The spaceship returned to the mother planet. On the spaceship, the few Beyond Grade A allies no longer put on airs and formally introduced themselves to Han Xiao.
Han Xiao had long known their names, but he was just going through the motions. Some of them were directly related to the dynasty, some were people who had developed their forces in the Central Galaxy, and only two were big shots from other Star Fields.
One was from the Sea of Star Spirits, and the other was from the Primeval Star River. The latter was the Beyond Grade A who leaned toward the military. Among this group of people, his attitude was the most friendly.
This person was not too old. His name was Beyoni, and his nickname was' Incinerate 'or' Origin Flame '. His Esper Ability was not to play with fire but to ignite all kinds of things on a microscopic level, even things that were not flammable. Furthermore, it was not only limited to matter but also energy. One of his more famous deeds was igniting an asteroid. Be it the trees, soil, or metal, everything was burned up, turning it into a charred planet.
Han Xiao's interactions with the dynasty's elites had naturally been reported back to the dynasty. His care for Teny was seen as a sign of friendship by the dynasty's Young Faction. Although Teny had not reached the true upper echelons yet, within the Young Faction, he had already shown his abilities and was being groomed as a core member in the future. Otherwise, he would not have been included in the first batch of the modification team.
Therefore, due to the faction, Han Xiao did not reject Beyoni's intentions of befriending him. The two of them were quite agreeable.
Apart from this person, another ally that Han Xiao was quite fond of was Ravenlaude from the Ancient Ones. He was neither cold nor warm to him, so Han Xiao did not intentionally befriend him.
The Ancient Ones was a loose alliance. The members were all extraordinary people. Some were Beyond Grade As, and some were Espers. What they had in common was that they had lived for a very long time. In the galaxy, the Ancient Ones was one of the most famous civilian Super organizations. They had members that joined the three Universal Civilizations.
For example, the Red Empire had two Ancient Ones allies. One was Ravenlaude, and the other was one of the three strongest National Pillars.
The Radiant Federation and the Arcane Church also had different Ancient Ones allies. Manison from the Mecha Empire was a high-level ally in the Radiant Federation, but he was very independent. After all, he was the leader of the Mechanical Race, and he had a huge force under him, forming a faction of his own.
The Ancient Ones represented a huge resource network. It was a pity that he had not lived in seclusion for so many years and did not meet the requirements to join. Otherwise, Han Xiao would have given it a try.
Because of the sparring just now, he had won a certain status. Everyone returned to the Mother Planet and communicated on the ship. Only then did Han Xiao officially become acquainted with everyone and become familiar with their faces.
Someone wanted to borrow the Evolution Cube, but Han Xiao did not agree immediately. To a Beyond Grade A, this was like adding wings to a tiger. There was no such thing as a free lunch in the world. As a direct member of the dynasty, Clottey could enjoy unlimited slots in the dynasty, but the other side allies did not have such treatment. If he did not give them some benefits, Han Xiao did not want to help them increase their strength for free. After all, he could not guarantee what kind of relationship they would have in the future.
Hearing that Han Xiao wanted benefits, everyone had different thoughts and did not immediately express their opinions.
Originally, they had planned to make Black Star give in during their first meeting and take out the Evolution Cube to please them. However, they did not expect Black Star to be so tough and not easy to deal with. This plan naturally fell through, and they could only find a way to borrow it in the future. As big shots, they were not impatient.
After saying goodbye to the group, Han Xiao and Ames returned to their residence. Hella and the others were relieved to see him return.
This can be considered my official debut in the circle of high-level combatants of the three Universal Civilizations, stepping onto the stage of the Central Galaxy … Han Xiao thought. This was within his expectations.
Having more friends made things easier. By making friends with this group of people, he could indirectly use a portion of their resources. Of course, this was also his position in the eyes of others. They were each other's connections, exchanging resources.
However, there were also disadvantages. He would be treated as a bargaining chip by the other organizations, attracting the attention of more large organizations. The hostility and opponents he would face in the future would be even stronger.
There was no other way. After receiving so many resources from the dynasty, it would be wishful thinking if he was not willing to take any risks.
