Han Xiao was a little surprised and had a puzzled look on his face.
These assault spaceships were clearly his spoils of war, so why did Barette suddenly want to interfere?
Many guesses quickly flashed through his mind, but they were all eliminated one by one. Just a few small assault spaceships were far from enough to make Godora jealous. Could it be that Barette needed these spaceships to expand his spoils of war? The chances did not seem high. Based on their performance in the previous battle, although Barette did not care about Blue Star, he still had basic respect for Han Xiao. It did not seem like he would fall out with him over these small spoils of war.
Barette's expression was very natural, and he did not have any guilty conscience. This made Han Xiao quite curious, and he emphasized, "Are you sure these assault spaceships are your spoils of war? Why do I seem to remember that I was the one who took them down? "
"Indeed." Barette nodded and said, "But according to the regulations and procedures, all the losses of Dark-star on the calamity planets are counted as Godora's spoils of war. This is the basic requirement for us to protect the calamity planets."
"Regulations and procedures?"
"Oh, this is the disaster relief operation manual formulated by the War Bureau."
The rules set by Godora, and you want me to follow them?
Han Xiao raised his eyebrows. "You gave up on Blue Star at the crucial moment, which led to the enemy's assault team entering the atmosphere. In the end, I was the one who repelled the enemy."
Barette shook his head and said in a deep voice, "We did not give up. That was just a tactic to put pressure on the enemy. After all, it was too late to go back and help. The battlefield is constantly changing, and we can only take appropriate actions at the right time. If not for my fleet holding back most of Dark-star's forces, you would have to face enemies several times larger than you. Even if we were to talk about contribution, we would still be the one who contributed more … I hope you can cooperate with me."
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes.
Indeed, without Godora's fleet facing the enemy head-on, he would have to face more than a small assault team, and it would be very difficult to achieve the current results. Godora was here to protect the planet, so naturally, he was not willing to work for nothing. Even if it was the spoils of war from the calamity planets, he still had to hand it over to them.
It sounded quite reasonable, but if he had to follow Godora's so-called 'rules and procedures', the prerequisite was that he was also part of the Blue Star regime that was being protected. However, although Han Xiao was protecting the Blue Star, he was an independent force. Godora's so-called rules could not control him. It was impossible for him to obey, and there was no need for him to swallow his pride.
"You don't seem to understand one thing. I'm a galactic mercenary group, Floating Dragon Island's field team. I'm not a native planet government that you can order around." Han Xiao's eyes narrowed as he slowly said, "So, what right do you have to order me around?"
Barette's expression froze, and he stared at Han Xiao closely. His expression changed several times.
This was a pure conflict of position. The two of them stared at each other, neither of them willing to back down. Barette wanted to be more firm, but in front of the famous Black Star, he could not show a condescending attitude. After all, Han Xiao's position in the galaxy was far from what he could compare to. One was a well-known officer under Floating Dragon Island, while the other was just an ordinary commander in Godora's War Bureau.
The situation attracted the attention of the surrounding people. The mercenaries, Godora soldiers, and players all gathered around, especially the players. They had already turned on the recording function, and the one who stood in the most eye-catching position was Pork Bun, always at the front line of the news.
"What happened?" At this time, Nagojin rushed over after hearing the news.
Barette helplessly recounted the entire process. He felt that he did not make any mistakes, and he had come over to seize the spoils of war according to the operation manual. He did not expect that Han Xiao would not fall for his trick, and he was in a difficult position. However, now that the high-ranking official Nagojin had arrived, Barette heaved a sigh of relief.
Who knew that after listening to the entire process, Nagojin would have a dissatisfied expression and yell angrily, "Barette! Are you an idiot? "
"Ah?" Barette was stunned.
"If not for Black Star participating in the battle, we could only watch as the Dark-star fleet slipped away. Who do you think helped us seize the Dark-star command ship?" Nagojin loudly reprimanded Barette. His position was higher, and he had the qualifications to reprimand others. Previously, Barette did not listen to his commands, and Nagojin was already somewhat dissatisfied. Now, he could use this as a pretext to make a fuss.
