Chapter 1 Virtual Social Era

In the virtual online game era, interactive experience is very important. Players believe that *Galaxy* does especially well in this regard. Communication with NPCs is very free. Players can write text messages and emails at will to communicate with NPCs remotely.

Popular games in this era all have certain realistic elements and the function of virtual social venues. The old game *Rampage* which has endured for a long time, is very good at this. Even in single-player mode, you can write text messages at will.

Speaking of which, there is an interesting anecdote. Since home consoles have been updated and game capsule technology has emerged, Stone Star, a big-browed and big-eyed company, has also followed the trend and ported *Rampage* to the game capsule console. At that time, due to the authenticity of the virtual game technology and the rough gameplay of *Rampage*, it also triggered a moral debate. The "NPC Protection Association," which has always lived in legends, was really established, which was idle and very bizarre.

[【The End of the Dying】Completed]

One of the five requirements of the hidden main quest has turned green, indicating that it has been completed.

[You have obtained [File No. Suli-485]. From the file, you learn about the sealed past]

"This task comes with narration, awesome," Han Xiao exclaimed in surprise.

[The file records a long-ago operation plan. Much of the content is missing. Before the old-era war, a certain extinct country sent a field team to a small town in the Andia Continent to carry out a secret mission. The process is unknown, but the result was that all residents of the town were shot and killed.]

"That's it?" Han Xiao was confused. This description is a task clue, but it is too disjointed. After thinking about it, he forwarded the content to Hannes. Those old guys have more clues and may find other things.

Han Xiao only needs to complete the task.

…

Hao Tian stood next to the quest NPC named "Old Diwen," staring at his phone and waiting for Black Phantom's feedback.

This task is very complicated. Old Diwen keeps the file. First, you must gain Old Diwen's trust and do many errands. The difficulty lies in the fact that Old Diwen is a mentally ill patient with more than a dozen mental illnesses such as paranoia, amnesia, multiple personality disorder, irritability, and rambling. It is very easy to become overly nervous. He sees the trash can on the street as a bomb, and the passers-by as enemies chasing him.

Old Diwen used to be a participant in this plan. According to him, after completing the task, he was hunted down by the country to kill him and silence him. He has been hiding and living in a state of tension all year round, becoming neurotic and suffering from various mental illnesses.

"Do you know why the old era broke out in war?"

While chatting, Old Diwen would often carefully look around to make sure no one was there before nervously saying, "It's because of me. They are all chasing me. Every country wants to find me, so they fought. There are enemies everywhere. They haven't given up now. Do you see those surveillance cameras in the city? They are all set up to find me."

Naturally, Hao Tian didn't understand a word, and he didn't care about these plots either. He just focused on doing the task silently. With his super-high efficiency and super-strong stamina, he finally completed the task.

The confirmation feedback from Han Xiao came from the phone, and Hao Tian got the prompt that the task was completed, and his mood relaxed.

"You are the first person to complete the task. I think you have a lot of potential. Are you interested in helping me?"

"Sure," Hao Tian replied concisely.

"You go to the Rylan border and wait, coordinates r1565.842. I will take you with me when I leave the North Continent."

"Okay."

Thinking of the various benefits of Black Phantom's hidden plot that were circulating on the forum, even though Hao Tian was relatively calm, he felt a slight heat in his heart.

…

After completing all the novice villages in the North Continent, Han Xiao's novice village profiteering trip finally ended. Before leaving the North Continent, Han Xiao came to an ice field where advanced snow bears were active, and spent a few hours using the Ghost Gauss sniper rifle to brush out the [One Shot to Kill] feat.

[One Shot to Kill: The first ranged attack against the target has a 12-25% chance to deal true damage. The same target will not be affected again within five minutes.]

By changing the attack target, you can continuously try to trigger the feat effect. The effect is relatively practical. Although it is not as good as Bennett's bug-like [Legendary Combat Skills] template feat, it is also a rare attack feat.

Counting them, he had a total of twelve feats. This number is outstanding in version 1.0. If a level 55 player had half of Han Xiao's feats, it would be considered a lot.

Han Xiao also tried the newly acquired [Call of the Wild] feat. Snow bears above level 50 simply didn't buy it and were as fierce as they could be.

He changed to a lower-level target and found that a cub was very affectionate to him. It was chubby, fluffy, and only reached his waist, hugging his leg and shaking it while acting cute.

"This feat is still a bit useful. The bear cub is only level ten. The Call of the Wild should have hidden elements. In addition to being affected by charm, the level gap between me and the beast is also a reason. Well, it should also be related to the habits of the beast."

Han Xiao pondered, and suddenly saw that the fluffy ball was hugging his leg and trying to climb up, treating him like a tree. The Grand Technician Han kicked the bear cub away with a squint.

The chubby bear cub rolled several times and then ran over again, hugging him no matter how he kicked it away. It was very clingy.

