A few days later …
The galactic construction team finally arrived at Sunil, and the temporary camp of the players finally completed its beautiful transformation. The blueprint of Base No. 3 was improved on the foundation of Base No. 1, and the construction team showed off their capabilities, using advanced construction equipment to quickly build the foundation and houses.
The players were put to good use, and they worked hard to contribute to the expansion and construction of the Black Star Corps. Together with the construction team, the construction efficiency of Base No. 3 was shockingly high.
More members of the Black Star Corps responded to the call and gathered on Planet Sunil. Aroshia, Reynold, Sylvia, Ginette, Harmon, and the other officers all arrived, bringing thousands of mercenaries with them. The other hundreds of thousands of players who were working outside also arrived one after another. So far, the number of players on Planet Sunil had increased to 280,000.
Sunil had issued a Grade A mission, which made the players extremely excited. So far, all the Grade A missions that the players had seen were main storyline missions, and the upcoming war between Sunil and the Subterranean Mutants was also treated as a new main storyline by the players.
Ever since entering the galaxy, the players had not experienced a major event that could be considered a new main storyline, and the Black Star Corps was the guiding faction, the backbone in the eyes of the players. Everyone thought that following the Black Star Corps was the key to starting the next phase of the storyline, and the current situation had proven their thoughts.
Because of the Black Star Corps, there was a main storyline for Sunil. This was a storyline brought about by the faction, and the players could see the greater potential of the Black Star Corps. This meant that they could grow with the faction and trigger more main storylines. Due to the nature of the Black Star Corps' work, with Sunil, there would definitely be other main storylines, and the future would be bright.
Realizing this, countless players were extremely excited, imagining the possibilities of the faction's future. They could not help but feel an itch in their hearts. Maybe the true advantage of being born in Blue Star was being able to join such a great faction like the Black Star Corps.
Han Xiao had always been paying attention to the players' movements. Group activities helped to increase cohesion, and main storyline missions like Sunil's could make the players feel a sense of belonging. Han Xiao remembered that there were many large Grade A missions on planets, and this was part of his plan. As long as they completed the Sunil experiment, the players would be able to receive a 'main storyline' every once in a while.
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In the meeting room, all the officers were gathered. This was the first time in a few months that all the officers had been recruited to participate in this mission. They had also brought along more than half of the army's spaceships and a huge amount of resources.
Han Xiao sat at the head of the table and projected the information on the table to explain the situation.
"The Sunils' research on the physiological structure of the Subterranean Mutants has yielded results. The Subterranean Mutants have a certain level of intelligence, and the tentacles on their heads are important organs for sensing the outside world. They release weak psychic energy to detect the outside world and provide feedback for the brain. In other words, the tentacles are their eyes …"
Leonard interrupted and nodded slowly. "Psychic sensing creatures? Such a race has great potential."
Everyone glanced at him but did not say anything.
Han Xiao continued. "There are two ways for the Subterranean Mutants to communicate. The first is when their tentacles touch, and two Mutants can communicate mentally. The second is when the Subterranean Mutants are near a certain number of Prophecy Stones, they can perform a wide-area mental connection and communicate with all of their kind within range. The number of Prophecy Stones determines the range of the mental connection.
"Other than that, the Subterranean Mutants have a weakness. They seem to be very afraid of ultraviolet rays. Research shows that normal sunlight can burn them. This is both good news and bad news. It means that we can't lure the Subterranean Mutants to the surface.
"Therefore, we have two countermeasures. First, send mercenaries to fight underground and slowly eliminate the Mutants. Second, we will try to create a large-scale biochemical weapon against the Subterranean Mutants. Yi Yeqing, I'll leave this mission to you."
Han Xiao quickly explained the situation and started to assign tasks. He had a pharmacist under him, so he could not be bothered to spend more money to consult the various pharmaceutical research institutes.
"Humph, you only think of me when you have a problem. Don't look for me when you have nothing to do. Let me tell you, I like saving people now. Don't look for me for poison research. I want to be a good person."
Yi Yeqing crossed her arms and turned her head to express her dissatisfaction.
Han Xiao glanced at her and said, "I've approved the research funding you applied for last time."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely create the poison for you!"
