<h4>Chapter 1015 The Great Mechanic Han“s Control from Behind the Curtain</h4>
Han Xiao clicked into the post, and as soon as he opened the video, the two new hosts appeared on the screen, still one male and one female.
“yers and friends, good evening, I’m Ah Wei,” the male host said.
“I’m Flower,” the female host said.
“This is the Gxy Times, dedicated to sharing first-hand gaming news. Your gaming career is our top priority.”
After the usual opening, the two hosts started the show with the usual awkward conversation.
“It has been more than half a month since the start of the new version. The yers of the various nations are all trying to adapt to it. Compared to Version 3.0, 4.0es with a lot of changes. Just a preview, the content we have today is very rich. We’re going to tell everyone about the way to y this new version.”
“Speaking of the new version, that reminds me of something. I have a friend...”
Before he finished, Flower interrupted him and said, “I got it. That friend is you. Please carry on with your performance.”
“... That friend of mine had a ghost-rted incident happen to him recently.”
“Where did it happen?”
Ah Wei replied, “On this one day, when my friend returned from working overtime, it was alreadyte night. His family was sound asleep. He washed up then went straight to bed hugging his wife to sleep. Then, at midnight, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the door, and he...”
Flower suddenly interrupted again and said with a strange expression, “Wait... what does this have to do with the new version again?”
“Ahem, I was just looking for an excuse to start the topic. Don’t mind these details.”
“... Go on.” Flower rolled her eyes.
“I... My friend and his wife were the only ones in that house, so he thought a thief had broken in. He quickly got out of the bed to turn on the light, only to realize that there was no one else, and the gate was properly closed. So, he went back to sleep. However, when he woke up the next day and went to work, he realized that the gate was open slightly, but nothing was missing from his house. He thought that he had only dreamed about the previous night, so he woke up his wife to ask her if she had heard anythingst night, to which she replied no. Don’t you think that’s scary? It’s definitely a ghost.”
“Eat more greens and vegetables in the future; it improves mental stability,” Flower replied.
“So, what would you do if you really encountered a ghost?”
“I’d beat it to death, of course. Do you think my materialism aura is fake?”
After this interaction, the two hosts sessfully pulled the yers’ excited mood back to regr standards, all turning from thrilled to poker faces.
As Han Xiao listened through the awkward conversation stage, the two hosts finally entered the main theme.
“Back to business. It has been more than a half month since the start of Version 4.0 [Flickering World], and the uniqueness of this version is already showing... that’s right, it’s the world server!” Ah Wei said.
“Yes, after three versions, the yers from all nations can now finally gather in one ce and interest in the same Star Field,” Flower continued. “This is a major y style revolution. We can see that this version will be exceptionally boisterous. There’s the possibility of national wars happening, so it will be a giant battleground for the yers from all nations.”
“Speaking of what might happen, I recall the spection we made in thest episode of Version 3.0. Back then, we spected that Version 3.0 would fully open the function of cross Star Field traveling. Now, our spection has proven to be half correct, only that we did not guess the opening of the world server.”
“Due to the appearance of the world server, the Shattered Star Ring yers now have two natural advantages. One is their geographical location, as these two Star Fields are next to each other, which means the Shattered Star Ring yers can arrive in the world server earlier than the yers from the other Star Fields. Another is that the Shattered Star Ring yers have exclusive faction advantages.”
“That’s right. Among the factions that the yers are able to join, The ck Star Army is the only one that made contact with the Flickering World in the previous version. The yers followed the army to participate in the first exploration phase of the Flickering World and built their foundations.”
“Not only that, the ck Star Army has already be the strongest force in the Flickering World in this new version, apart from the dynasty. I can still remember the ck Star Army being the guiding faction for the Shattered Star Ring yers in Version 2.0. Now that they have grown to be such an enormous organization, they will provide tremendous help to the Shattered Star Ring yers in the Flickering World, giving them exclusive advantages.”
