When outsiders mentioned Manison's organization, they would usually refer to it as the 'Mecha Empire', 'Mechanical Race', or directly use Manison's name to refer to his organization. His personal name itself represented his organization, and there was no 'XX' organization.
Manison's territory was located somewhere in the Primeval Star River. Although it was under the jurisdiction of a Star System civilization in name, it was actually under Manison's control.
Han Xiao's Lord's Avatar brought his mechanical army to visit Manison. Before coming, he had already sent a private message, and Manison agreed to meet. The location was set on a planet where the Mechanical Race lived. He had many planets under his control, and this was only one of them.
The Lord's Avatar arrived at its destination. In its sight was a mechanical planet. A huge psionic shield enveloped the planet, and there were a large number of mechanical soldiers patrolling the planet around the clock. At a glance, there were about three to four hundred million of them, and this was only the outer layer patrol team of the planet.
"That old thing is indeed an old thing. What a rich family."
Han Xiao clicked his tongue and shook his head.
Manison's territory was vast, and he had deployed machinery factories and armies in many Star Fields. He also had the mechanical civilization that had already developed as an important support. The exact number of troops was a mystery, and the various organizations only knew that it was an astronomical number.
Han Xiao's troops did not have to wait for long before an opening appeared on the planet's shield. A squad of Manison's mechanical soldiers led the way.
Following the guide, the Lord's Avatar slowly descended, and the situation on the surface became clearer.
This was one of the planets where the Mechanical Race lived. Cities could be seen on the ground, and there were people walking on the streets like ants. These were all members of the Mechanical Race.
Manison was the second Beyond Grade A in the history of the Mechanical Race. Although he had transformed into a new species, he still treated the Mechanical Race as a phased race and was the leader of the race.
However, unlike people like Sisko who valued their race, the Mechanical Race was just an important resource to him. He did not have much responsibility or feelings for them.
As a race with a Beyond Grade A inheritance, the Mechanical Race had superior mechanical talents and provided Manison with a large number of talents. Many of the Mechanics under him came from the Mechanical Race. Furthermore, more than eighty percent of the Mechanical Race was a firm believer of the Machinery Faith.
After flying for a while, a huge mechanical floating island appeared in their sights. This was one of Manison's palaces.
The Lord's Avatar led the mechanical army and landed on the landing platform of the floating island.
Dang dang dang dang dang …
The soles of his feet stepped on the ground, producing a heavy metallic sound.
As soon as he landed, he heard someone talking not far away.
"Hehe, Black Star, I didn't expect you to take the initiative to visit me."
With a series of footsteps, Manison's Sovereign's Avatar walked over. This time, it wasn't his main body that had come to meet him.
Seeing this, Han Xiaoxin sneered.
Heh, Brittle Skin, what a coward.
After complaining to himself, Han Xiao calmed himself down and said, "Don't worry.
"You invited me to your place a few years ago, but I kept delaying it. It just so happened that I was on the way, so I came over to take a look."
His tone was calm, and he did not mention the unhappiness between the two of them. The electronic voice of the Lord's Avatar was also emotionless.
Manison smiled and did not mention the previous grudge.
He had defeated more than one Divine Throne Mechanic. In the eyes of a big shot like him, this conflict had not reached the point where they would fight each other to the death.
That was that. As someone at this level, even if there was a competitive relationship, they could still sit down and talk about things calmly.
"In that case, come with me. I'll take you on a tour of my base."
Manison turned around and led the way.
Due to the previous virtual battle, the relationship between the two of them had dropped to the freezing point. However, Black Star was a peak Beyond Grade A after all. Since he had specially come to visit him, Manison would not be rude, nor would he refuse.
The two of them walked around the base and saw very common facilities. There was nothing special. Manison was not interested in showing his various trump cards to a potential competitor, just like how Han Xiao did not show him the Spacetime Amber back then.
Han Xiao had already expected this. He knew that Manison was not the kind of person who liked to show off his trump cards, so he did not have any other fantasies. The main reason for this trip was to happily do business.
After walking around for a while, he entered the conference room with Manison, sat down, and talked about the main topic.
"Since we're all using our avatars, there's no need for drinks." Manison leaned back in his chair and said calmly, "Why are you looking for me today?"
