Chapter 256 Refugees
The construction of the shelter was a massive project. Starting from scratch was always difficult, but Coneyly had a knack for it, planning everything in detail and carrying out construction in an orderly manner, with clear divisions of labor for each department.

The shelter's main quest also caused a sensation on the forums. The Expedition War was still brewing, and the shelter became the first main quest to appear, immediately attracting the players' attention. The first batch of several thousand players had already tried it out, so the news was reliable.

This was a large-scale main quest, and there was never enough manpower; the more people, the faster it would be completed.

Good heavens! The Southern Continent instantly became lively. Players called their friends and formed groups to go to Shelter No. 3, turning it into a grand gathering, and the number of players in the shelter snowballed.

There were hundreds of thousands of players on Aquamarine Star, and the Southern Continent alone had over a hundred thousand. In just two days, more than 20,000 players had come to Shelter No. 3 through various channels. Han Xiao, coupled with the appeal of the main quest, ignited the players' enthusiasm.

The initial thousand Dark Net personnel were completely dumbfounded. A constant stream of Supers came to help, all summoned by Han Xiao. It was like a dream to them.

The influence was too terrifying!

Because the Supers worked tirelessly, their work efficiency was several times that of ordinary people. These 20,000-plus Supers were almost equivalent to 70,000 or 80,000 workers, and judging from the trend, even more Supers would arrive.

It wasn't impossible to complete the prototype of the shelter in a month!

Recognizing this possibility, the entire construction team was energized, putting all their effort into the construction.

If Shelter No. 3 could be completed before Shelter No. 1, it would be a great achievement that would shock the organization!

In just three days, the camp had undergone a huge change, and simple, unfinished houses had been built, giving the Dark Net personnel shelter from the elements.

Huang Yu wandered outside Han Xiao's house for a long time before finally making up his mind and knocking on the door.

Creak.

The door opened, revealing Han Xiao's figure. He was wearing mechanic's work clothes and protective glasses on his face.

"What is it?" Han Xiao's tone was indifferent.

Hearing this, Huang Yu suddenly felt unsure and said with an awkward smile, "Your Excellency, I…"

Before he could finish speaking, Han Xiao turned around and went back into the house, saying, "Come in and talk."

Huang Yu hurriedly entered the house and found a place to sit down at Han Xiao's gesture, perching on the edge with a flattering expression. "Your Excellency, I hope to share some of the work for you. After all, I am your assistant…"

As more and more players arrived, Huang Yu realized that there was a real chance of success in the one-month plan. Once it was completed, Shelter No. 3 would be the first completed sample, and the credit would be significant. Even as an assistant, he could be recorded in the Dark Net's merit book.

Huang Yu couldn't sit still. If he missed out on the credit, he would regret it to death. Because of his previous perfunctory attitude, he felt that he had already offended Han Xiao, and no task had been assigned to him. If Han Xiao complained to Bennett again, the credit would be completely out of his reach. He had been quite happy to have nothing to do before, but now he was anxious and just wanted to join the construction as soon as possible. So, there was the scene of him shamelessly coming to ingratiate himself with Han Xiao, wanting to make up for his previous disrespect.

Han Xiao left him hanging on the side. Seeing Huang Yu sitting on pins and needles, he said leisurely, "Didn't you not want to work? I'm considerate of my subordinates and gave you a vacation. What are you dissatisfied with?"

"No, no, I am your assistant, and I can contribute my abilities," Huang Yu said, wiping his sweat, with a sincere expression.

Han Xiao crossed his arms and looked at Huang Yu meaningfully without saying anything. Seeing this, Huang Yu's heart sank, and he felt that this credit might be gone.

Unexpectedly, Han Xiao turned around, picked up a stack of documents, and threw them into his arms, saying, "These are the construction progress of the shelter. You can sort them out for me and report to me if anything happens."

Holding the documents, Huang Yu's spirits lifted, and he quickly stood up, saying, "Don't worry, I will definitely handle it in an orderly manner."

"Go," Han Xiao waved his hand and returned to the lathe to continue working.

Feeling excited, Huang Yu walked out of the house and breathed a sigh of relief. Black Phantom naturally understood the potential of Shelter No. 3, but he didn't hold a grudge and was willing to let him participate and share the credit, which made him very grateful.

Compared to his previous perfunctory attitude, Huang Yu couldn't help but feel ashamed, and he was completely obedient to Han Xiao in his heart.

…

Han Xiao was very clear. There was no need to antagonize his assistant. The small differences between the two didn't even count as conflicts. Seeing Huang Yu lower his head, Han Xiao wouldn't deliberately ruin someone else's future. Moreover, he did need an assistant to manage the construction affairs of the shelter. This kind of thing was trivial and complicated, giving him a headache.

Now he had completely become a hands-off manager, able to do his own thing all day long.

The construction had only started for three days, but the progress was like a wild dog that couldn't be stopped. The players' ability to grind was still beyond the imagination of Grand Technician Han. Even migrant workers weren't this hardworking; they were all model workers.

