[You use the skill [Bold Explorer] on [Time-Space Amber]!]

[You have received the following information…]

Everything before his eyes suddenly shattered, turning into fluttering fragments. His perspective rapidly zoomed out, flying out of the galaxy, out of the star cluster. The starry sky glittered, and the constellations shifted. It was as if the Time-Space Amber had become a small boat, carrying him against the river of time, allowing him to see phantoms of the past.

The next moment, as if falling, the perspective zoomed in rapidly. The fragments of things reorganized before his eyes, forming a person.

A segment of imagery played before him. This person was on a planet, surrounded by countless enemy troops. Above, dense formations of fleets were engaged in battle. With a wave of his hand, this person unleashed the ability to freeze time and space, freezing countless starships and superhumans.

The scene was immersive. Han Xiao understood that the person in the vision was the originator who created the Time-Space Amber, and this segment was a piece of the Time-Space Amber's past.

"So this skill reveals information by letting me see illusions. It's quite similar to the effects of the Destiny's Child Character Summon Card," Han Xiao mused inwardly.

Soon, this originator encountered a powerful enemy. At this point, the battle footage automatically fast-forwarded, the process blurred, omitting the details of the fight and quickly showing the outcome. The originator's consciousness was severely damaged, his soul was collapsing, and he was on the verge of death.

Another Beyond Grade A partner arrived, fighting and retreating with him.

Then, the originator, his consciousness already blurred, suddenly grabbed his companion's shoulder.

"I'm beyond saving. Don't let my body fall into the hands of the enemy."

"Alright."

His partner's expression was hidden behind armor. He resolutely reached out and pressed down on the originator's body, releasing his ability.

He abandoned his defenses and offered no resistance. His body crystallized at a speed visible to the naked eye, gradually shrinking into a palm-sized crystal, which his partner threw into space.

At that moment, the picture abruptly stopped, and Han Xiao returned to his senses, savoring what he had just witnessed.

"Hmm, although this is information I already knew, if I didn't know it, this would be equivalent to revealing the origin of the Time-Space Amber, which is relatively important information. The skill's effect is not bad."

Han Xiao nodded inwardly. This kind of effect was suitable for uncovering hidden elements, and it could be used repeatedly on the same target. Each time, the information fragment received should be different. After using it many times, he should be able to piece together the complete information about the unknown thing.

As for the negative status of a 60% reduction in Luck for 14 days, Han Xiao simply ignored it. Since it was already at 1, lowering it further wouldn't make it negative. A dead pig is not afraid of boiling water.

Since the test results showed no errors, Han Xiao planned to wait for the cooldown to end and then use it on the wormhole data that the Arcane Church wanted. If he couldn't figure it out in one go, he would use it multiple times.

Just then, a prompt suddenly popped up on the panel, interrupting Han Xiao's thoughts.

[You have triggered the hidden chain mission [The Originator's Legacy - Time-Space Freezer]]

[Mission Description: Through some means, you learned that the Time-Space Amber was originally the remains of a Beyond Grade A powerhouse. He was one of the originators, the "Time-Space Freezer". You have obtained his legacy. If you can fulfill his last wish, you will have a deeper understanding of the Time-Space Amber.]

[First Ring Mission Requirement: Figure out the "Time-Space Freezer's" last wish.]

[Mission Reward: Time-Space Amber's Soul Linkage +1]

"???"

Han Xiao had a look of utter confusion.

What was this mission? He had never even heard of it!

"How was this hidden mission triggered... Oh, I understand," Han Xiao said, surprised for a moment before quickly understanding.

Although he had already known the origin of the Time-Space Amber, his personal memories had no impact on the panel's judgment. Only when he obtained information through his own actions would the panel acknowledge that he had met the prerequisites for the hidden mission.

And his use of [Bold Explorer] to obtain the fragment of the Time-Space Amber's origin was the trigger for the mission.

In his previous life, no player had ever obtained the Time-Space Amber, so naturally no one would know about this mission. He was the first person to trigger this mission.

As for Soul Linkage, Han Xiao knew what it was. It was generally common in magic and psychic systems and could be understood as an affinity for a specific item. If a character had a higher Soul Linkage with an item, the greater the power they could unleash, and the easier it would be to control.

There was a living example right before his eyes. Sisko had been in control of the Evolution Cube for so long that he had already left a deep psychic imprint on it, and he could also receive feedback from the Evolution Cube, strengthening his own psychic power. This was because Sisko and the Evolution Cube had a very high Soul Linkage, somewhat similar to the concept of refining a magical treasure.

In his previous life, this function was only opened to players in later versions. Only some special equipment or props came with the concept of Soul Linkage, but it was not absolute. If a player played with an ordinary item every day, it was possible to open Soul Linkage.

"I'm not a psychic or a magician. I don't know when I'll be able to form a Soul Link with this thing. This mission directly helps me skip the most difficult step. In another sense, the Time-Space Amber is the originator's remains. Completing his last wish can increase Soul Linkage, which might be equivalent to the remains recognizing me, haha."

