The situation became clear. Long Sky and Dynasty would fight for the Divisions Champions and Runner-Up. Temple of God could only fight for Second Runner-Up with another team. As for the Singles, if things went smoothly, Frenzied Sword could very possibly enter the top three, and he had a very high chance of entering the Internationals. As for the champion, not that Han Xiao looked down on Frenzied Sword, but Dynasty’s King Admiral was way too strong. His skills, control, and attributes were almost undefeatable in Version 1.0. Dynasty seemed to have the momentum of becoming the champion; the media favored them.
Even so, Frenzied Sword’s achievements and popularity were way better than what he had boasted in Han Xiao’s previous life. It had definitely been worthwhile cultivating him.
The Divisions lasted for about half a year. The batch of players with the highest level already reached an average level of the limit LV 60.
As Han Xiao was doing his preparation discreetly, Bennett suddenly called him.
“I have arrived at Sanctuary Three. Where are you?”
“Why are you suddenly here?” Han Xiao said jokingly. “Missed me?”
“What do you think?” Bennett said with a very serious tone. “Where did you hide that alien? You didn’t eat him, did you?”
Han Xiao’s smile disappeared, and he frowned. “Did Huang Jian expose it?”
“Talk when we meet. You’re in big trouble this time again!” Bennett said with a low voice, but there was not much blame in his tone… He was already used to having trouble drop from the sky.
Chapter 310 - Raylen's Message
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In the high tower of Sanctuary Three, Bennett stood behind the window with hands behind his back and looked down on the players in the square with deep and mysterious emotions in his eyes.
The door was pushed open. Han Xiao walked in, and Bennett asked with a serious expression, “Is that alien still alive?”
Han Xiao stepped aside, and Kerlodd walked in as well. Bennett’s pupils constricted; this was the first time that he had seen an alien, so he could not help but stare, forgetting himself.
“Native, what are you looking at!” Kerlodd said unhappily.
“He speaks our language?” Bennett said with surprise.
Han Xiao pointed at the translator and explained it to Bennett—only then did Bennett understand.
“Aliens’ technology is indeed advanced,” Bennett commented. He looked at the two of them and said in confusion, “Didn’t you capture him? Why does it look like…”
“We have agreed on some matters.” Han Xiao did not want Kerlodd to hear their following conversation, so he took off his translator.
“How did you know about the alien?” Han Xiao asked.
Bennett shook his head and said in a low voice, “Raylen told me, or else I wouldn’t have known an alien came. They investigated you, confirmed that you captured the alien, and contacted me discreetly to demand that you to give them the alien.”
Han Xiao was not surprised that it was Raylen. Following the traces at that time, they would indeed investigate him. Besides he had never planned to hide it because there was no need to.
“And what if I reject?”
“Their official response was ‘violent methods will be unavoidable’. Raylen is very firm this time.”
Not only was Han Xiao one of the biggest contributors to the fall of the Germinal Organization, but he was also the strongest superhuman in Planet Aquamarine. So, the Six Nations respected him. However, Raylen had made up their mind this time and had a very strong attitude; they were not preparing to give him face and wanted to force Han Xiao to give up the Godoran and control him. Han Xiao inwardly shook his head; Raylen’s hostility meant nothing to him anymore.
Bennett was very speechless. “Can you tell me, how did you kidnap an alien back after a casual walk outside? What do you want to do?”
Han Xiao sat down, looked at Bennett, and said, “I’m planning to leave Planet Aquamarine.”
Bennett was completely stunned.
This message was way too sudden, Bennett only regained his focus after a while and asked with surprise, “Why? Are you really an alien?”
“Compared to the galaxy, Planet Aquamarine is just a tiny rural place. The world is so large, and I want to explore it.” Han Xiao smiled.
Turns out this was the reason for the capture the alien…
Bennett adjusted his mindset very quickly. He had seen a lot of things. After all, he said with some sadness, “You are a friend who shares the same ideals as me. If you’ve really decided that, I can only wish you all the best. I will miss you.”
