Chapter 1 Jupiter's Group

The Black Light Lurker carried Jupiter and the others to the nearest city planet.

Jupiter and the others wandered around, curiously inspecting the interior of the ship. This was Black Star’s ride, and very few players ever got on board.

Resta closed off access to most of the cabins. This group of players could only enter and exit some insignificant public areas.

"This spaceship must be very valuable," Poseidon marveled.

"I searched it. It seems to be a spaceship model from a super advanced civilization," Jupiter nodded.

The players had communicators, which allowed them to connect to the Interstellar Network. They were no longer "natives," and various information channels were finally open to them. Their knowledge increased every day. Phillip supported the search function, and any information could be queried online. The players gradually got used to asking Aroon whenever they encountered a problem.

"Spaceships are too expensive. I wonder when we'll be able to afford one," Poseidon shook his head.

"Actually, it’s not necessarily impossible. As long as we do a few commissions and then crowdfund from the guild, it’s still possible to buy some basic models."

As the president of a guild under a major club, Jupiter had always considered things from a long-term perspective. The resources he could mobilize far exceeded those of ordinary players. The spaceship, which was sky-high in the eyes of ordinary players, could still be crowdfunded if he gritted his teeth. After all, the guilds of major clubs were basically companies. Excluding the casual players in the outer circle, the internal members were all working stiffs. Mobilizing funds was just a matter of a word.

He was thinking about what advantages it would bring to equip the guild with a spaceship in advance, and whether it was worth crowdfunding.

At this time, a core member with the ID "Michael" said, "President, we can actually buy functional spaceships. I checked the market prices of various resources and fuels in the free market before. Many large groups are buying them without any restrictions. Although the price is a bit low, the profit is very stable."

Jupiter's expression changed slightly. "You mean buy mining ships?"

"Yes, organize a mining team to collect resources on uninhabited planets and sell them to buyers. This is a reliable source of funds."

Michael spoke eloquently, "The initial return on investment is relatively slow, but if we do commissions while mining and gather enough funds to buy more mining ships, our profits will continue to rise after the initial accumulation. When we reach a certain point, we will snowball. If we have an entire mining fleet, the profits will explode exponentially."

Jupiter was somewhat tempted. "So, the earlier we buy mining ships, the greater the leading advantage."

"That’s right." Michael nodded and added, "Right now, commission missions are the way to go. Everyone is doing it, and the profits are very generous. However, major guilds of the same level as Dynasty and Chang Kong can mobilize more manpower and will definitely think of more ways to make money... Damn Lao Ju, time waits for no one."

The scope of work of the major club guilds, in addition to making money, was also to provide better logistical support for professional players, so Jupiter couldn't help but hesitate and secretly pondered.

Poseidon glanced at Michael. "You're not a colleague from another guild's war-of-attrition division, are you? Quickly leave the group to prove your innocence."

"Go be stupid somewhere else," Michael responded with a middle finger.

Poseidon curled his lips, looked at the decorations in the cabin, and suddenly said, "Lao Ju, what do you think if we robbed this spaceship? Wouldn't we make a killing? We'd probably leave Dynasty and Chang Kong far behind."

Everyone looked at him speechlessly.

"Actually, you're the spy, aren't you?" Michael retorted.

"I was just saying, look how anxious you guys are."

Poseidon "Tsked."

…

Going from the handover point to the Feven Star System required transit through multiple Star Gates, and the journey was not short.

However, in order to eliminate the hidden danger of Slek, Han Xiao decided to wait patiently.

The Raider ship was traveling in the universe. In a remote part of the ship, Han Xiao, in his Chaotic Physique form, was close to the wall and very hidden. He discovered that the Chaos Observer’s racial talent seemed to be very suitable for this kind of imprecise stealth... All stealth that doesn't eliminate all witnesses is imprecise.

Because he was maintaining the Chaotic Physique state, Han Xiao had nothing else to do, so he had to browse the forums every day to learn about the progress of the players' respective commission missions from their posts. Because they had only entered the interstellar world not long ago, the players were still relatively well-behaved, and most of their missions were going smoothly. As for the Sunil Star, 200,000 mercenaries were also working in full swing.

