At the same time, Han Xiao brought Hella and Fu Ding away from the scene. He held the Evolution Cube tightly in his hands with a complicated expression.
Picking up the Evolution Cube was something that he did not expect at all. After the surprise, Han Xiao gradually calmed down.
The appearance of the Evolution Cube here was definitely not because of Fu Ding. There had to be a deeper reason behind it. Something had happened in a place that he could not see.
The appearance of the Evolution Cube had cleared up the information blind spot. Han Xiao's brain worked quickly, re-examining the series of events and speculating the cause and effect.
"Sisko's Evolution Cube appeared in the hands of these people. This means that EsGod stole the Universal Treasure from Sisko in some way and got his subordinates to transport it. No wonder they were silent for so many months after killing Harrofal. It turns out that their goal was not revenge but the Evolution Cube …"
Han Xiao understood.
It seems like I misunderstood. These people are not here to deal with me but to steal the treasure …
However, why did they kill Harrofal? Is it related to stealing the treasure or something else?
In his previous life, the Evolution Cube had first appeared in the hands of the Arcane Church. If not for Austin revealing the secret, Han Xiao would not have known that the Evolution Cube actually belonged to Sisko at this time. Perhaps this was not a secret among the upper echelons, but it would not be made public. At the level of the players, it was naturally difficult for them to know this information.
In the later versions of his previous life, the players who joined the Arcane Church could pay Faction Contribution Points and Enas in exchange for the opportunity to use the Evolution Cube.
The effect of the Evolution Cube was mainly focused on Species Evolution. The specific effects varied from person to person. The weak would become stronger, and the strong would become stronger. The effect of using the Evolution Cube for the first time was the best. As the genes continued to be optimized, it would gradually lose its effect.
"I don't know what happened to the Evolution Cube from Sisko to the Arcane Church. How did EsGod get involved?"
Han Xiao was suddenly stunned. He remembered that in his previous life, there was information about EsGod causing trouble in the Star Pupil Protoss race. However, it did not happen during this period but during the Version 3.0 to Version 4.0 update. The players did not personally experience it and only recorded it in text form. There was no mention of it being related to the Evolution Cube.
"Philip, search for recent news reports on the Star Pupil Protoss."
Han Xiao immediately gave the order.
The report on Planet Avitan was quickly found by Philip, but due to the government's control of public opinion, the details were blurred out. They only said that Planet Avitan had experienced a drastic change and suffered heavy casualties, but they did not mention EsGod's name.
In the huge Star Field, there would be hundreds of similar news every day. The incident on Planet Avitan did not cause much of an impact in the Shattered Star Ring, and Han Xiao would not pay attention to a small piece of news that had nothing to do with him.
Han Xiao thought about it and said, "The incident on Planet Avitan should have been done by EsGod. He probably used some sort of diversion tactic to steal the Evolution Cube from Sisko."
This meant that EsGod's attack on the Star Pupil Protoss race had been brought forward?
Connecting this to Harrofal's death, Han Xiao was shocked.
Could it be that EsGod's actions have something to do with me? Is this the butterfly effect?
"What a pity. If only I had left one alive."
Han Xiao was a little frustrated. In order to be absolutely sure, he had gone all out. Who knew that the enemy would be so weak and be killed in an instant? There was no way to interrogate them now.
Wait a minute …
This time, Han Xiao was suddenly stunned. Thinking about the source of his intelligence, a new doubt appeared in his mind.
Since EsGod's subordinates were acting in secret, and the Star Pupil Protoss race did not announce the theft of the Evolution Cube, the reason why Sardeem was monitoring this group of people was very intriguing.
Maybe Sardeem was not doing it for the Tyla Civilization's bounty but for the Evolution Cube in their hands?
Han Xiao's brows furrowed, and he thought of three possibilities.
The first possibility was that Sardeem had a special intelligence channel and knew the whereabouts of the Evolution Cube, so he wanted to snatch it himself.
The second possibility was that the Mecha Empire knew about this and wanted to benefit from it, so they ordered Sardeem, who was stationed in the Shattered Star Ring, to intercept the Evolution Cube.
The last possibility was that Sardeem was instructed by Sisko to help the Star Pupil Protoss snatch the Evolution Cube … No, Sisko might not have told the truth, and Sardeem only knew to monitor this group of people but might not know about the existence of the Evolution Cube.
