Hello gamers, this is Galaxy Times, dedicated to sharing firsthand game information and supporting your gaming journey.
As the male and female hosts read their familiar opening remarks, thousands of longtime viewers flooded in the moment the program was released, and as usual, the first thing they did was leave a barrage of comments urging for more episodes.
"It's built! It's built! I'm fucking blown away!"
"As expected, they're going to talk about a version update. Looking forward to it."
"Hail to our magnificent Times!"
"Let's flood the screen with comments and drown out the lame jokes!"
The barrage of comments was a chaotic, dense mass of messages. The usual awkward and corny jokes at the beginning of the show quickly passed, and the main topic began.
Male host. "... In a few days, the 1.0 version update will arrive, and Galaxy will enter the next version's storyline. We've obtained firsthand information and some unconfirmed rumors, and in this episode, we'll sift through this information to speculate and analyze the next version for our players."
"Before we begin the analysis, let's take a comprehensive look at the storylines of each planet in the current version. A large part of our data comes from the event chronicles compiled by players for different planets. We would like to thank all the enthusiastic players for this information, which has greatly facilitated our work."
The player was delighted to be singled out for praise.
Next, the two hosts summarized the storylines of each beginner planet. By this time, the main storyline of each planet had ended, and they could go through it from beginning to end. The Times also introduced and commented on the important characters in each storyline. The explanation was not just dry talk, but was accompanied by screenshots and video materials.
When the events of each planet are discussed, the players on that planet are the most active in the live chat. The 1.0 main storylines of these planets are also very diverse, such as the Singolersas Lord incident on Planet Frostwinter, the Arcane Tide on Planet Palayton, the dynastic division on Longsong Planet Long Song, the Shadow Group incident on Planet Summer, and Suen's Chaos Outlands Expedition, etc. These are the core main storylines. In addition to these, there are secondary main storylines, just like the main storyline of Planet Aquamarine is the Six Nations and Germinal, while the secondary main storyline is Bennett's Sanctuary Project.
The backgrounds of the planets are different, and the main storylines give people a huge feeling. There are modern, science fiction, fantasy, mystery and indescribable styles. These planets are located in all directions. Most players have not entered interstellar space and do not know the location of their planet in the universe. However, Han Xiao knows that the distribution of novice planets in various star fields is relatively even. The Shattered Star Ring only has one novice planet Planet Aquamarine.
Among all the major storylines, Planet Aquamarine ended the earliest and received the most attention. It must have a protagonist-type character closely related to the events. The two hosts read their speeches, and finally it was Planet Aquamarine's turn.
"When discussing the main storyline of Planet Aquamarine, one absolutely indispensable figure must be mentioned. Even after the Planet Aquamarine storyline concluded, he remained active in the Volkswagen eye, the first character to lead players into interstellar space. I believe most players are familiar with his name..."
The comments section exploded instantly. Although they might not know the plot of other planets, almost everyone knew the name Han Xiao, and these viewers immediately had a common topic to discuss.
"Black Star has appeared!!"
"Is this the video of Han, Black Phantom, Germinal Destroyer, Lord of the Sanctuary, Interstellar Explorer, Prophet, Black Star Mercenary Group, Materialist, Unboxing Master, Poor Xiao?"
Black Star: You bunch of brats are talking about me behind my back again.
"The Thirty-Second Real Man Team requests to participate! Our motto is: 'In the world of martial arts, speed is the only way to break through!'"
"Aaaaah, I want the Dragon Emperor! I want Aroshia! I want to lick them to death!"
"Get lost, you screen-licking monster!"
Now it was the turn of the players from Planet Aquamarine to be active, and the density of the barrage of comments reached a whole new level. Huaxia players have always maxed out the skill of spamming, which has a promising future.
