As the fleet passed through the Black Star Army territory, the overconfident Resek quickly suffered a heavy blow.
Upon arriving at Black Gate Star, the Immortals he had painstakingly recruited at the Black Hole Edge suddenly launched a large-scale rebellion!
These players not only deserted their faction, but they also stole the spaceship that carried them!
Players in every region are accustomed to maximizing their profits. Since they've decided to leave, they always want to take some benefits along the way. Besides, it's inconvenient to escape without seizing spaceships. Many players have taken control of the spaceships carrying them, broken away from the fleet's route, and headed towards the Black Star Army's territory.
A few players who hadn't originally planned to switch ships were forced to join. Since they were all on the same ship, if a fight broke out and the spaceship blew up, none of them would be happy.
With so many players on each ship, it's impossible to determine which ship belongs to which player. Most people can only follow their ships to the transfer station before going their separate ways, becoming even more scattered. This is a drawback of not having a large faction to coordinate things.
Due to a large number of players fleeing after stealing ships, the size of the Resek Corps's player base shrank by about half. Coupled with the loss of the ships and their supplies, the losses were enormous, causing Resek immense pain, shock, and anger.
"They're insane! They're all insane! These people have absolutely no morals!"
In the command center, Resek was furious.
This unexpected event was completely outside his plans. He was immersed in the anticipation of making a contribution and never expected that these players would suddenly stab him in the back and do this to him.
Back in the Black Hole Edge, these Immortals were fairly well-behaved. How come they've all become so frenzied in the Shattered World?
He simply found it hard to understand, and subconsciously felt that there was some conspiracy involved, believing that some force must be secretly instigating it. He didn't even consider the possibility of personal intentions.
After all, Resek knew nothing about the players, and in his opinion, someone must be sabotaging things, otherwise there would be no reason for so many people to riot together.
The stolen ships scattered and disappeared from the radar. Resek gave chase for a short while before abandoning it. He was wary of the strength of so many Immortals, and the ships were all at similar speeds. The incident happened so suddenly that it would be difficult to catch up. Besides, this was still Black Star Army territory, so he had his concerns.
"A bunch of bastards!"
Enraged, Resek angrily left this record in the files of these traitorous players, lowering their credit rating.
Even after finishing this task, he was still furious. Seeing that half of the Immortals remained, he calmed down a little and felt somewhat relieved.
"Half the people are still here. Even if their contribution is less, it's still a meritorious service. At least the trip wasn't in vain."
Resek dared not relax his vigilance over the players any longer, and ordered, "Divide and manage the remaining Immortals, and strengthen the defenses of every transport ship..."
This experience increased his wariness of players.
However, despite his vigilance, a large-scale defection still broke out once they arrived at the Free Competition Zone. The largest armed force transported by the Resek Corps this time consisted of players. No matter how hard the remaining people guarded against them, they were still useless in front of these players. These players had stayed until now just to hitch a ride to the Free Competition Zone.
Of the players brought from the Black Hole Edge, only one in ten survived, and Resek was furious.
Well, that's it. They came all this way to Shattered World, hoping to make a name for themselves, but now it's all for nothing.
New bad news followed one after another. Resek soon received intelligence from the rear that even though he had recorded negative records for the first batch of defecting players, high-level factions still accepted these Immortals without question, with the Black Star Army being a prime example.
Resek felt extremely uncomfortable, as if he had been bullied and his heart was filled with grievances!
Why the hell?!
This is so hard for me!
What he didn't know was that among this small remaining group of players, there was a spy like Muay Thai Warning, who had been secretly colluding with Legion members, betraying the movements of the Resek Corps, and had been completely tricked into the Earth's core.
In terms of faction appeal, he is far behind the Black Star Army in terms of reputation. Even if he temporarily gains the players' physical bodies, he cannot retain their hearts at all.
It wasn't just one faction that suffered a massive exodus. After entering the Shattered World, these Black Hole Edge factions all experienced player departures to varying degrees, with the Black Star Army being the primary destination for these players.
The faction appeal accumulated over several versions led to a surge in the number of Legion players. Han Xiao didn't need to do anything; the process had evolved from manual resource gathering to fully automated resource harvesting.
At the Black Star Palace, Han Xiao's eyes gleamed as he looked at the experience bar on his attribute panel.
