Chapter 167 The Body as a Barracks

A few days later.

[You have mastered {Machinery Force · Barracks}! ]

[You have mastered {Compressed Sphere Innovation · Martial Body}! ]

[You have…]

On the workbench in front of him was a compressed sphere. Han Xiao manipulated the mechanical arm, quickly finishing the processing. Then, he picked up the special compressed sphere, placed it flat in his palm, and a faint arc of mechanical force shot out from his fingers, covering the compressed sphere.

Buzz…

In the next moment, the compressed sphere suddenly shrank, becoming as small as a cell. As the mechanical force was withdrawn, it entered his body.

Han Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling an extremely weak sense of burden. With a thought, a wisp of mechanical force wrapped the micron-sized special compressed sphere and shot it out. The compressed sphere instantly unfolded in the arc of electricity, landing and transforming into a mechanical soldier covered in shimmering electric light, as if Han Xiao had directly launched a soldier from his body.

“This is the ability to transform oneself into a barracks…”

Han Xiao nodded inwardly. After several days of learning, he had mastered this set of abilities.

The principles of the professional knowledge were the same, and most of the professional skills were the same. Only the content involving sub-dimensional worlds had slight differences, which meant the foundation strength of the superpower system here was inferior to the explored universe. Han Xiao didn’t expect these skills to be particularly powerful. The greatest use of these professional skills was to bring new directions and new bonuses.

Because the professional knowledge was largely the same, these different main profession skills were application differences. It was not difficult for him to learn, and with the help of the panel, he had basically learned all the professional skills taught by Jess in the past few days. In his opinion, the most useful of these was the ability to transform himself into a barracks.

“The load is not low. When storing a mechanical legion inside the body, the upper limit of health and stamina is reduced. When the legion is released, although the upper limit recovers, the current health and stamina do not…”

Han Xiao analyzed inwardly.

The mechanism of this ability was similar to Apostle Transformation. For a normal mechanic, even if the legion was released during battle, causing the upper limit to return to normal, the current health and stamina would not be synchronized, which would make the mechanic more fragile.

However, this ability was perfectly suited to him. The powerful recovery power of health and energy conversion and recovering energy by being attacked allowed him to quickly restore his state during battle. In this way, the side effects of this "main body barracks" could be almost ignored, equivalent to a freebie.

Moreover, with his own durability, the scale of the forces that the main body barracks could carry far exceeded that of a normal mechanic…

——Indeed, a mechanic increasing durability is the correct development path!

Jess, who was standing aside, watched Han Xiao experimenting with his abilities with a subtle expression, and couldn't help but say,

“You’ve already learned it?”

“Isn’t it very simple?” Han Xiao said casually.

“Is that so…”

Jess's face twitched.

He thought he would no longer be surprised, but Han Xiao's unbelievable learning speed caused ripples in his usually calm mind.

Did I encounter a genius among geniuses, or have the learning abilities of mechanics in subsequent universe iterations evolved to this point…

Moreover, in the past few days, the two had also sparred a bit. Jess had never seen this style of mechanic before.

In his universe iteration, because of the lack of sub-dimensions, the strength of mechanics was not so abnormal. Most of the time, they were positioned as fragile damage dealers, and they also had to do logistics and set up the field in advance.

But this type of mechanic like Han Xiao was the first time he had seen, and he couldn't help but feel puzzled…

Why is this guy more durable than a martial artist?

Could it be that pursuing a strong physique has become the mainstream development path for mechanics in subsequent iterations?

Really, living long enough, you can see everything…

Han Xiao naturally didn't know Jess's inner thoughts. After testing the new ability for a while, he turned his head and asked,

“Next, should I have the technology you’ve accumulated?”

Hearing this, Jess composed himself and pointed to a virtual screen, operating it slightly. Soon, the screen displayed a dense list of technical projects.

“These are the technical materials I have compiled. You can copy them. I will send you the rest when you are about to complete the mission.”

Han Xiao glanced at it, and was overjoyed.

Compared to professional skills, these technical materials were the main attraction, representing countless new blueprints!

