Chapter 194 Star Network Replacement?

Chapter 194 Star Network Replacement?

Chapter 194 Star Network Replacement?

Cave world, mechanical ruins.

Alan and his teammates lay on the iron railings outside the control room, looking at the mechanical spiders gathered in the hall below.

During this period of contact, Alan's status in the team has changed.

Now he is the core of the team and the only player who has chosen to strengthen his main body.

Originally, the captain was in charge of the main body.

But the captain knew that he was far inferior to him in ability, so he chose to give way to him and let him serve as the "fusion core" of the team.

A Lan was not surprised by this and accepted the position of captain calmly.

From the moment he entered the game, he had a clear plan for his future.

This time, the higher-dimensional beings were distributing game qualifications, and he was the only one among the Eclipse Clan who got the qualification.

After entering the game, he named himself "Collecting Sacrifice Power" with the purpose of planning the monster world in advance.

At the same time, refunds for Dark Land have been opened.

The Dark Land's official website has his in-game contact information. Any player who wants a refund can contact him in the Monster World and exchange the refund for sacrifice power equivalent to real currency.

In the eyes of players, this is 1.5 times the compensation amount for free.

But A Lan knew it clearly.

In the future, sacrificial power will replace real currency and become a truly valuable currency in the eyes of all races in the Earth Alliance.

The only thing that limits the use of ritual power to replace real currency is time, and the limited circulation of currency caused by the shortage of ritual power, which makes it impossible to carry out large-scale transactions.

Therefore, planning the sacrificial power in advance is the core direction of the Eclipse Clan's future development.

Secondly, the layout of forces in the game is also very important.

At this stage, he is the only one among the Eclipse Clan who has obtained the qualification to play the game, so it is difficult for him to establish a power on his own.

It is necessary to rely on those groups with a large number of players and cooperate with them.

This is also the reason why he chose to join a team of other races.

Although I have also considered joining top guilds such as the Temple of the Gods.

But he thought that the top guilds might not be willing to accept him as a low-level guild.

So the newbie team is his best choice.

As the number of players in the team expands, he will be able to establish a preliminary team in the Monster World and prepare in advance for the tribesmen who will enter the Monster World in the future.

Therefore, becoming the captain was already within his expectations.

In fact, he had thought about this issue carefully before joining the team.

How to take over an existing team and become the leader of this small team.

During this period, he had to solve two core problems.

The first problem is the stereotypes that various ethnic groups have towards the Eclipse people.

In the virtual games before this, the Eclipse Clan had always been the target of attacks by various clans, and their impression was generally bad.

They are even jokingly called: creatures from the upper realm.

This is not a compliment, but a mockery of the Eclipse Clan's arrogant and indifferent image.

When the Eclipse Clan comes into contact with any other race, there will inevitably be a gap.

So when he came into contact with Tu Bai's team, he chose to join as an ordinary member of the Eclipse tribe.

State in advance that your superior asked you to give this name and that you did not intend to take this name, and resolve the conflict by complaining.

After quietly integrating into the team, he needs to build trust with his teammates.

In this regard, he won favor by demonstrating value, proactively helping the team solve development needs, and listening to feedback from team members.

With his efforts step by step, the team has revolved around him.

The captain also realized his own shortcomings and chose to give the position of captain to him.

What he needs to do next is to expand the number of teams.

The large number of new players in the wasteland are his targets.

Just then, a voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Alan, why did you share the strategy of the combined King Kong on the forum? Can't we use it ourselves?"

Ah Lan heard this and turned to look.

The one who asked him was the captain of the original team, a player from the Black Jade Clan, whose game name was "Iron Heart".

Faced with the question, he smiled and shook his head:

“Although there are disputes over resources among players, the core content of this game is external development, so if there are good strategy content, it is natural to share it on the forum. It will benefit the whole team and us as individuals. For example, in the soul collection, we rely on the efforts of old players to make the novice mode easier.”