"The Central Galaxy is highly controlled by the three Universal Civilizations, and the development of my organization is not free. It's not suitable for me to focus on it. I still have to develop my foundation in the Shattered Star Ring and the Flickering World. Over here … I'll just leave a contact point. After I'm done with this, it's better to stay away from this troublesome place for the time being," Han Xiao thought.
If he wanted to increase his influence in the Central Galaxy, he did not have to establish a foothold here. Running his headquarters was the way to go. Only when his value was high would it be easier to increase his status.
…
That night, Clottey told Uranril about the battle between Han Xiao and Viru, as well as his opinion of Han Xiao.
"… What do you think is the possibility of Black Star reaching a higher level in the future?"
It was already late at night, but Uranril's office was still brightly lit. She stared at Clottey in front of her and asked with a deep voice.
"It's not impossible," Clottey replied.
The Primordial Ones had existed for thousands of years, and after researching for so long, the classification of Beyond Grade A and above had become clearer. There were also strong and weak ones. Black Star was so young, and his combat style had almost no shortcomings. There was still room for growth in the future, and it was not impossible for him to be on par with him.
Clottey's evaluation of Han Xiao was not low. In his long life, he had seen many Beyond Grade As. Some of them had already exhausted their potential to reach Beyond Grade A from the Calamity Grade, and their progress was limited. However, some of them could still continue to grow, and they were geniuses among geniuses. In his eyes, Black Star belonged to the latter.
However, after seeing so many of them, he no longer liked to socialize and was too lazy to get to know new people. Furthermore, Clottey was a direct descendant of the dynasty, so with his extraordinary status and strength, there was no need for him to deliberately befriend anyone. Thus, he had been ignoring Han Xiao along the way. It was not that he looked down on him.
After all, not every Beyond Grade A liked to socialize like Han Technician.
Uranril leaned back in her chair and pondered.
"If that's the case, it's more useful to have him stay at the edge of the Star Field. His current focus is on the Flickering World, but after that, he'll most likely come to the Central Galaxy to develop … We have enough manpower here, so there's no need for him."
The three Universal Civilizations in the Central Galaxy occasionally had conflicts, but because it was their headquarters, there would not be too big of a conflict. Thus, the dynasty actually did not need so many Beyond Grade As to come to the Central Galaxy to develop. It was fine as long as they had enough manpower. Too many would instead be a waste of resources. Throwing these Beyond Grade As to the other Star Fields to strengthen the dynasty's control over those Star Fields was the true meaning of the title 'National Pillar'.
However, the Central Galaxy was the center of the universe after all. Countless people racked their brains to have the right to speak there. To Uranril, the number of allies there was too saturated. She did not like so many people using the dynasty's name to develop their forces there.
Black Star had brought the mobile base over, so it was clear that he wanted to build a branch there. Seeing that they were allies, Uranril was willing to provide some help, but she was prepared to secretly limit the speed of expansion of the Black Star Corps in the Central Galaxy. In short, she wanted to reduce the chances of Black Star coming to the Central Galaxy so that he could stay in the Shattered Star Ring or the Flickering World.
Uranril believed in Clottey's judgment. He said that Black Star had a chance to touch a higher level, so he definitely would not be wrong. Thus, Black Star could be an important chess piece …
Since he was an important chess piece, it naturally had to be placed in a suitable place to be effective.
…
The news of Black Star being officially received by the dynasty's ruler was spread out through the dynasty's channels. Just as Han Xiao expected, the dynasty would not hide this but use some method to announce that they had a new bargaining chip.
His name had officially entered the sights of the various large organizations in the Central Galaxy. Han Xiao did not have any foundation in the Central Galaxy, so he did not know the reactions of these large organizations.
In the following days, the dynasty arranged for the troops stationed on the mother planet to be modified by the Evolution Cube. Han Xiao focused on cooperating with the other party.
After a few days, the evolution of the dynasty's troops on the mother planet was finally completed.
During this period of time, the Black Star Corps did not just wait. With the help of the dynasty, the Black Star Corps used a small piece of land on the dynasty's mother planet to build a simple office. They left a group of people there for a long period of time to facilitate communication. Before leaving, they had already given this group of people a heads-up and chose those who were willing to stay in the Central Galaxy.
