One day later, in the Black Star Corps territory, Mechanical Life Civilization, Planet Apostle …
Han Xiao and Aurora walked into the Galactic Research Institute, stopped in front of SWY-001, and looked up at this enormous mechanical body.
"Are you sure you want to wake this big guy up today?"
Aurora turned around and looked at Han Xiao.
"Hmm." Han Xiao nodded.
"Why did you suddenly change your mind?" Aurora asked curiously.
"I've already finished studying it. There's nothing else of value left on it. It's time to wake it up and see if we can communicate with it."
Han Xiao casually found an excuse.
"Alright, as long as you're happy." Aurora rubbed her hands and said eagerly, "Shall I start now?"
Han Xiao nodded and snapped his fingers. Mechanical Force flowed out, and mechanical soldiers appeared one after another with their weapons raised. At the same time, the various devices that imprisoned SWY-001 also started operating at full power.
Seeing this, Aurora flipped her palm, and life force flowed into SWY-001. In her senses, SWY-001's almost dormant life force started to increase rapidly.
Although Han Xiao did not have the ability to sense life force, he could still feel a powerful energy wave slowly waking up. In his vision, SWY-001's cells started to generate Mechanical Force, and the many mechanical modules that were almost paralyzed in its body started to operate.
The broken mechanical body started to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye. The mechanical devices that Han Xiao used to imprison it started to show signs of disintegration, as if they were going to be decomposed into raw materials for SWY-001 to repair its mechanical structure.
Click, click, click!
A series of mechanical sounds came from SWY-001's body. Its core reactor was activated, and its vocal cords also vibrated, letting out a heavy and strange groan like the groan of a beast that had just woken up from its slumber.
Aurora cautiously took a few steps back. Han Xiao took a few steps forward and stood in front of her. He stared at the changes in SWY-001's parameters as it woke up.
All of a sudden, an intense Mechanical Force exploded on his mechanical body and flowed through his entire body. SWY-001's eyelids trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes. There was no light in his eyes, as if he had slept for too long and was trying to recall his identity.
After being stiff for a long time, SWY-001 seemed to have readjusted its consciousness and started moving its body. SWY-001 scanned its surroundings in a daze. Then, it lowered its head and looked at Han Xiao who was also emitting great power. It opened its mouth and let out a deafening sound wave with many strange syllables as if it was talking.
"What is he saying?" Aurora didn't understand. She poked Han Xiao's back.
"That is the common language of his civilization. He is questioning who we are and where we are."
Han Xiao explained casually without even turning his head. He had obtained a lot of information from SWY-001's memory file, including the various languages of the Karma Republic.
Han Xiao was relieved. Luckily, SWY-001's consciousness had not dissipated. Otherwise, he would have only obtained a shell, and the wake-up service would not have been able to continue. He might have had to go to the Sanctum to get him out.
Just as he was about to speak to SWY-001, something happened.
Boom!
A powerful Mechanical Force exploded, and the confinement device instantly disintegrated and was devoured by SWY-001. Then, he twisted his body, and his enormous mechanical body crashed through the wall of the research institute like a giant beast, retreating far away. At the same time, the broken parts quickly turned into various weapon modules and attached themselves to the surface of his body. He then fired at Han Xiao.
Beams of light shot toward him. Han Xiao did not move, and the mechanical army around him summoned shields to block the attacks.
"Ah, he's running away."
"It's normal for him to have a reaction when he just woke up. Plus, he can't run away."
Han Xiao said casually.
SWY-001's last memory was of him being defeated by the World Tree Civilization. He probably still did not understand the situation and thought that he had been captured by the World Tree Civilization.
Having expected this possibility, Han Xiao had removed the extra weapon modules of SWY-001 long ago. At the same time, he gathered the troops of the Mechanical Life Civilization and arranged a large number of troops around him.
The two of them flew into the universe through the hole that SWY-001 had made. They immediately saw the endless mechanical army surrounding this place. SWY-001 was surrounded in the middle and was about to break out.
At this time, dozens of Apostle Weapons suddenly charged out from the army. Han Xiao's Mechanical Force landed on them from a distance. These Apostle Weapons engaged SWY-001 and quickly gained the upper hand.
After the battle with the three Universal Civilizations, Han Xiao had the Dimension Factory repair the damaged soldiers day and night. The paralyzed Apostle Weapons were given priority to repair. Now, the Apostle Weapons had basically recovered.
Han Xiao's muscles bulged, and blood gushed out, weaving into strips of flesh. The mechanical soldiers beside him swarmed over, and the advanced Mechanical Deity immediately appeared.
He did not hold back. He charged forward, pressed down on SWY-001, and gave it a good beating. It was like two mechanical beasts fighting in space.
Han Xiao had the upper hand in all aspects, while SWY-001's modules were in pieces. It was far from its peak state, so it was completely suppressed and could not fight back at all.
