Chapter 118 Dark Emperor's Whereabouts

"Dark Emperor Klorandi has temporarily stepped down from his duties as the captain of the Imperial Head of State's Guards, and Quantum Demon Spirit Judith is temporarily taking his place…"

Han Xiao perked up and browsed through this internal personnel change intelligence, a thoughtful look appearing on his face.

The three major civilizations each had a peak Super-A Grade to serve as a guard for their leader. For the Crimson Empire, it was the [Dark Emperor] Klorandi, for the Guanghui Federation, it was [Golden Ring] Oulu, and for the Void Spirit Religion, it was [God-Chosen] Urnos, all of whom were direct-line Super-A Grades.

In the Imperial Super-A Grade circle, the Dark Emperor's status was detached, and he was also famously unsociable. After these years of contact, coupled with his memories of his previous life, Han Xiao already had a good understanding of Klorandi's personality.

This guy was absolutely loyal to the Empire, and would not resign from the position of captain of the guards unless there was a special reason.

Moreover, this plot did not happen at the same time in his previous life, so the possibility of private matters could basically be ruled out, and it must be that Klorandi had accepted some special mission.

"I'm afraid it's another butterfly effect brought by me, maybe it has something to do with the Evolution Totem or Hela's rescue operation..." Han Xiao thought to himself.

To be honest, he was a little worried about this.

According to his understanding from his previous life, some direct Super-A Grades of advanced civilizations were utterly loyal and dutiful, placing the civilization above their own Super-A Grade status. The Dark Emperor was one of them. This group of people were not the target of the Super-A Grade United Front and might even be opponents.

Letting this kind of monster roam free in the outside world, who knows what kind of variables would occur, perhaps hindering the Shining World Super-A Grade Development Association's plans.

But there's no point in thinking so much now. Because of my existence, the fate lines of many characters have already changed, so I can only adapt to the situation... Han Xiao said helplessly.

As for the "Quantum Demon Spirit" Judith who replaced Klorandi, he was an Imperial direct-line Super-A Grade virtual mechanic, who was stationed all year round to guard and maintain the Empire's main intelligence "Heroic Souls", and his strength was also good.

"Speaking of which, the Imperial direct-line Super-A Grades don't have much contact with our allies." A glint flashed in Han Xiao's eyes.

In the Imperial Super-A Grade circle, a group of allies were the ones who liked to chat the most, while the Imperial direct-line people seemed to be used to lurking.

Unlike the allies, the Imperial direct-line powerhouses all had formal positions. Some guarded sub-dimensional outposts, some served as instructors for the entire Imperial army, and some commanded special fleets to guard the borders. They were not as free as the allies, only Kohler, a semi-direct line, was a little more relaxed…

Of course, it might also be that the Empire thought he was too weak.

As he was thinking, streams of virtual particles appeared out of thin air in front of him, condensing into Philip's image.

"Master, buzz, Jodina and her party have arrived, it's time to inspect them." Philip blinked his big eyes, this was Han Xiao's scheduled reminder.

"Oh, they're here? Take them to the hall of the inner ring base, and by the way, summon Hela and the other Calamity Grade cadres to meet the newcomers together."

Han Xiao got up, put on the legion commander's cloak and coat, and walked out of the room.

…

Jodina and her party followed the receptionist and rushed all the way to the inner ring base hall. Many legion cadres also arrived one after another, curiously sizing up these future colleagues. Without the legion commander's approval, no one went up to chat for the time being.

This group of people was not only the seven Calamity Grades that Jodina had initially poached, but also included the second batch of people including Sneak, with a total number of eleven. They were waiting in the center of the hall, also sizing up the legion cadres.

The two sides stared at each other, and after a while, Han Xiao and Hela arrived late.

"Greetings, Legion Commander Black Star, Deputy Legion Commander Hela."

Jodina and her party saluted immediately.

Han Xiao smiled and said, "Everyone's here. Welcome everyone to abandon the dark and join the Black Star Legion. From now on, everyone is one of us."

"Yes, welcome." In front of others, Hela was unsmiling and concise.

