The location of Base No. 3 was not far from Forest City. After the 200,000 players in the wild received the construction mission, they all returned. With spaceships to pick them up, they were quickly assembled.
Outside Forest City, the 200,000 players were densely packed and noisy. Their eyes were all focused on Han Xiao. Han Xiao borrowed the Dragon Emperor's cool outfit again, sitting on a mechanical throne and floating in the air. It was not that he wanted to look cool, but with so many players, they would not be able to see him unless they were in the sky.
Han Xiao had not come into close contact with the players for a while, so he roughly observed them. The 200,000 players who had stayed on Planet Sunil for a few months had obviously changed their outfits. They could be roughly divided into three types of people. The first type wore heavy armor, mostly Sunil soldier armor, and some wore Worker Bee armor. It was worth mentioning that the Sunil series armor of these players were all products of the army. The Sunil people obviously knew that Han Xiao had stolen their blueprints, but even if they knew, it would be useless.
The second type of players did not wear armor. They only made up about one-tenth of the total. Han Technician did not know if they were poor or not. Even if they were Pugilists or Espers, there was no harm in buying a set of armor. Even the Vanguard Officials of Bloodshed Land had to wear special armor.
However, although this type of players did not have armor, they still had some mechanical equipment on them, such as firearms, melee mechanical weapons, shield generators, and so on.
The third type of players also did not wear armor. They wore nuclear-powered flying backpacks. One look and one could tell that they were in the art world.
All in all, all the players were using the products of the Black Star Corps. Their equipment had already been updated and looked brand new. Now, these players looked a little like Black Star Troopers. However, in Han Xiao's eyes, it was more like a field of green leeks.
Planet Sunil was a resource land for NPCs. After letting the 200,000 players grow here for a few months, they had accumulated a lot of resources. Every leek was growing well and was full of nutrients.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Han Xiao coughed, put on a serious expression, and said with a deep voice, "Due to the results of your work, the Sunil people's predicament has been alleviated. However, new obstacles have appeared in this mission, and we need more help. Therefore, the original plan has been brought forward. We will build the third base on this planet as a stronghold.
"Philip has already sent the specific location to everyone's communicators. The construction of the new base will require everyone's help …"
Han Xiao roughly explained the situation, and the players did not have any objections. They followed him to the designated location of the base and started clearing the trees and leveling the terrain.
[Army Expansion — Third Base] was a faction series mission, and it included a lot of construction work that required the players to complete. Every sub-mission rewarded EXP and faction Contribution Points. The players were very enthusiastic, not only because of the rewards but also because they could participate in the construction of the new base and contribute to the growth of the faction.
The construction of the third base was also for their own benefit. A new stronghold meant that the army would store a lot of resources in the third base. At that time, the players would not need to pre-order faction products but could pick them up directly from the third base. Furthermore, because the missions could only be accepted after returning to the base, other than the Golden Gate Base and the Blue Star Base, there was another place for the players to accept missions or stay. This was the new stronghold of the Black Star Corps in the vast universe.
Han Xiao notified the galactic construction team that he had been working with for a long time. They would arrive at Planet Sunil in a few days. However, the construction team was only building the buildings. The specific facilities still needed to be completed by his own people. Gathering 200,000 players could greatly increase the construction speed of the third base.
Furthermore, the Noriose Financial Group and the Rossos Financial Group had both provided some help and obtained a large amount of resources through their channels.
Han Xiao did a rough calculation. The two financial backers had saved him about 600,000 Enas. This time, he was prepared to invest 2,700,000 Enas to build the third base. The total assets in his account were close to 50,000,000 Enas, so he could easily afford this expenditure.
Thinking back to a year and a half ago, he had only borrowed three to four million Enas, and it took him more than half a year to build the first base. In less than two years, his assets had multiplied by more than ten times. The speed of development was very impressive.
The players were very efficient. Not long after, a large piece of flat land appeared in the forest. As the construction materials had not been shipped over yet, the players were temporarily unable to start work after the land was flattened.
The dozens of battleships that were on standby on Planet Sunil were all moved over, forming a temporary camp. The players gathered there, and so did Han Xiao.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the players all found Han Xiao, wanting to learn skills. Most of them were Mechanics. After not seeing Black Star for a few months, they were finally able to get some rain after a long drought.
