Chapter 114 He Used to Be a Big Shot

After the Secret War began, the Black Star Army expanded several times, some of the seedlings in the training camp matured, and many freelance mercenaries were also recruited. Now the Black Star Army has been supplemented with a lot of fresh blood, and the number of official mercenaries has exceeded the 200,000 mark. There are plenty of people stationed at Base Number One.

Three masked mages wearing black hooded robes walked into the lobby of Base Number One, attracting many mercenaries' suspicious gazes along the way. The Crimson Ring flaunted its fame throughout the Star Field. "Spellcaster" Austin's Forbidden Sorcerer troop was very famous and could be recognized at a glance.

*What are Austin's people doing visiting the Commander?* Many people knew that the Commander was a cadre of the Dragon Emperor, and when they saw Han Xiao in contact with another Beyond Grade A, they couldn't help but mutter in their hearts.

...

The three Forbidden Sorcerers came to the reception room, saw Han Xiao, and nodded in salute.

Han Xiao waved his hand for Sylvia to go back to studying, then looked at the three of them and asked suspiciously, "Austin's Forbidden Sorcerers, what can I do for you?"

The short Forbidden Sorcerer in the middle was the leader of the three, named Desolo. He gave a simple self-introduction and then went straight to the point, stating his intention, "The Spellcaster ordered us to find a person. He is your subordinate, and we want to take him back."

Han Xiao was stunned. This was beyond his expectations. His mind turned, and he tentatively asked, "Are you talking about Lagi?"

Among the cadres, only Lagi's background was unknown, and he was an A+ Grade mage, most likely the target they were looking for.

"Yes, his full name is Lagi Schwaw, and he used to work under the Spellcaster." Desolo's tone was calm, and his statement was ambiguous, seemingly unwilling to reveal details.

Han Xiao secretly marveled that Lagi had been imprisoned for ten years, and no one came to rescue him. Now that he had escaped, Austin's people immediately came to him.

Although he knew that Austin wouldn't be so sly, it did feel a bit like reaping the benefits.

He thought about it and felt that there was something strange. If Lagi was Austin's subordinate, how could he have been easily captured? Before Lagi was captured, he seemed to be a lone ranger. If this was true, it meant that he had already left Austin's power, so why would Austin send someone to retrieve Lagi?

"What are you going to do with him?" Han Xiao asked.

Desolo shook his head and refused to answer, saying, "This is the Spellcaster's order. We are just executing it."

"What if I refuse?" Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and asked tentatively.

Desolo's tone was calm and unwavering. "The Spellcaster said that you owe him a favor and would give him face."

Han Xiao's mouth twitched, and he felt a pain in the balls. He didn't respond well to threats. During the Feast of the Tyrants, Austin gave him a Void Overlord's core for no reason, and he indeed owed the other party a favor. There was indeed no free lunch in the world.

At this juncture, Han Xiao would be crazy to fall out with Austin, with whom he had a good relationship. Besides, he had once received a gift from him. Taking something from someone made it hard to refuse. After all, connections were mutual. If he helped you once, you would have to help him within your power in the future, otherwise, it would be easy to ruin the *py* relationship that he had finally established.

However, Han Xiao was still a little reluctant. Lagi was the second strongest combatant in the Black Star Army, second only to himself. If he left, the level of the army's high-level combat power would drop by a notch.

After frowning and thinking for a while, Han Xiao had an idea and said, "There is no point in us discussing his whereabouts here. I think we should ask for his opinion. If he is willing to go back with you, I naturally can't force him to stay. If he doesn't want to leave, then there's nothing I can do."

"Okay." Desolo nodded, his eyelids drooping, without any objection.

In fact, on the way, Desolo had envisioned various scenarios. If Black Star used various excuses to obstruct him and did not even give Austin face, he would not mind using force to take Lagi away.

But unexpectedly, Black Star suddenly became popular during this period and became a Beyond Grade A seed. The story of him fighting eight people alone spread, startling him.