Eleven Calamity Grades were a very powerful force. In the universe, they were enough to occupy one side. Now that they had collectively joined, the legion's high-level combat power had been enhanced a lot, and among them were elites like Jodina and Sneak.

Every high-level combat power who joined, Han Xiao had to personally inspect. These original Beast Ancestor cadres came to Black Star's Palace for this reason.

"I haven't arranged your positions yet. If you have any requests, you can tell me, and I will consider them appropriately." Han Xiao smiled.

Hearing this, everyone said that they didn't care, as long as they could serve the legion. Only Jodina raised a different opinion.

"Your Excellency Black Star, if possible, I hope to become your guard."

"Oh?" Han Xiao looked at her curiously, "What are your thoughts?"

Jodina raised her head, looking straight at Han Xiao, her eyes were fiery, without concealing her thoughts: "The body doesn't lie. I have a strong feeling for you, so I hope to be by your side often. If possible, I hope something happens between us."

The voice fell

The air was instantly dead silent!

"Hmm?" Hela's eyes suddenly narrowed, originally a little absent-minded, at this time, she carefully sized up Jodina from head to toe.

The surrounding legion cadres thought they had heard wrong, with incredulous faces. They did not expect this woman to be so bold, speaking so bluntly.

Even Sneak and his brothers and sisters were shocked, staring at their calm eldest sister in disbelief.

Damn, we just joined the legion, and you're already hinting at mating with a Super-A Grade in public?

You're too brave!

Even if you have a good impression of Black Star, you should do it gradually.

To be so direct... as expected of you!

Han Xiao was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand with a wry smile:

"Alright, alright, I'm not interested in this kind of thing. I will try my best to consider your requirements for your position. Let's talk about something serious. I need to have a preliminary understanding of your strength. Each of you come to me and take a punch from me so that I can judge your abilities."

He gently brushed over this topic, and Jodina did not pursue it.

The topic returned to normal, but there was still a strange atmosphere.

People occasionally swept back and forth between Han Xiao and Jodina with strange eyes, and some even moved their steps carefully, quietly moving away from Hela, whose eyes were firmly locked on Jodina, for fear of being splashed with blood later.

A line of Calamity Grades walked up to Han Xiao in line. Nano-particles surged from Han Xiao's back, merging into a silver-black humanoid mechanical body, floating beside Han Xiao, looking like a Stand User.

This humanoid mechanical body gave each of the original Beast Ancestor cadres who came forward a heavy punch, dealing damage.

The attributes of each Calamity Grade were displayed in the battle information. Han Xiao quickly swept through everyone's abilities, and he quickly had a good idea in his mind.

Among this group of people, the most powerful was naturally the Super-A Grade seed "Claw Ji" Jodina. She was a hero among Calamity Grade martial artists, proficient in Beast Ancestor martial arts, good at using claw techniques, and focused on strength and agility. She was a fast and strong fighter, tending to take the initiative and burst attacks. Her output was very high, and her physique was not fragile. She was an all-rounder warrior, whose combat power was among the top Calamity Grade cadres of the legion, either third or fourth, a fierce general.

And "Boa" Sneak belonged to the elite Calamity Grade. There were two others in this group whose combat power was about the same as his. Their strength was very good and could stand alone.

Among the eleven people, nine were martial artists, and the remaining two were all espers.

The Beast Ancestor's forces were also full of muscleheads with bad brains. Basically no one loved to study, and basically no magic and mechanical types could be seen.

Han Xiao planned to have this group of people all serve as combatants. A small part would be incorporated into the Guard Officer Team, and most would be led by Melos to serve as high-level guards for different fleets.

After encouraging them, Han Xiao and Hela left together, leaving the legion cadres to communicate with this group of new colleagues.

The two left the hall and strolled in the corridor. The legion members they met nodded and saluted. Hela looked straight ahead, while Han Xiao returned a smile.

"You are quite popular."

After walking for a while, Hela suddenly spoke.

"Are you referring to Jodina?" Han Xiao laughed, "I am also at the peak of individual strength. It's normal for someone to treat me as an idol, isn't it? Don't you also worship me?"

