A series of prompts popped up on the panel:
[The Planet Aquamarine Crisis] is complete!
[You have gained 620,000 experience points]
[Garton Star System Popularity +2]
[Planet Aquamarine - Six Nations Faction Favorability +1500]
[Assassination Target] Completed!
[You have gained 12.1 million experience points]
[Garton Star System Popularity +30]
[Goddora's faction favorability +1000]
[You have gained 1 Legend Points]
Having completed both tasks, Han Xiao glanced at the notification. His reputation in the Garton Star System was already quite high, and once the news spread, it would further boost his fame. After this battle, his reputation in Garton would likely advance even further, reaching the level of [renowned], which meant he was a well-known figure in this star system.
This time, it also gained a new Legend Points.
[Galaxy Legend Points (Garton Star System): The Battle of the Three Calamities - You were besieged by three Grade A powerhouses. You fought them all alone and were not defeated. You proved your strength! This is a legendary feat, enough to astonish and skepticize anyone who hears about it. All who know you will acknowledge your power, and your story will be sung throughout the Galaxy!]
The spread of a galaxy Legend Points is wider than that of Planet Legend Points, and it increases the reward percentage by more. The Planet Legend Points is 5%, while the galaxy Legend Points is 12%. This is Han Xiao's first galaxy Legend Points.
In addition to the quest rewards, the NPC template now displays Dungeon Generation prompt with a new option:
[Campaign: Planet Aquamarine Defense Battle]
"What a pleasant surprise!" Han Xiao's eyes lit up.
Only high-profile battles will generate campaign-type instances. Another similar example is [Campaign: The Might of the Dragon Emperor], which means that your battle with the DarkStar has reached the point of generating an instance.
Processing the rewards was simple and quick. At that moment, one after another Goddora spaceships descended from the sky and landed slowly. The commander strode over with his subordinates.
"DarkStar deployed spatial disruption devices. We're too late; they escaped. What's the situation here?"
As he spoke, the fleet commander subconsciously glanced at the crater created by the main guns, and his heart sank. He felt that the support mission might have failed, and Planet Aquamarine had suffered irreparable damage.
"The enemy failed..." Nagokin briefly explained, highlighting the crucial role of Han Xiao's actions and emphasizing the battle between DarkStar and Han Xiao.
Upon hearing this, Commander Goddora and her subordinates all looked at Han Xiao, their expressions changing instantly, their faces filled with disbelief.
To withstand three Calamity Grade and even hold off the mothership's main guns—that's incredibly powerful. The Goddora people could tell just how intense the battle was just by looking at the battle scars around them.
The higher-ups at Goddora were anxiously awaiting the outcome. They weren't concerned about Planet Aquamarine, but rather about Han Xiao's safety. Only if Han Xiao lived could the intelligence exchange continue.
When the higher-ups learned that DarkStar had deployed three high-level combatants against Black Star, their hearts sank. They assumed DarkStar had discovered Black Star's intelligence theft and that was why they had taken action. However, Nagokin's report astonished them: Black Star had actually fought three opponents single-handedly without being defeated. And these weren't three weaklings, but three powerful individuals considered high-level combatants in interstellar space! He even withstood the main cannon's attack. This level of strength was astonishing, even to the well-informed higher-ups of Goddora.
Black Star's performance has already placed him among the ranks of top-tier combatants!
Both the Six Nations and the Sanctuary have suffered varying degrees of damage, and manpower is being organized to deal with it. Since the people of Goddora have already come, they are temporarily stationed here in case DarkStar makes a surprise attack, and they are also helping to clean up the mess.
Everywhere were ruins, flames raged, and smoke billowed. Many wounded were dug out of the rubble by guards, clutching their bleeding wounds and screaming in agony. Residents who had lost their families stood there blankly, sobbing uncontrollably. It was a scene of human tragedy. Although the DarkStar had been repelled, it had caused countless separations and deaths, and the wounds would forever remain in the hearts of the survivors.
Many surviving residents had no time to grieve; they actively joined the disaster relief efforts, contributing their own strength and uniting as one to overcome the disaster.
