With so many financial groups investing in the construction, the originally quiet Flickering World was now bustling with activity.
The three explored Star Clusters were all under construction, and the planets were being modified one after another. From time to time, passing engineering spaceships would appear on the radar. The wide area quantum channel was quite lively, and the originally cold Flickering World finally had an atmosphere of connecting with the galactic society.
Han Xiao's fleet entered the Flickering World through the dynasty's stargate as usual. The various officers of the exploration army were very familiar with him, so his journey was smooth.
After arriving at the outpost on Planet Lighthouse, Han Xiao greeted Tarrokov and extorted some local specialties. He then commanded the fleet to enter the Garu Star Cluster to inspect the territory.
The Purple River Star System was located at the edge of the Garu Star Cluster, and it was where the stargate was located. It was Han Xiao's territory, so there was a new stargate beside the Garu Star Cluster that was managed by the Black Star Corps.
After passing through the blue stargate, they entered the Purple River Star System and followed the directions on the star map. Very soon, a planet appeared before them.
"Army Commander, that is Planet Black Gate, the planet closest to the stargate. According to the construction blueprint, this will be a large entry transit station and one of the landmarks of the Garu Star Cluster. At the same time, it will be the border planet of the army's territory."
Han Xiao stood in front of the window of the command room with his hands behind his back, looking at this enormous planet. Beside him was a tall female secretary, who was introducing the planet to Han Xiao.
Sylvia was rather busy, so she sent one of her secretaries to accompany Han Xiao on his inspection. Han Xiao had some impression of this female secretary. He remembered that this person had an outstanding resume and was one of the officers that Sylvia relied on.
"Hmm, how's the construction going?" Han Xiao nodded.
"This planet used the Red Empire's Planet Modification Express Package before, and the logistics department came up with a new blueprint. The direction of construction is a mixture of a galactic city, a military fortress, and a transportation hub. Because we are currently focusing on resource planets, only 4.9% of Planet Black Gate's surface transformation has been completed. The nuclear fusion power station will be the main power source for the daily facilities, and the dark energy power station will be buried deep underground. In the future, it will mainly be used to power the military fortress. However, there are no natural stars nearby, so we need extra energy to maintain the habitable climate and artificial sun … "
Listening to the female secretary's meticulous report, Han Xiao suddenly thought of the Moving Star blueprint in the Tyracles Mechanical Legacy.
When technology reached a certain level, the restrictions of the environment would decrease. It was no longer the individual that needed to adapt to the environment but the environment that needed to adapt to the individual. The Universal Civilizations were all experts in this aspect.
Although the Tyracles were not the victors of the exploration era, they were still considered a quasi-Universal Civilization and were highly skilled in modifying the environment.
'Just nice, I can use this Stellar Mobile Device to modify the territory and move the star to a suitable location,' Han Xiao thought to himself.
He had a feeling that this blueprint seemed to have an inexplicable connection with the Divine Throne Mechanic's [Universal Simulation].
Ever since his Class Advancement, Han Technician had studied every new ability, but he could not figure out the use of [Universal Simulation]. This ability allowed him to simulate the laws of nature through mechanical technology. The way he saw it, it had extraordinary potential …
Perhaps the amazing technology the three Universal Civilizations had used to modify the physical constants of their mother planet had something to do with [Universal Simulation].
Seeing that Han Xiao did not say anything, the female secretary paused for a moment before continuing. "There aren't many people on Planet Black Gate now. When the Flickering World is opened to the public, Planet Black Gate will become one of the landmark planets in the Garu Star Cluster with the highest human traffic. Every day, you will receive a large number of tourists, which will bring you considerable profits. According to the statistics of the finance department, in about six to eight years, you will be able to recoup the cost of modifying the planet."
"Not bad." Han Xiao smiled.
The fleet slowly approached Planet Black Gate. The star map showed the locations of many stargates. Some led to other Star Systems, and some led to other locations in the Purple River Star System.
Because the territory had already been determined, the Black Star Corps' main task was to build a stargate transportation network for the seven territories.
During the exploration period, the entire Star Cluster already had its own stargate transportation network. However, that was a long-distance stargate, which was the main framework of the Star Cluster's transportation network. What the Black Star Corps did was to refine the stargate transportation network in their territory and add more transportation routes to ensure that the seven Star Systems were connected together.
Now that the stargate transportation network in the territory had been completed, they could directly go to many Star Systems from Planet Black Gate. The efficiency was much higher than in the first phase of the exploration.