This was exactly what Han Xiao wanted. He had planned long ago not to sell knowledge but blueprints this time.
He had a talent from his Scholar subclass — [Research Theory].
The effect of this talent was to increase Intelligence by one point for every three skills. Currently, it provided about 300 points of Intelligence. This meant that Han Xiao now had close to a thousand blueprints and skills, which cost him a lot of EXP. To the players, this was an astronomical figure.
Selling a portion of the low-grade blueprints did not affect him much. Han Xiao released dozens of low-grade machinery blueprints in one go.
The players were basically all above level 70. At this level, low-grade blueprints were no longer rare, and the players could fuse them on their own. However, due to the variety of knowledge combinations, every Mechanic player was unable to fuse the blueprints they needed, and the blueprints they knew were all different.
However, he directly sold all kinds of blueprints, indirectly helping the players escape the bottomless pit of blueprints gambling.
Looking at the dazzling array of blueprints, the eyes of the Mechanic players lit up.
After working on Planet Sunil for a few months, these players did not lack EXP. Although the blueprints Han Xiao gave them were not very technical, they covered all kinds of aspects — firearms, explosives, mechanical troops, shields, mechanical suits, energy sources, vehicles, and so on. Blueprints gambling was very dependent on luck, and there was only one Mechanic player who was equally well-rounded. Therefore, every player could find blueprints that were useful to them and make up for their shortcomings.
Han Xiao was not worried that the Mechanic players would affect the sales of the Black Star Corps after learning the blueprints. In terms of cost, the players would definitely not be able to compete with the mass production line, and they would not be able to achieve the characteristics of the army's products at a low price. Furthermore, they could accumulate Contribution Points by spending money in the army. Furthermore, Han Xiao did not sell blueprints for faction products. What he sold were similar machines that were half a grade lower.
In fact, Han Xiao's development plan also included joining the material industry and selling raw materials to the players to earn another sum of money. While expanding the business of the Black Star Corps, it would also make things convenient for the players, allowing them to purchase the materials they needed directly from the faction store.
Among the 200,000 players, there were 50,000 to 60,000 Mechanic players. They excitedly learned the blueprints, and most of them learned more than one type.
Han Xiao's EXP storage quickly filled up, quickly breaking through the one billion mark, and it was still increasing rapidly.
At this time, the players also realized that other than the low-level blueprints, there was also a high-level blueprint that made their hearts pound!
Void Dragon Mechanical Suit!
"This — this is a god-grade blueprint!"
"What the f * ck, this is amazing!"
The Mechanic players were overjoyed. They looked at the price, which required 60 EXP and 2,000 Enas. Many of them showed a pained expression, but the Void Dragon Mechanical Suit's OP parameters were like a sexy girl in revealing clothes, constantly telling the players to come face to face with it.
In the eyes of the players, the attributes of the Void Dragon Mechanical Suit were undoubtedly god-grade equipment. A portion of the players who could afford it hesitated for a while before gritting their teeth and learning it.
Seeing this, Han Xiao had a subtle smile on his face. Although this blueprint was high level, he already had the Berserk Ape, so he did not need the Void Dragon Mechanical Suit anymore. It was just right to sell it to the players.
The difficulty of creating the Void Dragon Mechanical Suit was extremely high, and the players could only barely succeed when they were above level 90. Furthermore, the core material was the Void Dragon Bone, which was what Han Xiao valued the most. Even if the players really managed to create it, it could not be replicated … What, you want to mass produce it? Sure, I'll just have to ask Ames for her Floating Dragon Mechanical Suit. I should be able to experience a way to die.
Within one or two versions, the chances of the players being able to create it were extremely slim. If they bought it back, they would only be able to look at it. That was impossible!
From the perspective of the players, the most suitable mechanical suit blueprint for their current situation was actually the Amphiptere that Han Xiao had eliminated long ago.
With the current ability of the Mechanic class players, it was possible to create the Amphiptere, and the cost was also within control. Once the Amphiptere blueprint was sold, this single mechanical suit would quickly become popular among the players, and the average strength of the players would greatly increase. However, it was precisely because of this that Han Xiao did not want to sell the Amphiptere.