"I can't understand it, but you are a being from the upper realm, so your perspective on things must be different from ours."

As he spoke, a trace of regret appeared on the captain's face:
"We are a small tribe at the bottom of society. We are allocated limited resources. We always think from a self-interested perspective. Our narrow-minded thinking is because we are limited to a small world. In such an environment, we only learn to fight for what we have, but we cannot learn to share."

The eagle-headed demon teammate standing on the rusty iron railing leaned over and said:
"So the Virgin Mary will only appear in a prosperous and stable social environment."

Tu Bai, who was standing by, could not help but nod when he heard this:

"Thoughts are determined by material foundation. Developed ethnic groups have high economic levels, abundant material conditions, and their people's basic living needs are fully met. On this basis, members of the ethnic group have more energy to pay attention to spiritual pursuits, such as environmental protection, animal protection and other more macro and abstract concepts. But in my opinion, these are just idle thoughts."

Alan: ...

He didn't know how to interrupt his teammates' conversation.

In fact, the reason why he shared the strategy of Combiner on the forum was because his way of thinking was centered on the future development of the Eclipse Clan.

Planning for a forum means planning for the future.

What is clear is that at this stage in the game Monster World, the forum is the most powerful carrier and amplifier of player influence.

The reputation of the forum means that even if you don’t have any strength in the monster world, you can still gain a large number of fans.

Take “The Night is Coming”, which has the largest number of fans on the forum, as an example.

He is unknown in the monster world, just an ordinary player. As an old player, he has no outstanding achievements so far.

The soul level is not worth mentioning in front of many high-level players.

But on the forum, he is a well-deserved celebrity, and has attracted a large number of players to follow him with his deep understanding of game mechanics, interesting game strategy sharing, and unique viewpoints in various discussion topics.

In the forum, his speeches always arouse great enthusiasm and receive a lot of response.

Players don’t even need to read the content. As long as they see the words “Night is Coming” in the title of the latest post, they will click in to take a look at the content.

Even a blank title can gain dozens of times the popularity of posts posted by other players.

In theory, as long as Dark Night is bullied in the monster world, he can get a lot of support from other players by posting on the forum.

Players who are usually influenced by him and follow him on the forum will respond one after another.

Among them are many top players, such as the liver emperor group and the early childhood group who received help in the early days.

There is even a God King from the Temple Guild.

These players were able to quickly organize themselves, and in a short period of time, they gathered into a large-scale fighting force, and went to the "scene of the incident" in a mighty manner to help when the night was approaching.

This is a powerful cohesive force formed based on the influence of the forum. It seems invisible but is extremely deterrent.

Although he entered the monster world relatively late, expanding the influence of the forum is a core direction for him to plan for the future development of the Eclipse Clan.

There are two ways for him to layout the forum.

The first way is to provide forum players with high-quality strategy content, which is also the route taken by Night is Coming.

By providing Star Vein combination strategies and new game play strategies, every update post of Night Is Coming becomes the focus of the forum.

Many players have even formed inertial thinking.

Every time a higher-dimensional life form releases an update announcement, they will look for the post "Night is Coming" on the forum to read and gain a deeper understanding of the updated content.

This path can be completely learned and imitated.

His first strategy post has been published on the forum.

The "Immortal Fusion King Kong" he created has sparked heated discussions in the forum and attracted the attention of many old and new players.

But with just one post, his influence is far from reaching the height of The Night Is Coming.

The second way is to follow hot topics and analyze the content in depth.

This mainly involves in-depth analysis of issues such as world view and game mechanics, attracting players with deep thinking needs to participate in discussions and resonate.

The most representative post on the forum was also published by Night is Coming.

The post provides a hot topic: Suppose we are not players, but enter the monster world as travelers. Now we give everyone a chance to choose their identity background. What would you choose?

This is a voting post.

Players can choose their favorite non-player forces in the post and imagine what will happen after the time travel.