Han Xiao rested for a while, then got up and headed towards the base. Along the way, rescue workers rushed past him, all hurrying to save lives and not stopping in front of him. But as they passed by, these rescue workers would spontaneously nod and salute Han Xiao, their faces filled with solemn respect and unspeakable gratitude.
Upon entering the base area, Hila greeted them, scrutinized them carefully, hesitated for a moment, and asked uncertainly, "Aren't you injured?"
Aurora quickly interjected, "Tell me if you're injured, I can heal you."
"I've seen plenty of these kinds of small scenes." Han Xiao waved his hand, his face neither flushed nor out of breath, completely unfazed.
"... I'm glad you're alright." Hila paused, then didn't say anything more.
"Hehe, I was really worried about you just now," Aurora giggled.
"If you die, we'll have no way to survive either," Hila explained immediately before Han Xiao could even look at her.
Han Xiao rolled his eyes and said, "Helping me as soon as possible is more effective than saying anything else."
Hila had never directly accepted Han Xiao's invitation before, but this time she didn't deny it. She slowly said, "I will devote myself to training at the Dragon Emperor and become stronger as soon as possible."
"Me too," Aurora quickly raised her hand.
At that moment, Bennett walked over from the side, looking sorrowful.
"The area surrounding the Sanctuary is almost completely destroyed and can only be rebuilt. The losses in the Six Nations are even greater; many cities have been destroyed. They are busy with disaster relief and asked me to thank you for sending reinforcements on their behalf, otherwise the losses would have been even greater. Preliminary estimates suggest that twelve million people may have died on Planet Aquamarine, and the number of injured and disabled may be several times that number."
"This result is already very good." Han Xiao shook his head.
From start to finish, the DarkStar attack only lasted a little over ten minutes, yet it caused tens of millions of casualties. The efficiency was terrifying. Without the restraint of mercenary groups, Nagokin, players, and others, the losses would have been even greater.
The Goddora reinforcements actually arrived very quickly, thanks to the warp stations that Goddora had set up well in advance. Otherwise, if DarkStar had been given enough time, it wouldn't just be a matter of how many casualties there would have been; by then, they wouldn't even have been able to find anyone alive to tally the losses.
The city was severely damaged, essentially reduced to ruins, and will require a long time to rebuild.
"Are these attackers DarkStar?" Bennett asked.
Han Xiao nodded.
"Hateful..."
Bennett looked angry and helpless. Even though he knew who the enemy was, he had no way to deal with them, and he didn't even have the right to talk to them. He could only swallow the bitter pill and chew on his hatred.
"Don't worry, I'll handle DarkStar's problem. You don't need to worry about it." Han Xiao smiled.
Patting Bennett on the shoulder, Han Xiao walked past the group toward the central base, leaving Hila and the others with only his departing the Sight of Father's Back.
Suddenly, the group had a hallucination: the Sight of Father's Back of Han Xiao's back when he left Planet Aquamarine and boarded the spaceship overlapped with his current figure, as if, without realizing it, this old acquaintance had grown to the point where they could only look up to him.
Back in his room, Han Xiao took a shower and changed his clothes. The battle had exhausted him, and as soon as he relaxed, his stomach started to rumble with hunger. He ate more than twenty highly concentrated nutrition bars before he felt like he had regained some of his strength.
Knock knock knock--
A knock suddenly sounded at the door. When the door was opened, a group of Melos's executives were standing outside.
Most of the mercenaries had gone to support the Six Nations and had only recently returned. Upon their return, they were all stunned to learn of Han Xiao's achievements. They initially thought their leader had changed, and only after repeatedly confirming the news did they accept the fact. They rushed over to visit Han Xiao as soon as possible.
As soon as the door opened, everyone rushed into the room.
"I heard you repelled three Calamity Grade, and even the main cannon couldn't damage you?!"
Melos looked at Han Xiao with surprise, examining him from head to toe, and asked in confusion:
"When did you become so amazing? I didn't know!"
You'll know when you have time to play a match.
"This... let's not do it." Melos shuddered.
In the past, sparring could be called friendly competition, but now it's purely one-sided humiliation. He doesn't want to be bullied, and the only way he can beat the leader is by playing cards.
Han Xiao smiled and turned to see Sylvia staring at him with sparkling eyes.
"Teacher, I want to learn this!"
"Get lost, you fucking want to learn everything."
