Chapter 551 Black Star Era

Black Star Palace office, Han Xiao leaned back in his chair, staring at the clock, silently waiting for the version update notification. The seconds ticked by.

Over the past year, the relationship between the three Universal Civilizations and the Association had reached a freezing point. The Empire hadn't contacted him for a full year.

A year ago, the three Universal Civilizations announced the start of their research into the Sanctuary Revival, but there had been no follow-up news. It was unknown how far they had progressed. However, the Revivers said that the three Universal Civilizations were still trying to win them over in secret, so it was estimated that the research progress of the three Universal Civilizations was not very optimistic.

The Holy Covenant, on the other hand, had been secretly collecting keys. Although the lack of channels from the three Universal Civilizations had made some materials difficult to collect, it was not a big problem, just costing more money and time. Now, the Holy Covenant had multiple key formulas, giving them more opportunities. However, a mere year was not enough to collect another key.

On the other hand, the military forces of the three Universal Civilizations had been moving abnormally recently, seemingly preparing for action. This had attracted the attention of Han Xiao and other members of the Association. The atmosphere in the universe had become increasingly tense.

The players' return at this juncture could be said to have caught up with a "good time."

Han Xiao stroked the back of his hand, his eyes flashing.

"The players' return is an opportunity for me to quickly complete my Level 360 advancement. The current situation is deadlocked, but if I can achieve a breakthrough in the personal strength level, it may be a turning point, a breakthrough point."

The current situation was within his expectations. The stalemate was exactly what he wanted. If it weren't for the Sanctuary Revival, the greatly increased power of the Association, and other factors, the Super Power Calamity's armed conflict might have already broken out like in his previous life, but now it was being suppressed by him.

Although this was a powder keg, the more it was suppressed, the stronger the rebound would be, but that was not absolute. In his view, a breakthrough was only a few opportunities away. If successful, it could really eliminate the Super Power Calamity and prevent it from evolving into a large-scale internal conflict.

The current methods were all delaying time for the Holy Covenant. Han Xiao was also clear that there would be a battle between the two sides, and the Association had to suffer heavy casualties. This was the opportunity. As long as the Sanctuary Revival's lack of restrictions was revealed at that time, most of the problems could be solved. The Sanctuary Key was a necessary item to break the deadlock.

If, on this basis, he could use a higher level of personal power to deter the three Universal Civilizations and attract Super A Grades, it would be the icing on the cake.

Just as he was thinking and analyzing, the long-awaited panel finally moved, popping up the same version update notification as the players.

[Version 5.0 is now live!]

[Acquiring data… Data acquisition complete!]

[Player forums are now open]

[Welcome to *Galaxy* Version 5.0 – *Black Star Era*!]

"Hmm?"

Han Xiao was stunned.

The name of this version was not "Super Power Calamity?!"

And it had become his name!

In the previous four versions, although he, this little butterfly, had an influence, compared to the overall trend of the era, he was just a tiny individual. The versions were mainly based on the changes of the times.

But this time was different. He had almost single-handedly provoked this storm, becoming the leader of the era's tide. The butterfly's wings flapped too hard, even distorting the version name…

This also indirectly illustrated his current pivotal position in the universe, and his importance in this storm.

"Even the version name has my name in it, that's awesome."

Han Xiao's face twitched, revealing a strange smile.

What was status? This was status!

If the players saw it… ho, it would be a super compound fertilizer to help him harvest韭菜 (jiu cai, chives; a metaphor for players who are milked for money)!

"It's been fifty years, I really miss these little cuties… and their wallets."

Han Xiao raised his eyebrows, summoned the hall's surveillance, and looked over with burning eyes.

…

At the same time, in the outer ring base hall of the Black Star Palace, countless white lights flashed one after another. The players, who had been away for fifty years, finally went online in large numbers.

The originally deserted hall instantly turned into a sea of people, extremely lively, with countless players shouting excitedly.

"Hahaha, I'm back! Stars, tremble under my crotch, my cannon is already thirsty!"

