Free competition zone, Emerald Star Cluster, Planet Rosende.
This was a resource planet located in the inner ring of the Star Cluster. It had long been occupied by a Star Cluster civilization called 'Thunder Horn' and transformed into a temporary base camp for the exploration army. It was heavily guarded, and a large amount of resources and soldiers were stored there.
At this moment, the leaders of the Thunder Horn Civilization's exploration army were gathered in the conference room of the headquarters.
"Two stronghold planets in the middle ring were invaded consecutively by different organizations hired by the Supercluster Alliance. What do you all think?"
The commander-in-chief pressed his hands on the conference table and scanned the upper echelons with his sharp eyes.
Bang!
An upper echelon commander with a long, needle-like beard slammed the table and said angrily, "Is there still a need to discuss? Organize people to attack them immediately! My troops were guarding one of the strongholds, and they were all wiped out. We have to fight back! "
Another tall and thin officer with a calm temperament stroked the lightning-shaped blue long horn on his head (this action was similar to a cosmic human stroking his beard) and slowly said, "I think we should wait for the time being. First, the Super Star Cluster Alliance's actions are premeditated and have strategic intentions. Even if we snatch it back, we will be attacked again. Second, because of the Super Star Cluster Alliance's attack, the central area is currently in chaos and is being converted into private land by the Super Star Cluster Alliance.
Now, the fourth exploration phase had been completed, and the four Star Clusters in the free competition zone had been divided into regions. A Star Cluster had dozens of Star Systems, and according to their location, they were divided into the outer ring, inner ring, middle, and core regions. There were a total of four layers.
Currently, the main strategic goal of the Supercluster Alliance was to completely control the core and middle ring regions and have a stable base camp. They would then use space teleportation methods like stargates to maintain their supply lines.
Although this would lead to them being heavily surrounded, the Supercluster Alliance had no other choice. Their main goal was to attack cities, and guerrilla warfare was not suitable for them. No matter which region they occupied, they would be besieged.
"Then what do you think we should do? Should we obediently hand over the stronghold and let my people die in vain? "the fiery officer with the needle-like beard roared.
"Commander-in-chief?" The calm officer turned around and said, "I think the same as you."
The commander-in-chief nodded slowly and said, "I agree with waiting. The situation is not clear yet."
"They've already started fighting. What's there to be unclear about?!" The hot-tempered officer shouted.
The commander-in-chief said patiently,
"In this storm, we're not the main characters. The three Universal Civilizations and the Supercluster Alliance are the main characters, the chess players. Although the fourth phase is called a free competition zone, the organizations that came to mine for money and occupy land are only chess pieces that walked into the chessboard. We can't decide the direction of the overall situation. Therefore, we have to wait for the three Universal Civilizations to react."
"So, we're counting on the three Universal Civilizations to fight against the Supercluster Alliance on behalf of us?"
"Of course not. The three Universal Civilizations won't get involved so easily. After all, the principle of the free competition zone isn't broken yet. The Supercluster Alliance has recruited so many proxy forces. On one hand, it's to strengthen itself, and on the other hand, it's to hint at the rules of the game. Everyone will compete with their proxy forces. When the two armies officially start fighting, the situation will enter a more intense level. Now isn't the time."
The calm officer nodded. "That's right. Therefore, chess pieces like us are now waiting for the commander-in-chief's orders. When the three Universal Civilizations react, it'll be time for us to choose a side. At that time, we won't be fighting alone anymore. We'll immediately have a large number of teammates."
The upper echelons of the Thunder Horn Civilization's exploration army nodded.
Although they were unwilling to be chess pieces, when they chose to enter the free competition zone, it was equivalent to entering the game. This was the rule of the game set by the three Universal Civilizations. If they were not willing to play, they would not be forced to. Of course, there were many benefits. Only those who were willing to be chess pieces could obtain the benefits of the Flickering World.
Beep beep beep!
