Han Xiao squinted his eyes and said nothing. In fact, he had always had the same doubts about Risda's one-sided words, but Risda's answers were always exactly the same, and he had no way to verify them.

Manison folded his hands and said slowly:

"Those two little guys alone can't break through the virtual firewall of my base. Behind this is another Transcendent A Grade mechanic who covets my Immortal Tool Nation and wants to disintegrate my ace army, so he took advantage of my absence from the base

, secretly guided those two little guys who knew nothing about it, and quietly helped them open the virtual data channel."

"Unfortunately, I discovered his little trick and his conspiracy ended in failure. I actually always knew that the little guy who transformed himself into an immortal weapon was staying on the Dragon Calm Floating Island. She borrowed my energy transmission channel and stole it from me.

Of course, I can track her in turn."

"But I didn't recycle it because I didn't care about these two little guys who were living outside, and because of the old friendship between Aesop and me, I didn't want to come into contact with Dragon Seat Emersy. However, since I'm here today, it's just right

, please return the person to me by the way."

Han Xiao rubbed his temples, feeling a little helpless. When he recruited Aroshia twenty years ago, he was just a B-level superpower. At that time, he was just an ordinary member of the universe. Naturally, he would not be taken advantage of by Tool Nation.

The big boss takes it seriously.

Later, after discovering Arosia's true origin, he also worried about whether she would be followed by Manison, but because Arosia had never been captured by Tool Nation, he thought that Manison did not know Arosia's location.

After reaching Transcendent A Grade, Han Xiao's virtual technology became more and more sophisticated, and he also doubted this, but because of his preconceived notions and the fact that there had been no problems for twenty years, he acquiesced that it was fine.

It turns out that Manison knows everything well...

Han Xiao's brain was running rapidly.

Obviously, with Manison's status, he doesn't care about Aroxia and Resta who are fleeing. After all, he has an entire AI civilization as a legion. One or two who escaped are nothing in Manison's eyes, and maybe they are not.

I had other thoughts.

Then Manison took the initiative now, not just to get Aroxia and the two back, but to deliberately beat himself up in response to his refusal to trade space-time amber!

'This old guy has so many cards in his hand that he is holding back from playing them out.'

Han Xiao frowned, paused, and said in a deep voice:

"Aroxia is my old partner for more than 20 years. She has free will and is not anyone's slave. It is impossible for me to hand over to you the veteran who first accompanied me to establish the Black Star Legion. Otherwise, what will my other cadres think?

"

Tool Nation wanted to get back the escaped weapons, and it was reasonable. Han Xiao changed the nature of the matter, emphasizing Aroshia's status as a veteran in the legion, and his attitude of refusal was firm.

"Your Excellency Black Star is very tough." Manison remained calm and sighed.

Since the two parties met, Han Xiao has been treating each other with courtesy, but on the specific issues, he has not let go and hides the needle.

Want amber? Not for sale!

Want someone? No!

Han Xiao is afraid of Manison's strength, but he is not afraid of the other party. It would be fine if he has no backing, but the Black Star Legion is backed by the Empire, and the Tool Nation has a glorious platform. Everyone is a person with a background, respect is respect, fear does not exist

of.

He dug up space-time amber, and the Empire will not force him to hand over the cosmic treasure he discovered alone. As long as it is in the hands of his ally, it is equivalent to the power of the Empire.

But if you trade with the Tool Nation and let the products of space-time amber fall into the hands of the Federation of Radiance allies on a large scale, this will cross the bottom line of the empire. Then you will be the unlucky one, even if the Tool Nation guarantees its own private research.

Han Xiao's decision not to make a deal with the Tool Nation was not only to maintain the deterrent effect of the space-time amber, but also because of the camp's stance. Even if it offended the other party, he could only refuse, even if he fell out with it.

The atmosphere was a bit silent for a while. Han Xiao stared at Manison without saying a word, and Manison also looked at Han Xiao silently. The mechanical body showed no emotion.

After being quiet for a while, Manison spoke again, "Well, it seems that my request was a little too much."

He did not insist on returning Aroshia and the two of them, probably because he did not want to fall out with Han Xiao because of such a thing, but Han Xiao could not guess what the other party was really thinking.

"Thank you, Lord Tool Nation, for your understanding." Han Xiao's tone also softened a bit. Since the other party gave him face, he had to respond.

"But..." Manison changed the topic again, "Although I don't care that they have their own lives, there is one thing I need to remind you."

"Please say."

"These two little guys have always wanted to liberate their own kind. I hope you won't be deceived by them. The Transcendent A Grade mechanic who once helped them has become my collection. I don't want to be your enemy...

Otherwise, the scene may not be pretty." Manison said calmly.

Han Xiao's eyes suddenly narrowed. Manison's tone made him feel uncomfortable. This was a pure warning.

At this time, Manison stood up and after a few words, he expressed his intention to leave.