If the players were able to obtain it in one go, how would they be able to use the Sunil series armor to harvest leeks?
Therefore, Han Technician chose to teach the Void Dragon Mechanical Suit blueprint, painting a big pie for the players. A person without dreams was no different from a salted fish, and 'dreams' could be used to obtain a wave of benefits.
However, he did not want to scam the players too badly. At least, the selling price of the Void Dragon Mechanical Suit blueprint was far lower than its actual value. Logically speaking, a mechanical suit blueprint of this level could be sold for hundreds of thousands of Enas in the galaxy.
After this round of harvest, Han Xiao's experience skyrocketed again, easily exceeding three billion. He could not help but smile.
Maple Moon also learned the Void Dragon Mechanical Suit blueprint, quickly browsing through the materials, and muttering, "Void Dragon Bone … Hmm, this looks familiar … Isn't this a specialty of Floating Dragon?"
As a player who had followed Han Xiao since Version 1.0, Maple Moon had personally been to Floating Dragon Island. She was the first Mechanic player present who had a clue.
This lasted for half a day, and when night fell, the Mechanic class players finally dispersed and returned with a full harvest.
Han Xiao's experience reserve had reached 9.4 billion!
The price of low-level blueprints was around 40,000, and there were around 50,000 to 60,000 Mechanic class players. Each time, they would not only buy one blueprint, but there were also a few thousand who bought the Void Dragon Mechanical Suit. In total, Han Xiao obtained about nine billion experience.
"This is quite a haul." Han Xiao was quite satisfied. He had exchanged some blueprints that he did not need for a large amount of experience. It was quite worth it.
With enough experience, Han Xiao did not waste any time. He returned to the spaceship's training room, opened the interface, and invested three billion experience, leveling up three times.
[Virtual Mechanic] has been leveled up to LV20 (max). + 350 Energy, + 3 DEX, + 3 END, + 6 INT. You have received 6 Free Attribute Points. You have received 1 Potential Point.
Main Class Level has reached the upper limit. You may continue to level up after completing the Class Advancement requirements.
Class Advancement Requirements: Intelligence greater than 1,300, Machinery Affinity greater than 0% (Active Skill Bonus not included)
"I got the random attribute requirement?" Han Xiao's eyes sparkled.
Normal players had a lot of different attribute points, and it was often difficult for them to meet the Class Advancement requirements. They would be forced to learn a secondary class.
However, to Han Xiao, this Class Advancement requirement was the easiest. The Class Advancement requirements for the main class were mostly related to the characteristics of the class itself. For core attributes like Intelligence and Machinery Affinity, Han Xiao had always exceeded the normal standards of his current level.
As for Intelligence, he threw in all the Free Attribute Points he had just obtained. Its basic value had reached 1,536 points, which had already exceeded the Class Advancement requirements. Together with the + 10% bonus from the Calamity Grade and more than 300 points from [Research Theory], his actual Intelligence value was close to 2,000 points!
His Basic Machinery Affinity, together with talents and passive skills, was 686%, which also exceeded the Class Advancement requirements.
This meant that Han Xiao did not need to learn a new secondary class. His own attributes had already met the Class Advancement requirements.
"Wow, my luck has changed recently." Han Xiao rubbed his hands excitedly. Could it be that the effect of touching Fu Ding was permanent?
Since he met the requirements, Han Xiao did not hesitate and directly invested in his experience. He leveled up once more and completed the Class Advancement.
He felt a sharp pain in his brain, and he gained many new insights.
Prerequisites for class change completed!
You have received a new class [Galaxy Mechanic LV1]. + 180 Energy, + 1 STR, + 3 DEX, + 3 END, + 8 INT. You have received 6 Free Attribute Points and 1 Potential Point.
You have learned the ability [Master Machinery Affinity]!
You have learned the ability [Ultra Fast Virtual Intrusion]!
You have learned the ability [Quantum Network Matrix]!
You have received the talent [Machinery Theory Summary]!
The effect of your talent [Virtual Technology Mastery] has been strengthened!
The effect of your talent [Artificial Defense Enhancement] has been strengthened!
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