"Nonsense, when did I worship you?"

Hela snorted and shifted her gaze.

"Haha, when you were besieged, you personally admitted that you had worshiped and appreciated me for decades. It's useless to deny it. I even have a video."

"Damn it, do you want to fight!" Hela said angrily.

"Nye hehe hehe~"

Hela's forehead bulged with veins. She took a few deep breaths before calming down.

She was no longer depressed by Han Xiao's interruption, and frowned, "How are you going to arrange Jodina? You don't really want to make her a Guard Officer, do you?"

"She is so strong, why not? Are you afraid that a Calamity Grade will do something to me? I am a Super-A Grade." Han Xiao raised his eyebrows.

"Humph." Hela turned her head away.

Although she didn't like the unrestrained Jodina, Hela would not use her position to trip her up. She was not the kind of person who would do such petty tricks and would not interfere with Han Xiao's decision.

Seeing that Hela didn't say anything else, Han Xiao thought for a while and suddenly said:

"Speaking of which, the legion is expanding very quickly now. There is a batch of newcomers every now and then, which leads to the legion members not being familiar with each other, and they don't understand the high-level cadres. There is a sense of distance, which is not conducive to the internal unity of the legion. I think we should hold large-scale activities to promote mutual understanding."

Hela turned her head and looked over, "What do you want to do?"

"I'm wondering whether to hold some internal legion competitions, such as a grand parade, a grand martial arts competition..."

As he spoke, Han Xiao's eyes gradually lit up.

Now, the Black Star Legion has a huge size and is full of talented people. There are sufficient resources to hold large-scale internal activities, allowing legion members to participate in such events in their spare time, which is conducive to increasing the sense of belonging to the camp and promoting the camp culture.

Han Xiao's idea was to create a league. The professional league was an internal event for the players, and he was preparing to create a large-scale event organized by the NPCs in the name of the legion, not only for the players but also for all legion members.

Martial arts was the focus of it. He thought it could be divided into different competition circles according to rank, from the C Grade group, the B Grade group, all the way to the Calamity Grade group, selecting elites from each rank, promoting and praising them throughout the legion, and at the same time allowing low-level members to see the high-level cadres show their combat power.

In addition to martial arts, various competitive events can also be set up, such as driving, command, and so on, or sports events that are exclusive to each type of esper, and even Vayne cards, this kind of entertainment activity can also be used as a separate leisure event...

In Han Xiao's vision, this event could be made into the form of the Legion Olympics, held every few years, as a celebration of the camp, and can also show its strength to the outside world, killing two birds with one stone.

If it was done, the scale would be many times larger than the player's professional league, it would definitely be a carnival for the whole legion, not limited to players.

Just thinking about it made Han Xiao a little excited.

"It seems that it will cost a lot of money to hold this kind of activity..." Hela hesitated.

"Hey, what are you talking about? Are we short of that little money?"

Soon, the Evolution Totem will be put on sale, and he will be appointed as a shareholder of the Infinite Consortium. At present, Mechanic Han is quite inflated in terms of money and has completely entered the daddy-level realm where having no money is better than having money.

If he could spend money to improve cohesion and camp attraction, it would be quite profitable for him.

The more Han Xiao thought about it, the more he felt it was feasible. After he returned from the sub-dimension and solved the Super-A Grade Association's affairs, he would have a lot of time to hold this kind of celebration activity.

As for now, he could propose a prototype and let Sylvia improve it.

Anyway, there were special people to handle the chores. Many things were not a burden. Squeezing his own Chief Affairs Officer had become Han Xiao's habit.

There was no way. Who asked Sylvia to be good-looking and easy to use? He had already gotten used to using her.

…

Sylvia was very efficient, and a day later, she perfected the draft of the Shining World Super-A Grade Development Association.

Han Xiao revised it a bit, and then sent it to Mannison to discuss the matter together. Although there were conflicts of interest between the two, they needed to cooperate on this matter.

