Every Ultimate Knowledge was related to the domain of 'God', and the prerequisite to learning it was extremely high Intelligence.
Han Xiao chose the energy branch [Mechanical Life Tinder] not only to activate [King's Mentor] but also because this Ultimate Knowledge had a wider range of applications.
Compared to the Virtual Technology Ultimate Knowledge that specialized in civil wars, [Mechanical Life Tinder] was more useful to him at the moment.
As the complicated knowledge flowed into his mind, images flashed before Han Xiao's eyes.
On the barren black land, a figure planted a lump of metal. After the world changed, bright mechanical cities rose from the ground, and metal quickly spread on the surface, replacing the soil. Countless blue creatures in exquisite clothing knelt on the ground, and their consciousness entered the mechanical constructs in the cultivation cabins through the tubes, abandoning their physical bodies. Countless abandoned parts were scattered in the darkness like an abyss. One day, a golden bolt of lightning descended from the sky and shot straight into the rift, spreading out a golden energy wave. The abandoned mechanical parts seemed to be gathered by an invisible force, turning into crude mechanical life forms …
"These are the origins of mechanical life forms …" All kinds of illusions flashed past, and Han Xiao's eyes moved slightly.
Machines were just tools — tools that countless races learned to use and create during the development of their civilizations. There were many races in the galaxy, but pure mechanical life forms that evolved from nature almost did not exist. Most of them were created by humans.
Some races created mechanical soldiers for war, giving birth to mechanical life forms; some races abandoned their fragile physical bodies and turned into mechanical life forms to survive disasters; some races lacked the ability to move in the real world, so they created mechanical life forms as slaves, and so on.
Beyond Grade A Mechanics were the main creators of mechanical life forms.
After learning the knowledge, Han Xiao let out a sigh of relief, calming his brain down.
He looked at the new abilities on the interface. There were two talents. [Ultimate Knowledge Holder] was the ability that came with the first Ultimate Knowledge, and [Mechanical Life Creator] was the talent that came with [Mechanical Life Tinder].
Han Xiao looked at the new ability, [Tinder Awakening]. This was the highlight.
With a thought, the Hovering Guards behind his head buzzed at the same time and flew in front of him. They assembled in a dazzling manner and turned into a humanoid mechanical soldier.
Smooth silver alloy armor, streamlined body, and the cannons that originally belonged to the hovering cannons were embedded in the palms, knees, shoulders, head, and ribs. The gaps of the armor were filled with psionic blue light, and it gave off a strong technological vibe.
This was one of the elite mechanical soldiers that Han Xiao had mastered, called the Hovering Fissioner. It could act as his hovering guards and could also be combined into a mechanical soldier. High-grade Machinery, Orange Equipment.
This Hovering Fissioner was controlled by Spartan, and it stood quietly in front of him, not moving at all.
"Let's try it …"
Buzz …
Han Xiao raised his hand, clenched his fist, and activated [King's Mentor].
A ball of blue-gold lightning Mechanical Force was formed in his palm. It was as dense as a thundercloud, crackling loudly. The next moment, this ball of Mechanical Force hit the Hovering Fissioner and turned into arcs of electricity that slithered on the surface of the mechanical soldier. Then, it drilled into the gaps of the armor and merged into the energy furnace of the mechanical soldier.
He did not stop there, and another ball of Mechanical Force appeared in his palm. He injected it into the Hovering Fissioner and used [Machinery Fusion — Bestowal] on it.
After doing these two things, Han Xiao activated [Tinder Awakening]. His eyes glowed with a golden light, and a ball of dazzling golden Mechanical Force appeared in his palm.
Although [Tinder Awakening] did not have a cooldown, there was a restriction to its usage. Only a mechanical target that had been modified by [King's Mentor] and [Machinery Fusion — Gift] could use [Tinder Awakening], and these two skills had a cooldown.
These three abilities, together with [Emperor's Gift], formed a complete set of abilities to upgrade mechanical life forms.
Han Xiao raised his palm, and the dazzling golden Mechanical Force flowed into the Hovering Fissioner.
Han Xiao's health, stamina, and energy were greatly depleted, and his status instantly dropped below half.
