Chapter 149 Inching Closer to Godhood

Emerald Star Cluster, unexplored region. A high-warp spacecraft was currently in a hyper-speed jump.

Inside the ship, only Han Xiao and a number of Apostle Weapons were present. He sat in the command room, watching the star map. A red target location was flashing on the screen, its coordinates situated somewhere in the central region of the Emerald Star Cluster.

This was the birth location of the Chaos Secret Energy, revealed in the Hetero-God's legacy. None of the major powers had explored this region yet. He was driving the advanced spacecraft he had built himself, charging headlong. He did not need to stop along the way like other factions, thus allowing him to delve deeper into the unexplored region much earlier.

The time for the Chaos Secret Energy to appear was not far off. He was heading over ahead of time to lie in wait.

Because of Evans, only Han Xiao knew for sure that this coordinate was correct. The other forces that had obtained information about the Chaos Secret Energy still needed to try their luck among the several coordinates displayed in the data, which would reduce some competitors and be very beneficial to him.

Han Xiao's main body was taking action for insurance purposes. If the competitors were not strong, sending a Sovereign's Avatar would be enough, thus not exposing the location of his main body.

However, at this moment, Han Xiao was preparing to find a place to stop. His experience had finally reached enough to level up to 320, and the advancement was a top priority.

He had been rushing on his way during this period. The development of the Black Star Army had already laid a solid foundation, so he did not need to worry about it. He only had to wait for foreign players to arrive in the Flickering World, and the army would automatically attract batches of new players.

Currently, the number of army players had reached about 8 million, which was far from the limit. When the remaining star field players arrived in the World Server, breaking the 10 million mark would be easy. Continuing to add fresh blood, there would be a large wave of experience to obtain.

"When all the players gather in the World Server, the number of army players should reach about 11.5 million, which is temporarily the largest player faction, second only to the Three Great Civilizations of the late-game version of my previous life," Han Xiao thought to himself.

Currently, not all the players had arrived in the Flickering World, but the player group had already attracted greater attention from the major powers, and the situation was developing toward the early stages of version 4.0 in his previous life, which he was familiar with.

Because of his existence, tens of millions of players who should have been scattered were all in the Black Star Army, which would cause some changes, but Han Xiao had long been mentally prepared for this. The stage of quietly making a fortune by relying on the players was about to pass, and soon the major advanced powers would value the players' abilities as much as he did.

"Let's not think about this for now. Anyway, my situation is very good now, and I'm in an advantageous position." Han Xiao shook his head, slowing down the spacecraft and docking it in a patch of space.

Han Xiao left the cabin, flying with his physical body, away from the spacecraft, and had the Apostle Weapons protect him from all sides. He turned on the device that shielded energy fluctuations, to hide the changes during his advancement.

Opening the panel, looking at the astronomical number of experience points, Han Xiao could not wait.

"I've finally saved enough experience, and I can level up and advance. It's been a long time since I've experienced this kind of flying sensation."

Thinking in his heart, he did not hesitate to invest all the experience into leveling up, and the total level that had been stagnant for a long time rose like a rocket again!

[【God Throne Mechanic】 has been raised to Lv8, Stamina +450, Strength +5, Dexterity +5, Endurance +15, Intelligence +20, you have gained 15 attribute points, 1 potential point]

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[【God Throne Mechanic】 has been raised to Lv20, Stamina +450, Strength +5, Dexterity +5, Endurance +15, Intelligence +20, you have gained 15 attribute points, 1 potential point]

[You have reached level 320, you have triggered the level 320 advancement mission!]

Han Xiao had accumulated some mission completion cards over the years. He glanced at the advancement requirements and confirmed that it was a troublesome mission, so he directly threw out a mission completion card.

[Level 320 advancement mission has been completed!]

[Advancement successful!]

[Basic Endurance bonus +90! 1 Endurance = 570 Health Points = 580 Stamina Points]

[【Tel克斯 Mechanical Heritage】 has unlocked Lv320 special blueprints!]

[Your Stamina level has reached Lv21, and your energy level has exceeded 78000]

[You have obtained the feat 【Apotheosis · Machinery (0/?)】]

[You have obtained the feat 【Apotheosis · Void (0/?)】]

[You have gained 2 Apotheosis points]

[You have obtained 【First Sanctum】 skill fragment x1]

[The effect of all your virtual technology skills is increased by 50%]

Han Xiao trembled all over, every cell seeming to turn into a black hole, devouring the rich dark energy of the surrounding universe, improving his cells.

The level cap of the 【God Throne Mechanic】 class was 60, and he could only change jobs at level 360. The next species sublimation would be at level 340.

In Han Xiao's memory, level 320 should have been just an ordinary advancement, but the prompts that popped up on the panel made his spirits lift.

"Apotheosis?"

Han Xiao's eyes flickered.

