“Wow, that’s a big lump!”

“This item is kind of interesting, gives me a feeling of Ultraman's transformation device.”

“The way he looks, it's more like a Resident Evil transformation device!”

“Don't mention it, he really does look a bit like a Licker…”

“What Licker? This is a Tyrant!”

“Bullshit, look at those sexy bone spurs, it's obviously an Abomination!”

“I haven't read much, don't fool me, this is clearly a Balala the Fairies transformation.”

The other players came back to their senses, their eyes gleaming as they all crowded around.

Their height only reached the Abberant’s crotch, like dwarfs surrounding a little giant, all sticking out their fingers to poke at the Abberant player's body.

“Hey! Keep your little hands to yourselves, don't fucking poke my ass! If you're so curious, why don't you transform yourselves?!”

The player flew into a rage, slapping out a hand like a sweeping hammer, sending several onlookers flying, crashing heavily against the metal wall, making a loud bang and leaving shallow dents in the wall.

The ones who were knocked away weren't angry, nimbly getting up, patting their arms and knees, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and then happily crowded around again.

“That hit gave me crushing damage, awesome.”

“Quick, post your stat panel.”

The others surrounded the Abberant, chattering noisily.

Han Xiao watched from the side, his eyes lighting up.

The Ovi’tan Badge was a device that had been modified many times. The Evolver civilization would not create mindless soldiers. The biological Abberants retained a certain degree of consciousness and would not enter a [Chaotic] state. However, their intelligence and mental resistance would plummet, allowing them to only make simple judgments. But due to the special nature of the players, their own consciousness would not change after using the Ovi’tan Badge.

This confirmed his idea - players were the perfect candidates to use the Ovi’tan Badge.

Complete rationality could allow them to fully unleash the power after their ultimate evolution!

Han Xiao coughed, interrupting the crowd's chatter, and stepped forward. “How do you feel now? Can you still control your body freely?”

“I can.” The Abberant player curiously made a few movements, displaying astonishing agility, and then scratched his bald head with a sharp claw that had formed from his fingernail.

Han Xiao nodded, flicking his finger, and nanoparticles slid out of his cuff with a rustling sound, transforming into a metal needle.

“Don't move, let me check your body.”

Saying this, Han Xiao poked the needle into the Abberant’s body, triggering damage, and the panel popped up with combat information.

Taking a glance, the effect of the Ovi’tan Badge existed in the form of a Buff, appearing in the player's status bar.

[【Ultimate Evolution - Abberant】: Your genes have been modified by the [Ovi’tan Badge]. Your class has temporarily become [Advanced Biological Abberant]. Basic Endurance bonus is now 1:200, your base Strength, Dexterity, and Endurance stats +30%, your base Intelligence, Mystery, and Charm -50%, and you gain additional stat bonuses and penalties: Strength +240, Dexterity +200, Endurance +200, Intelligence -300, Mystery -300, Charm -500]

[Your total Physical Resistance bonus coefficient is 1.3x, Mental Resistance penalty coefficient is 0.4x, your Health and Stamina recovery speed +200%, you lose 300~600 Health per minute, Health recovery rate decreases by 30~60% every half hour, Health cap decreases by 1w~2w per hour]

[Efficiency of using any non-melee equipment in this state -90% (including but not limited to mechanical devices, magic items, firearms, etc.). Some incompatible skills and talents will be temporarily frozen (cannot be used), Skill consumption +100%, your melee attacks come with [Cleave] and [Sweep] effects, melee attack power +70%, base success rate of [Strength Suppression] and [Strength Crush] +25%]

[Note: Dance to your heart's content before death catches up with you!]

Wow, this effect is fierce!

Han Xiao's spirit was lifted, and he quickly analyzed it.

The biological Abberant was obviously focused on melee combat. The genetic evolution tendency set in the Ovi’tan Badge by the Evolver civilization was mainly to strengthen the body, while being weaker in magic and mental aspects.

After all, the original intention of designing the Ovi’tan Badge was to cheat investment… cough, it was for mutual destruction, a total war for all people, so strengthening the body was the best path to allow ordinary people to quickly possess powerful strength.

After transforming, the biggest feature was tankiness!

In Version 3.0, the player level cap was 120. Han Xiao recalled himself. When he was level 120, his health was close to 30,000, but players did not have the template talent of Life Forcefulness, so their health was probably around 10,000. The base Endurance bonus was 1:50, and this transformation was equivalent to quadrupling the Endurance bonus of a level 120 player!

The extra Endurance stat alone gave the player 40,000 more Health cap. Adding in the few hundred Endurance points that the level 120 player originally had, their health could break the 100,000 mark. Purely in terms of Health cap, it was enough to rival the health of an ordinary Calamity Grade!

