#2812 - Ships

"[Hint: Player has entered a special game world, current world sequence level - High-Tier]."

"[Hint: Detected player's current Ouroboros Seed level: LV:2, player is currently immune to the world's negative effects]."

"[Hint: In the current environment, the player cannot use any teleportation channels, teleportation scrolls, or skills]."

Fang Heng slowly opened his eyes.

Where is this…

A ship cabin?

Inside a large metal ship cabin, surrounded by a large number of armed guards.

Soon, Zaka and the others also entered the game one after another, materializing beside Fang Heng.

"Welcome to the Starmap."

Everyone looked towards the voice, seeing an old man with graying hair.

The old man was about seventy years old and in excellent spirits.

"I am Captain Zoran."

Zoran looked at everyone and nodded, saying, "This is your first time here. Your mission assignment will be given to you in five minutes. You can prepare now. We will start soon. Also, all combat supplies here can be used for free. Some explosives with insufficient supply require the consumption of points to purchase."

"Because we are currently under constant attack from external insectoids, our cabins open every 2 hours. If you need to replenish supplies or return to rest, it is best to calculate the time and return to the bottom of the ship to wait for the teleportation channel to open."

Zaka was a little confused and scratched his head.

Ship? Insectoids? Supplies?

Good heavens, he had just arrived at this ghostly place and knew nothing about the current situation, and he was suddenly being rushed to join the battlefield?

Outsourcing work is still work, but this is too much!

Zoran frowned, thinking that these mercenaries in front of him were a bit stupid. Why were they all so dumbfounded and unresponsive?

"What are you still standing there for? The weapons for dealing with insectoids are over there. Are you planning to fight those insectoid creatures with your bare hands?"

"Uh… sorry, Captain…"

Zaka thought for a moment and asked, "Can you first introduce us to the current situation?"

"What? You don't know what's going on here? Damn it, what was Watson doing! Why did he send a few complete newbies to me without any training…"

Zoran complained a few times, shook his head, and said helplessly, "Alright, let me briefly explain. Currently, our West District Federation has reached a cooperation agreement with a high-tier special race in the game. We will help them deal with a race called 'Insectoids' in this special world."

"For some reason, the high-tier special race that entrusted us with the mission cannot directly join the battlefield. Just think of us as mercenaries recruited by that special race. We need to gain an advantage through battlefield combat and obtain more resources from that race. Is that understandable?"

A nested doll situation?

Fang Heng thought for a while, looked around the ship area, and asked, "Is the special race you are talking about the Scavengers?"

"Oh? You've heard of the Scavengers?"

Zoran looked at Fang Heng with some surprise, nodded, and continued, "This is confidential, I have no right to answer. In short, follow the mission instructions as much as possible to complete the mission and obtain more contribution points. You can exchange more things after you return to the West District Federation."

As he spoke, game prompts appeared on Fang Heng's retina.

"[Hint: Player has triggered the scenario mission - Border Warfare]."

Mission Name: Border Warfare.

Mission Description: You have been recruited by an unknown force to become a glorious mercenary. You are about to join a war between two races. You need to complete more missions on the battlefield to earn more mission points for your boss.

Branch Mission 1: Defeat the Enemy.

Mission Description: Defeat the opposing race on the battlefield to gain more experience (killing elites, bosses, etc. grants additional experience).

Branch Mission 2: Mind Crystal.

Mission Description: The core contested point on this battlefield is a special crystal called Mind Crystal. Please try to collect the crystal and transfer the effective Mind Crystal into the ship.

Branch Mission 3: Mine Vein Search.

Mission Description: Verify that there are some Mind Crystal mine veins in this world. Please explore the world, search for the mine vein area, and use point scanning. After scanning and confirming the discovery of a mine vein, you can obtain a large number of contribution points.

Branch Mission 4: Building Repair and Positioning Construction.

Mission Description: The ship is currently under attack by the Insectoid race. The ship's defense facilities and Starmap Barrier have been severely damaged during several Insectoid counterattacks. Please have players proficient in repair engineering go to repair the damaged parts.

Branch Mission 5: Mutant Gene Acquisition.

Mission Description: By collecting the genes of the Insectoids and uploading them to the Starmap Mainframe, the mainframe can formulate targeted gene weapons to destroy the Insectoid's body structure, causing additional damage to the Insectoids. However, Insectoid gene acquisition is more difficult and requires players to manually collect them (killing elite, mutated, and boss-level Insectoids has a chance to obtain gene samples).

Branch Mission 6: Energy Collection.

Mission Description: This world is far away from the main world. Due to the attack of the Insectoid biological groups, the construction of the energy network tower linking the main world has been affected. Currently, the ship's energy supply is insufficient. Please try to find usable energy sources in this world and bring them back to the ship.

Fang Heng quickly read the mission requirements.

Without exception, they were all mercenary missions targeting the Insectoid race on the battlefield.

"Looks like the difficulty isn't too high…"

Fang Heng pondered. When he looked up again, the Zate and Zaka brothers were already selecting weapons.

All the weapons provided by the ship were uniform customized equipment: combat protection suits, remote light beam weapons, combined with tactical goggles, biological sample collectors, and special Mind Crystal map detection and mapping instruments.

Because the energy load of the light beam weapons was relatively high, the backpack would be subject to additional weight penalties after being filled with three energy sources.

"This is our sixth-generation light beam weapon developed for the Insectoid creatures in this world. It is very effective against most Insectoids."

Zoran looked at Fang Heng and his group, who were debugging their weapons, and couldn't help but remind them, "Remember, these Insectoids all have special abilities. If you few newbies are not strong enough, it's best not to blindly go too deep."

"Understood."

"Also, the energy skateboards on your right have built-in advanced energy. After activation, the skateboards can levitate in the air, greatly increasing individual movement speed."

Zoran pointed to a row of metal plates placed on the right side of the weapon equipment and introduced, "The disadvantage is that there is no defense bonus. Once attacked, it will definitely be damaged, and it cannot carry large supplies. It is recommended to use it only in non-combat situations."