After finishing writing a new diary entry, I calmly put the diary back in its original place and left this space.

Judging from Snow Wolf's appearance, she will inevitably return to that desolate land sooner or later. I wonder what kind of mission she will bear then?

The customer service icon reappeared: "Hi~, how's your experience using the hidden inventory? Please rate our newly launched product!"

Leng Ran seized on the key point: "You mean, this is a newly launched product?"

Customer Service: "Yes, that's right~ We used exclusive technology and invested heavily to create this hidden space during the server maintenance period. It exists outside the Star Wars system, and even our official staff won't know about the items hidden inside!"

He coldly pressed further: "Is this feature available to all Star Wars players?"

Customer service: "This feature is only available to players who have participated in certain hidden quests and obtained special items."

Leng Ran: "What kind of things would be considered special items?"

Customer service: "Special items are very special items—so special that we don't even know what they are!"

Leng Ran: "You just randomly send things to players without knowing what they are?"

"That's the charm of Star Wars, isn't it, my friend?" The customer service orb flickered, as if smiling. "And the hidden inventory has received very high praise since its release!"

He paused abruptly: "Besides me, has anyone else received this kind of 'special item'?"

"Of course! But I can't reveal the specific list." The customer service representative said cheerfully, "More importantly, dear, your friends have been waiting for a long time. Would you like to enter the game now?"

It seemed that no more information could be obtained from the customer service system. Leng Ran opened the message list and saw the message sent by He Xiting.

"Ah Li, we'll be waiting for you in the Mercenary Guild Hall."

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central square.

As soon as news of the Star Wars server launch spread, mech enthusiasts from across the Federation flocked online. The central plaza, the most bustling area in the entire Star Wars universe, was already packed with people.

Leng Ran appeared in the square with the face of a young mecha soldier. Similar to when she first came to the central square, the sidewalks were crowded with players looking for their teammates using projected information.

"Assassination mission! We're short two, looking for two lone assassins, first come, first served!"

"Level 3 solo player, guarding a veteran player, any reliable teams available?"

......

Among the many players looking for teammates, a particular projection caught Leng Ran's attention.

"Strategy team issues commission! Anwan Island series of quests, expert players welcome, payment offered!"

Leng Ran turned her head and was surprised to run into an acquaintance—Professor Bai, who had a stern face. Professor Bai had been active in the strategy forums since the launch of Star Wars, and was passionate about deciphering the secrets hidden in the game. He and Leng Ran met while solving the mystery of Ghost Fog Town.

Upon seeing Professor Bai appear, Leng Ran's mind stirred.

If she really wants to know more hidden information about Star Wars, Professor White is the best candidate.

He greeted her in a cold but friendly manner: "Professor Bai, are you hiring?"

Xie Jingbai didn't expect to meet Yin Yue here. She still had some impression of this mecha soldier she had worked with once before, and since they were short of manpower right now, Yin Yue would be a good partner.

Thinking of this, Xie Jingbai nodded: "Hmm, are you interested in investigating Anwan Island? It's paid, you name your reward."

Anwan Island, one of the eight initial maps in Star Wars, is a notorious prison island. It holds not only game NPCs and dangerous alien creatures, but also many Star Wars players with negative player names.

Once your sin value reaches ten, which means you have killed ten innocent civilian NPCs, you will be wanted by the Anwan Island Guard. There is a chance that you will be arrested and imprisoned for a full week before being released, at which point your sin value will be reset to zero.

Of course, there are also some red-named players on the list who are beyond the control of the guards. These people will be listed on the bounty list and can be captured and hunted down by other players, who will then receive a certain amount of reward money.

Because of the unique nature of Anwan Island, almost no daily quests are available there, so no players will actively go to that island. This may be why Professor Bai has not been able to recruit any players.

Leng Ran asked with considerable interest, "What does Professor Bai want to do on Anwan Island?"

“We need to find something, specifically, it’s very likely an ancient door,” Xie Jingbai said seriously. “Based on my past experience in investigations, that door may hold the biggest secret of Star Wars.”

"Oh?" He chuckled coldly. "Why is Professor Bai so keen on uncovering the secrets of Star Wars?"

Xie Jingbai looked up at the sky: "The world of Star Wars is vast, and its settings are so comprehensive that they are mind-boggling. It has far exceeded what a game should be like. Its existence is very strange, and I find it hard to imagine that it is a product of human technology."

She turned her head to look at Leng Ran: "It may sound unbelievable... but I believe that the essence of Star Wars is a perfect reflection of one or more real civilizations."

"Outside, there are spring, summer, autumn, and winter, but in Star Wars, there is only eternal spring. The concept of time seems to have disappeared here."

"Eight initial maps, eight fallen civilizations, were mysteriously linked together. When the glory of the past was gone, and the river of time stopped flowing... that Star Wars was the graveyard of the old civilizations."

"And I want to be a witness to them."

His exterior is calm and collected, but his heart is a turbulent sea.

Her mind flashed back to the scene she had witnessed when she returned to the post-apocalyptic land after starting the "Salvation and Destruction" mission.

The blood congealed at the mouth of the zombie beast, the withered leaves frozen in the air... that world, as if paused, coincided with Professor Bai's conjecture.

Following this logic, could the star-colored fragment, the reward obtained from this world, possess the power to control time?

Time is the fourth dimension, beyond the third dimension of human life. A projection descending from the fourth dimension naturally cannot be touched by her, who is in three-dimensional space.

If mortals cannot touch it, then can so-called gods?

“Many people think I’ve gone mad, completely addicted to the Star Wars game.” Xie Jingbai gave a bitter smile. “But the term ‘game’ is the biggest lie of the Longtian Group.”

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