Han Xiao looked him in the eye and smiled. “That’s a wider world, aren’t you tempted? Do you want to come with me?”
Bennett’s mind drifted away a little. It was like he saw the endless galaxy in Han Xiao’s eyes. Men’s romance was the sea of stars, and one could only look further by standing taller.
His heart started beating faster; the desire for exploration in his heart became stronger.
However, Bennett calmed down very quickly. He shook his head and said, “The sanctuary is my ideal. Sorry, I need to continue it.”
Han Xiao hesitated and said, “There’s actually another reason. A disaster will sweep over Planet Aquamarine in two to three years’ time; I foresaw it. It’s a horrifying disaster, and there’s a very low chance of surviving… Are you really not leaving?”
Han Xiao decided to warn Bennett about the arrival of the Mutation Disaster. After all, Bennett had treated him well. It was dangerous staying in Planet Aquamarine, and Han Xiao wanted to enter the galaxy before Version 1.0. One of the main goals that he had was to avoid the first and most dangerous wave of disaster when the Mutation Disaster arrived in Planet Aquamarine.
With the possible identity of a foreseer, Han Xiao’s ‘foresight’ had reasons to be believed.
However, after Bennett listened carefully to Han Xiao’s rough description of the disaster, his hesitation disappeared completely, and he said, “Then I categorically have to stay; this is my home, and she needs me.”
Han Xiao stared at Bennett for a while before letting out a long sigh.
“Indeed, that’s the type of person you are.”
People’s beliefs differed and could not be forced. Bennett stared at Han Xiao with complicated emotions in his eyes and asked, “Are you leaving to avoid the danger?”
Han Xiao smiled and said, “The solution to the disaster is hidden in the galaxy. Not only am I avoiding danger, but I am also looking for the solution in the galaxy.”
He did not lie to Bennett; solving the Mutation Disaster in Version 2.0 in advance was part of his plan. If he could change the storyline of Planet Aquamarine in Version 2.0, he would definitely gain some Legendary Points.
Hearing this, Bennett smiled and said, “I was not wrong about you. When I heard your speech back then, I knew we are the same type of people.”
We are not! Han Xiao’s lips twitched. That speech had been completely copied from Bennett’s original words in his previous life. The last time that Han Xiao had gone to look for Bennett in Sanctuary One, he had seen the speech hung in Bennett’s office and was specified that the original author was Han Xiao, showing Bennett’s admiration to the speech, and that had been a little awkward for Han Xiao.
Anyway, although their motive was different, their goal was the same, so the motives would not matter.
Since Bennett knew about Han Xiao’s thoughts, he completely left Raylen’s demands behind.
“How are you going to leave Planet Aquamarine?”
“I have already made the arrangements; you will know by then.”
Seeing that Han Xiao did not want to give the details, Bennett held back his curiosity and said, “If you leave, Sanctuary Three will need to elect a new person in charge, do you have anyone to recommend?”
Han Xiao pondered and said, “Huang Yu. He has been dealing with all the daily matters in
the sanctuary, and he is very familiar of the situation here. It will be most suitable for him to take over.”
Through the influence of the Pro League, the Players’ Main City impression of Sanctuary Three was complete. Even if Han Xiao left, the sanctuary’s position would not be affected. Sanctuary Three had his name in it, and every player arriving at the place would be reminded of him.
However, the sanctuary players would not be able to enjoy all of his ‘functions’, which might cause the sanctuary to lose some of its popularity.
Han Xiao suddenly had a new thought. Maybe there’s a way to continue strengthening the influence of the sanctuary even after I leave the planet…
Since he had already told Bennett about the Mutation Disaster, this ‘foresight’ should be able to make more impact. Han Xiao gave it a slight thought and came up with a plan, memorizing it in his heart.
