In the government building of Black Star City, Bennett was anxiously pacing back and forth. Most of the people around him had been sent out to deal with the disaster, and only a few officials were left in the room. They looked at Bennett anxiously, and everyone was nervous and hesitant.
Other than the monotonous footsteps and heavy breathing, there was no other sound in the room.
Bennett clenched his fists tightly, and his heart was filled with a deep sense of helplessness. Ever since Blue Star had connected to the galaxy, he had often felt this way. In a battle of this level, he realized that he was of no use and could only wait for Black Star's results.
Although Bennett trusted Han Xiao, he was also prepared for the worst. He had already ordered his people to prepare for the evacuation. He could not let all the people gamble with him.
This time, the officer in charge of the observation rushed in with an overjoyed tone.
"Your Excellency, the battle is over! Black Star won! "
Bennett's body trembled, and his tense body softened. His fists slowly relaxed.
Everyone in the room was pleasantly surprised, and they could not help but cheer softly.
"I understand … Do your best to prepare for the disaster and reduce the losses as much as possible."
Bennett suppressed his excitement and ordered in an orderly manner. This shocking battle had caused a disaster on the planet's surface, and they had to deal with the mess to reduce the subsequent losses.
"By the way, have you contacted Black Star?"
"His Excellency Black Star just sent a message. He's leading people to deal with the disaster and needs our cooperation."
"Great, cooperate with him fully and carry out all his orders."
Bennett was overjoyed.
…
The aftermath of the battle between more than ten people caused earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and other disasters to erupt all over the planet. Thankfully, Han Xiao ended the battle quickly, and the disasters did not exceed the critical point.
Among them, the storms on the sea were the easiest to deal with. Calamity Grade Supers could extinguish the eye of the storm and make it dissipate, but disasters like earthquakes were difficult to reverse. Their main goal was to save the affected cities and reduce the losses.
After spending a day and a night, Han Xiao, Wilton, and the others dealt with hundreds of disasters of various sizes and alleviated the urgent situation. In the next few months, there would be more chain disasters, but they were all within a predictable range.
Blue Star still had some problems that he needed to solve, such as the follow-up plan for the Six Nations.
However, Han Xiao was exhausted. He planned to rest for a day and familiarize himself with the changes after his advancement.
Han Xiao brought the captives back to Black Star City. Bennett was busy with disaster relief, but he took the time to thank Han Xiao.
Although the enemy had come for Han Xiao and Blue Star had suffered an unexpected calamity this time, Bennett was not an insensible person. Blue Star had ascended to heaven under the protection of Black Star, and was tied to the same chariot as Han Xiao. Naturally, he would not blame this protector. If he wanted to be angry, he would be angry at the enemy's despicable methods.
Wilton and the others bid farewell and left, hurrying back to report what they had seen.
Han Xiao thanked them again for their help and discussed with Godora's Serbia the Fifth about the compensation for the Calamity Grade casualties. Logically speaking, he did not have to compensate them, but Han Xiao would not be so reckless.
Godora only had about twenty Calamity Grade Supers, and losing even one was a huge loss. Serbia the Fifth's heart ached, and he only felt better when he heard that Han Xiao was going to compensate them.
Amethyst Civilization found out about this through Wilton and contacted the Godora Civilization, saying that they would pay a portion of the price for Han Xiao. Han Xiao's battle record of killing Calamity Grade Supers had raised his status, and Amethyst was even more optimistic about his potential. This action showed that they were completely trying to rope him in.
…
Back in the room, Stephanie was still unconscious. Han Xiao did not hold back and squeezed her juice until she was weak.
Stephanie was very strong, and Han Xiao could only imprison her without worry if she did not have the strength to resist.
The third round of [Prey] had been completed. Han Xiao did not give out the reward immediately. He could draw a random ability from one of the ten people in Stephanie's team.
Fu Ding was not around, so Han Technician was not confident in this kind of lucky draw. He planned to draw the prize after returning to the headquarters.
During the battle, he had leveled up to level 195 like a rocket. [Truth Mechanic] had reached the upper limit and triggered the requirements for the next phase of his Class Advancement.
