In the hub hall, Han Xiao was purchasing supplies in the store. In addition to fuel and spare parts for the spaceship, the Logistics Department also asked him to buy some things on his behalf when they learned that Dragon Calm was going back.
While shopping, Han Xiao's communicator suddenly rang. He took it out, glanced at it, and couldn't help but purse his lips. He casually stuffed the communicator back into his pocket and continued shopping.
After leisurely selecting his items and paying at a leisurely pace, Han Xiao watched as the shop assistants loaded fuel, parts, and other supplies onto the hovercraft. Just then, a hub-type hovercraft stopped in front of the store.
A hub staff member hurriedly ran off the aircraft and rushed to Han Xiao.
"Lord Black Star! Your spaceship..."
Han Xiao waved his hand, interrupting the other person, and smiled slightly, "It's nothing, just a bunch of petty thieves trying to steal my spaceship. How many of them are still breathing?"
The hub staff were taken aback, then nodded repeatedly, "When we arrived, one of the thieves was still alive, seriously injured. He's been apprehended, and your spaceship is intact..."
"Let's go take a look."
Han Xiao nodded, boarded the cargo-laden aircraft, and headed towards the hangar area. The staff member followed behind, and they soon arrived at the scene.
The hangar door was smashed to pieces, and the passageway outside was covered with charred marks from the explosion. Many hub guards were gathered there.
Beside the hangar, a burly man was tightly bound by electromagnetic restraints. His combat suit was riddled with holes, and his body was covered in wounds; he was on the verge of death.
Han Xiao peeked inside and saw that the hangar was in a mess. The walls were broken, exposing various wires, and electrical sparks were falling like rain, making a hissing sound.
The lights flickered, the ground was stained with blood, and there lay the bodies of more than a dozen people, covered with white sheets. Only the Blacklight Stealth remained obediently on the ground, its shell smooth as a mirror, without a single scratch.
"Is this the guy who tried to steal my spaceship?"
Han Xiao approached the seriously injured Beverly, his eyes filled with sympathy.
The Blacklight Stealth is Resta's current body. He received Resta's message long ago and is not in a hurry at all.
These thieves are practically courting death by targeting Resta. They're about to face a sentient spaceship, and a high-end one at that— the Blacklight Stealth, with its superior performance and comprehensive functions.
Even if I were to deal with Blacklight Lurker and Book Lurker on my own, it would be more stressful than dealing with several Grade B enemies at the same time. Their combat power is astonishing. Besides, there's no way a Calamity Grade- level powerhouse would be idly stealing a spaceship. Even if it were Calamity Grade, Blacklight Stealth could escape instantly by teleporting if he couldn't defeat them.
Therefore, Han Xiao was not worried about the safety of the spaceship at all; unless a sow went to heaven, it was impossible for it to be stolen.
"Lord Black Star, we checked the database, and this person is a space pirate from the Fevin Star Field..."
A staff member was explaining the situation using a handheld computer with a transparent screen when Han Xiao took the screen from him before he could finish speaking.
After taking a look, Han Xiao's heart skipped a beat.
"Beverly, his superpower is shooting fire from his eyes... Oh, isn't that Cyclops? He's from the Purple Snake Space Pirate Group... I think I've dealt with this Stars pirates before?"
Han Xiao remembered that the leader of this pirate group seemed to be a relatively weak Calamity Grade...
His eyes darted around, and Han Xiao grabbed Beverly, saying, "This guy tried to steal my spaceship, I'll deal with him."
"It's our duty; it was our negligence to expose you to this risk." The staff member nodded.
After dismissing the staff and hub guards, Han Xiao boarded the spaceship, found a room, and slammed Beverly heavily to the ground.
"You dared to act rashly without doing proper intelligence work. If it were a normal spaceship, you might have actually succeeded. You're really unlucky. Any thoughts on that?" Han Xiao couldn't help but joke.
Beverly's wound was still throbbing, making him wince in pain; he was still shaken.
Despite blocking the spaceship's signal, the spaceship seemed to come alive and began to move, firing a barrage of laser cannon shots that quickly pierced through his combat suit.
Beverly was only good at attacking; the flames emanating from his eyes couldn't stop the energy-form beam cannons, and physical defense wasn't his forte. He simply couldn't withstand the damage from the continuous beam cannon fire. If the Hub Guard hadn't arrived at the crucial moment, he probably would have been shot to death by this strange spaceship.
Now that he's in Black Star's hands, Beverly is filled with remorse, wondering what Black Star will do to him.
'Since Black Star didn't kill me, he probably thinks I have some use, which is good news. He likely wants to interrogate me for information, so I need to cooperate. Right now, I must keep him calm and not let him get any murderous intent! My ability is very destructive; if Black Star makes a mistake, I can escape!'
Beverly's palms were sweating as various thoughts flashed through his mind. Although he was a rough and rugged space pirate, his mind worked very fast when it came to matters of life and death.
As long as you're alive, there's still a chance!
Han Xiao patted Beverly on the shoulder, "You're a member of the Purple Snake Space Pirate Group, so I'll just put this score on Purple Snake for now. I don't have time to deal with them right now, but it's perfect timing. In a while, my mercenary group will need a lot of practice targets, and Purple Snake seems like a good choice. When the time comes, I'll personally go and have some fun with your leader."
"As for you..." Han Xiao looked directly into Beverly's eyes, a playful smile on his face, "You've come to me of your own accord, so don't blame me."