At this time, a virtual screen popped up in the middle of the conference table. On it was an announcement made by the three Universal Civilizations to the entire universe. The bright title jumped into everyone's eyes.
'Additional Regulations for the Anti-Monopoly Plan of the Fourth Exploration Phase of the Flickering World'!
"It's here!"
The commander-in-chief's eyes flashed, and he read this announcement with everyone else. They all had a 'just as I thought' expression.
The content of this announcement could be summarized into a few points. First, the Eve Incident was defined as the beginning of malicious competition and monopoly, believing that the Supercluster Alliance had violated the 'Free Exploration Regulation'. Second, the Supercluster Alliance was ordered to immediately stop its malicious expansion, strongly condemning it on behalf of all the civilizations in the universe. Third, if the Supercluster Alliance did not repent and insisted on doing things its own way, they would begin to punish and redistribute the territories occupied by the Supercluster Alliance.
In the appendix of the announcement, there were plans to implement the punishment and redistribution. The Red Empire and the other two Universal Civilizations expressed that they were not willing to personally destroy the 'Free Exploration Regulation', so they encouraged all the organizations in the free competition zone to attack the Supercluster Alliance and gave them special support based on their contributions.
At the same time, in the territory distribution plan, they expressed that they would not take back the planets taken back by the various organizations from the Supercluster Alliance. As for those who helped the Supercluster Alliance, they would take back their territories after the event. In short, they were using methods such as bribery to draw a blank check, asking the various organizations to attack the Supercluster Alliance and increasing the difficulty for the Supercluster Alliance to recruit agents.
They could either choose the three Universal Civilizations or the Supercluster Alliance. Ordinary organizations did not have a third option. If they all tried to stay neutral and stay away from the storm, the result would be that their territories would be gradually taken over by the Supercluster Alliance. This was also the reason why the three Universal Civilizations were so confident in carrying out this decision. No one wanted to have the results of their exploration taken away, so no one was willing to be eliminated.
If there was really a one in ten million chance that everyone would rather give up their territories than get involved in the storm, the three Universal Civilizations would send in their regular army, and after defeating the Supercluster Alliance, they would not give out their territories to other organizations. Instead, they would take over their territories and complete the 'redistribution'.
As for the third party Beyond Grade A organizations, they would be an exception in this storm. Only they had the capital to stay neutral. The three Universal Civilizations and the Supercluster Alliance would also avoid the territories occupied by the Beyond Grade A organizations to a certain extent.
This was the effect of the development union. It was already different from how it was in Han Xiao's previous life, and the butterfly effect was starting to show!
Of course, the premise was that the Beyond Grade As would be bystanders. While the organizations under them could take the opportunity to expand, they could not go overboard. There had to be a limit.
"What an insidious strategy."
The commander-in-chief stroked his horn, snorted, and suddenly raised his voice. "Organize the fleet and head toward the central ring area. The time has come. We now have enough indirect allies."
Everyone stood up and saluted in unison.
"Understood!"
…
On the other side, the Black Star Corps' frontline exploration stronghold in the Emerald Star Cluster.
The outbreak of the incident last night caused an uproar among the army players. A large number of players gathered at the frontline exploration stronghold, and the hall was filled with army players with all kinds of equipment. There was a lot of discussion, and it was noisy.
"What's going on? I was on a business trip a few days ago and didn't have time to come online. How did the world change so drastically the moment I came back? Are these guild alliances playing with snakes? "
"The Supercluster Alliance wants to unify the free competition zone. How did the Northern Battlefront and the Galactic Business Alliance get in touch with them?"
"I looked at the forums. They seem to have obtained the main storyline war mission from the Supercluster Alliance."
"But we don't have any related missions. Do we have to choose the Supercluster Alliance for this main storyline?"
"That's not necessarily true. Didn't some big shots analyze the current situation? The three Universal Civilizations definitely won't let this go. We're in the Black Star Corps, so we should naturally stand on the side of the three Universal Civilizations."
