Galaxy Calendar, Year 704, 17th of July.
Black Star Corps Headquarters.
Dang dang dang …
In the bright alloy corridor, a tall silhouette with long hair down to her waist was walking leisurely. Her alloy combat boots made sonorous footsteps as they stepped on the ground. She was wearing a female light armor type mech with purple edges that only covered her vital parts. It was lined with a pitch-black high-strength nanofiber technology bodysuit that showed off her graceful figure. Her waist twisted as she walked. The surface of the black bodysuit gradually lit up with blue-green matrix patterns following the movement of her muscles. The patterns were especially dense around her waist.
A few soldiers of the Black Star Army walked out from the corner, wearing the same Black Star standard armor. When they saw this woman from afar, their faces turned solemn, and they stood up straight to salute her.
"Your Excellency Chief Administrative Officer."
Her footsteps paused, and a polite smile appeared on her beautiful face. It was like a hundred flowers blooming, radiating light in all directions, making the hearts of the few people palpitate. After she walked far away, the few of them came back to their senses.
"So beautiful, as expected of the number one beauty of the Black Star Corps …"
"If only she would like me."
"Dream on. Her Excellency Sylvia is a Calamity Grade Super and the Chief Apprentice of the Army Commander. How could she like you?"
The ears of the woman who had walked far away moved slightly. Hearing their conversation, a look of helplessness appeared in her eyes.
It was Sylvia.
Over the past seven years, she had worked hard to cultivate (struggling to survive). After many hardships (suffering), the potential hidden deep in her genes had been squeezed out, and she had finally achieved what she should have achieved in Version 3.0 of his previous life, stepping into the Calamity Grade!
With her strength and fame, she became the Chief Administrative Officer of the Black Star Corps. At the same time, she could also say that she was the Chief Apprentice of the Black Star Corps. Others would no longer joke about this title and would acknowledge it.
A Calamity Grade Super had a long lifespan, and the seven years had carved out a beautiful face for Sylvia. She had completely matured. Her long hair fluttered in the wind, and she was a natural beauty that could score 9.5 out of 10. She was beautiful, strong, and had a high status. Sylvia was sought after by many men in the Black Star Corps. In terms of popularity, among all the officers, her popularity in the Black Star Corps was only second to Fu Ding.
Sylvia walked all the way to the platform at the top of the base. This was the highest altitude of the Black Star headquarters, and it was surrounded by the starry space. When she raised her head, she could see Planet Golden Gate right in front of her. It was as though there was a massive planet hanging upside down in the sky, occupying a large portion of the sky.
At this moment, many officers were standing on the platform, and they all turned to look at her. Sylvia glanced around. Basically, all the core members of the army with important positions were here. Vice Captain Lagi, Logistics Manager Reynold, Fleet Commander Herlous, Head of Culture Instructor Rossellin, and so on. There were more than twenty of them, including fifteen Calamity Grade Supers!
"Everyone's here. How's the preparation I asked you to do?"
A deep male voice sounded. Sylvia looked over and saw a tall figure standing at the edge of the platform. He was wearing a special black suit made of nano materials, and his back was facing everyone. He was looking up at Planet Golden Gate. It was Han Xiao.
"According to your instructions, everything is ready." Sylvia nodded.
"Very good."
Upon hearing that, Han Xiao turned around. His expression was calm, but there was a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
Compared to seven years ago, his appearance had not changed much, and he still looked young. However, he had lived for seven years, and he was already a man in his forties. The wrinkles were not carved on his face but on his heart. Although he was still as handsome as before, his temperament had become more mature and mature.
The officers present had a deep understanding of his changes. If the Han Xiao from seven years ago was like a ferocious tiger with a threatening aura, after seven years of settling down, his reputation had already stabilized. At this moment, the feeling that the Han Xiao gave them was like that of a majestic lion. Just looking at him was enough to make everyone other than Lagi feel pressured.
Today was the opening day of Version 3.0, and Han Xiao had been waiting for this day for a very long time.
"It's been ten years …"
Han Xiao sighed in his heart. To the players, this was just a background introduction, but he had indeed lived through these ten years. For the opening day of the new version, he had made many preparations in advance. At this moment, the officers present were there to personally report the progress of these preparations. However, they were only following Han Xiao's instructions and did not know the reason.
The events of Version 3.0 this time were quite different from the original storyline in Han Xiao's previous life.