With the convenient transportation, they saved a lot of time on the road. Han Xiao led the fleet around the seven Star Systems and visited all the construction areas.
This was the first time he had personally inspected the territories.
"Purple River, Long Day, Sigma, Odoran, Ponzale, Fenrir, Edney … these are the foundations of the army now."
Seeing the size of the seven Star Systems with his own eyes, Han Xiaoxin was very satisfied.
His blueprint was to turn the seven Star Systems into the core area of the Garu Star Cluster, which would require a few decades. However, the second phase of the [Flickering World] mission only required him to complete the basic construction of the seven Star Systems. As for the basic construction, a few years was more than enough. With the investment of a large number of financial groups, the productivity of the army was very high.
After completing the inspection of the territories, Han Xiao went to the Sigma Star System at the center of the Star Cluster to check on the progress of the mechanical civilization on Planet Apostle.
A blue light flashed in outer space, and the fleet jumped over. A silver-gray planet appeared in front of Han Xiao's eyes. There was a large piece of land with mechanical structures on the surface, which was very eye-catching.
This was the first city built by the mechanical civilization, and it was named Psionic Prime City!
The surface of the city had been completely modified into machinery. Underground, there were excavations in the form of a base, continuously digging into the mineral veins to collect all kinds of mineral resources.
On the ground, there were many towering mechanical buildings. Under the lead of Psionic Prime and the other Apostle Weapons, more than a hundred thousand first-generation mechanical life forms built weapons factories, repair factories, energy plants, refineries, cultivation rooms, and many other facilities. At the same time, millions of second-generation mechanical life forms were in the process of being hatched. Overall, it looked more like the prototype of a military base.
There was also an enormous mechanical statue in the center of the city. It was carved in Han Xiao's image.
Seeing this, Han Xiao felt a little helpless.
For some reason, there were always people who were passionate about building statues of him. Seriously, what's the point of building a statue of me? They might as well build a statue of Fu Ding. Who knows, they might even be able to increase their luck.
The reproduction of mechanical life forms was done on a large scale. They needed to consume their own tinder energy and had a cooldown time. Therefore, the speed at which the mechanical civilization produced soldiers increased exponentially. The more people there were, the faster they produced soldiers.
[Mechanical Tinder Proliferation] and [Mechanical Civilization Enhancement] brought by the Divine Throne Mechanic had the effect of increasing the reproduction rate of mechanical life forms. Han Xiao planned to stay there for a while and create more first-generation mechanical life forms.
The mechanical civilization led by Psionic Prime had just started, and the overall population was not large. However, even though it was small, it still had all the essentials. Mechanical life forms of different sizes and sizes were working in their own positions. It looked quite lively.
Not far away from the city, Giant King Kong, which was hundreds of meters tall, was leading a group of Giant Soldiers to flatten a tall, bare mountain ridge.
Without disturbing the others, Han Xiao connected to Psionic Prime's quantum network frequency alone.
Very soon, a beam of blue light shot out from the surface and arrived in front of the fleet in outer space. It was the First Apostle, Psionic Prime, who was wearing a mechanical robe and holding a spear.
"Greetings, Lord." Psionic Prime nodded.
The hatch opened, and Han Xiao flew out. He sized Psionic Prime up and raised his brows slightly.
Compared to the last time they met, Psionic Prime had some new parts on his body. It seemed like he had taken the initiative to install them and filled up some of his weaknesses.
This was the good thing about mechanical life forms. They would take the initiative to change parts to strengthen themselves.
"You've done well. Keep up the good work."
Han Xiao encouraged him. Then, a bluish-gold Mechanical Force burst out of his palm and said with a smile,
"Take this as your reward."
As he spoke, he slapped this Mechanical Force into Psionic Prime's body. This was the [Apostle Evolution] ability brought by the Divine Throne Mechanic.
In an instant, electric currents shot out of Psionic Prime's body, and the tinder energy in his body grew stronger. The mechanical structure in his body received a strengthening baptism.
Han Xiao watched from the side. After a while, Psionic Prime's evolution process finally ended.
He experienced the changes in his performance and nodded toward Han Xiao.
"Thank you for your gift, Lord. My strength has increased."
"There's no need to thank me. This is what you deserve. Just do your job well."
Han Xiao waved his hands and opened the interface to look at Psionic Prime's current attributes. [Apostle Evolution] had increased Psionic Prime's performance.
