Chapter 55 The Third Shelter

Hei Youling was in charge of the Third Shelter. Some of the high-level council members felt a little unbalanced, but when they heard that the Third Shelter was short of manpower and that Han Xiao had actually taken on a difficult task, they immediately felt relieved.

That's how it should be. It was only fair to them to have a newbie do the hard work.

However, Bennett called the high-level council members together and announced an appointment.

"Hei Youling is a friend of mine. He doesn't have much experience. All of you here have participated in the construction of the First Shelter. I will send a council member to accompany Hei Youling to serve as his consultant and assistant."

The council members suddenly felt a little flustered, and they secretly looked at each other, not wanting it to be themselves.

Going to the Third Shelter was almost like being exiled to the frontier. There would be no progress within a month, and there was really no benefit to being Hei Youling's deputy. Being second-in-command meant small credit. This task was terrible, and it was better to stay and wait for other appointments.

Although Bennett's initial intention for the shelter plan was noble and righteous, the council members below him did not have his awareness. Instead, they saw a lot of profit in the shelter plan and felt that this was a new round of power distribution. If they could become the person in charge of a shelter, their voice would definitely become louder in the future.

Bennett knew what these high-level officials were thinking, but he didn't bother to explain, because profit could motivate the council members' fighting spirit. He couldn't expect everyone to be noble. This was within Bennett's calculations.

Not many people could catch Bennett's eye, but Han Xiao was one of them. This guy was such a good friend, completely focused on helping, and when he occasionally mentioned remuneration, it was mostly in a joking manner and he didn't insist on being paid.

Bennett himself was not someone who valued profit very much. He discovered that Han Xiao had similar qualities and felt that he had found a kindred spirit, so he was naturally very close to him.

This time, when appointing an assistant, he decided to find a capable one for Han Xiao.

After glancing around, Bennett said, "Huang Yu, you go help Hei Youling."

The council member named Huang Yu's face immediately fell. He reluctantly said "En" and felt very unhappy when he saw the other council members looking at him with schadenfreude.

Among the Dark Net council members, Huang Yu was a very capable member, good at handling all kinds of trivial matters, and arranged them in an orderly manner. He had always been highly valued, but this time Bennett sent him to be an assistant. Huang Yu was unhappy, unwilling, and naturally would not be very serious. He had already decided to deal with Hei Youling casually, get through the month, and treat it as a vacation for himself.

…

The idea of shelters had been thought of by others during the wars of the old era. At that time, the countries were busy with war, and many people were displaced, so a private group set out to build shelters, rescuing war refugees at all costs. At first, they were successful, sheltering tens of thousands of people.

However, due to tight resources, the daily rations for the refugees were gradually limited, which caused dissatisfaction among many refugees. Humans are insatiable animals, especially in the tense atmosphere of war. A little bit of malice would be infinitely amplified. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality. They forgot who had helped them when they were hungry and cold, and finally launched a rebellion, seized the shelter, killed the original owner, and took over the nest.

In that chaotic background, the story of the farmer and the snake was common. It was not that the shelter was not feasible, but that the old era did not allow it to be done. Coincidentally, the person who built the shelter in the old era was Bennett's friend. Bennett had never given up this idea, and now he felt that it was time.

Han Xiao was familiar with the plot. He knew that Bennett's shelter plan was successful and gradually grew like a snowball. Even people in the city were willing to live in the shelter, which almost had a tendency to build a country, which aroused the vigilance of the six nations. If the Version 2.0 [Disaster of Mutation] had not arrived, the shelter would probably have encountered the hostility of the six nations.

The shelter really played a role in Version 2.0, and that was when it was truly worthy of its name.

"I am now the person in charge of the Third Shelter. This time it's a real large-scale main storyline. I don't have enough manpower, but I still have players…"

Han Xiao had already had ideas about how to do the [Shelter] mission.

A helicopter landed at the First Shelter. Kuang Dao Nu Jian and Roubao Dagou got off the plane and curiously looked around. When they saw Han Xiao, their faces immediately lit up and they trotted over.

