Gu Hanhan and David looked at each other, both feeling very surprised: Is this Mars' store? Is Maximilian still doing this?
Gu Hanhan slapped his forehead and remembered. you do not say! No wonder the golden eagle in the hall looked so familiar to her just now! The Mars intelligence station in the red light district, which is disguised as a Cowherd shop, also has such a hawk.
David's little fugitive slave glanced at the half-haired man with disdain, curled up his lips and snorted coldly: "Mars is nothing more than that -"
"Are you trying to use aggression on me, kid?"
The old man was amused all of a sudden, and even his solemn expression relaxed a lot. He walked back to his desk and sat down, gesturing for the boy to sit down as well.
“Young man,” he said, “perhaps you don’t know that, based on that emblem on your body, the number of countries in the entire universe that are capable of providing you with shelter will never exceed the number of the fingers of your hands and the toes of your feet combined. And among the less than twenty countries, frankly speaking, not even one would be willing to provide you with asylum.”
The old man still had his hands clasped against his chin. He looked at the boy and said, "This is not a question of whether you dare or not, but whether it is worth it."
"Taking you in will bring trouble to our country. Whether this kind of trouble is big or small, sooner or later, or even not at all, as long as it is possible, it will far exceed the maximum value you can bring——"
The boy's back visibly stiffened and he lowered his head in embarrassment. "This way..." After a few seconds of silence, he stood up and said, "I'm leaving now."
The old man was amused by the boy again, and the look in his eyes relaxed a little.
"Don't leave in a hurry, young man," he said, "Have you thought about where you are going after leaving here? There are many more black agents on Kinmen than you think, and you are far from it now. Their opponents. I believe that as soon as you walk out of the door of this hotel, you will be trafficked by them to an unknown place. And even if you can get rid of them and leave Golden Gate, there will be a mark on your body and a mark on your soul. Chip, although the universe is huge, where can you go?"
The boy was silent.
The old man's voice became more kind. He said: "Now that you have some understanding of the power of the family you fled from, you have clearly realized how powerful the master you abandoned is. Then, you should understand that if you continue to stay in your With the master, you will have a great future, very great. One day, you will be able to climb to heights you can never imagine now, much higher than you are here today - "
"This is not without a chance to make amends. Although you ran away, you are not yet twelve years old, and your superpowers already have level 2. You are a good prospect. They will not be willing to lose you in vain. You may You will be severely punished for defecting, but I believe their purpose is only to educate you and not to destroy you. As long as you realize your mistakes and crimes and be obedient in the future, they will continue to cultivate you."
"Think about it, young man. Pain and punishment are only temporary. There is nothing you can't live with. You still have a long life in the future." The old man looked at the boy kindly. "If you regret it and are willing to go back, I can Help you return to your master safely——"
"No!" The boy interrupted the old man and said viciously, "I will never go back!"
"Oh, why is that? They won't kill you, I promise."
The boy's eyes shone with stubbornness: "I don't want to be a slave. I don't want to be anyone's slave. I would rather die than do it!"
"Understood," the old man nodded and said lightly: "Since you can not even care about your life for the sake of freedom, then as a major country in the galaxy, Mars has the responsibility to provide you with help and protection."
Perhaps it was because the words were said so casually that the boy was stunned for a few seconds before he realized what he heard.
"What did you say?" The boy couldn't help but be surprised, "Can I stay?"
"Yes, you can stay," the old man looked at the boy with a smile, "but there are conditions."
"What conditions?" the boy asked anxiously. Then he put on a straight face, tried to look calm and mature, and prepared to negotiate with the old man.
This undoubtedly made the old man laugh again, and the seriousness in his expression completely disappeared.
"Honestly, we have violated the "Holy Covenant" and the "Allied Agreement" by taking you in, but there is nothing we can do. Who makes the war tense and the battle damage rate remains high? The front line is short of manpower!" He complained so Then he took out a contract from the drawer, spread it out, and put on his glasses.
"If you agree, the Empire can provide you with asylum, and under limited feasible technical conditions, help you get rid of the control of the biochip and cover up your genetic imprint. At the same time, it will also be responsible for providing you with a full set of identity certificates and archives that are consistent with your status as a free citizen. Of course, all of them are real and valid. Mars will guarantee all the freedom and fairness you deserve as a citizen of a country in the name of the empire. In return, you need to join the Mars Empire and become a Mars person, leaving the central star. Domain goes to the border frontline to join the army. And, even if you leave the army in the future, you must stay in the border star domain and are not allowed to enter the main galaxy circle of the Milky Way until the owner who protects the emblem on your body dies. "
"That's all?" The boy said without thinking, "I agree."
