Nock Family
Faced with the disdainful gaze of their own NPC commander-in-chief, Baozi instinctively rubbed his nose.
For some reason, he always felt this NPC was unusually perceptive. In other words, it seemed capable of understanding what players were thinking. If not for the fact that his Probe had revealed a panel filled with red exclamation marks, Baozi might really have thought the other party was a player wearing an NPC disguise.
"Boss, this... We haven't been able to level up for so long. This can't go on forever."
Since the other party was so perceptive, using a little player slang probably wasn't a problem.
Maybe this was an easter egg the game developers had put in.
Facing this group of players brimming with anticipation, Gao Gong had no intention of keeping them in suspense. He directly unraveled the mystery:
"...So, to unlock the 'species lock,' we have to open the black hole and find the treasures of the String Controller civilization from back then. There must be advanced technology from that spatial civilization among them."
The players had been full of complaints. After all, who could stand being unable to fight monsters and level up for two whole months? But now that they heard this, they were instantly stunned. Holy crap! So this 'sealing' was actually the prerequisite for the faction rescue quest? You should've said so earlier! If I'd known, I would've repaired more equipment and brought it with me.
Many players whose faction loyalty was maxed out were even more delighted.
"As expected, Boss never forgets his brothers when there are benefits to be had. All that effort grinding up your favorability wasn't wasted."
"Damn, so does that mean we're the first players to enjoy this treatment? Awesome!"
"How was this quest selected?"
"Could it be that