Chapter 103 A Little Fun

Han Xiao roughly guessed the fourth condition. Separation was basically impossible. With a three-thousandths chance of success and another sharp decline in strength, Fording and Morning Star would not want to take the risk. That only left the path of reconciliation, and the degree of Condition Four was definitely more perfect than the "reconciliation" of Condition Three, so it would definitely require more time. Han Xiao naturally liked Condition Four with the most generous reward, but even without looking at the reward, allowing Fording to develop as in his previous life's storyline would also be very beneficial to him.

Now that Fording had decided to follow the mercenary group, his identity was not as a member, but as an employer in need of help. However, this guy was a potential stock. If his problem was solved, he could at least get a large portion of Morning Star's savings. The amount was huge, said by Fording to be in the millions, which was the wealth Morning Star had accumulated in five years of performing arts.

Of course, Han Xiao hoped even more that Fording would become a mercenary group executive. That would be a win-win!

However, this idea was not easy to achieve. With Fording's character, he would not become a mercenary even after being cured. He was following the mercenary group at this time to solve his own problem.

"Although I temporarily tricked him into the team, he is not yet a comrade, just a client, and cannot help in battle." Han Xiao thought to himself, "Hmm... If I want to trick him into joining us completely, I still need time to brew it. First, look at the situation of the [Choice] mission before taking things one step at a time."

Bringing Fording by his side required keeping an eye on him at all times, otherwise, it would be easy for him to be in danger. Volga the Third was suitable for this job. Anyway, the Third's combat power was so-so, so it was just right to do something else.

The [Choice] mission required time. He had to wait for it to develop naturally and could not expect it in the short term.

Fording skillfully handled the follow-up issues and completely became a free man. Han Xiao did not want to stay for long and took everyone to the dock airport to the parking orbit of the spaceship.

The spaceship lowered its ramp, and everyone stepped onto it. Han Xiao looked back and saw that Fording was still on the ground, looking at the spaceship with complicated eyes.

Han Xiao said, "Don't stand there blankly. Let's go."

"...Okay."

Fording took a slow deep breath. This was the first time in the past five years that he had control of his body. It had been a long time, and he missed this feeling very much. The noisy Morning Star in his mind quieted down, concentrating on healing her wounds and watching fiercely.

Once he stepped onto the spaceship in front of him, it would be another unknown journey. The difference was that this time he was no longer an observer, but a leader. As a laid-back person who hated technological progress, Fording felt like he was dreaming. Five years ago, he never thought that one day he would become a star singer famous throughout the galaxy, a woman would live in his body, and he would have to fight with her for his body. Not only would he have to follow a group of mercenaries, but he would also have to try to train his Esper ability.

The world is unpredictable... Fording sighed. He used to think that his life would be ordinary and uneventful, living slowly in the wild, raising a pet as a companion, hunting when he was young, and if he did not die in the mouth of a beast, he would put down his crossbow when he was old and just farm at home, accompanying every visiting dusk. Maybe one day he would fall asleep by the fire and never wake up again... But the crashed spaceship was like a heavy hammer, shattering his plans for life, suddenly and without warning.

"Although the life I'm living now is not what I want, but..." Fording said to himself, "It seems quite interesting."

Taking a step and about to step onto the ramp, a commotion suddenly came from a distance. A large group of people swarmed over, shouting Morning Star's name. Looking over in confusion, it was the group of media reporters who had chased here for some reason.

After thinking about it, Han Xiao suddenly understood.

"That's right, Morning Star's assistant team has been disbanded. Someone must have contacted the reporters."

As he expected, "Morning Star" gave up her singing career and left with a group of mercenaries. Connecting it with the suspected kidnapping incident not long ago, the reporters smelled the hot topic and hurriedly turned around and chased after them like crazy.

"Morning Star, what is the purpose of doing this?"

"Are you being coerced?"

"Don't worry, just tell us. You don't have to worry about anyone being bad for you. We will protect you."

The reporters chattered and surrounded Fording, almost wanting to carry him away. Fording struggled to squeeze out of the crowd and waved his hands repeatedly, "This is my own decision. I have something else to do..."

As he spoke, he rushed onto the ramp. Han Xiao stepped aside to let him in.

