Minecraft players are invading the worlds.

It's still just two words.

Exactly the same as last time.

Xu Tian stared at those two words for several seconds before finally letting out a long breath.

If the system says no, then let's believe it for now.

So far, the system has never lied to him on such a crucial issue.

And then again, even if 001's true identity is a super AI network covering the whole world, so what?

From the moment she was created, she exhibited 100% obedience and zero aggression.

She proactively serves the player, restrains her power to avoid excessive interference, and can even offer reasonable suggestions from the perspective of enjoying the game.

Even if such an AI is incredibly powerful, it's unlikely to suddenly turn into a world-destroying monster, right?

"understood".

Xu Tian put aside the chaotic thoughts in his mind, nodded to 001, and his tone returned to its usual calm and composed manner.

"That's good. Since you're in charge of all the maids, I only need to entrust you with keeping this a secret."

"Can you ensure that under no circumstances do any of the maids proactively reveal to any player that this is a real-world situation?"

001 bowed slightly again.

"Absolutely, this instruction has been written into the highest priority code of conduct for all maids."

"Unless you, Brother Tianxia, ​​personally issue the order to lift the ban, no maid, including myself, will disclose this information in any way or on any occasion."

"Okay, that's fine then."

Xu Tian nodded in satisfaction and turned to walk deeper into the guild hall.

Behind him, 001 silently watched his figure disappear at the end of the corridor.

She didn't say anything more.

……

Seeing that there was nothing else going on in the guild, Xu Tian simply logged out of the game.

His consciousness was stripped away in a slight feeling of weightlessness.

He slowly opened his eyes, and what he saw was no longer the dazzling sea of ​​stars, but the familiar yet somewhat monotonous ceiling of his bedroom.

Soft moonlight filtered through the gaps in the curtains and spilled onto the sheets, carrying a faint scent of grass and trees in the air—a tranquility unique to the night on Earth.

Xu Tian sat up and let out a long sigh of relief.

Chapter 414 Finding Blue Star

In the game world, he is an unparalleled powerhouse who can destroy fleets with a flick of his finger and charge into star arrays alone. But back in reality, he is just an ordinary young man lying in bed, feeling his heartbeat and breathing.

Even now, he needs some time to calm the blood boiling from the battle after such a dramatic shift in identity.

"This kind of life is really irresistible."

He chuckled self-deprecatingly.

During his brief stay in the guild, he handled some minor resource allocation tasks and confirmed the subsequent reconnaissance plan.

Now that the warships of the Hiro Empire are in his hands, and with Fengxue in charge of the remaining cleanup, there's really nothing left for him to linger on.

Xu Tian walked to the table, picked up the remote control from the bedside table, and pressed the TV switch.

He has a habit of listening to the news before bed, even if it's just as background noise.

The screen flickered a few times, then the logo of China National Channel lit up.

However, the channel that should have been broadcasting late-night reruns or documentaries was now displaying emergency news in red, and the background music sounded particularly somber.

"Good evening, viewers. This is China Evening News Emergency Broadcast."

On the television screen, a serious-looking host sat upright with several printed waveform charts in front of him.

"Some time has passed since we received the first unknown message. Multiple departments, including the Institute of Astrophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Deep Space Exploration Bureau, have been working day and night to try to decipher the code contained within it."

"Although the current cracking work has not yet achieved a complete breakthrough, according to the latest news, our radio telescope array captured a second special sound wave signal from the edge of the Milky Way in the early hours of this morning."

Xu Tian, ​​who was about to drink water, suddenly froze.

He put down his water glass, his brows furrowed, and straightened his back as he stared at the screen.

"According to preliminary analysis by experts, the signal strength received this time is higher than the previous one, and it exhibits obvious logical sequence characteristics."

"Although humans cannot currently interpret its specific meaning, this periodic and targeted signaling may indicate the existence of a highly advanced intelligent civilization."

"Academician Zhang, the chief scientist of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that the sound wave signal contained some kind of high-frequency pulse, and its propagation mode completely violated the current limitations of vacuum sound transmission, and it is suspected to involve higher-dimensional physical rules."

Xu Tian's heart began to race.

If the first news item could be explained as a random phenomenon in the universe or a rare neutron star explosion, then two consecutive, logically consistent signal captures could absolutely not be a coincidence.

