Chapter 192 Internal Recruitment Order

O'vanaugh took the initiative to give Han Xiao his number. "This is my number. If you need anything, call me."

Han Xiao tapped the table and said, "I happen to have some questions. I want to quickly increase my permissions in the Bloodshed Land. Do you have any good suggestions?"

O'vanaugh thought for a moment and decided to return the favor for Han Xiao's behavior just now. He had a waiter bring a Bloodshed Land computer, pulled up a file, and displayed it to Han Xiao. The beginning of the file was clearly marked with a stamp: "Unauthorized Access Prohibited."

Han Xiao raised an eyebrow and looked down.

[Internal Recruitment Order (Non-Public)]

[Recruitment Target: Bloodshed Land Assassins (Dark Grade and above), Contract Mercenaries (Two-Star and above)]

[Current Number of Participants: Assassins 18, Mercenaries 245]

[Mission Location: Star Dragon Eastern District, outside White Gull City, twenty miles north, River Valley Manor]

[Mission Details: Guard River Valley Manor, protect (data hidden)]

"Internal recruitment order?"

"Only Dark Grade or higher assassins will receive a summons. You're currently a Scorpion Grade assassin, so participating in this mission wouldn't normally be allowed, but I can pull some strings for you behind the scenes. Once the mission is complete, it can get you promoted to Dark Grade. Once you get to the location, someone will naturally inform you of the mission details."

Han Xiao thought to himself, with so many people participating, it's probably a small-scale battle.

He did remember that in White Gull City, he could trigger another simple-difficulty, high-reward Jackpot Mission. This was a good opportunity to go there on the way.

"I'll go take a look."

Han Xiao made a decision.

"I didn't expect to return to Star Dragon so quickly, but luckily, I won't be recognized."

Han Xiao raised an eyebrow. When he left the Thirteenth Bureau, the faction relationship on his panel didn't change, meaning the Thirteenth Bureau didn't seem to see him as an enemy.

With some time before departure, he returned to the Farian base and created the mechanical unit he had been wanting to create.

[Ranger II (Combat Type)]

[Type: Robot]

[Quality: Deep Green]

[Base Attributes: Armor Value 2200, Defense 37, Power Level 168, Maximum Movement Speed 83km/h, Energy Value 640/640]

[Height: 2.1 meters]

[Weight: 830 pounds]

[Control Method: Low-Level Smart Chip (Program Setting, Automatic Target Acquisition)]

[Energy Source: High-Energy Battery Pack x4]

[Combat Consumption: 6 Energy/minute (Low Intensity), 15 Energy/minute (Full Power)]

[Core Power: 310/320]

[Brain Module: Smart Target Acquisition Fire Control System, Power Consumption 30]

[Eye Module: Electromagnetic Scanning Mirror, Sees through Obstacles to Acquire Targets, Power Consumption 15]

[Right Arm Module: Large-Caliber Linked Triple-Barrel Machine Gun, Attack Power 70~85, Rate of Fire 3.5 rounds/second, Capacity 30+90 rounds (ammunition belt), Output Power 75, Power Consumption 40]

[Left Arm Module: Large-Caliber Linked Triple-Barrel Machine Gun, Same as above]

[Skeleton Module: K600 Powered Endoskeleton, Provides an Additional 30 Points of Strength, Power Consumption 40]

[Leg Module: Triangular Track Wheel + Shock-Absorbing Air Suspension, Reduces Impact of Harsh Terrain, Increases Movement Speed, Power Consumption 15]

[Chest Module: Small Honeycomb Rocket Launcher, Equipped with Small Rockets (Attack Power 180~230, and Deals Explosive Damage), Ammunition Capacity 6 rounds, Power Consumption 110]

[Abdomen Module: Magazine, Small Rockets x12, Extra Ammunition Belt 200 rounds, Power Consumption 20]

[Attached Ability: Salvo Burst - Perform a volley attack on the enemy, Damage +7%]

[Attached Ability: Teipor Alloy - Increases extra armor value, reduces physical damage by 11%]

[Attached Ability: Self-Destruct - Deals 340~510 points of fire damage within a forty-meter radius, destroyed after use.]

[Remarks: Humanoid Tank.]

The Ranger he created this time was a big improvement in technology, equipped with a smart chip, Teipor alloy armor, high-energy battery power, and more ferocious firepower. Han Xiao was much richer now than when he first entered West Capital, no longer having to carefully calculate every penny. The cost of a Ranger II was more than two hundred thousand, and that was after his technological improvements saved a lot of parts and wear. Players at his level simply couldn't afford it. The Ranger II could be used as a mobile turret. Because the processing chip wasn't yet capable of running three-dimensional self-tactical thinking and battlefield analysis, it didn't have the ability to stand alone.

The powerful combat-type Ranger could provide fire support and area strikes. Even if it ran out of ammunition, the K600 powered endoskeleton gave the Ranger II the strength for close combat. At the very least, a full-speed charge could be used to ram people, and it also had a self-destruct feature.