"This wave of experience gain has been quite rapid."
The plan to expand the leek field finally began to work, with the first batch of foreign leeks pulling themselves up and transplanting themselves into his garden.
Foreign players have their own choices, and only a portion of them will join the legions, but the number is still considerable. According to his estimate, the number of players joining the legions in Black Hole Edge will eventually be 17% to 24% of the total, which is in the millions. Most of them should be ordinary players.
"This is just the first batch. Once players from other star systems arrive, the size of the legion's players might become two or three times what it is now." Han Xiao was secretly delighted.
Many of the newly joined Southeast Asian players are newcomers with gaps in their professional knowledge, making them a vital force in consumption and allowing Han Xiao's efficiency in gaining experience to skyrocket in a short period of time.
Each new wave of players represents a huge influx of experience points.
"It's estimated that Southeast Asian clubs will also send guild players into the Legion."
Han Xiao smiled inwardly; he didn't intend to stop it.
Selling equipment to whomever you want is the same as selling it; you can even make extra money. Guilds have decent spending power, and the regional wars are a business opportunity. Selling weapons to them so they can fight each other is a good way to act as a war profiteer.
Furthermore, to enjoy the discount, one must have the corresponding legion rank and contribute to the legion. Even if a spy infiltrates, they must serve the legion for a period of time before they can get the discount.
"At this rate, a few more batches of players will be able to quickly accumulate enough experience to instantly reach level 320." Han Xiao was excited; this was much faster than he had expected.
As for the large-scale player defection spree caused by the Black Hole Edge players, he had long anticipated it; it had happened in his previous life as well. The continuous decline in player reputation was a crucial process in establishing the title of "Cancer of the Universe," which was never a good reputation and reflected the apprehension and vigilance of the outside world.
One of the key signs of a player's rise to prominence on the global stage is when players scattered across various locations gather in the global server, greatly increasing their presence and attracting the attention of many factions, who then treat them as a single group.
In the previous life, as players spread chaos ideology, the overall credibility of the player community declined, and some small organizations dared not recruit players. As a result, players flocked to higher-level forces, completing the shift and upgrade of factions.
These are all things Han Xiao has witnessed before. He understands very well that he cannot force players at this stage to become obedient through faction benefits. As they become stronger, they also become more scheming and increasingly difficult to control.
Players will only develop feelings for familiar characters, and in order to advance their own development and gain an advantage in national wars, they must acquire benefits and create bloodshed.
As his strength grows, chaos is bound to Germinal. Han Xiao has been dedicated to developing his power, and one of his major goals is to deal with this situation.
He also knew that since legions were important targets for players to switch sides, this situation would be noticed by various forces that were always watching him, which would give rise to all sorts of speculation.
For now, it won't have much of an impact on me. Firstly, my status is high enough and my strength is strong enough. Secondly, many players have joined other factions, so the situation isn't too exaggerated. At most, the various factions are just suspicious and uncertain... However, as more foreign players join, the legion's special characteristics will become more and more eye-catching, and that's when we'll encounter some trouble.
Han Xiao shook his head, another matter surfacing in his mind.
"I didn't expect Evans to have already come into contact with the Chaos Mysterious Energy..."
Not long ago, Phillip, who had been monitoring Evans, sent back a report, allowing Han Xiao to witness the process and confirm that the red orb was related to Chaos Mysterious Energy, but it appeared much earlier than the information about the Sorokin's legacy.
According to his estimation, this was just one of the sub-bodies separated from the Chaos Mysterious Energy, returning to the main universe ahead of time, perhaps to locate its dimensional coordinates. Its eventual disappearance was due to being pulled back to Secondary Dimension by the Chaos Mysterious Energy; the Primordial Esper Ability Entity had not yet officially descended.
However, this also cleared up some of Han Xiao's doubts... No wonder the Chaos Mysterious Energy ultimately chose Evans as its host; it turned out they had already made contact with him.
When the red orb passed through Evans's body, an incompatible person would explode and die, but Evans not only emerged unscathed but also full of energy, which convinced the Chaos Mysterious Energy that he had the qualifications to be a high-quality host, thus turning him into a backup option.
"The date of the emergence of Chaos Mysterious Energy is drawing closer. Judging from my current experience acquisition efficiency, I should be able to reach level 320 before its emergence."
Han Xiao secretly calculated.