Hundreds of supply boxes were neatly stacked in the warehouse, forming a small mountain. They contained the countless parts and materials that Han Xiao had hoarded.
This was the secret base under Sanctuary Three. While building the sanctuary, Han Xiao had also secretly expanded the base. It was now his secret stronghold. All the roads were equipped with identification and defense machine gun arrays. Other than fixed cameras monitoring all the entrances, there were also countless detection spiders lurking in the shadows. The security was very tight.
Han Xiao had a total of three warehouses. One was for raw materials and parts, and the second was for mechanical equipment that he had built for practice and sold to the players. The last one was an important warehouse that stored the equipment he used. The new mechanical suit, Amphiptere, was stored in this important warehouse.
The items in these warehouses were all for his preparation for interstellar travel.
Recently, the dungeon function had allowed him to earn a huge sum of money, and the money was rolling in. He did not know how much money he would accumulate before he headed to the galaxy, but the good situation did not make Han Xiao too excited. He saw some problems.
He was earning the players' money, so where did the players' money come from?
Naturally, it came from doing missions. It came from other NPCs.
In essence, the players acted as human porters, gathering the wealth of the NPCs scattered all over the place and sending it to Han Xiao through spending, forming a torrent of money. When the money moved, it formed an assembly line, and Han Xiao was barely the end of the flow of money. The money was safely placed in his pocket. Then, if the players wanted to earn money, they would have to work for other NPCs. If he wanted to increase the players' spending level, he had to pour in fresh water from the source and increase the NPCs in the sanctuary.
There was another problem. The players would not stay in the main city forever. They would definitely go to other places to do missions and experience the storyline. To make the players return home, in addition to the various activities that were being completed, he had to make the transportation in the main city more convenient.
Han Xiao was preparing to build a new transportation network for the sanctuary, including railway tracks and scheduled flights. This was a very large budget that the Dark Net could not afford at the moment. Bennett was developing a new sanctuary and did not have the money to spare.
And these two problems had the same solution.
Find a spendthrift who was willing to fork out money and people.
The phone rang, and Huang Yu's voice came through. "The Overmera family's visiting team is at the entrance of the sanctuary. Should we let them in?"
Playing with the shell, Han Xiao revealed a meaningful smile.
"Yes, of course."
…
A fleet of carriages was parked at the entrance of the sanctuary. Xiao Jin had personally led a group of people to pay a visit. This time, the visiting group was mainly made up of members of the Xiao Faction. With Xiao Jin as the leader, there were also a group of nephews and nephews. Other than the Xiao Faction, the Home Faction and the Red Island Faction had also sent envoys to show their attitude.
The group of people were left hanging at the door for a long time, but Xiao Jin was not impatient at all. He knew that he was the weaker party now, and he was here to ask for help.
After waiting for a long time, he was finally let go. He observed the facilities of the sanctuary and nodded repeatedly. He followed Huang Yu to the guest hall and saw Han Xiao sitting in the main seat, sizing them up with a playful look.
Without the mask, in the eyes of the members of the Xiao Faction, this face was that of Xiao Han, who had been missing for a long time. However, they could not see through the current Han Xiao. It was as if they were looking at a group of strangers. Xiao Jin also did not dare to call his son rashly. He cleared his throat and said in a deep voice, "Black Phantom."
Han Xiao glanced at the group of people. He was expressionless and did not answer. He leaned against the chair like a king of a mountain with his legs crossed. He casually played with the yellowish bullet and looked straight at the group of people.
Xiao Jin understood what he meant. He looked at Xiao Hai and the group of nephews behind him and tilted his head. The group of Xiao Faction juniors made a commotion. They hesitated for a few seconds before they greeted him unwillingly.
"Godfather."
"Oh, you guys are here," Han Xiao said calmly as if he had seen through the situation. Before Xiao Jin came, he must have expected this awkward relationship. This group of Xiao Faction juniors must have been mentally prepared. This hesitant expression was specially made for him to see. It was a tactful reminder that this title was no longer suitable and that it was time to acknowledge him. They wanted him to return to the role of 'Xiao Jin's son' and solidify their relationship. However, it was useless to him. He was not the real 'Han Xiao'.
