by <unknown>
“Chen Xing! Chen Xing!”
The cheering was thunderous.
Han Xiao nodded in his mind. This was the person that would trigger the mission, a singer with the stage name of ‘Morning Star 1 ‘. From the almost ear-shattering cheer, it was clear how successful this person’s celebrity career was.
By the way, this person was a male.
While passing by where Han Xiao was, Chen Xing suddenly stopped and turned his head slowly. His eyes passed through the crowd and locked accurately onto Han Xiao. The next moment, he directly walked toward this direction.
The crowd instantly became feverish and wanted to touch their idol. The soldiers stopped the wave of people with all their might, and one soldier said, “Your Excellency Chen Xing, please do not come close. It’s not safe here.”
“It’s okay, they will not hurt me.”
Chen Xing opened his mouth. His voice was gentle, soothing, and pure like water. The people who heard it felt calm. The commotion mysteriously stopped, and he walked into the crowd.
The crowd opened up a path willingly.
In the end, Chen Xing stopped before Han Xiao. Under the eyes of countless people, he smiled and said, “Hello, I hope to have the honor to invite you to watch my performance live at the scene personally.”
Chapter 445. Chen Xing and Statue Mission (2) |
“Hiss!”
The crowd inhaled deeply and looked at Han Xiao in disbelief and envy. The people around Han Xiao instantly backed off and isolated him, making him extremely conspicuous.
“Who is this guy? What is his relationship with Chen Xing?”
“Why is he chosen?”
“What a lucky guy.”
Han Xiao nodded without changing expression and said, “Sure.”
“Please follow me.”
Chen Xing turned around, and Han Xiao followed behind the group. Chen Xing’s assistant contacted the organizers, and the government found Han Xiao’s identity very quickly. It turned out that he was a mercenary who had worked with them before and belonged to Floating Dragon. Thus, he was trustworthy. Although it was not very suitable to let a mercenary into the venue, for the sake of giving Chen Xing face and the fact that Han Xiao had no negative background, they agreed to let him in.
They walked through the path and boarded the celebration spaceship. Sylvia was completely stunned on the way, unable to understand what was happening and dumbfounded at the fact that she had entered the celebration venue, which she had dreamed of for years, so easily. When she finally regained consciousness, she hastily pulled Han Xiao’s shirt and said, “You really did it!”
“From what I know about you, your memory isn’t that bad. Maybe I should give you more books to train it.” Han Xiao stared at Chen Xing’s back.
“I—I thought you were lying…” Sylvia did not know what to say. It had happened exactly as Han Xiao had said—they were invited onto the ship. However, she never would have thought that the person inviting them would be Chen Xing, and it looked like it was a last-minute decision.
She suppressed her excitement and asked with anticipation, “How did you do it?”
“No crowd can cover up my attractiveness.” Han Xiao gave a perfunctory response.
The real reason, of course, was the [Mysterious Statue] that Han Xiao had with him. Chen Xing had a special sense toward the Psychic Current of the statue. As long as it was within a certain distance, he would definitely notice it. Hence, Han Xiao had known that Chen Xing would invite him onto the ship.
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After everyone boarded, the various large cities on the main planet lit fireworks as Wine and Celebration took off and circled around the main planet. The spaceship was covered in streams of colorful lights, and the people on the surface could see the enormous spaceship when they looked up.
Han Xiao was arranged to be in the VIP room of Chen Xing’s team. Chen Xing did not speak to him immediately but went to prepare for the show. He told his assistant that if Han Xiao asked why he was invited, tell him that he would meet him privately after the celebration.
However, the assistant waited and waited, yet Han Xiao did not express any curiosity. He closed his eyes and rested from the moment that he entered the room like he was completely uninterested in knowing why he had been invited. After waiting for a long time without receiving any response, the assistant had no choice but to speak first.
“Your… Excellency, Chen Xing wanted to talk to you after the celebration ends. Please wait patiently and enjoy the show.”
“Hmm.” Han Xiao gave a very short reply.
He knew Chen Xing extremely well, so he had no intention of asking anything.
After some time, the audience was all seated. The roof suddenly opened, showing the universe full of stars. A thick energy shield blocked the vacuum. This was the center of the spaceship, and it was an enormous outdoor stage!
The VIP rooms shook slightly as they slowly rose and hovered in midair, slanting toward the stage at forty-five degrees. One side of the wall was a transparent screen looking down at the entire stage. The VIP rooms had gravitational stabilizers equipped, so although the rooms were slanted, the people inside were sitting firmly in their chairs. There were more than two hundred VIP rooms like this, and they were like balloons floating above the stage.
With the magnificent and beautiful light starting to shine from the stage, an enormous performance commenced.
At the same time, the countless citizens of New Phylen were watching this scene from their devices. It was a celebration shared by hundreds of billions of people.
Sylvia was completely astounded by such a magnificent view. This was her first time being at the scene and attending the celebration in person.
She had begged her father many times, but she had always been rejected. Yet, Han Xiao had done what her father did not do—fulfilled her dream.
