Chapter 189 Machinery Civilization Plan

As the last piece of the knowledge puzzle was completed, the world before his eyes seemed to undergo a subtle change, and his perception of space transformed.

Han Xiao raised his eyes to look at the cup on the table. The edges and corners of the cup seemed to reveal various function formulas, eliminating the superfluous appearance, leaving only precise lines outlining the spatial structure of the cup. A sweep around the room revealed the same for all the items, all existing in space in more than one way.

He blinked, and this perception slowly dissipated, returning to normal vision.

"This must be the change brought about by [Hyperspace Thinking], elevating my spatial perception to a new level."

Han Xiao calmed himself. The feeling he had just experienced was like simultaneously maintaining the perspective of multiple dimensions, both ascending and descending.

[Hyperspatial Theory] itself only provided one Mastery, but its effect was considerable, comprehensively enhancing mobility and control skills, and also improving some mental resistance. The other two Masteries, however, were important Masteries gained from learning all the knowledge.

Generally speaking, players could not afford the expense of all the class knowledge, making it difficult to learn everything. However, a hardcore player was no ordinary person. In the later versions of his previous life, there were also Mechanic players who learned all the knowledge, and Han Xiao was one of them. Therefore, he was no stranger to the powerful effects of these two Masteries, but such hardcore players were rare.

"With these two Masteries, my strength has increased by a level. I can be considered a complete advanced Mechanic."

Han Xiao was happy in his heart. He secretly estimated that the enhanced [Ultimate Knowledge Master] and the newly added [Omniscient Mechanic] had increased his strength by one level. His hard power in a normal state had reached the level after activating [Perfect Mechanical Sense], stabilizing at this level.

The higher his mechanical affinity, the greater the increase in the total bonus coefficient of Mechanical Sense Masteries. As long as he completely obtained [Perfect Mechanical Sense], he would be all set!

At that time, compared to [Machinery Country] Manison, the only difference in his own Mechanic abilities would be the exclusive Mastery, which was not far off.

"Now that all the class knowledge is in hand, all that remains is to upgrade the knowledge." Han Xiao grinned.

Perhaps there were players in his previous life who had learned all the knowledge, but no one had ever maxed out all the knowledge levels. That was precisely Han Xiao's goal. To accomplish this, he needed a huge amount of experience. The experience accumulated in this version was far from enough, so he could only continue to work hard in the next version.

No one had completed this feat in his previous life, so Han Xiao didn't know if there would be additional rewards for maxing out all the class knowledge points. In any case, with the huge player market, maxing out all class knowledge was a path he had to take, and it was definitely a surefire win.

There were also an extra 500 free attribute points in the attribute panel. Han Xiao glanced at his own attributes and saw that his Intelligence had finally broken 10,000. Intelligence was the Mechanic's main attribute, related to the attributes of mechanical creations, the power of mechanical force bonuses, the efficiency of manipulating machines, and mechanical damage output. He wasn't lacking in Endurance at the moment; he was so tanky that even he couldn't stand it. Han Xiao continued his strategy of adding all points to Intelligence.

After looking at the soaring attributes twice, Han Xiao closed the panel with satisfaction, gnawed on two high-concentration nutrient bars as a celebration, and then took his private spaceship and came to one of the headquarters' satellites alone. He found a vacant large outdoor training ground, opened the Sub-Dimension Army Camp, and released all the mechanical lifeforms.

After years of accumulation, Han Xiao now had more than 100,000 mechanical lifeforms under his command, with a dozen or so Apostle Weapons as leaders, lined up in front of Han Xiao.

The huge square was filled with mechanical lifeforms of various models. They stopped playing around and looked at Han Xiao in unison. Those with legs knelt on one knee, and those without legs lowered their heads to show their respect. The scene was magnificent.

"Master."

"Rise." Han Xiao raised his hand, turned to look at Youzu at the front, and said in a deep voice, "The time has come. The mechanical civilization plan I mentioned can be implemented."

"I will not disappoint the Master." The mechanical features on Youzu's face formed a firm expression.

Han Xiao raised a finger, and a virtual screen appeared in the sky, displaying the star map of the Goroth Star Cluster. The picture quickly zoomed in, locking onto a planet in one of the star systems, located within his territory.

"This planet will be your new home in the future. It has rich mineral and metal resources. Youzu, you will stay there with all the mechanical lifeforms to develop. I will have the legion provide you with resource support. I only have one requirement for you, and that is to expand as much as possible and increase the population."

Because he wanted to develop a mechanical civilization, Han Xiao released these mechanical lifeforms, temporarily not needing them to wait for orders in the Sub-Dimension Army Camp.

The mechanics that had been modified by the [Spark of Awakening] were already true lifeforms, no longer inanimate objects. They were filled with silicon-based nerve fibers and possessed independent thoughts, as well as the ability to reproduce.