Han Xiao was indifferent. He said, "What do you want from me?"
Seeing this, Xiao Jin coughed and said, "I can explain what happened in the past. Your brother wants to apologize to you personally."
Xiao Hai took a deep breath and put on an apologetic expression. He quickly went through the script in his mind. He had already thought of an apology posture when he was on the way.
He had to cry bitterly, grovel, and show remorse for the conflict between brothers. That way, there would be a high chance that he would be forgiven by Han Xiao.
As long as the relationship was restored, Overmera would be able to firmly rely on this thigh. Even if Xiao Hai was unwilling, he would be able to brace himself and perform this act of repentance.
Xiao Hai took a step forward and was about to open his mouth.
Bang!
Everyone was shocked. They looked toward the source of the sound. A smoking crater appeared right under Xiao Hai's feet. If he had taken a step forward just now, he would have been hit in the foot.
Xiao Hai did not manage to take a step forward. He froze on the spot.
The empty shell fell to the ground. Han Xiao's blue Mechanical Force wrapped around his finger. Black smoke came out of his fingernails. His finger acted as a firing pin, igniting the primer. He fired a bullet with his bare hands. This was so cool that even he himself thought it was cool.
The power was limited, but it was enough to scare people.
"I don't need to apologize. Let's talk about serious matters," Han Xiao said calmly.
Xiao Jin's expression changed slightly. This was not good. This meant that this was the end. They did not talk about relationships and only talked about the deal. This messed up his little plan. He had no choice but to ask Xiao Hai to step back.
Xiao Hai gritted his teeth. He was already prepared to apologize, but he was not even given the chance to read the script. Han Xiao did not even look at him. A strong sense of grievance filled his heart.
Xiao Jin calmed himself down and said in a deep voice, "The Germinal Organization has been destroyed. In the future, the Six Nations will be the dominant force. Due to the worsening climate, many wanderers will choose to leave the settlements and join the Six Nations. When the Six Nations recover, they will deal with the scattered warlords like us sooner or later, even if we were once the Six Nations' allies …"
"Unless you can find someone who can protect you." Han Xiao rubbed his chin.
Xiao Jin nodded. Everything was understood without words. He wanted to plan ahead and rely on Han Xiao and the Dark Net.
Han Xiao changed the topic and said, "You have to pay back what you owe. How did you get to this position? Don't you know?"
Xiao Jin looked helpless. He originally wanted to talk about relationships, but Han Xiao only talked about benefits, just like the last time when he pretended to be Black Phantom.
"… What do you want?"
"Money, manpower, and moving people near the sanctuary and turning it into a satellite city. It's not easy to collect debts from them."
The expressions of the people in Overmera changed slightly.
This request required them to give up their previous foundation. Everyone looked at Xiao Jin and waited for him to make a decision.
Xiao Jin was silent for a while and decided to compromise. "Okay."
He had his eyes on the future. War brought chaos, but it also brought order. There would be fewer and fewer wanderers. Once the Six Nations were free, the warlord settlement model would be forcefully broken. Instead of waiting for the hounds to be cooked, it was better to find a way out early and change the family's business model.
The Dark Net's sanctuary was also considered a settlement, but unlike the warlords, the Six Nations allowed the existence of the sanctuary. Xiao Jin thought about it and felt that this was an opportunity. He had to give up something to gain something, so he agreed.
After sending everyone else away, only Han Xiao and Xiao Jin were left. The two of them discussed the specific details of the deal. Xiao Jin was obedient and kept compromising. In the end, Overmera funded the construction of the transportation line and slowly moved people from various strongholds to the sanctuary, including the refugees and wanderers under their rule. This could increase the population of the sanctuary.
Overmera was a sucker that Han Xiao found. Han Xiao had no intention of inheriting the original body's relationship, but this could be used to make use of Overmera. After all, this group of people was not good people.
"I heard that your Southern Continent division is still looking for Lu Cheng … He's my friend."
"I know what to do." Xiao Jin sighed.
In addition to Overmera, Han Xiao also planned to pull Lu Cheng over. He would not let Overmera be the only one. The sanctuary's competitors were warlords, so the Dark Net would support his actions.
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