Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 861 - 614 Star Sea Lantern_2

Quest Objective: Find one psychic ("Spiritual Energy wielder") willing to become a "Beacon" (0/1) and successfully lead the starship across vast space to the beacon's location (0/1).

Quest Rewards: Tech Points x2, Item Reward: Storm Armor x1 (the psychic volunteering to become the "Beacon" will receive the same quest rewards).

(Note: There will be a physical submission phase; the current commission cannot be "auto-completed" and requires "manual verification." Upon confirming commission release, "permissions" and "expenses" will be deducted and locked.)

Spending time to personally travel to a distant location and become the beacon… that's too much trouble.

Why not let the players here on-site handle it?

Moreover, letting an Elf Race member, like the Wind Elf, take an entire starship crew across what could be an endless high-dimensional space to find his position… Bai E felt uneasy about this.

It wasn't just a matter of necessary caution toward this relatively unfamiliar alien race of elves; it was also the inherent anxiety about delegating such an important task rather than taking it on himself.

After all, this was high-dimensional space!

Ever since launching the offensive expedition against the "Eternal Lineage" demons last time, Bai E hadn't had the time to lead another high-dimensional space expedition.

First, it was incredibly difficult to succeed, not to mention the colossal losses; second, they still hadn't been able to pinpoint the cause behind the sudden, catastrophic high-dimensional space storm.

The most reasonable speculation among human psychics thus far was that the fallen "Eternal Lineage" demon lords had, in their final moments, unleashed their remaining power to trigger the storm, aiming to trap and obliterate the human expeditionary spirits.

If another expedition were launched, Bai E wasn't sure they could count on luck again like the last time.

Thus, except for the army of heroic spirits allied with the "Soul Black Hole" specializing in targeting demons, Bai E hadn't conducted another large-scale demon-clearing operation.

High-dimensional demons remained an eternal threat to all intelligent life in this world.

And more importantly, as an Elf Race Wind Elf, her unique proficiency against demons in high-dimensional space was a double-edged sword. If she ever encountered a powerful Desire Lineage demon, Bai E feared she might lead the whole starship and crew straight into that demon's abyss of desire.

When there was no other choice, Bai E could only let her take the risk and attempt it.

But if he could maintain control, Bai E still preferred to complete this exploration journey himself.

As long as the players on the other side of the universe light the beacon, the moment they receive signals from the beacon here, they could immediately set sail.

And casual verbal instructions never seem to garner real effort or urgency—it's actual benefits that compel players to give their absolute best.

The moment a few players caught sight of the quest rewards, their eyes lit up.

Storm Armor!

That was the very equipment players dreamed of obtaining.

Though, to encourage the group to follow the fleet for deep space exploration, the indigenous official forces had offered full surgical enhancement to all those participating in starship exploration for the first time.

With the exception of individuals who declined due to personal preferences, everyone's surgical enhancement was provided free of charge—and that alone reached a performance level that other players could only fantasize about.

Players who didn't make it into the first group of explorers could only earn merits and accumulate points honestly for a chance to qualify for surgical enhancement.

Yet, while players who hadn't undergone surgery yearned for it, those who had already undergone surgery coveted the exclusive-use Storm Armor designated for surgically enhanced personnel.

This armor was exorbitantly expensive and represented the pinnacle of human society's integrated advanced technology—a possession not casually given to outsiders.

Players, who existed as semi-autonomous entities, could only access temporary rights to use the armor under specific circumstances or moments—for instance, during the previous starship rupture, where Kuang Xin and others used Storm Armor to rescue people.

It was precisely through these interactions that players grew increasingly aware of the terrifying power boost Storm Armor could provide.

If surgical enhancements improved player combat capability on a scale of ten, adding Storm Armor could increase it to a hundred, maybe even two hundred!

Even among the players closest to Bai E, the planetary ruler with the highest honor, like Kuang Xin and his peers, not a single player held a set of Storm Armor fully belonging to themselves.

And now, the opportunity to obtain the first set of Storm Armor was right in front of all of them!

Potentially even two sets!

One for the recommender, and one for the contributor.

There was only one opportunity—first come, first serve!

In an instant, the players' eyes turned green.

With quick twists of their feet, it was clear they were ready to dash off.

Time was of the essence—there was no room for delay or waste.

Seeing the players in this state, Bai E didn't suppress their nature. He simply waved them off and said, "If there's nothing else, you all can go now—I have things to handle."

"Then we'll take our leave, Lord." Dai Lian displayed impeccable manners, turning and leaving in swift steps.

Noticing the subtle competitive vibes among the players, Bai E chuckled silently to himself.

One or two sets of armor were trivial assets for him at this point.

However, as players' strength and status grew, the number of "goodies" he could reasonably display to them dwindled.

The armor remained the most valuable reward for now. To ensure absolute control in the foreseeable future, Bai E couldn't allow Storm Armor to become too easily accessible among the players.

Thus, how this first internal armor would be distributed was entirely up to them to decide themselves~

...

After leaving the lord's residence, the players regrouped briefly. Following his usual habit, Dai Lian outlined the rules everyone needed to follow for this quest.

"Only the first person to complete the quest gets the reward. We've tackled plenty of similar quests in the past. So, as usual… whoever finds it first, earns it."

Dai Lian swept his gaze across the group, his tone calm.

No fighting, no snatching—everyone would rely on their own abilities.

Similar scenarios had occurred many times before. Perhaps this time, the rewards from the lord's quest were more enticing, but the bonds they shared wouldn't be broken over it.

Gu Lan shrugged indifferently and responded, "Alright."

Gong Yan and Kuang Xin agreed cheerfully, "No problem."

Xu Ruoguang, who had resigned from his post as Black Street Guard Captain to join them on their space exploration adventures, also replied with a casual smile, "Sure thing."

For some reason, he had a hunch he'd have as much of this "thing" as he wanted in the future.

It felt like… these items were destined to belong to him.

He'd probably wear them so much he'd grow tired of them—what was there to fight over?

"That settles it!" Dai Lian nodded and finalized, "From now on, we act individually!"

...

As Bai E watched the players depart, he once again felt the delightful satisfaction of having them around.

These death-defying creatures were proving to be unstoppable forces.

The greatest problem that had been troubling him was miraculously being addressed by their efforts.

If they genuinely managed to find a player willing to light the beacon in a distant area, then this high-dimensional space journey would have the highest chances of succeeding!

And surely, this wouldn't be hard to achieve, right?

Lighting a beacon wasn't exactly akin to Kuang Xin's previous, reckless self-sacrifice.

As long as the person lighting the beacon didn't exceed their own capacity for an extended period, their life wouldn't typically be in danger.

With the ridiculously appealing reward—a set of Storm Armor—if these players weren't foolish, they'd certainly center their efforts around finding someone willing to take this leap.

Moreover, most players had already ensured resurrection capability via pre-registered android bodies in the system.

At this level of risk, it shouldn't even faze them.

Now, all that was left was to sit back and wait for good news...