One of her legs was still clamped under Han Xiao's arm, and her skin was stuck to the cold mechanical suit.
Ames tilted her head.
"Please let go of my leg."
Han Xiao let go of his hand and took a step back, allowing Ames to retract her snow-white leg and retract it into her black dress.
Looking at Ames's dress that was severely damaged in the battle, Han Xiao raised his hand, and nanoparticles flowed, turning into a cloth material to patch up the hole in the black dress. He could not let Ames look too pathetic in front of her subordinates.
Kacha! Ames controlled her force field to dig herself out of the meteorite. She straightened her body and stretched. The many bruises caused by crashing into countless meteorites were still hurting.
"It hurts." Ames rubbed her slender waist and frowned. "Forget it. I was the one who suggested the spar. I asked for it."
"I've already held back." Han Xiao shrugged.
"Sigh, you're still the stronger one."
Ames sighed, but her expression was calm. It was as though she had expected this result.
Black Star handled the entire battle with ease and firmly controlled the situation. Ames finally had the most direct understanding of his strength.
"Don't be discouraged, I …"
Before Han Xiao could finish, Ames waved her hand and interrupted him with a faint smile.
"Alright, who do you think I am? A loss is a loss. Do I need you to coax me?"
"I've sparred with Hella so many times. I'm used to it." Han Xiao scratched his chin.
As he spoke, he turned around and told the Mech Legion to clean up the battlefield. Looking at the wreckage of the satellite bricks floating in space, he thought for a while and said,
"The weapon I made for you is broken. I'll get the logistics department to make another batch for you after some time … Of course, you'll still have to pay for it."
"I know."
Ames nodded and had no objections. After all, she was the one who initiated the challenge and broke the weapon that Han Xiao had given her. She could not possibly ask him to give it to her for free. As a Beyond Grade A, she still needed her face.
The battle ended, and the Floating Dragon fleet watching from afar also slowly approached. Ames took a deep breath and used the little bit of energy she had just recovered to stop Floating Dragon.
Floating Dragon's protective shield opened, and the fleets landed on the dock.
The floating island's combat mode was deactivated, and the buildings hidden underground emerged one after another. Many people hurried to check on their houses and assess the damage.
The logistics team led by Haier began to work and repair the house.
Han Xiao and Ames adjusted their clothes before flying toward Floating Dragon Island. The moment the two of them stepped onto the dock, they attracted the attention of everyone around them.
The members of Floating Dragon Island had all seen with their own eyes how Ames had lost to Han Xiao, and their own boss seemed to have been taken advantage of. At this moment, they were filled with displeasure.
Jenny could not help but walk up and glare at Han Xiao. She then carefully sized up Ames and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"
"I'm not injured, just a little exhausted." Ames waved her hand, turned around, and said, "Black Star, let's talk in my palace."
Then, she walked toward the main palace. Han Xiao put away his mechanical suit and followed.
Walking into Floating Dragon Island's palace, Ames brought Han Xiao to the back garden and sat beside the stone table.
She controlled her force field to pour two glasses of wine and placed them on the table in front of the two of them. She picked up a glass and took a sip. Seeing that Han Xiao did not move at all, her red lips curled up into a smile.
"This is Dragon Bone Wine brewed by Aesop using the bones of the Void Dragon Race. I rarely serve it to others."
"To actually use fossils to brew wine, what kind of dark recipe is this?"
Han Xiao clicked his tongue, picked up the glass, and took a sip. He felt a line of fire flowing down his throat, giving him a taste that was no less than a mouthful of magma at a temperature of more than a thousand degrees. Then, a strong aftertaste surged up, and he smacked his lips in appreciation.
This time, Ames spoke with a sigh.
"Your current strength has already surpassed mine, and it only took you twenty years … I've wasted all this time. Compared to you, I've always been in the same place."
"It's not that serious. You're just lazy," Han Xiao joked. "Furthermore, if you were to work hard, you wouldn't be you anymore."
