More than ten days later …
In the central area of the Black Star Palace, a long blade traversed the starry sky. It looked like a mechanical crescent blade that had been enlarged countless times. It was black with golden patterns, and its structure was complicated. It looked rather luxurious and exquisite. If one were to look at it roughly, they might mistake it for some kind of exquisite figurine.
Mechanical rings were attached to different parts of this mechanical long blade. Countless flexible mechanical arms extended out from the inner rings, turning into various tools that moved around the long blade, creating arcs of electricity. These rings were special construction support tools for the construction of giant structures. They were called 'Giant Structure Assembly Rings', and they were currently connected by Mechanical Force and operated under the control of Mechanical Force.
The other end of the lightning chain connected by Mechanical Force was gathered above this huge construction site. A black figure floated there — it was Han Xiao. This giant mechanical long blade was the Universal Treasure exclusive to the Mechanical Deity, the 'Celestial Punishment Edge'.
Han Xiao maintained the view of his Perfect Mechanical Sense and closely monitored every minute energy flow during the construction of the Celestial Punishment Edge. He was like a chef watching the temperature of the fire, adjusting it at any time.
You have created a Gold Grade equipment (Universal Treasure).
You have received feedback from the [God Weapon].
You have received 1 God's Trait Transformation Point (same blueprint cannot be obtained twice).
Your random attribute has been decreased by 425 points … Randomizing complete. Your CHA has been decreased by 425 points.
You have received 425 Free Attribute Points.
You have received [Spirit Instrument] Level 3 bonuses: + 2.5% Basic Success Rate for Gold Blueprints, + 1.2% Basic Success Rate for Gold Blueprints, + 0.4% Space Wonder Mutation Rate.
"It's finally done …" Seeing that the judgment was successful, Han Xiao's tensed nerves finally relaxed.
This was the third Universal Treasure that he had personally created. The difficulty of creating it was even higher than the Emperor's Cape. He had failed many times and burned a huge amount of money before finally creating it today.
However, compared to the terrifying profits that the Evolutionary Totems and the Blackstar Cup would bring him, this expenditure was nothing.
Han Xiao kept all the Giant Structure Assembly Rings and stored the Celestial Punishment Edge in the Dimension Factory. Only then did he open up his attribute list and put this God's Trait Transformation Point into the path of his main class transformation, allowing his [God's Trait Transformation Machinery] to successfully unlock the fifth stage.
"Yo, this wave of buffs is awesome!" Han Xiao was pleasantly surprised.
In the first few stages, he mainly focused on improving his production and research abilities. However, after reaching the fifth stage, he finally welcomed a wave of combat power enhancement. The 1.1x total affinity coefficient increased his Machinery Affinity by at least 2000%. Not to mention, there was also the most powerful ability enhancement. The other effects were also more combat oriented.
The abilities of [Lord Mechanic] and [Divine Throne Mechanic] were his current main combat abilities. Breaking through the upper limit and increasing it by three levels would be of great help to his combat power. At the very least, he would have three more slots for Apostle Weapons.
"If that's the case, the focus of the fifth stage is to increase the efficiency of my machinery … hmm?"
[God's Trait Transformation Machinery] has reached the fifth stage.
Your Life Rating has undergone an unknown change.
You have gained a new understanding of machinery. + 15% chance of forming a Unique Talent. [Universal Simulation] has been upgraded.
You have perceived a portion of the power of the transformation path (Unknown Talent).
You have received [The First Sanctum] Ability Fragment x1.
Seeing this, Han Xiaoxin guessed.
"From the looks of it, the fifth stage of the God's Trait Transformation should be a threshold, just like how there are bottlenecks in the Beyond Grade A. If that's the case, could every fifth stage be a threshold? What's the upper limit of the God's Trait Transformation? Ten? Fifteen? "
Han Xiao was deep in thought. He had the interface and could directly add points to it. However, it was impossible for a normal Beyond Grade A to increase their God's Trait Transformation level as quickly as his. They would have to spend many years to increase their God's Trait Transformation level.
After reaching the fifth stage of the God's Trait Transformation, he had received a [The First Sanctum] Ability Fragment. He already had three in his hands, but there were no signs of synthesis. He did not know how many pieces he would need.
So far, Han Xiao still did not know how to create a Unique Talent. If the prerequisite was to be immersed in a certain domain, then he had spent quite a bit of time in the Machinery domain, but there were no notifications.
As for [Universal Simulation], Han Xiao was not unfamiliar with it. He had often used this ability to try and develop Universal Treasure blueprints, but the progress was very slow.
Seeing the notification on the interface, he activated this ability again and entered a familiar world. After carefully experiencing it, he felt that there were some subtle changes.
