Armada Han Xiao telah berhenti di basis militer sementara Crimson Dynasty di Gurun Bintang Kuno untuk mengisi persediaan dan memperbaiki lapisan pengaltian mereka.
Selama beberapa bulan terakhir, menggunakan informasi yang diperolehnya melalui saluran pasar gelap, ia telah membersihkan organisasi-organisasi abu-abu yang tidak stabil di Gurun Bintang Kuno, menciptakan kesan bahwa ia adalah seseorang yang tidak tertoleransi. Hal ini berhasil membuat sisanya enggan untuk mengambil risiko. Mereka memilih untuk patuh dan berhenti menyentuh Virus Mutasi Virtual. Dengan demikian, situasi di Star Field semakin membaik.
Sementara itu, Han Xiao juga sedang mencoba menemukan inti virus. Ia telah membiarkan Harrison memilih titik-titik data tumpang tiga kali dengan Luck Glow-nya.
Namun, suatu hari, Luck Glow tidak berhasil, dan ia tidak pernah berhasil menemukan inti virus. Bahkan kakek penyihir Aesop pun tidak bisa dengan menggoda untuk menemukan lokasi benda itu.
Han Xiao bertanggung jawab membersihkan ketidakpastian, sementara Manison fokus pada penelitian. Kedua belah pihak berhasil mendapatkan beberapa hasil. Saat ini, Plague yang Cerdas cukup terkendali.
"... Aku pikir kalian bisa saja segera mengembangkan antivirus. Ternyata butuh berbulan-bulan. Sekarang ini tidak pantas dengan level kalian, Manison."
Di dalam ruang santai untuk kalangan atas pangkalan militer, Han Xiao sedang berbincang dengan proyeksi jarak jauh Manison sambil makan kacang yang mirip kacang melon.
Manison mengangguk kepala dan berkata, "Menganalisis kode virus itu tidak mudah. Di samping itu, kita harus mencegah virus meledak, jadi kita harus menghindari kondisi yang dapat memicu ledakan. Kita tidak punya pilihan selain harus sangat hati-hati. Itulah sebabnya butuh waktu."
Mekanik Beyond Grade A Virtual dengan mudah bisa menghilangkan Virus Mutasi Virtual, tetapi kesulitan mengubah kemampuan mereka sendiri menjadi alat yang bisa digunakan oleh siapa saja adalah hal yang benar-benar berbeda. Misalnya, seorang pria bisa dengan alami berjalan dan berlari, tetapi jika ditanya untuk membangun robot yang bisa melakukan hal yang sama, dia pasti tidak akan dengan mudah menggambarkannya sekalipun.
"Apa rencana Tiga Peradaban Universal sekarang?"
"Masalahnya adalah kondisi yang dapat memicu ledakan virus. Untuk memastikan ia tidak meledak, kita tidak bisa membuat kecepatan infeksi virus mendarat secara tiba-tiba. Oleh karena itu, meskipun ada firewall, kita tidak bisa menggunakannya secara luas. Untuk saat ini, mereka hanya bisa dipasang setelah semua node yang terinfeksi dibersihkan. Ini juga sebabnya mengapa meskipun Tiga Peradaban Universal mengendalikan situasi, Virus Mutasi Virtual masih telah menginfeksi lebih dari setengah node jaringan di Gurun Bintang Kuno selama beberapa bulan terakhir."
"Jika aku ingat dengan benar, membersihkan virus secara besar akan juga memicu ledakan, kan?" tanya Han Xiao.
"Ya," jawab Manison. "Oleh karena itu, alat pemindai yang Tiga Peradaban Universal minta kami bangun tidak bisa ditemukan oleh virus. Mereka berencana dengan diam-diam mengunci semua node yang terinfeksi dengan memindainya, lalu mengimplantkan antivirus dengan presisi untuk membersihkan semua node yang terinfeksi sekaligus. Setelah itu, mereka akan segera memasang firewall untuk mencegah infeksi berulang. Dengan cara ini, bahkan jika virus akhirnya meledak, kerusakannya akan diminimalkan."
"Meskipun cara ini agak rumit, namun aman," kata Han Xiao.
Han Xiao tidak keberatan dengan rencana Tiga Peradaban Universal. Terdengar cukup dapat dipercaya.
Namun, ia memiliki pertanyaan di dalam hatinya. Di kehidupannya sebelumnya, Tiga Peradaban Universal seharusnya melakukan hal yang sama, jadi bagaimana punya di akhirnya bisa berakhir sebagai bencana bagi seluruh universitas?
