After advancing, the life value conversion ratio increased from 1:15 to 1:20. Han Xiao Ming feel that his body was stronger and his strength was rich and powerful. In particular, a ball of heat in his lower abdomen made him feel very excited.
The Second Advancement didn't unlock as many skills as the first. Unlike the feeling of being reborn after the first advancement, the second advancement felt like a natural progression, an essential step in the evolutionary process.
Although there was no prompt on the panel, Han Xiao noticed that his senses had become more acute, and the world seemed more vivid to him.
If he had to describe the feeling of advancing to the next level, Han Xiao would immediately think of the word "natural." He could feel the breeze caressing his limbs, and his sense of smell could distinguish the mixed scents in the air. The sensations brought to him by his various senses were amplified considerably.
The Second Advancement is a prerequisite for unlocking many skills, and of course, the most direct benefit is that it can raise your level to 60.
With ample experience points on his character panel, he didn't need to suppress his level to accumulate experience. He first leveled up his Lv6 [Night Stalker] to the maximum level. This class provided him with a total of 30 points of Agility, 20 points of Strength, 10 points of Mysticism, 10 Potential Points, and 20 Free Attribute Points.
Han Xiao then invested his experience into [Apprentice Mechanic]. The level cap for this main profession is 15, and the experience required to level up is increasing. He spent a lot of experience to level up from Lv5 to Lv10.
My total level skyrocketed by ten levels, directly reaching level fifty!
When your strength exceeds 1000 and you reach level [Lv6], you will receive a new bonus:
[Strength +6, Agility +8, Endurance +6, Intelligence +10, Maximum Stamina +400, Mechanical Quality +8%, Manufacturing Speed +8%, Strength Attribute Enhancement]
The higher the strength level, the greater the bonus. Level 6 is a watershed moment, granting a new bonus called "Strength Attribute Enhancement," making the attribute's effect even more prominent. For mechanics, this means that magnetic strength can be used to manufacture and use machinery, acting like an extension of limbs to increase speed, improve quality, and enhance power. The actual effect is far more useful than the literal description suggests.
Unlike Pugilist Class and Esper Class, mechanics don't rely heavily on physical strength. Initially, physical strength doesn't even significantly boost Mechanic Class's main abilities. However, once they gain access to this way of using physical strength, the unique characteristics of Mechanic Class gradually become apparent.
[Apprentice Mechanic] Reaching level 10 requires 800,000 experience points to level up further. Currently, there are about 1.3 million experience points on the panel. Han Xiao decides to keep half of them as a reserve to fuse blueprints and use the rest to upgrade skills.
Over the past two months, he occasionally improved some important skills, such as [Sniping], [Mobile Sniping], and [Sliding Continuous Fire]. Of course, he didn't forget the blueprints either. The core [Magnetically Controlled Extendable Armor] was already at level five, and he was now wearing newly made armor with enhanced attributes. [Ranger Robot] and [Low-Level Intelligent Chip] were also upgraded, and these were all quite useful blueprints.
Looking at the skill list, Han Xiao invested his experience into [Willpower Burning] and [Fine Enhancement Modification]. These two skills were very cost-effective, so he stopped after using up half of his remaining experience. Both skills were upgraded by two or three levels.
I had thirty-eight free attribute points stored up, and I threw them all into the Intelligence attribute. That's how straightforward and simple the Mechanic Class stat allocation is.
After completing all of this, his personal combat power skyrocketed, and without relying on equipment, his energy level reached the level of 1,200 Ona!
Total level: 50, Personal attributes:
[Strength 69, Agility 94, Endurance 82, Intelligence 200, Mysticism 11, Charisma 6, Luck 1]
[Health Points: 2970]
[Stamina: 1230 [Lv6]]
[Energy level: 1213 Ona]
[Rank: D [With your mechs, you can barely roam freely on this planet]]
Han Xiao was very satisfied with his increased strength. His highest attribute was Intelligence, reaching 200 points! This greatly improved his efficiency in using machinery.
