Lee Lai was a Wind Elementalist with strength close to two stars. He had recently been promoted to lieutenant colonel and was tasked with escorting ten Elementalist instructors to Orchid City.
He had followed the escort team to and from Orchid City three times, so he understood the dangers of this journey.
When he saw that among the people assigned to him, apart from the ten barely passable Elementalists, there were close to a hundred "Bravehearts" who couldn't even compare to a three-year-old child, one could only imagine his expression.
He went to report to General Joyce, but the order he received was that he had to bring these "Bravehearts" with him!
The only good news was that he didn't need to care about the life or death of these "Bravehearts". He only needed to escort the ten instructors to Orchid City and return the same way.
General Joyce was a man of his word, so Lee Lai had no choice but to angrily leave with the other lieutenant colonel who had come with him.
That lieutenant colonel also received the mission to lead the escort team to Glaze City.
Looking at the backs of the two lieutenant colonels, General Joyce's face darkened as he looked at the controller sitting in front of the monitor.
"Activate the surveillance."
"Understood!"
Following General Joyce's order, two bee-shaped flying monitors took off from the base and headed in the direction of Orchid City and Glaze City respectively.
These two flying monitors were sent from the Imperial City a few days ago. They were high-tech extraterrestrial technology.
The bee-shaped design was only the size of an adult's fingernail. It was extremely stealthy and could fly tens of thousands of kilometers in the wild.
It carried a powerful signal transmission equipment that wouldn't be affected by distance and could steadily transmit images back. It could also absorb sunlight as a source of energy, so there was no need to worry about a lack of energy.
After the initial adjustment and adaptation, it had been flexibly used in military operations.
With these two flying monitors, the frontline troops would have an extra pair of eyes. They would be able to know the situation ahead of time and better formulate a plan of action.
This would undoubtedly increase the efficiency of the operation and greatly reduce unnecessary casualties.
The two bee-shaped monitors would also participate in this escort mission. They would transmit real-time information back and the command center would process the information and transmit it to the two leaders.
Seeing the group of Bravehearts appear on the screen, General Joyce's face darkened even more. His entire body was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere.
His request was rejected mercilessly by the Marshal. If he continued to insist on keeping the Brave Warrior in the base, the position of Commander would be replaced by someone else.
He did not doubt that if he really said another word, the Marshal would not dismiss him.
Although Si Sheng was young, he was the guardian of the Roland Empire and the soul of the entire army. He was not someone General Joyce could disobey.
Therefore, General Joyce had no choice but to endure.
He couldn't watch his subordinates die. The only thing he could do was to ignore the safety of those brave warriors.
When necessary, he could even give it up.
General Joyce's eyes flashed with disgust as he looked at the warriors who were still smiling in the surveillance video.
He would let that Little Majesty know that a weakling would always be a weakling. He should stay in his position and not interfere at will and cause trouble for others!
The players didn't know that they were being monitored.
After meeting their leaders and elite soldiers in the square, they followed their respective teams and boarded the military shuttles again.
The shuttles slowly took off and passed through the city walls.
The moment they passed through the city gates, a hole opened in the barrier of the protection circle. After they passed through, it quickly closed.
Then, the shuttles began to descend, almost touching the ground as they flew forward.
After three years of hard work, the frontline army had cleared the interstellar beasts at the southern border and pushed the border a few kilometers forward.
However, the protection circle couldn't expand outwards. Although the ground was safe, the sky was still not safe. Therefore, the shuttles could only fly close to the ground to avoid provoking the overlords in the sky.
"The modeling of this game is really amazing!"
A few female players gathered together and whispered to each other. Their eyes fell on the 100 elite soldiers opposite them. Several pairs of starry eyes were fixed on Capica.
They were all ready to go. Although not all of them looked majestic, the fierce aura they exuded, as well as the discipline they displayed, was inexplicably shocking.
"Lieutenant Colonel Li Lai is so handsome!"
"I didn't expect him to be a Lieutenant Colonel in the starry sky. Wuwu, I didn't understand him before. Now that I see him in person, I'm really amazed!"
