Less than five minutes after all the players went offline, the reports from the various bases of the Black Star Corps were sent to Han Xiao. This was not the first time that the officers of the army had experienced such a situation. Although many of them still found it strange, no one made a fuss about it.
In the eyes of outsiders, there was no pattern to the disappearance of the players. Only Han Xiao, who also had the player interface, knew the exact time.
Version 3.0 was the true rise of the Black Star Corps. Their size, strength, and status were all upgraded. Han Xiao still remembered that at the end of Version 2.0, the Black Star Corps only had twenty to thirty space bases, a few thousand battleships, and almost two hundred million Enas in savings. They only had some influence in the Garton Star System, but now … they were thousands of times stronger!
This was enough to prove how much he had gained in this version. He had grasped almost all the opportunities that he could. Becoming a Beyond Grade A Super was like a carp jumping through the dragon gate, completing the transformation.
With the current size of the Black Star Corps, although all the players going offline would affect the employment of the armed forces, it would not hinder the normal operations of the army.
"This version update will span twenty to thirty years. At that time, the Flickering World will be in the fourth phase of development …"
Han Xiao leaned back in his chair, knocked on the table habitually, and pondered.
Compared to the scale of a civilization, a few decades was a very short period of development. However, if there was external interference, this short period of time was enough to cause a drastic change.
When all knowledge could be answered by outsiders, and they did not need to slowly explore technology themselves, with the terrifying learning speed of the Black Spirit Race, it was completely possible for them to reach the technological level of a galactic civilization in just a few decades.
Wantonly interfering with the development of low-level civilizations was a violation of the 'Universal Contact Treaty'. On the surface, it was to restrict the development of low-level civilizations, but it was actually to reduce the conflict between galactic organizations. The desire to expand was proportional to one's strength, so it could prevent the high-level civilizations from oversaturating the various regions, reducing friction … On the other hand, it was also to protect the low-level civilizations.
However, it was still the same logic. No matter how good a rule was, the specific implementation would vary from person to person. With Han Xiao's current status, as long as he did not go overboard, no one would care about such a small matter. Furthermore, the Black Spirit Race was still his clan, so no one would use this matter to attack him. With territory, there would be no interference.
While thinking, Han Xiao took out his communicator and dialed the number of the Empire's contact.
"Your Excellency Black Star, is something the matter?"
"What do you think? Why else would I look for you?" Han Xiao then asked, "How long until the first development phase of the Flickering World ends? Two years ago, you told me that it was almost done. Now that the star maps of the three star fields are basically complete, when will the upper echelons of the empire announce the completion of the first phase of development? "
"I'm not too sure about the exact time, but I'm guessing it'll be this year at the latest."
"Let me know if you have any news."
"Don't worry. Chief Commander Tarrokov will definitely tell you in advance."
At this time, the Empire contact paused, and his tone suddenly became heavy.
"By the way, I have something to tell you. The Blood Gold Organization ignored the dynasty's warning and did not stop stealing the Evolutionary Totems. Our allies are complaining about this."
Han Xiao was a little surprised and said, "It seems like they found a backer?"
"Hmm … to be exact, their backer took the initiative to find them. The Radiant Federation provided them with protection and allowed them to hide in the Abyss of Stars, remotely controlling their subordinates to continue plundering the Evolutionary Totems."
Radiant Federation? Indeed, they can't help but start to make a move on the Evolutionary Totems … Han Xiao narrowed his eyes. The intervention of a Universal Civilization was within his expectations. After the Radiant Federation finished observing the situation, they would not sit back and watch the dynasty monopolize such a strategic item.
From the looks of it, the Radiant Federation's plan was still unclear. Han Xiao believed that the Radiant Federation would not limit themselves to such a small scale plundering. This small amount of production would not be able to satisfy their huge demand, and there was definitely a deeper scheme behind this. The most likely possibility was that they would use some sort of method to force the dynasty to open up the right to sell the Evolutionary Totems.
In this regard, the Radiant Federation did not have any conflict of interest with him, and Han Xiao also wanted to expand his business.
However, now that EsGod's inheritance had been leaked out, the method to create totems was in the hands of many organizations. It was possible that the other party would directly come to snatch the Evolution Cube, but the probability was not high.
The Arcane Church had tried to steal the Evolution Cube while the dynasty did not know about the totem technology, and the painful experience was still fresh in his mind. Now that the totem technology had been exposed, the dynasty's attention on the Evolution Cube had increased to a strategic level. If it was not necessary, no one would take the risk of starting a real war to snatch the Evolution Cube. The losses would far outweigh the benefits.
"What's the reaction of the dynasty?"
"The upper echelons have long guessed that such a situation would occur and have made many preparations in secret. Although the dynasty is bearing most of the pressure, there are also risks on your side. The upper echelons suggest that you stay in the dynasty and only use your mechanical army to move around. Even if the Radiant Federation has the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device, they will not dare teleport into the dynasty's territory."
"This is indeed quite safe, but I can't stay in the Central Galaxy forever. That would be no different from being imprisoned." Han Xiao sighed helplessly. The Radiant Federation's teleportation technology was the best in the universe. There was no way they could guard against thieves for a thousand days.