Apakah karena aku terlalu baik dalam pekerjaanku dan mengubah beberapa hal yang tidak diketahui? Misalnya, seseorang seharusnya membawa virus itu keluar tapi telah dihentikan olehku? Han Xiao menaruh pertanyaan ini di balik pikirannya.
Manison tidak tahu apa yang sedang dipikirkan Han Xiao. Ia terus menjelaskan rencana Tiga Peradaban Universal.
"Oleh karena itu, kami telah membuat berbagai persiapan. Yang pertama adalah rencana untuk menghilangkan semua virus; yang kedua adalah untuk menemukan inti virus. Inti virus adalah terminal kontrol untuk sebagian besar pemicu erupsi. Jika dihancurkan, risikonya akan berkurang, dan kita tidak perlu khawatir virus akan meledak ketika kita mencoba membersihkannya."
"Apakah kalian masih tidak memiliki petunjuk tentang inti virus?"
"Sudah tersembunyi dengan sangat baik," Manison mengangguk kepala dan tidak banyak berkata.
Han Xiao mencengkerut. Ia merasa bahwa kakek Manison tidak bilang jujur. Namun, tidak ada gunanya mengeksposnya. Mereka adalah kompetitor dalam hal ini. Manison tidak akan dengan baik menyelesaikan petunjuk kepada Han Xiao.
Di antara semua Mekanik Beyond Grade A yang datang untuk membantu, semuanya ingin mendapatkan inti virus untuk mempelajari rahasia penuh dari teknologi Virus Mutasi Virtual.
Sekarang bahwa pandemi sudah terkendali dan masa bahaya paling teramat sudah lewat, kompetisi yang berputar di sekitar inti virus telah muncul ke permuka. Bahkan Tiga Peradaban Universal bermaksud untuk bersaing untuk
"Jika kujingat-benar, menghapus virus secara massal juga akan memicu ledakan kan?" tanya Han Xiao.
"Ya," jawab Manison.
Han Xiao tahu bahwa ia tidak akan mendapatkan informasi apapun dari Manison, jadi ia melewatkan topik ini dan berkata, "Sekarang pekerjaan kalian sudah selesai, apakah kalian masih berencana untuk tetap tinggal di departemen penelitian?"
"Tidak, aku berencana untuk berkelana. Satu alasannya adalah untuk menemukan petunjuk tentang inti virus. Yang lainnya adalah aku berencana untuk pergi dan melihat Iman Mesin."
"Iman Mesin?" Han Xiao mengangkat kumisnya.
Ia tidak pernah melupakan bahwa dirinya dan Manison memiliki kepentingan yang bertentangan karena agama ini. Manison selalu berada di posisi dewa utama. Ia ingin menyimpan sebagian besar iman ke dirinya sendiri untuk mempertahankan (Key of Adeptus Mechanicus] bonus.
Untuk itu, Manison telah bertindak lebih dari sepuluh tahun lalu dan membuat Han Xiao menderita kerugian yang agak kecil.
Pada saat itu, ia telah memilih untuk menggunakan bakat juwara hatinya yang tidak kompetitif. Setelah itu, ia telah tumbuh lebih kuat sambil tetap rendah, pada sa yang sama mempertahatkan hubungan yang baik dengan Manison.
"Apa, apa yang membuatmu pikir seperti itu?" Manison terdengar seperti tersenyum, tapi tidak tersenyum.
"Hm, bukankah aku bisa?" Han Xiao mengecilkan matanya.
"Dibandingkan dengan sepuluh tahun yang lalu, emas kamu memang telah meningkat. Namun, masih terlalu dini untukmu ingin mencoba menantang aku lagi," kata Manison dengan dingin. "Jangan bersalah dengan milikku. Kita memiliki hubungan yang cukup baik sekarang; menjaga hal ini adalah baik untukmu. Jangan katakan bahwa aku tidak pernah memperingatkanmu. Aku tidak ingin melihatmu memiliki kontak dengan Iman Mesin dalam bentuk apapun."
Kemudian, proyeksi jarak jauh hijau itu menghilang, dan Manison telah mengakhiri komunikasi.
Han Xiao mukanya membelalak. Ia sedikit tergangu.
Sial sekali orang ini, berubah sikap seperti membalik halaman buku.
Juga, kapan Iman Mesin menjadi milikmu? Kok sebahe bat! Ngomong-ngomong, sudah lebih dari sepuluh tahun sejak terakhir kali kami bertarung...
Han Xiao mengecilkan mata dan bertanya-tanya.
Ia membuka antarmuka, melihat sejumlah besar EXP yang telah terakumulasi, dan merasa yakin.
