Chapter 171 Painful Revenge and Lucky Curse

[Arcane Vision] was useless, so it was immediately passed over. [Advanced Affinity for Stray Elements] wasn't very useful either. Being beaten to regain mana was the kingly way, with far greater efficiency than this talent. Furthermore, the Apostle Transformation meant Han Xiao didn't lack mana.

[Mental Secret Refinement] would certainly not be a loss, increasing mental resistance and Intelligence, but unfortunately, the increase was a little small, just so-so. In terms of mental resistance, he had [Advanced Mental Fortitude]. After the Apostle Transformation, he could absorb energy to restore mana and blood. In terms of Intelligence, he had [Research Theory], constantly stacking attributes, and [Battlefield Rationality], which increased Intelligence by up to 15%.

Besides these, there was also the Large Medal of Honor, and [Unstoppable] increased all attributes by a percentage. Although [Mental Secret Refinement] was comprehensive, the bonus was average. Han Xiao felt the effects of the last two abilities were more interesting.

[Painful Revenge] perfectly complemented his own durability. Every 3% of health lost would cause damage equivalent to 1.5% of his health, which was like attaching additional reflected damage while being beaten. It didn't seem like much, but he had terrifying recovery ability.

His current health was around 200,000. Assuming the enemy's damage to him accumulated to 300%, then [Painful Revenge] would trigger 100 times, dealing a total of about 300,000 points of damage. Even if reduced by the opponent's resistance, it was still considerable damage, and his health would continue to increase with level ups, so it had growth potential.

Han Xiao felt this skill should be a modified form of Pain Shackles. Although it could only be triggered in close combat, which was restrictive, it was perfect for dealing with those who charged at him. After all, the "Fire at Me" move was still quite risky and might not be able to control the enemy. Adding a reflection, at least, would make people wary.

Among the Calamity Grades, Han Xiao's strength was already at its peak, and he had to consider Super A Grade battles. He would definitely be getting beaten, and with the attack power of Super A Grades, he wouldn't have to worry about losing health slowly. Stacking the thickest armor, taking the most poisonous beatings, and having a reflection skill could increase the benefits of being beaten.

Furthermore, after obtaining the Apostle Transformation ability, his close combat ability rose, so it could again be one of his regular combat modes, and there would definitely be opportunities to trigger [Painful Revenge]... He estimated that just a casual touch would deal the damage of this skill.

Han Xiao had always wanted to abandon the 'being beaten' style, but helplessly discovered that he probably couldn't get rid of the MT (Main Tank) fate. Being beaten was still the most worthwhile...

What made his eyes light up was [Lucky Curse]. He believed this was the most valuable ability in this reward.

Originally, this was a lose-lose skill, reducing both his and the target's Luck by 90%. However, with his pitiful Luck, reducing it was like not reducing it at all. Could it even be reduced to 0?

Han Xiao didn't believe anyone's Luck could be lower than his!

He was very confident in this aspect—it wasn't targeted at anyone, but in terms of Luck, everyone present was an 'ace', and only he was a 'noob'!

Han Xiao took a fancy to [Lucky Curse] at a glance. It was equivalent to having no negative effects but could greatly weaken the opponent's Luck.

Wasn't this pulling the enemy to the same level as him, and then defeating them with his rich experience?!

It was simply a perfect match for him!

The corners of Han Xiao's mouth curled slightly, and he directly confirmed the options.

[You have obtained [Painful Revenge]!]

[You have obtained [Lucky Curse]!]

Closing his eyes and feeling for a while, Han Xiao opened his eyes, exhaled, and felt happy.

"The DarkStar leader gave two decent abilities. Sure enough, I, this honest and simple man, will always be rewarded."

Han Xiao rubbed his hands and smiled, his face not red and his breathing not uneven.

Through long-term accumulation, he had already assembled a set of powerful combat systems that could sweep through the Calamity Grades, but he did not swell with pride because of this. He knew better than anyone that Super A Grades were all freaks. Ordinary people simply could not become Super A Grades. Each one was a boss among bosses, with a body full of template specializations and bug skills.

His system was far from the most abnormal among Super A Grades. For example, Yi Shen was almost omnipotent, Wan Ying's ability was very bizarre, Ames's force field was both offensive and defensive and extremely comprehensive, and Overlord could recklessly break through stars with his physical body, not to mention the well-known Machinery Country. The biggest characteristics of his current combat system were only being able to take a beating and being undying. It still needed to be improved.

"Next, as long as the [Bloodline] mission is completed, I can try to hoard mission settlement cards. Seven years is plenty of time... As long as I complete the Level 200 advancement, I can spend all the experience accumulated in Version 2.0 and transform it all into real combat power..."

