Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and did not say anything. In fact, he had always had the same doubts about Risda's one-sided story, but Risda's answer was always the same, so he had no way of verifying it.
Manison crossed his arms and slowly said, "Those two little fellows can't break through my virtual firewall.
"It's impossible for those two little fellows to break through the virtual firewall of my base. Behind them is another Beyond Grade A Mechanic who wants my Indestructible Mechanic Empire and wants to destroy my trump card team. Thus, while I'm not in the base, he secretly guided those two little fellows who don't know anything and secretly opened the virtual data channel for them."
"Unfortunately, his little trick was discovered by me, and his scheme ended in failure. I've always known that the little fellow who transformed herself into an Indestructible Mechanical Soldier is staying on Floating Dragon Island. She used my energy transmission channel to steal my reconstructed matter, so of course, I can track her down.
"However, I didn't retrieve it because I don't care about those two little fellows. Furthermore, on account of my old friendship with Aesop, I don't want to come into contact with Dragon Emperor Ames. However, since I'm here today, you can return her to me while you're at it. "
Han Xiao rubbed his temples and felt a little helpless. When he recruited Aroshia twenty years ago, he was only a Grade B Super. At that time, he was just an ordinary member of the universe. Naturally, he would not be placed in the eyes of a big shot like the Mecha Empire.
After discovering Aroshia's true identity, he had been worried that Manison would follow him. However, since Aroshia had never been captured by the Mecha Empire, he had thought that Manison did not know where Aroshia was.
After becoming a Beyond Grade A, Han Xiao's Virtual Technology skills had become more and more profound, and he had also suspected this. However, because of his preconceived notions and the fact that there had been no problems in the past twenty years, he had assumed that it was fine.
It turned out that Manison was well aware of everything …
Han Xiao's brain spun rapidly.
Clearly, with Manison's position, he did not care about Aroshia and Risda who were escaping. After all, he had an entire AI civilization as an army, and one or two escaping was nothing to Manison. Perhaps, he had other thoughts.
That Manison had taken the initiative to mention this, not just to get Aroshia and Risda back but to respond to Han Xiao's refusal to trade the Spacetime Amber!
'This old thing … God knows how many cards he's holding in his hands.'
Han Xiao frowned, paused, and said in a deep voice,
"Aroshia is an old companion of mine for more than twenty years. She has her own free will and is not a slave to anyone. I can't hand over an elder who was with me when I first established the Black Star Corps to you. Otherwise, what would my other officers think?"
The Mecha Empire wanted to get back their escaped weapons, so Han Xiao changed the nature of the matter and emphasized Aroshia's position as an elder in the army. His attitude was very firm.
"Your Excellency Black Star is very firm." Manison remained calm and sighed.
Ever since the two of them met, Han Xiao had always treated Han Xiao with respect. However, when it came to specific issues, he did not give in at all.
Want the amber? Not for sale!
Want people? Not for sale!
Han Xiao was wary of Manison's strength, but he was not afraid of him. It would have been fine if he did not have any backing, but the Black Star Corps was backed by the Empire, and the Mecha Empire was the Radiance. Both of them were people with backgrounds. Respect was one thing, but fear did not exist.
He had dug up the Spacetime Amber, and the Empire would not force him to hand it over. As long as it was in the hands of an ally, it was equivalent to the Empire's strength.
However, if he made a deal with the Mecha Empire and let the products of the Spacetime Amber fall into the hands of the Radiant Federation's allies, this would cross the Empire's bottom line. At that time, he would be the unlucky one, even if the Mecha Empire promised to do private research on it.
Han Xiao did not want to make a deal with the Mecha Empire not only to maintain the deterrence of the Spacetime Amber, but also because of his faction's position. Even if he would offend the other party, he could only refuse, even if it meant falling out with them.
The atmosphere was silent for a while. Han Xiao stared at Manison without saying a word, and Manison also looked at Han Xiao silently. No emotions could be seen from the mechanical body.
After a long silence, Manison spoke again. "Alright then, it seems like my request was a little too much."
