The Legendary Mechanic, page 1052
Since he had nothing to do in the Underworld, he naturally would not reject such a rare opportunity to ‘relax’.
As for the enmity between him and Black Star, Sorokin had already accepted his fate over the years. He was a smart person and would not take it to heart.
Han Xiao nodded with satisfaction. Just as he was about to say something, his communicator suddenly rang.
Beep beep beep…
He took a look. It was a call from the Dynasty Ruler, Marbruce.
Han Xiao waved his hand and signaled for everyone to leave. After everyone left, he picked up the call.
“What have you called for?”
“Black Star, we plan to hold a grand ceremony on January 1 of the 800th year of the Galaxy Calendar to celebrate this victory, to commemorate the lives sacrificed in the war, and to honor the heroes. Your Supers Holy Land should participate as well, especially you. The entire Galactic Society sees you as a hero, so don’t be absent.”
“I’ll be there.”
Han Xiao nodded in agreement.
This war was indeed worthy for the three Universal Civilizations to hold a grand ceremony, and the date they chose was also very meaningful. The first day of the New Era… It was probably not for the convenience of the students to memorize that they chose
this date.
After chatting casually for a while, Han Xiao told them about the choice of Hilbert and the others. However, Marbruce’s reaction was very calm, as though he had expected it. It was a pity that Han Xiao did not see how furious he was. After hanging up, Han Xiao calculated the date.
“There’s still half a year left before the ceremony. This period of time is enough for the Supers Holy Land to gain a firm foothold. After the ceremony, I’ll have a lot of free time. I’ll then enter the Sanctum and revive those unlucky people who died in battle… I’ll also find out all the information on the message board.”
Because the World Tree had solved the problem of the Sanctum Key, Han Xiao naturally thought of a plan, which was to use it to enter and exit the Sanctum and unlock all the information on the message board.
In theory, this was completely possible.
However, this would require a lot of time, so Han Xiao decided to wait for the situation to stabilize before implementing it.
“Speaking of which, I wonder what the players have been doing recently…”
Han Xiao opened the interface and looked at the players’ forums. Most of the topics discussed in the posts were related to the victory of the war and the Supers Holy Land.
Now that the war had ended, the players had nothing to do. Although Han Xiao had put up the Dungeon Crystals of the ‘World Tree War’ series, most of them still had nothing to do. They had just experienced the end of a main storyline mission, so many of them could not be bothered to do side missions for the time being
In addition, the fifth Pro League was already in the preparation stage, attracting the attention of the players. Therefore, Han Xiao did not have to worry about the players having nothing better to do.
“The universe is peaceful and society is stable. Everything is improving… Tsk tsk, I haven’t had such an easy time in a long time.”
Han Xiao heaved a sigh of relief and felt a sense of satisfaction.
On the other side of the Planet of the Deities Manison’s mansion.
Manison casually played with the pile of cards and looked at Kasuyi who was deep in thought. “You’ve already decided to travel far and found a new life goal. I haven’t congratulated you yet.”
“After living for so long, I have to find something to do. There are no secrets in the explored universe to me. Finding the unknown is more fun.” Kasuyi casually threw out a card and smiled. “Speaking of which, I didn’t expect you to reject Black Star’s invitation and give up this position.”
“Aren’t you the same?” Manison did not comment.
“I don’t want to work because I have to travel far away, but why don’t you want this authority if you are staying here? This isn’t like you.” Kasuyi raised his brows.
“I have other plans.” Manison glanced at the cards, took out a card, and pretended to play it. However, after thinking for a while, he stuffed this card back in and changed to another card. He did not stop talking and said, “I plan to study in seclusion for decades. I don’t want to be distracted elsewhere… Furthermore, with Black Star around, I will never be able to surpass him in the eyes of Mechanics.”
“Indeed.” Kasuyi sighed. “Being in the same era as him is the misfortune of all Mechanics.”
Manison looked up at him and knocked on the table. “You’re not a Mechanic, why are you so emotional?”
“To be honest, if I were you, I would have directly taken Black Star as my teacher. Learning is not embarrassing.” Kasuyi shrugged.
“You talk too much. Hurry up and play.”
Manison snorted. Although his relationship with Han Xiao had improved quite a bit, and he was willing to listen to the other party’s orders to a certain extent, asking him to lower his head again? Impossible!
Supers Holy Land established a new structure after the war. After preliminary observation, a large number of Supers from different civilizations entered the territory of the Supers Holy Land from various Star Fields. After approval, they received official citizenship. The work efficiency of a Beyond Grade A organization was known to be very high. As the various projects were quickly completed, the Supers Holy Land that had only been established for a few months started operating efficiently. On the other hand, the entire galactic society was still in a daze and needed a lot of time to adapt to the new situation.
The Super Star Cluster Alliance also made use of the birth of the Supers Holy Land to get rid of the suppression they had always been in and finally enjoyed the treatment of normal advanced civilization, obtaining a certain degree of freedom to develop.