The male host reads the manuscript and gives the players a brief introduction to Han Xiao's life and deeds:
Han Xiao, originally named Xiao Han, was a member of the Ofmera Family. He nearly died in an accident and was captured by Germinal, used as a test subject. However, his brainwashing failed. After a long period of disguise, he finally found a weakness and broke free from Germinal's control, thus beginning his journey to fight against Germinal. He once served under Stardragon, but later left to become a freelance assassin on the Dark Net, codenamed [Black Phantom]. Germinal had hunted him for years, but only ever saw his shadow. He awakened a kind of precognitive ability, able to avoid danger and sense it in advance. After a period of dormancy, he began a full-scale Revenge, orchestrating the Six Nations ' expedition against Germinal. During this campaign, he infiltrated Germinal's headquarters, stealing all classified information and laying the foundation for the Six Nations' victory, becoming a powerful figure on Planet Aquamarine. However, his journey did not end there. One day, he foresaw an impending catastrophe on Planet Aquamarine, so he used some means to summon a spaceship, leading a carefully selected group of warriors into interstellar space to seek a solution...
Most of the above information comes from historical records and was provided by players.
Players gathered a lot of information during the exploration period. Han Xiao's deeds are already public information. In the history of events on Planet Aquamarine, Han Xiao is like the manipulator behind the scenes. Many events are inextricably linked to him. Han Xiao's name is mentioned countless times in the chronicle. This allows new players to learn about the plot events that happened through the information, and continuously increase Han Xiao's reputation.
The historical documents of version 1.0 are already vast, but Han Xiao remains a shining guiding star and a hero among the NPCs of version 1.0.
After recounting the events of Planet Aquamarine and summarizing the 1.0 version of the storyline, the two hosts moved on to the next segment, which was also the theme of this episode: analyzing the new version.
"Based on the intelligence we have, we have made several guesses. First, in the new version, players will inevitably connect with interstellar travel, leaving their original planets and beginning to explore the universe."
"Secondly, in addition to the current thirteen starting planets, the new version will add new starting planets. Based on the previous point, these new starting planets should be those that allow direct entry into interstellar space. We can speculate that the difference between the new and old planets will be that players on the old planets will need to go through a new storyline before entering interstellar space, while players on the new planets will be able to enter interstellar space directly. The trade-off is that players on the new planets must start from scratch with a new account, while players on the old planets will inherit their previous high-level accounts. Therefore, both the new and old planets have their own advantages."
"Third, while the new storylines for different planets are unknown, they will inevitably be driven by characters, and clues will certainly be hidden within them. We suggest using these characters as a starting point to speculate on who will lead the next version's storyline, and what role the protagonist-type character from version 1.0 will play in the new version. Clues are limited for most planets, but there is only one exception— Planet Aquamarine!"
Before Black Star departed, he left behind a frozen mission—[The Last Stand]! The mission description is as follows: 'One day in the future, catastrophe will sweep across Planet Aquamarine. Third Sanctuary will be the last safe haven. Protect this faint light in the darkness, and there is hope of surviving the crisis.' The mission requirement is to protect Third Sanctuary, ensuring its destruction rate does not exceed 50%. We have reason to believe that this mission foreshadows the events of Planet Aquamarine 2.0—an unknown catastrophe that will affect the entire planet, and Black Star will inevitably play a role in the disaster...
Han Xiao left the frozen missions to leave room for players' imaginations, thereby increasing his own fame. Every time a version update came around, a wave of speculation about the new version would rise up, and the Times' report was exactly what he expected.
Planet Aquamarine, Third Sanctuary.
With towering steel walls and heavily guarded turrets, the Sanctuary is now fully formed, resembling a giant fortress in the wasteland. Han Xiao has been gone for over a year, and the current manager of the Sanctuary is Huang Yu. He has been building the Sanctuary in an orderly manner according to the established strategy, and it has now taken in more than three million refugees. In addition to these sheltered people, there are also hundreds of thousands of transient people, who are the Inhuman.
Countless players regard the Third Sanctuary as their main city, not only because there are enough daily tasks and rewards, but also because a series of decisions made by Han Xiao during his tenure have cultivated players' habits. Once these habits are formed, players like to gather here to set up stalls, trade, form teams, and interact in other ways.
The residents have mixed feelings about the Inhuman. On the one hand, the Inhuman like to help them with their work, but most people are jealous of their existence and see them as Inhuman. They always feel a sense of alienation. The square where players gather is seen by some residents as a dangerous place, like a settlement of a special race, and they dare not go there normally.
The Inhuman helped Bennett build many Sanctuary, but after they were built, most of Inhuman would return to the Third Sanctuary. Huang Yu didn't quite understand the Inhuman ' tendency to gather in groups and could only attribute the reason to his former superior. He felt that only Black Phantom knew the reason.
