Chapter 1 Assembly Point

The assembly point was in another galaxy of Colton, far from Gadon. Han Xiao piloted Rhysda's body and arrived at the assembly planet.

This was a numbered, uninhabited planet. As the Blacklight Stealth arrived at the coordinates, many spaceships were already parked on the ground, and a dark mass of people waited, raising their heads to look at the newcomers.

The spaceship landed and stabilized. Han Xiao walked out of the hatch, his gaze sweeping casually across the scene. He saw that the life intensity of two people in the field reached the A-level, seemingly two leaders, but they were not familiar, each leading a group of people, totaling two forces.

"Black Star of the Gadon Galaxy? I've heard of him."

"This guy is here too."

"Didn't he bring his group of Undying mercenaries?"

Everyone present stared at Han Xiao, their faces showing surprise, and they discussed among themselves.

A member of the Purple Crystal Civilization walked out of the spaceship and came to Han Xiao, saying seriously, "Welcome, Black Star. I am the person in charge of this operation, Dottel, Third-Level Foreign Affairs Envoy of the Fourth Bureau of the Secret Intelligence."

"Hello." Han Xiao nodded, curious. "Where's Leif?"

Dottel's expression straightened. "Lord Leif has a very high rank. I am a subordinate of his subordinate. This operation does not require him to be personally responsible."

Leif's official rank in the Purple Crystal Civilization was not low, but Han Xiao didn't know. Among the collaborators in this joint operation, only he received Leif's personal invitation. The other collaborators only contacted Dottel.

He enjoyed this special treatment because Han Xiao had participated in the Overlord Gathering. In Leif's eyes, Black Star was a member of the upper circle, so he would personally intervene in this small operation that did not require his management to express his importance.

"This is a joint operation of three parties. Let me introduce the other two collaborators."

Dottel led Han Xiao and introduced the leaders of the other two cooperative forces one by one.

"This is Jaine, a powerful Esper. Others call him 'Sea Quake'... This is Gadley, nicknamed 'Hundred Revolving Cannon'. Like you, he is a Mechanic. He is a Gunner."

The two sized Han Xiao up and shook hands politely.

Jaine and Gadley were well-equipped, especially Gadley. The combat suit on his body was a product of super-nanotechnology. Han Xiao could tell at a glance that it had powerful deformation functions. This guy was a Gunner, maybe he transformed his trump card guns into combat suits and wore them on his body.

Han Xiao had not heard of the names of the two, so he asked Phillip to Baidu them and found that they were not registered mercenaries, but small private armed forces that had been established a few years ago and were quite small in scale.

Speaking of which, the Black Star Army was only established a few years ago, but its rise speed was extremely amazing and completely unrepeatable.

In the Star Sea, the number of this type of organization was second only to mercenary groups. The reasons for their establishment varied, but they could be mainly divided into two categories: one was a private army, which had its own organizational goals and did not accept employment.

The second type was similar to mercenaries, but they did not accept public employment like regular mercenaries. They only accepted private, large orders or looked for a long-term partner. They did not belong to the mercenary industry, and the binding force on their members was far higher than that of mercenary groups, making them more impressive - War Realm was this type.

Generally speaking, as long as the organizer was rich and powerful, it was easy to pull up a private armed force. The leader's strength was the ceiling of the private armed force. Only armed forces established by Calamity Grades were qualified to dominate one side. Jaine and Gadley were this type of force. They mainly operated in more remote galaxies, and their names had not reached Han Xiao's ears. On the contrary, they had all heard of Han Xiao's name, which showed who was more famous.

At this time, Jaine suddenly spoke, his tone doubtful, "You came alone?"

"I'm enough alone."

Han Xiao smiled. Because it was a sudden mission, he did not waste time gathering people.

Jaine and Gadley looked at each other, a hint of joy flashing in their eyes.

They were emerging forces, and this joint operation was a good opportunity to contact the Purple Crystal Civilization. In their eyes, this was also a competition to strive for long-term cooperation with the Purple Crystal Civilization. They were competitors to each other, so they had to perform brilliantly.

Originally, when they saw Black Star, the two felt a thud in their hearts. If Black Star brought his Undying Army, they would not have any competitiveness.

But Black Star came alone, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, feeling that they had a chance to perform.