At his rate of experience gain, he could level up to 60 in a short time, which is the upper limit for the second advancement and also the upper limit for players in version 1.0.
"My current combat strength, combined with my mechanical equipment, is among the top tier on Planet Aquamarine. By level 50 standards, my attributes are very strong, partly due to my specialization, and partly due to my high main class level and rare secondary class. I can deal with ordinary superhumans without any pressure; my mechanical abilities are my greatest asset. However, my specializations and skills are still too few. Compared to a planetary protagonist like Bennett, I'm far behind."
For a while, Han Xiao was busy reaping experience from players. His next move was the same: accumulating experience and increasing his reputation. He traveled to all the newbie villages outside of Andia, teaching Basic Knowledge as the first round, and the second round was the [Vigor Tempering Method], which could accumulate a huge amount of experience. After that, he felt that he could put the plan to acquire rare skills and specializations on the agenda.
Two months' worth of experience points were completely used up. When he was a player, it was never this easy. He would be eager to level up as soon as he got experience. Now, Han Xiao had no worries about the source of experience.
Players are the biggest market!
[Vigor Tempering Method] is a trump card. Once released, it will cause a frenzy among players. This skill is guaranteed to awaken on the first advancement, but players don't know it. As long as it is taught to players before they reach level 20, a massive amount of experience can be gained.
However, there is a prerequisite: to increase brand awareness so that more players can recognize and interact with the brand.
"There are two ways: I can actively seek out players, or players can find me..."
Han Xiao stroked his stubble, lost in thought.
Actively seeking out other players is like the trip to Big Horn Mountain. Except for the Andia Continent, you can go to the newbie landing spots in the Southern Continent, Western Continent, and North Continent to reap a wave of experience.
There doesn't seem to be a good opportunity to get players to automatically gather around him. While his quest quota increases after his advancement, it's still relatively small when distributed among the entire player base, failing to attract all players. His actions at m•hetushu. com•com in Big Horn Mountain have given many players the impression that Black Phantom can trigger hidden storylines, but this is far from enough to draw players to him on their own initiative; further planning is needed.
After this battle, Germinal withdrew its forces from the three continents and went into hiding. It is estimated that the world situation will be temporarily stable for the time being, at least not openly revealing the vortex of war. The plot has been changed, and Germinal will not declare war. However, upon further reflection, he realized that the initiative has now fallen into the hands of the Six Nations, which may have brought the war forward. This was not his original intention. After realizing this, he could only smile bitterly.
But the result seemed not bad. If the Six Nations went to war without any scruples, crushing the Germinal would only benefit him and not harm him. Thinking this way, Han Xiao felt relieved. He was not an arrogant person and never thought that he could control everyone. What he had always done was to use his foresight to gain benefits and guide the various forces.
The deviation from the original plot still couldn't prevent war. Han Xiao couldn't help but sigh that the situation was indeed a system of checks and balances, where one move could affect the whole situation. He, a small butterfly, couldn't overturn everything. However, it was precisely this feeling of being caught in the vortex, of seizing opportunities to develop himself while going with the flow, that fueled Han Xiao's fighting spirit.
Han Xiao's eyes flickered. "For a player to reach level 20, based on the speed in my previous life, it should take about two months... Two months is enough time for me to visit all the starting villages."
Having finalized the next course of action, Han Xiao began to ponder another matter: his own strength.
After advancing, he can smoothly reach the maximum level of version 1.0. Of course, there is no such thing as a maximum level for him; he is thinking about combat power. Level only accounts for a part of strength; more depends on skills, feats, and equipment. Obviously, the Mechanic Class relies more on equipment.
Han Xiao is currently using the Sniping style very smoothly, so he naturally won't abandon it. However, he feels it's time to create a second combat mode to deal with more complex environments, just in case.