Landing on the ground, Han Xiao gestured with his finger, and the cable lines that he unplugged were plugged back into the energy collection device. He then walked out of the room, and his consciousness entered the quantum network. With two fingers, he grabbed Phillip and brought Phillip in front of him.
"Has anything happened recently?"
"Let me see, hum…"
Phillip then took out a holographic book and pretended to flip through it. An animated lightbulb then lit up above Phillip's head.
"A few dozen dynasty organizations issued an invitation to you. They wish to get to know you, master, hum…"
"They're here again," Han Xiao said helplessly.
It was no secret that he was touring the dynasty's territory. Most of them knew not to disturb him, but a small portion of them wanted to cling onto his thighs, and there were already a few hundred organizations that had invited him. They were all rejected by Han Xiao without exception.
"Reject them all if there are no invitations worth paying attention to." Han Xiao waved his hand.
"I looked through all the invitations, and there is a pretty interesting invitation that I think you may be interested in, hum…"
As he said that, the invitation was displayed before Han Xiao.
"Your Excellency Black Star,
"I am the founder of the Iapetus Financial Group, and I have always admired the Black Star Army. I wish to work together with the Black Star Army and build a subdivision on Planet Ladbu. Having heard that you are in the area, I wish to invite you to take a look at Planet Ladbu.
"Planet Ladbu feudal lord, Iapetus."
Han Xiao looked through the invitation and could not understand what was special about it.
"What's so special about this? Isn't this an ordinary invitation? Just send someone to build the subdivision. Why is there a need for me to go personally?"
"The problem is, his signature is wrong. When I checked his identity, he isn't the feudal lord of that planet but only one of the individuals participating in the election. I looked through the database, and it is very likely that he is in a precarious situation and thus chose to issue this invitation."
Han Xiao did not have any impression of Iapetus and went online to check on his background. Iapetus' current situation was no secret to a Virtual Mechanic like Han Xiao.
After looking through the information, Han Xiao could guess Iapetus' thoughts, and a look of interest could be seen on his face.
He wants to make use of me? And he doesn't even bother hiding it?
A teasing look could be seen in Han Xiao's eyes.
Their statuses were worlds apart. A small little financial group leader actually wanted to make use of a dynasty bigshot like him?
Without mentioning the rest, he was at least bold enough.
"Master, should I reply to him?" Phillip asked.
Han Xiao thought for a while and smiled.
"Agree to him and change course to Planet Ladbu. Let's take a look at this fellow who has the guts to make use of me."
…
In the room, Iapetus was currently pacing around with a frown. His female secretary was dealing with the administrative work for the election and glanced at Iapetus with concern from time to time.
"Beep beep!"
Right at this moment, the communicator rang, and Iapetus picked it up immediately.
"Brother, are you alright?" Upon seeing the sudden change in his expression, the female secretary could not help but ask that with concern.
"I'm extremely good! Black Star has replied to me and agreed to my invitation. He will be arriving at Planet Ladbu very soon!" Iapetus was truly overjoyed.
"He really agreed‽" The female secretary had a look of disbelief on her face.
She actually did not think that Iapetus' plan would work. In her eyes, a bigshot like Black Star would never bother about insignificant people like them.
"See for yourself."
Iapetus handed the communicator over to his secretary. This was just a bold attempt of his, and he had known that it was unlikely to succeed. Even if Black Star could not see through his intentions, it would be difficult to tempt the other party with such a small amount of benefits. But since Black Star had agreed to their invitation, it meant that their cooperation had begun.
"Make immediate arrangements," Iapetus instructed. "I want to personally welcome Black Star."
"I understand." The secretary stood up immediately and suddenly said with hesitation, "Those few families are already taking action. Should we release news now and get them to…"
"No!" Iapetus rejected without any hesitation. "This information cannot be revealed before Black Star arrives. If it is, I will be in danger. Cancel all my plans during this period. We must not give the enemy any chances!"
…
The representatives of the various wealthy families were gathered together. There was a pale looking man seated on the couch with a box in his hands. His hand had never left the surface of the box.
"What is Iapetus doing? He's cancelled all his plans, hiding at home. We will not have any chances to take action," one of the representatives said.
Another representative then looked at the pale man and said, "Do you have an idea to get rid of him?"
This pale looking man was an assassin that the various families had been grooming. He was a Grade B Cannon Master. He shook his head upon hearing the question.
"I had been observing the security of Iapetus' house. He's hired many bodyguards with a few Grade B Supers. His defenses are extremely tight. Unless he comes out in the open, it will be impossible for me to break into his house."
"I have already come into contact with those Grade B mercenaries," one of the representatives said. "They took my money but told me that they can only pretend to be careless. They cannot betray their employer in the open, otherwise it will affect their credibility. We'd better wait for Iapetus to leave his house."
"If those Grade B bodyguards are on our side, I am confident that I will be able to kill him." The pale looking man smiled coldly.
