For the next ten days or so, the forums on the Shattered Star Ring section were filled with jubilation.
The third league season concluded with Huaxia Fortune defending their title, and three of the four international teams secured their spots. This is Huaxia's best result in the league to date, with the Dynasty, Jiangcheng, and Long Sky receiving much praise.
Players are still caught up in the excitement, revisiting the league and endlessly discussing the thrilling matches; the forums are flooded with these posts.
Post-match promotional activities are essential for esports teams. Various clubs and guilds rent venues at the Black Star Army headquarters to hold events and interact with ordinary players, creating a lively atmosphere.
By the end of the version, the Gural Civil War, in which players participated, had come to an end.
The league lasted a considerable amount of time, and most of the players who did not pass the qualifiers returned to the Gulal battlefield to fight and watch the league. During this period, players cooperated with their fleets to seize all the territories of the Ancient Emperor Party and the Descent Party, changing the course of history and supporting the Pioneer Party to take the position of civilization leader.
The Pioneer Party leader expressed gratitude for the Black Star Army's assistance, and the payment for the employment has been deposited into the Legion's account.
The player's quests have been completed. After the Gural Civil War, the player is left with only the main quest "Shattered World" unfinished. This long quest is obviously not something that can be completed in this version, so the player is not in a hurry.
Therefore, after the league ended, many players began their leisure time, sorting out their gains from the previous version and traveling and having fun with friends. Even without engaging in combat, there are countless leisure and entertainment activities in StarCraft. Players can adjust their sensory feedback values, enjoy diverse gameplay, and take initiative to create various fun challenges for self-entertainment.
Version 3.0 has witnessed so many major events and the entire process of the Black Star Army becoming Beyond Grade A force. The player experience has been very rich. The more tasks players complete for the Black Star Army, the stronger their sense of belonging becomes. This is a win-win situation that benefits both parties.
Thanks to the efforts of all players, the content of "Galaxy Chronicles" has been enriched many times over, and the information about the Black Star Army has become increasingly detailed. Players have witnessed its establishment and rise to power.
The Galaxy Times released a new program that interviewed the four Huaxia teams that made it to the international competition and gave a preview of the next version. Han Xiao, who was supervising Sylvia's preparations for the Black Star's Gathering, watched it immediately.
Male host. "Hello, fellow gamers! This is Galaxy Times, dedicated to sharing firsthand gaming information and supporting your gaming journey."
Female host. "The third Galaxy Professional League has come to a successful conclusion. Dynasty, Long Sky, Jiangcheng, and Temple, as representatives of Huaxia, achieved excellent results in the international competition. Today, we are fortunate to have the captains and some players from these four teams to talk about the challenges and interesting things they encountered during the league..."
In the video, players from the four teams appeared, waved to the audience, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then began the interviews.
"Kings and Generals, Generals, and Ministers, the Dynasty has won the championship this time. What are your thoughts?"
"The Dynasty was in excellent form this season, performing at the level we should have, and we were able to win the championship. The whole team is very happy." Kings and Generals said lazily, making small talk.
Tai Erzi coughed lightly and couldn't help but say, "We won the championship because the team members worked together very well, and everyone did their best within their own capabilities. It's all thanks to everyone... It's definitely not because the captain was a good leader."
After a few words of interview, the host turned to look at Jiangcheng.
"Jiangcheng Team, although you missed the championship, your contributions were indispensable. You eliminated the KEY Team in the semifinals, which secured Huaxia's title defense. On behalf of the audience, I would like to thank you for your contributions."
"We just did what we could," Frenzied Saber said modestly.
"Jiangcheng is a newly emerging team, but they have improved very quickly. Their performance in the past three league seasons has been steadily improving, and they have risen rapidly. Now many people consider you a newly emerging powerhouse club. What are your thoughts on this?"
"Thank you all for your support. During the semi-finals, countless people offered us advice and suggestions, which truly touched us." Frenzied Saber nodded.
Host: "In this competition, Maple Moon has made a huge contribution to Jiangcheng. As the captain, what are your thoughts on her?"
Frenzied Saber thought for a moment and said seriously, "So far, the best thing Jiangcheng has done is signing Maple Moon. She has greatly strengthened our team and is an indispensable member of the team, my right-hand woman."
After three rounds of hard work, Frenzied Saber is no longer seen as a rising star, but as a top-tier player, with a status comparable to Hao Tian. Maple Moon has also become a core player in Jiangcheng, with a large following, and her status is similar to that of Tai Erzi of the Dynasty and Long Sky of the Long Sky.
The host went through the interviews one by one, Long Sky's team was sullen. Although their position in the top four was not bad, it was a step backward for them.
