Tulip defeated Key three to one and was the first to enter the top four.
Most of the strong teams kept their trump cards in the group stage, but Key's trump card was revealed in advance because of the battle between Mad Blade and Key of Solomon. Although the Howling Gate was strong, the time between the group stage and the final circle was enough for the other teams to think of strategies to counter. Tulip was strong and stable, and they also had a trump card. They only used it in the top eight. Just as Key of Solomon expected, they were caught off guard. If not for Key of Solomon's exceptional performance in the third round, they would have been crushed three to zero.
Key's team was stopped in the top eight. Such a result was far from their goal of winning the championship, and Key of Solomon was furious.
On the other side, the Black Star Mercenary arrived at the planet where the supplies were and prepared to escort them.
…
A fan-shaped light gold galactic spaceport was suspended in the outer space of a Godora colonial planet, orbiting endlessly along its orbit. The alloy shell was emitting dense magic Radiance, and spaceships of various models were parked there. The seller was waiting for Han Xiao to come. His name was Tyrell, and he was a slightly famous businessman in the Gavin Star System. He ran a department store group and had a long-term relationship with Floating Dragon Island's logistics department. Han Xiao had carried out many resource escort missions before, so he was familiar with Tyrell.
The group arrived at the spaceport, and a voice sounded from afar.
"Haha, Floating Dragon's Black Star, we meet again."
Tyrell was a Godora. He had a round body and a warm smile. He quickly walked forward and gave Han Xiao a greasy bear hug. "I'll have to trouble you guys again this time. All the supplies needed by Floating Dragon Island have been packed and listed. Do you want to count them?"
He led Han Xiao and the others to the side. Metal boxes were piled up into a small mountain. These were all the supplies purchased by Haier.
"We've worked together so many times, so I don't doubt your credibility. However, this is Jenny's request, so let me do a headcount." Han Xiao passed the list to Maple Moon and gave her a mission to count the goods.
"Understood, understood." Tyrell rubbed his hands and laughed heartily.
Transporting supplies was a Daily Mission, and the reward was 150 Floating Dragon Faction Favorability. Han Xiao knew Tyrell, and due to his identity as Floating Dragon, Tyrell gave him some discounts. Thus, he often bought things from Tyrell in private, and he trusted Tyrell's reputation. However, since he was working for Floating Dragon, he had to be careful.
Logistics was a problem when purchasing resources in the galactic virtual network. Other than those advanced civilizations that had popularized long-distance teleportation equipment, the logistics in the galaxy were usually contracted by special delivery companies, or the seller cooperated with a tour group to airdrop the goods. There were many scavengers in the Shattered Star Ring, and some low-level galactic pirates specialized in robbing logistics spaceships. Therefore, commercial teams would usually hire mercenaries as guards. This was similar to escorts.
Maple Moon quickly counted, and the number was correct. Han Xiao nodded and said, "There's no problem. Let's go now."
"I've already contacted a tourist spaceship. It's docked at Port 5468." Tyrell turned around and said to the subordinate behind him, "Dekker, bring some people to load the supplies into the cargo hold, then follow Black Star to Floating Dragon to hand over the goods."
The man called Dekker nodded and ordered the workers to transport the boxes to the port. He was an ordinary manager of the Tyrell Corporation. He looked very ordinary and did not stand out at all.
Everyone stepped onto the stairs of the tourist spaceship. Tyrell stood at the dock and said loudly, "Send my regards to Jenny."
Han Xiao waved his hands and walked into the spaceship. After the hatch closed, he wrote a defense mission and gave it to some players. He asked Herlous to bring them to the cargo hold to protect the supplies while he brought the others to the guest cabin.
The spaceship rumbled and took off. This was a small tourist spaceship. There were no other passengers, and Tyrell had booked it. This trip was specifically to transport supplies for Floating Dragon.
There were not many people on the spaceship. Other than the ten or so logisticians and mercenaries, there were also ten or so workers from the Tyrell Corporation. Dekker was their leader. Han Xiao had seen him a few times before, but they did not talk much. However, he realized that Dekker had brought a girl on board this time.
