Chapter 121 Trapped

Tianhuan, Dagger Star, and Purple Gold wanted money, but Han Xiao's fee was two advanced knowledge sets regarding compression technology. After the employer paid the reward to the three major mercenary groups, they came to Han Xiao specifically to thank him.

Initially, the employer valued the more famous three major mercenary groups. The main reason for hiring Black Star was that other mercenary groups had backed out. Those cowards were unwilling to go to Longtan, leaving no one available. Unexpectedly, the small mercenary group that joined temporarily played a crucial role.

"Without you, my companions would not have been able to return safely."

With that, the employer and all the rescued Silver Spirits put aside their cosmic aristocratic arrogance and gave Han Xiao a solemn salute, a gesture of gratitude in Silver Spirit culture.

Goia and the others received the same treatment, feeling somewhat ashamed, knowing that they were benefiting from Han Xiao. They had been imprisoned the entire time, and it was all thanks to Han Xiao for turning the tide and completing the mission.

"It's a pity that two of your companions died accidentally," Han Xiao said.

"Alas, they were unlucky, it's not your fault. The Shattered Star Ring is too dangerous. We will leave soon, and I hope to hire you as guards to protect us home."

The three major mercenary groups politely declined, unwilling to go so far. The Sea of ​​Stars was separated from the Shattered Star Ring by two star fields. Even with cross-star field teleportation star gates, it would take too long to travel back and forth.

"What about you?" the employer asked, looking at Han Xiao.

Han Xiao shook his head, "Sorry, it's too far, it's not within my business scope."

Although the Sea of ​​Stars had more abundant resources than the Shattered Star Ring, flying there would waste a lot of time. Besides, he preferred to find opportunities locally. The Shattered Star Ring was remote and dangerous, but it had many opportunities.

"It's a pity. If there is a chance in the future, I hope to invite you to Silver Spirit Seat for sightseeing..."

The employer shook his head and settled the payment.

The panel prompted that the mission was completed, and more than four million experience points were obtained. In addition to the extorted gains, Han Xiao personally earned more than 40,000 Enas in this operation.

The rewards for other players were not as much as his, the leader, but they were still considerable, and they all showed satisfied smiles.

The communicator vibrated, receiving the content of the two knowledge sets. This was a special reward that Han Xiao received alone. He checked it, confirmed it was correct, and immediately chose to learn it.

[Learning in progress... Learning successful! You have mastered [High-Density Material Compression Technology]!]

[Learning in progress... Learning successful! You have mastered [Basic Space Technology]!]

[You have comprehended the skill [Super Compression Technology]!]

[You have comprehended the skill [Basic Machinery Generation]!]

[You have comprehended the skill [Weight Reduction Structure]!]

It was still the familiar headache. After a while, it subsided. Han Xiao mastered the two knowledge sets and did not hesitate to spend 20 potential points to upgrade them to the highest level.

Mechanics match different knowledge sets according to different combat styles, but only these three knowledge sets are essential skills that all Mechanics must learn and must be upgraded to the highest level.

The three knowledge sets of compression technology have a hidden linkage. Only by possessing all three at the same time can you comprehend the skill of compression technology. This is a symbol of the rise of Mechanics in version 3.0.

[Super Compression Technology] folds machinery. As the ability becomes stronger, it can fold larger and larger machinery into the size of a finger. The effect is affected by machinery affinity, level, and intelligence attributes. At Han Xiao's current level, the limit is to fold medium-sized machinery. For example, most of the machinery he knows can be folded, such as firearms, rangers, tengu, and so on.

After compression, the volume of the machinery becomes smaller and the density increases. The mass of an object remains constant, so there is still a load, while [Weight Reduction Structure] solves this problem. It uses the principle of suspension. There are many kinds of suspension technology, such as airflow, magnetic field, sound, light energy, particle energy, etc. This technology adjusts the interaction force of the particle structure of the object to generate internal repulsive force, forming independent suspension and maintaining a very small weight in various gravity environments, thereby reducing the load. It is suitable for various properties of materials and is the basic technology for completing large-scale compression.

