Chapter 151 Sidium's Background

Sidium actually claimed to be a subordinate of the Machinery Country, which was unexpected information for Han Xiao. In his previous life, Sidium wasn't a well-known NPC to the players, and he didn't have any storylines. He didn't expect him to be so secretive.

The Machinery Country was a badass. As a member of the Ancient Ones, it formed its own camp in the Super-powered Calamity version.

Han Xiao was very sensitive to the name of Mannison and didn't want to get involved with him, precisely because of Aroshia.

She was a survivor of an AI civilization conquered by Mannison, and Rista was still hoping that he could stand up for them. Han Xiao had a [Restart] mission in his hands.

But he himself was unwilling to provoke this ancient and powerful existence. The two sides had no intersection, and the Machinery Country had no conflict of interest with him. It was a blood loss to make such a strong enemy for an ordinary mission. He didn't really want to do this mission, so he kept dragging Rista along. Rista also knew that this matter couldn't be done without the help of a Super-A Grade, and patiently waited, without urging him too much for so many years.

Mannison mainly operated in the Central Galaxy and the Old Star River, but his power spread secretly to many star systems, secretly recruiting talents. His nickname "Machinery Country" not only referred to his mechanical army, but also symbolized the number of mechanics under his command, which could be called a country.

He didn't expect even the remote Shattered Star Ring to have subordinates of the Machinery Country. His tentacles of power were really long…

'The Machinery Country likes to recruit mechanics. Sidium, as his subordinate in the Shattered Star Ring, suddenly recruited me, probably for this reason. No wonder this guy is so inflated. So he has such a strong backing.'

A thought flashed through Han Xiao's mind.

However, although he was startled by Sidium's self-introduction, he quickly calmed down.

In any case, the Machinery Country didn't know of his existence at all. The two sides had no conflicts, so there was no need to be afraid of him.

He was in the dark while the other party was in the light. This was his greatest advantage, and he had unexpectedly discovered that Sidium was a secret subordinate of the Machinery Country, which was a huge gain.

After pretending to hesitate for a while, Han Xiao shook his head and refused, "Of course I've heard of the Machinery Country, but I still don't want to join."

Hearing this, the confident expression on Sidium's face froze, and he was stunned instead.

He thought that as long as he said the name of the Machinery Country, recruiting the person in front of him would be a cinch, but he didn't expect "Barn" to refuse him.

"Don't you know how valuable the resources controlled by the Machinery Country are to a mechanic?"

Sidium's tone was strange, with a sense of annoyance that you didn't know how to seize a great opportunity.

Mannison had accumulated countless years of technology and blueprints. Not to mention cutting-edge knowledge, even the most top-level mechanical ultimate knowledge was probably complete. There were also various lost or civilization-secret blueprints. He even had the blueprints of the three major civilization's spaceships and weapons. He could be called the mechanical system's Buddhist scriptures library, attracting countless mechanics to join his command… of course, these knowledge and blueprints required merit points to exchange.

Han Xiao raised his eyebrows.

"I understand what you mean, but not all mechanics are willing to be subordinates of the Machinery Country, right?"

He was indeed very envious of the resources controlled by the Machinery Country, but knowledge, technology, and blueprints were not learned for free. He had to work for the Machinery Country for a long time to earn merit points. Joining the Machinery Country's camp was different from joining Sidium. He had the confidence to crush Sidium, but he couldn't overwhelm the Machinery Country. Then he could only honestly play by other people's rules, and in the Machinery Country, his true identity would probably not be hidden. Joining the Machinery Country would really be selling his life to others.

So he couldn't agree. It was like, although the world's top 500 companies were good, he would rather start his own business than go to the world's top 500 as a senior executive. Although the scale was not as good as others, he could enjoy the benefits alone!

Working was impossible. Only running a legion and cutting leeks could barely maintain his life.

Sidium narrowed his eyes, turned around and sat back in his seat, expressionless, and said indifferently, "Then you can leave."

Seeing that "Barn" was determined to refuse his recruitment, he didn't bother to waste any more words on a guy who didn't appreciate his kindness.

He wasn't afraid that Han Xiao would know his identity. After operating on Mexibur Star for more than a hundred years, his origins were no secret in the eyes of some people. He dared to report his background because he wasn't afraid of being exposed… He was operating Mexibur Star in a fair and square manner. Even if he knew he was a subordinate of the Machinery Country, so what? His Excellency Mannison wasn't a wanted criminal. It wasn't illegal to develop a stronghold in the Shattered Star Ring.