Moreover, it included not only Jess's own research projects. In a thousand cycles, Jess was a wanted criminal at least nine hundred times, relying on the cycle restarts to boldly invade the databases of advanced civilizations, learning the advanced technologies developed by these civilizations with countless time, effort, and wealth. The foundation was amazing, and now Jess was generously taking them out for trade.

Han Xiao quickly copied them down with his own device. Although it was only a part, it was already a huge treasure of technology, enough to research for a long time.

There were quite a few gold blueprints among them, which translated into saving a lot of contribution points from the three major civilizations, so he wouldn’t have to continue working for them to exchange for blueprints.

As long as he got the remaining technologies and completed the research, then his foundation could overtake the others, leaving Old Man Mac behind in the dust.

“By the way, can you get the professional knowledge of the other four superpower systems here?” Han Xiao asked.

“I’ve also collected this kind of thing, but the systems conflict, I can’t learn it, so I didn’t memorize it. I can only store it in the machine. After the cycle restarts, these materials will naturally be gone.” Jess shook his head. "But if you want it, I can help you get it.”

With multiple cycle restarts, Jess was like a living walkthrough, and it was not difficult for him to do this.

“Then I’ll have to trouble you.” Han Xiao nodded.

If he could acquire the professional knowledge of all systems here, he could directly obtain the complete professional knowledge of the five major systems without the knowledge of the three major civilizations. Although it lacked the content of sub-dimensions, its value was still huge.

It's just that unlike himself, who had someone to teach him, he didn't know if others could comprehend the other professional skills by themselves through the slightly different knowledge content.

At this moment, Jess slowly said, “I’ve given you all the information I can currently give you. Next, it’s your turn to help me. Do you have a plan?”

Hearing this, Han Xiao nodded.

“I have some ideas. I plan to use the resources of the Eye of Insight to create a mechanical legion, and first replenish my combat power…”

Invading the Superpower Security Department's warehouse was not an easy task, and the dimensional consciousness also had several clones. The current force was not enough, and Han Xiao planned to spend some time expanding his forces.

Because this sub-dimension was an information state phantom, these mechanical troops built with the Eye of Insight's resources could not be taken away. It was a one-time legion, built only for this mission, so the combat losses didn't matter.

…

On the other side, in the explored universe, the Shattered Star Ring.

The fourth professional league was less than ten days away from the opening ceremony. Countless foreign players who had just joined the legion in this version were frantically searching for Han Xiao’s figure.

After the previous leagues, the Black Star character card had already proven its dominance. It was both durable and had high damage output. Many foreign players were envious and jealous. Unfortunately, due to geographical reasons, they could not contact Black Star in the previous versions, so they could not engrave the character card. Thus, it became the exclusive trump card of the Huaxia players.

But version 4.0 was different. Players from all countries gathered in one star field, and countless foreigners poured into the Black Star Army. Now, their dreams had finally come true, and they also had the opportunity to obtain the Black Star character card.

However, at this critical moment, Black Star was away on business and could not be found!

After inquiring countless times, they all returned empty-handed. Countless legion newbies were in pain. Seeing the date of the professional league approaching day by day, they had no choice but to change their character card engraving targets.

Although the effect was also good, many people felt regretful that they could not wear the Black Star character card once, feeling that the blank character card they had finally hoarded had not been able to exert its maximum value.

Compared to the previous leagues, the format of this league had not changed much, except for a few more entertainment-oriented matches. In the anticipation of the players, the fourth professional league officially kicked off.

Compared to the previous leagues, this league was much more intense. No club wanted to see any country achieve a three-time dynasty. Huaxia, which had already won two consecutive championships, was targeted even more.

Not only the clubs from other countries, but the past records of the Huaxia clubs had also won them a lot of popularity. In the matches, these enthusiastic fans liked to hunt down the players they liked, calling it seeking interaction…

…

In the blink of an eye, several months had passed.

In the Eye of Insight's conference room, Han Xiao, Kesuye, and Jess gathered together.

“Black Star, are we going to take action?” Kesuye turned his head and asked.

“Yes, during this time, I have expanded the scale of the legion, which is basically enough. There is no need to delay any longer.”

