The movements of DarkStar have been closely watched by many parties, especially after the Battle of Planet Golden Gate. Various reports and public opinion have favored Goddora, proclaiming a great victory and expressing a sense of pride. Countless interstellar citizens are looking forward to what will happen next.
Most people didn't expect the news of the second victory to come so quickly.
The protagonist of this incident is none other than an indigenous planet called Planet Aquamarine!
Many people found it unbelievable. It was reasonable for Goddora to defeat DarkStar, but how could an indigenous planet possibly defeat DarkStar?
People only learned about this incident from different sources and did not know the specific details.
For most people, Planet Aquamarine is just one of countless low-level planets. If it weren't for the fact that it's one of the disaster planets, many people wouldn't even know about this planet, and their impression of it would be very vague.
As for Black Star's reputation, most ordinary people are not familiar with him. Although Han Xiao is a target that needs to be taken seriously in the eyes of major forces, and they can guess that this incident is mostly related to Black Star, mercenaries are not celebrities to ordinary people. They will not deliberately remember the name of a mercenary. Han Xiao's reputation mainly circulates at a higher level.
In the interstellar network, many people were itching to know the cause and effect of this event. There were no bystanders when it happened, which contained extremely high news value. Many interstellar reporters acted spontaneously, like cats smelling fish.
In just a few days, spaceships from different news channels headed towards Planet Aquamarine, ready to conduct on-site interviews and uncover the truth—how exactly Planet Aquamarine defeated DarkStar.
For the first time, Planet Aquamarine, a nearly untouched native planet, has garnered the attention of countless interstellar citizens and has welcomed a large influx of interstellar visitors of normal human caliber.
Planet Aquamarine became lively.
A few days after the DarkStar attack, with the help of the Goddora people, the Six Nations and the Sanctuary had barely finished cleaning up the battlefield and tidying up the ruins. Everything was in ruins and needed to be rebuilt. At this critical moment, news ships arrived on Planet Aquamarine and were blocked in outer space by the Goddora fleet.
The Goddora Fleet did not intend to allow the group of reporters who had come upon hearing the news to enter Planet Aquamarine, partly for security reasons, but also for other, deeper considerations.
The Six Nations powers were completely unaware of this and did not know that Stars visitors had arrived, as they had no means of interstellar communication.
The reporter was unable to contact the sovereign civilization of Planet Aquamarine, but someone quickly remembered a previous report that the Black Star Mercenary Group was also on this planet, so they turned to contact the Black Star Mercenary Group.
"They've finally arrived."
Phillip relayed the message that Han Xiao had anticipated this, as the group of reporters was a key element in his plan. He then contacted Nagokin and instructed him to instruct the fleet commander to make way.
The fleet commander was instructed not to let the reporters in, but he was ordered to follow Nagokin's command while guarding Planet Aquamarine. After careful consideration, he was unwilling to provoke Black Star —especially after witnessing Black Star's power—so he reluctantly ordered the fleet to make way.
Stars journalists excitedly entered Planet Aquamarine. Many of them were highly professional and immediately sensed something amiss—they were looking for the Black Star mercenaries, but the Goddora fleet obediently gave way, which seemed to contain deeper information.
The people of Goddora are actually giving face to the Black Star Mercenary Group!
Many reporters immediately had a vague intuition that, in the eyes of the Goddora people, Black Star was probably not just an ordinary mercenary, and that he may have played a significant role in the event of defeating Black Star DarkStar.
These Stars journalists respected the regime of Planet Aquamarine. One by one, their spaceships landed in the Six Nations, Six Nations only then realized that Stars visitors had arrived. They were both surprised and nervous, and hurriedly went to greet them.
The people of the Six Nations and the Planet Aquamarine were seeing so many different kinds of aliens for the first time, and they found it all novel and strange. The reporters identified themselves and explained their purpose, and the leaders of the Six Nations were overjoyed, realizing that this was an unprecedented opportunity.
A fantastic opportunity to connect with the stars!
For a long time, the Six Nations could only communicate with Goddora in one direction and knew very little about the interstellar environment. This situation was only alleviated after Black Star returned.