Either way, Sardeem was a competitor, and the last possibility was the worst. It meant that he might have to face a real Beyond Grade A Super while Sisko was on his way.
Han Xiao sized up the Evolution Cube in his hands with a solemn expression.
He was no stranger to the Evolution Cube. At the very least, he knew that the original version of the Evolution Cube was extremely huge, and the one in his hands was obviously a complete portable version.
"Austin said that he has never seen what the Evolution Cube looks like. During this period, Sisko did not publicly display the Evolution Cube like the Arcane Church, so there should be very few people who know about it. Sardeem might not be able to recognize it …"
At this time, Han Xiao suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed slightly. He hurriedly contacted Aurora on the spaceship.
"What's the current situation at the ground port?"
Aurora was surprised. "Uncle, how do you know what happened here? Just now, all the ground ports issued a notice saying that someone is attacking the city, so they are temporarily closing the take-off ports and implementing a port departure control. All spaceships are not allowed to leave Planet Macipher until they catch the culprit."
As expected!
Han Xiao clenched his fists.
He had just killed EsGod's subordinates, and Sardeem had immediately sealed off the entire planet, not allowing anyone to leave.
Such a big move was not only to catch the 'culprit who attacked the city' but also to keep the Evolution Cube on the planet.
However, this created a new problem. If he hid his tracks so that Sardeem would not be able to chase after him, how long would it take for Sardeem to find the Evolution Cube if he hid on Planet Macipher safely? There were so many people on Planet Macipher, and the difficulty was like finding a needle in a haystack. Without the corresponding detection method, sealing off the planet would be futile.
"Therefore, Sardeem definitely has a method to locate the Evolution Cube. Maybe it's some kind of detection device that can detect the location of the Evolution Cube as long as it's within a certain distance. It could also be Sisko's detection method, but the accuracy of the detection should be limited. Otherwise, Sardeem would have already located me."
Han Xiao thought to himself.
Although he had not personally experienced the entire process, based on the clues from the Evolution Cube, he had already guessed the general situation.
Thinking of this, Han Xiao told the two of them to stop.
Originally, Han Xiao wanted to leave Planet Macipher immediately after killing Orozen. However, before he could return to the spaceship, Sardeem had already implemented air control. If he wanted to leave now, he could only forcefully break through the fleet's defense line. Therefore, he was not in a hurry to return to the port and decided to think about how to deal with the Evolution Cube that he had accidentally obtained.
Han Xiao summarized his current situation.
Obtaining the Evolution Cube meant that he would have to face Sardeem, whose intentions were unknown, Sisko, whose house had been robbed, EsGod, and the Arcane Church.
This meant that at least two Beyond Grade As and one Universal Civilization would find trouble with him!
Han Xiao took a deep breath and realized that the Evolution Cube was a hot potato!
It was both a surprise and a risk!
In that case, he would have to be careful when dealing with the Evolution Cube.
Han Xiao became serious and quickly calculated the pros and cons in his mind.
"There are only two ways to deal with it — hide it or hand it over."
"If I want to keep the Evolution Cube … Hmm, I'm not far from Beyond Grade A and have the qualifications to occupy a Universal Treasure. However, the consequence is that I will become an enemy of Sisko, and EsGod will target me in order to snatch the Evolution Cube. I'm now like fire and water with the Tyrant. If Sisko joins forces with the Tyrant because of this … the situation won't be good.
"The advantage of keeping the Evolution Cube is that it is a rare commodity. Not only can I use the Evolution Cube to strengthen the Black Star Corps and my troops, but I can also attract a large number of organizations. There shouldn't be many civilizations that can resist the temptation of the Evolution Cube. Sisko did not do this because the Arcane Church and him monopolized the right to use the Evolution Cube and did not want to use the Evolution Cube to nurture competitors."
Han Xiao nodded. Sardeem had locked down the planet but could not stop him from taking the Evolution Cube away. Even if he did not forcefully break through, he could use Void Dimension Hyperdrive to secretly leave Planet Macipher with the Evolution Cube.
As long as Sardeem could not find the Evolution Cube, the restrictions would be lifted sooner or later, and Hella and the other two would be able to escape in a spaceship.
