Chapter 1210 Training

The removal of the interception circle signified that the war had entered a new phase. The World Tree held records of the Kund族 exiles' coordinates, and the army left behind temporary strongholds along the way, advancing toward the Shattered Star Ring along multiple routes, like green roots that grew endlessly in the universe, slowly probing the territories of the three civilizations, spreading inch by inch on the cosmic scale.

The three civilizations used long-range weapons and hit-and-run tactics to delay their advance.

The player base did not react much to the loss of the interception circle, and their morale was not affected. In their eyes, it was just a normal development in the main storyline. At most, some plot-oriented players would post on the forums to analyze the subsequent war trends, but most of it was speculation and wild guesses.

The greatest impact was on the ongoing player main quest, and the requirements had been changed. The condition of defending the interception circle was crossed out and replaced with trying to stop the World Tree army as much as possible.

However, most players were quite happy. The spacetime shear tactics were useful again, and they had achieved re-employment, with more job opportunities.

During the war, players, as mercenary-like participants, were the happiest, and the reward levels of the quests had obviously improved by several grades, and their wallets were filling up several times faster.

In the obstruction and harassment phase, the three civilizations had a large number of suicide squad positions left for the players, which was convenient for Han the Mechanic. He didn't have to distract himself by fertilizing the players, and he put his energy elsewhere.

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Shattered Star Ring, Black Star Territory.

A huge metal fortress hovered in the starry sky, triangular in shape, with slender magnetic field confinement tracks extending from each corner, looking like transparent pipes. In reality, they were rapid transit bridges that connected to the crescent-shaped mechanical devices at the end. And these three devices were like suction cups, remotely absorbing three stars, all of which had been migrated and undergone special treatment such as gravitational binding and energy confinement, making them very stable.

The three crescent-shaped mechanical devices were called Star Drawing Devices, used to guide the energy of the stars. The one configured here was a model that worked on individual cultivation, for body tempering, charging, and endurance enhancement. The output power of the star energy could be adjusted.

This metal fortress was a specially built training ground, equipped with various top-notch training facilities, such as star-powered body tempering star practice rooms, environmental simulation rooms that converted various cosmic radiations, ultra-high density extreme gravity rooms, etc. There were also cultivation-type cosmic treasures provided by the three civilizations and many Beyond Grade As, which could stimulate the potential of different races and different systems, and it could be said to be the most superior Beyond Grade A training base in the entire explored universe.

The people who could receive training here were not ordinary people. More than ninety-five percent of the Beyond Grade A seeds in the entire explored universe had been sent here, regardless of whether they were from the people or direct descendants of civilizations. At the same time, there were other potential Calamity Grades selected by various forces.

At this moment, on the open-air plaza of the training ground, a small group of people lined up and looked almost fanatically at a row of figures in front of them, most of their eyes focused on Han Xiao, who was in the C position.

"Everyone here is Calamity Grade. I believe you don't need me to say more about why you came here. From today onward, all the facilities here will be available for you to use for free. We will set up a training schedule for you, and when we are free, we will answer your questions during training..."

Han Xiao said loudly as he scanned the crowd in front of him.

Establishing this training ground was also the intention of the three civilizations. Originally, the direct descendants were all receiving training in various military bases, but now they were all sent here by the three civilizations. The people in front of him were basically high-level Calamity Grades, encompassing all the top-notch espers below Beyond Grade A in the explored universe.

Providing the best facilities, the strongest teachers, and the best resources was to produce as many Beyond Grade As as possible in eleven years... Faced with the suffocating power of the World Tree, the three civilizations could no longer care about the imbalance of espers.

"Understood!"

Hadaway shouted excitedly. The hundreds of Beyond Grade A seeds who had already joined the Black Star Army immediately echoed, and under their leadership, people from other forces also responded.

Han Xiao glanced at him. There were many familiar faces inside. The Beyond Grade A seeds of the Black Star Army were also added to the training list by him. Lagi, Hadaway, Jodina, Nilo, Mia, and others were all among them.

However, not all potential stocks participated in the training. Some particularly promising golden leeks were given private tutoring, such as Carrote and Evans.

"But I have to say the ugly things first. All those who become Beyond Grade A in the training must unconditionally participate in the war as your tuition fee. Otherwise, we will take back your power. This is a deal. You can still withdraw now if you want."

Hearing this, the excitement on everyone's faces did not change at all. They had already known the price.

But the value of this training was extraordinary. Most of the Beyond Grade A seeds present grew up on their own. They never had the conditions to use such natural treasures at will. They could also ask different Beyond Grade As for advice anytime and anywhere. Even if they joined a Beyond Grade A force, they would not have such treatment usually. Compared to this benefit, participating in the war was nothing.

Just when everyone was excited, a discordant murmur suddenly sounded from the crowd.

"Alas, since we are going to sacrifice in the war anyway, what's the use of training so hard..."

Han Xiao's eyes twitched.

The style was too distinctive. He didn't need to look to know who was speaking, and he immediately strengthened his tone:

"I hereby declare in advance that our training courses are mandatory and do not allow any form of laziness, and we strictly control rest time. Some people better pay attention."

"Alas, totalitarianism..."

The same voice sighed again.

Han Xiao was too lazy to pay attention to this Lagi and continued:

"Alright, I won't say anything more. I have already formulated corresponding schedules for each of you. These instructors will be responsible for training you. Let's start now. From now on, it's best not to waste a single second."

As he spoke, more than a dozen Beyond Grade As beside him stepped forward to take away batches of Calamity Grades and trained them separately.

