When You Become an NPC That Might Die Any Moment in the Novice Village

The official game website had actually posted quite a lot of background material related to the Star Sea, and had repeatedly stated in previous Q&A sessions that the Star Sea map would be officially opened in version 2.0.

However, the information on the official website is quite general. It only briefly introduces the basic situations of the three major civilizations and their explored regions.

For example, the culture of the Rebirth Empire is highly inclusive; you could find all kinds of strange things there. The mainstream civilization of the Supernova Battle Group highly values martial honor and is the force that most enjoys exploring the Cosmic Dark Domain—the unexplored regions of the universe. Then there is Titan Industry, which likes to do business and is considered a paradise for the Technology Stream. They have a preference for "big" aesthetics, which refers not only to size and beauty in technology and architecture but also other aspects of grandeur and beauty.

To better highlight Titan Industry's pursuit of the grand and beautiful, the official site specifically included many images on its introduction page. Among them, the most iconic are the images of an enormously sized starship planet carrier and a humanoid female Superpower User known as the Hunting Constellation Dominator.

Although the official site did not provide any detailed explanations for those two images, the planetary carrier and the female Superpower User were both highly favored by players for their grandness and beauty.

Bai Fu also loved viewing these images, but compared to the three distant major forces, she was more eager to obtain information about the Star Sea map, which would be included in version 2.0. That was truly crucial for establishing and sustaining oneself.

Great news—in the preview video for the upcoming 1.3 version update, the official finally brought the news she wanted!

The main topic discussed by Stars Cluster Girl and Chibi Fufu was actually the impact players have on the development of the game's main storyline.

Chibi Fufu: "Every Newbie Planet has more than one main and hidden storyline, so, among these, which one is the most important?"

Stars Cluster Girl: "There's no such thing as most important. All we do is guide the players across the barriers of worlds to a realm filled with countless wonders. Which storyline has a greater impact depends on the world's own extrapolation and also on how actively players participate in the storyline."

Chibi Fufu: "So, you are saying that as long as players exert enough influence, they can make their preferred storyline become the 'main' storyline, enjoying a truly immersive experience?"

Stars Cluster Girl: "Yes, since today's guest is Fufu, let's use Ancestral Origin Star as an example. Initially, Ancestral Origin Star was set up with five major forces confronting each other, with no definitive winner, be it the Truth Society or the Genetic Primordial. In subsequent storylines, many players chose to support Fufu which, with their efforts, turned Fufu's story into the most dazzling tale on Ancestral Origin Star."

Chibi Fufu: "I see, Stars Cluster Girl explained it very clearly."

Stars Cluster Girl: "Actually, players have a huge impact on the development of the game, ending main storylines prematurely, finding key items early, which not only triggers new storylines early but also offers the chance to enter maps not yet opened."

Chibi Fufu: "Unopened maps, could it be referring to the Starry Sky?"

Stars Cluster Girl: "Yes, Players have been privately messaging Stars Cluster Girl a lot recently. Let me explain here that version 2.0 is a major event version for the Star Sea, but this doesn't mean players have to wait until version 2.0 to enter the Star Sea. However, the conditions are quite stringent, and exactly what needs to be done will be left to all players to explore by themselves. Let's take a look at the new section brought by this update preview [Touring the Stars]."

So-called Touring the Stars is attached after the content explanation of the update, where Stars Cluster Girl and guests take players to appreciate the sceneries of the new version.

In the first episode of Touring the Stars, the video displayed the wonders of various Newbie Planets, and at the end of the segment, used the active Shattered Star in the Sea Lion Star System as an example to take players on a tour of the starry sky.

Spaceships equipped with Hyperspace Engines, vast and dreamy ringworlds, Star Gates surrounded by countless ships...

These scenes caused a frenzy among players in the live comments; many were already dreaming of piloting their own starships across the universe.

Bai Fu was more pragmatic than them; she quickly sketched out a relationship diagram of the various forces mentioned by Stars Cluster Girl in her notebook.

"The main controller of the Sea Lion Star System is the Star Network Community, which is composed of multiple civilizations. The Sea Lion Star System belongs to a Star System Group called the Initial Gate. It is named because it is located at the apex of something called the Cosmic Great Wall in a place known as the Edge World, which is situated between the explored universe and the unexplored Dark Domain, and is influenced by the three major forces, but overall, the Sea Lion Star System falls under the influence of Titan Industry."

"Because it is in the Edge World, the Sea Lion Star System is generally quite chaotic, with Interstellar Thieves, Cosmic Criminals, and Heterodox Groups rampant, but the areas controlled by the Star Network Community are relatively stable."

"Given the chaos, it's no surprise that the Sea Lion Star System has many private armed companies and interstellar Mercenary Groups. So, Stone Crystal Security Company is one of the top five private armed firms? No wonder Shattered Star fears it."

Such level of force need not grovel before the Star Network Community.

"We can't let them know that the True Spirit Pillar is in my hands, especially not that Julia has fused with the Spirit Core of the True Spirit Pillar."

Bai Fu was skeptical about the integrity of unregulated private security companies.

As for the Red Moon Mercenary Group and Blessing Sect mentioned by Shattered Star, although they weren't mentioned in the update preview, she was equally cautious about them.