Bennett agreed that Huang Yu was a suitable candidate as well. Suddenly, Bennett said with a serious tone, “There are too many Inhumans in Sanctuary Three, even more than the refugees; they’re taking up too much space. They have unknown origins and are too mysterious. This is a potential security threat, I don’t know how you make them work for you, but if you leave, what are we going to do with them?”
“When the disaster is upon us, the Inhumans will most likely be the pillar of sanctuary’s protection. Don’t be too strict toward them—accept and include them.” As the players grew, the various organizations in Planet Aquamarine feared ‘Inhumans’ more and more, and naturally, Bennett was not an exception. He had to convince Bennett to make sure that his achievements in Planet Aquamarine would not be destroyed.
Upon hearing this, Bennett’s expression changed. “If that’s the case, I will take it very seriously.”
Although he feared the Inhumans, he changed his attitude immediately upon knowing that the Inhumans could protect the sanctuary; this reasoning was very effective on him.
The two of them chatted for a while, then Bennett stood up and said his goodbyes. He had come to deal with Raylen’s message but unexpectedly heard about Han Xiao plans. In this case, Raylen’s warning would not be worrying at all.
On the other hand, the disaster that Han Xiao had told him about gave him a heavy heart; it felt like there was a dark cloud above the path in front of him. He decided to immediately return and write the crisis protocols, strengthen the sanctuaries’ protection, and speed up the plan.
Bennett was sad to see a partner like Han Xiao go, so he said sincerely, “I wish you all the best, and I hope that we can meet again one day.”
Han Xiao reached out to give Bennett a firm handshake.
They smiled at each other.
…
Bennett’s arrival reminded Han Xiao that he should notify some of his friends. Hila and Aurora had stayed in the sanctuary because of him, so he decided to tell them about it first.
On that same night, under the clear sky and Sleepy Winter, he summoned Hila and Aurora to tell them that he was going into the galaxy soon.
As expected, they were surprised, and their faces were filled with disbelief.
“Han Xiao, what is the galaxy like? Have you met an alien?” Aurora asked hurriedly.
During these days, Aurora had been resting in the sanctuary and regained health. Han Xiao also corrected what she called him; he was finally not called an uncle.
Han Xiao asked Kerlodd to come closer and said, “This is an alien.”
Aurora’s eyes were filled with curiosity. “Aliens look quite similar to us. Does he bite?”
This question again! Can’t you natives be more knowledgeable!
Kerlodd could not take it anymore and yelled at Aurora, “I don’t!”
Pa!
Kerlodd fell onto the ground with his face down.
Han Xiao put his hands down and said hastily, “Be kinder to kids.”
“Aliens are so scary,” Aurora mumbled softly.
Hila pointed at Han Xiao with an expressionless face and said, “he’s obviously scarier.”
Chapter 311 - Could It Be That I'm Not Charming?
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lying beside Aurora lazily, Bear Cub suddenly stood up and growled at Kerlodd as a warning. Han Xiao had made Aurora raise Bear Cub for a long time, and this bear had already grown to the height of half a human. It was reaching its youth stage and had developed a strange mutation with characteristics that it should not normally have—its hair glowed lightly, and its attributes seemed to be gradually growing toward an elite level.
Aurora’s power seemed to have a catalytic effect on life forms; young beings could receive special growth by being staying near to her. Some time ago, Han Xiao had come to know that Aurora’s Esper power was called [Dawn of Life]. Its potential grade was also S, just like Hila. That had been an exciting discovery.
The source of this discovery came from combat information. Of course, it was not from him attacking Aurora. He had realized that he had misunderstood how it worked—he could just let Aurora attack him. However, even after a lot of persuading, Aurora had still kept shaking her head, unwilling to attack Han Xiao. She had even been incredibly distraught, thinking that Han Xiao might have been unhappy with her for some reason.
To Aurora, there were only two people in the entire world whom she was close to—one was her older sister Hila, and the other was the person who had torn open the darkness and brought her light when she was at her lowest point, Han Xiao. Other than Hila, Han Xiao was the only one that treated her very well. She only had these two to rely on, so she cared for Han Xiao like an older brother.