"Alright, be ready for your orders," one of the representatives said with a dark expression. "Planet Ladbu is our territory, and we will never allow it to be managed by outsiders."
…
A couple of days later, Iapetus finally left the house and took a bulletproof flying device to one of the harbors. His motive was unknown.
The various large families received news and immediately sprang into action. They arranged for the pale looking man to follow behind them and waited for their opportunity.
Very quickly, Iapetus arrived at the harbor, and his flying device landed under the protection of his bodyguards.
The pale looking man followed behind and arrived at a storeroom under the arrangement of the families. There were no windows in the storeroom, but a Cannon Master had the ability to lock onto his target. He was definitely able to aim accurately without the need to see his target. This would allow his assassination to be better concealed.
He opened up the box beside him. The parts of a sniper rifle were stored within it. He rapidly assembled it, and it transformed into an electromagnetic sniper rifle. He then aimed the sniper rifle at Iapetus.
The bodyguards intentionally left a gap that was a huge flaw in the eyes of the pale looking man. He then pressed on the microphone in his ear.
"I am in position. I can open fire anytime."
"Very good." The voice of the representatives entered his ear.
In the city, the representatives monitored Iapetus' movements through the various satellites. After controlling the planet for so many years, they had plenty of resources available to them.
Looking at Iapetus through the satellite, all the representatives could not help but be puzzled.
"Is he waiting for someone?"
"Strange, who would come to meet him?"
"He has a financial group after all. Perhaps he hired some new bodyguards."
"But there isn't a need for
him to personally welcome bodyguards, right?"
Since they could not understand his intentions, they decided to just not think about it. Regardless of what he planned to do, they just had to kill him, and the problem would be solved.
One of the representatives then issued the kill order.
"You can…"
But before he could finish, an emergency call was made from the defensive troops outside the atmosphere.
This representative immediately picked up the call.
"What's going on?"
"This is the observation station outside the atmosphere. An unknown fleet suddenly appeared outside the planet's atmosphere. A group of battleships just broke through the planet's detection net and is landing rapidly. Their target should be the harbor near the capital of the planet."
Upon hearing the location, everyone was stunned.
Iapetus was waiting for this fleet?
Was this a show of force?
"Humph, what's the point of calling people? You're dead for sure!"
Everyone's face darkened.
Just when they wanted to give the kill order, a gasp could be heard over the communicator.
"Wait a moment! I recognize it now. This is the Black Star Army's fleet! Although there isn't an insignia on the spaceships, they passed by here recently, and the number and models of the ships are identical!"
The expressions of all the representatives changed greatly.
At the same time, a gushing sound could be heard at the harbor, and everyone looked up. A group of spaceships was descending at high speed and becoming bigger by the second. The spaceships then landed accurately in front of Iapetus' group and messed up their hair.
Whoosh!
The spaceship's hatch opened, and a tall figure walked out from the spaceship. He then took off his disguise and revealed his true appearance.
"Black Star‽"
All the representatives were dumbfounded, and some of them even collapsed on the ground.
Black Star was a bigshot that belonged to a completely different world from them.
Yet, the person whom Iapetus wanted to receive was Black Star‽
How was that possible‽
What was the relationship between them? Why would Black Star make a trip to such a small planet?
Not just the representatives of the families, even the bodyguards beside Iapetus were shocked.
They could feel an immense pressure from just seeing Black Star's figure, and they felt that even breathing had become difficult.
Right at this moment, the representatives seemed to have been shaken awake from their dreams and roared into the microphone.
"Quickly leave! Stop all your operations!"
All of them were frightened by the sudden visit of Black Star. Before understanding the relationship between Iapetus and Black Star, they would not dare make a rash move.
The pale looking man gulped and swiftly disassembled his rifle before running away at top speed.
Han Xiao looked in the direction the assassin had escaped before glancing at the leader of the group with interest.
"You are Iapetus?"
Iapetus suppressed the nervousness in his heart and said, "Yes, I welcome you, Your Excellency Black Star, on the behalf of Planet Ladbu. Your arrival is our honor."
Although his plan had succeeded and he had already planned what he should say to Han Xiao, his mind completely blanked out when he saw Han Xiao.
His mental state was immediately shaken.
Just what kind of a character did I summon this time?
Han Xiao then sized him up and smiled.
"You are truly bold."
Iapetus' body trembled slightly, and he did not dare reply.
This time, even a deity would not be able to save him.
Chapter 935 - I Will Harvest Crops with a Sickle in My Hands
Iapetus had a respectful attitude before him, and the secretary beside him was extremely nervous.Han Xiao sized the two up and confirmed something in his heart. He did not have an impression of the two, which meant that they were not famous NPCs in his previous life. At the very least, they were not famous among the players.However, not having any fame did not mean that he did not have any ability. The galaxy was extremely large, and there would be many characters that the players had not come into contact to. Perhaps Iapetus did not achieve much in his previous life, or perhaps Iapetus passed away early and thus remained without fame.Han Xiao generally tried looking for those with potential in his previous life, but apart from this, it was also possible for him to dig up some latent talents.
