Chapter 1 Leaving Hailan Star

After leaving Hailan Star, Han Xiao asked Wislander for the current location of Longtan Island. During this period, Longtan had drifted to the Ryan Star System.

He drove the Blacklight Lurker alone, mainly to make a round trip to put on a show. He originally wanted to tell Nagokin before leaving, but he didn't see him. Nagokin didn't actively inquire about it later either. After thinking about it, Han Xiao decided not to reveal it for the time being, so he didn't contact Nagokin remotely. He had time on the road to think about what conditions to propose to Godora.

Moreover, he also wanted to see with his own eyes the impact of DarkStar on the Garton Star System. In his previous life's storyline, he was also a player staying on the surface. He only learned the specific process after the event, and did not personally experience the environmental changes in the interstellar space. Now that he has the opportunity to witness it with his own eyes, he naturally wants to open his dog eyes…open his eyes wide and see clearly. Grandmaster Han is still very curious about the unknown plot.

The Black Star Mercenary Group had accepted several commissions in the Ryan Star System, and Han Xiao was familiar with the route. The journey was simple. First, he went to the Juberly Hub to replenish fuel, then quickly jumped to the Ryan Star System through the Star Gate, and then went directly to Longtan. At the speed of the Blacklight Lurker, it would take less than half a month to go back and forth.

Hailan Star doesn't need him to be in charge for the time being. After all, Godora's military warp orbital base is not just for show. The fleets watch and help each other. If DarkStar wants to attack, they will only deal with Godora's other colonial planets.

The affairs of the mercenary group were left to Melos. Melos was the earliest cadre to join the mercenary group and the captain of the Sunil squad. When Han Xiao was in seclusion forging machinery or slacking off, Melos was always in charge of the mercenary group's affairs. He was conscientious and a competent deputy. Han Xiao had always adhered to the principle of "the secretary handles things when something happens."

The Blacklight Lurker warped at high speed, passing through the Star Gate of the Ninth Star District, and flew out of one of the many Star Gates around the Juberly Hub. Without annoying passengers, he enjoyed driving the ship.

In the cockpit, Han Xiao glanced at the stereoscopic star map.

"That's right, Golden Gate Star is nearby. I'll go there to check the operation of Base No. 1, anyway, it won't take much time."

The spaceship turned and soon arrived at Golden Gate Star. Through the porthole, he saw that the situation of Golden Gate Star was very different from before—a large number of Godora fleets surrounded Golden Gate Star, and the defense was strict, reaching a war-level alert level.

Han Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and thought, "That's right, DarkStar's attack on the Long Arc Cluster had a huge impact, making Godora feel a crisis. The stationed fleets of all colonial planets are patrolling and defending around the clock. They are all alarmed."

The free port of Golden Gate Star was also blocked by the army. One must strictly check their identity before landing. This is the threat caused by Ashes. The power he displayed made Godora very vigilant and dared not let the people of DarkStar sneak to the surface.

The ships entering and leaving the country formed a long queue in the universe. Han Xiao's identity passed the inspection smoothly, but there was no special treatment at this time. After queuing for a while, he landed at the pier.

Walking on the street, Han Xiao found that the atmosphere of the city was completely different. In the past, it was crowded and prosperous, but now there were few people on the street. It was deserted, and a tense atmosphere permeated the air. Even if there were occasional passers-by, they were silent and preoccupied.

The most common sight on the street were Godora soldiers patrolling, with serious faces, unsmiling, and their footsteps were uniform. Han Xiao wanted to trip them up.

The change in Golden Gate Star came from the terror caused by DarkStar. Although another colonial planet was attacked, the people in other places didn't know whether it would be their turn next. Everyone was in danger. Some people felt that staying on the colonial planet was very dangerous, so they simply took interstellar travel groups and wandered in the universe, choosing to avoid the limelight.

However, due to the conflict between Godora and DarkStar, the security situation in the Garton Star System deteriorated rapidly, and the risk of traveling was greater than before.

Many wanderers and Star Pirate groups felt that this was an opportunity, thinking that Godora had no energy to deal with them, so they came to the Garton Star System one after another. Now a large number of villains are rampant in the Garton Star System, and many escaped Godorans are looted or kidnapped, making the Godora security forces overwhelmed, and the situation is getting worse.

In the past few days, Han Xiao has received thousands of commission invitations automatically pushed by the Mercenary Alliance, all of which are Star Pirate rampages in various star regions of the Garton Star System, showing how bad the situation is. It has simply become a carnival for Star Pirates.

The impact of DarkStar can be said to affect the whole body. DarkStar did not join forces with these Star Pirates. Star Pirates and wanderers are villains who take advantage of loopholes. Flies do not bite seamless eggs. Godora was poked a hole by DarkStar, and naturally some people took the opportunity to make trouble. Han Xiao can also understand this situation. After all, Godora is now full of flaws, which is equivalent to taking off their pants, so the Star Pirates naturally feel that it would be a waste not to come.

