The stars were shining brightly, and rivers of light surrounded them, brightening up the dark universe. The shining stars were incomparably distant, and every one of them represented a race, a civilization, and a thought. It was like looking down at the lights of tens of thousands of people from an airplane flying in the night sky. It was vast and boundless, yet full of vitality.
Through the porthole, the outline of Planet Golden Gate gradually became clearer. Spaceships of all shapes and sizes could be seen taking off and landing on this colonized planet of Godora. The aura of prosperity seemed to be able to spread out in space, and even those who were watching from afar could feel this prosperity.
This was a medium-sized long-distance travel spaceship, and it was a common model. It had a gray steel shell, a normal hyperdrive engine, and a secondary electromagnetic shield. The official price was between 750,000 to 900,000 Enas, and second-hand spaceships were thirty percent cheaper. If one had connections in the shipbuilding factory, they could even buy it for 170,000 Enas. There was a bright yellow crown on the side of the spaceship, and this was a rental spaceship that belonged to the 'Crown Galactic Travel Agency'.
A month ago, this travel agency had reached a long-term rental agreement with the Black Star Mercenary for thirteen spaceships. The rental fee was much lower than the selling price, but it was not cheap either.
At this moment, this spaceship that temporarily belonged to the Black Star Mercenary was carrying dozens of mercenaries, and they were flying toward Planet Golden Gate. These mercenaries were the new members that had been recruited into the Black Star Mercenary a few months ago.
During the one year of preparation, after Han Xiao had completed the production line, he had made use of the reputation of the mercenary group to recruit hundreds of freelance mercenaries to increase the number of NPCs in the mercenary group. These new mercenaries had been split into different groups to make it easier to command them.
To deal with the Mutation Disaster, just relying on Herlous and a few others would not be enough. There was no need to control the scale anymore, and the more people there were, the better. Han Technician had never been stingy with his initial investment, and he would feel uncomfortable if he did not spend money.
"Black Star suddenly gathered everyone. I wonder if there's some big operation going on."
"We are Floating Dragon's troops in name. Could it be that the Dragon Emperor has given us some orders?"
"I've asked around, and no one knows what Black Star wants to do. Even the officers are not sure."
"Everyone else is here. We're the last to arrive. I hope we won't delay anything."
While these mercenaries were chatting, the spaceship landed at the spaceport closest to the base on Planet Golden Gate. Stepping on the ground, dozens of mercenaries of all shapes and sizes hurried on. Not long after, the group of them stopped in front of a huge base. This base was octagonal in shape and was surrounded by alloy walls that were filled with automatic cannons.
The architectural style was that of a huge metal castle. Its black shell reflected the light of the sun, and its shape was like that of countless metal towers pieced together. More than a dozen tall metal obelisks pointed to the sky, like a dozen chips of uneven height. The structure of the building was angular, with a precise and tight mechanical feeling. In addition to a large area of iron-gray, white and red paint extended along the edges, adding a slight sense of beauty to this heavy base. The blue light dots distributed on various facilities were full of a technological aura.
This was the result of Han Xiao's one year of hard work — Black Star Base Number One!
The mercenaries came to the door, and a complicated verification interface popped up on the screen. After this group of people verified their identities as members of Black Star, the door slowly opened, and a synthesized voice sounded from the screen.
"Verification passed, hum … welcome back, hum …"
"Philip, how's your day?" a mercenary joked.
"Work, hum … can't chat, hum …"
The group of people walked into the base. The layout of the interior was not complicated. In the middle was a huge space that was hollowed out, and metal bridges of different heights led to different areas. It was clear at a glance, like a beehive. This central area was called the 'mouth' by the mercenaries.
The base was too big, and even if there were tens of thousands of people, it would not be able to fill it. Furthermore, the mercenary group only had a few hundred people, so the interior of the base was very spacious.
This group of mercenaries chatted as they walked toward the hall, and their voices echoed in the huge space.
When they arrived at the hall of the base, they saw that a few hundred people were already waiting there. They were silent, and the atmosphere was solemn. The group of people stopped talking and hurriedly followed behind the group.
The few hundred people present were all the current members of the mercenary group. They were all wearing different types of armor, carrying swords, knives, axes, hammers, guns, and cannons. They were tall, short, fat, thin, human, and beast. However, the one thing that they all had in common was that every single one of them exuded an elite aura. It was obvious that they had been through hundreds of battles and were not to be trifled with.