"Is Li Lai also a card of God? Why don't I have any impression of him? "
"Yeah, he's a white card. He's a military officer who likes to cook. There's a bonus for running a restaurant."
"…"
Li Lai, who was standing at the front of the line, was expressionless. However, if one looked closely, they could see his tightly clenched teeth and the faint bulging veins on his forehead.
Although he was mentally prepared, the discipline of this group of brave warriors was still so bad that he wanted to beat them up.
What did they think they were going to do? A field trip?
Therefore, the chattering players soon received a notification that their Favorability had dropped.
[Ding. Li Lai's Favorability towards you has dropped by 1,000. He is now in the [Disgust] range and may attack you at any time. Please be careful.]
F * ck, his Favorability dropped by 1,000 in one go?!
Qingyan's expression was also ugly.
She clearly didn't do anything this time. She was just discussing the next strategy with a few professional gods. How did his Favorability drop to her?
After asking, she found that everyone's Favorability had dropped by 1,000. She was probably implicated.
It seemed like …
Her Li Zheyu was still the best! Whoever provoked him would have their favorable impression of him reduced. He wouldn't implicate others.
Qingyan cursed in her mind and finally remembered to restrain the players in the team channel.
She said in a low voice, "This is an Epic Quest. Everyone, be alert. No one wants to fail the quest, right?"
"Just treat it as role-playing. We are now soldiers. Look at those NPC soldiers next door. We will do what they do. Don't be distracted from now on. Follow orders."
Qingyan still had a lot of prestige. The eighty players immediately quieted down and put away their sloppiness. Their attitude became much more serious.
Li Lai glanced at everyone.
He didn't know why these brave warriors suddenly became serious, but it didn't affect his impression of them.
Seeing that they had finally settled down, he didn't waste any more time and started to talk about this mission.
"This time, we will escort ten Elementalist teachers to Orchid City and build an Elementalist branch in Orchid City. This way, we don't need to escort the children to the Royal Capital this year."
This was actually good news for them. Of course, if these brave warriors didn't interfere.
"When we reach the frontline, the shuttle will no longer be able to be used. At that time, we will need to walk to Orchid City. The estimated time is seven days."
"Within seven days, we must reach Orchid City."
"Because the rations and supplies we brought can only last for seven days. If we can't reach Orchid City in seven days, we will be in a huge predicament."
Hearing this, the players suddenly realized a very serious problem. This mission actually had to last for a week!
If the NPC team left while they were offline, they would be left in the same place. Then, the mission would fail!
But they were not NPCs. Although the game cabin had nutrient fluids, it was not enough to support them for so long.
Other than professional players, who could play games day and night every day? This mission was too unreasonable! They didn't even think of letting the players complete it, right?
In the Royal Palace.
Xu Sili looked at the content sent back by the flight monitoring device. This device was newly bought by him and sent to the frontline. There was also a monitoring point in the secret room.
After hearing Li Lai's words, he finally realized that something was wrong.
This was a very big loophole, and it had a lot of restrictions on the players, but …
If the players failed the mission, then so be it. As long as Li Lai and the others could successfully reach Orchid City and Glaze City, it would not make a difference to him.
But he still had to increase the stakes and make the players work harder to complete the mission.
He opened the mission editor and organized his words.
Just as the players were a little afraid, a notification suddenly appeared in front of them.
Ding. Successfully triggered the elite mission [Elementalist Branch: Orchid City]
Description: This is a side mission of the Epic Mission [Elementalist Branch]. Please escort ten Elementalist teachers to Orchid City and establish the Elementalist Branch (0/10).
Mission Reward: Large amount of EXP, Reputation, Land Building Order (Shard) * 1
At this moment, not only the Imperial City players, but also the Lv5 players in Orchid City and Glaze City had received the elite mission corresponding to the main city.
When they saw the description of the Land Building Order, everyone was excited.
Land Building Order (Shard): Collect 50 shards to exchange for a piece of land in the faction storage for mercenary group territory construction.
F * ck!
Mercenary group territory? Is this the meaning of a guild base?
