Shattered Star Ring, Bloodshed Land.
"… This is the situation. In a short period of time, we have obtained a large number of business channels. Conservatively speaking, our revenue this year will more than double."
In the palace, Joad read the report excitedly.
A tall and burly figure stood by the window. The Milky Way was reflected in Heber's eyes, tainted with deep emotions. He listened to the report silently.
Joad continued reading. "The Black Star Corps completed the transformation of their organization a few years ago and diversified their business. However, we do not have the Evolution Cube. Although we have the support of Klent, the transformation of our organization is very slow and has always been limited by the nature of a war mercenary organization. Seventy to eighty percent of our funds have been provided by various armed mercenaries, and the high cost of maintaining the troops has dragged down the flow of funds. Now that we have joined forces with the Limitless Financial Group, they have been of great help in the transformation of our organization."
The Black Star Corps and Bloodshed Land were both Beyond Grade A organizations in their respective Star Fields, but they operated in different directions. Under the leadership of Han Xiao, the Black Star Corps had completed the transformation from an armed organization to a diversified organization with the help of the Evolution Cube. They had both military strength and financial resources, while the Bloodshed Land was a model of militarism. They had only one channel to materialize their influence, which had always been a problem for the Bloodshed Land.
With the help of the Limitless Financial Group, this problem of Heber's was resolved. As long as they continued to develop according to this trend, the Bloodshed Land would no longer be a group of boorish people who only liked to fight. They would truly be able to compete with the Black Star Corps for the position of the leader of the private organizations in the Shattered Star Ring.
Heber turned around and said coldly, "Well done."
Joad hesitated for a moment and could not help but be curious. "Your Excellency Tyrant, what kind of agreement did you make with the Limitless Financial Group? Why are they helping you so much?"
"It's a mutual benefit." Heber glanced at him. "They want to enter the Shattered Star Ring and use our influence to enter the local market. Humph, although their target is the Black Star Corps, we are also a Beyond Grade A organization. Joining us will not be a loss for these enterprises."
These were just superficial reasons. Heber did not intend to tell his subordinates about the deeper details of the deal.
Joad rolled his eyes. Heber did not say it clearly, but he could vaguely guess that the reason was not that simple. The Limitless Financial Group did not look for Black Star but instead looked for them. It was obvious that they were targeting the Black Star Corps.
Just thinking about the possibilities behind it made him break out in a cold sweat. Joad didn't dare to continue asking. He still wanted to live until the day he could hold his grandson.
Joad wiped his sweat and left the room. Heber was the only one left in the room. He looked out the window again. After a long time, the corner of his mouth curved up.
In front of his subordinates, Heber kept a straight face and looked as if his heart was as still as water, but in reality, he was very happy.
He did not care whether the Limitless Financial Group would succeed or not, as long as they could take this opportunity to develop. He did not care about the losses suffered by the Black Star Corps. Both sides were allies of the dynasty, but they had always been competitors. He could not wait for the Black Star Corps to suffer more losses.
…
On the other side, Carrott, who had rejected Han Xiao's invitation, returned to the Pugilist dormitory absent-mindedly. A few of his roommates immediately surrounded him with curious expressions.
"Hey, why did the principal look for you?"
Carrott was more honest, and his grades were also at the bottom, so he was quite popular.
After class, his roommates saw the principal looking for Carrott and thought that he had done something strange, so they were a little concerned.
Carrott scratched his head. "Nothing much, just someone who wants to see me."
"Who is that? To be able to get the principal to look for you?"
A handsome roommate had a suspicious expression. He had the best family background in the entire dormitory, but he was far from being in contact with the principal of the dynasty's Super Academy. Carrott's family background was very ordinary, which made him feel very surprised.
"He said his name is Black Star, and he wants me to join the Black Star Corps." Carrott was helpless.
As soon as he said that, his roommates opened their eyes wide in disbelief.
"That legendary Black Star?"
"You must be kidding! Why would he look for you? "
Seeing his roommates' expressions as if they had seen a ghost, Carrott was a little surprised. "You all know him?"
"Oh my god, don't tell me you don't know who Black Star is?" One of his roommates' eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"I … I've never heard of him before." Carrott was a little embarrassed. "Is he really a big shot?"
"He's not just a big shot! He's a Beyond Grade A Super, the pinnacle of individual strength. He's an existence that can joke around with the dynasty's ruler! " One of them excitedly recounted the history of Han Xiao's rise. This was a true fan.
The few of them surrounded Carrott and questioned him. Carrott then told them everything. His ability to express himself was clumsy, and it took him quite a while before everyone understood that Black Star had nothing to do with his family. Black Star was only interested in his potential.
The handsome roommate didn't feel good about it. Why did such an opportunity fall into the hands of such a bottom-feeder instead of him?
This time, another roommate suddenly realized something. "You … did you accept Black Star's invitation?"
Facing everyone's gazes, Carrott felt a little uncomfortable. "I … I didn't agree."
"You actually rejected the opportunity to join the Black Star Corps?" The few of them opened their mouths wide. They were all speechless. "Are you stupid? This is a chance to change your fate. Ordinary people like us don't even have the qualifications to join the Black Star Corps. You … you actually … "
Hearing everyone's words, Carrott was a little confused and doubted his own choice.