"I want to borrow some information," Han Xiao said slowly.
"What is it?"
"I want to borrow the confidential personnel files of the Primeval Star River's Four Supercluster Civilizations and other Star Cluster Civilizations."
Manison was a little surprised. He sat up a little straighter.
"What do you want this for?"
"To find someone."
Han Xiao's words were concise.
He had already gathered the information in his plan. On the list of casualties, there was indeed someone who had forged his resume. Now, he only needed to compare the confidential personnel files. For this, the best choice was to look for the Mecha Empire.
The Primeval Star River was not a lame civilization like the Kunde Race but a proper Supercluster Civilization. Their technological strength was only second to the three Universal Civilizations.
Not only would it take a lot of time and effort to infiltrate, but the success rate was also very low. Even if he managed to infiltrate, he would be discovered at any time, and he would not be able to obtain complete information.
Furthermore, the files that he needed to compare were not limited to just one. In order to complete the selection, he would have to infiltrate all four Supercluster Civilizations. Even if he managed to find the culprit, he would offend the other three civilizations. If he could not find the culprit, it would be even worse. He would be making enemies for no reason, and Han Xiao did not want to do such a loss-making business.
On the other hand, Han Xiao felt that the mastermind had definitely done something and might have deleted the files of the culprit. If that was the case, it would be useless even if he managed to infiltrate.
The Mecha Empire was different. As the big boss of the Radiant Federation, his role in the Primeval Star River was equivalent to that of a leader. He had always been collecting intelligence for the Radiant.
With four such good neighbors, Old Mike would occasionally sneak into other people's homes to steal and backup a large number of confidential documents. Thus, in the Mecha Empire, he would be able to obtain the complete files of the four Supercluster Civilizations.
Manison pondered for a few seconds before shaking his head. "It's impossible for me to lend it to you. I only accept transactions."
"That's fine. What do you want?"
"The Spacetime Amber." Manison brought it up again.
"Impossible."
Han Xiao rejected immediately.
You old fogey, you must be dreaming.
You want to exchange a piece of intelligence for a Universal Treasure? You're really a business genius. Only the Heaven and Earth Bank can accommodate a genius like you.
"Not even one?"
"Hehe."
Hearing this, Manison spread his hands and did not say anything else. His meaning was clear. Since you don't want to accept my offer, what are your conditions?
Han Xiao pondered for a moment before saying, "I can publicly announce that I support you to be the strongest Mechanic in the universe."
"I am. Why would I need your support?" Manison asked.
"Isn't it good to strengthen your position?"
"I don't need it." Manison waved his hands.
I'm the great Mecha Empire. Why would I need an army? What a joke!
Han Xiao stroked his chin and said, "Or we can make an agreement. I will not challenge your position for the next fifty years."
Manison heard this and said with interest, "You're saying that you only need fifty years to surpass me?"
"Anything is possible." Han Xiao did not deny it.
Manison smiled and said, "No need. I don't need such a method to guarantee my position."
Han Xiao leaned forward and said, "How about I owe you a favor?"
"Only a favor that has to be returned is valuable. Judging from our relationship … your favor is meaningless to me."
Manison shook his head, indicating that he was no longer in his business.
After a pause, he did not wait for Han Xiao's reply and slowly said, "Forget it.
"Forget it, I can give you the information you want, but you won't be able to give me what I want. Let the Crimson Dynasty talk to me."
Han Xiao pretended to ponder and said, "If that's the case, why don't I try to convince the Empire to provide you with a batch of Evolutionary Totems?"
Manison was not interested. "You should give me the Evolution Cube."
"… Are you awake or asleep right now?" Han Xiao's tone was puzzled.
Manison was thick-skinned and did not mind. "But the totems are useless to me."
"Are you sure?" Han Xiao knocked on the table. "You don't need the totems, but you're still leading the Mechanical Race. The totems should be useful to them, right?"
Hearing this, Manison started to plan.
Seeing this, Han Xiao shrugged and said, "I can't give you any more. You have to know that the other organizations have more or less obtained some of the secrets of these civilizations through various channels. Yours is just more complete, but it's not the only one. If you don't agree to this condition, this deal can only be canceled."
"Alright, I agree." Manison nodded lightly.
