Chapter 1315 Public Execution

The closing ceremony ended, and spaceships took off one by one, carrying the still-excited audience away from the venue.

Han Xiao had Sylvia entertain the guests who came to show their support, while he led the many officers and guards to the heavy main ship suspended in outer space. All the troublemaking players were temporarily locked up here, waiting to be dealt with.

*Whoosh!*

The hatch opened, and Han Xiao led a group of officers in single file. He immediately saw the tense situation in the field. The players locked up here were divided into two distinct factions. Most of them, led by Freedom Flies, surrounded the spy team led by Wolf Howl of Winter.

"What's going on?" Melos stepped forward and questioned.

The guard hurried up and replied, "Fleet Marshal, they have been arguing since just now. It seems like they had an internal conflict."

"A bunch of rebels, actually having internal conflicts?" A guard officer scoffed.

Although Freedom Flies made a righteous speech at the ceremony, saying that his starting point was for the legion, most of the legion officers did not believe it at all. They felt that this was just an excuse deliberately made for the rebellion—attacking the legion commander in public and trying to sabotage the ceremony was, by all accounts, a sign of ill intentions. The legion officers, unlike Han Xiao, knew the whole story; they would not be convinced by a few words.

Han Xiao knew what was going on, so he didn't explain at this time. He came to the crowd without saying a word, just watching them expressionlessly.

Seeing Black Star's arrival, the two groups also stopped arguing and turned to look at Han Xiao.

After Han Xiao's performance and the explanation of the Beyond Grade A just now, the "loyalist party" led by Freedom Flies had been shaken. They were half-believing and half-doubting their own guesses, but they had not dispelled their final doubts, thinking that this might be a deliberate performance by the "legion commander" to prove his identity.

So at this moment, many people quietly turned on the video recording function, wanting to record his private face. If it was completely different from his previous performance, then there must be something strange. They would post the video on the forums to remind other legion players again—they had not given up on exposing the disguise of the "Machinery Country."

Freedom Flies stepped out of the crowd, speaking with an open and honest tone, "What are you going to do with us?"

"Don't worry, I want to hear your explanation again." Han Xiao said casually in a light tone.

"What else is there to explain? We have already expressed our meaning very clearly," Freedom Flies shouted.

Han Xiao remained calm and said lightly, "Even if this is just a misunderstanding, your actions will still result in punishment. Have you thought about the consequences of doing so?"

"Of course, we're clear."

"Even so, you don't mind risking it for me?"

"We're doing it for Black Star. As for whether you're the real deal, it doesn't count right now," Freedom Flies said with his hands on his hips.

At this time, Hardaway said coldly, "Then how do you explain the attack on the audience? Is that also for the legion commander?"

Freedom Flies' face froze, and then a burst of anger surged up. He turned his head and glared at Wolf Howl of Winter and others, shouting, "Our plan is just to expose the impostor. Attacking the audience was not us. These guys are not with us!"

Wolf Howl of Winter pretended to look surprised, "What are you talking about? Wasn't this the secret mission you gave us? Now you want to deny everything!"

"You're still talking nonsense!" Freedom Flies was furious. "I didn't have such a plan at all. Why did you do this?!"

"Tsk, tsk, you clearly ordered it, and now you're denying it?"

Wolf Howl of Winter did it on purpose, just to make the Black Star Legion think they were all in the same group, so that he could shift the blame for attacking the audience to Freedom Flies and others. In this way, he could reduce the Black Star Legion's trust in the Undying.

The two groups of players started arguing again. These guild spies had already discussed it, and they insisted that they were in the same group. The "loyalist party" felt that their motives had been tainted and were furious. Elegant and friendly greetings poured out of their mouths one after another, like a waterfall, endlessly. If the restrainers hadn't stopped them, the scene would have turned into a brawl.

Seeing this scene, many legion officers curled their lips and looked disapproving, only thinking that this was a drama to try to clear their responsibilities.

Hela turned to look at Han Xiao and said in a deep voice, "Black Star, there are more and more Undyings in the legion. I think it's time to strengthen control to avoid this kind of thing from happening again."

