"Three for one?" Han Xiaoxin was shocked.
The dynasty seemed to have really invested a lot. Just in terms of quantity, they were indeed very sincere.
A Universal Civilization had the technology to create Universal Treasures. Coupled with their many years of accumulation, their foundation was very solid.
Bekorodi touched the table, and a virtual screen popped up in front of Han Xiao.
"This is the exchange list provided by the dynasty. You can choose three from it."
Han Xiao took a look and understood that the Universal Treasures on the list were not all of the dynasty's wealth.
After thinking for a while, he asked, "What if I want other Universal Treasures of the dynasty?"
"If you want to exchange for Universal Treasures that are not on the list, there won't be three for one treatment. Some of the more important strategic Universal Treasures to the dynasty cannot be exchanged with you. You have to understand this … Other than that, if you have a custom Universal Treasure request, you can also bring it up to the dynasty. This will need to be reviewed," Bekorodi said.
This is within my expectations … Han Xiao nodded.
Thinking about it, the dynasty's three for one treatment was definitely not unlimited. It was impossible for them to use their own strategic Universal Treasures to exchange for the Evolution Cube.
Those that were willing to exchange were mostly Universal Treasures that could be used individually and were not of much help to the civilization as a whole.
The importance of Universal Treasures depended on their specific function. In Han Xiao's opinion, this thing was like magic treasures. The best were some unexplainable Space Wonders, such as the Spacetime Amber. There were all kinds of man-made Universal Treasures, such as Austin's Palace of Hidden Spells, Beyoni's Land of Fire Core, Radiance's Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device, Ethereal's Ten Thousand Deity Scepter, and so on.
The Evolution Cube was the technological core of the Evolutionary Civilization. Its technology had long been lost, and it was equipped with a series of applied technologies.
Now that EsGod's legacy was exposed, many advanced civilizations had obtained this technological information. This meant that whoever obtained the Evolution Cube would be able to inherit part of the core technology of a quasi-Universal Civilization.
Han Xiao pondered and carefully browsed through the exchange list again, secretly analyzing the pros and cons.
During the World Tree War in his previous life, the three Universal Civilizations had taken out a large number of Universal Treasures to arm the Beyond Grade As of the universe. Many of the Universal Treasures on the list had shown their effects.
Among them, the majority were magical equipment and mechanical equipment. Most of them were single-target combat equipment, such as armor, melee weapons, special devices, and so on. There was even a complete Gold equipment set created by the 'Divine Blacksmith' Thorne, which was ranked fifth among Thorne's Hundred Legendary works.
A small portion of them were Universal Treasures with special effects. Han Xiao had basically understood them in his previous life. For example, there was something called the Shadow Lantern. The wick of the lantern was a fragment of the Shadow Dimension's origin energy, and the 'light' it emitted was the shadow. It had many special effects, and the main effect was that it could open a dimensional door and transform the area into the dangerous Shadow Dimension, changing the nature of the existences of the things in the area.
. Another example was the Key of Destruction. This was one of the representative technologies of the Red Empire. It could be mass-produced, and even ordinary people could use it. Its effect was to remotely summon the firepower of the various armies of the dynasty.
This required the cooperation of the dynasty's armies. Most of the dynasty's armies were equipped with the Key of Destruction. Once the Key of Destruction was activated, it would temporarily open up a special energy storage space. At the same time, it would form a channel outside the cannons of these armies, which would last for a few seconds to a few minutes. During this time, the armies would receive the signal and immediately launch their cannons. All the energy would be stored in this temporarily opened secondary dimension.
The Key of Destruction, on the other hand, was able to open up a passageway on the other side of the passageway. The Key of Destruction was able to unleash a barrage of attacks from the spaceship's cannons, using powerful firepower to attack from all angles. The range of the attack was extremely wide, enough to wipe out everything in the area. The instantaneous explosive power of the Key of Destruction was even higher than that of the Primordial Psionic Energy. However, because the Key of Destruction was an indiscriminate attack, it was basically only used to counterattack or when the enemy was outnumbered.
Compared to the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device, the Key of Destruction was not as flexible. It would be restricted by the Space Stabilizing Anchor, Spacetime Magic, Psionic Seal Ring, and so on. However, it had its own advantages. It was portable, mass-produced, and there was no threshold.
As long as one knew how to operate it, even ordinary people could use it. However, it was not for sale. The dynasty would only distribute it in batches when carrying out special missions.
If caught off guard, even ordinary Beyond Grade As would be killed by the terrifying firepower of the Key of Destruction. During the exploration era, the dynasty had used this technology to kill quite a few Primordial Ones, turning them into ashes. However, with the development of the space technology of the various civilizations, the Key of Destruction was now a little outdated. Everyone would be wary of the dynasty's move.