"The situation is really bad." Han Xiao shook his head and thought.

Back at Black Star Base No. 1, everything was as usual, without any problems. He checked the operation of the military factory's assembly line. Although he was on Hailan Star, the assembly line had never stopped working. The program was led by Phillip, and he could remotely control the assembly line on Hailan Star.

The mechanical equipment manufactured by the many assembly lines was piled up into a small mountain in the warehouse. Han Xiao counted the number, enough to sell to two to three hundred thousand players. These were all goods he had hoarded, waiting to guide the players into interstellar space. At that time, the only problem might be that it would be sold out of stock.

After adding a batch of new materials to the production line to maintain mass production, Han Xiao didn't stay any longer and left Golden Gate Star to go to the Juberly Hub.

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The Blacklight Lurker entered the hub's dock track and slowly stopped in the hangar. Next, it needed to replenish a batch of fuel and take some back to Hailan Star to replenish fuel for other spaceships.

After finishing the procurement, he can set off.

The Juberly Hub was still lively, seemingly unaffected by DarkStar. Han Xiao came to the hub hall with ease, walked out of the entrance passage, distinguished the direction, and walked towards the shopping area.

At the same time, several people in the distance recognized Han Xiao who had just walked past. These people were wearing simple combat uniforms, which were very common in the Juberly Hub and did not attract any attention.

These people were a group, staring at Han Xiao's gradually disappearing back, exchanging glances with each other, and discussing in a low voice.

"Is that Black Star?"

"That's right, it's him!"

"Hehe, I didn't expect that we just came to replenish supplies and found a big fish."

"Hurry up and notify the boss."

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A certain bar in the hub hall, this is a low-end entertainment venue, located in a relatively remote location.

The group of people who had previously discovered Han Xiao hurried here, scanned the surroundings, and quickly came to a seat in the corner of the bar. A burly human was sitting here with a golden knife, wearing a heavy combat uniform, looking up and pouring strong wine. The wine flowed down the corner of his mouth, wetting his lush, lion-like beard.

"Boss Beverly, we found an enemy!"

Beverly, who was called the boss, put down his glass heavily, and the wine splashed along the rim of the glass. He leaned forward, revealing a rough face in the dim light of the bar. From the perspective of normal cosmic human aesthetics, this appearance deserves the reputation of "uninhibited."

His eyes had no whites, they were completely crimson, like flowing flames, and the pupils were white, looking quite ferocious, like pinkeye + cataracts.

"Crimson Eye" Beverly, a fierce Star Pirate active in the Favin Star System, is a B-level super, belonging to the notorious interstellar pirate force in the Favin Star System—the Purple Serpent Star Pirate Group.

The Purple Serpent Star Pirate Group owns dozens of Star Pirate raiders, and the leader is actually a Calamity Grade super, with a reward of 2.8 million Enas by the Black Raven civilization. When Han Xiao was stuck in the advanced task of killing an A-level powerhouse, the leader of the Purple Serpent Star Pirate Group was one of the targets he considered dealing with. Later, he drew a task settlement card, so he didn't take the risk.

More than two years ago, Han Xiao took Mad Blade and other players around to do commissions and killed a cadre of the Purple Serpent Star Pirate Group. At that time, he had formed a feud. As a mercenary, it is inevitable to provoke enemies, and Han Xiao is already used to it.

Beverly is a cadre of the Purple Serpent Star Pirate Group, leading a branch team, taking advantage of Godora's internal and external troubles to come to the Garton Star System to plunder. At this time, the team he leads is hiding its identity and resting in the Juberly Hub. He used to be mainly active in the Favin Star System, so it is easy to disguise in the Garton Star System.

"Enemy? Who is it?!"

"It's Black Star!"

"So it's him." Beverly laughed, his expression ferocious. "A few years ago, he killed Mado's branch in the Favin Star System. Hey, although I don't like that guy Mado, the captain has always remembered this account."

"Boss, Black Star is alone, should we attack him..."

A Star Pirate asked in a low voice with a fierce look in his eyes.

Hearing this, Beverly laughed roughly, "Hahaha, do you think Black Star is so easy to kill? Are you looking for death?!"

Saying that, Beverly suddenly changed his face, grabbed his subordinate's neck and brought him to his eyes, and said ferociously: "Boy, you are not qualified to covet a character of that level, show me respect for the strong!"

The Star Pirate swallowed nervously and repeatedly said yes. Boss Beverly's temper was fickle, and he didn't dare to anger him.

Beverly let go of his subordinate, grabbed the wine glass, drank the remaining strong wine in one gulp, wiped his mouth, stood up, and strode towards the door.

"Little ones, follow up."

The Star Pirates behind him hurriedly followed Beverly, asking carefully: "Boss, what are we going to do now?"

Beverly licked his lips, a glint of greed flashed in his eyes, and he sneered: "I heard that Black Star's car is high-end, while he is in the hub hall, we will snatch his spaceship, hey, it is estimated that it can be sold for a lot of money."