In order to compress, the machinery needs to add a folding structure, which is several times more complex than the original. For convenience, many machines will be disassembled when folded. The use of [Basic Machinery Generation] completes the structural splicing at the moment of unfolding, restoring the original shape. This is also an active skill that consumes Mechanical Force, which can manufacture weapons at super-high speed during combat. As long as the parts are endless, the Mechanic will never run out of ammunition.

In the previous life, when players PKed, if they broke the Mechanic's weapons or robots in the previous second, the usable parts would be used to make other weapons in the next second, greatly increasing the Mechanic's continuous combat ability and disgusting level.

If there is no ability to play a similar "waste recycling" role, the speed at which the legion flow burns money will be several times faster than before.

In Han Xiao's opinion, with these three abilities, his Mechanic profession can be considered to have taken initial shape.

"With Super Compression and Basic Machinery Generation, the combat style has been upgraded in a revolutionary way. All my equipment must be modified into compressed forms. I can equip dozens of times more weapons in a normal state than now. I no longer have to wear mecha to shoot cannons and chop people. Finally, I can use the sea of ​​people tactics to bully others."

Thinking of the past style of doing everything by himself, Han Xiao couldn't help but sigh.

It's not easy, the hard days are finally over!

At this time, the high-level members of Dagger Star and Purple Gold came over.

"Black Star, we would like to sign a cooperation agreement with you and invite you to become our allied force."

These two high-level members have the status of regional heads in their respective mercenary groups, and the personal invitation shows sincerity.

The structure of large mercenary groups is similar. Taking the Tianhuan Alliance Army as an example, the leader of the army is the leader, the only Level 5, followed by two deputy leaders, A-level strength, trump card combat power, left and right arms. The Level 4 members are divided into two types, one is the strength reaches B+, the positioning is senior combatants, the second type is positioned as senior managers, responsible for a business area - one of which is the high-level member who came to the scene of Tianhuan, the person in charge of several nearby star systems.

Then there are Level 3 cadres like Goia, whose positioning is a powerful combatant and the backbone of the army. They generally lead large teams, but they can also travel alone and have the power to initiate temporary team summons.

In Han Xiao's simple terms, this organizational structure is similar to a martial arts novel gang. The top is the gang leader, followed by the deputy gang leader, the person in charge is the elder, and Goia and others are equivalent to guardians, and there are hall masters, incense masters, and lackeys below.

Han Xiao first reached an alliance with Tianhuan, and now Dagger Star and Purple Gold have also seen the potential of Black Star and took the initiative to extend an olive branch. For large mercenary groups like this, they will only actively form alliances when they encounter peers they value enough.

Having one more large mercenary group partner is equal to more mission opportunities. Han Xiao agreed and signed the contract.

The Dagger Star and Purple Gold mercenaries immediately looked at him with much more affection. The partner is half of his own.

Tianhuan, Dagger Star, and Purple Gold are the most famous mercenary groups in their respective star clusters. Becoming their common partner is an extremely rare treatment. Many ordinary mercenary groups have little chance of applying for cooperation with one of them, but Han Xiao takes all three.

After settling the payment, the Silver Spirits boarded the spaceship and slowly took off.

The mercenaries were also preparing to leave. Goia found Han Xiao and the others and asked, "Where are you going?"

Han Xiao thought for a while and said, "The first star region of the Colton Star Cluster, the Godora colony planet 'Golden Palace'."

The players behind him were a little surprised when they heard this.

"Black Ghost, aren't we going back to Jubely Hub?" a player asked.

"Not going back for now, we have something else to do... also, call me Black Star." Many players were too used to calling him by his previous nickname, and it was difficult to change it. Han Xiao corrected it tirelessly. People have ascended to the heavens, and the nickname must also keep pace with the times.

"What are you going to Golden Palace for?" Melos asked curiously.

"Looking for someone."

Han Xiao didn't say it clearly, and others didn't bother to ask. Anyway, just follow the leader.

He didn't plan to return to Jubely Hub for the time being. The Secret Message Orb was a hot potato, and he wanted to identify it first. Fortunately, he knew a top Godora magician who lived in seclusion on the Golden Palace colony planet. He was good at analyzing magic circles and charged customers for identifying unknown magic props. In the eyes of players, he was equivalent to a dedicated identification functional NPC.

