More than ten days later.
In the central area of the Black Star Palace, a long-handled blade traverses the starry sky. It looks like a mechanical knife that has been magnified countless times. It has a black background with gold patterns and a complex structure. It looks quite luxurious and exquisite. Mistakenly thought it was some kind of exquisite figure.
One by one mechanical rings are set on different parts of this mechanical long knife, and countless flexible mechanical arms stretch out from the inner ring, turning into various tools to gesture on the long knife, creating arcs. These rings are manufacturing aids dedicated to megastructure engineering, called "megastructure assembly rings", which are being connected by mechanical force at this time and operate under the control of mechanical force.
The other end of the Lightning Chain Linked by Mechanical Force is concentrated above this huge construction site. There is a black figure floating there. It is Han Xiao, and this giant mechanical long knife is the exclusive cosmic treasure "Zhu Xing" of the mechanical god under construction. blade".
Han Xiao maintained a perfect sense of sight, closely monitoring the subtle energy flow in every place during the construction of the Star Punisher, just like a chef staring at the heat, adjusting at any time.
As the mechanical arm of the giant assembly ring was embedded in the last bolt-type power button, Han Xiao's panel sounded a sound that sounded like a sound to him.
[You created golden quality equipment (cosmic treasure)]
[You got feedback from [Artifact of the Gods]]
[You get 1 point of divine transformation (the same blueprint cannot be obtained repeatedly)]
[Your random attribute drops by 425 points... Randomization is in progress, after randomization, your charm drops by 425 points]
[You get 425 free attribute points]
[You get the third layer bonus of [Artifact of the Gods]: the basic manufacturing success rate of golden blueprints +2.5%, the basic success rate of researching golden blueprints +1.2%, the mutation rate of cosmic wonders +0.4%]
"Finally done..." Seeing that the judgment was successful, Han Xiao's tense nerves relaxed.
This is the third Cosmic Treasure that he personally built. It is more difficult to manufacture than the Great Emperor's Robe. He has failed many times and burned a huge amount of money, and it was only successfully created today.
However, compared to the terrifying profits brought by the Evolution Totem and the Black Star Cup, this overhead is nothing.
Han Xiao took back all the assembly rings of the giant structure, and then stored the Zhuxing Blade in the Dimension Factory. Then he opened the attribute list and threw this divine transformation point into the route of the main occupation transformation, so that [Divine Transformation·Mechanical] went smoothly. Unlock the fifth stage.
[The fifth stage: The mechanical skill level of the [Master Mechanic] and [God Throne Mechanic] stage +3, you will get a mechanical total affinity bonus factor of 1.1x, ability strength +28%, attack power bonus factor of 1.2x, Shield strength bonus factor 1.2x, mechanical creation energy core power +40%, output power +20%]
"Yo, this wave of bonuses is powerful!" Han Xiao was pleasantly surprised.
In the first few stages, we mainly improved our production and R&D capabilities, and in the fifth stage, we finally ushered in a wave of significant combat power enhancement. The total affinity coefficient of 1.1x has increased by at least 2000% mechanical affinity. Not to mention the most powerful ability strength bonus, and several other effects are also biased towards combat.
The abilities of [Master Mechanic] and [God Throne Mechanic] are his current main battle skills. Breaking through the upper limit and raising it by 3 levels is of great help to the combat power. At least there are 3 more places for apostle weapons.
"In that case, the focus of the fifth stage is to enhance the efficiency of one's own use of machinery... eh?"
Han Xiao just muttered, and suddenly found that the prompt on the panel was not over yet.
[[Divine Transformation · Machinery] has reached the fifth stage]
[Unknown changes in your life level]
[You have a new understanding of machinery, the formation rate of exclusive expertise is +15%, and the [simulation of everything] skill is sublimated]
[You perceive part of the power of the transformation route—[Unknown Specialty]]
[You get [First Sanctuary] skill fragment x1]
Seeing this, Han Xiao moved in his heart and secretly guessed.
"It seems that the fifth stage of divine transformation should be a threshold, just like there is a bottleneck of energy level standards in Transcendent A Grade... If this is inferred, will every 5 layers be a threshold, the upper limit of divine transformation How much? 10 floors? 15 floors?"
Han Xiao is thoughtful, he has a panel and can add points directly on it, and the normal method for super A Grade powerhouses to increase the number of layers of divine transformation cannot be as convenient and fast as himself. They spend a lot of money for each layer. time of year.
Reaching the fifth stage of divine transformation of the mechanical route, I got a piece of [First Sanctuary] skill fragment, and I already have 3 pieces in my hand, but there is no sign of synthesis, and I don’t know how many pieces I need in total.
So far, Han Xiao doesn't know how to come up with exclusive expertise. If the premise is to be immersed in a certain field, then he spends much time in the mechanical field, but he has never been prompted.