Piala Black Star telah berkobar-kobar sejak saat itu, memberi EXP bonus selama beberapa bulan terakhir, yang telah menumpuk hingga cukup banyak. Ia melakukan sedikit perhitungan — cukup untuk naik dari level 320 ke antara 335 dan 337. Sebagian dari banyak EXP ini akan cukup untuk memberinya cukup Poin Potensi untuk memaksimalkan semua pengetahuan kelasnya.
Setelah membunyemkan banyak hal, aku merasa bisa bertarung lagi dengan Manison...
Han Xiao telah memutuskan untuk mengundur diri lebih dari sepuluh tahun lalu karena ingin menjadi lebih kuat terlebih dahulu. Sekarang setelah ia telah membaik, pikirannya yang tidak stabil kembali mengambil alih.
Kompetisi sekitar Iman Mesin adalah satu hal, tetapi bagi Han Xiao, alasan lain adalah alasan utama.
Aku tidak senang. Aku harus melawan kakek tua itu!
Terakhir kali, aku lebih lemah, jadi aku bersabar, tapi tidak pernah terlambat untuk mencari keadilan!
Di masa lalu, kamu datang kepadaku dan menyakiti Phillip. Sekarang, aku memiliki alasan untuk yakin, jadi giliran aku untuk memulai tantangan dan melihat perbedaan kekuatan kami.
Karena adanya Asosiasi Beyond Grade A, perbedaan kekuatan antar individu juga mempengaruhi besar kata-katanya. Meskipun masa jabatan Manison masih panjang, ia bisa saja mempersiapkan diri untuk pemilihan berikutnya.
Juga, karena adanya union ini, ia tidak perlu khawatir tentang balasan Manison. Sebagai presiden, Manison harus memberikan contoh dan tidak boleh menyebabkan masalah secara diam-diam, atau akan bertentangan dengan tujuan union ini. Meskipun Manison memberikan bantuan kepadanya selama serangan pada Hila, itu lebih seperti keuntungan bersama. Bagi Han Xiao, keuntungan dan kebenci tidak saling meniadakan. Ia akan membalas Manison di masa depan.
Segala macam pemikiran melintas di benak Han Xiao. Ia membuka daftar kemampuan, memilih beberapa blueprint kemampuan, menambahkan EXP, dan memaksimalkan levelnya. Notifikasi terus muncul di antarmuka.
Kamu telah memaksimalkan level satu kemampuan. Kamu mendapatkan 1 Poin Potensi.
Kamu telah memaksimalkan level satu kemampuan. Kamu mendapatkan 1 Poin Potensi.
Saat ini, Han Xiao hanya memiliki tiga Pengetahuan Mutakhir yang belum mencapai level maksimal. (Teknik Mesin Mutakhir) berada di Lv.3, (Bakat Hidup Mesin) berada di Lv.4, dan (Ilmu Material Tanpa Batas) berada di Lv.2. Mereka membutuhkan total 144 Poin Potensi. Meskipun ia masih memiliki beberapa Poin Potensi, ia masih perlu memaksimalkan lebih dari seratus kemampuan.
Berapa banyak kemampuan level maksimal yang dimiliki, semakin tinggi biaya untuk meningkatkan sisa-sisanya, termasuk kemampuan blueprint rendah. Meskipun biayanya tidak sebesar meningkatkan dirinya sendiri. Ini berarti bahwa meskipun pemain dapat menggunakan strategi leveling yang berbeda, mereka tidak akan memiliki dampak terlalu besar. Mereka tetap harus berusaha keras untuk mendapatkan lebih banyak Poin Potensi.
Han Xiao’s fleet had stopped at the Crimson Dynasty’s temporary Ancient Star Desert military base to resupply and repair their armor.
Over the past few months, using the information he had gained through the black market channels, he had done a cleansing of the restless gray organizations in the Ancient Star Desert, creating an image of him being merciless. This successfully made the rest not dare to take the risk. They chose to obey and stopped touching the Virtual Mutiny Virus. Hence, the Star Field’s situation was getting better.
While doing so, Han Xiao was also trying to find the virus core. He had let Harrison choose the overlapping data points multiple times with his Luck Glow.
However, for once, the Luck Glow did not work, and he was never able to find the virus core. Even old man Aesop could not ‘prophecy’ his way to the location of this thing.
He was in charge of cleaning out the uncertainties, while Manison was focusing on researching. Both sides had gotten some results. Currently, the Intelligent Plague was somewhat under control.
“... I thought you guys would be able to come up with the antivirus very soon. Turns out it took you months. Now this doesn’t suit your level, Manison.”
