Han Xiao did not come quietly but with great fanfare. The army branch sent out a notice to all the members to welcome the arrival of the Army Commander. Many of the new players came over to watch. They had heard of the name of Black Star in the Shattered Star Ring but had never seen this big boss in person.
On Planet Gilman and the army branch, countless players looked out the window and saw a spaceship flying out of the blue stargate not far away. It slowly approached the branch and became clearer.
Whoosh!
The spaceship entrances of the spaceship port were densely packed like a beehive. The spaceship entered one of the entrances, entered the electromagnetic track, and entered the spacious dock.
The dock and port of the branch were already filled with players. Countless people turned on the video and screenshot function and uploaded it to the forums.
The hatch slid open, and Han Xiao, who was wearing a black robe and surrounded by hovering guards, walked out. He glanced at everyone, smiled, and connected to the quantum network.
The next moment, Han Xiao's face appeared on the communicators of countless people present, and the same voice sounded.
"I'm Black Star. Welcome to the army."
The voices of all the communicators were synchronized and overlapped into the same voice. There was an inexplicable sense of majesty.
Everyone was shocked. They had never seen a high-level Mechanic hack into so many communicators at once. Furthermore, it looked like he had done it casually. Everyone felt that such an ability made him look like an expert. It was quite ostentatious. They were not like the old players in the Shattered Star Ring who had accompanied Han Xiao for three versions. They had only met Calamity Grades before, and this was the first time they had come into close contact with a legendary Beyond Grade A in the galaxy.
After hearing so many rumors about Han Xiao on the forums, the Constellation Corridor players had all kinds of opinions about Han Xiao. The first impression that Han Xiao gave them was that he was unfathomable.
Vodka mixed in the crowd and used the player's [Detect] ability on Han Xiao. The actions of the players around him were surprisingly the same as his.
Based on your level, you can only receive the following information.
Han Xiao — Black Star Corps Captain (Green Name)
Level:??
Attributes:??
Abilities:??
Danger Level: Extremely Lethal
"As expected of a bunch of question marks," Vodka muttered softly.
Ames followed closely behind, standing shoulder to shoulder with Han Xiao. Hella and the others also disembarked one after another, surrounding and guarding Han Xiao.
Glancing around at the sea of people, Ames tilted her head and glanced at Han Xiao with a faint smile. "Congratulations, your army has expanded again."
"It doesn't sound like you're being sincere," Han Xiao joked.
Before he could finish speaking, a sudden change occurred!
Pa!
A strong light suddenly shone in the crowd, blinding everyone's vision.
Rumble! Dozens of figures jumped out from the crowd and launched attacks at Han Xiao and his group. All kinds of cannonballs, spells, and abilities were thrown at Han Xiao as if they were free.
Hila's face was expressionless. She took a step forward and pointed with her finger. Dark red energy beams shot out one after another, piercing through every single one of the attackers' bodies and taking away their lives, easily killing them in an instant.
The next moment, these attackers turned into white light and disappeared. They were a group of players.
Seeing this, Han Xiao's mouth twitched, but he did not find it strange.
Although a large number of players were working for the army, he had never forgotten the chaotic nature of the 'players'. There would always be a small group of people who would take risks or cause trouble for fun. This was the first time they had met a big boss, and dozens of especially chaotic and amusing players had attacked him without caring about the consequences. They probably had the mentality of fighting the boss.
If this was in the Shattered Star Ring, the Chinese players who had known him for three versions would not do such a thing. However, the army did not have a foundation in the Constellation Corridor. Furthermore, the players here were foreigners who liked to try all kinds of possibilities.
The players were shocked, and they looked at each other, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
There were actually people who attacked the Beyond Grade A boss Black Star. They were a bunch of gamblers who wanted to cause trouble even though they knew there was no chance of success! The players present had just joined the army, so they did not have any intention of fighting the same enemy. Most of them were just here to watch the show.
Just looking at the character detection information did not give them much of a feeling, but the officers around Black Star had casually killed dozens of Grade B players. The strength they displayed made the hearts of many players tremble. Some of the players who had ulterior motives but had not made up their minds to take action secretly dismissed their thoughts.
What a joke. This boss was stronger than any NPC they had ever seen. The efficiency of them going up to kill him was probably not much different from killing him in the storyline.
Among the players who had joined the Constellation Corridor, there were bound to be some ticking time bombs. Han Xiao was not surprised by this. He gave an order to Philip in his mind, and Philip immediately issued a bounty for the attackers through the army's assistant program. The army's branches were all under Philip's surveillance, so it was not difficult to determine the identity of the attackers.
Ding ding!
Everyone's communicators immediately rang. Seeing the bounty, they were all shocked.
