Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

The instructor's mecha followed slowly behind, allowing Bai E, who had arrived at the town's ruins ahead of everyone else, sufficient time to go over the details that needed to be explained with all the acquaintances.

This was commonly known as "corroborating testimonies."

Bai E leapt down from the mecha's cockpit, tens of meters above the ground, to those like Kuang Xin who had been waiting for a while. He glanced back at his own blue and white mecha, and said curtly, "To cut a long story short, the mecha I drove here is in violation of the military's discipline, and the military will definitely send a commissioner to investigate my reasons for departure. Remember this, I met you all after you had deserted Grey Iron City during a field operation, because your disillusionment with Grey Iron City made you unwilling to have anything to do with any city. So after rescuing you from the grasp of mechanical intelligence, I covered your tracks and brought you to this little town's ruins."

While speaking, Bai E also took out an emergency communicator that matched the one Kuang Xin had, "This, too, was what I gave you last time. My sudden departure was because I received your distress signal. Understood?"

The story he concocted was not too far from the truth, except for whether he rescued the group from mechanical intelligence or from orcs, the rest was almost entirely true.

In such an urgent situation, it was nearly impossible to concoct an entirely new narrative for over a thousand people to adhere to in a short time; it was more appropriate to slightly modify the facts instead.

Nine true statements to win the trust of the military commissioner, with the single lie conveying the message that Bai E wanted to send.

In fact, even the claim of "rescuing this group of people from mechanical intelligence" was tailored to fit the logic of this counterattack by the mechanical intelligence.
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This was the best course of action Bai E could come up with in a short time.

Feeling that words alone might not carry enough weight, Bai E went straight to the mission.

[Mission description being auto-generated...]

[Main Mission—A Warm Lie: The leader who has always sheltered you has violated the military discipline of "Blackwater City Military" due to this rescue mission. If the testimonies you provide to the military commissioner are beneficial enough for your leader, perhaps your leader can successfully avoid this crisis. The fate of the leader is in your hands, whether to divulge the whole truth or to support the leader who has always taken care of you... The choice is yours!

Mission requirement: Provide a testimony that benefits the leader 0/1.

Mission reward: General experience points 100~500 (adjustable), item reward (to be determined).]

(Note: "Auto-completion" allowed; "permissions" and "expenditures" will be deducted and locked once the mission is confirmed for release.)

[This mission will have an impact on the development of the entire world, your choice is crucial!]

[Do you wish to release the current mission?]

As Bai E stared at the auto-generated mission description, he was briefly stunned.

Main mission? Affecting the world's development direction?

"..."

Am I really that important?

Bai E had always understood that the system was merely an intermediary that helped edit information according to his wishes, without offering any subjective opinions.

But this time...

He had never thought of issuing a main mission to the players, let alone tying the entire world's development to himself alone.

The moment he saw the mission description, Bai E realized that he might never have truly understood the system.

But at the moment, there was no time to delve further.

[Release it!]

"Understood!" Before the mission prompt sounded, Kuang Xin, Dai Lian, and indeed all players and others gathered around simultaneously agreed.

And it was at the instant after they agreed that the mission prompt suddenly rang out.

With no limit on the number of participants, the main mission descended equally upon every player present, and their decisions would affect the entire world's storyline.

"Main mission?"

"A kind lie?"

"Connected to world changes?"

"Holy crap, our lord really is the main character of the world!"

"We're definitely sticking by our leader's side!"

For the players, bigger risks meant greater rewards.

Cities? Military? Official forces in the game couldn't elicit even the slightest awe in their hearts.

Moreover, personally being a key part of the main mission made them feel like they had a profound influence on the world, boosting their sense of achievement and involvement to the fullest.

As for the town's residents... it was Bai E, who had rescued them from dire straits multiple times, who was their true faith.

Cities? They hardly knew them.

As Gong Yan silently summoned all the players beside her, watching another giant mecha approach, she said softly, "You all heard what the lord said, right? We are all in this together. We've seen the lord's strength, and even among the natives, he's definitely top-tier. Even if we expose the lord's real situation this time, with the lord's strength, he can easily carve out a blood path. It's us who would be at a loss without the lord's trust. But if we choose to help, we will be his loyal subjects! Everyone knows what to do."

Even knowing her lord's attraction to all the players, Gong Yan still wished to add an extra layer of insurance.

After scanning the crowd, Gong Yan then ordered in a firm voice, "Before the military commissioner arrives, you must inform every native in town of what the lord has said, and ensure that there are no slip-ups. The mission isn't difficult, but this time we must work together with one heart!"