This time, it was a common Mechanic Class Advancement Mission, which required him to build a machine that met the requirements. Han Xiao had triggered such a mission before, but this time, the Class Advancement Mission's difficulty matched his level, and the requirements were extremely harsh.
Most of the equipment and items could be ranked from low to high quality: Poor Gray, Normal White, Good Green, Excellent Blue, Excellent Purple, Rare Pink, and Legendary Orange. Orange equipment was the best among them.
However, other than these general grades, there were two special grades — Silver and Gold.
Gold equipment was the most special grade and extremely rare. It represented a 'Universal Treasure' level item, and there were not many of them in the entire universe. To give a good example, the Purple Potato's six-star gold-plated gloves were a treasure of this level.
As for Silver equipment, it was an additional quality that represented the attribute of "inheritance". If an item with a famous historical event or glory was passed down, it would become a Silver equipment and obtain additional bonuses.
The Legacy attribute could coexist with the general grade. For example, an item could be both Orange and Silver.
The Class Advancement mission this time required Han Xiao to build a piece of Legacy Orange equipment, which was commonly known as' Epic 'equipment!
The Legacy mode of mechanical equipment was blueprints, which meant that he had to find a special person to learn a Silver Legacy blueprint, build it, and reach Orange quality. At the same time, the Class Advancement mission also had a requirement for the equipment level. The minimum level required was Level 180.
Therefore, I have to find a Level 180 mechanical equipment heritage blueprint and build Orange equipment …
Han Xiao's mouth twitched. Even the Mountain Ape mechanical suit's requirement had not reached Level 180 yet.
Damn it, I think you're making things difficult for me, Black Star!
Han Xiao remembered many ways to obtain Silver Legacy blueprints, but there were very few Level 180 Legacy equipment, and the way to obtain them was very complicated.
Moreover, the higher the level of the blueprint, the harder it was to create a high-quality product. Han Xiao calculated that with his current Intelligence and Machinery Affinity, he would be able to create Level 180 Pink equipment at most.
Han Xiao shook his head.
Although this mission was difficult, it was not completely hopeless. Moreover, it was a crafting mission, so there was no risk. He did not need to rely on Mission Completion Cards to try his luck … He felt that the lottery might be more difficult.
Legacy blueprints are not a problem, but my attributes are not enough to create Level 180 Orange equipment. Hmm … Do I have to learn a new subclass to support my attributes?
Han Xiao thought for a while and rejected this idea.
In the later stages, leveling up would become more and more difficult. The cost-effectiveness of a main class was much higher than a subclass. Moreover, there was a promotion mission at Level 200, so the benefits of subclasses were very low.
He did not want to waste his EXP, and the EXP on the interface was the most cost-effective for leveling up his main class. After all, it was still a long time before the players went online, so it was best to save as much as possible.
There were not many subclasses that he needed at the moment.
Furthermore, Han Xiao had better choices.
If I don't want to increase my attributes, I'll have to find some Mechanic class talents …
Han Xiao pondered. Thinking about Reynold's talent, he could not help but feel envious.
If he could obtain [Perfect Mechanical Sense], he would be able to complete the requirement directly. Sadly, perhaps because his posture was not right, Reynold did not trigger the mission.
I'll find a chance to get some Mechanic class talents. No matter what, I'm still a Mechanic.
Glancing at the unconscious Stephanie, Han Xiao's eyes narrowed, and he could not help but feel a sense of urgency.
The unexpected reward this time was knowing the master behind these hunters. The Ancient One, Thousand Shadows, was the real enemy. The deterrence of a Beyond Grade A made Han Xiaoxin's head feel heavy. Thousand Shadows was even more frightening than the Tyrant.
Wiping out Stephanie's team was not the end. He had only won some time to catch his breath. Who knew who Thousand Shadows would send to deal with him next time? With Albert and Stephanie as examples, the next mission would definitely be more dangerous.
"I still need more power."
Han Xiao had an urgent desire.
…
Over the past few days, Han Xiao had been staying in Blue Star to help, and the disaster was under control.
Stephanie did not say a word after waking up. Han Xiao did not know what to do with her for the time being, so he just locked her up.