The situation was reassuring.

In addition to browsing the forums, Han Xiao spent his time observing the marked Aroshia, Caesar V, and Melos for entertainment.

After more than ten days, the Raider ship finally left the Garton Star System and entered the Feven Star System, where it quickly met up with the main force.

The Purple Serpent Star Pirates had a fleet of more than 40 warships, mostly small and medium-sized Raider ships. The main ship was a modified Raven Cannon-class warship, which was the main warship model of the Black Raven Civilization in the Feven Star System. A Star Pirate group of this size was already considered a large and formidable Star Pirate group.

The Raider ship flew into the fleet and docked with the main ship. Several Star Pirates supported a weakened Beverly as he walked through the passage to the main ship's hall. Slek had been waiting here for a long time. The hall was filled with subordinates, and the other three Grade B leaders were waiting on the side.

Slek sat on the seat, and when he saw the skinny Beverly, he stood up abruptly and hurried to greet him with a look of surprise:

"Beverly, what happened to you?"

Beverly looked at Slek, his lips trembled, and tears suddenly welled up in his eyes, his voice crying.

"Black Star is a devil!"

"What did he do to you?"

Slek couldn't help but look Beverly up and down. In his memory, Beverly was a burly man, but now he was skin and bones, his whole body shriveled, as if he would fall over with a push. He was still crying like a softie.

Not only him, but the other Star Pirates also cast incredulous glances, unable to believe that this powerful companion would become so miserable.

What exactly had he experienced to turn a tough Grade B Super into this state?!

When Beverly thought of those hellish days, he couldn't help but show a look of horror and shiver subconsciously.

"He, he imprisoned me in a dark cabin. I don't know how long it's been. He used a device to constantly extract my Supergene. The recovery speed became slower and slower. Until now, my ability has only recovered a little bit..."

Those who gained power could not bear to lose it the most. Every time he recovered a little power, it was ruthlessly taken away. Constantly experiencing this cycle, especially since he had been locked in the prison cell, losing the sense of the passage of time, had caused severe mental trauma to Beverly.

Hearing this, Slek couldn't help but shudder, secretly regretting his decision to provoke Black Star.

He didn't expect this guy to not only be strong, but also a pervert!

Originally, because Beverly was a Grade B combat power that he valued, he took the risk of threatening Black Star. Now it seemed that Beverly was almost useless. He didn't know how long it would take for his mental state to recover. Slek needed a usable leader, not a useless person.

Even the Star Pirate leaders who usually didn't get along with Beverly couldn't help but feel sympathetic when they saw Beverly's miserable state.

"Black Star insisted on the trade, probably also to threaten us with Beverly's example..." Another Grade B Star Pirate said.

Slek nodded heavily.

"What do we do now? Aren't we going to avenge Beverly?" Suddenly, someone in the crowd asked.

Slek's face darkened. Of course, he didn't want to provoke Black Star again, but asking this question on this occasion was simply embarrassing him. He had no tact at all. If he said he wasn't going, wouldn't he lose his prestige and leadership, and be looked down upon by his subordinates?

"I have my own plan." Helpless, Slek had no choice but to answer ambiguously, intending to change the subject.

At this time, the person who had just asked the question spoke again in the crowd.

"What kind of plan? What do we do specifically?"

It's you again, can you shut up!

"Is this something you're qualified to know?"

Slek's face was ugly. He looked in the direction of the sound, wanting to see which subordinate dared to question him, the boss.

When the Star Pirates saw the boss's anger, they hurriedly separated, revealing the person who spoke. The eyes of all the Star Pirates in the hall also focused on him, wanting to see who was so bold.

Hmm, it seemed to be a Human of the Universe, wearing a black trench coat, and his figure seemed to be quite tall. His appearance... huh, why did he look a little familiar?

Slek stared at this person, blinked his eyes, and a strong look of doubt appeared in his eyes. The next moment, his expression suddenly turned to shock, and he jumped up, shouting in anger and alarm:

"Black Star! How the hell are you here?!"

The surrounding Star Pirates were as if they had seen a ghost, and jumped away in fright, leaving a space around Han Xiao.

