The Mutant Insect Crisis

The police arrived at the scene quickly, cordoned off the area, and took Old Wang and Lin Qimeng back to the police station.

Old Wang felt he might need to find a shaman or fortune teller to break his curse, since he was being hunted down both inside and outside the game.

What he found unacceptable was that he had begun to implicate Lin Qimeng.

"Murder by magic?"

When Old Wang arrived at the Police Station, the officers were stunned by what they saw, and then soon the higher-ups took over the case.

"Mr. Wang, we meet again."

Old Wang immediately recognized the person as the one who had approached him at the last Future gathering.

"Yes, what a coincidence!"

Old Wang said, somewhat speechless, "Didn't you come here specifically for this?"

"We have investigated those two people and found out that they are remnants of the Holy Ten. This was a mistake on our part, and we are truly sorry for the danger it caused you!" the man said.

"The remaining Holy Ten?" Old Wang asked with some doubt.

He remembered giving them the complete list of the Holy Ten Ones, so how could there still be remnants?

"Zero, help me check!" Old Wang asked Zero in his mind.

"Yes, sir!"

It's been confirmed. Those two were indeed members of the Holy Ten. When the Holy Ten were wiped out last time, six people escaped, and they were two of them.

"But this time, their assassination attempt on you seems to be carried out by the White Lotus Cult Sect!" Zero.

"The White Lotus Cult? They can even hire Player to kill me in real life!" Old Wang was somewhat shocked.

"Judging from their chat logs and other things, that's definitely the case!" Zero.

"Okay, I understand!"

At this moment, Old Wang had made up his mind that the first thing he would do after finding the White Lotus Society was to plan its destruction!

They had crossed one of Old Wang's few bottom lines, which caused Old Wang to explode.

While it might seem fantastical that NPCs in a game could hire Player to kill in real life, if game Mecha can be brought into reality, what else is impossible?

"We've been looking for these people, but we didn't expect them to come after you," the man continued, seemingly hesitant to speak further.

"Just say what's on your mind," Old Wang said after seeing his deliberate act.

Given the skill level of the person opposite him, if he didn't want the other person to see through him, he wouldn't be able to tell even if he hesitated to speak, let alone if he talked nonsense.

Because communicating with others is a professional skill, honed over decades.

"Um, we've seen how these two died. They were killed by a skill, right? How did you manage to do that?" the man asked.

"I mastered it after the Mecha Evolution, but I can't really explain the specifics," Old Wang said.

He believed that his ability to control Magic Energy was related to the seven Epic- level Elemental Crystal he had used back then.

He hadn't seen Epic- level Elemental Crystal in all the time he'd been farming the random shop, and he used seven of them at once—the power of that was unimaginable.

"Could you give us some of your blood?"

"Okay! But can we leave after the blood is drawn?"

"Certainly!"

After having five test tubes of blood drawn from a Doctor, Old Wang left with Lin Qimeng.

Old Wang didn't think it would be a big deal to have them draw some blood for research. He thought it would be wonderful if all of humanity could master Magic Energy, but Old Wang thought that was unrealistic.

After all, human technology in the Mecha World is so advanced that even Normal need to conduct Obelisk Experiment to plunder talent, let alone on a less technologically advanced Earth Star.

If they also want to plunder Old Wang's talent, then Old Wang wouldn't mind letting them experience the wrath of the Lord of the Elements.

After leaving the Police Station, Lin Qimeng and Old Wang looked at the sunlight in the sky and felt somewhat sentimental.

"Your date and shopping trip ended up at the police station!" Old Wang.

"You confessed your feelings to me because you were in jail, right? You really do have a knack for being in jail!" Lin Qimeng said.

"This isn't good. Perhaps we should consult a fortune teller to 'break' it. Constantly facing imprisonment isn't a good thing!" Old Wang.

"Forget it, I'll break it for you when we get home!" Lin Qimeng.

You mean role-playing?

"Get lost, you LSP!"

"Hahaha, let's go home!"

Whether Old Wang actually played the role-playing game or not, nobody knows; they just all got up pretty late the next day.

When they got up, the game had already been running for a while.

