Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

Undoubtedly, in the face of Nova's Spiritual Energy release field, Kuang Xin, who had just fought a tough battle with the acting captain, was the most disheveled, pressed heavily by an invisible force to the point where his limbs were almost touching the ground, his eyes burning with strong discontent—

Spiritual Energy again! Spiritual Energy again!

The damn yellow-haired rebel from Black Street had used Spiritual Energy to completely overthrow him once before, and now, Spiritual Energy again!

As his time playing in this game gradually lengthened, his pursuit within the game became clear—

An invincible War God!

Power, treasures, technology—none of those were what he sought.

To become the supreme War God with a human body, unbeatable, invincible! That was his pursuit.

The power of Spiritual Energy... Even if he couldn't achieve greatness in this area, he was determined not to be powerless against it ever again!

...

"Isn't... don't you know each other?"

A gentle voice suddenly sounded not far away.

Bai E, steadying his breath from the sprint he had just taken, calmly interrupted the minor dispute between the two groups of strangers.

He could certainly tell that their first encounter in his absence might not have been the most cordial, so he now introduced them naturally, as if he had noticed nothing, "I was about to introduce you all to each other, but since you've already met, that's even better."

The moment they saw Bai E, the suppressive Spiritual Energy pressure atop everyone vanished instantly, Nova's face as tranquil as if nothing had happened.

But she suddenly jumped up and rushed to Bai E, hanging a sweet smile on her face and looking up innocently, "You're finally here?"

The players, relieved of the pressure, finally caught their breath, looking with uncertain glances at the white-haired woman who was now acting docile before Bai E.

Was this really the same terrifying enemy who had effortlessly suppressed them all, making resistance difficult?

Was such a powerful Spiritual Energy user... really just like this in front of their own boss?

Our organization really is a place full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers...

"My lord..." Dai Lian hesitantly stepped forward, his eyes glancing at the white-haired woman in front of Bai E, speaking with a tone of doubt.

Bai E smiled calmly, explaining without mentioning the conflict that had just occurred, "She is also a member of our organization and might be stationed near Black Street from now on. I had planned to introduce her to you today."

"She's also a member of our organization!" Gu Lan blinked in surprise from a distance.

Though she had anticipated this from the demeanor her boss had shown from the moment he appeared, hearing the confirmation from him still caught her off guard.

Bai E's might was well-known to all, but other members of the organization, even those like Kuang Xin who had joined earlier, had rarely been seen.

There were only the old butler and the rat people.

It was said these two joined after Kuang Xin and the others, and privately, they even speculated that their lord's organization might really be just him by himself.

Who could have imagined there really were such significant figures, even such strong presences.

And to be stationed near Black Street in the future... Does that mean, besides our lord, they finally had a strong leg to cling to any time?

Joyous news! Exceptional joyous news!

Bai E pursed his lips and scanned the four players, softly introducing to Nova, "These four are my favorite core members at the moment. You'll be stationed around here in the future, and you can ask them if there's anything you don't understand or need."

"Mhm~ okay."

Bai E looked at Nova, who now appeared very obedient, with a smiling gaze and then led the way, "Come on, let me take you to see your new home."

"New home?" Nova's eyes lit up, following closely behind Bai E with a little jog, "Our new home?"

"It's everyone's home."

The underground base...

The players hadn't neglected the base just because they completed the construction phase; the entrance had gone from the rough wooden boards of their last visit to a thick iron door covered with turf.

The rope ladder that led into the base had been removed, replaced by a newly constructed steel staircase.

The inside of the base was cleaned and even had a layer of limewash over the rough concrete walls.

It might not look incredibly high-end, but at least it was more formal and didn't resemble a child's playhouse anymore.

The players were quite thoughtful, weren't they?

Bai E nodded satisfactorily and promptly distributed some rewards—

[Task Reward (Phase): Organization Contribution Points (Dawn) +50, Distributed.]×4

The amount of the reward wasn't the important part, but rather to let the players know he saw their effort.

Feedback must be timely; no attempt is meaningless, for that motivates them to work harder.

Indeed, the faces of the players who received the reward notification lit up with joy.

Gu Lan's face showed the most pride, glancing at the others as though claiming credit.

Having joined the organization last, she missed the initial large-scale development phase, so she looked for ways to catch up from any possible angle. It was her idea to improve the base's construction.

Now it seemed her decision was absolutely right.

The more formal base was not only satisfactory to Nova, seeing it for the first time, but also to everyone else.

Sufficiently secretive, sufficiently safe.