"Oh my god, such a big thing is the headquarters. How much is it worth?!"
"The Black Star Corps won't rule the Garton Star System, right?"
Just as more than a hundred thousand players were looking up at the sky with a dumbfounded expression, everyone's interface vibrated as they received a message at the same time.
Frenzied Sword came back to his senses and hurriedly opened the interface to look at the notification. A look of surprise instantly appeared on his face.
[Ten Years] First Chain
Mission Requirements: Head to the nearest Black Star Corps satellite fortress.
Reward: 15000 EXP, + 300 Black Star Corps Favorability.
This mission is a chain mission.
Han Xiao had been observing when the players would come online. This was the mission that he had issued to all the players through the faction interface. It was to guide the players and guide them to understand the new version of the spaceship, so that they would not be confused and run around.
Han Xiao's wording was very formal, making it look like a newbie mission in the new version. Anyway, in the eyes of the players, all the missions were issued through the interface.
The players had just entered the new version and were eager to understand the changes in the environment. This mission suddenly became the light in the darkness, like a carrot dangling in front of a donkey. It made their hearts itch, and it attracted the attention of all the players.
"This is a guide mission in the new version. Just follow along and you will know how the storyline develops. Trust me, it will not be wrong," Pork Bun said confidently.
"It's actually a guide mission for the Black Star Corps …" Mad Blade's eyes sparkled. "This must be hinting that the Black Star Corps will play an important role in the storyline of Version 3.0!"
No one rejected the guidance mission of this version's storyline. Many players already had a goal in mind. Next, they just had to go to the dock, take the spaceship, and board the huge planet fortress in the sky.
Just as everyone was thinking this, dozens of black dots the size of sesame seeds suddenly appeared in the direction of the Black Star Corps headquarters. They descended at a speed visible to the naked eye and rapidly enlarged. Surprisingly, they were a fleet with the Black Star logo floating above the heads of more than a hundred thousand players. The stable anti-gravity devices did not cause any strong winds.
Many of the players present were stunned. At this time, the bellies of the dozens of warships opened up and released traction beams toward the ground. At the same time, the people on the warships spoke through special loudspeakers. Their voices echoed throughout the sky of the entire city.
"All Black Star Corps members, please board the ship. I repeat, all Black Star Corps members, please board the ship."
These were the spaceships that Han Xiao had sent out to pick up the players. The players present did not expect the Black Star Corps to send someone to pick them up, and they were shocked.
This was Godora's planet, and they actually made such a big fuss and did not hesitate to affect the entire city. Was the Black Star Corps so grand now?
All sorts of signs indicated that the Black Star Corps in their minds was no longer the same as before. Many of the players could not wait to find out what had happened to the Black Star Corps ten years later.
Everyone boarded the spaceship one after another. Only then did the fleet close the bellies of the spaceship and turn back.
After boarding the spaceship, the players began to move. They all wanted to find the NPCs on the spaceship to ask for information. However, the journey from Planet Golden Gate to the headquarters was too short, and they would arrive in less than half a minute. Thus, the players who wanted to ask for information could only give up.
The Black Star Corps headquarters in the porthole continued to enlarge. As they got closer, they could finally see the details of the satellite fortress. The surface of the fortress was filled with defensive measures and all sorts of strange devices. There were even some players who saw thrusters. Rather than calling it a satellite fortress, it was more accurate to call it a satellite warship!
The professional players gathered together and looked through the porthole. Mad Blade could not help but click his tongue. "This thing looks so powerful. Compared to a fortress, it looks more like a weapon."
"I remember that in the previous version, a flagship that was over ten thousand meters long was already very terrifying. Who would have thought that an even more shocking galactic weapon would appear in the new version? I don't remember seeing such a thing in the previous version," Hao Tian said.
"I wonder if it was created by Black Star …" Maple Moon was curious.
Very quickly, the fleet entered the spaceport. More than a hundred thousand players swarmed out of the spaceport and occupied a large area. They looked around and curiously observed their surroundings.
The moment they arrived, the players could finally feel the bustling atmosphere. NPCs with names on them came and went, and they were all army members with the Black Star insignia on them. It was many times livelier than the base on the surface.
"Is this the new headquarters? Are there no NPCs here to welcome us? "
"What should we do next?"
Just when the players were hesitating, the interface changed once again. The first round of [Ten Years] had been completed, and Han Xiao immediately released the second round of the mission.
[Second Round]
Mission Introduction: In the past ten years, the situation in Galaxy has changed tremendously. You need to study the deeds of the Black Star Corps in the past ten years.
Mission Requirements: Update and activate the internal program of the Black Star Corps. Watch the video [History of the Black Star Corps (Required)]
Reward: 25000 EXP, + 500 Black Star Corps Favorability
Han Xiao had been secretly observing the movements of the players in the base. He did not need to show himself and could guide the players remotely in the form of a mission. It was even more natural and stealthy.
"That's right. This is definitely the background introduction of the new version!"
"I knew it. There will definitely be a version hint, just like in Version 2.0."
"How convenient. I thought I would have to find the clues myself."
Mad Blade's eyes sparkled. He was just thinking about how to find out what happened during the version update, and he did not expect this guidance mission to directly reveal the information that they wanted to know the most.
The mission requirement was to update the internal program, which was the Philip subroutine. This was installed by all the members of the Black Star Corps. It had functions such as checking one's resume in the army, checking one's accumulated merits, browsing the faction store, and summoning airdrop supplies.
