Han Xiao's eyes lit up. So far, the highest mission rating he had ever received was [Excellent], while [Incredible] was an even higher level than [Excellent].
For a regular player, the normal mission flow would be like this: continuously infiltrate each branch base to steal intelligence in order to find out the locations of other bases. As the alert level of the Germinal increases, the enemies become stronger and the process becomes more complicated and difficult. Each time you obtain intelligence on the next base, you face the choice of either destroying the base yourself or using the help of the Six Nations; the former yields a higher reward for progress.
He bypassed the most tedious intelligence gathering operations and directly revealed the locations of all of Germinal's branch bases; the difference in efficiency was like harvesting with a sickle versus harvesting with a tractor.
[The Seed Sleeps in the Dust] is Grade A main storyline difficulty. Even with his familiarity with the plot, it took Han Xiao more than a year to complete it. He almost single-handedly completed the final goal of the entire main storyline. Han Xiao was quite satisfied with the result and was looking forward to what the reward would be.
[Planet Legend Points (Planet Aquamarine): Germinal Burier - Germinal, a large global organization, has been hostile to Six Nations for many years. Its formidable strength is like a towering mountain range. You were merely a small traitor, yet you gradually hollowed out the foundation of Germinal, burying it. Germinal became your stepping stone, achieving your honor and legend. Your deeds will be sung and marveled by countless people, and your name will be recorded in the history of this planet.]
"A new Legend Points." Han Xiao felt relieved; this was a reward he had anticipated. The maximum reward for the mission had increased by another 5%, and the total daily reward had increased by 100%.
Soon, other rewards appeared on the panel in rapid succession.
[[The Seed Sleeps in the Dust], Personal Destruction Rate 48.72%, Rating [Incredible], You gained 4.87 million experience points, +2 potential points, +4 free attribute points, and +800 to each of the Six Nations faction relationships.]
The individual sabotage progress is nearly halfway complete, meaning that in the operation to destroy the Germinal, Han Xiao's role is almost equivalent to the entire army of the Six Nations. All the actions of the Six Nations are based on his intelligence support, and it can be said that the intelligence he reveals has been influencing the course of the situation.
This is an open strategy, taking advantage of the hostility of the Six Nations towards the Germinal. As long as the Six Nations are given a knife, they will take action. Even if the Six Nations know that Han Xiao intends to use someone else to do his dirty work, they are willing to be used in this way. In the end, both Han Xiao and the Six Nations achieve their goals.
[You have received an incredible rating reward: 120% bonus experience (5.83 million), 1 random reward, and 5 special items]
"Based on my task evaluation, the hidden chance of getting good items from random rewards should be quite high," Han Xiao thought to himself. The mechanism of random rewards is to first draw one type, which could be items, skills, etc., and then randomly select several rewards for people to choose from. Only those who get high evaluations on the task have a chance to get them.
Putting the random reward aside, he first checked what the five special items were.
[You have obtained the [Character Summon Card - Germinal Leader]!]
[You have obtained the [Character Summon Card - Child of Destiny]!]
[You have obtained the [Character Summon Card - Aurora]!]
[You have obtained the [Character Summon Card - Hila]!]
[You have obtained the [Medal of Honor - Germinal Burier (A)]!]
Han Xiao was startled. This was the first time he had ever received so many character cards at once. The function of the Character Summon Card was to allow the user to release or temporarily possess the ability of the descent target. It was a consumable item that was a trump card. If used well, it could instantly change the situation. He had only obtained two cards before.
"The Leader, the Child of Destiny, Aurora, and Hila —these four are all quite capable, and their abilities have been used more than four times each; they're very durable," Han Xiao said with delight.
[Character Summon Card - Germinal Leader: [Armor-Piercing Combo] - All attacks released within the next 8 seconds will be armor-piercing critical hits. The defense of the target hit is reduced by 24% for 5 minutes. Uses: 0/12]
[Character Summon Card - Child of Destiny: [Peering into the Future] - Predicts an "opportunity," which can specify items such as quests, items, future actions of a certain character, etc. Uses: 0/5]
[Character Summon Card - Aurora: [Life Returns] - Instantly restores full health, 0/6 uses]
[Character Summon Card - Hila: [Whispers of the Dead] - Deals three mental attacks to the enemy, damage depends on the user's Intelligence or Mystic (can be specified), weakens the target's entire stats by 15% for three hours, uses 0/8]
Only the effect of the Child of Destiny is vague; the other three are simple, straightforward, and practical.
