For the next ten days or so, the forums of the Shattered Star Ring were filled with joy.
The third season of the Pro League ended with China winning the championship and occupying three of the top four spots. This was China's best result in the Pro League, and Dynasty, Rivervale, and Long Sky received a lot of praise.
The players were still in a state of excitement, reviewing the Pro League and discussing the exciting battles. The forums were flooded with posts.
The various club guilds rented a place in the Black Star Army headquarters to hold activities and interact with the ordinary players. It was very lively.
At the end of the version, the Gulal Civil War that the players had participated in had come to an end.
The duration of the Pro League was not short, and most of the players who did not pass the preliminaries had returned to the Gulal Battlefield to watch the Pro League while fighting. During this period, the players cooperated with the fleets and seized all the territories of the Ancient Emperor Party and Descendant Party, supporting the Pioneer Party to become the leader of the civilization.
The leader of the Pioneer Party expressed his gratitude to the Black Star Corps for their help, and the remuneration had been transferred to the army's account.
The players' missions had also been completed. After the Gulal Civil War ended, the players were only left with the Flickering World Main Storyline. This long mission was obviously not something that could be completed in this version, so the players were not in a hurry.
Thus, after the Pro League ended, many of the players started their leisure life, organizing their gains from the version and traveling with their friends. Even if they did not fight, there were countless entertainment activities in the galaxy. The players' sensory feedback could be adjusted, and there were many ways to play. They could also make use of their own initiative to create all sorts of interesting challenges.
Version 0 had experienced so many major events, and the players had personally witnessed the entire process of the Black Star Corps becoming a Beyond Grade A organization. As the players completed more missions for the Black Star Corps, their sense of belonging grew stronger. This was a win-win situation.
With the efforts of all the players, the content of the Galaxy Chronicles had become many times richer, and the information of the Black Star Corps had also become more detailed. From its establishment to its rise, the players had witnessed it.
Galaxy Times came out with a new program, interviewing the four Chinese teams that had made it into the International Competition and making predictions for the next version. Han Xiao, who was supervising Sylvia's preparations for the Black Star Party, also watched it immediately.
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"Hello, players," the male host said. "This is the Galaxy Times, dedicated to sharing first-hand game information and protecting your gaming career."
"The third Galaxy Pro League has come to an end," the female host said. "Dynasty, Long Sky, Rivervale, and Temple of God, as the representatives of China, have achieved excellent results in the international competition. Today, we have the honor of inviting the captains and some of the players of the four teams to talk about the challenges and interesting things that happened in the league …"
On the screen, the contestants of the four teams appeared and waved to the audience. After exchanging a few pleasantries, the interview began.
"King Admiral God, what do you think about Dynasty winning the championship this time?"
"Dynasty's condition is great this year. We've performed as well as we should. The whole team is pretty happy to be able to win the championship," King Admiral said lazily.
Second Prince coughed dryly and could not help but say, "We won the championship because the team members worked together very well. Everyone did their best within the scope of their abilities. This is everyone's credit … It's definitely not because of the captain's leadership."
The host said a few more words and turned to look at Rivervale.
"Team Rivervale, although you missed the championship, your contributions cannot go unnoticed. You eliminated Team Key in the semifinals and secured the title for China. I thank you on behalf of the audience."
"We only did what we could." Mad Blade's tone was humble.
"Rivervale is a new team, but they're improving very quickly. Their results have been improving for the past three seasons, and they've risen rapidly. Now, many people think that you're a new club. What do you think?"
"I'd like to thank the fans for their love. During the semifinals, countless people gave us advice. I'm really touched." Mad Blade nodded.
"In this season, Maple Moon also made a huge contribution to Rivervale," the host said. "As the captain, what do you think of her?"
Mad Blade thought for a while and said seriously, "So far, the best thing that Rivervale has done is to sign Maple Moon. She's greatly complemented our team's strength and is an indispensable member of the team. She's my right-hand woman."
After three seasons of hard work, Mad Blade was no longer a new player in the eyes of the audience. He was a god in the top tier and had the same status as Hao Tian. Maple Moon had also become a core player of Rivervale and had a large number of fans. Her status was like Second Prince of Dynasty and Sleepy Winter of Long Sky.
The host continued to interview them one by one. Long Sky was not happy. Although the top four was not bad, it was a step back for them.
Finally, it was Temple of God's turn. The comments were instantly filled with joy.
"Host: As a sacrifice, what are your thoughts?"