Han Xiao didn't care about Sidium's dissatisfaction either. He shook his head and left the room, feeling a little helpless in his heart.

He wasn't afraid of offending Sidium, but in this way, Sidium would definitely increase his surveillance on him, and the Eternal Light would be even harder to steal.

"But fortunately, Sidium didn't see through my true identity. He misjudged my strength. This is my advantage. I should be able to hide some tricks from him, but if I still can't steal it in the end, then I'll have to rob it openly with Barn's identity… Hmm, or change another disguise?"

While thinking about arson and murder, Han Xiao slowly walked away.

…

After Han Xiao left, Sidium was the only one left in the office. He shook his head, his face quite disappointed.

He thought that recruiting Barn was a very simple matter, but he didn't expect this guy to be so stubborn and impervious to reason.

Beep beep beep—

At this moment, Sidium's communicator rang.

He glanced at the contact, his face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly connected the communication.

"Hello, Your Excellency Sisko!"

The person who contacted him was actually Sisko!

The screen showed Sisko's video call, and he asked, "If I remember correctly, Mexibur Star is still your territory?"

"Yes, do you have any instructions?"

Sidium's tone was respectful, completely different from his attitude towards Han Xiao.

It was too easy for Sisko, as the leader of the Star Pupil Divine Race, to contact the controller of a famous neutral planet.

Moreover, he had known Sidium for a long time. His backer was the Void Spirit Religion, and he had a lot of intelligence. Sidium's true origin was no secret to him.

Due to the reason that he was backed by the Void Spirit Religion, although Sisko was located in the remote Shattered Star Ring, he was also a big shot in the Super-A Grade circle in the Central Galaxy. Those big shots knew that he was a half-ally of the Void Spirit Religion, and a heavyweight bargaining chip of the Void Spirit Religion on the surface.

Although Sisko focused on managing his own race, and didn't show off, and didn't like to cause trouble as much as the Overlord, Sisko was the chief among the four Super-A Grades in the Shattered Star Ring in terms of influence in the high-level circle. He was a cold and low-key hidden big shot.

So Sidium was very respectful to him. Due to the relationship with the Machinery Country, the two had known each other for a long time.

"Well, there's something I need you to do." Sisko slowly said, "I need you to pay attention to a 'Light Fox' model spaceship. I'll send you the specific appearance later. No matter who takes this spaceship to your place, you have to keep an eye on them for me. They are very likely to repair the spaceship. You have to find a way to keep them on Mexibur Star."

"Okay, I've written it down." Sidium didn't say anything else and agreed. It was a favor that the big shot sent to his door.

Although he claimed to be neutral, he still knew what kind of people should be given privileges.

"Be sure to hold them back and don't let them escape the Shattered Star Ring." Sisko emphasized again.

"Understood."

Sidium nodded.

Only then did Sisko hang up the communication.

Because the No. 2 clone took Ecolin and others to steal the Evolution Cube using teleportation, the Star Pupil Divine Race didn't leave any image records of this group of people. They didn't know what Ecolin and others looked like. However, because of the warship fire outside the mother planet, they did remember the appearance of Ecolin and his party's "Light Fox" spaceship.

The spiritual imprint that Sisko left on the Evolution Cube showed that the Evolution Cube finally stopped leaping and running away. For the first time, it stopped. After checking the star map, Sisko discovered that the location where the Evolution Cube was staying was actually Mexibur Star.

Since he knew the other party's spaceship and location, he could logically guess the intentions of these thieves. They must be making the final repairs before interstellar travel.

So Sisko made a countermeasure and contacted Sidium to let this local snake help.

And he had been chasing behind, as long as he delayed for a few days, he would arrive.

With his power and influence, Ecolin and others couldn't escape his grasp.

…

At the same time, in the outer space of the planet.

Ecolin drove the badly damaged "Light Fox" spaceship and slowly sailed towards the Mexibur Star's spaceport.

Because of the superior performance of the spaceship's engine, they maintained ultra-high warp jumps and spent nearly ten days crossing half a star system, throwing the pursuers far away.

Now, they had finally arrived at this famous neutral planet. Mexibur Star was the station they chose to repair the spaceship.