More than a hundred thousand players took out their communicators and opened the subroutine. This time, there was finally a response. Philip's virtual image turned into a 3D projection and floated above the screens of the communicators.
"Checking coordinates … coordinates confirmed. You are in the Black Star Corps base. Permission has been unfrozen. You have obtained permission to update the database. Please scan for verification. Hum …"
Before the version update, the Philip subroutine did not support the 3D projection function. The players could only tease Philip verbally. However, at this time, Philip already had a virtual image. It was a little boy the size of a finger and looked as cute as a girl.
Many female players' eyes turned into sparkling stars, and they could not help but touch Philip with their fingers. Although they did not feel like touching a real thing, Philip felt like he was being poked in the face. He covered his face with tears, and his innocent eyes seemed to be saying that it hurt. His 3D projection had a virtual sensing function.
At this moment, a large number of female players, including Maple Moon, were instantly captivated by Philip.
"Wow, how can he be so cute?"
"Sh * t, this is the feeling of giving birth!"
"He's so cute that my heart is about to melt …"
"Cute, I miss you."
Hao Tian squeezed Philip's head and crushed it into a pile of light. The next moment, it turned back into a 3D projection and shivered in the corner of the screen. Hao Tian thought about it and said, "There is no damage information. Looks like he can't be used as a pet."
"… Are you the devil?"
Frenzied Sword's mouth twitched as he watched.
Everyone teased Philip for a while before Philip notified them that the update was complete. The players then opened the internal program, and Philip returned to the screen.
"Permission reactivation complete. Welcome back to the Black Star Corps. Please watch the next lesson."
A ray of light shot out from every player's communicator, forming a virtual 3D screen that started to play a video. The title was' The History of the Black Star Corps'. This was the lesson that the mission required them to watch.
After Han Xiao set up the reactivation program, the lesson would be played automatically. Not only the players, but every member of the Black Star Corps also had to watch this lesson. It was a teaching material used to establish the culture of the Black Star Corps, and the creator was Rossellin.
In his previous life, the players basically had to dig up the background of the version updates themselves, which was very inefficient. Thus, Han Xiao decided to make use of his advantage and use this method to directly tell the players the history of the version updates so that they could understand the situation as soon as possible. This would save them a lot of trouble and also increase the players' sense of belonging to the Black Star Army.
The players' spirits were lifted. They wanted to know what the Black Star Corps had become. They all quieted down and stared at their respective virtual screens with full concentration.
"The Black Star Corps was established in 688 of the Galaxy Calendar. It has been seventeen years since it was established. It was once known as the Black Star Mercenary, and the founder was [Black Star] Han Xiao …" Rossellin's voice sounded. The screen showed the dark silhouette of the Black Star standing at the front with officers standing behind him.
Just at the beginning, Bun-Hit-Dog's eyes lit up. "It feels like a blockbuster …"
After talking about the founding time and leader, Rossellin changed the topic and directly introduced the scale of the Black Star Corps.
The screen showed the 2D star map of the Garton Star System. The top left corner showed the year 688, which was when the Black Star Mercenary was first established. In the vast star map, an extremely small green dot represented the power of the Black Star Mercenary at that time.
Then, the time in the top left corner started to roll slowly. The small green dot moved around and finally found its base. It started to expand into a small irregular green area. As time passed, it slowly expanded. This way, it showed the development of the Black Star Corps.
Not only were the hundred thousand players at the headquarters watching, but the players in the other bases were also watching the lesson. These were the changes that the players had experienced in Version 1.0 and Version 2.0. Now that it was shown in this way, everyone was watching with great interest.
As the green area slowly expanded in the Garton Star System, the time in the top left corner finally reached ten years ago. It was the time before the version update.
All the players focused. From now on, it would be ten years that they had not experienced. It would be a change that they did not know about.
At this time, the perspective of the video suddenly zoomed out. It expanded from the Garton Star System to the entire Colton Star Cluster. The star map was instantly magnified hundreds of times!
At the same time, the green area that was originally limited to the Garton Star System expanded to more than half of the Colton Star Cluster!
All the players present were stunned.
As the date in the top left corner jumped, the area of influence expanded crazily. If the expansion speed of the Black Star Corps in Version 2.0 was like running, then ten years after the version update, the expansion speed was like sitting on a fighter jet!
The date finally reached Year 705. Ninety percent of the entire Colton Star Cluster was green.
At this time, Rossellin's background voice sounded.
"Now, the Black Star Corps has completed its transformation. Its branches are all over the Colton Star Cluster, and its business includes war, planet mining, and all kinds of mercenaries. At the same time, it is a long-term ally of the Amethyst Civilization, the ruler of Colton. It is a partner of dozens of Star System civilizations, and it has almost twenty Calamity Grade Supers under its command. It has hundreds of thousands of battleships and the mining rights of hundreds of resource planets. It is already one of the top large armed organizations in the Shattered Star Ring."
Mad Blade and Pork Bun had their mouths wide open. All the players around had the same expression as them. They were completely dumbfounded!
Originally, when he saw the army headquarters, Mad Blade had already tried his best to overestimate the strength of the Black Star Corps after ten years. However, he did not expect that he had still underestimated the Black Star Corps. His imagination had limited him.
This feeling was as if the village factory that he worked for had suddenly become one of the top five hundred companies in the world after a night's sleep!
How is it that the moment I turn my head, you're already in the sky?
Everyone was extremely curious about the Black Star Army's deeds in the past ten years. They could not wait to skip to the end of the video. Just what happened when they were not around that allowed the Black Star Army to become a Star Cluster level organization?
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