Desolo believed that he could not do such a thing and could not help but be very afraid. Black Star showed the potential of a Beyond Grade A. Although he had Austin as his backer, it was not good to be at odds with Black Star, so he dismissed the idea of using force, which was why he was so easy to talk to now.

Han Xiao sent a message to Lagi. After a while, Lagi pushed the door open, and his complaining voice came in at the same time.

"What dangerous mission is there again? Let me tell you, you are exploiting me. Sooner or later, I will die because of you... Huh?!"

Lagi entered the door and saw the three Forbidden Sorcerers at a glance. His complaint stopped abruptly, his expression collapsed, and he muttered to himself, "No wonder my meditation was always distracted yesterday. As expected, something bad happened today. Alas."

"Long time no see, Lagi." A cold light flashed in Desolo's eyes, and his tone was indifferent.

"Can you pretend you didn't see me?"

Lagi looked bitter.

"What do you think?" Desolo snorted.

Lagi was helpless. He looked at Han Xiao with a look of resentment, as if he had happily gone to a banquet today, but someone had smashed a cup as a signal, and he had encountered three hundred axemen.

Han Xiao's eyes twitched. "Don't look at me like that. They came to me themselves, saying they wanted to take you back. So you used to be Austin's subordinate. Why didn't you tell me? I'm quite familiar with him."

Lagi looked annoyed. "How would I know that you actually know Austin..."

Being Austin's subordinate used to be an amazing resume. In most forces, he could be superior to others. The reason why Lagi didn't tell Han Xiao was because he wanted to be a low-key salted fish. Moreover, he felt that Black Star and Austin shouldn't have much contact. However, he didn't expect that Han Xiao and Austin had talked and laughed together.

"You seem very unwilling to see Austin's people. What is your background? You don't have to hide it now, do you?"

Han Xiao frowned slightly.

Desolo glanced at Han Xiao but did not stop him.

Lagi sighed, his expression melancholy, with a vicissitudes of life look that said, "I don't want to mention the past." Han Xiao's obsessive-compulsive disorder acted up, and he couldn't wait to stuff a cigarette into his mouth. Only with smoke and mist would the style be right.

"Okay, I'll tell you. Decades ago, I was the leader of the Forbidden Sorcerers of the Crimson Ring, the fourth disciple of Spellcaster Austin."

Han Xiao's eyes widened when he heard this.

*Yo, not bad, you're quite impressive!*

The position of Forbidden Sorcerer leader was roughly equivalent to the chief vanguard officer under the Tyrant, and the fourth disciple of the Spellcaster meant that he was one of Austin's personal disciples. Combining these two titles, Lagi's former position was equivalent to Austin's right-hand man.

Lagi waved his hand, with an expression that said, "It's all in the past," and sighed, "But later, I made a mistake. Austin kicked me out of the Crimson Ring. I left Austin and became a lone ranger. Later, I was captured. Then you rescued me. You know what happened after that."

Han Xiao looked surprised. With Lagi's status, what kind of terrible mistake did he make that would cause Austin to personally drive away his capable assistant?

At this moment, Desolo couldn't help but cough. "Your Excellency Black Star, it's better if you don't know."

Han Xiao's eyes flickered, and he became even more curious. He turned his head and saw that Lagi's face was full of vicissitudes, as if he had suddenly grown a full beard.

"Alas, everyone has their youthful and frivolous moments. The Spellcaster is a good person. It's a miracle that I'm still alive..." Lagi smacked his lips, with a tone of remembrance and nostalgia.

Han Xiao's mouth twitched. It was difficult for him to imagine Lagi's youthful and frivolous appearance. He felt that people with this name should be born with the halo of a salted fish and decadence. He could not associate them with the adjectives "youthful" and "frivolous."

"Alright, let's get back to the topic." Han Xiao looked helpless. "I respect your opinion. If you want to go back with him, I won't stop you. If you want to stay, I will help you reject them."

Desolo frowned and thought for a while before speaking.

Lagi rubbed his face and sighed, "I'll go back with you."

Hearing this, Desolo breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Lagi knew what was good for him, so he didn't have to offend Black Star.

