A densely packed fleet surrounded a blue planet, and colorful distant searchlights passed through the planet's artificial atmosphere, making the planet's sky appear in brilliant colors like an aurora.

This is a desolate planet in the territory of the legion. It has been transformed into one of the Black Star Cup competition venues. Countless arenas, low-altitude vehicle tracks, large stadiums and other competition facilities have been built on the surface. It is visible to the naked eye from outer space. In addition to the surface

In addition to the building, there are floating platforms in mid-air. Some are VIP auditoriums only for C-level and above legion members, and others are also arenas. Because there are many events and contestants, it is necessary to increase the number of competition venues as much as possible to improve the preliminaries.

The efficiency of the game.

At this time, all the media and corps member spacecraft in outer space focused on the largest floating platform, where a speaking platform was set up.

Today is the opening ceremony. As the leader of the legion and the initiator of the Black Star Cup, Han Xiao will speak to the entire universe here.

Countless interstellar citizens in various star regions of the explored universe stood in front of the communicator, watching the time pass by minute by second, and finally it was time for the opening ceremony to be officially held.

call!

Under the gaze of everyone, a black figure was like a meteor falling from outer space. It gradually slowed down and accurately stepped on the edge of the platform. It turned slightly, and the gilded black coat danced like a black wind.

Shake off the sparks that covered his body when he broke through the atmosphere.

Han Xiao slowly walked behind the podium and looked up at the sky. The searchlights of countless spaceships in the sky were like distant stars. He didn't know how many pairs of eyes were watching here and watching him through the media broadcast.

Putting his hands on both sides of the podium, Han Xiao looked around at the stars in the sky and spoke slowly, his voice echoing on the planet through a special loudspeaker:

"October 2, 688 in the Star Sea Calendar, was the day when the Black Star Mercenary Group, the predecessor of the legion, was established. At that time, I was just a surface civilization native who had just stepped out of Aquamarine Star. In order to save my home planet, I

Like an ignorant cub, I broke into the vast universe. To me at that time, it was a world full of unknown dangers, but for the survival of the mother planet, as well as the safety of the friends who stayed behind,

, I will never look back..."

The speech was simultaneously broadcast on the Internet channels in various star regions. When the people of Aquamarine who were squatting in front of the channel heard the words, the memories of this period of history in their minds faded away and became alive again, and they felt proud of themselves.

feel.

Regardless of Black Star's status in the universe, in the eyes of Aquamarine people, he has only one identity, and that is the well-deserved great man of the planet, Aquamarine's first pioneer to enter the universe - that is a small step for Black Star

, but it is a big step for Aquamarine Star.

In the Government Affairs Building of the Seablue Federation, Bennett turned down an administrative meeting and stayed on the TV to watch the broadcast.

Nowadays, his beard and hair are all white, but he is still neatly groomed. There are more and more wrinkles on his face. He already looks like an old man. He has held the power of the planet for many years, and his temperament is not angry or authoritative.

But at this moment, Bennett's mouth corners were raised high, his face was full of wrinkles in laughter, and stars were twinkling in the corners of his eyes.

When I first met Han Xiao decades ago, the thin figure left in my memory seemed to slowly overlap with the tall and burly Black Star now.

Thousands of words were used in my heart, but in the end they turned into a sigh of contentment.

——Fortunately I met you...

As the speech continued, Han Xiao’s tone gradually became louder:

"When I was weak, I encountered crises and met noble people. Along the way, I had competing enemies and like-minded friends. The first days are vivid in my mind, but now when I think back, it seems like it was a lifetime ago.

’s matter.

I have spent more than forty years building up the Black Star Legion from scratch and letting it grow to what it is today and have a place in the universe. I think I should be qualified to be proud of it..."

Many legion members nodded with admiration on their faces.

Basically all members of the Legion have taken ideological construction courses and understand the experience of the rise of the Legion. Even those who joined the Legion in pursuit of a better future also admire the achievements of Black Star in more than forty years.

Throughout the history of Xinghai, how many people can start from scratch and build such a large business in such a short period of time? The answer is no!

Of course, there are people who have achieved higher achievements than Black Star, but it also took longer. Only Black Star rose up in the sea of ​​stars with unprecedented rapidity and left a mark.

In the exploration frontline stronghold in the free competition zone, Hela looked at Han Xiao on the screen. The scenes of adventures they had shared in the past flashed through her mind, and her eyes gradually became as gentle as water.

Manison, Kesuye, Sorokin and other Transcendent A Grades were also watching the broadcast. Even the head of the empire, Ulan Riel, took time out of his busy schedule to pay attention. After hearing Han Xiao’s words, these people

There was some emotion and sadness in my heart.

Maybe Black Star has some kind of rift with them in terms of interests, but from the bottom of their hearts, they also admire Black Star's achievements. On their own terms, no one thinks they can do better than Black Star.

"What was I doing when I was less than a hundred years old...seems like I was still helping the former clan leader in charge of military industry logistics?"

Manison couldn't help but fall into reminiscing.

At the scene, Han Xiao listed the achievements of the legion so far, and his tone became more formal:

"...As mentioned above, the Black Star Legion has achieved many brilliant achievements, but its contribution to the universe is too small. I feel deeply ashamed, so I think we should make a public report to the entire universe so that everyone can see what we are doing now.

I strive to give every person with potential the opportunity to show off my style, and this is my intention in organizing the Black Star Cup..."

"That's a good thing..." Ulan Riel nodded approvingly.