Ordinary level 120 players had not broken a thousand points in a single stat, they were all a few hundred points, and the bonus to the three stats of Strength, Dexterity, and Endurance was about doubled.

The benefits of transforming were obvious, allowing one to explode with power and offer hope of a comeback when their health was low.

The disadvantages were also obvious. The Intelligence and Mystery stats were deducted too harshly, and the mental resistance was terrifyingly low. Not only could they not reduce damage, but they would also receive extra damage. Furthermore, many of the frozen skills were ranged abilities, resulting in the biological Abberant having very poor ranged combat ability. If they could not drag their opponents to the ground and engage in melee combat, they would easily be kited by the enemy and become a target.

While he was browsing the combat information, Rou Bao and the others also saw the stat panel screenshots shared by the Abberant player, and they were all extremely excited.

“Holy shit, this is too strong!”

“Although it's ugly to the depths of my soul, I can do it!”

Everyone eagerly activated their badges, and soon eight huge monsters appeared in the room, experiencing the powerful strength, frolicking around the room like monkeys, leaving only Rou Bao who had not transformed.

Rou Bao swallowed, approached Han Xiao, and excitedly asked, “Legion Commander, after this, after the testing is complete, will this become a regular product of the legion and be sold on a large scale?”

Han Xiao glanced at him. “Yes, this thing has great side effects, but it is very useful. I will produce it in batches and sell it to legion members. As for whether to buy it or not, it depends on the individual's choice.”

Rou Bao's eyes widened as he instantly realized the impact this would have on the players, trembling with excitement.

This was a first-hand exclusive scoop!

I'm going to be trending again!!

Then, Han Xiao had these players test various items, obtaining a wealth of research data. Finally, the players' health reached zero and they died. After resurrecting, their status was refreshed, and they returned to their original appearance.

After confirming the badge's function, Han Xiao was relieved. He settled the task rewards for the ten volunteers who were not afraid of death, watched them leave happily, and then turned around and had Philip put the Ovi’tan Badge on the legion’s internal store. He also synchronized the panel's faction store.

The product name was also changed. Instead of Ovi’tan Badge, it was renamed “Black Star Legion Badge - Evolution”, and the logo was the legion's black star emblem.

Because the core technology was the Evolution Cube, the cost of the Ovi’tan Badge was extremely low, and it could be used repeatedly as long as it was charged. For such powerful equipment, Han Xiao directly priced it at 150,000 Enas and 2,500 Legion Contribution Points, a price comparable to a spaceship, with a profit margin through the roof! And he set this price with the goal of targeting players as his customer base.

After all, for normal legion members, using the badge was equivalent to certain death. The terrifying side effects and high price made people shy away, and not many people would buy it. But in the eyes of the players, this thing was simply a transformation artifact. Death was nothing, I’m immortal!

Not only in Version 3.0, the Ovi’tan Badge had a great effect before players reached the Calamity Grade!

Of course, another reason for the high price was to indirectly control the combat power of the player group. With millions of players, naturally not everyone would have the money to buy this product. Perhaps all the funds of all the legion players combined would not be enough to buy many. Han Xiao even planned to charge extra for charging it. This point could also urge players who could not afford it to work harder to do tasks…

Ah, a perfect cycle.

The only problem was that the legion's style had become too villainous. After all, which legitimate force would create so many biological Abberants!

…

At the same time, Rou Bao left the testing room and immediately posted on the forum, grabbing the news heat with a title that had a consistent style:

[《Shocking! The Black Star Legion's New Product is Actually…》]

The post described the testing process and included a large number of screenshots and videos. The [Black Star Legion Badge - Evolution] had just been put on the internal store, and once Rou Bao's post was published, the heat quickly soared!

Countless players flooded into the post, and the reply column quickly became lively:

[Qian Qi Bai Guai: I'm shocked, the product just went on sale, and you already have a review?!]

[Second Battalion Commander's Spaghetti: Scary, is this the speed of the legion reporter? (Sewer lid peeks out)]

[Wind in the Sand: I'm at the headquarters, just got off the spaceship, what big news did I miss?!]

[Meng Meng Gua: Oh my god, this item's effect is too perverted, the Martial Artists in the sewers are very despairing]

[Want to Go Bald Use Bawang: The price is just as perverted, my liver is begging me to spare it…]

[Zhang Wei Yu: Rich players are very happy, keep it up, you're almost emptying my wallet (fingertip universe)]

[Maple Moon: It's so ugly I'm crying, I wouldn't use it even if I was beaten to death by a Boss!]

