Click, click, click!
The sound of mechanical assembly echoed in the private workshop. Mechanical Force flashed like blue tentacles, controlling the mechanical arm to build a new King mechanical suit.
Han Xiao was fully focused, watching the details of the mechanical suit being perfected step by step.
The last piece of armor was embedded in the chest of the King, and a notification popped up on the interface.
You have created a Gold Grade equipment (Universal Treasure).
"Phew …"
Han Xiao's tense expression relaxed, and he slowly exhaled.
This was his second Gold Grade King mechanical suit. Even with his previous experience, [Spirit Instrument], and [Universal Treasure Creator] bonuses, he still had to try five times before finally succeeding. However, the number of failures was much lower than the first time.
Han Xiao planned to give this new King mechanical suit to Hella. Although it was a Mechanic exclusive equipment, and Hella could not enjoy the bonuses, Han Xiao only needed its directional teleportation function to provide Hella with security.
Furthermore, two pieces were not enough. Han Xiao still had to create a few spare Kings for himself, and he might even prepare one for Ames. The amount of work was secondary; the main thing was that the cost was very high.
A King was equivalent to the cost of an entire fleet. If it did not reach Gold Grade, it would undoubtedly be a loss. Currently, he could not guarantee that he would be able to create a Universal Treasure grade King every time, so he would definitely waste several times the amount of Enas. Even if the Black Star Corps could afford it, this part of the cost would make him feel the pinch.
"Sigh, as a Mechanic, it's not like I don't have the ability to make money." Han Xiao sighed.
He glanced at his attribute interface. Because this was the second time he had created the King, the [Spirit Instrument] did not give him new God's Trait Transformation points, nor did it unlock a new layer of bonuses. It only gave him the ability to reload points.
Because it was the same blueprint, the efficiency of the reload this time was reduced from 200 points to 160 points. It was a pity that he didn't redeem his luck this time. His hopes for a free ticket were dashed. However, he did redeem his Charisma attribute, which wasn't bad. Anyway, he was always shameless … cough, he didn't care about appearances.
The 160 Free Attribute Points continued to be saved. Han Xiao stuffed the second set of King into the special maintenance box for the mechanical suit and found a mechanical soldier to send it along with the box to Hella.
It was worth mentioning that this special mechanical suit maintenance box was also an orange equipment. It could nurture the mechanical suit and increase a certain basic attribute of the mechanical suit after a long time. As a pinnacle Beyond Grade A Mechanic, Han Xiao was currently wearing and using all the good stuff.
After settling all of this, Han Xiao rubbed his eyes and stretched. It was not that he had nothing to do in the base camp. Apart from dealing with daily affairs, he had been in the workshop repairing Apostle Weapons and forging Universal Treasures. He had worked overtime for many days.
"Relax a little and watch them play cards."
Han Xiao patted his back and was about to open the door and walk out when his communicator suddenly rang. It was a call from a high-ranking official of the Red Empire.
"The dynasty is finally willing to call. Has they finally decided on how to deal with me?"
Han Xiao's eyes flashed, and he accepted the call. The remote projection of a high-ranking official appeared before him. This was the person in charge of liaising with the Beyond Grade As all year round, so he could be considered familiar with Han Xiao.
"Your Excellency Black Star." The dynasty official nodded and said, "Long time no see."
"Hello." Han Xiao nodded and pretended not to know. "What's the matter?"
"Hmm, I know you like to be direct, so I won't waste your time. The dynasty's upper echelons are preparing to announce a plan related to you, and they want to ask for your opinion."
"What plan?"
"The dynasty intends to temporarily open the right to purchase the Evolutionary Totem. It will no longer be limited to allies but freely sold to the entire universe. Because the Evolution Cube is an energy source and is in your hands, the dynasty wants to know your opinion." The dynasty official smiled.
Han Xiaoxin's heart skipped a beat, and he was filled with ecstasy.
Although he had guessed this possibility long ago, he was still very excited when it was confirmed.
All along, the Red Empire had controlled the sales channels of the Evolutionary Totem and did not allow it to enter the free market. They could only sell it to allied civilizations. This was the agreement between Han Xiao and the dynasty. If the sales restrictions were lifted, every civilization in the universe would become a customer, bringing in immeasurable profits.
Furthermore, this was not a one-time deal. The Evolutionary Totem could only operate for twenty years at most. After its energy was depleted, it would need to be recharged with the Evolution Cube, just like refueling. Thus, the subsequent maintenance costs would be a huge source of income. It was a super profitable business opportunity.
The Red Empire held the right to purchase the Evolutionary Totem because they wanted to control this profit, which was to obtain the energy source, the Evolution Cube, from Han Xiao. They were not willing to let a non-direct ally control such an important strategic treasure. Thus, the two sides had been arguing over this issue, and a certain crack had formed in their relationship.