Although there was no sign of a guild since it was still in the beta, this did not stop the players from being excited and passionate.
This was a treasure!
As long as one had played the game, they would understand the value of this thing. Even if they did not join a guild, this shard could be sold for a good price.
After all, with the potential shown by the Star Age, this shard could definitely be sold!
The Orchid City players who were complaining all shut up at this moment. After all, they did not need to do anything to get the mission reward.
Of course, except for the players who had not reached Lv5.
And the Twilight Frost City players who had not received the mission started to rejoice. Maybe they could get a share of the reward later? Now they had to do the daily missions to level up!
The influence of the Base Token was huge. The players' spirit suddenly increased to a whole new level.
Originally, most of these 162 players were professional players. Although they had to immerse themselves in the game for seven days and seven nights, and the difficulty was not normal, but …
It was the Base Token Shard!
Just now, they had received the message from their respective clubs. No matter what, they had to complete the mission and get the Base Token Shard!
A few of them even waved their hands and very decisively gave out very generous rewards.
It was no wonder that the clubs suddenly paid so much attention to it. Because in the first week of the beta, "Star Age" dominated all the major game review sites, video sites, and the biggest social media search list.
Holographic games had been on people's minds for many years. In these few years, there were a few that came out, but the quality was generally poor and did not cause much of a stir.
But "Star Age" was different. Its technology was definitely the best in the world. It was even hard for people to believe that the video of the starry sky was not fake.
Until more and more players started to live stream the game, and more and more high quality videos appeared. The netizens had to believe that this holographic game was for real!
Just this point alone was enough to ignite the enthusiasm of the game enthusiasts.
Of course, the only downside of "Star Age" was that the gaming cabin was too expensive! And the one person one cabin limit was also a great deterrent.
But if during the open beta, the cheaper gaming helmet could be released, this problem would be solved very well.
And now, those clubs with foresight had already started to fight for the game resources.
The Guild Encampment was a must!
The players rubbed their hands together excitedly. Wasn't it just seven days? They were going to work hard!
Anyway, the body was in a dormant state in the gaming cabin, so there was no risk of sudden death. And according to the settings of NPCs, they would definitely need to rest and eat in the middle of the game, so they could just go offline during that time.
The station token fragment! They must get it!
Looking at the players' bright eyes and excited expressions, Li Lai felt that … this group of brave players might be sick in the head.
He sighed in his heart, suppressed his worries about the future journey, and continued to explain.
"Between the Imperial City and Lanyue City, the most dangerous places are the Asmo Mountains and the Neria River. Cross these two natural barriers, and our mission will be 80% complete."
Li Lai said seriously, "The Asmo Mountains are densely covered with forests, and there are countless aggressive plants and one and two star beasts."
A screen appeared beside him, and the screen kept showing various galactic beasts that had been detected so far.
"In fact, we even found traces of Three-Star Beasts recently."
On the picture, a huge figure appeared.
According to Li Lai's explanation, this was a three-star beast called the Rock Beast. It could disguise itself as a huge mountain rock, and it was difficult to see with naked eyes.
This was discovered by the flight monitor.
The soldiers listened very seriously, even though this information was something they had memorized by heart.
And the players also restrained themselves. This information could greatly increase the mission completion rate, so they naturally valued it.
Some even started to record, and Araiko had already started the live broadcast.
Now, most of the people in the forum were watching her live broadcast, and then crazily discussing this mission. Even players from other main cities joined in, helping to come up with ideas.
This time, the most miserable were probably the beta players from the two main cities, Twilight Frost and Star Catcher.
There were already people on the forum who mocked that the Imperial City players were the producers' sons, Lanyue and Ocean of Glass were picked up, and Twilight Frost and Star Catcher were probably the sons of Old Wang next door.
However, after the new elite mission came out, everyone had a higher awareness — the one who seriously did the daily leveling up was the real son!
The benefits might be late, but they would never be absent.
This further led to the enthusiasm of the new players during the open beta, but it was still too early to talk about this.
Soon, in the forum, there was a guru who sorted out all the Interstellar Beasts mentioned by Li Lai. After Gentle Yan saw it, she directly gave each of her teammates a copy.