Someone next to him echoed, "That's right, we've always been too lenient with the Undyings."

Hearing the legion officers' discussion, a smug look flashed in Wolf Howl of Winter's eyes, feeling that the plan had succeeded.

However, at this moment, he suddenly saw Han Xiao looking over with a half-smiling expression.

"You're the leader of these people, right?"

"Me?" Wolf Howl of Winter was shocked and pretended to be surprised.

Han Xiao snapped his fingers, and the restrainers surrounded him again, controlling hundreds of players led by Wolf Howl of Winter who had tried to attack the audience. The other players were not affected.

"I have video surveillance of everyone who tried to attack the guests. I won't arrest any of you by mistake," Han Xiao said slowly, "Your punishment is to be locked in the Dimension Amber. Basically, don't think about coming out again."

"Unfair!" Wolf Howl of Winter shouted loudly, looking at the others, "We're in the same group! Why are you only arresting us!"

"You're talking nonsense!" Freedom Flies and others were furious, and the crowd was excited.

"Don't argue, I've already understood what's going on."

Han Xiao waved his hand, his face suddenly stern, and said,

"When you were planning, someone had already informed me. Actually, I could have stopped you long ago, but I let you act at the closing ceremony. Do you understand why?"

"So you knew it long ago?"

Everyone's expression changed, but then they thought about it. It seemed normal for them to have a double agent. There was nothing strange about it.

But Black Star didn't stop them in advance, which was intriguing, and everyone couldn't help but be curious.

"I know a little about your motives. Actually, I don't believe you will betray me." Han Xiao walked into the crowd, patted some people on the shoulders, and pulled out Mad Blade and Maple Moon from the crowd, laughing, "You are all the backbone who followed the legion the earliest. I have an impression of all of you, especially you two. We have known each other for decades, right? Although we haven't interacted much recently, I won't doubt you."

Everyone was stunned and greatly surprised. They didn't expect Black Star to say these words, and they actually remembered them.

In an instant, many people were moved, and a sense of closeness arose in their hearts.

Especially Mad Blade and Maple Moon, they were stunned for a few seconds, and suddenly their faces showed excitement. A feeling of "a knight dies for his confidant" surged in their hearts, and they couldn't wait to throw their heads and shed their blood on the spot.

In fact, seeing these two also participating in the action, Han Xiao was quite moved. The two of them were now professional players, and they would actually risk participating in this matter. This feeling was really deep… But then again, if he was an impostor, he would naturally be unable to ban their accounts. Perhaps this was the reason why the two dared to take the risk.

Looking at the excited expressions of the crowd, Han Xiao smiled slightly, then turned to look at Wolf Howl of Winter and others, his face suddenly becoming cold and stern.

"Since the expansion of the legion, I have known that spies from other forces have mixed in. The reason why I don't stop you is that I hope to use your hands to draw out some unstable factors in the legion. Now it seems to be working… Whether the legion's backbone is a spy or not, I can tell the difference clearly, so don't try to fool me."

Hearing this, Wolf Howl of Winter opened his mouth wide, his expression froze, and he looked incredulous.

Oh my god, he can see through this? Are NPCs so difficult to deceive?!

Although they were mentally prepared to have their accounts banned when they took action, they were all employees of various professional guilds who worked for wages, and they didn't feel bad about their accounts. But now that the plan had been seen through, it meant that their sacrifices were useless and the plan had completely failed, which was a huge loss.

Without listening to the explanations of these guild spies, Han Xiao turned his hand and took out the Dimension Amber, sealing hundreds of people into it one by one, turning them into lifelike specimens, even if they went offline, their bodies would remain inside.

Looking at this scene, Freedom Flies and others were both moved and excited.

Han Xiao did not deliberately explain, but he took out the Dimension Amber, coupled with this performance, immediately changed the minds of Freedom Flies and others, and basically determined that he was Black Star himself.

Part of the reason was the display of the universe treasure, but more was because Han Xiao used "accurate eyes" to clear their grievances, and did not put the blame on them, which made everyone very happy, and had a sense of satisfaction that "the leader understands our good intentions."

