Planet Sunil.
The sky was a sapphire blue, and the pure white clouds were like floating ribbons. A gentle breeze blew, carrying a thin mist through the dense forest, and the lush green trees swayed like waves.
The freshness of nature had not been buried yet. Green was a good color. Looking at the surface through the porthole, Han Xiao could not help but feel refreshed.
The Blacklight Stealth slowly landed in the military camp area outside of Forest City. Herlous had been waiting there for a long time with the Sunil upper echelons. In the distance, a large number of armored Sunil soldiers were patrolling.
As soon as Han Xiao walked down the porthole, Herlous rushed up and gave him a warm hug.
"Black Star, you're finally here!"
Han Xiao patted Herlous' shoulder and asked him to let go. Herlous excitedly introduced the Sunil upper echelons to Han Xiao one by one.
Both parties shook hands and greeted each other. The Sunil upper echelons were very respectful. Black Star's position in the galaxy was far higher than the entire Sunil Race. Furthermore, Black Star had taken the initiative to help them solve the hidden danger of the planet. They would never forget this favor.
After some introductions, they started to talk about serious matters. Han Xiao asked, "How's the situation now?"
"Great!"
Herlous was very excited. In the past few months, he was the clearest about the effect of the Black Star Corps. It had greatly improved the situation of the Sunils.
As he spoke, Herlous opened his communicator, brought up the 3D map projection of Planet Sunil, and explained in detail.
The threat of the Sunils came from the beasts on the planet, and the cause of the Catastrophe was the Prophecy Stone mines buried all over the planet. A quantitative change led to a qualitative change, and the mines formed a Psychic Current that stimulated the beasts on the mental level.
Therefore, the first goal of the Sunils was to clear the Prophecy Stone mines on the planet.
However, because of the dangers in the wild, exploration was very difficult. The Sunils only controlled a very small area and could not bear the cost of expanding their territory. This would sacrifice many young warriors.
The Black Star Corps played a role in this. With the help of spaceships and vehicles, the 200,000 players who were not afraid of sacrifice discovered thousands of shallow Prophecy Stone mines in the past few months.
The closer one was to the ore vein, the more obvious the Psychic Undercurrent would be. There were almost no wild beasts nearby, so the players could easily mine the ore vein and destroy all of the Prophecy Stones.
According to the calculations of the Sunil Research Department, the strength of the Psychic Current on the planet had decreased significantly, and the interval between the Catastrophes was very likely to be extended to more than ten years. This meant that Sunil's situation was no longer urgent, and they had more time to recuperate.
This result was announced to the entire race. The entire race erupted with unprecedented vitality, seeing hope.
The situation of the race had obviously improved, and all the Sunil warriors were very excited.
Among them, Herlous was the most excited. The race was his hometown, and the Black Star Corps was Sunil's benefactor. He was the one who connected the two parties. On one hand, he was excited about his decision back then, and on the other hand, he was grateful for Black Star's help.
Of course, this result was far from enough. Since they wanted to solve the problem, the Sunils naturally wanted to be more thorough.
After hearing this, Han Xiao asked, "What difficulties did you encounter in clearing the mineral veins?"
As soon as this question was asked, everyone's expression darkened. Herlous said with a deep voice, "We made all sorts of guesses at the start, but we did not expect the resistance to be so severe."
Han Xiao was immediately curious. Judging from his tone, it seemed like even 200,000 players could not solve this problem?
"By the way, where did the mercenaries go? Why don't I see them?" Han Xiao looked around and did not see a single mercenary.
"Most of them are still exploring and fighting outside. In the wild, we built many camps to allow the mercenaries to get supplies outside and not have to return to Forest City. Now, only a small portion of the mercenaries are resting in Forest City," Herlous explained.
So that's the case. This is normal … Han Xiao nodded. It seemed like he had to find a reason to call the players back so that it would be easier for him to harvest EXP.
Putting this thought aside for now, Han Xiao stroked his chin and asked, "Then, what difficulties did you encounter?"
"It's like this. Shallow mineral veins are easy to clear, but there's also a huge amount of mineral veins underground. The amount might be a few times more than shallow mineral veins, and it's more difficult to mine them. We need bigger tools and more manpower, but this is not the main problem …" Herlous sighed and projected an image. On it were a few types of beasts with strange shapes, but they had some characteristics of insects.
"This is …" Han Xiao frowned.
"As we dug deeper, we came to a completely different rock layer. We found traces of some strange monsters. Preliminary confirmation is that they are ancient underground beasts that have never come to the surface before. There's a huge population living underground on Planet Sunil. Just the few nests that we found so far already have more than a hundred million monsters. In the underground world that we have yet to explore, we don't know how many more there are …"
Herlous' tone was heavy. "Maybe they are the real owners of this planet."
Han Xiao understood.
The original mother planet of the Sunils had been destroyed, and they had migrated to this Planet Sunil. It was not an exaggeration to say that they were guests who had taken over the nest.
Due to the limited resources of their race, the Sunils did not explore deep underground. It was only today that they discovered that there was still a huge population living underground. These monsters were the natives of this planet.
If not for the Black Star Corps, the Sunils would not have discovered that the planet they lived on still had a huge hidden danger.
"For some reason, these monsters built nests around the underground Prophecy Stone mines to indirectly protect the mines. They are very xenophobic, and their bodies are hard and agile. They also secrete corrosive mucus on the surface of their bodies. Their bodies are about the size of wild wolves. Dozens of underground exploration teams have already been wiped out. The underground is the home of the monsters. We can't use our full strength, so it's very difficult for us to fight."