Black Star's position and strength could not be underestimated. Nagojin was not willing to affect his good relationship with Black Star because of such a small matter. His position was higher than Barette's, and he represented Godora's higher-ups to reprimand Barette. This was a good way for both parties to step down.
Barette thought that Nagojin would speak up for him, but he did not expect him to stand on Black Star's side. He was immediately depressed, but he did not want to interrupt Nagojin. He had an awkward expression on his face.
After reprimanding Barette, Nagojin turned to Han Xiao and said, "This is a misunderstanding."
"I guessed so." Han Xiao chuckled.
"Deal with your spoils of war to your heart's content. We will not interfere. Godora never mistreats its friends." Nagojin nodded, threw a tacit glance, and dragged Barette away.
Seeing that this disturbance had been resolved, the surrounding people heaved a sigh of relief. Everyone was still a little nervous about the conflict between the two guardians. Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and watched Godora's people leave. He did not say much and called the mercenaries to board the assault ship to check on the damage.
Only with strength could one obtain respect. If he was an unknown person today, Nagojin would not speak up for him. Han Xiao was very clear about this point. He would not be grateful to Nagojin because of this small matter. This group of Godora people were basically the same. They were high and mighty, judged the situation, bullied the weak, and feared the strong … Speaking of which, most civilizations and governments were like this, and there was nothing strange about it.
Now, Nagojin's attitude proved that his actions had finally brought him back to a position that Godora would take seriously. The results were remarkable. Han Xiao did not become complacent because of this and remained calm. He was very clear that status needed the support of strength. As long as he was strong enough, others would automatically give him the respect that he deserved.
The small conflict that happened here was quickly spread to the Six Nations through various channels. When the upper echelons of the Six Nations saw Godora's respect for Han Xiao and thought about their own marginal positions, they could not help but yearn for Han Xiao's position even more. They were even more certain that their decision to agree to Black Star's request was correct.
On the players' forums, some people asked Godora's people and mercenaries for information and basically reconstructed the process of the attack. They naturally did not like Dark-star, which caused them to delay the progress of the Main Storyline Mission. Furthermore, Godora's actions of abandoning them at the crucial moment made the players even more unhappy.
Only Han Xiao's performance did not disappoint the players. Not only did he defeat the enemy, but he also captured Dark-star's commander. It could not be said that he had turned the tide, but he could be considered a mainstay. The players already had a good impression of Han Xiao. After these posts were published, his image was raised by a few levels. As the saying goes, there is no harm if there is no comparison. It was all due to the contrast of those in the same industry.
This kind of reliable persona had always been very popular. In addition, he had a good temperament, a good image, a good voice, and a handsome face. His every movement exuded a strong charisma. Han Xiao felt that he could attract a large number of female fans this time!
Actually, he did not mind being a hooligan. It did not matter if he was a fan or not. He would not reject anyone.
However, this did not lead to more players wanting to join the Black Star Mercenary … because almost everyone wanted to join. After such a long period of operation, the Blue Star market was basically in the shape of Han Xiao. What was left was to continue maintaining it and continuously refresh the players' impression of him.
If he wanted other players' channels, he would have to open up a new market. Naturally, now was not the time.
While the impact of this incident was spreading among the players, Han Xiao checked the nine assault spaceships. The mercenaries had gone too far, and the internal damage was quite serious. The artificial intelligence system also needed to be replaced with Buzz Monsters. After the repairs were completed, the spaceships could only be used.
Coincidentally, the wreckage of the assault spaceships that crashed in different locations of Blue Star were all materials, so Han Xiao did not need to spend money to buy them.
The coordinates of the crash covered half of the planet. Some fell into the sea, and some fell on the ground. These positions could be locked onto by the spaceship's radar. Han Xiao sent a group of mercenaries to drive transport spaceships to salvage them, and all the wreckage could be recovered in two to three days.
Han Xiao did not follow the team. After leveling up to Virtual Mechanic, he could fuse many valuable blueprints. He stayed in the sanctuary and prepared to build some new machines.