"In any case, it is a worthwhile trip to be able to contact Mr. Black Star. I am very happy to meet you today."

Han Xiao had no expression on his face and stood up, reaching out to shake his hand.

The two exchanged communication numbers, walked out of the room, and walked all the way to the dock. Han Xiao watched Manison board the Federation of Radiance spaceship.

Before the hatch closed, Manison looked back at Han Xiao on the dock.

"Since you went to the old galaxy to deal with the alien gods, if you have time, come and be a guest at my place."

"Okay, I'll try my best." Han Xiao nodded without changing his expression.

The hatch is closed, the spacecraft's thrusters are ignited, the tail flame is ejected, and it sails along the port orbit into the universe.

Watching the spaceship turn into a stream of light and gradually disappear from the field of vision, Han Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and muttered:

"Old fox."

Dealing with Manison is really not a pleasant thing.

Technician Han was also unsure of what Manison really thought about him, his attitude was ambiguous, and every move he made was tentative.

This guy is not a pure interestist, and his thoughts are difficult to guess. Even with Manison’s past life deeds as a comparison, it is difficult for Han Xiao to pinpoint the character of this old fox.

"When we were encircling Ability God, the battlefield was in the old galaxy, and we had to go to Tool Nation's territory to fight... Judging from the current situation, I rejected him. Manison was dissatisfied with me, but considering all factors,

He should not plan to be my enemy for the time being."

Han Xiao shook his head.

Due to a conflict of interest, this contact ended on bad terms...

Didi.

At this time, the communicator rang, and Mona sent a message, indicating that the Federation of Radiance had agreed to the request to encircle and suppress the alien gods, and they would negotiate with the empire.

"No matter what, now I'm a little more confident in dealing with the Ability God."

Han Xiao cheered up. We will talk about Tool Nation later. The top priority is to kill Ability God.

He is just an ally and cannot privately lead the cooperation between the Empire and the Federation of Radiance. Otherwise, it would be overstepping. Therefore, he will have to notify the Empire later. This will also make it easier to show the Empire his firm intention to kill the alien gods.

Regardless of whether the Empire is willing to cooperate or not, the Federation of Radiance will dispatch. The difference is only to encircle and suppress them together or individually.

…

At the same time, on the Federation of Radiance's spaceship.

Mona came to Manison and said sternly: "The senior management has decided to accept Black Star's request to encircle and suppress the alien gods. Your Excellency Tool Nation, because the battlefield is in the old galaxy, we hope to ask for your help."

"Oh, I see."

Manison waved his hand, controlled the mechanical body and came to the porthole, watching the Black Star Legion headquarters fly away in the distance, the surface of the mechanical body reflecting starlight.

"No wonder Sorokin suffered a loss here at Black Star. He is such a tough guy." Manison nodded secretly.

He is one of the shareholders of the Infinite Consortium and provides a large number of mechanical products to the Infinite Consortium every year. He is an old acquaintance of Sorokin.

The armed force Sorokin cultivated in Broken Starlink is not a secret here in Manison. His intelligence network is extremely powerful. Even a natural disaster-level companion next to Transcendent A Grade Seed Luther ostensibly works for Sorokin.

In fact, he is a double agent loyal to Manison.

So Manison knew the secret behind Sorokin’s testing of the Black Star Legion and his eventual defeat in the Gural Civilization.

Sorokin is interested in the undead army, and Manison himself is also curious. In his opinion, Black Star's undead army is quite similar to his Immortal Tool Nation, but he has his own huge army.

So I'm not as keen as Sorokin.

His main focus is still the by-product of space-time amber.

As for the evolutionary cube, he is not very interested.

The principle of the evolutionary cube is unknown, and the direction of genetic optimization cannot be adjusted by itself. Unlike the Ability God, Manison does not like things that are uncontrollable.

…

Constellation Corridor, Red Empire Mother Star, Red Ring Star, Head of State's Office.

Ulan Riel put down the report in his hand, looked at the remote projection of Tarrokov opposite, and asked expressionlessly:

"You mean, Black Star proactively contacted you, saying that he was in contact with the Federation of Radiance, and that the other party wanted to reconcile with him, and was persuaded by him to prepare to encircle and suppress the Ability God together?"

"Yes."

Tarrokov nodded.

Not long ago, Han Xiao contacted him again and roughly explained the process. After ending the communication, he immediately reported to the head of state Ulan Riel and conveyed Han Xiao's intentions.

"Well..." Ulan Riel leaned back on his chair, tapping his fingers on the table aggressively, and turned to look at the captain of the Guards, her confidant Clottey, "What do you think?"

"Black Star didn't ask the empire in advance and helped us find a collaborator without permission. He crossed the line. He doesn't know his identity even if he makes some achievements." Clottey's tone was indifferent. He didn't like or dislike Han Xiao. He had nothing to say.

Say it straight.
To be continued...