He was not completely unfamiliar with this term. In the late-game version of his previous life, this concept circulated in the Super-A Grade circle and was known to players. Although there was very little information, according to forum speculations, this should be an important factor for Super-A Grades to improve their life levels further.

His Mechanical Deity at least had the word "God," and if we're talking about divinity, the 【Key of the Mechanical Divine Church】 seemed to have some meaning in this regard... But what exactly was Apotheosis, he had not experienced it yet.

The higher this life level goes, the more metaphysical it becomes. This makes it difficult for a materialistic mechanic like me...

"So, an energy level of 78,000 Oun and a Stamina realm of level 21, is this the threshold for triggering Apotheosis?" Han Xiao wondered to himself while enduring the pain of advancement.

The calculation method of energy level was a rather complex function, not a simple addition or subtraction. The larger the value, the higher the actual gap between each point. For example, the numerical difference between energy levels of 200 and 100 and energy levels of 10,000 and 9,900 were both "100," but the actual energy levels they represented were vastly different. The further you go, the harder it is to improve energy level.

When he broke through level 300 and became a Mechanical Deity, his energy level at the time was more than 71,000.

Later, in the past ten years, he had continuously practiced new Stamina training methods, and the Stamina limit had been greatly increased. He had also spent a lot of experience and potential points to improve his skills and knowledge. At the same time, he had extracted powerful feats and skills from Herber, Marnison, Yin Ling, and others, and obtained 【Perfect Mechanical Sense】 from Nairo. With various bonuses, the energy level had steadily exceeded 78,000.

"The two Apotheosis are Machinery and Void... Hmm, this corresponds to the main class and race, so these are two different evolutionary paths? Or do they have to be activated together?"

Han Xiao looked at the feat list. These two Apotheosis feats had small "+" signs behind them, and the effects of the feats were question marks.

"It seems that I can only know the effect after adding points. The advancement gave me 2 Apotheosis points. I'll try adding one level to each of them... The skill suffix should represent the upper limit of adding points to this special feat. It is only considered officially completed when the points are full? But it's also a question mark, I don't know how many points are needed..."

Thinking about it, Han Xiao tentatively added one point to 【Apotheosis · Machinery】, and the effect of the feat immediately appeared.

[【Apotheosis · Machinery (1/?)】]

[First stage: Machinery Affinity +1000%, Ability Strength +20%, the basic effect of all Machinery skills is slightly enhanced]

Han Xiao glanced at the skill list. The enhancement of the basic skill effect meant that the increase in each level was slightly increased, strengthening the effect of all Machinery skills, the increase was not high, but it was comprehensive.

"The bonus is okay, but it doesn't feel that powerful... Maybe it's just because it's in the first stage? The more points are added, the more powerful effects can be unlocked?" Han Xiao raised his eyebrows, which made sense.

Han Xiao hesitated for a moment, giving up the idea of adding the remaining 1 point to it, and went to activate 【Apotheosis · Void】 first.

[【Apotheosis · Void (1/?)】]

[First stage: Exclusive race talent is enhanced, Void evolution route species talent is slightly enhanced, you have obtained 1750 free attribute points to complete]

[Mechanical Genius] Total mechanical affinity increased from 1.25x to 1.28x, mechanical creation performance bonus increased from 40% to 44%, and other racial talents on the Void route have more or less bonuses, reducing a lot of cooldown.

"This is still acceptable."

Han Xiao nodded.

The Apotheosis points were used up, and he didn't know how to replenish them. Was it only given during advancement, or were there other ways to obtain it?

If it was only given during advancement, then it meant that the sooner you reached the conditions of 78,000 energy level, the sooner you could get Apotheosis points. When the level was low, advancement was naturally more convenient, and you could get more points than after a high level... Perhaps this represented potential?

Han Xiao shook his head and looked at another prompt.

What was this 【First Sanctum】 skill fragment? He had never heard of it in his previous life.

The introduction was also a question mark. Han Xiao couldn't figure out what it was. Judging from the name 【First Sanctum】, it didn't seem to have anything to do with mechanics. At this time, there was only one skill fragment, and he couldn't use it, so he could only look at it.

"I always feel that it is a key factor... Find an opportunity to ask the empire if they have any information in this regard. It is estimated that contribution points will be exchanged for it, just like the Mechanical Divine Church information back then."

He put aside the things he couldn't understand for the time being, and Han Xiao looked at 【Tel克斯 Mechanical Heritage】. Some new blueprints would be unlocked at levels 320 and 360, and at this time, the level 320 blueprints were unlocked.

He quickly glanced at it, and his eyes suddenly froze, and a look of surprise suddenly flashed out.

Damn, I got the jackpot!

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(Recently, a good brother is getting married and asked me to help in Sichuan. I have to drink heavily every day and I am quite busy, so the update time may not be stable in the past few days. The fifth leave opportunity this year may have to be explained here (⑉꒦ິ^꒦ິ⑉))