Chapter 79 The Dragon Arrives

The shelter plaza was teeming with people, layers upon layers of players surrounding Ames. Those further away craned their necks to peer inside, expressions varying from excitement and anticipation to curiosity and something more lascivious.

Having watched Meatbun's Black Star series, most Aquamarine Star players recognized Dragon Emperor. Her popularity among the player base was second only to Black Star, not just because Ames was beautiful and sexy, possessing legs that countless male players wanted to worship, but also because she possessed the aura of a strong individual. Like an empress, she was highly respected, the strongest figure that millions of players across all planets had ever seen.

The vast difference in status ensured her continued popularity. There were even fan groups on the forums, such as the "Dragon Emperor's Legs Licking Friends Association," a group whose infatuation broke through the heavens, calling each other "licking friends" without any shame.

However, when it came to fan group names, Han Xiao's "Black Star's Little Mercenaries" and "Commander, Love Me Again Support Club" weren't much better…

Players could only see Ames in videos. But this time, Ames had descended in person without warning, causing a tsunami of excitement in the shelter. Countless players called their friends, dragged their families along, and excitedly came to see the real person.

Although they wanted to worship her jade-like legs, the players proactively maintained a certain distance. Leaving aside the lack of "pants-dropping" or "NPC-licking" features, just seeing Ames casually flatten a circle of players who deliberately got too close was enough for others to retreat tactfully, not wanting to throw away experience.

Joking aside, this was a being capable of destroying planets! What if she accidentally blew up the newbie village!

Ames curiously observed the endless sea of players. These were the cosmic wonders that Black Star had mentioned. They all seemed to recognize her and were extremely enthusiastic. She couldn't help but feel like they were visiting a zoo.

She used her abilities to scan them. There was nothing special about the bodies of these "aliens," but the few people she had killed turned into white light and disappeared without leaving corpses. Her force field perception was enough to distinguish the differences between millions of people. However, after a dozen seconds, the auras of the dead aliens reappeared within her perception range, proving that they had indeed resurrected.

If these people were all immortal, even if they were weak, they could be considered a useful force.

Ames dismissed the thought. At her level, she didn't need to pay too much attention to them. However, these aliens were indeed quite novel, and different from Aroshia.

'It's not a bad thing for Black Star to recruit them,' Ames thought to herself.

Not seeing anything in particular, Ames scanned the crowd and flew away, heading toward the base that Black Star had told her about.

The players in the plaza had already taken countless photos, covering every angle. It was a pity that they couldn't see under her skirt. Otherwise, the Dragon Emperor's fans would have already cried out that they could die without regrets.

After she left, the players excitedly whispered to each other.

"I didn't expect to see the real Dragon Emperor, so beautiful."

"I think I'm in love…"

"How pathetic! A pretty woman and you all lose your principles! Can't you learn from me? I'll always love Fording!"

Besides the screen-licking party taking screenshots in various ways, there were also serious hardcore players guessing the reason for Ames' appearance.

"It's strange, Ames should be a very high-level character. Why would she come to Aquamarine Star? I feel like we shouldn't be contacting her at this stage…"

"Is there even a need to guess? It's all written on the Wien card. Go back and copy the effects of the Black Star card a hundred times."

"As expected of the Black Star's network, what about the boss? He can pull whoever he wants."

The players all knew that the Black Star Mercenary Group was under the name of Dragon Tamer Armed Forces, with a deep background and a strong backer. The Black Star Mercenary Group was far ahead on the road of awesomeness, and Godora couldn't even see their taillights.

Han Xiao's camp shared some of Dragon Tamer's attraction, but the main thing was still Ames' personal charm – joining the Black Star Mercenary Group was equivalent to getting close to Ames. This logic had been attracting a large number of die-hard fans to join the mercenary group.

"But, what is Black Star calling Dragon Emperor over for? Is it for the Mutation Disaster?"

"No way, the Mutation Disaster shouldn't require Ames to take action, right?"

The players discussed endlessly, and the discussion platform also turned to the forums.

Many players had great expectations for the Mutation Disaster main quest, feeling that there would be some earth-shattering reversal. This guess wasn't groundless, judging by the commotion that Ames caused every time she appeared, she was someone who made big news.

Mentioning Ames couldn't avoid Han Xiao, allowing him to hitch a ride on a wave of popularity. Aquamarine Star players felt that Han Xiao bringing Ames over was very impressive, looking down on players from other newbie planets, with a strange sense of superiority like, "My newbie village might explode, can yours?"

…

Nagokin acted swiftly, boarding a ship to personally escort the Mutation Source to Godora's mother planet. Han Xiao completed the negotiation and left with an easy expression, heading straight to the mercenary group's base in the shelter, thinking about the subsequent developments along the way.

Even if Godora's research was fast, it would still take time. But that wasn't a big problem. Han Xiao's patience had reached the point where even if the fish got impatient, he wouldn't.

"Next, I just need to wait. Godora's research on the antidote is estimated to take about a month. DarkStar can still run wild for a while, but in such a short time, their plan won't be able to cause any waves."

Having handed over the Mutation Source, he was completely free until Godora created the antidote. There was no need to worry about the safety of Aquamarine Star. DarkStar's intelligence network would definitely discover Ames. It would be extremely daring to come and cause trouble in this situation.

"What should I do this month? I don't need to worry about the disaster relief, and the recruitment of players is on the right track. In a month, the Mutation Disaster won't have any major changes. The benefits of the skills I taught are gradually decreasing, and the value has basically been squeezed dry. Moreover, the players are also leveling up, so there's not as much profit as before…"

Han Xiao was somewhat unwilling. Was he going to join the salted fish card-playing group too…?