Did I really do something wrong?
I'd better ask my family.
With a conflicted expression, Carrott took out his communicator and ran to the side to contact his family. That handsome roommate looked at Carrott's back view with resentment and jealousy in his eyes.
Why is it him? Why is it him? He received such an opportunity to change his fate, but he did not know how to cherish it. He's simply too stupid. Why would that legendary character choose someone like him?
He used to like Carrott quite a bit and was willing to take care of him. However, now, he only felt disgust for Carrott.
…
The next day, Han Xiao temporarily put aside the worries of the Limitless Financial Group and continued to observe Carrott in the school. He discovered an interesting situation.
After a day of fermenting, what happened yesterday had already spread throughout Carrott's class. The other freshmen's attitude toward Carrott had changed. Some took the initiative to curry favor with him, some faintly ostracized him, and some looked on coldly.
"Because of my actions yesterday, his entire life as a student has been rewritten by me. He can no longer be a nobody like he was in my previous life …" Han Xiao shook his head. He had a better understanding of his status as a big shot.
Carrott's accumulation period was very long. Being involved in this storm early on had an unknown effect on his growth. It could be good or bad.
However, for now, it was helping him. Those who could become Beyond Grade A Supers had a tenacity that would not easily admit defeat. They would only face difficulties head-on, and difficulties would only stimulate their potential. Carrott did not know that such a trait was hidden in his body. Perhaps the intense competition in the school would allow Carrott to transform faster.
Since that's the case, why don't I add fuel to the fire? Han Xiao scratched his chin.
After waiting for a while, the bell finally rang, and the students in the classroom filed out. Han Xiao did not hide and called out to them in public.
"Carrott."
Hearing someone call his name, Carrott stopped in his tracks and turned around. Seeing that Han Xiao's clothes were the same as yesterday, he recognized Han Xiao's identity and could not help but be shocked. He stammered, "Black Star, it's you again."
His voice was not loud, but as if it had a magical power, all the students around him stopped what they were doing. Countless pairs of passionate and excited eyes focused on Han Xiao as they excitedly whispered to each other.
"You seem very nervous." Han Xiao glanced around and ignored the crowd. He smiled at Carrott. Although the Virtual Camouflage prevented others from seeing his true appearance, he could still show his expression.
"Dad told me to thank you, but he doesn't want me to have too much contact with you." Carrott's expression was uneasy.
Han Xiao did not mind. With a wave of his finger, the communicator in Carrott's bag flew into his hand. After casually operating it a few times, he handed it back to Carrott.
"It's okay. I'll leave my number with you. If one day you change your mind, you can contact me at any time."
Carrott was flattered, and then his face became unconfident. "I … I really don't understand. Why do you value me so much?"
"I'm just passionate about nurturing more talents."
Han Xiao reached out and patted Carrott's head, taking advantage of him. Looking at the confused Carrott and noticing the changes in the eyes of the surrounding students, he could not help but reveal a meaningful smile on his face.
Hehe, helping you strengthen the template of a main character, there's no need to thank me.
After taking a deep look at Carrott, Han Xiao's figure disappeared without a trace before everyone's eyes.
The next moment, Han Xiao's figure appeared on the spaceship outside the atmosphere. He did not continue to stay on this planet and had the fleet set sail to leave.
In the following days, Han Xiao had been active within the dynasty. The upper echelons of the dynasty noticed that Han Xiao seemed to have been visiting different people. Some were middle and low-level members of the dynasty, while others were ordinary people.
The upper echelons of the dynasty understood Han Xiao's plan. Not only did the dynasty's future rely on Black Star, but Black Star was also planning for the future, considering investing in talents and considering the right to speak in the future.
However, what surprised the upper echelons of the dynasty was that Han Xiao did not choose the current upper echelons of the dynasty but some strange people. What was the reason for this?
The dynasty had investigated everyone that Han Xiao had visited. Some of them did indeed have extraordinary potential, but most of the targets did not seem to have anything special about them.
The upper echelons of the dynasty were very confused. They also could not figure out what theory Black Star was using to choose his investment targets. It seemed too random …
On Han Xiao's side, he visited many future famous NPCs one after another, giving him a strange sense of deja vu. He felt like he was playing a game called 'Dream in the Galaxy'.
Most of them refused to join the Black Star Corps like Carrott, but some with potential accepted Han Xiao's invitation and ruthlessly poached people from the dynasty. Of course, the people that Han Xiao poached did not include the dynasty officials who would be in power in the future.
On the Shattered Star Ring's side, Sylvia followed Han Xiao's instructions and took measures to contact the cooperation organizations of many armies. Using the pressure brought by the Limitless Financial Group, she urged these organizations to form an alliance to resist the acquisition plan of the Limitless Financial Group.
This method was somewhat effective, and a portion of the army partners decided to accept the suggestion and formed a loose alliance, increasing the difficulty of the acquisition plan of the Limitless Financial Group.
