Han Xiao had no choice but to put away his communicator and fall into deep thought.
Why is Ames going to Bloodshed Land? Is she going there to cause trouble?
Malekith had said that Ames and Bloodshed Land had a conflict in the past. The Tyrant had poached one of her capable officers, and the two of them had fought an earth-shattering battle. In the end, Ames had lost and left. Han Xiao felt that Ames was most likely up to no good this time.
"Why did she have to drag me along? Does she want me to help her stop the officers under the Tyrant?"
Han Xiao's mouth twitched. He had become the strongest officer of Floating Dragon. In the past, Ames did not have anyone under her command. Now that she finally had someone who could fight, was she going to order him around?
There were many strong people under the Tyrant, and the eight Grade A Vanguard Officials were just the tip of the iceberg. There were more than just Vanguard Officials in the upper echelons. If Ames only brought him to Bloodshed Land, she would be fine, but it was hard to say what would happen to him.
"I hope she's not going there to fight …"
Han Xiao felt a headache coming on.
Hella watched the entire conversation and asked, "What kind of place is Bloodshed Land?"
"That's a gathering place for a bunch of musclemen. It's very dangerous," Han Xiao said with annoyance.
As Ames had asked him to move quickly, Han Xiao did not delay.
He found Reynold and told him to stay in Base No.1. He then found Sylvia and told her to take care of the trivial matters. This was mainly just a formality. The real manager of Base No.1 was Philip. Han Xiao could remotely control the situation of the base, so he did not have much to tell her. Even though he was not in the base, the Black Star Corps could still operate normally.
It only took half an hour to deal with the trivial matters. Han Xiao called Hella and Aurora, who had changed into clean clothes, and the three of them boarded the Blacklight Stealth that was parked in the hangar.
Boom!
The ceiling of the hangar opened, and the anti-gravity stabilizer at the bottom of the Blacklight Stealth was activated, emitting a faint blue light.
The spaceship rose vertically into the air, and then the thrusters shot out purple flames.
In the blink of an eye, the flying ship turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the horizon.
…
Floating Dragon Island.
The BlackLight Stealth exited its hyperdrive state and slowly caught up to Floating Dragon, landing on the dock.
"Is this Floating Dragon?"
Walking down from the spaceship, Aurora looked around curiously and saw the thugs gathered at the dock. They all looked fierce and were obviously not good people.
The thugs all turned to look at him.
Seeing this, Hella quickly followed and stood beside Aurora. She looked around vigilantly at the thugs around her, like a mother leopard protecting its cub.
"There's no need to be so nervous. Although Floating Dragon Island allows galactic pirates, scavengers, and wanted criminals to stop here, fighting is not allowed here … er, I'm talking about under normal circumstances. Ahem, anyway, they're all very tame and won't bite."
As Han Xiao spoke, he walked to the two of them and put his hand on Hella's shoulder. He looked around and said to the thugs around him, "Hey, what are you guys still looking at?"
Hearing this, the thugs around him all looked away and continued doing their own things. Han Xiao's spaceship was too famous, and no one wanted to provoke Black Star on Floating Dragon Island.
Hella glanced at Han Xiao, then looked at the hand on her shoulder and shifted her body uncomfortably.
"My friend, you're back again."
This time, Wilsander's voice sounded not far away. He had received the news long ago and was waiting there to welcome Han Xiao.
What Han Xiao did not expect was that Jenny had also come and was standing behind Wilsander.
He greeted Wilsander, then looked at Jenny and smiled. "You're here too. Work has been quite busy recently, right? You seem to be quite tired."
Jenny was expressionless. She took the weapon from the guard and fired at Han Xiao crazily without saying anything.
Boom boom boom!
Han Xiao allowed the small caliber laser to hit his body. It exploded into pieces of light, but it could not hurt him at all.
At the side, Aurora was dumbfounded. Hella clenched her fists slightly as if she was hesitating if she should stop it. Wilsander had a helpless expression and kept shaking his head.
Ka ka ka …
When the gun barrel overheated and could not continue firing, Jenny threw the gun down and said indifferently, "Ames is waiting for you in the palace."
Then, she turned around and left.
She knew that she could not hurt Han Xiao, so she just wanted to vent her frustration.
As the manager, Jenny was probably very busy during this period. Han Xiao was very understanding and did not mind letting Jenny have some fun.
Anyway, this would not affect his future operations. He could expand as much as he wanted. Jenny's leisure days would never come back.
Han Xiao patted his clothes and did not mind. He turned to look at Hella and said, "Let's go. I'll bring you to see Ames."
The two looked at each other and had nothing to say. They could only nod.
After saying goodbye to Wilsander, they went all the way to the palace in the center of the floating island. Han Xiao led the three of them into the palace.
A dragon bone throne floated in the middle of the palace. Ames sat on it and looked at the three of them. She sighed and said, "Black Star, you are so slow. You took a few months to send them here."
Han Xiao did not comment. Hella and Aurora nodded.
Ames controlled the force field and lowered the height of the throne. She landed in front of the three of them and smiled. "Okay, you are my students from now on. You can call me teacher."
"Teacher," the two of them replied.
Ames was very comfortable with this title. Her smile became even gentler. She used to call Aesop that. Now that she had her own students, it felt very special.