This time, however, it was the attack on DarkStar that drew interstellar attention. This was of great significance to an indigenous planet. The leaders of the Six Nations received the reporters with great enthusiasm, all feeling that this misfortune had turned into a blessing in disguise, proving a principle that risk and opportunity are often proportional.
Although the Six Nations were unfamiliar with interstellar hospitality, they were very humble and kept asking the reporters questions. The reporters answered all their questions, as they needed to maintain good relations with the Planet Aquamarine Planet Aquamarine to gather material. The reporters also lacked the arrogance of interstellar people and did not look down on the natives—this planet had repelled the DarkStar, so it deserved the necessary respect.
Soon, the high-ranking officials of the Six Nations learned from the reporters that they had been blocked in outer space, and that it was Han Xiao who had allowed the reporters to enter. They were immediately filled with gratitude towards Han Xiao, because it was Black Star that saved their planet from destruction, and now it was Black Star that gave them the opportunity to make contact with interstellar space.
Sure enough, clinging to Han Xiao's coattails was the right thing to do; the other party had already begun to fulfill their private agreement and help them develop.
On the other hand, after the conversation, the reporter also learned that the main reason for defeating DarkStar was the Black Star Mercenary Group, which immediately confirmed their previous guesses.
--No wonder Goddora gives Black Star face.
However, the Six Nations were not very aware of the process, as they were preoccupied with their own problems at the time and only learned about it afterward.
They took many photos of the attacked city, which were valuable materials. The reporter then rushed to the Sanctuary to interview those involved.
As the spaceships arrived at the Sanctuary, the first thing they saw were two enormous craters, clearly the marks of a battle.
They had come to the right place! The reporters perked up and, without a word, picked up their cameras and started snapping away at the crater.
The spaceships landed one after another, and the reporters came out. Melos was already waiting for them. He glanced at them and said indifferently:
"Come with me to the conference room; Black Star will be giving you an interview."
The reporters nodded repeatedly and hurriedly followed, a different attitude from that towards the Six Nations.
Although these journalists were not arrogant and maintained an equal attitude towards the Six Nations, even without looking down on them, the indigenous people were still different and didn't have much in common.
However, in front of the Black Star Mercenary Group, these Stars reporters spontaneously adopted a humble posture. The Black Star Mercenary Group was a higher-level entity, and this respect came from the heart, not from pretense.
Upon arriving at the conference room, Han Xiao hadn't come over yet, so the reporters had to wait. However, they didn't sit idle; they interviewed Melos first.
Melos had already received instructions from Han Xiao to deliberately stay here so that reporters could interview him, and he recounted the entire process in detail:
"... At that time, DarkStar dispatched a large number of spaceships to attack the Six Nations, including us. The captain was DarkStar's target, and the enemy sent three Calamity Grade combatants to besiege him!"
Black Star single-handedly took on three Calamity Grade? Since he's still alive, the outcome is self-evident!
The reporters were in an uproar and quickly took notes:
"Only with the combined might of the three Calamity Grade dispatched by DarkStar can they dare to fight Black Star!"
Melos continued, "The captain single-handedly held off three of the most formidable enemies, bearing the greatest danger. The three Calamity Grade failed to break through his defenses, so they used the mothership's main cannons to attack him..."
The reporter was amazed and recorded it again:
--"Three Calamity Grade victims were beaten up and forced to use the ship's main cannon!"
"... The two craters outside are the marks left by the main cannon fire. The commander withstood a shot with his body, remaining almost unharmed; even the main cannon couldn't damage him. DarkStar then fired a second shot, but fell into the commander's trap, almost killing their own Calamity Grade member, so they dared not fire again..."
This is juicy news!
The reporter was stunned and hurriedly began to write:
"His bare body withstood the main cannon raining down from the sky, Black Star taunted, 'One more shot!'"
"... Finally Goddora's reinforcements arrived, and DarkStar, unwilling to engage Goddora, was forced to retreat. That's the whole story." Melos shut his mouth.
The reporter applauded enthusiastically, then buried himself in his pen and began writing furiously:
"Black Star displayed its might, DarkStar fled in disarray!"
After a while, Han Xiao guessed that Melos had finished the interview, and then arrived at the conference room just in time.