[Loves to Eat Bamboo Rats Bamboo: Not ugly, this is called violent aesthetics (skull)]

[Bi Bi Bear: Are you going to be a handsome guy for the rest of your life, or a powerhouse for a few hours? (Smiley face)]

[Bai Linglong: Sorry, I choose handsome guy]

[Legion Commander's Big Machine: Awesome, the legion commander silently created this kind of terrifying technology, his role is actually a mad scientist!]

[My Wife is Called Fording: Upstairs, you really changed your name, you’re so fucking horny!]

[Legion Commander's Big Machine: Brother, you have the nerve to say me…]

[I'm Really Not Bad: This item has too much of a villain vibe, I only now realize that our Black Star Legion is a villain faction, why not change our name to Umbrella Corporation (nose picking)]

[Elephant Whips: Black Star's reputation has been damaged (seriously)]

[Sprout Leader: I in heaven am smiling and watching you, and I am very pleased]

[Feng Angju: Seriously, the "Black Star Legion Badge - Evolution" is simply a treasure for opening instances. It's perfect for being a main tank. Those Bosses that have been torturing us to death should all be able to be cleared]

[Jupiter: The Protoss guild is buying large quantities of Enas, the price is negotiable. Please contact the guild customer service players if you are interested. We are online 24 hours a day. The Protoss club has a good reputation, honest transactions, and is fair to both young and old]

[Bi Kong You You: Protoss trash, no explanation]

[Jupiter: Hehe, you Changkong will be waiting to die in this league. Show me if you have the ability to defend the championship]

[Bi Kong You You: So sour, it seems that a certain club didn't even make the top eight in the last competition~]

[Sun Eggplant: ?]

[Fish Dragon Dance Jingfei: ?]

[Fragrant Bear: ?]

[Bi Kong You You: Oh my god, the three big guys from Yuxiang Eggplant, this is definitely collateral damage!]

[Sun Eggplant: nmsL]

[Too Two Child: Hahahaha I'm dying of laughter!]

[Li Ge: +1]

Besides those who were joking around, most of the players were seriously discussing in the post, marveling at the effect of the [Black Star Legion Badge - Evolution].

Players had ten resurrection chances every six days in the game, and this side effect was within an acceptable range. Many people recognized the extremely high cost performance of this item.

However, because of the high price, only some local tycoons and hoarders could afford it at the moment. After reading the post, many people were already tempted and immediately opened the Philip applet to place a remote order.

The badge inventory was still small, and the current orders were all pre-sales, with no physical objects yet. Han Xiao decided to officially ship the goods in a few days, let the logistics department set up a production line, and then send them all to him to charge with the Evolution Cube.

As for the Evolver Totem business, Han Xiao and the President only had a verbal agreement. It would have to wait until the empire officially confirmed it before it could be officially operated. Universal civilization forces were huge, and even if the power structure was streamlined, administrative efficiency would not be fast. It would take some time.

Fortunately, he could take advantage of this free time to use the unique methods recorded in the Evolver's data to work on the Evolution Cube. This was a long-term task that could not be accomplished overnight and required slow resonance.

Han Xiao happily browsed the forum while returning to his room, suddenly remembering something.

“By the way, Philip, pull up the surveillance video of Rothere and Shazik. I want to see how they've integrated into the legion in the past few days.”

“Buzz.”

Han Xiao entered the quantum network vision and checked how Shazik and Rothere were getting along with the old members after joining the legion.

Shazik was normal. He had only joined the intelligence department for a few days and was still familiarizing himself with the environment. He got along well with the department head, but he didn't have much of a presence. However, this was not a bad thing. A lack of presence was an advantage for an intelligence officer.

Rothere was different. He was alone, not contacting any cadres. He was either training hard alone in the combat training room, or staying in his room sharpening his knife, or staring at the wall in a daze, like a lonely autistic patient.

Han Xiao paused and thought for a while, then changed direction and headed to Rothere's room.

When the man had just joined, he was rushing to study the data of the Evolver civilization and did not continue to communicate with him. Han Xiao decided to have a good talk with Rothere now.

In terms of combat power and potential, Rothere could be ranked in the top five of the legion, surpassing Hadaway, second only to Hela, Aurora, Fording, and Nilo. He was a top powerhouse below the Super-A Grade. Han Xiao valued Rothere's potential very much and felt that it was necessary to care about the other party's mental health…

After all, the Otherworldly Deities were the man’s nightmares in his previous life, but now they had been killed by him. He had taken the heads of the man's enemies. He felt that he needed to take some responsibility. This stubborn and aloof guy Rothere might have lost his way at the crossroads of life.