In the free competition zone, on a certain planet in the Emerald Star Cluster …
On a yellow wasteland filled with strange rocks, hundreds of shuttle-shaped low-altitude combat vehicles were fighting fiercely. They shuttled between the cliffs and peaks that were like obstacles, using them as cover.
Scorching laser beams passed by one after another, hitting the cliffs along the way. The protruding rock mountains collapsed one after another.
There were four kinds of organization symbols on the outer armor of these low-altitude vehicles. One of them was the guild symbol of Rivervale, and the other three were the emblems of different foreign clubs.
At this time, Rivervale was in a bad situation, being surrounded by these three foreign clubs. They had no choice but to fight while escaping to prevent being surrounded.
In one of the carriers, Maple Moon stood in the pilot's seat. Her hands were on the spherical control devices that were specially used by Mechanics on both sides. Flashing Mechanical Force connected the devices, turning the spaceship into an extended limb that could move according to her will. While dodging the focus fire, she fired a shot from the main cannon and destroyed one of the pursuers.
However, a few black shadows visible to the naked eye flew out from the flames of the explosion. They were the players in the enemy ship. One of the Mechanic players threw out a compressed orb and turned it into a new vehicle, carrying a few people and chasing after them again.
Seeing this, Maple Moon could not help but open the team channel and said helplessly, "Slash, there are too many enemies. If this continues, we will run out of stock. Why don't we just die and go back? We don't want this batch of resources."
"Hang in there a little longer. Our allies are on their way."
Mad Blade focused on dealing with the enemy spaceship and was a little annoyed.
This planet was originally controlled by a small mining organization. Rivervale, Long Sky, and the other guilds cooperated with them, providing military guarantees in exchange for a share of the mining profits. This was the common way for the guilds in the free competition zone.
However, a few of the middle management members of this mining organization had been instigated by a few foreign clubs from Southeast Asia, and they had secretly helped them hide on the planet. When Frenzied Sword brought his men over to receive this batch of resources, the three clubs that had been lying in wait immediately jumped out and caught Frenzied Sword and his men off guard.
Nowadays, the battle between players was getting more and more complicated, and they were getting more and more familiar with using small organizations. They had self-taught themselves how to bribe, threaten, and interact with NPCs. What Mad Blade had encountered this time was only a small skirmish. The larger guilds had already begun to form alliances with each other. All sorts of infiltration, backstabbing, and betrayal had emerged one after another.
The transportation vehicles of Rivervale were destroyed one after another, and the players could only land on the plains. Maple Moon led the Mechanic class players to form a fortress and counterattacked from the air. The other party also landed a group of players, and the two sides started fighting on the plains. As they didn't have the numbers advantage, the situation in Jiang City was worrying.
After fighting for a while, a few battleships suddenly appeared in the depths of space and rapidly approached. They were Long Sky and the other allied guilds. When the three foreign clubs saw this, they immediately took off and returned to the spaceship that was on standby in outer space. Before the reinforcements arrived, they escaped with a leap. Their movements were very practiced, and it was obvious that they had been prepared for this.
"Are you guys alright?"
Hao Tian and the Long Sky Battle Team landed beside Mad Blade and the others. They glanced at the mess on the ground.
"Sigh, we've been tricked. It's a bit of a loss this time. Some people died several times and lost some experience."
Mad Blade was helpless. There was a limit to the number of times a player could die every day, and the penalty would gradually increase with the number of deaths. The players were not afraid of death, but they had to die for a reason. Dying without any benefits was naturally a loss.
"Now, these foreign clubs have their eyes on our Chinese guilds and have teamed up to target us every few days," Maple Moon complained.
"There's nothing we can do about it. We earn the most and have the strongest faction." Sleepy Winter shrugged.
Now that the Chinese clubs were riding on the halo of the Black Star Corps, they were doing very well in the free competition zone. What followed was the targeting of the foreign clubs. The previous plan of these clubs to sow discord between countries had failed, and they could not make use of the players in their own faction. They could only do it themselves. In the past few months, they had been harassing the Chinese clubs with the goal of delaying the development of their opponents.
Mad Blade was a little worried. "It's fine normally, but if we also get attacked in the Pro League, it will be difficult for us to achieve anything this season."
"If we also win this season, our China will be the three-time champion dynasty and enjoy the fame for three seasons. The clubs from the other countries will definitely not want to see this," Rainy Kim said calmly.
Participating in the competition was to gain fame. Fame was traffic, and traffic was profit. The ultimate goal of the professional clubs was to make profits.
