<h4>Chapter 526: Godoran Rescue Team</h4>
<b>Trantor:</b> As Studios <b>Editor:</b> As Studios
Somewhere on Aquamarine was and filled with extremely high concentrations of nuclear radiation. The environment was deste and full of decay, with thick smog and dust filling every inch of the area. The blue sky was covered by the haze, and a thickyer of white ash covered the ground. Without a single patch of green as far as the eye could see, the ce seemed utterly devoid of life.
At this time, there were over a dozen narrow, shuttle-type spaceships quietly parked in the area. A group of mixed-blood Godorans were fiddling with a bunch of strange looking machinery.
This group was an ordinary vanguard force from DarkStar, with only the leader having reached Grade B. Their main objective was to infiltrate and conceal themselves, without any need to fight. Even their spaceships were kept in stealth mode, shielding themselves from all sorts of detection equipment. Han Xiao’s fleet had already scanned the entire once, but they had ultimately been unable to discover this small force. DarkStar had invested most of their resources into various forms of stealth and anti-tracking technology, or else they would have been wiped out long ago.
DarkStar had ced an infiltration team on each of thes that held the Mutation Source. Their mission was to monitor the disaster at a close range, using specialized machinery to observe the growth stage of the mutation source’s main body in order to determine its growth. This set of machinery was a gift from the same dealer of the mutation source, truly a kindhearted interster arms dealer.
However, the vanguard was not aware of the location of the Mutation Source, and they did not intend to search for it. This was themand given to them by the top brass.
In fact, a month ago, this vanguard from DarkStar had sessfully infiltrated Aquamarine. However, they had not shown their faces, instead relying on advanced Virtual Technology to link up with the satellites of the Six Nations. Through this ‘sharing of vision’, they were able to observe the mutation disaster and the destruction brought about to the. However, they were unconcerned about such intelligence. It was only after ck Star appeared that the vanguard team started to pay attention, transmitting the news to headquarters.
The top brass stationed at the headquarters of DarkStar were extremely concerned about the development of the n, and with ck Star causing them to lose one of their veterans thest time, they had long treated him as an enemy. This news caused them to feel some surprise, but after a round of discussion, they discovered that the reason ck Star appeared back on Aquamarine was not because of them.
“I’ve investigated it, and Aquamarine is actually ck Star’s hometown. It’s merely a coincidence that we chose this, and Aquamarine should have some means tomunicate with ck Star. Now that the disaster has struck, they probably requested assistance from ck Star, thus bringing about such a situation. The appearance of ck Star has nothing to do with us.”
“In actual fact, this is the most usible exnation. We’ve stayed in the darkness. Up till now, no one should know that this mutation disaster is our n.”
“The disaster relief squad from Godora is about to arrive on the variouss. Just one more ck Star is merely another reinforcement, and Aquamarine is just one of our manys. It will not affect our ns.”
While they were hostile toward Han Xiao, their n was more important. In order not to alert the enemy, DarkStar had rejected the idea of attacking Han Xiao. Furthermore, after investigation, they had discovered that he owned a ckLight Stealth and could run anytime he wanted without them being able to obstruct him.
In their eyes, it was a coincidence that Han Xiao had appeared, and this would not affect the big picture. There was no need for them to be anxious and reveal themselves—the mission was still more important.
The Mutation Disaster was the core of DarkStar’s n, and the crucial party in their next few steps. All they needed to do was wait for the opportunity.
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In the following days, the regional problems within the Garton Star System grew more intense. While the other advanced civilizations watched from the sidelines, nobody wished to help. The unluckys were all situated around the administrative region of Godora, so ording to diplomatic regtions, the problem ought to be handled by Godora.
The other advanced civilizations did not bother to stick their hands into this affair, but nobody reproached them. However, if Godora failed to handle thes in their administrative region, that would be a stain on their name.
Sending disaster relief was optional, of course, but it would affect the civilization’s status and standing within the Shattered Star Ring. Their allies in the system would also start to re-evaluate their rtionship with Godora. As a member of the Lawful Faction, they were a few rules to be observed. For Godora to reinforce its status as the dominant party in the Garton Star System, they had to quell the turmoil of public opinion. As such, they would not sit idly by and would send out disaster relief squads for humanitarian reasons.
Spaceships departed one after another from the space station in Godora, proceeding toward the differents in each star zone. The Six Nations finally received the news that the Godoran spaceship was heading toward Aquamarine.
