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“No problem,” Zoel replied without any hesitation. “With the Evolution Cube, we will be willing to provide more resources.”
“Second, I hope that the Black Star Army can join the Flickering World exploration squad.”
“Haha, I think that the dynasty would have requested that you go even if you didn’t mention this matter.”
Han Xiao only nodded.
That’s right, the Shattered Star Ring is the nearest to the Flickering World, and if the Crimson Dynasty needs a vanguard force, the organizations in the Shattered Star Ring will be their first choice.
The entrance ticket to the Flickering World definitely would not be a problem.
“Third, I hope that the Crimson Dynasty will not speak on behalf of the Klent Kingdom with regards to the secret war.”
Zoel frowned upon hearing that.
“This is a decision for the upper echelons and not within my authority. I cannot give you any assurance on that.”
This request was not something that he had expected but was still reasonable.
After fighting for so many years, it would not be strange if Black Star wanted to obtain victory. However, Klent was also an ally of the Crimson Dynasty, and this was a question of which party had greater value. Even Zoel could not guarantee what the upper echelons would decide.
“No problem.” Han Xiao waved his hands. “These are my three greatest conditions.”
“Hmm, I will report the matter up.”
Zoel then suddenly said, “Right, I heard about the conflict between you and Heber. Do you need me to mediate on your behalf?”
Since Black Star was about to form an alliance with the Crimson Dynasty, the Tyrant and Black Star could be considered allies as well. Their battle was akin to friendly fire between both parties.
Although the public challenge could not be rescinded, they only needed to announce that Black Star had joined the Crimson Dynasty. At that time, both parties naturally would not fight.
“That isn’t necessary,” Han Xiao rejected.
Zoel thought for a while and came to a realization. He then said with a smile, “You’re right. I was the one who lacked consideration.”
It would not be good for Black Star’s image if the Crimson Dynasty came out to resolve the conflict between the two. The outside world would think that Black Star had chosen to join the Crimson Dynasty because he could not escape the Tyrant.
“If you don’t have anything else to add on, I will report your conditions to my superiors.”
“Right.” Han Xiao suddenly thought about something, “I have a small request. I hope to obtain some Mechanic Cutting-Edge Knowledge within twenty days.”
The Crimson Dynasty naturally had the entire set of class knowledge, and Cutting-Edge Knowledge was not that precious to them. Perhaps he would be able to activate the skills of the Emperor Mechanic before the battle.
With Han Xiao’s current construction speed, twenty days was enough for him to build a large number of machines with his new knowledge.
Zoel nodded. If it was Ultimate Knowledge, the upper echelons might still need to consider the matter, but Cutting-Edge Knowledge was nothing to them. After all, the other party was a Beyond Grade A Super who was about to join their alliance. This could be considered basic treatment.
“Alright, await my reply.”
This was only their initial negotiation, and the exact outcome would be determined by the upper echelons of the Crimson Dynasty.
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At the same time, in some region of the Shattered Star Ring, Psyker was rushing toward the Colton Star Cluster.
“Since the Dragon Emperor has decided to intervene, it seems like this matter won’t go so smoothly…”
Psyker was not in a good mood.
Heber insisted on fighting Black Star alone and refused to join hands with him. Thus, Psyker could only issue a separate challenge to Han Xiao. However, Psyker had also found a good opportunity from this.
Since Black Star was maintaining the Evolution Cube in its portable form, Black Star would definitely take the Evolution Cube around with him. During the day of the battle, Black Star would reveal some flaws when fighting Heber. At that time, he would have an opportunity to snatch the item back from Black Star.
At that time, it would be useless for the Tyrant to reject him. As long as the Tyrant and Black Star began their battle, he would be able to join the battle anytime, and no one would be able to stop him.
He would not have to clash head on with Black Star if he wanted to seize such an opportunity, and the odds of his success were pretty high. Psyker’s final objective was the Evolution Cube, not dealing with Black Star. He was not bothered about the views of others. For the development of his race, losing a bit of reputation was nothing.
Originally, this plan of his could not have gone wrong. Black Star was due to be fighting alone, and while his focus was on the Tyrant, he would definitely not be able to deal with another Beyond Grade A Super.
However, Ames’ interference had foiled his plans.
Since Black Star had an ally, Ames would definitely stop him if he wanted to launch an attack. It would then be impossible for him to snatch the Evolution Cube from Black Star using such a method.
Unless… someone could restrain Ames.
The best candidate was Austin, but that darn old man only wanted to watch the show by the side and refused to help.
Thus, he could only look for other helpers.
Thankfully, he had a powerful ally.
“It seems like I can only seek help from the army that the Arcane Church stationed in the Shattered Star Ring. They should be willing to take action if it is to restrain a Beyond Grade A Super…”
Psyker’s eyes lit up brightly like a lightbulb.
Chapter 773. Star Field Trend |
After the time and location of Black Star and Tyrant’s challenge was announced to the outside world, a huge storm was ignited throughout the Shattered Star Ring.