Other than these, there were also some miscellaneous items, such as the golden mechanical blueprints left behind by Beyond Grade A Mechanics and the magic forging blueprints left behind by Mages.
The dynasty had a lot of things in their inventory, and they wanted to use the Universal Treasures that they did not need to exchange for the Evolution Cube.
As for the items that the dynasty did not understand, of course, they would not put them in the list. Han Xiao wanted to pick them up, but the other party did not give him the chance.
After waiting patiently for a while, Bekorodi asked, "How is it? Have you made a decision?"
"Hmm …" Han Xiao pondered for a few seconds before shaking his head. "It's a little sudden. I haven't decided yet, so I can't give you an answer now. Let me think about it for a while."
"Hmm, sure." Bekorodi nodded. "I believe that after careful consideration, you will make a wise choice. Don't let down the dynasty's sincerity. I hope you can make a decision before the Flickering World opens."
"We'll see."
Han Xiao nodded, stood up, and followed the other party's secretary out of the room.
Leaving the government building, he headed to the small base where his mechanical army was stored. Along the way, he was thinking about the pros and cons.
First, there were benefits. If he handed over the Evolution Cube, he would be able to exchange it for three Universal Treasures. According to the items on the list, he should be able to exchange them for combat Universal Treasures. Of course, they would be useful, but exchanging one strategic treasure for three pieces of equipment meant for fighting … Han Xiao felt that it was a little lacking.
It was like being at the end of the twentieth century. He clearly had the technological information of the future internet in his hands, and the profit margin was huge, but he used the information to exchange for a few fighter jets … The analogy might not be appropriate, but it gave him a similar feeling.
It would be best if he could give it away for free … but that would be wishful thinking.
There were also additional benefits, which was that the Black Star Corps would no longer be at the center of the storm. Sorokin's Limitless Financial Group would probably not continue to cause trouble, and he would not have to worry about Radiance and Ethereal launching another surprise attack. This could be exchanged for long-term stable development … and the past grudges were not included.
As for the effects of losing the Evolution Cube, Han Xiao also analyzed it for himself.
The Evolution Cube was a unique strategic treasure. Although it did not have any combat capability, its effects were reflected in all aspects of the faction's development. If he handed it over to the dynasty, the Black Star Corps would lose this faction specialty, and its attraction to the players and other characters would definitely decrease. For example, Yin Ying would not be so enthusiastic toward him today.
Now that he had the Flickering World as his foundation, the interests created by the Evolution Cube were gradually stabilizing. However, the business of the Evolution Cube was still an important pillar of the army's finances.
Handing over the Evolution Cube was equivalent to handing over the terrifying profits of the Evolutionary Totem to the dynasty. The expansion and maintenance of the Black Star Corps required a huge amount of funds. Without the totem trade, there would be a huge loss of cash flow, which would cause the size of the army to shrink. At the very least, it would slow down the speed of expansion. This was an inevitable outcome.
Although he still had to consider the dynasty's intentions when using the Evolution Cube due to the Covenant, he still had the rights to it. Once he lost the rights to it, the meaning would be different.
This meant that the other organizations would no longer need to cooperate with the Black Star Corps and could directly approach the dynasty to obtain the Evolution Cube's services. He would be kicked out of the game. This would more or less affect the various businesses of the army, and the financial losses would not only be limited to the totem trade itself.
Furthermore, if he wanted the services of the Evolution Cube in the future, he would have to use Contribution Points or money to exchange for them from the dynasty.
At the same time, without the uniqueness of the Evolution Cube, the influence of the Black Star Corps would also decrease. No matter how famous he was or how good he was at fighting, if he could not give others the benefits they wanted, the number of people who would buy into him would naturally decrease.
In conclusion, if he handed over the Evolution Cube, it would be much more difficult for the Black Star Corps to continue growing.
Han Xiao was not sure if the dynasty had any deeper intentions of restricting the growth of the Black Star Corps. Did they feel that his army had developed to this point and was already sufficient? Logically speaking, that should not be the case. However, the thoughts of those in power were always hard to guess.
The Mecha Empire was an example. Although Radiance did not regret it, if they could do it again, they might not wish for the Mecha Empire to grow to such an extent.
However, if they rejected the dynasty's proposal, there would be trouble.
From Bekorodi's words, Han Xiao smelled a different subtext. The dynasty was in a hurry to obtain the Evolution Cube. Did they have the intention of publicizing the totem sale rights? Otherwise, why would they wait until now to bring it up?
After the opening of the Flickering World, countless organizations would swarm in, which would definitely impact the dynasty. If they opened up the sales right now, apart from the massive profits, the pressure on the dynasty would also be greatly reduced. Their control over the Flickering World would become unbreakable, and they would not be afraid of external impacts. This was hard to say. Han Xiao did not have enough information in his hands, so he did not dare say what the dynasty was thinking.