After the war, the situation gradually stabilized. The entire galactic society was trying to adapt to the changes after the war, and in the blink of an eye, it reached the end of year 799 of the Galaxy Calendar. The three Universal Civilizations held a celebration ceremony as scheduled.
Chapter 1447: Support and Entry |
Year 800 of the Galaxy Calendar, 1st January.
Central Galaxy, New Era Planet.
A few months ago, in order to hold this celebration, the three Universal Civilizations started manually modifying this planet, turning the desolate and dying planet into a celebration planet. They named it ‘New Era Planet’ to commemorate their hundred years of experience, especially the victory of the World Tree War.
Looking down from space, there was a huge building that looked like a tower on the New Era planet. At the top was an open-air square platform. This was the venue of the celebration, and there were rows of floating seats around it.
Countless spaceships were hovering in the air, covering the sky. Countless galactic media outlets had arrived to broadcast the scene. This time, it was also a full broadcast of the various Star Fields. However, the number of viewers could not create a new record. Because of the war, many people had lost their lives. However, the viewership ratings had reached a new high, and almost every family stayed in front of the television to watch the broadcast.
Anti-gravity hovering cars rose from the ground and flew to the venue. The invited guests took their seats one after another. The representatives of the various civilizations, the military, the Beyond Grade As, and so on were all important people in the galactic society. As the guests entered and waited for the ceremony to start, the venue quickly became lively.
The Beyond Grade As beside him chatted casually, but Han Xiao did not participate in the conversation. He took out his communicator and looked at it. The galactic media had already started broadcasting, and the cameras swept across the venue. It seemed like they knew what the audience wanted to see, and they would pull it to his face from time to time, capturing every masculine detail.
“Tsk, always taking pictures of me. Am I that pleasing to the eye?”.
Han Xiao smacked his lips without any shame.
Kasuyi, who was sitting at the side, nudged his waist with his elbow and chuckled. “It’s a pity that you haven’t revived those Beyond Grade As who died in battle. They’re going to miss this celebration.”
“I did it on purpose. In a while, when we pay our respects to the dead, if we see those victims alive, it would spoil the atmosphere.” Han Xiao paused for a moment, and with a strange expression, he added, “Besides, you don’t want to see Dillon speak on such an occasion, right?”
“… That’s true.” Kasuyi shivered.
Han Xiao shook his head and stopped talking.
In the past half a year, his Supers Holy Land had stabilized, and he had a rare holiday. His mental state was pretty good, and he was enjoying himself.
Although the ceremony this time was just a formality for Han Xiao, it was quite meaningful for the galactic society. They wanted to comfort the wounds left by the galactic residents in the war so that they would have the courage to look forward to the future. After all, a normal person’s life required a sense of ceremony.
Not long after, the leaders of the three Universal Civilizations personally arrived. The venue gradually quietened down, and the audience watching the broadcast held their breath.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Marbruce slowly walked up to the podium. His expression was solemn as he scanned the audience.
“The universe is vast and boundless. Countless unknown civilizations are like stars in the sky, bringing life to this world that should have been dead. We are also one of them, living in a corner of the universe, constantly reproducing… In the past hundred years, we have experienced many hardships, internal conflicts, technological disasters, and foreign enemies…”
Marbruce explained everything in detail, including the Crimson Tide, the Flickering World, the Intelligent Plague, the World Tree War, and so on.
The past hundred years could be said to have been like a storm, and Black Star is a character that could not be avoided talking about. He had an extremely strong presence on the galactic stage as he was part of most galactic events. The past hundred years were like the history of Black Star’s rise.
Many players who were watching the broadcast listened with great interest. When they thought of Bun-Hit-Dog’s ‘Black Star Army’ series, they could not help but feel honored. It was as if they were there on scene the whole time. No matter how great Black Star’s achievements were, the image of Black Phantom still lingered in the minds of many of the hardcore players. With their support and witness, he grew up step by step like a child. “…We’ve survived through all the tough times in the past. Today, we’ve finally entered a peaceful New Era. This can’t do without the contributions and sacrifices of the pioneers. They used their lives to exchange for a stable new life for us…”
Marbruce’s expression was solemn. He took out a speech and slowly read it. “The 31st Galactic Alliance Army Fleet No. 31, the original ‘Iron Flag’ fleet of the Crimson Dynasty, blocked the World Tree Civilization. A total of 8.8 million people were wiped out.”
“Galactic Alliance Army Fleet No. 477, former Federation of Light ‘Glimmer’ fleet, met the World Tree Vanguard troops at the Flickering World’s defense frontline. They had 11.2 million people, and only 403 are left.”
“Galactic Alliance Army…”
Marbruce’s tone was solemn as he read the shocking death statistics.
As the numbers of the sacrificed troops appeared one after another, everyone present and the galactic residents in front of the screen became solemn.
Many people only knew that there were many casualties in this war, but they did not know the details. Only now did they get a clear idea.
Everyone mourned for a few minutes before Marbruce continued to speak. The atmosphere was solemn as he conferred the honors to the victims who died in battle. After all the sacrifices were conferred, it was time to reward the surviving war heroes. Only then did the atmosphere become more relaxed and lively.