"Damn, it's been five versions, and the Bug of not being able to take off your pants hasn't been fixed yet, bad review!"

"Hmph, it's obvious that you're not a hardcore old player, still entangled in whether your pants can be taken off, you've fallen behind, little brother! Do you know what it means to have pants on your body, but no pants in your heart? You can't understand my level!"

"How long has this update been? The base doesn't seem to have changed much, it shouldn't have been long, right?"

Everyone chattered, opening their panels to check the prompts. The next moment, a chorus of "fuck" and "wtf" rang out in the crowd.

"Quick, look at the name of this version, I'm shocked!"

"Holy shit, Version 5.0 is actually called *Black Star Era*?!"

"What did he do during the update?!"

Countless legion players widened their eyes and collectively exploded.

Everyone did not expect that their camp leader would become the theme of this version!

In the players' view, the name of a version represented the main storyline of that version. The names of several previous versions were either disasters or the tides of the times, but this time the version was actually based on a single character!

Status!

Many legion players trembled with excitement, their hearts filled with an extremely strong curiosity – what earth-shattering event had the legion commander done?!

The professional players who had just gone online were also shocked.

Kuang Dao hurriedly opened the calendar and took a deep breath.

"This version update has actually been fifty years!"

Everyone also checked the date and was surprised.

"It really is!"

"I remember when we logged off, it seemed to be around 734, it's 782 now!"

"The span is so big, more than twice the last version update time."

"I wonder if my wife Sylvie is still alive…"

"What the hell are you thinking? She's clearly my wife!"

"Quick, check online to see what the situation is now."

Many players hurriedly took out their communicators to search the Internet, eager to see Black Star's deeds during the update.

Searching along the timeline, the news that the Flickering World War had ended decades ago quickly came into view, immediately causing a stir.

When they logged off, the Flickering World War was still going on. They thought that when they went online this version, they would have to continue fighting, but they did not expect that the war would end early during the version update.

Continuing to read, the expressions of many players became more and more confused, and there were occasional exclamations in the crowd.

Goddard's murder, Sorokin's flight from justice, the collapse of the Infinite Consortium's business empire, the change of leadership in the three Universal Civilizations, Aurora's ascension to Super A Grade, the Sanctuary Revival, the return of the First Sanctum's fallen, the Super A Grade Association's opposition to the three Universal Civilizations… A series of major events were all displayed in front of many players. Just by looking at the text descriptions, many people could imagine the turbulent times.

"This… the changes are so big!"

"Aurora has really become a Super A Grade… Holy shit, who is this blonde milf, I'm in love!"

"It's confirmed, the Germinal Organization is the strongest surface organization in the universe, one family with three Super A Grades, I'll ask who else!"

"The Germinal spirit never fades! Rua!"

"As expected of a fifty-year span, the original universe structure has been directly subverted."

"Black Star is too fierce, no wonder this version is named after him."

Everyone was shocked, they felt like they had woken up from a nap and the era had changed.

Seeing Black Star's actions during the update, many players understood why the name of Version 5.0 was *Black Star Era*.

Their legion commander had become the "Martial Arts Alliance Leader," unparalleled in courage, leading the Super A Grades to confront the overlords of the explored universe, undoubtedly the leader of this era, single-handedly launching this great era of contention!

The version theme *Black Star Era* lived up to its name!

"So fierce, Old Black is simply a cheater."

"Legion Commander Niu Bi (awesome/amazing)!"

"Don't call him Black Star in the future, just call him Black God."

"I don't know why, but I actually have a kind of old father-like comfort…"

Many players were excited.

Black Star's figure had run through several versions, and now he had become the main storyline of the version, leading a new era. His status in the universe was unique. In everyone's view, Black Star's identity as the universe-level protagonist had been confirmed!

Many hardcore players had personally watched Black Star rise from humble beginnings, step by step to the altar, and more or less had a sense of comfort in their hearts, as if witnessing a legend continue to unfold.

Rou Bao trembled with excitement, pinched his assistant Xiao Mai next to him, and said excitedly: "Material! So much material! At least twenty episodes of video can be made, quickly, quickly, record everything!"