All of a sudden, spaceships that numbered in the billions flew toward the Colton Star Cluster, where the battle was going to happen.
Regardless of whether they were free galactic residents or from large organizations, none of them were willing to miss out on this rare event in the Star Field. They all rushed to the battlefield to witness the battle for themselves.
As the party involved in the battle, Bloodshed Land led their troops to the desolate universe belt near the border of West Wind and demarcated the battlefield. Purple Crystal resolutely decided to support Han Xiao and led the Section Zero troops to the battlefield as well.
The Black Star Army did not remain idle either, and under the orders of the various officers, numerous armed satellite fortresses rushed over from various Star Systems to support their Army Commander.
Bloodshed Land and Section Zero began a standoff with each other, and the gap between them formed the demarcated battlefield.
There were numerous spaceships piloted by the galactic residents who went to join in the fun from all around the Star Field. Numerous spaceships of different models were packed tightly and formed a huge ocean of spaceships that one could not see the end of.
Looking at the ocean of spaceships, a nebula seemed to have been formed from the lights of the spaceship.
It was an extremely majestic sight!
Furthermore, there were more spaceships arriving every day, and the size of the audience was growing by the second.
The different galactic media groups had also arrived at the destination of the battle and adjusted their broadcasting equipment.
It was still too early for the battle, and all the Beyond Grade A Supers had yet to arrive. However, a huge crowd had already formed, and many were already excitedly anticipating the arrival of the battle.
This was not just a clash between Beyond Grade A Supers but also a once in a lifetime event for the Shattered Star Ring.
Beyond Grade A Supers had an exalted status in the hearts of the galactic residents, and
they were like superstars that every family knew about. Everyone wanted to personally witness their strength.
The twenty days of preparation time allowed the commotion of this event to be blown up even greater with over sixty percent of the galactic citizens discussing the event.
As the battle drew nearer, the anticipation of the galactic residents also grew greater.
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The various betting groups in the galaxy would not let go of this huge business opportunity, and they all sprang into action.
Very quickly, the betting ring for the Tyrant and Black Star’s battle was opened up, and a huge number of bets were made.
The various betting groups had a different payout rate, but Heber’s payout was generally lower than Han Xiao’s. This proved that the majority had more confidence in the Tyrant.
Although both were Beyond Grade A Supers, Han Xiao was a newbie after all and only had a single battle record with another Beyond Grade A Super. However, the Tyrant was different. He was an old powerhouse with a long history.
As a Beyond Grade A Super who had only been around for a month, Han Xiao’s status in the Shattered Star Ring was naturally not as high as the Tyrant’s.
Most of the mercenaries were gamblers, and although their boss was the one fighting, the warriors of the Black Star Army could not help but place their bets as well. Even the officers were not immune to gambling.
Herlous took the most and bet it all on Han Xiao. Most of the officers also placed their bets on Han Xiao but only bet a small amount to show their loyalty and trust.
There were only a few exceptions.
“You placed all your bets on the Tyrant‽” Sylvia glared at Reynold with disbelief.
Reynold said with a solemn expression, “According to probability and my calculations, the Tyrant’s odds of victory are more than thirty percent higher than His Excellency Black Star.”
Sylvia shook her head helplessly. “Don’t you believe in our teacher at all?”
“I only believe in science,” Reynold said expressionlessly.
Rossellin, who was lazing around by the side, listened to the conversation with interest while drinking some wine.
Rossellin was now the teacher of the Black Star Army and was in charge of building up a culture within the army to increase the sense of belonging of the soldiers.
At this moment, Rossellin smiled and said, “According to what I know, our vice commander also placed his bets on Tyrant. Furthermore, he placed quite a large bet.”
“LAGI!” Sylvia flew into a rage and charged out of the door.
She was the Chief Administrative Official and had a great deal of authority in her hands. Although Lagi was the vice commander of the army, Lagi pretty much ignored all the affairs of the army, so Sylvia had the courage to confront Lagi. To think that he had placed his bets on the enemy as the vice commander. This was too outrageous!
Reynold’s expression also changed slightly as he heard that.
“Oh no. Lagi also placed his bets on Tyrant. The winning chance of our Army Commander will be increased by ten percent at least.”
Rossellin laughed. “Hey hey hey, I thought you only believed in science.”
“Magic is also a part of science…” Reynold said with resignation.
However, regardless of how he placed his bets, he still hoped that Black Star would win.
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Because of Black Star and the Tyrant’s battle, the secret war also came to a halt, and the players did not have any battles to fight in.
Even the Main Storyline mission was stopped because of this event. To the players of the Shattered Star Ring, this was the largest event in the three versions.
Black Star was already the leader that all the players had recognized, and his status was elevated further after he entered Beyond Grade A.
Although Han Xiao did not issue any faction missions, all the players located in the various regions followed the forces of the army and arrived at the battlefield to support their Army Commander.
This was not the first time that the Black Star Army had held a collective event, but the number of players participating in this faction event was the highest in history!