"Protect the Prophecy Stone mines?"
Han Xiao pondered. Most of the underground creatures were close to minerals with radiation and even ate them. However, the Prophecy Stone mines did not have radiation.
Instead, they stimulated wild beasts to go crazy. Logically speaking, wild beasts would try their best to stay away from the Prophecy Stone mines, but these underground monsters actually built nests around the Prophecy Stone mines?
At that moment, a word popped up in Han Xiao's mind.
Mutation!
"Their race might have existed for thousands of years. Living creatures will change as they adapt to the environment. Over a long period of time, their genes will mutate. Think about it, the Catastrophe will stimulate wild beasts all over the world to go crazy, but you have never encountered such monsters. This means that they have never gone crazy and left the underground. This means that they are used to the Psychic Current and are immune to this stimulation. They have extremely strong Psychic Resistance," Han Xiao pondered.
The Sunils were guests who had moved to this planet later on, and the Prophecy Stone had existed for countless years. During these countless years, they had no idea how much of an impact the Prophecy Stone had on the beasts of this planet.
Herlous nodded. "That's right. We call these underground monsters Subterranean Mutants."
"So, you summoning me means …" Han Xiao had a guess.
"Your Excellency Black Star, we would like to ask for your help. We need to kill all the Subterranean Mutants and take complete control of Planet Sunil. Only by killing these monsters will we be able to solve our current predicament. Furthermore, there are countless resources hidden underground. Only by eliminating the Subterranean Mutants will we be able to mine in peace."
In order to completely eradicate the Catastrophe, the only way was to destroy the underground mines. Then, the Subterranean Mutants all over the planet would be the biggest obstacle. Furthermore, they would have to mine the underground resources in the future, so the Subterranean Mutants would undoubtedly be a hindrance to their development. In terms of population, the Subterranean Mutants were probably hundreds or thousands of times more than the Sunils. The Sunils did not want to coexist with such a large number of species.
As expected … Thinking about the natural beauty that he had seen when he landed, Han Xiao could not help but sigh. He looked at Herlous and asked, "What do you think?"
"That's what I think too." Herlous had a firm expression.
"… Alright." "I hope you understand that the nature of this matter has changed," Han Xiao said slowly. "This is a war employment. I will gather more spaceships and mercenaries."
"Great!" Everyone was overjoyed.
"To ensure the transportation of people and resources, I need to immediately build a sub-base on Planet Sunil. Do you have any objections?"
"No." Everyone shook their heads.
After establishing a consensus, Han Xiao walked to the side and called Philip.
"Help me contact the Noriose Financial Group and the Rossos Financial Group. I will be building a third sub-base on Planet Sunil in the Garton Star System. Help me list out the resources and send it to these two financial groups. Use their channels.
"Summon all 200,000 mercenaries on Planet Sunil and have them gather in Forest City. I need them to build the base.
"Also, send out an army recruitment. The recruitment destination is Planet Sunil. The target is all Black Star mercenaries!"
After receiving a series of orders, Philip responded.
"Order confirmed, hum …"
Han Xiao did not stop there. Through the faction interface, he directly issued a new mission to all the players.
[Army Expansion — Third Base]!
…
At the same time, in a camp in the wilderness of Planet Sunil.
The Sunil soldiers patrolled the perimeter. In the camp, many players had set up stalls, and some players were recruiting players to form teams.
Many players were stationed in every camp. Near the camps were mission points and exploration points. The players stayed in the camps to replenish their supplies, forming an ecosystem unique to the players.
Maple Moon sat in a corner with a 'repair' symbol above her head. She had set up a stall to repair equipment, and her business was endless.
Back then, she had chosen to follow the crowd and come to Planet Sunil.
As a casual player, she did not like fighting and killing. She had always felt that Mechanic was the most suitable class for her. In Version 1.0, she had followed Black Star for a long time and accumulated many benefits. Her abilities were more outstanding than other Mechanics, and her ability to repair and create equipment was clearly better than many players of the same class. She was one of the best.
Although she did not receive special treatment from Black Star in Version 2.0, with her leading advantage, Maple Moon's business had always been very good. Other players were more willing to repair and buy equipment from her, allowing her to earn a lot of money. She had more resources to improve her own strength, forming a virtuous cycle.
However, Maple Moon rarely fought. Compared to PK, she enjoyed storylines more. The Sunils' employment was very much to her liking. Saving this race in danger and receiving the gratitude of the Sunils made her very happy.
There were many players like Maple Moon who were interested in storylines, and to these players, benefits were secondary. They wanted a good story more than anything else. The management strategy that Han Xiao had set for the Black Star Army was to let the players experience different storylines through employment. The Sunil players were an example, and their stories would become the deeds of the army.
At this time, Maple Moon realized that the players on the street had all stopped at the same time and opened their interfaces. Seeing this, she knew that something big had happened and hurriedly checked her interface.
The mission to build Base Three that Han Xiao had released immediately jumped into her eyes.
"Hmm, Black Star has come to Sunil too? Strange, the mission of the Sunil Rescue Operation hasn't been completed yet, but he can already build Base Three?"
"Who cares? It's a good thing that we can build a new base."
The players discussed and left in groups, heading toward Forest City. The camp suddenly became empty.
Most of the players had already put themselves in the shoes of the Black Star Corps. The expansion of the faction was due to the players, and they felt that their performance in Sunil had allowed the faction to grow. They immediately felt proud.
Every time the faction expanded, the players would feel a sense of fulfillment. Han Xiao's method of creating a sense of belonging was very effective.
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