"Those people just now are wanted. It seems like there's a reward for killing them every time?"
"I seem to know a few of them. I even added them as friends."
"Oh my, there's even tracking coordinates on the communicator. Did they revive on Planet Gilman?"
"Hehe …"
Most of the players were gloating. Many who were ready to take action all stopped after seeing the consequences of attacking the officers of the army.
Being wanted by the army meant that these attackers would become red-named players in the eyes of the army members. They would be hunted down by countless players, and in the future … they would most likely be tortured by other players.
Han Xiao was already quite familiar with this process. Instead of being shocked, the attackers made him happy. Was this not a good partner who took the initiative to help him establish his dominance?
What kind of spirit was this? This was the spirit of internationalism, the spirit of setting an example and sacrificing oneself for others!
It was a good opportunity to let the players of the Constellation Corridor know the consequences of acting recklessly and let them see the price they had to pay for causing trouble. It reminded the players of the Constellation Corridor that doing bad things had costs!
This small episode did not cause much of a commotion. Looking around at the foreign players around him, Han Xiao did not plan to stop to give a speech. He led the group through the crowd.
The players all opened up a path and watched as Han Xiao left. They discussed among themselves and gradually dispersed.
On the way, Han Xiao pondered.
The Constellation Corridor players naturally have no sense of belonging to the army. Temptation is the main reason. In the future, I'll get people to slowly spread the history of the army to them and increase their sense of identity …
He did not plan to personally cultivate relationships with this group of people like he did with the players of the Shattered Star Ring. There were a few main reasons.
First, the Black Star Corps had been operating according to his plan for many years. The faction attraction formed by the foundation, reputation, and so on was already the main tool used to attract players. The faction interface could basically satisfy all the needs of the players. As long as they spent money in the faction store, they would be able to provide him with income. He did not need to do anything personally.
Second, too many players wanted to farm his Favorability in an attempt to trigger missions or learn skills. Thus, they came over to chat and give him gifts. Han Xiao did not want to receive gifts twenty-four hours a day.
Third, due to his identity, as the Army Commander, he could not be easily contacted by everyone. The hierarchy of the army still had to be maintained. Thus, Han Xiao had long set a rule. Only members who had accumulated a certain amount of Contribution Points in the army could apply to meet the Army Commander or the senior officers of the army.
To the players, this was an opportunity to be taught skills by characters. Han Xiao was using this to stimulate the enthusiasm of the players to farm Contribution Points for the army and give them a chance to farm the Favorability of the officers. Only when the Favorability was high enough would they be able to learn the special skills of characters. This was to package the Favorability of himself and the officers as a rare commodity that was worth hoarding. This would increase his value and make the players put in more effort.
Having been harvesting leeks for more than ten years, Han Xiao was already very familiar with this method.
"Now, most of the Constellation Corridor players are considering whether to leave or stay. I'll stay here for more than a month before going back. I'll wait for the Red Empire to prepare the troops to explore the Flickering World."
…
He originally thought that the Constellation Corridor players attacking him was just a small matter, but he did not expect it to cause an unexpected impact on the forums and make the Chinese players in the Shattered Star Ring unhappy.
After three versions, the Chinese players had the deepest feelings for the Black Star Corps and saw it as their main faction. As the Army Commander, Han Xiao was the publicly acknowledged leader of the faction.
However, now that the Army Commander had gone to another Star Field to recruit people, he was attacked by the players of that Star Field. This made people feel that their good intentions were being treated as ill intentions.
Although it was impossible for this to cause any danger to the Army Commander, many Chinese players felt that this was too much. It was as if their beloved item was being treated crudely by someone else, and this ignited a common hatred. The atmosphere on the forums instantly changed, and many people on both sides started arguing.
However, this did not affect Han Xiao's plan. As usual, he led the group to stay in the Planet Gilman division and waited for the players to gather there.
Of course, he did not just wait. While waiting for the players to gather, he spent a lot of time in the machinery workshop, expanding his Mech Legion and developing new high-level machinery blueprints.
After settling down for two days, Han Xiao contacted the people of the Red Empire and applied for an Ultimate Knowledge. This time, the Red Empire did not reject him. After spending 6,000 Faction Contribution Points, he finally obtained the first Ultimate Knowledge that he had always wanted.
Energy Branch — [Mechanical Life Tinder]!
This was the prerequisite knowledge to activate the core ability of the Emperor Mechanic class, [King's Mentor].
The Class Knowledges of the Mechanic class were split into five levels: Basic, Advanced, High-End, Peak, and the final Ultimate Knowledges. As the highest level of Class Knowledges, every single Ultimate Knowledges could bring about a complete transformation in a certain aspect of a Mechanic's skills!
