On a certain transit planet in the Flickering World's Dawn Star Cluster, the location chosen by Han Xiao and Oathkeeper for the transaction.
Fu Ding was appointed as the transaction emissary, representing the army to connect with the Holy Covenant emissary and wait for the other party to arrive. The entire process was monitored by Han Xiao from the headquarters.
Oathkeeper had also used Telepathic Projection to meet with Han Xiao. The two of them maintained communication to ensure that the transaction went smoothly. They were both full of sincerity toward this transaction.
In the office, a virtual screen floated on the table, playing the surveillance footage. It was a bustling area with people coming and going. Fu Ding was wearing a mask and standing by the wall of a building, scanning the people coming and going. The Holy Covenant emissary had yet to arrive at the designated location.
"When will your people arrive? We've been waiting for almost two hours. " Han Xiao leaned against the chair, staring at the screen in boredom, and casually asked Oathkeeper standing opposite him.
"They're almost here."
"You've already said this seven times."
"… They're really almost here this time."
After a while, a man in the same disguise finally appeared on the screen, carrying a silver alloy suitcase. As if he had received an order, he walked straight toward Fu Ding.
The two of them met face to face, but neither of them took any further action.
"Is he the emissary?" Han Xiao asked.
"That's right. Everything you want is in his suitcase."
Han Xiao nodded and contacted Fu Ding, indicating that they could exchange the goods. Oathkeeper also used Telepathic Projection to give the same order.
The two of them received the order and directly exchanged the goods. They then took a few steps back and checked the things in their hands.
A suit of armor suddenly appeared on Fu Ding's body, wrapping him and the suitcase together. The next moment, his figure disappeared and suddenly appeared in Han Xiao's office.
"The things are here."
The armor opened, spat out the suitcase, and placed it on Han Xiao's table.
This suit of armor was the King mecha that Han Xiao had temporarily lent to Fu Ding for his use. The teleportation beacon, "Throne", was left in his own hands, ensuring that he would be able to obtain the goods as soon as possible.
Han Xiao opened the box, and white cold air immediately flowed out. Inside were two cylindrical containers side by side, containing two Primal Esper Ability Entities. One was emerald green, and the other was sky-blue.
Next to the two containers was a data storage device. Han Xiao activated it and glanced at it. Two Gold Grade blueprints were recorded inside, and all the items that Oathkeeper had promised to trade were available.
At this time, the interface also moved and a notification popped up.
Primal Esper Ability Entities: 4/4
(Primal Esper Ability Collector) milestone has been activated.
When you fight an Esper, all your attributes will increase slightly, and the damage dealt by the Esper will be reduced by%.
You have received [The Third Sanctum] Skill Fragment x1.
Mission complete, looks like it's the real deal …
Han Xiaoxin calmed down and waved at Fu Ding.
"You can go back."
Before the three-minute time limit was up, he activated the King mechanical suit again. With a flash of Mechanical Force, Fu Ding was sent back to the transaction site.
Oathkeeper turned around and looked over. "Black Star, how was it?"
"Hmm, the item is fine. What about you?"
"What you gave me was indeed the Holy Light Particle."
Han Xiao raised his brows and extended his hand.
"Then … happy transaction?"
Although Oathkeeper was a mental projection without a physical body, he still pretended to shake Han Xiao's hand and said, "Happy transaction."
The next moment, the Holy Covenant emissary seemed to have activated some device, and his entire person suddenly disappeared from the surveillance screen.
"Oh? Your people sure left quickly. Are you that worried about me? "Han Xiao's eyes flashed, and he smiled playfully.
"It's best to be careful."
Oathkeeper did not deny his fear of Han Xiao.
Seeing that his emissary had activated the Information Form coating and strictly followed the plan to leave the scene, Oathkeeper heaved a sigh of relief and relaxed his tense nerves.
This transaction was very important to the Holy Covenant, and he was worried about many things. Most importantly, he was afraid that Black Star would not abide by the contract and track down the Holy Covenant emissary by any means. Now, it seemed like Black Star did not have such thoughts, and the transaction went quite smoothly.
With the Holy Light Particle, the success rate of opening the Third Sanctum could basically reach the expected height.
Oathkeeper suppressed his excitement and said, "I will remember His Excellency Black Star's generosity. Since the transaction is complete, I should leave."
Every time he dealt with someone like Black Star, it was a risk. The more he spoke, the more information he would reveal.
Thankfully, he finally got what he wanted and did not need to deal with Black Star in the future. Oathkeeper only wanted to immediately deactivate the Spiritual Projection and never see Han Xiao again.
Because Oathkeeper had always contacted Han Xiao through Spiritual Projection, it meant that only he could take the initiative to contact Black Star, and Black Star could not contact him. As long as he did not take the initiative to look for him in the future, Black Star would never have the chance to meet him again.