As long as he did not hand over the Evolution Cube, he would always have to face such a dilemma. Benefits were always accompanied by risks. If he wanted to completely solve this problem, he had to make the entire universe fully acknowledge his ownership of the Evolution Cube and not have any thoughts of snatching it. His own strength was one of the factors, and letting the dynasty open up the right to purchase it was also an important prerequisite.
This is an overt plot. The Radiant Federation is indirectly forcing me to speak up for them …
"Anyway, thank you for your reminder. I'll think about it." Han Xiao shook his head and hung up the communication.
After sitting for a while, Han Xiao stood up, opened the door, and went straight to the Combat Training Room. He closed the door, opened his attribute interface, and looked at the Experience Slot.
The players had gone offline, and this stored Experience was an important capital for him to increase his strength during the version update. From the middle of the version until now, Han Xiao had accumulated a huge amount of Experience, and it was more than enough for him to reach level 300.
He could not do anything about the dynasty, so the only thing he could do was increase his strength.
Han Xiao exhaled and put a large amount of Experience into leveling up.
[Lord Mechanic] leveled up to Lv.21. + 360 Energy, + 5 STR, + 5 DEX, + 12 END, + 15 INT. You have received 12 Free Attribute Points and 1 Potential Point!
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[Lord Mechanic] leveled up to Lv.40 (max). + 1,200 Energy, + 5 STR, + 5 DEX, + 12 END, + 15 INT. You have received 12 Free Attribute Points and 1 Potential Point!
The huge amount of Experience turned into fuel, and his total level soared from level 280 to level 300. Waves of heat flowed through his body, and energy light shot out from his eyes, only stopping after a few minutes.
At this level, the cost of leveling up would only snowball, and the increase would only get higher and higher. Without a way to quickly replenish Experience, the cost-effectiveness of leveling up would be limited.
After putting all his Free Attribute Points into Intelligence to increase his damage output, Han Xiao looked at the interface notification.
You have reached the upper limit of your Main Class. You have triggered the Class Advancement Mission [Erudite]!
[Erudite]: At least 30 Class Knowledges have reached Lv.5 (max), including three Ultimate Knowledges. The power of a Mechanic comes from knowledge. Only by strengthening the foundation can one reach new heights.
You have reached Lv.300. You have triggered the Promotion Mission [Abundant Energy]!
"These two missions … don't seem too bad."
Han Xiao raised his brows.
Compared to the Challenge Missions, Han Xiao preferred these Promotion or Class Advancement Missions that had a hard requirement on his attributes. He was originally planning to increase his Class Knowledges, and [Erudite] was just what he wanted.
[Abundant Energy] required Lv.19 Energy, which was 12,000 Energy. Han Xiao had been training [Radiation Absorption], which gave him some Energy. Together with the benefits from leveling up twenty times, his Energy had just exceeded 100,000, reaching Lv.18. He was only 20,000 Energy away from the requirement.
Most Beyond Grade As had more than 100,000 Energy, and Han Xiao belonged to the group with very little Energy. If not for his special energy recovery technique, his endurance would have been reduced by at least three levels.
In a situation where he could not level up, he would need a lot of Energy Training Methods to make up for this gap. Although the requirements were harsh, Energy was indeed a key attribute. It was related to the efficiency of the exchange of Energy and Health. Completing this mission step by step would only benefit him.
However, despite saying that, Han Xiao's body still opened the Random Reward page.
During this time, Han Xiao had his mechanical army do some missions outside and accumulated some Random Reward chances. He had a total of more than twenty times.
"Hopefully, I can get a Mission Completion Card. It's impossible for me to not get anything after more than twenty times …" Han Xiao prayed.
Even Fu Ding would not be able to do this. Luck increased the drop rate of high-value items, and Mission Completion Cards were very cheap to the players. Having high Luck made it even harder to get one. If he relied on his Luck, the drop rate would probably be higher.
Without hesitation, Han Xiao directly went out to wash his hands halfway before returning to continue.
He had drawn more than twenty Random Rewards in a row, and more than half of them were common items like Experience Crystals. Other than that, there were three Potential Points, two Basic Skills, one Basic Talent, one Blank Character Summon Card, one Skill Enhancement Card, one Double EXP Card … and two Mission Completion Cards.
Only two Mission Completion Cards came out after more than twenty times. Is this good luck or bad luck? Han Xiao's mouth twitched.
With two Mission Completion Cards, he could complete the two requirements directly. However, after thinking about it, he did not plan to use the Mission Completion Cards here. He felt that it was not worth it.
These things are too hard to draw. It's rare for me to get two missions that are not difficult. I'll need the Mission Completion Cards for my Promotion and Class Advancement in the future, so it's better to keep them. Han Xiao thought.
[Erudite] was not difficult. He had planned to level up his knowledge anyway. Although [Abundant Energy] had a high requirement, he could complete it with some effort.
He could still afford to wait. He had two Mission Completion Cards in his hands in case of emergencies. Otherwise, it would be a waste to waste the 'precious' Mission Completion Cards here.
Han Xiao opened his attribute interface and browsed through it. Because he did not advance or Class Advancement, only his Attribute Points and Potential Points increased slightly.
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