Colonial Suit

There were a total of ten Star-level experts in the room, plus Bass and Blood瞳 Brute, making it thirteen in total. Thirteen Star-level experts!

Blood瞳 was secretly astonished. Was this the pinnacle of human power?

For the sake of humanity's future, it was clear that the council had brought out all their resources. No, not just the council. Blood瞳 also saw several strong individuals wearing Star Pirate attire, indicating that even opposing forces were uniting for the sake of humanity.

A good alliance… As expected of a race skilled in cooperation. Thirteen Star-level experts are a formidable force even in the Second World. And that doesn't even include the main body of humanity lingering outside the Second World. If humanity were allowed to open a secret passage connecting to the Second World, Blood瞳 could imagine how terrifying it would be.

"They are elites who have been sent in gradually over the past centuries," Bass introduced to Blood瞳. "They may not have resounding reputations down below, but I guarantee that each of them is no weaker than the Seven Luminaries of Broken Light."

As he spoke, he turned to face the strong individuals in the room and said, "You are all aware of the war's objective. This is humanity's hope, and also a test for you. As long as you can win, those who survive will become members of the 'Kings'. Mercenaries and Star Pirates will grant you the glory and status you deserve."

The room remained quiet. People continued to lie down or stand, unmoved by Bass's words.

The strong naturally possessed the confidence of the strong. Bass's encouraging words were unnecessary.

However, Blood瞳 was thinking that after this battle, the Seven Luminaries of Broken Light might no longer be seven in number. Perhaps it would be nine, or eleven, or thirteen? Not only that, but even other rankings would undergo fundamental changes. The title of the Nine Kings of Shattered Stars would also become a thing of the past.

After a brief introduction, Bass waved his hand and pulled a light screen from the void. The light screen was densely packed with light spots, and a colossal object was clearly visible. The object resembled a huge hexagonal star, but it was composed of countless small cubes, filled with mechanical and metallic features. With the clarity of the light screen, even the dust-sized spaceports and docks on it could be seen.

"This is the target of this war, the Sejest Void Aggregate," Bass introduced to everyone. "We must capture this place to completely complete the mission."

All eyes focused, staring at the object that was larger than dozens of stars, their eyes revealing eagerness.

The Void Aggregate was the most important structure in the Second World.

Simply put, it was a man-made world. But unlike Void Cities, the existence of the Void Aggregate was not just to construct a living space, but more importantly, to control the sub-rules of an area. It was an absolute control hub.

It should be known that the space of the Second World was different from ordinary universes. It was an existence between spirit and matter. There were no traditional starscapes or starfield concepts, nor were there unchanging planets. Instead, there were more man-made and naturally formed pocket dimensions, which were called Void Cities here. But all of this was not generated out of thin air. Everything had to be built on the foundation of rules.

If a simple analogy were used, then the Second World could be seen as a blank sheet of paper with original patterns. These patterns were the rules. And Void Cities were the patterns decorated with a brush according to these patterns. Although they looked magnificent and strange, all changes could not be separated from the context of the original patterns.

The Void Aggregate was this brush. It held the decorative power used to construct Void Cities. It could also set special rule powers within its exclusive area. Here, it was called sub-rules.

Sub-rules were not the original rules of the universe, but were artificially developed and could also be seen as pseudo-rules.

But no matter what, when an enemy appeared within its range of influence, they would still be affected.

Specifically, the virtualization power of invaders would be reduced by 20%, while that of the native race would be increased by 20%. This back and forth was a huge difference of 40% in power, enough to make any invader daunted.

"Needless to say, you should all know how tricky the Void Aggregate is. But this time we have no choice," Bass said eloquently, pointing at the light screen, with no sign of embarrassment on his face.

That was also true. Cosmic mercenaries were born for war. War was their livelihood. What would they eat without war? Although this target was a bit tricky, for cosmic mercenaries and Star Pirates who licked blood from their blades, it was just a matter of how much they sacrificed. And in the face of the greater good of human growth, problems that could be solved by sacrifice were not problems.

What's more, once this Void Aggregate was seized, it would mean that humanity also had a space in the Second World where it could freely set rules. What a huge improvement that would be! And the silicon-based civilization of the Sejest was simply a gift from heaven to humanity.

Now the only question was how to capture this Void Aggregate in the shortest possible time without destroying too much.

"The plan is arranged like this. Diss, you lead people to this coordinate and are responsible for the conquest of here, here, and here. Be careful of Sejest's War Overlords, which are mechanical lifeforms developed specifically for war. Although they don't have the adaptability of cosmic warriors, they are better in terms of attack," Bass began to assign tasks while pointing at the light screen, uttering one name after another.

And whenever he assigned a task, a Star-level expert would walk over, specifically pulling out the area they were responsible for from the light screen to study the details and instructions.

At this time, Blood瞳 finally understood why Bass said that the Second World was difficult to attack by surprise.

The reason lay in this Void Aggregate. A Void Aggregate could support dozens, or even nearly a hundred, Void Cities. The sub-rules around the Void Cities were all set by it. How could you attack by surprise? Before you even got close, the rule powers commonly used by cosmic warriors, such as stealth, concealment, deflection, and distortion, would all be distorted. Attack by surprise? It would be strange if you weren't shot as a target.

Therefore, the most effective method was not a surprise attack, but a fast and powerful assault!

Using Star-level experts as the sharpest point, leading subordinates to quickly capture the key positions of the Void Aggregate was the way of war in the Second World. Of course, this was not easy, but it was better than stupidly going to die.

In front of a Void Aggregate that could control sub-rules, surprise attacks and human wave tactics were meaningless.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard Bass mention his name.

"Blood瞳, because you and Brute are both new here, the two of you will form a group to capture this place…"

Bass's finger suddenly slid to a position in the center of the light screen. His eyes gleamed.

"The rule stabilization hub of the Void Aggregate. I will bring someone to cooperate with you to break into the core from here!"

"This is a critical mission, which should not have been given to you, but you should know that this is the order from above. You also know the reason. So… failure is absolutely not allowed."

Bass suddenly turned his head, saying with a ferocious look. "Be sure to open the door for us!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.).