Chapter 116 The First in the World!

On the spaceship, everyone went about their own business. After two months of traveling, they had adapted to this rhythm of life.

Han Xiao returned to his room alone, opened the panel, and rubbed his hands together frantically.

"Four chances, let's have a four-in-a-row draw. Don't disappoint me again."

After so many failures, he was already calm. As a Mechanic, his consistent approach was: if the quality isn't good enough, make up for it with quantity.

Di di di...

Just as he was about to start the random reward, the communicator suddenly rang, receiving a remote communication.

"Who is it?!"

His sense of ritual was interrupted, and Han Xiao's tone was a little annoyed.

"It's me, Nirega. Do you remember me?"

Looking at the Godoran on the screen, Han Xiao recognized him at a glance. "Oh! You're that green... ahem, it's good to see you. This seems to be the first time you've contacted me since the last incident. What's up? Are you going to hire me again?"

"No, I'm here to pass on a message." Nirega laughed heartily. "Do you know a person called Kerrlodd? He was my classmate in the investigator training class. He called me a few days ago and said that his investigator ID had been used by someone else in another location, and the coordinates just happened to be on our side. When I was chatting with him, I mentioned you. When he heard your name, his reaction was a little... uh, excessive. He seems to want you to pay him back."

Han Xiao suddenly understood. He had entered Kerrlodd's identity ID into the system of the lost spaceship. At that time, the radiation storm had isolated the signal. After taking the system core back to the space station, the people there would naturally retrieve the video and discover the operating record.

Kerrlodd was the Godoran investigator who had been sent to investigate Planet Aquamarine and was captured by him.

Han Xiao nodded. "Oh, he and I are very good friends. Is that guy doing well? Say hello to him for me."

Nirega's expression was strange.

"...Are you sure you're friends? He asked me to tell you—'Black Star, don't use my ID again! When are you going to pay back the money you extorted from me? You've become a famous mercenary, are you really that stingy about a few hundred Enas?'"

"Hehe, he still likes to joke so much. He and I have a life-or-death friendship, how can it be measured by money?" Han Xiao chuckled.

He had spared his life back then, so that definitely counted as a life-or-death friendship.

Speaking of which, letting Kerrlodd go back then to fulfill his promise was to leave a channel for communication with Godora. He didn't expect to join the Dragon Tamer Floating Island later, but Kerrlodd's line could still play a role.

'I had Kerrlodd pay attention to the anomalies on Planet Aquamarine. I wonder if they sent anyone else to investigate. Perhaps this will add variables to the 2.0 storyline... it should be a good variable.'

Han Xiao thought to himself.

"Alright, tell him that I got the message. As for paying back the money, that's impossible."

"Okay..." Nirega smiled wryly, then suddenly remembered something. "By the way, we had a personnel change not long ago. The original station chief was transferred away, and the deputy station chief took over the space station. I really can't guess what the higher-ups are thinking. But this is quite good too. The deputy station chief is much better than the original station chief. The station chief found out that I hired you, and he gave me a demerit. What an annoying guy."

Han Xiao raised his eyebrows. "Station chief? I don't have any opinions about him. He's a good person. On the contrary, the deputy station chief is a slick guy. If he didn't have ulterior motives, why would he suddenly mention an unresolved internal matter to a mercenary he met for the first time? Moreover, the rescued investigators are all protecting you. Who do you think would report you afterward? Your current view of the station chief represents the deputy station chief's success in undermining him. But a good person isn't necessarily useful. Even if the deputy station chief has bad intentions, your wife and those missing investigators wouldn't have been rescued without him. From the perspective of the result, perhaps you don't regret being used once."

In fact, the person who posted the daily Star Wanderer Crystal dungeon mission in his previous life was the promoted deputy station chief. He instructed players to complete some internal affairs, thereby quickly accumulating achievements. If it had been the original station chief, he would never have allowed outsiders to interfere in internal missions.

"Hey, what you're saying seems to make some sense. After the station chief was transferred away, the deputy station chief seemed very happy."

Nirega was stunned for a moment, pensive, and said with emotion, "Ah, speaking of which, the station chief was just acting according to the regulations. Although he was a bit pedantic, he was an officer after all, so it's understandable. But I still like the deputy station chief more. If everything was taken to the extreme, then only those three Universe Civilizations would be left in the current world, and they would definitely still be at war. Other civilizations would either become vassals of the three or be destroyed by the war... Ah, between hypocrisy and war, I would choose the former. Maybe most people would choose this way. Although I don't know much, I can guess that the Dark Forest period of the Exploration Era was simply hell. The current peaceful Star Sea Era is hard-earned..."