Han Xiao grinned, opened the panel, and a corresponding column appeared in the Time-Space Amber's item description.

[Time-Space Amber: Current Soul Linkage 0/5]

With such a reward, Han Xiao also took the mission to heart.

Although the existence of the originators was too distant in the past, as the first batch of Beyond Grade As in the universe, their information was still relatively detailed. Many organizations were keen to study them. The Time-Space Freezer was not an unknown figure, and it was easy to obtain his information.

As for the Time-Space Freezer's last wish, Han Xiao was not worried about not finding it. According to the panel's judgment method, he did not need to actually study the Time-Space Freezer's life. As long as he made the action of browsing the Time-Space Freezer's information, the panel should judge that he had completed the requirement and automatically give the next ring mission requirement.

He asked Philip to collect information online, and Han Xiao himself was not idle. He began to manufacture a simple control device for the Time-Space Amber.

As long as he had a deep Soul Link, he would not only be able to obtain attribute feedback from the universe treasure like Sisko, but also be able to directly control the Time-Space Amber with his mind... But now he had not received the reward yet, and he still needed mechanical equipment to assist in using the Time-Space Amber.

Han Xiao quickly completed the manufacturing.

At this time, the Time-Space Amber was wrapped in a dark, spherical mechanical device. This device could stimulate the Time-Space Amber's energy and was controlled by Han Xiao's consciousness. It also had the function of a floating guardian, which could fly, release shields, and so on.

With a thought, Han Xiao made the Time-Space Amber float up and activated the device.

*Glug glug glug—*

A small hole cracked in the spherical device. The next moment, an invisible energy sprayed out of the small hole, beginning to change the nature of a small piece of space. The affected area slowly expanded. When Han Xiao cut off the Time-Space Amber's energy output, this piece of changed space was fixed, becoming solid amber.

"The Time-Space Amber's output power seems to be non-adjustable. The rate of creating amber is not fast, and it is constant. At this speed, it would take several minutes to make an amber that wraps around a two-meter-tall creature, and only when the energy output is cut off will a piece of changed space be fixed into amber."

After thinking about it, Han Xiao summoned You Zu to conduct testing and quickly obtained various test results.

When You Zu was completely wrapped up, he could not move, and all signals were cut off, unable to communicate with the outside world. Philip could not transmit instructions to him either.

Han Xiao also tried to wrap only a part of You Zu's body, such as wrapping his knee but not wrapping his calf and thigh, to see if he could cut off his control of the limb. However, this attempt failed. It seemed that the frozen space had to have an unobstructed space at the edge during the solidification process. If it was obstructed by a material entity, the amber could not form... This situation was a bit like blowing bubbles.

"So, if you want to freeze a target, you can only wrap it up completely..."

Han Xiao stroked his chin, having an idea. Since the Time-Space Amber isolated all kinds of energy and allowed energy attacks to deflect away, it could be used as a special type of external armor.

However, he could not control the Time-Space Amber to shape according to the mold he wanted, and the amber created would only be a sphere.

Moreover, the Time-Space Amber only caused the energy to slide away, instead of blocking the attack. If he wanted to use it on a mech, he had to install it on a large area. Because it could not be shaped, it was difficult to complete such an operation at present. Maybe he could only do it after forming a Soul Link with the Time-Space Amber.

However, Han Xiao still had a way. These amber could be moved. He planned to use the Time-Space Amber to create some amber balls that were bigger than himself, and then wrap these amber balls with nano-deformable floating guardian devices. If he encountered an energy attack, he would use these amber balls as a barrier to cover himself tightly. The effect might be even better than the Meat Shield specialization.

"This can be considered a special defense method," Han Xiao thought to himself.

No wonder so many people fought for this universe treasure in his previous life. It was not only a powerful confinement method, but also good news for fragile players.

Although the Time-Space Amber itself was not used for combat, as long as it was used properly, it could also have miraculous effects. The help to combat was even greater than the Evolution Cube.

After testing the actual effect, Han Xiao then used the Time-Space Amber to seal the Evolution Cube.

…

At the same time, on the home planet of the Star Pupil Divine Race.

"Black Star!!"

Outside the door, the two guards on duty suddenly heard their leader roar from the room, startling them. They looked at each other.

In the room, Sisko looked furious.

All along, although Sisko had lost the Evolution Cube, he did not seem anxious. His confidence came from the deep connection between his psychic power and the Evolution Cube. Even if the Evolution Cube was not in his hands, the psychic imprint left on the Evolution Cube would give him feedback at any time, increasing the strength of his psychic power.

It was as if Black Star had only obtained the Evolution Cube's body, but could not get its heart. Sisko knew that the Evolution Cube still loved him.

Because he could locate the Evolution Cube at any time, Sisko always felt that the situation was still under his control.

But just now, Sisko was stunned to find that his sense of the Evolution Cube had broken off without warning!

To him, it was as if his wife, who had been yielding to the enemy, had fallen for the enemy after a long time and had really fallen in love with someone else.

Sisko only felt his anger attacking his heart. His mood was as green as grass, as if his roots had been cut off.