While everyone was discussing, an announcement from the three Universal Civilizations popped up on the floating screen in the hall, attracting everyone's attention.
After browsing through the entire hall, the atmosphere became lively again.
"Haha, I knew it. With such a big situation, it can't be a one-sided main storyline."
"So, this is a faction war, and the three Universal Civilizations and the Supercluster Alliance are opponents on both sides?"
"We're going to have a national war!"
Countless players were excited.
However, after a while, there was still no activity on the interface. Gradually, some people became confused.
"That's not right. Isn't it a faction war? Why didn't we receive any related main storyline missions?"
"Do we have to take the initiative to trigger it? But who do we find to trigger it? "
"We're members of the army. Maybe we have to wait for the army to make an official announcement before we get a mission?"
Just as everyone was bewildered, the Phillip subroutine on everyone's communicator suddenly jumped out and issued an announcement.
Black Star Corps Expedition Order.
Due to the conflict between the three Universal Civilizations and the Supercluster Alliance, the army has decided to carry out an armed crusade against the Modo Civilization's exploration team. The reason is detailed in the appendix 'Kunde Civilization' (Collapse/Expand). When attacking the area occupied by the Modo Civilization, you don't have to worry about affecting other Supercluster Civilizations. If other organizations try to stop us, we can attack them together. Expelling and killing the Modo Civilization is our primary strategic goal. The army's affiliated organizations can act on their own without deviating from the strategy.
As soon as the announcement came out, a mission popped up on the interface of all the army players at the same time — start a faction war with the Modo Civilization.
Other than the specific requirements, it was no different from the main storyline missions that the Supercluster Alliance players received.
Seeing this, many people beamed with joy.
"That's right, that's right. We'll only get a main storyline mission after the army makes an announcement."
"So, the Modo Civilization has a grudge with us?"
"Sigh, it's obvious that you didn't read the background story of the version update carefully. The Modo Civilization schemed to make use of a local Kunde Civilization in the Flickering World and almost wiped them out. They deserve to be beaten up."
Countless army players were excited and could not wait to charge into the middle circle area.
However, what they did not know was that the mission they triggered was actually problematic. It was not the main storyline of the battle between the three Universal Civilizations and the Supercluster Alliance.
Normal vassals of the three Universal Civilizations or mercenaries of the Supercluster Alliance would not specify which civilization they were going to attack. Instead, as long as they helped their own organization expand and kill anyone from the other faction, their mission rating would increase.
Although the mission the army players received was the same, the target was only the Modo Civilization.
Because of the united front, the Black Star Corps and other Beyond Grade A organizations could not respond to the call of the Red Empire and take the initiative to get involved. Therefore, normally speaking, the army players did not have any main storyline missions of the battle between the two factions!
…
"Luckily, I'm smart …"
Looking at the excited reactions of the army players on the forums, Han Xiao secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
As early as when the development union requested all members to be neutral, Han Xiao had already realized that the Black Star Corps would most likely not be able to join the main storyline of the battle between the three Universal Civilizations and the Supercluster Alliance. As the vice president, if he wanted to maintain his position and voice, he had to obey the collective decision of the united front.
He had guessed the consequences of this, so he deliberately left the Modo Civilization as a target to make the three Universal Civilizations and the development union feel that this was a personal grudge.
This way, he could legitimately create a war mission and make the army players think that it was the main storyline. Although the mission target was simpler than the real main storyline, the players could only accept it.
Without this fake main storyline, there would definitely be a large number of army players who had joined not long ago who would be disappointed. In order to participate in the first World Server National War, there would definitely be people who would switch factions. After what he did, the negative impact was minimized. Although the specific mission was different, at least they could enter the national war, which was enough to satisfy the needs of most army players.
At the same time, this could also form a contrast with the other Beyond Grade A organizations. Most Beyond Grade A factions could not participate in the main storyline, but the Black Star Corps had a fake main storyline. This way, it could attract some players from the other factions to switch to the army.
