Experiencing the convenience of automatic splicing, Han Xiao couldn't help but exclaim, "Magnetic Link are truly a wonderful thing!"
The exoskeleton armor is rugged and menacing, with thick, dark alloy armor and a jagged mechanical structure that creates a strong visual impact. In assault mode, it leans towards strength and defense, moving like a locomotive with robust mechanical limbs and numerous power structures, adding dozens of points of strength, and its armor value exceeds ten thousand.
Advantages and disadvantages always go hand in hand. The disadvantage of the attack form is reduced agility. The Flying Serpent body is wrapped in a thick exoskeleton armor in the center, but fortunately, it has Neural Link knowledge, so the exoskeleton mechanical limbs are easy to control.
The War Scythe Electric Halberd was originally a weapon over two meters long, but now it resembled a short scythe for harvesting crops. Han Xiao charged forward, shaking the Dao Dao down with each strike. The scythe and the ship-slaying blade clashed repeatedly, and the two engaged in a fierce battle.
Clang! The ship-slaying sword left marks on the armor. Han Xiao, who understood Advanced Materials Science, combined Advanced Electromagnetism to create a new alloy. The material was tough and had an additional damage reduction effect when electrified. Combined with the tough materials he had used before, the defensive power was extremely high. If it were ordinary steel, it would have been cut in two by Melos long ago.
Master Han isn't arrogant enough to engage in close combat with martial artists. He uses Sonic Attack Sphere for harassment and can now control seven at the same time, allowing him to withstand higher neural loads. He also has various small weapons constantly attacking him.
After a while of rolling and fighting, the exoskeleton armor was riddled with wounds, and Melos was also badly scratched several times by the scythe, so they were basically evenly matched.
Clang!
In their final exchange of blows, the two distanced themselves and, as if on cue, simultaneously ceased their attacks.
"Well played." Han Xiao chuckled.
After this encounter, he gained a more intuitive understanding of his own combat capabilities. The threshold for Grade B is 5,000 Ona, while the standard for Grade A is 10,000 Ona. The calculation model for energy level is a curve distribution. The higher the value, the greater the difference between each point, so the higher the rank, the more obvious the difference between the same rank. The destructive power of 5,000 Ona is completely different from that of 9,000 Ona.
Han Xiao's combat power level is over 5300, making him a Grade B newbie. Melos has been a Grade B for many years, but he has neglected his training, so his power level is only over 5000. They are about the same, but with Melos's talent, he still has a lot of room for improvement.
Grade B strength represents the backbone of the starry sky, enough to basically protect oneself, but it's still a far cry from being able to act recklessly. Understanding his own level allowed Han Xiao to better plan his next move.
Melos let out a breath and put away his weapon. The sparring was to end when the point was reached, without needing to determine a winner. He wouldn't use his trump card, and he knew very well that Han Xiao, as a mechanic, definitely had more trump cards up his sleeve. Just from the exchange just now, he felt considerable pressure. Han Xiao's attack methods were endless, like a hedgehog, and if he wasn't careful, he would get hurt... Oh no, he was already injured.
After bandaging his wounds, Han Xiao's physique would allow them to scab over and heal within a few hours. Black Star was an opponent of equal strength, and Han Xiao's combat prowess had earned his recognition.
Melos was much more relieved about Han Xiao's safety. When he first joined the Black Star Mercenary Group, he found himself to be the strongest in the team, which made him feel somewhat unreliable. Now that he finally had someone of equal strength, Melos's opinion changed. To be more specific... he originally thought his teammates were a burden, but now they are gradually becoming reliable partners.
Moreover, having a peer of equal skill means having common topics to discuss. The two exchanged a smile and developed a sense of trust in each other. Only strong individuals of the same level can have a foundation for mutual trust.
Melos offered to help move a few equipment boxes, and the two walked out of the simulation room together, only to find Frenzied Saber and several other players waiting at the door, looking surprised.
"Black Phantom, you're so strong!" Frenzied Saber Blade's eyes sparkled, and his words were as cheap as a 50-cent article.
Frenzied Saber was very diligent, trying to find Melos to trigger the guidance event, but he happened to witness the fight just now and was amazed. Because the mercenary group's information was public, only Melos was a Grade B, but Han Xiao had just fought Melos to a standstill, so he must also be a B-rank! Frenzied Saber and the others immediately came up with a reasonable explanation: Han Xiao must have been hiding his strength during the test.
In traditional thinking, the leader should be the strongest. The fact that the original leader was not as strong as the newly joined cadres made the players feel awkward. Now, Frenzied Saber and others feel very comfortable. Master Han's image is powerful and mysterious. In the players' eyes, he should be someone who can reach for the moon and capture turtles in the deep sea. His current performance is in line with Han Xiao's status in their hearts.