"Don't be too hasty to make a decision, kid, you can take a moment to think about it again." The old man said, "I can tell you that if you accept the conditions and agree to sign the contract, you will be assigned to Pegasus in the future. Seat on the front line.”
"That was a place where alien bugs were fought. The battle damage was very shocking - not only the battle damage of ordinary soldiers was high, but the battle damage of super-powered warriors was also high. I took a look and found the latest information transmitted, Level 2 The loss rate of superpowers there is 1:7. You are still young, kid, so you don’t have to take this risk.”
However, the boy's attitude was extremely firm. "Don't think about it," he said. "I accept it."
"Where to sign," he urged. "I'm anxious to get rid of the chip and the brand."
"Then choose a name." The old man took out a folder again from the drawer and opened it. It was full of ready-made identity rings, probably no less than a hundred of them arranged one by one. The old man pressed the start button, and the identity information preset for each ring was projected into the void.
"Please, please choose as you like. These are all within your age range and superpower level. There should be names you like." He said, "Of course, if you still remember your original name, or would rather choose it yourself, One, that’s okay, but you have to wait. It takes time to approve the identity and make the ring, which is more troublesome than ready-made ones.”
"My name is Shen Han." The boy returned the ring clip, picked up the pen, and signed his name where the old man pointed out.
"No problem, you can get your ring in forty-eight hours." The old man put the contract and the ring folder back into the drawer, stood up and stretched out his hand to the boy, "Then, welcome to Mars, Mr. Shen - Han .”
The boy stood opposite the desk with his body not yet fully stretched, and shook hands with the old man in a somewhat awkward manner.
The old man glanced at the time and saw off the guests: "We will make an appointment with the technical department once a week to process chips and imprints, and there happens to be an appointment tomorrow. We set off at four in the morning. There are still several hours left, so you can go and rest first Take a break, take a shower, eat something, and preferably get some sleep. What comes next is not easy, and it’s hard to endure if you don’t have enough physical strength - don’t worry about the bill, the chip and brand processing costs will be borne by Empire, and the rest will be handled within the hotel. At this stage, all purchases are discounted by 30%, and you can also directly borrow cash from the room attendant without charging interest. Everything will be directly deducted from your first month’s salary, no problem.”
The old man rang the bell, and a waiter came in, took the boy to the hotel room upstairs, and kindly ordered room service and meal delivery for him.
The young mecha master - Gu Hanhan finally knew that his real name was Shen Han. Following the old man's advice, he took a bath and ate, went to bed and stared at the ceiling for a few minutes, then flicked the switch. Turn off the lights and go to sleep.
The sound of even breathing soon sounded, and Gu Hanhan stared at Zuo for a long time. He was hungry and reluctant to leave, so he had to chat with David to satisfy his hunger.
"David, what are the Holy Covenant and the Confederate Agreement?"
"The "Holy Covenant" means that all the ultimate ability users under the starry sky jointly swear to not invade each other's vassals. When there is a war, conflict, or any other situation between two sects, they will be captured, surrendered, or take the initiative to surrender. Once there are vassals of other sects among them, they must be exchanged or redeemed first and cannot be disposed of separately."
"What about the Confederate Pact?"
"Comrades belonging to the same camp who use any means to induce or coerce other people's vassals to rebel are regarded as breaking the alliance. If a family has a defecting vassal or slave, all other families in the alliance are obliged to assist in the arrest. and shall not, under any circumstances, shelter, harbor or provide assistance to defectors.”
Gu Hanhan thought for a while and said, "That's not right. Haven't you made a breakthrough yet? You haven't joined the world yet, and you can't be called a camp at all - that old man is so cunning!"
David smiled and said, "Yes, he took advantage of the loopholes, selling favors and deceiving other people's children."
Gu Hanhan pursed his lips, knowing that this was definitely not the case - if you don't have a breakthrough now, you will have to break through sooner or later. The more you don't have a camp, the more worth fighting for!
"Then do they really have the technology to remove chips and imprints?" Gu Hanhan asked doubtfully, "Are they also asking Elder Bruch for help?" Then he was surprised: "It can't be -"
David intercepted and said: "No matter how free Lord Maximilian is, he will never come here to do this." He said: "You will find out if you follow me later."