In the past seven years, the secret war had become more and more intense. Due to Han Xiao's actions, Klent was not as strong as in the original storyline, and Section Zero and Bloodshed Land were not as passive as before. Both sides had entered the most intense phase in advance. The battlefield was not just West Wind, Kaya, and Chaida; two new Star Systems were affected by the flames of war.
The secret war was one of the Main Storyline Missions of Version 3.0 in the Shattered Star Ring. Due to Han Xiao's participation, the secret war was more complicated than in Han Xiao's previous life, and there were more organizations secretly participating in the war. When the players returned, the secret war that had been modified by Han Xiao would be one of the Main Storyline Missions of Version 3.0!
In the past seven years, the business structure of the Black Star Corps had stabilized, and they had successfully gained a foothold in the various Star Systems. Their forces were spread all over the Colton Star Cluster, and they had more than five hundred satellite bases, three hundred thousand battleships, more than a hundred million members, and more than ten billion assets. They were already a colossal force!
With such a huge scale, it was more than enough to support more than a million players. Furthermore, Version 3.0 was the peak period for new players, and with the good results of the second Galaxy Pro League, there would definitely be more new players in China. The Black Star Corps had more than enough ability to nurture a large number of new players.
The seven years of war had provided Han Xiao with an endless amount of experience, allowing him to reach level 211. It was indeed a little difficult for the experience level of Version 2.0 to provide for him to level up at such a late stage.
The return of the players in Version 3.0 was another opportunity for him to level up quickly, and Han Xiao had been waiting anxiously. He had taken out more than a hundred missions in the past seven years and accumulated a batch of Mission Completion Cards, all for the sake of leveling up.
Han Xiao's preparation in the past seven years was equivalent to sharpening his scythe.
It could be said that everything was ready, and he only lacked leeks!
Version 3.0 activated!
Retrieving data … Retrieving data complete!
Player forums opened!
Welcome to 'Galaxy' Version 3.0 — [Crimson Tide]!
It had finally begun!
In Version 3.0, the strength of the players would change from quantity to quality. The difference between a million Grade C Supers and a million Grade B Supers was like heaven and earth!
This version is the era where the Black Star Corps will truly rise!
Han Xiao's eyes sparkled, and a smile appeared on his face. He turned around and waved his hands.
"Send out all the spaceships."
…
At the same time, on Planet Golden Gate …
Due to the relocation of the Black Star Corps headquarters, the Black Star Base No.1 on Planet Golden Gate had been modified into a base on the surface. There were not many people guarding the base, and it was extremely empty.
All of a sudden, countless white lights flashed, and the figures of the players appeared one after another. The empty base instantly became crowded, and the quiet base suddenly became lively.
"Haha, we can finally go online!"
"The new version lei lei lei."
"Crimson Tide? Why is the name of this version so weird? You're done for. "
We can't even take off our pants? Bad review! "A male player was enraged.
"Wow, it's already the third version, and the Pants Stripping Gang is still alive?" The person beside him was shocked.
"The Pants Stripping Gang has always been guarding the base and has never left …"
"Long Sky is awesome! Hao Tian is awesome! "There were also people who were still immersed in the second Galaxy Pro League that had just ended.
In the base, more than a hundred thousand players were in high spirits, and it was as noisy as a market.
Before the version update, all the players had gathered in the various bases to go offline. Base No.1 had the most players, and there were more than a hundred thousand of them.
Mad Blade was the first to go online. After the end of the second Galaxy Pro League, he had a good time to relax. As a professional player, he could not fall behind during the opening of the new version. Thus, all the professional players went online as soon as possible.
Mad Blade, Hao Tian, King Admiral, Li Ge, and the others went online at Base No.1 and gathered together. The habit of the professional players was to check the changes on the interface first.
"There are no changes to the attributes and skills, but the level cap has increased. Looks like the level cap in Version 3.0 is 120," Hao Tian said with a deep voice.
"The Faction Faction is still there.
That's great. The Black Star Corps is still alive. "Mad Blade heaved a sigh of relief, and so did the others.
The Black Star Corps was still around, which meant that the Faction Contribution Points they had accumulated in the previous version would not go to waste. Their efforts were not wasted.
After quickly checking their attributes, the professional players were relieved. At this time, the other players were almost done with their excitement, and they started to get down to business.
The players had gone through two versions of the game and now had experience. When the new version was released, the most important thing was to find out what had changed in the world.
Including the professional players, all the players in the base took out their communicators and opened the calendar to see how long it had been since the new version was released.
When they saw the date, everyone was shocked.