Now that the dynasty was willing to open up the sales channels of the Evolutionary Totem, they had finally made a concession and taken the initiative to ease the relationship between the two sides. The reason was undoubtedly the influence of Black Star's Godlike Battle, and they were willing to temporarily hand over the huge profits to Han Xiao.
Although he was very excited, Han Xiao still caught a phrase. "Temporarily open? How long will it be? "
The dynasty official shook his head. "I don't know. The higher-ups should not have set an end date."
In other words, if he did something bad, it could end at any time …
Han Xiaoxin understood. The dynasty's move was not only to rope him in, but also to control him indirectly. When he got used to the huge profits, or when his expanded army could not do without the flow of funds brought by this business, the dynasty would have a new channel to control him. He could understand this. After all, they were a Universal Civilization, and it was impossible to make them kowtow to you. It was already good enough that they were willing to give in and respect you.
"Okay, I don't have any objections. When will it be opened?" Han Xiao agreed.
"The time has not been set yet. If it is to be officially implemented, it will probably take half a year to a year to prepare. However, within three days to half a month, the announcement of this decree will be announced to the entire universe. Therefore, we need to quickly discuss the profit distribution plan," the dynasty official replied.
Because the previous plan was mainly to deal with the dynasty and its allies, there were many benefits. However, if it was to be sold to the entire universe, both Han Xiao and the dynasty wanted to greatly increase the price to earn money from outsiders. Therefore, the distribution plan had to be reformulated.
Han Xiao thought for a while and said, "In that case … I'll let my business team contact you and try to negotiate a suitable result as soon as possible."
The Germinal Financial Group, which was affiliated with the army, had a group of business negotiation experts, which would come in handy in this matter. As an executive of the financial group, Interpais was an expert in this area.
Because he had the Evolution Cube, the majority of the profits would definitely be on his side. However, the dynasty had to share some of the profits as well. After all, they had helped to bear the pressure for so long, and he could not pretend that nothing had happened. Furthermore, he would still need the Red Empire to provide logistical, transportation, and raw materials assistance in the future. After all, the entire universe market was too big, and the current Black Star Corps would not be able to cover the entire universe.
After the two of them discussed for a while, Han Xiao hung up the communication. Thinking that the army was about to obtain an endless source of profits, he was in an extremely good mood.
Suddenly, a thought appeared in his mind. Han Xiao's eyes flashed, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a mocking sneer.
"When the Red Empire announces this decree, I can make a trip to the Limitless Financial Group … Humph, do you think that you can take back the suppression on my business and pretend that nothing happened? How can there be such a good thing?"
…
Emerald Star Cluster, Beast Ancestor stronghold, actual combat training ground.
Boom!
His fist, which was curved like a leopard's claw, was wrapped in a faint black channel flame. He fiercely punched a body's abdomen. The skin and muscles of the area where he hit rippled under the tremendous force, and a shockwave of air burst out. A burly figure was sent flying by this blow with the momentum of a cannonball, heavily crashing into the wall of the training ground with a loud bang, and smoke and dust filled the air.
Schneider retracted his fist, and the poisonous light black aura dissipated. He said indifferently, "Let's not fight anymore. Let's call it a day."
After saying that, he did not even look at the loyal officer who took the initiative to ask for a spar but was easily defeated by him. He put on the windbreaker that he had thrown aside and walked out of the training ground.
If it were any other time, Schneider would not be bothered to respond to the challenges of others. However, he had been in a bad mood recently and wanted to vent his anger through fighting.
When he thought about how everyone was grounded by Secret Master and was not allowed to leave this stronghold, Schneider could not help but sigh.
Beep beep.
Just then, his communicator rang. Schneider glanced at it and saw that it was a call from the big sister he had always respected, Jotina.
As soon as the call connected, Jotina began to grumble, her tone filled with dissatisfaction. "I invited you to leave the Beast Ancestor with me. You said to wait and see, and I agreed. However, it's been so long, and you still haven't left with your brothers and sisters? What's the matter with you, little brother? "
Schneider had a helpless look on his face as he said softly, "Big sister, it's not that I don't want to leave. It's just that there was an accident."
"What accident?" Jotina frowned.
"It's His Excellency Secret Master …" Schneider thought of the surveillance magic brand on his body and suddenly paused. After a mental struggle, he gritted his teeth and decided to tell the truth. "He said that he wants to take over the Beast Ancestor's troops and wants all of us to work for him. Now, no one can leave the Beast Ancestor stronghold, and I'm also trapped here."
Jotina was furious, exasperated at his failure to live up to her expectations. "I told you to leave earlier, but you didn't listen, you coward. Look at you now, what a piece of trash! Trash! You're a disgrace to this old lady! "
She scolded him, and Schneider was a yes-man, unable to refute and not daring to talk back.
