After remembering Summer Night Flower's name, Han Xiao threw this matter to the back of his mind.
This was something that was bound to happen. After all, players were explorers, and there would always be people who yearned for novelty and the unknown. Since he could not stop it, he might as well let nature take its course.
Only after experiencing the elements would he know the value of a leek shed.
After looking at the forums for a while, the sofa beside him suddenly shook, and someone sat down. Han Xiao turned around and saw that it was Reynold.
"Not playing cards anymore?"
"Lagi dragged Fu Ding over to play. What's there to play?" Reynold cursed with an expressionless face.
Han Xiao chuckled, looked at Reynold, and casually asked, "Do you have any wishes recently? You must tell me."
"No."
"Think about it carefully. Don't be afraid of troubling me. If there's anything, you must tell me …"
Reynold had a weird expression. "Why do you ask me this question every one or two months?"
"I'm just being considerate toward my subordinates …" Han Xiao coughed. For the sake of Reynold's Perfect Mechanical Sense, he would ask Reynold every once in a while and try to trigger missions.
However, ever since saving Rossellin, Reynold had not given him any more missions, which made him feel very tired. If this continued, when would he have a chance to obtain Perfect Mechanical Sense?
Should I secretly find some people to kidnap Rossellin and wait for Reynold to beg me to save her? Coincidentally, there are talents in this area in Happy Hut … Han Xiao's eyes spun.
"Your Excellency Black Star, how long do you think this war will last?" Reynold suddenly asked.
Han Xiao thought for a while and said, "To me, war is an opportunity. As long as there are benefits, the longer the war, the better. However, compared to the Galactic Civilization Wars, the scale of the secret war can only be considered average. As long as the Red Empire and the Radiant Federation end their negotiations, Klent will withdraw their troops. Hmm … according to my sources, the two Universal Civilizations will probably stop their negotiations in a few years."
Reynold shook his head. "Based on the current situation, Klent's plan has already succeeded by more than half. When the Red Empire gets what they want, they will help Klent redivide the Sol Cluster and include the few Star Systems occupied by Bloodshed Land into the Sol Cluster territory. Purple Crystal will definitely not have anyone to help them."
"That's right. A civilization that wants to remain independent will have to endure this." Han Xiao did not comment. He had some thoughts, but there was no need to tell Reynold. He paused for a while and said, "However, even if the secret war ends, the Crimson Tide will not disappear in a short time. It's like throwing a stone into water. While the water splashes, it will also form ripples that will continue to expand and will not disappear in a short time."
Countless civilizations and forces in the universe had their own interests. Like a pile of matches that could be ignited at any moment, the red tide was like a spark that ignited their dormant desires. Once the valve that controlled the desires was opened, it would not be closed so easily.
"Purple Crystal also knows that we cannot let Bloodshed Land occupy so many Star Systems. This battle is a large-scale counterattack. The goal is to completely eliminate all of Bloodshed Land's strongholds in the Kant Star System and take back control of an entire Star System. This is the largest military operation Purple Crystal has undertaken since the secret war started."
Han Xiao's tone was solemn.
In two days, the Black Star Corps would officially set off and meet up with the other members of Section Zero. They would head to the Kant Star System together.
This time, he was prepared to give the players ample opportunity to showcase their abilities and leave all the dirty and dangerous work to the players. The main reason was to nurture the players and let them do more battle missions to earn more points.
In any case, the players would not die. If they did not go to hell, who would?
Furthermore, if the game was more thrilling, the gaming experience would definitely be better. If the players did not die, they would feel bored instead.
…
Summer Night Flower stared at the players' forums without blinking, paying attention to the replies in his post. The majority of the replies made his expression turn ugly.
This post was a plot clue that he had thought of with much difficulty, and Summer Night Flower was very pleased with it. The way he saw it, it would definitely wake up many confused players and lead them onto the right path, earning their respect.
However, the response of the post was the exact opposite of what he had imagined. The players had already acknowledged the Black Star Army, and most of them were mocking him, calling his train of thought completely worthless, calling it a wild guess. This made Summer Night Flower extremely angry, as though his good intentions had been taken for granted.
"These people don't know how to use their brains at all!"
Summer Night Flower was indignant and argued with another player for a while. He was in a bad mood and decided not to look at the replies.