However, this did not solve the root of the problem. At most, it would turn the situation into a tug of war, but there was still the risk of being destroyed one by one.
After all, the army was not a real financial group, and its capital was not as strong as the Limitless Financial Group. These partners were independent and were not subsidiaries of the army, so this was the limit for the time being.
The most important thing was to rely on the partners themselves. The army could only provide some benefits from the cooperation civilizations to curb the Limitless Financial Group's money and indirectly help the companies that cooperated with the army.
The only way to solve this problem was to open up the right to sell the Evolutionary Totem, but this was not something that Han Xiao could decide alone. Since competition was unavoidable, Han Xiao did not dwell on it too much and silently trained his energy. When his energy reached the requirement of the Promotion mission, he would find trouble with the Tyrant.
This would not solve the problem, but it would hurt each other.
The only one he could use force against was Heber, and it would be useless for him to propose a spar to Sorokin. The latter was only the leader of a financial group and was doing business under normal rules. If he used force to deal with him, it would only make the universe citizens feel that the Black Star Corps was too overbearing. Furthermore, Sorokin did not need Prestige at all. Han Xiao could imagine a hundred and eight ways in which Sorokin would admit defeat.
However, Heber was different. They were both allies of the dynasty, but he was helping the enemy drag Han Xiao down. Han Xiao had no qualms about beating him up. This guy cared about his face, and deterrence was very important to him. It was impossible for him to admit defeat and avoid the spar. Heber would definitely fight with Han Xiao no matter what. This was a good opportunity for him to take revenge for bullying Han Xiao when he had just become a Beyond Grade A.
As the owner of the Evolution Cube, Han Xiao's every move was related to the nerves of the various organizations. His aimless travel within the dynasty also attracted the attention of the various parties. Everyone knew that he was avoiding the limelight, so no one wanted to disturb him.
However, there were some who had different thoughts.
…
Within the Red Empire, Radbudo.
This was a colonial planet of a Star System level vassal civilization. Due to the behind-the-scenes interference of the Universal Civilizations, all the vassal civilizations in the Central Galaxy mostly adopted a loose and backward political system. This civilization was the same. The colonial planet was governed by local lords. Unless there was an emergency, the lords would not be appointed by the central government but elected by the local governments. They were half independent from the central government and were equivalent to the feudal officials of an independent duchy.
Such a backward political system was not conducive to the unification of the civilization's power, and this was the reason for its appearance.
The position of the lord of Radbudo had always been controlled by a few noble families, who took turns to become the lord of the planet.
Although there was an election, according to the ancient agreement, this was only for show. The families who were actually in power had already discussed this behind the scenes.
This year was the election year of Radbudo, but unlike previous years, a young entrepreneur who was born there had returned to participate in the election. His name was Interpais. Originally, an outsider like him would be suppressed by a few families and could only be a bystander in the election.
However, in this election, the citizens of Radbudo seemed to be tired of the political game of a few families taking turns to be in power. They desperately wanted a new face, so they all voted for an outsider. Interpais had the highest voice. Firstly, he was a local, and secondly, he was a rather famous entrepreneur in the civilization. According to the trend of the votes, he was currently the candidate with the highest chance of being elected as the local lord.
"We hope that you can withdraw from the election."
In the penthouse suite of the world's tallest building, the messengers of a few families placed a communicator with a transfer interface on the table, facing Interpais, who was sitting on the sofa opposite them.
"What is the meaning of this?" Interpais frowned.
"Name a price."
"I don't lack money."
"Are you really going to block our way?"
Interpais said with a deep voice, "I'm only following the rules of the game. This is the purpose of the election."
The messengers of several families looked at each other, put away the communicator, and stood up to leave. One of them glanced coldly at Interpais and said calmly,
"You've made the wrong choice."
After these messengers left the suite, Interpais let out a long sigh of relief. His back was already covered in cold sweat. He was silent for a while in his seat, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.
At this time, a young woman in a secretary uniform and gold-rimmed glasses walked in and stood in front of Interpais. She looked worried.
"They won't let you go easily."
"I know." Interpais waved his hand and murmured, "If negotiations fail, they will definitely use force. The lightest result is kidnapping me and smearing my name. If it's serious … they won't let me live until the end of the election."
"I've already hired more interstellar mercenaries as bodyguards. They will definitely protect your safety."
"Mercenaries … people who can be bought with money can't be trusted."
"… Brother, if you really can't do it, just give up the election. Life is more important than anything."
This female secretary was not an ordinary employee, but a relative of Interpais.
"No, there are some things that have to be done." Interpais shook his head.
The female secretary had a complicated expression, and there was a faint admiration in her eyes. She had always admired Interpais, not only because he was very resourceful, but also because he had courage and emotions that ordinary people did not have.
The two of them were silent for a while. Interpais suddenly thought of something, and his eyes lit up.
"By the way, I heard that the big shot Black Star is traveling in the Empire. The place he appeared last time was not far from Radbudo?"
"Uh, it seems so."
Hearing this, Iapetus fell into deep thought for a moment. His eyes narrowed as a bright light flashed in them.
"I have a bold idea. Maybe … we can use Black Star!"
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