"Predicting an 'opportunity' is a rather ambiguous term... Could it be predicting a possible chance to complete a mission and obtain a specific item?" Han Xiao had a flash of inspiration. He had the idea of leaving Planet Aquamarine, but the methods he came up with were not very reliable. This was a good opportunity to try out the effect of the Child of Destiny card.
Han Xiao didn't hesitate and used it immediately, silently thinking about heading to interstellar space.
Suddenly, my vision blurred, as if filled with thick fog, a vast expanse of white. After an unknown amount of time, a black hue spread across the center of my vision, transforming into an indistinct image. The background seemed to be a wasteland, and a flame descended from the sky, creating a circular crater, spewing out black smoke and sparks.
Some inexplicable thoughts flashed through my mind.
"The location is... and the time is..."
The scene abruptly ended, as if it were all an illusion.
Han Xiao snapped out of his reverie. The information was already imprinted in his mind. His expression changed slightly as he thought to himself, "As expected, it predicted an opportunity to travel to interstellar space. This opportunity was one of the methods I had originally thought of, but I didn't know the exact time it would happen. This card, however, predicted a general range and location, piercing through the fog of fate and showing the timing of a certain anticipated event."
The card's effect was surprisingly good, making me even more certain that I could leave Planet Aquamarine.
He looked at the last item, [Medal of Honor - Germinal Burier (A)]. This Medal of Honor is obtained by completing high-difficulty main quests and getting high ratings. Its effect is +3% to all attributes. Collect three to exchange for a special achievement badge, which grants +12% to all attributes when worn. He had obtained it before and knew its effect was considerable, so he immediately put it on.
After tallying the special items, Han Xiao began to distribute rewards randomly.
[Randomly drawing... Your reward type this time is: [Item]]
Please choose one of the following three items.
[Race Change Card: Randomly changes race]
[Mission Settlement Card (x3): Receives the task reward directly with the lowest rating, which is considered a successful completion of the task.]
[Esper Potential Enhancement Fluid: Increases special ability potential]
"Good stuff!" Han Xiao's eyes lit up. [Esper Potential Enhancement Fluid] is extremely rare. Superpowered individuals would go bankrupt to buy this, because there are only two ways to increase superpower potential: one is through rare experiments and potions in the game, and the other is through Esper Potential Enhancement Fluid. The other two are not very suitable for him, so he chose Esper Potential Enhancement Fluid and placed it on the panel without claiming it for the time being.
"This Esper Potential Enhancement Fluid has great potential value, whether sold to players or used by other characters. I should stockpile this good stuff now; it will definitely be very useful in the future," Han Xiao thought to himself.
This haul was incredibly rich, ten million experience points in one go. Although it may not seem like much, that's because my standards were too high. For a regular player, ten million experience points in one go would be an astronomical figure by the 1.0 standard.
There were also bonus potential points and attribute points, and the rewarded items were all very useful. Han Xiao was quite satisfied, with the most valuable item being the large pile of items.
However, Han Xiao felt that the mission rewards should be more than that. With a thought, he entered the NPC template and suddenly found a new option below the reward amount.
[Dungeon Generation: [Six Nations and Germinal]]
"What is this?" Han Xiao was taken aback. This function appeared out of nowhere without any prior notice. When he used it, a prompt immediately popped up.
[Please extract segments from the main storyline to create Dungeon Crystal]
"It can form Dungeon Crystal!" Han Xiao's expression changed drastically, revealing a look of surprise and delight.
After trying it out for a while, he became familiar with the function. Simply put, it could turn many of the action segments he experienced in the Germinal storyline into instances, generating Dungeon Crystal as rewards for issuing tasks. The benefits were obvious, as it increased the diversity of the rewards he could issue.
Han Xiao speculated that the reason for the emergence of this new function was that completing a high-difficulty main quest with a high rating was equivalent to creating a legendary feat, which could then be turned into a dungeon.
Some NPC quests may reward Dungeon Crystal. Dean I met before, had Dungeon Crystal as a quest reward. Now I have that ability too, and because of the panel, I can control the generation of Dungeon Crystal! After familiarizing myself with it, I found that Dungeon Crystal can only be used as quest rewards and cannot be directly turned into items to be sold in the shop, which fits the way players obtain Dungeon Crystal.
Compared to other rewards, this feature is the biggest gain! Enhancing the "NPC" function makes it much more attractive to players.
Han Xiao was overjoyed.
"Only legendary experiences can generate instances, which in other words, significantly alter the main storyline of a planet or a larger region... NPC templates may have even more functions, but I haven't triggered them yet."
Since the NPC template has this ability, it adds another layer of benefits to participating in the main storyline.
If a player can acquire the rights to Dungeon Generation numerous major events, their player loyalty will be incredibly high.
This is the biggest unexpected surprise!