Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Damn it.

Guedes' eyes widened in disbelief.

It really was taken down.

However, what they took down wasn't a person, but an industrial robot.

It's even more terrifying because it's an industrial robot! Okay, where did this industrial robot come from?!

"you you you……"

"You are free!" the industrial robot said.

……

"Five, four... one!"

At 4:00 PM sharp, the players who had been waiting in the virtual pods squeezed into the login page of [Night of the Stars] at the exact moment.

Without Night of the Stars, the days feel like an eternity.

Fortunately, version 2.0 has finally been released.

[On the Eve of the Storm], here we come! Let the storm blow even more fiercely!

"Charge! Charge! The silly players are on the move!"

"GKD!"

"Time travel, wait for me, I'm coming!"

Chapter 43 Deep Behind Enemy Lines

The planet Baplo has been quite deserted lately.

Most of the people have left, and the city is under temporary martial law. The merchants who usually like to travel between the main city and the branch cities have also disappeared. It is said that most of them have gone to the rebuilt settlements to survive the harsh winter of drastically reduced customer traffic.

The cleaning robots responsible for sanitation in the city have recently been redesigned and are now much less busy, spending most of their time in hibernation.

But on this day, everything returned to normal.

It was a little after 11 a.m. Imperial time. Juliana had just returned from Dolphin Star and hadn't been sitting for long when she received Tan Tang's notification.

"The stranger has returned."

"here we go again?"

Juliana walked out of the room, still quite interested in how the stranger had come to be.

However, she was quite disappointed when she actually saw the scene.

Right there in the vast, trans-dimensional plaza, the stranger suddenly appeared, with some glowing effects added to his body.

There were no spatial fluctuations, nor any signs of reconstruction.

So how exactly did these strangers come about?

Could it be a projection of some powerful being? That's why it can keep dying and coming back to life.

"Just do it as usual. We'll wait for Anran's instructions." Juliana turned and left.

"Ok."

Tan Tang nodded.

……

"Hahaha, with a deafening roar in the sky, I, the Emperor, make my grand entrance!"

As soon as some players logged out, they set off celebratory fireworks into the sky.

The once empty square was quickly filled with players. This large square, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people, was packed in less than five minutes.

It's reminiscent of a scene in a PC game where players crowd around an event NPC, except there's no clipping issue here.

"I'm so anxious! I need to quickly check the follow-up plot of the Vesa rebellion."

"So, what year and month is it now?"

"Holy crap, seven months have already passed."

"Where is my wife? Tell her I miss her."

"You're dreaming."

"凸(艹皿艹), I never said my wife is ANR, why are you hitting me? Fine, fine, ANR is your wife."

"Nonsense, ANR is clearly my wife alone."

"What did you say?"

Say it again!

"He's talking nonsense, ANR is clearly my wife."

The player who had been beaten up crawled out of the crowd, looking at the group that had suddenly started fighting with a bit of lingering fear.

"That's terrible." He brushed the dust off his clothes. "Let's go to the archives and look up some information first."

After watching the 2.0 promotional video, he was filled with excitement. Ever since the book "Beyond the Deep Space," which described the pirate princess's exploits, was published "a few years ago," [Banana Tree] has been a loyal fan of the pirate princess.

When the novel had only published its first volume, Banana Tree couldn't wait to read the rest of the story.

However, when the banana tree turned to the first page, it saw the line "[died in 8098]", and its mentality exploded.

Damn, it's gone?

Alright, even so, this cannot diminish his affection for the pirate princess.

However, he always felt a sense of regret. He chose to join the Time-Space Pirate Crew because there were remnants of the Other Shore Flower Pirate Crew in the Paradise at that time, but it seems that there was no story to explore.

After waiting for so long, I can't even begin to describe how excited I was when I saw the 2.0 promotional video.

The princess isn't done yet.

Everything before was a "strategic retreat".

Judging from the promotional video, the pirate princess has clearly been "resurrected" and will soon reveal her strength.

Looking at past records, we might be able to find some clues.

That's what the banana tree thought.

In the archives, he encountered the professional plot excavator, "Lang Li Ge Lang," but neither of them interfered with the other's actions nor spoke to each other.

Until they suddenly received faction missions issued by the system.

Faction Quest: The Transformation of Selene

[Affiliation]: Nova Allies

……

The mission description was exactly the same as the one Anran had received.

Players who see this for the first time are a little confused.

Nova Alliance? What is that? Wasn't the faction I joined supposed to be the Time-Space Alliance?

Fortunately, the game is very thoughtful; you can click on the words "New Star Allies" to view more details.

"A military alliance established at the end of May 8106, whose members include those from the Time-Space and Warfront..."

A long string of names strung together has quite an imposing presence.

A massive faction war, the grand opening gift of version 2.0?

"What are you waiting for? Just accept the mission!"

Not only players from the Time-Space faction, but players from other factions also received similar faction war missions at this time.

Even some players in the Star Alliance, far away, have received the mission to fight the final battle against the Omnic Horde.

Version 2.0 started by rapidly unfolding in front of players in a completely different way than before, showing off its impressive capabilities right from the start.

"Strangers who have received orders, prepare to board the ship!"

"This war concerns the very survival of the entire hyperspace. If we are defeated, Baplo could be placed under the muzzle of a planet-destroying cannon!"

"The Dimensional Transformation will never forget every member who fought hard!"

The banana tree put down the stack of documents it had picked up. For now, it would be better to complete the faction quest first, otherwise its level would fall further and further behind the main group.

An Inner Analysis Starting with the Pirate Princess Claiming to be a Princess

Langlige glanced at the documents lying on the banana tree; they were similar to what he had been researching.

But now is not the time to continue exploring this. As a player who makes a living by providing game information and news reports, he cannot afford to miss such a major event as the Selene Incident.

Within an hour of the players returning, Baplo was back in the combat readiness phase.

The future of the war was uncertain, but Anran still decided to bring all 500,000 players over.

If we don't bring them over now to level up, when will we ever get another chance?

She was more than happy to see the top of the player leaderboard filled with players from the Time-Space faction.

"Boarding the spaceship! Boarding the spaceship! The first batch of transport ships will depart in half an hour!"

"Line up properly, don't push!"

Each small transport ship has a capacity of 7000 people. The entire Time-Space Alliance deployed a total of sixty ships, and they transported these players to the outpost in the Ship Bottom System that very day.

If we don't detour to the headquarters, the journey will take about 18 days, and we expect to arrive by the end of July.

Even if the war goes very smoothly, they will still have a place to use their skills after they arrive. The outcome of the war in the Ship's Bottom system will not determine the course of this great battle.

With all preparations complete, An Ran's only remaining task is to repel the fleet in front of her.

As for how noisy the forum is right now, I have no time to pay attention.

……

Inside the Dachuan Industrial and Trade Zone.

Upon seeing the light of day again, Guedes stared in astonishment at the industrial robot carrying a heavy door panel, momentarily stunned.