"Am I a lazy person in your heart?" Ames rolled her eyes.
"Is that not the case?" Han Xiao laughed.
"Humph … but compared to you, I'm indeed not that ambitious."
Ames shook her head helplessly and did not refute.
The fact of her defeat made her attitude toward Han Xiao change slightly. Every Beyond Grade A knew how difficult it was to become stronger, and the rule between the strong was to respect the strong.
Ames put down the glass, looked straight into Han Xiao's eyes, and said softly, "To become so strong in just twenty years, you must have suffered a lot, right?"
Han Xiao was stunned, feeling that this sentence was a little familiar.
This sentence … seems like I've said it somewhere recently?
Suppressing the strange feeling in his heart, Han Xiao coughed and said perfunctorily, "It's fine."
"It's alright."
"You've already gained a foothold in the universe. Do you have any plans for the future?" Ames played with the hair on her temples.
"Continue to develop and accumulate strength."
Hearing this, Ames paused and blinked.
"You feel that your current strength is not enough?"
"Before reaching the limit, strength will never be enough." Han Xiao shook his head.
"… Actually, there's something I don't understand."
Ames sat with her legs crossed, one hand in front of her stomach, the other holding her chin. Her deep eyes were filled with doubt as she stared into Han Xiao's eyes and slowly said, "About eight years ago, why did you stop?
Why didn't you stop? At that time, you said that you didn't have the ability to stop, but you didn't tell me the reason. What are you afraid of? You're already a powerful Beyond Grade A with the dynasty behind you, standing at the peak of the universe. What is it that can still make you so afraid? "
Hearing this, Han Xiao hesitated.
What he was afraid of was naturally the final boss of the later stages, the World Tree Civilization.
Eight or nine years ago, he was still a Calamity Grade, and their positions were not equal. Han Xiao did not tell Ames, but now that his identity was different, his words finally had weight. He thought for a while, made a decision, and slowly said, "I have some information.
In the distant future, there will be a disaster that will sweep across the entire explored universe. At that time, no one will be able to stay out of it. There will be nowhere to run. "
Ames was a little surprised and frowned. "If it's a disaster of this level, the three Universal Civilizations will naturally worry about it. What are you afraid of?"
"When this calamity breaks out, even Beyond Grade As are no more than slightly larger ants. How can any egg remain intact when the nest is overturned?"
Ames subconsciously rubbed the wine glass with her fingers and softly muttered to herself, "Is that so? So that's how it is. You have such concerns … I thought your motivation came from your ambition that can never be satisfied."
She did not doubt Han Xiao's information. Everyone had different information channels. Just with Han Xiao's position in the dynasty, he could know many secrets that she could not reach.
Furthermore, Black Star had no reason to lie to her.
The atmosphere fell silent. Ames lowered her head and twirled the wine glass with her fingers as if she was thinking. Han Xiao did not continue speaking and focused on tasting the Void Dragonbone Wine.
After twirling the wine glass a few times quietly, Ames raised her head and said softly, "I can't be lazy anymore.
"It seems that I can't always be lazy. If that day really comes, I will fight alongside you."
"That would be for the best." Han Xiao smiled.
In his previous life, due to the destruction of Floating Dragon Island, Ames' fate was unknown before the World Tree version. Now, Ames was left on Floating Dragon Island and did not go out to play. What happened to Ames in his previous life would not happen again.
The impact of Han Xiao had changed Ames' fate. She should be able to survive until the World Tree appeared.
At this time, Jenny walked in, ignoring Han Xiao beside her, and said with a deep voice, "Your Excellency Dragon Emperor, the damage assessment has been calculated. I need you to take a look."
"Got it." Ames nodded and looked at Han Xiao. "I have some things to deal with, and my energy has not fully recovered. I'm a little tired and need to rest."