The reporters instinctively stood up, their faces full of respect, and all called out "Lord Black Star," giving Han Xiao a sudden feeling of a homeroom teacher on patrol.
Han Xiao sat down, and the reporters immediately began interviewing him, confirming the process Melos had just described, and asking many questions, such as whether he felt pressured facing three Calamity Grade enemies, what it felt like to be hit by the main cannon, and what his views were on DarkStar's actions and principles, making Han Xiao feel like he was holding a press conference.
Han Xiao patiently answered the questions. Spreading the story relied on these reporters, which brought extra fame and recognition. Events that could become Legend Points naturally had plenty of potential rewards.
As the interview drew to a close, a reporter asked one last question:
"Lord Black Star, do you stay on Planet Aquamarine to help this planet resist disasters and fight enemies because it is your home planet?"
Upon hearing this, Han Xiao's eyes flashed, and an idea came to him.
"That's just one of the reasons..."
"Would you mind telling me another reason?" the reporter asked quickly, sensing an opportunity.
Han Xiao chuckled and said, "There's nothing wrong with telling you. Planet Aquamarine is not only my hometown, but it's also the location of a branch base that our Black Star Mercenary Group is planning to expand into. It's one of the bases for Dragon Calm's field armed forces. Some time ago, Dragon Emperor came to visit Planet Aquamarine for an on-site inspection, so my job is to repel any invading enemies."
The reporters' eyes lit up with delight; this was another hot scoop!
It turns out that Planet Aquamarine is a planet protected by Black Star and Dragon Calm!
Han Xiao nodded secretly. From today onwards, Planet Aquamarine would no longer be a low-level planet without any special features. It would be branded with the Dragon Calm label. This title would be a talisman, enough to deter at least 90% of those with ill intentions—especially the countless shark-like space pirates.
After all, he wouldn't stay on Planet Aquamarine forever, which would be more beneficial than harmful to both the Planet Aquamarine civilization and his own base.
Besides improving security, Dragon Calm's reputation can also attract investment, with some conglomerates spontaneously coming to invest, which can greatly accelerate the speed at which Planet Aquamarine connects with interstellar space.
Since Planet Aquamarine is one of the territories of Dragon Calm, even though it is still an indigenous planet, the consortium will make initial investments, reveal some common technical knowledge, and help the Six Nations quickly improve their technological level. In doing so, they will fulfill their treaty with the Six Nations. Although they suffered an attack, this also made the interstellar community aware of this planet, and it was through destruction that it was rebuilt.
At the same time, labeling Planet Aquamarine with the name of Dragon Calm was also a way to avoid future risks. Even if the Six Nations become more powerful and assertive in the future, they would never dare to break the treaty and turn against them. They would be well aware of the consequences of losing the Dragon Calm name.
Thus, the official regimes were the Six Nations, while the actual controllers in secret were...
Ames.
--Of course it wouldn't be himself; Master Han has that much self-awareness.
However, given Ames's hands-off personality, she will have a lot of say.
What does "three no-man's-land" mean? It means not caring about this, not caring about that, not caring about anything!
Ames naturally wouldn't object, and as for Jenny, the head housekeeper in charge of the actual operations... ha, shouldn't loving colleagues clean up each other's messes!
The reporter left satisfied, having made a fruitful and fruitful trip.
The following day, multiple news channels in the Garton Star System simultaneously released related reports, detailing the "real process" of Planet Aquamarine repelling DarkStar. The reports included text and photos, with images of the craters taking up the largest portion of the coverage.
After taking one look, Han Xiao almost spat out his drink, grabbing Melos by the neck and roaring angrily.
--You promised to tell the truth! What exactly did you tell the reporter?! Did I ask you to lie?! Did I ask you to lie?!
Melos felt wronged. "I told the truth! Who knows how much embellishment those reporters made?"
In the Galaxy, news of this incident spread far and wide, causing an uproar not only in the Garton Star System, but also among other star systems and clusters in the Shattered Star Ring that were paying attention to the DarkStar incident. They all knew that a guy named Black Star had single-handedly dealt with three Calamity Grade combatants and even withstood a shot from the DarkStar mothership's main cannon.
Even star cluster-level civilizations have remembered the name Black Star.
The Shattered Star Ring caused a sensation!