Apostle Weapons were able to participate in Beyond Grade A level battles, and after being strengthened by [Apostle Evolution], they would be able to fight against ordinary Beyond Grade As with their Mechanical Force bonuses, becoming more and more independent.
According to Han Xiao's calculations, the current Psionic Prime should be able to defeat EsGod's ordinary doppelganger. However, the prerequisite was that the doppelganger did not obtain an overpowered Esper Ability.
After sending Psionic Prime back, Han Xiao went to the Black Spirit Race's territory to take a look.
Compared to the rapid development of the mechanical civilization, the Black Spirit Race was much more normal.
Although they had an efficient mental communication network, no matter how efficient it was, learning itself required time. They were still slowly digesting the basic technological knowledge given by the army and would not be able to get on the right track in a short time.
The Black Spirit Race was in an uncivilized state, and this technological knowledge was too complicated for them. They had to learn it from the beginning.
Only by laying down the foundations of various disciplines would the mental network gradually show its effects and complete the process of sharing knowledge with the entire race.
As long as they were on the right track, the Black Spirit Race's evolution speed would become very fast. In just a few decades, they would cross the Stone Age, Iron Age, Age of Enlightenment, Steam Age, Electric Age, and so on, entering the Galactic Age.
Normally speaking, other than survival, the natural development of a civilization would be restricted by productivity and technological progress, and they would need to spend a lot of time to figure it out. However, with the interference of the Black Star Corps, this was not a problem. With the biggest problem solved, their development would not slow down.
The technology tree that Han Xiao gave the Black Spirit Race, other than improving various technologies, also had the ability to develop psychic abilities.
The Black Spirit Race, who had the ability to form a mental network, were born with the potential to become Psychics and Mages. They might even have an awakening rate of more than ninety percent.
Of course, if anyone wanted to become a Mechanic, he would not reject them.
However, the three Universal Civilizations' agreement to restrict the higher-level civilizations from interfering with the development of lower-level civilizations was not without reason. If they continued to develop according to the path of their predecessors, they would only become what others wanted, and their ability to innovate would be affected.
In this regard, Han Xiao did not have many solutions. It was not easy to develop at a high speed without paying a price. However, the Evolutionary Totem could solve this problem to a certain extent.
The totem would subtly improve the genes of a race, increasing all the indicators of the race, including intelligence and innovation. With the uncertainty brought by the Evolutionary Totem, the Black Spirit Race might have a flash of inspiration that could change the course of history.
Although a civilization was a collective, there were times when the turning point of history was pushed forward by great people. The existence of the Evolutionary Totem increased the chances of great people appearing.
Making a race more outstanding was the meaning of the Evolutionary Totem, and this was not a beautiful thing. Thinking about it deeply, this was actually a reality that made people despair.
If a new race that did not fit the aesthetic standards of humans appeared on a planet ruled by humans, it would be like a monster. However, not only was its body stronger than humans, but its brain was also more developed. Its learning ability, logic ability, and other attributes were all better than humans … At that time, humans would no longer have the qualifications to call themselves the Spirit of Creation. The only thing they could rely on was the technology they had accumulated over many years, which would be surpassed sooner or later.
It would be more outstanding than humans.
Coexisting with it, killing it, or enslaving it and erasing its intelligence would become a difficult choice.
The suppression between races was bloody, and there was never any warmth to speak of.
This was the terrifying part of the Evolutionary Totem, and also the reason why the Radiant Federation and the Arcane Church could not sit idly by and watch the Red Empire monopolize the Evolutionary Totem. Fortunately, the Universal Civilizations were sufficiently advanced and had a certain level of genetic modification technology, so they were able to control the desire to fight for it.
…
Making use of the influence of the Manison incident, Han Xiao kept a low profile and no longer stirred up trouble. According to the plan that he had long set, he began to silently expand the Mech Legion, build up his territory, and steadily increase his foundation.
This was a stage that every Mechanic had to go through.
After Manison obtained victory, he did not take any other actions. He returned to the Primeval Star River and did not provoke the Black Star Corps again.
As the two of them settled down peacefully, the attention that the various organizations in the universe paid to them gradually decreased, and they moved their gazes away from Han Xiao.
The first exploration phase had ended, and the Flickering World was in its construction phase. Countless organizations were observing the situation. Thus, the explored universe entered a period of peace and stability.
Small conflicts would occasionally occur in different regions, but the civilizations at the Star Cluster level and above did not have any intense conflicts. It was as if there was a tacit understanding that allowed them to rest and build up their strength.
