The two of them randomly chose a combat training room. Han Xiao scanned the room, and the door opened automatically. He then walked in.
The combat training rooms also had different configurations. Only the more highly configured ones could withstand stronger battle shockwaves.
Low-configuration combat training rooms were open to ordinary army members and army players for free, and they could only withstand Grade B attacks at most. If one wanted to use a high-configuration combat training room, they would have to pay rent. According to the rank of the member in the army, the rent would be discounted. Usually, players used the combat training rooms to farm their skills and experience.
In the officer training area of the headquarters, the combat training rooms were all equipped with the highest configuration. It was more than enough for Calamity Grades to fight, but it could barely withstand the shockwaves of a Beyond Grade A Super. However, the two of them were only using a carrier to spar. As long as they controlled the power of their attacks and held back a little, it would not be a problem for a short period of time.
The top-configuration training room was very spacious. The floor and walls were pure white, showing a grid-like appearance. The material was a combination of some kind of tough alloy, polymer material, and plastic nanomaterial. It had a self-repairing function, and it was covered with a virtual reality coating to simulate the environment.
At the same time, the walls and floor could be moved to change the shape of the room. Together with the sensory misdirection of the simulated environment, it could create a battlefield environment far larger than the real area of the room. The premise was that one had to open their mind and accept the sensory misdirection. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to take effect.
Of course, one could also do some things in the actual combat training room that were not suitable for children. In the army's' Training Room Usage Guidelines', the army members (players) were prohibited from occupying the training room to watch immersive movies. The players were going to hit the sandbags, but these people were not letting go of the sandbags. They were occupying the toilet but not taking a sh * t.
Han Xiao let Phillip choose the environment randomly. The appearance of the ground and walls quickly changed, turning into a lush, blue-green forest. The view in the distance was an endless sea of trees and a faraway mountain shrouded in a thin layer of fog that could only be seen halfway up. The training room simulated a realistic wind, bringing with it the coolness of the morning rain. The wind blew the fog through the sea of trees, causing the canopy to sway and rustle. Their noses could even smell the fresh and moist air and the faint smell of the earth. It was as if they were there.
Manison looked around and muttered to himself, "Being accompanied by machines all day, all I see are heavy colors. Sometimes, I even forget what nature looks like."
Han Xiao opened the secondary dimension and took out a mechanical body. It was a streamlined humanoid body with a silver, black, and yellow shell. This was the 'Mammoth' mechanical body, updated to the RX002 generation. Compared to the RX001 generation, its performance was slightly different.
The RX001 Generation Mammoth was a standard model. It had comprehensive abilities and was relatively balanced in all aspects. The RX002 Generation Mammoth reduced the size of its skeleton and nano tendons, sacrificing a portion of its strength to increase its flexibility. It was also equipped with more mechanical weapons and was more suitable for battle.
[Lord's Descent]'s effect would change according to the basic configuration of the 'carrier'. Different 'carriers' would share different abilities and attributes when receiving [Lord's Descent], so different types of mechanical shells had to be built.
Han Xiao immediately activated [Lord's Descent]. Blue-gold Mechanical Force shot out and struck the mechanical shell, exploding with a blinding electric light!
Zi, zi, zi — —
Han Xiao's consciousness split into two. One stayed in his main body, and the other controlled the mechanical shell.
Han Xiao's main body flew up high and did not participate in the battle. He controlled the carrier to stand a few hundred meters in front of Manison. This distance was no different from face to face to them.
Han Xiao looked at the interface of the carrier. Because of the 'First Generation Black Star Alloy', the carrier shared a few tank talents. Its resistance was quite high. In terms of attributes, it had a sixty-four percent bonus to Strength, an eighty-one percent bonus to Dexterity, and a seventy-three percent bonus to Endurance.
Han Xiao controlled the Mammoth mechanical body to twist its neck and get used to it. The back armor then split open, releasing miniature hovering discs that formed a floating defense formation. Psionic ray muzzles appeared on his shoulders, chest, and abdomen. He raised his left arm and formed a shield, maintaining a psionic shield. A metal handle popped out from his right wrist, transforming into a high-level mechanical weapon that looked like a long sword. The blade was wrapped in energy, and Han Xiao held it in his hand.
Seeing this, Manison's carrier also entered battle mode. He activated the Hovering Array, activated the psionic shield, and took out a long-handled mechanical weapon that looked like a crutch.