Beverly felt a chill run down his spine. Before he could even process Han Xiao's meaning, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his arm. He saw Black Star take out a disc-shaped device and press it against a vein in his elbow. There was a slight pain, as if a needle had been inserted.
"This is..."
Before Beverly could even wonder what was happening, he suddenly felt his strength rapidly draining away. He saw bright red blood gradually accumulating in the empty slot of the disc, and his eyes widened in shock as a wave of weakness washed over him.
His superpower had become an integral part of him, like his arms or legs. However, Beverly's sense of his superpower was gradually weakening, as if he were losing it. In this way, his last resort was gone.
"What's going on?!" Beverly's expression changed drastically, and he was panicked. The current situation was beyond anything he had expected.
Super Gene Extractor!
In the past year, Han Xiao has rarely used this juicer, mainly because he hasn't caught any bad guys. The old Rezar had been drained dry and was in a terrible state, making it impossible to continue the business. So Han Xiao helped Rezar get rid of his grime.
Now, aside from occasionally squeezing his own juice to store Ability Potion, he basically doesn't use it on anyone else.
Since Beverly had offered himself up, Han Xiao felt no guilt whatsoever. Since they were enemies, he should make the best use of them. The ability to breathe fire from his eyes was both cool and powerful, and he thought it was pretty nice.
Han Xiao quickly filled three vials of bright red Ability Potion, took out one of them, and drank it all in one gulp. It was smooth on the palate and went down the throat, leaving a warm sensation spreading through him.
[You have obtained [Character Summon Card - Beverly (Temporary)]]
[Character Summon Card - Beverly (Temporary): [Incandescent Eye] - Emits a pillar of intense heat from the eyes, causing burning damage. Aimed from the line of sight, maximum range 400 meters, attack power range 510~1360 (https://www. hetushu. com. com), generates 3 attack checks per second, lasts for 5 seconds, 0/1 uses (This character card's duration: 15 days)]
"Wow, that's some serious damage! No wonder it's a pure offensive ability!"
Han Xiao's eyes lit up.
If it can burn for a full five seconds, the theoretical damage is at least 7600, and at most... a lot more damage, and it's an AOE skill.
Even against a Grade B enemy, after deducting their resistance, you can still deal at least three to four thousand damage. Moreover, the damage from the eye is essentially free extra damage and doesn't hinder your own actions.
Han Xiao lowered his head and smiled at Beverly.
We need to get along well from now on.
Beverly collapsed to the ground, trembling violently. His eyes were filled with the terror of a lamb to the slaughter as he looked at Han Xiao. In his eyes, Black Star was more than a hundred times more terrifying than himself, a space pirate.
He suddenly had a premonition that his future life... might be worse than death!
Han Xiao managed to extract information about Beverly's accomplices, but by the time Beverly failed, the other space pirates had already fled in their raiding ships. Han Xiao didn't want to waste time, so he didn't turn around and chase after Stars.
He has already considered the Purple Snake Space Pirate Group as future resources to be given to the players, and is not in a hurry to deal with this force.
The Blacklight Stealth set off again, and after this little incident, they didn't stop along the way and naturally encountered nothing else.
A few days later, the Floating Dragon Island, adrift in space, came into view.
Han Xiao landed his spaceship. Dragon Calm had already learned of his colleague's return. Wilsander was waiting at the dock to welcome Han Xiao, and the logistics manager Haier, was also there. To Han Xiao's surprise, Jenny, with whom he had previously had some unpleasantness, was also standing to the side with a sour face, clearly there to welcome him as well.
"Hahaha, Black Star, you're back again." Wilsander laughed heartily, wagging his tail repeatedly, and came up to give Han Xiao a big hug.
Han Xiao tilted his head and almost got poked in the eye by Wilsander's devil horns.
"Chirp chirp chirp chirp..." Haier spoke a string of Zerg language before realizing he wasn't wearing a translator. After putting one on with his arthropods, he said, "Black Star, did you bring back the rare materials I asked for?"
"They're all on the ship." Han Xiao nodded, then thought for a moment and added, "Remember to reimburse me; it's very expensive."
Then, Han Xiao turned to look at Jenny and asked in surprise, "Why did you come to pick me up too?"
"Do you think I want to?" Jenny said expressionlessly and reluctantly, "Ames wants to see you."
"Oh, that's rare." Han Xiao was a little surprised. Since helping Ames find Iso last time, they had basically lost contact. He wondered what the other party wanted to see him about.
Just as the group was chatting, people from all walks of life in the dock square looked over, whispering among themselves, their eyes filled with surprise and curiosity.
"Those are the four tribes of Dragon Calm! I never expected them to gather together!"
"Is that Black Star from the Dragon Calm Field Operations Force? I heard that Dragon Emperor wants to expand its power, and Black Star is helping her expand her armed forces. She wields a lot of power."
"I've heard about the commotion surrounding Black Star's foray into the Garton Star System. I wonder if it was at the behest of the Dragon Emperor? Or perhaps she also wants to get involved?"
Han Xiao's expansion of his mercenary group had already attracted some attention in the interstellar community. Many people believed that it was Ames's doing, and that it was a signal that the Dragon Emperor, which had always been peaceful and unassuming, finally wanted to acquire a power commensurate with its Beyond Grade A strength.
Black Star is the vanguard general who carries out the will of the Dragon Emperor!