"As for you…"

Han Xiao turned his head, smiled slightly, and then his face became serious, "Although I believe you, rules are rules. Your actions have caused an impact, so there must still be a punishment. So, you need to perform some tasks to make up for your merits, and the legion discount you enjoy will be temporarily canceled for three months. What do you say?"

"Of course, I have no opinion."

Freedom Flies waved his hand, with a look of heroism.

Everyone also echoed, although they were punished, they were actually very happy.

Compared with the fate of Wolf Howl of Winter and others, this punishment was nothing at all, the contrast was too strong.

Han Xiao waved his hand, let the restrainer troops retreat, and allowed everyone to leave.

After the players left, Melos couldn't help but speak, "Black Star, are you just going to let it go like this?"

"Didn't I give them a punishment?" Han Xiao raised his eyebrows.

"What kind of punishment is this? It's almost the same as nothing. If others see that the consequences are so light, what if they follow suit?"

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Han Xiao waved his hand and smiled secretly.

He knew that some of these players must have recorded it, and they would definitely post it on the forum afterwards. His performance would not only make the players admire his judgment, but also brush up the recognition of the camp. It was exactly the way to win people's hearts.

And the disposal plan for Wolf Howl of Winter and the other hundreds of people was a warning—he could tell the difference between friend and foe. If they were his own people, he could turn a blind eye, but if they tried to harm the legion, he would not show mercy, and he would give them a free lifetime tour of the amber.

"It's good that you have a plan." Hela nodded.

She rarely questioned Han Xiao's actions. Since there was a result, she would no longer express her opinion. After saying hello, she canceled the remote projection.

Everyone dispersed, and Han Xiao looked at the hundreds of amber specimens in the field and pondered.

"Wolf Howl of Winter, I have an impression of this person. He seems to be a backbone of the Northern Front… It seems that those guild alliances will still appear. I guess the national war is about to begin."

In his previous life, version 4.0 broke out a large-scale national war, also known as the First World War.

However, it was not purely based on nationality, because the gameplay of version 4.0 was mainly based on grouping. As the version developed, the scale of player grouping became larger and larger. Eventually, some professional guilds and casual guilds formed large guild alliances, forming formal organizations.

For example, the Northern Front, Dengland, and September Conference, which were mainly composed of Europeans, the Pan-Star Sea Commercial Joint Community (referred to as the Pan-Commercial Alliance), the 5C Alliance, the Eagle of the Plateau, etc., which were mainly composed of North America and South America, the Southeast War Joint Community (referred to as the Southeast Alliance), the Yanhuang Alliance, the Light of the Tropic of Cancer, etc., which were in Asia…

These alliances were not simply distinguished by country. Different guilds in one country might belong to different alliances, and in addition to guilds, free players and casual players would also join different alliances according to their preferences.

In his previous life, there was no legion, so the world war was not only aimed at one country. Everyone was tearing each other apart, but this time the Black Star Legion was too strong, so it attracted unified hostility.

The fuse of the national war had factors for the camp upgrade. The camps of players from various countries began to transition to higher-level camps, such as the three major civilizations and the super-star cluster civilization. The dispute between the two in the Shattered Star Ring became one of the fuses for the outbreak of the national war.

The root of the dispute between the three major civilizations and the Super Star Cluster Alliance was the problem of territory distribution. The intensity of the dispute was gradually increasing. Naturally, they would not fight each other head-on from the beginning. The proxy war was also an important part of it, and the Undying group was one of the proxies, fighting endlessly in the free competition zone.

"The national war is a good opportunity to harvest leeks on a large scale, but because of the existence of the legion, the direction of this time will inevitably change greatly. I don't know what it will become…" Han Xiao stroked his chin.

At the same time, Freedom Flies and others who left the cabin, with excited hearts, excitedly posted the video on the forum.

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ps: (I'm attending the annual meeting these days, and the update will be a little unstable. It will be normal when I go home after the annual meeting)

(By the way, py recommends a book, "Villains Like Me", written by Yun Hai Qingma Zhan. I clearly wanted to become a hero in the game, but why am I going further and further on the path of a villain? Why do villain bosses value me so much?)