Chapter 157 Colleague

Ames seemed somewhat disappointed, waved her hand, and let Wisand handle it, then floated away.

The mercenaries were stunned. What was going on? One second they were shouting to fight, the next Black Star had become one of them. What should they do? Were they still on the same side?

Melos whispered, "I didn't know anything about what you said. Are you lying to her?"

"There's a lot you don't know." Han Xiao's face didn't turn red, and he didn't pant. "She's a peak powerhouse, she wouldn't be so easily fooled."

"That's true." Melos deeply agreed. Even he wouldn't be fooled, let alone the [Dragon Emperor] renowned throughout the Shattered Star Ring.

The guards came forward to take away the people from the three mercenary groups. Before Ge Ya was taken away, he moved closer to Han Xiao and said, "We're locked up, and only you can move freely. Now that you've become Ames' subordinate, try to persuade them to release the Silver Spirits. This employment mission depends on you."

After saying that, the people from the three mercenary groups were taken away. Pott and Farther Raynie winked at Han Xiao, signaling him to act according to the circumstances.

The teams of the three mercenary groups were all taken in one fell swoop. Although it was unclear why Han Xiao suddenly became Ames' subordinate, since only Han Xiao could act, he was the electricity, he was the light, he was the hope of the sheep village!

The Silver Spirits depended on him for rescue, brother!

Wisand walked up and told everyone to follow him, leaving the hall and heading to another tall building.

"Don't worry. Since Ames recruited you, you're our colleague. Ames is pretty good to her subordinates, so don't be nervous. I'll take you to see the head butler, and she'll arrange your duties," Wisand said enthusiastically.

Han Xiao nodded. He naturally knew the advantages and disadvantages of becoming Ames' subordinate. Most of her subordinates were a mixed bunch, and she only had three important subordinates. One was the head butler in charge of daily affairs, who was Ames' cousin. The second was the logistics supervisor in charge of maintaining Dragon Tamer Floating Island, a skilled mechanic. And the third was the guard captain Wisand in front of him, who looked weak but was actually a former big pirate.

The three had their own responsibilities and were Ames' most capable subordinates. They had a title called the "Dragon Tamer Three Departments." In his previous life, most of the players who came to Dragon Tamer Floating Island received quests from these three.

Han Xiao spoke enthusiastically and tried to get close to Wisand. He had some understanding of Wisand, and they quickly became familiar with each other.

After chatting for a while, Wisand couldn't help but be curious. He suddenly put his arm around Han Xiao's shoulder, put his head close, and whispered, "Hey, Black Star, the person you mentioned just now... what's his relationship with Ames?"

"I've only met him once, how would I know?" Han Xiao's eyebrow twitched subtly. "You seem to have some thoughts about Ames..."

Wisand wasn't embarrassed at all and laughed heartily. "Haha, although she's never accepted my pursuit, my handsomeness and martial prowess will impress her eventually."

Handsome... Han Xiao looked at him carefully. "According to the aesthetics of the Devil Race, you're considered an atypical handsome guy."

In fact, that person's identity wasn't Ames' lover, but her teacher. In the eyes of the players, that person was a mysterious merchant with erratic whereabouts. If you encountered him, in addition to buying things, there was a chance to trigger a message delivery quest, just like what Han Xiao did. That person really didn't want to see her, so he didn't lie to Ames. To be serious, he let Ames know about this earlier, so she didn't have to wait.

Ames' past was very mysterious. It wasn't because she had a big background, but because she came from a very ordinary background. She was originally an ordinary girl. When she was very young, her family went through changes and she was abandoned. Her teacher adopted her, awakened her abilities, and followed her teacher to learn and lay the foundation. The relationship was very deep. Later, the teacher left for some reason, leaving behind an agreement to continue to inspire Ames—when she became famous in the universe, he would come back to find her. However, after Ames achieved her current status, there was still no news of her teacher, so Han Xiao was able to take advantage of the situation.

They arrived at a tall building, which was the nominal business center of Dragon Tamer Floating Island, handling various daily affairs and commercial activities. The group arrived at the top floor, which was a large office with a dozen assistants frantically processing affairs. The head butler sat behind a table approving documents. This was an ordinary-looking woman. She was Ames' cousin and a true confidante.

"Jenny, these are new comrades who have joined us. Arrange duties for them," Wisand shouted as soon as he entered the door.

The head butler Jenny didn't even lift her head and continued to approve documents. She said concisely, "Name, ability." Her speech was extremely fast, as if she didn't want to waste a second.

"Black Star, Mechanic, Grade B..." Han Xiao said, and the players repeated it.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jenny immediately replied, "Black Star, go report to the logistics supervisor. They're short of a good mechanic there. The rest of you join the guards. Your information has been entered into the files, and your uniforms and badges will be issued to you in a few days."

