Poverty makes me capable of anything.

I want to go home.

……

The Covenant's response came quickly.

Just two words—

Change!

and--

Sell!

Anyway, it's impossible for the Hyperdimension to reach the Covenant.

It would be a win-win situation to obtain a weapon with considerable destructive power and to further complicate an already chaotic empire.

The Covenant initially hoped that Night Owl would cause the Empire a lot of trouble, and therefore spared no effort in supporting Night Owl.

But unexpectedly, the empire suddenly collapsed, and at this point, it no longer mattered which side to support.

They'll do anything to make the empire more chaotic!

This is good news for Enron.

More than twenty days have passed since the game update, and just yesterday the official website released an update preview for version 2.0 of "Night of the Stars".

First, it was clarified that the name of version 2.0 is "Prelude to the Storm".

The game will be available online in 5 days in the real world.

As for how much the game time will be advanced, the official statement did not provide a clear answer, only mentioning in the Q&A session that it would not cause players to feel a sense of disconnect.

The implication is that there won't be a situation where the screen goes black and the words "ten years later" pop up.

Then the official announcement revealed the expected update content for the game—

1. Add multiple new professions

2. The maximum level has been increased to 100, and additional leveling quests have been added.

3. New story instance: Path of the Stars

4. New faction campaign

5. Players can acquire equipment expansion.

6. Homestead System

"The newly added dungeon is not just the Starry Sky Road."

The producer said this in response to a question from a netizen.

This statement immediately sparked widespread discussion on the forum. Since there was more than one new dungeon, the official decision to list this one separately must have a deeper meaning.

The dungeons in 【Night of the Stars】 are either fictional stories or plots that take place in the past.

Clearly, the [Path of the Stars] dungeon will be a filler for a past storyline.

This instance might even be related to the main storyline.

[New version promotional video is out!]

A group of people were having a heated discussion on the forum when suddenly someone jumped out and shouted.

shock!

The once lively discussion thread was instantly emptied.

Players who saw the message opened the so-called new version trailer, only to be disappointed.

"Damn it, this is just a teaser trailer, I'm speechless!"

Indeed, this is just an official countdown video.

A large number five was displayed on the screen.

However, the white road leading to darkness beneath the text evokes a certain association.

Is darkness the end of light?

The ever-changing scenery on both sides of the road seems to be telling all players that this is the field of vision of some creature.

Take it slow, there are only four days left after today.

[Only Night of the Stars dares to do this; if other games had to wait ten days for a new version update, they'd probably be dead by now.]

What is the deeper meaning behind this video?

The game's trailers usually reveal some useful information, so Anran is more concerned about this than most players.

However, this video, which looks rather monotonous, doesn't seem to offer any useful information.

"Forget it, I'm not watching anymore."

Once the new version is released, players will surely be amazed by the enormous changes in the Time-Space Rift.

At the end of January, the war between Vesa and the Avengers entered a turning point.

Due to internal instability, the Avengers' situation deteriorated rapidly, and they eventually managed to escape the battlefield by laying a trap.

However, although he successfully ran, he couldn't find any other territory to claim as his own when he looked around.

It's all over.

We can't stay in the Selene military industrial zone any longer. Let's return to the Black Tide and Nagoria.

Go ahead and wait to be double-teamed.

Go find the Fourth Prince?

What's the difference between this and joining the army in 1949?

At this moment, General Goebbels of the Fourth Expeditionary Force recalled the famous words Wang Ye had left behind before he became mentally impaired—

You thought I went to seek refuge with the Fourth Prince? Actually, it was the Third Prince!

I'm outta here, I'm done playing.

The plot seems to be developing in a direction where the Third Prince may become the biggest winner.

The days of lying down and counting money couldn't be more enjoyable.

In high spirits, the Third Prince quelled rebellions everywhere and won over various nobles along the way. He was now just waiting for the weak Fourth Prince to fall so that he could lead his troops into Aixing and seize the throne.

There's nothing better than this: I've inherited the throne, and I don't have to bear the guilt of killing my own brother.

"Could it be that I am the chosen one?" the Third Prince wondered.

……

"..."

"..."

In a virtual conference room, Anran and Visa sat opposite each other once again.

“This should be our first meeting,” Visa said.

An Ran on the other end remained motionless, seemingly disconnected, but in reality, she was checking whether the virtual conference room was being monitored.

After a long while, An Ran moved her fingers and said with a smile, "To be precise, this isn't our first meeting. Of course, if we're talking about ANR, then it is our first time."

"..."

Visa frowned. "I don't quite understand what you mean."

"Aixing, the new mansion near your home, and Aileixi's information."

"!"

"It's you!"

Visa suddenly stood up.

Anran was very pleased with Vesa's surprised expression.

A series of recent events have made her feel like she's starting to think she's the mastermind behind everything.

Chapter 40 The Coming 2.0: The Eve of the Storm

It's her! It's her! It's definitely her!

After Anran reminded him, Visa immediately remembered.

"You're a member of the reformists too!"

Visa clenched his fist suddenly.

Wow.

This is a really deep pit!

An Ran is a member of the Reformists, so isn't the Time-Space faction a force cultivated by the Reformists?

Then he thought about what she had done on Aixing, which had been intentionally or unintentionally pushing him and Olivia to fight each other.

It seems that the reformers had long been trying to get him to raise an army and violently confront the empire.

Thinking about this, Vesa felt a bit hesitant.

There must be a huge conspiracy going on here!

"Although we have cooperated before, I have no deeper entanglement with the reformers, so you don't need to worry about that."

An Ran waved and ordered a cup of green tea in the online meeting room, then slowly sipped it.

This meeting was again led by Visa, and the purpose was to discuss the possibility of further cooperation.

Visa is planning to form an allied force. Although the Hyperdimensional Dimension does not seem to be a benevolent entity, the previous cooperation has convinced Visa that trying to win over such a powerful organization is more beneficial than harmful.

Only by quickly eliminating the nobles blocking its way, preventing them from forming a coalition, can the empire have a chance to be reborn.

Faced with An Ran's explanation, Visa remained silent, but at that moment An Ran pushed another teacup over.

“Let’s sit down and talk slowly. We have plenty of time.” An Ran gestured for him to drink some tea.