The blue star map floated in front of Han Xiao, showing the general situation of the Garu Star Cluster. Most of the areas were marked in green, representing the Star Systems that could be chosen.
Han Xiao looked at the star map thoughtfully. The blue light of the star map shone on his face.
Beside him, Tarrokov's remote projection was also looking at the star map with a smile.
"Have you made a decision?"
"Of course, but I have a question. After the first exploration phase, the dynasty has already figured out the resource distribution of every Star System. Although you've allowed me to choose, I've chosen different Star Systems, so your attitude will be different, right?" Han Xiao turned around and glanced at him.
"Hehe, I know what you mean. You're worried that if the Star Systems you choose are all strategic and resource-rich, the dynasty won't have any objections, right?" Tarrokov shook his head and laughed. "Don't worry. Since the dynasty is willing to give it to you, we're not afraid of your appetite. The dynasty won't be so stingy."
"That's good." Han Xiao nodded.
"Furthermore, the Ruler told me to tell you …" Tarrokov's eyes flashed, and he said with deep meaning, "that the more important the Star Systems you choose, the better."
"Because I'm a member of the Ruler's faction?" Han Xiao was interested.
"Hmm, that might be one of the reasons. How about this, I'll tell you some insider information. Actually, not everyone in the upper echelons of the dynasty agreed to give you seven Star Systems. Some of them felt that the important areas should be controlled by the dynasty and should not be given to any allies. Ruler Uranril went against the majority and took out the areas that the dynasty should control in the Garu Star Cluster for you to choose from. According to her, since you've made a promise, you shouldn't play tricks with your allies. That will only disappoint your allies."
"She's right. It seems like the Ruler is quite considerate of me." Han Xiao nodded with a smile.
"The Ruler suggested that you take control of some strategic areas, but there's another reason. She hopes that you'll have more authority and a higher position in the dynasty, indirectly suppressing some of the disharmonious voices in the dynasty. You know what's going on," Tarrokov said.
Upon hearing this, Han Xiao understood that they were talking about the Evolution Cube.
When a Beyond Grade A ally had a strategic Universal Treasure, such conflicts were bound to occur. For example, Sisko had always been under pressure from the Arcane Church.
There were people in the dynasty who hoped that he would voluntarily hand over the Evolution Cube, and Han Xiao had heard of this before. However, in front of the rules of a Universal Civilization and his own achievements, this voice was very weak.
It was impossible to force an ally to hand over a Universal Treasure. A Universal Civilization would not do such a thing, but even so, the desire of some people in the dynasty for the Evolution Cube would not disappear.
Uranril wants to increase my authority, and the other factions that covet the Evolution Cube do not want me to have too important a position. This will make it harder for them to suppress me. From another perspective, this is a battle between factions in the dynasty.
Thinking of this, Han Xiaoxin felt helpless. He did not want to be involved in the dynasty's internal political battles, but he had no choice. Anything of value was a bargaining chip in the eyes of these dynasty factions, and his Beyond Grade A allies were no exception. Since they saw him as an important bargaining chip, there was nothing he could do.
"No matter what they think, I'll just develop myself." Han Xiao shook his head and tapped on the star map seven times. "I want these seven Star Systems."
Tarrokov took a look, and his eyes flashed. He laughed and said, "You really don't know how to be polite."
"You're the one who told me not to be polite." Han Xiao shrugged.
He had chosen all the important Star Systems in the Garu Star Cluster. Two of the Star Systems were the gateways to two other Star Clusters nearby, and they were strategic chokepoints. Another two Star Systems were the transit areas of the future Garu Star Cluster, and they were very prosperous. The last three Star Systems were at the center of the Star Cluster, and they were the places with the most resources.
"Alright, I'll report this to the Ruler. The construction will begin very soon, so make your preparations. I'll be leaving now." Tarrokov then cut off the communication, and the remote projection disappeared.
Han Xiao retracted his gaze, stared at the seven lit areas on the star map, and slowly exhaled.
"Seven Star Systems … this will be my territory in the future."
…
A few days later, the Red Empire announced to the entire universe that the first phase of the development of the Flickering World had been a success.
All along, there had been countless eyes on the development of the Flickering World. The new Star Field was both the territory of the Red Empire and the wealth of the entire universe. If the development went smoothly, the reputation of the dynasty would increase to a certain extent.
This news made many organizations excited, especially many financial groups. When the dynasty was developing the Flickering World, they had already released the news that the financial groups would be allowed to participate in the development of the first phase. Although there were too many people and too little meat, and only the large financial groups would be able to obtain the entry ticket, this was still a profitable business.
Furthermore, every ally organization was a good target for investment. In the dynasty's announcement, the territories that the various allies had obtained were listed. Among them, the Black Star Corps was at the top of the list with seven Star Systems, far surpassing the second-place Klent with four Star Systems.
The various galactic organizations were all shocked. They could all feel the importance that the dynasty placed on Black Star.
That made sense. Black Star was still very young, and he would be the pillar of the dynasty for the next few hundred or thousand years. The dynasty could not afford to neglect him.
After the announcement was made, the various financial groups began to take action. They went around contacting the allies of the dynasty, and the Black Star Army was the most popular among the financial groups. In just a short period of time, countless financial groups sent Philip a request for cooperation.
Although the seven Star Systems were huge, there were too many financial groups that had their eyes on the Flickering World. The financial groups invested for profit, and their territory was limited. They could not cooperate with everyone. Han Xiao personally screened out some financial groups with limited strength before sending people to negotiate with the large financial groups.
This was a huge project. Han Xiao asked Sylvia to transfer clerks from the various departments to form various small groups to negotiate with the different financial groups and discuss the details of the cooperation.
