Recaps

Han Xiao returned to Planet Aquamarine as the Mutation Disaster spread, organized the Sanctuary and the players, and brought the Six Nations under his command. As Goddora arrived to discuss stopping the outbreak, Han Xiao prepared to confront the disaster’s hidden cause.

• Ashes confirmed Anur’s death and fled Noriosse after Han Xiao mocked him, while DarkStar ordered its forces to abandon the mission.
• Han Xiao borrowed money from Rockefeller, established Black Star Number One Base on Planet Golden Gate, and prepared his mercenary group for the coming crisis.
• Version 2.0 began as riots and mutations swept Planet Aquamarine, and Han Xiao’s mercenaries rescued the Third Sanctuary before he revealed himself to Bennett, Hila, and the players.
• Han Xiao explained that the Mutation Source was deliberately unleashed and expanded suppressant production, while players flocked to the Sanctuary and competed to join his mercenary group.
• Han Xiao negotiated the Six Nations into placing their forces under his command, then recruited prisoners from Death Knell Island and learned from Hannes that a Goddoran had been connected to Planet Aquamarine’s wars.
• Han Xiao reached level 120, trained with Harmon, and Aurora restored Melos’s severed arm despite Hila’s objections.
• DarkStar monitored the Mutation Source without changing its plan, while Goddora’s fleet diverted to the Sanctuary and Nagokin reunited with Han Xiao, who invited him to discuss stopping the disaster.

Han Xiao uncovered Goddora’s role in Planet Aquamarine’s past, built up his mercenary group, and led it against DarkStar’s assault. As the Mutation Disaster worsened and DarkStar destabilized the Garton Star System, Han Xiao went to Dragon Calm and persuaded Ames to join him in recruiting the Inhumans.

• Han Xiao discovered that Keton and Angley had provoked Planet Aquamarine’s great war for entertainment, and Bennett and the Six Nations chose to support Han Xiao after learning the truth.
• Han Xiao advanced to Virtual Mechanic and created ranks and rewards for his mercenary group, while the players abandoned Goddora’s recruitment effort after learning about Keton’s confession.
• DarkStar attacked Planet Aquamarine, and Han Xiao’s mercenaries defended the Six Nations and Sanctuaries, captured nine assault ships, and helped Nagokin seize the command ship and Norcap.
• The Mutation Source evolved, triggered a mass outbreak in the Sanctuary, and directed infected people to flee until Han Xiao and the relief forces subdued them.
• DarkStar destroyed much of Long Arc and intensified pressure on Goddora, while Han Xiao left Planet Aquamarine for Dragon Calm, intending to offer Goddora the Mutation Source.
• Beverly and his pirates tried to steal the Blacklight Stealth at Juberly Hub, but the ship activated and attacked them, and Han Xiao captured Beverly before continuing to Floating Dragon Island.
• Ames tested Han Xiao’s strength and agreed to travel with him to recruit the Cosmic Wonders, despite the escalating conflict between DarkStar and Goddora.

Han Xiao helped end Planet Aquamarine’s Mutation Disaster, then led its defense against DarkStar’s invasion. After surviving a mothership cannon blast and driving DarkStar away, he made Planet Aquamarine a branch base and won widespread recognition across the Shattered Star Ring.

• Han Xiao sold Goddora the Mutation Source, introduced Ames to Hila and Aurora, and persuaded the sisters to train under her after she demonstrated her strength.
• Han Xiao organized a planet-wide search with Goddora, the Six Nations, and players, then destroyed the Mutation Source and earned new abilities.
• DarkStar attacked Planet Golden Gate, but a joint fleet of mercenaries helped Goddora repel the assault after Han Xiao arranged their response.
• Han Xiao obtained DarkStar intelligence from Resta and warned Planet Aquamarine, but Degulish, Ashes, and Terry attacked before reinforcements could arrive.
• Han Xiao unleashed his mechanical legions and held off the three Calamity Grade fighters while DarkStar assaulted the Sanctuary and the Six Nations.
• DarkStar’s mothership fired its main cannon at Han Xiao, but he survived the blast and continued fighting until Goddora’s fleet arrived and forced DarkStar to retreat.
• Han Xiao checked on Hila and Aurora, promised Bennett he would deal with DarkStar, and planned relief work, rebuilding, and recruitment of the players.
• Han Xiao told reporters that Planet Aquamarine would become a Black Star Mercenary Group branch base and a Dragon Calm field base, and news reports spread his name across the Shattered Star Ring.

Han Xiao reached Calamity Grade, led the Black Star Army in Goddora’s campaign that destroyed DarkStar’s main force, and expanded the faction with new ships, recruits, and business support. The arc ended with Han Xiao recruiting Reynold and secretly placing the DarkStar agent Borick under observation.

• Han Xiao reached Grade A after completing his third racial sublimation and accepted Goddora’s offer to join Operation Hodlias.
• Han Xiao and the Black Star Army helped Goddora destroy DarkStar’s six motherships, captured Degulish, and earned a victory ceremony and the Gaol Golden Statue Medal.
• Ashes escaped, and the DarkStar leader ordered him to leave the Garton Star System while seeking support from a secret ally.
• Han Xiao returned to Planet Golden Gate with Goddora’s warships, established Number One Base, and arranged a long-term investment agreement with Rockefeller.
• Han Xiao sent mercenaries to Planet Sunil, then tracked down Slaik and defeated the Purple Snake Space Pirate Group, capturing its fleet and extracting Ability Potions.
• Han Xiao expanded recruitment and the faction store, while Borick infiltrated the applicant line and Han Xiao secretly marked him after recognizing him as a DarkStar agent.
• Han Xiao accepted around five thousand applicants, sent more than a thousand to training, and discovered that Reynold was a powerful Grade B+ Mechanic with extensive blueprint knowledge.