Fifty percent of his health and stamina were depleted in an instant, and he instantly lost half of his health. The feeling of weakness was like an electric current running through his body, and his legs felt like they had been emptied.
"This move is a little tiring …" Han Xiao's mouth twitched.
Ever since he became a Beyond Grade A Super, this should be the first time he lost so much health in one go …
Exhaling, Han Xiao allowed his body to slowly recover while he stared at the Hovering Fissioner in front of him.
Ding!
All of a sudden, the energy of the Hovering Fissioner shone brightly!
The next second, the mechanical components all over its body moved on their own, and the plates on its body opened and closed like scales.
Clank!
Han Xiao could sense that the Hovering Fissioner was undergoing a transformation on a microscopic level.
Countless nano-sized silicon-based nerve fibers grew crazily along the mechanical structure in the body. With a sizzling sound, the components of the whole body gradually merged into an organic whole. The electric sparks of thinking ignited in the chip circuit, colliding with each other to build a special thinking organ, forming the underlying logic. Energy flowed endlessly, providing fuel support for this transformation.
Bang! Something seemed to have awakened in the Hovering Fissioner's body, igniting the spark of life.
This state lasted for quite a while before the energy of the Hovering Fissioner returned to normal.
Han Xiao sized it up and said, "Sparda, give me the test report."
"… Test complete. A new consciousness has been born in this unit. It's very young and is trying to communicate with me. I've temporarily closed its network interface. What should I do now? Please give the order, Master."
Sparda appeared in the quantum network and spoke with a solemn tone, completely unlike Philip's liveliness.
"Hmm … Build a data firewall for its thoughts first, check its underlying logic, and see if there are any instructions that can't be betrayed. Then, open its network interface and select some information for it to download."
Han Xiao gave a series of instructions before giving the Hovering Fissioner a slap, dealing damage and triggering a combat notification.
The attributes of the Hovering Fissioner were displayed on the interface. It was no longer an equipment introduction but a character's attributes panel.
Its race was displayed as [Mechanical Life Entity], and it had a character level, a full level 185. It could level up like a character. Its mechanical attributes became health points, its various attributes became Strength, Dexterity, and other attributes, and its various weapons and components became talents and skills. It had the ability to grow on its own.
It became a life unit … Han Xiao was invigorated, and he said, "Sparda, give it control and let it control its own body."
Sparda nodded and temporarily stopped controlling the Hovering Fissioner.
Hum! The Hovering Fissioner trembled, and its originally tense body seemed to relax. It turned its head with a series of clicks as if it was adapting to the vision provided by the sensor. Then, it raised its hand and touched its face, producing a rustling sound.
The feeling that it gave off was completely different.
When the combat artificial intelligence controlled the mechanical soldiers, although the mechanical soldiers' movements were not stiff, they would not have any unnecessary movements. They were dead objects that followed orders. However, when the control authority was returned to the Hovering Fissioner, which had awakened the tinder, its movements were immediately filled with vitality. It became a life form that could think, question, and move randomly.
Philip and Sparda were products of the Virtual Technology level and belonged to artificial intelligence life forms. They were fundamentally different from these mechanical life forms in the physical sense. The independent thoughts of mechanical life forms were equivalent to their 'freedom' and 'soul'. They had emotions and feelings.
However, their thoughts were produced from the circuits of the chip and were not souls in the conventional sense. Thus, they were immune to normal psychic and psychic attacks. To mechanical life forms, the Virtual Mechanic's attacks were the real 'psychic attacks'. They could invade the consciousness of mechanical life forms and rewrite their underlying logic.
Han Xiao had preset the command logic of the Hovering Fissioner, and the AI's control authority was one level higher. It was equivalent to the highest military order that could not be violated. This was quite similar to the insectoids … or should it be called the mechanical insectoids?
The Hovering Fissioner observed its surroundings and turned to look at Han Xiao. It used its voice system to ask a question, using the preset galactic lingua franca.
"Mas … ter?"
Han Xiao nodded and walked around it, observing it from head to toe.
The Hovering Fissioner stood where it was and did not move. Its head turned three hundred and sixty degrees, and its eyes followed Han Xiao the entire time. It was filled with the confusion and confusion of a newborn.
Why is it a little scary … Han Xiao smacked his lips and said, "Do you have anything you want to ask?"
