Three Years

After the Star Spirit stepped forward, Old Wang sent the Abyssal Energy Orb over.

"What should I do?" the Star Spirit asked.

"Just touch it with your hand!" Old Wang.

Upon hearing this, the Star Spirit slowly extended its hand onto the Abyssal Energy sphere.

The black ball instantly entered his body, and then a cold sensation spread throughout his entire being.

But apart from this feeling, he felt nothing else.

"How are you feeling?" Sandal asked.

"It was a bit cold, and that's about it..."

Before he could finish speaking, his eyes began to turn bloodshot, and his heart was filled with thoughts of killing and destruction.

However, his mind was exceptionally clear, but he simply couldn't control his bloodlust.

Those who noticed his unusual behavior immediately tried to restrain him, but his immense strength nearly allowed him to break free.

Fortunately, Old Wang intervened, binding him and extracting the Abyssal Magic, which allowed him to regain consciousness.

"How come it mutated so quickly? It's different from what's in the data!" one of the Star Spirit said.

The answer to this question, given that it likely concerns the purity of the Abyssal Magic, is likely related to Old Wang's ability to provide it.

Old Wang's Magic Power is the purest Abyssal Magic, a pure version of the Abyssal Magic that is omnipresent in the Abyss World.

This also means that his Magic Power is more infectious and the effects appear faster.

In fact, his Divine power also has special characteristics, which is why Old Wang rarely uses both Abyss and Divine powers against enemies.

He was afraid that if he didn't control it properly, the power would remain unused.

"Now is not the time to talk about these details. Let's discuss how we should deal with the Abyss first," one of them said.

"I can provide you with samples of Abyssal Magic, which you can use for research, and strive to find a way to deal with it as soon as possible."

However, you must be careful when conducting this research; you've all seen the consequences of getting infected.

If I weren't there, it would have been really dangerous, and I wouldn't have been able to save him if it had gone on for too long.

"Also, if any of you have any information about the Abyss, I hope you can share it with me," Old Wang said.

He certainly can't fight the Abyss on his own; he needs to combine the strength of humanity and all races.

"It would be best to set up a special team!"

"I agree," Old Wang.

Sandal agrees.

Since the Star Spirit agreed, their subordinates naturally wouldn't refuse, and the proposal was approved immediately.

Having discussed the Abyss, the next topic is the Mutant Insect.

At this point, everyone fell silent. The Mutant Insect... this was a sore point for both humanity and the Star Spirit.

If the Abyss is like Heavenly Thunder hanging over everyone's heads, then the Mutant Insect are like bandits standing before them.

Although Heavenly Thunder is terrifying, when it will strike is uncertain, and it's even uncertain whether it will strike at all.

But the bandits are different; they are the real mortal enemies of everyone, the kind of enemies where it's a matter of life and death.

"The Mutant Insect that have returned this time are different from Mutant Insect of the Overmind era."

"They are more ferocious and stronger individually, as if the whole has undergone a new change," Sandal said in a somewhat low voice.

The Star Spirit already experienced the power of the new Mutant Insect, and have suffered a great loss as a result.

"I killed the Overmind with my own hands. Could the Mutant Insect have some backup plan?" Old Wang said, somewhat troubled.

According to his understanding of the Insectoid, after the Overmind died, the Blade Queen took its place and led the Insectoid to a direct rise to power.

However, he exiled Youji, who had the potential to become the Blade Queen, and Old Wang couldn't quite understand the development trend of the Mutant Insect.

"Could it be that she has returned from the Void? But why did she disappear after destroying the Star Spirit fleet? Did she run into trouble?" Old Wang wondered, his head throbbing.

Old Wang's guess was pretty accurate; even the destruction of the Star Spirit fleet by Youji wasn't her own intention.

After taking her revenge that day, Youji felt empty Mindscape, and was taken advantage of by a phantom that appeared out of nowhere Creator Insectoid.

It used the void in Youji's Mindscape to control Youji and the Mutant Insect, and it deliberately had Youji attack the Star Spirit fleet.

However, this battle awakened Youji's own consciousness, and at the same time, because Youji's inheritance was the Lord of Spirits.

If it weren't for this inheritance, it would have had no chance of awakening.

