The Legendary Mechanic - Chapter 156

Chapter 156


"Retreat, set up the camp!" Lu Cheng took a deep look at Han Xiao and swept his eyes across the refugees . He let his troops pitch a camp in the distance and eyed covetously .

The players became restless . Some players who had yet to choose their side were surveying the situation . It seemed like the Green Valley Ville's side had a higher possibility of winning .

The sky became dark .

Han Xiao walked over to Lu Cheng's camp, and the guards hastily raised their guns when they saw him approaching .

"Relax, I just want to have a short discussion with your leader," Han Xiao assured them .

The guards continued to hold on to their guns and did not allow Han Xiao to enter the camp .

At this moment, Lu Cheng heard the commotion and walked over . "Let him in . "

If Black Phantom wanted to kill him, there was no need to inform him . It seemed like he had other intentions . He permitted the guards to make way and lead Han Xiao into the newly built tent . Frenzied Sword followed after Han Xiao .

Lu Cheng sat down casually, not worried that Han Xiao might threaten his life . With his hands clasped under his chin, he remarked, "The famous Black Phantom actually appeared in this small place . I don't know the reason of your intervention—I don't think Balsas is qualified to hire a killer of your status—so what is you purpose of visiting me?"

Han Xiao got straight to the point . "I'm here to help you . "

"Help me?" Lu Cheng became suspicious . "We have not met before . "

Han Xiao casually made up a reason . "You are more likeable than Balsas . "

Lu Cheng felt strange and paused before commenting, "Balsas … He's a despicable fellow . He actually let the refugees act as cannon fodder . I really don't understand, why did this bunch of refugees disregard their lives? What benefits did Balsas give them exactly? Could it be that he detained their family to threaten them? I gave them an opportunity to live, yet they don't want to leave . "

"They don't have much combat strength, why don't you just crush them? With your armed forces' strength, it would be a completely one-sided massacre . " Han Xiao half-smiled .

Lu Cheng's face was blank . He declined to comment and changed the topic . "Black Phantom, I don't know you, and I don't know why you want to help me . What do you plan to do, kill Balsas? I believe this is an easy task for you . "

"No, I don't want to kill people," Han Xiao said perfunctory .

Lu Cheng's lips twisted . A killer said he did not wish to kill people? This is more ridiculous than saying a navy can't swim!

"Then how do you plan to help me?"

"You are concerned about the refugees . I can help you resolve that . "

Lu Cheng raised his eyebrows . "You can convince them?"

"Perhaps . "

"… Then what do you want from me?"

Lu Cheng did not believe that a legendary killer, who was a stranger, would help for free . He was certain that the Black Phantom had a motive, but he did not understand what the Black Phantom fancied from him .

"I don't need a reward . "

Lu Cheng's eyes darkened, and he stared at Han Xiao's eyes . What he saw was a dense fog, and he was unable to penetrate Han Xiao's thoughts . Generally speaking, if one did not want a reward, it meant that the person harbored other intentions and bigger ambitions .

Silence .

Frenzied Sword felt lost as he was listening to their conversation, but that did not hinder him from sensing that the atmosphere had become rigid, and his nape somewhat tightened .

After two minutes of deadlock, Lu Cheng did not say anything at the end . He nodded and said slowly, "Then I'll count on you . "

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Han Xiao petted Frenzied Sword's shoulder while walking out of Lu Cheng's camp, saying, "I've things for you to do . "

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You triggered the mission [Disseminating of Information] .

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The mission was to disseminate the information of Black Phantom joining Lu Cheng's camp, using reputation as a form of reward . The greater the number of people who came to know this information, the higher the reward would be, and players were surprisingly counted in as the head count . Frenzied Sword did not doubt him and diligently went to disseminate this piece of information in Green Valley Ville .

Perhaps the ordinary players would be amazed to encounter this type of real-life interaction mission, but Frenzied Sword had gone through Han Xiao's baptism of love, and hence was not shocked at any kind of mission anymore .

"Next up will be to see how much influence I have," Han Xiao said .

Frenzied Sword was really efficient, and perhaps because he had a bit of a fame now, the news spread through words of mouth quickly . Very soon, it had spread throughout Green Valley Ville . Then there was a huge commotion among the community of players .

"If we choose Green Valley Ville, does it mean we'll become enemies with Black Phantom?"

"How is it possible to beat him!"

"Is this a mission guide?"

The players were panicking . The image of Han Xiao ferociously killing the beasts was still deeply etched in their minds . Becoming enemies with Black Phantom would be equivalent to courting death . The situation of the mission was immediately turned upside down . The chances of Green Valley Ville winning had become an all-time low .