Filled with complex emotions, Sylvia turned her head and looked at Han Xiao.
This person was her enemy, her savior, her creditor, and her teacher…
Noticing her sight, Han Xiao said calmly, “What?”
“Nothing, Tea…” Sylvia curled her lips. “Old man 1 .”
“What kind of term is that? Are your eyes not working properly?” Han Xiao looked at her with confusion.
The celebration performance continued. Han Xiao was not a New Phylen citizen, so he was not very interested in the ceremonies, but the performance was indeed exciting. When it came to the last and most anticipated performance, the performer was indeed Chen Xing.
All eyes were on Chen Xing. On the enormous stage, where he stood was the only place that had light; everywhere else was dark. Yet, just by standing there, he made people feel he had occupied the entire stage. The whole place was silent.
The first note flew out from under Chen Xing’s veil—ethereal, elegant, and pure—like the voice from heaven. Her voice seemed to have created a wave of time, bringing the audience back to the ancient times, looking up at the first dawn between darkness and night, watching the first star glowing in a dim yet firm light.
Before the performance, the whole audience had turned off their translators, not allowing them to stand in the way of enjoying such a pure voice. Even though they could not understand what the lyrics meant, the immensity of the voice captured every one of their hearts. The audience felt like countless images flashed past before their eyes, the origin and the end of a star, and the endless cycle of life.
Along with his singing, the light on the stage started to expand. When he reached his highest note, the light also spread over the entire stage.
The audiences felt a shiver from the depths of their soul that flew into their mind.
“What a beautiful voice…” Sylvia was completely immersed in the song.
Han Xiao’s eyes sparkled.
A voice that included such strong Psychic power was indeed very influential.
“The money spent on organizing such a huge performance is enough to buy so many spaces
hips. What a waste…”
Han Xiao shook his head. Art was definitely not suitable for him.
The song had come to an end. Whether it was the audience at the scene or the audience watching from a screen, they were all engrossed in it. Chen Xing lowered his head slightly and left the stage. The overwhelming applause only came after he left.
Han Xiao stood up, stretched his neck, and looked at the assistant. “Bring me to see him.”
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In the private room, Han Xiao and Sylvia were waiting on the guest seats.
The door opened with a squeak, and Chen Xing, who had just finished his performance, walked in with an apologetic smile. “Sorry for the long wait. I hope you are satisfied with my performance earlier.”
“Your voice is a little bit better than mine.” Han Xiao nodded.
Sylvia’s eyes widened; she was shocked by how shameless he was.
Chen Xing smiled and took off the veil, uncovering his exquisite face. From a human aesthetic point of view, this was a very beautiful face. Coincidentally, the human aesthetic was the most common in the universe.
The most beautiful female that Han Xiao had seen was Aroshia, and just in terms of looks, she was only a little more beautiful than Chen Xing. However, this was a man… exciting indeed, but he did not have such an interest.
“I know you’re very curious about why I invited you,” Chen Xing said.
“Hmm, I am very curious,” Han Xiao said with a poker face.
No! You’re not curious! Sylvia screamed in her mind.
“The reason is, I have a hobby as a collector, and I like to collect some special items. You seem to have something that I want.”
As he was saying, Chen Xing took out a statue. Other than it having a different form, its material and size were exactly the same as what Han Xiao had.
Seeing the statue, Han Xiao took out the [Mysterious Statue] that he had brought along and said with a surprised tone, “Wow, what a coincidence!”
Bullsh*t coincidence! Sylvia’s expression was twisted from trying extremely hard to keep the annoyance in.
“Your friend does not seem to be feeling well. Does she need to visit the washroom?” Chen Xing asked with concern. “Should I call a doctor for her?”
“No need, thanks.” Han Xiao gave Sylvia a stare.
Chen Xing shrugged and continued. “This is a set of collectibles. There were originally four of them. Two of them are here, and two others are lost in unknown places. When one of them is a certain distance from another, its location can be sensed.”
He leaned back against the back of the chair in a very gentle way that did not look masculine at all. “I have just heard that you’re a galactic mercenary, so I want to ask you to find the last to statues for me. I will pay a reward for it. How about 100,000 Enas?”
“On—One hundred…” Sylvia could hardly breathe. That’s way too generous!
Han Xiao was not surprised, however; it was very normal for a celebrity to be wealthy.
Furthermore, one of the reasons that this mission was popular in the previous life was that the difficulty of the mission did not fit its reward.
“Sure, any requests?” Han Xiao gave a faint smile.
“Request…” Chen Xing tapped his lips and said, “The sooner, the better, of course.”
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You have triggered C Ranked mission [Statues Search].
Mission Introduction: A singer named Chen Xing is collecting a special set of statues. He hopes that you can find the other statues.
Mission Requirements: Find the other two [Mysterious Statue].
Remarks: When you have two statues, if there is another statue within a certain distance, you will notice.
Reward: Basic reward of 100,000 Enas and 1,100,000 Experience.