Youji is currently hiding in a secluded spot in the Starry Sky, vying for control of her body with Dark Shadow.

"No matter what Mutant Insect have up their sleeves, we must do everything we can to find them."

"If the Mutant Insect truly recover, it will be another disaster for us," Sandal said.

Old Wang nodded in agreement; they would still have to look for him.

After the meeting, interactions between humans and Star Spirit became more frequent.

Because of Old Wang, the Player Lieutenant General reap considerable benefits in everything that follows.

The preparations for the Abyss have begun smoothly, the only thing that hasn't progressed is the location of the Mutant Insect.

They vanished without a trace, as if they had never existed.

After this meeting, things started to get back on track for both the Alliance and the Player, and the Player entered another period of rapid development.

With the opening of the Star Spirit map, Player have many more places to explore and discover new areas.

At the same time, there are many more Instance Dungeon available, enriching Player's choices.

The infrastructure of the Space-Time is now fully completed, and it has entered the original Outer Domain Starry Sky. The entire game is thriving.

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Three years later

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the game has entered a stable period, with most Player reaching level 60.

Those who didn't come were either young people who joined the game late or pure casual Player.

In recent years, games have had a tremendous impact on the real world. Thanks to learning from the technologies of the Alliance and the Star Spirit, society as a whole has progressed rapidly.

The game has now essentially achieved complete integration between the game world and the Normal world.

Two years ago, after the top-tier Player reached the maximum level, Player began to challenge the Legendary.

This challenge lasted another year, and Leng Feng finally became the second Player after Old Wang to become Legendary.

It's not that Old Wang doesn't want to help them, but rather that Old Wang and they are on different paths, so he simply can't help them.

Old Wang used his powerful attributes to break through the Legendary barrier when he reached level 50.

The others leveled up to 60 normally and then completed the advancement quest to become Legendary.

How difficult is this task? Just look at how long it took Leng Feng a year to figure it out.

In Leng Feng's words, it's simply a task that's not for humans!

The difficulty of this advancement mission also eliminated Old Wang's idea of using the sheer number of Player he was good at to defeat the Abyssal Demon God.

Player may have that day, but that day will definitely be a very, very long time away.

After Leng Feng reached the Legendary, other guild masters followed Legendary.

However, after the number reached nearly a thousand, it gradually stopped.

Others will need a long time; this can only be done gradually.

At this stage, Player have become the absolute main force in the game world, and Player from all walks of life are now able to compete with NPCs.

However, no conflict broke out between the two, because the Player had already fully immersed themselves in this world.

Old Wang felt it was time for him to step down as the Alliance Chair.

So he sent a message to the entire Alliance Leadership, asking them to register to prepare for the election of the next Alliance Chair.

As soon as Old Wang released this news, the game, which had been quiet for a long time, was once again in an uproar.

According to the Alliance's laws, Old Wang's term as Alliance Chair is still very long, and many people do not want him to step down.

Moreover, most of them are NPCs, especially those from the Normal class.

Although Old Wang has been in that position all these years, the development of the entire Alliance has been managed by the big shots in the real world.

After several years of hard work, the entire Alliance is now almost identical to the real world.

This allowed Normal people to personally experience the changes.

Equality, peace, stability, and prosperity—these are all things they believe Old Wang brought about.

They weren't unaware of the team behind Old Wang, but they still stubbornly attributed it all to Old Wang.

Their lives have improved, so of course they don't want Old Wang to step down, because they're afraid their lives will revert to the terrible state they used to be in.

Besides Normal citizens, Player do not want Old Wang to come down.

Because Old Wang has helped them solve many problems over the years, whether it's killing bosses or helping them level up, Old Wang's efficiency is unmatched by anyone else.

These two groups didn't want Old Wang to step down, which also affected the higher-ups.

Because they see things very clearly: if Old Wang were to step down now, then if they were to take over, they would lose all public support.

The Alliance NPCs of today are not the same as they were three years ago; they have begun to understand the importance of public opinion and various tactics.

If NPCs can see the general trend of public opinion, how could the top Player not see it?

Although they had always been the ones doing the work, things can't be explained in just a few words.

So they all started trying to persuade Old Wang not to step down.