Looking at Troy's fearful and respectful expression, Han Xiao laughed and asked, "So you're saying that you're innocent? You were set up to end up like this?"
Troy swallowed his saliva and said, "I was set up by my political enemies, and many of the crimes were put on me by them."
Han Xiao let out a long 'oh' and did not comment. He said, "You want to join me now, take refuge under me, and ask me to protect you?"
"I don't dare ask for your protection," Troy said carefully. "I only ask that you allow me to leave the Central Galaxy through the stargate with the Black Star Corps fleet. I'm now wanted by a Star System civilization, and I can't use the stargate without anyone's help."
Han Xiao shook his head and laughed. "All the civilizations in the Constellation Corridor are controlled by the dynasty. Don't you know that I'm an ally of the dynasty? You're now wanted by a vassal civilization of the dynasty, and you came to find me. It's already good enough that I don't arrest you on the spot. You want me to take the risk and bring you to the Shattered Star Ring? You're just casually asking me to help you for free … Do I look like a philanthropist to you? "
"No, no, you're mistaken." Troy waved his hands. "Although I want to take refuge here, I sincerely want to join the Black Star Corps. Your rise in the Shattered Star Ring has spread throughout the universe, and I've admired you for a long time. If you don't mind, I'm willing to work for you in the future."
"Oh?" Han Xiao rested his elbows on the table and crossed his palms. He stared straight at Troy and said slowly, "Do you think I'll believe you when you say you're innocent? Your ambition failed, and you're now wanted by the civilization, so you want me to be your backer and pay the price for your failure. Is there such a good thing in the world? "
In truth, this guy was not innocent at all. During the years he ruled Sodrian, he had secretly planned many schemes to gain more power. After his schemes were exposed, he was suppressed by the civilization. Although there were some exaggerations from his political enemies, he was not innocent either. Neither side was a good person.
There was nothing wrong with Troy's description of the incident, but he had changed his explanation and deliberately concealed some of his own factors, not telling the whole truth. He wanted to shift the blame and reduce the severity of his crimes, portraying himself as someone who had no choice. He wanted to lower Han Xiao's wariness.
However, this method was useless against Han Xiao. Sodrian was the earliest novice planet in the Constellation Corridor, and Han Xiao knew everything that happened behind the scenes. Troy could not hide it at all.
Furthermore, Han Xiao checked the forums and browsed through the posts recorded by the Constellation Corridor players. There was a hidden mission recorded in it. When Troy was escaping, he arranged for people to plant high-energy explosives in the government building of Sodrian's capital city. The explosives were enough to flatten dozens of streets, and he did not care about the casualties of the workers and civilians. It was very vicious. However, this triggered the hidden mission of the players, and the trap was destroyed by the players. Troy's backup plan did not succeed, but it also proved that this guy was not a good person. He was vengeful and unscrupulous.
Under Han Xiao's gaze, Troy's face froze, and he panicked. If it was not for the fact that he was desperate, he would not have tried anything in his desperation. He gritted his teeth, threw away his pride, and suddenly knelt down at Han Xiao's feet. In the galactic culture, this action represented a great ceremony of submission.
"Who are you? Who dares to lie to you? I did not express myself clearly and caused you to misunderstand. I apologize to you, and I hope that you can save my life. I am willing to serve you forever. "
Han Xiao secretly curled his lips. He knew what Troy was thinking. He had committed a crime and had no other way out. Coincidentally, the army was recruiting people, so he wanted to come here to seek refuge. He wanted to use his glib tongue to deceive everyone. Now that he had failed, he wanted to find someone to help him bear the consequences. There was no such thing as easy as that.
If it were not for Troy's special use, Han Xiao would have already sent people to capture Troy and exchange him for the bounty. It would be a waste not to take a bag of money that was delivered to his door.
Han Xiao stood up, lowered his head, and glanced at the back of Troy's head. "I don't need you to serve me, and I don't need your gratitude. I can't be bothered to capture you. Just pretend that I never saw you. Now, get out of my sight, and don't let me see you again, or else …"
Swoosh! The door slid open, and Hella walked in. She stared at Troy coldly, clearly telling him to scram.
Troy's face was on the ground, and his expression could not be seen clearly. After two seconds, he got up and patted the bottom of his clothes as if he was trying to brush away the non-existent dust. His head was lowered, and his eyes were looking at the ground at a forty-five-degree angle, not daring to look into Han Xiao's eyes. Under Hella's sharp gaze, he did not say a word, clenched his fists, and walked out of the room step by step. He was escorted out of the satellite division.
After he left, Han Xiao's expression relaxed, and an inexplicable smile appeared on his face.
"I don't know if this idle chess piece will be of any use …"
Han Technician had other motives for letting Troy leave on purpose. As a main storyline NPC on one of the novice planets, Troy had a storyline on him. According to the development of his previous life, Troy had escaped death and narrowly escaped from being hunted down.
Because he was wanted, he escaped into the border of the Central Galaxy and survived there. Later, he was absorbed into the Fallen Ark and became one of EsGod's subordinates. He was not even considered an officer. However, because he was once a main storyline NPC on a novice planet, he was noticed by the players and recorded this information.
An important NPC in the early stages became an ordinary character in the later stages and was treated as an easter egg by the players. That was why Han Xiao remembered what happened to Troy.
Therefore, before Han Xiao let Troy go, he secretly planted an eye on him.
