<h4>Chapter 216: Dark Net Director, Third Sanctuary</h4>
<strong>Trantor: </strong>As Studios <strong>Editor: </strong>As Studios
The invitation from Bet signified his trust. The meeting point this time was the first shelter that Dark Net was building, located in a city ruins named ‘Ruins of Lloyd’ in a wastnd in the Northern Continent. It had once been the financial center of a dead nation in the Northern Continent.
Han Xiao sat in Bet’s private helicopter. When he looked down at the city from the sky, he could see the building process of the shelter. The first thing he saw was the tens of meters tall enormous wall that was being built. In the areas that had yet to bepleted, he could see workers welding steel bars together onto the scaffolding. The concrete of the wall was mixed with other materials and had a metallic feeling to it. With Han Xiao’s professional knowledge, he knew that the wall was so strong that smaller rockets would at most only leave traces of burn marks on it. The wall was built to the standards of a fortress; it was extremely expensive.
The Dark Net’s symbol was painted on the wall in dark red together with the new name of this city.
Bet Sanctuary One!
The helicopter flew past the wall, and the construction machinery came into sight, clearing the roads and the abandoned buildings. Countless workers in gray uniforms ran around doing their job toy the foundation for the new buildings and nning theyout of the city. Steel bars, bricks, wood, and other stacks of industrial building materialsy out in the open, and it looked exactly like a gigantic construction site.
“You named the shelter after yourself.” Han Xiao patted Bet’s shoulder with a smirk. “I didn’t know you’re this shameless.”
Bet pped the palm on his shoulder away and said, “Let’s go. Come to the high ranked officials meeting with me.”
“What has the meeting got to do with me?” Han Xiao asked in surprise.
Bet shook his head andughed. “You’re a high ranked official, too.”
Han Xiao blinked.
Bet cleared his throat and said, “I strongly rmended you to be a director personally. You won’t disappoint me, will you?”
Dark Net had recently reconstructed their high ranked officials, with the highest ranking being the founders such as Bet and one level lower being the various directors.
“What are you talking about?” Han Xiao asked with a serious face. “When did I disappoint you?”
Bet did not know whether tough or cry. He led the way, and Han Xiao saw the construction of the shelter at a close range.
“Sanctuary One is our test. I’ve put in plenty of resources, and it’s progressing quite well. The basicyout should bepleted within a year. Theyout of the shelter is divided into a few sections. In order to have enough basic infrastructure to meet the requirements of its residents, the nts and livestock also needs to form a self-sustained ecosystem so that even if war breaks out in the outside world, the shelter can provide for its own, and the defensive measures are, of course, to defend against enemies.”
Boom!
An abandoned building in front was being demolished, and dust filled the area as it fell down.
Han Xiao waved the dust away and said in awe, “Just this shelter would’ve cost you a huge sum.”
“The Six Nations’ resources can only support two to three sanctuaries,” Bet said with his hands behind his back. “My n is to build at least three to five sanctuaries across the continents.”
“That will be outrageously expensive.”
“This sum of money is insignificant when ites to preserving our civilization.”
“Wow, I could almost see the halo above your head,” Han Xiao mocked.
Bet’s mouth twitched.
After arriving at the new fortress, directors of the Dark Net gathered in the meeting hall. They stood up and bowed slightly to show their respect when Bet and Han Xiao walked in.
ck Phantom had disyed his strength and was now the top fighting force of Dark Net, and with Bet’s support, the high ranked officials present all agreed that Han Xiao’s position was at the same level as theirs.
The high ranked officials reported the progress of Sanctuary One in turn, and when Bet was done settling them, he said, “Sanctuary One has been proven to be practical. The message has been sent out. Many wanderers came to look for protection upon hearing the message. With more residents, the building progress can be sped up.
“At the same time, we can give them job opportunities to take part in the construction process of the shelter, which will aid in strengthening unity. I foresee that in the months toe, as the message of the shelter gets spread out further, more wanderers wille.
“The construction of shelter has to start sooner rather thanter; I have decided tomence the construction of Sanctuary Two and Three immediately.”
The high ranked officials exchanged looks, and one of them asked hesitantly, “Mr. Bet, wouldn’t that be too much of a rush? Why don’t we wait for Sanctuary One to bepleted?”
“Because we don’t have much time. We need to speed up the progress.”
“Sanctuary needs someone to be in charge. Who will be in charge of Sanctuary Two?”
“Xena will be in charge of Sanctuary Two,” Bet said. Xena was currently the highest director of Dark Net and had been rmended by many senior officials. Of course, no one opposed this decision.
“As for Sanctuary Three, ck Phantom will be in charge.”
Han Xiao’s eyebrows shot up. He did not expect Bet to trust him this much and let him be in charge of an entire shelter. The power of this was very huge.
The directors were shocked as well.
ck Phantom had just be a high ranked official, and now he was in charge of such an important issue. It seemed to many that he was not senior enough to do so. Many directors wanted to object, but Bet had already seen through their thoughts. One simple sentence made their mouths shut.
