could not defeat the Black Star Corps players, they could still fight back and forth. It just so happened that they could use the faction war to strengthen the normal players in their faction.
However, the faction they belonged to was directly terrified. Not only did they not fight back, but they also restrained the players under them.
The higher-ups were not allowed to fight back, so the faction war could not break out at all. They were completely passive.
The Black Star Corps encouraged the players and even issued a faction mission. Not only did their faction not reward them, but they also dragged them down. The contrast between the good and bad factions was too stark.
They knew that being bullied like this, the normal players in their faction would probably feel bitterly disappointed. Maybe some people would follow the truth of joining if they could not win and directly jump to the Black Star Corps to fight them back.
They had originally planned well, but they did not expect such an unexpected accident to happen. These foreign club executives were almost worried to death. Once again, they deeply understood the importance of riding on someone's coattails.
There were too many benefits to staying in a powerful faction!
However, the ones who were the most confused were not these clubs, but the normal players in their faction.
Faced with this situation, countless people were at a loss.
I just woke up, I haven't even brushed my teeth, and you're telling me that I'm being chased by millions of players?
What the hell are you doing?!
…
While the players were happily tearing each other apart, Hella, who was in the Emerald Star Cluster, received a special communication request.
It was from the Arcane Church, the Hierarch!
(I've finally finished writing. It's not even midnight yet. The list of the most recent experts includes some people who have not appeared yet. Those who are interested can search for them. Let me reveal a little. Currently, the strongest Beyond Grade A in this era has not officially appeared yet. I will also introduce them.)
(The Qidian officials made a Q version sketch of Ames and posted it on Weibo. Those who are interested can follow the Weibo "Qidian Qi Peijia".)
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