Chapter 137 Test

The battle of annihilation was without suspense. Bright's forces were completely wiped out, and the battlefield crisscrossed by artillery fire became silent. Metallic debris floated everywhere.

Han Xiao cooperated with Jaine and Gardley's troops, piloting the third-generation Shipbreaker to cut through the enemy fleet like chopping vegetables. The enemy fleet had no power to fight back. He now had two interstellar combat methods. Virtual intrusion was a fancy maneuver, while piloting a Giant Mechanical Soldier was simple and brutal.

* Just these little shrimps, why bother with intrusion? It's much more satisfying to just chop them up one by one.

In his previous life, Han Xiao had at least seen the scene of thousands of warships bombarding each other, and even personally participated in the war. Compared with the firepower density of that kind of large-scale space war, this small-scale operation didn't give him any pressure at all. He didn't find it difficult to dodge while controlling the mecha.

The performance of the third-generation Shipbreaker was also a reason. Han Xiao had spent a lot of effort perfecting the blueprints for this set of Giant Mechanical Soldier armor, and didn't know how many functional modules it carried. It could exert its maximum effect in this kind of small-scale space war. Building the third-generation Shipbreaker cost a full 3.5 million Enas, which was more expensive than some advanced models of small warships. Two years ago, this sum of money would have made him feel a little heartache.

But now, it was just so-so.

The Black Star Army's ability to attract money could even surpass Longtan. Han Xiao vaguely remembered that when he last checked his account balance, his current assets seemed to have more than 80 million, and his fixed assets were several times that number. Although this wealth was far less than that of a commercial conglomerate, he was also a promising leek scholar... uh, no, a force leader.

Originally, Jaine and Gardley's troops were the main attackers. As soon as Han Xiao joined the battle, he immediately stole their position and dominated the battle. They could only help Han Xiao contain the enemy. After watching the whole process, they had a deep impression of Han Xiao's style of manipulating the Giant Mechanical Soldier. Summarizing it, it was...

Flamboyant!

Extravagant!

Mischievous!

The third-generation Shipbreaker also had some minor damage. The short battle burned a lot of fuel. Han Xiao took back the third-generation Shipbreaker and returned to Resta's body. He met with Jaine and Gardley, and the three of them tacitly left the scene and went to the nearest uninhabited planet to rest.

"You did a good job." Dortel contacted the three of them and praised them.

The reward was transferred to everyone's account, and Han Xiao's mission was completed. The Purple Crystal Civilization's favorability slightly increased.

"Everyone should have some guesses in their hearts. Yes, this is a simple test. We are preparing to select some reliable non-official armed forces to cooperate with. You have all demonstrated your strength. I hope we can cooperate happily in the future."

Jaine and Gardley were immediately overjoyed. They thought that Black Star had taken all the limelight, and they wouldn't have a chance to cooperate. This was a surprise to them.

Dortel explained to the others:

"In recent years, you have all deeply experienced the chaos in the Shattered Star Ring. The future situation will be even more complicated and dangerous. We are secretly expanding our armed forces and seeking more partners like you to jointly maintain the security of the Colton Star Cluster in secret. I can't tell you the specific details, but I can reveal a little news. The people above are preparing to form a brand new secret force, and you are all candidates."

Forming a secret force?

Han Xiao immediately became energetic. He knew which plot this was.

In version 3.0 Crimson Tide, due to the chaos of demons dancing wildly, forming groups became a trend. Not only the Purple Crystal Civilization, but also many star cluster-level civilizations secretly recruited armed forces in their territories to form secret organizations like guardians in order to protect the security of their territories.

For example, the Shattered Star Ring Mercenary United Group in version 3.0 was the product of mercenaries forming groups.

These coalition forces were the version 3.0 camps that players could choose from, and there were many options.

Han Xiao remembered that the organization formed by the Purple Crystal Civilization was codenamed "Zero Agency," meaning the hidden agency of the Purple Crystal Civilization. Its members were all powerhouses and organizations from various star systems in Colton, accepting long-term employment from the Purple Crystal Army and becoming cooperative forces, receiving resource support.

In other words, Jaine and Gardley would be his teammates in the future.

Han Xiao wouldn't refuse such a good thing. Apart from the fact that he still needed cutting-edge knowledge from the Purple Crystal Civilization, just being a member of "Zero Agency" itself had benefits. It was an opportunity to get in touch with a star cluster-level civilization and build a long-term faction relationship.

In his previous life, when players entered version 3.0, these coalition forces had already been established. What the players saw was the formed result. At this time, what was placed in front of Han Xiao was the early preparatory stage of the coalition force, which was undoubtedly a better opportunity.

He didn't even need to recommend himself. The Purple Crystal Civilization had taken a fancy to him. His current status was inseparable from his painstaking efforts and the players' efforts.

If he could become the main force of "Zero Agency," it would be equivalent to making a name for himself in the Shattered Star Ring, and his reputation and status would greatly increase, becoming a first-class force in the Colton Star Cluster.

This was a shortcut for him to develop to a higher level!

"If the reward is in place, I'm happy to do it," Han Xiao replied.

Jaine and Gardley also came back to their senses and responded one after another, saying that they were happy to join the secret organization that the Purple Crystal Civilization was about to form.

"The reward won't disappoint you. The organization is still in the selection process. When it's officially established, we will have a lot of tasks," Dortel said.

The Purple Crystal Civilization's move was equivalent to a world conscription. Originally, the Purple Crystal Civilization also had some fixed cooperative forces, but in recent years, Klent had been very restless. The Purple Crystal Civilization had already sensed that the conflict between them and the Klent Empire would intensify and would very likely break out into a secret war.

