This game is so weird!

After bidding farewell to the giantess, Pineapple Bun, Two Cats, and the other two left the palace in surprise.

"...Bring back more topaz!"

With the giantess's instructions still echoing in their ears, the group returned to the plaza in front of the palace. After searching carefully but finding no more crystal cluster fragments, they prepared to return to the base to submit their mission and inquire about more advanced mining equipment.

The four of them felt an excitement that the main storyline of the game was about to unfold.

Night Rain and Wooden Fish were fantasizing about taking the fire given by the goddess, going through eighty-one tribulations to collect embers to burn firewood in the Western Paradise, and playing the legendary role of Suiren; or perhaps they would take the spirit stone arrow given by the goddess, board a spaceship to break through layers of encirclement, go to some evil alien planet to annihilate the sun, and become a warrior like Hou Yi.

It's awesome no matter what it is!

Meanwhile, Er Miao and Bo Luo Bao want to learn the goddess's magical ability to create humans from clay, build an island on the planet Scars, and create a bunch of cute and adorable handsome men and beautiful women and magical pets to live a happy and fulfilling life as island owners.

After all, the storyline of the Female Giant hinted at the existence of the legend of creating humans from clay. According to the usual practice of games, important plot content will definitely be revealed later, right?

Thinking about it this way, all four of them got a little excited.

I can't wait to get into the mid-game, to have all sorts of magical powers and mysterious technologies with me, and to have the days of being all-powerful and invincible.

As for sci-fi games featuring mythological races and magical miracles, that's perfectly normal. Just look at Star Wars with The Rise of the Force, and Avatar with the Tree of Souls.

These are common settings in recent years; when technology is advanced to its extreme, it's not much different from magic.

Even the world's most flower-growing countries are starting to produce carbon dioxide-refined rice, so what else is impossible!

With excitement, the four of them retraced their steps along the passage, switched ships at the location of the Sea Moth in front of the Pineapple Bun, dismantled the Sea Moth II with its broken glass, and headed straight for the base.

Four sea moths submerged to the seabed and anchored around the exploration base.

"Sister~ We're here to hand in our mission!"

Upon entering the hall, Er Miao once again displayed her social terrorist skills, shouting towards the bar from a distance.

The receptionist's eyes lit up when she saw Pineapple Bun and Er Miao.

Aren't these my number one and number two best friends?

Does this mean tomorrow's holiday can be turned into a three-day break?

"Welcome back, explorer."

The female receptionist's face lit up with genuine joy as she happily greeted the group.

"What task do I need to submit?"

"Hehe, you'll never guess."

Er Miao, pulling Pineapple Bun along, winked and sidled up to the bar.

"I can't believe it... Could it be that they've already completed exploring the target area?"

The female receptionist looked surprised. This was too fast! The database showed that these alien explorations usually took ten days to half a month.

It's only been a morning, and they've already finished? These four are truly extraordinary!

The female receptionist, who had made up her mind to build a good relationship with the four exploration team members in front of her, showed a surprised expression.

"You guys are really amazing! I thought it would take ten days to complete this exploration, but you've already finished!"

"And no one was hurt, that's amazing!"

"Please grant me permission to connect to your device. I'll verify the records and distribute the rewards."

Upon hearing this, the male receptionist next to him glanced enviously at the female receptionist and the four people, including Er Miao.

Why haven't I encountered such a capable explorer?

"Okay, okay."

Er Miao clicked to agree to the authorization request that popped up on the terminal, and then leaned forward against the bar.

"And we also found the ruins and completed the ruins exploration mission!"

"What!?"

The male receptionist next to him couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "What incredible luck!"

The female receptionist also stared wide-eyed at the four people, as if trying to memorize them.

This isn't some kind of top-ranking lady, she's a god of wealth!

Then, the female receptionist said to the four of them with a smile, "Please wait a moment while we confirm the completion of the mission."

"Map exploration 70%, reward 1400 contribution points; discovery of special items: yellow crystal cluster, ancient fish skeleton, reward 1500 contribution points; discovery and completion of the ruins exploration, reward 11000 contribution points!"

"A total of 13900 contribution points have been awarded. Additionally, due to the exploration area exceeding 60% and the discovery of the ruins, a total of 4 research points and one base core have been awarded!"

"Congratulations! I'll apply for you to collect your reward items right away."

"How do you plan to distribute the rewards?"

The female receptionist opened the allocation page in the terminal and requested the comical face to extract the base core as a mission reward.

Er Miao turned around and discussed with Pineapple Bun, Night Rain, and Wooden Fish. They decided to distribute the research points and contribution points equally, and then give the base core to Pineapple Bun.

Pineapple Bun nodded excitedly and thanked the four of them repeatedly, then invited them to join him in building the base.

Let's find a beautiful island together and settle down!

The three of them, Er Miao and his companions, happily agreed.

Let's take a look with Pineapple Bun first, get familiar with the base gameplay, and then build our own base when we have the chance in the future. At least we won't have to crowd around the base anymore.

As the number of online players increased, many hoarders spent their accumulated contribution points and various resources to build private buildings of various shapes in the scenic sea areas near their bases.

As the exploration base becomes the core of the subsequent main quest, the surrounding area has also become crowded.

One consequence of the rapid increase in population density is a significant decline in the living environment, which has greatly affected the originally beautiful underwater scenery.

Private building licenses are not exclusive, and although there haven't been any cases of different players maliciously occupying other people's space yet, various problems are bound to arise later.

Having a private base as a leisure villa area would be nice, and it would be even better if there were more privileges!

Er Miao and Ye Yu nodded in satisfaction.

In the future, the pineapple bun base will serve as a secluded vacation villa, and the reef island will serve as a dormitory closer to the company (exploration base). Perfect!

After submitting the mission, the group decided to discuss with Pineapple Bun about setting sail on the Sea Moth to carefully select a base location.

"We plan to distribute it equally, with the core of the base being taken by the person who doesn't eat pineapple buns."

"Also, I'd like to ask my sister how research points are used?"

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On the other side, in the base command center.

Upon receiving the notification from the funny face, Li Ang also learned that the exploration mission had been successfully completed by Pineapple Bun, Er Miao, and their group of four.

After briefly reviewing the mission log, Li Ang marveled at the players' enthusiasm for the mission and then opened his contacts to send a call request to Z.

A moment later, Z answered the phone.

"What is it, Li Ang?"

A slight smile appeared on Li Ang's lips.

"The first target area has been explored, and a site has been discovered in the area. I think you would like to know more about it."

"What!?"

"Wait a moment while I take a look."

Upon hearing this, Li Ang's eyes narrowed.

Z tapped the air with his finger, bringing up the log information of the pioneering base from the database. After confirming that there was indeed a record of the discovery of the ruins, he raised Li Ang's ability assessment result by several levels.

Then he said to Li Ang:

"I didn't expect you to discover the ruins so quickly! I'll upgrade your base's exploration level right away, and then I'll explain our objectives on Scar Planet to you in detail."

"Project Scar Star, it may now officially begin!"