Chapter 246 Advancement Benefits

After advancing, the life value conversion ratio increased from one to fifteen to one to twenty. Han Xiao could clearly feel that his body was stronger and his qi was more vigorous. In particular, the heat in his lower abdomen invigorated him.

The second advancement didn't unlock as many skills as the first. Unlike the feeling of rebirth during the first advancement, the second was more like a natural progression, an indispensable point on the road to evolution.

Although the panel didn't prompt him, Han Xiao noticed that his perception had become more acute, and the world had become more vivid in his eyes.

If he had to describe the feeling of advancement, Han Xiao would immediately think of the word "natural." He could feel the breeze caressing his limbs, and his sense of smell could distinguish the mixed scents in the air. The sensations brought to him by his various senses were greatly amplified.

The second advancement was a prerequisite for unlocking many skills. Of course, the most direct benefit was the ability to raise his level to sixty.

His panel had ample experience. He didn't need to suppress his level and save experience. He would first upgrade Lv6 [Night Stalker] to the maximum level. This profession gave him a total of thirty points of agility, twenty points of strength, and ten points of mystery attributes, as well as ten potential points and twenty free attribute points.

Han Xiao then invested his experience into [Apprentice Mechanic]. The upper limit of this main profession was level fifteen, and the experience required to upgrade increased. He spent a lot of experience to upgrade from Lv5 to Lv10.

His total level rose like a rocket, rising ten levels in a row, directly to level fifty!

His qi exceeded the thousand mark, reaching the [Lv6] level, and he gained new bonuses:

[Strength +6, Agility +8, Endurance +6, Intelligence +10, Stamina Limit +400, Mechanical Quality +8%, Manufacturing Speed +8%, Qi Attribute Enhancement]

The stronger the level of qi, the higher the bonus. The sixth level was a watershed, and he could get a new bonus, "Qi Attribute Enhancement." The role of attributes became more prominent. For mechanics, the magnetic qi could be used in manufacturing and using machines, like an extension of limbs, speeding up, improving quality, and enhancing power. The actual effect was far more useful than the literal meaning.

Mechanics, unlike Martial Arts and Esper abilities, were not heavy consumers of qi. At first, qi did not even increase the main ability of the mechanic system much, but once they gained this way of using qi, the characteristics of the mechanic system gradually emerged.

[Apprentice Mechanic] reached level ten, and upgrading again required 800,000 experience. Now, the panel had about 1.3 million experience left. Han Xiao decided to keep half for future use, to merge blueprints, and the rest to improve his skills.

In the previous two months, he occasionally improved some important skills, such as [Sniper], [Mobile Sniper], and [Sliding Burst]. Of course, he didn't forget the blueprints. The core [Magnetic Controlled Extension Armor] was already level five. He was now wearing a newly built armor with enhanced attributes. [Ranger Robot] and [Low-Level Intelligent Chip] had also been upgraded. These were all more useful blueprints.

Looking at the skill list, Han Xiao invested his experience into [Will Burning] and [Fine Strengthening Modification]. These two skills were very cost-effective, and he stopped after spending the remaining half of his experience. Both skills were raised by two or three levels each.

He had thirty-eight free attribute points stored, and he threw them all into the intelligence attribute. The mechanics' attribute points were so simple and brutal.

After completing all of this, his personal combat power soared, reaching a level of 1,200 Ounas without relying on equipment!

His total level was fifty, and his personal attributes were:

[Strength 69, Agility 94, Endurance 82, Intelligence 200, Mystery 11, Charm 6, Luck 1]

[Life Value: 2970]

[Qi: 1230 [Lv6]]

[Energy Level: 1213 Ounas]

[Rank: d [With your machinery, you can barely walk sideways on this planet]]

Han Xiao was very satisfied with the increase in strength. The highest attribute was intelligence, reaching two hundred points! This greatly improved his efficiency in using machinery.

At his speed of gaining experience, he could raise his level to sixty in a short period of time, which was the upper limit of the second advancement, and also the upper limit for players in version 1.0.

"My current combat power, combined with mechanical equipment, is at the top level of combat power on Aquamarine. At the standard of level fifty, my attributes are very strong. This is due to the specialty, as well as the high level of the main profession and the rarity of the sub-profession. I can deal with ordinary espers without any pressure. Machinery is my greatest reliance. But my specialties and skills are still too few. Compared to Bennett, the protagonist of a planet, I am still far behind."

Some time ago, Han Xiao was busy harvesting the players' experience. The next action was still the same, accumulating experience, increasing popularity, running through the novice villages outside Andia, and teaching basic knowledge was the first round. The second round was the [Qi Tempering Method], which could accumulate a huge amount of experience. After this, he felt that he could put the plan to obtain rare skills and specialties on the agenda.

The experience savings of two months were exhausted. When he was a player, he was never so comfortable. He couldn't wait to upgrade as soon as he got experience. Han Xiao didn't worry about the source of experience at all now.

Players were the biggest market!

[Qi Tempering Method] was a trump card. Once released, it would trigger a frenzy among players. This skill was bound to be awakened during the first advancement, but the players didn't know it. As long as it was taught before the players reached level twenty, a huge amount of experience could be harvested.

But there was a premise, which was to increase popularity, so that more players could recognize him and be able to contact him.

"There are two ways, I take the initiative to find players, or players have the opportunity to find me..."

Han Xiao stroked his stubble and fell into thought.

Taking the initiative to find players was like the trip to Great Horn Mountain. Except for not going to the Andia Continent, the novice landing sites in South Continent, West Continent, and North Continent could be used to harvest a wave of experience.

If he wanted the players to gather around him automatically, there didn't seem to be a good opportunity. The number of quests he could issue after advancing had increased, but it still seemed too small when spread across the entire player base, and it couldn't attract all players. His actions in Great Horn Mountain made a good start, making many players think that Black Phantom could trigger hidden plots, but it was far from enough for players to gather together voluntarily. It still needed a long-term plan.

After this battle, Germinal Organization withdrew its power in the three continents and went into the dark. It was estimated that the world situation would be temporarily stable for a period of time, at least on the surface, the whirlpool of war would not be revealed. The plot had been changed, and Germinal Organization would not declare war, but he thought about it and realized that the initiative had come into the hands of the six nations, which might advance the war. This was not his original intention, and he could only smile wryly after discovering this.

But the result didn't seem bad. If the six nations started a war without any scruples and defeated Germinal Organization, it would only benefit him and not harm him. Thinking of this, Han Xiao was relieved. He was not an arrogant person, and he never thought that he could control everyone. What he had been doing all along was relying on his advantages of foresight to obtain benefits from it and guide the various forces.

The deviated plot still could not avoid war. Han Xiao had to sigh that the situation was indeed mutually restrained. Moving one part affected the whole body. His little butterfly could not subvert everything, but it was this feeling of being involved in the vortex and seizing the opportunity to develop himself while going with the flow that made Han Xiao very motivated.

Han Xiao's eyes flickered, "The players will reach level twenty, according to the speed of the previous life, it should take about two months... Two months is enough for me to run through all the novice villages."

After finalizing the next action plan, Han Xiao began to think about another thing, about his own strength.

After advancing, he could smoothly rise to the upper limit level of version 1.0. Of course, there was no upper limit level for him. What he was thinking about was the issue of combat power. Level only occupied a part of strength, and more depended on skills, specialties, and equipment. Obviously, the mechanic system relied more on equipment.

He was currently using the sniper stream very smoothly, and Han Xiao naturally would not abandon it, but he felt that it was time to create a second set of combat modes to cope with more complex environments, just in case.