After logging in, the two began checking the game's update announcements.

The first thing the system said was that the adventurers who had broken through the Black Shark Pirates' defenses had successfully left their Homeworld Base.

In other words, the entire map within human territory is now open, Player can travel anywhere via Teleportation Array, rendering Old Wang's Gate-Opening Quest pointless.

Then there's the second point: humanity and the Star Spirit have reached an agreement and successfully signed a pact. They have decided to join forces to open a starway between humanity and the Star Spirit in order to fight the Insectoid in the Universe together.

For Player, this means the game has entered its next Expansion Pack.

Mutant Insect Crisis

Player are level 30 or above will receive a Main Quest upon logging in, which is to go to the Azure Dragon Legion's Horn Ship.

A dedicated Teleportation Array for the Homeworld Base and the Horn Ship has been opened here, costing 100 Gold Crystal per person per trip.

Of course, you don't have to do it. You can spend two days flying there yourself and no one will care. You can even skip this main quest and no one will care.

After completing the quest, Player will travel to Outer Domain and establish Outer Domain Interstellar Route between the two races.

This is undoubtedly a long and massive undertaking, because it means that they not only have to clear away the Insectoid and other obstacles along the way bit by bit, but they also have to hold the road.

While Player can't be used to defend, Player will definitely be the main force in breaking through.

Moreover, the Expansion Pack is called Mutant Insect Crisis, so given the nature of this game, it's bound to be extremely dangerous.

In addition to the two points mentioned above, the game's Mecha Academy and Mentor-Apprentice System are also fully operational. Player can choose to study at the Mecha Academy or become an apprentice to an NPC.

Of course, if you have the ability, you can have both, but the things you receive from both sides might be duplicates.

Just like Old Wang, Old Luo has nothing left to teach him, so there's no point in him going to the Mecha Academy.

He doesn't need a background from the Mecha Academy; Colonel in the Alliance now, his background is more useful than anything else.

The mentor-apprentice system between Player has not yet been enabled. The system specifically explained that the highest level Player currently Player is only around level 30, which does not meet the requirements for accepting apprentices.

Besides these three major updates, there are also many smaller changes. This update is a very significant version change.

"I wonder who triggered this update. The rewards must be incredibly generous!" Old Wang and Lin Qimeng said after logging in, completely ignoring the strange looks from others.

"Isn't it you?" the others asked in unison.

"Wasn't I with you guys at the time? Did I lose my memory?" Old Wang.

"It seems so, I'm not used to it without you!"

"Yes! Yes!"

"It's not you anymore! What have you been up to these past few days?!"

"Is that even a question? Just look at how Red Light the President's face is!"

"Young man, exercise restraint!"

"Roll!"

After being teased by the guild members, Old Wang led his team to the Azure Dragon Legion to see what the Main Quest was all about.

While the teleportation fee of 100 Gold Crystal isn't cheap, it's still affordable for Future elites.

After arriving at the Horn Ship, Player will turn in their mission to an officer and then receive the next stage of the mission.

Other Player, upon arriving here, would immediately greet everyone with, "Hello, I'm here to report for duty!"

Then the NPC will give him the next quest, but things are different when Old Wang arrives.

"Oh! You're here again. What business do you have this time?" the NPC said first.

This NPC is Wang Dalong's deputy, Colonel like Old Wang, named Guan Boxian.

"Senior Colonel Guan, what brings you here? Didn't you arrange for anyone else?" Old Wang asked.

Everyone looked and exclaimed, "Oh yeah, he knows him again!"

They all suspected that there might not be any NPCs in the game that he didn't know, otherwise how could he run into familiar faces everywhere he went?

"No, it's mainly because I was afraid of causing trouble, so they sent me!"

"Then you go ahead with your work, I'll take the task and leave!" Old Wang.

"Alright, you don't need to do tasks like cleaning up Starship. You can go directly to the Outer Domain to fight the enemy!" Guan Boxian said.

After Player arrive at the Horn Ship, they must first complete the favorability quests before they can go to the Outer Domain; Old Wang skipped a step.

That's why they say having connections makes things easier!