The hatred of the people of the rebel faction toward Gorután basically stemmed from the tragic fate of their birth mothers, so they were more humane than the other two factions. Some of them even had true brotherly and sisterly relationships. Schneider and Jotina grew up together, and he had been afraid of this big sister since young. Even now, there was still a shadow of his childhood.
Jotina scolded him for a while. Seeing Schneider's dejected expression, she couldn't bear it and said, "If you're not willing to continue working for Secret Master, escape when you find a chance in the future."
Schneider shook his head and sighed. "Secret Master said that escaping without permission is considered betrayal. He left a magic brand on us, so even if we dare to escape, how can we escape from the pursuit of a Beyond Grade A?"
Jotina had a warm heart toward the brothers and sisters she recognized. She couldn't bear to see Schneider being forced to serve Secret Master. After hesitating for a while, she suddenly said,
"Let me ask you, are you willing to join the Black Star Corps?"
"Of course, but I don't have the chance now." Schneider sighed.
Hearing this, Jotina gritted her teeth and said decisively, "Don't worry, I'll think of a way to ask the Army Commander for help!"
Then, without waiting for Schneider's reply, she hastily hung up the call.
Schneider held up the communicator with a helpless expression.
"Ask Black Star for help? How is that possible … "
He sighed, not holding any hope at all.
They were Beast Ancestor's subordinates, but although they verbally expressed the intention of joining him, they were not part of the Black Star Corps. How could Black Star offend another peak Beyond Grade A for a few Calamity Grades like them?
…
Beast Ancestor's former palace had become Secret Master's residence.
Gorután's huge throne had been stored in an alchemy storage bottle by Secret Master as a trophy. His own throne had replaced Gorután's seat.
At this moment, Secret Master was sitting on the throne, flipping through the information of Beast Ancestor's officers. Byram was by his side, answering any questions at any time.
At this moment, Secret Master's communicator rang. He glanced at it, and his expression suddenly became serious.
This expression as if he was facing a great enemy stunned Byram. He secretly guessed who had called to make Secret Master's expression change so drastically.
This time, Secret Master waved his hand and coldly said, "You can leave first."
Hearing this, although Byram was curious, he could only leave. Although he thought that he was Secret Master's new confidant, he did not dare overstep the rules.
Now that he was the only one left in the room, Secret Master picked up the call with a serious expression.
"Black Star, why are you looking for me?"
As soon as he said that, Han Xiao's hearty laughter came from the communicator.
"Hahaha, Secret Master, you seem a little nervous."
"You're thinking too much."
Secret Master's brain worked quickly. Although he wanted to make friends with Black Star, he could not help but feel guilty when he received a call from the other party at this moment.
Han Xiao smiled. "Although we had a conflict over the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy, it's already been resolved. There's no grudge between us, right? Speaking of which, I did you a big favor."
"What favor?"
"Do you still have to ask? Of course, it's Beast Ancestor. Didn't you remind me back then because you wanted to make things difficult for Gorután? You and he are both protectors of the black market, so there must be some conflicts of interest. I helped you get rid of him so that you could take over his market. Isn't that a big favor for you? "
"Indeed, you helped me indirectly." Secret Master did not deny it.
"Since I did you a favor, I happen to need you to do me a favor as well." Han Xiao blinked and said with a meaningful smile, "I heard that you're taking over Beast Ancestor's army. Don't worry, I'm not interested in those crooked people who view me as their enemy. If you want to take them in, it's up to you. However, there seem to be some decent people among them who want to join me. Don't stop these people."
Secret Master's eyes changed slightly. He was a little reluctant to part with these Calamity Grade officers.
Furthermore, if he made this request, there would definitely be some officers who would use joining Black Star as an excuse. Should he let them go or not? This way, his gains from taking over Beast Ancestor's troops would be greatly reduced, and he would definitely lose many Calamity Grade talents.
However, since Black Star had called, it meant that he knew that he was detaining people. If he did not agree, he would probably offend Black Star. Furthermore, Black Star would definitely be very unyielding recently, and it might even worsen the conflict. He still wanted to befriend Black Star and was not willing to lose the big picture for a small gain.
Although Secret Master felt that it was a pity, he did not hesitate at this time. He was not willing to offend Black Star for some Calamity Grade officers. He said with a deep voice, "Okay, as long as there are people who want to join you, I'll let them go."
"That's great ~" Han Xiao then laughed.
The two of them suppressed their inner emotions and pretended to be good brothers. They chatted for a while before hanging up.
As soon as he put down the communicator, Secret Master's expression turned ugly. He summoned Byram and ordered, "Get out of here.
