Reynold had very low requirements. Other than finding Han Xiao to learn about blueprints, he was like an invisible person the rest of the time. Ever since he joined the army, he had always kept a low profile. His business ability was as strict and reliable as his personality. He had never caused any trouble and managed the logistics of the army well. This was the first time he had asked Han Xiao for help.
Seeing Reynold's troubled look, Han Xiaoxin understood. Reynold had only asked for his help now because this matter was very difficult. Reynold had only come to learn at the beginning, not to ask for help. However, now that Han Xiao had made a name for himself in the entire Star Field, Reynold saw hope and felt that he had the ability to help.
Han Xiao felt that his guess was not far from the truth, so he secretly braced himself.
"Tell me about the situation first."
He did not agree immediately and decided to listen to the mission details first.
Reynold thought for a while before speaking slowly.
"As you know, I'm from the Hyde Star System. I'm sure you know the situation of that Star System."
Han Xiao nodded.
The Hydega Star System was an ownerless Star System that did not have a local civilization in charge. It was connected to six Star System civilizations, including Godora. All of these civilizations had stationed a large number of troops in the Hydega Star System, dividing up this ownerless Star System and continuously expanding. They had been at odds with each other for many years, causing the Hydega Star System to become a chaotic land of dispute.
"I was born in a small place called Ceciris, in the area occupied by the Hutt Civilization. Ceciris was controlled by a low-level Star System civilization with six ruling planets. This civilization's level was between a planetary civilization and a Star System civilization. This civilization was divided into several regimes that competed with each other. Because Hyde was always at war, the political situation on Ceciris had always been very unstable," Reynold said slowly.
Leonard said slowly, "My parents ran a mechanical research company, but they went bankrupt later. When I was six years old, they died in a riot caused by a political protest …"
Han Xiao's eyes flickered. This was the first time Reynold had told his story. Normally, he would not talk about his past.
"I have a sister who is nine years older than me. Her name is Rossellin. After my parents died, I lived with her for three years. When I was nine years old, she sent me on a long-distance interstellar flight, sent me away from Planet Ceciris, and abandoned me."
"When I left my hometown, I was still a child. I didn't know anything, and no one took care of me. I wandered the galaxy and spent the most difficult childhood wandering around. Only then did I gradually gain enough strength to protect myself. Later, I tried to go back to find Rossellin, and only then did I know what she had done."
Leonard shook his head. "After I left, she showed her awakened ability. The official statement is that she can bewitch people and subtly change people's perception of the world. But in the beginning, no one knew about her ability. She used this ability to gather countless believers and built a new religion. A new ideology and culture was born in her hands.
"This ability helped her complete the missionary process of a normal religion in just a few years. More and more people became her believers. She became the pope of the new religion in the Ceciris civilization and was loved and worshipped by countless people. Even the high-ranking officials of various governments had many believers. She controlled almost half of the Ceciris civilization in a religious way. She held a high position, above countless people.
"However, the authorities felt that she was a threat to their rule, so they kept searching for clues. In the end, her ability was discovered, and she became the most dangerous careerist in the eyes of the authorities. She, the Pope, was arrested, and the sect she founded was destroyed."
"Although her ability can rewrite people's subconscious thoughts on a large scale, it can't brainwash, make people crazy, or control people's minds. So, although society was shocked, no one stood up for her. No one likes their thoughts to be twisted by others. Her reputation fell to rock bottom, and she became a sinner despised by countless people."
"Those governments tried Rossellin and determined that she was guilty of crimes against civilization and race. They decided to detain her indefinitely. However, their true intentions were soon exposed. In their eyes, Rossellin's ability was an excellent tool that could help them rule. Who would detain Rossellin became a problem. Every government wanted to seize her and use her ability to consolidate their rule and attack their opponents. They were not willing to let anyone else have this tool."
Leonard closed his eyes, pinched the bridge of his nose, and sighed. "In name, she was imprisoned, but in fact, she disappeared from the public eye after the public trial. These governments sent agents and spies to secretly snatch her. There were even some rebels with ulterior motives who joined this battle. She became a tool that kept changing hands."
Han Xiao listened for a long time and could not help but ask, "So, you want me to rescue her from the Ceciris Civilization? You're already a Calamity Grade. You can do it yourself, right? "
"No, she's not on Ceciris anymore."
Leonard shook his head. "The Hutt Civilization discovered her and took her away because of her ability. She's already a prisoner of a Star System civilization."
Han Xiao understood. No wonder Leonard had asked for help. It turned out that Rossellin had become a key prisoner of a Star System civilization. It would be difficult to rescue her now.
To a Star System civilization, although Calamity Grades were rare, they were not people that they had to give face to. With Rossellin's importance, the Hutt Civilization would not easily hand her over. Even if they went to break her out, Leonard would not be able to defeat the high-level combatants of a Star System civilization. He could not save his sister alone.