After the mission is completed, grading will be given based on the time taken to complete it. The shorter it takes, the higher the rating. A bonus reward will be given.
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Got the mission. Han Xiao narrowed his eyes.
This was the mission that he wanted to trigger; it was one of the most suitable missions for him to get a high rating after he searched through his memories.
Finding an item was not difficult but very time consuming—the process was complicated, yet time was a factor in the rating given.
However, to Han Xiao, it was not difficult at all. Thanks to the players in his previous life, he knew the location of the last two statues, so he could skip the search process and obtain them directly. Getting a high rating was not a problem at all.
Since he did not want to look for Grade A Supers to kill, he had to get random reward chances through high rating missions so that he could obtain Mission Completion Cards.
The reward of the mission itself was not important; the chances for random rewards was the key.
Chapter 446. City of Runes |
“Take this statue and find the others as soon as possible,” Chen Xing said.
Han Xiao sized the new statue up. Its shape was a faceless human looking up with a huge eye on its chest, which was strange as well. After he held it in his hands, the item introduction on the interface was [Mysterious Statue] as well but with an additional remark.
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These statues that you have discovered seem to be a part of a set. Gather all the statues and maybe something unusual will happen.
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Han Xiao held onto the two statues and asked, “For the sake of 100,000 Enas, I accept the hire. Where do I find you once it’s completed?”
“My schedule is very full. Anyway, it’s impossible for you to find all of them in a short time. I will give my assistant’s communication number to you later. Just inform him once you complete it.” Chen Xing gave a gorgeous smile.
Although he knew the location of the statues, Han Xiao did not choose to come after collecting all three statues—it would make him seem very suspicious. After all, Chen Xing felt that meeting Han Xiao was just because of luck.
Chen Xing was looking for the statues himself, but he had never found any leads. With two statues, the area of detection for the other statues would be much larger. If not because he was very sensitive to the frequency of the statues, he would not have been able to find Han Xiao among the crowd.
He had never expected to find another statue during this performance.
Although he was smiling calmly, Han Xiao knew full well how excited this guy was.
Chen Xing said that he was a collector, which, of course, was nonsense. Han Xiao knew what his goal was.
This singer was a Psychic that used his voice to spread his powers. Although he looked gentle and weak, if Chen Xing wanted to, he could scream in an extremely high and destructive voice anytime he wanted. He was at least Grade B. It was because he put his Psychic powers into his voice that made his voice sound so impactful. These four statues had a special effect for Chen Xing—they could enhance his Psychic powers.
The four statues had originally been a set of totems for receiving prayers from believers night and day. They came from the Arcane Church.
Unlike the practical Crimson Empire and the Federation of Light that believed in freedom, the Arcane Church was a very religious and mysterious civilization.
In the knowledge of most planet and Star System sized civilizations, religions and beliefs were just a comforting or guiding tool for the mind that could at most guide the believers to have a certain attitude toward things in life. Some civilizations even saw religions as the cancer of society.
However, there were countless paths of evolution in the universe. Most religions believed in a fictional god, but some believed in real gods. Luckily for the Arcane Church, they were the latter. They had begun as savages just like the others, but unlike the other civilizations that progressed through technology or magic awakening, their ancestors discovered a way to communicate with real gods. When the gods that they believed in could really ‘respond’ to the believers and when
the religions could make technology and society advance, their social structure naturally turned out to be different from most of the technology or magic focused civilizations.
What was a god? In magic terms, they were supposedly beings with enormous magic power. From a technological perspective, gods were superior beings from a higher dimension that could not be detected by ordinary beings. The projections from higher dimensions were all strange and weird. Thus, those that did not look unique enough were basically all false gods.
In both cases, the relationship between believers and gods were usually beneficial for both sides. However, the more developed a civilization was, the more careful their attitude toward the gods was, not giving it a definition easily.
The Arcane Church had its own explanation for the existence of gods, and they had an unbelievable technology that could turn what the believers believed in into a real being! For example, for a religion that believed in a fictional god, the Arcane Church had methods to turn it into a real god. Of course, their reasoning for it was ‘All gods have existed since the start of time, waiting for offerings, and we just build bridges for the lost believers.’ Anyway, it was very Superstitious, and the Great Mechanic Han was not supportive of it.
Therefore, other than the Spirit Emperor, which the Arcane Church believed in, they gathered countless believers from other religions. It was a sacred land shared by all religions in Galaxy. Those four statues were the religious totems of a religion where its gods were materialized. It had gathered prayers from its believers for a very long time.
Most of this information came from the various articles that Han Xiao had read. All three Universal Civilizations had unbelievable abilities. Of course, he was not concerned with such a large matter. His primary target was completing the mission.
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After the celebration ended, Han Xiao bade farewell to Chen Xing and went back to the rented spaceship.
“What did you get?” Herlous was very curious.
“I got a 100,000 Enas job.”
“Yo, that’s quite a lot,” Herlous said with a surprised tone. “Save a bit more money, and it will be enough to buy a spaceship.”