On the other hand, during the national war in his previous life, the players had a lot of room to play freely. To put it nicely, they could move freely, but to put it bluntly, they could fight their own battles. The fake main storyline he created had a strong goal, and the final effect was to unify the power of the tens of millions of players in the army, concentrate resources on Modo, and have a greater chance of completing the [Kunde Race Leader's Last Wish] mission!
This way, this hidden danger was basically solved.
"United front, united front …"
Han Xiao mumbled helplessly.
Now that the united front had become a new shackle, it could still be maintained for now. However, as this clause affected the interests of more members, there would definitely be problems. The three Universal Civilizations probably also had plans to destroy the unity of the Beyond Grade As.
To be honest, based on the current situation, he felt that the chances of the development union reaching an agreement with the three Universal Civilizations were extremely low. There was a strong conflict of interest between the two sides.
On the association's side, because of the different needs, the current collective decision was naturally not the best plan. It could only be said that it was a plan that no one strongly opposed.
The development union wanted the three Universal Civilizations to unconditionally remove the monopoly of knowledge before talking about other cooperation. In the eyes of the Beyond Grade As, this was a reasonable request because their Ultimate Knowledges were all obtained through meritorious deeds. They had contributed enough over the years, and they had already gathered enough Ultimate Knowledges. It was just that they were not allowed to teach them.
Only by breaking the monopoly of the three Universal Civilizations could they remove the shackles of their factions. This way, the association would spread knowledge on its own, so the current and future Beyond Grade As would no longer need to work for the three Universal Civilizations to obtain Ultimate Knowledges. After all, most people were not citizens of the three Universal Civilizations in the first place, so they did not have the responsibility to contribute. This way, if anyone wanted to join the three Universal Civilizations in the future, they would only be looking for a backer and would no longer be necessary.
However, even if Han Xiao used his toes to think, he knew that the chances of the three Universal Civilizations agreeing to it were extremely low.
Unconditionally? Even he himself felt that he was dreaming!
However, as the vice president, he had the obligation to convey the collective decision. At the same time, he could not represent so many people and make decisions on his own. Therefore, he could only convey the association's intentions truthfully.
According to Han Xiao's own thoughts, agreeing to the deal proposed by the three Universal Civilizations was actually not a bad idea. He would use dealing with the Supercluster in exchange for them removing the monopoly of knowledge. However, most people did not agree. Firstly, they did not want to destroy their original intention. Secondly, they did not want to take the risk and get involved in this storm. Thirdly, they had different standpoints. If the two sides continued to be in a stalemate, Han Xiao could basically conclude that the final result would be that the Beyond Grade A Association could not take it anymore and would start to teach knowledge in private. The three Universal Civilizations would then take the opportunity to make things difficult for them.
"Difficult, difficult … but luckily, it's not a problem for me."
Han Xiao shook his head.
Firstly, he had already obtained the Ultimate Knowledges, so he was actually not that concerned about the problem of the knowledge monopoly.
Secondly, he knew where the turning point of this matter was, so he did not care about the problem being exposed now.
"When the Calamity of the Supers or the World Tree appears, we can break the current situation. Now is far from the time … Speaking of which, I wonder if the Holy Covenant has succeeded."
Han Xiao curled his lips.
He temporarily threw this thought away, thought for a while, picked up the communicator, and dialed a person's number.
In the Supercluster Alliance storm, the Beyond Grade As who were not direct descendants of the two sides would not interfere in this storm on the surface, but there would definitely be a very small number of people who would do things in private. Sorokin, who had the backing of the three Universal Civilizations, would definitely be one of them.
The two of them had the same interests, so they might be able to secretly work together this time and beat Modo into a pulp.
Furthermore, Han Xiao already had a bold guess about Sorokin's identity.
"Just nice, I can verify it …" Han Xiao thought.
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