“Each shelter needs someone with extraordinary strength to guard. If any of you have the confidence that your subordinate is stronger than ck Phantom, feel free to object.”
<i>Stronger than ck Phantom? </i>The directorsughed bitterly. Across the entire Dark Net, other than Bet and two others who had already retired, no one could beat ck Phantom.
Bet ended the meeting since no one opposed the decision and brought Han Xiao to a private meeting room. They chatted for a while before Bet stopped debating with Han Xiao over if there should be a reward for being the person in charge of Sanctuary Three. He faced Han Xiao’s look of contempt without any shame and showcased the detailed n of Sanctuary Three.
“Sanctuary Three’s construction is basicallypleted. Its location will be in Graymetal Ruins.”
Han Xiao thought that ce sounded quite familiar, and then he remembered that Graymetal Ruins was where he had set up his secret base. It was quite a coincidence.
Bet briefly exined theyout and that Han Xiao’s mission was to sit in, monitor the construction team, and when any threat arose nearby, he could settle it entirely by himself. There was only one requirementplete the construction of the shelter.
Han Xiao almost fell asleep because of how boring and tedious the exnation was, and at this time, a notification popped up in the interface. Han Xiao was immediately awake.
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You have unlocked a new organization, [Dark Net Organization]. Subsidiary [Blood Pact Society] detected. Rtionship status: Respect (4450/6000) – [Rank One of Killer Leaderboard]
[Dark Net Organization] initial rtionship: Friendly (2225/3000) – [Director]
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Part of the reason Han Xiao was able to be a high ranked official of the Dark Net was because of Bet. If a yer wanted to gain a high position in Dark Net, the rtionship had to be at least Respect, and to be a high ranked official, it had to be at least ‘Reverence’. However, the prerequisite for Han Xiao was not that strict, which was a benefit of being an NPC. It was not restricted by the rigid requirements in the interface.
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You have triggered the rank-A mission [Sanctuary n — Sanctuary Three]!
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Seeing the mission requirements, Han Xiao smiled. It was as he expected. As the person in charge of Sanctuary Three, his mission was construction, and the mission type was also a series mission that was divided into tens of requirements. Each of them was one part of the construction blueprint. For every part of the construction that waspleted, one requirement would be considered met, which included defensive measures, residential areas, bases, buildings, cleaning the ruins, ntations, farms, and many more. It was like modifying a city.
The mission also notified him that if an unexpected situation appeared, he would also be entirely in charge of solving it, and the grading might be lower or higher depending on the situation and results.
The more requirements that werepleted, the higher thepletion grading would be, and the rewards would be given based on the grading.
For the yers, they could take on this main storyline normally, but their situation waspletely different from Han Xiao’s. The yers had to take on different missions from the lowest ranked or middle ranked personnel and take part in the construction from side missions. On the other hand, Han Xiao received the overall mission, which included all the side missions and main storyline missions. This was a benefit of bing the core member of the n—he was very clear on what needed to be done.
Also, his reward was far greater than the yers’. The fragmented missions that yerspleted would all be considered as part of the construction in the end, which indirectly met his requirements. As mentioned before, the requirement for the same mission might even differ based on who was doing it, and with the special rtionship Han Xiao had with Dark Net, he received this mission that had loads of benefits.
“However, there are some problems.” Bet cleared his throat and said, “Due to funding constraints, the resources are concentrated in Sanctuary One and Two. Therefore, there might be not as many people who will be working with you to build Sanctuary Three.”
“How many?” Han Xiao suddenly had a bad feeling. Sanctuary One had tens of thousands of workers, so he would require a simr workforce.
“About a thousand...”
Han Xiao squinted with an expression that said, <i>Are you kidding me?</i>
“It’s mainly because of the flow of the funding not reaching its destination,” Bet said awkwardly. “This will only be the case for the first month. We will hire more people to help you afterward.”
Han Xiao picked Bear Cub, who was sleeping on hisps, and threw it toward Bet. Bear Cub fell onto the sofa upside down and finally opened its eyes slowly.
“Hit him.” Han Xiao pointed toward Bet.
Bear Cub blinked in confusion and only understood after staring at Han Xiao’s finger for a very long time. It then turned over and pped Bet’s left cheek.
Betughed bitterly. He rubbed Bear Cub’s furry buttock then pushed it aside and said, “I know it’s difficult, but you’re the only person that can help me. No one else has the ability to.”
Han Xiao pondered for a while before he nodded and said, “No worries, I will be able to build a basicyout within a month.”
Bet’s requirements for Sanctuary Three were very low. As long as the construction was stable and the ruins were cleaned within a month, it was more than enough. He took Han Xiao’s words as a joke and didn’t take it to heart at all.
“By the way, I have another requirement,” Han Xiao said.
“What is it?” Bet replied.
Han Xiaoughed and said, “Sanctuary Three has to be named after me.”
Since Bet had already done that, how could the Great Mechanic Han Xiao not received the same treatment? And by naming the shelter after himself, it would definitely create a strong, long-term impact.