Chapter 1 A Heavy Blow

As the fleet passed through the territory of the Black Star Army, a smug Lei Sai Ke was soon dealt a heavy blow.

Upon arriving at Black Gate Star, the Undying he had painstakingly recruited at the edge of the Black Hole Boundary suddenly launched a large-scale rebellion!

These players not only defected from the army, but also seized the ships they were on!

Players in every region were accustomed to maximizing their benefits. Since they had decided to leave, they had to take some advantage. Besides, it wouldn't be convenient to run away without hijacking the ships. Many players seized control of the ships they were on, deviating from the fleet's route and heading for the Black Star Army's territory.

Some players on board who hadn't planned to jump ship immediately were also forced to join. Since they were all on the same ship, if a fight broke out and the ship exploded, everyone would suffer.

With so many players on each ship, it was impossible to determine ownership. Most people could only follow the ships to the transfer station before dispersing and acting on their own, which was a disadvantage of not having a large organized faction.

Due to the large number of players hijacking ships and fleeing, the player size of Lei Sai Ke's legion instantly shrank by about half. Coupled with the loss of ships and supplies, the damage was huge, causing Lei Sai Ke's heart to bleed with pain, shock, and anger.

"They're crazy! They're all crazy! This group of people has no integrity at all!"

In the command room, Lei Sai Ke was furious.

This sudden incident was completely beyond his plans. He had been immersed in the expectation of meritorious service and never expected that this group of players would suddenly stab him in the back.

In the past, at the edge of the Black Hole Boundary, these Undying were quite well-behaved. How could they collectively become so manic as soon as they arrived in the Shattered Star Ring?

He found it hard to understand and subconsciously felt that there was some conspiracy involved, believing that certain forces must be instigating it in the dark. He never considered the players' personal intentions.

After all, Lei Sai Ke didn't understand players at all. In his opinion, someone must be playing tricks, otherwise, there was no reason for so many people to riot together.

The stolen ships scattered and disappeared from the radar. Lei Sai Ke symbolically chased after them for a while before giving up. He was very wary of the strength of so many Undying, and the ships were traveling at about the same speed, so it was difficult to catch up with them in such a sudden situation. Moreover, this was still the territory of the Black Star Army, and he had concerns.

"A bunch of bastards!"

Lei Sai Ke was exasperated and angrily left a record of this incident in the files of these rebel players, lowering the credit rating of these players' resumes.

After doing this, his anger still hadn't subsided. Seeing that half of the Undying had stayed, he calmed down a little, feeling somewhat fortunate.

"There are still half the people left. Even if the credit is less, it's still a contribution. At least this trip wasn't in vain."

Lei Sai Ke dared not relax his supervision of the players any longer, and ordered, "Divide and manage the remaining Undying, strengthen the defense of each transport ship..."

With this experience, his vigilance toward players increased.

However, despite his vigilance, another large-scale defection broke out in the Free Competition Zone. The players were the largest armed force that Lei Sai Ke's legion transported this time. No matter how strict the remaining people were, they were still useless in front of this group of players. These players had stayed until now only to hitch a ride to the Free Competition Zone.

Less than one in ten of the players brought from the Black Hole Boundary remained. Lei Sai Ke was completely enraged.

Now, things were really bad. He had come all the way to the Shattered Star Ring, thinking of earning a reward, but now it was all in vain.

New bad news followed one after another. Lei Sai Ke soon received intelligence from the rear, discovering that even if he had recorded negative resumes for the first batch of rebel players, there were still high-level factions that took in these Undying without question, the representative being the Black Star Army.

Lei Sai Ke only felt a burst of discomfort, feeling that he had been bullied, and his heart was filled with grievances!

What the f*ck?! Why?!

My life is too hard!

What he didn't know was that among the remaining small group of players, there were also spies like Thai Boxing Warning who had secretly colluded with the army members and betrayed the movements of Lei Sai Ke's legion, completely screwing him over.

In terms of faction attraction, the gap between him and the reputation accumulated by the Black Star Army was too great. Even if he temporarily obtained the players' bodies, he couldn't keep their hearts at all.

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Naturally, Lei Sai Ke's force was not the only one to suffer a large-scale defection. After entering the Shattered Star Ring, these forces from the Black Hole Boundary all experienced players leaving to varying degrees, and the Black Star Army was the main destination for these players.