At the front of the group, the officers under Black Star stood in a row, leaving only their backs to the few hundred people behind them. Herlous, who was wearing blue and white armor, Aroshia, who was glowing all over, the three Volga brothers who looked like they were made from the same mold, and the three new officers who joined a few months ago. Fu Ding and Sylvia stood further away.
At this time, a hole appeared in the metal floor in front of everyone, and a figure appeared in front of everyone on the elevator. His black cloak fluttered in the wind, and he was wearing a compressed orb necklace, bracelet, earrings, and a pure black mask that covered his face.
It was Han Xiao.
After a year, Han Xiao had changed into a more imposing outfit and put on a mask like the Germinal Organization leader. He felt that he looked more handsome this way.
After all, he was someone with a fixed business, so he had to look more cool. Furthermore, this pure black mask was a piece of mechanical equipment in itself.
As soon as he appeared, everyone's eyes were focused on him, waiting for his instructions.
"Is everyone here?"
Han Xiao scanned the crowd, his eyes sweeping across the faces. These mercenaries were recruited by him personally. Floating Dragon's name and the reputation of the mercenary group were indeed useful. Most of them were strong lone wolves who had been through hundreds of battles and were very reliable. They could be split into three factions. One was the former freelance mercenaries who had not joined a group, one was the Sunil team, and one was the 'Battle Alliance' that one of the new officers had brought.
After the construction of the base was completed, he did not stay in the base all the time. Instead, he took the time to travel to different planets and recruited three new officers based on his memories and intelligence. They were all famous people in his previous life.
Sehrinde, a Sunil, a Grade B Pugilist. He was wearing a white hooded combat robe. The material looked soft, but it was actually engraved with defensive enchantments. His face was hidden in the shadow of the hood, and there were two sword handles on his waist that could be ejected at any time. When they first met, this appearance almost made Han Xiao think that he had run out of 'XX Creed'.
This person was the other Grade B Super of the Guardian Faction of the Sunil Civilization who was still working for the race. Back then, when Fernas brought his people and left the race, Sehrinde was not included. He was quiet, just like his fast and strange Pugilist style. He was like an assassin hiding in the shadows, the complete opposite of Herlous' Pugilist style.
Han Xiao found the lone Sehrinde and sent him an invitation. As the reputation of the Black Star Mercenary increased, more and more Sunil Supers joined the Black Star Mercenary Group. It was safe and earned more money. It could also be said that Han Xiao had given them protection. Under Herlous' persuasion, Sehrinde accepted Han Xiao's invitation and moved together.
The Sunil team was now led by Herlous and Sehrinde.
The second new officer was Ginette Conlin. She was a female Space Human and a Grade B Cannon Master. She carried all kinds of heavy firearms all over her body, and the heavy machinery covered her tall and sexy body. She worshipped the belief that firepower was supreme.
Ginette was a rather famous lone wolf mercenary. In Han Xiao's previous life, she had joined the Sky Ring Army and became one of the most famous figures. When Han Xiao was collecting information on the freelance mercenaries, he had seen her. Thus, he had the idea to secretly poach Ginette from the Sky Ring Army and poach her into his mercenary group.
Of course, the process was not smooth. Ginette had a fiery temper, and she did not even care about Floating Dragon. Han Xiao had come up with a small plan and purposely interfered with one of Ginette's missions, creating a situation where the two of them had a conflict, and naturally, they had fought. Han Xiao had defeated her a few times before Ginette finally gave in and was recruited into the Black Star Mercenary.
Han Xiao had promised to provide her with heavy weapons at a low price. Ginette was passionate about collecting all kinds of firearms, so she did not have any objections.
The third officer had an even bigger background. He was a protagonist type character, and Han Xiao had spent a lot of effort to convince him to join, just like how he had tricked Herlous back then.
Harmon Rockfall Sonodin was a Luhan Beastman. He was more than three meters tall and had fur all over his body. He looked a little like a bear man and looked quite cute. However, he was a ferocious warrior race. The Luhan Beastmen had their own civilization, located in another Star Cluster. Their ruling system was a tribal alliance system, and Harmon was a candidate for the chieftain of the Rockfall Tribe.
Although the Luhan Beastmen were a galactic civilization, they had retained their warlike, barbaric, and martial traditions. When a tribe needed to elect the next chieftain, it was not a peaceful vote but a battle. All the candidates would be chased out of their mother planet and randomly landed on different planets. They would be required to train themselves in the galaxy and form their own 'War League' at the same time. When the time limit was reached, everyone would bring their team back to their mother planet to participate in the War League of the other candidates. In other words, it was a battle between the princes for the right to succeed the throne.