This was the advantage of having a forum embedded in the game. The information in the forum could be used directly in the game.
Previously, someone had experimented with it. Because of the difference in level, they could not detect the information of NPCs.
However, if the players downloaded the information compiled by the forum, the system could automatically detect and display the information of the NPCs with the highest matching score in the database.
This setting was very interesting, and it greatly satisfied the hobby of the textual research players.
What could be more encouraging than the information compiled by oneself being used by everyone?
Li Lai was still explaining, not only for the heroes, but also for the ten instructors.
As Elementalists, although their combat power was not strong, if they understood this information in advance, they might be able to provide some help at critical moments.
"The Neria River is the second obstacle. The entire river is over a thousand meters wide, and there are countless river beasts in the water. The largest one observed so far is about four hundred meters long."
On the screen, the image of the river beasts appeared. They looked very similar to fish, but their bodies were countless times larger.
"Of course, we don't need to go into the water."
Li Lai said, "Above the Neria River, there is a giant bridge that was left over a hundred years ago. Now, there are only two iron chains left. We can use these two iron chains to cross the river.
"When crossing the Neria River, we need to pay attention to these silver flying fish."
A picture appeared.
"These flying fish are about the size of an arm. They are not strong, but they will jump out of the river and knock their prey into the water.
"Apart from these two dangerous places, there are other difficult environments. I hope everyone is mentally prepared."
Li Lai's expression was calm, and he spoke at a steady pace, giving people a feeling that he was trustworthy.
"When we are attacked by the Interstellar Beasts, do not engage in battle unless you have no other choice. This is because once we are delayed, we may be surrounded by countless Interstellar Beasts.
"When that time comes, no one can save us.
"Remember, our goal is to move forward as fast as possible, move forward, move forward! No matter how strong or weak the Interstellar Beasts are, do not be disturbed.
"When you are in the wild, you are no longer yourself. You are a whole. Before you do anything, think of your teammates."
At this time, the flying shuttle slowly landed. They had reached the real border, and it was no longer suitable to use aircraft to go further.
Li Lai let the soldiers and Elementalist instructors disembark first, but he asked the players to stay.
After the others left, his gaze fell on the players.
At this time, the players had already restrained their attitude, afraid that this leader would be unhappy and kick them out of the team.
The intelligence of the NPCs in space was too high. You could not use ordinary NPCs to guess.
However, they gave Li Lai a bad impression.
He glanced at everyone one by one, and his voice became stern. "For the brave ones, I have no other request. I only hope that you will not cause trouble!
"I don't understand why His Majesty wants you to participate in such a dangerous mission, and I don't know why the Marshal and the General agreed.
"But in my opinion, you are not strong enough!"
Li Lai said bluntly, "You are as weak as a three-year-old child, and even a three-year-old child is stronger than you. Your participation makes me feel deeply uneasy."
His words made all the players hold their breaths. Even a peaceful player like Su Mo could not help but frown.
They were looked down upon by an NPC!
However, Li Lai did not seem to notice. He continued, "I know you may not be convinced, but this is the truth.
"I don't know what special abilities you have that allow you to be so cheerful in the face of such a dangerous mission, without any sense of crisis!
"I hope that you can at least be obedient. I will try my best to keep you alive so that you will not die in vain and become nutrients for the Interstellar Beasts.
"But in times of crisis, I cannot guarantee that I will not make the decision to abandon you.
"It is not too late to withdraw now. If you take the initiative, I believe that His Majesty and the Marshal will not make things difficult for you."
Li Lai's words could be said to be sincere, but the players had strange expressions when they heard it.
Of course, being looked down upon was not good, but this leader did not seem to have a bad heart.
But …
Withdrawing was impossible. Even if they had to be shameless, they had to follow the team!
"Lieutenant Colonel Li Lai, you don't have to worry about this. If there is any danger, just run. Don't worry about us!"
"That's right. Don't do anything stupid like sacrificing your comrades to save us!"
"Yes, yes, yes. Your lives are the most important. Of course, if any of us die, I hope you can bring our corpses with you …"
Although they could be revived on the spot, if the team left, they would be left behind.
