The camera suddenly zoomed in, focusing on a generally yellow planet.

The flow of gases in the atmosphere above the planet took the shape of characters.

[Objective: New Season Star] (Automatically translated into a recognizable font)

[Players: From the Quick Ji Ming Star 'Li Ben', 'Ban Shi', 'Hua Jia', 'Huan Zhao', 'Rong Yan', 'Li Li'...] (Likewise a large group)

[Mission Content: Subdue or eliminate sixty percent of the communicable life forms on the planet]

The camera zoomed in again, on New Season Star residents looking up at the sky, humanoid bird species, with legs like bird legs, short but powerful arms, wings, and feathers covering their entire body.

Their civilization was undeveloped, in a farming stage.

They looked at the sky, at the clouds shaped into characters, bewildered, fearful, angry.

The camera flashed past, speeding to another planet.

[Objective: Source Paper Star]

[Players: From Quick Ji Ming Star 'Berry', 'Land', 'Long Geng', 'Feather', 'Shu Yuan', 'Le Zhao'...]

[Mission Content: Subdue or eliminate sixty percent of the communicable life forms on the planet]

One planet after another, a question all of humanity on Earth had considered, was finally answered today—there were other forms of life in the universe, humans were not unique.

But the manner in which this message was received was too sad.

These planets were about to be invaded.

Everyone silently watched, without speaking a word.

The camera rotated, focusing on a blue planet, in a waiting hall, no, the hearts of all the players on Earth sank.

A terrifying and dreadful silence prevailed.

"No! It's not Earth! The atmosphere is a bit thinner!" a knowledgeable player suddenly screamed.

[Objective: Mercury]

[Players: From...]

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; audible gasps of breath could be heard.

Indeed, it was not Earth. That vibrant, life-packed planet, eager to awaken, looked too much like Earth!

After seeing planet after planet, Li Changzhou found it difficult to feel sorry for the residents above at this moment; as he looked at the blue beads in his mind, he had nothing but admiration for the beauty of the stars. The most beautiful gemstone in the world couldn't compare to it.

If in the future his body became bigger, he would definitely collect a few such beads.

Time passed yet again, and finally, the players of Earth appeared; the atmosphere in the hall was both oppressive and exhilarating.

It was soon Li Changzhou's turn.

[Objective: Four Seasons Star]

[Players: From Earth 'Heavenly Destiny', 'Rainy Night Without a Knife', 'Rainy Night with Umbrella', 'Is There Really Cat Poop in Cat Poop Coffee?'... 'King of Black Fog', 'Turquoise Pool'...'Little Green', 'Little White'...'Mosquito'...'Dwarf Capuchin Monkey', 'Strength of Only Five', 'Soda Crackers'...]

[Mission Content: Subdue or eliminate sixty percent of the communicable life forms on the planet]

On the Four Seasons Star, there were a total of five communicable life forms.

The Snow Giants living in the icy snow region to the north, the Forest People in the green meadows to the east, the Sand People in the scorching desert to the south, the Dwarves with the fruit-laden lands to the west, and the Humans who experienced the turn of the four seasons in the center.

The five races gazed at the words sketched by the clouds above, understanding their own destiny, as if they were looking at the players beyond the camera lens.

The players from Xia Country were also watching the others through the live broadcast.

The station was as bright as day, making the night outside seem even more somber.

With the selection of planets complete, a grand force descended, and the chosen players transformed into streaks of light, soaring into the sky.

The people of Earth pointed at the torrents of light ascending against nature, marveling that the new year indeed brought a new atmosphere.

The streams of light burst through the atmosphere, scattering like fireworks, each heading toward the planets about to be invaded.

The streams of light from Xia Country shuttled through the star-speckled dark space, aiming for the "Four Seasons Star" thirty-six billion light-years away.

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Four Seasons Star, spring.

The forest dwellers had lived here for generations, their skin like tree bark, drinking dew and juice fermented from sap, hunting with bows and arrows.

A small number of the forest people were capable of wielding forest magic granted by the king of wind and light.

"Elders of the forest race, invaders will soon reach Four Seasons Star, our king hopes everyone can unite to eradicate the enemy," a voice stated.

"Merely dozens of life forms," spoke a hundred-meter-tall tree.

The human envoy from the Central was slightly brow-furrowed, looking up at this giant tree.

It was not because of rejection, but rather because he didn't enjoy speaking to the forest elders with his head tilted back, causing his neck to ache.

"Times have changed, numbers don't mean everything," the envoy said, not taking those few hundred players seriously either, but he had to obey the orders of the Central King.

The forest tribe's elder didn't respond; ever since becoming a tree, he rarely spoke, preferring to feel instead.

A forest tribesman standing on another tree shot an arrow at the envoy's feet, a sign for him to leave.

Spring was the most suitable time for humans, and the war between Central and spring had never ended, with brief peace only serving as a truce in preparation for the next battle.

The same scenario unfolded simultaneously in the other three seasons.

People of the summer season looked similar to humans, with one slight difference—they could drink water with all parts of their body, and any fluids excreted from their body were drinkable.

During mating, an indispensable step was to lick away all the fluids from the other, including urine.

Most people from the Central found this repulsive, regarding the people of the sand as not true descendants of the king of wind and light.

This act of faith dismissal was far worse than the racial discrimination seen on Earth, so both sides generally wished for the other's death.

Just like spring, Central would often plunder autumn when they were in winter or spring, with conflicts between the two persisting.

As for winter, those snow giants couldn't leave even if they desired to.

Only a few magic-wielding giants could leave the perpetual snowy regions for spring, autumn, but not summer in Central.

After some futile effort, the Central King also gave up; what can merely dozens of players do in fifteen days?

Without cooperation, both the Central and the kings or elders of the four seasons issued a decree—anyone who could bring back the heads of these players, even just one, would receive the highest level of reward.

Merchants, rangers, nobles, even princes and princesses from the Central, set out armed, whether to earn glory, for fun, or to prevent the slaughter of their people, in search of the players' landing points, attempting to hunt them down.

The streams of light fell, their tails originally visible, quickly extinguished like fireworks.

Xia Country, 79 players descended.

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