<h4>Chapter 738 Purple Crystal“s Thoughts</h4>
The ck Star Army was already a famous organization in the Shattered Star Ring, and the sudden appearance of a satellite base caused a hugemotion on Deirdre.
The Gelock Star Cluster had nothing to do with the secret war. The various financial groups located on Deirdre and new yers were extremely puzzled about the intentions of the ck Star Army.
A couple of battleships then left the dock and weed the arrival of the ck Star Army satellite base with caution.
The various financial groups immediately sent out amunication request, and they all wanted to talk to themander of the fleet.
Very quickly, their requests were approved, and all the financial groups were pulled into a conference chat. Sylvia’s appearance then appeared on all theirmunicators.
It’s her! ck Star’s Chief Administrative Official!
As one of the important officers of the ck Star Army, Sylvia’s fame was not low, and many financial groups recognized her. Seeing such an important figure leading the group, they could not help but feel uneasy and felt that the ck Star Army was scheming in some way.
“I am Sylvia, themander of this fleet.” Sylvia nodded and introduced herself.
“Why did you descend without informing us? Are you nning to go against the rules of the merchant world and snatch the business on Deirdre?” one of the financial groups who seemed to be the leader of the group asked with an unfriendly tone.
The Odegen Financial Group was one of thergest financial groups on Deirdre, and the one speaking was the person in charge, Carver.
The others shared the same thoughts as Carver. Deirdre was like a treasure bowl to them, and they did not wish for others to snatch a piece of the pie from them.
Sylvia smiled and said, “Please do not misunderstand anything. Although our ck Star Army is an armed organization, we will not use force to coerce any legal financial groups. Furthermore, your operations on Deirdre do not attract us in the slightest. All of you can be at ease.”
Hearing that, the faces of Carver and the others became unnatural. They treated Deirdre as a treasure bowl, but the benefits from the were no more than peanuts to the ck Star Army. Sylvia had very obviously stated that they were not even interested in the little benefits of the, and this made Carver slightly embarrassed.
“Then, what is the purpose of your visit?” Carver asked with doubt. “You’ve even shifted an entire satellite base over. If I don’t remember incorrectly, the Gelock Star Cluster isn’t part of the secret war.”
Sylvia cleared her throat and said in a loud voice, “As an important member of the Mercenary League, our ck Star Army has decided to expand our mercenary operations toward the Gelock Star Cluster. Deirdre is the that we have chosen to set up a branch on. We will take over the mercenary operations in this entire region, and all of you can treat us as an agency for the Mercenary League. If any of you need manpower in the future, you can make an application with us.”
The eyes of Carver and the others lit up. If the ck Star Army did not interfere in their operations on Deirdre and only expanded their mercenary operations, there would only be benefits for them.
If a reliable mercenary group was set up on Deirdre, the security of the region would be improved, and more people would be attracted to the.
Furthermore, with the ck Star Army around, they would not have to find other insignificant mercenary groups, and their safety would be ensured.
Currently, the Mercenary League was on their way to monopolizing the entire mercenary world in the Shattered Star Ring, and Carver felt that the ck Star Army was only expanding the operations of the Mercenary League as one of their members.
“We understand. We don’t have any opinions.” Carver was no longer as wary as before.
Sylvia then continued. “Very good. I have something to request. I hope that all those present here will make use of your influence to announce the news of our ck Star Army setting up a branch in this ce. We will be able to open up this market very quickly with all of your help.”
As an organization that came from the outside, even if the ck Star Army was a huge conglomerate, Sylvia would still ease up their rtionship with the local organizations. This would help to make their operations more efficient.
Carver began to hesitate upon hearing that.
At this moment, Sylvia added, “Of course, we will provide all of you with a discount should any of you need mercenaries in the future.”
“Don’t worry. We will definitely help you with the announcement.” Carver immediately agreed without hesitation.
Everyone on Deirdre could see the gigantic satellite fortress floating outside the atmosphere of their whenever they lifted their head.
Just as everyone was filled with fear over the appearance of the satellite fortress, the financial groups made a public announcement that the ck Star Army had gone to Deirdre with friendly intentions and had a cooperative rtionship with the different financial groups.