Also, choosing to protect Green Valley Ville meant that the players had to attack Black Phantom . That would result in a decline in their likeability with Black Phantom . That was too big a sacrifice for such a small mission . If they were to fight for real, should they attack him or not? If they did not attack him, how could they protect Green Town Ville? This was a thorny problem .

The players who had chosen Green Valley Ville were gloomy . They felt they had no chance of winning . If they want to complete the mission, they could only join Lu Cheng's camp, but they were unable to re-elect their camp .



Bun-hit-dog was very decisive; he was the first to advance to Lu Cheng's camp . The mission was second; his main objective was to capture more of Han Xiao's acts .

The guards had received Lu Cheng's orders and allowed the refugees to pass . Bun-hit-dog successfully joined Lu Cheng's camp, and Han Xiao, who was observing at one side, narrowed his eyes as he noticed Bun-hit-dog .

This ID seems familiar… Isn't he a video master? Han Xiao remembered Bun-hit-dog's ID; he was a rather famous video master uploader . He had done many seasons of the Galaxy series and was very well-received .

At this moment, Han Xiao had another idea…

Han Xiao strode out and stopped in front of Bun-hit-dog .

"You made a wise choice; I feel that you have potential . Do you want to become my temporary assistant?" Han Xiao asked .

Bun-hit-dog's eyes became as big as saucers . He was stupefied . Did he just trigger the secret quest?

He never had any extravagant expectations, but he did not expect himself to come upon it!

This is life; you might not get what you want, yet what you don't want could be gifted to you . This is too unexpected . Bun-hit-dog was suddenly frozen on the spot .

There was an uproar among the observing players .

"He had triggered Black Phantom's secret quest!"

"How did he do it‽"

"Was joining Black Phantom all it takes?"

"This mission was actually a chance to trigger a secret quest?"

Realizing this, the players who were still observing wasted no time in joining Lu Cheng's camp . They were enthusiastic, joining the camp like a refugee tide . The camp was filled with players in an instant . It was overcrowded and jam-packed . The guards were stunned; they were unsure whether to chase people away or not .



The players who were done choosing their camps impatiently went to find Han Xiao, wanting to trigger the quest . However, they were faced with rejection .

"Why can't we?"

"Is it only restricted to the first person who joined the camp‽"

That was the most possible guess; the players who were a step slower wanted to bang their heads on the ground . The pain they felt was as if they were notified of striking a lottery to only be told it was an error .

They had the chance of being the first, but this chance was snatched by Bun-hit-dog, just like that .

A step slower, a golden opportunity missed!

The players were full of regret .

Han Xiao brought the overly-excited Bun-hit-dog to one side and casually issued five reputation points . He secretly planned on how to make full use of Bun-hit-dog .

Bringing along a player who was a game video maker also meant that he was bringing a reporter along . He could then have a channel to disseminate news to players freely . He could choose to give players some news selectively based on what information he wanted the players to know .

After experiencing the baptism of information explosion, controlling the public's opinion was equivalent to holding a weapon . He was able to defame the opponent, guide the public's opinion, and shape his image to his benefit .

Looks like my manipulation is getting more and more high-end . Han Xiao was elated . He compiled an accompanying mission that was generous in rewards and gave it to Bun-hit-dog . Next, he took out a mobile that could be used to contact him and handed it to Bun-hit-dog as well . He urged Bun-hit-dog a million times not to lose it, so Bun-hit-dog nodded repeatedly and gripped the mobile seriously .

He had two accompanying players, Bun-hit-dog and Frenzied Sword . The limit of Han Xiao's mission was adequate .

After advancing the second time, the limit to what he could reward players increased from three hundred to five hundred per level . This also meant that at LV 40, the increment was at around twelve thousand, but after the advancement, it had doubled to twenty-five thousand . Now, the total value had reached up to fifty thousand .

Han Xiao did not think of any news to disseminate, so he first gave Bun-hit-dog his contact as it would inevitably be of use in the future .

Now I have three players that I fancy: Frenzied Sword, Maple Moon, and Bun-hit-dog . The strength is slightly low, I'd need to expand my support team . Han Xiao was thinking ahead . He would rather focus on quality than quantity; he was destined to walk the elite route . If he was able to take in China's past experts then he would have profited . However, he felt that this possibility was rather uncertain as those ultra-good players all had some strange personalities .

Having only gone to two novice villages so far, he still had ten more waiting for him . Thus, Han Xiao had tons of opportunities left to choose his men .