Kuang Dao Nu Jian had a lot of questions to ask, but when he saw Hao Tian standing next to him, all his words were choked back into his stomach. He said in surprise, "Hao, Hao Tian, Great God?!"

Hao Tian glanced at him, very aloof, and was too lazy to say a word.

"Wow, Great God!" Roubao Dagou widened his eyes. "Did you trigger a hidden plot too?"

"…" Hao Tian turned his head and didn't answer.

The Great God is so aloof, Roubao Dagou clicked his tongue. Sure enough, Kuang Dao Nu Jian is a little better.

At this time, Xiong Baobao, who was circling around Han Xiao, suddenly barked twice.

Hao Tian took a step, as still as a virgin, as swift as a rabbit, picked up Xiong Baobao, took out a tissue from his bag, and looked serious.

The two suddenly understood why Hao Tian didn't want to speak. They quietly took a few steps back. The smell was quite pungent…

Seeing Hao Tian's numb expression and skilled movements, Kuang Dao paid his respects: "As expected of the Great God, his face doesn't change color."

Han Xiao felt that the first meeting of several players was very harmonious.

He looked at Roubao Dagou. He could use this "reporter" for what was about to happen.

…

Three days later.

"Congratulations to player [White-Mask] for completing his first advancement!"

All players received a panel notification that the first place on the level list had reached level 21. White-Mask was a foreign player who shared the changes in advancement on the forum.

Aquamarine Star players suddenly discovered that advancement automatically awakened [Qi Strength Refinement Method]!

At first, everyone had doubts, but as more and more people advanced, they confirmed that this skill was a skill that everyone would definitely awaken.

Aquamarine Star players were very confused. It turned out that the skills they had learned with experience were actually skills that they automatically learned at a high level.

Did they lose out?

Many players didn't think so. Learning advanced skills in advance didn't seem bad. After all, this was a growth skill, and the effect was very good. It could greatly improve combat effectiveness at low levels, which was still very useful for their group of pioneers.

The real losers were those North Continent players who learned it at levels 18 and 19. They were about to advance, but they spent a lot of money and lost even their underwear. They wanted to cry but had no tears.

The South Continent players, who had been depressed for a long time, suddenly realized that they were not the most unlucky, and immediately cheered up.

Although they knew the truth about [Qi Strength Refinement Method], many low-level players felt that learning skills in advance was a gain.

So many Andia players were still eagerly waiting for Han Xiao to descend, but what awaited them was a bolt from the blue.

Hei Youling has returned to the South Continent!

He's not coming to Andia!

When Han Xiao went to West Continent and North Continent, Andia players were full of hope that he would eventually get to them, but the truth was too cruel. Han Xiao was not coming at all.

The disappointment in their hearts caused the Andia players' mentality to collapse, and there were wails everywhere.

The discussions in the Aquamarine Star section of the forum were in full swing, and even foreign players from other novice planets joined in. Andia was completely sidelined, feeling that everyone was excluding them. Sadness was like a lonely and desolate cold wind, blowing and blowing in their hearts.

The public beta had been going on for almost two months. The overall level of the earliest players was approaching level 20, and more and more novices were pouring into the game. The total number of Aquamarine Star players was in the hundreds of thousands and was still rising. High-level players were gradually getting involved in the plots of various planets, exploring the history and environment of the world, and participating in the main storylines.

Aquamarine Star was the same. More and more players were being recruited by the six nations as special forces. From the NPCs, the players learned that the six nations' expedition against Germination was about to begin.

However, the panel showed that their level did not meet the prerequisite requirements for activating the expedition mission, which meant that even if they followed the troops to participate in the expedition, most people would not be able to get the mission rewards.

Most importantly, the players' current strength would be effortlessly slaughtered by the army.

This was naturally the effect of Han Xiao advancing the main storyline. The players lost the transition period and directly participated in the war.

It is worth mentioning that the major forces of Aquamarine Star finally discovered that the players' number of resurrections was limited, which made those forces breathe a sigh of relief. They felt that the aliens still had shortcomings, so they were not as nervous as before and began to treat the aliens as special mercenaries.

Just at this juncture, Roubao Dagou's new episode of "Star Sea Adventure Diary" was released.