At the same time …
Central Galaxy, in the dynasty's territory.
A small unmarked fleet was docked above a huge blue planet. This was one of the famous galactic cities in the Red Empire. The economy was prosperous, and the population was huge.
This fleet came from the Black Star Corps' division in the Constellation Corridor. Because he would be staying in the dynasty's territory for a long time, Han Xiao had mobilized the local army's fleet as soon as he arrived in the Central Galaxy. The main reason was to use the fleet's machinery factory so that he could produce machinery at any time during the journey.
The Red Empire knew that Han Xiao had come to the Central Galaxy, so he did not need to report to Planet Crimson Ring. Other than the military's secret areas, he could go anywhere in the dynasty's territory. The upper echelons of the dynasty would not care about his whereabouts.
Han Xiao trained his Energy Training Technique while searching for the famous people in the dynasty's territory. He had come to this galactic city to visit one person.
The advanced civilizations all placed great importance on the education of their descendants. Many important colonial planets in the dynasty had official academies of the dynasty, and they were basically the best in the universe. They had the best education resources, and the recruitment season of the various academies was a huge event that the entire civilization paid close attention to.
Among them, the Super Academy was the school that more than ninety percent of the galactic residents yearned for. Supers and ordinary people were two different classes to begin with. It was as if they were in two different worlds. Every ordinary person wanted to grasp extraordinary power, and those without talent would transfer this yearning to their descendants.
The dynasty's Sixteenth Comprehensive Super Academy was a top-notch academy in the dynasty. It was a famous facility on this planet, and Han Xiao's target was this academy. In his memory, a future Beyond Grade A of the dynasty had graduated from this academy.
According to the information in his previous life, this Beyond Grade A had been recruited into this academy between Galaxy Calendar Year 709 and 712, which was the beginning of the Version 3.0 to 4.0 update.
Because the fleet did not have any markings, Han Xiao's arrival did not cause a commotion on the planet. He only informed the upper echelons of the academy, and the principal immediately put down all the matters at hand and personally came out to welcome the important person of the dynasty.
At this moment, in one of the campuses of the Dynasty's Sixteenth Comprehensive Super Academy, Han Xiao and Aurora were walking on a tree-lined path. Their faces were disguised, and others could not see their true identities. The principal followed closely beside them, accompanying them on a tour of the academy.
The man-made trees blocked the artificial sun in the sky, and the sunlight that passed through the canopy was cut into pieces of golden shards. There was a sparkling river by the side of the road, and a few young students in the lower grades were jumping around on the water, experimenting with their superpowers with curiosity. Not far away, students of different races were whispering sweet nothings to each other on the meadow. Occasionally, a few students would fly past in the sky, carrying books as they hurried to class. The entire place was filled with the aura of youth.
"How nice …" Looking at this scene, Aurora's eyes revealed traces of yearning and envy.
Her childhood was like hell. She had never experienced the growth of a normal person.
The life of a normal person is already very far away from me … Han Xiao glanced at it and suddenly felt somewhat disappointed.
Looking down, the side of Aurora's face seemed to be reflecting the morning sun. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly. Because of her Esper Ability, her temperament seemed pure and holy.
"Your Excellency Black Star, the Pugilist class' teaching area is right ahead."
This time, the principal's voice sounded in his ears. Han Xiao retracted his gaze from Aurora and looked ahead. What entered his eyes was a continuous stretch of tall buildings. There were spherical gravity training spaces that could be seen with the naked eye floating in the air. Many Pugilist students were training there.
The three of them walked around the teaching area for a while and came to a classroom. A class of new Pugilist students were having a cultural class. Han Xiao looked in through the window, and his eyes focused on an inconspicuous Universe Human Race male student in the middle. This ordinary and slightly honest face was very familiar to him.
Carrott, the dynasty's direct Beyond Grade A in the later versions. After 'Dark Emperor' Clottey died in battle, he had taken over his position. His strength had also reached the level of a peak Beyond Grade A … The memories of his previous life flashed through Han Xiao's mind.
Seeing that Han Xiao had stopped, the principal was a little confused. He looked over and stared at Carrott. He hesitated and said, "Your Excellency Black Star, do you know this new student?"