However, this feeling was indescribable. The more direct manifestation was that his thoughts were more active than before. No matter what he looked at, his brain maintained a way of thinking that was similar to 'epiphany'.
"There's a feeling that I'm pointing directly at the essence of things … Hmm, it feels like I'm trying to understand things?"
Han Xiao experienced it for a while and did not discover much. He then retracted his ability, tidied up the venue, and flew back to the palace.
Back in his room, Han Xiao went online to check the situation of the Blackstar Cup.
Under Philip's management and the massive investment of resources, the qualifiers were completed very quickly. Close to one-third of the players had already been eliminated.
Before this, the galactic residents in many areas only knew of the existence of the players and did not pay special attention to them. However, this time, because the Blackstar Cup was broadcasted to the entire universe, the performance of the players was seen by more ordinary people and aroused the interest of the masses.
Most ordinary people were both curious and afraid of the players, who were immortal and insane. It was as if they had met an exhibitionist. They subconsciously covered their eyes but could not help but peek through the gaps between their fingers.
Coupled with the actions of the players in the Flickering World, the name 'Cancer of the Universe' gradually spread and was approved by more and more people.
On the other hand, the excitement of the Blackstar Cup attracted a large number of foreign players.
The size of the army players had been steadily increasing and finally broke through the ten million mark a few days ago. Han Xiao estimated that the final number of army players at the end of the version would be even higher than the 11.5 million he had previously estimated.
The Cancer of the Universe represented chaos, so it was basically impossible to recruit all the players. However, the current Black Star Corps could already slightly guide the behavior of the players. If he could do something good in this regard and make the damage caused by the players not as serious as in his previous life, it would be enough of a merit.
"Speaking of which, my biopic is about to be released …"
Han Xiao suddenly realized that he had not touched Fu Ding for a long time and thought of this.
He searched online and found that the movie had already been filmed and was set to be released next month.
Because of the developed productivity of the galactic society, ordinary people could afford the cost of filming, which led to the proliferation of movies. Coupled with the advanced portable communication devices and the popularity of quantum networks, the low profit cinema business model was almost eliminated. The mainstream model had long become online video platforms. New movies were released on the platforms of various Star Fields at the same time and could be watched online.
The name of the movie was simple and unpretentious. It was called 'Black Star: Origins'. This movie was about his story on the Blue Star, from escaping the Germinal Organization to stepping into the galaxy. Because of the limited time, director Bennett Laver had cut out many stories and only kept the main story to control the rhythm of the movie.
Han Xiao had seen the rough cut of the movie before. This famous director was indeed capable, filming his experience with twists and turns. When he finally stepped into the galaxy, he even left a chance for a sequel.
In the trailer, Fu Ding, after makeup, wore the outfit of Han Technician Black Phantom and moved around in the image with a face that was attractive to both men and women.
Looking at this scene, he could only think of descriptions such as' graceful and graceful like a swimming dragon '.
"So handsome …" Han Xiao was very satisfied. "They restored my character's image very well."
He glanced at the forums. The players were also very interested in this movie. On one hand, they wanted to see Black Star's story being filmed, and on the other hand, they wanted to see them appear in the movie.
There were also scenes of the Immortals in the movie. Seeing their own stories being filmed by NPCs made the players feel very novel.
"After this movie is released, it might be able to increase the cohesion of the army players like Pork Bun's video … If it's useful, I can find that director to film a few more sequels."
After making a mental note of this, Han Xiao continued to surf the internet for a while and found another piece of news that caught his attention.
The Red Empire announced that in ten days, the Dark Emperor would publicly execute two Beyond Grade As. One was Traveler, and the other was an innocent person hired by the Supercluster Alliance.
"Are they finally going to show their might …" Han Xiao pursed his lips.
This way, the conflict between the Beyond Grade As and the Universal Civilizations would become even more intense. Although there was still a long way to go before it exploded, the seeds of dissatisfaction would only grow.
However, the three Universal Civilizations' target this time was not the Beyond Grade As but the Supercluster Alliance. They wanted to scare away those Beyond Grade As who were hired by the Supercluster Alliance and cut off their wings. The three Universal Civilizations had already started to prepare for their future suppression.
…
On the other side, in the Flickering World free competition zone, the Star Arc Civilization's territory …
In a remote conference room, a group of high-ranking officials with real power had solemn expressions.
"The dynasty captured Traveler and plans to publicly execute him. What should we do?"
"There's no choice. We can only give up on him. We can't start a conflict with the three Universal Civilizations yet … Although this will happen sooner or later, we're not ready yet."
