Chapter 124: Open Beta
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In the Germinal Organization Headquarters at Andrea mainland…
BAM!
A fist covered with a black glove slammed against the wall, creating a sound like a steel rod being swung against a car window. The thick force made a large piece of the wall shatter and collapse, exposing the steel bars. His fist, however, was not injured.
The leader’s body trembled with fury. His anger was obvious. His subordinates trembled next to him and dared not move an inch.
All the secret bases on the other three continents were being swept through by the Six Nations’ armies, incurring huge losses every day. The Germinal Organization’s base camp was located on the continent of Andrea. The secret bases on the three other three continents were intended to be the beachheads to nail the enemy in future wars. So, the loss this time was equivalent to the organization’s painstaking efforts for many years being destroyed! It had severely wounded the organization.
“Zero…” The leader took a deep breath into the unfathomable depths of his lungs.
How much information does Han Xiao have? This was a question that the leader had always been suspicious about. He felt that Han Xiao was not in a position to be aware of key intelligence. He had once told the organization’s hackers to check the program loopholes repeatedly, and there were no signs of hacking. He had also conducted multiple investigations on the top management. There were no traitors.
Zero’s source of information was really too suspicious. It was as though he was a prophet.
In fact, the four bases that were lost, including the Dark Crow Valley base, were not of particular importance to the organization. Before the four secret bases were removed, the leader hesitated over whether or not to relocate other bases in Southern Continent, but he did not implement any action. It was not that he wanted to leave it to chance. He felt that moving other bases rashly would expose these locations and cause them to lose their secrecy. It was like abandoning the huge amount of up-front investment, wasting their finances and time. Perhaps, it was as Zero had mentioned, making a mountain out of a molehill.
However, the situation made it clear that Zero had mastered the detailed information of the organization, far more so than he had expected!
The Valkyrie experiment strengthens the brain, and awakens… Thinking of Han Xiao’s performance, the leader felt as if there was a hint to the truth.
Zero has awakened the ability to predict!
No wonder he could get intelligence, escape from the lab, and avoid the tracking of the organization…
The leader closed his eyes and anger brewed in his heart. He felt that this was the only possible explanation. Zero was a monster created by the Germinal Organization, and all the organization could do was accept it.
Regret? The leader did not allow himself to have this kind of emotion. There was no room for regret.
This kind of character is too dangerous. If he is allowed to live, all the actions of the organization will be made known.
He has to be killed!
The pin drop silence continued for three minutes.
The leader’s low, hoa.r.s.e voice slowly sounded, and it spoke of deep savage intentions. Even though the Germinal Organization’s members in the room knew that the leader was not targeting them, it still sent a chill down their spine.
“Move all the bases in the three continents. There is no need to care about the loss and damage. Withdraw whatever can be withdrawn. Start the crisis plan [Hibernation Project], and all activity is to be moved underground. All intelligence personnel are to thoroughly investigate Zero’s tracks—not a single clue is to be neglected. Before we find Zero, the full-scale war plan is to be delayed… indefinitely!”
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[Fall of The Germinal] current progress 13.8%.
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At the Graymetal Base, Han Xiao lay on the sofa, sliding his fingers across the tablet and brus.h.i.+ng through the information collected and organized on the Dark Net, almost all of which was related to the movements of the Six Nations.
Two months ago, he had provided intelligence to the Six Nations. Naturally, none of the Six Nations acted immediately. They first sent people to confirm the accuracy of the intelligence, then they secretly dispatched resources to prepare for the war. The military operation only became official two months later. The results were very gratifying. A large number of Germinal bases were removed. Yet, there were some secret bases that Han Xiao was not aware of. They were forces that had been preserved.
Han Xiao’s mission profile had increased exponentially. Although the increment was reduced, he was winning by volume. With the actions by the Six Nations, he was progressing every day. The Germinal Organization was not a pig that would stretch out its neck dumbly to be slashed. They were determined to preserve their last breath by any means. They had evacuated all remaining bases and were trying to minimize losses. This was within Han Xiao’s expectations. He was simply waiting to see how many battles the six countries could win next by chasing Germinal’s trails hard.
With the momentum now, my mission progress is estimated to be more than twenty percent.
About fifty percent of the Germinal Organization’s bases in the three continents had been conquered, whilst their base camp on the Andrea continent had only half its size left.
The morale of the Germinal Organization had been so badly hurt that it would not be able to declare war against the Six Nations in three months’ time as per the original scenario. This had a far-reaching impact.
One such impact was that the Germinal Organization’s sub-bases on the three continents had been removed, cutting off the channels for most players to join the organization. That meant that the players in Germinal’s camp would be ninety percent less than originally! In Han Xiao’s opinion, this was the biggest gain.