The faction attraction accumulated over several versions had caused the number of army players to usher in a surge. Han Xiao didn't even need to do anything; it had already evolved from manual harvesting to fully automated reaping.

Black Star Palace, Han Xiao looked at the experience bar on the attribute panel, his eyes shining.

"This wave of experience has risen fiercely enough."

The plan to expand the leek field had finally begun to take effect. The first batch of foreign leeks had uprooted themselves and transplanted themselves into his garden.

Foreign players had their own choices. Only a portion would join the army, but the number was still considerable. According to his estimation, the number of players from the Black Hole Boundary who joined the army would eventually be 17%~24% of the total, a million people, most of whom should be ordinary players.

"This is just the first batch. When players from other star systems come over, the size of the army players might be two or three times what it is now," Han Xiao thought to himself, delighted.

Many of the new Southeast Asian players were newcomers with gaps in their professional knowledge, making them a new force for consumption, which greatly increased Han Xiao's efficiency in harvesting experience in the short term.

Every wave of newcomers represented a huge wave of experience income.

"I estimate that the Southeast Asian clubs will also send guild players into the army."

Han Xiao smiled secretly, and he didn't intend to stop it.

It didn't matter who he sold the equipment to. He could earn an extra share of money. The consumption power of the guilds was still good. The various regional national wars were a business opportunity. He could sell weapons to them for infighting, just acting as a war profiteer.

Moreover, to enjoy discounts, one must have the corresponding army rank and contribute to the army. Even if spies came in, they would have to serve for a period of time before they could get a discount.

"At this rate, a few more batches of players will quickly accumulate enough experience to directly upgrade to level 320," Han Xiao thought excitedly. This was much faster than he had expected.

As for the large-scale defection storm caused by the Black Hole Boundary players, it was already within his expectations and had happened in his previous life. The continuous decline in player credibility was an important process in establishing the title of Cosmic Cancer. This had never been a good reputation, and it contained the outside world's fear and vigilance.

One of the important signs of players entering the cosmic stage was that players scattered all over the place gathered in the world server, greatly increasing their presence and being regarded as the same group.

In his previous life, as players spread chaos, the overall credibility of the player group declined. Some small organizations did not dare to recruit players. As a result, the players gathered in high-level forces, completing the change and upgrading of the camps.

These were all things that Han Xiao had witnessed. He understood very well that he could not force the players at this stage to become obedient through camp benefits. As their strength increased, their minds became more active, and they became increasingly difficult to control.

Players would only have feelings for familiar characters. For personal development and national war advantages, they had to obtain benefits and create slaughter.

As strength grew, chaos was bound to sprout. Han Xiao had been committed to developing his forces, and one of his main goals was to deal with this situation.

He also knew that because the army was an important target for players to defect to, this situation would be discovered by the various forces that were always paying attention to him, which would be enough to generate various speculations.

For the time being, it had little impact on him. First, his status was high enough and his strength was strong enough. Second, many players had also joined other forces, so the situation was not exaggerated. The various forces were now at most suspicious... However, as more foreign players joined, the special nature of the army would become more and more noticeable, and then he would encounter some trouble.

Han Xiao shook his head, and another thing came to his mind.

"I didn't expect Evans to have come into contact with the Chaos Mysterious Energy..."

Not long ago, Philip, who had been monitoring Evans, sent back a report. Han Xiao was able to see the process and confirmed that the red light团 was related to the Chaos Mysterious Energy, but the time of its appearance was much earlier than the intelligence of the Ancient One's Legacy.

According to his estimation, this was just one of the sub-bodies separated from the Chaos Mysterious Energy, returning to the main universe in advance, perhaps to locate the dimensional coordinates. The fact that it disappeared out of thin air was because the Chaos Mysterious Energy dragged it back to the secondary dimension. The original Mysterious Energy body had not yet officially arrived.

However, this also solved some of Han Xiao's doubts... No wonder the Chaos Mysterious Energy finally chose Evans as its host. It turned out that he had already been in contact with him.

When the red light團 passed through Evans' body, incompatible people would explode and die, but Evans was not only unharmed but also radiant, which allowed the Chaos Mysterious Energy to confirm that he had the qualifications to become a high-quality host and became a spare tire.

"The date of the Chaos Mysterious Energy's birth is getting closer and closer. Judging from the current efficiency of obtaining experience, I should be able to reach the level 320 advancement before it is born."

Han Xiao calculated secretly.

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