The weather was clear, Stardragon, a place that resembled a military camp, was bustling with players, like a small market.
Stardragon treated the players relatively mildly, held many internal meetings, and tried to command them. He found that they could communicate normally with the players, just like ordinary people. However, some of the Inhuman seemed to have serious mental problems, but it was not a big deal. In the end, he decided to form a separate unit for the players and have them serve in the army as special members.
This military camp is an area specifically designated for players. Stardragon officers issue missions here, and many players set up stalls and look for teams, gradually creating a prosperous atmosphere.
Influenced by Han Xiao, many players chose to join Stardragon, and Maple Moon was no exception.
Fighting and killing aren't Maple Moon's thing; she prefers Mechanic Class, collecting various materials to create machines and selling them to other players. Many players like to come to her for supplies and repairs, so Maple Moon can easily find teams when doing quests and is very popular.
Maple Moon is a casual player who spends less time online each day than other players. She prefers to enjoy the game and doesn't mechanically complete tasks. She likes to pester quest NPCs with questions, which wastes a lot of her time.
Even so, with the help of the prize pool missions given to her by Han Xiao, she still surpassed most players and became one of the top-ranked players.
Inside a tent, Maple Moon looked at her experience bar, her excitement evident.
"I'll be level 20 soon, and I'll be able to find the Black Phantom soon."
A biting Cold Wind swept across the wasteland, where patches of thin snow covered the bare ground, creating a gray-white contrast with the landscape.
On a flat wasteland in the North Continent, a player wrapped in an animal skin coat slowly trudged through the cold wind. Behind him, at the horizon, was a small starting village. He was leaving the starting village.
His fists were covered in scabs of blood, and a hundred meters behind him lay the corpses of seven frost wolves.
Frostwolf are common predators in the North Continent. At around level 10, an average player would have less than a 20% chance of winning against a group of seven frost wolves. Yet, this player only had a few shallow claw marks on his body.
The ID above the head is "Hao Tian", which is obviously an old ID.
Hao Tian, a famous professional player, is a pillar of the Long Sky Club and a veteran who has been competing in the professional scene for many years. He has also used this ID for many years.
There are many clubs in the Huaxia esports scene, but only four are considered top-tier and are called elite clubs: Temple, Long Sky, Dynasty, and Fish-Fragrant Eggplant... It seems like something strange has wandered in, but that club is indeed called Fish-Fragrant Eggplant, and their arch-rival is the South Korea Kimchi Club.
Hao Tian suddenly received a remote communication request from Li Ge, and paused in his tracks.
The question "Hmm?" perfectly reflects Hao Tian's dislike of idle chatter.
Li Ge said, "Have you heard? The e-sports association has confirmed the formation of a professional league for ' Galaxy '."
"Oh."
What career did you switch to?
"Martial arts."
"I have superpowers," Li Ge said. "Hurry up and level up your account. The Huaxia professional players aren't doing well. I need help to deal with the foreign powerhouses."
"Mind your own business." Hao Tian said bluntly, hanging up the call.
Although both are top-tier artists, Li Ge's style is completely different from his.
Hao Tian has been a professional player for many years, steadily honing his skills step by step to reach his current level. He doesn't like to talk or manage his public image, and shines entirely on the professional stage.
Li Ge is very enthusiastic about managing his image, frequently attends shows, and has dozens of times more fans than Hao Tian. He is also incredibly handsome, with a large number of female fans. Moreover, Li Ge is the kind of genius who can surpass others' hard work without much effort; he is exceptionally talented.
Every professional player has talent, but Li Ge is a talent from head to toe.
Some people are just geniuses; there's no reasoning with them.
Many people admire Li Ge, and many people are jealous of Li Ge. Hao Tian is neither of them. He has known Li Ge for a long time and has no other feelings for him. In his eyes, Li Ge is just a powerful colleague. He doesn't care about other factors.