The upper echelons of the Six Nations were so touched that they almost cried. After suffering for over a month, Godora had finally remembered that it was the parent of all these countries and was willing to pop by.
The technology of Aquamarine was naturally unable to discover the source of the mutation disaster, but they believed that the Godoran technology could definitely do so. With the aid provided by Godora, the disaster would soon be solved.
Even though the Six Nations had deferred to Han Xiao to request for assistance, the long-established status of Godora to the Six Nations would not be weakened so easily. ck Star had promised them that the mutation disaster would be removed in the future, but currently, he had no way whatsoever to identify the source of the disaster. This could not solve their current urgent needs. Hence, toward the problem of the mutation disaster, the Six Nations would still put more trust in Godora than ck Star.
On the day of arrival for the Godoran spaceship, the Six Nations led a delegation of senior officials to wait at the agreednding spot, the coordinates of which they had sent to Godora in advance.
“This is the first time that the Godoran Civilization hase on arge scale. We have to bring out the best etiquette in weing them.”
To be able to see the Godora fleet was a huge event for the whole civilization. Even if the Six Nations were currently ced in a difficult situation, they had managed to recover some semnce ofw and order. To ensure that they would graciously receive their ‘savior’, the Six Nations did not dare mistreat them and actually prepared a grand ceremony.
However, the Six Nations were also at a loss. This was the first time that they would meet with a gctic civilization. They were unaware of the culture of Godorans, and they did not know what the situation in the gxy was. They were afraid of causing any misunderstandings.
On this day, the Six Nations’ astrology centers kept their attention on the sky at all times. Their mission was to be the first to discover the traces of the Godoran spaceships.
In the afternoon, when the sun was at its most piercing, a fleet slowly entered the atmosphere of Aquamarine. Golden spaceships emerged from the clouds, slowly flying over Aquamarine. This satellite imagery was immediately passed on to the Six Nations.
The leaders perked up, preparing with anxious hearts to receive the Godorans at thending point.
At this time, the observers suddenly sent out an urgent report. “That’s not right, the Godorans have suddenly changed their course. They are no longer approaching us!”
“What?”
The officials that were stationed at thending site were shocked and hurriedly referred to the satellite imagines. All they saw was the Godoran fleet not approaching their predetermined location but instead heading toward the Sanctuary.
The eyes of the leaders of the Six Nations instantly bulged in disbelief.
The exchanges between civilizations should technically be handled by the Six Nations, and besides, they were the ones who had requested assistance. Why had Godora thrown them to a corner and instead run over to ck Star?
They were the true rulers of the!
They had initially wanted to personallye into contact with the Godorans, disying the etiquette of Aquamarine. However, the reality proved different from their imaginations. Their painstakingly prepared wee ceremony was wasted, and the upper echelons of the Six Nations wanted to cry, but no tears coulde out. They only had one thought.
<i>To Godora, could it be that the entire civilization of Aquamarine cannotpare to one ck Star?</i>
The leaders of the Six Nations only felt a wave of humiliation rush up to their heads as they thought about the contents of their conversation with Han Xiao—<i>If you wish to talk on equal terms, you have to first leave the.</i>
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The golden spaceships hovered outside the Sanctuary, and the yers ran out in droves to surround them, eximing.
Bet knew of the Six Nations requesting assistance from Godora, but he did not expect the fleet toe over. He also hurriedly ran out to wee them.
Hum!
The underside of all the spaceships opened, shooting out yellow gravitational beams. The Godorans appeared one by one, just like the ships wereying eggs.
The disaster relief squad slowly approached the ground, the head ofmand being Nagakin.
There was a number of new residential areas outside the Sanctuary walls to amodate the refugees. When the soldiers and refugees saw this scene, their mouths opened wide, their faces sluggish. This was the first time that they had seen Godorans, and they were both curious and nervous, staring at the aliens without blinking.
Bet had seen Han Xiao capture one of them in the past, so he managed to maintain a calm image as he walked up.
“Respected Godoran friends, I am Bet, currently in charge of manning this Sanctuary. I represent Aquamarine in weing all of you and thank you for your generosity in providing aid. Our is direly in need of your help.”
Nagakin did not speak but instead pointed up at the spaceships hovering above the Sanctuary. Using the trantor, he said in a severe tone, “What is with the spaceships above here?”