Using [Lord's Descent] to spar was equivalent to controlling his doppelganger to fight. No matter how fierce the mechanical shell battle was, both sides would not lose face.
Without saying anything, they looked at each other for two seconds. Then, the two figures suddenly blurred and collided!
Bang!
The huge impact caused a shockwave. The trees around them all collapsed under the effect of the simulated destruction effect. In the sky, Han Xiao's hair was also blown back.
The next moment, the two mechanical shells turned into blurry afterimages that were entangled together. They shuttled through the forest at an extremely fast speed. The long sword and the crutch clashed more than a thousand times in a short period of time. Sparks, light, and electric arcs flew everywhere.
Clang, clang, clang!
The sound of wind, rain, and smithing could be heard.
When the Mechanical Force clashed head-on, dazzling electric arcs exploded between the two of them, leaving huge pits where they stopped. They pierced through trees, ignited fires, and scorched the forest.
Both of them tacitly used close combat and restrained their strength. They did not use powerful long-range weapons. Otherwise, the training room would definitely be destroyed.
The two of them were only sparring and did not plan to use their trump cards. After all, the true strength of a Mechanic could only be seen after using the Mech Legion.
Both of them had the idea of testing each other, trying to understand each other through the battle. Whoever obtained more information would benefit the most.
While fighting, Manison felt the strength of Han Xiao's Mechanical Force.
At his level, he only needed to feel for a bit to roughly know Han Xiao's current strength. Of course, the strength of Han Xiao's Mechanical Force was far from his. However, Manison was still quite surprised by Han Xiao's strength.
He had heard of Han Xiao's feat of capturing Dylan alive. According to his guess, Black Star should have the highest level of Mechanical Sense talent like him.
However, when they actually fought, Manison realized that Black Star's Mechanical Force was not as strong as he had expected. He did not seem to have the highest level of Mechanical Sense.
However, Han Xiao's life level was much higher than he had imagined. Manison naturally knew about the first limit of the 52000 Energy Rank. Just crossing this limit was not enough to shock him. However, comparing the time it took for Black Star to become a Beyond Grade A Super was the reason why Manison was shocked.
Black Star had only been a Beyond Grade A Super for about a year and a half. In such a short time, he had already crossed the first limit?
The life level transformation of a Beyond Grade A Super usually took ten years as the unit of measurement!
Manison had lived for so long, but this was the first time he had seen such an incredible growth rate!
"Such potential and talent …"
Manison pondered. Such an unbelievable growth speed made Black Star's current strength lose most of its value as a reference.
However, knowing that Black Star had already broken through the first limit of the Beyond Grade A Super, Manison felt that he had achieved his goal of testing him. Furthermore, he felt that he had definitely profited from this test. He knew Black Star's exact strength, while Black Star only knew that he was very strong, but he did not know exactly how strong he was.
Thinking of this, they clashed again. The high-frequency vibration function of their weapons bounced them away. Manison put away his weapon and said, "Let's stop here.
"Let's stop here. Otherwise, this room will be ruined."
Han Xiao also stopped. Looking at the pockmarked training room, he also put away his weapon.
His main body landed, deactivated [Lord's Descent], and threw his mechanical body back into the secondary dimensional army box.
"As expected of the Mecha Empire, you're indeed strong."
"I have to say, your strength is beyond my imagination." Manison nodded.
Han Xiao smiled and did not reply. Instead, he changed the topic and said, "Since we've toured the headquarters, come to my office and continue talking about EsGod."
"Okay."
The two of them left the training area. Walking on the road, Han Xiao casually chatted while secretly opening the interface, repeatedly looking at the battle information from earlier.
Manison's level was a question mark, and the gap between them was not small. Thus, most of his attributes and skills were also question marks. However, some of them were displayed, including the abilities that the Mecha Empire had not used earlier.
Mechanics were famous for having many abilities, and some of them overlapped with their own abilities and could be ignored. Among the unique abilities of the Mecha Empire, Han Xiao saw two Molding Talents.
The first was [Perfect Mechanical Sense]. This was within Han Xiao's expectations. As the pinnacle of Mechanics, Manison definitely had top-notch talent.
The other one was [Virtual Technology Innovation- Manison]. The suffix indicated that this was an exclusive Molding Talent created by Manison. Its effect was to strengthen virtual technology-type abilities, and the strengthening coefficient was 1.75x.