It could be said that every player that died was one less player. Unless they brought their corpses with them, they would be back in 30 minutes!
Li Lai looked at these brave players and once again felt that there was something wrong with their heads.
He had already said all the good and bad things, but they did not listen. He could not do anything about it.
There was no point in saying more. Li Lai did not waste any more time. Instead, he ordered people to bring the equipment over and then distributed it.
Every player was given the same armor as the soldiers and a laser gun. When they touched the guns, all the players were as excited as children.
But soon, Li Lai realized the problem.
Did these brave players know how to shoot?
There was a training room at the border base. The estimated time of departure was the next morning. Therefore, he led the players to do a test.
Very soon, the results were out —
Only half of these brave players could barely hit the mark. The rest could not hit the mark! This was still shooting at the target. If they were to shoot while moving, the results would be even worse!
Li Lai's face could not be any darker. He did not say much. He confiscated the laser guns from the other half of the players and replaced them with cold weapons.
He was very worried that these guys would hit his teammates!
Players in the same team would not be hit. But it was hard to say if it was an NPC. After all, even now, Li Lai was a target.
Therefore, although the players did not want to give up the laser guns, they obediently changed to cold weapons.
Anyway, the armor and weapons were already a pleasant surprise. Many people could not help but feel that an Epic Mission was indeed different.
The Cloud Players who were watching the live broadcast could not help but feel jealous.
The armor and weapons added up to 2,000 Reputation Points! They were so jealous …
Jianyu Xingchen put on the armor and showed the laser gun to the players who changed to cold weapons. He was very proud of himself.
Hehe, he was an expert in Counter Strike!
Shooting at targets was a piece of cake ~
He then looked at Su Mo who put away the laser gun and lamented, "Boss, you changed your armor too early! What a pity … "
1,000 Reputation Points! That could be exchanged for 2,000 Exhe dollars. Just thinking about it made his heart ache.
Su Mo rolled his eyes.
Pity my ass.
The armor exchanged was bound to the player, but the one given by the army was not. He could take it back and give it to Ikeda.
It would be great if he could get an invisible helmet. Ikeda was running around the construction site all day, so it needed a helmet.
That night, the players settled down at the temporary base built at the border. The next morning, they would depart for Lan Yue City.
Gentle Yan, Lin Muk, and a few other big shots created a temporary channel to exchange information and discuss their next move. Meanwhile, a portion of the players logged off to deal with matters in the real world. At the same time, they were also preparing to stay online for the next seven days.
Seven days and seven nights, it was quite unbearable.
Hua Sui did not fit in with the people around him. He found a corner and was about to go offline when he heard a familiar voice.
"You're Hua Sui?"
He turned his head and found that it was Lieutenant Colonel Li Lai.
The youth looked at him coldly.
This week was a life worse than death for him. No one knew how he managed to survive in the recruit camp.
Even if he died, he could not lower his realism. Even if he went offline, his training time would not be reduced.
He had to undergo 15 days of training in the recruit camp to complete this elite mission!
Li Zhecheng was truly ruthless. Other than Han, he was the second most hated NPC in the world.
When he became stronger, he would teach Li Zheyu a lesson sooner or later!
As for abandoning the game? That was impossible.
He wanted to defeat him with such a small setback? Humph, no way!
Hua Sui looked at Li Lai with a cold expression.
He still did not have a good impression of NPCs, but he had to admit that this period of time in the military camp made him feel a little attached to the army.
Devil Han was very annoying, but because he was young, his NPC comrades took good care of him. They even made him feel a warmth and sincerity that he had never felt in real life.
However, it was only limited to a small group of NPCs.
Li Lai walked in front of Hua Sui and looked him up and down.
This thin and weak youth did not look special. It was hard to imagine that he could complete the most difficult recruit training and persevere for almost a week.
"Han just contacted me. He said that you are very special."
Li Lai said, "I hope you don't disappoint me. This mission ….. Live well."
After saying that, he passed a laser gun to him.
Hua Sui frowned and did not take it.