One by one, the war contributors took to the stage, and the leaders of the three Universal Civilizations consecutively awarded honors. Most of them were military officers, and all the Beyond Grade As had a share. The previous Revivors who had transferred to the Supers Holy Land also received different Medals of Honor. Even the Super Star Cluster Alliance, which normally could only be bystanders, also received different medals.
The three Universal Civilizations had expressed their sincerity. They did not talk about factions today, only about merits.
Lagi actually wanted to express himself freely, but when he felt Han Xiao’s gaze on him from where the latter sat, he obediently followed the speech prepared for him.
This segment lasted for a long time, and it was finally Han Xiao’s turn.
Marbruce coughed and said brightly, “In the World Tree War, Black Star made too many contributions and provided us with a large amount of intelligence. In the end, he turned the tables and gave us the opportunity to end the war in advance. His contributions are irreplaceable. All the members of the Galaxy Civilization General Council unanimously decided to award Black Star the Galaxy Medal!”
Pa pa pa!
Everyone applauded loudly. Black Star’s reputation in the Lawful Faction was already off the charts, and almost everyone was sincerely congratulating him.
When dealing with the Intelligent Plague, Black Star had already received a Galaxy Medal, and now he had received a second Galaxy Medal. The Galaxy Medal was the highest honor in the galactic society, and it would not be given a second time. However, Black Star was the only person who had received it twice, and he had already created history. However, they were not surprised at all. Black Star deserved this honor. Other than the Galaxy Medal, there was no other award that could match his contribution.
Amidst the applause, Han Xiao stood up calmly and walked onto the stage.
“Thank you for your contribution to the galactic society,” Marbruce said sincerely.
On the other hand, Louis and the Pope patted Han Xiao’s arms to show their closeness. Han Xiao would not refuse to give them face in such a situation. He nodded and received the Galaxy Medal from the three Universal Civilizations’ leaders.
According to the usual practice, the person who was awarded the award had to give a speech. Han Xiao had prepared a speech long ago, and it was all just for show.
He walked to the podium and was about to speak when he suddenly paused.
Countless lights flashed in front of his eyes, and countless galactic residents were looking at him from behind the screen. The guests around him quietened down and stretched their necks. The faces of the different races were filled with the same anticipation and hope. They held their breaths and waited for him to give a long speech.
Seeing this, Han Xiao was a little dazed. He looked down at the medal on his chest and subconsciously rubbed it.
He hesitated for a few seconds and gave up on the long speech. He shook his head and said in a solemn voice.
“…I hope that there will be no more wars in this universe. I hope for universal peace.”
The venue hesitated for a moment, waiting for Han Xiao to continue. However, Han Xiao nodded at the crowd after he finished speaking. Seeing this, the people present all applauded.
The process was carried out step by step. After Marbruce’s impassioned speech about ‘looking to the future’, the ceremony finally ended smoothly.
The entire galactic society was jubilant. It was as if their souls had been baptized, and they were filled with new motivation for the future. A few days later, in the conference room of the three Universal Civilizations.
“The Star Alliance is still the same as before. According to the spies that were instigated by Black Star, the upper echelons of the Star Alliance believe in their intelligence and are very excited.”
“However, we still have to be careful in case the Star Alliance sends out new spies. If that happens, we’ll be exposed.” “That’s right. Black Star has already informed us. He said that he will disappear for a period of time to revive a batch of Beyond Grade As in the Sanctum. We have to be careful during this period. Don’t let the Star Alliance see through our trick.”
The three of them discussed softly. Black Star would not be able to helm the Supers Holy Land for the time being if he went to the Sanctum, but the three of them did not have any other thoughts about him. They were only worried that the Star Alliance would see through their plan if Black Star was not around.
“After more than half a year of recuperation, the army has recovered a little, but the loss of Supers is quite severe. There’s no way to compete with the Supers Holy Land. Sigh…”
“However, Black Star said a few days ago that he was willing to develop the Sanctum with us in the future. I wonder if he’s lying.”
The three of them were confused.
Now that Black Star had the upper hand and his position was stable, there was no need for him to share the information about the Sanctum with them. They did not know what Black Star was planning.
“I don’t think so,” Marbruce said hesitantly. “The Sanctum Revival is an important trump card of Black Star’s, so how can he share it with us? If he really did that, he definitely has a bigger plan.”
Louis shook his head. “Let’s not talk about him for now. It’s more important to deal with the Star Alliance. Although they have fallen into our trap, we can’t hide it forever. The more time passes, the more suspicious they will be. When do you think it’s better to take action?”
The Pope pondered for a moment before saying, “The galactic society can’t take another round of war. If we act rashly, the praise we have now might turn into criticism… I think we should at least wait for the galactic society to stabilize for three to five years before we act. Anyway, time is on our side, so there’s no need to rush. Let’s wait until we recover.” The three of them discussed plans on when to start a new war.