Han Xiao pondered.

...

"Yesterday, under the supervision of the Purple Crystal Civilization, the Godora Discrimination Transformation Movement came to a successful conclusion. Sairus V delivered an important speech on this event. He believed that regardless of purebloods or mixed-bloods, they should adhere to the principles of the Godora community and should not be divided by bloodlines. In the future, there should be no distinction between them, and they should jointly build Godora and strive for civilization.

According to insiders, Sairus V encountered various obstacles during the transformation process, and his reputation plummeted. Fortunately, after completing this project, his achievements were finally recognized, and his approval rating once climbed to 91.67%. The Purple Crystal Civilization believes that in Godora's long history, Sairus V is undoubtedly one of the most courageous leaders... Okay, the above is today's Jialun Star System Express News. We will..."

*Ding.*

Sairus V turned off the virtual screen, looking pleased, and looked at Han Xiao and Roselyn across the reception table.

"The plan is finally completed. Thank you very much for your help."

Roselyn smiled reservedly, calmly and indifferently, picked up the cup and took a sip of Godora's specialty drink, with an indifferent posture of "this is just a matter of raising a hand." Han Xiao almost gave her a thumbs up in the side. She was an expert, and her act was seamless.

Every wrinkle on Sairus V's face seemed to be grinning. He could be described as smug. By solving the long-standing problem that had plagued Godora for many years, he could predict that he would definitely be remembered in history and be written into textbooks as a Godora hero—this could be said to be the greatest achievement.

After all, as the saying goes, a great man who is not written into textbooks has no soul!

And this opportunity was given to him by Black Star in front of him. Sairus V was immensely grateful.

"Regarding the rewards, according to the agreement we made at the beginning, the first is a large amount of money and materials, the second is opening up more material purchase channels, the third is more resource planet mining rights, we officially provide equipment and manpower, the fourth is the use of military factories, using Godora's military factories to mass produce spaceships for the Black Star Army, the fifth is the transfer of technical personnel to train professionals for you, and finally, political support."

Sairus V stated item by item.

"No problem." Han Xiao listened carefully, looking serious. Even if the mosquito was small, it was still meat. These were all agreed upon conditions.

Regarding materials and money, he wasn't too concerned, as he now had many mines at home. What he mainly valued was the right to use military factories and the right to transfer technical personnel.

The productivity of a star system civilization should not be underestimated. Using their hundreds of large military factories throughout the star system to mass produce spaceships would be very efficient. Transferring technical personnel could train exclusive scientific research talents for the Black Star Army, which would be beneficial for long-term development.

However, compared to the rewards for his faction, Han Xiao valued the [Bloodline] mission the most. No one had completed it in his previous life, and it was also the first S Grade mission he was solving now!

The [Bloodline] mission in the interface was flashing with a faint light, showing "Completed." Han Xiao patiently waited and did not immediately check the interface. He chatted with Sairus V for a while before taking his leave with Roselyn.

After the two left, Sairus V stood up and looked at the clear sky outside the window, imagining a bright future.

...

At the same time, Rudy's mood was the same as Sairus V's, full of hope for the future.

The changes in his life were very obvious. After the Discrimination Transformation Movement, he found that when he walked on the street, there was no longer that indifferent and distant discrimination. His colleagues became kind and friendly, his wife's family became enthusiastic and no longer indifferent, and his boss assigned him important work, as if planning to put him in an important position.

His children no longer remained silent in school and made many new friends.

Everything was getting better.

He rekindled his enthusiasm for life.

"Thank you Sairus V, thank you Purple Crystal Civilization, thank you Black Star for capturing the DarkStar leader..."

Rudy was filled with gratitude.

...

Han Xiao boarded the spaceship with Roselyn and embarked on the return journey.

After entering warp mode, Han Xiao was about to go to the cultivation room to check the rewards when Roselyn stopped him, looking curious.

"Black Star, do you really think my brainwashing can completely change the bloodline discrimination of the Godorans and won't cause a rebound in the future?"

"How would I know? That's none of my business."

"Then you still trust me so much?" Roselyn clicked her tongue. "Even I'm not sure this plan will work. You don't understand the details of my abilities, but I always feel you're more confident than me."

"I can predict the future. I say you can do it, so you can." Han Xiao was in a hurry to settle the rewards and was in no mood to indulge her pride. He directly used this tried-and-true excuse and hurriedly walked into the cultivation room, leaving Roselyn alone, lost in thought.

Closing the door of the cultivation room, Han Xiao couldn't wait to open the interface and looked at the mission reward prompt again:

[【Bloodline】 has been completed!]