"Want? Ask? " The Hovering Fissioner paused for a moment. It seemed to be thinking quickly. After thinking for a while, it asked, "Who … am I? Where … am I? What do I need to do? "
Great, the ultimate three questions … Han Xiao found it funny. He shook his head and said, "Sparda, turn on the network interface and inject information into it."
The next moment, the Hovering Fissioner stopped moving. Countless information about the galaxy, life, and combat flowed into its mind, and it quickly digested it. It instantly skipped the ignorant stage of a newborn.
It was silent for a while before suddenly kneeling on one knee toward Han Xiao and changing the way it addressed him.
"Your Excellency Black Star, my creator."
Its voice system simulated a respectful tone.
Han Xiao raised his brows, thought for a while, and asked, "Do you know who you are now?"
"I'm your descendant." It gave itself a name. "My name is Psionic Prime."
Psionic Prime? Why don't you call yourself Elder Nether Spring?
Han Xiaoxin complained in his mind before saying with a deep voice, "You're the first generation of mechanical life that I created. Let me see your combat strength."
Ka ka ka!
Psionic Prime moved and tested all kinds of weapons. It disintegrated into individual hovering guards time and time again, flying around like butterflies before merging back together again and again. Its combat style was extremely agile and dazzling. Mechanical life forms had a high degree of control over their bodies and could learn skills on their own, which were fixed in their character interface.
Han Xiao's Mechanical Force bonuses were also effective. Without the need for AI control, Psionic Prime could unleash extremely strong combat strength on its own. It was even stronger than before the tinder was awakened.
"Come back."
After testing for a while, Han Xiao said, and Psionic Prime took the initiative to disintegrate into hovering guards, circling around him obediently.
"The effect is not bad." Han Xiao was satisfied and started calculating.
Only by using a set of skills such as [Tinder Awakening] and [King's Mentor] could he create mechanical life forms with the ability to grow on their own. The efficiency was limited, and it was mainly used to nurture soldiers so that they could slowly grow into elite units and mini-boss units.
As for most of the mechanical soldiers and cannon fodder, Han Xiao did not plan to turn them into mechanical life forms for the time being. Firstly, due to the efficiency limitation, he wanted to awaken the high-level mechanical army first. Secondly, the death rate of cannon fodder was too high, and the long-term effect would not be as good as high-level machinery.
"After turning into mechanical life forms, I can even develop my own mechanical civilization. There are some mechanical civilizations under the Mecha Empire, and all of them are my vassal countries …"
Han Xiao pondered. Letting mechanical life forms develop their own civilization was also a path that could be followed.
Nurturing a mechanical civilization that would listen to his orders, all of which would automatically operate, reproduce, and incubate the next generation, providing an endless source of soldiers. The only problem was that it would take a lot of time.
However, he had a long lifespan and strong stamina. The version update also had a very long time span, so it was not a big problem.
"Or maybe I can snatch other people's ready-made mechanical civilization?" Han Xiao dismissed this thought immediately. He thought about it and felt that it was better not to make enemies everywhere.
It was impossible for him to be reckless. The Great Mechanic Han was more like a steady roly-poly toy.
After successfully obtaining the Ultimate Knowledge, Han Xiaoxin was very satisfied. He walked out of the workshop and saw a few people immediately. Hella, Fu Ding, Hardaway, and the rest of the Black Star Guards were all waiting at the door.
"What are you guys doing here?" Han Xiao looked around and fixed his gaze on Hardaway. This guy was standing in front of everyone with a mysterious smile on his face.
Hardaway took out a stack of Wayne Cards and showed the topmost card to Han Xiao. "Look, your card has been updated again."
Han Xiao took a closer look. This was his own strong card, 'Black Star Han Xiao'. The information had finally been updated to 'Beyond Grade A' and 'Red Empire Ally'. The description also included his battle with Heber and Sisko, greatly increasing the card's effect.
"Isn't this something that will happen sooner or later? You guys didn't come here just to show me this, did you?"
Han Xiao was speechless. With his status, how could the Wayne Card manufacturer not update his card?
If he dared not update it, his head would explode!