However, in recent days, a large number of Inhuman have arrived from all over the country and flooded into the Sanctuary without warning, a phenomenon that has attracted great attention from Huang Yu.
Has the cause been identified?
In the Sanctuary's conference room, Huang Yu asked his subordinates, explaining that after taking control of the Sanctuary, he had assembled his own team, and everyone present was a member of the Dark Net, directly under Bennett.
"No, intelligence networks from all over the country have compiled information, but they still haven't found the reason for the large-scale migration of Inhuman. The number of Inhuman in the Third Sanctuary has now exceeded 800,000 and is still growing."
"This is not a good sign. Although most Inhuman are law-abiding, there are still saboteurs. We've encountered several attacks this year. If these Inhuman have other motives, the damage that 800,000 superhumans can cause is devastating. If not handled properly, the Third Sanctuary, which has been built for two years, could be destroyed overnight."
Huang Yu was deeply worried.
He naturally couldn't know that the large-scale gathering of players at Third Sanctuary was precisely because the Times had speculated about the mission left behind by Han Xiao. Third Sanctuary was likely a key location in the main storyline and, very likely, a safe location.
Therefore, before the update, most players decided to go to the Sanctuary. This way, they could not only get into the main storyline as soon as the new version arrived, but it was also safer than other places.
"This kind of hidden danger must be guarded against; we must take measures..." Huang Yu said.
"However... Lord Black Phantom's instructions were not to adopt any hostile strategies against the Inhuman, nor to attempt to control their freedom—except for those who cause trouble. We are going against his message by doing so."
Huang Yu shook his head. "I know, but we can't let our guard down against the Inhuman just because of that. Black Phantom has been gone for over a year. If he were here, I wouldn't be worried about anything. But he's not here, so we need to be flexible."
So what do you decide to do?
Huang Yu said in a deep voice, "Divert them. Prohibit some of the Inhuman from entering the main city of the Sanctuary. Drive them to one of the two nearby citadels, either Overmela or Black Pine. This way, even if unrest breaks out, it won't occur in the heartland."
The group looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Do it this way. Inform the administrators of the two garrisons to secretly mobilize troops in case of unforeseen circumstances. Three days later, we will officially begin the process of separating the Inhuman." Huang Yu's tone was resolute as he confirmed the decision.
Suddenly, a wave of drowsiness washed over him, and he couldn't help but yawn.
DarkStar.
A mothership base that Stealth.
In the dark conference room, the video conference screen emitted a faint, cold light.
These people are high-ranking members of DarkStar. Each screen shows a blurry figure, their faces hidden, making them incredibly mysterious. Even Goddora, who has been an enemy of DarkStar for many years, only knows a very small number of its high-ranking members. DarkStar is like an indistinct fog, always hidden in the darkness.
The central screen displayed the leader of the DarkStar, but he was completely blurred, and his voice was mechanically synthesized.
What stage of development have the Mutation Source we released reached?
"Based on the timeline, the larval stage has passed, and all the Mutation Source will enter the larval stage within two months. The effects have already begun to lie dormant, and it is estimated that the Mutation Source will enter their outbreak phase in about a year. However, the exact timing cannot be pinpointed, as we cannot control the Primarchs' thoughts."
DarkStar Leader: "Maintain observation. Goddora has intercepted a Mutation Source. We don't know how far the research has progressed. The plan needs improvement. We can't wait for the Mutation Source to grow naturally. After the symptoms erupt, we need to take some action. We'll discuss the specific details later. Anur, how is Ashes?" The last question was directed at Anur, one of DarkStar's Grade A superhumans and Ashes's teacher.
The screen representing Anur spoke, "I had him focus on training his abilities, and he's progressing very well. His strength has noticeably increased. Give him some time, and his chances of reaching the Calamity Grade are over 20%."
"Well, Logo is dead, and Vimila is imprisoned in Rainbow Light Prison. We urgently need to replenish our high-level combat power. Ashes is currently the most promising candidate to reach Grade A. His abilities are very strong. Tell him that I have high hopes for him... Well then, meeting adjourned."
One by one, the screens went black, and the dark room returned to deathly silence.