Chapter 132 Hand-Me-Down Good Luck

After handing over the goods to Hail, Han Xiao said goodbye to the three and left the dock to enter the city, heading straight to the Dragon Emperor’s palace.

"Ames wants to see me, most likely to talk about two things. One is about Issac, and the other is about my mercenary group's expansion... Hmm, it could also be that she hasn't seen me for too long and misses me so much that she wants to see my handsome face."

Along the way, Han Xiao pondered. Ames had always been a hands-off boss, rarely summoning her subordinates, so the probability of talking about serious business was probably not high.

Han Xiao's eyes suddenly flashed. "That's right, it's not easy to see her, if I can get the Dragon Emperor's character card again, that would be great."

Completing the mission of excavating the history of Aquamarine Star gave him a chance for a random reward. He didn't have much confidence in his luck, and was planning to accumulate a few draws. However, plans couldn't keep up with changes. It would be great if he could draw a blank character card now.

The last Dragon Emperor Advent Card, in cooperation with his teammates, killed a Grade A Super. These powerful trump cards were always welcome.

Opening the panel, Han Xiao directly activated the random reward.

[Drawing in progress… Drawing complete]

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

"Oh, not bad luck." Han Xiao's eyes lit up.

Although it wasn't a character card-type reward, specializations were always a guaranteed profit. Even the worst specialization could come in handy.

[Randomizing… Randomization complete, please select one of the following three specializations]

[Resilient Mental Barrier: Mental Resistance +20%]

[Flexible Weapon Application: When using all kinds of weapons (including but not limited to cold weapons, firearms, mechanical weapons, magic weapons, rare treasures, etc.), weapon base attack power +12%]

[Swift Step: Movement speed increases, evasion chance increases, effect depends on Agility attribute, up to a maximum of 30%]

Han Xiao looked through them and quickly made a choice. He already had \[Advanced Mental Fortitude], which had the effect of +35% mental resistance and a 30% reduction in the duration of mental negative states, and could also reduce the difficulty of judgment. \[Resilient Mental Barrier]'s effect was singular and repetitive, and its cost-effectiveness was low.

\[Swift Step] was a good specialization, but only Agility-type Supers could exert its maximum effect. His combat style didn't need speed anymore. With \[Void Shuttle], there was no need to worry about evasion, and mechs and thrusters could make up for flexibility. Most of the time, he used a formation flow, using turrets and Oathkeepers and other battle soldiers.

As a Mechanic, he mostly used mechanical weapons to exert his strength. \[Flexible Weapon Application] was the most suitable for him. Although the 12% bonus wasn't high, it wasn't useless. Attack power was like a man's size, it was a good thing to be longer, even by a centimeter.

Most importantly, this specialization was different from Mechanical Affinity. Only weapons connected by Mechanic Force could enjoy the Mechanical Affinity bonus and would consume Stamina - although the consumption was very low. When using a sea of machines tactic, his own Mechanic Force was difficult to take care of all the machines, but this specialization was defaulted to all weapons being given a bonus, very domineering.

Han Xiao directly chose \[Flexible Weapon Application], with a satisfied face.

After all, most of the random reward specializations were relatively conventional, with rare rare specializations, let alone template specializations. This kind of effect was already good.

Speaking of template specializations, his two template specializations \[Intermediate Tough Life] and \[Unyielding Body] were both obtained by accident. Because players could not obtain template specializations, there was no relevant information in his previous life. Han Xiao had some vague ideas about more template specializations.

The easiest thing to do was definitely to upgrade \[Intermediate Tough Life], which was to inject some gene extracts from powerful cosmic creatures, but there would be some risk of gene mutation, so he didn't act rashly.

Now \[Intermediate Tough Life] gave him an extra 1:30 Stamina-to-HP conversion ratio, which was also the root cause of him being so tanky. If he upgraded this specialization again, Han Xiao estimated that he would also be a HP sponge among Bosses of the same level, and he could drown the enemy just by spitting blood.

…

Ames’ palace was still magnificent and grand. The guards saw Han Xiao, and their faces showed respect. They took the initiative to make way, allowing Han Xiao to enter the main hall.

In the depths of the main hall, the suspended black throne was empty. Han Xiao looked around and didn't see Ames' figure.

Whoosh—

Suddenly, a light green force field surged from the front, like a large mass of transparent air with crystal-like green edges. The tip was oval, and the front had a diameter of ten meters, like a spirit bomb.

Boom boom boom...

The surrounding air stirred, and was subjected to an invisible heavy pressure, making a sound like an air explosion.

Han Xiao's eyes narrowed, and his hands clasped together. Six mechanical hands suddenly unfolded, each opening their five fingers. The fingertips lit up with a bright yellow light, forming small shields. The thrusters on the wrist cross-sections ejected blue fire, and the six mechanical palms stood in front of him, suddenly resisting this force field!

Thud!

The two collided, making a muffled sound.

The force field and the mechanical palms were in a stalemate. The mechanical giant hands trembled constantly, and the force field was also squeezed and deformed. The lost power dissipated, forming radial green air currents on the horizontal plane of contact.

Bang!

The next moment, the force field exploded in place, bursting out an even larger air current, spreading outward in circles like ripples. The small dust on the ground was rolled into smoke, reaching the height of the calves.

Han Xiao's hair was blown wildly, and he narrowed his eyes as the strong wind hit his face.

Ames slowly floated out from the small door next to the throne and sat on the throne. This time, she was wearing a purple high-slit dress, which made her look graceful and luxurious. Her long hair fell down lazily like a waterfall. She still had a delicate and beautiful face that seemed to have frozen in time, without a single wrinkle, but the corners of her eyes and brows were full of the charm left by the years. She supported her smooth white chin with one hand, her sleeves slipped to her forearms, revealing her slender white wrists. She looked at Han Xiao with a smile.

