At this moment, Gashley whispered, "Don't worry, the people of Black Star are immortal."
"What?!"
Goya was startled. She hadn't known anything about Han Xiao's team before, but after hearing Gashley's explanation, she understood the Black Star Mercenary Group's special nature. She suddenly realized, muttering, "A group of undead, no wonder they're qualified to be collaborators with Sky Ring..."
This time, she stopped trying to persuade her.
Han Xiao suddenly had an idea and said, "We only know that Floating Dragon Island is the location, but we don't know the scavenger's identity or who he's trading with. It'll be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Do you have any other ideas?"
The Purple Gold Legion's diviner shook his head, indicating that his divination skills couldn't reveal such detailed information.
Han Xiao was immediately relieved. He coughed and said in a pretentious tone, "I am also a prophet. I just sensed something and noticed some new clues."
Everyone was surprised and looked over.
Han Xiao remembered that he possessed the "Child of Destiny" character card, with five uses remaining. He thought it was a good opportunity to try it out and asked, "If I provide reliable information, is there any reward?"
The Silver Spirit People Captain nodded. "Of course."
"I would like to designate an award."
What do you want?
"Advanced Knowledge for mechanics," Han Xiao said with a smile, seeing this as a perfect opportunity to make a request.
After discussing it for a while, the Silver Spirit People agreed to Han Xiao's request. In the Sea of Star Spirits, Advanced Knowledge wasn't that precious; it was basically commonplace. They could just tell their friend in the distance, and it would be transmitted over without even costing them any money.
Having received confirmation, Han Xiao used the Child of Destiny card, and his vision shifted, entering a blurry scene where he saw some fragments.
After a moment of confusion, his vision returned to normal. The Child of Destiny's abilities were quite impressive; Han Xiao already knew the client's general appearance. He should be able to find the target by following the clues.
He revealed the information, Silver Spirit People transmitted the specified Advanced Knowledge to his communicator.
Han Xiao directly used his potential points to learn, and the new knowledge entered his mind.
[You have mastered [Split-Second Disassembly and Reassembly]!]
"This is the difference..." Han Xiao couldn't help but sigh. The knowledge that he couldn't learn in the Shattered Star Ring could be easily accessed by the Silver Spirit People. This was the difference in civilization. He even had a slight urge to kidnap these Silver Spirit People.
However, he only thought about it briefly and quickly abandoned the suicidal idea. He now had a strong faction and didn't want to become a fugitive being Pursuit everywhere.
After completing the employment procedures, Han Xiao took the opportunity to request two more Advanced Knowledge related to Compression Technology. Out of respect for Han Xiao's position as the leader, the Silver Spirit People all agreed—it's common for superhumans to request new knowledge.
The panel triggered a mission. The basic reward is one of the Compression Technology knowledge. If the hostages are successfully rescued, another knowledge will be obtained, along with an experience reward of over four million, and some additional monetary rewards.
The only reward for players is money.
With everything settled, and without further ado, Han Xiao and the others boarded Sky Ring's spaceship and followed the three major mercenary groups to Floating Dragon Island.
Shattered Star Ring, Unknown Area, DarkStar Base, Video Conference Room: DarkStar Organization's High-Ranking Officials Hold Emergency Meeting.
"The cargo handlers have been robbed."
"Has Goddora discovered our plan?"
"No, it was just an accident. The person they chose to transport the goods this time was a Silver Spirit People, and he was kidnapped by a slave trader."
"That's good. Intelligence suggests the location for selling the stolen goods appears to be Floating Dragon Island. What should we do?"
"Send men to abduct the slaves who were bought, find the transporters, and retrieve the goods. Outsiders don't have the password and can't access the Mutation Source and the Super Gene Extractor inside. These two items cost the organization a lot of money, and we can't afford to lose them."
"Who should we send to carry out the mission?"
"This is a serious matter. Let [Ashes] handle it. He hasn't failed since officially joining DarkStar."
Not long after, a Stealth spaceship left the DarkStar base and headed towards Floating Dragon Island.
"Only offering the price of fifteen Silver Spirit People?"
They were very close to Floating Dragon Island. Paiji re-contacted the client and learned of their new requirements: there were seventeen Silver Spirit People on the ship, and two more had not yet been sold. After thinking for a moment, he ordered his men to bring the two Silver Spirit People aboard. One of them was the very same man who had called himself the DarkStar Messenger.
In front of the side hatch of the spaceship, two Silver Spirit People knelt before Paiji, while scavengers surrounded them, their faces showing amusement.
"Open the door," Paiji said.