The problem was that if he kept the Evolution Cube, it would be impossible to hide it from these organizations. At that time, the Black Star Corps would become the target of everyone.
Han Xiao pondered. "If I hand it over, it's just a question of who to hand it over to … Actually, I don't have many choices right now. It's just EsGod, the Mecha Empire, the Universal Civilizations, and Sisko."
Handing it over to EsGod was to turn him into a friend. However, if this matter was exposed, he would become enemies with the three Universal Civilizations and many other organizations. Overall, the risk was too great, and the disadvantages outweighed the benefits.
Handing it over to the Mecha Empire was a strange move. While he was negotiating with Sardeem on Planet Macipher, he could immediately throw the hot potato that was the Evolution Cube to someone else in exchange for a large amount of resources. This would allow him to get rid of the risk and stay out of the whirlpool of conflict.
If he handed it over to the Universal Civilizations, he would become their loyal ally. The results would be different no matter who he handed it over to. If he handed it over to the Radiant Federation, he would be able to exchange it for a large amount of resources. If he handed it over to the Red Empire, he would be able to obtain both resources and the ticket to the Flickering World.
However, if he handed it over to these two, the Arcane Church, who saw the Evolution Cube as theirs, would definitely become enemies with him.
If he handed it over to the Arcane Church, the situation would be a little more complicated. Sisko was already half an ally of the Arcane Church, and the Arcane Church might not give up on Sisko and favor him. If the Arcane Church did not stand up for Sisko, they might lose a Beyond Grade A ally.
However, he would also become a Beyond Grade A, and the Arcane Church might not use force to snatch the Evolution Cube. In that case, the final result might be that after he handed over the Evolution Cube, the Arcane Church would return it to Sisko and continue to maintain the loan agreement. This way, not only would he be able to protect Sisko, but he would also become an ally of the Arcane Church, and he would still be able to use the Evolution Cube …
Sisko would be grateful to the Arcane Church, but he would not like him or even become enemies with him.
Of course, the Arcane Church was a huge organization and was not afraid of angering Sisko. There was also a possibility that they would kindly accept the Evolution Cube.
The last option would be to return the Evolution Cube to its rightful owner and return it to Psyker. This would undoubtedly allow him to gain Psyker's friendship, and he might even be able to obtain the right to borrow the Evolution Cube like the Arcane Church.
"Black Star, where are we going now? Are we not going back to the spaceship? "
Just as Han Xiao was weighing the pros and cons, Fu Ding could not help but ask.
Han Xiao came back to his senses, thought for a moment, and shook his head. "No. Hella, bring Aurora back. We'll find a place to hide."
He could not return to the Cornerstone Summit Corporation. The first person Sardeem would suspect would definitely be him, a Calamity Grade Mechanic of unknown origins. Since he would be suspected if he went back and disappeared, there was no need for him to go back and act.
Anyway, it was all done by him. I, Barne, am not afraid of anything!
Han Xiao temporarily put down his hesitation.
He was used to planning ahead and considering the possible consequences. However, no matter what, at this moment, the Evolution Cube belonged to him alone.
He would enjoy it first!
…
"Your Excellency Sisko, I have locked down the port of the planet."
On the other side, Sardeem was communicating with Sisko.
"Before I arrive, don't let anyone go," Sisko said calmly.
"Okay … but please be quick. I can't lock down the planet forever."
Sardeem had a helpless look on his face. Thankfully, he had the excuse of hunting down the troublemakers and maintaining law and order. Locking down the planet for a few days was fine, but locking it down for too long would negatively affect Planet Macipher's business. This was something he could not accept.
"Thank you for your hard work. I'm almost there." Sisko nodded.
"Sigh, what should I do now?"
"You don't have to do anything else. Just make sure that no one leaves Planet Macipher. If anyone tries to leave, stop them," Sisko said slowly.
In his senses, the Evolution Cube was still on Planet Macipher. However, due to the distance, he could not pinpoint it accurately. Therefore, when Sardeem informed him that EsGod's subordinates had been killed, Sisko was slightly shocked but quickly regained his composure.
As long as the Evolution Cube was still on Planet Macipher, it was fine. Once he arrived, he would be able to find the location of the Evolution Cube.
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