Maple's handling of the assault case became the biggest scandal of that year. However, under the suppression of military power, the country's structure was reconstructed, and it became a country with a different style. The people were divided into pyramids, but there were no stairs between the social classes. The people could not see hope in life, so they just ate and waited for death.
Under such a high-pressure environment, resistance groups were really born. However, this was no longer the era of cold weapons. The level of weapons the country possessed was like a natural barrier that could not be crossed. If there were no external interference, it was almost impossible for there to be an end where the sky had fallen. Furthermore, Red Maple regularly cleaned up "threats", and the people went from fear to numbness.
The assault case started with a small group of violent mob venting their anger, and ended with more people being punished. It was a perfect example of an ant trying to shake a tree by throwing an egg at a rock. The anger of the common people was not as good as the anger of the emperor. It directly led to the transformation of Maple's social structure into a dictatorship, and the stability of the ruling class.
The source of change for a peaceful government was war. The pressure of war was too much for the Maple government to handle, so they had no choice but to shift the pressure onto the people. Then, things got out of hand, just like how it was easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but hard to go from extravagant to frugal.
The people were the foundation of a country, just like the components of a machine. When the 'country' was overloaded, the components would age and break down at an accelerated rate, and the people would lose their youth. However, as long as the components were replaced, the machine could still function. Only the components that could be replaced were damaged, and the abandoned components formed the carriers of the era.
Han Xiao was interested. He liked the history and stories of civilizations. After Hannes finished, he thought about it and said, "What does this have to do with the 'secret' you mentioned?"
"What I want to say is that war changed a lot. I went through the darkest and most chaotic period. Many people were controlled by ideology, mission, and honor, and became tools of slaughter, but they still thought that it was a noble mission. Only a few people woke up, like Bennett, and he became a hero. However, the era that needs heroes is never a good era. There are dirty schemes behind the war, and they want to be buried as a secret forever. However, we want these buried things to see the light of day again. "
Han Xiao raised his eyebrows. "What good does this do for you?"
"No, but the living beings of this world have the right to know what they have been through, and not be kept in the dark and let these schemes be buried at the bottom of the box by the big countries and become a secret that will never be opened. I don't think that just because we came into contact with an interstellar civilization, the originally stable situation will shatter overnight. I don't believe that a so-called internal friction theory can start a war. There must be a mastermind behind the scenes adding fuel to the fire. "
Han Xiao said, "Every country has its secrets. That doesn't seem strange."
Hannes smiled. "Since we have come to a new era, the world should have changed. The rules are changing, so why should we follow the common sense of the past? Furthermore, I owe someone a favor. That person has a strong thirst for knowledge. He suggested this operation, so I joined in. "
Heh, from their tone, it seemed that this group of people were anarchists who had died an unnatural death in his previous life. This mission was really deep. Han Xiao did not ask any more questions. After thinking about it, he agreed to join. No matter what their intentions were, at the very least, this was an extremely rare hidden mission. It would be a waste to reject it.
Hannes requested to meet. Both parties were in the same city. Following Hannes' directions, Han Xiao found their safe house.
Everyone met and sized each other up. Han Xiao glanced at Hannes and Vernina, then looked at Gerian. He was the most curious about this person.
While he was sizing up the three of them, Hannes and the others were also staring at him.
This was the rumored Black Phantom.
"You're pretty good," Vernina said in a calm tone.
"Although we just met today, I owe you a favor for coming to help," Hannes said.
There are many people who owe me a favor. Congratulations on joining the Family Bucket.
Han Xiao said casually, "So what do I need to do?"
The three of them looked at each other. Gerian took out a stack of files and said, "The clues are hidden in years of information. I spent a long time to find some clues. It's very complicated. We need to work together."
Han Xiao browsed through the files, and the interface finally changed.
[New Era — Origin]
This mission is a series of chain missions. You can complete the following objectives:
The End of the Dying Man: In Xingfeng City, Raylan, find a person named 'Old Devon' and obtain the incomplete copy of [Sulley-485 File] from him.
The Key to the Lost: In the ruins of the capital of Xishan Nation in the Southern Continent (Coordinates …), find a lost key item [Additional – Item Appearance]. This is the result of the last research project of Xishan Nation before it was destroyed.
Mysterious Prisoner: A few decades ago, a Stardragon intelligence agent was captured and imprisoned by a country. That country has since perished, but the intelligence agent was imprisoned in an unguarded secret prison. No one has ever found him. If you find him or his belongings, the coordinates of the site are in the Northern Continent …
Fellow Traveler: A lone traveler who lives in the wilderness and keeps some precious information. According to intelligence, he recently appeared near the Mourner's Valley in the Western Continent. Be careful. He is not an ordinary person. He was once active in the Old Era battlefield. Friendly contact is recommended.
This is the first round of the mission. As long as you complete one of the objectives, you can complete the mission. The number of objectives completed will determine the requirements of the next round of the mission.
First Round Reward: 350,000 EXP. Additional rewards will be given based on the mission rating.
Han Xiao raised his eyebrows. This type of mission had a high degree of freedom. It was similar to the faction series mission, but this main storyline was obviously more complicated. Furthermore, it was a chain mission. The completion of the previous round would affect the requirements of the next round.
"This kind of mission is usually open-ended. Every round will lead to different clues, leading to different endings. Generally speaking, the more targets completed, the better, and the higher the rating." Han Xiao had done this kind of mission before, so there were many possibilities.
It was like walking in a maze. To reach the exit, one had to obtain as much information as possible. Hannes and the others' ending in his previous life meant that this mission had a high risk ending.
The mission reward was indeed the main storyline. Just the basic reward for the first round was already 350,000 EXP. Furthermore, the additional rewards were very likely to be random items, skills, or talents.
However, the mission was too complicated. The locations were spread across three continents, which would consume a lot of his time. As expected of a Grade A mission. Han Xiao frowned. He was a little troubled.
Let me try. No matter what, he had to accept it first.
Gerian nodded. "I'll leave these missions to you. The three of us have other missions."
Hannes and the other two were all powerful people from the Old Era. Their mission was definitely not simple. Han Xiao decided to ask the Dark Net to help pay attention to them.
After receiving the mission requirements, Han Xiao left the safe house.
"How is it? Is he trustworthy?" Vernina asked.
Hannes shook his head and then nodded. "We don't know much about him. Let's see what he'll do first."
"The information I gave him is mixed," Gerian said. "It's only one-tenth of the clues I have. It'll be best if he can complete it. If he has any other thoughts, we have nothing to lose. It's just some unverified information anyway."
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