“Nheless, I feel that there are two sides to everything. The Shattered Star Ring yers who have such clear advantages might be the joint target of the yers from all the other Star Fields.”
“As for the y style of the world server, there have been many posts analyzing it across various boards. ording to our conclusion, thepetition in Version 4.0 might revolve around guilds. The yers without guilds will have more freedom and more choices, but the efficiency in obtaining resources will not beparable to guilds.”
“The source of this is the system the ck Star Army recently announced...” Ah Wei suddenly paused, hesitated, and said, “Speaking of which, how many times have we made version spections based on the ck Star Army’s actions?”
As soon as this was said, the yers who were watching the show started a rampage. Countlessments flew across the screen.
“Too true. Everything starts with the ck Star Army. Without the army, the Gxy Times wouldn’t even know how to do their shows.”
“Ah Wei: Making spections is easy, just see what the ck Star Army is doing.”
“Trash show. Completely reliant on the army :)”
“ck Star: That’s right, I’m the most handsome man in the Shattered Star Ring.”
As the viewers started to joke around again, Han Xiao smiled.
Thispliment feels quite good. The benefits I’ve provided all along to guide the versions didn’t go to waste.
Flower coughed and said, “Alright, back to the main topic. The ck Star Army is indeed an important factor when ites to predicting version development. The core mechanism of the new system they announced some time ago turns guilds into official organizations in the universe and allows the yers to be somewhat independent.”
“The independent ystyle has always been unpopr in the previous versions, mainly because the conditions had yet to mature. However, in Version 4.0, with the increased maximum level, the influence the yers can have as independent organizations has increased. This ystyle might be very important.”
“The ck Star Army has led this ystyle, and ording to what they have done in the past, this will very likely be the mainstream y style of Version 4.0, encouraging more people to create guilds.”
“However! Attention to all yers! Bing independent through normal processes will require you to leave your original faction. As of this moment, the ck Star Army is the only faction that has a system of semi-independence. This means that only the army yers can be independent while still getting to keep their identities as members of the ck Star Army! This is another unique and exclusive advantage!”
“We still don’t know if this is one of the specialties of the ck Star Army. If the factions that the yers in the other Star Fields are in don’t have this system, I feel that many foreign yers will join the ck Star Army... Therefore, herees the problem. If they be yers in the same faction, will national wars still happen?”
Quite urate analytics, Han Xiao thought.
This was a good thing for him. It would help to promote how superior his system was so that the yers would better understand how amazing the army was, increasing the appeal of the faction.
The show went on to analyze the possibilities of the world server in detail, as well as what was happening to the yers in the various Star Fields. Han Xiao watched from start to end, mainly to see the movements of the yers of the other Star Fields.
Unlike the Shattered Star Ring, the yers in the other Star Fields did not have a unified faction. They belonged to many different factions and were on their way to the Flickering World with their factions. There were also many solo yers who quit their factions, mainly Americans and Europeans. After all, the love for freedom was in their blood and bones.
The exterior factions that had yers were worth paying attention to, but they were mostly small organizations.
Small organizations were nothing to worry about. The Flickering World had way too many powerful organizations. The methods of joining them in Version 4.0 would increase drastically. The yers would not be able to resist the temptation to join bigger organizations.
Furthermore, some might even sell out their old boss in exchange for Contribution Points from the new boss.
Han Xiao could recall many examples where yers deliberately used small organizations’ names to mess with enormous organizations. They would then betray the small organization while bringing the small organization an undefeatable powerful enemy, which led to their doom. Afterward, the yers would then join the new hostile faction with a higher position and sry, and this was the definition ofpletely shameless anarchism.
To many yers, virtue wasplete horse sh*t. Small organizations were unattractive and weak, so yers would not miss them or be attached at all. Arge faction like his, however, would mostly be treasured by normal yers, and they would not cause such trouble.