No, absolutely not! He would rather die of boredom and jump from here than play cards!

It seemed that he could only seclude himself to build machinery.

"I earned three million Enas from Godora, plus the remaining one million, so the funds are back to more than four million. Hmm, since I have money, I can buy some new class knowledge and add new combat equipment…"

Han Xiao pondered, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

That's right, he also needed to build a branch base on Aquamarine Star, officially connecting with the interstellar society and continuously transporting new players. Now was the time to put it on the agenda.

There was no need to think about the location, just transform the shelter. Bennett would definitely not have any objections.

The materials were readily available, and some important equipment could be purchased from interstellar merchants. As for the construction project… the existing million-plus players shouldn't be wasted. Free labor was the real benefit, and it could also be justified in issuing missions to enrich the players' spare time. Even the healthiest leeks needed to be constantly watered and fertilized.

Using the interstellar-level configuration of Base No. 1 as a reference, the base's protective shield would be impenetrable even if the six nations threw nuclear bombs at it.

"That way, I'll have something to do during this time."

Having made up his mind, Han Xiao returned to the base hall, just about to tell Melos about this when he noticed that Ames was already here. Melos and a group of cadres were standing aside, looking quite restrained. Further away, there were many players looking at this side, looking excited.

Ever since the players demonstrated the strength to eliminate the beast horde, the cadres had returned to the shelter to continue slacking off. Under their leadership, the base hall had become a chess and card room. Some casual players would come to this place to play cards when they were free, bored, or just felt like it.

"You're here." Melos hurriedly greeted Han Xiao. In front of Ames, he felt great pressure, and had to weigh every word carefully, afraid of offending Dragon Emperor.

Han Xiao walked over and smiled at Ames, "You've already met the aliens?"

"You're right, they're very interesting." Ames looked at Han Xiao, put away her aura, and no longer tested Han Xiao's subordinates. The mercenary cadres instantly felt the pressure lessen, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'll have someone arrange a room for you. Anyway, there's nothing to do, and there's plenty of time to observe."

Ames smiled lightly, "Okay."

Now that she was here, she naturally wouldn't just leave after taking a look at the players. It was a good opportunity to visit Black Star's hometown.

"By the way, I negotiated with Godora just now, using Dragon Tamer's name. They're very grateful to you."

"Mm."

"The Godorans should take the initiative to meet you later. I'll arrange it."

"Okay, you can handle it."

"You seem to care about Hela and Aurora's abilities. I'll introduce them to you later."

"Okay."

The two smiled at each other.

Ames was casual and not the type to put on airs. Since Han Xiao had arranged everything properly, she accepted it. After these days of contact, she had gotten used to communicating with Han Xiao in this gentle tone.

What's more, she didn't dislike Han Xiao.

However, in the eyes of others, it was misunderstood as something else entirely, and they looked shocked.

Dragon Emperor had always been mysterious and unpredictable. These people didn't understand Ames' personality like Han Xiao did. Most of them hadn't even seen this superior before. In their imagination, Dragon Emperor should be an incomparably majestic powerhouse, the type who could make people's knees go weak just by looking at them. She could never be so easy to talk to. Moreover, she had clearly brought them great pressure just now, and the pressure that Ames had exerted only disappeared when Han Xiao appeared.

And Melos, who had met Dragon Emperor a few times, discovered that Ames' attitude toward Han Xiao was completely different from when they had met in the past, ten times gentler.

Acting so obediently, and speaking in such a gentle tone, it was simply unlike the high and mighty Dragon Emperor. She didn't use this tone when she spoke to them just now. Only a blind person couldn't see the difference. They couldn't help but think about it!

Could it be that these two…

Had that kind of relationship?!

Melos' eyes widened, and he looked at Han Xiao's back in disbelief.

The Volga brothers opened their mouths wide, looking shocked.

Fording subconsciously touched his face.

At this moment, the few cadres felt as if a storm had been stirred up in their hearts.

Hamon felt that the atmosphere was strange, looking left and right, not knowing what was going on.

The players watching from not far away almost dropped their jaws to the ground.

In the crowd, Meatbun, who was following the story, saw this scene, and his eyes flashed with excitement. The inspiration in his mind was like a thunderclap from the ground!

No wonder Black Star could call Ames over so easily, so this was the real reason!

The Wien card didn't deceive me!

Meatbun breathed heavily, and instantly imagined hundreds of thousands of words of a tortuous plot.

This… this was seducing his superior, gaining both wealth and power!

Even a figure of Ames' level had been taken down. Black Star's charm was simply terrifying!

"Big news!" Meatbun frantically backed up the video.

…

An hour earlier.

Somewhere on Aquamarine Star, a DarkStar lurking squad's base.

"Eh, Black Star left for more than half a month, and he's back again today. I wonder what he's been up to."

A monitor opened the satellite surveillance screen and casually glanced at it. Suddenly, his whole body trembled as if he had been hit on the head with a hammer, from head to toe.

Rubbing his eyes, the monitor looked at it repeatedly dozens of times, almost tearing his eyeballs apart, before confirming that he wasn't seeing things. His lips trembled.

What did I see? Dragon Emperor Ames?!

That monster who smashed a DarkStar mothership with one blow!

"Quick, quick, quick… quickly report to the higher-ups! Emergency intelligence!!"

The monitor crawled and ran toward the captain, almost pissing his pants in fear.