Chapter 159 Welcomed Back

Because of Aroshia's sudden situation, the meeting ended hastily. In the end, they adopted Overween's idea, standing still, waiting for changes, and awaiting reinforcements. Although Nagokin kept expressing his concerns about the DarkStar pursuit team, Overween seemed very confident in the concealment of his main body, convinced that DarkStar could never find it. However, he kept his mouth shut and did not reveal any clues.

Overween was the core of the mission, and his will had to be respected. The group had no choice but to stay at the base, setting up a large number of guards and secretly monitoring Anul and others for any actions. Thus, three days passed.

The three days were calm, and both sides were at peace.

DarkStar searched for the main body on its own, but without any clues, wandering around aimlessly. The nervous mercenaries couldn't help but relax. Taking advantage of this leisure time, Han Xiao repaired the mechs from the battle with Ashes, restoring some combat power. He felt that it wouldn't end so easily. After all, it was a mission with millions of experience points as a reward. Something should still happen around the time the reinforcements arrive.

While this mission temporarily didn't cause any waves, another matter attracted the attention of the great mechanic Han. In the past three days, the sense of calling Aroshia felt became more and more obvious. In her words, it was like someone had put a loudspeaker in her brain and repeated playback, with the volume getting louder and louder. A strong intuition seemed to lead her to a certain place.

Han Xiao had always known that Aroshia had a secret. She was almost immortal. Even Ames couldn't completely destroy her. Her origins were mysterious and associated with an A-level chain mission. Most importantly, in his previous life, he had never seen her origin, which meant that players hadn't discovered this hidden character. Connecting this with his experience on Longtan, he had always had a question – when Longtan was destroyed because of Ames' recklessness, was Aroshia still there? If not, where would she be reborn?

As the leader who cared about his subordinates, Han Xiao carefully questioned Aroshia. He learned that the calling feeling came from the direction of the sky and was not far away. After repeated questioning and research, Aroshia's intuition pointed to a certain spaceport in Norius.

The distance was so close that Han Xiao couldn't help but feel vigilant. When they arrived in Norius, Aroshia didn't have this feeling, which meant that the source might be an unknown person who specifically came after Aroshia and had only recently arrived on this planet. Therefore, the other party had the ability to locate Aroshia. If they avoided seeing each other, the other party might be haunting them endlessly, and what alerted Han Xiao was the other party's unknown intentions.

Aroshia couldn't remember any related memories. She decided to personally investigate this matter. Han Xiao naturally didn't want her to run around. Since Overween was waiting for orders, Han Xiao decided to act with Aroshia.

After thinking it over, he called Fording.

The meaning was roughly equivalent to wearing a safety amulet when going out.

…

The three of them took the space elevator to the outer space port that the intuition pointed to. This was the pier facing outside the Shattered Star Ring. Basically, only outsiders from other star fields would stop at this spaceport.

"Which location does your intuition point to?"

The spaceport hall was crowded with people, and the intricate gangways and moving tracks led to different docks. In addition to all kinds of passing travelers, there were also Norius guards maintaining order and dock workers. The dome in the diagonal direction of the spaceport was transparent, reflecting the scenery of the universe. The three were riding on a track, moving slowly forward.

"That way." Aroshia pointed to the front.

"That's a really clear indication." Han Xiao said helplessly.

Fording smiled and said, "It's a pity that my ability is still very weak, otherwise I could use telekinesis to heal Aro's brain and help her recover her memory."

"Oh, then you have to study the memory storage method of energy life forms first. She doesn't have a brain that you can mess with."

"Is that so?" Fording turned to look at Aroshia, "Can't I do it when she materializes?"

"Her ability is not the type that is activated when used. When she awakened, her body was completely transformed. Her brain, bones, muscles, and skin are simulated entities, giving her the senses of a material life form. It seems that there is no difference from a real person, but if you pierce her head, what flows out is not brain matter." Han Xiao paused, and seeing Fording's curious look, he raised his eyebrows and said, "You don't really want to try it, do you?"

"You know I wouldn't do such a rude thing…" Fording waved his hand, and suddenly smiled bitterly, "But the lady who lives in my head doesn't think so."

"That's right, Chen Xing probably feels like she is being forced under you at every moment. Assuming I was a woman, I wouldn't have any good feelings about you." Han Xiao joked, "But over time, maybe she will enjoy this feeling after being forced under you for a long time, and she will never want to come out again."

"Fuck your mother, the first thing I'll do when I come out is kill you."

Fording pointed to his head and said with a chuckle, "Those are her exact words just now."

Han Xiao leaned over, approached Fording's cheek, and stared straight into the depths of Fording's eyes, as if he could see Chen Xing's demeanor. Chen Xing couldn't control his body, but she could share Fording's senses. Han Xiao clicked his tongue and said, "No, if you can really run out, you definitely don't want to see me again."

While chatting casually, the three arrived at the location of the source. This was a docking hangar, and the door was closed. They had to have a password or report to enter.