The result was that this post actually topped the forum's popularity list in a short period of time.

There is both the influence bonus of "Night is Coming" and the interesting discussion topics in the posts, which attract players to put forward their own opinions.

The success of the coming night is the direction of his study.

In addition, he can also make in-depth layouts in terms of forum interaction, sharing, etc.

In StarNet's eyes, the importance of forum influence is ranked second in future development directions, and it is a powerful tool that can guide the direction of public opinion.

In this regard, StarNet has already taken action.

Unfortunately, StarNet has never been able to obtain the gaming qualifications for Monster World and does not have the authority to post on the forum.

You can only interact with qualified players in the live broadcast room as a visitor.

Without thinking about these issues in detail, the most important thing for him now is to improve his strength.

His eyes swept towards the mechanical core in the hall below.

The surface of the core is composed of countless layers of precision metal sheets nested one on top of the other. Each layer is engraved with metal textures. Between the sheets are energy lines emitting a faint blue glow, crisscrossing each other.

Perhaps because there has been no maintenance for a long time, the core operation has become very unstable.

Every once in a while, a harsh metallic friction sound is heard.

It seemed as if the internal mechanical structure collided during operation, and the sharp sound was like countless gears being forced to turn in rusty bearings.

This process will last for more than ten seconds, and the core will suddenly restart, emitting a low roar. Chaotic mechanical collision sounds will be heard from inside, and the energy fluctuations will become chaotic. The blue light will flicker, as if it may completely extinguish at any time.

It will take a long time before it starts working again.

Looking around, he saw a large number of mechanical spiders still "loyally" guarding the mechanical core. "Let's get started."

A Lan reminded at this time.

The teammates nodded and switched to soul form.

The Eagle Team member took the lead, leaping onto his head and clenching his hair with his sharp claws.

The teammate with the bound soul leaped up and attached himself to his chest.

Tu Bai's transformed powerful axe collided with his right hand.

Captain "Iron Heart" replaced Alan's previous injury-bearing position and transformed into a thick khaki shield connected to Alan's left hand.

The Light Shield Soul's teammates turned into a cloud, floating on his right side.

Alan also activated the life connection feature at this time, connecting the team members' blood bars and entering the shared blood pool mode.

He took out a psychic bomb from his space bag, weighed it twice in his hand to make sure of its weight, then threw it towards the area in the hall below where the mechanical spiders were most densely populated.

boom!
Along with a loud noise, a reminder of the challenger that was successfully killed rang in Alan's mind.

The gain from this bombing was greater than the cost of purchasing the bombs, so it was not a loss.

Then he decisively came to the door of the control room, placed the rock shield across his body, and planned to use the relatively narrow terrain of the control room to fight.

At this time, dense red dots lit up in the hall below. Groups of mechanical spiders were awakened and waved their slender limbs like steel knives. After activation and debugging, they attacked like a surging tide like fighting Zerg.

Suddenly, a mechanical spider pierced through the glass of the control room and swooped down. Its eight sharp mechanical legs pierced A Lan's face like blades.

"Host, please be careful! The facehugger is coming." The eagle-headed monster teammate above gave a reminder.

Alan's expression did not change at all. He raised his rock shield and accurately blocked the attack of the mechanical spider.

As the rock shield moved downward, Alan twisted his hips to the left to gain leverage, and then swung out with his right hand axe.

Click!

The axe blade drew a sharp arc and accurately split the energy core in the center of the mechanical spider's body. Sparks flew and mechanical parts were scattered all over the ground.

But this is only the beginning.

More mechanical spiders attacked from all directions fearlessly.

Compared with the previous captain, A Lan has rich combat experience, and Tu Bai's transformed powerful axe turns into a harvester in his hands.

The sound of the axe blade splitting the metal shell and the explosion sound of the energy inside the mechanical spider being destroyed were intertwined. The air was filled with the smell of burnt circuits and metal fragments flew everywhere.