"You're Black Star?"
In the guest cabin hall, as soon as everyone sat down, the girl beside Dekker spoke. She tilted her head and looked at Han Xiao curiously.
Han Xiao sized her up. This was a Universe Human girl. She was not very old, about fifteen or sixteen years old. Her height only reached Han Xiao's chest. She had short dark brown hair, fair skin, beautiful features, a high nose bridge, and a pair of lively eyes filled with youthful vitality.
"Uncle Dekker often tells me stories about you." The girl's eyes roamed around Han Xiao, sizing him up.
Dekker coughed and said, "This is the daughter of a friend of mine. Her family … cough cough, asked me to take care of her temporarily. She pestered me and wanted to run the ship with me, so I brought her along. Your Excellency Black Star, this won't be a problem, right?"
"No problem." Han Xiao shook his head, looked at the girl, and chuckled. "What's your name?"
"Sylvia."
"That's a nice name. What planet is your hometown?"
Sylvia curled her lips. "Are you checking my account, uncle?"
"Uncle …" Han Xiao was speechless. He was obviously young and handsome, but she was talking nonsense.
Sylvia glanced at Han Xiao from the corner of her eyes, changed the topic, and said with a snort, "I heard that you mercenaries have no principles and fight for whoever offers the highest price. I really want to know, isn't the money earned from selling souls hot?"
Han Xiao raised his eyebrows. Before he could speak, Dekker pulled Sylvia in fear and trepidation, scolded her, and then hurriedly apologized to Han Xiao. "She's not sensible. Please don't take it to heart."
"It's fine. She's young, so I can understand." Han Xiao waved his hand. Words had no lethality to him, so he naturally did not care. He smiled and said, "This little girl is quite brave. Since she knows we're a group of thugs, she still dares to scold us to our faces. She has some guts."
"I'm not a little girl!" Sylvia's face was slightly angry, and she puffed up her chest.
"Hmm … it's not small, but it still needs to be developed." Pork Bun looked down and smiled. Suddenly, he realized that Han Xiao had turned to stare at him without saying a word. He quickly stopped smiling, looked down, and sat up straight.
The group fastened the straps, and the spaceship quickly entered warp mode. After that, they could move around freely. Sylvia was lively and active. She ran around the spaceship curiously, looking at the structure of the spaceship and marveling at it. Sometimes, she would lie on the porthole and look at the stream of light outside the window.
Dekker smiled bitterly. "This is her first time in a spaceship. Sorry for the trouble."
"As long as it doesn't affect the mission." Han Xiao looked at the lively girl's back and narrowed his eyes.
Sylvia … this name sounds familiar.
He did not want to let go of any suspicion. He returned to his room and pondered for more than ten minutes. Finally, he found an image in his memory that matched this name.
"Female Mechanical Knight Sylvia?"
Han Xiao was stunned. He did not expect that the girl he accidentally met would be a famous character. Moreover, in the storyline of his previous life, Sylvia was quite famous, especially among the players.
Now, Sylvia was still a young girl. Han Xiao recalled her appearance after she 'grew up' in his previous life. Her long hair fluttered in the wind, and she looked valiant. She wore a slender and light mechanical armor with a cape behind her, just like a knight.
What was the most important indicator of a female character's charm? Her books!
Sylvia had a lot of books. Her beauty was only one of the factors. After all, there were too many beautiful female creatures in the galaxy. The bigger reason was her background, identity, personality, and storyline.
Beauty had never been the focus of Han Xiao. He secretly recalled Sylvia's character background. It was a long time ago, so he could only remember the general situation.
Sylvia's father was hunted down by a mercenary group and died an unnatural death. She was still very young at that time, so she embarked on the path of revenge. She joined a few organizations and learned Mechanic knowledge. She became a galactic pirate and hunted down that mercenary group.
In that version of the timeline, due to the Red Empire starting to expand again, everyone in the various Star Fields was in danger. The large mercenary organizations in the various Star Clusters in the Shattered Star Ring followed the example of the mercenaries in the 'Silver Arm Star Field' and formed the 'Shattered Star Ring Alliance'. It became a super large mercenary organization with tens of millions of members and tens of thousands of spaceships of various models. It was enough to participate in large-scale universe battles. Sylvia was the archenemy of the Mercenary Alliance at that time.
