Colton Star Cluster, Controversial Land — Hyde Star System.
The six Star System civilizations, including the Godora Civilization, all wanted to occupy the Hyde Star System. They had garrisoned troops in the areas they controlled and were in a stalemate.
Outside the military area of the six civilizations, the Hyde Star System was sparsely populated with transit stations that served the Galactic Travelers. Due to the vague jurisdiction of the Hyde Star System, these transit stations became the gaps between the gray areas. Not only were there scavengers, space pirates, and wanted criminals, even the garrison officers of the six civilizations would occasionally come to the transit stations to enjoy themselves. They did not interfere with each other.
Planet Orange Transit Station was such a gray area. At this moment, there was a group of players moving around.
Hao Tian, Sleepy Winter, Twinkle Fried Rice, and the others walked on the dirty and noisy streets. There were more than ten people in the group. Some of them were professional players from the Long Sky Club, while the others were players from the Rivervale Club. Mad Blade and Angry Sword were moving together with Long Sky.
Both parties had accepted the same hidden chain mission, and the last part of the mission was at Planet Orange Transit Station. Mad Blade and Hao Tian were good friends, so the two teams moved together.
Two years had passed in the game. Due to Mad Blade's outstanding performance in the first season of the Pro League, the Rivervale Club had formed a new team with him as the core. Mad Blade's teammates were mostly new, and they were still in the adjustment period.
Preparations for the second Galaxy Pro League had begun long ago. During this period of time, they had been warming up. The Galaxy Times had revealed that there would be new changes to the competition format this time. The competition would officially begin after a while, and all the teams were preparing in full swing.
More than a year ago, the players from the other novice planets had finally stepped into the galaxy. The professional players had already reached level 90, and their skills, equipment, talents, and special items were all the focus of the professional players during the preparation period.
The cooperation between Long Sky and Rivervale was for the reward of the hidden mission.
As the core of the team, Mad Blade was under a lot of pressure. He wanted to obtain good results to prove himself and not disappoint the club, so he would not let go of any opportunity.
"Captain, the person we are looking for is hiding on this planet. How do we find him?" Evil Sword asked Mad Blade.
Evil Sword was Frenzied Sword's teammate, and he was a talented newbie. In the entire Rivervale team, only Evil Sword's skills were outstanding, and he could barely serve as Frenzied Sword's right-hand man. As for the other teammates, in Frenzied Sword's eyes, they were just ordinary blue-collar workers.
"The last part of the mission is definitely going to be very difficult. The mission hint is for us to look for clues on our own. Based on experience, entertainment venues in grey areas like this will have a lot of information circulating. We can start from there," Mad Blade said.
At this time, Hao Tian, the captain of Long Sky, spoke in a low voice.
"We'll talk about that later. Let's worry about our safety first."
Hearing this, everyone looked around. Pedestrians wearing all kinds of crude combat suits were staring at them. Their faces were ferocious, and their eyes were malicious. They kept glancing at the exquisite combat armor and weapons on the players, as if they wanted to rob them.
In the vision of Hao Tian, Mad Blade, and the other players, most of the pedestrians had red names, which meant that they were enemies. The rest had neutral yellow names, and there was not a single green name to be seen.
"Galactic pirates or scavengers, huh?"
Everyone's expression did not change. They were already used to fighting monsters. As Black Star's mercenaries, they had killed countless galactic pirates in the past two years.
Bright yellow Mechanical Force flashed all over Mad Blade's body. A helmet appeared and covered his head. His armor started to change shape, and various structures appeared. It turned into a blue and yellow heavy armor that looked like a luxurious knight's heavy armor.
This was a weakened version of the Commander Class armor called [Mountain]. It was a rare Pink equipment, and the guild had spent a lot of money to order it from Han Xiao. At the current level of the players, [Mountain] was one of the best equipment at the pinnacle.
Then, he took off the long box on his back and activated it with Mechanical Force. The box quickly changed shape and turned into a long-handled heavy melee weapon with an axe and a cannon. This was an improved version of the slash cannon, and its size was close to half the size of a person.
The others all started to enter battle mode. They had all sorts of equipment, and the worst equipment they had was Purple. The club guilds served the professional players, and they used the guild to support their teams. Naturally, they did not lack money, and their equipment level had always been the best among the players. It was normal for them to attract the attention of the galactic pirates.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and both sides faced each other.
This group of galactic pirates laughed. Just as they were about to attack, a member's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly shouted, "Stop, don't attack! They are all Black Star's men! "
As soon as he said that, the ferocious expressions of the galactic pirates suddenly disappeared, and their expressions changed. They wanted to charge forward a second ago, but the next moment, they hurriedly retreated and opened up a distance. They then carefully looked at the armor of the players, and their eyes slowly widened.