EsGod was immune to the Observer's Mark, and Troy had delivered himself to his doorstep. This gave Han Xiao an idea. If Troy joined the Fallen Ark as usual in the future, he would be able to monitor EsGod's actions.
Although he did not know if this move would work or when it would work, since it was a casual move, Han Xiao was just giving it a try. After all, he did not have any good methods to deal with EsGod. If it worked, it would be worth it. If it did not, it would not be a loss either.
…
Forty days passed in the blink of an eye.
Han Xiao had been sitting on Planet Gilman, waiting for the branch to recruit more people. During this time, he did not slack off and was expanding the Mech Legion every day. He also used his new Ultimate Knowledge to slowly transform Mechanical Lives. With Psionic Prime as the leader, the first-generation Mechanical Lives under his command had reached three thousand …
It was not that he did not want to create a few more, but there were a few reasons. First, the cooldown of [King's Mentor] was a little long, measured in days. This was the prerequisite skill for using [Tinder Awakening].
Second, although [Tinder Awakening] could be used on a group of people, the upper limit of the group of people was not many. When the skill was maxed out, it could only be used on a dozen people at most. Furthermore, he realized that the Mechanical Lives that received the group skill were not as high as the Mechanical Lives that received the single target skill. The single target and group skill consumption was the same, but if it was shared among more targets, the energy received by a single target would be less.
Third … if he used it too often, his kidneys would not be able to take it …
This also solidified Han Xiao's idea of developing a Mechanical Civilization. Just using [Tinder Awakening] alone would not be very efficient in creating Mechanical Lives. His HP and MP regeneration was fast, but his stamina would need to rest to recover. A Mechanical Civilization would be able to generate soldiers on its own. Not only would it be efficient, but it would also save him time and effort.
In these forty days, the recruitment of the Planet Gilman branch finally came to an end.
There were many Beyond Grade A organizations in the Central Galaxy, and the Black Star Corps' appeal was not as high as in the Shattered Star Ring. The Planet Gilman branch only recruited a little more than ten million new members, and the growth was slowing down. Compared to the Beyond Grade A organizations in the Central Galaxy, this was considered small, and the branch had just started.
Among them, there were more than four million new members, accounting for about eighty-five percent of the Constellation Corridor players. Through the army benefits and word of mouth on the forums, most of the Constellation Corridor players rushed over from the surrounding Star Systems to join.
Of these four million players, most of them chose to become members of the army's mercenary department. There were two types of army members. One was the backbone, following the army's orders, and the other was half of the members, working for the army but having their own freedom. Mercenaries were typical of the latter.
The system of mercenaries was loose to begin with, and the army's mercenary department did not go against the rules of the galactic mercenary army. Most of the Constellation Corridor players only came for the benefits, and being mercenaries gave them more freedom. They worked for the army in exchange for resources, and their relationship was simple.
Han Xiao was not surprised by this. The players from the other Star Fields had not spent much time with the army, and their relationship with the army had to be nurtured slowly.
He gave the Constellation Corridor players plenty of time to make their choice. Of the four million players, seven hundred thousand accepted the Flickering World Main Storyline and applied to follow the army to the Shattered Star Ring.
Most of the seven hundred thousand players were normal players, and some of them were from the club guilds. The remaining few million players decided to stay in the Star Field they were born in to continue exploring while observing the situation of these players.
Seven hundred thousand leeks were dug out in the first batch, and Han Xiao was quite satisfied with this number.
Today was the day of departure, and an enormous Black Star Corps transport fleet was ready to depart. The seven hundred thousand players had already boarded the ships.
At this moment, the players from the various Star Fields were paying attention to the situation on this side through the forums.
This was the first Star Field crossing, and every player was interested in it. It might be a reference for them to cross Star Fields in the future. Therefore, this became the most watched operation of the Black Star Corps in history, and its popularity among the players broke the previous record!
On the transport ships, the players were whispering to each other excitedly.
"I wonder what it feels like to cross Star Fields. What's the difference between it and a normal stargate?"
"I'm still a little reluctant to leave. I wonder when I'll be able to return."
"Will the players of the Shattered Star Ring bully us?"
"Do you guys think something fun will happen if we jump out of the spaceship while crossing Star Fields?"
"Guard! It's this guy! "
In the command room of the main ship, Hella stood against the wall with her arms crossed, Aurora sat in the main pilot's seat, and Fu Ding watched from the side with his head lowered.
Hardaway sat on the sofa with a blue crystal wine bottle in his hand. He swirled the mercury-colored wine in the bottle and poured it into his mouth. His face was red from the choking. There was a Wayne game on the table, and the rule was that whoever lost would drink. There was a pile of empty bottles by his feet, and old man Aesop was sitting in the opponent's seat. He had a helpless expression on his face, as if he suspected that you just wanted to drink.
Ames stood in front of the window with her hands behind her back and sized up the fleet around her. She had Han Xiao, Hella, Aesop, and the others who were close to her to accompany her for the past month or so. She had spent her vacation there quite comfortably.
Han Xiao stood in front of the star map. The target location had been set long ago, and when everyone had boarded the ship, he immediately gave the order to the fleet.
"Let's go."
Rumble —
The thrusters spewed out flames, and the battleships took off.
"We're finally going!" The players on the ship were energized, and the countless people who were paying attention on the forums also had their eyes wide open.
The fleet slowly left the Planet Gilman division and began to accelerate, carrying the seven hundred thousand uprooted leeks toward the Shattered Star Ring.
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