Jupiter originally thought that he was going to suffer this time, but he could not help but be stunned for a moment. Suddenly, he felt a surge of emotions. On one hand, he was relieved that he had escaped the calamity, but on the other hand, he was moved by Han Xiao's attitude. Memories from Version 1.0 were brought back, and he felt nostalgic and touched.
As a professional president who worked for a salary, all he thought about was how to run the guild. Although he had some feelings for the Black Star Corps after so many years, he would not be as loyal to the army as some ordinary players. The interests of the guild were his foundation.
However, at this moment, he still felt warmth in his heart. He felt a sense of nostalgia from Han Xiao's words.
Although he was touched, Jupiter still could not help but ask, "Is this really okay? After all, we've caused a negative impact …"
Han Xiao waved his hand. "I've already grasped the cause and effect of this matter. If you guys specifically attacked the colonial planet, the army would've dealt with you without hesitation. However, your target is an enemy who keeps disrupting your black market mission. If you don't kill him, you won't be able to continue your mission in that area. "Since I asked you to take over the black market, I gave you the right to act freely. Although you guys went overboard and I'm not very satisfied … since the Feeney Civilization chose to protect you, they're stopping us from integrating the black market. They'll bear the consequences themselves. We can't let our own people be bullied."
"But the public opinion outside …"
Han Xiao interrupted him and casually said, "Although you guys are the fuse, the three Universal Civilizations are still our enemies. Even if this didn't happen, they would've found other things to attack us. I won't turn around and deal with the members who are doing their best for the army just because of the enemy's moves. Therefore, you guys don't have to bear the pressure from the outside world this time. "
Jupiter coughed and whispered, "But you've also become the target of the public's condemnation. Aren't you worried about your reputation …"
Han Xiao shook his head and said, "So, I hope you can reflect on your mistake this time. Eliminating the enemy is not a problem, but if you encounter another enemy who continues to obstruct the army's mission, you should fight and kill them. However, you must pay attention to the impact and do it cleanly. Unless you have no choice, try not to affect the civilians. If you have any operations, you can ask for the army's help. Don't act on your own like this time and cause too much of a commotion."
After saying that, Han Xiao glanced at the surprised expressions of the people present and nodded secretly. He believed that this group of people had understood part of the hint.
From the beginning to the end, what he wanted was not to put an end to such incidents, but to allow the players to continue doing so. He just wanted to give them some guidance and let them do it cleanly, but this was not something he could say.
In his opinion, since it had already happened, no matter what explanation he gave to the outside world, it would not be worth it. It was better to beat them at their own game, ignore the public opinion of the three Universal Civilizations, and let the army continue to do what it wanted. While deepening the threat of the Cancer of the Universe, it would also change the army's' positive image 'in the outside world.
Before the association and the three Universal Civilizations went against each other, the three Universal Civilizations had always been promoting him, raising his reputation, and letting the galactic people put on all kinds of halos for him. It was both to support him and to restrict him. This was a double-edged sword.
With a reputation, the army's actions would be restricted. If they did anything that violated the rules, they would suffer a backlash. This was the reins that the three Universal Civilizations were trying to put on the army.
Han Xiao knew very well that the situation was getting more and more complicated. If he continued to stay in the rules set by the other party, he would only be more and more restrained. Therefore, although the players had made a mistake this time, it was not necessarily not an opportunity to adjust his strategy.
Wanted criminals like EsGod had done many things that were even more infuriating, but most people only felt fear and did not dare to force them because they knew that they were villains and could not be offended. Now, the outside world was so agitated, denouncing the Black Star Corps. One of the important reasons was that in their hearts, the Black Star Corps had once been a 'good person', and 'good people' could be pointed at with a gun.
The longer they were 'good people', the less they feared them. The many civilizations that responded to the call of the three Universal Civilizations and tried their best to stop the association from integrating the black market more or less had the same mentality. They thought that they had the 'protective talisman' of the Galactic Convention, so the Black Star Corps would not dare to violate the rules and do anything to them.
The Feeney Civilization used a colonial planet to protect Dafis because of this mentality. If they really cared about the casualties of their own people, they would not have dared to do this.
If the other civilizations learned from them and did worse, the association's work would only become more and more restrained. How would they be able to integrate the black market then?
If they could increase the threat of the Cancer of the Universe through the Planet Burger incident and let the outside world realize that there was a group of armed and violent people in the army who were not afraid of violating the rules, then some civilizations and Calamity Grade organizations would reconsider the consequences before going against the association again …
Playing around was one thing, but the Cancer of the Universe was not a joke!
As long as similar things happened a few more times and made them afraid, they would be able to avoid a lot of trouble and speed up the integration of the black market.