"Take it." Li Lai said, "Han gave this to me before. It is now yours."
"He asked you to give it to me?" Hua Sui finally spoke.
Li Lai shook his head.
"He didn't say that, but I understand what he meant. You are a good seedling. I hope you can grow up and serve the empire together."
He gave the gun to Hua Sui, patted his shoulder, and turned to leave.
[Radiant 3000]
Description: Ninth generation laser gun, produced in the Flanda Interstellar Federation, standard equipment
Quality: Silver
Effect: Each hit will cause 1500-2000 physical damage, 500-1000 light damage, with a 5% critical hit bonus.
Durability: 90
Energy: 100%
Owner: Han
This was a silver equipment, a grade higher than the bronze equipment of other players. The highest damage was a full 1000, and it also had a critical hit bonus.
At the current stage, it could be considered a godly equipment.
Hua Sui pursed his lips, his eyes slightly red.
F * ck, why did I do such unnecessary things? Serve the empire together? Don't be a f * cking joke!
He curled his lips, but when he looked at the gun, he could not help but pause, and then carefully hid it in his arms.
After a while, his body slowly disappeared.
The next day quickly arrived, and the escort team was ready to leave. The instructor leader heading to Orchid City was Endis.
Before they left, Professor Baylon told her a shocking piece of information and asked her to pass it on to Li Lai.
But until they left, she did not find a chance to tell him.
Of course, she was skeptical, and the commander probably would not believe it either.
After leaving the frontline base, the team officially entered the wilderness without any protection and began their rapid march.
Li Lai was a level 19 wind elementalist, and in this team, he was the strongest in all aspects.
Before entering the forest, he buffed everyone with Lighten.
Lighten was one of the more difficult basic wind elemental spells to master, and he did not think that the half-star wind elementalist instructor could master Lighten.
Buffing two hundred people with Lighten in one go was a bit stressful for him.
But there was no other way. Wind elementalists were one of the five rare elements, and there were not many wind elementalists in the army, and very few spirit elementalists.
This time, there was only one other one-star wind elementalist in the team, and he could not buff his teammates with Lighten.
However, when he was about to give the order to leave, the players who had been obedient all this time could not help but speak up.
It was a girl who looked weak, and when he asked if there was another question, she hesitantly raised her hand.
"Speak." Li Lai had a fierce look on his face.
The female player could not help but tremble. This game was too realistic, and it was not friendly to introverted people.
However, with Qingyan's encouragement, she still asked, "That … Sir Lieutenant Colonel, can you teach us Lighten?"
Li Lai twitched his mouth, and even General Joyce shook his head when he saw this scene in the command center.
He just knew that these brave warriors would cause trouble!
Why did His Majesty send them here? Did he want to use this opportunity to eliminate the dissidents?
"Are you a spirit elementalist wind elementalist?" Li Lai asked coldly.
Did they think that everyone could learn Lighten?
He felt that it was necessary to teach these warriors a lesson. However, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw the girl nod. "Yes, I am a spirit elementalist."
Then, without waiting for him to speak, about ten of her companions beside her stood up.
"Yes, us too."
Li Lai blinked. Eleven … all of them?
The elementalist instructor looked at Li Lai strangely, and they wanted to say something but stopped. In the end, it was Endis who said, "Lieutenant Colonel Li Lai, why don't you teach them?"
"These warriors … are very talented."
Li Lai felt that this one-star elementalist instructor was not very smart. No matter how talented they were, how could they learn Lighten in one day?
He did not have the time to waste!
However, under Endis's repeated assurances, he agreed to teach them once, even though he did not think that it would be useful.
Then …
The girl who spoke at the beginning slowly lifted her feet off the ground, and then she jumped lightly and directly jumped to the top of a tree more than ten meters away.
Li Lai could not believe his eyes.
She … learned it? It was so easy? Was her talent really that strong?
Then …
The ten people who just stood up also learned it!
Looking at the warriors who jumped around excitedly after learning Lighten, Li Lai's eyes widened, and he was momentarily speechless.
He … was he hallucinating?
Was the scene in front of him real?
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