At this time, Han Xiao suddenly smiled and said, "Don't be in such a hurry. I don't know when we'll meet again. Let's talk about a few dollars. Before you leave, I have a few questions to ask you."
Oathkeeper's heart skipped a beat.
No way, why do you have questions again?
Every time you ask, I panic. It's definitely not a good thing!
"… Go ahead, I'll try my best to answer." Oathkeeper was patient and cautious.
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes, and a smile appeared on his face.
Just like Oathkeeper, now that he had gotten the benefits of the deal, he had nothing to worry about.
After pretending to ponder for a few seconds, he decided to start with the least stimulating question.
He asked slowly, "Do you … know about Destiny's Child?"
Oathkeeper's eyes widened, and he froze on the spot.
What do you know, you bastard?!
He stared at Han Xiao's eyes, wanting to see Black Star's attitude. However, the other party's handsome eyes were filled with sincerity and clarity, as if he was really just asking casually.
Oathkeeper found it difficult to calm down. He held back the waves in his heart and asked,
He suppressed his emotions and asked, "Why are you suddenly asking about this? Did something happen?"
"There's nothing to hide. I once met a special individual who claimed to be Destiny's Child. Unfortunately, he died in a nuclear explosion. Not long ago, I met another similar individual. After some investigation, I found that there seems to be a Primal Esper Ability called Destiny's Child in the universe. It seems to be able to transform certain creatures into special sub-bodies. You happen to be experts in Primal Esper Abilities, so I came to consult you. "
"That's all?"
"What else? But from the looks of it, your Holy Covenant organization seems to know a lot. " Han Xiao sized Oathkeeper up and said in confusion, "Don't tell me that Destiny's Child is in your hands. The way your emissary disappeared just now does seem like an Information Form. It's also the technology you guys developed, right?"
Oathkeeper had a headache and secretly regretted overreacting just now. It was as if he had Black Star PTSD.
"No, don't talk nonsense."
"It's really not in your hands?"
"No," Oathkeeper denied.
"Well, I don't care whether it's in your hands or not. I just want to know some information. You guys specialize in Primal Esper Ability Entities, so you must know something. Otherwise, you wouldn't have asked me just now." Han Xiao knocked on the table and said casually.
It looked like he believed it, but in fact, after seeing Oathkeeper's performance just now, he was sixty percent sure that Destiny's Child was in the hands of Holy Covenant. However, Oathkeeper would definitely not admit it, so Han Technician did not ask further. More importantly, he wanted to find out what Destiny's Child's mechanism was.
Oathkeeper was helpless. After thinking about it, he picked out some information and explained in a deep voice, "Destiny's Child is a very ancient Primal Esper Ability.
"Destiny's Child is a very ancient Primal Esper Ability Entity, and we don't know much about it. Most of what we know is information from other Primal Esper Ability Entities. It is said that Destiny's Child's ability involves the change of Information Form and the entanglement of destiny lines, and it has incredible precognition ability.
The so-called destiny line is also called karma in some cultures. It's like a big net. If you flick one of the threads, the vibration will be transmitted to more threads. Therefore, every time it activates its ability, Destiny's Child has to read a lot of information and perform analysis similar to big data calculation to calculate the various possible consequences of an event and use it to make precognition.
During this process, in order to read the so-called destiny line information, it will release special Information Form particles to collect information. This kind of particle will often cause the phenomenon of Information Form Disturbance, producing part of its projection on random information aggregates and replacing part of the other party's information. In other words, it will create sub-bodies. The target is basically an individual life form.
Some Primal Esper Ability Entities said that Destiny's Child can turn into a High-Dimensional Information Form. If it doesn't want anyone to discover it, no one will be able to discover it. Therefore, no one has been able to capture it until now … Therefore, you encountered two sub-bodies purely because you were lucky. "
Hearing this, Han Xiao's eyes flickered, and his thoughts raced.
The information about Destiny's Child that Oathkeeper mentioned was almost the same as what he had guessed. However, he felt that Destiny's Child's function was not limited to this.
Only the precognition ability? Not necessarily!
Since Destiny's Child could create sub-bodies, could it also create other things and even change the direction of the destiny line? The so-called Information Form Disturbance had several manifestations, and the materialized 'mirage' was one of them. Han Xiao had not forgotten how the Domino Virus that caused the Intelligent Plague came about.
In Version 1.0, the information he had obtained from the Germinal Organization showed that their 'Destiny's Child' had the ability to affect the future, not predict the future. Han Xiao had only thought that the natives were ignorant, but now it seemed that it might not be a misunderstanding.