Han Xiao shook his head. "I feel that he has quite a lot of potential."
Hearing this, the principal sized Carrott up carefully for a while but still could not see anything special about him. He did not think much of it, but he could not ignore the opinion of a Beyond Grade A Super. He took out his communicator and secretly checked Carrott's file, only to find that this new student had yet to awaken his Super Gene. His physical fitness test results were also the last of his batch.
Most of the new students of the Super Academy were ordinary people. The academy would select the best seedlings and start their education. The deadline was one and a half years. If they were unable to awaken their Super Powers within this period, they would be asked to leave.
"I hope to have a chat with him later," Han Xiao said.
"This … alright." The principal hesitated for a while before agreeing.
Han Xiao randomly came to an empty classroom. After waiting for a while, the bell rang, and the outside became noisy. This time, the classroom door opened, and the principal walked in with Carrott.
"Sit." Han Xiao smiled.
"Why are you looking for me? I … I didn't do anything wrong." Carrott stood there in a daze. His face was uneasy, and his words were a little clumsy.
His family was an ordinary person who ran a small business. Because his parents hoped that he would become a Super so that his family's business could receive the social benefits unique to Supers, they asked him to come to the Super Academy. Carrott had been honest since young and did not have any opinions of his own. Thus, he took the entrance exam and was lucky enough to pass. His family was overjoyed, so he also cherished his spot as a student.
As a new student who had never come into contact with the world of Supers, Carrott had only seen the principal once during the opening ceremony. Today, however, the principal had specially come to find him. This made Carrott feel uneasy, thinking that he had violated some school rules.
"Haha, you didn't do anything wrong. I just wanted to see you." Han Xiao laughed.
Carrott then heaved a sigh of relief. Staring at Han Xiao's unfamiliar face, he curiously asked, "You … who are you? I don't know you. Why do you want to see me? "
"Oh, I'm Black Star. You might have heard of my name before. I'm a Beyond Grade A ally of the Red Empire. I think you have potential. Are you willing to join the Black Star Corps?" Han Xiao smiled.
Although the purpose of this trip was to visit a future famous expert, Karlot's current status was too low, and it did not suit his status to even try to make friends with him. If he could poach someone with potential, Han Xiao would not be stingy.
Seeing this, the principal began to doubt his own vision again. It was not polite to poach someone in front of him, but he did not dare do anything. He was more curious about what was so special about Carrott that Black Star would personally ask.
"What's the Black Star Corps?" Carrott's eyes widened in confusion. He did not pay attention to galactic affairs at all. He only knew the name of the Dynasty Ruler and did not know anything else.
Han Xiao's mouth twitched, and he gave Aurora a look. Aurora had no choice but to patiently explain.
Carrott still did not understand. "So, you're mercenaries?"
"… You can think of it that way for now." Han Xiao was helpless. "If you join the army, you'll be able to receive better education and benefits. I …"
Before Han Xiao could finish, Carrott shook his head repeatedly. "I'm not going. Dad only wants me to become a Super to improve the life of the family. He doesn't allow me to go out and fight. If he finds out, I'll definitely be beaten up."
Hearing this, Han Xiao did not know whether to laugh or cry. This was a new reason for him.
There was indeed no lack of people in the universe who only coveted the benefits of being a Super. However, with strength, one's mentality would change. He could understand why Carrott would think this way.
In Han Xiao's previous life, Karlot had been a Hero Guo type of main character. He was honest and somewhat clumsy, and his growth was slow. However, in the end, he took one step at a time and stood at the peak of strength. At his peak, he could even kill ordinary Beyond Grade As without breaking a sweat.
After graduating from the official Super Academy, the military and some government departments would come to recruit them. If they did not choose to further their studies or join the military, they would graduate normally. It was then that Carrott had his own opinions. For the first time, he went against the wishes of his family and chose to join the military. That was how he started his legendary career. The current Carrott was just a naive child in Han Xiao's eyes.
Every Beyond Grade A was unique. If he rashly changed Carrott's experience, he might not be able to grow up like he did in his previous life. After all, people like Carrott did not have Esper Ability potential like Hella.
