This game is so weird!

While simulator players were drawn to the new gameplay, after a night of silence, they released new sales models that allowed for item-for-purchase exchanges.

The guild has also quietly prepared a brand new mission, just waiting for its official release.

Marcus and his three companions, refreshed after resting overnight at the office, headed out with their newly prepared equipment and, led by Anya, towards the square.

On the second floor of the castle behind him, Colonel Hoffman's gaze gradually turned serious. After watching the five people leave, he led his men toward the helipad and headed toward the forward command center in Efila City.

"Whether you can launch a counterattack depends on you."

"Don't disappoint me again, Phil."

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When Anya and Marcus finished breakfast and arrived at the commercial plaza, it was already packed with people.

Three days after the start of the game's expansion test, the online time of newly joined players has become relatively stable. After all, they have used up all the sick leave and personal leave they could take. Only a small number of players with flexible working hours, such as freelancers and students, can stay online from morning to night.

Most other players log on in the evenings, and a surge in online activity occurs on the weekend.

Although the number of online players dropped significantly in the early morning, and there was a limit to the number of participants in the special mission, and Li Ang did not issue a mission notice in advance, many well-informed players still arrived at the square early, waiting for the guild to open.

Then, through human-to-human transmission, it gradually accumulated to nearly two hundred people.

Standing in the guild hall, looking at the groups of players outside, Li Ang couldn't help but feel a little exhausted, and even began to regret recruiting too many players to join the game in this test.

Who knows? I thought the Orcs would be a tough nut to crack, but they turned out to be incredibly tough.

With over a million orcs deployed near the Jacinto Plateau, the fact that they could still spare nearly 100,000 troops to fight the Wei'an Government Alliance in the city of Efila demonstrates that even with a technological advantage, Li Ang would not dare to easily intervene in the war between the two sides.

Then there are very few orcs in the surrounding areas. Due to the barrier of the granite layer of the plateau, they can only enter through a few entrances and are very restricted. At present, they only occupy the city of Efila and the Lycia Energy Mining Area, and there are not many orcs nearby for players to enjoy.

In the end, it became a situation where Li Ang couldn't defeat the Orcs in areas with many of them, and the players didn't want to fight in areas with few Orcs.

Every day, she racks her brains to come up with daily activities and tasks for the players in the guild. Even Miley, the guild's receptionist, has visibly thinned her hair.

This gradually evolved into a situation where people would feel anxious whenever they saw players gathering.

Reaffirming his resolve against blindly expanding recruitment, Li Ang took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, unlocked the guild gate, and walked out. He then prepared to establish an upgrade path from simulator player to virtual player among the players and recruit several professional human resource managers.

As the newly installed double automatic doors in the guild hall slowly opened, the players present gradually stopped talking and turned to look in Li Ang's direction.

Seeing that the square had quieted down, Li Ang took another deep breath, turned on the megaphone, and shouted loudly at the densely packed crowd below the steps:

"Explorers, the opportunity to repel the orcs has arrived!"

"Thanks to the efforts of twenty explorers, including Night Rain and White Cat, along with the Gears warriors and the participation of many more explorers, the location of the orcish lair has been successfully confirmed!"

"Next, it's time to wipe out the orcish core lair and liberate the Jaxintu Plateau!"

"In order to cooperate with the Security Government Alliance's plan, we will select 10 exploration teams to go to the missile launcher with the elite of Team D to complete the photon missile project."

At this point, Li Ang waved his hand and pointed towards the small hill.

"At the same time, other explorers will join the energy plant liberation plan. After the missile plan is completed, they will attack the nearest mines and eliminate the surrounding orc threat."

"Both missions have their advantages and disadvantages. Explorers are advised to choose according to their own preferences. Teams that have completed the preliminary exploration missions of the Photon Missile Project can join the project first."

"Let us, for the sake of Sera and for the sake of humanity, annihilate the Orcs!"

"oh!!!!"

"For humanity!!!" "For the Emperor!!"

"Long live humanity!!"

At Li Ang's urging and led by several cyborg guards, the players below the plaza cheered enthusiastically.

Marcus and Anya, standing in the corner, exchanged a glance and asked softly, "They also have an Emperor?"

"I don't know," Anya shook her head. She hadn't discerned any political leanings from these alien visitors in the past few days, and they didn't seem to be from a monarchical country. "But they were all quite friendly."

The players quickly split into groups: those who enjoyed special operations and gunfights joined the Missile Mission; those who preferred large-scale battles and collecting joined the Liberation Project. A few teams vying for a spot on the Missile Mission peacefully resolved their differences by playing rock-paper-scissors among their captains.

After the confirmation was completed, players who participated in the mine liberation mission, which would begin later, left the square one after another.

Players who needed to prepare went back to get ready for battle, while those who needed to log off to finish writing and posting got up in a start and started typing on their keyboards.

I believe that the equipment-related shops at the base will experience a sales boom today.

In particular, the shop owner of the equipment workshop, who was close to Er Miao and Mu Yu, received the news immediately. Using the inspiration he gained from the explosive flail that Xiao Xiao Hei had seized, he designed and mass-produced a batch of explosive hammers.

Compared to the original flail, or rather, the structure of a meteor hammer, this long-handled hammer is more suitable for ordinary players. You don't have to worry about hitting yourself if you swing it poorly, and the explosion distance is much farther. Paired with the new impact armor that Muyu sells in the shop, you basically don't need to worry about the impact of the explosion.

That is, my hands shake for a while, and I feel dizzy for a while.

It's no big deal for the players.

As expected, the explosive hammer sold like hotcakes as soon as it was launched, and production was only halted reluctantly when the Im Energy stockpile, the main material used in its production, was exhausted.

While the players involved in the Liberation Project were making a frenzied purchase, the players executing the Missile Project followed Li Ang and Anya into the guild and onto the large conference room on the second floor.

Having received the new impact armor as a reward for their mission, the players excitedly ran to the changing room on the first floor to change. Seeing this, Marcus and his three companions followed, carrying their equipment boxes.

Marcus and his three companions, who were also members of the special program, received a set of new equipment, which not only enhanced their combat capabilities but also provided reference for the subsequent military procurement by the security government alliance.

Following this plan, the Security Government, now officially in the counter-offensive phase, will increase its cooperation with the Exploration Guild and further unlock the exchange of production and manufacturing technologies. The Im Energy Extraction and Utilization Technology and Satellite Technology that Li Ang has been eagerly anticipating will be available for exchange.

To this end, Li Ang also plans to use some of his trump cards as a backup plan—solar power generation modules and synthetic food manufacturing technology.