The so-called secret war was that the official army kept shouting "Come over here," but they just wouldn't start a war, and secretly used cooperators to kill each other and cut off each other's wings. This was the way to tear each other apart under the constraints of the *Peace Treaty*. Those who fought to the death were all cooperative forces.

Of course, the star cluster-level civilization knew very well that if they wanted the horse to run, they had to let the horse eat grass. They were very generous and gave the cooperative forces the greatest possible resource support. It could be said that as long as they could survive the secret war, the cooperative forces that acted as pawns could transform themselves and soar into the sky.

Han Xiao understood the Purple Crystal Civilization's thoughts. If he wanted to develop to a higher level, it was impossible not to take risks. Although he had a good force, it was impossible to expand. Han Xiao knew how to always put himself in the right position.

Unless Ames became a partner of Purple Crystal, he would not have enough chips to negotiate with Purple Crystal, Purple Crystal would not cry and beg him to join, on the contrary, this was a development opportunity for him, and in essence it was a fair trade.

As long as the reward was sufficient, he didn't mind fighting for the Purple Crystal Civilization. This wasn't a time when he didn't have enough strength. When he was weak, he followed his heart. Now that he had strength, he could be bold and enterprising.

Unlike Jaine and Gardley, who had joyful faces, Han Xiao had habitually begun to deduce the consequences of his choice.

"Secret war..."

Han Xiao touched his chin.

This was one of the main plots of version 3.0. If the complicated relationships of interest behind the Crimson Tide were ignored, the theme of version 3.0 could be summarized as "melee"!

Various coalition forces would fight each other. Zero Agency would fight against many cooperators of the Klent Empire. It would definitely be inseparable from the war domain.

As long as the Tyrant didn't make a move, everything would be fine. He wasn't afraid of other muscleheads at all. He had never been afraid of opponents of the same level in head-on confrontations.

Whoosh—

At this moment, the sound of a spaceship passing by suddenly came from the sky. Han Xiao and the others stopped talking and looked up. They saw a small and exquisite single-person spaceship that had come to this planet at some point.

"Did they accidentally pass by and collect resources?" Jaine said.

"I don't know," Gardley shook his head.

The door of the single-person spaceship opened, and a woman wearing a white coat floated in mid-air, with a silver-white cat mask on her face, looking down at the group of people on the ground with a cold and indifferent gaze.

"Who are you?"

Gardley asked, looking at this uninvited guest. Sensing the powerful aura fluctuations in the white-clothed woman's body, he couldn't help but feel vigilant.

This was a Calamity Grade powerhouse!

Shana ignored him, glanced around, and fixed her gaze on Han Xiao, asking indifferently, "Black Star?"

Han Xiao narrowed his eyes, didn't answer, he faintly felt that the visitor was not friendly.

"It doesn't matter if you don't answer, you can't escape today." Shana glanced at him and muttered to herself, "Three Calamity Grades, a bit difficult."

Kaka kaka—

In the next moment, Shana directly attacked. From the time she appeared to the time she attacked, it took less than ten seconds, it was simply swift and decisive, and she was arrogant.

She reached out and grabbed, and half of the dozens of spaceships parked on the ground instantly disintegrated into metal fragments, causing violent explosions. Countless fragments turned into a metal storm, and in just an instant, some of Jaine and Gardley's subordinates were turned into minced meat.

Gardley was furious. The combat suit on his body flowed like water, and nano-particles gathered in his hand, turning into a giant gun with an astonishing size. Dozens of barrels fired at Shana at the same time, with extremely strong instantaneous explosive force. The light cannons that were fired were extremely fiery and all merged into his Mechanical Force.

Boom boom boom—

A sudden fierce battle broke out instantly!

Shana flicked her finger, and an invisible magnetic field罩 appeared around her body, with extremely strong defense. The firelight of the explosion covered her body, but it was all blocked by the magnetic field罩, and she was unscathed. Then, Shana clenched her five fingers.

Bang!

The giant gun in Gardley's hand instantly collapsed and shattered, turning into nano-particles all over the ground, like a pile of sand.

"Metal control and magnetic field control?!"

Han Xiao's expression suddenly froze. This uninvited guest was obviously here for him, and her ability was very restraining for mechanics. He didn't know where she came from, and this attack came without warning. He suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of the hit list.

"No way, is it such a coincidence?"

Han Xiao was surprised. He wondered how this enemy knew he was here.

He was acting alone, and the only people who could leak information were the Purple Crystal Civilization and his two teammates, Jaine and Gardley...

No, there was another possibility!

Han Xiao suddenly remembered the fleet he had just annihilated. Before being destroyed, they must have sent the information back. Could it be that this group of hunters was related to Klent?

Whoosh whoosh—

Huge metal fragments roared toward him. Now was not the time to think. Han Xiao was about to use Mad Ape, but when he thought of the other party's ability, his brows furrowed, and he had to give up the idea of using the mecha and dodged far away by relying on his own attributes.

The metal fragments slammed into the ground with a bang, creating a huge pit and splashing gravel.

Shana挑 all the people alone, multitasking, but easily tapped a few fingers and destroyed the armor on Gardley's body. With a flick of her hand, she directly sent Gardley flying far away. Jaine was shocked when he saw this. The combat power of this uninvited guest exceeded his expectations!

Han Xiao had a headache. Facing such an opponent, mechanics would inevitably be restricted, and many of his methods would be resolved by the other party's gestures, causing him to lose a lot of money.

This was the most restraining enemy he had encountered so far!

"Controlling metal is the nemesis of mechanics. This woman's ability is probably at A+ level. If this continues, the situation will not be good..."