"Hiss..." Han Xiao's scalp tingled.
It's been a while since I've seen him, and this guy is still as good at licking as ever. He's even learned a new position and is licking perfectly... Just by watching the beginning, Han Xiao could guess what kind of video this would be.
As expected, the opening segment, where Meat Bun pretends to be his own monologue, builds up the atmosphere. Then, the scene shifts to describe his deeds from the Black Phantom era... Although the Galaxy Times special was also a similar character review, Meat Bun's style was different. He mostly used first-person narration, editing together material from many previous episodes to create a strong sense of story.
The first-person narration gives the video a strong sense of immersion. Meat Bun narrates various events from Han Xiao's perspective, creating a feeling of personal experience and making the audience feel as if they are there.
One characteristic of first-person narration is that it uses the voice of "Black Star" himself to express his inner thoughts, which makes it easier for the audience to have a clearer impression of him.
Han Xiao has always maintained a sense of propriety in his interactions with players, only displaying superficial behavior. Therefore, players' understanding of him has always been shrouded in mystery, unable to know his inner thoughts. But this time, Meat Bun wants to use this video to give the Black Star image in the players' minds a "real" personality!
His move was intended to further solidify his position as the Black Star Army's ace video series, making this video an indispensable classic for anyone wanting to understand Black Star... Through reasoning, analysis, and imagination, coupled with highly immersive narration, he created vivid images of his favorite characters, making them appear more real and fully fleshed out in the eyes of the players.
For players, this type of character-themed content is not unfamiliar; they like to give NPCs more direct personality traits... since the NPCs can't see them, they can discuss them however they want.
Meat Bun's analysis is based on Han Xiao's deeds over the years, interpreting Black Star's reasons and motives from his perspective, beautifying his image, and analyzing his personality, which is mostly imagined, but players really like this.
From the Black Phantom era to the present, the audience seems to have personally experienced Black Star's mental journey from a first-person perspective. Meat Bun edited together Han Xiao's few public speeches, and along the way, Meat Bun endowed him with a large number of positive personality labels, such as ambition, attachment to his home planet, loyalty, keeping his word, decisiveness, boldness and meticulousness, and being good at navigating social situations.
"Holy crap, you're going way too far with your flattery." Meat Bun praised him to the skies, as if he embodied every positive quality imaginable, making even Han Xiao himself feel embarrassed.
Even licking should follow basic principles; this is utterly ridiculous!
It was quite comfortable, though...
The image created by Meat Bun is far removed from his real self, but the advantages are obvious. Only the player himself can create a clear image for him in this way. Having such a top paparazzi helps to enhance his personal charm with the players. There are obviously more comments on Meat Bun's side than on Galaxy Times. A lot of people on the screen are saying that the Legion Commander is awesome.
Later in the program, Meat Bun emphasized the future of the rising star system of the Black Star Army, while also putting forward a new speculation.
"The Secret War is what we see as the main storyline, but in my opinion, it may just be the surface background. The real storyline, hidden in the shadows, is the rise of the Black Star Army!"
"The Secret War is actually the backdrop for Black Star's advancement to Beyond Grade A rank and the rise of the Legion in the star field!"
This conjecture was widely accepted by Legion players, who remembered that in the previous version, the Black Star Army was far smaller than it is now. However, with the launch of version 3.0, the Black Star Army, having survived ten years of war, underwent a complete transformation and seized the opportunities presented by the war to develop rapidly.
Now that Black Star has ended the Secret War, the rise of the Black Star Army seems to be the real main storyline, overshadowing the Secret War and turning them into a background element.
After looking around, Han Xiao realized that most of the legion players thought the same way, and his eyes lit up.
This presents an opportunity to directly implement his own plan to turn the history of the Secret War into a copy.
The next day, the legion players received an unexpected gift.
All players who participated in the Secret War were notified by the Legion Assistant program on their communicators that they had received the honorary title [Secret War Combatant] due to their Secret War experience. This title, displayed in their Legion profile, is a recognition of their contributions by the Legion.
This is a faction title and has nothing to do with the character's stats, but players who have this title will always enjoy a 10% discount on purchases within the faction!
Many participating players were overjoyed, not only for the permanent 10% discount, but also for the honor. The Secret War only happens once, and this title will only be issued once. It is an exclusive faction title that represents their witnessing of the legion's rise. It is an honor that proves they are veterans.
At the same time, the faction shop released a large number of [Secret War] Dungeon Crystal, including many battles that spanned a decade that players did not experience.
Dungeons have always been one of the most popular items among players, and they are all very interested in them. These Secret War dungeons are clearly part of a series, similar to [Six Nations and Germinal], and are suitable for their current level. Players attribute this to the characteristics of a growth-oriented faction; once a major storyline is completed, the Black Star Army can generate a corresponding series of dungeons, which they are already used to.
Besides running dungeons for rewards, the Secret War series of dungeons can help players understand the development of the Black Star Army over the past ten years of version updates. Entering the dungeons and experiencing it firsthand is more detailed than written historical records.
Han Xiao had another purpose in doing this. With the main storyline of Secret War over, players had entered a period of free exploration. Releasing a large number of dungeons at this time would give them something new to do, fill this gap in the main storyline, and once the order for the Crimson Dynasty to develop the Shattered World came down, he would lead the Black Star Army to explore the Shattered World. There would be plenty of things to do then.
Shattered World is the storyline of the next version. After the initial development by the Crimson Dynasty, forces from various star systems will participate in the exploration. For players, it's like a global server where everyone gathers to explore the unknown and compete for resources. Players can enter early in version 3.0 with their legion players to seize the initiative.
For now, Han Xiao can only wait, focusing on expanding his legion and seizing enough benefits from the surge in influence he has gained during this period. The Evolution Cube, on the other hand, remains a rare commodity, making many civilizations in the Colton Star Cluster eager to acquire it.
With the influx of new members, personnel changes within the legion became frequent. These miscellaneous tasks were handled by Phillip and Sylvia, so he didn't need to worry about them.
Half a month later, most of the new members willing to join had been recruited, and the Black Star Army's expansion momentum was gradually taking shape.
All the troops in the War Realm also slunk back to the Seoul Star Cluster through the stargate.
"Your Tyrant, what should we do next?"
Hearing Jorde's cautious question, Heber turned around.
After his previous setback, he has kept a low profile and quietly watched the Black Star Army expand.
His reputation as Tyrant was used as a stepping stone by Han Xiao, greatly diminishing his prestige. This outcome was far from what he had expected.
However, Black Star had become an ally, and it was no longer possible to use him as an object of authority. The Crimson Dynasty ordered them to reconcile with the Book.
Heber paused for a moment, then slowly said, "Send invitations to all the major powers in the Shattered Star Ring for another gathering."
"That Black Star..." Jorde's heart skipped a beat.
"Since he's the fifth Beyond Grade A in the Shattered Star Ring, he certainly deserves an invitation." Heber didn't look at Jorde's expression, turning his head away, lost in thought.