Its fluffy butt twitched, looking stupid, and its pair of dark eyes were full of honesty.

"Tsk, so damn cute." Han Xiao was charmed and felt a surge of love. He held the bear's butt upside down and took a look, and exclaimed, "It's a female."

The man and the bear stared at each other for a long time. Han Xiao stretched out his arm, and the bear cub struggled to move its butt and climbed onto Han Xiao's shoulder, hanging like a swing.

"You must have koala blood. I didn't expect you to be a hybrid." Han Xiao marveled, twisting his neck, and the bear cub swayed accordingly, feeling like he had an extra backpack.

"I'll take it back and raise it as a pet." Han Xiao thought to himself.

Raising pets is a life interest. With an extra pet, Han Xiao suddenly felt a lot easier. No wonder people in big cities like to keep animals. It is simply a stress reliever. When you are unhappy, you bully your pet, and you will feel refreshed and regain the sense of superiority of being an intelligent race.

This is a clawed ice bear cub, only a few months old. Han Xiao was too lazy to name it, so he directly called it Bear Cub.

Taking the Bear Cub, he took a plane to the Rylan border to pick up Hao Tian, and then immediately set off back to the South Continent.

On the plane, Hao Tian had the demeanor of an expert. He was silent and did not ask where he was going or take the initiative to interact. Han Xiao saw that he had nothing to do, so he threw the task of taking care of the Bear Cub to him. Hao Tian's expression became very wonderful on the spot, simply displaying all the chaos in his heart on his face.

Because every detail of *Galaxy* is very realistic, especially the appearance and smell of poop and pee...

It only takes half a day to fly from the North Continent to the South Continent. On the way, Han Xiao received a call from Hannes, saying that Old Diwen's file had supplemented their clues. This was a key clue, and Han Xiao knew it would affect the next link in the hidden main quest.

The gains in the North Continent are no less than those in the West Continent. Both experience and assets have increased significantly, almost doubling. Every time Han Xiao sees the accumulated experience on the panel and the total amount of assets in his dark web account, he feels a sense of happiness like a washing machine tumbling in his heart.

…

The plane landed in the South Continent, and Antonov had been waiting for a long time. As soon as he got off the plane, Han Xiao saw his rough face.

"My friend, welcome back alive." Antonov laughed and gave him a bear hug. The strong smell on his body almost knocked Han Xiao out.

"I'll die if you hug me for a while longer." Han Xiao frowned and rubbed his nose. The smell lingered for a long time, rushing into his skull.

"You've only been out for less than a month, look at what you've done?!" Antonov exclaimed in surprise. He still remembered Han Xiao saying that he wouldn't fool around. It seems that Han Xiao's standard for not fooling around is completely different from his.

During this period of time, the deeds of the Black Phantom spread out like a deep-water bomb, forcing many forces to withdraw part of their attention to the trend of war and focus on the Black Phantom. If nothing else, the Black Phantom has become the top-ranked figure on the threat files of most forces.

On the dark web's killer list, the Black Phantom officially topped the list, squeezing out all the other killers and winning the throne.

After chatting for a few words, Antonov saw the Bear Cub, and his eyes lit up instantly. He ran over and rubbed and kneaded it. From the appearance, Han Xiao was not surprised that Antonov liked fluffy things. These two groups of fluff were probably close relatives.

Walking aside, Han Xiao dialed Bennett's phone.

"I'm back."

Bennett breathed a sigh of relief, his tone somewhat resentful, "I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Han Xiao went straight to the point, "What help do you need from me for the 'Shelter Plan' you mentioned last time?"

Bennett was so touched. Han Xiao was worried about helping as soon as he came back. What is this called? It's simply being warmhearted and helping in the nick of time!

Nowadays, the world is getting worse, and people's hearts are not as good as before. People who value relationships so much are almost extinct.

This friend is worth making deeply!

Bennett decided to make Black Phantom a major executor of the plan and revealed the details, so he said, "Let's talk when we meet. I have a very important task for you."

Hearing this, Han Xiao knew that there was hope and was secretly excited. He was very familiar with the [Shelter Plan] main quest and knew how much benefit there was in becoming a core participant.

Recently, undercurrents have been surging in the six countries, and the expedition war is about to be completed. It is estimated that the expedition will officially begin within this month. The enemy, Germination, is finally about to usher in the great disaster caused by Han Xiao. The flames of war will spread to Planet Hailan, and all over the world, wanderers, warlords, financial groups, various secret organizations, and so on, no matter what forces, are very nervous.

Opening the [Shelter Plan] main quest at this juncture completely disrupted the order of the plot, but the benefits are also obvious. Under the threat of war, Bennett will invest resources in the plan at all costs.

And players will also be attracted to the [Shelter] main quest, which can divert the number of people participating in the Six Nations Germination War main quest. This is very beneficial to Han Xiao. The smaller the impact the players cause, the more the war results will lean towards the Six Nations.