Frenzied Saber was one of the earliest players to follow Han Xiao and witnessed his rise to power step by step. Every time he saw Han Xiao, he would habitually feel grateful for his initial choice. However, since entering StarCraft, Frenzied Saber had been somewhat depressed because as the team expanded and the number of people increased, he felt neglected.
Back in the day, Han Xiao would post those uniquely designed, high-reward missions every day, and Frenzied Saber would happily do them. But now the missions are all too serious; Frenzied Saber really misses that feeling...
But at the same time, he was secretly pleased. You see, no other player had ever seen those bizarre missions. Even Hao Tian, Maple Moon, and Meat Bun, the other three core members, didn't know what Han Xiao was like before. Only he had tried it. It was a very interesting experience, and he often recalled it over and over again.
Han Xiao raised an eyebrow and quietly took a step to the side, feeling that Frenzied Saber Dao's gaze was a bit strange.
"Who is Black Phantom?" Melos didn't react.
Han Xiao waved his hand, "Don't mind it, that's my nickname on my home planet."
"Oh, I forgot, you were a prominent figure on your home planet." Melos secretly made up his mind to find out about Han Xiao's past achievements from his other teammates; he was very interested.
There wasn't much activity during the voyage. Apart from occasionally sparring with Melos, Han Xiao would chat with Gashley whenever he had free time, learning about the history of the Sky Ring and sometimes discussing his experiences traveling through the universe.
Gashley was a seasoned mercenary who had traveled to many places. He could boast endlessly, often starting sentences with "back in the day." When it came to verbal skills, Master Han was never inferior. In terms of experience, ten Gashley tied together couldn't match him. The two chatted happily and gradually became acquainted.
Most regular mercenaries are quite generous and enjoy making friends.
Players often communicate with other Sky Ring mercenaries, discussing their respective standard armor. The Sky Ring mercenaries demonstrated the effects of the Sky Ring armor, which turned out to be a product of Compression Technology. By pressing the triangular crystal on the chest, the simple Sky Ring combat armor would fold and unfold into various complete forms, which were quite gorgeous.
It's not that you don't know the value of something, it's that you're afraid of comparing it to other products. The Sunil soldier armor immediately paled in comparison, and players were all amazed and envious.
Seeing that players were interested in their resources, the Sky Ring mercenaries secretly lured them with incentives, promising that joining Sky Ring would grant them a free set of Sky Ring armor, effectively undermining their resources. They also offered rewards to successful referrals. Headhunting is a common practice in the mercenary industry, with a very free atmosphere. Many Sky Ring mercenaries originally belonged to other mercenary groups but were recruited by Sky Ring for better offers.
However, the players were completely unmoved. They weren't swayed by the offer; they were still waiting for the mercenary shop to stock more good items. Maybe one day, the Black Star shop would also have the Sky Ring Armor, so they weren't in a hurry at all. These expert players had great faith in Han Xiao.
The Sky Ring mercenaries were quite surprised when all their private invitations were rejected. They hadn't expected Black Star's mercenaries to be so loyal, and they couldn't help but look at them with new respect.
Han Xiao was in a great mood after learning about this from Meat Bun. The cohesion of the faction was slowly taking shape, and this group of players had the demeanor of a backbone.
Meanwhile, in the Feven Star System, somewhere in an asteroid belt.
Several scavenger ships stealthily moved forward, maintaining an information interference field and remaining in Stealth mode. This was the scavenger force that attacked the Silver Spirit People. They were a notorious slave trader who had long been rampant in the Shattered Star Ring.
The bottom of one of the spaceships was a prison specifically for holding prisoners. This group of scavengers had done several jobs before attacking the Silver Spirit People. Less valuable "goods" were kept together, while expensive slaves were kept in separate cells. The seventeen captured Silver Spirit People were imprisoned in solitary confinement.
A gaunt man with pale golden skin and messy white hair walked into the prison area. He had a gloomy appearance and was the leader of this group of scavengers. His name was Paiji, a mixed-race Goddora. He only had one-eighth of Goddora blood in his body, but his external features were still very much like those of Goddora, which shows the dominance of the Goddora gene. The difference was that his skin was covered with small scales and his eyes were vertical pupils, like snake eyes. He also had some kind of snake-human gene.
Upon seeing him, the prisoners in the large cell became agitated and shouted questions.
"Let me out!"
"I am a member of the exploration team of the Holy Stone Civilization. How dare you capture me? Release me immediately, or I will..."
"Who are you going to sell us to?!"
The prisoners were making a racket, Paiji ignored them. He walked across the large prison area and into the corridor of the single cell. He hadn't even conducted the routine interrogation after capturing the Silver Spirit People. Now it was time to test the quality of the "goods".