She likes to see Transcendent A Grade characters enjoying privileges while also making contributions to the entire universe. Unfortunately, most people do not have this awareness. In her eyes, although Black Star is also a profit-seeker, he has such awareness.

, which is already considered rare.

At the end of the speech, Han Xiao raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "I have said enough. Next, this stage should be handed over to the awesome boys of the Black Star Legion... Then, I hereby announce that the first session

Black Star Cup All-Army League - Officially Convened!"

As soon as the words fell, a roar of applause erupted from the scene!

——No doubt, this is the sound effect added later.

There still has to be a presence. It would be embarrassing if no one applauded after the speech. Besides, the members of the legion were all in the spaceship, so the applause could not be heard.

Amidst the cheers and applause, Han Xiao teleported away and the event organizers immediately appeared on the stage and began mobilizing for the opening competition and arranging for many players to enter.

The audience took their seats one after another, and the scene immediately became very lively and crowded.

According to the plan of a group of professional event planners hired by Silvia, a large-scale performance was held at the opening ceremony on the first day, and only a few more important events were selected for competition.

There must be combat events. Referring to the pattern of the professional league in the previous life, Han Xiao also set up individual competitions, team competitions, champion mode, capture the flag, cross-country and other subdivided events. Even the gameplay of the professional league in the later stages of the previous life has been advanced.

Take it out and use it on the Black Star Cup.

From ordinary people to natural disaster-level ones, there are also exclusive groups for the immortals. Representatives from each group are selected to compete in the opening ceremony to show off their talents.

As for the massive auxiliary items such as sports and entertainment, we choose a dozen events that are valued.

A considerable number of sports and entertainment competitions are not divided into groups, and Venn Cards is one of them. Because there are no groups, the number of participants is the largest, so they were selected to perform at the opening ceremony...

The two Wien poker players who played in the opening ceremony were Melos, who was highly respected in the Legion poker circle, and Lai Hardaway, who was in the Legion dog betting circle.

A Venn card board was placed on an indoor playing field. As soon as the two players took the field, they received completely different treatment.

As soon as Melos came on the stage, there were countless teasing and cheering from poker players below, and he was very popular. On the other hand, Hardaway, as soon as he took two steps on the stage, there were earth-shattering boos from the audience, expressing his disapproval of this old man with terrible gambling skills.

I offer my most sincere respect.

"A bunch of idiots." Hardaway rolled his eyes.

At this time, Melos looked over. The two old enemies, who had competed in poker skills many times, looked at each other from a distance, as if sparks had been sparked, and they both saw the same thoughts in each other's eyes.

—— Fording and Nile did not participate in the competition, so I am determined to be the card king of the legion!

At the same time, another arena has reached the D-level group, and players have already appeared. A graduate of the Super Academy faced off against a new player who only entered the game in version 4.0. The two looked at each other from a distance.

"Remember the rules. When the opponent loses combat effectiveness, he cannot continue to attack, he cannot deliberately seriously injure the opponent, and he cannot intentionally kill anyone. If one party falls out of the ring or voluntarily admits defeat, he will lose..."

The mechanical referee was explaining the rules beside him. Apart from the fact that no intentional harm was allowed, the fight was basically unlimited. As long as he didn't seriously injure others, he could do whatever he wanted to himself.

However, there is a special rule for players, that is, if they do not admit defeat, the opponent on the other side can beat the player to death, but he will not die anyway.

"If there is no problem...the game begins!"

Following the referee's order, the academy graduate did not hesitate, stepped on the ring floor, and rushed toward his opponent's face like an arrow from a string.

This cute new player obviously lacked combat experience. Facing the menacing opponent, he immediately panicked. He raised his hand and summoned his two guns. The high-quality mecha purchased from the logistics department instantly covered his body, and his whole body turned into a ghostly wave.

The phantom, wandering around the opponent, fired continuously with both guns, shooting out streaks of blue flames. He was clearly a gunner.

"Stand up your shield!"

The academy graduate also activated the mecha. A folding alloy shield was unfolded on his arm. A thin energy film on the surface deflected all the blue lasers poured out by the new player.

At the same time, he pulled out a precision mechanical heavy spear with his other hand. The tip of the spear split, revealing the muzzle. He spit out bursts of explosive bombs, chasing the opponent's high-speed moving figure, exploding in a stream of fire and light on the ring.

Smoke and dust.

This person's profession is that of a weapon warrior.

Because the Black Star Legion Logistics Department provides a large number of high-quality camp-exclusive mechanical weapons, many mechanical superpowers under the legion, whether players or normal members, are willing to change their profession to the mechanical system, because here they can directly purchase the most powerful ones that meet the level.

Excellent weapon.

As long as you have money in your pocket, you can even skip the stage of gunpowder weapons and equip yourself with energy weapons early on.

Facing the legendary Immortal, this academy graduate is actually even more nervous.

Within the legion, players are a group of special beings that are almost deified. They are extremely mysterious in the eyes of most grassroots legion members. There are different versions of rumors circulating, saying that all of them possess special skills and are insane.

It would be fine if they were simply immortal, but according to rumors, the immortals are a group of lunatics who care about their own lives, which is very scary...

The two of them fought fiercely, with sparks and lightning all the way.

The college graduate responded cautiously, but was surprised to find that his opponent obviously lacked combat experience and was quite unfamiliar. This greatly increased his confidence, attacked vigorously, and gradually gained the upper hand.

"It seems like I'm going to lose..."

The new player looked at the steadily declining blood volume, pouted, and took out the Black Star Legion Badge Evolution...
To be continued...