In the hidden areas of the players' armor and weapons, there was the same symbol. It was a round black circle with a white outline. Four straight rays were distributed in the shape of a cross, separated by a small distance from the circle, representing the light rays. It looked like a black star emitting light.
None of the galactic pirates present did not know what this symbol represented.
This was the symbol of the Black Star Corps!
All the galactic pirates showed fear and hesitation, not daring to attack.
This time, a powerful voice sounded from the other end of the street.
"Humph, it seems to be very lively here."
Everyone turned around and saw a few officers wearing Godora uniforms slowly walking over. Their cold gazes swept past all the galactic pirates.
In the eyes of the players, the Godora officers who suddenly appeared were the only group of friendly characters with green names.
"Friends from the Black Star Corps, do you need help?"
The leading Godora officer twisted his neck, and his expression was cold.
The previously ferocious galactic pirates instantly turned into trembling little rabbits. In the Hyde Star System, there was an iron law that could not be broken, and that was that no one could attack the officers of the six civilizations. Otherwise, the garrison would not mind clearing out the gray areas.
The entire Colton Star Cluster knew that the Black Star Corps and Godora were on the same side, and the galactic pirates were extremely regretful. They had kicked an iron plate that they could not afford to offend.
"Run!"
The galactic pirates scattered like the stars in the sky.
The players seemed to be used to this scene and kept their weapons. They did not waste any time chasing after this group of small monsters.
When the Godora officers saw this, they did not make a move. They nodded at the players and turned around to leave. The intention of these officers was very simple. It was purely because they saw the Black Star Corps, so they came over to help.
The two factions were allies, and the Black Star Corps was the recipient of the highest honor in Godora. As a member of the Black Star Corps, he would receive extra help wherever there were Godora people. The Black Star Network that the players joked about gradually became a reality.
…
The two galactic pirates, one tall and one short, ran very far away. They turned around and confirmed that no one was chasing them before they dared to stop and rest. They held onto their knees and panted.
"Huff … I thought we were dead for sure. Luckily, they did not chase after us." The shorter galactic pirate wiped his cold sweat.
The taller galactic pirate nodded repeatedly. He had a look of relief on his face.
Currently, in the few Star Systems around the Garton Star System, other than those Star System level civilizations, no one dared to provoke the Black Star Corps.
"Luckily, we are only a small gang and do not have a bounty. If not, we would be in trouble." The shorter galactic pirate's chest heaved up and down.
"We should be thankful that we do not have the qualifications to be wanted." The taller galactic pirate laughed bitterly. He did not know whether he should be happy or not.
Among the galactic pirates, there was a saying that it was better to meet the Dragon Emperor than to meet the Black Star!
The Black Star Corps had risen at an astonishing speed in the past two years. One of the reasons was that they had taken on the role of galactic pirate hunter. Around the Garton Star System, all the galactic pirate gangs that were not small were the prey of the Black Star Corps. They were wiped out one after another, and all their battleships were seized. Conservatively speaking, at least four hundred battleships were seized by the Black Star Corps.
The galactic pirates in the surrounding Star Systems felt threatened. A portion of the large galactic pirate gangs joined forces to assassinate the Black Star in order to protect themselves. However, they did not expect to be ambushed instead. The Black Star seemed to have predicted the enemy's intentions. Millions of mercenaries entered the battle, and the scene was shocking. In the end, the galactic pirate gangs that joined forces were wiped out.
Although many large galactic pirates were captured, most of them were hidden by the Black Star. Only a small portion of them were taken out to exchange for the bounty. All of them had been ravaged and abused by the Black Star. It was said that once, when the Black Star took a captive to exchange for the bounty, the staff in the office could not recognize that the captive was the wanted target. It was as though they were two different people.
After the news spread, countless galactic pirates were terrified. They all thought that the Black Star had some special fetish for galactic pirates. The Black Star instantly became a hundred times more ferocious in their eyes. The saying, "It's better to meet the Dragon Emperor than to meet the Black Star" started to spread, and it was strongly agreed by the majority of galactic pirates.
The Dragon Emperor Ames was neutral, but her Field Team was against galactic pirates. They would rather fall into the hands of the Ames than to fall into the hands of the Black Star.
Therefore, the galactic pirate gangs near the Garton Star System all fled. The security of the few Star Systems became unprecedentedly good, and now, only small galactic pirates were left.
"Who would have thought that the Black Star's people would appear here? Is it not enough that the Black Star Corps monopolized the business of the Garton Star System? Is it that they want to expand to Hyde?"
"Who knows? This is not impossible. In the few Star Systems nearby, other than those Star System level civilizations, what other force would be willing to provoke the Black Star Corps? They already have the monopoly. "
The two of them panted for a while before continuing to run.