For example, this knowledge could give a Mechanic the ability to turn machinery into mechanical life forms. It was almost equivalent to the creation of mechanical life forms!
Turning a machine from a lifeless, inanimate object into a real living unit. To put it in perspective, the interface would no longer be an item introduction but character information. Just like NPC characters, they would have levels, attributes, and skills. They could also be continuously leveled up and possess a complete growth ability. They could even grow into an elite model or a boss model!
Of course, good things were never cheap. Not to mention the difficulty of obtaining Ultimate Knowledge, just the Potential Points required to learn Ultimate Knowledge was extremely expensive.
Originally, the cost of Mechanic class knowledge increased progressively — one point for Basic Knowledge, two for Advanced Knowledge, three for High-End Knowledge, and four for Peak Knowledge. However, the cost of Ultimate Knowledge doubled, requiring eight Potential Points. Furthermore, this was only the cost of the branch knowledge after the Class Advancement. If one were to learn other branches of knowledge, just like Peak Knowledge, the cost would be three times the original cost, which was twenty-four Potential Points!
Han Xiao was a Virtual Mechanic, and [Mechanical Life Tinder] was the Ultimate Knowledge of the Energy Branch, which required twenty-four Potential Points to level up.
It was extremely difficult for normal players to obtain twenty-four Potential Points! Other than leveling up, the main way for Mechanic players to obtain Potential Points was to level up their blueprint skills to the max level. However, this required a huge amount of Experience.
Therefore, for Mechanic players, in the later stages, doing missions to obtain Potential Points was to level up their skills. Even if they were to level up in the version, they still had to earn Experience.
Generally speaking, only elite players and pro players would have such a high demand. However, pro players had clubs to help them level up their accounts, so they would not be too greedy. If it were normal casual players, they would have to make a choice. Most Mechanic players would only learn the Ultimate Knowledge of their own class.
However, Han Technician's situation was completely different. The high cost of Potential Points for other branches of Ultimate Knowledge was enough to make players despair, but it was not like he could not afford it.
If he did not have enough Experience, he could make up for it with leeks!
Due to the punishment of the Evolution Cube, Han Xiao had not leveled up during this period. The Experience that he had accumulated was now put to good use. He opened the interface, selected a few blueprint skills, and leveled them all up to the max level.
On the interface, the Potential Points kept changing, increasing bit by bit, and finally reached twenty-four Potential Points.
As the total level of the character increased, the cost of leveling up some low-level skills would also increase. Players could choose to suppress their level and level up slowly to reduce the cost of leveling up. However, there were a few problems with this. Firstly, there were too many blueprints, and as the character's level increased, the low-level blueprints would gradually be eliminated. Secondly, if they suppressed their level, they would only be able to do missions that corresponded to their level. The speed of earning Experience would naturally not be as fast as high-level characters, and it would be difficult for them to catch up. Therefore, suppressing one's level had its pros and cons.
Usually, only those who leveled up their smurfs (such as Han Technician) would choose to suppress their level to earn more Potential Points.
From the start, Han Xiao was destined to not take the path of suppressing his level.
"22, 23 … 24 Potential Points!" Seeing that he had enough Potential Points, Han Xiao immediately invested all of them to learn the Ultimate Knowledge.
His Potential Points were reset to zero.
[Learning …]
Successfully learned! You have learned [Mechanical Life Tinder]!
Prerequisite requirements have been met. Your ability [King's Mentor] has been activated!
You have received the talent [Ultimate Knowledge Possessor]!
[Ultimate Knowledge Possessor]: + 15% attributes of the mechanical creations you create, + 150% Machinery Affinity. You have mastered the Mechanic class Ultimate Knowledge, and you have a deeper understanding of the path of machinery. You are now a Master Mechanic.
You have received the talent [Mechanical Life Creator]!
[Mechanical Life Creator]: The mechanical life created by you will see you as their creator. Their faith and loyalty to you exist at the bottom of their logic. When receiving your Mechanical Force bonuses, they will receive the [Encourage] effect, + 10% Basic Attributes.
You have learned the ability [Tinder Awakening]!
[Tinder Awakening]: This ability can turn mechanical creations into mechanical life, igniting the tinder of thought of mechanical life.
Requirements: Can only be used on mechanical targets that have received the buffs of [King's Mentor] and [Machinery Fusion — Give]. Can be cast in groups. No cooldown.
Consumption: 50% Health, 50% Energy, 80% Stamina.
Because of [Tinder Awakening], your [Emperor's Gift] has received a new effect.
Changes/Changes: When you use [Emperor's Gift] on a mechanical life, there is a chance that the target's template will be upgraded, receiving higher Growth Potential. For example, it will be upgraded from a normal template to an elite template. Note: The higher the target's template, the lower the chance of triggering.
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