After the start of the secret war, the Black Star Corps had expanded a few more times. Some of the seedlings in the training camp had matured, and many freelance mercenaries had been recruited. Now that the Black Star Corps had a lot of new blood, the number of official mercenaries had exceeded the two hundred thousand mark. Base No.1 had more than enough manpower.
Three masked Mages in black hooded robes walked into the hall of Base No.1. They attracted the surprised gazes of many mercenaries along the way. The Hidden Red Robe Abbey was famous throughout the Star Field, and 'Magus' Austin's Forbidden Sorcerers were very famous.
Why are Austin's people visiting the captain? Many people knew that the captain was an officer of the Dragon Emperor. Seeing that Han Xiao was in contact with another Beyond Grade A, they could not help but wonder.
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The three Forbidden Sorcerers came to the guest room. Seeing Han Xiao, they all nodded and bowed.
Han Xiao waved his hand and told Sylvia to go back to study. He then looked at the three of them and asked, "Austin's Forbidden Sorcerers, why are you looking for me?"
The short Forbidden Sorcerer in the middle was the leader of the three. His name was Desoro. He gave a simple self-introduction and went straight to the point.
"The Magus ordered us to look for someone. He's your subordinate, and we want to bring him back."
Han Xiao was stunned. This was out of his expectations. He thought about it and asked tentatively, "Are you talking about Lagi?"
Among the officers, only Lagi's background was unknown. Plus, he was a Grade A + Mage, so he was most likely the target they were looking for.
"Yes, his full name is Lagi Schwall. He used to work under the Magus." Desoro's tone was calm, and his words were ambiguous. It seemed like he did not want to reveal the details.
Han Xiao was secretly surprised. Lagi had been locked up for ten years, and no one had gone to save him. Now that he was free, Austin's people immediately came looking for him.
Although he knew that Austin would not be so sneaky, it did seem like he wanted to take advantage of him.
He then thought about it and felt that something was wrong. If Lagi was Austin's subordinate, how could he have been captured so easily? Lagi seemed to have been a lone ranger before he was captured. If this was true, it meant that he had already left Austin's organization. Then, why would Austin send people to retrieve Lagi?
"Why are you bringing him back?" Han Xiao asked.
Desoro shook his head and refused to answer. He said, "This is the order of the Magus. We are just following orders."
"What if I refuse?" Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and asked tentatively.
Desoro's tone was calm and emotionless. "The Magus said that you owe him a favor and will give him face."
Han Xiao's mouth twitched. He was amenable to coaxing, but not coercion. During the Tyrant's gathering, Austin had gifted him a Void Lord's core for no reason, so he did owe him a favor. There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
At this critical juncture, Han Xiao would be crazy to fall out with Austin, whom he had a good relationship with. Moreover, he had once received a gift from him, so he really couldn't refuse it. After all, connections were mutual. He had helped Austin, so Austin had to help him to the best of his ability in the future. Otherwise, it would be easy to ruin the relationship that he had worked so hard to establish.
However, Han Xiao was still a little reluctant. Lagi was the second strongest person in the Black Star Corps, second only to himself. If he left, the high-level combatants of the army would drop by a level.
After frowning and thinking for a while, Han Xiao thought of an excuse and said, "It's actually meaningless for us to discuss his whereabouts here. I feel that we should ask for his opinion. If he's willing to go back with you, I naturally can't force him to stay. If he's not willing to go, then there's nothing we can do."
"Okay." Desoro nodded and lowered his eyes. He did not have any objections.
In fact, on the way, Desoro had imagined all kinds of situations. If Black Star found all kinds of excuses to obstruct him and did not even give face to Austin, he would not reject taking Lagi away by force.
However, he did not expect that Black Star would suddenly become popular during this period of time and become a Beyond Grade A seed. The news of him fighting against eight Black Star Sorcerers alone gave him a shock.