Harmon was a protagonist type character, and the storyline for him was to help him obtain the position of chieftain of the Rockfall Tribe. When he was tricking Harmon, Han Xiao had triggered this mission. This mission was simple and straightforward, from the beginning to the end. In his previous life, after players completed this side mission, the process would become an Instance Dungeon. Completing daily missions in the Rockfall Tribe would give you Instance Dungeon Crystals, so Han Xiao remembered it very clearly.
The method to recruit Harmon was naturally to accept an ancient ceremony to become his War League and help him in the War League of the future. Harmon was not alone. He had also brought along his War League to join the mercenary group. There were dozens of strong Luhan Beastmen warriors.
Harmon had the strength of a B Rank, and his ability was only a simple body strengthening ability, causing his muscles to swell. It was not that Han Xiao wanted to ridicule him, but it really gave him a sense of deja vu.
The effect of his ability was simple, but Harmon was proficient in all kinds of weapons, and was a warrior with exquisite combat skills. Han Xiao had seen his attributes before, and he had a total of six [Warrior] sub-classes. His brain was filled with muscles, and he was extremely fierce. It was said that the heavens were to the left, while the warriors were to the right. Harmon would probably smash his head into the frame on the right.
The three new officers were filled with fresh blood, and the number of capable helpers under his command had increased. At the same time, the reward for the faction had also increased greatly.
Currently, the maximum reward for a single mission was over 1,000,000 experience points, and the total daily reward was more than 20 times that. This meant that through the faction missions, he could reward players with more than 20,000,000 experience points. Recruiting NPC members was to attract more players.
Opening the communication terminal, Han Xiao glanced at the mercenary group interface.
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Black Star Mercenary
Credibility Points: 1,018 (Credibility Level – High)
Total Scale: 417
D Rank: 47
C Rank: 359
B Rank: 11
Missions Completed: 82
Main Area of Activity: Colton Star Cluster
History: [Sunil Defense War]
[Silver Rescue Operation]
[Pursuit of Purple Germ Civilization Rebel Leader 'Pilipalapa Wasasa']
[Noriose Battle]
78 remaining missions … [Collapse/Expand]
Founder: Black Star – Han Xiao
Date of Creation: 2 October 688
Evaluation: Medium-sized mercenary group. High credibility, good reputation, completed many missions with high evaluations. Has a cooperative relationship with many large mercenary groups. It is a field team under the Dragon Emperor, and its base is located on Planet Golden Gate in the Garton Star System. Leader Black Star once assisted in killing a Calamity Grade Super in Noriose. His strength is unpredictable and trustworthy.
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Today is the big day of the start of Version 2.0. After waiting for almost a year, we have finally reached this step. These people should be enough.
Han Xiao nodded in his mind.
In the past year, he had done many things and made ample preparations. There were a total of twenty-three production lines in the base, and he only had about 1.1 million left out of his 4.5 million. Most of it had been spent on materials, making the production lines produce machinery day and night. The inventory in the warehouse was piled up like a mountain.
The one-year interest-free period of the loan was about to exceed. According to Rockfess' request, he would have to pay back the interest after a year. Han Xiao was waiting to earn it back from the players.
His experience on the interface had long fallen below the 100,000,000 mark. Han Xiao was still at level 116. He had spent his experience gambling blueprints and leveling up his skills, so he urgently needed to replenish it. He still had a Mission Completion Card in his hands. If he had enough experience, he could even directly advance to level 140. It was impossible not to look forward to it.
Putting away his thoughts, Han Xiao looked at everyone and said with a deep voice, "Today, I've gathered everyone to conduct a large-scale operation. My hometown is facing a calamity. Their vision is limited to the planet and cannot see what I see. I'm their only savior."
The mercenaries below looked at each other.
Black Star's hometown?
Was it that native planet called Blue Star?
"I will fight for you, just as you will fight for me."
Harmon raised his fist and pounded his chest.
"I will be by your side, as always."
Herlous nodded.
All the mercenaries in the hall responded.
Looking at the time, it was about time.
Han Xiao opened the interface and waited silently.
Not long after, a new notification appeared.
Version 2.0 Activated.
Retrieving data … Retrieving data complete!
Player forum opened.
Welcome to Galaxy, Version 2.0!
After preparing for so long, Version 2.0 was finally here!
Han Xiao's eyes flashed, and he walked toward the door. The crowd automatically opened a path for him.
Hundreds of elite mercenaries followed behind him in a grandiose manner.
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