He did not insist on taking back Aroshia and Han Xiao, probably because he did not want to fall out with Han Xiao over such a matter. However, Han Xiao could not guess the other party's true thoughts.
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Excellency Mecha Empire." Han Xiao's tone softened a little. Since the other party had given him face, he had to reciprocate.
"However …" Manison's tone changed again. "Although I don't care if they have their own lives, there's one thing I need to remind you of."
"Please speak."
"These two brats have always wanted to liberate their own race. I hope you won't be bewitched by them. That Beyond Grade A Mechanic who once helped them has already become part of my collection. I don't want to be enemies with you … or else, the situation will not be good." Manison's tone was calm.
Han Xiao's eyes narrowed. Manison's tone made him feel uncomfortable. This was purely a warning.
Now Manison stood up and, after a few words, indicated his intention of going.
"No matter what, being able to come into contact with Your Excellency Black Star makes this trip worth it. It was a pleasure meeting you today."
Han Xiao stood up expressionlessly and shook hands with him.
The two of them exchanged communication numbers, walked out of the room, and walked to the dock. Han Xiao watched as Manison boarded the Radiant Federation's spaceship.
Before the hatch closed, Manison turned around and looked at Han Xiao.
"Since you're going to the Primeval Star River to deal with EsGod, if you're free, come to my place as a guest."
"Alright, I'll try my best." Han Xiao nodded without changing his expression.
Click! The hatch closed, and the spacecraft's thrusters ignited. Flames spurted out of the spacecraft's tail as it followed the port's orbit into space.
Watching the spaceship turn into a stream of light and gradually disappear from his sight, Han Xiao heaved a sigh of relief and mumbled, "That's right.
"Old fox."
Dealing with Manison was truly not a pleasant thing.
Han Technician could not tell what Manison truly thought of him. His attitude was ambiguous, and his every move was filled with probing.
This guy was not purely interested in benefits, and his thoughts were hard to predict. Even with Manison's history in his previous life as a comparison, Han Xiao still could not figure out this old fox's personality.
"When we ambush EsGod, the battlefield will be in the Primeval Star River, so we have to go to the Mecha Empire's territory to fight. Looking at the current situation, Manison is unhappy with me for rejecting him, but considering all the factors, he shouldn't be planning to be my enemy for the time being."
Han Xiao shook his head.
Because of the conflict of interest, this meeting ended on a bad note.
Beep beep.
This time, his communicator rang. Mona had sent a message, saying that the Radiant Federation had agreed to the request to ambush EsGod and that they would negotiate with the dynasty.
"No matter what, I have a higher chance of dealing with EsGod now."
Han Xiao focused. The Mecha Empire and whatnot could be left for later. The most important thing now was to deal with EsGod.
He was only an ally, and he could not privately lead the cooperation between the dynasty and the Radiant Federation. Otherwise, it would be overstepping his boundaries. Thus, he had to inform the dynasty later. This would also make it easier for the dynasty to show his determination to kill EsGod.
Regardless of whether the dynasty was willing to cooperate or not, the Radiant Federation would still take action. The only difference was whether they would attack EsGod together or alone.
…
At the same time, on the spaceship of the Radiant Federation.
Mona came before Manison and said with a serious expression, "The upper echelons have decided to accept Black Star's request to ambush EsGod. Your Excellency Mecha Empire, because the battlefield will be in the Primeval Star River, we hope to ask for your help."
"Hmm, got it."
Manison waved his hands and controlled the mechanical body to come before the porthole. He looked at the Black Star Corps headquarters flying away, and the surface of the mechanical body reflected the starlight.
"No wonder Sorokin suffered a loss at the hands of Black Star. What a tough guy." Manison nodded.
He was one of the shareholders of the Limitless Financial Group and provided a large number of mechanical products to the Limitless Financial Group every year. He was an old acquaintance of Sorokin.
