Han Xiao had foreseen this situation. Everyone could learn [Stamina Refinement Method] upon their first advancement, but the players didn't know that. For the average level eight or nine players right now, this was a god-tier skill. The increase in stamina exceeded what they gained from leveling up, and some players hadn't even changed their main class yet, so they needed skills that provided stamina even more.

Planet Aquamarine was the base camp for the Huaxia players. It seemed like Han Xiao was screwing over the players by teaching a skill that every player would learn, but that wasn't the case. You had to know that gaining a little advantage in the early stages could snowball into something big.

Looking at it another way, Han Xiao had allowed level ten or so players to obtain skills that they would only have at level twenty. Thinking about it that way, his actions suddenly had a win-win meaning.

He earned a massive amount of experience while also allowing the Huaxia players to be ahead of the players from other planets.

"Perfect."

Han Xiao was very satisfied with his plan. How could he screw over the players? It was all the world's prejudice and misunderstanding of him. He loved his country so much. Back then, his old man almost named him Xiao Aiguo (Xiao Love Country) or Xiao Zhenbang (Xiao Revitalize the Nation), but he changed his name to the current one under the tyranny of the tiger mother.

The [Stamina Refinement Method] required 10,000 experience to learn. The profits contained within made Han Xiao's heart beat violently just thinking about it. Only before the players' first advancement could he teach the [Stamina Refinement Method] to obtain huge profits. This was a one-time deal, and he would eat as much as he could. Judging from the players' enthusiasm, Han Xiao felt that the experience he would get in Version 1.0 would be astronomical.

While he was running around the West Continent's novice village, Roubao Da Gou finally released the first episode of his video on the forum.

"Star Sea Adventure Diary: Black Phantom (1)"

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Roubao Da Gou was a little famous. As soon as the video was released, hardcore fans and curious passersby clicked on it.

"Finally updated, international practice, urge for more before watching!"

"Missing person back from the dead!"

"The title is Black Phantom, did Roubao get on the Black Phantom's lap?"

The program was posted in the video section of the forum. The forum wasn't just for water cooler talk and chatting, it also had other functions. In order to allow players to pass the waiting time while playing the game, the video section had a lot of traffic. With the addition of old fans, the number of viewers climbed steadily.

The opening was an edited promotional video and some scenery screenshots. The main video began with Roubao Da Gou in a third-person perspective, which was a viewing function that came with the game, allowing people to view appearances. The background was the Black Pine Residence. Roubao Da Gou waved at the camera and opened with a set opening verse.

In the program, Roubao continued, "It's been a long time since I've released a new work. As the first video in the Star Sea series, I will take a character's perspective to lead everyone to experience my adventures. This character has left many impressions on the players: mechanical class mentor, novice guide, mysterious NPC, hidden plot. The audience in front of the screen must be curious about this character's identity. That's right, it's the person written in the title—Black Phantom!"

Comment: "Wow, awkwardly chatting to waste time, I'm convinced!"

The camera switched to Roubao's first-person perspective, and the formal content began.

The video content was all material recorded by Roubao Da Gou, which was edited and made into different segments. The special effects and narration were added later. Roubao implemented a humorous style, explaining from the scene when he first met Han Xiao. Han Xiao fighting the wolves in Green Valley Town, calling off the confrontation between the two warlords. Roubao Da Gou showed the gameplay from a first-person perspective, and the narration began to analyze Han Xiao's influence.

"One word deterred two warlords. Black Phantom showed his influence. Before analyzing, I think I should first introduce the identities of the warlords..." The scene changed and came to Black Pine Residence. Roubao Da Gou introduced that Lu Cheng was the lord of this large residence, with a large number of troops and chariots, and then the topic changed.

"Lu Cheng has such a large force, but he is also afraid of Black Phantom. Then, where does Black Phantom's influence come from? Listen to me, Bao Ge, explain in detail." He used Lu Cheng as a foreshadowing to further arouse the audience's curiosity about Black Phantom, and the effect was significant.

Kuang Dao Nu Jian appeared in the program as a guest. The analysis of Han Xiao's identity was unfolded in the conversation between the two, slowly revealing the tip of the iceberg of Black Phantom's mysterious origins.