The subordinates opened the inner hatch, while the outer hatch remained closed. Upon seeing this, the two Silver Spirit People guessed what the scavengers were about to do, and were terrified. They struggled violently, but were held down firmly.
Paiji nudged his lips, and another Silver Spirit People was pushed out of the inner hatch. Then the inner hatch closed, the outer hatch opened, and this Silver Spirit People's body was exposed to the vacuum. It slowly floated out, its eyes wide open, flailing its arms and legs. After struggling for a while, its internal organs shattered, and it died a gruesome death.
"Hahaha..." The scavenger saw this scene through the porthole and burst into laughter; this was part of the scavenger's entertainment.
The Silver Spirit People transporting the goods cried out in panic, "Weren't you going to sell me? I'm worth a lot! I have plenty of money to buy my freedom, why are you killing me?!"
Paiji's eyes were dark, his face contorted. "You're my merchandise. I can do whatever I want with you. I hate it when people try to bargain with me, and I hate you arrogant races even more. Every time I see people like you, it reminds me of that pureblood Goddora bastard. Arrogance deserves to die."
Having said that, he waved his hand, and his subordinates repeated the action, throwing the Silver Spirit People out as well, where it quickly died in the vacuum.
The spaceship then accelerated and left the area, leaving only two Silver Spirit People corpses floating in the cold starry sky.
Meanwhile, in another direction, the mercenary group's spaceship was about to land on Floating Dragon Island.
This is a landmass traveling in space, like an interstellar island. Its bottom has many stabilizers and thrusters, and a semi-transparent dome covers the entire floating island, maintaining its atmosphere and gravity.
The architecture of Floating Dragon Island is rugged, forming a city. When viewed from above, it resembles a giant dragon with outstretched wings. Many mechanical excavation devices are fixed on the ground, with drills collecting the bones of the Void Dragon Race underground, which is a very expensive material.
The dock was filled with countless grotesquely modified spaceships, painted with different symbols. They were the vehicles of scavengers and space pirates, including many notorious criminals, such as big pirates and scavengers with bounties exceeding 100,000.
The mercenary group's spaceship landed smoothly. After completing the formalities, the group walked into the city together, where they saw criminals with extremely unruly appearances everywhere on the streets.
The three mercenary groups were all dressed in uniforms, making them very conspicuous and attracting the attention of countless thugs who dared to stare at them recklessly.
The air was thick with hostility, sending chills down everyone's spines. Knowing from the start that danger lurked everywhere, everyone on the ship was fully armed. The players wore Sunil soldier armor, and Han Xiao was equipped with Flying Serpent.
The three major mercenary groups have a wide range of businesses and many enemies. Although these people are full of hatred, they are wary of the reputation of the three major mercenary groups and the Tu Shu, so they do not act rashly. However, Han Xiao and his group, who obviously do not belong to the three major mercenary groups, have attracted more attention.
Melos frowned and whispered, "Black Star, I can sense the gaze of at least three other superhumans of the same level. They look at us like they want to devour us."
Han Xiao chuckled, "Of course. When we're with the people from Sky Ring, Blades, and Purple Gold, those thugs naturally shift their hatred to us. Look, those guys are a perfect example."
Following the finger's pointing finger, a group of space pirates leaned against the wall on the street, pointing and whispering at them with hostile and menacing eyes. The pirate leader spat out a thick wad of phlegm, which stuck right onto Maple Moon's armor at the edge of the group, looking completely unconcerned.
"Then aren't we in even more danger?" Melos exclaimed in surprise.
"Do you know what it means to make the best use of resources?" Han Xiao chuckled.
Before Melos could react, Han Xiao suddenly bent his knees, launched himself forward, and headed straight for the group of space pirates. Without saying a word, he extended his scythe and slashed out.
Caught off guard, the pirates immediately opened fire.
Ding ding ding--
Sparks flew everywhere, and the bullets all bounced off the Flying Serpent Mecha. Han Xiao was unstoppable. With a horizontal slash of his scythe, he cut four pirates in half, and blood splattered on the ground!
"You're asking for death!" The pirate captain, who was standing nearby, flew into a rage, drew a Battle Axe enchanted with flames, and swung it down. He was a Grade C martial artist.
Han Xiao gripped the axe tightly, preventing it from advancing an inch. He then swung his battle scythe, the blade splitting into sections that transformed into magnetic chains and electric blades, binding the pirate leader's body like a whip. He activated his Willpower Burning, and the scythe suddenly retracted.
Brush!
The pirate leader's health bar was instantly depleted, and he was sliced into several pieces without uttering a sound!
Melos was speechless.
Holy crap, one second they were laughing and joking, the next they were drawing their swords and attacking people, are they really that temperamental?!