Han Xiao asked a few more questions, and Oathkeeper expressed that he did not know and did not want to ask. It was obvious that he would not reveal any more information.
Seeing this, Han Xiao had no choice but to change the topic. He narrowed his eyes and casually said,
He narrowed his eyes and said casually, "By the way, you told me about the mechanism of your Psychic Projection ability last time. I looked into it afterward, and it seems that there is a Primal Esper Ability called Soul Flame that fits what you said."
Hearing this, Oathkeeper did not hide anything. As if he felt that this was not a secret, he nodded.
"That's right, I'm the host of Soul Flame."
"Hmm, I looked into it again based on this clue. It seems that the last host of Soul Flame in the universe was a Beyond Grade A Esper nicknamed Soul Emperor. His name was Rovell Sissock … I wonder if you know him?"
After saying that, Han Xiao stared at Oathkeeper closely, wanting to see his every move clearly.
However, Oathkeeper did not show any surprise this time. He said, "I know him too, but I don't know this person."
Han Xiao frowned. Unlike the question of Destiny's Child, Oathkeeper did not show any reaction to this question.
He was not sure if Oathkeeper was mentally prepared for this, or if he did not care about his identity being exposed, or if he guessed wrong and the other party was not the Soul Emperor in history who was suspected to have faked his death.
Han Xiao said, "Since Soul Flame once accompanied this host, it must know more. Help me ask …"
As soon as he said this, Han Xiao felt a little strange. It sounded like asking a man to ask his current girlfriend about her ex-boyfriend, which felt like the behavior of a straight man.
"What do you want to ask?" Oathkeeper did not comment.
"Hmm, I'm quite curious. After Soul Emperor died, who took Soul Flame, and how did you get it?"
Oathkeeper's tone sank. "Don't you think these questions are too private?"
"I'm half a scientist. Is it wrong to be curious?" Han Xiao said righteously.
Oathkeeper shook his head helplessly and said, "Alright, I know you're curious about my identity and think that I'm Soul Emperor or one of the Beyond Grade As who killed Soul Emperor and took Soul Flame. But you're wrong. These people aren't me. I didn't steal the Soul Flame from anyone. When I met it, it was already free. It took me some effort to subdue it. "
Han Xiao rolled his eyes. "Then can you help me ask it what it experienced after Soul Emperor died?"
"… It's unwilling to say." Oathkeeper shook his head, paused, and said, "However, it told me that Soul Emperor didn't die in battle. Since you've seen his life information, I won't go into detail. Anyway, in Soul Emperor's last battle, his body was indeed destroyed, but due to the uniqueness of his Esper Ability, his spirit did not die. He escaped and disappeared. As for where he went, Soul Flame doesn't know."
Han Xiao pondered.
He did not know if Oathkeeper was telling the truth, but from the other party's tone and what he said, it did not seem like he was fooling him.
Soul Emperor did not revive in his previous life, which meant that there was a high possibility that he was still alive. If Oathkeeper was not Soul Emperor, then who was Soul Emperor? Could it be that he ran to the secondary dimensions and never came back?
"Do you have any other questions? If not, I'll take my leave first."
Oathkeeper was a little impatient.
He did not want to be entangled with Han Xiao anymore. There were more important things waiting for him to do. He put all his heart and soul into the awakening ceremony. It was finally time to fulfill the oath he had made for many years, and he did not want to waste any time.
In his opinion, being willing to stay and chat with Han Xiao was already giving him enough respect. Otherwise, the moment the transaction was completed, he would have deactivated the projection and run away. After all, he did not need to interact with him again in the future, so he did not mind being a little rude.
"Alright, you have more important tasks, so I won't hold you up."
Han Xiao stood up, made a gesture of sending him off, and deliberately sighed.
"Sigh, buddy, I have a pretty good impression of you. Once you leave, I don't know when you'll contact me again. I won't say anything else, but after you awaken as a Primordial Being, send my regards to the seniors."
“！！！”
Oathkeeper, who was about to deactivate the mental projection, froze on the spot.
The entire mental projection suddenly shook like white noise, representing intense emotional fluctuations, almost to the point of insanity.
The sudden shock caused Oathkeeper's mental frequency to become unbalanced, and his ability suddenly went out of control!
His eyes widened, revealing a look of disbelief.
How could you know our top secret?
I've clearly checked all the upper echelons, and there isn't a single spy!
The moment this thought surfaced in his mind, Oathkeeper suddenly froze.
No, I've fallen into a blind spot. There's actually still one upper echelon that I haven't checked!
Someone once said that when you eliminate all possibilities and only one is left, no matter how unbelievable it is, it is the truth.
So …
I'm the spy?
Oathkeeper's brain was boiling.
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