Chapter 51 The Divination Result

The diviner held the crystal ball, chanting incantations. The Silver Spirits and the mercenaries surrounded him, staring wide-eyed.

"Is divination useful?" Meros couldn't help but ask. Various detection devices had failed to find the target, so could divination really pinpoint their location? After all, Sunil was a technological civilization and had limited knowledge of magic. They had only heard of it but didn't understand its principles, so it was normal to be skeptical.

Han Xiao stroked his chin. "That depends on the situation. The vast universe is full of wonders. Some things that technological devices can't do, magic can, and vice versa. Of course, as technology advances, different knowledge systems gradually have more in common, converging to the same goal and complementing each other. Magical divination is still very useful."

"Can't you use your precognitive abilities?" Meros suddenly remembered that there was a precognitive right next to him.

"I'm passive, passive..." Han Xiao coughed, glossing over the question.

After chanting for about ten minutes, blurry images appeared in the crystal ball. The diviner stopped chanting, stared at the crystal ball for a while, rubbed his eyes, and said with uncertainty, "I see a Void Dragon..."

Everyone was stunned.

Void Dragon?

What are you talking about?!

The clarity of the divination result depended on the amount of clues. Most of the time, it was ambiguous, but it was always related to the truth. The diviner said helplessly, "I can only see this result. Do you have any ideas?"

The mercenaries surrounded the crystal ball and discussed endlessly. Goya frowned and suddenly said, "Could it be... Dragon Tagon?!"

As soon as she said that, the noise stopped abruptly as if the mute button had been pressed. The mercenaries fell silent instantly, looking at each other, a hint of fear creeping onto their faces.

"Very likely... If there is any force in the Shattered Star Ring that isn't afraid of retaliation, Dragon Tagon is one of them."

Maple Moon noticed the stiffness of the crowd and tugged at Han Xiao's sleeve, asking curiously, "What kind of place is that?"

Han Xiao narrowed his eyes. "Criminals with bounties on their heads cannot get supplies on planets within ordered civilizations. However, some neutral territories dare to accommodate space pirates, scavengers, and all sorts of shady characters. Dragon Tagon is such a neutral territory."

"Isn't that just a gathering place for criminals? Why don't those civilizations just wipe them out?" Meatbun squeezed in to interject.

"Not pursuing past crimes in neutral territories is an unspoken agreement among the major civilizations in the Shattered Star Ring. There is only one reason: these neutral territories that have stood for many years all have a powerful controller." Han Xiao seemed to have thought of something interesting, and a smirk appeared on his face. "The controller of Dragon Tagon... is a Beyond Grade A powerhouse!"

Beyond Grade A... so above Grade A?!

The players' expressions changed slightly. They finally understood why these mercenaries had such bitter expressions.

They knew nothing about the power of this grade of powerhouse, but Han Xiao knew it very well.

If Grade A was a planetary-level disaster, then Above Grade A was a new level. They were enough to become overlords in the galaxy, and not many civilizations were willing to provoke such powerhouses. Taking Hela in her prime as an example, she could reap the souls of all living beings on an entire planet in seconds, turning a planet into a lifeless wasteland!

When individual strength reached this level, they no longer feared many rules. Even a galactic-level civilization might not be able to do anything to them with all its strength. It was truly terrifying... Fortunately, there were not many monsters of this level in the entire universe. In the vast Shattered Star Ring, there were only four known Beyond Grade A powerhouses, famous and lonely.

The controller of Dragon Tagon was one of them. Coincidentally, Han Xiao was very familiar with that guy. In his previous life, Mechanic Han had come into contact with the other party due to a mission...

Void Dragons were interstellar creatures, thousands of meters long, living in the universe. The ubiquitous dark energy was like a medium, like air for humans and water for fish. The bodies of Void Dragons contained special power. When they died, their flesh would turn into ice shards and dust, leaving only a huge skeleton drifting in the universe, becoming a comet.

When their lifespan was about to end, Void Dragons would wait for death next to the corpses of their companions, forming comet-shaped burial grounds. Dragon Tagon was a huge burial ground, rumored to contain the skeletons of twenty-four Void Dragons. It was captured by the current controller and embedded into the surface of a barren planet. Then, the controller used great power to tear off the landmass, installed various anti-gravity stabilizers, ecological maintenance devices, and so on, to maintain interstellar travel, turning it into the current Dragon Tagon.

When Han Xiao learned about this incident, in addition to amazement, his biggest feeling was—it's really awesome to be rich!

After thinking it over, based on the divination results, the most likely scenario was that the scavengers went to Dragon Tagon to fence the goods. For a time, many mercenaries began to back down.

"Sorry, I'm withdrawing from this mission." The leader of a medium-sized mercenary group hesitated for a long time and made a decision. With him taking the lead, more mercenaries followed suit and left. Spaceships took off and disappeared without a trace.

Dragon Tagon was a gathering place for criminals, very dangerous. It didn't welcome mercenaries doing missions. Maybe you'd run into an enemy. And rescuing people in that kind of place, if you accidentally broke the rules and angered the controller, whether you could leave alive was a question. Most of the mercenaries chickened out.

The Silver Spirits were shocked and angry. The mercenaries' breach of promise made them very angry.

Only the people from the Heavenly Ring, Blade, and Purple Gold three major mercenary groups remained. These three legions were large and powerful. At least the criminals of Dragon Tagon didn't dare to move them easily. Having connections and backers made all the difference.

"The opportunity has come!" Han Xiao's eyes lit up. Now the Silver Spirits must be short of manpower. He stepped forward and smiled, "I wonder if you still need mercenaries?"

The three major mercenary groups immediately looked over. The Silver Spirit captain nodded immediately. It was like a pillow being sent when someone was sleepy. Those famous mercenaries had promised to rescue the prisoners, but when they heard the location, they shrank back. What was the use of accumulated reputation? It was not as good as this mercenary group that came uninvited!

Goya frowned and said, "Dragon Tagon is full of thugs, pirates, and scavengers, which is very dangerous. Even if you are our partner, the name of Heavenly Ring cannot protect you. If you are killed, it would be a waste. That place is too dangerous for you, you better think about it again."

In her opinion, the reason this small mercenary group dared to apply for the mission was probably because they were partners of Heavenly Ring, but she felt it was necessary to make things clear.

If direct subordinates were killed, Heavenly Ring would retaliate with all its strength, so the thugs would be wary. However, although partners could follow the operation, Heavenly Ring would not stand up for them if they encountered an accident. This was the difference.

"It's okay, my people are not afraid of danger." Han Xiao smiled. He had a better impression of this female mage. She could have directly hired their combat power, but she took the initiative to explain the danger. Her temperament was very cold, but she was actually quite kind.