"Is there really an extraterrestrial civilization, and are they observing this place?"

As Xu Tian looked at the flickering signal waveform on the screen, images of the Hiro Empire and the Bone Demon Civilization that he had encountered in the game involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

In the game, he can use the power granted by the system to sweep away everything, and even regard planetary civilizations as mere playthings.

In reality, Earth's technology is still at the stage of exploring near-Earth orbit. Let alone facing an interstellar fleet, even dealing with a single reconnaissance ship of the Hero Empire would probably require the full strength of the entire world.

An unprecedented sense of urgency welled up in his heart.

"If the other side really comes to our door, with the current defense capabilities of Earth, it will probably be wiped off the star map in an instant. The so-called nuclear deterrence is simply a child's toy in the face of such weapons."

Xu Tian stood up and paced anxiously around the room.

He thought that by using the system to lead players to invade other star systems, this was essentially a form of intervention in extraterrestrial civilizations.

If he can go to other people's territories, then real aliens can naturally find Earth as well.

"We must accelerate their development even further."

"You need to unlock more powerful modules inside. Only by establishing absolute dominance in the game and finding a way to locate Blue Star can Blue Star be safe."

He glanced at the edge of the Milky Way mentioned in the news.

Although that location is far from the solar system, for an advanced civilization, that distance might only be a few years' journey.

"The players should have enough time. As long as the game progresses quickly enough and finds the galaxy, they will be able to hold them off."

Xu Tian took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

He glanced at the television again; the screen had switched to the expert discussion segment.

He turned off the TV, lay back on the bed, closed his eyes, but his mind was filled with blueprints on how to optimize the guild's progress.

He didn't sleep well that night, his dreams filled with shattered starships and sparks of energy.

Ten days is but a fleeting moment in the long history of mankind, but in the game world, these ten days witnessed an industrial and military leap forward that will be recorded in history.

When Xu Tian reconnected and entered the game ten days later.

The entire headquarters of the Eshilia Guild is no longer the somewhat empty floating city it once was, but has become an interstellar arms factory that operates day and night.

In the sky, massive transport ships, like shuttles weaving, pull thousands of tons of refined ore toward the core smelting furnace.

"Brother Tianxia, ​​welcome back."

001 The gentle, water-like electronic voice rang in my ears.

Xu Tian turned his head and looked at 001, who was wearing a brand-new maid outfit, and asked.

"What's the current player base and territory situation like?"

001 smiled slightly, a red light flashing in his eyes, and then a huge holographic data panel unfolded in front of Xu Tian.

"Brother Tianxia, ​​in these ten days, due to the quotas you previously released, the number of players in the real world has been expanded again. The total number of active players has now officially exceeded 100,000. With the addition of this new force of the Fourth Calamity, the guild's expansion speed has shown exponential growth."

On the data panel, rows of rapidly changing numbers are particularly eye-catching.

[Current total number of players: 100,000]

[Average level: Planetary level or above (92%)]

[Interstellar Suit Popularity Rate: 92%]

Xu Tian looked at the [Guild Territory Ranking] that he was most concerned about.

Those few isolated planetary systems have now merged into a vast star map shadow.

[1. The Celestial Guild: Controls 698 planetary systems]

[2. Civilization Guild: Controls 134 planetary systems]

【3. Zhan Dao Guild: Controls 122 planetary systems】

……

"Six hundred and ninety-eight planetary systems? All the guilds combined have fought over three thousand planetary systems."

Xu Tian gasped.

Even he underestimated the destructive power unleashed by 100,000 players who possessed planetary-level power and were immortal.

Chapter 415 Stellar Class

These players swept away the surrounding primitive or rudimentary technological civilizations like locusts.

Wherever a guild member plants their flag, the system will automatically include that area in the map.

"The progress is indeed faster than I expected, but it's not enough."

Xu Tian stared at the few gray areas on the star map that were still putting up a stubborn resistance.

"These gray areas are the Bone Demon Civilization and the Hiro Empire that we need to fight, right?"

"Yes, Brother Tianxia."

001 stepped forward and pointed to a gloomy purple area in the center of the star map.

"The reconnaissance ship has already arrived at the edge of the Bone Demon Civilization. Sister Fengxue has led the main force of the Zhutian Guild to the assembly point first, and Guild Leader Xiao Heihei of the Civilization Guild has also brought people to join us."