The International League was the only large-scale open tournament for the professional teams to increase their fame. Other than that, where else could there be so many people paying attention to the professional teams?
Therefore, if China took the lead, it would be equivalent to blocking their path to wealth. The clubs from the other countries would not be willing to just drink the soup, and some of them would not even be able to drink the soup. Therefore, some people would use any means to attack the strong enemy. Everyone was a competitor. If one side was too strong, the others would definitely band together to snipe. It was understandable.
Beep! Beep!
At this moment, the communicators of everyone present rang at the same time.
Everyone looked at each other in surprise and looked at their communicators. When they saw the message clearly, they were all slightly stunned.
"Blackstar Cup?"
On the communicator was a fresh army announcement:
Army Announcement: Blackstar Cup Army League Gathering Order
To the entire army, the Black Star Corps has always been on the path of rapid development. With the expansion of our business, the scale of our personnel is getting larger and larger. In order to increase the understanding between the members of the various departments, increase cohesion, and at the same time, to select talents from various fields, the army has decided to hold a military parade. From today onwards, we will be preparing for the first Blackstar Cup Army League. For details, please see [Appendix – Competition Rules] (Collapse/Expand). As long as you are a member of the army, you can participate. As long as you achieve good results, the army will not be stingy with your rewards. We welcome everyone to participate. Army Commander Black Star]
Just looking at the content of the announcement, everyone did not feel anything. However, when they opened the appendix, the dense content spread out before their eyes. Everyone's eyes became brighter and brighter. They were all shocked by the scale of the Blackstar Cup.
"Oh my god, the scale of this faction event is too big!" Maple Moon covered her mouth with a face full of shock.
"And we can even apply for the event on our own?" Twinkle Fried Rice's eyes widened.
Just looking at the introduction, the players present were extremely excited.
Compared to the scale of the Blackstar Cup, the International League was just a small matter.
Mad Blade and Hao Tian looked at each other. Both of them thought of more things.
"This is a good opportunity to increase our popularity!" Mad Blade said excitedly. "An event of this scale definitely won't lack attention. There are also close to ten million army players as the natural audience."
"That's right. Although it's an event organized by NPCs, as long as it attracts attention, it can also bring in traffic and replace the International League, or even better!" Hao Tian agreed.
Hearing this, everyone's eyes changed. They looked at this announcement as if they were looking at a huge windfall.
Everyone realized that this was probably a new platform for the pro players to shine on. Furthermore, the events would far exceed the International League, which could bring them extremely high exposure.
Although the clubs of the other factions could not participate, which meant that the Chinese clubs had no opponents and the competition was not as intense as the International League, on the other hand, was this not an opportunity for the army players to monopolize?
Especially in the early and middle stages of the version, the Pro League was still far away. Many players needed entertainment to pass the time, and the Blackstar Cup filled this gap!
If the attention was high enough, they would even be willing to prepare for the Blackstar Cup with the same passion they had for the International League, turning their accumulated experience and wealth into combat strength in advance.
What was the point of saving money? It was so that they could spend it at the right time!
Such a good opportunity had fallen into the hands of the Chinese clubs …
Thinking of this, everyone felt a surge of hot blood flowing in their hearts, and a strange feeling of gratitude welled up in them.
Black Star was probably a party member!
…
"Blackstar Cup?"
Seeing the army's announcement, many of the foreign clubs were jealous.
Every club could see that this was an excellent opportunity for exposure. It was the stage they needed.
However, only the members of the Black Star Corps could participate in the Blackstar Cup. The clubs that belonged to the other factions could only watch as such a good opportunity was missed.
It was like watching the neighboring village make a fortune and build villas, while they could only stay in their mud house and land, envious of other people's wealth.
If it was just mission benefits, these foreign clubs could still tolerate it. However, now that they had encountered such an opportunity for exposure, many clubs' belief in not jumping ship was shaken.
Why is the Black Star Corps so familiar with poking our g-spot!
Should we … just submit?
…
"What is Black Star doing?"
On the other side, some Beyond Grade As were puzzled by Han Xiao's actions.
In the eyes of these people, such a large-scale event was not only a waste of money but also took up the work time of their subordinates.
However, after thinking about it, many Beyond Grade As felt that they understood Black Star's good intentions. With the development union, there would be fewer and fewer opportunities for them to personally take action in the future, which would not be good for maintaining their individual deterrence. Black Star might be looking for a new way to show off his strength to the outside world.
Many Beyond Grade As sighed.
The vice president really thought far ahead. This is what it means to work for our benefit …
PS: (I've been away for activities these few days, so I've been a little shorter.)
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