The moment the announcement was made, everyone heaved a sigh of relief and was overjoyed.
The security situation in the gctic transit station was truly a problem, and the ck Star Army might be able to improve this situation.
Of course, not everyone weed the ck Star Army. For example, some small mercenary groups on Deirdre felt immense pressure.
They all knew that their lives in the future would not be good, and all the mercenary missions would be snatched up by the ck Star Army.
However, the ck Star Army quickly released news that they were recruiting manpower and gave priority to the local mercenaries.
An endless stream of individuals immediately responded, especially the yers located on Deirdre.
The ck Star Army was a hot topic of discussion on the forums, and even the new yers had a certain degree of understanding toward the benefits, storyline, and events of the ck Star Army.
The ck Star Army had already apanied the yers for two whole versions. With the yers adding on their imagination and the legends of the ck Star Army bing a part of the Gxy Chronicles, many of the new yers naturally felt a sense of belonging toward the ck Star Army.
In the eyes of many new yers, the ck Star Army was like a yer army in the Shattered Star Ring.
Because of their location, many of them did not wish to travel all the way to the Colton Star Cluster. Since the ck Star Army had expanded to the Gelock Star Cluster, most of the yers no longer hesitated and joined.
The yers who were hesitating were mainly concerned about the Main Storyline mission. The way they saw it, they would have to participate in the secret war storyline if they chose to join the ck Star Army. However, they did not wish to give up the freedom to explore other storylines.
However, after listening to the exnation of the other yers who had joined the army, they realized that they werepletely wrong. They needed to file for an application if they wanted to join the secret war. If they were not willing to join the secret war, the army would not force them, and they could choose not to trigger that storyline.
The yers who did not join the war would be ordinary mercenaries in the ck Star Army, and they can choose the missions that they wanted to do while enjoying the benefits of the army.
Furthermore, they were surprised to realize that the ck Star Army was an upper echelon of the Mercenary League. They would be able to trigger the Main Storyline mission of the Mercenary League as well, so joining the ck Star Army was akin to giving them the choice between two Main Storyline missions.
There were some other yers who wanted to participate in the Main Storyline mission on Deirdre—helping the Odegen Financial Group chase away gctic pirates in the vicinity.
However, they were shocked to realize that the Odegen Financial Group had actually cancelled this mission. The Main Storyline mission of Deirdre had mysteriously disappeared!
After asking around, the yers finally understood what had happened. After all the gctic pirates in the vicinity of Deirdre caught wind of the ck Star Army’s arrival, they immediately abandoned all their bases and escaped.
These gctic pirates were all frightened away by the ck Star Army!
There was not a need to even hesitate.
In just three days, over ny percent of the yers on Deirdre had chosen to join the ck Star Army.
The benefits of the ck Star Army were truly too alluring to the new yers. Not only was there arge amount of equipment and tools, they also had a full set of basic and advanced knowledge. There was no need for them to farm for NPC favorability all around to learn that knowledge.
The current level and needs of the yers were akin to the yers in Version 1.0, but they could enjoy the benefits of Version 3.0. This was an irresistible temptation that the yers could not reject.
As Sylvia recruited the yers on Deirdre, Han Xiao’s interface received all the benefits.
The first thing all those new yers did was learn knowledge.
He had the reward from the [Bloodline] mission, a Political Asset, and received a thirty percent bonus for experience. His experience pool, which had dried up, was very quickly replenished, and he had sufficient experience to level up once again.
After expanding his crops, the speed of harvesting experience had increased greatly. ording to this efficiency, level 240 was not too far away.
The yers in the army could be split into two different groups. The first were those who had reached Grade B and the second were the new yers who had an average level of 20 to 30.
While the spending power of the new yers could not match the old yers, they had a huge hidden demand. Han Xiao decided to allow them to remain on Deirdre and not force them to participate in the secret war. With their current strength,pleting recruitment missions might be more efficient than participating in the secret war.
The Mercenary League’s Main Storyline mission would be more suitable for those newbies.
Han Xiao then thought to himself, The yer market has doubled, and all these new yers will have to learn all the various knowledge from scratch. However, their levels are still low, so I must groom them slowly.
ss Knowledge was a necessity, and the new yers would have to learn them eventually. He was not in a rush at all. Ring ring!
