Chapter 933 - Black Stars Tour (1/2)
in the bloodshed land’s palace, jorde excitedly reported, “… in summary, we’ve obtained many new channels of business in a short amount of time, and our operations will double at the very least this year.”
a burly figure stood beside the window, and heber listened to the report.
jorde then continued reading the report. “the black star army completed their transformation many years back and diversified their operations. we didn’t have the evolution cube, so despite having klent’s support, our transformation was very slow, and we were still restricted by the quality of the employment missions that we received. about seventy to eighty percent of our funds come from various armed employment missions. after working together with the limitless financial group, they’ve provided great aid to our transformation, and the embryonic state of our transformation is already complete.”
the black star army and bloodshed land were both beyond grade a organizations, but their operation direction was different. under han xiao’s lead, the black star army managed to diversify their operations through the evolution cube. they had both military and financial strength. as for the bloodshed land, they were a classic poor army with their influence and operations being very limited. this was a problem that had been troubling the bloodshed land.
with the help of the limitless financial group, heber’s problem was now resolved. as long as they continued down this path, the bloodshed land would no longer be a group of boorish individuals who only knew how to fight wars. they would have the right to fight with the black star army as a private organization.
heber turned around and calmly said, “good job.”
jorde hesitated for a moment and could not help but ask, “your excellency, just what kind of a deal did you make with the limitless financial group? why are they willing to help us without holding back?”
“it is just an exchange of benefits.” heber glanced at him. “they wish to enter the shattered star ring and want to borrow our influence to gain a spot in the local market. humph, although their targets are the organizations that cooperate with the black star army, we are also a beyond grade a organization, and it won’t be a loss for them to join us.”
this was the reason on the surface. as for the deeper intention of their deal, heber was not planning to inform his subordinates.
although heber did not say anything else, jorde could sense that this matter was not so simple. the limitless financial group did not approach the black star army but went to the second best option instead. they were obviously targeting the black star army.
jorde broke out into cold sweat as he thought about the possible meaning behind the cooperation and did not dare continue asking. he still wanted to live to the day where he could hug his grandchildren.
jorde then wiped away his sweat and left the room. heber was the only one left, and he continued looking out the window. a long while later, the corner of his lips curled up slightly.
although he maintained his calm appearance in front of his subordinates, he was actually very happy.
he was not bothered about whether the limitless financial group would succeed; he only wanted to make use of this opportunity to develop. the losses of the black star army were of no consequence to him. the both of them were the dynasty’s allies but also competitors. he would be more than happy to see the black star army suffer a huge loss.
…
on the other side, karlot, who had rejected han xiao’s invitation, returned to his dormitory, and his friends immediately crowded over with curiosity.
“hey, why did the principal look for you?”
karlot was extremely honest, and his results were at the bottom. thus, his relationship with the others was not too bad.
a few of his friends had seen the principal approaching karlot at the end of the lesson and thought that he had done something wrong. thus, they all crowded over with concern.
karlot scratched his head and said, “nothing much. someone wanted to meet me.”
“who? he is actually able to get the principal to personally invite you!” one of karlot’s dormitory mates exclaimed. he was the one with the best background in the entire dormitory, but he was still far from the level of the principal. karlot’s family was extremely ordinary, so he could not help being puzzled.
“he said that he is called black star and asked me to join the black star army,” karlot said helplessly.
the moment he said these words, the entire room fell silent, and a look of disbelief could be seen on everyone’s face.
“that legendary black star‽”
“are you kidding me‽ why would he look for you‽”
seeing his dormitory mates’ expressions, karlot could not help but ask with doubt, “do all of you know him?”
“my goodness, don’t tell me you don’t even know who black star is‽” one of his friends almost fainted.
“i… i hadn’t heard of him before,” karlot said with a tinge of embarrassment. “is he really a bigshot?”
“he isn’t just a bigshot! he is a beyond grade a super! the peak of individual strength and an existence who can chat with the dynasty ruler!” one of his friends then began describing han xiao’s history.
the others then surrounded karlot and showered with him plenty of questions. karlot briefly explained the situation, but with his lousy expressive vocabulary, it took a while for the others to understand what had happened.
that handsome dormitory mate of his then could not help but notice a sour feeling in his heart. why did such a good thing fall on the head of this bottom-ranked idiot instead of him?
at this moment, another one of his dormitory mates then realized something and asked, “did… you accept black star’s invitation?”
“i didn’t agree,” karlot replied uneasily.
“you actually rejected the opportunity to join the black star army‽” everyone was truly speechless. “you’re truly an idiot! this is an opportunity to change your fate! ordinary people like us would never be able to enter the black star army! you… you actually…”
seeing everyone say so, karlot fell into a daze and started to doubt his own choice.
did i really make the wrong choice?
i’d better ask my family first.
karlot then took out his communicator and ran to the side to contact his family. that handsome dormitory mate then looked at karlot’s back, and a look of dense jealousy and resentment could be seen in his eyes.
why him? why‽ why did he obtain such an opportunity but not know how to treasure it? he is truly idiotic to the extreme! why would such a legendary figure take notice of such an individual!
he originally liked karlot and was willing to take care of karlot, but now, he was only filled with disgust toward karlot.
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the next day, han xiao temporarily ignored the frustration of the financial groups and continued monitoring karlot. he noticed something interesting.
the event had already spread throughout the entire level, and the attitudes of all the students changed greatly. a portion of them fawned over him while others excluded him.
“because of my actions yesterday, his entire school life has been rewritten by me. he can no longer be a transparent individual like in his previous life…” han xiao shook his head and had a greater understanding of his status as a bigshot.
for karlot to be dragged into the storm early on, the effects on his growth would be unknown. it could be a good or bad thing.
however, his actions had definitely helped him. any individual capable of becoming a beyond grade a would have grit in them and be unwilling to concede defeat. difficulties would only spur on his potential, and he would welcome all problems head on. who knew if karlot had such a character? perhaps the intense competition in the school would allow karlot to experience a change further.
“if that’s the case, why don’t i aggravate the situation further?” han xiao stroked his chin.
after waiting for a moment, the bell went off, and the students left their classrooms. han xiao then openly called out.
“karlot.”
upon hearing someone call his name, karlot turned around. upon seeing han xiao in the same clothes as the previous day, he recognized han xiao’s identity and was startled. “black… black star. it’s you again.”
his voice was not loud, but it seemed to have a magical force. the students in the surroundings all stopped and looked at han xiao with burning gazes.
“you seem to be very nervous?” han xiao ignored the crowd and smiled at karlot. although others were unable to see his true appearance, he could still display emotions.
“my father asked me to thank you, but he doesn’t wish for me to interact with you too much,” karlot said with a nervous look.
han xiao was not too bothered by the response. raising his finger, karlot’s communicator flew into his hands. after fiddling with it casually, he handed it back to karlot.