The reproduction method of mechanical lifeforms was not clang clang clang, but asexual reproduction. Two or more mechanical lifeforms extracted their own Spark gene code, inherited it to the mass-produced or carefully assembled native mechanical bodies, "incubating" newborns, and then supplied energy for a long time to strengthen the Spark of the newborns, allowing them to grow into complete mechanical lifeforms.

Mechanical lifeforms manufactured in this way were equivalent to sharing the life energy of the first generation of ancestor mechanical lifeforms. The purity of the "bloodline" and the basic attributes were naturally far inferior to the first generation of mechanical lifeforms. The first generation of mechanical lifeforms that completed reproduction would also enter a period of weakness due to the massive consumption of their source...

But the advantage was that newborns could be mass-produced on a large scale, no longer requiring Han Xiao to laboriously convert them. Production efficiency increased by millions or tens of millions of times. Even the worst mechanical lifeform had far more growth potential than a mechanical soldier. This was also the original intention of developing a mechanical civilization—to form a super-large-scale arms factory.

Manison had a mechanical civilization that had been developed for many years as a barracks, with an endless supply of troops.

With these 100,000 ancestor mechanical lifeforms, as long as I let them develop for a few years, I will have a new mechanical lifeform legion... Han Xiao pondered secretly.

All the mechanical lifeforms looked up at the virtual screen, at the three-dimensional projection of the planet, and some commotion arose.

"I will not let you down." Youzu withdrew his gaze and simulated a solemn tone.

"Well, recommend another capable person to me, and I will grant him the qualification of Apostle Weapon." Han Xiao smiled.

The two newly acquired Masteries gave him a bonus of +3 to the skill level of mechanical skills, which meant that there were 3 more spots for [Apostle Creation]. He could create new Apostle Weapons and let Youzu choose one of them, which would help him consolidate his leadership position.

Han Xiao would not always be watching the development of the mechanical civilization, so he needed Youzu to manage it on his behalf. The more solid the position of his spokesperson, the smoother the development of the mechanical civilization would be.

Hearing this, Youzu raised his spear and pointed back, saying in a deep voice, "Zhentian Banner, come out."

Han Xiao looked in the direction of the spear and saw a tall mechanical lifeform shrouded in heavy armor stepping out, as if wearing armor. It was covered in various weapons, with six arms, a pair growing from the shoulders, a pair growing from the back, and a pair growing from the waist. A giant alloy shield was magnetically attached to its back, like a huge black banner.

"He is the bravest warrior among the clan, defeating hundreds of clan members and seizing various weapons. At the same time, he also knows how to lead troops and is very outstanding. I implore Your Majesty to grant him Apostle qualification," Youzu said.

Han Xiao glanced at Zhentian Banner. All kinds of mechanical equipment on this guy were spoils of war seized after defeating his opponents and installed on himself.

These mechanical lifeforms had high growth potential. The blessing of [Mechanical Fusion - Grant] allowed them to transform their hardware structure. The functions of many mechanical lifeforms were no longer limited to the mechanical models before awakening.

"You are qualified to become my Apostle. Use this power well." Han Xiao raised his palm, and a ball of brilliant golden mechanical force light appeared in his palm, like a thundercloud.

With a flip of his palm, this ball of mechanical force shot into Zhentian Banner's body, transforming his body and creating a new Apostle.

Han Xiao did not watch the transformation process of Zhentian Banner. He turned to look at Youzu and said, "The leadership of the mechanical lifeforms is temporarily entrusted to you. Help me do one thing first."

...

Black Spirit Star.

After the transformation of the Evolutionary Cube a few years ago, the Black Spirit Race today was more intelligent and agile, possessed visual senses, and gradually became accustomed to living on the ground instead of in nests, building stone cities under the highly efficient command of the psionic network.

The largest stone city belonged to the Sprout Tribe. In the center of the city was a tall stone statue carved with Black Star. At this moment, a metal cylinder was placed on top of the statue, which was the Evolutionary Totem.

A steady stream of evolutionary energy radiated out. For species with evolutionary space, the effect of the totem was excellent, and the evolutionary process of the Black Spirit Race was compressed hundreds or thousands of times. The appearance of the Black Spirit Race today was different from a few years ago. The proportion of the carapace on the body was further reduced, the characteristics of insects and beasts were reduced, and some Black Spirit Races gradually got rid of crawling and stood upright. Although their backs were still very hunched, they already had the prototype of upright creatures.

The liberated forelimbs gradually functioned as hands and began to learn to use tools.

So far, Han Xiao had not promoted the civilization process of the Black Spirit Race. More than improving the quality of the Black Spirit Race itself. In his opinion, as long as the species itself was improved, it would be easier to help the Black Spirit Race develop.

