"Sir, when we were conducting the blood test, we found something strange in Fang Heng’s blood. It seems to have been completely destroyed, with almost all the information being corrupted, rendering it undetectable," the supervisor from the research department said, handing over Fang Heng’s blood test report. He added, "The blood is in a disordered and broken state. We’ve never encountered this before."

Benny took the test report and flipped through it casually, asking, "What do you think caused this?"

"The testing process was carried out by us, so we can rule out the possibility of the sample being interfered with during the extraction. This must mean that Fang Heng’s blood was originally in this state. It could be due to his special bloodline talent, or perhaps his blood is inherently unbalanced..."

The supervisor shook his head, showing a helpless expression, "Sorry, I can’t make a definitive judgment."

...

Fang Heng’s expression remained calm as he watched the researcher draw two more vials of blood, carefully placing them into the core device for preservation.

Heh...

Blood tests.

Fang Heng smirked slightly.

He remembered that his blood had once been detected by the spawns for traces of the Seed of Ouroboros, which led to them targeting him for assassination.

So this time, Fang Heng was cautious. During the extraction of his blood, he had deliberately sabotaged it, ensuring that the blood lost all its energy and became little more than water in terms of appearance, aside from the color.

With his mastery of God-level necromancy, achieving this had been a piece of cake.

After the blood samples were taken, the lounge door opened.

Two soldiers entered, their faces showing respect.

Fang Heng had been personally recommended by Benny, so the soldiers were careful not to neglect him.

"Mr. Fang Heng, your elite-level mission application has been approved. Currently, a group of soldiers from the forward troops is heading to the advanced game world for an operation. Would you like to join the game now, or do you need to rest a bit more?"

Fang Heng stood up from the chair and walked up to the two soldiers.

"No need for rest. Let’s go."

Fang Heng had originally planned to bring Arkley and the others along for the advanced game, but after returning, he found that most of the players who had participated in the trial had suffered cultivation-related injuries and were currently recovering in nutrient solutions. They wouldn’t be ready for some time.

He had no choice but to act alone.

"Alright, please follow us."

Led by the two soldiers, Fang Heng passed through the Star Map headquarters’ north district, where the mercenary team had been stationed, and entered the south district of the building.

In the hall on the sixth floor, a team of 120 Federation elite soldiers was already lined up, fully equipped and ready for action.

An army officer saluted Fang Heng.

"I am Igor, the commander of the Federation’s 9th elite team. Mr. Fang Heng, you have been personally recommended by Instructor Benny as an elite-level warrior. You will be joining our team as an advisor for this mission. Once in the game, you will have autonomous action rights and will only answer to the captain. No one else can interfere. Do you understand?"

"Understood."

"Thank you for your cooperation."

Igor nodded and gestured for the team to enter the game cabin.

...

[Hint: The player is entering a special game world...]

[Hint: The player is using a special ritual to enter the advanced game world...]

[Hint: In the current state, the player cannot open any space passages in the game. Using restricted items to forcefully open a space passage may cause extreme instability, leading to passage collapse and item destruction.]

[Hint: The player has the Seed of Ouroboros at Level 4. The player is immune to the negative effects of the current world.]

[Hint: Some items in the player’s backpack are restricted from use.]

Fang Heng slowly opened his eyes and scanned his surroundings.

The soldiers around him continued to enter the game.

It seemed to still be aboard a ship.

A new game world.

From the hints, it appeared that the Seed of Ouroboros was again involved.

Igor was the last to enter the game. He checked the numbers and nodded at Fang Heng.

"Mr. Fang Heng, please follow me."

The squad moved into the ship’s equipment area, where they began changing into tactical suits and equipping energy beam weapons.

Igor left briefly with two soldiers, then quickly returned and gathered everyone. He announced loudly, "Reconfirming our mission target: we’re heading to the C-29 sector to assist with clearing the insect nest from the side. Got it?"

"Yes!"

Igor looked at Fang Heng, "Mr. Fang Heng, we just learned that the captain is leading the Federation forces at the front line. We’ve been assigned an urgent mission to clear the insect nest from the flank. Will you stay here or join our squad for the front-line battle?"

Fang Heng thought for a moment and nodded, "I think I’ll stay and observe."

Igor nodded and replied, "Alright, here is your identity card for the ship. Please keep it safe. The main ship area is to the right; you can find the mainframe there to accept suitable missions."

Fang Heng watched as Igor and the soldiers hurried off, then made his way to the main ship area.

Along the way, Fang Heng noticed that there were very few soldiers on the ship.

The internal defenses seemed unusually weak.

Entering the main ship area, Fang Heng found the mission mainframe.

"Welcome to the main starship - ID number 283A. You are now connected to the spawns-Star Map network."

As he activated the mainframe, a series of mission prompts appeared.

[Hint: Verifying identity...]

[Hint: Player identity - Fang Heng, ID: 23777.]

[Hint: Player honor level - New recruit (F) (Level: 1). Player’s team - 271 Star System - Humans. Player’s team honor level - Inferior (S) (Level: 1).]

[Hint: Completing missions provided by the spawns-Star Map network will reward the player with experience points and Federation contribution points, which can increase the player’s honor level and improve the team’s alliance level.]

[Hint: The player’s identity has been verified. The player can now use their ID across the Star Map network.]

Fang Heng quickly skimmed through the prompts.

It seemed that when he was aboard Captain Zoran’s ship, he used the Federation’s exchange column, but now that his identity was verified, he had unlocked the spawns’ exchange column.

The items available for exchange were divided into two categories: personal and team.

The previous exchange column on the Star River ship had corresponded to the spawns’ team exchange column. The difference between the two was minimal, except that the battlefield contribution points required for exchanges had now switched to spawns’ contribution points.

The personal exchange column had few items available, mainly basic recovery potions and a few items that increased basic attributes.

It seemed that his honor level was still too low, as upgrading it would unlock higher-tier items.

Fang Heng quickly checked again.

While potions might be invaluable to ordinary players, they offered little to him, as he had developed resistance to them. Even if he exchanged everything, it would likely only increase his basic attributes by 2-3 points.

Better than nothing.