The whole place was silent. Han Xiao glanced around before staring at Slek, touching his chin, and slowly said, "Don't be nervous. I'm here to make a deal with you this time."

"...What deal?"

"I want you to give up your freedom in exchange for..." Han Xiao raised his eyebrows and smiled darkly, "Your life!"

Zzz—Bang!

As soon as he finished speaking, violent Mechanical Force lightning burst out. Mad Ape Armor instantly possessed him. Han Xiao threw a high-energy concentrated particle cannon with his backhand, directly blasting through the ship's armor from the inside, revealing a hole directly connected to the outer universe.

The suction from the vacuum was like a hurricane. The Star Pirates in the hall were pulled out of the ship by the terrifying suction and thrown into the universe. Some of the weaker Supers' bodies quickly stiffened and their blood vessels ruptured. The vacuum environment of the universe was also deadly to low-level Supers.

The mech suit had its own internal circulation, so the vacuum had no effect on Han Xiao. The whole person was suspended in mid-air.

Slek looked furious, his mouth opening and closing as if he was roaring, but the howling of the airflow being sucked out suppressed his voice, making it almost impossible to hear.

Without saying a word, Han Xiao slammed his fist heavily on the alloy floor, using [Might Burst]!

Boom—

The shock wave carrying electric arcs burst out, and the alloy floor directly twisted and broke!

The aftermath swept out, and the trend of collapse continued to expand outward. The hall and the nearby cabins began to explode and shatter, and the hole instantly expanded several times.

Losing their foothold, all the Star Pirates except Slek were sucked out. Only Slek threw out strands of purple viscous tentacles as thick as arms, inserting them into the surrounding alloy walls, which stabilized his body.

Secreting purple mucus was Slek's ability. This mucus had high toxicity and high corrosiveness, and could also be temporarily solidified into tentacles and various forms. Moreover, the secreted purple mucus could be preserved for a long time. Slek could actively adjust the degree of corrosion of the mucus. His nickname "Purple Serpent" came from this.

Slek was an Esper, but he also had armor. However, he was not a Mechanic, and the armor could not be turned into a compression ball to carry with him. At this time, it was placed in his private warehouse.

Although he hated Han Xiao to the extreme, he knew that the most urgent task was to put on his armor so that he could ignore the vacuum and move freely. He immediately used his tentacles to drag himself along the wall, heading straight for his private warehouse.

Whoosh—the thruster ejected, leaving a faint trail of afterflame. Han Xiao quickly approached Slek's back.

At this moment, Slek suddenly waved his hand, and a wave-like purple mucus slapped over, and the edges touched the ship's bulkhead, emitting thick smoke. The traces of corrosion were like melting.

"This ability is a bit interesting."

Han Xiao's eyes flashed, and the arm armor suddenly deformed, revealing a row of pipes. He clenched his fist suddenly.

The inside of the ship had not completely become a vacuum, and a large amount of air was sucked in by the nano-suction holes all over the mech suit. Then, the pipes of the arm armor ejected a row of high-pressure air cannons, directly dispersing the purple mucus wave.

The corrosive mucus splashed everywhere, and the surrounding area suddenly became smoky.

Han Xiao accelerated and suddenly grabbed one of Slek's arms.

His whole body flashed with Mechanical Force, and the thruster ejected in reverse. Han Xiao stopped in place in an instant, grabbed Slek's arm, and made a large twisting throwing motion.

Violent Throw!

…

"Main ship, please answer, main ship, please answer! What exactly is going on now!"

In the space of the universe, dozens of Raider ships of the Purple Serpent Star Pirates surrounded Slek's main ship.

Everything was normal, but just a few dozen seconds ago, all the Raider ships suddenly lost contact with the main ship. No matter how they called, the main ship responded with silence.

Just as the other Raider ships were preparing to dock with the main ship to check the situation, the outer armor of the main ship suddenly exploded, leaving a hole. Countless debris was sucked into the universe like a tornado, including a large number of Star Pirate companions.

Before the Star Pirates on the other ships could be shocked, the tail of the ship, thousands of meters away from the hall's hole, also exploded, flying out a large amount of broken metal and a figure, which was the boss Slek.

Slek was thrown through half the ship by Han Xiao's violent throw!