As for [All Things Simulation], Han Xiao is no stranger. He used to use this ability to try to develop blueprints for cosmic treasures, but the progress was impressive.
At this time, seeing the panel prompt, he activated this skill again, entered the familiar field of vision, and experienced it carefully, only to feel that there seemed to be some subtle changes in the dark.
But this kind of feeling is unclear, and the more intuitive manifestation is that the thinking is more active than before. No matter what you look at, the brain maintains a way of thinking similar to "epidemic".
"There's always a feeling of pointing directly to the essence of things... Well, a little bit of a taste of knowledge?"
Han Xiao experienced it, and without much discovery, he withdrew his abilities, tidy up the venue, and flew to the palace.
Back in the room, Han Xiao took a look at the Black Star Cup competition on the Internet.
Under Philip's scheduling and massive resource investment, the qualifiers played fast and nearly one-third of the players had been eliminated.
Before this, interstellar citizens in many areas only knew the existence of players and did not pay special attention to it, but this time, because the Black Star Cup was broadcast to the whole universe, the performance of players fell in the eyes of more ordinary people, causing the masses interest.
For the immortal madman like the player, most ordinary people are both curious and fearful. The feeling is like encountering an exhibitionist, subconsciously covering his eyes, but can't help but open his fingers to peek.
Coupled with the player's behavior in Glittering World, the name "Cancer of the Universe" gradually spread and was approved by more and more people.
On the other hand, the excitement of the Black Star Cup has attracted a large number of foreign players.
The scale of legion players has been steadily increasing, and finally broke the 10 million mark a few days ago. Han Xiao estimates that the final number of legion players at the end of the version will be higher than his previous estimate of 11.5 million.
The cancer of the universe represents chaos, and it is basically impossible to recruit all players, but today's Black Star Legion can already slightly guide the behavior of the overall players. If you can do some good things in this regard, so that the damage caused by the player is not as serious as in the previous life, it will be enough merit.
"Speaking of which, my biographical film seems to be coming out soon..."
Han Xiao suddenly realized that he hadn't touched Fording for a long time, and thought of this incidentally.
He searched the Internet and found that the movie had already been filmed and was scheduled for next month.
Because the productivity of the interstellar society is developed, ordinary people can afford the cost of filming, resulting in the flood of movies, coupled with the advanced portable communication equipment and the penetration rate of quantum networks, the operating model of the meager profit theater has almost been eliminated, and the mainstream model has long since become The online video platform system has been adopted, and new films are released simultaneously on the platforms of each star domain, and can be watched online.
The name of the movie is simple and unpretentious, called "Black Star: Origin", this one tells the story of him in Seablue Star, from escaping the bud to stepping into the interstellar. Because of the limited time, director Benny Traver cut many deeds and kept only the main part to control the rhythm of the film.
Han Xiao has seen the rough-cut version of the film before. This well-known director really has the ability to film his experience in twists and turns. In the end, he stepped into the interstellar space, and left the opportunity to extend the sequel.
In the trailer, Fording, after makeup, put on the costume of the black ghost period of the Great Technician Han, and moved around in the picture with a face that killed both men and women.
Looking at this scene, he could only think of descriptions such as "like a frightened man, like a wandering dragon".
"Really handsome..." Han Xiao was very satisfied, "It restores my character image very well."
He glanced at the forum, and the players were also very interested in this movie. On the one hand, they wanted to see the story of Black Star being made into a movie, and on the other hand, they wanted to see them appear in the movie.
There are also scenes of immortals in the movie, and seeing their own deeds made into a movie by NPCs makes players feel very novel and has a strong sense of substitution.
"After this film is released, it may be like the video of Meat Bun to enhance the cohesion of the players in the legion... If it works, I can find that director to make a few more sequels."
Secretly writing down this matter, Han Xiao continued to surf the Internet for a while, and found another news that caught his attention.
The Scarlet Empire announced that two Transcendent A Grades will be publicly executed by the Dark Emperor ten days later, one is a traveler, and the other is an innocent hired by the Transcendent star cluster alliance.
"Finally going to stand up..." Han Xiao pursed his lips.
In this way, the contradiction between Transcendent A-class and cosmos-class civilization will become more and more acute. Although there is still a long way to go before the outbreak, the seeds of dissatisfaction will only increase.
However, the goal of the three major civilizations this time is not the Transcendent A Grade, but the Transcendent Star Cluster Alliance, to scare off those Transcendent A Grades who accept the employment of the Transcendent star cluster, so as to cut off each other's wings - the three major civilizations have already begun to prepare for future suppression .
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On the other side, Glittering World Free Competition Zone, the site of Star Arc Civilization.
In the remote conference room, a group of senior officials with real power looked grim.
