Headquarters of the Germinal Organization on the Andia Continent.
"Bang!" The fist encased in a black glove slammed into the wall with a sound like an impact lathe striking steel. The powerful force tore a large section of the wall apart and collapsed, exposing the steel reinforcement inside, while the fist remained unharmed.
The leader was radiating a powerful aura, his rage surging within him. His subordinates trembled with fear, not daring to provoke him.
All the secret bases on the other three continents are being swept away by the armies of the Six Nations, resulting in enormous losses every day. The main base of the Germinal is located on the Andia Continent, and the secret bases set up on the three continents are all bridgeheads and thorns in the side of future wars. This loss has directly destroyed the organization's years of hard work! It has crippled them!
"Zero..." The leader took a deep breath, as if it were a cavern, his lung capacity unfathomable.
How much intelligence does Han Xiao actually possess? This was a question the leader had always suspected. He felt that Han Xiao couldn't possibly be involved in too much critical intelligence. He had the organization's hackers check for program vulnerabilities multiple times, but there were no signs of hacking. Furthermore, he had conducted several investigations into the organization's senior management, but no traitors were found.
Zero's intelligence sources are too bizarre, almost like... prophetic foresight.
In fact, the four lost bases, including Dark Raven Valley, were not particularly important to the organization. Back when the four secret bases were destroyed, the leader hesitated about whether to relocate other bases in the Southern Continent, but did not take action. It was not that he was taking chances, but rather that rashly relocating other bases would expose them, lose the effect of secrecy, and be tantamount to abandoning the huge initial investment, wasting funds and time. It might play right into Zero's hands, and it could very well be making a mountain out of a molehill.
However, the current situation has shown that Zero has obtained detailed intelligence about the organization, far exceeding his expectations!
Valkyrie Experiment, brain enhancement, awakening... Considering Han Xiao's consistent performance, the leader felt as if a thread pointed to the truth:
--Zero awakens precognitive abilities!
"No wonder he was able to obtain intelligence, escape the lab, and evade the organization's pursuit..."
The leader closed his eyes, his anger surging within him. He felt there was only one explanation: Zero was a monster created by Germinal itself, and the organization's current predicament was a bitter pill they had sown.
Regret? The leader wouldn't allow himself to have such an emotion; it was pointless.
This kind of person is too dangerous. If he lives, all of the organization's actions will Nowhere to Hide.
They must be eliminated!
The silence lasted for three minutes.
You could hear a pin drop.
The leader's deep, hoarse voice slowly rose, containing a profound killing intent. Even the members of the Germinal present, who knew the leader wasn't targeting them, felt a chill run down their spines.
"Relocate all bases across the three continents, regardless of losses; evacuate as many as possible. Activate the crisis contingency plan [Hibernation Plan]. All operations must go underground. All intelligence personnel must thoroughly investigate Zero's whereabouts, leaving no stone unturned. Until Zero is found, postpone the full-scale war plan Infinite!"
[[The Seed Sleeps in the Dust] Current progress: 13.8%]
At the Gray Iron Base, Han Xiao, whose stubble had thickened a bit more, nestled in the sofa, his fingers swiping across the tablet, scrolling through intelligence reports from the Dark Net Organization, almost all of them about the movements of the Six Nations.
Two months ago, Master Han distributed intelligence to the Six Nations. Naturally, the Six Nations did not act immediately. They first sent people to confirm the intelligence was accurate, then secretly allocated resources to prepare for war. Two months later, they officially began military operations, and the results were very gratifying, eradicating a large number of Germinal bases. Of course, there were some secret bases that Han Xiao was unaware of, which were the forces that were preserved.
Han Xiao's mission progress also increased accordingly. Although the indirect progress was a bit less, the sheer volume made up for it. With the actions of the Six Nations, the progress increased every day. Germinal was not a pig that would stretch its neck to be slaughtered; it resolutely cut off its tail and escaped. All remaining branch bases were completely evacuated to minimize losses. This was within Han Xiao's expectations. Now, it was up to Han Xiao to see how much the Six Nations gained by pursuing their victory.
"Based on the current momentum, I estimate my task progress is likely to exceed 20%."
The Germinal has reached approximately 50% completion across all its bases in the three continents, while the remaining half is located at its main base on the Andia Continent.
The Germinal Organization was severely weakened and certainly could not declare war on the Six Nations as it did in the original storyline, which took place in the third month after the public beta launch. Moreover, this had a very far-reaching impact:
The branch bases of Germinal on three continents have been eliminated, cutting off most of the ways players can join Germinal. The number of players in the Germinal faction will be 90% less than before! In Han Xiao's view, this is the biggest gain.
