Chen Xibei enters the interstellar game Star Sea 3499, only to get trapped by a bug and find himself unable to log out.
To make matters worse, the System skips the selection process and appoints him as a special envoy for Blacknet, an interstellar corporation specializing in infiltration, fraud, and “strategic asset restructuring” (outright theft).
One ship from the start, and every piece of equipment has to be stolen.
The parent company refuses to spend a cent, sending only Black Rose, a sharp-tongued AI assistant, and three hundred clone marines.
Facing the defeated Cross Empire and three other rivals with fleets that blot out the sky, all watching like hungry predators...
Chen Xibei looks at his meager assets, then at the players in the public channel, who call themselves the “Fourth Calamity,” brimming with enthusiasm and unafraid of death.
He gets it.
Why be a boss when he could be a “black-market broker”?
With free missions and fake treasure, he can hire the finest “disposable assets” to draw enemy fire and sow chaos.
Meanwhile, he and his elite squad need only slip in from the shadows, empty the enemy’s vault, and pin the blame on someone else.
“Players are incredibly useful, but now they’re mine.”