Some ordinary Beyond Grade As with not much room for improvement were more enthusiastic about being instructors. As long as they cultivated one more comrade, they could share the pressure for themselves, and their experience was also valuable to the Calamity Grades.

"I hope that more than ten Beyond Grade As can be born from this group of people in eleven years..."

Han Xiao thought to himself.

Concentrating all the potential stocks in the universe to force their growth, there was a chance to produce double-digit Beyond Grade As in eleven years, which was equivalent to ripening a batch of leeks that had grown almost enough.

With his targeted training, the personal guidance of Beyond Grade As, and the assistance of a large number of resources, the probability of high-level Calamity Grades completing the final kick should be able to be multiplied many times.

Watching a group of potential stocks being taken away for training, Han Xiao turned to look at the other Beyond Grade As and nodded.

"It's the same for us. If you need it, I can give you training advice."

There were two groups of training targets, one was Calamity Grade, and the other was Beyond Grade A. The projects were naturally different, and he was directly responsible for the latter.

Many Beyond Grade As had been watching from the sidelines, and at this time, they looked at each other, feeling a little awkward.

The guys who could be promoted to Beyond Grade A were all geniuses, and they had found their own way. They had been exploring and cultivating on their own, and suddenly they had to accept the guidance of others, many people were a little uncomfortable.

However, Han Xiao had a high reputation, and everyone present agreed to the training plan he proposed at the meeting, so they couldn't go back on it at this time, and they came up to get needled one by one, which made Han Xiao feel very happy.

Han Xiao took this opportunity to collect information on most of the Beyond Grade As and analyzed them according to the characteristics of each person's abilities.

'Why do I feel like a Pokémon trainer...'

After analyzing for a while, Han Xiao suddenly had this thought in his mind.

On the other side, many Beyond Grade As were stunned when they saw Black Star accurately point out their weaknesses and give effective training plans.

They knew that Black Star had a great vision, but they had only heard about it and had no real feeling. Now that they had personally witnessed this, they couldn't help but be quite interested.

"You grew up so fast, isn't it because of this ability?" Oulu asked in surprise.

"To some extent, that's true." Han Xiao spread his hands.

"The title of esper mentor should be given to you. If you were in the Glorious Federation, I might lose my job." Verina said with a helpless expression.

"Don't worry, it's not too late to lose your job now."

Han Xiao was too lazy to say human words. After distributing the training plans, he urged everyone to hurry up and cultivate.

Although he really wanted to find someone to spar with and try to extract abilities, the training had just begun, so it was better to let others adapt first.

Many Beyond Grade As dispersed. Their training ground was not this training base. Han Xiao transformed some planets nearby as temporary training grounds for Beyond Grade As. In the next eleven years, most people would be active in this area. But it was limited to ordinary Beyond Grade As and some high-level Beyond Grade As. People like Kesuye, Manison, and Hela had their own special training routes and didn't need to come for training.

After doing all this, Han Xiao was about to return to the mechanical workshop to continue his research, but the communicator suddenly rang. The caller was the department leader in charge of contacting the secondary dimension expedition team.

"Your Excellency Black Star, I have bad news for you. In the latest contact, we found that the fleet carrying the envoy you sent out is missing and cannot be contacted at present."

"Missing?"

Han Xiao's eyes moved and he silently operated the Observer Mark.

When Harrison set off, he used the Void Talent to set up an Observer Mark on Harrison. Because there was no harvest for a long time, he would not check it all the time. The last check was a day and a half ago, and everything was as usual.

The ability was activated, and the vision suddenly changed, leaving only a deep black, and Harrison's figure could not be seen at all.

Before he could observe carefully, the vision suddenly disappeared, proving that the Observer Mark had been eliminated.

"Did you encounter something in the secondary dimension world?"

Han Xiao frowned. Being able to eliminate his Observer Mark was likely to have a Beyond Grade A energy level.

Without hesitation, he changed into the specific Emperor and directly teleported to the throne that Harrison had taken away.

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A flash of light, and the surrounding environment was turned upside down. Han Xiao had come to a black deep-sea-like space, and there was nothing else around.

The throne should have been stored in Harrison's room, but at this moment, the fleet was gone, Harrison and other crew members had also disappeared, leaving only one throne floating alone.

"Where is this?"

Han Xiao looked around and was surprised to find that his energy induction seemed to have disappeared. He couldn't sense the situation in this deep sea, and the mech radar also malfunctioned. At the same time, his eyesight was greatly suppressed, and he couldn't see anything.

He released a group of probes, connected with Mechanic Force. However, the probes disconnected suddenly after flying a distance, and he could no longer sense them, as if they had been swallowed by this black sea.

Han Xiao tried to shoot a few beams of energy in one direction, but they were like mud cows entering the sea, with no reaction at all.

"A very strange secondary dimension. What did Harrison encounter?"

Han Xiao's eyes flickered.

The secondary dimension world was full of possibilities, anything could happen, the water was very deep, and this expedition team had been in-depth for more than a year, so he couldn't say what kind of accident would happen.

Just as Han Xiao was about to start searching this secondary dimension, suddenly, a huge pressure came from all directions, and there was a rumbling sound, as if this black sea was suddenly roaring and squeezing toward him.

At the same time, a mental wave with a cold aura suddenly invaded his mind, and a solemn and ancient voice sounded:

"Foreign high-level life form, leave immediately, otherwise you will become the enemy of the King Without Boundaries!"