…
Mad Blade and Hao Tian searched for clues at the transit station. After a few hours, they finally pieced together the clues for the last part of the mission.
They came to a remote repair station. The mission target was a disabled repair worker with deep wrinkles. He had lost both of his hands and was using mechanical prosthetics to replace them. He was repairing a severely damaged communicator. His appearance and temperament were very ordinary.
However, in the information that the players had detected, this repair worker named 'Ronaldo' had the highest level of danger, which was' Extremely Fatal '. It was obvious that he was a guy who hid his strength well.
Hao Tian and Mad Blade exchanged glances and pushed Sleepy Winter forward. This guy had the highest Charisma attribute among them, so he was the most suitable to communicate with people.
Sleepy Winter took out the mission item and handed it over. He said in a friendly tone, "Hello, we were asked by someone to give this to you."
They had accepted a hidden mission and specially made a trip here to pass the mission item to Ronaldo. It was a letter.
Ronaldo raised his eyes and looked at them. He put down the machine in his hands and said calmly, "Who are you people?"
"We're from the Black Star Corps."
"Black Star Corps?"
Ronaldo's expression changed slightly, and he said with a deep voice, "I've heard of you guys. It's said that Black Star is a very strong Mechanic. Unfortunately, if it was a year ago and my hands were still intact, I would really like to spar with him."
Mad Blade and the others were shocked.
Han Xiao was a Grade A Super. Since this person dared to say that he wanted to spar with him, he should also be a Grade A Super. This hidden mission seemed to be a little unpredictable.
"Don't be in a hurry to leave. Let me see what's written in the letter."
Ronaldo lowered his head and opened the letter. It was filled with secret codes. He lived in seclusion there, and for some reason, he only used the primitive method of sending messages through letters.
The players waited for a while, and after Ronaldo finished reading the letter, he let out a sigh and lamented.
"A new storm is coming. Sigh, tell your employer that I've already retired and won't accept any recruitment. I only want to live here quietly. No matter what happens in the Shattered Star Ring, it won't affect me."
The players' interface notified them that the mission had changed to reporting to their employer. They would be able to receive their reward then. However, these professional players did not leave immediately. They were very sensitive to hidden storylines, and when they heard Ronaldo's words, they all realized that there was information that they could dig deeper.
"May I know what the storm you're talking about is?" Sleepy Winter asked.
Ronaldo looked at him and seemed to find Sleepy Winter more pleasing to the eye. He said, "Haven't you guys noticed? In the past two years, the situation in the Shattered Star Ring has become more and more turbulent. The seven Star Cluster civilizations have all been acting strangely. This is a strange sign. The vortex is slowly forming, and it's still in the brewing stage. When it surfaces, the entire Shattered Star Ring will be swept in, and no organization will be able to stay out of it."
Everyone was confused. Their range of activity was temporarily limited to the few Star Systems around Garton, so they did not have much experience with the turbulence in the Shattered Star Ring. After all, their main range of activity was not large enough.
There were also some players who explored new maps further away, such as to another Star Cluster. However, the time spent was not proportional to the rewards. Most of the time, they could only look at the scenery and make a wasted trip.
The galaxy was extremely vast, and just the Shattered Star Ring was already very large. Searching for missions alone was like searching for a needle in a haystack. On the other hand, there were countless missions in the Black Star Corps that one could choose from.
Sleepy Winter continued to ask, and Ronaldo said with a deep voice, "No one knows the goal of those Star Cluster civilizations, but this storm is not a coincidence. I'm guessing that there's a transcendental organization behind this change in the Shattered Star Ring."
"Transcendental organization? Is it one of those three Universal Civilizations that only appeared in the background story for the time being? Or is it someone else?" Everyone looked at each other and guessed softly.
The players did not know what had happened at the Tyrant's Party, so they naturally did not know the inside story. However, this did not stop Mad Blade, Hao Tian, and the others from guessing that this news might be related to the storyline of the next version.
After all, this was not the first time. In Version 1.0, Black Star had already revealed the Mutation Disaster in Version 2.0.
Everyone was overjoyed. Knowing the clues of the next version in advance might give them a huge advantage.
Right at this moment, Ronaldo suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, you guys are Black Star's subordinates. Help me pass something to him."
Everyone was stunned for a moment before nodding. This was clearly a new mission.
Following which, Ronaldo took out a pen and paper, wrote a series of galactic words on the paper, and passed it to everyone.
Sleepy Winter took it with suspicion, and the interface notified him that he had received a [List Full of Names].
"What is this?"
This time, it was Mad Blade who could not help but ask.
"This is a list …" Ronaldo's tone was heavy, as though he had thought of some bad memories. Grabbing the position of his broken arm, a look of anger and fear flashed across his face, and he added in a low voice, "A hunting list."
"Er, why do you want us to pass it to Black Star?"
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