After introducing them and getting to know each other, Dottel took out the star map and explained the action steps:

"We are currently located in the Third Star District of the Thousand Lights Galaxy, and the target is in the Seventh Star District. According to the other party's movement trajectory, we can intercept the target in the Ninth Star District..."

"We have three Calamity Grade Supers and forty-four warships. The target has sixty-five warships, but some of them are civilian ships used for disguise, so the enemy's actual combat power will be lower. The enemy's personnel combat power is unknown. They entered the Colton Star Cluster from the Barren Universe and have not undergone identity checks, and have not stopped for supplies so far."

Everyone nodded. The Purple Crystal Civilization's intelligence network covered the entire star cluster. They only needed to rush over, and that was it. They had three Calamity Grades here, and the enemy's mere twenty warships' advantage in numbers was meaningless.

"Just a small fleet..." Han Xiao raised his eyebrows. He thought it would be a high-difficulty mission, but it turned out to be just clearing a wave of small fries. It was strange that such a small matter would require several Calamity Grades to take action. He felt that the Purple Crystal Civilization's main goal might be to screen some newly emerging private armed forces for cooperation.

Ding—

The panel popped up with a new prompt.

[You have triggered the mission [Purple Crystal Civilization's Warning]!]

Han Xiao glanced at it casually and skipped the experience reward directly. The reward of more than a million Enas was just a small matter to him now.

The only reward that he found valuable was the Purple Crystal Civilization's faction contribution, rewarding 330 points.

The higher the level of the faction, the harder it was to increase favorability. However, because of Han Xiao's pile of galaxy legend titles, the current relationship with the Purple Crystal Civilization was not the initial [Indifferent], but [Neutral], with an initial 450 points of faction favorability.

If he wanted advanced knowledge, increasing faction favorability was the most feasible way.

At this time, Dottel suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, there is one more thing. The galaxy-level civilization that governs the Thousand Lights Galaxy applied to our Purple Crystal for assistance some time ago. One of their top combatants has disappeared and requested our help in finding him. The missing person is called Kerlodd, nicknamed Deep Purple Warlock. This is what he looks like... If you accidentally find any clues, remember to tell me."

Han Xiao was stunned, feeling a little familiar.

Kerlodd... that seemed to be the name on the bounty list.

His heart skipped a beat, and Han Xiao secretly remembered this matter.

...

Thousand Lights Galaxy, Ninth Star District.

The target of the joint operation, a fleet disguised as space travelers, was slowly traveling in the universe.

In the command room of the main ship, Captain Brett was recording data.

"Navigation Log k-003015: It has been one hundred and thirty-four days since entering the Colton Star Cluster. Currently, everything is normal. The sixth intelligence collection is in progress. The current reconnaissance area is the Thousand Lights Galaxy. Data such as civilization development, colonial star ecology, and garrison situation have been packaged and transmitted. The next stop is to go to the White Top Galaxy in the core area of the Colton Star Cluster to investigate the intelligence of the Purple Crystal Civilization."

After the navigation log was sent out, the system completely destroyed the data.

Brett rubbed his eyes to relieve his fatigue.

"Warning! Warning! An unknown fleet is approaching!"

Just then, the lights in the room turned a glaring red, and the spaceship's intelligent alarm sounded, immediately bringing Brett back to his senses. He rushed to the radar screen in three steps. He saw a strange fleet heading straight for them, about to enter the field of vision.

"Send a message to the other party, asking for their identity, and say that we are just space travelers."

Brett shouted.

However, the message sent was like a stone sinking into the sea, with no response.

Soon, the attacking fleet appeared and opened fire on Brett's fleet without saying a word, and the battle broke out!

"The enemy is not a Star Pirate. We are being targeted!" Brett's face sank. He was experienced and immediately understood that this time was likely to be a disaster.

Brett decisively shouted to counterattack while recording the image and sending it back to the organization, letting the headquarters know who the enemy was.

This fleet that came to attack was Han Xiao and his party. Jaine and Gadley commanded the fleet to fight with the enemy, and various colors of light flashed, while the Blacklight Stealth was paddling on the side.

Inside the cockpit, Han Xiao stared at the battlefield, narrowing his eyes.

"Although the enemy is not a threat, it is an opportunity to test my new weapon."

Saying that, Han Xiao switched to autopilot mode, came to the projection port in the cabin belly, and the Mad Ape Armor possessed him, jumping directly into space.

