The Legendary Mechanic c1-1385

by Chocolion, 齐佩甲

  “It has been a long time since we last met. There is a name list and some information over here.”

  Han Xiao knew Lothaire’s personality and did not bother exchanging pleasantries with him.

  After accepting the name list, Lothaire looked through it carefully, and a ball of flames burst out from his palms.

  Hu!

  The name list was then reduced to ash.

  He is a professional assassin indeed, Han Xiao commented in his heart.

  “This list is pretty long, and I will need some time to get rid of them all,” Lothaire said.

  “There’s no need to rush. I will provide you with intelligence.”

  Han Xiao waved his arms before handing a long box over to Lothaire.

  “This is a present for you. Take a look.”

  Lothaire opened the box, and a gold light flowed out from it. Lothaire looked carefully at the item in the box—the Deity Assassinator.

  While waiting for Lothaire to arrive, Han Xiao had sent the Deity Assassinator over from the Flickering World.

  Lothaire then studied the spear and grabbed it.

  The next moment, his eyes narrowed.

  A gold light burst forth from where he touched the spear.

  Hum!

  Golden strands of energy stretched out from his arms and very quickly approached his heart. Lothaire’s eyes also began glowing with a golden light.

  “Eh? This is…” Han Xiao was surprised upon seeing such a scene.

  Nothing had happened when he and Nero touched the Deity Assassinator. Could it be that this weapon gave Pugilists a special bonus?

  However, that was not stated in the item details, and there were other Pugilists that had come into contact with the Deity Assassinator before as well. Why was it such that this strange occurrence only happened with Lothaire?

  Han Xiao waited patiently for a while before the golden light receded from Lothaire’s body, and his eyes returned to normal.

  “What’s going on?” Han Xiao asked.

  Lothaire did not reply but used his actions to answer. He let go of the Deity Assassinator, and the Deity Assassinator floated beside him. He did not make use of any Pugilist flames to control it at all.

  All of a sudden, the Deity Assassinator disappeared with a golden flash, and Lothaire rolled his sleeves up to reveal a tattoo on his wrist in the shape of the Deity Assassinator. The tattoo then transformed back into a spear with a flash. This was one of the enchantments on the Deity Assassinator. It was able to be transformed into an enchantment for storage. However, it was in an unactivated state in Han Xiao’s hands.

  Upon seeing that, Han Xiao understood what was going on.

  “You set up a soul connection with it?”

  “Yes. For some reason, this weapon resonates with me.”

  Lothaire nodded. Stretching out his arms, the Deity Assassinator returned to his hands.

  Han Xiao immediately felt his heart turn sour.

  Nero’s one thing. But even you aren’t a human anymore, huh‽

  Touching an equipment and forming resonance with it? Why can’t something good like that happen to me?

  In order to make the Spacetime Amber and Evolution Cube fall in love with me, I spent so much effort…

  Right at this moment, Han Xiao thought about something.

  “Deity Assassinator… this name…”

  He suddenly realized that the name of this weapon was similar to Lothaire’s experience in his previous life.

  Lothaire went to assassinate EsGod in his previous life and did not return after that… As for the individual who assassinated EsGod… was he not a Deity Assassinator?

  Thinking about this, Han Xiao’s eyes changed.

  F*ck! Nero actually dug this thing out for him?

  Then, aren’t I like Santa‽

  “Do you like it?” Han Xiao weakly said.

  “Thank you,” Lothaire said emotionlessly. But looking at him play with the Deity Assassinator enjoyably, it could be seen just how much he liked the gift.

  “As long as you like it. In any case, I shall leave the mission with you,” Han Xiao said.

  Lothaire recalled the Deity Assassinator and nodded.

  …

  Two months later, in a rundown bar on one of the Modo Civilization’s colonial planets, the customers were in groups of twos and threes, chatting with each other casually.

  Even in the interstellar era, social interaction was still a must, and bars like this were extremely common.

  All of a sudden, the chattering in the bar became softer, and everyone looked at the holographic screen floating in the bar.

  At this moment, the news was being played on the holographic screen, and the entire bar became silent.

  “Yesterday, an assassination took place, and the victim is an important intelligence officer called Madison. He suffered an ambush when out on a business trip. He had plenty of bodyguards with him during the incident, but a spear appeared from nowhere, nailing him to the ground. The spear then disappeared, and the culprit was not seen.

  “This is the fifth intelligence official that has been assassinated in recent times, and the rage of the upper echelons is at its peak. The three Kings personally signed a bounty to catch the culprit.

  “The murderer always uses a spear, and we do not have much intelligence on him. Although many organizations have taken responsibility for the assassinations, we aren’t clear about which organization the assassin belongs to or his motives. For the assassin to be able to grasp the whereabouts of the intelligence officers and avoid records when entering the various planets, he must have a special organization behind him. Before the exact reason is…”

  After listening to the news, everyone had an ugly look on their face.

  Someone said with fear in his eyes, “Just what is going on recently. Why are there so many assassinations? Plus, the targets are all the high officials. This is truly too unbelievable!”

