This game is so weird!

"Guild Master, these new explorers are useful, but they are too unfamiliar with the rules of the Exploration Guild."

"How can we casually reveal the empire's core secrets to a rudimentary civilization? If the Ministry of Culture and Tourism finds out, even the guild will be punished."

Back on the spaceship, Yue Qing was still telling Li Ang about Black Duck's reckless behavior, which almost exposed the secret of resurrection to the residents of Sera, potentially causing a series of problems.

Li Ang nodded repeatedly, still shaken. Having had little contact with aliens, he hadn't paid attention to this matter before. He was used to Yue Qing and the others' extensive knowledge, so he hadn't thought much of it before. Fortunately, the loophole was plugged in time.

"Don't worry, I've already asked Governor Li Ang to contact their labor company to supplement the regulations, so this situation won't happen again."

"Okay, otherwise our guild will be at great risk."

Yue Qing also breathed a sigh of relief. The restrictions on employees still had to be handled by the employer and the labor service company; their guild didn't have any good solutions.

"What's your opinion, Guild Leader, on the communication interruption issue mentioned by that COG fighter?"

"Although we weren't greatly affected, the spacecraft did detect abnormal electric field interference inside the city, which is very likely caused by the Seeder that Bard mentioned."

According to Bard, they were attacked by the Orcs while on their way to complete the mission. The Progenitors released a bio-electric field that blocked their communication with the command center. Then an Orc assault team surrounded them, and they managed to escape only after paying a heavy price.

"Regardless, let's go with them to eliminate the source of the interference, contact the COG authorities, and find a suitable place to build a base."

"The source of the interference happened to be quite close to the high-energy site we discovered before landing."

"Yes, we also need to be wary of the orcs pursuing us after they discover the annihilation of our main force."

Yue Qing agreed with this idea. Whether it was to further assist Sera or to collect data on high-energy materials, contacting the local government was the best approach.

In his view, this was a task assigned by the empire, not some sneaky or shady business.

"Um……"

Below the spaceship, Bard and his two companions, who had received ammunition and supplies from Li Ang, were leading the way, guiding the players toward the location of the interference source identified by the spaceship.

After Li Ang scanned the Mk2 cavalry assault rifles carried by the three men, he unlocked the relevant manufacturing and ammunition processes. From then on, the planet Scar finally possessed its first real weapon manufacturing technology.

Although it was just a relatively common gunpowder-powered weapon, it was enough to solve their immediate problem.

After establishing a forward base on Sera, Leon planned to authorize players to collect resources and begin mass production.

As we made our way toward the city center, we encountered almost no significant obstacles, except for a few scattered orc squads, perhaps because the main orc force had already departed or because of the threat posed by the airships overhead.

As more and more homeless people joined the group along the way, the procession grew larger and larger, making Bard and his companions, who were leading the group, very nervous and vigilantly watching for any movement around them.

How did a dangerous mission to gather intelligence on the enemy turn into an important operation to reclaim lost territory?

The vagrants were also very excited. Abandoned in the suburbs, they thought they would have to hide for a long time under the invasion of the orcs, and might even die. They did not expect that an army would come to liberate them so soon. After seeing this mixed team of more than a hundred people, they observed that there was no threat from the orcs, and decisively joined the team with their remaining supplies.

The team continued towards their goal. Some curious players started communicating with the homeless people. After realizing that the team's destination was not the city, they hesitated. Homeless people left one after another, and new people joined the team one after another, maintaining an overall size of about fifty people.

As they got closer to their target, Damon, Bard, and the other two frowned more and more.

He spoke through the communication headset that Li Ang had given them:

"No, this direction leads to the Lycia Im Energy Plant."

"Imm Energy Plant?"

"Yes, the industrial jewel of the Vian Government Alliance—the Lycia Im Energy Plant—once could supply energy to several cities on its own. However, it was occupied by the Orcs several years ago, and according to their habits, it should now have become an Orc lair."

"However, the Lycia Energy Plant is quite large. If we only enter the edge and are careful, we shouldn't attract the attention of the main orc army."

The convoy stopped some distance from the Im Energy Plant on solid ground hidden by a small hill. Several commercial buildings were scattered on the solid granite, which should have been a small commercial cluster serving the energy plant before the war.

After scanning the building, the spaceship landed in the garden square in the center of the building. After informing Yue Qing to issue a mission to send players to clear out the scattered orcs in the building, Li Ang came to the three members of Team A.

"What's the situation now?"

"We just went over to investigate and confirmed that the Im Energy Plant has been occupied by the Orcs. Based on the density of guards, there is a high probability that there is an Orc lair."

"So, our target is inside the lair?"

"hiss--"

Damon Bard and Leon glanced at the homeless child who was huddled on the edge of the flower bed, eavesdropping and making noises. The child quickly scurried to another corner of the flower bed to hide himself.

Ignoring the child with red hair peeking out from the other side of the flower bed, clearly still eavesdropping, Damon nodded, smiled wryly, and continued, "The spawning beast should be inside the energy plant... judging from its location, it should be in a small factory building on the edge. Shall we continue?"

After speaking, he gestured with his eyes to the homeless people around him, clearly indicating his disapproval of continuing forward.

Li Ang didn't reply immediately. After thinking for a while, he realized that most of the new players who joined the game didn't have decent equipment and were accompanied by a group of vagrants. It would be inappropriate for them to just go in like that.

However, the location of the high-energy material highly overlaps with the Im Energy Plant, and establishing communication with COG also requires eliminating the spawning beasts.

Although returning to the command center in Efila City would allow communication with COG, the kind of contact Li Ang wanted to establish definitely didn't involve recklessly crashing into the heart of the battle between the local army and the Orcs. That would be far too unpredictable, and Li Ang didn't believe he could roam freely on the post-apocalyptic planet Sera with just a single spaceship.

"Let's set up a temporary base here to rest and regroup for a while, equip ourselves with weapons and gear, and then make further plans."

Upon hearing this, Damon thought for a moment. The three-person Team A was not capable of completing the mission on their own, and it would be difficult for them to return and report back.

Since that's the case, why not rest here for a couple of days and observe the actions of these alien visitors? If we can continue our mission, that would be even better.

So he nodded, "Then we'll rest here for a bit and wait for you to set off together."

Later, to the astonishment of Damon, his two companions, and the vagrants, a towering tower replaced the original memorial statue and rose in the center of the square, its tip glowing with a pale blue light.

[Core construction of the base completed]

[Energy shield status normal]

[Radar scan activated; large numbers of high-energy organisms detected underground.]

[Connection with the Scarred Planet is complete. Welcome back, Commander!]

At the same time, several tasks appear in the player's system.

[Base construction tasks: construction of a new energy tower, construction of a manufacturing plant, dormitory renovation, construction of hibernation pods, construction of a vertical farm...]

Resource Collection Missions: Biomass Recycling Missions, Metal Recycling Missions, Building Material Recycling Missions, Food Collection Missions...

"Okay! The mission's here, brothers, let's go!"

The new players, who were short of money, were full of enthusiasm. After learning about the mission details from the makeshift guild information desk, they charged out of the base with high spirits amidst the curious gazes of the other players.

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