For humanity, burn the stars.

Faced with the declarations of numerous players, Adela's expression couldn't help but change.

The clones had been standing silently, and given the unusual number of days they had been nurtured, she had never imagined such a situation would arise.

Qin Heling smiled and pressed his advantage, saying to Adela:

"Did you see that?"

"My soldiers did not exhibit the symptoms you described."

"Look into their eyes; they have their own will and the ability to carry it out."

Adela pursed her lips, finding it difficult to refute the facts before her.

She was indeed very worried at first, but now, looking at the clones, they all had bright and lively eyes and didn't seem to have any problems.

Qin Heling turned her head and scanned the faces of the players one by one.

Realizing there might be more information and plot details, the players all perked up and focused intently on responding to him.

With a solemn expression and a passionate voice, Qin Heling addressed the players:

"It is now the 134th year since humanity's defeat, and also the 134th year of the humiliating fall of the star calendar."

"We have weathered the most difficult years, but the future remains full of challenges."

"You are the steadfast warriors of the united human race, humanity's last hope, and the apostles of destiny."

"And now, I need you to recognize the reality as soon as possible, and then fulfill your vows—"

"To continue our civilization, to rebuild our home..."

Qin Heling paused, then raised his right hand and clenched it tightly.

"One day in the future, we will launch a counterattack on Earth! We will reclaim everything that is rightfully ours!"

"To prove to all hostile life in the cosmos the power and courage we humans possess!"

Infected by the immersive atmosphere, the players were completely absorbed and responded with shouts.

Seeing this effect, Qin Heling nodded to himself.

In order to regulate anti-war sentiments in the game, he had specially studied public speaking skills, especially the part about creating a common enemy and goal.

Although it was a last-minute performance, it successfully intimidated the players.

With the introduction of the game's storyline coming to an end, all players have a general understanding of the game's main plot.

It's very simple and straightforward: farm, develop your resources, and then take down those alien bastards!

After finishing his speech and temporarily calming the players, Qin Heling turned to Adela beside him and said:

"As a life science advisor, please take good care of the soldiers' daily lives and observe their condition in a timely manner."

"I don't want my soldiers to get hurt because of unexpected situations."

"Of course, once you have the manpower, you can also mobilize them to do the work."

Adela nodded seriously. She would do her best to fulfill her duties no matter what.

"Roger that, Captain."

After saying that, Qin Heling turned and left, leaving the players with only his back view.

As he completely departed, two more messages popped up in front of the players:

[Title: 'Apostle of Destiny' has been obtained]

Free exploration is now available. Please explore or interact with characters in a manner appropriate to your role.

Harassing or hostile behavior will result in being forcibly logged out.

Once the storyline was over, the players, unable to contain their curiosity, crowded around Adela and bombarded her with questions:

"What are we going to do next?"

"Who is Captain Qin? Are there any other crew members on this spaceship?"

"Where are we going now? When can we start our killing spree?"

Of course, the players have been very restrained in their words and actions.

With previous examples of building goodwill already in front of us, the questions they asked were all designed to be as natural as possible.

The two NPCs that have appeared so far are a faction leader and a beautiful doctor, and players don't want to lose their favor with them.

Seeing so many clones surging towards her, Adela was momentarily at a loss.

However, seeing how active and curious they were, she gradually felt relieved.

It seems they themselves don't have any problems...

She roused herself and gave these newborn lives a radiant, maternal smile:

"Okay, okay, don't worry, I'll take good care of you."

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In addition to the various storage compartments, Noah's Ark also has a small hydroponic tank for producing food.

After all, humans can't survive without food.

The hydroponic container takes up very little space in this already limited area.

However, the three-meter-high space contains eight floors, and with the fully automated process and improved seeds, the production efficiency is extremely high, enough to supply the daily needs of hundreds of people.

The Senjougahara trio, who had snatched the mission from Adela, were currently squatting in the hydroponic pod.

As they carefully inspected the work, they began to whisper among themselves:

"There are other human federations. Miss Adela was abducted from one of them by the captain."

"Sigh, I knew she wasn't a romanceable character when no dialogue box popped up. What a pity..."

[Battlefield Atomic Bomb] turned to look at [Senjougahara Hitagi], who had just spoken, her expression shifting repeatedly before she finally couldn't help but say:

"...Aren't you a die-hard fan?"

[Hitagi Senjougahara] looked as if she had just lost a lover, giving him a melancholy profile and saying softly:

"The harem route... isn't it just about completing everyone's pure love route in one playthrough?"

Upon hearing this violent statement, the other two brothers stared at each other with wide eyes.

"This guy is hopeless..."

"Yes, brother, let's bury him in the ground."

[Hitagi] sighed and twirled the hydroponic plant between her fingers.

"Hey, can you please stop criticizing me in the squad chat? I can see it."

That concludes the吐槽 (tu cao, a form of online commentary/criticism). Now, [Sun Xiaochuan] returns to the main topic and begins:

"Although I managed to get the mission, the rewards are still very unclear."

"Favorability and reputation are old news; even if they're not useful now, you still have to save them up."

"But... what can these points be redeemed for? It seems like that hasn't been unlocked yet?"

The other two also looked at the front panel and began to think.

[Task: Inspect the hydroponic containers]

[As the name suggests, this is a simple task; you should know what to do, right?]

[Reward: 10 points (per person)]

Besides this small task, there are other miscellaneous tasks, such as taking care of the cloning pod and inspecting and patrolling the spaceship...

In their view, these can basically be understood as navigation tasks to help players familiarize themselves with the base.

The quantity is generally enough for all players to complete the missions, but as for the rewards...

The reward may seem small, and in reality, it probably isn't much.

After all, no matter how you look at it, this is just a trivial daily task.

Just now, they learned about the main storyline and also obtained a lot of information from Miss Adela.

It can be said that we now have a basic understanding of the game's world view.

According to their description, they would soon arrive at a shattered star system called "Felix"...

Thinking of this, [Atomic Bomb]'s eyes lit up, and he said:

"Speaking of which, aren't we going to arrive at our new planet in two days?"

"You'll definitely earn more points in the exploration phase, and I feel like you'll most likely use them then."

"This is probably not regular currency; it's likely something that can only be used within the same faction..."

"In short, doing more tasks to familiarize yourself with the environment and accumulating some points is definitely a good idea."