Chapter 795: Chapter 795
For more than ten days, Bai Fu has been busy with the Dark Domain exploration.
Under her command, players were divided into a dozen small legions, attacking in all directions. Each small legion was responsible for a small area. They piloted spaceships equipped with the latest planet scanners. When they encountered a new planet, first they used the scanner. If no valuable mineral veins were discovered, they moved on to the next planet. If valuable mineral veins were found, they marked it on the map, then landed to construct a signal station to prepare for future mining.
This was a brand-new gameplay that players had never experienced since entering the game, and a large number of players became immersed in it, enjoying it immensely.
Because Bai Fu had previously allocated the various guilds to different areas, there were temporarily no fights over resource points between the guilds.
Ten days later, the Empire's engineering team arrived at the Ancestral Origin Star and began building the transit station.
The transit station was established in the outer space orbit of the Ancestral Origin Star, a massive ring world. Construction machines outlined the transit station's shape in the starry sky, then components released from a spatial box automatically assembled under the pull of energy, eventually forming a complete transit station.
The entire process was akin to blueprint construction in some games, fast, quiet, and pollution-free.
After the construction of the transit station, the engineering team began installing a giant star gate for long-distance jumps.
What on earth is Zefer doing? They've built the star gate, yet they're still huddled in one place like they're brooding over eggs?
Bai Fu was speechless.
Could it be that Zefer is trying to stall until Yuan Yi and the Oath Lord leave?
They might be overthinking it.
Before breaking through the bottleneck to complete a new round of divine transformation, Yuan Yi and the Oath Lord won't leave.
"Go ahead and stall, unless you can gather a massive group of people, dragging this out only benefits me."
Except for periodically checking Zefer's location, Bai Fu paid no further attention to them but focused all her energy on operating the transit station, attracting players from other camps to spend there.
This required a large upfront investment. As she built more small supply stations and opened more routes, more players would come to "enjoy," and her power would have a leap forward again.
In the star system named [Datang], several spaceships were heading towards a newly discovered mature star.
Inside the spaceship, a group of players was "denouncing" a player named [Datang], due to his amazing luck in finding a planet with rare ores. He not only reaped a substantial amount of exploration points but also named the star system they discovered after himself.
At this moment, both the NPCs' maps and the players' maps had changed the star system's name to the Datang Star System.
This way of leaving one's name in the game elicited the envy of countless players, especially those traveling with him.
As everyone was playfully wrestling, the mining ship's small probe suddenly issued an alarm.
"Warning, warning, an unknown spaceship is approaching!"
All the players in the spaceship stopped fooling around and quickly rushed to the control panel.
An unknown spaceship meant that this vessel wasn't registered with the Empire's Radiant Host, implying the ship was not on their side, possibly enemies.
Having been toughened by years of navigating the Star Sea, players were no longer the reckless novices they once were.
They immediately activated the weapon system and then sent a signal via electromagnetic waves and communicated in Interstellar Language to inquire: "We are mining ships under the Dark Moon Tide Company of Edge World, you..."
Before the inquiry was completed, dozens of thick beams of light shot out from directly ahead.
It was indeed enemies!
Players fought back, but even with their quick reactions and fearless spirit, given the significant disparity in spaceship performance, they ended up with the ship destroyed and personnel perished.
Bai Fu immediately received the news of the mining ship being attacked. Google seaʀᴄh NoveI★Fire.net
Interstellar Pirates?
Or have they encountered a civilization in the Dark Domain?
Upon learning the location was in the Datang Star System, her expression became serious because she saw that the spot representing Zefer was in that star system.
"Finally making a move? Not attacking the Ancestral Origin Star, but targeting my mining ships. Have they found something there and are quietly gathering it?"
Bai Fu didn't rush to respond until she repeatedly received news of mining ship attacks.
In half a month, a total of more than twenty mining ships were destroyed.
These ships weren't all destroyed in the Datang Star System; some were around it. Half of the ships were destroyed while Zefer was nearby.
The last attacked ship was "lucky" and successfully escaped the attacker. On the way back, the players on board received a harsh message from the attackers.
"Those who invade the Blood Hunter Civilization's territory without reason will face our tidal revenge!"
Blood Hunter Civilization?
What a load of Blood Hunter!
Zefer, you dog from the Supernova Battle Group, what are you pretending to be there?
Seeing this, Bai Fu figured out some of the Supernova Battle Group's little tricks.
After she got Yuan Yi and the Oath Lord to stand guard and established a close cooperative relationship with the Rebirth Empire, it appeared that the Supernova Battle Group genuinely didn't dare to attack the Ancestral Origin Star directly.
With Titan Industry's stance unclear and the Angel Envoy Holy City lurking in the shadows, the Supernova Battle Group definitely wouldn't tear away completely with the Rebirth Empire.
Bai Fu speculated that Zefer and his team were deliberately disguising as the Blood Hunter Civilization, trying to lure her over, and then eliminate her under the guise of this civilization.
In this way, even if the Rebirth Empire found out something afterwards, it wouldn't necessarily result in a life-and-death feud with the Supernova Battle Group.
"Fortunately, I was a step ahead, placing a position card on Zefer beforehand, otherwise, I might have fallen into their trap."
Bai Fu breathed a partial sigh of relief.
The rest of her unease remained because, even with seeing through the Supernova Battle Group's trickery, the situation she was facing was not favorable.
The position where Zefer and his team were located blocked the Silent Court's route deeper into the Dark Domain.
A detour was possible.
But laboriously going around them would be even more dangerous, as Zefer's team could ambush from behind at any time or simply cut off supply lines.
"If I can't find a way to drive away the Supernova Battle Group's members, the Silent Court will have to abandon that vast area. That's too big a loss, equivalent to waking up early and attending a late fair. The players' game experience cannot be guaranteed, and my advancement to Super Supreme would be greatly delayed. If the Apostle Holy City and the three Cosmic Level Civilizations start fighting, and I haven't advanced to Super Supreme, the Spirit Holy Hall might end up in someone else's hands."
Bai Fu furrowed her brows, pacing in the room.
Since Zefer and his team were hidden so well, even if she wanted to call for reinforcements, it was difficult to decide whom to call.
How many people to call, and what power levels were needed?
If the reinforcements weren't strong enough, initiating an attack would be like serving themselves to the enemy.
Calling Yanmie, Chong Xiao, and Curse Master Olson at once would guarantee a win, but she couldn't afford that price.
"I feel like I'm in a deadlock, should I just compete with the Supernova Battle Group over who can endure longer?"
While Bai Fu was troubled, a new unexpected situation arose.
On the map, the spot representing Leader Kade was also rapidly approaching the Ancestral Origin Star!
Bai Fu couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Despite having announced the presence of Yuan Yi and the Oath Lord at the Ancestral Origin Star, Kade dared to come. He must be prepared, possibly accompanied by Saint, Lupus, and Corona.
Counting her side and the Supernova Battle Group's side, the Ancestral Origin Star would likely gather over a dozen Dominator Rank superpower users.
Good gracious, coming for a grand melee, aren't they!
Bai Fu felt a surge of pressure.
Once chaos erupted, the Supernova Battle Group will have an opportunity.
However, the clash between the Ten Saints Association and the Supernova Battle Group also presented her an opportunity.
Since the Ten Saints Association and the Supernova Battle Group weren't allied, if she maneuvered skillfully, she might have a chance to infiltrate Lupus's secret research base, uncover Lupus's secrets, and complete that special Hidden Task.