The specific cooperation method was for the financial groups to take out cash to invest, purchase various resources and engineering equipment, and help the investors to build territories. The investors had to promise that after the Flickering World was opened up in the future, these financial groups would have the right to operate or mine certain planets, as well as the convenience of various businesses. Therefore, according to the different businesses of each financial group, the cooperation terms were very different.
There were countless derivative rights that extended from the jurisdiction. Other than actual planets, there were many things that could be traded. Because the territory was completely under their jurisdiction, they could basically do all the trades that the civilizations could do. Furthermore, they did not have the burden of their citizens, so there was even less pressure.
Although Han Xiao was wary of Sorokin, the two of them had previously reached a preliminary agreement. Therefore, in the spirit of keeping his promise, he sent a message to Sorokin to ask about it and quickly set the terms of the cooperation. However, the investment amount of the other party was far lower than Han Xiao had expected.
"This doesn't make sense. The Limitless Financial Group only invested so little. Why does it seem like they don't care about it at all?"
In the Army Commander's office, Han Xiao browsed through the terms of the contract with a strange expression.
"Sylvia, I previously asked you to investigate the whereabouts of the Limitless Financial Group. Have you found anything?"
"Hmm, after the Limitless Financial Group entered the Shattered Star Ring, they sent another team to participate in the Tyrant's Party. If I'm not wrong, the Limitless Financial Group is looking for investment targets. They only invested a small amount of money in us symbolically and focused on Bloodshed Land."
Han Xiao was puzzled. "That's strange. The territory that I've been allocated is more than three times that of Heber. Sorokin's focus is actually on Heber? Could it be that Heber gave him extremely generous terms? "
After thinking for a few seconds, Han Xiao did not dwell on this matter. There were plenty of financial groups eyeing this opportunity, and he had plenty of options. It was fine if the Limitless Financial Group was not willing to cooperate with him. What he did not lack the most at the moment was partners.
After dealing with the matters at hand, Han Xiao put down the communicator, opened the interface, and looked at the mission panel.
The first round of the [Flickering World] Main Storyline Mission was to explore the Garu Star Cluster. When the Red Empire announced the success of the first phase, the first round of the mission was displayed as completed and could be settled at any time.
The players also had this Main Storyline Mission, but it could only be settled when the version update was completed and they went online again.
Han Xiao browsed through the mission description. He had accumulated a huge amount of Exploration Points, and his mission rating had already reached the highest.
"After a few years of exploration, I've finally completed the first round of this S + Main Storyline Mission." Han Xiao mumbled to himself. "With such a high mission rating, the Contribution Points rewarded should be enough to exchange for the last Ultimate Knowledge."
As he spoke, he chose to end the mission.
[Flickering World] First Round Completed
Your Mission Rating is S +
You have received 2,000,000,000 EXP, Random Reward x 3,3000 Red Empire Contribution Points, and 2 Blank Character Summon Cards.
[Explorer] Milestone Activated.
Milestone Activation Requirements: Obtain at least three Grade A Exploration Ratings in the [Flickering World] mission chain.
Current Progress: 1/3
"Yo, a Milestone Mission." Han Xiao raised his brows.
This kind of Milestone Mission would give a special title or Legendary Point. Some titles were just for show, while others had additional bonuses. Han Xiao remembered that he still had a [Legendary Hunter] Milestone that he had not completed yet. The effect of that title was to increase the damage dealt to beast-type creatures, and [Explorer] seemed to increase the drop rate of dungeons and Random Rewards.
The highest mission rating gave him 2,000,000,000 EXP as a reward. This was nothing to him, but to the players at level 120, it was enough to level up many times. Under the standard of the version, this reward was already very generous. The rewards of twenty to thirty billion EXP that Han Xiao had done were basically at the level of a Beyond Grade A. Compared to the difficulty of the [Flickering World], this reward was already very high.
The second round of the [Flickering World] also popped up. The requirement was to complete the construction of all the infrastructure in the Black Star Corps' territory.
This Main Storyline Mission itself was very flexible. The specific requirements would change according to the faction and the actual situation. The [Flickering World] mission requirements for Han Xiao and the army players were based on the Red Empire and the Black Star Corps. The second round was to build their own territory, so Han Xiao was not surprised.
Unfortunately, the players had all gone offline and missed this round of the mission.
After letting his thoughts wander for a while, Han Xiao cleared his mind and looked at the faction relationship tab. The most useful reward for him was the three thousand Contribution Points from the dynasty. Including this, his Contribution Points had exceeded 12,000, enough to exchange for the last Ultimate Knowledge.
"Hmm, I'm finally going to gather all the Ultimate Knowledges." Han Xiao let out a long sigh.
…
At the same time, in the Bloodshed Land …
After the Limitless Financial Group and Heber reached a cooperation agreement, Lovell became a permanent emissary in the Bloodshed Land, and Sorokin passed her secret orders through possessing her.
Not long after the dynasty announced the territories of the various allies, Lovell contacted Sorokin and expressed her shock.
"The dynasty is treating the Black Star Corps too well. A total of seven Star Systems. Father, is it really okay for us to not focus on investing in the Black Star Corps?"
Sorokin also frowned. He knew that the dynasty valued the Black Star Corps, but the dynasty's generosity was still a little beyond his expectations.
The Black Star Corps had gathered more wealth and popularity than expected, which was not good for their plan.
Tsk, those dynasty factions that cooperated with me said that they would work internally to prevent the Black Star Corps from getting too many good territories. Now, it seems that they have failed, allowing the Black Star Corps to have so much space to develop. Isn't this just making it harder for me to suppress them?
My teammates this time are useless!
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