After this attack, Dark-star would not visit Blue Star again in the near future. He estimated that he could relax for a while.
…
Andrea Continent, Germinal Organization Base Ruins
Not long ago, a fiery meteor fell from the sky and landed heavily on the charred ground, creating a ravine that was hundreds of meters long. When the dust settled, only the wreckage of an assault spaceship was left. It was one of the Dark-star spaceships that had been shot down by the mercenaries, and it had coincidentally landed here.
A skeleton was sitting not far away from the landing point. It slowly stood up and walked toward the wreckage of the spaceship.
The Mutation Source that was attached to its neck sensed a strong energy reaction from the wreckage. It was the energy core of the spaceship.
The radiation of the Germinal Organization Base Ruins had been greatly absorbed by the Mutation Source, and the spaceship that had fallen was like an airdrop to it.
The skeleton crawled into the cabin through the hole in the spaceship, and following its senses, it found the leaking energy core.
Countless black tentacles extended out from the Mutation Source and wrapped around the energy core like a spider around its prey. The air started to distort, and a strong energy flowed into the Mutation Source through the tentacles. The tentacles were constantly switching between expanding and contracting.
The energy core of one of the spaceships contained a large amount of fuel, and as the Mutation Source consumed it, the fuel rapidly disappeared. The speed at which the Mutation Source absorbed the fuel increased, and the Mutation Source began to emit a thumping sound that sounded like a heartbeat.
The energy core let out a final humming sound before falling silent. The light gradually dimmed until it disappeared, and the Mutation Source retracted all of its tentacles. The skeleton froze on the spot.
All of a sudden, the Mutation Source spat out a large amount of black mucus. The mucus was extremely thick, and it had the texture of paint. The Mutation Source spilled for a long time, and only when the mucus had covered the entire room did this strange behavior slowly stop.
The next moment, all of the mucus started to flow as though it had a life of its own. The skeleton was in the center of the room, and all of the mucus flowed toward the skeleton, climbing along its feet.
The final puddle of mucus also climbed onto the skeleton. At this moment, the skeleton had undergone a huge change, and it was no longer a lone skeleton. Instead, it had turned into a black human body, and the mucus seemed to have solidified to form flesh and blood. The body looked extremely sturdy, and its facial features slowly appeared. The eyes, nose, mouth, and ears moved around on the face before finally finding a suitable position.
If Han Xiao was here, he would have realized that this appearance was similar to their leader, just that it was not disfigured.
This monster opened its mouth and let out a meaningless cry. It actually had vocal cords.
The Mutation Source had swallowed a large amount of energy, and its growth had increased exponentially. Its main body was no longer passively converting all of the absorbed energy but could control a portion of it to multiply. Thus, a small puddle of the Mutation Source was able to spit out mucus that filled the room.
At the same time, the Mutation Source shared the senses of countless living beings and understood all kinds of life forms. With the skeleton as the foundation, it formed the structure of a human body. This monster was not a host but a simulated body. Other than being completely black and not having any sexual characteristics, it was no different from a human body. The Mutation Source was wrapped within the simulated body.
The simulated body lowered its head and looked at its body through its own eyes, touching it curiously. It shared the senses of all the infected, but this was a body that it was controlling. This kind of control was completely different, and it could not help but feel a strange feeling …
Freedom!
The original intelligence of the Mutation Source was controlled by its instincts. Right now, its chaotic thoughts were starting to fade away, and it was gradually becoming clearer.
It was like a two to three year old child suddenly gaining memories, and the world in front of it had become completely different.
"Air, hands, body …"
The simulated body let out a muffled voice, and the memories stored by its countless shared senses surged like a tidal wave. A sense of fatigue quickly overwhelmed it.
The simulated body staggered out of the spaceship and left this place. It walked aimlessly in a certain direction, disappearing into the horizon of the wasteland.
In another region of Blue Star, the equipment of the Dark-star hidden team had detected that the energy of the Mutation Source had increased explosively, and all the members were shocked.
The working manual had recorded the meaning of this situation. This meant that the Mutation Source had reached saturation and was about to begin the next stage of evolution!
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