"Alright, alright, you can slowly sigh about it. I have something to do, I'm hanging up."

Han Xiao decisively hung up the communication, opened the panel again, and let out a breath.

"Let's begin..."

Di di di!

Just then, the communicator rang again.

Interrupted again, Han Xiao was immediately annoyed.

Can't you let me quietly draw a few times?! The luck that I finally gathered is about to dissipate!

"Who the hell is calling again... oh, Ames, hello, have you eaten? What's up?"

The Dragon Emperor's alluring and sexy figure appeared on the screen. Han Xiao was a little surprised. Ames had basically never contacted him proactively. What was she doing looking for him all of a sudden?

"Black Star, I need you." Ames' expression was a little strange.

Han Xiao's mouth twitched. "Forgive me for being presumptuous, but what kind of need are you talking about?"

"I've found out my teacher's whereabouts. He's come to the Shattered Star Ring. Black Star, you've seen what he looks like now. You'll accompany me to find him." Ames' tone was unquestionable.

"Alright..." Han Xiao rubbed his forehead. "When?"

"The sooner the better. When I get back to the Shattered Star Ring, I'll notify you immediately."

"You're not on Dragon Tamer Floating Island right now?"

"I went to the Glorious Federation's homeworld for a vacation," Ames said.

Very good, very powerful. Han Xiao was speechless.

"Alright," Han Xiao said helplessly, "Where is your teacher?"

"Someone said that he appeared in Norios some time ago. Before I come back, go there and take a look first."

Nodding, Han Xiao didn't panic at all. Although he had seen the Dragon Emperor's teacher was a fabricated lie, he did know who the Dragon Emperor's teacher was, and he wasn't afraid of not recognizing him.

Hanging up the communication, Han Xiao rubbed his temples and opened the panel for the third time.

"Hurry up and draw, I have a feeling that I'm going to get screwed again... I hope no one will look for me this time."

Having been interrupted twice, the emotions that Han Xiao had finally aroused had withered. He stared with dead fish eyes, expressionless.

[Drawing in progress... Drawing complete]

[The reward type you have obtained this time is: [Skill]]

He glanced at it and chose the most useful item from the three options, a Gunner skill, [Locked Shot]. The effect was that the next shot was guaranteed to hit, and there was a 10-18% chance of forming a weak spot hit.

Han Xiao was calm and immediately began the second random reward without stopping.

[Drawing in progress... Drawing complete]

[The reward type you have obtained this time is: [Item]]

Han Xiao's eyes lit up. "Here it comes, here comes the opportunity!"

[Please select one of the following three rewards]

[Ability Awakening Potion (Luxury Edition): If you have not obtained any main class, using this item has a chance to turn you into an Esper.]

[Double Experience Card: Doubles experience from monsters and quests, lasts for six days.]

[Skill Enhancement Card: Has a 70% chance to enhance a skill, increasing its basic effects, and a 20% chance to mutate the skill into a more powerful similar new skill.]

"I drew two cards, but still no quest settlement card." Han Xiao felt a tightness in his chest.

Objectively speaking, the Skill Enhancement Card was somewhat useful to him, but since he didn't draw what he wanted, Han Xiao still felt a little pain.

Needless to say, the Ability Awakening Potion was trash, and he didn't need the Double Experience Card either, so he directly chose the Skill Enhancement Card.

"My luck is here! Third time!"

Han Xiao ignited hope and activated the new random reward.

[Drawing in progress... Drawing complete]

[The reward type you have obtained this time is: [Experience]]

"..."

"Good, very good, I'm very short of experience, this is just right..." Han Xiao clapped his hands, then slammed his head on the table, gnashing his teeth, "Like hell it is!"

He had always believed that experience was the most useless reward among all types.

He took the most numerous option, "Two million experience," Han Xiao looked like he had no love left in life, and activated the last random reward.

[Drawing in progress... Drawing complete]

[The reward type you have obtained this time is: [Item]]

[Medium Experience Crystal (x8): Use to gain a certain amount of experience, range: 100,000-1,000,000]

[Sunflame Battle Pattern Halo (Fashion): After wearing, the body will display a special appearance, and there will be special light and shadow effects during activities—whether it's strong or not is a matter of the version, but whether it's cool or not is a matter of a lifetime.]

[Quest Settlement Card (x2): Directly obtain the quest reward with the lowest rating, treated as passing the quest.]

Exhaling a mouthful of foul air, Han Xiao closed his eyes in relief, a sense of fulfillment reverberating in his heart.

"Finally... finally drew it..."

Bang!

In the next second, he jumped up like a dead fish, leaving a palm print on the metal table with one slap, roaring to the sky.

"Continuous drawing is the best in the world!!"