  “That’s right. How many years has it been since we witnessed something like this? Even the officials have been assassinated. This is truly too much!”

  Many of the customers in the bar growled with furious indignation. They could not hide the fear in their hearts.

  This was not as simple as just a few officials dying. This was a matter that would cause fear to spread within society and cause social unrest!

  When meeting such an incident, the Modo Civilization should have thought about locking down information. However, while they were able to control their local media organizations, they could not control the foreign media organizations.

  The first report of the assassinations was made by these foreign media organizations. Furthermore, the evidence was solid, and there was nowhere to hide. As such, the entire Star Field became aware of the event, and a huge commotion was caused. Without even thinking, the Modo Civilization knew that this was the method of organization behind the assassin.

  The bartender shook his head in resignation. Just when he was about to continue wiping the cups, he found a few coins on the bar counter. It was rare for individuals to still use physical cash, but it was still an acceptable method of payment.

  “This is…”

  The bartender scratched his head with doubt.

  “Was there someone sitting there? Why can’t I remember anything?”

  …

  At the same time, Tarrokov called Han Xiao over for a discussion.

  In the office, Tarrokov showed Han Xiao some information.

  “According to Aesop’s prophecy, we intercepted a group of stowaways in that unexplored desolate region. After our interrogation, we verified your intelligence, and the mastermind is indeed the Modo Civilization. I will have to thank you for your aid this time.”

  Han Xiao nodded upon hearing that.

  He had already reported his findings to the dynasty, but the dynasty had chosen to tread cautiously. The dynasty had only given tacit approval to his assassination operation but did not conclude that the Modo Civiliza
tion was the mastermind. They only confirmed the matter after interrogating the stowaways.

  “We also found out who’s in charge of this operation,” Tarrokov said with a deep voice. “He is an intelligence officer of the Modo Civilization, and we need your help to get rid of him.”

  “Er… That might not be possible.”

  “Why?” Tarrokov asked with doubt.

  “Because someone who has died cannot die again.” Han Xiao shook his head and smiled. He then showed a screen of the news broadcast from the Primeval Star River. “I have already taken care of that fellow. You’re too late.”

  “You are truly quick.” Tarrokov was stunned.

  “This shouldn’t be your only reason for arranging to meet me, right?”

  “I really can’t hide anything from you.” Tarrokov chuckled. “I am here to convey the intentions of the Ruler and the upper echelons.”

  “Good news or bad news?”

  “Er, I don’t know,” Tarrokov said slowly. “We have already confirmed the mastermind, and the dynasty will take action. The Ruler agrees with the assassination operation to create some destruction to the Modo Civilization. You can be assured about this. If the Modo Civilization has any objections, we will protect you. However, the dynasty will not provide you with any help, and you shouldn’t go overboard. It won’t be good if you force the Modo Civilization into a corner.”

  “I know. I won’t go too far.” Han Xiao waved his hand. If not, I would have even assassinated the three Kings.

  “Hmm, the dynasty is also going to suppress the Modo Civilization economically. However, you shouldn’t be too hopeful as we won’t invest too much in this. You should also know that the federation and church are still suppressing us. Furthermore, we still need to pay for the expenses of exploring the Flickering World and won’t have too much energy to take care of the Modo Civilization. Thus, we are only putting up a front to warn the other Super Star Cluster Civilizations.”

  Han Xiao frowned. “If the warning isn’t sufficient, the outsiders may see through the dynasty’s weakness and exploit the situation.”

  The dynasty wanted to send out a warning but did not wish to pay a huge price. This was not in line with the dynasty’s benefits.

  The requirement of his mission was to damage the Modo Civilization. Although his assassination operation might be effective, this Grade S mission was too vague and did not display any mission progress. He did not know how far away he was from his target.

  He would have to put in more effort if the dynasty did not help him.

  “I understand,” Tarrokov said with resignation. “However, the dynasty is facing too much pressure.

  If the target was an ordinary Star Cluster Civilization, the dynasty would be able to easily take care of the other party. However, things were not so simple when dealing with a Super Star Cluster Civilization.

  Han Xiao shrugged. “If the pressure is too big, you can just open up the Evolutionary Totem sales.”

  The Federation of Light and Arcane Church were pressuring the dynasty for the Evolutionary Totems. Since the dynasty refused to budge, the pressure that they faced would naturally increase.

  In fact, it could be said that the dynasty was blocking his benefits. If he was allowed to openly sell the totems, he would be able to receive a new batch of orders and receive a never-ending stream of resources.

  The individual who had the Evolution Cube in his hands would be able to grasp this huge business opportunity. As such, there were still upper echelons within the dynasty that wanted to snatch the Evolution Cube from Han Xiao so that they could receive the huge pie.

  The Limitless Financial Group had not remained idle during the second exploration phase and continued to compete with the Germinal Financial Group.

  “Ah, this isn’t something that I can participate in.” Tarrokov was not willing to talk about this and changed topics. “However, you don’t have to worry about the Modo Civilization. Just because the dynasty has its hands full right now doesn’t mean that we won’t punish the Modo Civilization. The dynasty plans to settle the scores in the fourth exploration phase.”

