This game is so weird!

After two hours of discussion, and through the remote communication equipment brought by Colonel Hoffman, and after communicating with Chairman Richard Prescott, Li Ang, representing the Scar Planet humanitarian aid team, finally reached a consensus with the Sera Planet Security Government Alliance.

Colonel Hoffman originally hoped that the alien forces could directly intervene in the Orc war, but after learning that the guild's combat power was limited, he adjusted his strategy. At the same time, the players' efficient performance won the trust of the COG elite squad, including Marcus and Bard. With their assurance, Colonel Hoffman chose to concede.

They pledged not to involve the base on the front lines of military conflict and to form a non-direct military cooperation alliance, but proposed that both sides jointly form elite teams for special missions.

Based on this, both sides confirmed that the base's official function is as a humanitarian outpost and homeless shelter, focusing on providing refuge for refugees from Efila, Montevah, and the Lycian mining region.

At the same time, both sides will conduct a certain degree of resource and technology exchange. COG will tacitly allow guilds to recycle materials left behind on the battlefield for base use, and allow guilds to scan their equipment (such as scanned tactical armor, weapons, and Raven helicopters that will be scanned soon), in exchange for guilds providing some non-strategic technical support (such as medical supplies).

Furthermore, necessary military cooperation will be carried out, with members of the exploration guild acting as "volunteers" and receiving COG mission assignments through the guild platform, but not being incorporated into the COG regular army; at the same time, Anya will serve as a liaison officer to coordinate joint operations between the guild exploration team and COG forces.

After reaching a consensus, both Li Ang and Colonel Hoffman breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the probability of conflict is low, no one can say for sure what will happen before the dust settles.

Fortunately, Colonel Hoffman was a staunch pragmatist, and the Security Government Alliance didn't have time to consider too many long-term issues.

There are no objections to the guild's need for legal activity space, technology unlocking, and resource recycling. After all, there is plenty of space, and the Orcs have copied most of their technology. Except for vehicles, which are limited by the manufacturing industry, their firearms and equipment are just as good, and their biotechnology is even better.

As for resources, needless to say, the city ruins are everywhere, and anyone can take them as long as the orcs don't pick them up and profit from them.

The Orcish war, which lasted for 14 years and brought the Orcs to the brink of extinction, made the Varian government alliance put everything else aside; eliminating the Orcs was their only concern.

At the same time, COG can obtain assistance from the Exploration Guild for refugee relief (maintaining human and reserve numbers), battlefield support (mercenaries), and new technology research (medicines), achieving a mutually beneficial relationship.

Therefore, the two sides quickly reached a consensus.

Ultimately, Li Ang (representing the Scar Planet Expeditionary Base) and Colonel Hoffman (representing the Security Government Alliance) signed an alliance agreement, formally forming an alliance.

The documents were compiled by both parties, and Yue Qing printed them out. After confirming that they were correct and having them signed by the four people present, each party would keep two copies and send them back to their superiors for signing. After that, they would be exchanged again, and finally each party would keep two copies of the alliance document.

Of course, the main reason was that Colonel Hoffman needed to bring back the signed and stamped agreement of the Security Government Alliance, while Li Ang only needed to go through the formalities and apply to access the electronic seal of the pioneering base.

After reaching an agreement, the atmosphere quickly became lively. Li Ang and Yue Qing led the two future COG members on a tour of the renovated guild hall, dormitory, and the vertical farm under construction (which currently looks like a multi-story parking lot).

After observing them more closely and talking with several nomads who had come with the group, Hoffman and Anya finally felt relieved to learn that the base treated them and guild members equally, ensuring their safety and freedom while also allowing them to earn contribution points by completing tasks and exchange them for various supplies.

Although an agreement has been reached, it is always more reassuring to see homeless people living normal lives in person.

Colonel Hoffman closed his eyes and sighed softly. Before anyone could notice, he quickly opened them again, bid farewell to the homeless and told them to be careful. Then, he followed Li Ang's lead to the manufacturing plant.

Inside the two production lines currently under construction, six robotic arms are spinning back and forth at a dizzying speed, and in a flash of light, a brand-new set of warrior armor is produced.

The armor looks very similar to COG's Gears team, except that the color has been changed from dark to a light khaki color, and it is also marked with the concentric spheres of the Scar Star.

Yes, it's that fake Poké Ball logo that hasn't been sued yet.

Hoffman and Anya's eyes lit up as they looked at the equipment in front of them, wishing they could take it home immediately. Even the COG elite warriors behind them couldn't help but wipe the high-definition camera on their full-face helmets.

Li Ang casually operated the manufacturing plant to customize two survival daggers made of special materials. He gave the two Scar Star Black Technology Daggers, which shone with a dim black light, as souvenirs to Hoffman and Anya, and also gave the two newly made cavalry assault rifles as gifts to the two soldiers.

After a brief tour, Li Ang and Yue Qing led the four back to the guild hall and onto the first floor to explore the guild service counter.

"Everyone, this is the core of our exploration guild—the quest service desk."

"Miss Anya can post COG-required tasks here. Usually, this requires a certain amount of compensation, but according to our alliance agreement, a certain amount of contribution points will be provided each month as assistance. You can use these contribution points as rewards."

"Of course, if you want to attract more explorers to join the mission, you can also choose to add other rewards."

"It doesn't have to be expensive and valuable items. It can be rare clothing, equipment, or even some pretty little ornaments. Miss Anya can discuss the specifics with Manager Xiaomeng later."

After watching Anya receive the headset terminal and exchange contact information with Xiaomeng and Miley, Hoffman curiously asked for a terminal to take back and study.

The four of them returned to the office and sat down again at the round table.

Xiao Meng walked in carrying several cups of juice, a specialty of Scar Planet, brought by the spaceship. After handing the juice to the attendees, she happily held a cup in both hands and sat down in the empty seat next to Li Ang.

"Colonel Hoffman, what was that special mission you mentioned?"

Seeing that everyone was seated, Li Ang asked, "When we were touring the guild missions earlier, Hoffman mentioned that there was a special mission that needed to be issued, but he couldn't continue because players were gradually gathering around after discovering the new story characters."

Now that we're back in the meeting room, we finally have time to continue this topic.

Hoffman cautiously observed the situation in the conference room. The room had just been cleaned and hadn't been decorated yet; its spaciousness made it clear at a glance that there were no spy recording devices.

After directing two COG warriors to go out and close the door and stand guard, Hoffman slowly spoke: "We have a plan that can cripple the Orcs in one fell swoop—Operation Photon Missiles."

"We need your support now."