With the entire team wiped out, no one maintained the fake memories of the leaders of the Six Nations. The leaders of the Six Nations recovered one after another as if they had just woken up from a dream.
The upper echelons of the Six Nations learned about their actions after they 'lost their memories' from the records. Everyone was so scared that their faces turned pale.
Oh my god, what have we done?
Everyone still had lingering fears. Thankfully, Black Star had gotten rid of the mastermind behind the scenes. Otherwise, they would have been controlled forever and made a huge mistake.
The Six Nations were worried that Black Star would misunderstand them, so they immediately expressed their stance and stated that the declaration of war was a misunderstanding.
At the same time, the leaders of the Six Nations hurriedly contacted Bennett to explain the reason and beg for forgiveness.
Bennett did not reply and only invited the leaders of the Six Nations to a meeting, saying that this planet had just suffered a disaster and needed to discuss the future development plan.
Bennett's attitude seemed to be that he did not intend to pursue their actions after their memories were tampered with. In the eyes of the Six Nations' upper echelons, this represented Han Xiao's intention.
The upper echelons of the Six Nations heaved a sigh of relief and rushed to Black Star City excitedly for the meeting. They had already memorized a script in advance and planned to explain the situation clearly to get rid of the blame on them.
However, the direction of the situation was completely different from what they had imagined!
To Black Star, the Blue Star army existed in name only, so the upper echelons of the Six Nations did not take any precautions. However, they did not expect that the moment they got off the plane, Bennett would capture all of them, causing the upper echelons of the Six Nations to turn pale with fright.
All the upper echelons of the Six Nations were escorted to the meeting room and saw Han Xiao, who had been waiting for a long time.
"Your Excellency Black Star, what is the meaning of this?"
"You must have misunderstood us. Please allow me to explain."
Seeing Han Xiao's expressionless face, everyone's hearts skipped a beat, and they hurriedly tried to explain.
Han Xiao waved his hand and gestured for everyone to shut up. "If not for me, all of you would have been wiped out in the Mutation Disaster. You declared war on me and went back on our agreement. I am very disappointed."
"But … but we were controlled by someone! You clearly know that!"
One of the upper echelons said anxiously.
"That's right, you were controlled by someone …" Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and said, "So you can treat it as if nothing happened? What if the protective shield of Black Star City was unable to block the missiles that you fired?"
Everyone was speechless and felt wronged.
Many of them could vaguely sense Han Xiao's meaning, and their faces changed.
Han Xiao slapped the table and said, "All of you are also victims, and I will not kill you. However, this matter cannot be let off so easily."
"You mean …" someone said with trepidation.
"Dissolve your governments and let Bennett take over. This civilization does not need so many governments. One is enough."
From the perspective of civilization development, unifying the entire world was very important. It could significantly increase the efficiency of resources, and too many governments would only cause internal friction. The governments of the Six Nations would become redundant, wasting talents and resources. They were practically a burden for the Blue Star Civilization.
Because they did not have an iron-fisted government, the Blue Star Civilization had been in a state of division for a very long time. This matter made Han Xiao feel that the time was ripe, and he could make use of it to make a fuss. Together with the negative public opinion of the Six Nations declaring war on him, he could reduce the resistance of the people to the greatest extent.
Even if there would be a period of pain, in the long run, the civilization would become healthier. Furthermore, there were too many benefits to taking over a civilization. As long as the technology of the Blue Star Civilization could keep up with the galactic era, it would be able to become the logistics base of the Black Star Corps.
Han Xiao's words were like a bolt from the blue. The upper echelons of the Six Nations were all stunned, and their faces were filled with disbelief.
"You … you want to destroy the Six Nations?"
One of the leaders said with a trembling voice. There was anger and fear in his voice. If Black Star used force, they would not have the slightest chance to resist.
"Destroy the Six Nations?"
Han Xiao raised his eyebrows. He stood up, walked to the window, and opened the curtains. From the sky, he could see many cities, crowds, and floating trains coming and going.
"That's a country."
Han Xiao pointed out the window and then pointed at the officials of the Six Nations in the room.
"You're not."
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