In the original timeline, when players came into contact with the shelter's main quest, the earliest stage had already passed. The Dark Net took the initiative to hire players, and several shelters were being built at the same time, so the players had different choices, and the number of people was dispersed.

But now, the players had also discovered that Han Xiao was in Shelter No. 3, so there must be other shelters that needed to be built. However, there were few information channels, and they were completely in the dark about Shelters No. 1 and No. 2. On the other hand, Shelter No. 3 had the famous "Black Phantom," so they knew how to choose at a glance.

Most people had a kind of herd effect. The number of players in Shelter No. 3 increased, attracting other players, and the number snowballed. Han Xiao's "player main city" plan had a very promising future.

Shelter No. 3 was bustling with noise. Various shouts of selling, setting up stalls, and forming teams were endless. The players spontaneously formed markets and areas. Where to sell things, where to have friendly PKs, the lively appearance really had some characteristics of a "main city."

Even the players of the Six Nations camp abandoned the Expedition and came here to build the city.

The Expedition quest had level requirements and hadn't even started yet, so some players chose the easier shelter.

Han Xiao had a sense of accomplishment of raising his arms and having people come from all directions!

"It seems that my image-shaping plan is going very well." Han Xiao was very satisfied with the players' reaction. At the same time, he paid attention to the reactions of the forums and the Dark Net.

The Shelter No. 3 incident not only had an impact within the player community but was also another amazing sight in the eyes of the various forces on Aquamarine Star.

The problem of Supers had always been highly concerned. When the Six Nations discovered that the Supers in the Southern Continent were gathering in large numbers, they were confused after investigating the situation.

Why was Black Phantom so influential in the Super community? He could actually command Supers. What was the relationship between the two?

Various forces became vigilant, and the danger level of Black Phantom rose to another level.

The Dark Net was the first to get the information, and Bennett was also startled by such a big scene. Recalling what Han Xiao said about exceeding the progress of Shelter No. 1 in a month, it turned out he wasn't joking.

Judging from this progress, it was really possible to succeed.

Bennett was not surprised but happy. As long as the shelter could be built, it didn't matter who came first. They had all made contributions. He used people without suspicion and wouldn't ask how Han Xiao got the help of the Supers.

The senior directors of the Dark Net, however, felt a chill down their spines. Having such an unprovocable colleague, they didn't know if it was a blessing or a curse.

…

Shelter No. 3, western part, Clock Tower District.

The landmark building in this area was a huge clock tower, covered with vines. It had now become a gathering place for players. Nearby was a huge square, divided into southeast and northwest by a dry riverbed. The bridge had been broken, and further away, there were some low factory buildings. This was originally a functional mix of residential and industrial areas.

Around the clock tower, the prototype of a factory had been built, and a large number of building materials and generators were piled up inside. This area was open and suitable for building a power station to provide energy for the shelter.

Hundreds of players were clearing the ruins and driving away wild beasts in this area.

A five-player team was wading through the drainage pipes of the riverbed, which were pitch black, with only the light of flashlights.

"It smells a bit stinky here," one player said, covering his nose.

"It is said that we need to lay power grids, and we need manpower to explore the situation in the riverbed channel to see if there are any dangers," another person said.

"No wonder no one is doing this task, it's too dirty…" One person seemed to be picky about cleanliness, walking carefully.

After several decades, this drain was still damp, the ground felt obvious adhesion, as if the damp rotten soil became mucous-like foreign body.

The player team took a few steps forward, and suddenly heard a wind-tunnel-like inhalation sound from the dark depths!

Whoosh—

"Something's happening!"

The players were startled and were about to move when they suddenly found that they couldn't move. A prompt appeared on the panel.

[You are affected by the Advanced Beast Aura of Domination, entering a state of fear!]

"What is this?" The faces of several people changed drastically.

Rumble—

The ground shook violently, and a black shadow that filled the entire channel rushed over like a wall.

With a bang, the player team seemed to be hit head-on by a train, scattering and flying away, hitting the channel wall and instantly dying. Although they were not the first batch of players, they were also level 15 characters. Just one collision sent them to be resurrected, the damage was at least between two and three hundred!

The black shadow was not alone. Behind him, followed a series of equally large black shadows, killing the intruders without stopping, and rushing out of the channel, exposing themselves to the sun. Like angry tanks, they rushed to land, straight to the most conspicuous clock tower.

The players resting at the clock tower encountered a sudden change, and they stood up to intercept, but all those who blocked the road were killed by the black shadow and flew out.

Unstoppable!

A large group of black shadows rolled over the players, crashed into the power plant under construction with a bang, and exploded with a bang. The fire was raging, and the group of black shadows did not stop, and crashed into the clock tower.

The earth trembled for it!

The clock tower spewed out a lot of dust, making a tooth-aching tearing sound, like the wailing of a dying person in despair, and collapsed with a rumble.

The movement here alarmed the whole city!

The loud and fierce roar of the beast also came from the mouths of the black shadow group, shaking the sky!

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