“Coefficient-type bonus, the magnitude is quite impressive.”

Han Xiao’s eyes lit up.

The bonus from this talent undoubtedly reached the level of a template.

Let's not talk about the 10% Intelligence increase. With his current Intelligence base, that's thousands of attribute points gained. And with the combined effect of the mechanical force intensity and mechanical efficiency bonus coefficients, his actual mechanical combat ability has increased by a large margin. He could probably summon an Apostle Weapon and exchange blows with a high-level Super A Grade.

Judging from the mechanism hinted at in the panel, the awakening difficulty of exclusive talents is higher than the last, but the effects are also stronger. Old Man MacPherson had both single-bonus talents like \[Virtual Technology Innovation] and large-scale bonus talents like \[Billion-Machine Kingdom]. The latter was obviously the ultimate product of several exclusive talents. Now, he directly stole it.

“Alas, Old Man MacPherson, you're at a loss…”

Han Xiao sighed and smiled sadly.

Since the mechanism is getting stronger and stronger, he wasn't dissatisfied with his first exclusive talent. He just didn't know when the next time would be to trigger the prototype of an exclusive talent.

He also wondered if Old Man MacPherson had any talents that increased the awakening rate…

Han Xiao subconsciously licked his lips, feeling a little itchy.

Looking back, he had to admit that Old Man MacPherson's foundation was really rich. Unfortunately, they were teammates on the same front now, so he was too embarrassed to attack. Otherwise, he would really want to blow up Old Man MacPherson's database… After all, for a Mechanic, someone else's database is too tempting.

Shaking off this impulsive thought, Han Xiao looked at the panel again. The name and remarks of the talent were still waiting to be filled in, and he couldn't help but feel a headache.

As someone who struggled with naming, he had a very high degree of reverse confidence in his naming ability.

“What should I call it… This time, I have to come up with a normal name, otherwise, if it's drawn by a player using a character card one day, wouldn't it be a disaster?”

Han Xiao pondered for a while and cautiously wrote a name that he thought was reliable.

Once the name was determined, the talent content on the panel was immediately refreshed. The blank boxes for filling in content disappeared, and he could no longer change the name.

\[【War Emperor · Han Xiao】]

\[Remark: Born for war]

“It's a fighting-type ability, so this should be considered a normal name.”

Han Xiao felt that there was no problem, but he wasn't too sure about his aesthetic sense. However, the name had already been chosen, so he wouldn't dwell on it.

He was about to turn around and leave the research institute to find a barren planet nearby to try it out, but at this moment, the communicator suddenly beeped and a communication request came in.

He took it out and saw that it was the master of the Four Godly Kingdoms who lived in seclusion, the old man he had beaten up, “Secret Realm Mage” Joey Tanrian.

The screen lit up, and Joey's figure appeared on the screen.

“What? Did you suddenly contact me because you've figured it out?” Han Xiao asked with interest.

Joey looked a little helpless, took a deep breath, and said in a low voice, “We agree to join the Super A Grade Association, but we hope to retain our original freedom, and the coordinates of the Four Godly Kingdoms must be kept secret and not be revealed to other members. We will usually attend regular meetings, and if we encounter certain important events, we will also provide assistance, but we will not accept coercion… Is that okay?”

Hearing this, Han Xiao smiled.

These four stubborn people finally made up their minds. This was probably their bottom line.

“Okay, this is a good start. With your joining, the strength of the association will be even greater. I will not disclose the coordinates of your secondary dimension. The association does not force members, but I will declare that you are Super A Grades who live in seclusion and need to be present in person when joining. Is that okay?”

“Yes.” Joey nodded and hesitated, “Then, about the Sanctuary Revival…”

“Don't worry, once you join the association, you're one of us. If you die, I'll revive you.”

“That's good…”

“Alright, send me your information later. I'll help you register your association permissions and arrange your joining ceremony.”

After chatting for a few words, Han Xiao hung up the communication. More than ten seconds later, he received the personal information sent by Joey and the others, and he handed it over to Phillip to handle the joining procedures.

He thought for a while and called the Oathkeeper. He had already talked to some of the Covenant members and would come out of the mountain when the time was right. Since Joey and the others had also joined, he might as well arrange a time for them to join together to save trouble.

Soon, the Oathkeeper appeared on the screen.

“Black Star, what's the matter?”

“Well, about the joining ceremony of the new batch of Covenant members, I've already made arrangements. They can come to the Flickering World…” Han Xiao instructed.

“I will inform them.” After listening, the Oathkeeper nodded, then hesitated and suddenly said, “Black Star, I have something to tell you. The second Sanctuary Key is about to be collected.”

“…So fast?”

Han Xiao was stunned.

The Oathkeeper was in charge of this matter, so he didn't pay much attention to it. He thought that the Covenant would take at least a few years to collect the second key, but he didn't expect the efficiency to be so high.

“Yes, there are many materials for the Sanctuary Key in the resource list provided by the Super Star Cluster Alliance. They were originally difficult to buy from the outside world, but these advanced civilizations have them in stock. There are also some sensitive materials that civilizations prohibit from circulating in the market. Some black market warehouses actually had them in stock, and you transferred them over, which greatly accelerated our collection progress.”

The Oathkeeper explained.

“I see.” Han Xiao understood and felt relieved, feeling that an invisible burden had been lifted.

Only by obtaining the second Sanctuary Key could he truly have the confidence to deal with the cleansing. He didn't have to put on a strong front to scare the three great civilizations anymore.

“Which Sanctuary's key is about to be completed?” Han Xiao asked curiously.

“This time, it's the First Sanctuary.”

Han Xiao was immediately energized.

