Today was the day of the annual Black Star Party. The Black Star Corps headquarters in the Shattered Star Ring was filled with representatives of countless organizations.
After more than ten years, the Black Star Party had become the signature event of the Black Star Corps.
Compared to previous years, the number of guests attending the party today was many times more. Many of them came from organizations from other Star Fields, and they were all organizations that were preparing to head to the Flickering World for 'gold'. Now that the Flickering World was about to be opened, even more people came to check it out and try to befriend Black Star.
After the third phase, the total number of Star Clusters that had been explored had increased to nine. Among them, the Dawn Star Cluster was the entrance to the Flickering World and was under the control of the dynasty. Garu, Renault, and Crown in the first phase were mostly given to their important allies. The five Star Clusters explored in the second and third phases had a lot of room for development. The dynasty had a large number of vacancies and was prepared to share the construction costs among the organizations in the universe.
The dynasty's official announcement stated that the Black Star Corps would be given two new Star Systems. They would be located in the Russo Star Cluster in the second phase and the Mark Star Cluster in the third phase. As for the other allies, only a small portion of them would be given territory in the later phases.
Compared to the first phase, the dynasty would not give out too much territory to be distributed. They were more concerned about placing National Pillars and powerful allies in the subsequent Star Clusters to maintain the dynasty's control over the various Star Clusters after the opening.
With nine Star Systems in their hands, the Black Star Corps was currently the largest organization in the Flickering World, second only to the dynasty. Therefore, many organizations hoped to curry favor with the Black Star Corps in order to gain more benefits when exploring the Flickering World.
The banquet hall in the headquarters was packed with people, and it was extremely lively. Different intelligent species were chatting with each other everywhere, and their outfits were even more bizarre. It was like an exhibition of all races.
Many of them were attending the Black Star Party for the first time. They gathered in groups of twos and threes, observing the venue, whispering, and identifying the officers of the Black Star Corps.
"That woman surrounded by the representatives of the Star Cluster Civilizations is the Chief Administrative Officer under Black Star, Sylvia. She's the general manager of the Black Star Corps and is said to be very capable. The one beside her is the fleet commander Herlous, and the one beside him is his student, Mia. She stepped into the Calamity Grade a year ago and single-handedly eradicated a galactic rebel army with a Calamity Grade. She's said to be the lover of the 'Young Commander' Nero."
"… Look over there. That's the Vice Army Commander Lagi, the former Forbidden Sorcerer Commander of the Hidden Red Robe Abbey, the honorary minister of the Magic Department, and he manages tens of thousands of Black Star Super Academies. Last year, he made it onto the list of Beyond Grade A seeds of the Shattered Star Ring. The one beside him is Tomar, a magic genius. I heard that Austin wanted to poach him a few years ago but was rejected by Black Star."
"The one looking at the blueprints in the corner is Reynold, who's in charge of the logistics department. The one beside him is the vice director of the intelligence department, Shazik, and the one with a mustache is the upper echelon of the Germinal Financial Group, Interpais. The people in charge of most of the departments and important officers of the Black Star Corps are here. There are more than thirty Calamity Grades here."
"And this is only a portion. I heard that the most elite Black Star Guards under Black Star are stationed in the Flickering World. Powerful fellows like Hardaway and Fu Ding are not here. The entire Black Star Corps has an estimated sixty to seventy Calamity Grades and two Beyond Grade A seeds."
"Black Star has been living in seclusion for the past few years and rarely appears in public. I can only see him at Black Star's gatherings. I wonder if I'll have a chance to talk to him later …"
Just as everyone was chatting softly, a remote projection suddenly appeared on the stage.
Many guests were paying attention to this side, and their gazes were immediately attracted. They all bowed and greeted this figure.
"Your Excellency Black Star."
Han Xiao nodded, smiled, and said softly, "Welcome to the Black Star Corps."
Ten years was just a blink of an eye to his lifespan. Time could not leave any traces on his body, and he was still a baby.
As soon as the main character appeared, the place became even livelier, and countless people rushed up to chat.
Han Xiao was already used to it. He smiled and chatted with those who were either respectful, excited, or greedy while observing these people.
In his impression, there were quite a few organizations that were quite active in the Flickering World.
Other than the three Universal Civilizations and the Supercluster level, some neutral civilizations and civilian organizations also played an important role in the Flickering World. The complicated interests built the stage for the players to be active in Version 4.0, and it also gave the players the opportunity to make trouble.
Now, because of Han Xiao's hard work, the army had obtained an advantage in the Flickering World. With the nine Star Systems as their foundation, they could connect to more organizations and form a new network of interests and relationships in the Flickering World. This was also the reason why he held the banquet today.
Han Xiao talked to the crowd while taking note of these organizations and comparing them to the situation in his memory.
After sending off the guests, the officers followed Han Xiao to his office.