"Development Association... this form is not bad. Although it is an excuse, it is still reasonable and can pass the three major civilizations."

In the encrypted channel, Mannison browsed the draft while making suggestions.

"Well, this is just a cover. On the surface, the scope of cooperation is limited to the Shining World. In fact, as long as this association is set up, the conflicts between Super-A Grades in other star fields can be resolved on this platform, and at the same time, the Super-A Grade forces in various star fields can be formed into a network of interests covering the entire universe, providing each member with a platform for mutual communication and cooperation. This will achieve the goal of uniting forces." Han Xiao said.

Mannison pondered: "Hmm, this is similar to a strengthened version of the old-timers organization, but if you want to achieve this, most Super-A Grades need to voluntarily accept this cooperative method and make their own forces a part of the network of interests. But if there are no benefits, most people are unwilling to cooperate, and there are also obstacles of their respective camp affiliations..."

Han Xiao interjected:

"Therefore, we have to declare that this association is a neutral exchange nature, just a loose organization similar to the old-timers, and weaken the opposing influence of camp affiliations as much as possible. As for the benefits, larger Super-A Grade forces need to lead by example, that is, to become the leaders of the network of interests, and actively take out a share of cooperation. Only then will some Super-A Grade forces be willing to join."

"Who are the current confirmed leaders?"

"Only you and me." Han Xiao shook his head and said: "Our forces are considered behemoths among the Super-A Grades, enough to be role models. If we are willing to take out some cooperative projects, it can indeed attract a lot of people, but... relying on us two alone is not enough. We need more leaders, preferably peak Super-A Grades, otherwise, they will not be able to suppress the others."

"I understand what you mean." Mannison agreed: "We need forces with sufficient influence in various fields. I can try to persuade all the old-timers, and it is best to pull the protectors of the interstellar black market to lead the way. At the same time, we can't forget the leaders among those neutral Super-A Grades. By the way, there is also Sorokin, who controls the Infinite Consortium. His money is also very important."

In the Super-A Grade circle, Sorokin was a recognized big spender, with assets ranked among the top. Although most people don't care about his combat power, no one underestimated his ability to spend money.

At this time, a glint flashed in Han Xiao's eyes.

"I have a question, so many leaders... then who will serve as the president?"

Hearing this, Mannison narrowed his eyes.

Since an association was to be established, there was no way around this question. The president of the Super-A Grade Association was of great significance. This was equivalent to the position of the leader of the martial arts alliance, which was equal to being recognized as the chief by the Super-A Grades.

Therefore, both strength and power must be convincing. Peak Super-A Grade was a prerequisite. Mannison would undoubtedly become a popular candidate, and now Han Xiao was also qualified to compete for the position of president.

The position of president was risky, it would become the main target of the advanced civilizations, attracting firepower, but the benefits were equally huge.

Mannison was eyeing this position, naturally, for the sake of profit, and as the main leader, there was no reason for Han Xiao to take the initiative to hand over the position.

After a moment of silence, Mannison slowly opened his mouth, avoiding this sensitive topic:

"There are only the two of us now, and the people are not complete. It is too early to discuss this matter. Let's persuade those people we just mentioned first."

"Okay."

Han Xiao nodded slightly, hung up the communication, and then slowly let out a breath, his brows furrowing slightly.

Because this was an association of Super-A Grades, and everyone was a big shot, it was impossible to have one person making all the decisions.

So now, persuading other Super-A Grades to join was equivalent to pulling supporters for himself. Only with enough Super-A Grade support could he rightfully become the president of the Shining World Super-A Grade Development Association.

In short, this was a matter of comparing face fruits. Having strength alone was not enough.

"My connections are quite extensive, but compared to Mannison..."

Han Xiao couldn't help shaking his head.

He had confidence in his trickery skills, but Mannison had lived too long, and his friendship with his friends was naturally much deeper than his own, making it difficult for him to compete.

If he wanted this position, he could only start with benefits, such as letting others see that whoever served as the president would bring greater benefits.

"There are many difficulties, I'm afraid it will be another battle in the open and in the dark..." Han Xiao thought to himself.