Hardaway chuckled and rubbed his fingers together skillfully. With a 'shua' sound, the cards in his hand spread out like a peacock spreading its tail. Han Xiao took a look and raised his brows. These cards were Hella, Fu Ding, and the others. The standard was' Black Star Corps Guards'. Just like the Vanguard Officials of Bloodshed Land, they now had their own cards.
When the Black Star Corps Guards were formed, one of the goals was to make Hella and the others famous. Now that this goal had been achieved, the identity of the Black Star Corps Guards had become their label. The group had specially come to share this good news with Han Xiao.
Han Xiao smiled and patted Fu Ding's shoulder, causing Chen Xing to roll her eyes. "That's not bad. Congratulations, you guys now have a place in the universe."
This time, Aurora said, "Uncle, there's one more thing. A special person wants to see you."
"Who? Someone from the dynasty? "
"No, that person claims to be the Lord of Sodrian. His name is Troy."
The Lord of Sodrian?
Han Xiaoxin's heart skipped a beat. Sodrian was a novice planet for the Constellation Corridor players in Version 1.0. Because the Lord was involved in politics, it was suppressed by the Star System civilization as a rebellion. The Lord fled with his fleet and hid everywhere.
Why did this guy come to find me? Han Xiao was curious.
…
Troy was the only one in the meeting room, and he seemed to have a lot on his mind.
This person was a humanoid male. His yellow hair was tied into an exotic braid. His ears were pointed, and his nose was a pair of small holes in the middle of his face. His appearance wasn't bad, but he was a little older. He was tall, had hands and feet, but no tail. He had a pair of wide wings on his back and was covered in yellow feathers. He had certain feathered genes.
"I wonder if Black Star will agree to help me …" Troy's eyes flickered.
He had fled with his fleet and was constantly being chased by the Star System civilization. The situation was not looking good. If this continued, he would be captured by the Star System civilization sooner or later. Because it involved some political secrets and the secret operations of his political enemies, Troy knew that if he was captured, his fate would be worse than death.
Just as he was extremely anxious about the future, he received news that the Black Star Army had opened a branch on Planet Gilman and was wantonly recruiting people. His thoughts immediately became active, and he felt that Black Star might be able to help him.
As long as he could rely on the Black Star Corps, follow the Black Star Corps fleet, borrow the stargate of the Red Empire, leave the Central Galaxy, and escape to the Shattered Star Ring, he would be safe.
Troy originally wanted to hide his identity and join the army, secretly sneaking out of the Central Galaxy. However, after thinking about it, he felt that the risk of being seen through by a Beyond Grade A Super was too high, and it would be difficult to hide from them. When the time came, he would even lose this escape route. Thus, he might as well take the initiative to meet Black Star, explain the situation clearly, and openly state his request, trying to convince Black Star to help them escape.
The way he saw it, only by leaving the Central Galaxy would he have a chance to make a comeback and take revenge on his political enemies.
Thinking about how his political enemies had destroyed his years of hard work, Troy's expression became even more gloomy and resentful.
He had become a traitor, and there was no way he could return to the civilization. Now that the situation was stronger than him, he could only escape. If he grasped the opportunity one day, he would not hesitate to destroy everything of his political enemies and take revenge on the civilization that had been chasing him.
Swoosh!
The sound of the door opening interrupted Troy's thoughts. He hurriedly stood up and respectfully looked at Han Xiao, who walked in.
"Your Excellency Black Star."
Troy hurriedly bowed respectfully and introduced himself, pretending to be terrified.
"I've heard of your deeds. It's said that you're a traitor now. Why are you looking for me?" Han Xiao asked.
"It's like this …" Troy took a deep breath and used the sincere tone that he had practiced hundreds of times to tell Han Xiao the story that he had prepared long ago.
The gist of it was that he was framed by his political enemies and caused a misunderstanding with the civilization. In order to protect himself, he could only resist and escape, which forced him to become a traitor. Now, he wanted to join the Black Star Corps and was willing to work for the army in exchange for a chance to escape to the Shattered Star Ring.
"Is that so …" Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and sized Troy up.
Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes gradually became strange.
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(On the first day of Chinese New Year, I went to visit relatives. It wasn't easy for me to use the Red Packet Cart to overturn the naughty brat and snatch back my computer to write. The word count for the past few days is still okay. (((((()))))
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