Hismunicator suddenly rang; it was Ralph.
“ck Star, I heard that you set up a branch in the Gelock Star Cluster,” Ralph inquired.
You sure receive news very quickly. Do you have any issues?” Han Xiao raised his brows.
“Cough cough, I am only asking out of curiosity.” Ralph coughed dryly.
In truth, Purple Crystal hoped that the ck Star Army would always remain in Colton and did not wish for them to expand outward. However, this was not the time to talk about this.
Han Xiao then asked, “Why have you called?”
Ralph’s expression then turned solemn, and he said, “It’s like this. We received news that the Crimson Dynasty and Federation of Light havee to an initial agreement. We do not have much time left and must speed up our progress.”
The negotiations are about to be over?
The secret war would be over when the Crimson Dynasty and Federation of Lightpleted their negotiations. It was no wonder that Purple Crystal was feeling anxious.
“What is the reaction of Bloodshed Land?”
“They have be more active and sent out all their high-levelbatants,” Ralph said. “Without your presence to suppress them, we have suffered quite a huge loss.”
Han Xiao immediately understood what was going on. Jorde had been misled by him, resulting in such a situation.
“We urgently need you to return to the battlefield. We are nning tounch anotherrge-scale mission. ck Star, we need you to...”
At this moment, Han Xiao interrupted him. “I am sorry. I do not wish to participate in the uing mission.”
Ralph was stunned. ck Star was an important part of their strategy. If Han Xiao did not want to go, would that not disrupt their entire strategy?
Han Xiao thought for a moment and said, “You should know that regardless of the oue, Heber definitely won’t let me off.”
Ralph fell silent. Purple Crystal did indeed know about this but did not inform Han Xiao about it. It was not that they did not care about Han Xiao’s life and death. However, the upper echelons were extremely pragmatic and would make use of Han Xiao as much as they could.
Seven years ago, Purple Crystal had recognized Han Xiao’s potential and begun to invest in him. However, seven years had gone by, and the upper echelons of Purple Crystal no longer thought that much of his potential after witnessing his growth stagnate.
Although they still ced great importance on him, the thoughts of the upper echelons had changed, and they no longer felt that Han Xiao would be a Beyond Grade A Super.
Purple Crystal would not allow the Tyrant to take revenge on one of their meritorious subjects, but the upper echelons had their own considerations. Although the chances of ck Star bing a Beyond Grade A Super had been lowered, he was still a peak Cmity Grade Super, and there was still value in roping him in. Thus, they wished for ck Star to seek protection from them when the Tyrant took action. This would improve the rtionship between both parties and would be extremely beneficial to the upper echelons.
As for the safety of ck Star, Purple Crystal was not too worried. ck Star had the Dragon Emperor behind him, and their presence was like the icing on the cake. They might also have a chance to form a rtionship with Ames because of it.
Han Xiao was not too bothered by this. Both parties were only working together for their respective benefits, and Purple Crystal did not owe him anything. He slowly said, “Thus, I have to think of a way to break past the Cmity Grade bottleneck in this remaining time.”
“I understand.”
Since Han Xiao hadid his cards out openly, Ralph did not force the matter.
As for the situation in the secret war, Ralph understood it extremely clearly. Purple Crystal knew that they would not be able to chase out all the enemies and would probably lose a portion of their territory near the border. Their retaliation was only an attempt to reduce their losses.
Under such circumstances, Han Xiao’s refusal to participate in the war was something that Purple Crystal could ept.
ck Star probably knows this as well and thus made such a request... Ralph thought to himself and felt that ck Star was only finding an excuse.
After remaining stagnant for a full seven years, he did not think that Han Xiao would be able to make a breakthrough in the near future.
However, there was no need for him to spell things out so clearly.
“I will convey your message to the upper echelons,” Ralph said. “However, you can choose to be absent, but your ck Star Army must still participate.”
“Naturally.”
Han Xiao then heaved a sigh of relief after hanging up.
Purple Crystal and Bloodshed Land temporarily would not bother him, and he would be able to pull out of the secret war and find some talents to prepare for Beyond Grade A.