If that was really the case, then rejecting the proposal would be disrupting the dynasty's strategic deployment, which would be tantamount to not knowing what was good for him.
Bekorodi represented the dynasty to show 'sincerity'. His tone was polite, and his attitude could be considered sincere. However, it was actually a disguised form of coercion. If he were to reject it, some of the dynasty's upper echelons might think that he did not know what was good for him and would be dissatisfied.
Han Technician believed that if he refused to hand over the Evolution Cube, the dynasty would not give up easily and would most likely use unknown methods.
It was impossible for them to snatch their allies, but they would definitely use all sorts of tricks.
"This is really a difficult problem for me …"
Han Xiao sighed. It was difficult for him to make a choice.
When the Evolutionary Totem was born, he knew that there would definitely be trouble in the future. However, the dynasty had helped him withstand the pressure for more than twenty years, and this trouble had finally found him.
"I have to think about it. I'll contact Uranril in a few days and see what she thinks," Han Xiao thought to himself.
…
Not long after Han Xiao left, a figure walked into Bekorodi's conference room. It was Gaud.
After more than ten years, Gaud had accumulated enough military experience and was summoned back by the dynasty. He was officially groomed with the same batch of Calamity Grade Supers with potential.
The birth of a Beyond Grade A was filled with uncertainties. Even a Universal Civilization would not be able to mass-produce them. Therefore, the method they adopted was to spread the net wide while grooming batch after batch of Calamity Grade Supers.
Due to the large number of talents and advanced grooming methods, the conversion rate was not zero, and the interval between the production was not fixed. Dark Emperor and Clottey were both Beyond Grade As groomed by the dynasty in this way.
At this moment, Gaud was wearing a special dynasty military uniform without any insignia. He was skinny, and his appearance was no different from more than ten years ago.
"You're here. Have a seat." Bekorodi saw him and nodded.
Gaud sat where Han Xiao was and smiled. "How did it go?"
"Not sure. It's best if Black Star agrees. It'll save us a lot of trouble."
"With such a good offer, I don't think he'll reject it. Black Star is a smart person." Gaud smiled and did not say anything.
"It's hard to say. According to Black Star's character model, he's a typical profit-seeker. Three for one might not even move him. The probability of him rejecting it is sixty-three percent." Bekorodi shook his head and changed the topic. "Let's not talk about him. Regardless of whether he agrees or not, we'll need your Esper Ability to analyze the principles of the Evolution Energy."
"Hehe, I'm always ready." Gaud smiled.
"I know your Esper Ability is unprecedented, but how confident are you that you can analyze the principles of the Evolution Cube with your Esper Ability? Don't wait until the end to say that you can't do it. "
"Zero now. When I reach Beyond Grade A, I'm seventy to eighty percent confident."
"So, when can you reach Beyond Grade A?" Bekorodi asked.
Gaud smiled and did not say anything.
Seeing this, Bekorodi knew that there was no answer to this question. He shook his head and said, "Anyway, it's good that you know. Remember, as long as you can analyze the mysteries of the Evolution Cube, you'll have made a great contribution to the dynasty. This will be of great help to your promotion, and Her Excellency will pay more attention to you."
He firmly supported handing over the Evolution Cube. Originally, he could only rely on Sorokin to exert pressure on the Black Star Corps. However, due to the cooperation between the Black Star Corps and the Germinal Financial Group, there were not many results. Only when Gaud entered his sight did Bekorodi see new hope.
As a potential Super nurtured by the dynasty, Gaud had been roped in by many factions in the dynasty in the past decade or so. Among them, the faction with the closest relationship was the hardline faction that Bekorodi belonged to. They had invested in him long ago and branded him as a faction.
After pausing for a while, Bekorodi changed the topic.
"Let's put this aside for now. Tell me about the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy you mentioned. This is information leaked from EsGod's inheritance. This Primal Esper Ability Entity is very dangerous. If you can't become its host, even a Calamity Grade will die from the backlash. Isn't your idea too risky?"
"It's not risky."
Bekorodi frowned. "Are you sure your Esper Ability can control the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy when you're a Calamity Grade?"
"Yes, this will allow me to reach Beyond Grade A faster and grow faster." Gaud chuckled.
"Humph, you'd better be confident," Bekorodi said in a deep voice. "The Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy is information from EsGod's inheritance. This copy did not fall into the hands of the dynasty. You obtained this information from other organizations and gave it to the dynasty. This is very good … When the time comes, other organizations will try to snatch the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy, and the dynasty will intervene. I've already submitted your application. The dynasty is still reviewing whether or not you can use the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy. "
"Not bad." Gaud smiled.
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