Han Xiao stood up. "Alright, go do your things first. I'll accompany you on Floating Dragon Island for a while until you fully recover. I'll also go to Blue Star to take a look."
"Okay."
Ames knew that Han Xiao was concerned about her and smiled.
Han Xiao nodded and left.
Watching Han Xiao's back take off, Jenny's tensed face relaxed. She turned to look at Ames with a complicated expression. She opened her mouth and hesitated.
"Hmm?" Ames looked at her. "Do you have something to say to me?"
Jenny pursed her lips and seemed to have mustered up her courage. Her tone was probing as she carefully asked,
She asked tentatively, "Your Excellency Dragon Emperor … do you like Black Star?"
Hearing this, Ames raised her brows.
"Why do you care about this?"
"I … I'm very curious." Jenny clenched her teeth. "And I don't like Black Star."
"I know that. You don't have to emphasize it." Ames smiled helplessly.
Jenny shook her head with a serious expression.
"Your Excellency Dragon Emperor, the reason why I hate Black Star is not what you think. We were originally a neutral organization that no one dared to mess with, and we didn't care about how comfortable our days were or how strong our organization was. However, ever since Black Star appeared, Floating Dragon Island was forced into many dangerous situations. In fact, you didn't have to get involved in those things at all. I've always thought that we should keep a distance from Black Star. He's not a simple person, or we'll face a huge crisis sooner or later. "
After hearing this, Ames stopped smiling and fell into deep thought.
"So … you think that I'm forming an alliance with Black Star because I like him?"
"I've also considered your attitude toward him. There's no way to ignore this possibility," Jenny said with a deep voice.
Ames nodded and suddenly smiled.
"You're right. I have a good impression of Black Star. What do you plan to do? Persuade me? "
"I …"
Jenny's mind shook, and she did not know what to do.
"Alright, I'll stop teasing you."
Ames waved her hands and said helplessly, "I do have a good impression of Black Star, but who told you that this is liking him? I'm already so old. Do I look like someone who hides her feelings because of shyness?"
As she spoke, Ames stood up, turned her back to Jenny, and looked up at the stars in the sky.
"Black Star is the only person among the Beyond Grade As that I find pleasing to the eye. He defeated me and has the right to reproduce with me … However, I've never had the thought of letting another person enter my body and pass on his genes.
My good impression of him comes partly from his help to Floating Dragon Island, and partly from my admiration for him. My relationship with him is indeed very close, and he's one of the few good friends and comrades that I can trust. However, when have you ever seen me in a relationship with him? "
Jenny heaved a sigh of relief.
She knew it. There was no basis for any feelings between Her Excellency Ames and Black Star. It seemed that she had misunderstood.
However, Ames' next words made Jenny's heart skip a beat again.
"However, there's still a long way to go. My thoughts might change. If one day in the future, I develop an interest in reproducing …"
Ames thought of the scenes she had with Han Xiao, shook her head, and smiled.
"Black Star is the only candidate."
Kacha!
The communicator in Jenny's hand was broken in half.
…
On the other side, Han Xiao retrieved all the Mech Legion and metal parts, told Philip to control his spaceship to stop at Floating Dragon Island's dock, and returned to the spaceship alone.
After closing the hatch, Han Xiao immediately opened the interface.
[Dragon Emperor Ames]'s mission was already displayed as' Completed '. The tug-of-war between the two of them had already lasted for more than twenty minutes, and they had completed every level of the mission.
The highest level reward was to draw one of Ames' abilities or talents!
"Bear with it, bear with it …"
Han Xiao let out a breath and calmed himself down.
Fu Ding and Nero were not by his side, and he did not want to gamble with his bad mood.
Suppressing the urge to chop off his hand, Han Xiao looked at the other mission rewards. High EXP, one Legendary Point, and one Ames Character Summon Card.
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PS: Unknowingly, the Super Godly Mechanic has been serialized for almost two years. Thank you, brothers, for your support.
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