Inside the lounge for upper echelons of the military base, Han Xiao was chatting with Manison’s remote projection while snacking on some kind of seed similar to the Chinese melon seeds.
Manison shook his head and said, “Analyzing the virus’ code wasn’t easy. Plus, we had to prevent the virus from erupting, so we had to go around the conditions that would trigger it. We had no choice but to be extremely cautious. That’s why it took us some time.”
Beyond Grade A Virtual Mechanics could easily eliminate the Virtual Mutiny Virus, but the difficulty of turning their own ability into a tool that anyone could use was a completely different matter. For example, a man would be able to naturally walk and run, but if he was asked to build a robot that could do the same, he would definitely not be able to come up with it as easily.
“What are the three Universal Civilizations planning to do now?”
“The problem is still the conditions of triggering the virus eruption. In order to make sure it doesn’t erupt, we can’t cause the infection speed of the virus to plummet all of a sudden. Therefore, even if there are firewalls, we can’t use them on a wide scale. For the time being, they can only be installed after all the infected nodes are cleaned. This is also the reason that despite the three Universal Civilizations’ control, the Virtual Mutiny Virus has still infected more than half of the network nodes in the Ancient Star Desert over the past few months.”
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“If I recall correctly, cleaning out the virus on a large scale will also trigger it, right?” Han Xiao asked.
“Yes,” Manison replied. “Therefore, the scanning tool the three Universal Civilizations have asked us to build can’t be discovered by the viruses. They plan to secretly lock onto all the infected nodes by scanning them, then implant antivirus tools with precision to clean all the infected nodes simultaneously. Afterward, they’ll install firewalls immediately to prevent repeat infections. This way, even if the virus ends up erupting, the damage will be minimized.”
“Although this method is a little bit troublesome, it’s safest.”
Han Xiao had no objection to the three Universal Civilizations’ plan. It sounded quite reliable.
However, he had a question in mind. In his previous life, the three Universal Civilizations should have done exactly the same thing, so how did it still turn into a disaster for the entire universe in the end?
Could it be because I’ve done my job too well and changed some unknown details? For example, someone should have transported the virus out but has been stopped by me? Han Xiao put this question to the back of his mind.
Manison did not know what Han Xiao was thinking. He continued to explain the three Universal Civilizations’ plan.
“Therefore, we have made various preparations. One is this plan to wipe out all the virus; the other is to locate the virus core. The virus core is the controlling terminal for most eruption triggers. As long as it’s eliminated, the risk will be reduced even further, and we won’t have to worry about the viruses erupting when we attempt to wipe them out.”
“Do you guys still have no leads on the virus core?”
“It’s hidden itself too well.” Manison shook his head and did not say much.
Han Xiao snorted softly. He felt that old Manison was not telling the truth. However, there was no point exposing him. The two of them were competitors in this respect. Manison would not be so kind as to share clues with him.
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Out of all the Beyond Grade A Mechanics who had come to help, all of them wanted to obtain the virus core to learn the full secrets of the Virtual Mutiny Virus technology.
Now that the pandemic was under control and the most dangerous period had passed, the competition revolving around the virus core had come to the surface. Even the three Universal Civilizations intended to compete for
it.
Han Xiao knew that he would not be able to get any information from Manison, so he skipped this topic and said, “Now that your work is done, are you still planning to stay in the research department?”
“No, I’m planning to go and take a walk. One reason is to find clues about the virus core. Another is that I plan to go and take a look at the Machinery Faith.”
“Machinery Faith?” Han Xiao’s brows raised.
He had never forgotten that the two of them had conflicts of interest due to this religion. Manison was always in the position of the main god. He wanted to keep most of their faith to himself to maintain the (Key of Adeptus Mechanicus] bonuses.
For that, Manison had struck more than a decade ago and made Han Xiao suffer a slight loss.
Back then, he had chosen to use his soul talent of not competing. After that, he had been growing stronger while keeping a low profile, at the same time maintaining a decent relationship with Manison.
“What, you have some thoughts about it?” Manison sounded like he was smiling, but he was not.
“Humph, can’t I?” Han Xiao narrowed his eyes.
“Compared to about ten years ago, you have indeed improved. However, it’s still too early for you to want to challenge me again,” Manison said coldly. “Don’t envy what’s mine. We have quite a good relationship now; keeping things this way is good for you. Don’t say I never warned you. I don’t wish to see you have any contact with the Machinery Faith in any form.”
Then, the green remote projection disappeared, and Manison had hung up the communication.
Han Xiao’s face turned black. He was a little irritated.