Li Ge was also his old rival, Hao Tian had lost to him many times. This time, in order to achieve greater success in "Galaxy", he spent almost all his time in the game leveling up his character, unwilling to miss any opportunity.
Hao Tian habitually opened the forum, saw a post by a player uploading Han Xiao's main quest.
He suddenly stopped, turned around, and headed back towards the beginner village.
Hao Tian's strength is no longer relevant to the beginner village, but he is willing to wait for the Black Phantom's mission.
Stardragon, underground of Dragon Horn Building, headquarters of the Thirteenth Bureau.
The dark metal corridor leading to the main unit is filled with red dots flashing in the cracks of the steel walls. Infrared detectors are everywhere in the corridor, and the floor is equipped with devices that recognize weight and footprints.
Gu Hui entered the password outside the door, had his pupils, fingerprints, and voice detected, and stepped into the corridor. In a fraction of a second, the main unit identified Gu Hui's identity through floor and infrared detection.
"Access verified. Welcome, Director." A synthesized, mechanical voice rang out, indifferent and emotionless.
All defense devices went into hibernation, and with all traffic flowing smoothly, Gu Hui entered the spacious main control room with a serious expression. He had come with instructions from the highest leader to consult with the advanced civilization of Goddora, located deep in the universe, about the Inhuman Phenomenon.
The matter was of great importance; all the monitors in the control room were pointed at him, and the leaders were watching.
Gu Hui Huixin and Tu Shuzhi knew that not only Stardragon, but other countries would definitely do the same. The Inhuman Phenomenon too strange, and they had no way to solve it. They could only turn to interstellar civilizations for help. Goddora was the only advanced civilization they had contacted. Their attitude was neutral to friendly, and they had never interfered with Planet Aquamarine.
Gu Hui turned on the host, entered a long string of dynamic passwords to unlock all encryption, then opened the program's underlying layer and entered a line of confidential code, which activated a secret program.
The screen suddenly turned completely white, and then a new interface popped up. It was simple and plain, with countless option links listed densely, but they were all grayed out and could not be selected. Moreover, the names were strange symbols—the script of the Goddora Civilization.
Only one option is available for activation, and it has been translated into the language of Planet Aquamarine.
[Goddora Civilization Ninth Star Zone's Communication Window with Planet Aquamarine]
This is a star sector communication terminal called "Light Feather-8". All six regimes on Planet Aquamarine have received interstellar communicators from the Goddora Civilization, enabling them to establish contact with interstellar civilizations. However, Planet Aquamarine's technology has yet to fully develop the principle of sending and receiving signals for interstellar communication terminals, which seems to be a very mature quantum entanglement communication technology.
The Goddora Civilization locked down the functions of many terminals, shut down hundreds of communication network links to the outside universe, and restricted Planet Aquamarine to only one-way communication with Goddora's base in the Ninth Star Zone. Planet Aquamarine could only utilize a millionth or ten-millionth of the interstellar communication terminals, and could only understand the pattern of the universe through Goddora, getting only a glimpse of the whole picture.
But Planet Aquamarine had no other choice.
Gu Hui steadied himself, clicked on the option, and the ten-second wait felt like hours. Finally, the screen flashed and the dialog box appeared.
"Humans from Planet Aquamarine, why are you requesting communication?" The message appeared in cold, Goddora script, then suddenly switched to Planet Aquamarine script – this was the terminal's built-in translation function.
Gu Hui mentally reviewed his prepared remarks beforehand and typed out each word carefully, "Friends of Godora, I am the head of the intelligence agency of the Star Dragon Kingdom of Aquamarine. This communication is to inquire about a strange phenomenon occurring on our planet, which we call the Extraordinary Phenomenon, as detailed below..." Gu Hui briefly described their research on the Extraordinary Phenomenon and sent detailed research files and records. He concluded by writing, "With our current technology, we cannot determine the cause. We hope to receive an explanation. If you can offer assistance, we will be sincerely grateful. Godora and Star Dragon will always be close partners."