Although it did not seem as good as the 2.5 times strengthening of [Virtual Lord], the significance of the two was completely different. As long as a Mechanic learned the Ultimate Knowledge [Virtual Creator], they would be able to obtain this Molding Talent. [Virtual Technology Innovation- Manison] was an exclusive ability that gave Manison a huge advantage in Virtual Technology. It belonged to the category of Molding Talents.
Furthermore, in the introduction of this Molding Talent, it was written that 'after the Virtual Technology Innovation, it has special effects'. This was probably the core talent of Manison's trump card army, the 'Indestructible Mecha Empire'.
Manison naturally had more than two Molding Talents, but that was all that was shown on the interface.
However, based on the combat information and Manison's performance in his previous life, Han Xiaoxin had a certain understanding of Manison's strength.
"His main class is at least one stage higher than mine, and he has at least four Molding Talents. Furthermore, he has a Mech Army that is hundreds or even thousands of times larger than mine. How terrifying. It's best if I don't provoke him."
Overall, Han Xiao was quite satisfied with this test. In terms of intelligence, he had profited.
The combat information on the interface had revealed some abilities that the Mecha Empire had not displayed. Manison did not have an interface, so the Mecha Empire naturally had no way of knowing the abilities that he had not displayed. At most, he had only revealed his life rating. However, this was Han Xiao's intention from the start. He wanted to display a certain amount of strength so that the Mecha Empire would not look down on him.
Due to the existence of the Character Summon Card, the strength that Han Xiao had displayed was misleading. For example, [Perfect Mechanical Sense] did not appear, so the information that Manison had received was biased. There was no way for him to see through him.
Therefore, not only did I not lose out in this exchange of intelligence, I even profited greatly.
The Mecha Empire had chosen the wrong opponent to test me.
Han Xiao's lips curled up.
…
The two of them had their own thoughts as they arrived at the office.
After sitting down, Manison began to talk about his intentions.
"The other reason I came to visit you this time is to make a deal with you."
"Please speak."
"I'm quite interested in your Spacetime Amber. According to what I know, this Universal Treasure can be used to create by-products. I hope to purchase some from you for research purposes."
So, he wants to buy amber balls …
Han Xiao pondered for a moment before shaking his head.
"I'm sorry, but I don't plan to sell them."
The Spacetime Amber was one of his trump cards, and he had given it to Austin because he owed him a favor. Han Xiao did not plan to use it for profit, nor did he need to use it to get close to others. This thing was different from the Evolution Cube, and he did not want the amber ball to be circulated in the universe and used by others.
He did not even provide it to the Red Empire, so naturally, he would not sell it to the Mecha Empire.
Manison's position was extraordinary, and giving him face was one thing. However, on such a crucial issue, it was useless no matter how much face he had.
"That's a pity, but I understand."
Manison shook his head. His expression could not be seen from the mechanical body, and the change in tone could not be heard.
"If you change your mind one day, you can come and find me again."
"Then, about EsGod …" Han Xiao probed.
"Hehe, don't worry. I'll listen to the Radiant Federation on this."
Manison casually skipped this topic, as if he did not mind Han Xiao rejecting him, and he did not have any intention of leaving.
This time, he suddenly changed the topic.
"I have a subordinate in the Shattered Star Ring called Sardeem. He once gave me a rather interesting report, saying that you once stole his Mech Legion and captured him alive for a period of time."
"… That did happen. I was forced by the situation at the time."
Han Xiaoxin became alert again.
"Don't worry. Since you didn't kill my people, there's no problem between us. I just feel that we're quite fated. To think that we actually crossed paths so long ago …"
Manison did not seem to have any intention of denouncing him.
However, his next sentence made Han Xiao's hair stand on end!
"Speaking of our earliest interactions, this reminds me of something … Hehe, can I trouble you to return those two lost fellows to me?"
Manison's synthesized electronic voice did not fluctuate at all. Although he was smiling, there was no hint of a smile in his voice.
The Mecha Empire actually knows about Aroshia?
Han Xiao's hair stood on end. He hurriedly tightened his expression and suppressed the waves in his heart.
"… What do you mean?"
"A long time ago, two lucky AI lives invaded my base. One stole one of my backup spaceships, and the other used my equipment to transform himself into an indestructible mechanical soldier. They tried to liberate their own kind but were discovered by the base's defense mechanism in the end. They were chased by the automated troops and luckily fell into a wormhole, eventually ending up in your organization …"
At this point, Manison paused.
"Don't tell me you think that two AI lives can invade my base by themselves?"
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