First of all, the two revealed Black Phantom's name, which seemed to be Han Xiao, who had served in the Star Dragon intelligence agency. This was an unknown piece of information, which instantly caught the eye. The barrage became much scarcer, and everyone was seriously watching the content.

Kuang Dao held Han Xiao's thigh during the closed beta, but he didn't know anything about Han Xiao's true identity. All he knew was that Black Phantom originally belonged to the Six Nations camp. For some unknown reason, Black Phantom left Star Dragon and joined the Dark Net and Blood Pact Society, two organizations. This information came from a powerful enemy (Liu Cheng) whose danger level was also [Extremely Fatal]. Although he didn't know the details of these two forces, they must have had a great background and belonged to high-level forces that players couldn't reach for the time being. This was also one of the sources of Black Phantom's influence.

Roubao and Kuang Dao also believed that the key reason why Black Phantom was feared was his strength. Players at their levels couldn't see the exact attributes of high-level characters, but they had seen Han Xiao kill other NPCs who were also [Extremely Fatal] more than once. Based on this alone, they believed that Black Phantom's strength was also at the peak level among NPCs!

Being enemies with Germination was the biggest goal that Black Phantom had shown so far. Since there were not many clues, they couldn't figure out the reason why Black Phantom was in a death match with Germination. Kuang Dao shared the situation in the closed beta. From the closed beta to the open beta, more than three months had passed in the game, and Han Xiao had transformed into Black Phantom. As soon as this information was released, it immediately aroused the audience's curiosity.

What did he go through to become the Black Phantom of today?

Without evidence, everything was speculation. The program didn't talk about it in detail. Roubao's intention was to throw out this question as the program's "hook" and "suspense" to attract the audience's curiosity.

Then, Roubao and Kuang Dao discussed Black Phantom's actions of running all over the novice village, and believed that this was decisive evidence to prove that Black Phantom was a novice guide. After playing for more than twenty days, players had discovered that the behavior and thoughts of NPCs were very "real", and they were even surprised that players were resurrected after death. Then, why did Black Phantom frequently contact players, and with obvious planning? There must be a special reason for this. The program still only mentioned it.

Roubao said that he and Kuang Dao had both triggered Black Phantom's hidden plot, proving that they could follow up on the reports. He also introduced Black Phantom's various benefits, and recorded the scene of Han Xiao giving Kuang Dao Nu Jian two high-quality firearms. They also followed Black Phantom to Black Pine, a higher-level map than the novice village, where they could receive rewarding missions.

The screen was full of the feeling of showing off welfare, and the audience was extremely envious. People who could trigger Black Phantom's hidden plot were all blessed!

"Eat my spear, you bastard!"

"Suck—"

"I heard that you have to hold it in your mouth to absorb luck, I..."

At the end of the program, Roubao Da Gou said, "...There is only one episode of the Black Phantom series for the time being. The next episode may be other content. After all, Kuang Dao and I have been left in Black Pine, but don't worry, I will always follow and explore Black Phantom's past and present. So, see you in the next episode, dog viewers!"

The audience who watched it in one breath had only one thought.

Wonderful!

The picture was Roubao Da Gou's first-person adventure, and the commentary next to it introduced a lot of information that ordinary people didn't know from the perspective of Black Phantom, throwing out more world backgrounds and anecdotes. There were a lot of dry goods, which answered many questions.

Moreover, the style was relaxed, the imagination was open, and various interesting guesses were made. The audience was very satisfied and went to other posts to recommend it, attracting more players to join the game.

Roubao Da Gou's first episode was very well chosen. It just happened to be when Han Xiao set foot in the West Continent and brushed a wave of presence on the forum. The popularity was high, and Roubao's video took advantage of the popularity. The number of viewers was surging every moment.

The first episode was completely on fire!

Roubao Da Gou was pleasantly surprised. Deciding on this theme at the beginning was an extremely correct decision.

The video was sought after because of Han Xiao's popularity. Not only that, but it also gave back a wave, adding fuel to the fire of Han Xiao's popularity.

Han Xiao's impression in the hearts of players gradually changed from a mysterious merchant and skill mentor to an important NPC, deeply rooted in the hearts of players. Guessing his origin gradually became a daily routine.