Xiao Mai hurriedly nodded and got to work.

On the other side, Kuang Dao and other professional players suppressed their inner emotions and checked the attribute panel.

"It seems that the level cap has been opened to 180 this time."

"Speaking of which, normal Calamity Grade characters usually enter Calamity Grade at level 160 to 170. Although we are a bit weaker in the same level, maybe level 180 can also reach Calamity Grade?"

"It's possible, maybe the strength of the player group will suddenly increase a lot in this version. People who can enter the Calamity Grade are enough to beat a lot of Grade B players."

Everyone discussed a few words and suddenly remembered one thing.

"By the way, I remember that the Flickering World War main quests of the players from other forces have not been settled yet. Now that the battle is over, I don't know what the situation is."

Someone asked curiously.

In the last version, the main quest of the Black Star Legion in the Flickering World War was faked by Han Xiao and had already been settled, while the players of other forces got the real main quest, which would only be settled after the battle.

Hearing this, many players entered the player forum, and after only one glance, they were delighted.

The Flickering World forum section was extremely lively at this time, and posts were being refreshed rapidly. Looking around, there were a lot of bloody accusations from Infinite Consortium players.

[Fan Shui Shui: Where's my camp? Where's my big camp?!]

[Atlas: Motherf*cker, Holy sh*t, what happened to the Infinite Consortium!]

[The Adventures of Ding Ding: Flickering World, Flickering World, the largest interstellar enterprise, the Infinite Consortium, went bankrupt. The boss Sorokin gambled away 350 million, and ran away with his sister-in-law! We worked hard for more than half a year without wages. Bastard Sorokin, you're not human, give me back my hard-earned money!]

On the forum, a large group of players who had lost their camps were wailing, which meant that all the contribution points accumulated in the previous versions had been wasted.

All the players who joined small camps were always trembling with fear every time the version was updated, fearing that their camp would be gone as soon as they came back, and they would lose everything.

Originally, the players who joined the big camps did not have to worry about this problem, but the Infinite Consortium was not a small force. Even this camp was gone, and the few remaining players regretted it.

If they had known this would happen, they should have jumped to other camps with the group that defected during the national war!

"Too unlucky."

"So choosing the right camp is very important, just like choosing stocks, you have to be careful!"

"Fortunately, our Black Star Legion is strong enough."

The legion players watched the excitement and laughed for a while, but they could not help but feel sympathetic.

Even a behemoth like the Infinite Consortium had a day to collapse. Although the Black Star Legion was powerful now, it had provoked the three Universal Civilizations, and its future had suddenly become dark.

Although the legion commander was very fierce, the Association was very strong, and the Sanctuary Revival was very magical, the opponents were after all the universe overlords, the three Universal Civilizations. The original cooperative relationship had now evolved into enemies. Facing them, many people were a little unsure. If something went wrong, they might lose their camp like the Infinite Consortium players.

"The camp war between the Super A Grade Association and the three Universal Civilizations should be the main storyline of this version. We are born to be on the side of the Association, but can we really win?"

"Yeah, if the Association loses, will the legion be disbanded? Wouldn't we lose a lot?"

Some people whispered, their positions swaying. Most of these were new recruits who had joined in Version 4.0.

As for some old players, although they were also worried about the safety of the legion, their positions were very firm.

Most of the hardcore players had long regarded the legion as their own camp, and worked hard to make contributions to make the camp grow to where it was today. Even if the enemies they faced were very powerful, they did not want to defect to others. Anyway, they were not afraid of death, so they might as well fight for their own camp.

The legion had insisted on shaping the legion's sense of belonging for many years, and now it had achieved remarkable results. Players valued benefits, but in many cases, they did not want to avoid disadvantages. Although benefits were an important factor in guiding players, the real core logic that determined players' actions was one sentence – "I'm happy to!"

"Ding!"

At this moment, the panels of all the legion players rang at the same time, popping up a prompt.

[You have triggered the S-Grade Main Quest [Super Power Calamity - Black Star Legion]!]