The racial characteristic of the Black Spirit Race was a psionic communication network, which improved communication efficiency and knowledge popularization. The racial potential was inclined to psionics, and the totem subtly enhanced the psionic power of the entire race.

The reproductive ability of the Black Spirit Race was also very strong. After more than ten years of reproduction, several generations of newborns had been born, and the population had increased a lot.

At this moment, in the center of the Sprout Tribe, a large group of juvenile Black Spirit Race were playing around an adult, who was the leader of the Sprout Tribe.

The leader of the Sprout Tribe today was wearing a coarse animal skin robe and holding a simple scepter made of Weirdstone material. This dress was very different from other Black Spirit Races, most of whom did not wear clothes.

After being transformed by the Evolutionary Cube a few years ago, a very small number of variants were born in the Black Spirit Race, who could independently build a psionic communication network and become servers instead of Weirdstone. Therefore, these variants gained a very high status in the race and were honored as "Sages".

The leader of the Sprout Tribe was the most powerful variant, whose psionic network could accommodate the most individuals. At the same time, he was also the spokesperson of the "Black Star God", so he was called the "Great Sage" by the tribe.

"Great Sage, why do we worship the Black Star God?" A group of juveniles surrounded the leader of the Sprout Tribe, chirping in the psionic network.

The leader of the Sprout Tribe paused the scepter and seriously carried out fanatical faith construction for the next generation, "The Black Star God brings us the gospel of evolution, brings us the spark of civilization, and he is an omnipotent and great existence."

"I don't believe it. I think the Great Sage is more powerful than the Black Star God." A group of juveniles giggled.

"Hmph, you know nothing about power." The leader of the Sprout Tribe pointed the scepter at a battleship floating in the sky. "See that? That thing is called a spaceship. It brought us from our distant homeland. Relying on ourselves, we would not be able to return in ten million years. The spaceship owned by the Black Star God can cover the entire sky and tear the solid ground in an instant. That is the great power of the gods."

"Homeland? Isn't this our homeland?"

"Alas, the homeland has already been taken away. If the Black Star God hadn't taken us away, perhaps we would have already..."

The leader of the Sprout Tribe sighed and shook his head.

At this moment, hundreds of small black dots appeared in the azure blue sky. All of them were spaceships, slowly stopping above the Sprout Tribe, immediately causing a commotion among the Black Spirit Race. Many people gathered in the square, looking up at the descending battleships.

The hatch opened, and Youzu flew out, landing in front of the leader of the Sprout Tribe. The surrounding Black Spirit Race scattered, but they were not nervous.

In their eyes, these metal creatures were all servants of the Black Star God.

"I am the Chief Apostle under the Master, and Black Star ordered me to take you away from this planet."

The leader of the Sprout Tribe stood up and spoke awkwardly with his not yet fully evolved vocal cords.

"Where does the Black Star God want to take us?"

"New home."

...

With a large amount of financial investment from the consortium, the Black Star Army had sufficient funds to purchase engineering equipment and prepare a construction force. The process went very smoothly without any twists and turns.

After preparing for nearly a month, under the attention of the entire universe, the army's construction force finally set off, taking manpower and resources to the Shattered Star Ring to build a territory.

Laki, Leonard, Sylvia, and Melos directed the construction work. Because Han Xiao was going to take refuge in the territory of the dynasty, he was only responsible for remote supervision. He had already left the blueprint for the territory construction, so he did not need to be there in person.

On the day the Black Star Army's construction force set off, Han Xiao arrived at the star gate to the Central Star Sea, accompanied only by Aurora and a group of guards.

On the one hand, this trip was to avoid the limelight. On the other hand, Han Xiao also planned to visit the various Super-A Grade allies of the dynasty. After all, he would have to deal with them for many years in the future. He just wanted to get closer to them.

At the same time, he also planned to meet all the famous figures of the empire in his memory who would be famous in the future.

After decades of version updates, the middle-level power of the dynasty would undergo an update iteration. The days of cooperation between himself and the dynasty were still very long, and he needed to have a long-term vision. For the sake of the future, he needed to befriend the future powerful figures in advance and make long-term plans for his future right to speak.

Glancing at Fording and the others, Han Xiao turned to look at Aurora in the driver's seat and nodded:

"Let's go."

Hearing this, Aurora swiped her finger on the operating screen, and the spaceship moved accordingly, slowly entering the star gate.

At the same time, Ames and Hela's carriages also came to the star gate on the edge of the Shattered Star Ring.

Looking back at the direction of the Shattered Star Ring, Hela felt complicated.

She had a feeling that she would probably not be able to come back for a long time.

Super-A Grade…

At this moment, a slender hand was pressed on her shoulder. Hela looked up and saw Ames smiling at her.

"Let's go."

"Huff… got it."

Hela put away her distracting thoughts, pushed the joystick, and the spaceship disappeared into the vortex of the star gate.