Other than medium and small organizations, there were also foreign yers who worked for powerful organizations such as the Limitless Financial Group, Gctic ck Market, Extinguish Army, and some Star Cluster or even Super Star Cluster civilizations. Depending on the location, they had differing numbers of ‘Immortals’ from different nations working for them.
“Especially that piece of sh*t Sorokin. He recruited quite a number of yers and even tested the army yers in the past. He might poach my people in the Flickering World.” Han Xiao curled his lips.
The Limitless Financial Group was mainly recruiting in the Sea of Star Spirits, which mostly included Japanese and Korean yers. The Extinguish Army was a key faction for the Americans. The yers under these organizations should be the highest in numbers other than the ck Star Army.
Speaking of the Extinguish Army, Han Xiao was reminded of Beyoni. Beyoni was the leader of the Pyre Demon Tribe, while the Extinguish Army consisted mainly of the Ice Demon Race, so the two of them were considered enemies. Beyoni controlled the Land of the Fire Core, while the Extinguish Army controlled the Land of the Ice Core. Even their race treasures were simr.
While thinking about that, Han Xiao suddenly felt something and opened up his attribute interface. His EXP gauge was increasing at an astonishing speed.
“Hehe, my promotion is working.”
...
The top tier professional clubs such as Dynasty, Temple of God, Long Sky, and so on had all registered as official organizations in the ck Star Army. Their organization names remained unchanged and could be used as their guild name.
Having been ordered to do so by Han Xiao, Phillip quickly processed the procedures of guilds bing official one after another. The organizational structure of the army yers changed drastically as they officially became recognized subsidiary guild organizations and had documents in the army.
After the registration, these guilds immediately told some of their members to take part in the main storyline exploration mission so that they could receive the many discounts Han Xiao had mentioned. To theserge guilds, they could also use these discounts to attract many yers who did not have a guild yet to join them. It was a win-win.
Through the hard work of the logistics department in the past twenty years, the various models of equipment in the army were all thetest, while the items the yers had were all abandoned models from twenty years ago. They needed to upgrade. Plus, with the thirty-percent discount, their desire to spend was at the peak. A shopping spree started in the military supplies store very soon.
To the Great Mechanic Han, the Enas earned from the yers now was just small profits. What was important was EXP. He had added EXP price to more items in the faction store and introduced a new system. The yers could choose one of two purchasing methods—Enas or EXP. If they had no money in their pockets, they could use EXP to buy things.
In the eyes of other army members, this would look a little strange, as if equipment were given out for free. However, Han Xiao did not have to be as careful about the way he treated the yers as he was before, given how strong he had be. All he had to do was say that the Immortals had privileges, and no one would ask any more questions.
The result of that was the explosive increase in the efficiency of harvesting EXP. EXP was a special type of currency only belonging to the yers. Currently, only the ck Star Army had the service of using EXP to buy things; the other factions would not be able to do it even if they wanted to.
Millions of army yers arrived at ck Star Pce over several days, while the yers from the other Star Fields were still on their way. ording to the schedule of these yers, the yers that would reach the world server the second-fastest should be the Southeast Asian yers in ckhole Edge, mainly Thais, Vietnamese, Indonesians, and Singaporeans. However, that was still many days away. The Chinese yers had more than enough time to exploit their advantages.
As deployed by the ck Star Army, many yers were split into mostly two directions. One group followed the fleet led by H toward the area of the fourth exploration phase, ready to interfere with thepetition between the outside forces. The remaining yers were mainly guild members who made use of the benefit Han Xiao promised and went to build guild strongholds in various locations of the army’s territory. At the same time, they used Team Merit Points to purchase resource points and the operation rights for various businesses, starting to build stronger foundations for their guilds.
With Han Xiao’s control behind the curtain, all the army yers had moved. This was developing ording to the path he had pointed out. The mainstream y style proven by what happened in his previous life was expanding his lead in the world server step by step.
At the same time, the fleet led by H arrived at the area of the fourth exploration phase together with other organizations.