The drama of the Blackstar Cup spread like wildfire in the universe. There were at least eighty to a hundred different kinds of rumors about Manison, but Manison did not respond to them at all. He could not be bothered with Han Xiao at all.
News usually only lasted for a few days, and this was especially true in the galactic society. The topic of the Blackstar Cup spread for a period of time before it gradually cooled down.
However, the reputation of the various Domain Army elites who had made a name for themselves in the Black Star Cup had settled down, allowing the grassroots members to see more army officers. The experts of various levels were arranged.
For example, among the Calamity Grade officers, Hardaway was publicly recognized as the first, Jotina second, and so on. Those who did not participate or abstained were not known to the public.
After the closing ceremony ended, Han Xiao returned to the Black Star Palace to deal with various matters. He settled down Destiny's Child's sub-body, Rody, and conducted various research.
He originally wanted to let 'Second Generation EsGod' Evans try to absorb Destiny's Child's sub-body, but after some thought, he finally gave up on this plan.
Firstly, it was still uncertain whether the transformation of Destiny's Child's sub-body was considered an Esper Ability gene awakening or a physical phenomenon mutation. Evans' Black Hole Esper Ability could only deal with the former and not the latter.
Secondly, Destiny's Child was very mysterious, and Information Forms were also a profound field. Han Xiao was not sure if there would be any side effects after Evans absorbed it. He might even become a new sub-body, so he did not want to take the risk.
"I still have to ask the Holy Covenant organization. They're the experts."
In the laboratory, Han Xiao looked at Rody, who was sleeping in the hibernation chamber, and nodded.
The strangeness of Destiny's Child was beyond his ability, and his profession was not suitable. He had yet to find a way to solve Rody's sub-body transformation, so he could only use the regular Information Form Restriction Device to stabilize Rody's body and try to slow down the transformation speed.
Han Xiao rubbed his chin. Speaking of which, the Holy Covenant Organization was about to finalize a new deal. As long as he could get the compensation from the other party, he would be able to casually expose the Holy Covenant.
For this, he had already performed a cleansing operation on the Holy Light Particle in advance. The Holy Light Particle had shrunk into Aurora's body and was completely shut off.
"In addition to the two Universe blueprints from the Holy Covenant and the two from the Radiance, I now have seven Gold blueprints …"
Han Xiao opened the interface and took a look. Some time ago, he had released the last two Radiance Beyond Grade A captives and obtained two new Universal Treasure blueprints.
One was a piece of equipment exclusive to the Mechanical Deity called the 'Titan Spine Center'.
The Mechanical Deity itself was a mechanical construct formed by countless soldiers. It could transform into all kinds of shapes, just like a ball of mechanical sludge monster. Because of this property, what connected the Mechanical Deity's limbs was Mechanical Force and special magnetic fields, acting as the neural network of the Mechanical Deity. The larger the size, the greater the consumption.
As the name suggested, the Titan Spine Center was a tool that served as the center of the body. It filled the Mechanical Deity's body, and according to the will of the user, it extended into different complete skeletal structures. There were humanoid shapes, beast shapes, and so on. It was used to support the Mechanical Deity's body. Mechanical Force was used to control the Mechanical Deity through this device, and the consumption of building a neural network would be greatly reduced.
As a piece of equipment exclusive to the Universal Treasure class, it naturally had all kinds of bonuses. The Titan Spine Center could increase the basic strength of the Mechanical Deity, making the body of the Mechanical Deity faster and stronger. It also enhanced skills such as [Mechanical Deity's Descent], as well as Machinery Affinity and efficiency.
In the battle with the Mecha Empire not long ago, Manison's Mechanical Deity was equipped with a large number of Universal Treasures, which made Han Xiao very jealous. He felt that he was like a blank slate, and the Celestial Punishment Edge in his hand was no longer attractive.
He decided to get more Mechanical Deity equipment. This was the strongest trump card of a Mechanic at this stage. Because others could not last for long, they could only use it as a trump card, but he and the Mecha Empire could use it as a normal battle tactic. Thus, the more equipment exclusive to the Mechanical Deity, the better.
The other Gold blueprint was a special device called 'Mechanical Territory'. In terms of effect, it was somewhat similar to Beyoni's Fire Core Land and the Extinguish Army's Frost Core Land. It was even a little similar to the Evolution Cube.
This was a large device that could increase the production efficiency of machinery within a certain range, the probability of mechanical life strengthening, the power of machinery equipment, and so on. To a Beyond Grade A Mechanic, the greatest use of this thing was to oversee a machinery civilization or a Dimension Factory. It was equivalent to the mechanical version of the 'Evolutionary Totem'.
However, the production requirements were also quite harsh. The principle of this device was based on the theory of secondary dimensions. It would form a special domain within its range of effect, just like the descent of a secondary dimension. Thus, the core material was the origin energy fragments of the secondary dimension. The higher the quality, the better the finished product. Due to the difference in fragments, the final product would also have a small amount of characteristics of the secondary dimension that the fragment belonged to.
Countless unstable new dimensions were born in the secondary dimensions every day, so there was no lack of origin energy fragments. However, one would have to take the risk of dimension collapse to collect the origin energy fragments. However, as long as one had the money, this was not a problem.
Han Xiao had a piece of Evil Convergence origin energy fragment, which could be used for this purpose.
"Two new blueprints, and the effects are not bad. Most importantly, as long as the finished product is produced, I will be able to obtain another two God's Trait Transformation Points … Together with the deal with the Holy Covenant, I will be able to obtain a total of four points."
