This game is so weird!

Time quickly came to 20 o'clock.

That is, 19:21 PM on Sera.

Many players arrived at the spaceship in the commercial area with boxes, most of which contained materials that couldn't fit in their space backpacks, or gold and souvenirs.

Many players who were preparing to leave had come quietly. After all, many players had already established relationships with the NPCs here, and saying goodbye in this overly realistic game world would be quite troublesome. Moreover—

If they see me taking the spaceship back, and then switching back to Sera a couple of days later, it will trigger the restrictions on revealing player identity, and I could easily get my account banned.

On the contrary, players who don't plan to go back don't have this problem. They didn't intend to leave in the first place, so they just asked their friends who were going back to transport their things back, or even asked their spaceships to help transport their storage boxes back for safekeeping. They can just switch to the Scar Star when they want to go back someday, without having to go through all the trouble themselves.

Interestingly, many of the returning players were new players who joined the game in the third batch.

As soon as they logged in, they arrived at the battlefield of Sera, a post-apocalyptic scene filled with ruins and wreckage. They were filled with curiosity about Seraphim, a planet they had only heard about from veteran players. Was it really that beautiful? Since there were no events here, they decided to go and rest for a while, treating it as a vacation.

Among all the players, Quantum Saltfish and Welding Emperor are the most eye-catching.

Compared to the other players who were empty-handed, or at most carrying one or two storage boxes, the number of boxes they were preparing to transport back was absurd.

"It's all yours now, Er Miao."

Looking at the boxes that the welding emperor had been carrying with the help of seven or eight vagrants, Er Miao's head suddenly started to ache.

"Brother, there are only four of us going back, we can't even carry all this stuff... Besides, aren't you guys not going back? Why are you taking so much stuff back?"

"There's nothing I can do, sis."

Welding Emperor shrugged, settled the shipping fee with the cyborg on guard, and came to Er Miao's side. "These are all materials unique to this place. I plan to take them back to the research institute there for research and see if I can make more Miao Miao gadgets."

"As for not going back, well, all our assets are invested in this manufacturing plant, and we're counting on it to break even."

"At worst, I'll just have to run back and forth. I can only open the shop here at night and go to Creation Star to research technology when I have time in the middle of the night." Quantum Salty Fish shrugged helplessly. Who would have thought that playing a game would be busier than work? Fortunately, neither he nor Welding Emperor are people who are too busy with work.

He simply lay low at the company, refusing to work overtime, take time off in lieu of pay, or get a raise.

Welding Emperor is a highly skilled freelancer who occasionally leads a team to take on difficult jobs. He can go six months without a job and then make a living from it, though he mostly does so because he can't find satisfactory work and has nothing else to do.

Ever since he started making money by looting high-level players' gold coins in the game, the Welding Emperor has shifted his focus from real life to the game.

He left the real-world studio to his apprentices and friends, only seeking their help when things got tough. Meanwhile, he seemed to have been given a second spring, spending all his time immersed in the new world of games, preparing to build a career there.

Especially after a couple of days ago, when some wealthy whales approached them and bought the heavily fortified Fat Raven with an astonishing amount of RMB, he became even more determined to immerse himself completely in the game.

You don't feel tired when you're online, and you feel refreshed and can even make a lot of money when you're offline.

Who wouldn't be happy in that situation?

His apprentices and friends were also very happy. Although the studio belonged to Welding Emperor, the majority of the employees' salaries actually came from project commissions. In the past, when Welding Emperor led teams, he personally directed or completed most of the work, leaving very little money for others. Now that he had retired from the business, his earning opportunities had suddenly increased significantly.

And so, the quantum welding weapon manufacturing plant was officially established, transitioning from a part-time job to a full-fledged operation, and began recruiting vagrants to expand production.

At such a crucial and prosperous time, they certainly cannot return to Scar Planet to retire.

They even went so far as to secretly hire the White Cat Squad to search for information about the Dawn Hammer in the ruins of Efila, in exchange for long-term equipment supply, in preparation for something big.

Li Ang turned a blind eye to this matter after he learned about it.

Although the guild lost out on the price difference from the quests, the player gained the joy of the PY trade and also obtained the ultimate weapon technology of Sera.

Everyone has a bright future, right?

The other players who joined the special forces team were mostly combat enthusiasts who loved gunfights. They were still enjoying the game after just over 10 days and hadn't yet become addicted. They joined the underground exploration and decapitation missions. For them, what could be more exciting than infiltrating the orc camp and taking the orc commander's head?

They were all like seasoned, ruthless mercenaries. What was this Scarred Star? Water World?

Recreational fishing? Underwater exploration? Resort destination?

Either there's a mission that requires it, or I'm too tired to go and take a rest. Otherwise, I'm too lazy to even go. I'd rather just lie there than go.

Unless some unique industry emerges that you absolutely must experience, why go on a beach vacation? Isn't it better to fight the Orcs on Sera?

Especially since they didn't make any initial investment there, they couldn't do much there anyway.

"Alright..."

Ermiao thought it made sense. This update didn't add any new main quests. Compared to the Scar Planet, which was just developed step by step, the wasteland exploration and city building of Sera were obviously more interesting.

After all, compared to Scarred Star, which has hardly any inhabitants, Sera has so many homeless people stranded in the wild waiting for rescue.

Both involve building bases, but the sense of accomplishment they bring is worlds apart.

"Why don't you stay too?"

Seeing that Er Miao was somewhat interested, Han Wudi took the initiative to persuade her, "Don't you have a good relationship with Miley from the guild and Anya from the COG office? You also know so many homeless people."

"It would be such a waste to go back; it would be better to help with urban construction here."

Er Miao shrugged helplessly, put her luggage away, and made way for the boarding gate. "There's nothing I can do."

"I promised Pineapple Bun that I would help her build the base, and now that the May Day holiday is coming up, I have to go back and help."

"If you have time tonight, switch over and have dinner with them. Remember to leave us a few sets of armor, the same kind as the one you're wearing! I'll transfer the money to you later, you can use it after you switch over."

"All right……"

Seeing this, Hanwudi stopped trying to persuade him. Although this place was good, the rewards for Pineapple Bun's independent base were definitely more appealing. If it were him, he would definitely choose to go back.

"Well, it's getting late, let's go upstairs now."

"Once we reach the contact point, we'll switch to Scar Planet and move the boxes together."

OK.

After bidding farewell to Hanwudi and Quantum Salted Fish, Er Miao and Er Wang walked onto the boarding gate. At this moment, Ye Yu and Zhan Di Lao Bin, who had also said goodbye to Bai Mao and the others, also came up.

At 19:21 PM, after a brief alarm, the spaceship's hatch slowly closed. Under the astonished gazes of the players, nomads, and COG in the base, the massive spaceship slowly rose, gradually accelerating in the air before heading straight for the stars.

The four stood by the porthole next to the spaceship's boarding gate, quietly watching the lights in the ground base, their lips pursed and saying nothing.

Sera, we'll be back!