Chapter 440 Version 1.0 Update 2 (1/2)
”Hello players, this is Galaxy Times, dedicated to sharing first-hand game information. Your gaming career is our top priority.”
The male and female host read the familiar opening line. The moment the show started, tens of thousands of viewers flooded in and started the usual comments began floating along the top of the video.
”Looking forward to the discussion of the version update.”
”Galaxy Time rules.”
”Spam the comments and cover the cold joke!”
The usual extremely awkward opening joke passed by quickly, and they got to the main topic.
”In a few days in game time, the Version 2.0 update will arrive,” Male host said. ”Galaxy will enter the storyline of the next version. In regard to this, we have obtained first-hand intel and some unproven information, which we will be filtering and sharing with the audience in this episode, speculating and analyzing what the next version will entail.
”So, before the analysis starts, let's first do a summary for the storylines across the various planets in this version. A very big part of our data comes from the planet chronicles, which the players arranged and added to. For this, we sincerely thank these players—this data has helped us a lot in our work.”
The players felt joyful as they were mentioned.
Next, the two hosts summarized the storylines of the various novice planets. By this point, the main storyline of every planet had already ended, so they went through the storylines from head to toe, including the major events and characters involved. They also discussed and commented on various parts. Of course, it was not just them speaking—images and videos were also shown to aid the process.
Every time the history of a planet was mentioned, the players of that planet would be the most active ones. The Version 1.0 storylines of these planets were very diverse as well—Lord Singelase's incident on Planet Winterfrost, Arcane Tide on Planet Brighton, Dynasty Divergence on Planet Lasting Song, Shadow Group incident on Planet Summer, Chaos Expedition in Planet Sourne, and many more. These were all core main storylines, and there were also the side storylines. For example, in the case of Planet Aquamarine, the core storyline was the Six Nations and Germinal Organization, while the sub main storyline was Bennett's sanctuary construction.
Due to the different backgrounds of these planets, the feeling that their main storyline gave was also very different. Some were filled with technology; some were surrounded by magic; some were mysterious. The vast majority of players had not entered space, so they did not know where their planet was in the universe, but Han Xiao did. The novice planets were quite evenly spread among the Star Fields, and Planet Aquamarine was the only novice planet in Shattered Star Ring.
In all the core main storylines, the one on Planet Aquamarine ended the earliest, and it received the most attention. There was definitely a main character in these storylines that was very connected to the storyline. The two hosts continued their speech, and it was finally Planet Aquamarine's turn.
”Speaking of Planet Aquamarine's main storyline, we must mention someone no matter what. After the Planet Aquamarine storyline ended, he's still been active in the eyes of the players. He was the first to take players into space. I'm sure our regular viewers are familiar with his name…”
The comments rampaged. Maybe they did not know the storyline of other planets, but almost everyone knew Han Xiao. These fans had a common topic instantly.
”It's Black Star!”
”Is that 'Black Phantom' Han Xiao, Destroyer of the Germinal Organization, Sanctuary Owner, Interstellar Explorer, Prophet, Black Star Mercenary Group Captain, Supporter of Materialism, Manipulator of Loot Boxes?
”Black Star: You kids are talking behind my back again.”
”Thirty Second True Men Group requests to battle!”
”Ahhh! I want the Dragon Emperor! I want Aroshia! I'm going to lick them to my last breath!”
”Go away, screen licking monsters!”
It was the Planet Aquamarine players' turn to be active. The density of the comments increased to another level. The Chinese players had leveled up the useful ability to spam comments to the max level.
The male host continued to read the script and explained Han Xiao's background briefly.
”Original name Han Xiao. Member of the Alumera family, almost killed during an accident but was captured by the Germinal Organization. The Germinal Organization made him into a test subject but failed the brainwashing. He disguised himself for a very long time, and in the end, he found the opportunity and escaped from the Germinal Organization's control.
”From then on, he acted against the Germinal Organization. He once joined Stardragon but left later and became a contract killer for the Dark Net, code name [Black Phantom]. The Germinal Organization chased after him for many years but only saw his shadow. He awakened some kind of foresight ability that allows him to obtain benefits as well as avoid danger.
”After a period of hiding, he started his revenge. He alone directed the Six Nations' expedition against the Germinal Organization. In this war, he infiltrated the Germinal Organization Headquarters and stole all their confidential intel, bringing the Six Nations' victory. He became a hero of Planet Aquamarine, but his journey did not end there.
”One day, he foresaw that a disaster is going to break out in Planet Aquamarine. So, he summoned a spaceship in some way and led the warriors that he had carefully selected and handpicked into the galaxy, looking for a solution…
”As before, most of our data comes from the chronicles provided by players.”
The players searched for a lot of intel during the exploration times. Han Xiao's history had already been made public. In the things that had happened on Planet Aquamarine, Han Xiao was like a puppeteer behind doors, and many things were connected to him. In the chronicles, Han Xiao's name was mentioned countless times. This had led the new players to know what happened in the storyline before, continuing to increase Han Xiao's reputation.
The chronicles of Version 1.0 were enormous, but Han Xiao was still a bright star among all the storylines.
After the hosts finished talking about Planet Aquamarine, the summary of the Version 1.0 storyline had come to an end. The hosts started the next topic, which was the main theme of this episode—analyzing the new version.
”According to the intel we have, we have made a few deductions. First, in the new version, the players will definitely connect with the galaxy and be able to leave their original planet, starting to explore the universe.
”Second, other than the current thirteen novice planets, the new version will add more birth planets. Due to what we have mentioned, the new birth planets should be planets that allow the players to enter the galaxy directly. Therefore, we have made a daring guess that the difference between the new and the old novice planets is that players in the old planets will only be able to enter the galaxy after going through the new storyline, while players in the new planets can enter the galaxy directly. The price is that these players have to start with a new account, while the old planet players can continue to use their high-level account. Hence, old or new, they have their advantages.
”Third, although the new storyline of the planets is unknown, there will definitely be someone that will lead the players to the new storyline. The clues of the new storyline are definitely hidden in some characters. We suggest looking for clues from NPCs in order to guess who will lead the next version's storyline. What role will the main character of Version 1.0 play in the new version? The clues are limited in most planets, except for one—Planet Aquamarine!
”Before Black Star left, he left behind a frozen mission—[The Last Bastion]! The mission introduction is as follows.