He could get as much information as he wanted, and it was a piece of cake for him. Manison felt that it was still acceptable for him to obtain additional Evolutionary Totems.
Although he did not value this deal, the totems were indeed somewhat useful to the Mechanical Race.
"Then it's settled. I'll try to get it from the Empire," Han Xiao said.
This was against the rules, but as long as the number of totems sold was controlled, the Empire would not be bothered by such details.
Due to the suppression of Radiance and Ethereal, there were many totems being circulated. Although the Empire did not sell them publicly, if he could obtain the required intelligence, the Empire would not be too rigid. With Han Xiao's position, these were all negotiable.
He had originally intended to use the Evolutionary Totems to exchange for this intelligence. As for the verbal agreement, if Manison dared to agree, he would dare to say it.
Han Xiao was not someone who cared about his face like Heber. According to his plan, he still had a lot of room for improvement, and he did not intend to continue fighting with the Mecha Empire. Thus, he did not care about this verbal agreement. If Manison agreed, he could even save the Evolutionary Totems.
Manison only knows that I have great potential, but he does not know how fast I can accumulate strength. His impression of me is still the same as the last time we fought, and he does not know that I have already obtained [Perfect Mechanical Sense]. As long as I do not fight with him, it will be difficult for him to discover … Han Xiao thought.
The reason I'm exchanging for this information is for the mission reward of the Kunde Race. Manison might think that this is just a job for the Empire, but he does not know how much I can earn from it.
After the two of them reached an agreement, Han Xiao sent out an application to the Empire. The upper echelons knew that he was investigating the identity of the mastermind, and after some discussion, they decided to approve Han Xiao's application.
After some discussion, they decided on the number of totems that would be provided. There would only be a hundred of them, and it was not a big deal.
Manison didn't want to dwell on the details of the deal, so he directly threw the information over.
With the information in hand, Han Xiao stood up and said, "The totems will be sent over soon. I'll take my leave first."
"Okay."
Manison did not have any objections and watched as Han Xiao left before secretly leaving the quantum network.
Although he had defeated Black Star in the previous virtual battle, that did not mean that Manison did not have the slightest bit of fear. He was worried that Han Xiao would come prepared and imitate his Virtual Intrusion. Thus, he had already made preparations and reinforced the quantum network node layer after layer, preparing a trap.
For a Virtual Mechanic of their level, they could only attack head-on if they wanted to invade the other party. There was no way for them to go around the firewall without being discovered.
If Black Star did not admit defeat and wanted to invade, things would not end well for them.
He did not expect that Han Xiao would come and go in such a hurry without any intention of causing trouble. All these preparations were for nothing.
"Looks like he really has no intention of continuing to compete with me … It should be the dynasty that has brainwashed him."
Based on Han Xiao's performance earlier, Manison had a guess.
…
The spaceship was far away from the Mechanical Race's territory. Han Xiao immediately took action. He took out the parameter model that he had prepared long ago, inserted the data that he had prepared, and started matching.
With the support of his efficient computing power, the matching was completed very quickly. He locked onto a target.
"Modo Civilization? It really is them. "
Han Xiao glanced at it and raised his eyebrows. The screen showed that the person who forged the resume was an intelligence officer of the Modo Civilization.
"If it's the Modo Civilization …"
Han Xiao searched his memory for a while and thought of some famous people of the Modo Civilization. He took out his communicator and contacted a number.
After two rings, the call was connected. Only soft breathing could be heard, and the other party did not speak first.
"Lothaire?"
"Yes."
"Come to the Primeval Star River. I have a mission, and I also have a gift for you."
"Okay."
After exchanging a few words, Lothaire hung up. He was a man of few words.
He did not need to give any instructions to a reliable adult male and would be able to call him over with just a word.
He could now confirm that the Modo Civilization was the instigator of the Kunde Race incident.
However, Han Xiao did not know who the instigator was.
However, it did not matter. The mission requirement was to take revenge on the mastermind as much as possible.
In that case, he might as well cut the Gordian knot.
The current and future famous people of the Modo Civilization from all walks of life, one after another …
They were all slaughtered by you!
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Ps: (I haven't been on Weibo for a long time. I only opened it at the end of last month. Search for 'Qidian Qi Peijia'.
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