As for the Radiant Federation and the Arcane Church, their suppression of the Red Empire continued in the economic, political, and other areas. Although there were many conflicts, the situation was still under the control of the three parties.
The Red Empire was under quite a bit of pressure, but they were still persevering. Gradually, there were also calls for them to open up the right to purchase totems, but it was still very weak.
If there was a theme for this era, it would be 'exploration and expansion'.
This was not the development of a single civilization. A new Star Field was being added to the map of the explored universe. The significance of this was similar to the discovery of a new continent, enough to change the structure of the world. It was closely related to the future of everyone.
Although there were conflicts in the distribution of benefits, the entire universe agreed with the theme of this era and was waiting for the melody to play.
Under the influence of this atmosphere, even the Beyond Grade As chose to remain silent. The battle between Han Xiao and the Mecha Empire became the last Beyond Grade A battle before the era of stability.
In this subtle environment where everyone had their own plans, time passed quietly.
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Galaxy Calendar, Year 716, 17th January.
Flickering World, Planet Black Gate.
The blue entry stargate spun rapidly, and a stream of light shot out from the center of the vortex, revealing the figure of a medium-sized spaceship.
In the cabin, a large group of young people in different outfits squeezed in front of the window, curiously staring at Planet Black Gate in the distance, chatting excitedly.
"Is this the territory of the Black Star Corps? We're finally here!"
"I heard that Black Star has always been in the Flickering World. It seems like we haven't heard any news about him for five years."
"That's right, do you think we'll be able to see Black Star in person this time?"
"I wonder if he has the same style as Principal Lagi …"
"Shut up! Don't mention that taboo name! "
One person held his head in pain and fell down, as if he had epilepsy.
"Ouch, someone come and help, he's suffering from PTSD!"
The surrounding people hurriedly performed first aid. Everyone watched as this unfortunate brother who had suffered from 'Lagi's PTSD' was carried away, and they could not help but grieve for him.
"Sigh, another one has fallen."
A few young people stood at the edge of the crowd. Seeing this scene, one of them, who was about 1.7 meters tall, could not help but bitterly smile.
"That's too exaggerated. I don't think the principal is that scary …"
A pretty girl, who was half a head taller than him, rolled her eyes. "Of course it's fine for you. Why don't you think about how much of a blow those students with poor grades will suffer?"
"Really? I thought everyone liked the headmaster …"
The young man scratched his head and mumbled to himself.
This young man was a human, about sixteen or seventeen years old, but he looked very young. He had delicate features, red lips, and white teeth, like a primary school student. His body was well-proportioned, and he wore a black and silver army uniform with the insignia of the Black Star Corps on his chest.
The girl beside him was pretty, full of energy, and full of vigor. She had healthy tanned skin and a hot figure. She wore a Pugilist tight suit and was quite close to the young man.
This time, the captain walked over, patted the young man's shoulder, and said, "The garrison garrison is here.
"The garrison sent a message. Just answer it. It'll save us some trouble."
The young man nodded, pressed a few buttons on the wall of the spaceship, and a virtual screen popped up. On the screen was the commander of the fleet stationed on Planet Black Gate.
With a solemn face, he said, "Which department are you from? Why didn't I receive an internal transit application? "
If not for the Black Star insignia on the spaceship, the commander might have already captured this spaceship.
"We are the first batch of graduates from the Blue Star and Black Star Super Academy. According to the rules of the academy, graduates can choose to join the training camp or work for the army for two to three years. We are here to participate in the army's work. You must have overlooked it since you did not receive any internal information."
"Wait a moment, let me check." The commander frowned and searched for a while before relaxing. "Hmm, there is indeed a special application, but you guys are too late. It's already been a long time."
"Sorry, this is our first time in the Flickering World. We visited some places on the way and might have delayed our journey. You can check the spaceship's log."
The commander fiddled with it for a while before nodding. "Hmm, the spaceship is fine. You can go."
"Alright, thank you … By the way, can you do me a small favor and tell the Army Commander that I'm here?"
Hearing this, the commander of the garrison fleet was confused.
What kind of background does this guy have?
He carefully looked at the young man, but inexplicably felt that he was a little familiar. He couldn't help but ask in doubt,
"Who are you? What's your relationship with the Army Commander? "
"I'm Nero. Black Star is my godfather."
Nero grinned, and his white teeth flashed with a dazzling light.
"I'm here to give him a surprise this time!"
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