Gurega and the others were overjoyed to get the answer they wanted. After finalizing the details, they left satisfied.
As the group walked out of the Black Star Army base, they glanced back at the magnificent base, Gurega suddenly felt a pang of emotion.
"Black Star has only been a mercenary for less than ten years, yet he has developed into what he is today. He is truly an incredible guy."
"Everyone with the potential to become Beyond Grade A has their own legendary story, which is beyond our comprehension." Another person shook their head and sighed.
"Yes, he's not on the same level as us anymore. Luckily, we knew him a long time ago."
Gurega's feelings were complicated.
In a corridor of the Black Star Army headquarters, Melos walked side by side with the Volga Three Brothers, chatting casually.
"Have you heard? Three Calamity Grade powerhouses have joined the legion. Lord Black Star personally received them, and they will definitely be given important positions in the legion in the future," Volga's Eldest, suddenly said.
"I know." Melos nodded, a mixture of joy and frustration in his voice.
He was pleased with the Black Star Army's rapid development, but annoyed that his own position would be affected as a result.
With three newcomers at the Calamity Grade joining the Legion's upper echelons, the competition will become increasingly fierce, and Melos feels immense pressure.
Strength represents the right to speak. He has been unable to reach the threshold of Grade A for a long time, and his importance to the legion will become less and less. There are already many mid-level combat forces. If he were not one of the earliest veterans who followed Black Star, he would not be qualified to become a high-level cadre of the legion with his Grade B strength.
Melos felt that he had grown quite fast, but he still couldn't keep up with Han Xiao's pace or the Black Star Army's rapid development. He didn't want to fall behind, so he became increasingly anxious.
In order to improve his physical fitness, he even reduced his card playing time from three hours a day to one and a half hours a day... It's impossible for him not to play cards, it's impossible for him to stop in this lifetime.
"Calamity Grade... that really seems like a long way off."
Melos sighed.
The Black Star Army's development trend left the veteran cadres with many feelings. However, as the saying goes, the wheels of history keep turning forward, and everything is in a state of development. Han Xiao naturally wouldn't stand still.
After spending seven or eight days meeting with all the envoys from various organizations seeking cooperation (https://www. hetushu. com. com) and reorganizing the Black Star Army's structure following its massive expansion, Han Xiao finally had some free time.
Han Xiao locked himself in his office, took out a piece of paper, and summarized all the benefits brought by this expansion, as well as the new development blueprint.
The Black Star Army's rapid development exceeded his expectations. His original blueprint for stability was outdated. Numerous forces and star system-level civilizations were offering a variety of development opportunities. It would be a waste not to take advantage of them. If these opportunities could be utilized effectively, the Black Star Army's development speed would increase by tens to hundreds of times!
This is an unprecedentedly bumper harvest of chives!
Han Xiao scribbled on a piece of paper, listing the maximum theoretical benefits of each opportunity and the costs required, making a simple list to facilitate his judgment.
At the same time, he also used the equipment quality system to analyze factions, dividing them into two attributes: current size and development potential.
The current scale rating depends on the resources, size, armed forces, number of members, influence, and other factors currently held by the faction.
The rating of development potential depends on factors such as network, the strength of allies, business scope, long-term profits, and development opportunities.
Han Xiao first used a reference point as the standard for evaluation. He rated the War Realm as [orange] current scale and [orange] development potential, and based on this, he began to analyze the Black Star Army.
"Before this large-scale expansion, excluding players, the Black Star Army's operations were limited to a few star systems, ranging in size from [dark green] to [light blue]. Now it should have reached [light purple], and after Phillip recruits the second and third batches of personnel, it will be able to secure [purple] quality."
Han Xiao pondered for a moment, twirling the pen with his finger.
"As for development potential, my Beyond Grade A Seed reputation is a [orange] quality development opportunity; the Secret War is a channel for building bridges with the Amethyst Civilization, also [orange]; contracts with various star system-level civilizations are [orange]; leading the establishment of the Mercenary Alliance is [pink]; plus my connections, potential, and other factors... on average, the faction's total development potential is [orange]."
Han Xiao looked at the list on the paper and nodded.
This provides a more intuitive understanding of the Black Star Army's development. As long as they can realize the development potential of [Orange], they can quickly move beyond [Purple] quality and enter the [Pink] level of power.
Those reaching the [pink] level are renowned forces at the star domain level. Although they are still some distance from the War Realm, they are truly super-large organizations.
Han Xiao began to plan the development of various opportunities.
"A galactic-level civilization invited me to establish a branch base, which is a way of expanding my territory and diversifying my operations. Recruiting so many people will be immediately useful; sending them to new star systems will broaden our business scope... Hmm, and I can also send some to develop resource planets, which will solve the problem of power transformation. Besides hiring and warfare, we can also add resource gathering, making our sources of profit more diversified..."
Hmm, if we don't have enough manpower, we can bring in people from Planet Aquamarine to fill the gaps, allowing some to become interstellar citizens first. Besides, mining seems to be one of those insectoid creatures' strengths. With my reputation among the Black Spirit Race, I should be able to find a large number of high-quality laborers."
Han Xiao put a checkmark next to "galaxy-level civilization".
"Leading the establishment of the Shattered Star Ring Mercenary Alliance is quite simple. My large-scale expansion has just increased my influence. The Shattered Star Ring is currently a hot topic, and with the support of other major legions, as long as I raise my voice, assembling the core of the alliance is not a problem. It's just a matter of time..."
Han Xiao formulated plans one by one, and soon produced a prototype of the new development blueprint.
He put down his pen, picked up the paper, shook it, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Han Xiao memorized the contents of the paper, then crushed it into pieces with his fingers.
"When version 3.0 is released, the changes in the Black Star Army will probably surprise those players."
Riding this wave of development, the Black Star Army became very active, recruiting manpower multiple times, and its membership gradually approached ten million. Most of them Xiao Faction to establish branch bases in various star systems of the Colton Star Cluster. The Legion's range of activities expanded from the area around the Garton Star System to most of the star cluster.
Han Xiao didn't neglect the Secret War either. After dealing with the matters following the expansion, he returned to the battlefield to continue his struggle with the War Realm.
As the leader, he fought for the Amethyst Civilization at the front, while a large number of new recruits managed the business and strengthened the forces behind the scenes. The surge in manpower was enough to support this dual operation, contributing to the development of the Black Star Army.
As the momentum of expansion subsided, the media storm caused by the Beyond Grade A Seed gradually cooled down. Han Xiao had become the biggest beneficiary. Through this operation, the Black Star Army had left a deep impression throughout the entire star field, and its reputation had already entered the category of well-known forces at the star field level.
Under these circumstances, the Black Star Army remained nominally Dragon Calm's Field Operations Department, while Dragon Calm remained silent. However, with the instigation of certain individuals, more and more people began to view the Black Star Army and Dragon Calm separately, as two independent forces, and public opinion began to show a tendency to separate the two sides.
The storm stirred up by Han Xiao had a far-reaching impact, with more forces becoming involved in the Secret War, either openly or covertly, and personally participating, causing the scope of this war to expand.
Secret War was originally one of the main storylines in 3.0 [Crimson Tide], but its popularity has gradually been overshadowed, with more forces focusing their attention on Han Xiao and the Black Star Army.
The war continues, the Black Star Army develops step by step, and both visible and invisible effects continue to ferment, gradually changing the situation.
The Planet Aquamarine experienced three autumns.
Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.