"Then we will send you there first."

Goia said, if it were someone else, Tianhuan would at most send people to a public planet and let them call the tour group themselves. Where would they treat Han Xiao like this and send him directly to his destination?

Boarding the Tianhuan's spaceship, feeling the vibration of the hull, it slowly rose into the air, and the earth shrank in sight.

Han Xiao came to the bow and looked out the window. The spaceships of Purple Gold and Dagger Star were located on the left and right, rising into the air together.

It quickly climbed to an altitude of several thousand meters, and then the outer space gradually became dark, and it was about to leave the atmosphere of this planet.

The Silver Spirit spaceship took off earlier than them and had already flown into space. It was very far away and could only be barely seen.

At this moment, a thick laser beam suddenly pierced through the Silver Spirit spaceship. The next moment, the Silver Spirit spaceship exploded into a firework in space.

The scene of the explosion fell into everyone's eyes, but no sound was transmitted through the vacuum. The Silver Spirits who had just invited them to travel to their hometown were all blown into ashes and died silently.

The universe has no sound, and death seems understated.

It was dead silent outside, but the spaceship had already exploded!

"What's going on? Who is attacking the Silver Spirits!"

The Tianhuan mercenaries exclaimed, with shocked expressions on their faces.

At this time, space ripples appeared in the universe, and the dark and huge DarkStar mothership came out of stealth. Small warships detached from the mothership, like dense black locusts, and flew over quickly. The target was the three mercenary spaceships.

All the thugs who might have seen the Secret Message Orb were caught. DarkStar didn't find the orb and only had the mercenaries as a target. It was the most likely. They didn't know who picked it up, so DarkStar decided to wipe out the mercenaries in one fell swoop.

After Ash failed, DarkStar didn't hesitate to make a big fuss and sent Sarota's fleet to the planet where the Silver Spirit employer was located, arresting all the mercenaries.

The thing in the Secret Message Orb was a product that DarkStar spent tens of millions of Enas to buy, and it was a key prop for implementing the strategic plan against Godora. They would not let it go.

"It's actually DarkStar?!"

Recognizing the famous DarkStar mothership, everyone was stunned.

We have nothing to do with DarkStar, why is DarkStar attacking us? And with great fanfare, sending an entire fleet to deal with three spaceships, what kind of hatred is this?!

"Don't be stunned, turn around!"

Han Xiao shouted, awakening the stunned driver, and hurriedly controlled the spaceship to dive towards the ground. The other two spaceships followed suit.

Buzz buzz buzz…

The large-scale turn made the spaceship shake violently, and many people couldn't stand still and almost fell.

An entire DarkStar mothership formation surrounded the planet. The number and combat power of the spaceships were too different. It was impossible for the mercenaries to break through. Once they entered the universe, there would be no obstacles and they would be directly bombarded. They could not break through the encirclement of the fleet and would be stopped before entering the warp. There was no way to escape and there was no way to fight.

The only way out was to call for rescue, delay time in the atmosphere. It was better to have a slim chance of survival than to die.

Han Xiao frowned. DarkStar's persistence and decisiveness were unexpected. They would rather use a sledgehammer to crack a nut than let go of a trace of suspicion. He kept nagging, which was exactly what he thought before.

——The greater the value of the Secret Message Orb, the greater the risk.

"Hey, what a coincidence, the Secret Message Orb is really in my hands, they don't even know it," Han Xiao thought to himself.

This was not even a battle. It was like hunters chasing prey. The mercenaries' small spaceships had no power to fight back against the DarkStar fleet. The power comparison was like a pack of wolves chasing three rabbits. The only good news was that DarkStar did not open fire immediately, as if they wanted to catch them alive, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. At least there was some room for maneuver.

"This is the most dangerous situation I have ever encountered!"

Han Xiao only felt his heart beating wildly. Instead of panicking, a burst of excitement spread throughout his body.

"The probability of getting out safely is less than 10%. This is interesting..."

He licked his lips, his eyes flashing with excitement.

People who have wandered on the edge of death either become afraid of death or become fearless. He happened to be the latter. He had experienced countless dangers and even died once, so he didn't care much anymore.

Take life and death lightly, do it if you don't like it!