"When the future developments prove my thoughts, you will know who is right and who is wrong. By then, it will be too late to regret!"
Summer Night Flower snorted and changed the post to add this sentence.
At the same time, in another part of the army headquarters, a player called 'Everlasting Hatred' also saw Summer Night Flower's post.
Everlasting Hatred had always thought of himself as a storytelling expert who liked to explore the unknown plots of others. In the Galaxy Chronicles post, he was one of the passionate chroniclers. He had even built a small guild and played with a few dozen hardcore players who were passionate about exploring the backstory of the plot.
When he saw the post, Everlasting Hatred immediately felt that Summer Night Flower was right.
The main storyline would not give a meaningless faction for nothing. There had to be a hidden plot on Klent's side!
Everlasting Hatred made up his mind and tagged all his members in the guild, releasing the link to Summer Night Flower's post.
"Look at this post, it makes a lot of sense. I've decided to join Klent's faction!"
The people in the guild started to talk.
"Guild leader, please reconsider. If you guess wrongly, you're dead meat!"
"Actually, it does make some sense. Guild leader, bring me along. It will definitely be interesting."
"Guild leader, how are you going to join? I don't think there are any channels. "
"I searched for information," Everlasting Hatred replied. "There are news reports that Bloodshed Land is also replenishing their troops in Colton. I feel that as long as I go to the enemy's frontline alone, I will have a chance to join. I can use this opportunity to change factions."
"This is considered a betrayal. We definitely won't be able to return to the army in the future," someone said.
"It's fine if we can't return. Bloodshed Land is a large faction and might not be any weaker than the Black Star Corps. Furthermore, we will have a chance to interact with the Red Empire in the future." Everlasting Hatred did not mind.
"This is all a guess. Who knows, they might have guessed wrongly."
"I don't think so." Everlasting Hatred shook his head. "Furthermore, there are so many players in the Black Star Corps now. No matter how the army develops in the future, they will know. However, no one has discovered the hidden plot of Klent. If I want to play, I will play some plot that no one knows about …"
"But the benefits of the Black Star Corps are so good …"
"Haha, I'm not going to be a professional player. Why do I need to be so strong?" Everlasting Hatred laughed.
He was a player with a strong thirst for knowledge. Novel plots were more attractive to him than actual benefits. Among the players, there were many people like him.
Summer Night Flower's post still had some impact. Other than those who refuted it, there were also some who were skeptical and curious about the Klent faction.
Only a small portion of them were players like Everlasting Hatred. Most of them were gamblers who were interested in the benefits of the Klent faction.
…
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Today was the day of the battle. All the manpower had been gathered, and the huge fleet was waiting for orders in the military spaceport of the headquarters.
More than a million players became special soldiers and formed an independent army. They stayed on the battleships and were very excited.
They were no stranger to such large-scale missions. However, every time they participated in such a large-scale mission, most of them would feel excited and nervous. It was as if they were going to do something epic together.
As a faction that united all the players, the Black Star Corps gave them a sense of belonging. It was as if they had a mission on their shoulders.
All the participants were in their own battleships. Lagi's face was displayed on the virtual screen of every battleship. He was talking to all the members. This was supposed to be the job of the faction leader, but Han Xiao felt that Lagi was a genius when it came to mobilizing morale. Thus, he decided to let Lagi, the vice-captain, do it.
Therefore, everyone had no choice but to listen to Lagi read the script in a monotonous tone.
"We will die sooner or later. The only difference is whether we die today or tomorrow …"
Morale: 20
"No matter how strong or weak we are, we can't win against death. Life is just a process of slowly rotting away. Everything you do is meaningless to this universe, including this war. Whether you win or lose, it has nothing to do with you …"
Morale: 40
"However, even though we know that the outcome cannot be changed, we still work hard. Even though we know that life is more precious than anything else, there will always be people who take the risk. Even though we know that we are only insignificant chess pieces in the war and can be disintegrated into dust by the ion cannons, nuclear missiles, and annihilation beams, we are still willing to take the risk and fight … Why?"
Morale slowly recovered.
"Because … money!"
Morale instantly fell to zero!