Han Xiao nodded.

In these months, he had been using the resources of the Eye of Insight to maximize the 50 times troop production efficiency of {Myriad Mechanical Nations · Manison}. A few days ago, the scale of the troops finally reached the storage limit of the main body barracks, and he stopped manufacturing.

“Very good, let’s hurry up and solve this matter, lest it drag on for too long. Moreover, I estimate that the opportunity for my divine transformation is to devour the source energy fragments after the destruction of this sub-dimension,” Kesuye said.

He had not been idle in these months, and had been sensing the opportunity for divine transformation, and had also gained some results.

No wonder the object of perception was the entire sub-dimension. Kesuye discovered that the opportunity was most likely the source energy fragments of the core of the dimension, so he became more concerned about breaking this cycle of time and space.

Han Xiao opened a map, which showed the location and terrain structure of the Superpower Security Department’s warehouse. These were all the results of Jess’s reconnaissance in previous cycles.

“The Superpower Security Department’s warehouse is located in the headquarters, and there are many Super A Grade operatives on standby, as well as a large army. A frontal attack has a very low chance of success. Our primary task is to infiltrate… The Sky-Shielding Instrument can only shield the positioning star map, and normal detection methods are still effective, so we need another infiltration plan, which requires Jess’s help.”

Hearing this, Jess said,

“I have joined the Superpower Security Department in many cycles, and I have mastered most of their authority codes and passage codes, and I am clear about their activity patterns. I can forge your information to allow you to infiltrate. In the past, I helped outsiders like this, but there is a risk of exposure…”

The Superpower Security Department was heavily guarded, but Jess was able to try again and again after each restart. He was like a player who memorized the map. The headquarters, which was as solid as gold in the eyes of ordinary people, was full of flaws in his eyes.

Han Xiao interjected, “But this time, we will not adopt this method. The warehouse has always been shrouded in a space stabilization device, and normal teleportation methods are ineffective, but as long as we can find a way to get the Superpower Security Department to send the Sovereign’s mech's teleportation beacon ‘Throne’ into the warehouse, we can land directly.”

“Good, in one step!” Kesuye’s eyes lit up. He liked this straightforward method.

Jess explained, “All items entering the warehouse will be isolated and screened to remove dangerous items and useless items. The screening process is divided into intelligent and manual, repeated three times.

But there are exceptions, that is, the item has been granted the authority of the department leader or director, and does not need to be screened, and can be temporarily stored in the outermost warehouse. And if it is a secret order from the higher-ups of the Star Cluster Alliance, it can be directly stored in the depths of the warehouse.”

“So you plan to forge the authority of the leaders of the Superpower Security Department?”

Kesuye asked.

Jess shook his head.

“No, I have kidnapped many high-level officials of the Star Cluster Alliance in previous cycles. Although I was beaten to death in the end, I also obtained their authority, which I remember in my mind. It is not difficult to forge. I can send the Throne to the depths of the warehouse, and the carrier of the dimensional consciousness is also inside.”

Kesuye: “…”

Being able to restart is really doing whatever you want, awesome.

Jess slowly said,

“Each item in the warehouse is stored separately. I will send you the warehouse number where the carrier is located later.

Once you teleport in, it will trigger an alarm. The experts staying in the headquarters will come to encircle you. I have a technology here that can temporarily interfere with the information state phantom of the time-space cycle, causing time-space delay or even time-space stagnation, but the duration is limited, and it can only hold those operatives for a short while.

You need to seize the time to kill the core of the dimensional consciousness, and don’t be entangled by its clones. Once its program collapses, the information state transformation technology of the world restart plan will be terminated, and the phantom of this cycle of time and space can collapse in a chain reaction.”

Han Xiao nodded and added,

“In order to reduce resistance as much as possible, we need to show up in other places before teleporting, and remove the Sky-Shielding Instrument so that the Superpower Security Department can use the positioning star map to track us, so as to attract a group of operatives from the Superpower Security Department and divert the tiger away from the mountain.”

“Alright,” Kesuye agreed.

The three of them had another discussion and consultation, finalized the details, and then began to act separately.