He turned to Han Xiao and said lightly, "Your Excellency Black Star, he is willing to go with us. Please abide by your agreement."

"...Okay."

Han Xiao pursed his lips. The capable helper that he had finally found had abandoned him like this, and it felt like a neighbor had reached into his vegetable garden and pulled out a jade-like, high-quality leek. He felt uncomfortable.

At this moment, Lagi suddenly spoke, his tone uncharacteristically serious.

"Black Star, you saved me. You are my benefactor. Don't doubt my belief in working for you. I'm going back to explain things to Austin, otherwise they won't let it go. I don't want to cause you trouble..."

Han Xiao raised his eyebrows. After hearing this, he immediately felt that he had wronged Lagi. All the unhappiness in his heart disappeared, and he even felt a little touched.

*—This person is still quite reliable. He is considering me in every way. I didn't save you for nothing.*

As soon as he finished speaking, Lagi returned to his original state, becoming decadent again, and muttered, "Anyway, you can't beat Austin, so it's useless for me to refuse. It's better for everyone if I go back with them. Alas."

*Hey, why are you spouting the truth!*

Han Xiao couldn't help but ask Desolo, "What was Austin thinking, making him the leader of the Forbidden Sorcerers? Is he not afraid that under his leadership, all the Forbidden Sorcerers will become autistic patients?"

"Uh, he wasn't like this before."

Desolo's tone was awkward.

The few of them exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Desolo got up to leave, saying solemnly, "My mission is completed, so I'll take him away first."

Han Xiao was about to nod when he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly stopped the few people who were turning to leave.

"Wait a minute, I need your help with something."

Desolo turned around and asked suspiciously, "Please tell me."

"This... I want to spar with you." Han Xiao said, biting the bullet.

Including Lagi, there were four experts in front of him, all of whom should be more than 20 levels higher than him. This was a good opportunity to do the advancement mission. If he won all of them, that would be 24 trial points, directly completing half of the mission progress. An opportunity like this would not come again, so although it was abrupt, Han Xiao still spoke.

As expected, Desolo and the others were all stunned and confused.

*Strange, why did Black Star suddenly make this request?*

Desolo was stunned for a few seconds before he remembered to reply, his tone strange.

"Uh... why is that?"

"Actually, I'm a warlike person. When I meet a powerful opponent, I can't help but want to fight them. The name of the Forbidden Sorcerers is very famous. I want to experience your strength and test my new weapons." Han Xiao quickly made up a reason.

"This..." Desolo was still hesitating.

Seeing this, Han Xiao gritted his teeth and took out the foolproof trump card:

"Just play around, you're already here anyway..."

The trump card was indeed a trump card. Once it was used, Desolo didn't know how to refuse.

Originally, he had wanted to do as little as possible and just take Lagi back to complete the mission as soon as possible.

However, now that he had received an invitation to fight, he suddenly had the urge to compete!

Everyone was saying that Black Star was a future Beyond Grade A seed, and only a few dozen people in the entire Star Field had this honor.

Although Desolo was only a cadre under a Beyond Grade A, he also had the dream of becoming a Beyond Grade A.

Desolo wanted to measure what was so special about the Beyond Grade A seed and see how big the gap between him and the other party was.

With this in mind, Desolo no longer declined, but instead became eager to try. He stared at Han Xiao and said in a deep voice, "Alright, you choose the place."

Hearing this, Han Xiao immediately showed a simple smile like a farmer's harvest. The way he looked at Desolo and the others was like he was looking at a few walking leeks.

"By the way, I also want to spar with you." Han Xiao pointed to Lagi, who thought it was none of his business.

Lagi was stunned, his face suddenly bitter, and he muttered, "I understand, am I going to be 'accidentally' killed in the spar..."

...

At the same time, in the Garton Star System, Planet Aquamarine.

"So this is Black Star's hometown..."

A stealth ship floated in outer space. Stephanie looked out at the blue planet through the porthole, her smile playful.

"Albert is such an idiot. He has such obvious weaknesses, but he doesn't know how to use them... Heh, everything is going according to plan."