"What the f * ck? A whole ten years?"
"That's way too long. Did the NPCs in the previous version forget about us?"
"I remember that Version 1.0 and Version 2.0 were only about a year apart. How did it suddenly increase tenfold?"
"So terrifying, so terrifying …"
"Could it be related to the main storyline of this version? It took ten years to form the main storyline. I remember that before the update, there was a video by Pork Bun where Black Star personally revealed the existence of the Red Empire. Pork Bun analyzed that Version 3.0 was very likely related to the Red Empire. Could that be how the name 'Red Tide' came about?"
A full ten years had passed since the previous version. This discovery shocked the players completely. This was the longest time span for an update!
Everyone was talking among themselves. At the same time, they looked around the base, wanting to see what had changed in the base after ten years.
Very soon, everyone noticed that something was wrong. In the previous version, this base was the headquarters of the Black Star Corps. There were many mercenary NPCs coming and going, but now it was deserted. Not a single NPC could be seen. It was as if the building was empty.
"Could something have happened to the Black Star Corps?" Someone opened the interface of the Mercenary Alliance, only to find that the Black Star Corps' mercenary resume had disappeared. The Black Star Corps could not be found in the search engine.
Then, everyone wanted to open the sub-program of the Black Star Corps, but a prompt appeared. "The version is too old. Insufficient permissions. Please refresh the registration information."
In the past ten years, Philip's sub-program had been updated countless times. The players' sub-program could no longer be used. They had to obtain the authorization of the Black Star Corps and register again before they could use it.
This discovery spread like wildfire, and many people's hearts were in suspense.
Almost all of the Chinese players were in the Black Star Corps, and the Black Star Corps had already become their own faction. The players were eager to know what had happened to the Black Star Corps when they weren't around.
"Let's go out and take a look." Mad Blade was the most anxious. He hurriedly walked out of the base, and the professional players followed behind him.
With someone taking the lead, the hundreds of thousands of players walked out of the base. When they left the base, they realized that there were no obstructions along the way.
After walking out of the base, the players turned around to take a look. They realized that Base No.1 had shrunk significantly, as though it had been modified. Many areas had been demolished, and it appeared to be in a state of decline. When Mad Blade and the others saw this, their hearts couldn't help but skip a beat.
Outside the base was a street in a certain city on Planet Golden Gate. The warm orange light shone on the buildings, leaving behind a dusk-like glow. The streets were filled with players, and many of them had no choice but to activate their mechanical suits and fly into the air to look for NPCs and ask for clues.
Not far away, there were many pedestrians from Godora. Mad Blade, Hao Tian, and the others took the lead and rushed over to grab one of the pedestrians.
"Hey, what are you guys doing?" The pedestrian had a frightened look on his face.
"Don't be afraid, we just want to ask you some questions," Mad Blade hurriedly said.
The pedestrian nodded his head timidly. Suddenly, he saw the Black Star logo on Mad Blade's mechanical suits, and his face changed. "You guys are from the Black Star Corps?"
Everyone was elated. After ten years, this person still knew about the Black Star Corps. They had a chance!
Mad Blade hurriedly pointed at Base No.1 and asked, "Yes, is that the headquarters of the Black Star Corps?"
"If you guys are from the Black Star Corps, why are you asking me?" The pedestrian was puzzled, but he still answered honestly. "That place is no longer the headquarters of the Black Star Corps."
"Then, where is the headquarters of the Black Star Corps now?" Mad Blade asked impatiently.
The pedestrian pointed above his head and shrugged. "There, isn't that it?"
In the sky?
Mad Blade, Hao Tian, and the others looked up in confusion. Their faces froze, and their mouths opened wider and wider.
Gradually, more and more players looked up at the sky. It was as though they had been immobilized. Their mouths were wide open, and they looked up at the sky like tortoises.
What entered the eyes of all the players was a gigantic metallic planet floating in the outer space of Planet Golden Gate. It occupied half of the sky, and it looked as though it would fall to the ground at any moment!
There was no need to look for it. With such a huge planet right in front of them, it was impossible to pretend that they didn't see it.
This planet-sized fortress was the headquarters of the Black Star Corps?
More than a hundred thousand players looked up at the sky, and they were all dumbfounded!
In Version 2.0, the headquarters of the Black Star Corps was just a base. After ten years, the army had a planet-sized fortress that wasn't much smaller than Planet Golden Gate as its headquarters?
What had the Black Star Corps experienced in the past ten years?
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