Emerald Grass instantly changed her words. She had no integrity at all.
Han Xiao rolled his eyes and turned to Fu Ding. He put on a smile and said, "Fu Ding, I want your help to detect the Subterranean Mutants' mental network. Help us understand their communication status and see if you can mislead them."
As the Subterranean Mutants used mental communication, this was where Psychics came in handy.
"So, this is why you called me over?"
Fu Ding shook his head helplessly.
"I refuse to help."
He was not a mercenary but a client. He did not want to participate in this massacre.
"Alright then."
Han Xiao did not force him. After all, he still had the three Volga brothers. Just as he was about to look away, Han Xiao suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, how are you and Chen Xing now?"
He was still thinking about Fu Ding's personal mission.
"I talk to her every day. Our relationship is alright …"
Fu Ding scratched his face, feeling a little embarrassed.
Seeing this, Han Xiao's mouth twitched.
What are you feeling embarrassed about? Is your relationship really just "okay" ….?
Han Xiao's scalp went numb. He felt that the result he had predicted was gradually coming true.
This is too scary. Could it be that I'm going to see a true soul mate?
After coughing, Han Xiao knocked on the table and returned to the original topic.
"So far, we've only found seven nests, all built near the underground Prophecy Stone mine. Reynold, based on the Prophecy Stone's psychic radiation, create some equipment that can detect the Prophecy Stone mine in a large area. It's best if you can detect it from the surface and install it on the spaceship. Let our spaceship search the entire world and find all the nests of the Subterranean Mutants."
Reynold sat up straight and nodded. "I won't let you down."
At this moment, Herlous scratched his head and suddenly interrupted. "I have a question."
Han Xiao looked over. "What's wrong?"
"Actually, I wanted to ask earlier …" Herlous pointed at Reynold. "Who is this person?"
Reynold had only joined for less than a month. Other than Sylvia, Aroshia, and the others who stayed in Base No.1, none of the officers present knew who he was. However, they could feel Reynold's powerful aura. He was probably the strongest person present other than Black Star. Herlous asked the question that was on everyone's mind.
"I'm Reynold, a Mechanic. Because I admire His Excellency Black Star, I specially joined the Black Star Corps to learn from him. His Excellency Black Star is now my teacher, and Sylvia is my senior sister. I'm the logistics manager of the Black Star Corps, and I'm very happy to work with all of you."
Reynold's tone was very formal.
"Senior sister?" Everyone was shocked. They all stared at Sylvia, as if the word 'doubt' was carved on their faces.
Sylvia shivered, shrunk her neck, and said angrily, "I've said it hundreds of times. D-Don't call me that!"
With this little episode, everyone finally got to know Reynold and accepted him as a colleague.
After the discussion, Han Xiao stood up and said, "Let's get to work."
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Two days later …
The sun was shining brightly.
In the military camp near the underground cave, a large number of players had gathered. There was also a Sunil armored army, fully armed and ready to go.
Today was the official day of the operation. Because the Subterranean Mutants were afraid of ultraviolet rays, they had abandoned the plan of luring them out. Developing poison and exploring more nests required time, so the only thing they could do now was to go underground.
Unlike the solemn and silent atmosphere of the Sunil troops, the players rubbed their palms together, eager to give it a try.
"So many people moving together. What a big scene."
"Hehe, the bigger the scene, the more interesting it is."
The Main Storyline Mission had officially begun. Most of the players were there, and most of them were battle-hungry. This was a race war, and to personally participate in the battle of hundreds of thousands of people, many of them were very excited.
Most of them did not care about the state of the Subterranean Mutants; they only cared about the mission requirements. As long as they were told where to go, who to kill, and how much the reward was, it would be fine.
The commander of the hundreds of thousands of players and the Sunil troops was Herlous. He was standing at the front, with Sehrinder and the other Sunil warriors behind him. Beside him was a portion of the Black Star officers, Aroshia, Ginette, Harmon, and the Volga brothers.
Han Xiao did not move together. He was supervising the construction of Base No. 3, guarding it strictly to prevent the construction team from cutting corners.
In order to let the huge army go underground, the Sunil troops had already widened the diameter of the underground cave. The dark cave entrance was like the mouth of the abyss.