After Han Xiao finally convinced her to shoot him with the excuse of testing the performance of his mechanical suit, Han Xiao got the combat information. His initial target was only Hila, and to his very pleasant surprise, Aurora had the same level of potential. To him, it was like a ‘buy one get one free’.
In the original storyline, Aurora had turned into jam, so her future achievements were unknown. This time, she had the chance to grow. Furthermore, with how much she relied on Han Xiao, she was much more dependable than her older sister.
Han Xiao gave Hila a look, signaling that they needed to talk privately, then walked to the side.
Not long after, Hila walked over, stood beside him, and frowned. “What?”
“Do you want to leave this planet with me?”
“Why are you inviting me?” Hila’s expression in her eyes changed a little, and she looked at Han Xiao’s profile.
“Not just you, your sister as well. I know that you two will never separate.”
Hila looked down to consider, and after a long silence, she said slowly, “No.”
Han Xiao raised his brows. “I asked Bennett the same thing. It’s understandable that he’s not coming, but why did you reject?”
“Dangerous,” Hila said. “I need to take care of my sister.”
“It’s dangerous to stay too.”
Hila’s expression turned serious and said, “what did you foresee again?”
Han Xiao roughly described the Mutation Disaster and said, “The disaster will come to you sooner or later even if you stay on this planet. You and Aurora both have very high potential, so your future will definitely be in the galaxy. Even so, do you still not want to come with me?”
Hila’s closed her eyes and fell into contemplation.
The silence continued, like the lonely moon hanging high up in the sky.
After a long time, Hila turned to Han Xiao and said softly, “No.”
Han Xiao looked at her meaningfully, lit a cigarette, and exhaled some smoke. “Okay then.”
His tone was very casual and did not show any signs of wanting to know more, which made Hila doubtful. She frowned and said, “Do you not want to know why?”
Han Xiao laughed and said, “Don’t think of yourself too highly, I just asked. Whether you come or not doesn’t affect me much—you won’t be much of a help with the strength you have now.”
Hila’s eyes turned cold a little. Although she had rejected Han Xiao, feeling the man’s careless attitude, she felt like she was not important to him, and it was embarrassing.
This time, Han Xiao added, “This is your own choice; I won’t force you to do anything under the guise of ‘for your own good’.”
As he was speaking, he took out a string of keys, threw them to Hila, and said coldly, “If the darkness devours the sanctuary one day, these keys lead to my secret base. It can provide a place to hide for you. I’ve left the location information in my office, the laminated back side of the third drawer on the left; I’m leaving it there for you.”
Hila played with the keys. Suddenly, she said, “Are you not coming back?”
Han Xiao put on a half-smile and said, “Do you care about that a lot?”
Hila snorted coldly, raised the keys, signaling that she would remember what he had said, and left.
After she walked a few steps away, Han Xiao’s voice came from behind with a light tone.
“Don’t die.”
Hila’s footsteps paused.
“You too.”
After Hila left, Han Xiao’s smile disappeared. He threw the cigarette butt on the floor and extinguished it with his foot.
From what he estimated, there was more than a fifty percent chance that Hila will leave with him, but Hila had made the other choice unexpectedly. Even after he explained the pros and cons, Hila had still chosen to stay. Other than her sister being the reason, she might have other considerations. The personality of Hila before she turned evil was not easy to guess.
However, Han Xiao’s need for Hila at the current stage was indeed not high. The amount of help that Hila would be to him was not much before her power matured, and she would not even be as effective as those highly skilled players.
Furthermore, bringing Hila along meant that he had to bring Aurora, and the current Aurora was even weaker and could be hurt easily. The galaxy was full of known and unknown dangers. Even though Han Xiao was familiar with Galaxy, he had to be cautious.
Players, on the other hand, were an extremely great help since they could revive, and Han Xiao could enjoy the freedom of acting alone without constraints. There were benefits to not bringing anyone too.
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