Chapter 1270 - Black Stars Era ! (1/2)
The three Universal Civilizations had issued an announcement a year ago that they had started studying the Sanctum Revival method. There was no follow-up news, and no one knew what stage they had reached. It seemed like their results were not too impressive.
On the side of the Holy Accord, they were still collecting the keys in secret. While they did not possess the intelligence channels of the three Universal Civilizations, causing the materials to be harder to collect, the problem was not big. It would just cost them more money and time. Now that the Holy Accord had more of the recipes of how to create keys, there were more opportunities for them, but a mere year was not enough to collect another key.
On the other hand, the military of the three Universal Civilizations had mobilized recently, seemingly getting ready to set off. This caught the attention of Han Xiao and the other members of the association, causing the atmosphere in the universe to become more tense.
The players’ return at this time could thus be considered timely.
Han Xiao rubbed the back of his palm as his eyes flashed.
“The time when the players come online will be my opportunity to quickly reach level 360. With the current deadlock in the situation, if I manage to break through my personal power level, it might serve as a turning point, becoming the entry ticket to breaking this entire game.”
The stalemate was exactly what he had predicted and what he wanted. Were it not for the Sanctum Revivals and the massive increase in strength of the association, perhaps the Calamity of the Supers would have long broken out like in his previous life. Right now, he was only suppressing it.
While the situation was akin to a gunpowder keg, which would result in a greater explosion the more he suppressed it, nothing was absolute. In his opinion, there were only a few opportunities to break the game. If he succeeded, he would really eliminate the Calamity of the Supers and prevent it from evolving into a large-scale war.
His current methods were all to stall time for the Holy Accord. Han Xiao was equally clear that there would be a battle between both sides, and the association would naturally have more casualties. This was his opportunity. As long as the unlimited counts of the Sanctum Revival were revealed by that time, most of their problems would be solved. The Sanctum Revival key was a necessity to break this game.
On this basis, he could use a higher level of personal power to frighten the three Universal Civilizations and also attract Beyond Grade A members. That would be killing two birds with one stone.
Just as he was analyzing his options, the long silent interface finally had some movement. There was a notification of a new update just like what the players would receive.
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Version 5.0 Activated!
Fetching data… Fetching data complete!
Player Forum Opened.
Welcome to ‘Galaxy’ Version 5.0—Black Star’s Era!
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“Hmm?” Han Xiao was stunned.
Why was the version not ‘Calamity of the Supers’‽
And it even used his name!
In the previous four versions, while he was a little butterfly flapping its wings and causing an impact, compared to the general trend of the universe, it was miniscule, still moving along with the changes in time.
But this time was different. He had single-handedly created a tornado with a flap of his wings, causing himself to become the pioneer of the changing times. Thus, even the name of this version had changed…
This also showed how important his position was in the universe at the moment, as well as his pivotal role in this storm.
“Even my name has been included into the version update. This is superb.”
Han Xiao’s expression twitched, before he revealed a perverted smile.
What was prestige and face? This was!
If the players saw this… heh, this was equivalent to a super compound fertilizer that would help him farm his leeks!
“It’s been fifty years. I really miss my cute little… moneybags.”
Han Xiao raised his brows, calling out the surveillance of the great hall and observing the situation.
…
At this moment, countless white lights flashed in the lobby of Black Star Palace’s great hall, and the large number of players that had been away for fifty years finally returned online.
The originally cold and empty great hall was suddenly packed to the brim, full of liveliness. Countless players were excitedly whooping and shouting.
“Wahaha, this master is back! Countless stars, prepare to tremble under my feet, for my huge cannon’s hunger and thirst can no longer be suppressed!”
“Dammit, it’s already the fifth version, so why is there still a bug that prevents us from stripping? Lousy!”
“Hehe, I can immediately tell that you’re not a pioneer. To this day, you’re still hung up over the fact that clothes cannot be taken off. You’re behind the times brother! Do you know the meaning of ‘clothes on the body but naked in the mind’? This older brother’s realm is one that you cannot hope to fathom!”
“How long has passed since the last version? I don’t see any changes in the base. It seems like we weren’t gone for too long.”
The crowd chattered and gossiped, opening their interfaces. Immediately came the shocked gasps.
“Hurry and take a look at the version’s name! I’m shooketh!”
“F*ck, the name of Version 5.0 is actually Black Star’s Era?”
“What the hell has he done during the update!”
The countless army players opened their eyes wide.
No one expected that their faction leader would actually turn into the main topic of this version!
Based on the impressions of the players, the version name indicated what the Main Storyline would be. In the previous few versions, it was either a disaster or a changing of the time, but to think that they would actually put a character as the Main Storyline!
What prestige!
Many of the players began to tremble with excitement, their hearts filled with strong curiosity—just what exactly did their Army Commander do during their absence‽
The bunch of professional players that just came online were equally shocked.
Frenzied Sword immediately opened up the calendar. What he saw made him suck in a deep breath.
“The version update actually took a whole fifty years this time!”
Everyone immediately turned to look at the date, full of surprise and shock.
“Wow, really fifty years!”
“I remember when we went offline, it was in the Year 734. Right now, it’s 782!”
“The span is too huge, more than double the previous updates.”
“I don’t even know if my wife Sylvia is still alive…”
“Do you want to eat sh*t? She’s obviously my wife!”
“Quickly, go on the internet and check, see what the situation is right now.”
The players immediately took out their communicators to search, wanting to check what exactly happened during the time they were away.
Following their searches, the news that the Flickering War had ended decades ago appeared on their pages, leading to more surprised gasps.