Aquamarine was a simple, and the Godoran troops naturally felt a sense of superiority. They did not ce the natives in their eyes, but to actually see a fleet of interster ships there, they could not help but feel curious.
The reason for the Godorans changing course to the Sanctuary was not because they knew that Han Xiao was present, but rather, they had discovered the fleet under Han Xiao’smand. Thus, Nagakin hadmanded the troops to change course, notnding at the agreed coordinates. This was to investigate the reason behind the fleet’s appearance.
Nagakin possessed the strength of a Cmity Grade Super, and even the aura that he unconsciously disyed was enough to cause Bet’s heart to tighten. He could feel a dangerous aura from the person in front of him, causing him fright. For a moment, he forgot how to speak.
At this moment, Han Xiao appeared from the crowd andughed. “Nagakin, we meet again.”
“It’s you!” Nagakin opened his eyes wide. His severe expression immediately dissipated like storm clouds after a rain, leaving an expression of joy. He boomed inughter, takingrge strides to give Han Xiao a passionate bear hug.
In thest battle when they worked side by side, Han Xiao had left Nagakin on a deep impression regarding his strength. He could not forget Han Xiao and immediately recognized him at a nce.
“ck Star? Hahaha, to think that you’re here too!”
Compared to the disdain Nagakin that had toward the people on Aquamarine, he was jovial toward Han Xiao, literally a heaven and earth difference whenpared with each other.
Hearing his exmation, the people behind Nagakin let out a hubbub of chatter.
“It’s indeed ck Star!”
“The one who killed a Cmity Grade Super together with Commander Nagakin!”
The Godorans hid their arrogance, letting out expressions of surprise as they conversed.
Seeing the duo, Bet let his surprise show, stammering in disbelief, “You... you two know each other?”
Han Xiao let go of Nagakin, smiling, as he replied, “Didn’t I tell you before? I have many friends in the interster region.”
Bet could only numbly nod. He did remember Han Xiao mentioning it before, but he did not know the exact circumstances. To suddenly see the Godoranmander calling Han Xiao ‘brother’, only then did he have a clearer picture of Han Xiao’s status within the interster region.
“You seem to have adapted better than I imagined.” Bet sighed as he replied in aplicated tone.
In the past, Han Xiao had once invited Bet to join him, but he had chosen to remain in Aquamarine. Right now, the disparity between the two was already so far apart. He himself was almost frightened to death by themander’s aura, but the other party seemed to be really friendly toward Han Xiao.
Bet only experienced a moment of distress and quickly recovered his original attitude, secretly happy for Han Xiao.
From afar, the yers were all whispering.
“To think that the Godorans have alsoe to our.”
“Themander opposite seems to be someone familiar to our head.”
“I remember that in the videos of Bun-Hit-Dog, the head had a good rtionship with the Godorans. These should be the reinforcements that the head himself called over to help.”
“That’s insane, the head really has some status.”
“You really have no knowledge. Do you think the term ‘ck Star Network’ was coined for fun?”
Ever since Han Xiao began to recruit the yers, the way that they addressed him had started to change. They no longer called him ck Star, rather changing to the term ‘Head’ instead. Even those yers who had not joined the Mercenary Group also began to call him such, as this made the yers feel closer to him. Before long, this title became popr in the forums, and it stuck as his new nickname.
Because the videos of Bun-Hit-Dog had recorded many stories of the ck Star Mercenary Group, the yers were aware that Han Xiao not only had the backing of Floating Dragon but also alliances with many of the famed mercenary groups in the gxy. In addition, they even had a good rtionship with many of thewful civilizations. Thus, someone had jokinglye up with the term ck Star Network. A lot of them felt that it really made sense. After seeing the videos, they resonated with the name, and it quickly became a trend.
The intelligence of the yers was, however, limited, and they were still unaware that the Mutation Disaster was the scheme yed between Godora and DarkStar, and they also were not aware that it was the Six Nations that had requested help from Godora... In short, they did not know anything, and thus, at this juncture, they still thought that the Godoran fleet had been summoned by Han Xiao.
<i>Indeed, it is the ck Star Network!</i>
Nagakin was jubnt for a while, but he suddenly recalled his own mission and raised a question. “That’s right, why are you here?”
Han Xiao’s expression did not change as he replied, “This is my hometown, and my objective is the same as yours. I’m here to also stop the disaster, and now is the time that I need the Godorans’ help. Let’s not dilly-dally. Let’s just go in and talk.”