When it was finally time to interview the Temple, the live chat exploded with laughter.
Host: As offerings, what are your thoughts?
"Thanks to the Temple for the sacrifice, igniting itself to illuminate others."
"It turns out I've been misunderstanding Li Ge all this time. You're practically a selfless and virtuous saint. I've gone from hating you to being a fan."
"Shout it out loud with me—'Sorry, Temple Bro!'"
"The Temple's contribution is truly immense. If one of the other three teams had been selected for Group A, allowing the Temple to advance would have meant wasting at least one qualifying spot. The Temple would likely have been eliminated in the first round of the finals. If Long Sky had been selected, they might not have even qualified, resulting in a loss of two spots... But now that the Temple has been selected for Group A, it's like sacrificing the weakest team to ensure the other three teams' guaranteed qualification. So, from a strategic perspective... the person in charge of the draw must be a Huaxia team!"
The chat was lively, and the team members talked about their mindset and funny moments during the match before ending the interview and moving on to another topic: predicting the next version.
Female host. "As players' ranks increase, more and more areas are opening up. We previously predicted that the next version would likely introduce cross-star system functionality."
Male host. "There were already examples of cross-star systems in version 3.0, and they were all related to the Black Star Army of the Shattered Star Ring."
The Black Star Army provides a one-way inter-star system for players in the Constellation Corridor, while the Shattered World main quest for Shattered Star Ring players allows them to venture into a new star system for development. Judging from the scale of the Shattered World quest, this is likely to be a significant event for Shattered Star Ring players in the next version.
These trends all point to the possibility of cross-star system expansion in the next version of https://www. hetushu. com. com, and the Black Star Army may play an important role in this.
When players in the Constellation Corridor crossed star systems, the Galaxy Times made this speculation, and now it is reiterating it.
The Black Star Army's presence in version 3.0 is too strong. Based on the experience of the previous two versions, some of the Black Star Army's actions have hinted at subsequent events. The Galaxy Times also regards the Black Star Army's behavior as important evidence for predicting the version.
"Because of the main storyline, Legion players guessed that Shattered World would be a major event in their next version, but no one has yet guessed that it would be a global event..."
Han Xiao nodded secretly and pondered in a low voice.
When version 4.0 of the previous life was launched, Shattered World had completed its initial development and was open to the public. Many factions were recruiting heavily to go to Shattered World, exploring and building while competing with each other.
Extremely high mobility is one of the foundations for the formation of interstellar society. The circulation of citizens, resources, wealth, and so on, like blood and veins, connects civilizations scattered across various star systems, forming an internal circulation system where the movement of one affects the whole, so that each civilization in the Galaxy is no longer an isolated island, thus forging the cornerstone of order.
Therefore, opening up to the outside world is the inevitable destiny of the new starfield. The structure of each starfield is stable and the interests have been divided up. The new starfield is a new space for development, which gives hope to some factions that cannot obtain new territories. This has led to a major reshuffling of power, resulting in the interstellar migration. Many forces that lacked channels for advancement migrated to the vast and Shattered World, which sparked competition for territory and resources.
The Crimson Dynasty possesses supreme ownership of star systems and opens up the Shattered World. This is partly an inevitable trend of the times, and partly a way to alleviate its own development pressures.
The manpower and resources consumed in construction far exceed those of simple exploration and reclamation. Even for a cosmic civilization, building a new star system independently would be an daunting undertaking. Moreover, with two other powers eyeing the empire and trying to erode and suppress it from other angles, the empire needs to distribute the construction costs among countless forces in the universe to free up manpower. Then, it can use methods such as taxation to slowly digest the enormous profits from the Shattered World.
The entire universe is watching the Shattered World. Even the Crimson Dynasty, known for its domineering and ruthless nature, knows it has no right to monopolize it. Greed leads to poverty. If it insists on turning the new star field into its own logistics base and resource area, the result is obvious: it will break away from the tripartite balance of power jointly ruled by the three powers, forming a binary opposition, thereby subverting the entire Galaxy system. It would be a losing proposition.
Interstellar society values free economic trade, so unless absolutely necessary, the Crimson Dynasty will not adopt a system of dividing up non-ally forces and taking their share of the spoils... Moreover, using competition to incentivize external forces is also a situation that the Crimson Dynasty hopes to see.
The Empire holds firm control over only the most fertile and important regions. Some are directly controlled by the Empire's Starfield Branch, while others are allocated to important allies like the Black Star Army, serving as stabilizing forces to guard the Shattered World and maintain the Empire's control over the Starfield.
In this situation, players have unprecedented room to maneuver. Even without quest guidance, players can act based on their own judgment and stir up conflict.