Chapter 416 Conclusion and the Next Stage of the Plan (2/2)
This episode continued from the last episode, the second half of the hiring incident. From Floating Dragon Island to DarkStar's chase to the Dragon Emperor appearing. Bun-Hit-Dog still had yet to beat [Warfare: Power of the Dragon Emperor]; he had given up and drawn this image himself. Hence, what the viewers saw was a slideshow of a kindergarten child's drawings. That, accompanied by Bun-Hit-Dog's rich and emotional description, felt like a salesperson trying to sell a piece of cr*p while insisting that it was a treasure.
”… DarkStar's mothership saw that the situation was very, very bad. They yelled 'we've got to run' then started running immediately. Ames stared at DarkStar and yelled, 'Hey! No running!' She then activated her power and grabbed Floating Dragon Island like it was nothing, then threw it at the DarkStar mothership! The sky trembled as the two of them clashed, and like an egg smashing against a rock, the mothership crashed down to the ground…”
Bun-Hit-Dog's description was full of ups and downs like he was on steroids. His tone was more excited than a salesperson, like he was casting a fight of the century. However, the image was extremely humble and poor—it was a black stickman throwing a golden ball that dragged a dotted line behind to represent its movement. The ball then hit onto a big patch of black, which represented the DarkStar mothership. A ”BANG” then appeared beside the image, in bold and red.
This guy really is a genius…
Han Xiao's mouth twitched. As he expected, the comments during this scene were like a rampage, and the audiences' desire to mock it was at its maximum.
Luckily, other than this scene, the images after this went back to recordings. The video ended when they returned to Juberly Hub, and the incident ended. The players only saw what was on the surface, so they did not know about the conspiracy DarkStar had, only Han Xiao did.
Other than the 'images' emphasizing the Dragon Emperor's powers, another focus of the video was Black Star Mercenary Group's new officer—Aroshia. Compared to her, the Volga brothers became transparent and were completely ignored. Following the craze brought by Ames last time, Aroshia stirred up another frenzy. Her looks were superior to Ames' and were almost perfect. Although she did not possess the strength, power, temperament, and other bonuses that Ames boasted, she had her own charm. Her amnesia made her pitiful and mysterious, and most importantly… she had breasts, very big breasts!
Unsurprisingly, the war between the Flat-Chest Faction and Huge-Breast Faction broke out once again!
”The Dragon Emperor is very strong, beautiful, and has long legs, but… she's flat!”
”Pale skin covers ugliness; flat chests destroy everything. Sorry, my love now belongs to someone else.”
”I don't want to say this, but you people are really terrible. Your brains are filled with breasts, what's so good about being big?”
”Big is beauty!”
These people were split between the Ames faction and Aroshia faction. Han Xiao was happy to see this. The more they argued, the more popular the topic would be. As a male, he would never get dragged into the argument anyway.
After closing the forums, Han Xiao started to think of the next step of the plan.
I have gone through quite a few big events this time and have been dragged into battles of a higher level, entering DarkStar's sights. It'll be best to keep a low profile from now for some time, accepting requests peacefully and stabilizing my current position. At the same time, I'll save some money as well.
He had been through quite a lot this time for the compression technology, so temporarily, he was not going to take risks. He had made a name for himself, increased his abilities, and also formed some connections. The partners provided many rewarding missions, so he decided to finish these requests one by one. There was no need to hurry.
Furthermore, the players played a huge role in his growth too. It was now only Version 1.0, so the players' abilities were very limited. When the players grew again in the next version, the benefits that he would be able to obtain from the players would multiply many times over.
He returned to the stronghold hall. All the players were there. They saw that Han Xiao had appeared and all surrounded him.
”Black Star, when will we be going for the next mission?” Frenzied Sword asked.
These players were fighting dungeons all the time, so they were extremely bored in the stronghold. Their faces were filled with anticipation.
”Pack up, we will leave today.”
On the way there, Han Xiao had accepted the hiring requests from his partner allies. The missions were not difficult, and their rewards were quite handsome. Before the next version came, he was preparing to only accept such missions in order to earn some wealth, strengthen his position, and grow in a low profile.
After such a huge event, they had to rest for some time.
The players were immediately revitalized. They picked up their things very quickly. Fifty armored warriors stood before Han Xiao neatly.
Han Xiao glanced at them, turned around, and walked outside with big steps. The players followed right after.
”Let's go!”
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Han Xiao had decided on the plan—accept requests from partners one after another. They were active in various star systems in the Shattered Star Ring.
After the heat from the Floating Dragon incident cooled down, the position and name of the mercenary group were slowly being built up in missions after missions. Their resume gradually became richer.
The Black Star Mercenary Group was busy accepting one mission after another, and nine months passed in no time.The words and grammar used in this part look strange because the original text was written in a strange tone to highlight Bun-Hit-Dog's shoddy narration.