The last time he entered the Third Sanctuary, which mainly contained knowledge about biology, genes, and abilities. Although he gained something, it didn't quite match his profession. However, the First Sanctuary seemed to be closely related to mechanical technology. If he could go there, he would probably get the technology that was most suitable for a Mechanic, which would be the most profitable.

It just so happened that he had a very high level of authority in the First Sanctuary, even higher than the Third Sanctuary. He currently had a total of seven fragments, which was equivalent to level 7 authority. As long as he entered the First Sanctuary, he could add another one to reach level 8. At that time, he would be able to do more things in the Sanctuary.

“Then, what's the collection progress of the other Sanctuary Keys?”

“Let me show you…” The Oathkeeper sent a string of data.

The Covenant had digitalized the search progress of each Sanctuary Key, making it look intuitive. At this time, in addition to the First Sanctuary Key, which had reached 92% progress, the second highest was the Third Sanctuary Key, which had 67% progress. The search progress of the other Sanctuary Keys was basically around 40%, and only the Sixth Sanctuary was the most aloof, with a progress of only 7%.

Han Xiao glanced at the progress and then at the detailed list of materials for each Sanctuary Key. He encouraged, “I'll also try to pay attention to these materials. Keep up the good work…”

“Yes, you should also work hard. The organization will not mistreat you.” The Oathkeeper said first, feeling comfortable all over. Without waiting for Han Xiao to reply, he hung up the communication with a snap.

Han Xiao put down the communicator, scratched his head, and looked strange.

Usually, he was the one who said this to the Oathkeeper. He didn't expect the Oathkeeper to suddenly change his tone, catching him off guard.

Interesting, is he unwilling to be bossed around all the time, so he wants to turn over and suppress me, taking advantage of me verbally?

Hmph, childish ghost…

I'll definitely say it faster than you next time!

Han Xiao curled his lips and decided not to bother with the Oathkeeper. Anyway, everyone knew who was the boss who made the decisions.

“The second key is almost complete. I can consider finding an opportunity to have a preliminary showdown with the three great civilizations…”

Han Xiao steadied his mind and pondered.

Based on his judgment of the situation, one of the effective ways to resolve the stalemate between the three great civilizations and the association was to seek peace through war. Let the three great civilizations launch a cleansing and let both sides fight to their heart's content. After the association suffered heavy casualties, he would revive everyone and show the truth that the Sanctuary Revival did not have a limit on the number of times.

In this way, while the three great civilizations would learn a painful lesson, they would also know that they could not contain the Super A Grades. They would most likely give up their current strategy, stop these useless targeting, and concentrate on researching the Sanctuary. This would achieve a new round of checks and balances, which should be able to maintain for a long time.

However, although this method had limited damage to the Super A Grade Association, it was a heavy blow to the three great civilizations. After all, the blasted fleets, legions, and soldiers could not be revived by the Sanctuary. If the direct descendants of the three great civilizations died in this war, even if the Sanctuary Revival could revive them, Han Xiao would not revive them in the same batch as the association members. It would definitely be delayed.

His two goals were to deal with the World Tree and to protect the Super A Grades, not to follow the old path of the Star Cluster Alliance. The former had a higher priority.

“Before the outbreak of the World Tree War, try not to cause too much damage to the military forces of the explored universe, so we still have to continue to control the intensity. The association will not take the initiative to start a fight, and we will try to maintain the status quo. The second Sanctuary Revival is just a talisman. Only when the three great civilizations take the initiative to launch a cleansing will this plan be implemented…”

Han Xiao exhaled.

Thinking about it another way, it might be possible not to fight. When that time comes, in order to avoid damage to the living forces, he might have to go against his original intention and reveal the information about the World Tree Civilization in advance, causing the war to break out earlier…

However, whether the three great civilizations with their bows already drawn would believe it was another matter.

“I hope the three great civilizations don't play with fire casually. It's good enough to maintain the status quo…”

…

On the other side, in the Silent Star Sea, somewhere in the Barren Universe Belt.

On the back of a gray planet, a spherical interstellar fortress floated, looking like an enlarged metal brain. This was a super-range virtual brainwave amplifier, and the surface was covered with matrix-like invasive quantum network base stations, which could to a certain extent conceal the data packets sent out and increase the intensity of the virtual intrusion.

Surrounding it were two ring-shaped mechanical devices, one horizontal and one vertical, encircling the virtual brainwave amplifier, like two star rings. This was the Glorious Federation's High-Dimensional Apocalypse Transporter, and on the periphery of the transporter, there floated buoys-like high-end stealth devices, providing multi-band shielding for this area, blocking all kinds of detection, including divination abilities.

At this moment, Molnisa and several clones of Super A Grade Mechanics were inside the virtual brainwave amplifier, sitting in their respective positions. They were all direct members of the three great civilizations.

After two or three months of preparation, the three great civilizations finally agreed to this cooperative project. Those participating in the operation were all direct Super A Grade Mechanics, led by Molnisa and assisted by the three great civilizations. They had come to the Silent Star Sea to invade MacPherson's database.

The three great civilizations had taken out a lot of cutting-edge equipment, and even agreed to allocate the computing power of the civilization's main AI to help with the invasion, all for the sake of successfully blowing up MacPherson's database and catching him off guard.

“Virtual brainwave amplifier and invasive quantum network base station matrix are operating at full power. High-Dimensional Apocalypse Transporter is entering the semi-warm-up phase… Glorious Federation, Crimson Empire, and Void Spirit Religion main AI computing power support has been allocated. Invasion path calibration is complete. Preparation procedures are complete. Please issue further instructions.”

The emotionless voice of the AI echoed in the room.

Molnisa glanced at the many teammates present. The electronic eyes of the mechanical clone flashed a red light, and he said decisively:

“Everyone, let's do it!”