"Although our Esper Abilities are different, I can teach you how to develop your Esper Abilities. Using my experience, I can help you stimulate your potential," Ames said gently.
Hella nodded solemnly. "Okay, when do we start?"
She was a training maniac. With such a powerful teacher, she could not wait to start training.
Unexpectedly, Ames shook her head. "Not now. I want you to accompany me to a place."
Han Xiao raised an eyebrow and interrupted. "Bloodshed Land?"
"Yes, the three of you have to accompany me."
Bring Hella and Aurora? It does not seem like they are going to fight …
Han Xiao heaved a sigh of relief.
This was good news. He did not want to provoke another Beyond Grade A Super organization for no reason.
However, to confirm Ames' intentions, Han Xiao asked, "That is Heber's territory. I heard that you have a grudge with him. Why are we going there?"
Ames' smile disappeared, and she slowly said, "The Tyrant is an ambitious guy. We are not on the same path. He even poached a talent that I relied on in the past, but this time, we are not going there to cause trouble.
"Every once in a while, the Tyrant will hold a grand gathering and send out invitations to the big shots of the Shattered Star Ring. Basically, everyone will show up. The people who attend the gathering include the high officials of Star Cluster Civilizations, representatives of some large organizations, and even the emissaries of the three Universal Civilizations. The Beyond Grade A Supers of the Shattered Star Ring are naturally among the people he invited. I also received an invitation. Humph, although this guy is annoying, he is indeed an unfathomable character. Back then, I attacked their headquarters, but the next gathering, the Tyrant still invited me.
"In short, the Tyrant's gathering has been going on for many years, and it has become an unspoken tradition among the large organizations. This is an opportunity for many big shots to expand their network. The Tyrant is able to control the situation and has the qualifications to be the host. During the gathering, many big shots will interact and discuss different topics. Every time there is a gathering, a lot of information will leak out. The topics that these big shots discuss during the gathering will mostly affect the future development of the Shattered Star Ring."
So that's the case … Han Xiao understood.
Simply put, the Tyrant was holding a gathering in the Shattered Star Ring for everyone to go and make friends. The difference was that most of the people who attended were of high status. Together, they could even influence the development of the Shattered Star Ring.
Holding such a gathering and turning it into a tradition among the upper echelons … Indeed, the Tyrant was an ambitious person.
"So, you're going to attend the Tyrant's gathering too?"
Han Xiao was a little surprised. Floating Dragon had always been neutral, and with Ames' personality, she did not seem to care about this kind of thing.
"Of course I'm going!" Ames said with a heavy tone. "I don't want to appear too stingy!"
What the hell? What does this have to do with being stingy?
Han Xiao's face was filled with question marks.
He thought about Ames' logic and finally understood what Ames meant.
I have a grudge against him, and he actually dares to invite me to the gathering and use this method to show his generosity? Damn, he dares to invite me, does he think that I won't dare to go? If I don't go, won't I appear to be stingy? I'm going! I have to go! I'm so awesome, so why would I be afraid of him?
He felt that his guess was not far from the truth. This was the right way for Ames to open the gathering.
Then, why did she bring me along? F * ck, it's because the Tyrant has so many strong people under him, so Ames did not want to be outdone and purposely pulled me along!
At least I'm not going to cause trouble … Han Xiaoxin was confused and could only comfort himself like this. He helplessly asked, "When is the gathering starting?"
"There's still some time. We'll set off tomorrow and head to the Bloodshed Land headquarters."
The Bloodshed Land was located in the Sol Cluster. If the Shattered Star Ring was a flat map, the center would be the dangerous and unstable wormholes. The space was extremely unstable, and wormholes would disappear and reappear one after another, randomly connecting to various corners of the universe.
On the two sides of the flat map, one side was the edge of the explored universe, and the other side was the unknown universe that had yet to be fully explored.
The other side was the passageway to other Star Fields, which required one to pass through a large stretch of desolate universe. Risda had crossed Star Fields for a very long time before arriving at the Shattered Star Ring from another Star Field.
Surrounding the wormholes were the more than ten Star Clusters of the Shattered Star Ring, all of which were split up by the seven Star Cluster Civilizations.
The closest to the wormholes was the Taralam Star Cluster, where the scavengers were rampant. Han Xiao had stepped into it once when he was doing the Morning Star mission.
The Colton Star Cluster and the Sol Cluster were separated by a desolate universe belt, which could barely be considered a border.
On the other side of the Seoul Star Cluster was the largest Star Cluster, the Sedin Star Cluster. Seoul was the sandwiched biscuit between Sedin and Colton. The surface area of Seoul was long and narrow, and its area was the second largest in the Shattered Star Ring.
In terms of politics, the Star Cluster Civilization that controlled Sol was called the Klent Kingdom, and the Star Cluster Civilization that ruled Colton was called the Amethyst Civilization. These two civilizations were neighbors and had built many large stargates in each other's territory. Godora's stargate was built by the Amethyst Civilization.
The Tyrant's Bloodshed Land was an important guest of the Klent Kingdom. With a Star Cluster Civilization behind them, the Tyrant's gathering had both the influence of a Beyond Grade A and the status of a Star Cluster Civilization. That was why so many people gave them face.
"So, we're going to the Sol Cluster, right?" Han Xiao sighed. "Take my spaceship."
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