"It's a pity. Traveler is loyal to the civilization. This is a huge loss."
"The problem now is whether Traveler revealed his true identity. If the dynasty knows about his background, they'll have an excuse to start a conflict, and we'll be the main target."
"Traveler probably won't betray the civilization, but we can't be sure about this. We have to be prepared and not admit his identity."
Everyone was talking at once, and they were all worried.
The three Universal Civilizations wanted to suppress the Supercluster Alliance, but it was not as easy as they thought. They were all advanced civilizations in the universe, and they had to find a reason to cause trouble, even if it was groundless. As the rulers, the three Universal Civilizations had to occupy the moral high ground. Regardless of whether the reason was true or not, as long as they had a good reason, it would be enough to give the public an explanation.
Therefore, the Supercluster Alliance often kept a low profile and did not want to give the three Universal Civilizations any leverage. Their presence in the universe was not strong.
On the other hand, the strength of the Supercluster Alliance was only below that of a Universal Civilization. It was not something that could be easily suppressed. Although the three Universal Civilizations wanted to suppress them every day, they still had to be prepared.
Be it the three Universal Civilizations or the Supercluster Alliance, they both held back for the time being. Both sides knew that this was just the calm before the storm. Around the development of the new Star Field, they had to do something.
The Supercluster Alliance wanted to fight for a glimmer of hope, and the result of this conflict would determine the future of the explored universe.
…
"40,000 Enas!"
"45,000 Enas!"
"45,000 Enas going once, going twice … Is there no one else? Okay, 45,000 Enas, going thrice. This antique produced by the Doge Civilization belongs to Buyer No. 068."
On a certain planet in the Ancient Star Desert, in a small private space station outside the atmosphere, a black market auction was going on.
The auction venue was a circular room. In the middle of the room was a stand with the auction items on display. The auctioneer was introducing the items on the side. The surrounding walls were filled with virtual screens. Each screen represented a black market buyer who was participating in the auction remotely. Everyone's identity was kept secret.
Because it was a remote auction, after the auction ended, the items would be sent to the buyer's designated location through the black market's galactic logistics channel.
The auctioneer knocked on the table and said loudly, "The next item is a one-time use safe found by an archeological team on a desolate planet. This item came from the ruins of an unknown civilization, suspected to be a Star System civilization. It can be opened with a quantum network decryption device, but it hasn't been opened yet. What you get will depend on your luck … Of course, you can also buy it for your collection. The starting price is 4,000 Enas."
A few staff members moved a black and smooth triangular device onto the stage. It was the item that Harrison and the others had dug up.
At the same time, Harrison's team was in a VIP room, watching the live broadcast of the auction.
"After working for so long, the starting price is only 4,000 Enas. This auction site is too stingy." The short detector looked depressed.
"Black market auctions are all like this." The captain was very experienced. "Don't worry, the black market doesn't lack rich people who like to try their luck. I estimate that the official transaction volume can reach more than 20,000 Enas."
"20,000 Enas isn't much," the short detector mumbled. "This is worse than tomb raiding …"
Harrison was a little worried. "Is this auction site safe?"
"Don't worry, I'm a regular here. This is a property under the name of Beast Ancestor, Gorután. No galactic pirates dare to rob it, so it's safe … Wait a minute."
The captain suddenly paused and said with uncertainty.
"It seems like Gorután fell a while ago?"
"No way, you even forgot such a big piece of news?"
The short detector opened his eyes wide and hurriedly asked.
"There shouldn't be a problem with the transaction, right? I still want to buy a gift for Ah Xiang! "
"It should be fine …" The captain also hesitated. "Beast Ancestor fell, so this black market auction site should have found a new backer. There shouldn't be a problem … right?"
Harrison covered his face and could not bear to look at them.
This group of people is too unreliable. I should just do it alone in the future …
At the same time, more than a dozen battleships were hidden not far away from this planet. This was a group of raiders that roamed the Ancient Star Desert.
In the main ship, the leader of this group of galactic pirates led a group of subordinates and looked at the planet outside the porthole.
"Captain, are we really going to rob them? I heard that this auction site is Beast Ancestor's property and is not to be trifled with …"
"What are you afraid of? Beast Ancestor has already been captured by Black Star. His forces have already fallen apart, and he has already been kicked out by the other managers of the black market. The other people have taken over his forces, and they haven't even finished reorganizing them yet."
The galactic pirate leader chuckled, greed flashing in his eyes, and his expression was ferocious.
"I've already asked around. The Beast Ancestor soldiers protecting the logistics channel of this auction site have already withdrawn. Without Beast Ancestor's troops, they are very weak now!"
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