Desoro knew that he would not be able to do such a thing and could not help but be afraid. Black Star had shown the potential of a Beyond Grade A, and although he had Austin as his backer, it would not be good for him to become enemies with Black Star. Thus, he gave up on the idea of using force. That was why he was so easy to talk to now.
Han Xiao sent a message to Lagi. After a while, Lagi pushed the door open and entered. His complaining voice could be heard at the same time.
"What dangerous mission is it now? I'm telling you, you're just exploiting me. I'll die in front of you sooner or later … Hmm? "
Lagi entered the door and saw the three Forbidden Sorcerers at a glance. His grumbling stopped abruptly, and his expression fell.
"No wonder I kept getting distracted during my meditation yesterday. Something bad really happened today. Sigh."
"Long time no see, Lagi." Desoro's eyes flashed coldly, and his tone was indifferent.
"Can you pretend that you didn't see me?"
Lagi had a bitter expression.
"What do you think?" Desoro snorted.
Lagi looked at Han Xiao helplessly. His eyes were as sad as they could be. It was as though he had gone to a banquet happily, but someone had smashed his cup to signal him that he had met three hundred executioners.
Han Xiao's eyes twitched. "Don't look at me like that. They came up themselves and said that they wanted to take you back. So, you used to be Austin's subordinate. Why didn't you tell me? I'm quite familiar with him."
Lagi looked upset. "How would I know? You actually knew Austin …"
Being Austin's subordinate in the past was an amazing resume. In most organizations, he would be superior. Lagi did not tell Han Xiao because he wanted to keep a low profile. Furthermore, he felt that Black Star and Austin should not have any interactions. However, he did not expect Han Xiao and Austin to have chatted and laughed together before.
"You don't seem to want to see Austin's people. What's your background? You don't have to hide it anymore, do you?"
Han Xiao frowned slightly.
Desoro glanced at Han Xiao but did not say anything to stop him.
Lagi sighed with a melancholy expression. He had an expression that said, "I don't want to talk about the past anymore." This made Han Xiao's OCD act up. He wanted to stuff a cigarette in Lagi's mouth so that he could smoke.
"Alright, I'll tell you. A few decades ago, I was the Forbidden Sorcerer commander of the Hidden Red Robe Abbey, the fourth disciple of Magus Austin."
Han Xiao's eyes widened when he heard this.
Oh my, little guy, you're quite impressive!
The position of a Forbidden Sorcerer commander was probably equivalent to the chief vanguard under the Tyrant, and the fourth disciple of the Magus Master meant that he was one of Austin's direct disciples. With these two titles added together, Lagi's position was equivalent to Austin's right-hand man.
Lagi waved his hand with an expression that said, "But later, I made a mistake. Austin chased me out of the Hidden Red Robe Abbey. I left Austin and became a lone ranger. Later, I was caught, and then you saved me. You know what happened after that."
Han Xiao was surprised. With Lagi's position, what kind of terrible mistake did he make that caused Austin to personally chase away his right-hand man?
At this time, Desoro could not help but cough. "Your Excellency Black Star, it's better if you don't know."
Han Xiao's eyes moved, and he became more and more curious. He turned around and saw that Lagi's face was full of vicissitudes, as if he had suddenly grown stubble.
"Sigh, everyone has a time when they were young and frivolous. The Magus Master is a good person. It's a miracle that I can live until now …" Lagi smacked his lips and said in a reminiscing tone.
Han Xiao's mouth twitched. It was very difficult for him to imagine Lagi being young and frivolous. He felt that people with this name were born with the halo of a lazy salted fish. They could not be associated with the words' young 'and' frivolous'.
"Alright, back to the topic." Han Xiao had a helpless expression. "I respect your opinion. If you want to go back with him, I won't stop you. If you want to stay, I'll help you reject them."
Desoro frowned and thought for a while, but he did not immediately speak.
Lagi rubbed his face and sighed. "I'll go back with you."
Hearing this, Desoro was relieved. Fortunately, Lagi was tactful, so he did not have to become enemies with Black Star.