The forums were filled with threads regarding the cause and effect of this battle, and one of the threads received huge approval from the other players. The thread said that this battle would be a turning point for the destiny of the Black Star Army.
The Black Star Army was the main faction in the hearts of the Shattered Star Ring players, and Black Star had been the main character NPC ever since Version 2.0. Together with the growth of the faction, the benefits that the players could receive also increased, and almost all their needs in terms of missions, levels, skills, knowledge, equipment, and so on were fulfilled.
A single faction was better than the addition of many different factions in other Star Fields. Thus, the players in the Shattered Star Ring did not need to waste any time farming favorability with the other factions. As such, the Black Star Army was treated like a special existence that only the players in the Shattered Star Ring could enjoy.
Many of the players had tried to analyze the future of the Black Star Army. According to the experience of the players from the other Star Fields, some were worried that the Black Star Army would not continue to exist forever and would suffer from some irreparable damage during the later versions. At that time, all the benefits that they currently experienced would be gone, and they would have to join different factions like the players from the other Star Fields.
Could they really remain in the Black Star Army forever? No one knew.
Such a question had always existed but was not mentioned very often. Most of the players could not be bothered to make such wild guesses, and only the players who enjoyed diving deep into the storylines analyzed the question. Summer Night Flower was one such individual.
In the intense discussions on the forums, this battle became an important factor to predict what happened in the future. If the Black Star Army could achieve victory, the Black Star Army would soar to greater heights, and their faction would go up to the next level, still appearing in the next version.
But if the outcome of this battle did not go as planned, the feelings that the players had toward the army would also undergo a subtle change.
Bun-Hit-Dog was affected by the topic being discussed on the forums. The Black Star series videos were his most popular series, and he was the one who wished for the successful development of the Black Star Army the most.
“I must gather enough material this time to make an explosive video,” Bun-Hit-Dog swore to himself.
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In the Aquamarine Federation, Bennett placed down the communicator in his hands, and a look of concern could be seen on his face.
News of the battle between Black Star and the Tyrant had spread throughout the Shattered Star Ring. Now that Planet Aquamarine was connected to the galaxy, everyone was able to view the galactic web, and the events in the galaxy were no longer a secret to those on Planet Aquamarine.
“This is probably the strongest opponent that you have faced, right?” Bennett lamented.
Nero, who was doing his homework, raised his head and asked curiously, “Daddy, what are you talking about?”
Bennett waved his hands, and Nero sat down on Bennett’s thighs obediently.
“Your godfather is being dragged into a dangerous storm. A powerful opponent challenged him, and he chose to accept the challenge…” Bennett briefly described the situation. Nero was still a child, so Bennett skipped many details and only told him that Han Xiao was in danger.
Nero was Han Xiao’s godson, and Bennett was prepared to hand his child over to Han Xiao.
“What should we do?” Nero rubbed his head. “Daddy, will you help godfather?”
Bennett laughed helplessly and said, “Your godfather doesn’t need my help. You will understand all this when you grow up.”
They were too far away in terms of realms, and h
e did not even have any intention of contacting Han Xiao as he did not want to disturb Han Xiao.
Bennett hugged Nero and looked up at the sky above. He knew that Han Xiao was in some part of the galaxy and prayed for Han Xiao.
“Old friend…”
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The large fleet that set off from the Black Star Army headquarters met up with Floating Dragon and flew toward West Wind together.
A few days later, Zoel took the initiative to contact Han Xiao to inform him of the Crimson Dynasty’s response.
“The dynasty accepts your requests, and I welcome you to our alliance on behalf of the dynasty.”
Zoel said these words with an official tone before smiling and adding, “We are now one big family.”
Han Xiao clenched his fists and was truly excited.
“May we have a pleasant working experience.”
“Don’t worry. Our dynasty has plenty of experience in this regard and will always treat a Beyond Grade A Super with sincerity. You can rest assured,” Zoel said with a smile.
The three Universal Civilizations were at odds with each other, and every Beyond Grade A Super ally was an important deterrent. Thus, they would not bully their Beyond Grade A Supers for sure.
The moment their alliance was confirmed, the Universal Civilization would treat their allies with the utmost respect in order to keep them.
“The Crimson Dynasty is now taking care of matters regarding the Flickering World and will pass by the Shattered Star Ring along the way,” Zoel said. “It shouldn’t take too long for the resources from the dynasty to reach your hands. However, we can only work together officially after your battle with the Tyrant comes to an end. During this period, the dynasty will send the contract to me, and we just need to sign it when the time comes.”
Although a contract was not very restrictive to a Beyond Grade A Super, this was a way for the government to officially confirm their alliance, and it had a political meaning.
Han Xiao nodded upon hearing that.
Joining the Crimson Dynasty was the way for him to achieve greater heights, and the benefits of his decision would slowly begin to show. Currently, he had to deal with the Tyrant first before he had time to deal with the development of the Black Star Army.