"Thank you, Temple of God, for your sacrifice. Ignite yourself and illuminate others."
"So, I've been wrong about Li Ge all this time. You're a selfless saint. I've become your fan."
"Shout with me — Hey, stop, Brother Shrine!"
"Temple of God's contribution is really huge. If it was one of the other three teams that got selected into Group A, Temple of God would have wasted at least one spot. Temple of God would have most likely fallen in the first round of the finals. If it was Long Sky, they might not have made it, and they would have lost two spots. Now that Temple of God has been selected into Group A, it's like sacrificing the weakest team in exchange for the other three teams to make it to the finals. Therefore, from a strategic point of view, the person in charge of drawing lots will definitely be a Chinese brother!"
The team chatted about their mentality and interesting things during the competition before ending the interview and moving on to another topic, which was the prediction of the next version.
"As the players increase in grade, more and more regions are being opened up," the female host said. "We predicted that the next version will very likely have the ability to cross Star Fields."
"There were already examples of crossing Star Fields in Version 0," the male host said. "They were all related to the Black Star Corps in the Shattered Star Ring.
The Black Star Corps provided a one-way channel for the Constellation Corridor players to cross Star Fields. At the same time, the Flickering World Main Storyline Mission for the Shattered Star Ring players allowed them to head to a brand new Star Field to develop. "Judging from the scale of the Flickering World missions, this is very likely to be an important event for the Shattered Star Ring players in the next version.
"These trends all indicate the possibility of crossing Star Fields in the next version. The Black Star Corps may play an important role in this."
When the Constellation Corridor players crossed Star Fields, the Galaxy Times had already made such a guess, and they emphasized it again at this time.
The Black Star Corps' presence in Version 0 was too strong. Based on the experience of the previous two versions, some of the actions of the Black Star Corps hinted at future events. Galaxy Times also used the actions of the Black Star Corps as important evidence for their prediction.
"Because of the existence of the Main Storyline Mission, the army players can guess that the Flickering World will be a big event in the next version, but no one has guessed that it's the World Server yet …"
Han Xiao nodded and muttered to himself.
In his previous life, when Version 40 was released, the Flickering World had completed its initial development and was already open to the outside world. Many factions wantonly recruited people to go to the Flickering World, developing and competing with each other.
High circulation was one of the foundations of a galactic society. The circulating citizens, resources, wealth, and so on were like blood and veins, connecting the civilizations that were scattered in various space zones, forming an internal cycle that would trigger the whole body. Therefore, the civilizations in the sea of stars were no longer isolated islands. It was the cornerstone of order.
Therefore, opening up to the outside world was the inevitable fate of the new Star Fields. The structure of the various Star Fields was stable, and the benefits were more or less distributed. The new Star Field was a new space for development, which gave some factions that could not obtain new territory hope. This caused a huge reshuffle of the organizations, and the galactic migration occurred. Many organizations that lacked a way to ascend migrated to the huge Flickering World, resulting in a competition for territory and resources.
The Red Empire had the highest ownership of the Star Field. Opening up the Flickering World was, on one hand, an inevitable trend of the times, and on the other, to share the burden of their own construction.
The manpower and resources consumed by construction far exceeded that of simple exploration and development. Even for a Universal Civilization, if they wanted to independently build a new Star Field, it would be a huge project. Furthermore, there were two organizations eyeing them covetously, taking the opportunity to suppress them from other aspects. Therefore, the Red Empire needed to share the construction cost among the countless organizations in the universe, thus freeing up a lot of manpower. Then, they would slowly digest the enormous benefits of the Flickering World through taxation.
The entire universe had its eyes on the Flickering World. Even the Red Empire, which was known for its tyrannical ruthlessness, knew that they did not have the right to monopolize it. If they stubbornly insisted on turning the new Star Field into an exclusive logistics base and resource land, the result would be obvious. They would be separated from the balance of power of the three organizations, forming a binary opposition, which would overturn the structure of the entire galaxy. The gains would not make up for the losses.
The galactic society was particular about free economic trade. Therefore, unless it was necessary, the Red Empire would not divide the organizations that were not its allies. Furthermore, using competition to motivate the external organizations was also a situation that the Red Empire hoped to see.
Only the most fertile and important regions would be firmly controlled by the dynasty. A portion would be directly controlled by the dynasty's Star Field Division, while the other portion would be given to important allies such as the Black Star Corps. They would be the stabilizing force, guarding the Flickering World and maintaining the dynasty's control over the Star Field.
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