The players became guards, and he became logistics. His mechanical level happened to be what the logistics supervisor needed. He had no objections to this arrangement, but he was separated from the players, which meant that both sides were acting independently. At this time, the role of the cadres became apparent.

After leaving the building, Han Xiao whispered, "Melos, lead the team for now, protect them, and don't let them mess around."

"I know, don't worry." Melos nodded solemnly. "Be careful too."

Since he couldn't get away, he would let Melos lead the team to ensure that the players wouldn't be leaderless and to minimize the possibility of the players messing around... However, apart from a few players who liked to court death, most of the high-level players were more stable. Although they were surprised by the sudden change in the situation, they believed in Han Xiao and would take it one step at a time.

"Haha, I'll take care of your team and let them form their own small team." Although Wisand was thin and gloomy, his personality was actually very cheerful. After the exchange just now, he and Han Xiao hit it off. It was a small matter to help out.

...

The logistics work of Dragon Tamer Floating Island was to maintain various floating island devices. Han Xiao came to the logistics department alone, which was a huge high-tech workshop and factory with the fewest people in the three departments.

As Han Xiao entered the door, a large insect arthropod with six hands and two legs came out. What was special was that this alien was wearing a mechanic's uniform...

"You're Black Star, right? Welcome, we're short of manpower. Finally, we have a new mechanic." This arthropod was the logistics supervisor, a kind of arthropod intelligent creature. His speech was a chattering insect chirp, which was converted into an old human voice through a translator. His insect language name translated to Hael.

Hael was a profound mechanic who had worked for Ames for many years.

Han Xiao had only joined for a short time, but he had already met the three important managers of Dragon Tamer. From this, he could see how casually Ames recruited her subordinates. The head butler was her cousin Jenny, the guard captain was a former big pirate and half-demon Wisand, and the logistics supervisor was an arthropod.

"The logistics work is to maintain the thrusters, anti-gravity devices, ecological cycle devices, and drilling collectors of Dragon Tamer Floating Island. Sometimes, we also manufacture and repair aircraft and spaceships..." Although Hael looked ferocious, he was very amiable. After explaining the work, he took Han Xiao on a tour of the logistics department.

After seeing everything, Han Xiao was pleasantly surprised. The logistics staff was not only not a chore, but also very beneficial to him. He could come into contact with all the machinery of Dragon Tamer, and he had the panel. The blueprints of some machinery could be reverse-engineered! Moreover, the biggest benefit was that the material warehouse was open to the logistics staff. In addition to repairs, no one would ask about secretly building his own things. Instead, it was a default welfare of the logistics, which contained many very rare materials, such as the bones of the Void Dragon Race...

After completing the formalities, Han Xiao was officially in the group.

For several days, he followed Hael to familiarize himself with the work and was quickly accepted by the other colleagues as one of them. The player side also went smoothly. Most of the Dragon Tamer guards were ordinary people. Melos led the players alone to become a small team. The other guards didn't dare to provoke them. After a few missions, they slowly adapted to the change in identity and transformed from outsiders into Dragon Tamer's law enforcers.

...

Slave market.

The Silver Spirits were captured. Hollaid was very excited and had been looking for customers these days. Several big customers had secretly offered him prices, but he was not satisfied with the prices and was still arguing.

On this day, Hollaid received a communication request from Paiji.

"Haha, you're still alive." Hollaid joked.

"I almost lost my life." Paiji's voice was hoarse. He was seriously injured by Han Xiao and escaped in the nick of time. After the storm passed, he gathered the remaining subordinates and returned to the spaceship. This time, the communication was to ask for money. "The Silver Spirits have already been handed over to you. When will you give me the reward?"

"What reward?"

Paiji frowned. "What do you mean? Are you trying to go back on your word?"

Hollaid said unhurriedly, "No, no, no, you have to understand that your goods were robbed by that group of mercenaries. These goods don't belong to you anymore. You didn't hand over the goods to me, but I snatched them back. So why should I give you money?"

Paiji's face was gloomy. He hung up the communication and cursed, "奸商 (Cunning merchant)!"

The Silver Spirits were the most valuable goods. Hollaid had double-crossed him, and he knew that there was no way to get them back. He had been beaten up and lost his goods. No matter how angry he was, there was nothing he could do. The survival principle of criminals was the law of the jungle. Even if Hollaid denied it, he could only admit that he was unlucky.

"Those damned mercenaries!" Compared to Hollaid, the mercenaries were the biggest reason. Paiji hated the mercenaries even more. He gritted his teeth and smashed the communicator with a slap.

Just as Paiji was sulking, an inconspicuous spaceship stopped in the harbor next to him.

"Ashes, we're here."