How could the reporters let Morning Star go? They also squeezed onto the ramp, wanting to rush into the spaceship regardless and reached out to push Han Xiao.

Bang!

A burst of energy erupted!

The reporters on the ramp were all blasted away, rolling and falling down, wincing in pain. They struggled to stand up, but did not dare to move forward again. They just remembered that a dangerous mercenary was standing in front of them.

Han Xiao patted his hands expressionlessly and closed the cabin door.

The spaceship rumbled and started, leaving the colony planet.

...

Outside the window was the dark universe. The spaceship slowly moved. In the hall, Fording sat in the center of the crowd. Volga the Third pressed the back of Fording's head, and circles of invisible Esper ability ripples rippled on his forehead. He let go after a while.

"I found Morning Star. She is very weak and cannot resist my invasion. I have set up four layers of mental barriers to trap her in them and hypnotize her consciousness to slow down her thinking speed, which is equivalent to reducing her recovery ability. She won't be able to cause any trouble within fifteen days."

Fording nodded, "She is cursing me, so the effect should be pretty good."

He turned to Volga the Third and gave him a smile, like warm sunshine, radiating charm wantonly, and said politely, "Thank you for your help."

"Uh, it's okay." Volga the Third blushed inexplicably.

Han Xiao sat in the center of the sofa with a golden sword, with Aroshia on his left and Sylvia on his right, and said in a deep voice, "External force is ultimately unstable. Strengthening yourself is the right path."

"I know." Fording shrugged, looked at a decoration on the table, and a subtle Esper ability surged out. The decoration floated in the air, "Actually, on the way here, I also awakened my Esper ability by the way."

Thump!

Sylvia fell to the ground.

She hurriedly got up with a look of shock, "S-So fast?!"

Fording chuckled and said, "Morning Star's memory has a complete set of Esper ability training methods, and I can feel her feeling of training her Esper ability. It's very simple to follow. It seems that my talent is not bad. It took her three days to awaken her Esper ability back then, but I only used a few hours. By the way, when she is healing herself, I can more or less steal some Esper ability from her. She and I share a body and do not reject each other."

Morning Star's memory was a huge treasure. All the accumulation was shared with Fording, which was equivalent to Fording having practiced it once. He did not need to take any detours. In addition, with his powerful talent and the factor of being two beings in one body, only Fording did not know how abnormal his growth speed was.

The corner of Han Xiao's mouth twitched. As expected of a high-level protagonist halo. This Morning Star "Old Grandpa" was too dedicated!

Sylvia wanted to cry but had no tears.

Comparing people is infuriating. If I want to become a Super, I have to memorize books every day and be electrocuted. What kind of luck is this?!

I really want to stab you to death with a spear!

Melos snorted, but he was a little displeased with Fording. He turned to Han Xiao and asked, "Where are we going now?"

Han Xiao tapped his forehead with his finger and pondered, "Let me think..."

He did not get a mission settlement card this time, but Han Xiao did not intend to give up. This was only the first time. Maybe he would get it next time. Compared to the risk of dealing with Grade A, the random rewards, although they depended on luck, were more secure.

"Advancement is the most important goal at the moment. Level 100 is a threshold for racial sublimation. The increase is huge. Strength is the most important thing. Everything else has to stand aside. There is still more than a year before the version update, so there is still enough time. I have to find a familiar mission to farm random rewards. Fortunately, there are many options on the mission list I have made. I don't believe that I will never get a mission settlement card with so many opportunities."

Han Xiao thought to himself.

After thinking about it, he chose a mission that was closest to him and was about to let the autopilot system change its destination. At this moment, Aroshia, who had been silent most of the time, spoke, her tone was rare with hesitation, and she said more.

"In the past few days, I have felt a shackle that restricts my Esper ability from continuing to become stronger. It seems to be the Grade B bottleneck you mentioned. I have a feeling that as long as I cross it, my Esper ability will be greatly enhanced. However, this bottleneck is not as solid as you said. I should be able to break through it at any time..."

Aroshia paused.

"Also, I have been dreaming these past few days. In my dreams, I saw many blurry pictures, which gave me a familiar feeling, but after waking up, I can't remember most of them... You said, could that be my lost memories?"

Han Xiao was stunned, and his eyes suddenly narrowed.