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The Goddora spaceship landed, the hatch slid open, Nagokin strode up to Han Xiao.
"How's the situation? Did you deal with the Mutation Source?"
"Nagokin asked urgently."
"All done." Han Xiao replied casually, withdrawing his Mechanical Force. Starting from his limbs, the layers of mecha on his body and the book folded and retracted into the compression ball necklace.
"Command changed... Begin retrieval of the Mechanical Beast Guards..."
The next moment, thousands of mechanical creations folded simultaneously, transforming back into compressed spheres, and were automatically pulled by electromagnetic chains to Han Xiao's feet.
Han Xiao flicked a compressed ball from his hand, which transformed into a long, black and red metal box, about two meters tall. The compressed balls rolled into the box one after another, filling it completely. Then the box door closed automatically, revealing a mark on the door that read "001".
These boxes are "mobile barracks," an essential item for legion-based strategies. Different numbers of mechanical legions are stored in separate barracks boxes, and each barracks box represents one legion.
The Mechanical Beast Guards is numbered 001, and this is the first legion that Han Xiao has successfully assembled. The barracks contains a compressed sphere of a mechanical formation. The door of the box uses a strong magnetic key and intelligent control, making it difficult to open by other means. Only Han Xiao's commands can operate it.
When the crate is full of other compressed balls, the barracks crate itself cannot be transformed into a compressed ball. Although it is not very portable, it is not troublesome to use. With Phillip's control and the high-speed propulsion module equipped with the crate, there is no need to carry the barracks crate with you at all times. As long as the command is issued, the barracks crate can quickly arrive at the battlefield like an airdrop.
The barracks crate emitted a trail of flame from its bottom, quickly ascending into the air and entering the automatically opened hull of the Blacklight Stealth. Inside the cabin was a rudimentary cleaning and repair workshop where the mechanical damage would be inspected. The opponent was a beast of a much lower level, so the losses were minimal.
By this time, the beast horde had fled, and the battle was over. Nagokin quickly organized a team to clean up the battlefield. He took out his detector and found that the Mutation Source's reaction had completely disappeared.
"Fantastic! I'll notify the higher-ups immediately. The research department has successfully developed the antidote!" Nagokin.
At this moment, the mercenary group's spaceship also arrived at the scene. Melos appeared with his men, arriving just in time. Han Xiao instructed the mercenaries to clean up the battlefield and carry the carcasses of the wild beasts back—these were all materials. One Leaf Green could use them to make gene potions. Although they were of little use to him, selling them to players would still be an extra source of income.
Jupiter men failed to secure any kills and even died once or twice. They stood in the distance, looking dejected.
However, on the forum, hundreds of thousands of players were extremely excited.
Just as Black Star was killing the Mutation Source, the progress of the [Mutation Disaster] main quest suddenly increased dramatically, making up for the remaining progress. The panel displayed "You have successfully protected Planet Aquamarine," and the quest was complete!
All players on Planet Aquamarine received generous rewards from the main quest. The amount of reward varied depending on individual progress, but on average, the rewards far exceeded those from side quests.
But what excites players isn't the mission rewards, but the fact that the main storyline of Planet Aquamarine is finally complete, which means the next step is to enter interstellar space!
Having spent so long on Planet Aquamarine, the bizarre and fantastical interstellar world is what truly captivates players. Previously, they could only learn about the Galaxy Meat Bun videos, but soon they will be able to experience it firsthand. With the [Mutation Disaster] having just ended, many players are already looking forward to future developments, filled with both anticipation and excitement.
The behavior of the people of Planet Aquamarine was a completely different story.
Ten minutes after the battle ended, the Sanctuary and the Six Nations learned from the Goddora people that the Mutation Source had been eliminated. Without hesitation, they immediately broadcast this good news across all channels, and all the refugees watching on television or radio in various places saw it.
In the cities of Six Nations, in the Black Phantom Sanctuary, countless people initially showed disbelief, their faces gradually becoming excited, and then bursting into tears of joy.
We've finally survived the catastrophe!
We're still alive!
The world cheered!
Cities were enveloped in an atmosphere of euphoria after surviving the catastrophe; some people were venting their emotions, some were dancing with joy, some were weeping, and some were giving thanks and praying.
The voices of countless people coalesced into a surging wave of sound, soaring into the sky and echoing endlessly.
Dawn has finally broken through to illuminate the future. Looking back on the catastrophes this planet has endured, it was nothing short of hell. Now... it's all over.
The people of Planet Aquamarine have once again rekindled their hope for the future.
Meanwhile, the high-ranking officials of the Six Nations and Bennett tacitly agreed that while announcing this good news, they also heavily promoted the fact that Black Star had killed the Mutation Source, creating a frenzy of hype for him and portraying him as a great man like a savior.
At a time of national jubilation, this propaganda campaign proved remarkably effective, with almost all refugees feeling grateful to Black Star.
After the disaster, the Six Nations had to consider the more distant future. They still maintained their respect for Goddora and the Book, but privately, they had already accepted Black Star's explanation and placed their bets on Han Xiao.