During this period, the rock shield was attacked most frequently, but all of them were transferred to other teammates by Alan using the life connection.

Especially the teammates who are lying on the chest and embedded with bound souls.

His position is relatively safe, so he can share some of the blood loss.

Due to the severe consumption of physical strength in the high-intensity battle, Alan's breathing became increasingly rapid and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

The white air flows into the mouth continuously along with the breathing, turning into a supplement for the mental power and blood.

During the battle, the shield continued to vibrate from the impact of the mechanical spiders. The battle axe flew in Alan's hand. Every swing brought devastating force, chopping the mechanical spiders into pieces one after another.

Mechanical debris piled up at his feet.

During the battle, Alan made rapid progress.

He gradually figured out the mechanical spiders' fighting style and how to launch effective attacks on them.

As the total amount of blood in the pool continued to decline, A Lan said in a deep voice:
"Chicken, come down and collect the wreckage."

"it is good."

The fiery red chicken jumped down from above his head and continuously put the mechanical wreckage into the space bag.

When the blood pool was almost empty, A Lan took out another psychic bomb from his space bag and activated it.

boom!
After the loud noise, mechanical debris splashed around with Alan as the center.

1 hour and 39 minutes later, A Lan led the team to the control room again.

The originally dusty room had been completely destroyed by the psychic bomb, and the air was filled with a strong smell of burning and the pungent smell of melted metal.

The walls were covered with cracks and gaps, as if they had been torn apart by invisible giant hands.

The original control panel has now become a pile of twisted metal wreckage, melted by high temperature into an unrecognizable mass of scrap iron. The surface is covered with a thick layer of black ash, and various parts and cables are scattered on the ground, some of which are still emitting black smoke.

The mechanical wreckage left by the mechanical spiders was scattered everywhere. Among them, the wreckage of a mechanical spider was lying in a corner. Its eight mechanical legs were twisted and deformed, and the outer shell was burnt black by the high temperature. The red light had gone out, and the internal circuits and gears were exposed, emitting electric arcs.

After putting all the remains of the mechanical spider into the space bag as a sacrifice, Alan took the initiative to launch a second round of offensive.

After three trips back and forth, A Lan successfully cleaned up the mechanical spider and landed in the hall along the rusty ladder.

Standing in front of the mechanical core embedded in the huge instrument, A Lan pushed the switch downward with force. With a dull "click", the originally roaring sound of the machine came to an abrupt end, the huge gears stopped turning, the energy flow in the pipes was also interrupted, and the sound of electric current that continued to sound in the air gradually dissipated.

The light of the energy core began to weaken and dim little by little.

Everything falls silent.

Reaching out and taking out the head-sized mechanical core, Alan stored it in the space bag, and then called up the interface for sacrifice.

Suddenly the challenger's prompt rang in my mind.

He took a screenshot of the profit information and posted it in the team chat channel, then turned on the team trading mode and distributed the profits from the sacrifice to his teammates.

"Continue to explore inside or go back?" The transaction was completed, and A Lan's voice sounded in the team chat channel.

"Of course I will continue exploring. I have already lost my first time. Now I am afraid of death and just want to get rich." The voice of Iron Heart rang out.

"I agree to continue exploring. What if there are better treasures in the tunnel? If I see someone sharing on the forum in the future that he made a fortune in the tunnel we explored, it would be more painful than killing me."

In fact, this is exactly what A Lan thought.

But as a team leader, he needs to respect his teammates' ideas and ask them symbolically.

Even if his teammates objected to continuing the exploration, he would find ways to persuade them.

After a brief exchange, the team decided to continue exploring deeper into the tunnel.

It is speculated that this tunnel may lead directly to the interior of the mechanical ruins, which must contain a large number of war machines left behind by the Mechanical Guards.

The number of mechanical monsters along the way has been significantly reduced.

Half an hour later, A Lan arrived at a new control room.

