The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 573: Falling Fire Meteor! Blowing the Horn of [Great Pioneering] (asking for monthly tickets)
"???"

"Blind spots? Interstellar spacecraft also have blind spots?"

"Wake up! You're driving a starship, not a truck!"

"You obviously did it on purpose!!"

……

A large number of players flocked to the comment section and complained crazily.

But it cannot change the established facts - the Ark Proverbs has become a pile of space junk.

The hope of boarding the space station ahead of schedule was completely shattered.

But it is not entirely true that there was no gain at all.

Not all players of [Ring-Seeking Expedition] died on the spot. Some of them were floating in space with bubbles on their heads, waiting to die.

As a result, I was able to witness the wonders that followed.
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At the moment of the collision, Nat Walker suddenly issued a statement:
"Lost and Found Notice"

Ten minutes ago, the project team on duty unexpectedly discovered that an interstellar spaceship under construction had disappeared at some point.

We immediately conducted an emergency investigation but failed to find any valuable clues.

If any netizen sees this spaceship, please call us immediately.

More clues: The hull of the missing spacecraft is lead gray, about 1.6 kilometers long and 700 meters wide, with a cargo capacity of about 350 million tons.

Time of disappearance: about 20 minutes ago.

If you can find it back, you will be rewarded handsomely!
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This lost item notice made the players laugh immediately:

"It's so funny, Boss Xu, this boat was stolen?"

"Your spaceship has killed someone, and you're still waiting here to look for him?"

"Don't look for it anymore. If you do, you'll be blamed!"

“Lost and found notice [×], blame-shifting statement [√]”

"I have a clue! This is the person who stole it @Xu Meng, and I have evidence! What's the reward? Give it to me quickly!"

……

Nate Walker did not respond and remained quiet after posting the lost and found notice.

In contrast, Xu Meng was much more lively and even interacted with netizens in the comment section:
"I really can't see it. Your boat is too small."

"It's normal to be unfamiliar with flying a spaceship for the first time, right?"

"Save people? I don't know how to save them. This boat is not mine. I can't operate it in a complicated way."

……

After chatting for 3 minutes, Xu Meng stopped because of an accident:
“It was fun talking to everyone.”

"But there seems to be a minor malfunction in the power cabin. I'll go check out what's going on and we can talk later."

Xu Meng’s account became quiet.

A few minutes later, he reappeared and began posting intensively:
[Oops, I can't seem to start the engine!]
[Can anyone fix a starship's engines?]
[What's wrong with this spaceship? Why doesn't it even have an escape pod?!]
……

Finally, amid the netizens' questions, Xu Meng sent out the last update:
[Ruined! ]
Netizens burst into laughter:
"Hahaha, you deserve it!"

"This is a spaceship that is 'under construction'! Do you know what 'under construction' means?"

"Good! Let's get ready to watch the fireworks!"

"Hurry up and go to Qihuahua's live broadcast room! Watch Boss Xu explode!"

……

In low-Earth orbit, Qihuahua is still struggling to survive.

This is because the space in the virtual world has not been fully developed and the rules are extremely imperfect.

Even though the bubble had burst and her body was falling rapidly along with the spaceship, her health bar was decreasing very slowly.

Therefore, we can see——

The tail of the interstellar spacecraft next to him suddenly exploded, spewing out a large amount of debris.

The pilot appeared to try to save the ship, but in the end all he did was cause more explosions and fires, and leak out large amounts of oxygen.

Then, the spacecraft passed through the transparent film of the world bubble and rubbed against the atmosphere, producing violent sparks!
It was at this time that Qihuahua finally died in the flames.

The audience in the live broadcast room lost the view of the spacecraft.

But that's enough.

Because on the bustling streets of the sprawling city, people were begging, shopping, racing, fighting dragons...all the outdoor players craned their necks to look at the meteor that suddenly appeared in the sky!
Not just sprawling cities.

Sailors busy at the dock in "Sailing in the Blue Sea", soldiers charging on the battlefield in "Lord of War", and players fighting fiercely in the Dragon Palace in "Frost and Snow Plan".