Seeing that no one spoke, Carrott scratched his head and asked hesitantly, "If there's nothing else, then … then I'll be leaving?"
"Alright." Han Xiao put away his thoughts, smiled, and nodded. He decided not to make a move on Carrott for the time being. There was no value in poaching him yet.
However, he had also indirectly helped Carrott. With his identity, if he showed that he valued a student, the principal would definitely try to focus on grooming him. He could stay here for a while and interact more, thinking of ways to make Carrott owe him a favor and form a closer relationship.
After watching Carrott leave, Han Xiao bade farewell to the principal and returned to the spaceship.
As soon as he entered the cabin, Han Xiao's communicator rang. It was a message from Sylvia.
"Teacher, there's a situation with the Limitless Financial Group!"
Han Xiao's eyes flickered. "Tell me in detail."
Sylvia quickly explained the actions of the Limitless Financial Group in the Shattered Star Ring. Han Xiao frowned, and the scene of him communicating with Sorokin flashed through his mind.
"Entering the Shattered Star Ring is fake. Their real goal is to deal with me."
"Teacher, you're saying …"
Han Xiao pondered. "On the surface, the Limitless Financial Group is only doing business, but in reality, they're supporting Bloodshed Land to be our competitor, directly restricting our development. I've been waiting for the pressure from the Evolutionary Totem. So, this is the form. There must be someone behind the Limitless Financial Group. It's most likely related to Radiance and Ethereal."
He had always been sensitive, but the current situation made him feel enlightened. He guessed the ins and outs of the situation.
"Then, what should we do? There's no way to resolve this! "Sylvia's expression was grave.
Han Xiao was a little troubled. In terms of business activities, the Limitless Financial Group was an overlord. The core business of the army would not be affected, but this could not stop Sorokin from purchasing the army's partners. Furthermore, this would also lead to a negative effect. In order to not be targeted by the Limitless Financial Group, some of the partners might take the initiative to terminate their partnership and earn less in exchange for their own safety.
This was a proper strategy of using one's strength to attack the enemy's weakness.
"Hmm, the Limitless Financial Group is a whole. If we want to fight against them, we have to turn the scattered capital into a whole. It's not like we don't have any benefits. External pressure is more convenient for us to unite internally. Maybe we can use this opportunity to turn some of our partners into hardcore supporters. Inform them and try to get them to form an existence similar to the Chamber of Commerce Alliance to help each other and resist the Limitless Financial Group's hostile takeover."
"That's not a bad idea." Sylvia thought about it and nodded in agreement.
"Sigh, there's no way to resolve the Limitless Financial Group's strategy. It's just to stop the losses." A cold light flashed in Han Xiao's eyes. "After some time, I'll get the mechanical shell left in the headquarters to make a trip to the Bloodshed Land and find Heber … to have a good talk!"
After discussing the countermeasures, Han Xiao hung up the communication, and his expression quickly sank.
Sorokin's strategy was to take drastic measures. To do this when the Black Star Corps had the opportunity to develop rapidly in the Flickering World, he was deliberately dragging the army down and not allowing himself to develop in peace.
The plan to form an alliance of interests had been in progress for a few years, and Sorokin was going to destroy the army's achievements over the past few years!
On the surface, it was under the banner of business activities, but it was also using the Bloodshed Land's shell. The dynasty had no right to interfere, so Han Xiao could not use force to solve this.
Although Sorokin's strategy could not shake the core of the army, it was extremely sinister and disgusting, and it was killing the army's future!
He originally wanted to contact Sorokin to ask, but he gave up on this idea after thinking about it. With Sorokin's cunning personality, he would definitely use normal business activities as an excuse. Since he had already done so, he was not afraid of Han Xiao being dissatisfied.
Since Sorokin had such a reaction, Han Xiao could not be bothered to call him.
Heber most likely agreed to cooperate with me because he wanted to use this opportunity to develop his organization. He doesn't mind dealing me a blow. When I advance to Level 300, I'll go and have a good chat with him.
Han Xiao clenched his fists with a gloomy expression.
He could not deal with Sorokin, but finding trouble with Heber would not be a problem.
Didn't Little Tyrant want to save face? Didn't you think that this deal was very profitable? Then don't blame me for weakening your prestige!
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