The image in my mind disappeared, replaced by a star map.
Even just in the mind, it still gives people a sense of vastness and grandeur.
Against a pure black background, nebulae swirl and flow like the most magnificent clouds, with red and blue giant stars like pearls adorning them. Their pure beauty is breathtaking.
The camera suddenly zooms in, focusing on a planet that is predominantly yellow.
The flow of gas above the planet forms the shape of words.
[Target: New Star] (Automatically translated into familiar fonts)
[Players: 'Liben', 'Banshi', 'Huajia', 'Huanzhao', 'Rongyan', 'Lili', etc., from several top-ranked players] (Also a large team)
Mission Objective: Subdue or eliminate 60% of the communicable life forms on this planet.
The camera zooms in again, showing the new residents of the planet looking up at the sky. They are humanoid birds with bird-like legs, short and powerful arms, wings, and feathers all over their bodies.
The civilization was underdeveloped, and it was in an agrarian civilization.
They gazed at the clouds that formed words in the sky, feeling lost, fearful, and angry.
The camera flashes by, rapidly shifting focus to another planet.
[Target: Source Paper Star]
[Players: 'Berry', 'Land', 'Dragon', 'Feather', 'Book Source', 'Happy Finder' from several stars...]
Mission Objective: Subdue or eliminate 60% of the communicable life forms on this planet.
One by one, a question that all of humanity on Earth has pondered has finally been answered today—there is other life in the universe, and humanity is not unique.
But the way I learned of this news is so tragic.
These planets are about to be invaded.
Everyone watched silently, without saying a word.
The camera rotates, focusing on a blue planet. Inside the waiting hall—no, on Earth—the hearts of all the players sank.
A terrifying silence descended.
"No! It's not Earth! The atmosphere is thinner!" a knowledgeable player suddenly shouted.
[Target: Mercury]
[Player: From...]
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and you could hear them breathing heavily.
It's definitely not Earth. That vibrant, life-bearing planet, which seems to be yearning to awaken, is so similar to Earth!
Looking at each planet, Li Changzhou found it hard to feel sorry for the inhabitants. At this moment, looking at the blue bead in his mind, he could only marvel at the beauty of the planets. No gemstone in the world could compare to it.
If he grows bigger in the future, he will definitely collect a few of these beads.
After some time, players from Earth finally arrived, and the atmosphere in the lobby was both oppressive and exhilarating.
Soon it was Li Changzhou and his group's turn.
[Target: Four Seasons Star]
[Players: 'Destiny is in My Hands' from Earth, 'No Knife in the Rainy Night', 'Umbrella in the Rainy Night', 'There's Really Cat Poop in Kopi Luwak'... 'King of Black Mist', 'Jade Pool'... 'Little Green', 'Little White'... 'Mosquito'... 'Dwarf Marmoset', 'Combat Power Only Five', 'Soda Cracker'...]
Mission Objective: Subdue or eliminate 60% of the communicable life forms on this planet.
On the Four Seasons Star, there are a total of five types of life forms that can communicate.
The snow giants live in the icy northern regions, the forest people live in the lush green eastern regions, the sand people live in the scorching southern deserts, the dwarves live in the fruitful western regions, and the humans live in the central regions where the four seasons cycle.
The five tribes gazed at the characters outlined by the clouds above them and understood their own destiny, as if they were looking at the players outside the camera's view.
Players from Xia Kingdom were also watching each other through the live stream.
The station was brightly lit, making the night outside seem even darker.
The planet selection process ended, and a tremendous power descended, causing the chosen players to transform into streaks of light and soar into the sky.
People around the world pointed to the torrent of light that was rising against the heavens and exclaimed that the new year truly brought a new look.
The streaks of light burst out of the atmosphere, scattering like fireworks, each heading towards the planet it was about to invade.
The light stream of the Xia Kingdom travels through the dark starry sky, its destination the 'Four Seasons Star', 3.6 billion light-years away.
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Four Seasons Star, Spring.
The forest dwellers have lived here for generations. They have skin like tree bark, drink juice made from dew and tree sap, and hunt with bows and arrows.
A small number of forest dwellers are able to wield forest magic bestowed by the King of Wind and Light.
"Elders of the Forest Clan, the invaders will soon arrive at Four Seasons Star. I, the King, hope that everyone can unite and work together to eliminate the enemy."
"Just a few dozen life forms," a giant tree a hundred meters tall said.
The human envoy from the central government frowned and looked up at the giant tree.
It wasn't because the other party refused; it was simply that he didn't want to talk to the elders of the forest tribe, as it made his neck ache from looking up.
"Times have changed, numbers don't mean anything." The envoy didn't take the hundreds of players seriously, but it was the Central King's order, and he had to obey.
The forest elder did not answer. Since becoming a tree, he rarely spoke and preferred to feel.
A member of the Forest Clan, standing on another tree, shot an arrow at the messenger's feet, signaling him to leave.
Spring is the most suitable season for human habitation. The war between the Central Region and Spring has never ended. The brief peace is just a truce, a preparation for the next war.
The same thing happened in the other three seasons.
In summer, the Sandman looks similar to humans, with only one difference—they can drink water from any part of their body, and they can drink all the fluids excreted by their bodies.
An essential step in mating is licking away all of the other person's fluids, including urine.
Most people in the central government strongly opposed this behavior, believing that the Sand People were not subjects of the King of Wind and Light.
The act of excommunicating someone of faith is even more serious than racial discrimination on Earth, so both sides generally wish the other dead.
Like spring, the central government often raids autumn when it is in winter or spring, and the conflict between the two sides has always existed.
As for winter, even if the snow giants wanted to leave winter, they couldn't.
Only a few giants who can use magic can leave the perpetually snowy region and travel to the center, where spring, autumn, and not summer are.
After a series of futile efforts, the Central King gave up. With only a few dozen players, what could they possibly do in fifteen days?
There was no cooperation, but the kings or elders of the Central Region and the Four Seasons issued a decree—anyone who could retrieve the heads of these players, even just one, would receive the highest level of reward.
Mercenaries, wandering knights, nobles, and even princes and princesses from the central government, whether for merit, for fun, or to prevent the slaughter of their people, take up arms and, together with their companions, search for players' locations and attempt to hunt them down.
The streak of light fell, initially leaving a visible trail, but quickly extinguished like fireworks.
In the Xia Kingdom, 79 players have arrived.
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