“By the way, the reports about the leader of DarkStar came out today. Take a look.”

Leonard suddenly mentioned.

Han Xiao's heart stirred. He took out his communicator and surfed the web.

He had only been in seclusion for a day. Yesterday’s news about the handover of the leader of DarkStar quickly fermented. Interstellar reporters focused on the possibility of Klent colluding with DarkStar and the Fallen Ark.

Klent had prepared for this. As soon as the public opinion emerged, he wanted to suppress it. He immediately jumped out to deny it, with a tough attitude, saying it was slander, completely fabricated by the Purple Crystal, and he would never admit it.

"It's useless to just deny it. The Purple Crystal will definitely find a way to pry open the leader of DarkStar's mouth." Han Xiao chuckled.

Klent's repeated assassinations had annoyed him. Now that he finally had an opportunity, he was happy to create trouble for Klent.

The Secret War was at a stalemate, with neither side able to overcome the other, and no way to harm Klent himself. However, starting with the leader of DarkStar could damage Klent on a political level.

…

In the following half-month, Han Xiao waited for Sai Luther V's reply while paying attention to the fermentation of the leader of DarkStar's affair. The Purple Crystal was determined to amplify the influence of this matter, attracting the attention of all parties and causing a sensation in the Star Field.

The crime of funding DarkStar and colluding with the Fallen Ark could be a big deal or a small deal. If it hadn't been exposed, perhaps no one would have investigated it, depending on the circumstances. However, now it was the sensitive period of the Crimson Tide, and Klent had exposed a flaw. Other Star Cluster civilizations in the Shattered Star Ring were like sharks smelling blood, all wanting to take advantage of the situation and bite off a piece of meat from Klent to strike at his political power.

Klent's inflated ambitions had always made many Star Cluster civilizations on the sidelines feel vigilant. This brat not only relied on the Crimson Empire to plot against the Flickering World, but also did not want to give up his position in the Shattered Star Ring, wanting to expand his territory to two Star Fields. His appetite was too big.

Therefore, these Star Cluster civilizations hoped to weaken Klent's political status in the Shattered Star Ring, so that his little plans would not go so smoothly.

They could not prevent Klent from going to the Flickering World in the future, but they could take the opportunity to weaken his voice in the Shattered Star Ring.

——You want to develop in two Star Fields at the same time? You're not much to look at, but you have big ideas!

Once someone became powerful, other civilizations wouldn't mind targeting him together, both to strike at competitors and to maintain their own interests.

As the saying goes, strike the snake at its seven inches. Han Xiao's actions precisely hit the key point, giving other Star Cluster civilizations a good opportunity, immediately putting Klent in a situation of being attacked by the masses, causing great trouble.

Klent hated Han Xiao to the core. Han Xiao's gamble with a small investment this time even affected their entire strategy.

However, after so many failed assassinations, Klent had no way to deal with Han Xiao and could only solve this predicament on a political level.

In the past half month, the Purple Crystal and Klent had been tearing each other apart frantically, engaging in a war of words. One side strongly condemned, while the other denied it to the end.

In simple terms:

Klent: "You are ruthless, you are cold, you are making trouble out of nothing!"

Purple Crystal: "You are the one who is ruthless, you are the one who is cold, you are the one who is making trouble out of nothing!"

This kind of dialogue kept repeating.

This storm even involved the Crimson Empire, which sent envoys to intervene and thoroughly investigate the matter in Klent.

The Crimson Empire was negotiating with the Radiant Federation over the ownership of the Flickering World. At this critical juncture, Klent was exposed for colluding with the Fallen Ark.

This guy was a wanted criminal by the three major Universal Civilizations, and his identity was sensitive. Klent was a junior underling recently recruited by the Crimson Empire. The scandal involved the Crimson Empire, sending political chips to the Radiant Federation.

This made the Crimson Empire very annoyed, and its attitude was very clear:

——What's wrong with you, little brother?!

Some of this information came from Leif, who revealed the inside story of the multi-party game to Han Xiao. One day, he called Han Xiao again to talk about this matter, revealing the subsequent developments.

"The Crimson Empire intervened, and they reached an agreement with us. They can make decisions on behalf of Klent and give up some of their say in the Shattered Star Ring, on the condition that this matter is suppressed as soon as possible."

"You all agreed?" Han Xiao asked curiously.

"After all, a Universal Civilization personally negotiated, and we didn't dare to pursue it too hard. However, some civilizations privately contacted the Radiant Federation, hoping that the Radiant Federation would stand up for us… They probably thought that the Radiant Federation was vying for the Flickering World and would not let go of this opportunity to strike at the Crimson Empire. But for some reason, the Radiant Federation did not come forward, so we could only accept the situation."

Han Xiao nodded. This was the sorrow of being an underling. The Crimson Empire, in order to stop the bleeding, negotiated on behalf of Klent and gave up some benefits. Of course, the Crimson Empire was still unwilling to lose Klent as a chess piece, and must have promised other compensation behind the scenes.

Since Klent was plotting against the Flickering World, he could only take his eggs out and put them in his pocket, swallowing his anger and not daring to speak out.

"So this matter is over?"

"Pretty much. We can't pursue it any further."

"Then what price did Klent pay?"

"This is confidential, and I don't know. We and other Star Cluster civilizations will digest the benefits given up by Klent."

"What about the Secret War…" Han Xiao raised an eyebrow.