"No, I want to learn!"
Forget about it, you can't learn that.
Sylvia's face fell, and she muttered, "That's too much, how could they do that..."
Beside her, Jinda winked and licked her lips.
"Commander, I didn't know you were so strong. How about we... give you a try sometime?"
"Go find Harmon, I'm not interested." Han Xiao's lips twitched.
Harmon, suddenly called upon, scratched his head, turned to Jinda, and said in a muffled voice, "Want to fight? I'm ready anytime."
"I wasn't talking about fighting!" Jinda's face stiffened.
"Bullshit, that's just fighting..." Volga's Eldest curled his lip.
Amidst the commotion among the officers, only Fording smiled warmly and asked with concern, "Black Star, are you alright?"
"It's nothing serious."
Han Xiao nodded, glanced around, and asked, "Where did Aroshia go?"
Aroshia didn't come with the group of officials to visit... oops, to visit herself.
"She was overexerted and went to the reactor to recharge."
Han Xiao nodded in understanding; Aroshia was an energy being, and the reactor was her resupply station.
The group of cadres chattered and argued for a while, which gave Han Xiao a headache. He sent them out to help with disaster relief and stayed in his room to rest.
He didn't need to get involved in disaster relief; Master Han had more important things to do.
This battle caused him to lose a large number of machines. His immediate priority is to rebuild his mechanical legion and restore it to its original size. The second thing is to advance to the Calamity Grade as soon as possible. He is currently level 136, and his combat power is approaching the Grade A threshold. He estimates that he will be able to enter the Calamity Grade realm once he breaks through level 140.
The level 140 advancement coincides with the next racial ascension, resulting in a significant boost.
Perfect timing! The [Virtual Mechanic] class is currently at level 11, with a level cap of 20. This means that when the total level reaches 140, there will be no job change quest, only an advancement quest. I also have one [Mission Settlement Card] left, so I can advance directly.
However, although it is only four levels away from the advancement limit, each level requires a massive amount of experience. From level 136 to level 140, it takes more than 3 billion experience points.
The level cap was 60 in version 1.0 and 90 in version 2.0. As the experience required to level up increased in later versions, the level cap would gradually decrease in each subsequent version, requiring players to spend increasingly more time leveling up.
At the start of the battle, Han Xiao used all his stored experience to level up. If he wanted to earn more than 3 billion experience points in a short time, he could only do so by taking them from other players.
Goddora is secretly preparing for the final battle, and DarkStar is kept in the dark. He needs to quickly recover his strength before he can get involved. The [Alliance of Goddora] is also a main storyline.
"Looks like I need to update a batch of skills and knowledge. Luckily, I have plenty of funds in the account, so I can buy up a lot of Pugilist Class and Esper Class profession knowledge, copy it, and resell it. I just need to change the price from money to experience. Oh, and by the way, I also have some newly acquired dungeons that I can sell for a while."
Han Xiao was already very familiar with this method, and casually opened the player forum to check on the players' situation.
Various posts came into view. The entire Planet Aquamarine section was filled with posts about himself. The forum had been ignited by the battle just now. Countless screenshots and videos recreated the historic moment when Han Xiao took on the main cannon head-on, which was incredibly shocking and made the players extremely excited.
The hottest posts list has once again been dominated by itself.
Han Xiao casually browsed some posts, and the sheer volume of praise he received made his scalp tingle and his whole body break out in goosebumps.
All these posts from players can be summarized in a few words:
--Awesome! Incredible! Stunning! Absolutely cool! I'm in love!
Players who have already joined the Black Star Mercenary Group are the happiest. The stronger the faction leader, the more prestige they have. Above them is the Dragon Emperor, Ames. Just thinking about it makes them feel that this faction has a bright future.
"This incident, however, has become a catalyst, making players feel that the storyline on Planet Aquamarine has come to an end, and it's the perfect time to move to a higher stage, guiding them into interstellar space..."
Moreover, given Goddora's needs and the duties of an interstellar news reporter, what happened on Planet Aquamarine should be widely publicized. If I'm not mistaken, in a while, many uninvited guests may arrive on this planet.
Han Xiao's eyes flashed... This was a good opportunity to move on to the next phase of the plan!