Compared to the strength he had when he fought the three Universal Civilizations' direct members not long ago, Han Xiao had already completed the Challenge Mission and received 520 billion experience, eight Character Summon Cards, and six new abilities.
Two of them were ordinary talents, two were advanced talents, one was a rare ability, and one was a Molding Talent. The Molding Talent came from Wuornos and was called [God's Enhancement]. Its effect was to increase the strength of one's abilities to a certain extent, as well as greatly strengthen the bonuses of the various levels of God's Trait Transformation. At the same time, it also increased the bonuses of faith-type talents. [Key of Adeptus Mechanicus] was suitable for this.
These missions also gave him three Universe Legendary Points, which were [Number One Beyond Grade A], [Creator of the Greatest Battle Record in History], and [Source of Fear of the Three Universal Civilizations].
Furthermore, after forcing the three Universal Civilizations' troops to retreat and completing the mission requested by Manison, he obtained one of his abilities. Fu Ding's luck seemed to have been concentrated on this. He also obtained one of Manison's Unique Talents, which was called [Mechanical Force Ultimate — Manison]. His Mechanical Force was strengthened, greatly increasing his Machinery Affinity and Mechanical Force strength, as well as the attributes of his Mechanical Force and the upper limit of his energy.
Although the Unique Talents were great, he had already collected three of Manison's Unique Talents, and he felt like he was becoming more and more like the Mecha Empire.
These abilities increased his Energy Rank by a total of 2,740 Ona. To be able to increase his Energy Rank by such a considerable amount at his current level, the bonus to his combat strength was obvious. Compared to when they were facing each other, he was more than just a little stronger. The three Universal Civilizations' continuous battles had become nutrients for his growth.
When Han Xiao was at his peak, there was no suspense in the battle between him and the crippled SWY-001. The best way to convince someone was always with his fists. After a round of persuasion, SWY-001 was finally forced to calm down.
While subduing SWY-001, Han Xiao sent a private message to explain the current situation.
"Stop resisting. This isn't the World Tree Civilization. We're another advanced civilization. You fell into our territory through a wormhole, and I picked you up …"
After explaining it over and over again, coupled with the deterrence of his fists, SWY-001 finally stopped struggling and began communicating with him skeptically.
In the quantum network, the data exchange between the two was completed in the blink of an eye. SWY-001 knew that Han Xiao had checked his memory device and also saw some information about the galactic society, so he basically believed what Han Xiao said. However, he immediately became anxious.
"I can't stay here. My civilization is still waiting for me …"
His voice was like the voices of countless people stacked together, giving off an inexplicable sense of emptiness. His memory was still stuck at the time when he was defeated and unconscious. He did not see the moment when the Karma Republic was completely destroyed.
Han Xiao shook his head. "I've checked your age. You've been drifting in the universe for a very long time. According to our time calculation, that was more than six hundred years ago. I'm afraid your civilization has already been destroyed."
SWY-001 froze, as if he had fallen into a daze.
Protecting his civilization with his life was the most important logic he had written when he was born. It was also the meaning of his existence in this form.
"I need confirmation," SWY-001 replied with a buzzing sound.
"If you're willing to provide the coordinates of the universe, we can help you explore it … However, we also need your help. It's an equivalent exchange."
"Help?"
"We're also experiencing the same threat. You're the only survivor we know of, so we need your help … Your civilization has been destroyed. If you want revenge, you can't do it alone. We can work together …"
Han Xiao explained it to him.
"… If it's true, I'll agree."
SWY-001 analyzed for a while and finally nodded. After all, he could not beat the other party, so he did not have much choice.
Furthermore, in the underlying logic, there was a revenge rule to begin with. If his civilization was destroyed, he had to find a way to take revenge on the World Tree while protecting himself. If his civilization was really destroyed, he had nowhere to go. Working with the civilizations here to fight against the World Tree was also in line with his goal.
"Then, I'll organize a meeting between you and the ruler of this territory. I need you to convince them of some things and help them recognize the danger of the World Tree Civilization."
As he spoke, Han Xiao paused for a moment before continuing.
"I've given you a number, but you probably won't like it. You're a collective consciousness. How do you want me to call you?"
"… Just call me Herberlon. That's the name of my Beyond Grade A main body."
The communication between the two of them was extremely fast and efficient. Herberlon did not resist and allowed the Apostle Weapons to take him away. There was still a lot of information about the galactic society that he needed to understand, but he would not be allowed to freely access the internet. Han Xiao had already used the Virtual Technology as a precaution and blocked the internet function.
Seeing this, Han Xiao deactivated the Mechanical Deity state and relaxed his body.
"It went smoother than I thought … Hmm, it's probably because of my fists."
As long as he could not control the other party, Herberlon would definitely run away and search for the answer on his own. If it were anyone else, it would not have been so easy to deal with. However, with powerful combat strength, this problem was easily solved. His methods were simple and crude but effective. If he could not win against the other party, the other party would not be so easily convinced.