Before coming, the Great Mechanic Han had checked up on Iapetus’ background. His resume was complete, and his background was clean. He had founded a local financial group, and his few strategic decisions showed his foresight.
The way he saw it, although Iapetus did not have any combat strength, he was a capable talent in terms of management and could be brought back to help Sylvia.
With the various thoughts going through his head, Han Xiao did not say anything for a while. His silence had instead increased the pressure that Iapetus felt.
A drop of sweat rolled down Iapetus’ neck, but Iapetus maintained his posture and did not dare wipe his sweat off.
“Are you planning to let me continue standing here?” Han Xiao teased.
“My apologies. It is my oversight. Please follow me. I have arranged everything already,” Iapetus said immediately and cursed himself in his heart. Han Xiao’s immense pressure made him lose control of his own thoughts, and he was afraid that he would incur the ire of Han Xiao.
Iapetus led the way in the front and boarded the flying carrier with Han Xiao and Aurora.
The flying carrier then started moving toward the city. Iapetus and his secretary were seated opposite Han Xiao and Aurora with a reserved attitude.
“You are the one who invited me. Why are you so nervous?” Han Xiao chuckled.
“There are fewer than a hundred people in the universe who can probably maintain their cool before you, and I am not included among the hundred.” Iapetus calmed himself down and attempted bootlicking him.
It was a pity that Han Xiao did not like people sucking up to him. He then suddenly said with a smirk, “Right, you seem to have told me a lie. You aren’t the feudal lord of this planet yet.”
Iapetus tried to calm himself down and forced a smile. “This is only temporary. With my current polls, becoming the feudal lord is only a matter of time.”
Han Xiao did not retort but chuckled. “This means that our Black Star Army will only be able to set up a subdivision here after you become the feudal lord, right?”
This sharp question had targeted the core of the matter. Although Iapetus had such a thought, he did not dare admit it. He could only use his silence to agree.
The other party’s reaction was not out of Han Xiao’s expectations. He then paused for a while and said with a smile, “If that’s the case, why don’t I work together with the current feudal lord?”
“The election date is arriving, and I will definitely become the feudal lord of this planet. I will still be the one in charge of working together with you. Thus, I decided to make use of you being nearby to send you an invitation.” Iapetus knew that this reason was shaky, and it was only an excuse.
Before inviting Han Xiao, he had already considered the possibility of angering Black Star. He knew that Black Star might end up choosing to work together with the other huge families. However, this was a gamble anyway. If Black Star did not come, he would not have the chance to turn the tables. Thus, even if Black Star chose to work together with the large families, his situation would not be any worse than before. After considering the possible gains and losses, he had decided to make use of Black Star’s influence.
Even though he was ‘making use’ of Black Star, Iapetus was extremely clear that it was Black Star helping him. His little tricks would not be able to fool a bigshot like Black Star, and he had not even been confident that Bla
ck Star would show up.
Now that the other party was here, it meant that even if Black Star was aware of his intentions, Black Star was still willing to help him. Thus, there was no need to make things too clear, and both parties would have a tacit understanding of the situation.
Upon hearing the other party’s words, Han Xiao did not make things difficult for him and chuckled.
He could not help but recall a story from his previous life. There was a young man who wanted to become the son-in-law of the world’s richest man. As such, he applied for a job at a famous bank and claimed that he was the son-in-law of the world’s richest man, hoping to obtain a high-ranking post. He then went over to meet the world’s richest man and claimed that he had a high-ranking post in the famous bank and wished to marry his daughter.
Although this story was fake, Iapetus’ strategy was extremely similar to it.
Although it was a little risky and had a low chance of succeeding, Iapetus’ decision wasn’t too bad.
Han Xiao nodded in his head.
However, the other party’s actions were no different from inviting the wolf into his house in Han Xiao’s eyes. With fresh crops jumping right into his embrace, he would be a fool not to eat it up!
Constructing a subdivision on an ordinary planet was almost meaningless to him. What Han Xiao wanted was Iapetus.
Regardless of the generation, talent was the most important resource.
He did trigger a mission on his interface, but the rewards for the mission were pitiful. Since he was already going to help Iapetus, though, he might as well accept the mission.
Han Xiao and Aurora then arrived at Iapetus’ villa, and Iapetus could finally heave a sigh of relief after arranging everything.
The bodyguards returned to their position. After seeing that there was no one else around, Iapetus’ female secretary could not help but hug Iapetus’ neck from behind with excitement.
“Yes! We will definitely win with Black Star’s help!”
Iapetus forced out a smile and then shook his head. “It is enough for Black Star to come. I only want to borrow his prestige. As long as the large families do not do anything underhanded, I will be able to win the election for sure!”
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