World Mission Settlement! Satellite Showdown!

The Oil-Braised Prawn slowly descended outside the Sprawling Metropolis, carrying all the captured NPCs.

The hatch opened, and the NPCs filed out of the ship.

The players had long since arrived in their vehicles, waiting to welcome the NPCs back.

However, not all NPCs received the same treatment—

Alicia, Tang Qian, Little Moon, the owners of the café and flower shop... these highly popular characters were immediately surrounded by huge crowds of players, with luxurious cars available for them to choose from at will.

But those obscure passerby NPCs did not receive such treatment.

Of course, they would not have to walk back on their own either—kindhearted players had still brought buses for them.

As the convoy carrying the NPCs entered the Sprawling Metropolis alongside the warriors returning to the surface, magnificent colored smoke burst into the sky above Central Square!

The World Tree lit up with a gentle white glow, the outdoor screens began playing thrilling war highlight reels, and residents on both sides of the streets threw open their windows, offering flowers and cheers to the triumphant players.

When the last captured NPC finally returned to the city by bus, lines of text flashed before every player who had participated in the operation—whether they had fought directly, contributed to logistics and construction, or merely donated supplies:

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World Quest [Beyond the Cradle] Victory Settlement Announcement!

To all warriors:

Through your fearless battles and wise negotiations, we successfully crushed the Prance Shrimp People's fleet, reclaimed control of the Moon and synchronous orbit, and washed away the humiliation of the world's invasion with the blood of alien invaders.

Now, the torch of civilization has been lit in space. You have proven that you possess the ability to leave the cradle of civilization and march into the cold, cruel, yet infinitely