The players participated in the events of the Mercenary Alliance at that time. In their eyes, Sylvia was a famous villain. Many players received missions to hunt down Sylvia, but they all failed. Sylvia was very strong.
After going against the Mercenary League like this for a period of time, Sylvia often appeared in the eyes of the players. Later, she seemed to have discovered that her father was a bad guy by coincidence. She did not remember the details, but she knew that her father's death was due to her own actions. She then disappeared for a period of time, and when she reappeared, she had changed her profession. She was no longer a galactic pirate but a member of the Shattered Star Ring's Freedom Army. She helped the people in trouble, dealt with some villains, and did many famous deeds. She also refused any form of remuneration or employment. Everything she did was spontaneous, like a superhero …
Although Sylvia was not the main character of any event, she was a famous character like Hella. She often interfered with many events in the Shattered Star Ring. When players wandered in the wild, they would occasionally see her dealing with villains and could help her. She was loved by many people in the Shattered Star Ring … These were all things that happened after the age of thirty. "
Han Xiao shook his head. Sylvia's experience of turning over a new leaf and her change of character from a cynical person to a righteous knight had a lot of entry points for the book, such as … Pfft, why am I thinking about this?
"I didn't expect to meet a future celebrity …"
Han Xiao stroked his chin.
For some reason, he felt a little weird in his heart, as if he had missed out on some important information.
…
Floating Dragon Island was currently located in the Rain Star System of the Colton Star Cluster. There was a small stargate in the middle that could be jumped, and the journey would take about ten days.
Han Technician built machinery every day and traded with the players.
He did not pay much attention to the Pro League and only looked at the results. The top four teams were out, and Long Sky met Devil, who was ranked first, with a score of one to three. It was a pity that they were stopped in the top eight. Dynasty defeated Rose Knight with a score of three to two and obtained a spot in the top four. Japan's Hydra fought Australia's Kangaroo Boxing with a score of three to one. The teams that entered the top four were Tulip, Devil, Dynasty, and Hydra.
The next group was very important. It was unknown if the prayers of countless Chinese viewers had been answered, but Dynasty's opponent in the semi-finals was Team Hydra. Compared to the stable Tulip and the tyrannical Underworld, Hydra was no doubt a pushover. They had the highest chance of defeating their opponent. The Chinese section of the forum was celebrating the outcome of the match.
In the individual competition, King Admiral made it to the top eight, while Frenzied Sword stopped at the top sixteen. However, he was already very satisfied. He was already overjoyed to be able to make it to the second round of the International League. His results had greatly exceeded his initial expectations. Compared to his ranking in Han Xiao's previous life, Mad Blade was only famous in the Division League in Han Xiao's previous life and did not even qualify for the International League. Now, he was in the top sixteen of the first International League. Mad Blade benefited the most, and his position among the Chinese players jumped from a nobody to a superstar.
Ten days later, the spaceship exited hyperdrive and was only half a day away from Floating Dragon Island.
It was lunchtime, so Han Xiao walked out of the machinery modification room and came to the food room. This was where they usually ate. Many people ate there, and the food was all portable space food. It could not be said whether it was delicious or not, but it had some taste.
Herlous greeted him at the bar, and Han Xiao walked over.
"Want a drink?" Herlous had a bottle of alcohol in front of him, and the alcohol made his face red.
"I almost forgot that you're an alcoholic."
Han Xiao sat down, and the bartender handed him a new glass. Herlous chuckled, picked up the bottle, and poured a glass for Han Xiao.
He shook his head and picked up the glass. Just as he was about to take a sip, he suddenly paused, and an unknown sense of vigilance surged in his heart.
[Effect of spiked liquor: Unknown]
Bang!
The sound of the collision shocked everyone. They all put down their food and looked over in surprise.
Han Xiao grabbed the bartender's collar, pressed the panicked bartender onto the bar counter, and said coldly with an expressionless face.
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