Taking advantage of the chaos, I can also personally intercept and kill countless disoriented troops and improve my mission progress.
Releasing information could only be done once, so Han Xiao was ready to make full use of this opportunity to strike against his enemy while it was at its weakest, hoping that his attacks would deal some serious damage and advance his level.
The small b.u.t.terfly effect he had set off was rolling up into a storm, causing a huge mess in the quest between the Six Nations and the Germinal Organization. If one of the front-line events on Planet Aquamarine was accidentally annihilated, the players on this planet would become idle and start to freely explore.
Interesting… Han Xiao’s face broke into a sinister smile.
His two-month killer career had earned him a lot of EXP. He had already unlocked [Night Stalker], providing him skills such as [Stealth] and [Steady Aim]. This sub-professional upgrade bonus had a slant toward agility. With this, Han Xiao’s total level had reached LV 40, and he was stuck at his advancement.
The manner in which he completed his mission was a prerequisite for his next advancement.
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[Second Stage Advancement]: Defeat three strong enemies beyond your level.
Note: Your opponent must be at least five levels higher than you.
Current Progress: 0%.
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Defeating a higher-level opponent was a common requirement for cla.s.s advancements. The difficulty was not high, and the player could compete in a team. This made it easier for Han Xiao. It was a pity that his previous such a.s.sa.s.sinations were not counted for his current task.
As his level increased, higher-level killing was becoming more and more difficult. With Han Xiao’s level, he had to kill opponents beyond LV 45 at the bare minimum to achieve the cross-level standard. Moreover, these LV 45 opponents were already in the third stage of Planet Aquamarine’s combat power, possessing ghostly powers.
Because he was stuck at advancement and could not upgrade to the next level, Han Xiao was putting all his EXP into developing his skills. He had managed to improve his combat sniping skills.
Before building a powerful machine that could become the core of his tactics, he was not going to change his strategy of using [Moving Snipe] for the time being. In addition, he had also incorporated new blueprints, improving his personal capability tremendously.
In addition to becoming a legend in the list of killers, Han Xiao had also unexpectedly become a legend for a different reason.
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The Legend of Planet Aquamarine: The Mysterious Zero
As a traitor of the Germinal Organization, you have uprooted the solid foundations of the organization based on your sole effort. No one expected such a course of events. You have already become the arch enemy of the Germinal Organization. Perhaps you should protect your ident.i.ty as there are many people who are searching for you.
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The source of my legendary status comes from my intelligence that inflicted a great loss on the Germinal Organization and caused Planet Aquamarine to fall into a state of chaos. I think I figured out how to attain such legendary status. I guess I just have to disrupt the original quest of the camp, and that means to wreak havoc… I guess that is my strength. Han Xiao touched his chin in thought.
His relations.h.i.+p with the Germinal Organization had fallen to -3,000. He was becoming their arch enemy; the relations.h.i.+p was unsalvageable.
This hatred is really deep-seated.
Han Xiao furrowed his brows.
On the other hand, the Graymetal Base was also becoming better-equipped. Han Xiao had upgraded the energy source on the base. There were already eight a.s.sistant robots working hard. It was a stable source of EXP. The cost of manufacturing each a.s.sistant robot was about 200,000 EXP.
Mechanics could create a.s.sistant-type robots, but few people did it in the early days because it was not cost-effective. These robots cost hundreds of thousands of EXP to develop, but they would only provide a few thousand XP each day. One could easily attain that by completing simple tasks. Moreover, these low-level intelligence robot a.s.sistants could only complete simple manufacturing tasks. If spare parts were needed, players could directly purchase them from the player market. Even unions were unwilling to use the a.s.sistant robot in their early stages. They had their production team and were in no shortage of manpower.
Only when the mechanics learned how to manufacture intermediate-level smart chips to enable robots to perform more precise operations would these robot a.s.sistants gradually become the standard tools for mechanics.
But for Han Xiao, money was not that important. He took a brief look at his dark net account and a bunch of zeros leaped into his eyes. All these were rewards that he had collected from completing various a.s.sa.s.sinations. Well, it seemed that there were some orders from Division 13. He had almost forgotten.
Han Xiao looked at the interface, and it was the last thirty minutes before the public beta.
This day has finally arrived!
Over the past year, he had acc.u.mulated a huge amount of capital, way more than most.
Han Xiao’s eyes were beaming as he nestled in the sofa, waiting silently.
The public beta countdown was counting down to the last minute.
Looking at the time—Galaxy calendar, July 3, 688.
Countdown!
Ten, nine, eight… three, two, one!
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The public beta is now open.
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