As for the mobile satellite base of the Black Star Corps, the dynasty naturally would not allow them to set up next to the mother planet. Therefore, they gave Han Xiao a star map and asked him to choose a location in the dynasty's territory to set up a branch base of the Black Star Corps.
There was no need to hesitate about choosing a location. Han Xiao already had a draft in mind.
Since this trip was to dig up leeks, the location of the branch base was naturally the main area of activity for the players.
Han Xiao had matters to attend to, so he did not leave the mother planet for the time being. He ordered the troops to set off first. The security in the dynasty was very good, so there was no need for him to accompany the army to set up a branch base.
The reason he stayed on the mother planet, other than bringing Ames and the others to tour, was to obtain the Ultimate Knowledge.
The mission list that Uranril had her subordinates organize had already been sent to Han Xiao's communicator. He picked and chose before finally deciding on a mission.
Ordinary miscellaneous missions were not important enough. Only missions that were difficult enough were qualified to exchange for Ultimate Knowledge. The mission that Han Xiao chose was a mission that required Beyond Grade As to participate in … a routine clean-up of the Fallen Ark organization!
In other words, fighting EsGod!
The three star areas of the Central Galaxy were separated by a desolate universe belt, which was a sensitive area and not easy to manage. As a result, the thugs who didn't dare to linger in the three star areas swarmed into the border gap, creating a place where they could hide their filth.
The area of the border crack was very large. During the exploration era war, the three Universal Civilizations fought fiercely in front of their homes as if they would not stop until one of them was dead. This large area was the ancient battlefield back then, and countless planets were abandoned because of it, turning into a desolate universe belt.
Now, a large number of brutes were hiding there, and it was not easy to find them. Furthermore, the border crack was not a dead land and was connected to the desolate universe belt outside the Central Galaxy. Once there was communication with the outside world, it would be even more impossible to eradicate it.
The sensitive area was not suitable for major management. Anyway, the three Universal Civilizations were connected by stargates, and normal tourists would not take the desolate universe belt, so it did not affect the security of the Central Galaxy much.
EsGod's team usually hid in the desolate universe belt in the border crack and had always been very secretive. Recently, they seemed to have been exposed and were discovered by the Red Empire's observation devices.
EsGod was notorious, and to the three Universal Civilizations, eating, sleeping, and fighting EsGod had become a daily operation. They called it a 'routine cleanup'.
Han Xiao still had a grudge with EsGod. Although EsGod wanted to make a deal with him, Han Xiao would not feel that EsGod was a friend just because of that. Since he was now living in the Lawful Faction, it was best to draw a clear line between him and such notorious brutes on the surface.
Speaking of which, it was EsGod who found trouble with him in the past. This was the first time he was going to EsGod's headquarters to find trouble.
If not for the dynasty's cleanup operation, he would not have had this opportunity. Having a strong backer was indeed different.
He was a little afraid of EsGod's ability and did not plan to go alone. Thus, he sent out an invitation to the group of Beyond Grade A allies he had recently made.
Clottey had a job, so he rejected without any suspense. The others also declined, saying that they did not want to provoke EsGod. Only one person accepted his invitation.
"When do we set off?"
In the communicator, Beyoni shook the horns on his head. His fiery red skin had the texture of volcanic rock, flowing with agile fire snakes. His eyes were blazing red balls of fire that burned endlessly. He was not a human but an Esper from the Pyre Demon Race.
"Tomorrow. I've already informed the dynasty. They'll send someone to send us over." Han Xiao scratched his chin.
He had already settled his matters on the dynasty's mother planet, and there was nothing else for him to do here. Next, it was time to complete the two plans he had for coming to the Central Galaxy.
The first was to obtain Ultimate Knowledge, and the second was to expand his leek farm. The latter only required the signboard of the Black Star Corps and did not require him to show himself. It was a good opportunity to split up and carry out the plan at the same time.
"With just the two of us, I'm afraid it'll be too risky. EsGod's fleet is too large, and he himself is extremely dangerous." Beyoni shook his head.
"We have more than two Beyond Grade A combatants on our side."
Han Xiao glanced at Ames beside him. When Ames found out about this, she seemed to be unwilling to be left out and took the initiative to follow them. He did not reject her. It was always good to have more helpers.
Seeing him look over, Ames smiled lightly with a hint of eagerness.
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