What a b*stard this guy is, changing his attitude like flipping pages of a book.
Also, when did the Machinery Faith become yours? Shameless! Speaking of, it’s already been more than ten years since I last fought him...
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and pondered.
He opened the interface, looked at the huge amount of EXP he had accumulated, and felt assured.
The Black Star Cup had been going on all this time, giving him bonus EXP for the past few months, which had stacked up to quite a huge amount. He did a slight calculation-it was roughly enough for him to level up from level 320 to between 335 and 337. Just a portion of this much EXP would be enough for him to obtain enough Potential Points to max all his class knowledges.
After farming for so long, I feel like I can have a rematch with Manison...
Han Xiao had decided to take a step back more than ten years ago because he wanted to become stronger first. Now that he had improved, his restless mindset once again seized control.
The competition around the Machinery Faith was one thing, but to Han Xiao, the other reason was the main reason.
I’m not happy. I have to fight that old man!
Last time, I was weaker, so I put up with it, but it’s never too late for revenge!
In the past, you came to me and bullied my Phillip. Now, I have reason to be confident, so it’s my turn to initiate the challenge and see the difference in our strength.
Due to the existence of the Beyond Grade A Association, the strength difference between individuals also affected the weight of their words. Although Manison’s term was still long, he could totally make some early preparations for the next election.
Also, it was because of the development union that he did not have to worry about Manison’s retaliation. As the president, Manison had to set an example and not cause trouble secretly, or it would go against the purpose of the development union. Although Manison provided some help to him during the attack on Hila, it was more of a win-win. To Han Xiao, favors and beef did not cancel out each other. He would repay Old Man Manison for what he did in the future at most.
All kinds of thoughts flashed past Han Xiao’s mind. He brought up the ability list, selected a bunch of blueprint abilities, threw in EXP, and maxed out their levels. Notifications kept popping up on the interface.
You have maxed the level of one ability. You have received 1 Potential Point.
You have maxed the level of one ability. You have received 1 Potential Point.
Currently, Han Xiao only had three Ultimate Knowledges that were not at their maximum level. (Ultimate Mechanical Engineering) was at Lv.3, (Mechanical Life Tinder) was at Lv.4, and (Endless Material Science] was at Lv.2. They required a total of 144 Potential Points. Even though he still had some Potential Points left, he still had to max out more than a hundred abilities.
The more max level abilities he had, the higher the cost of leveling up the rest of the abilities, including even the low-level blueprints. Though, the cost did not increase as much as leveling up himself. This meant that although the players could utilize different levelling strategies, they would not have too much of an impact. They would still have to put in a lot of effort to receive more Potential Points.
His EXP gauge went down very quickly. Very soon, he had already spent more than half of it. When his remaining EXP was only enough for him to level up to 326, he finally had 144 Potential Points.
Although leveling up would also give him Potential Points, he did not want to wait any longer. He had tons of leeks and a continuous source of EXP, so being so calculative was not something he needed to do.
Furthermore, Han Xiao was also very curious as to whether Potential Points would still be of any use when all his knowledges were at the maximum level.
Looking at the 144 Potential Points, Han Xiao took a deep breath and spent them all on the last three Ultimate Knowledges.
You have leveled up (Ultimate Mechanical Engineering] to Lv.5 (Max)!
You have leveled up (Mechanical Life Tinder] to Lv.5 (Max)!
You have leveled up [Endless Material Science] to Lv.5 (Max)!
All 60 of your Class Knowledges have reached the max level!
You have received 1 (The First Sanctum) Ability Fragment. You have acquired talent (Great Machinery Sage]!
[Great Machinery Sage): +1.25 Total Machinery Affinity bonus multiplier; +3 levels to Mechanic Class related abilities (Not limited by the ability’s max level); +40% production, enhancement, and repairing ability; +60% Virtual Technology effects; +15% Machinery basic attributes; +120% Machinery production speed; +3,000 INT. Remark: “In the machinery territory, you’re an all-knowing sage.”
The current Potential Points in your possession and the Potential Points you obtain in the future can be turned into ‘Awakening Points’ at a 1:1 conversion rate.
Usage I: 1 An Awakening Point can be converted into 100 Free Attribute Points (Irreversible).
Usage II: 1 An Awakening Point can be used to level up one maxed level ability by 1 level (Irreversible).
Usage III: Awakening Points can be used to increase the awakening process of Unique Talent. The amount increased by every 1 Awakening Point depends on the level and grade of the Unique Talent (Irreversible). 100 Awakening Points can be used to activate the brief structure of a Unique Talent (Custom talent direction).
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