Han Xiaoxin was secretly excited. He could not wait to turn into an otaku and spend half a month in the factory.
"Beep beep …
At this moment, his communicator rang.
Han Xiao opened it and saw that it was a call from the dynasty's exploration army commander, Brother Tarko.
"Old Tarko, what's the matter?" Han Xiao glanced at him before lowering his head and continuing to fiddle with the device. The two of them were already very familiar with each other, so there was no need for formalities.
"I've found some clues about the matter you asked me to investigate," Tarrokov said.
Han Xiao's hands paused.
Not long ago, when they were chatting, he had specially asked Tarrokov to ask the dynasty's science institute about the progress of the wormhole coordinates left behind by EsGod. He was worried that this was the trigger for Aesop's prophecy.
"How is it?"
"They have made a breakthrough." Tarrokov's reply made Han Xiaoxin's heart skip a beat.
"… What are the specifics?"
"They have already determined which part of the unexplored universe the coordinates of this wormhole leads to, but they are unable to pinpoint the exact location. They only have a rough idea."
Phew, at least they did not discover the World Tree or were discovered by the World Tree.
Han Xiao secretly heaved a sigh of relief, but he was a little conflicted.
The later the three Universal Civilizations came into contact with the World Tree, the more beneficial it would be for him. This was his greatest need at the moment.
He did not dare reveal the existence of the World Tree Civilization because with the style of the three Universal Civilizations, once they knew that there was a powerful civilization in the unexplored universe, they would definitely take the initiative to contact it.
Even if he emphasized the danger of the World Tree, it would not work. Explaining why he knew the details was secondary. The problem was that the three Universal Civilizations might become more cautious because of his reminder, but they would definitely not give up on contact. If they knew that there was a dangerous advanced civilization in the unexplored universe, they would definitely take the initiative to attack. Waiting for death was not the style of the three Universal Civilizations.
Therefore, no matter what form he used to reveal the accurate information of the World Tree Civilization, it would only bring forward the time of contact between the two sides.
Now that EsGod had been suppressed under the Five Fingers Mountain for five hundred years, he was the only one left in the explored universe who knew about it. Only he could influence the direction of the World Tree version, so he had to be careful.
"How did the dynasty react to this?"
Tarrokov did not doubt him and said, "The upper echelons did not react. The research project of this wormhole coordinates is no longer a secret, which is why I was able to find out about it. EsGod has been captured for decades and has long become a thing of the past. Most of the research on him is not valued."
"Then, what does the Academy of Science plan to do?"
"Continue to deduce the precise coordinates. Although we don't know why EsGod values these coordinates, the Academy of Science will probably do the same as before. They will think of a way to activate the wormhole, throw a few detectors over, and wait for the results to be transmitted back."
Han Xiao hesitated for a moment before saying, "I feel that this research should be stopped for the time being. The unexplored universe is filled with danger, and no one knows what will happen. Right now, it's a crucial period in the competition between the three Universal Civilizations and the Supercluster Alliance. If another incident similar to the Intelligent Plague breaks out, it will be very disadvantageous for the dynasty."
Tarrokov looked at Han Xiao suspiciously. "You're clearly worried about this project. Do you know something?"
"Would you believe me if I said it was my intuition?"
"Hehe." Tarrokov gave a fake smile, indicating that he did not believe Han Xiao's nonsense. He then casually said, "I'll convey your message. As for whether they listen or not, it's none of my business."
"That's fine."
"Alright, I'll get back to work. Also, don't forget to attend the three Universal Civilizations' commendation ceremony in two months."
"Hmm.
Han Xiao nodded and turned off the remote communication. Tarrokov's remote projection disappeared before his eyes.
After pausing for a moment, he ordered the team escorting the Holy Light Particle to set off and head to the trading location set by the Holy Covenant, the free competition zone of the Flickering World.
…
"The day of the trade is almost here …"
In a certain secret base of the Holy Covenant Organization, Oathkeeper opened his eyes and looked at the officers below.
"Has the emissary been arranged?"
"He was sent out long ago. He's definitely loyal and reliable."
"What I want is not only loyalty but also a reliable ability. I understand Virtual Mechanics too well. Black Star will definitely take this opportunity to track him down, so we have to be on guard. Have you prepared the emissary's escape method?"
"The Black Star Corps is the local tyrant in the Flickering World. It's not suitable for us to have a conflict. We've already equipped the emissary with an Information Form stealth coating. As long as he gets the item, he'll activate the coating and disappear from the face of the earth."
"What about the guards?"
"There are some, but there aren't many of them. They're only there to prevent accidents on the way. After all, this is the territory of the Black Star Corps, so there's no point in having more guards."
"Hmm … not bad."
Oathkeeper nodded, indicating that he was quite satisfied.
"As long as we get the Holy Light Particle, we can start to reconcile the key to the Third Sanctum and start preparing for the awakening ceremony. Therefore, after we get it, we have to enter the 'darkest moment' and completely cut off all contact with the outside world. After the trade is completed, I'll meet Black Star again. After that, there won't be any contact between us anymore. This will probably be the last time I see him. We probably won't have the chance to meet again in the future."
"Understood!"
Hearing his subordinate's reply, Oathkeeper nodded and started to daydream.
To be honest, if not for the trade, he would not even want to see Black Star.
Even now, he was still very confused. Who was the one who leaked the news? Did a mole even exist?
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