"The first time I saw you, you were almost crushed by my force field. I used the exact same force just now, but you can easily resist it now. It's only been two years, Black Star, the speed at which you've become stronger is really beyond my expectations."

Ames chuckled, her lazy voice carrying a hint of a woman's special hoarseness. Her voice alone explained the meaning of sexiness.

When the force field attack appeared, Han Xiao knew that this was a casual test by Ames. If it was when he had just entered space, it would have been difficult to block such an attack, but now it was easy, without any pressure.

Ames' charm was too high. Every time Han Xiao saw her, he couldn't help but be amazed, but he was very experienced. He immediately glanced at Ames' washboard figure, and suddenly his heart was as clear as ice and the sky wouldn't fall. He nodded steadily.

"Your Excellency Dragon Emperor, what do you want to see me about?"

"Didn't I say, you can call me Ames."

Ames curled her lips. "Actually, I don't have anything to see you about. Recently, Jenny has been complaining about your expansion of your armed forces. I'm asking you, what do you think?"

Among the four well-known Grade A Supers in the Shattered Star Ring, the Dragon Emperor's faction was the weakest. Now that Han Xiao was expanding his forces, many factions in the Shattered Star Ring misunderstood what he meant, thinking that the Dragon Emperor also wanted to develop his forces like the other three big shots and become a stronger existence that they couldn't afford to offend. Ames didn't care about other people's thoughts. She wasn't enthusiastic about forces at all.

She was too lazy to ask about Han Xiao's expansion of the mercenary group's scale and acquiesced to Han Xiao's actions under her banner, maintaining a high level of trust.

However, Jenny always mentioned this matter and strongly opposed the expansion. The reason made Ames speechless. She said that Han Xiao's expansion caused a chain reaction, and all forces showed goodwill or probed, causing her to handle several times more affairs than before. The work pressure was too great, and she was losing hair every day, feeling that she would age prematurely, and protested against this, and claimed that if Ames did not recruit another civil official, then don't let Black Star expand.

So Ames wanted to know what Han Xiao was thinking. She herself didn't care. If Han Xiao had reliable ideas, Ames didn't mind supporting him. Anyway, Issac, who was captured by Han Xiao, was resting and recuperating on the Dragon Emperor's Star, and it would be best to let Issac share Jenny's work.

Hearing this, Han Xiao's heart moved.

"Do you remember Aroshia?"

Ames thought for a while. "She seems to be an immortal cosmic wonder. I've seen her on the island before. I can't kill her either. She was taken away by you, right?"

"I discovered millions of cosmic wonders with the same characteristics, and they have extraordinary potential and can communicate, just like normal people."

"Millions?!" Ames was stunned, with a look of curiosity in her eyes.

"They are my fellow villagers. They suddenly appeared a few years ago. I have a feeling that they will become an undeniable force in the interstellar world in the future, so I have to recruit them as soon as possible." Han Xiao didn't lie. He knew the potential of the players very well, and his tone seemed very firm.

"There's such a fun thing!" Ames was a little surprised, and said happily: "No, I have to take a look for myself."

The corners of Han Xiao's mouth twitched, and he suddenly had a headache.

This was a trap for himself. Although bringing Ames was a safety guarantee, he would have to find an excuse to hand over the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy when he went back. If Nagokin was stubborn and went directly to Ames to inquire about this matter, wouldn't he be exposed?

Clearing his throat, Han Xiao said euphemistically, "Ames, DarkStar and Godora are fighting again. The situation in the Garton Star System is a bit complicated, and my hometown has also been involved. Why don't you come over after this storm has passed?"

"It's DarkStar again, what's there to be afraid of?" Ames said dissatisfied: "I hate waiting, I'll take your ship back with you later. If DarkStar appears, I'll smash them."

Han Xiao slapped his forehead, not knowing whether to be happy or helpless.

Well, DarkStar was going to be unlucky again.

He really didn't mean to call Ames over this time!

…

Jenny returned to her office, took off her glasses, rubbed the bridge of her nose, and sighed.

"The Dragon Emperor wants to see Black Star, nothing more than asking about the armed forces. Black Star is deeply trusted by her, and Ames will probably not interrupt his actions, alas..."

Thinking of Han Xiao, Jenny couldn't help but feel sullen. Due to the unpleasant loan last time, she had a big opinion of Han Xiao, and after that she made various attempts, but she couldn't reduce Ames' trust in him.

Now that things had come to this, even if Jenny was unhappy, she could only accept the existence of this colleague.

Putting on her glasses again, Jenny browsed through the backlog of documents, and suddenly thought of something, and pulled out one of the documents about the Garton Star System's storm.

"The Garton Star System has been uneasy recently. There are many forces paying attention to this matter. Black market news claims that those evil organizations in the Shattered Star Ring that are as famous as DarkStar or even more infamous than DarkStar are also paying attention to this matter. This is the most lively event during this period of time."

"Black Star happens to be active in that area and has also been involved in this incident. He is currently on Godora's side. Hmph, it's good that he knows what's good for him and didn't intervene under the banner of the Dragon Emperor's Star, otherwise I won't spare him!"

Jenny snorted secretly.

In her opinion, since the Dragon Emperor's Star was neutral, then it should stay as far away from this kind of sensitive event as possible. She was very dissatisfied with Han Xiao, but she couldn't control him. In name, the two were on equal footing, in charge of different departments.

"Godora and DarkStar are making a lot of noise, I don't know when it will end... Anyway, this storm has nothing to do with the Dragon Emperor's Star, as long as it doesn't cause me trouble."

Jenny thought to herself.