Leif sighed, "Alas, we still have to fight. The Crimson Empire remained silent on the issue of the Secret War, and after other Star Cluster civilizations received the benefits given up by Klent, they immediately distanced themselves from us and ended this brief alliance. Obviously, they hope that we and Klent will continue to fight and consume each other, which is more beneficial to them."

"There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. It's too real." Han Xiao shook his head helplessly. These civilizations all wanted to be the fisherman who benefits from the鹬蚌相争 (yùbàngxiāngzhēng, clam and heron fight - idiom meaning third party benefits from others' conflict).

In the original plot, the Crimson Empire personally came forward to represent Klent at the negotiating table only at the end of the Secret War. Now, they had to enter the scene in advance to clean up Klent's mess. This was the effect of his actions.

This was an unprecedented event and would definitely change the direction of the entire plot.

Han Xiao pondered. He felt that Klent had been slaughtered and, in order to replenish his blood, might put more energy into the Secret War, fighting more aggressively.

He told Leif this idea, and Leif smiled strangely.

"Do you know that because of this incident, Overlord Heber has become dissatisfied with Klent."

Han Xiao's eyes lit up, and he began to imagine.

Originally, Overlord was Klent's only Super-A Grade ally. In the original plot, the War Realm and Klent were in harmony. Now, Klent was flirting with the Heteromorphy, and Heber caught them in bed, like the original wife discovering a mistress. He was so angry—I was here first!

"It seems that the Secret War will become more deadlocked, and it should be able to last until the opening of Version 3.0."

Han Xiao was quite satisfied with this result. Creating internal and external troubles for Klent was a way of repaying Klent's repeated assassinations against him.

What goes around, comes around!

"There's one more thing. Sai Luther V told us that you want to use Rosellin's abilities to help Godora eliminate the bloodline contradictions."

"That's right." Han Xiao narrowed his eyes.

"This matter itself is a bit sensitive, so he wants to ask our Purple Crystal to intervene as a notary and implement this plan in the name of the Purple Crystal. What do you think?"

Han Xiao was slightly stunned and immediately understood. Sai Luther V had made a decision and decided to adopt his suggestion and try to solve the bloodline contradictions.

And Sai Luther V thought of a better excuse, implementing the "Discrimination Elimination" plan in the name of the Purple Crystal, creating the image of an advanced civilization helping Godora.

With a Star Cluster civilization as a shield, the criticisms faced by the Godoran government would be much less, and the people would be more likely to accept it… After all, most people are too familiar with their own government. As the saying goes, distance creates beauty. Many people would feel that the intervention of a higher civilization must be more reliable than their own government.

Han Xiao thought for a while, hung up the communicator, and dialed Sai Luther V's number. It rang once and was picked up, obviously Sai Luther V had been waiting for a long time.

"Your Excellency Black Star, I am prepared to adopt your method, but I hope that this matter will be promoted in the name of the Purple Crystal civilization. Perhaps it cannot be announced that this is your achievement."

Sai Luther V went straight to the point, "But I am willing to pay more privately. What do you think?"

Han Xiao scratched his earlobe and pondered, "That's fine, I guess."

His main goal was to complete the [Bloodline] mission. This little bit of fame was not as important as his Super-A Grade Seed.

Sai Luther V breathed a sigh of relief and explained, "That's great. It's not that I don't trust you, but this matter is of great importance. I must find a gentle way to make more Godoran people accept it…"

In fact, this was just one of the factors. After all, Han Xiao was not an official force, and Sai Luther V was still a little worried, so he brought in the Purple Crystal civilization as a guarantee, but naturally he would not say this reason. The two understood each other without speaking.

"Since you have agreed, then I will bring Rosellin over to discuss the specific approach."

"Okay, I will have Nagokin pick you up. Come directly to Godora's homeworld."

"…Why is it Nagokin again?" Han Xiao suddenly realized that every time the Godora civilization interacted with him, it seemed that they always sent Nagokin to receive him.

"Uh, aren't you friends?" Sai Luther V asked in confusion, then threw this question to the back of his mind. "In short, I will be waiting for you on the homeworld."

Han Xiao nodded, hung up the communicator, and then called Rosellin.

"Pack up and prepare to leave. I have work for you."

…

A few days later.

Godora Homeworld.

The spaceship landed at the military wharf, and Han Xiao led Rosellin out of the cabin. Nagokin led the way in front.

They took a hovercar all the way to the Political Affairs Building, and Han Xiao led the people directly to Sai Luther V's office.

"You're finally here." Sai Luther V had been waiting for a long time and hurriedly got up to greet him.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, everyone sat down, and Sai Luther V sized up Rosellin from time to time.

At this time, Rosellin displayed the demeanor of a former Pope, noble and elegant, with a calm look in her eyes, making Sai Luther V unsure of her background. He only felt that this woman had the aura of a big shot and was not simple.

"To make a long story short, what's your plan?" The two sides had been cooperating for many years and were already very familiar with each other. Han Xiao did not stand on ceremony and asked directly.

At his current level, a Galaxy Civilization was no longer as rare as it used to be. He was prepared to use unorthodox methods to complete the [Bloodline] mission as soon as possible and get the S-grade mission reward.

He still had some vacation time, and Klent had internal conflicts again, so he didn't need to join the war for the time being. He didn't want to delay too much time on the [Bloodline] mission and was prepared to use the remaining vacation time to do mercenary missions, make a comeback, and get more random rewards.

Before Version 3.0 arrived, it was best to store more mission settlement cards.

"Well, according to Rosellin's abilities, we have prepared several alternative plans…"

Sai Luther V took out several documents and showed them to Han Xiao.