He turned to Han Xiao and said calmly, "Your Excellency Black Star, he's willing to go with us. Please keep your promise."
"… Alright."
Han Xiao pursed his lips. It was not easy for him to find a capable helper, but he was going to abandon him just like that. He felt like his neighbor had reached out and pulled out a high-quality chive that was like jade from his vegetable field. He did not feel good about it.
At this time, Lagi suddenly spoke, and his tone became serious.
"Black Star, you saved me, so you're my benefactor. Don't doubt my belief in serving you. I'm going back to explain things to Austin. Otherwise, they won't let this go. I don't want to bring you trouble …"
Han Xiao raised his eyebrows. After hearing this, he suddenly felt that he had wronged Lagi. The unhappiness in his heart disappeared, and he even felt a little touched.
This person is quite reliable. He's actually so considerate of me. I didn't save you for nothing.
As soon as he said that, Lagi returned to his original state and became dispirited. He muttered, "You can't beat Austin anyway, so it's useless for me to reject them. It's good for everyone if I go back with them. Sigh."
Hey, what are you talking about!
Han Xiao could not help but ask Desoro, "What's Austin thinking? Why did he make him the commander of the Forbidden Sorcerers? Isn't he afraid that all the Forbidden Sorcerers will become autistic under his leadership?"
"Uh, he wasn't like this before."
Desoro's tone was awkward.
They exchanged a few more pleasantries before Desoro stood up and said seriously, "My mission is complete. I'll take him away first."
Han Xiao was about to nod when he suddenly thought of something. He hurriedly called out to the few people who were about to leave.
"Wait a minute, I need your help with something."
Desoro turned around and said in confusion, "Please go ahead."
"This … I want to spar with you guys," Han Xiao said reluctantly.
Including Lagi, there were four experts in front of him, all of whom should be more than twenty levels higher than him. This was a good opportunity to do the Promotion mission. If he could win all of them, he would get twenty-four Trial Points, which would complete half of the mission. This opportunity would not come again. Therefore, although it was abrupt, Han Xiao still spoke.
Sure enough, Desoro and the others were stunned, and they felt bewildered and puzzled.
Strange, why did Black Star suddenly make this request?
Desoro was stunned for a few seconds before replying with a strange tone.
"Uh … why is that?"
"Actually, I'm a battle-hungry person. When I meet a strong opponent, I can't help but want to spar with them. The Forbidden Sorcerers are very famous. I want to experience your strength and test my new weapon." Han Xiao quickly made up an excuse.
"This …" Desoro was still hesitating.
Seeing this, Han Xiao gritted his teeth and took out his trump card that had never failed before.
"Let's play. Since we're already here …"
As expected of a trump card. Once it was used, Desoro did not know how to reject it.
Originally, he only wanted to bring Lagi back and complete the mission as soon as possible.
However, now that he received the invitation, he suddenly had the intention to spar!
It was now said that Black Star was a future Beyond Grade A seed. Only a few dozen people in the entire Star Field had such an honor.
Although Desoro was only an officer under a Beyond Grade A, he also had the dream of becoming a Beyond Grade A Super.
Desoro wanted to measure what was so special about a Beyond Grade A seed and see how big the gap was between him and the other party.
Thinking of this, Desoro no longer refused. Instead, he was eager to give it a try. Staring at Han Xiao, he said with a deep voice, "Okay, you pick the place."
Hearing this, Han Xiao immediately revealed a simple smile. He looked at Desoro and the others as if he was looking at a few walking leeks.
"By the way, I still want to spar with you." Han Xiao pointed at Lagi, who did not think it had anything to do with him.
Lagi was stunned, and his face turned bitter. He murmured, "I understand. I'm going to be 'accidentally' killed during the spar …"
…
At the same time, in the Garton Star System, Blue Star …
"This is Black Star's hometown …"
A stealth spaceship was floating in outer space. Stephanie looked at the blue planet through the porthole with a playful smile.
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