Herlous turned around to face everyone and spoke. He used all his Pugilist energy, and his voice turned into a surging sound wave that spread to the entire army.
"Warriors of Sunil, our race has already suffered too much. The last enemy is underground. Only by getting rid of them can we end all of this and let Sunil walk toward a bright future. Therefore … my comrades, fight with all your might!"
The breathing of the Sunil soldiers became heavy. Everyone who was willing to become a soldier had long decided to give up their lives for their race. Now that they finally saw hope, everyone was filled with fighting spirit. The Subterranean Mutants instantly became their irreconcilable enemy.
"Let's go!"
Herlous took the lead and walked into the cave. The huge army followed behind him and entered the cave in a grandiose manner.
The long journey did not diminish the high morale of the Sunil soldiers. Many players were also affected by this atmosphere and felt that they were saving Sunil.
Finally, the vanguard troops arrived underground. They quickly took out all kinds of lighting equipment and lit up the dark underground world. Unexpectedly, the troops did not continue forward but stayed around the cave and started to build a camp.
Because the underground world was too big, there were quite a few nests nearby that could not be destroyed in a day. Therefore, their strategy was to build a camp in the underground world as a bridgehead and supply point, a place for the mercenaries and Sunil soldiers to rest.
After organizing the troops, Herlous turned on the life detection radar. With one look, he was shocked.
The first nest that they had explored the last time had lost all life signals!
This time, their target was the first nest. But now, the target was gone?
Herlous was shocked. He thought that the radar was broken.
Herlous instantly became alert. They did not know enough about the Subterranean Mutants. Abnormalities often meant danger.
This time, the troops behind entered one after another. Herlous quickly ordered them to stay put and pass the work of building the camp to the troops. He personally led the vanguard troops to the first nest.
The deeper they went, the more alert Herlous became. He was prepared to be attacked at any time. However, the journey was smooth, and he successfully reached the depths of the nest.
The Subterranean Mutants in the first nest seemed to have disappeared into thin air.
"Where did they go?"
Herlous could not figure it out, but he did not stop moving forward. Very soon, they arrived at the Prophecy Stone mine.
Seeing the situation of the mine, everyone was stunned.
The mine was actually empty. The mining traces were clearly left behind by the Subterranean Mutants. It was as if they had dug out all the Prophecy Stones.
Herlous hurriedly ordered his men to investigate the situation of the entire nest. Not long later, they finally concluded that the Subterranean Mutants of this tribe had left the nest with the Prophecy Stones.
"Why did this happen? The other nests clearly did not change, but the nest that we explored the last time disappeared … "
Herlous' eyes widened. He suddenly realized that it was because of their appearance that the Subterranean Mutants moved on their own accord.
The intelligence of the Subterranean Mutants was beyond his imagination.
Furthermore, there were tens of millions of Subterranean Mutants, and they were all gone in just a few days. The efficiency of this race was too scary!
"What should we do now?"
Everyone looked at each other. They had come here with high fighting spirit, only to find that the enemy had disappeared. They felt as if they had punched cotton. Their hearts were empty and full of disappointment.
Herlous hesitated for a moment before saying, "Let's set up camp first. The situation here is beyond our expectations. I have to report this to the upper echelons."
…
"What? The Subterranean Mutants have displayed astonishing intelligence?"
The Sunil upper echelon, Otis, received Herlous' reply and gasped in shock.
The Prophecy Stones were something that the Sunils had to destroy. They had thought that the Subterranean Mutants were restricted to the vicinity of the mine, but they had not expected the Subterranean Mutants to dig out the Prophecy Stones and move around.
Although the mine was gone, the Prophecy Stones produced by this mine were still there. They were even moving around with the Subterranean Mutants, increasing the difficulty of the mission.
Furthermore, the potential that the Subterranean Mutants had displayed had already set off alarm bells in Otis' heart.
"In the future, the Subterranean Mutants will definitely grow into a new intelligent race and become a new civilization. They will compete with us for the resources of this planet … We have to kill them while they are still in their infancy!"
Otis clenched his fists.
…
"Huh? They ran away with the Prophecy Stones? What kind of operation is this? "
Han Xiao also received the report and had a thoughtful expression.
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