"The chaos is already established, and I can personally intercept and eliminate the Germinal, thus accelerating my mission progress."
Wholesale intelligence can only be done once, so Han Xiao plans to take this opportunity to personally strike while the enemy is down, and try to increase the mission progress by actively sabotaging them.
This little butterfly of his has stirred up a storm, completely messing up the storylines of the Six Nations and Germinal. If he accidentally destroys a main storyline event on Planet Aquamarine Planet Aquamarine, the players might end up in a state of aimless free exploration...
"Interesting." Han Xiao's lips curled into a strange smile.
His two months as an assassin at m•hetushu. com. com have given him a lot of experience. He has already unlocked the [Night Stalker] class, which provides stealth skills such as [Stealth and Concealment] and [Hold Breath and Aim]. The upgrade bonus for this sub-class is biased towards agility. Han Xiao's total level has now reached level 40, and he is stuck at the next level.
This time, the advanced requirement is in the form of a task.
[[Second Advancement]: Defeat three powerful enemies who are at least five levels higher than you (the standard for defeating enemies is that they are at least five levels higher than you), current progress 0/3]
Defeating enemies of a higher level is a common advancement requirement, not particularly difficult, and players can complete it in teams. It's even easier for Han Xiao, but unfortunately, previous victories of higher levels don't count towards his current mission progress. As his book level increases, defeating enemies of higher levels will become increasingly difficult. Han Xiao is currently level 40, and he needs to defeat enemies of at least level 45 to meet the requirement. However, level 45 enemies already represent the third tier of combat power on Planet Aquamarine, appearing and disappearing unpredictably. Even if he can hunt beasts, he needs to find those that match his level.
Stuck at the advancement stage and unable to upgrade, Han Xiao invested his experience into skills to improve his Sniping- style combat power. He wouldn't change his Sniping- style tactics until he obtained a powerful machine that could become the core of his tactics. In addition, he also fused more new blueprints, resulting in a significant improvement in his personal strength.
In addition to his Legend Points on the assassin rankings, Han Xiao also gained another unexpected amount of Legend Points.
[Planet Legend Points (Planet Aquamarine): The Mysterious Zero – As a traitor to the Germinal Organization, you single-handedly upended Germinal's vast foundation. No one anticipated this outcome. You are now Germinal's mortal enemy. Perhaps you should protect your identity; many are searching for you.]
"This Legend Points comes from my actions of inflicting significant damage on the Germinal through wholesale intelligence, which caused turmoil in the political landscape of Planet Aquamarine. I think I understand how to obtain this type of Legend Points. All I need to do is disrupt the original storylines of the factions, that is, cause trouble... It seems to be my forte." Han Xiao stroked his chin thoughtfully.
The Germinal relationship has plummeted to a negative 3,000, turning into mortal enemies; the relationship is solidified and can never be improved.
"That's a really solid way to draw aggro."
Han Xiao raised an eyebrow.
On the other hand, the Gray Iron Base has also been improved. He upgraded the base's energy system, and now there are eight assistant Ranger working diligently, providing a stable source of experience. Each assistant Ranger costs around 200,000.
Mechanic Class players can create assistant-type Ranger, but few do so in the early game because it's not cost-effective. It costs hundreds of thousands to create one, but only yields a few thousand experience points per day, which can be easily obtained by completing quests. Furthermore, low-level intelligent robot assistants can only perform simple manufacturing; if parts are needed, players can purchase them directly from the player market. Even large guilds don't use assistant-type robots in the early game; they maintain production teams and don't lack manpower.
It wasn't until the Mechanic Class learned to manufacture intermediate-level intelligent chips, enabling robots to perform more precise operations, that robot assistants gradually became standard equipment in the Mechanic Class.
But for Han Xiao, money wasn't important. He glanced at his Dark Net account and a string of zeros jumped into view—these were the rewards he'd earned for various assassinations and bounties... Hmm, it seemed like some of them came from orders from the Thirteenth Bureau, which he'd almost forgotten about.
Han Xiao glanced at the panel; there was only half an hour left before the public beta launch.
"The day has finally come."
Over the course of a full year, he accumulated enormous capital, far surpassing others.
Han Xiao's eyes flickered as he nestled into the sofa, waiting silently.
The countdown to the public beta test ends in just one minute.
I glanced at the time; it was July 3rd, 688 in the Galaxy Calendar.
reciprocal.
Ten, nine, eight... three, two, one!
[Public Beta Launched]
[Retrieving data... Data retrieval complete!]
[Player forum open]
[Public beta duration: 1271 days]
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