The armor isolated the cosmic environment. Han Xiao's size was like the difference between an ant and an elephant compared to a warship, but in the next moment, mechanical force lightning lit up, and countless mechanical components extended from the inside of the Mad Ape Armor, and compressed spheres unfolded.

In the blink of an eye, a giant mech that was thirty to forty meters tall took shape, its size no less than a small assault ship. The huge energy fluctuations made the warring parties look sideways, and surprise appeared on their faces.

Giant Soldier - Ship Breaker - Third Generation Improved Version!

In the past two years, Han Xiao supplemented his advanced knowledge and finally reverse-engineered the warship blueprints, learning how to build warships. Based on this technology, he improved the Ship Breaker blueprints that Kerlodd had given him, strengthened them twice, and updated various technologies. Compared to the first generation, the third-generation Ship Breaker had a much more beautified appearance, changing from a cylindrical body to a human shape, with complete limbs and a head.

The Giant Soldier Mech was a mechanical weapon specially used for interstellar combat. Its performance was extremely powerful, and with the addition of Han Xiao's mechanical force, its power was very terrifying. Apart from virtual intrusion, Han Xiao had a more powerful means of interstellar combat.

In the cockpit of the third-generation Ship Breaker, Han Xiao completed the neural link. The giant-like mech was as easy to control as an arm. A little bit of mental load was nothing to a powerhouse of his level. Han Xiao couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic.

"It's been a long time since I piloted a large mech. I don't know if I've become rusty."

Brett's eyes suddenly widened, and his tone broke. "It's a Giant Soldier Mech! Focus fire and blow it up!"

Every qualified commander knew the deterrent power of a Giant Soldier in interstellar warfare. Compared to heavy warships, the flexibility of a Giant Soldier Mech was the nightmare of a fleet. Once a Giant Soldier appeared in interstellar combat, it would inevitably become the target of concentrated fire.

Countless light cannons shot over, rapidly expanding in his vision. A battle intent appeared on Han Xiao's face.

With a thought, the three-dimensional maneuver system of the third-generation Ship Breaker was activated, moving like a startled rabbit, rushing into the barrage in reverse, dodging light cannons with a thrilling maneuver, and the advanced energy shield blocked sporadic stray bullets.

Grand Technician Han's driving skills had been honed through countless actual battles. Only the Giant Soldier Mech could allow him to show his true skills.

The huge machine body moved like a ghost, rapidly approaching the enemy fleet.

At this time, two huge combined gun barrels extended from the back of the third-generation Ship Breaker, resting on both shoulders, shooting out beams of thick, scorching energy cannons, causing the shields of enemy ships to vibrate.

Immediately afterward, four giant floating guards appeared, surrounding the third-generation Ship Breaker, defending and counterattacking.

The moment Han Xiao sacrificed the Giant Soldier Mech, the focus of the entire battlefield shifted to him!

As it maneuvered, the third-generation Ship Breaker finally approached an enemy ship on the edge. The spaceship's shield blocked him outside. At this time, the space around the third-generation Ship Breaker underwent visual distortion. Han Xiao activated the anti-shield phase cancellation wave band, and the shield of the enemy ship in front of him suddenly became dim, flickering, and its defense greatly reduced.

In the past two years, Han Xiao had not wasted his time. He spent a lot of experience gambling on blueprints and created countless good things. The third-generation Ship Breaker condensed a lot of technical essence.

In the next moment, the third-generation Ship Breaker swung out a hot-melt chain saw blade with one hand, slashing diagonally, cutting the enemy ship in front of him into two halves like cutting tofu, the cross-section glowing with a hot red light.

Time seemed to freeze for a moment.

In the next instant, the enemy ship, which had been cut in half, exploded, exploding into a cloud of fireworks. If it wasn't a vacuum environment, the explosion would definitely be deafening.

The flames were blinding, and Jaine and Gadley couldn't help but twitch their faces.

How could they compete? The limelight was still stolen by Black Star. How could their performance be more dazzling than this Giant Soldier Mech?

Black Star didn't bring any troops. He was indeed enough alone.

"How much money does this Giant Soldier cost..." Jaine murmured.

Gadley gritted his teeth enviously, jealousy making him look distorted. "It's good to be rich!"