Therefore, he must have taken a fancy to my current influence … Han Xiao thought.
"I know this is very abrupt, but there's nothing I can do about Rossellin's situation. I hope you can save her." Leonard bowed deeply.
"Hmm …" Han Xiao stroked his chin. "Your sister seems to be an ambitious person. I feel that she brought this upon herself."
Psychics could also change the thoughts of others to a certain extent, but the range and efficiency were obviously far inferior to Rossellin's Esper Ability. It was perfect for preaching, and it was the type that the Arcane Church liked the most.
"Maybe she really is an ambitious person. I won't defend her actions. Although she abandoned me back then, and my relationship with her is very faint, she's still my family. She has already paid the price. I don't want to see her suffer."
Han Xiao was surprised. He had always thought that Leonard's heart was made of machinery. This was one of the rare times that Leonard showed his emotions.
After a moment of silence, Han Xiao slowly said, "I can help, but this isn't that simple. Even I might not be able to get the Hutt Civilization to hand her over with just one sentence. Rossellin did break the law, and this is not a reasonable request. They can totally not give me face …"
Leonard nodded and said seriously, "I understand. You don't owe me anything. I'll continue to work for you and repay this debt."
That's right, brother … Han Xiao's eyes lit up, and he smiled. "If that's the case, I'll try my best."
This time, a notification popped up on the interface.
You have triggered the mission [Reformer]!
Mission Introduction: You agreed to Leonard's request and decided to save Rossellin from the Hutt Civilization.
Mission Requirements: Save Rossellin.
Reward: 18,000,000 Experience, + 30 Leonard Favorability, + 80 Rossellin Favorability, [Blank Character Summon Card – Leonard] x 1
Han Xiao looked at it, and a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.
The mission itself did not seem too difficult, but the prerequisites to trigger it were very harsh. It seemed to require a good relationship with Leonard and a high level of influence. Only then would Leonard take the initiative to ask for help.
The Experience reward was rather ordinary for a mission of this level. Increasing the Favorability of two characters was also quite normal. The reward that surprised him the most was Leonard's Character Summon Card.
A Blank Character Summon Card meant that he could choose one of Leonard's abilities as an effect. Han Xiao had obtained a Blank Character Summon Card before. At that time, he had randomly obtained one of Ames' abilities and killed a Dark-star Calamity Grade.
Of all Leonard's abilities, the most valuable one was the powerful Mechanic Molding Talent [Perfect Mechanical Sense].
Although there was a limit to the number of times he could use a Character Summon Card, it was better than nothing.
Most of the time, only combat missions with a draw reward had a chance of obtaining other people's Molding Talents. Other than Character Summon Cards, the players would definitely not be able to obtain Molding Talents. Han Xiao had the NPC template, so the draw range included Molding Talents. However, the players did not, so there would not be missions that directly rewarded Molding Talents.
Han Xiao was not disappointed. This was a matter of luck. If he wanted to obtain the true [Perfect Mechanical Sense] talent, he would probably have to think of another way.
A Character Summon Card it is. It happens to be useful recently, Han Xiao thought to himself.
The Class Advancement mission required him to create a piece of level 180 legacy orange equipment. With his current Machinery Affinity, it would be a little difficult to create orange equipment. He would have to find a way to increase his crafting ability. However, with the effect of [Perfect Mechanical Sense], he would be able to complete it in one go, saving him a lot of trouble.
Putting away his thoughts, Han Xiao returned to the topic at hand.
"I'll move out in two days and make a trip to the Hutt Civilization. Tell me everything you know. By the way, what does your sister look like?"
"I haven't seen her for many years. However, when she was still the pope, she left behind many pictures. I saved them. Take a look." Leonard took out his communicator, pulled up a few pictures, and projected them in the air.
It was a woman wearing a luxurious red and white robe. Her long hair was tied into a bun, and she had beautiful hair accessories. She had bright eyes and white teeth, and her facial features were similar to Leonard's. Her skin was snow-white, and her temperament was graceful. In the picture, she seemed to be giving a religious speech, and below her were all devout believers who were listening with their heads lowered.
Han Xiao took a look and suddenly frowned. He took another look and then stared at the woman's face in the picture, unable to move his gaze away.
Noticing Han Xiao's gaze, Leonard was a little confused. "What's wrong?"
Han Xiao came back to his senses, covered his mouth with his fist, and coughed. "Nothing. Your sister is quite pretty."
This time, it was Leonard's turn to have a weird expression.
In reality, when he saw Rossellin's face, Han Xiaoxin was shocked.
The Vilna he had just met today was someone he was familiar with in his previous life. He did not expect to see a second familiar face in one day!
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