Even the survivors who are nervously running for their lives in the castle, the otakus who are exploring the big world in "Nations", and the gunners who are fighting monsters in "Storm Fire"...

The out-of-control spacecraft crossed the boundaries of one world bubble after another.

So every player in the game world saw a bright fireball with a long tail falling from the sky, getting closer and closer to them!
Finally, it whizzed past the heads of the players in the sprawling city, narrowly missed the Twin Towers, and fell into the boundless wilderness outside the city.

The ground trembled, making it difficult for people to stand. Dust rose into the sky, indicating the landing point for the players.

You have to go out of the city and head west, through the wasteland full of dead ants and the undeveloped wilderness with extremely harsh climate, to reach the place where the spacecraft crashed.

With Nate Walker's speech, everyone already knows:
This spaceship is most likely the [Lost Ship] in the [Great Pioneering] project!

After a brief moment of daze, the players quickly became excited——

"Brothers! The [Lost Ship] has landed early!"

"Let's go and see what's going on! Is there anyone who wants to join us? Come on!"

"Thank you, Boss Xu, for the big spaceship!"

"I wonder if I can find the technological blueprint if I go there now?"

"We'll talk about it when we get there! The team has started. The senior leader of Lord of War is leading the team. Join in!"

……

The clarion call of [the great pioneering] was sounded ahead of time.

The players in the Sprawling City could no longer care about anything else and rushed into the wilderness outside the city in groups and in a mighty force!
Only the players who had just defeated Enel on Sky Island were indignant.

Even if there were two strong men in the expedition team who reacted quickly after the collision and killed the boss in space, it would not be possible to quell their resentment.

——The space station is clearly within reach, and we can successfully land in a few minutes!

When everyone's expectations had reached their peak, a spaceship suddenly appeared in front of them and crashed their ship into a pile of space junk...

Who can bear this?

Even fraudulent acts like this are not done!

"No! Boss Xu must give us an explanation!"

"Yes! Must!"

"Let's put the gold-collecting thing aside for now! Let's see if we can get a ship from Boss Xu!"

……

The players on the Sky Island quickly reached a consensus and ran to ask Xu Meng, who had just "crashed", for an explanation.

Xu Meng did not turn a blind eye.

In fact, before boarding the spacecraft, he had already thought of countermeasures -

"I am sorry!"

In front of the spaceship control console that was severely damaged and constantly spewing sparks, Xu Meng sincerely apologized to the players who were asking for an explanation in front of the camera.

But after apologizing, he immediately changed the subject:
"But I really didn't mean to do that, it was just a coincidence."

"I wanted to fly the spaceship to the space station, but I didn't expect you to crash into me just after I jumped over..."

"Apart from the process, your ship was destroyed and my ship was destroyed too."

"Our losses are huge!"

"How about you go and ask the owner of the boat for compensation?"
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Seeing Xu Meng's outrageous "apology", the players were stunned:
"You mean: our sailboat crashed into your starship?"

"Do we have to compensate you then?!"

"Rolls-Royce hits bicycle???"

"I'm going to tattoo a big word 'miserable' on Nate Walker's head!"

……

Everyone thinks that Nate Walker is simply taking the blame.

It's just like those people who lend their cars to friends, and then their friends get into an accident and run away, and they are inexplicably held responsible.

But they soon realized...

It's not like that.

Because Knight Walker showed up again and issued a notice, really taking the blame -

“Due to lax team management, the spaceship was accidentally stolen, which led to a serious traffic accident that resulted in the death of 81 players.

We are extremely sorry for this.

All players who died accidentally due to this accident will be compensated by us.

Compensation includes:

[Lost Ship] Early access to trial.

3 rare random technology blueprints.

30000 credits.

3000 pounds (in-game currency of "Sail in the Sea")
The technology blueprint will be issued on the same day after the [Great Expedition] is launched. ”
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Seeing this announcement, everyone reacted almost immediately——

How can this be considered taking the blame?
It’s clearly an additional promotional resource!

The horn of [Great Pioneering] has just been blown, and Nate Walker has already taken the lead!
(End of this chapter)