"Army Commander, the Flickering World is about to be opened to the outside world. This day has come. We need to make more preparations to welcome the impact," Sylvia said.
"Just follow the plan." Han Xiao nodded.
The army had been preparing for more than ten years, and they had done all the necessary preparations. All that was left was to tie up the loose ends.
When the Flickering World was opened, it would be the start of Version 4.0. When the players returned, the cross-Star Field mode would be activated, and players from all regions would flock to the Flickering World.
Compared to the other players who headed to the Flickering World for the first time, the Black Star Corps players undoubtedly had an advantage. Han Xiao allowed them to come into contact with the Flickering World in Version 3.0.
Han Xiao had been waiting for this day for a long time. The Black Star Corps now had the confidence to welcome the impact of the new players. At the same time, this was also an opportunity to expand his leek farm.
With his efforts, the army had become the largest private organization in the Flickering World. It could provide more convenience to the players and was more attractive to them.
Over the past ten years, the combat strength and ability of the officers under his command had improved. Han Xiao did not stay idle either. He expanded the Mech Legion and perfected the Dimension Factory. At the same time, he continued to convert more first-generation mechanical lives to help the development of the mechanical civilization.
Although he still had not figured out how to create Universal Treasures, Han Xiao would occasionally send out mechanical troops to look for opportunities to obtain some easily obtained talents and complete missions. He had accumulated quite a number of Random Reward chances, and he had also completed quite a few rounds of the [Flickering World] main storyline mission.
The experience he obtained was basically spent on upgrading his skills to obtain Potential Points to increase his Class Knowledge. Therefore, his personal level did not increase much and was still around level 300.
Other than that, Han Xiao also looked for more Energy Training Techniques from other Beyond Grade As and slowly increased his upper limit through long-term training.
Due to the existence of the interface, the training speed of his skills could be quantified, and the efficiency far exceeded that of other Beyond Grade As.
After more than ten years of accumulation, Han Xiao's foundation was not weak anymore. He was barely worthy of being a peak Beyond Grade A Mechanic.
However, compared to before, many organizations in the outside world probably think that my personal strength has stagnated. Now, everything is ready, and I just need to wait for the start of Version 4.0. Then, my strength will truly welcome a new period of rapid growth, Han Xiao thought.
"Godfather, I have a request."
At this moment, Nero stood up.
"Speak." Han Xiao turned around and looked over. Nero had already grown up. Although he still had a baby face and did not grow taller, he had already lost his childishness, and his temperament had become much more mature.
Over the years, Nero had been his right-hand man and had helped him a lot.
"I want to take some time off and return to Blue Star to accompany my father and bring Mia back," Nero said with a deep voice.
"Hmm, then go back and accompany him."
Bennett was getting older, and as the leader of Blue Star, he had always been busy. Nero would occasionally take time off to visit him, and Han Xiao naturally did not have any objections.
After checking on the work of the various officers, his communicator suddenly rang.
Han Xiao glanced at it and waved for everyone to leave. He then picked up the call, and Tarrokov's figure appeared on the virtual screen.
"Black Star, the Flickering World is about to open. You already know what to prepare. I have something else to talk to you about today."
"Speak."
"In the past few years, new Beyond Grade As have been born in a few Star Fields. You should have paid attention to it, right? One of the Beyond Grade As has chosen to join the dynasty and will soon head to Planet Crimson Ring to meet the Ruler. The dynasty is preparing to gather our Beyond Grade A allies to meet him. Do you plan to meet him? "
Every new Beyond Grade A received such treatment, and Han Xiao was the same back then.
Over the past few years, new Beyond Grade As had been born, but they were all from other Star Fields. Other than Han Xiao, there were still no new Beyond Grade As in the Shattered Star Ring.
Now, he could not be considered a new Beyond Grade As.
Looking at the information sent by the dynasty, Han Xiaoxin's heart skipped a beat. This person was a Beyond Grade A who had joined the dynasty at this stage in his previous life, and he had made the same decision this time.
"Alright, I'll go and meet him then."
Han Xiao agreed, but his thoughts could not help but drift away.
Version 4.0 is about to open. I wonder how Hella is doing.
…
At the same time …
In a certain desolate universe belt …
Ames floated in the outer space of a planet, looking down at the ground. Her dark eyes reflected the boundless dark red color.
The red energy was like a tide, washing over the surface of the planet. Countless bones were swept by the red energy and instantly turned into dust.
The hard ground seemed to have turned into clay, and with the source of the energy as the center, a crater was formed, which was still expanding rapidly.
All of a sudden, the overflowing red energy turned into a tsunami-like wave, rushing into the sky. On the tip of the wave stood a red figure, as though she was walking on a sea of blood.
Under the transformation of her species, her exquisite face became even colder, filled with the coldness of someone who did not care about life and death.
Seeing this, Ames smiled.
"Welcome to the territory of the Beyond Grade As."
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