  Hearing that, Han Xiao was excited.

  The fourth phase would be when the Flickering World opened up to the outside world. This would be a good chance to settle the scores.

  All the Super Star Cluster Civilizations were creating so much trouble so that they could receive more benefits from the Flickering World. However, when the Flickering World was opened to the outside world, would the Modo Civilization not be at the mercy of the dynasty when they were in the dynasty’s territory?

  If the dynasty was even more vicious, they might be able to make the Modo Civilization return with nothing.

  The Modo Civilization would have a bleak future if they were recorded in the dynasty’s little book.

  Thinking about that, Han Xiao did not have any issues with their plan and thought to himself, The Primeval Star River is the other party’s territory, and it won’t be easy for me to take revenge on them. Things will be much easier when they are in the Flickering World.

  This means that it would be likely for me to complete the second requirement during Version 4.0.

  Han Xiao planned to remain low profile during this period to fortify his foundations. He could afford to wait.

  Han Xiao then smiled at Tarrokov.

  “Alright, I shall ‘take good care’ of them when they come to the Flickering World.”

  Chapter 990 - Go for Wool and Come Back Shorn

  After coming to an agreement on the matter regarding the Modo Civilization, both of them chatted about the Flickering World for a while before engaging in idle chatter.

  Tarrokov took a sip of tea and said, “The dynasty’s research facility is now studying the Spacetime Splicing Technology. A few of my old friends there told me that this will be a new theoretical direction for research that will give birth to an extremely powerful technological skill. We will now be able to gain a new trump card in the spacetime field. This is all thanks to you.”

  “This is a good thing. Even without me, the dynasty would’ve obtained the technology.” Han Xiao lowered his head and wanted to grab onto the cup on the table, only to have his holographic hand pass through the cup. He then looked at Tarrokov with resignation.

  Upon seeing Han Xiao’s gaze, Tarrokov placed his cup down and coughed dryly.

  “The Federation of Light has the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device, but the dynasty’s spacetime research isn’t a match for them. This time, we obtained the Spacetime Splicing Technology, and we may be able to develop a trademark technology in the future. Thus, a confidentiality agreement cannot be helped.”

  “I understand. This technology will not be spread out from me.” Han Xiao nodded.

  In his previous life, the Spacetime Splicing Technology was monopolized by the dynasty. This time, the dynasty was not able to monopolize the technology and could only request that Han Xiao did not let it spread.

  During this period, Han Xiao’s level and attributes were not increased by much, but he gained quite a few powerful abilities and talents. If the Mechanic Emperor attempted to infiltrate his database again, he would not be afraid anymore, and history would not repeat itself.

  Tarrokov suddenly seemed to have thought about something and smiled. “Speaking of which, the Spacetime Splicing Technology is the greatest wealth of the Kunde Race Civilization. The Modo Civilization is obviously a step ahead of us in this respect, but they were made use of by others and are still hidden in the dark.”

  “If the Modo Civilization knew that their plan didn’t only harm themselves but gave the dynasty a huge advantage, they’d probably regret it.”

  The two burst out laughing together.

  After laughing for a while, Tarrokov changed the topic and said, “With my status, it isn’t appropriate for me to ask you this question, but I still want to ask you… What are your arrangements with regards to your marriage?”

 
Han Xiao’s face suddenly became strange.

  What? You want to be a matchmaker now?

  With both of our statuses, it isn’t too good for you to ask me such a private question, right?

  Tarrokov also had an odd look on his face but continued. “The dynasty places a huge emphasis on their alliance with you and also pays close attention to your lifestyle. Maybe you aren’t aware, but you are very popular among the daughters of the upper echelons.”

  Upon seeing his look of resignation, Han Xiao understood what was going on.

  A Universal Civilization generally would not interfere in the private life of a Beyond Grade A Super. However, the alliance between the dynasty and Black Star Army was currently in the honeymoon phase. The potential that the Black Star Army had displayed resulted in many of the upper echelons having high expectations in him. As such, the idea of a marriage alliance was born, but such matters could not be forced.

  Although the dynasty did not have a royal family, a marriage alliance was still a common method to rope their allies in. A portion of the upper echelons had such thoughts, and the others were happy to see the marriage happen as well. With a marriage between the two, this would cause a change in their relationship. It would be much easier to take care of the Evolution Cube problem as well. Black Star could keep the Evolution Cube after the marriage, and the upper echelons would not find the matter that unacceptable.

  On the other hand, a Universal Civilization had always placed huge emphasis on the various Beyond Grade A races. This would be a cradle for new Supers to be born. The dynasty also wished for Han Xiao to have his own children and Beyond Grade A race.

  To put it simply, they were pushing him to get married.

  The matter of an arranged marriage might not be Urranrell’s suggestion; it was probably the various upper echelons getting Tarrokov to pass on the message.

  Seeing Han Xiao remain silent, Tarrokov could only continue. “If there’s time, you can participate in some of the dynasty’s banquets. There are many daughters who want to get to know you.”