“Hoping the imitation can achieve forty percent of the original effect, that’ll be enough.”

Han Xiao's advanced knowledge was insufficient. He could only create a trial version with fewer functions, like the Ghost Gauss Sniper Rifle. However, mechs had an advantage: even if his self-created version was a stripped-down one, it wouldn't have various deficiencies and limitations like the Ghost Gauss Sniper Rifle.

Creating a mech from scratch was a major project that couldn't be completed in a short time. Han Xiao planned to finish manufacturing the various modules while running around the novice villages.

He also needed to integrate some new blueprints to improve the mech's functions.

The core energy source was the "Bonfire" miniature reactor, which he had to wait for Lei Zhenyu to order. This was also an advanced-level piece of machinery that he couldn't make. Fortunately, he had met other mechanics and could borrow the technology of other masters.

Speaking of which, Old Lu's four blueprints were also rare items. The trigger for the quest was Lei Zhenyu leaving Black Pine, which hadn't started yet. Those four blueprints could form a complete offensive and defensive system that could be used in conjunction with the mech.

The second combat plan was the mech, while Old Lu's four blueprints could directly form the third combat plan. Han Xiao was looking forward to it. The three tactical systems would complement each other, and with their strong mechanical attributes, he wouldn't have to back down even when facing Bennett.

"As long as I finish running through the novice villages and get a massive amount of experience, I can start doing some big things." Han Xiao calculated the time and suddenly raised an eyebrow.

"If I remember correctly, the 'Esper Incident' is about to begin."

…

There were five novice villages in Southern Continent. After excluding Great Horn Mountain and Green Valley Town, Han Xiao spent eleven days running through the remaining three. The time was mainly spent on the road. Every time he arrived at a novice village, he didn't have to do anything; the players would swarm over, changing classes and causing trouble, making it very efficient.

This was all thanks to the fame spread by *Galaxy Times* and popular forum posts. Han Xiao had left a deep impression on the player community, and the players all knew what they could do with him.

Han Xiao counted and found that the number of players who came to change to the Mechanic class was between 25% and 30%. This proportion was much higher than in his previous life. Although Planet Aquamarine only had three main classes, the proportion was not evenly divided. In his previous life, the proportion was Esper 30%, Martial Arts 50-60%, and Mechanic only 10%. After Han Xiao's pyramid scheme, this proportion had tripled!

In addition to basic knowledge, he also taught [Basic Shooting] and [Basic Combat]. The basic skills had a much wider audience, and most players would come to learn these two basic skills. This was where the real money was!

Accumulate bit by bit, gather sand into a tower, small profits but quick turnover, plus the gains from having players change classes…

The three novice villages brought him a total of 9.023 million experience points!

Amazing efficiency!

The experience efficiency of these eleven days was like riding a rocket, comparable to more than a dozen high-difficulty bounty missions! Players of the same level in his previous life would have had to spend at least a few months to accumulate so much experience!

The powerful effect of the panel plus the NPC template allowed him to grow by leaps and bounds. At least in terms of experience, he had a continuous source!

The player market was indeed the most potential, and he could temporarily dominate the market, creating very impressive profits.

With a massive amount of experience in hand, Han Xiao didn't say a word and immediately upgraded the [Apprentice Mechanic] class level to the Lv15 limit!

His total level reached level fifty-five, requiring a class change to improve. There were still five levels to go before the level sixty limit of Version 1.0. He was not restricted by the version level limit. Han Xiao was likely to become the first person on Planet Aquamarine to break through level sixty, but the class change requirements gave him a headache.

[【Apprentice Mechanic】 Upgraded to Lv15 (max), Strength +120, Dexterity +1, Endurance +1, Intelligence +4, gained 3 free attribute points, gained 1 potential point!]

[Class change mission: Create five 【Excellent】 quality machines, with an energy level rating of no less than 60]

"Damn it, what kind of luck is this? Is my face so dark that I randomly got one of the most troublesome class change conditions?!"

Han Xiao was dumbfounded.

Excellent quality was purple, which was one level higher than blue. He now had a 15-20% chance of making blue-quality machines, but the chance of purple might only be 1-2%.