"The empire seizes the traveler and intends to publicly execute it, what should we do?"
"There's no other way but to give up on him. We can't have a conflict with the three major civilizations yet... Although it's a matter of time, we're not ready yet."
"It's a pity that travelers are loyal to civilization, this is a huge loss."
"The question now is whether the traveler has revealed his true identity. If the empire knows his background, it will have an excuse to provoke a dispute, and we will be mainly targeted."
"The traveler should not betray civilization, but this kind of thing is uncertain. We have to be prepared and cannot recognize his identity."
Everyone was chattering and worried.
The three major civilizations want to suppress the Transcendent star cluster civilization, and it is not to say that they will attack. Everyone is a high-level civilization in the universe. You must find a reason for picking things up, even if it is unwarranted. As the rulers of the three major civilizations, they must occupy the moral high ground. Regardless of whether the reason is true or false, as long as the teacher is famous, it is enough to give the public an explanation.
Therefore, the Transcendent star cluster civilization often keeps a low profile, and is unwilling to give the three major civilizations a handle, and its presence in the universe is not strong.
On the other hand, the strength of the Transcendent star cluster civilization is only under the cosmos-level civilization, and it is not easy to be rounded and flattened. Although the three major civilizations are clamoring to suppress them every day, they also need to be fully prepared.
Whether it is the three major civilizations and the Transcendent star cluster alliance, they have maintained restraint for the time being. Both parties understand that this is just the calm before the storm. Around the development of the new star field, everyone must have done it.
Transcendent star clusters want to strive for a glimmer of hope, and the result of this conflict will determine the future of the explored universe.
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"Forty thousand Inar!"
"Forty-five thousand!"
"Forty-five for the first time, forty-five for the second time... No one bids again, okay, forty-five for the third time, this antique produced by the Dogo civilization belongs to buyer No. 068."
In a small private space station in outer space on a planet in the ancient star desert, a black market auction is going on.
The auction site is a circular room with a booth in the center, where the auction items are placed, and the auctioneer introduces them to the side, while the surrounding walls are divided into dense virtual screens, each of which represents a black market buyer who participates in the auction remotely. Everyone's identity is kept secret.
Because it is a remote auction, after the end, the lot will be sent to the buyer's designated location through the interstellar logistics channel of the black market.
The auctioneer knocked on the table and said loudly: "The next auction item is a one-time safe found by an archaeological team on a barren planet. This item comes from the remains of an unknown civilization, suspected to be a galaxy-level civilization. You can use the quantum network deciphering device to open it, and it has not been opened yet, so what you can open depends on your luck... Of course, it is also possible to buy it back for collection, and the starting price is 4,000 Inal."
Several staff members brought the dark and smooth triangle device to the stage, which was what Harrison and others dug up.
Meanwhile, Harrison's team was staying in a VIP room, watching the venue live.
"I've been busy for a long time, and the starting price is only 4,000 Inal. This auction house is too stingy." The short detective looked depressed.
"Black market auctions are like this." The captain is experienced, "Don't worry, the black market is not short of local tyrants who like to try their luck. I estimate that the official transaction volume can reach more than 20,000."
"Twenty thousand isn't much." The little detective muttered, "It's not as good as robbing tombs and digging for antiques..."
Harrison on the side was a little worried, "Is this auction safe?"
"Don't worry, I am a frequent visitor here. This is the property under the name of the beast ancestor Golutan. No star thief dares to rob the Dao, and the safety is guaranteed... and so on."
The captain suddenly paused and said uncertainly:
"It seems that Gorutan fell some time ago?"
"No, you forgot even such a big news?!"
The short prober widened his eyes and hurriedly asked:
"There shouldn't be a problem with the transaction, right? I still want to buy a gift for Ah Xiang!"
"It should be alright..." The captain also hesitated now, "The ancestor of the beast fell, this black market auction house should have found a new backer, and there will be no problem... right?"
Harrison covered his face and couldn't bear to look directly.
This group of people is too unreliable, I will do it alone in the future...
At the same time, more than a dozen warships were lurking not far from this planet. This was a gang of predators wandering around in the ancient star desert.
In the main ship, the leader of this star thief group led a group of subordinates, looking at the planet outside the porthole.
"Captain, are we really going to rob them? I heard that this auction is the property of the ancestor of the beast, so don't mess with it..."
"What are you afraid of, the ancestor of the beast was taken away by Black Star, his power has collapsed, and he has been kicked out by other black market managers. Others have taken over his troops, and the integration has not been completed yet."
The star thief leader smiled, greed flashed in his eyes, and his expression was hideous:
"I've already inquired. The Beast Ancestor warriors who protected the logistics channel of this auction have been withdrawn. Without the Beast Ancestor troops, they are very vulnerable now!"