He ordered Byram, "Bring Schneider and his group over."
Byram was a little confused, but he still did as he was told.
Very soon, Schneider and the other officers of the rebel faction gathered in the palace, staring at Secret Master on the throne with complicated, helpless, and unhappy gazes.
Secret Master was expressionless as he slowly asked, "Who wants to join the Black Star Corps?"
There was a slight commotion in the crowd, and they looked at each other, not knowing what Secret Master was doing.
Could it be that he was testing them, wanting to make an example out of them and completely dispel their thoughts of joining someone else?
Everyone immediately became alert, feeling that they had guessed the truth. They immediately expressed their loyalty.
"How is that possible? We are all willing to accept the protection of His Excellency Secret Master."
"Everyone here is a brother, and they speak nicely. I really like this place, so how can I join someone else?"
Seeing this scene, Secret Master felt his balls ache.
If it was someone else, he could use this method to say that no one was willing to join him, but Secret Master did not intend to play any tricks to appease Black Star, so he was very depressed.
The current situation could be simply summarized as …
Everyone: Daddy Secret Master, we really don't want to join Black Star.
Secret Master: No, think about it, hurry up and go find your father.
Taking a deep breath, Secret Master calmed himself down and suddenly released his aura, saying in a deep voice, "Cut the crap. Those who want to join Black Star, I won't stop you. I'm not joking with you. If you want to leave, hurry up and get lost."
The people who were expressing their loyalty felt a strong pressure, and when they realized that Secret Master did not seem to be testing them, they were all stunned.
What's going on? Wasn't he grounded a while ago? Why is he suddenly letting us go?
Is Secret Master so fickle?
Byram's expression changed as he thought of the call just now. Now that he thought about it, it was definitely Black Star.
He actually made Secret Master compromise with just a few words, and Secret Master was actually so afraid of Black Star …
Byram was secretly shocked.
In the crowd, Schneider suddenly thought of his call with Jotina two hours ago and sucked in a breath of cold air.
"It can't be wrong, it's definitely Black Star's doing. Otherwise, there's no way to explain it …"
He realized that Secret Master's expression was not good, and he was definitely unwilling to make this decision.
Schneider secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, a storm brewing in his heart.
The way he saw it, Jotina had just joined the army and could not possibly have the right to speak. Then, Black Star did not hesitate to offend Secret Master, most likely because he valued them.
Although he did not know if his guess was right, Schneider could not help but feel touched, and he had the urge to die for his friend.
"… Looks like Jotina was right. Black Star is indeed someone worth joining."
…
Because it was a private transaction, the departure of Schneider and the others did not cause much of a stir.
However, seven or eight days later, the Red Empire issued a decree without warning, which suddenly ignited the enthusiasm of the entire universe, shocking countless people.
The content of the decree was very simple. The empire had decided to open up the right to purchase the Evolutionary Totem to the entire universe in one year's time!
The three Universal Civilizations had been fighting over the Evolutionary Totem for a long time. As soon as this announcement was made, it caused a huge uproar, and countless civilizations went crazy with excitement.
Oh my god, the empire has finally been enlightened!
The entire universe knew that the Red Empire would not make such a decision for no reason. For them to suddenly make such a decision, it definitely had something to do with recent events.
And everyone knew that the only major universe-level event that had happened recently was Black Star's Godlike Battle!
Even ordinary people could understand the cause and effect between these two events.
The empire suddenly opened up the right to purchase the Evolutionary Totem because they were shocked by Black Star's battle results. Thus, they compromised with Black Star and took the initiative to give in, allowing Black Star, who had the Evolution Cube, to control the Evolutionary Totem business!
A Universal Civilization, especially one as stubborn as the Red Empire, actually gave in to a Beyond Grade A!
How many years had it been since they had seen such a scene?
After figuring this out, countless galactic residents and civilizations were shocked beyond words.
On the other side, Radiance and Ethereal were not shocked but overjoyed.
Black Star had shown his might and moved the Red Empire to open up the Evolutionary Totem. For this, it seemed worth it even if they lost a few Beyond Grade As.
We've taken the wrong path!
If they had known this would happen, they would not have pressured the dynasty and Black Star. They would have sent a bunch of heads to Black Star so that he could show off his godly performance. Then, wouldn't their plan to obtain the Evolutionary Totem have succeeded a long time ago?
The dynasty's decree set off a frenzy of public opinion in the entire universe. Han Xiao's battle results were already very popular, and now, it skyrocketed again. His personal prestige suddenly soared to a shocking level. Before the popularity of this matter died down, he alone suppressed the radiance of all the other Beyond Grade As.
While the outside world was abuzz with rumors, the Limitless Financial Group's branch in the Flickering World quietly welcomed an uninvited guest.
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