"Only with money can you enjoy life. Only with money can you not compromise with others. Only with money can you solve problems easily. We are all warriors, and fighting is how we earn money. Do you lack money? Then pick up your weapon and kill the enemy. War is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to earn money. Every enemy has a price tag. How much money you can earn will depend on how many enemies you kill. "
Special effect triggered — Profit Stimulation, Morale + 80.
Those fake slogans and beliefs would only make the army members scoff. After all, the secret war was a conflict of interest for the Purple Crystal Civilization, and it had nothing to do with them. They were fighting for money, and the best way to mobilize them was to tell them the truth. It would be better to tell them how much an enemy was worth.
Countless players looked at each other. They had thought that they would hear an impassioned speech. They did not expect it to be so realistic.
Black Star, you have changed.
But we like it!
Han Xiao held back his laughter and hurriedly kicked away Lagi, who still wanted to say more. If he did not follow the script, the morale of the team might really be gone.
Han Xiao coughed and said with a deep voice, "All troops, move out."
Rumble — —
The next moment, the surface of the Black Star Corps headquarters slowly opened, revealing a large number of spaceports. Tens of thousands of battleships flew out from the spaceports and lined up neatly outside the headquarters.
The fleet accelerated and entered hyperdrive at the same time, turning into tens of thousands of streams of light and disappearing into the boundless universe.
The passersby on Planet Golden Gate stopped in their tracks and looked up. They could see tens of thousands of meteors streaking across the sky and flying into the distance.
…
Bloodshed Land headquarters, Planet Heber …
"Your Excellency Tyrant, there is news from the frontlines. Section Zero has moved out in full force, and their target is the Kant Star System. Black Star has also moved out personally, and I have already arranged for troops from other Star Systems to reinforce them."
The staff officer of Bloodshed Land, Joad, looked at the mountain-like Heber and reported respectfully.
"Hmm."
Heber replied indifferently, indicating that he understood. He then asked, "Has Black Star not grown yet?"
Joad hurriedly said, "It has been seven years, and Black Star's strength has not changed at all."
Speaking of this matter, Joad could not help but heave a sigh of relief. Back then, Black Star had been in the limelight for a while, as though he could become a Beyond Grade A at any time. However, seven years had passed, and Black Star had not broken through yet. His popularity had decreased by a lot, and a portion of the organizations no longer paid attention to him.
Every Beyond Grade A seed was a genius, but they would all disappear after a short period of commotion. Black Star was no exception. It turned out that he was no different from the other Beyond Grade A seeds.
Heber shook his head and was somewhat disappointed.
He had been waiting for Han Xiao to grow. He wanted to wait for Han Xiao to become a Beyond Grade A Super before killing him. This way, he would be able to use the record of killing a new Beyond Grade A Super to increase his deterrence and influence to a whole new level.
Seven years ago, the news of Klent colluding with EsGod had caused a rift between him and Klent. However, both sides were allies and had the same goal. Therefore, this small conflict would not affect the Bloodshed Land's plan to continue fighting for Klent.
"I overestimated him." Heber only felt that it was a pity. With his status, killing a Beyond Grade A seed would not bring him any benefits.
Joad could not help but ask, "Your Excellency Tyrant, Black Star has not made any progress in the past seven years. Will he suddenly break through the limit and become a Beyond Grade A Super?"
Heber looked down at him and slowly said, "Before the Primordial Ones appeared, the Calamity Grade was the strongest individual in the universe. It has been like this for countless years, and generations of geniuses have never touched the threshold of Beyond Grade A. It's not that easy to break through the limit of a Beyond Grade A Super. Compared to talent, luck is more important. After all, after becoming a Beyond Grade A Super, you're basically a new species …"
Joad had heard rumors of 'Beyond Grade As are a new species' more than once. He was secretly curious about where the huge gap between Beyond Grade As and Calamity Grades came from.
However, it was clear that the Tyrant did not want to tell him. Joad could only suppress his curiosity and change the topic. "Then, does Black Star have a chance to become a Beyond Grade A Super?"
"Hmm, maybe after a few decades of exploration, he can become a Beyond Grade A Super." Heber said with a deep voice. "However, Klent's plan will be completed in two to three years, and the war will end very soon. At that time, Black Star will die in my hands. He won't have the chance to live that long."
Heber's patience was limited. He had made the decision back then that he would only wait for Black Star to become a Beyond Grade A Super until the end of the secret war.
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