The quality of machinery was a horizontal comparison of similar equipment. For example, an ordinary folding combat knife, white equipment and blue equipment, had a huge difference in attributes, and blue equipment had more additional effects, but there was no comparison between a blue combat knife and a white Ranger robot.

The quality was the difference between the same type of weapon, such as melee weapons, guns, grenades, robots… The attributes were based on the template rise and fall of the same type of machine. For easy understanding, let's use familiar things as an example, such as a super-good quality razor, which shaves smoothly and comfortably, but can't be used to stir-fry vegetables. That's the idea—different types of equipment have their own uses, and professions have their own specialties.

The more high-end the machinery, the more difficult it was to improve the quality. Intelligence attributes affected the quality of the finished product and was the core attribute of a mechanic. Advanced mechanics easily produced high-quality low-level machinery.

The class change requirement of "energy level rating of no less than 60" eliminated his way of brushing the quality with low-level machinery. He had to create purple equipment that met the level.

This type of class change requirement was known as one of the most difficult conditions because, generally speaking, attributes that had just reached the level cap could not stably produce machines of sufficient quality. Either he had to try his luck, or he had to improve his skills and obtain specialties. Both were time-consuming.

Han Xiao's face was as black as the bottom of a pot... in every sense of the word.

Since the class change was difficult, the experience was used to improve skills and fuse blueprints, especially blueprints, which were a bottomless pit that consumed experience.

It cost nearly five million experience points to upgrade five levels in a row. Han Xiao left two million for knowledge fusion, and the rest was all put into skills. This time, he upgraded [Intermediate Mechanical Affinity] and [Elementary Refinement] to the maximum level.

Among them, Intermediate Mechanical Affinity was a core skill that cost a lot, but the effect was naturally very significant.

Mechanical Affinity affected the quality of machinery, which was conducive to completing the class change mission.

"Experience doesn't last long; it comes quickly and goes quickly."

Han Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, feeling very satisfied to spend a massive amount of experience at once.

Now that he had cleared all the novice villages in Southern Continent, Han Xiao chose Western Continent as his next destination. The countries in Western Continent were Crimson Maple and Odin. He had been in Southern Continent all along and was finally going to another continent.

"This trip can also be used to do hidden missions. The Rupert Tragedy took place in Western Continent," Han Xiao thought to himself.

…

Because it required transoceanic flight, the transport plane was parked at the airport in the coastal city of Heixia for long-distance flight preparation and to prepare enough aviation fuel. This was Antonov's territory. Han Xiao spent a lot of money, almost emptying Antonov's warehouse, and the plane was piled up with a large number of materials.

"You're going to Western Continent?" Antonov said with a thick black cigar in his mouth, patting Han Xiao's shoulder with his bear-like hand. "A killer of your status must be on the threat lists of various countries. Crimson Maple and Odin's agents might invite you for afternoon tea. It's not your home field. Our power in Western Continent is limited. Here's a piece of advice: try not to show yourself."

"So?"

"Be careful."

Han Xiao scoffed and pretended to be surprised, "So you can say it in one sentence."

Antonov: "…"

"Don't worry, I won't be reckless." Han Xiao patted Antonov's thick arm and boarded the plane.

The plane was filled with fuel, took off, and disappeared into the sky.

…

Han Xiao's running through the novice villages in Southern Continent caused a stir on the forums. The novices in the other three continents were envious, jealous, and hateful of the Southern Continent players. They also wanted to meet Black Phantom, but they couldn't travel across continents. They could only helplessly watch the Southern Continent players bragging in the forums, making them very uncomfortable, like seeing someone posting food pictures in the middle of the night when you're hungry.

No matter how envious they were, there was nothing they could do. Helpless players could only post to vent their emotions.

"Ah, I really want Black Phantom!"

"I have a disease that will kill me if I don't meet Black Phantom."

"Why doesn't the continent I landed on have a character like Black Phantom?"

The Southern Continent players laughed secretly, rejoicing that they had a good birthplace, and felt a sense of superiority as they watched the players from other continents wail and act cute.

Hey, luck is also part of strength. I'm not targeting anyone, but I'm saying that everyone here is trash.

The mentality of the Southern Continent players was inflated.