Han Xiao opened the interface and took a look. The mission of [Visitor from Afar] was completed. The evaluation was based on the degree of repair of the body, which had reached a very high level. Although he had dismantled a lot of mechanical structures, Aurora's healing effect was amazing, which raised the evaluation.
The reward of this mission itself was not high. The most useful thing was a Herberlon Character Summon Card. The unknown impact of awakening Herberlon on the situation was the mission note.
Just as Han Xiao was calculating the reward, Aurora slowly flew to his side with a curious expression. She did not know the content of the conversation between Han Xiao and Herberlon, nor did she know the other party's background.
"What did you say to him just now? What's up with this big guy?"
"He comes from a lost civilization, a wanderer who lost his home. The details are a secret for now. I have other arrangements for him."
"Tsk, forget it if you don't want to say it."
Aurora could tell that Han Xiao did not want her to delve into it. She could not help but pout and snort.
After a pause, Aurora said, "Oh, right.
What about the Underworld Hero Spirits that I revived? They're still on standby. Do you want me to remove their physical bodies? "
"There's no need to remove them. Keep them as a secret mobile force. They'll come in handy one day."
"Is it to guard against the three Universal Civilizations?" Aurora probed. The outside world did not know what was going on between the association and the three Universal Civilizations.
"That's a factor, but it's not the main point." Han Xiao shook his head. "I've already talked to the leaders of the three Universal Civilizations. If nothing goes wrong, the two sides should temporarily stop and make peace."
Aurora was surprised. "What agreement did you guys come to? The three Universal Civilizations are actually willing to give in! "
"The reason is a secret for now, so I can't tell you yet … However, I'll hold a regular meeting to explain the specific terms. You'll know then."
…
More than half a month passed quickly. Under the high attention of the galactic society, the three Universal Civilizations and the Beyond Grade A Association seemed to have really stopped fighting. The two sides minded their own business.
Just as all kinds of speculations were getting more and more rampant, the three Universal Civilizations, who had been pretending to be mute for more than half a month, finally released a joint statement, causing an earthquake in the entire galactic society.
The three Universal Civilizations claimed that when the situation was about to go out of control, they took the initiative to give in. On one hand, they considered the safety of the galactic society. After much consideration, they finally chose to keep the peace and prevent the galactic society from falling into the flames of war.
On the other hand, they said that they had reached a consensus with the association and had a reasonable way to deal with the virus technology … As for what it was, they did not give any details.
The Beyond Grade A Association also gave them face and did not expose the three Universal Civilizations' statement, saying that this was how it was and that there was no conspiracy theory.
At least on the surface, the reason for the three Universal Civilizations' large-scale military operation this time was the Virtual Mutiny Virus technology. As long as this problem was' solved ', it would make sense for them to retreat. Even if their words were ambiguous, they could use confidentiality as a reason, and the galactic residents could not do anything about it.
However, what caused an uproar among the galactic residents was the second half of the three Universal Civilizations' statement. They said that they would temporarily suspend the ban on the association and cancel the previous sanctions!
The various organizations were shocked. They were clearly in a cold war mode not long ago, and now they want to reconcile? 'What's going on?!'
Did the three Universal Civilizations give up on solving the problem of individual strength imbalance? What kind of agreement did the two sides reach? Or were the three Universal Civilizations so afraid that they did not dare to make a move?
Many people subconsciously thought of the scene of Black Star suppressing all the powerhouses of the three Universal Civilizations during the confrontation. Although they knew that the three Universal Civilizations would not stop because of Black Star's individual strength, they could not help but think in this direction … Could it be that the three Universal Civilizations were really afraid?
Seeing the three Universal Civilizations and the Beyond Grade A Association quickly go from fighting each other to being at peace, the countless bystanders had mixed feelings. They felt a little dejected, as if their voices did not matter at all.
The ruler and the strong changed the era. Regardless of whether it was good or bad, they could only accept it.
However, although both sides expressed that they would stop fighting, the three Universal Civilizations were still aggressive at the beginning. This result undoubtedly made people feel that the Beyond Grade A Association had won this battle for a while.
This was one of the few cases where a civilian organization forced the three Universal Civilizations to give in. The reputation of the Beyond Grade A Association, which had been suppressed, suddenly bounced back. All of a sudden, it was as if they had become the brightest kid in the galactic society.
Although the voices of cursing the Supers did not disappear completely, they were drowned out by the sea of rainbow farts. Many people were slapped in the face by this result and did not dare to go against the current mainstream opinion. They all quietened down and quietly went into hiding.
On the other side, the most dumbfounded was still the Supercluster Alliance.
They made up just like that? They're not going to break up anymore?
If you don't fight, how are we going to get close to the association?
Are we, the third party, going to be abandoned again?
The taste of being a spare tire … is so bitter!
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