Han Xiao, who was left on the battlefield soaked by the rain, was unaware of these circumstances. While the others were cleaning up the battlefield, he walked aside and opened the control panel.
[Destroy the Source is complete!]
[Task Evaluation: Perfect]
You can only get a [Perfect] rating by defeating the Mutation Source.
The basic reward was only 800,000 experience points, but Han Xiao also gained some Legend Points.
[Planet Legend Points (Planet Aquamarine): The Mutation Terminator —The catastrophe brought by the Mutation Source swept across Planet Aquamarine, causing order to collapse, displacement, and countless deaths. And you, by killing the source of countless people's hatred, banished the disaster and brought dawn—you saved this planet!]
Han Xiao's current mission rewards are already quite high; the percentage increase from just one point of Planet Legend Points is very noticeable.
After reviewing the basic rewards, Han Xiao focused on the first-kill reward for drawing two abilities from the Mutation Source, as this was the most valuable reward for him.
Han Xiao didn't act immediately. He looked around, found Fording, and patted him without saying a word.
"It's safe now, I feel like we're protected by good fortune."
Han Xiao rubbed his hands together with satisfaction, then ran to the side under Fording's helpless gaze before beginning to extract the substance.
[You have received the reward: Two abilities (features/skills) from the Mutation Source (semi-mature stage)]
[Note: The Mutation Source is a special life form and cannot have its innate abilities extracted. Some extractable abilities have been automatically adjusted.]
"The skill effects have been adjusted, just as I expected." Han Xiao nodded to himself.
This is a common situation when drawing ability-based rewards. If the target race is too special, some abilities cannot be copied. For example, the Mutation Source to change its own physical form, share senses, and manipulate emotions are all special talents.
It's like a human player trying to extract a demon's ability; they naturally can't extract a special talent like "True Name Liberation." To put it more vividly, demons have skills like "Tail Heavy Strike," but human players don't have a fourth leg, so of course they can't extract such skills—the hardware conditions simply don't match.
When dealing with targets of vastly different species, even extractable abilities will have altered effects, stripping away the potential influence of the target race's characteristics and transforming into more adaptable, universal skills. For example, if the Demon race's "Tail Heavy Strike" were made extractable, it would most likely be reworked into a skill like "Leg Kick Heavy Strike," and would never become a whip-like attack.
[Randomly selecting... Selection complete]
Please choose two of the following five abilities as a reward:
[1. [Hardening] - Skill: Physical Resistance +65%, Agility -30%, Consumes 50 Qi, Lasts 14 seconds, Cooldown 30 seconds]
[2. [Intermediate Cell Proliferation Control] - Feat: Uses Qi to proliferate cells and heal wounds. Qi is converted into health at a ratio of 1:5, with a maximum recovery of 28% health per second.]
[3. [Crush] - Skill: Melee skill. When using attacks such as grappling, gripping, or locking, it can cause eight damage hits, each hit dealing 40%~60% damage. Depending on the body part attacked, there is a chance to inflict status effects such as [Bone Fracture] or [Paralysis]. Consumes 60 Qi and 140 Stamina, with a 15-second cooldown.]
[4. [Energy Storage] - Skill: Gain an additional empty Qi gauge, which is 25% of the maximum Qi. Consuming the extra Qi gauge will not affect the original Qi bonus. After activating this skill, the effect lasts for two days, and the cooldown time is three days (the value of the extra Qi gauge does not count towards the Qi bonus level).]
[5. [Medium Energy Absorption] - Feat: When attacked by physical, magical, or energy attacks, 60% of the damage negated by resistance will be converted into stamina.]
After the adjustments, the effects of skills and feats may be enhanced or weakened. The effects of the two feats, Cell Proliferation and Energy Absorption, have been reduced after the Mutation Source characteristics were removed.
However, the simultaneous emergence of two specialties greatly surprised Han Xiao.
In his view, these two specializations are the most valuable abilities of the Mutation Source. Extracting only one of them, while effective, is just so-so. However, possessing both will create a chemical reaction!
Simply put, being hit restores mana, and mana can restore health. Although the recovery rate is not as insane as the Mutation Source, its high health is undeniable. With nearly 38,000 health, even if it only restores 28% per second, it's still incredibly powerful. The actual health restoration value is almost twice that of the Mutation Source!
The other three skills are decent, but they are not competitive in comparison.
Even if the two specializations are slightly weaker, they are only relatively weaker than the original versions. Individually, they are by no means weak and still meet the standards of template specializations. Han Xiao couldn't be more satisfied.
He initially thought that getting even one feat would be a win, and he was mentally prepared not to get either of the two feats. He never expected to have such good luck this time. Is touching Fording really that effective?
Han Xiao couldn't help but look at Fording with burning eyes, wishing he could just draw hundreds of doses of Ability Potion from him right now. Fording and Morning Star inside him both shivered at the same time.
Lady Luck likes to kick people, but when she meets Fording, she's probably kicking him so he can touch her. What else is there to say? We're different!!
Withdrawing his gaze, Han Xiao selected his target without hesitation.
[You have acquired the [Intermediate Cell Proliferation Control] feat!]
[You have gained the [Medium Energy Absorption] feat!]