"Now, I can mass-produce Ranger robots, but I can't carry them around. I should find a secret base. Although this kind of turret-style robot has fierce firepower, it's not suitable for fast, flexible battlefield transfers and can only be used in positional warfare. The main problems are concentrated in mobility, core energy output, and chip processing. I need advanced knowledge, but there's no opportunity at the moment… well, for now, I can only maintain the sniper combat mode and continue to improve sniping."

The idea of a robot army couldn't yet take shape. There were gaps in both funds and technology.

Han Xiao's large equipment was all stored in the Farian Group's warehouse and transported by plane. This time, he was still spending money to use the Farian Group's transport plane service, fifty thousand a trip. Probably no one was as extravagant as him.

…

West Capital was the capital of Star Dragon, while White Gull City was an important city in the eastern part of Star Dragon, with a huge area. It had historically suffered a beast tide attack, suffering heavy losses, but it received national assistance, rebuilt after destruction, and became an important town in the east.

A monument tens of meters high stood in the center of the city, engraved with the names of all the victims who resisted the beast tide.

In the wars of the old era, White Gull City again suffered a large-scale terrorist attack by Germination, and once again received support from all directions, becoming even more prosperous. This phenomenon was particularly strange. Disaster-ridden, it developed rapidly instead. The Star Dragon people believed that this was a good omen, symbolizing that even if Star Dragon suffered setbacks, it would definitely become stronger and stronger. The "White Gull Spirit" appeared many times in the annual leadership meetings and news broadcasts.

The plane landed at White Gull City Airport. Ground access to various cities required passing through checkpoints, while aerial landings required prior permission from the airport control tower. Farian's planes had the right to park at airports in various cities in Star Dragon, belonging to private berths. As long as the players had high enough faction favorability, they could also buy them.

"By the way, why did you come along again?" Han Xiao turned to look at Antonov beside him.

Antonov held a cigar, took a beautiful puff, and laughed loudly, "What a coincidence, Farian doesn't have any industries in White Gull City and can't provide services to you, so I can only lend you the transport plane to use as a temporary workshop and warehouse."

"So that's how it is." Han Xiao understood and suddenly realized that there was no car to borrow, and suddenly felt a headache. There were still dozens of miles to go to the mission location, River Valley Manor. Did he have to go back to his old ways...呸, did he have to do unethical, unrecommended car thefts again?

He did have a Thorn, but if he drove that car on the street, in less than ten minutes, he would probably have dozens of police cars and several anti-riot police cars behind him.

As the old saying goes, when you have difficulties, find the masses.

Han Xiao borrowed a car from a warm-hearted and generous member of the masses, passed through the checkpoint, left the city, and headed straight for River Valley Manor.

Twenty miles north of White Gull City was a small forest with a small river flowing through it. This small forest was inhabited by docile, small and medium-sized beasts, which were not very dangerous. River Valley Manor was located in a shallow river valley in the forest, built along the river--this section was what Han Xiao saw on the map.

It was already afternoon when he drove into the forest. Lazy sunlight filtered through the gaps in the trees, rendering a trace of peaceful natural atmosphere. The sound of the engine startled a few spotted deer that were sleeping.

He suddenly twitched his nose, smelling a faint pungent odor. After quickly filtering out humus and bird droppings from his mind, he found the memory of the same smell, and his eyes flashed, "This is the smell of gunpowder smoke that hasn't dissipated yet. There was a battle here not long ago."

In order to prevent misunderstandings, Han Xiao stopped the car, brought his personal equipment, and trekked on foot.

His current appearance was that of a middle-aged, salty fish man in a black windbreaker with a guitar case on his back, like a frustrated, wandering musician. In fact, the guitar case contained the folded Red Falcon Sniper Rifle and lightweight powered arm, the Mad Eagle and magazines were hidden in the lining of his clothes, the magnetic control extension armor was hidden close to his body, a folding combat knife hung on his waist, the gloves on his hands were unactivated electrothermal cutting gloves, and he wore silver-gray electromagnetic skateboard boots on his feet, the same size as normal boots, with leather sewn on the outside, and the metal material in the boots could not be discovered unless he pressed them by hand. As for the Wind Cutter, Thorn, and Ranger II, he did not bring them.

After walking for a while, there were obvious signs of battle around him, explosion scars, scattered bullet casings, ruts, and even burnt car shells that had been burned out. There was more than one, showing how fierce the battle was. Here, he could already see the shallows outside the forest, and River Valley Manor appeared in his field of vision.

Han Xiao was about to walk over when he suddenly stopped.

The next moment, a bullet hole made by a sniper rifle appeared on the ground in front of him. If he had walked forward just now, he would have been hit in the calf.

This shot was clearly a warning.

The direction the bullet came from was River Valley Manor.