"The thing that is calling you is inside the hangar. It seems that it is indeed a living thing. We have to find a way to go in and take a look."

Han Xiao's expression became serious. At this time, the dock worker in this area walked over and glanced at everyone.

"Do you know the people inside this hangar?"

The three turned to look at him. Han Xiao asked, "What's wrong?"

"This is the case. The spaceship inside entered the hangar three days ago, but it has not been registered, and it has not paid the berthing fee. All our communication requests have not been answered, and the people on the ship have not disembarked. If you know him, please pay the fee for him."

Han Xiao's eyes flashed slightly. The other party did not leave the spaceship and had not appeared, which was a bit mysterious.

"Wait a minute, they didn't pay, so you didn't drive him away?" Fording asked.

"Because his ride is the Glory Federation's Lurker-class reconnaissance ship. This is a symbol of status. Our Norius Consortium will not easily drive away the captain of this high-end spaceship." The staff member said very frankly, very socially.

"To be honest, I don't even know if I know him." Han Xiao pointed to the door, "Can we go into the hangar to take a look?"

"I'm afraid not, I don't have this authority. According to the management regulations, only the temporary owner of the hangar can allow visitors to enter." This system is to prevent people from stealing spaceships.

"Then apply for it, anyway, he's still inside the hangar." Han Xiao pressed the hangar's access device. The other party came for Aroshia, so it was unlikely that they would refuse them.

After sending the application and waiting in silence for a while, the time seemed to become very long. The communicator suddenly turned green, and the door rumbled open. The owner of the spaceship didn't even communicate with them, and directly opened the hangar.

A small black spaceship, more than a hundred meters long, was parked on the track. By the standards of spaceships, this size was small and flexible, which was the normal length of a reconnaissance ship. The black and smooth shell reflected the hangar.

How could the great mechanic Han not recognize the Blacklight Lurker? The price was high and the performance was extremely superior. In the player trading market in his previous life, it was a high-end product that would be immediately bought by a large guild or a rich man as soon as it was available, equivalent to orange equipment among similar spaceships.

Han Xiao suddenly felt pressured. The guy who owned this kind of spaceship would never be a simple person. If the visitor was ill-intentioned, it would be a big trouble for him.

Swish…

Still without any communication, the hatch of the Blacklight Lurker suddenly slid open, as if issuing a silent invitation to the three of them. The dark entrance seemed to exude a cold aura.

"He doesn't even show his face, so mysterious." Han Xiao looked at Aroshia, "Shall we go in?"

"I can feel… someone inside is calling me, he is very eager." Aroshia nodded, frowned, covered her forehead, and said uncertainly, "Also, this spaceship gives me a very familiar feeling. It seems that I have not only seen it, but also stayed on it for a long time. I should have also experienced some important things… but I can't remember."

Han Xiao's panel suddenly showed a prompt. The progress of the second ring of [Reboot] increased by 1 point, it seemed that this spaceship was also an important location in Aroshia's memory.

"Then let's go up and take a look. Don't worry, I'm behind you." Han Xiao said.

The three stepped onto the gangway and walked into the spaceship. In front of them was a dark corridor. After taking a step forward, the lights on both sides of the corridor lit up in turn, extending into the distance.

Chi –

At this time, the hatch behind the three closed, sealing off the retreat.

"The owner of the spaceship wants us to move forward." Fording said.

Without struggling with the hatch, the three moved forward along the corridor and soon came to a fork in the road. The light extended to the right road, but the left side was dark. The three understood that the light was the indicated route.

The cold and pale light seemed to brew a strange atmosphere, reflecting the faces of the three in the same pale color. The three looked at each other.

"To be honest, I really want to go to the left, but let's follow the light first. The owner of the spaceship still hasn't shown his face, which reminds me of Isor – that's an annoying old guy who likes to play tricks." Han Xiao rubbed his chin, and became more and more curious about the relationship between the other party and Aroshia.

Following the light, they walked through winding corridors and gangways. The final destination was the cockpit of the spaceship. The cockpit was still empty, the buttons on the console were lit with a faint yellow light, and the most eye-catching thing was the pendant hanging directly above the driver's seat. This was a transparent glass cover, but inside it was a cluster of golden light, flickering, like an unstable light bulb.

Aroshia was stunned for a while, and walked up as if possessed, reaching out to touch the glass cover.

Buzz –

Suddenly, a strange scene happened!

All the lights on the entire spaceship lit up at the same time, and the cockpit was full of light. The golden light in the glass cover stuck to the contact position between Aroshia's palm and the cover, and merged into her palm, as if it was originally one with her.

At this time, the voice of the spaceship system echoed in the cockpit.

"Authority authentication activated… Authentication passed… Welcome back – Captain."

Countless streamers appeared out of thin air, condensing into a luminous human figure in front of the three, unable to see the face. He opened his arms and hugged the stunned Aroshia virtually.

"I've finally found you, comrade!"