[Mission Evaluation: B (Good)]

[You have received 1,250,000,000 experience, Random Reward x3, Godora Contribution +30,000, Eternal Dungeon Crystal - [Godora Past] x10]

[You have received Political Asset x1]

"Whoa! 1.25 billion experience! That's seven or eight times higher than the DarkStar leader's final mission. This is comparable to the level of mission rewards in Version 5.0."

Han Xiao looked surprised. This experience was not a small amount for him. The best thing was that he directly received three random reward opportunities, which was equivalent to three A-Grade missions completed with a high evaluation. He needed to hoard random rewards to draw mission settlement cards.

The specialty of S Grade missions was that there were very few clues. Before completion, even the rewards were not revealed. Han Xiao also learned about the rewards for this mission for the first time. Perhaps because he had cleared the mission in an unorthodox way, the mission evaluation was only Good. After all, the brainwashing method was unstable, but Han Xiao had no way to clear the mission with a normal method. It was already a surprise to complete this mission.

30,000 Godora Contribution points could be exchanged for a lot of good equipment for players, but it was of limited use to him, better than nothing.

Ten Eternal Dungeon Crystals were good things. "Eternal" meant they were not one-time consumables and could be used repeatedly. There was a limit to the number of uses per day. The [Godora Past] dungeon had an entry level of Lv60~Lv180, with a huge span, proving it was a super-large dungeon, and the rewards would definitely be very generous.

Han Xiao couldn't use it, but those player guilds would definitely spare no expense to purchase these Eternal Dungeon Crystals, which was equivalent to giving the guild a large dungeon that could be repeatedly farmed, providing club professional players with a steady stream of trials for faster leveling and more resources.

Although the dungeon generation rights of the NPC template could continuously generate dungeons, it could not produce Eternal Dungeon Crystals, and guilds would definitely want to obtain their own stable dungeon. Rich people liked to use money to buy peace of mind.

Han Xiao mainly valued the players' experience and did not lack money, so it didn't matter whether he sold it or not. However, using these Eternal Dungeon Crystals as high-end goods for the faction would help attract players.

Han Xiao looked at the last reward, 1 Political Asset.

[Political Asset (1): Godora Civilization]

[You are loved by the Godorans - When trading with Godorans, you can buy goods at a lower price and sell products at a higher price]

[Godora is willing to listen to your requests - You can directly make suggestions to the Godora government, and depending on the rationality of the suggestions, the Godora Civilization has a slight chance of adopting your opinion]

[This is one of the symbols of political influence. Your achievements are spread throughout the universe - When interacting with certain forces or people, Affinity accumulation efficiency +30%]

[You have valuable experience - Efficiency of gaining experience in all forms +30%]

[Note: The above effects are valid if the Godora relationship remains [Revered]]

"It really is this thing. I thought I saw it wrong." Han Xiao was overjoyed.

Political Assets were of the same nature as Legend Points but were rarer than Legend Points. In his previous life, he had only seen screenshots posted by others in the forums.

Looking at the NPC template, all his reward limits had increased by 60%!

The effect of Political Assets was much stronger than Legend Points!

In his previous life, Han Xiao had also completed S Grade missions, but they were either large missions involving many people or challenge missions involving fighting and killing. This was the first time he had experienced a mission as troublesome as [Bloodline].

The benefits of Political Assets were very great. For Han Xiao, the most useful effects were the +30% Affinity accumulation efficiency and the +30% experience gain efficiency. As long as the triggering conditions of Political Assets were met, he could enjoy the bonus forever.

These two effects also applied to players. It was very troublesome to obtain Political Assets, requiring the completion of a large number of miscellaneous procedures and wasting a lot of time, but these two effects had a compensatory nature, and the long-term return was much higher than the investment.

Imagine a player with a +1 Political Asset bonus. It was equivalent to him spending the same amount of time doing missions, and his experience gain was higher than others. His level could always remain ahead, and he had more idle experience to learn and upgrade skills. Over time, the gap between his panel strength and others would become larger and larger.

In his previous life, Han Xiao had seen many guilds desperately try to win Political Assets for their professional players.

"Experience is not Enna, not a physical object. It cannot be traded between players. It is written that all forms of gaining experience can enjoy the bonus, so will the experience I harvest from players also enjoy a 30% bonus?"

Han Xiao's heart fluttered. He had an NPC template and could obtain players' experience by teaching skills and other methods. Experience only existed in the panel, not as a physical object. Since there were top-up items such as Double Experience Cards, it was not impossible to have 30% more experience out of thin air.

If it worked, his efficiency in harvesting leeks would explode!