The armed forces that Sorokin had nurtured in the Shattered Star Ring were not a secret to Manison. His intelligence network was extremely powerful, and even one of the Calamity Grade companions of the Beyond Grade A seed, Luther, was working for Sorokin on the surface but was actually a double agent loyal to Manison.
Thus, Manison knew that Sorokin had tested the Black Star Corps and suffered a loss at the hands of the Gulal Civilization.
Sorokin was interested in the immortal army, and Manison was also curious about it. The way he saw it, Black Star's immortal army was quite similar to his Immortal Mecha Empire. However, he had his own huge army, so he was not as interested as Sorokin.
His main focus was still the by-product of the Spacetime Amber.
As for the Evolution Cube, he was not very interested in it.
The principles of the Evolution Cube were unknown, and the direction of gene optimization could not be adjusted. Unlike EsGod, Manison did not like things that could not be controlled.
…
Constellation Corridor, Red Empire's mother planet, Planet Crimson Ring, Ruler's Office.
Uranril put down the report in her hands and looked at Tarrokov's remote projection.
"You're saying that Black Star contacted you and said that he had contacted the Radiant Federation and that they wanted to reconcile with him. They were also persuaded by him and are preparing to attack EsGod together?"
"Yes."
Tarrokov nodded.
Not long ago, Han Xiao had contacted him again and roughly explained the situation. After the call ended, he immediately reported to Ruler Uranril and conveyed Han Xiao's intentions.
"Hmm …" Uranril leaned back in her chair and tapped on the table with her fingers. She then turned to look at the captain of her personal guards, her trusted aide, Clottey. "What do you think?"
"Black Star did not ask the dynasty in advance and privately helped us find partners. He crossed the line and forgot his identity just because he made some contributions," Clottey said calmly. He did not like or dislike Han Xiao and spoke directly.
"It's not as serious as you make it out to be. This is a good thing, and he reported it immediately. There's no need to pursue this small issue."
Uranril waved her hands. "I realized that he wanted to kill EsGod more than anyone else. He might be worried that EsGod would covet the Evolution Cube and make a comeback.
She pondered for a while and made a decision.
"Since the Radiant Federation wants to join in, we'll pull the Arcane Church in as well. The three of us will work together."
Because EsGod had betrayed them, Ethereal had suffered a huge loss, so their hostility toward EsGod was even stronger than the dynasty. Furthermore, because they had cooperated with EsGod in the battle of Planet Lighthouse, it had caused some negative public opinion in the galactic society. The Arcane Church urgently needed to attack EsGod.
In this regard, EsGod was like a chamber pot. They would take it out and use it when they needed it, and when they found it smelly, they would kick it back to the corner.
Uranril's method was to pull Ethereal into the water and share the pressure of the dynasty. If they were going to fight, they would fight together. Everyone would contribute, and no one would watch from the sidelines.
On the other hand, it was to fulfill Black Star's wishes. If they could really eliminate EsGod, it would be beneficial for everyone.
…
In a desolate universe belt in the Primeval Star River …
The fleet that EsGod escaped from the Shattered Star Ring was moving along the desolate universe belt toward the edge of the Star Field.
In the hall of the main ship, Haakisen came before EsGod's throne and woke him up.
EsGod opened his eyes, looked at Haakisen, and calmly asked, "What's the matter?"
"It's the headquarters.
"It's the base. Our troops in the Central Galaxy were surrounded by the Crimson Dynasty and the Arcane Church, and we suffered heavy casualties."
"Oh, is there anything else?" EsGod nodded and did not mind.
Haakisen paused for a moment before laughing. "We've angered the Arcane Church this time. They might join hands with the dynasty and send out Beyond Grade As to deal with you. Aren't you worried at all?"
"They're the ones who should be worried, not me."
EsGod closed his eyes again, and his tone sounded like he was sleep-talking.
"It's a good opportunity to test my strength after evolution."
Seeing that EsGod had fallen asleep again, Haakisen left the hall and closed the door, covering the ferocious smile on his face.
Anger, joy, success, despair … all sorts of complicated emotions flashed past.
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