There are also a lot of data files piled up here.

Seeing A Lan looking through the documents again, Tu Bai, who had transformed into the powerful axe, couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Alan, what are you doing looking through these documents?"

"Looking for clues to hidden opportunities."

A Lan didn't explain too much and gave an answer that his teammates could accept.

In fact, many future directions for the Eclipse Clan in the monster world have yet to be finalized.

The clear general direction is to focus on star veins and souls. After all, this is the core combat power system of the monster world.

The various systems developed by players cannot be compared with the core system at all.

For example, the early monster flow gameplay, or the recently popular immortal virus gameplay, these are all unorthodox methods. Star vein enhancement is the strongest combat power system given to players by high-dimensional life.

The later the star vein system is, the higher its strength is.

Every additional soul embedded in the main body can significantly improve the combat power.

The ability combination brought by dozens of star vein slots is simply not comparable to the monster flow gameplay of a single soul.

As for the technological route that the Eclipse Clan is best at, it is not useless.

The main direction is based on star veins, but perhaps, like the Doomsday Technology Guild, a branch route of technological growth that can effectively produce resources can be taken.

Use technology to produce resources, or sell them to other players in exchange for power.

Many documents and materials in the mechanical ruins may be useful.

His eyes flickered to the paper in his hand.

The title of this document is: Soul Sublimation.

The content describes the future planning direction of the Mechanical Guards after completing the concept of "mechanical ascension".

According to the plan, the Mechanical Guards will build an Eternal Tower in the Mechanical Main City, and then store the leader's consciousness in a huge quantum computing core, which will become a super-intelligent brain that controls the entire clan.

Soul sublimation refers to the leader's sublimation from a mortal body to an eternal existence, which is also the reason why quantum computers are called "Tower of Aion".

If the goal is achieved, the leader can monitor the actions of every tribe member in real time through the monitoring system and mechanical spider network throughout the city. He can also predict the tribe members' needs, allocate resources, and even communicate directly with the tribe members through the chip implanted in the mechanical immortality carrier.

In theory, future decisions made by leaders will be based on massive data analysis, and there will be no mistakes in decisions made within the information framework.

The concept described in the document reminded Alan of StarNet.

The difference is that the Eclipse Clan directly created the Star Network.

The Mechanical Guards want their leader to serve as a supervisor similar to the Star Network.

The control room where he is now is a node extending from the Tower of Aion.

On the conceptual blueprint, parameters show that the Tower of Aion is three hundred meters high and is made entirely of a dark black alloy. The surface is covered with complex spiritual patterns and symbols, and it flashes with a faint blue light, as if liquid is flowing on the surface.

The tower extends upward in a spiral shape, like a giant hovering dragon pointing straight to the sky.

The base of the tower is broad and heavy, surrounded by a circle of huge mechanical gears and pipes.

The top of the tower is a huge spherical structure covered with a transparent energy shield and a burning energy core suspended inside.

It burst out with dazzling blue light, like an artificial sun, charging the AI ​​leader in real time.

After reading the contents of the document, A Lan's heart was pounding.

Looking towards the end of the tunnel shrouded in darkness, he suddenly thought of a possibility.

Can Aion become StarNet's replacement in the monster world?

If feasible, StarNet will take over this mechanical ruined city and build a new mechanical civilization here.

The Eclipse Clan will also be able to develop better under the protection of the Star Network.

The only problem is that the document only describes the concept and does not provide detailed construction information.

Whether this Tower of Eternity really exists is still unknown.

Perhaps before it was even created, the Jiwei tribe had already been destroyed.

But judging from the node control room under his feet, perhaps the construction of the Tower of Aion has already begun.

This gave A Lan an idea.

Even if this Tower of Eternity is not complete, as long as they can find follow-up information, they, the Eclipse Clan, are fully capable of perfecting it and making StarNet the new master of this city.

(End of this chapter)