However, this could only be understood and not expressed. Therefore, the army would not admit to any accusations from the outside world and would only insist that these were slander. As for the truth, they would let the outsiders understand it themselves.
As for the influence of public opinion … the three Universal Civilizations had the most powerful propaganda tool, so his reputation would be tarnished sooner or later. Han Xiao was already mentally prepared. It was impossible to go against them without paying a price. Plus, this reputation was just a facade.
After all, armed organizations were not a civilized regime. The things they had to worry about were different. In the current environment, public opinion was nothing. No matter how big the commotion was, the three Universal Civilizations would still not dare to do anything when it came to practical matters.
During the cooperation period in the past, positive reputation would help the army find more partners and build a network of interests. Now, the three Universal Civilizations had issued a ban, forbidding any civilization from cooperating with the association. Every stage had its own path. Now, the face of a 'good person' was basically useless, and the mask of a 'bad person' was more useful.
Because of this, Han Xiao did not mind switching the reputation mode of the army. To him, it was just a different method. As long as it was helpful to the goal, he would use whatever was useful.
When the World Tree War broke out, these negative effects would no longer be a problem. No one would care about such details anymore.
Of course, even if he temporarily switched to the path of a 'bad person', there was still a limit to what he could do. Therefore, he still had to restrict the actions of the players to a certain extent. Therefore, he personally came out and criticized Jupiter and the others to convey a vague attitude to all the players. It was fine to cause small accidental injuries when fighting bosses, but not on purpose.
The discretion was in his hands. With today's preventive measure, if a player went overboard and he 'followed the rules', most players would feel that it was normal.
Since he insisted to the outside world that the army did not know and did not stop other players from imitating, and the Guild of Gods was the representative of the first clear, their influence in the eyes of the players was magnified, and their actions were still within the boundaries, there was no need to punish them in any form today. Firstly, it would not give them any evidence, and secondly, it would express their attitude. Similarly, there would not be any rewards. The cost of fighting the boss would be borne by the guild itself.
This somewhat went against the simple intuition of 'if you make a mistake, you should be punished'. However, in a complicated environment, most of the time, there was no right or wrong, only appropriate or not. Most of the time, it was counter-intuitive.
Another reason for this was that Han Xiao knew very well who his teammates were worth fighting for at the moment. The players were his foundation for rapid improvement, and the 360 Promotion was extremely important. The faster, the better. Therefore, there was no need to hesitate too much about which was more important.
With the enemy's provocation, unless the players' counterattack exceeded the limits, Han Xiao would not stop them or punish them. Otherwise, it would spread the idea that they could only take a beating and not fight back. This would be a blow to the attractiveness of the faction, and it would only make the players feel depressed.
Back in Version 4.0, the Black Star Corps had conflicts with many small factions. The small factions chose to restrict and blame the players, but the Black Star Corps relied on protecting their own people and poached the players from the other factions. Han Xiao had been harvesting leeks for many years, so he naturally would not make such a mistake.
After all, the players could not be restricted simply by management methods. The trend of challenging Calamity Grades could not be stopped. Han Xiao understood the mentality of the players very well. Since they were restricted from fighting the boss, they could just leave the faction. In any case, it was impossible for them not to fight the boss. Not everyone had a deep-rooted sense of belonging to the faction.
As the players continued to grow stronger, their demand for the faction would gradually decrease. Strength was the greatest source of confidence. With strength came bargaining power, and they would be treated well no matter where they went. Furthermore, Han Xiao never doubted the players' interest in establishing their own faction.
At this point, among the factors that attracted the players to stay in the army, the proportion of benefits had already decreased. The proportion of belonging and habits had increased, and the long-term investment in the past had provided more and more returns.
Therefore, Han Xiao had personally spoken to the Guild of Gods and used them to promote his' comradeship 'on the forums.
He had already controlled the artificial intelligence of the spaceship, and the players could only record through the interface. Therefore, this video would only be spread on the forums, and the groups other than the players would not be able to see it.
"I understand. If there are similar operations in the future, we will definitely report to the army," Jupiter replied energetically.
"Hmm, that's right." Han Xiao nodded. "Do a good job and control the black market in this area as soon as possible."
After giving a few instructions, Han Xiao ended the communication, and the projection in the cabin disappeared.
The members of the Guild of Gods looked at each other and heaved a sigh of relief. Smiles of relief appeared on their faces.
This feeling of having someone looking after them was simply too good!
"President, I recorded the conversation just now. Should I post it on the forums?" Poseidon asked.
"Of course!" Jupiter was overjoyed and waved his hand. "This is Black Star's attitude. We have first-hand information, and it's good for everyone. Post it in the name of the guild."
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