The location of the Number Three Base was not far from Forest City. After receiving the construction mission, the 200,000 player mercenaries who had been staying in the wilderness returned in droves. With airships to pick them up, they quickly assembled.
Forest City, two hundred thousand players formed a dense, overwhelming mass, creating a cacophony of noise, all eyes fixed on Han Xiao. Han Xiao once again borrowed the imposing attire of the Dragon Emperor, sitting on a mechanical throne suspended in the air... It wasn't that he wanted to show off; with so many players, they wouldn't be able to see him unless he flew up.
Having not had close contact with players for some time, Han Xiao roughly observed them. The 200,000 players who had stayed on Planet Sunil for several months had undergone significant changes in their attire. They could be roughly divided into three types. The first type wore heavy armor, mostly Sunil soldier armor, with some wearing Worker Bee Armor. It is worth mentioning that these players' Sunil series armors were all Legion products. The Sunil people obviously knew that Han Xiao had stolen their blueprints... but even if they knew, it wouldn't matter.
The second type of player doesn't wear armor, accounting for only about one-tenth of the total. Master Han doesn't know if they are poor or not. Even for Pugilist Class or Esper Class, buying a set of armor would be beneficial. Even the Vanguard Officers in the War Realm wear specially made armor.
However, although these players do not have armor, they do have some mechanical equipment, such as firearms, melee mechanical weapons, shield generators, and the like.
The third type of player also doesn't use armor; they wear nuclear magnetic propulsion flight backpacks, which clearly indicate they are artists.
In general, all the players were using Black Star Army products, and their equipment had been completely upgraded and brand new. Now, these players finally looked like Space Marines... but in Han Xiao's eyes, they looked more like a field of lush green chives.
Planet Sunil is a resource-rich NPC area. Two hundred thousand players have been allowed to grow here for several months, accumulating a large amount of resources. Every chive is growing well, rich in nutrients, and lush and green.
Seeing everyone staring at him expectantly, Han Xiao coughed, put on a serious expression, and said in a deep voice, "Thanks to your work, the Sunil people's predicament has been alleviated. However, this mission has encountered new obstacles, and we need more assistance. Therefore, the original plan has been brought forward, and we will build Number Three Base on this planet as a stronghold."
"Phillip has sent the exact location to everyone's communicators. We need everyone's help to build the new base..."
Han Xiao gave a general explanation to the players, and they had no objections. They followed him to the designated base site and began clearing trees and leveling the terrain.
[Legion Expansion - Number Three Base] is a faction-based questline that includes numerous construction tasks for players to complete. Each sub-quest rewards experience and faction contribution points, drawing great enthusiasm from players not only for the rewards but also for participating in the base-building project and personally contributing to the faction's growth.
The establishment of the Number Three Base also benefits them. As a new stronghold, the legion will store a lot of resources there. Players will no longer need to pre-order faction products; they can pick them up directly at the Number Three Base Number Three Base. Furthermore, since mercenary missions can only be accepted at the base, players will have another place to accept mercenaries or settle down, in addition to the Planet Golden Gate base and the Planet Aquamarine base. This is the Black Star Army's new stronghold in the vast universe.
Han Xiao notified the interstellar engineering team with whom he had a long-term cooperative relationship that they would arrive on Planet Sunil soon. However, the engineering team was only responsible for building the structures, and the specific facilities still needed to be improved by his own people. By gathering 200,000 players, the construction speed of the Number Three Base could be greatly accelerated.
The Noriosse Financial Group and Rosoth Financial Group provided assistance, requisitioning a large amount of supplies through their channels.
Han Xiao did a rough calculation. The two backers saved him about 600,000 Enas in costs. This time, he planned to invest 2.7 million Enas to build the Number Three Base. Now, his total assets were close to 50 million Enas, which was enough to easily cover this expense.
Thinking back to a year and a half ago, he only had three or four million yuan borrowed, and it took him more than half a year to build the Number One Base. In less than two years, his assets have increased more than tenfold, and the speed of development is very impressive.
The players were efficient, and before long, a large, flat clearing appeared in the forest. However, since the ordered building materials had not yet arrived, the players could not start construction immediately after leveling the terrain.
Dozens of warships that were waiting on Planet Sunil were moved here to form a temporary camp, where players gathered, including Han Xiao.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, players flocked to Han Xiao, wanting to learn skills. Most of them were Mechanic Class, having not seen their Mechanic Class mentor, Black Star, for several months. They were now like parched land receiving rain.
This was exactly what Han Xiao wanted; he had planned it long ago, and this time he wouldn't sell knowledge, but rather blueprints.
He has a specialty derived from his academic side job—[Research Theory].
This specialization increases Intelligence by 1 point for every three skills, currently providing a bonus of around 300 Intelligence points. This means that Han Xiao now possesses nearly a thousand blueprint skills, consuming countless experience points in total, an astronomical figure for any player.
Selling a portion of the low-level blueprints had little impact on him; Han Xiao released dozens of low-level mechanical blueprints in one go.
Most players are now level 70 or higher. At this level, low-level blueprints are no longer rare, and players can fuse them on their own. However, due to the diverse combinations of knowledge, each mechanical player is unable to fuse the blueprint they need, as the blueprints they know vary from person to person.
He directly sells various blueprints, indirectly helping players escape the bottomless pit of gambling on blueprints.
Seeing the dazzling array of blueprints, many Mechanic Class enthusiasts' eyes lit up.
Having spent several months on Planet Sunil, these players were not lacking in experience. Although the blueprints provided by Han Xiao were not technically advanced, they covered all aspects, including firearms, bombs, mechs, shields, mechs, energy, vehicles, and more. Gambling on blueprints was very luck-based, and only one in ten thousand players could be as well-rounded as Han Mechanic Class. Therefore, each player could find a blueprint that was useful to them and make up for their own shortcomings.
Han Xiao wasn't worried that the Mechanic Class players' learning of the blueprints would affect the Black Star Army's sales. In terms of cost, players definitely couldn't compete with mass-produced lines and couldn't achieve the Legion's characteristic of high quality and low price. Moreover, spending in the Legion could accumulate contribution points. Furthermore, Han Xiao didn't sell the blueprints of faction products; he sold similar machines that were half a grade lower.
In fact, Han Xiao's development plan also includes joining the materials industry and reselling raw materials to players to make another profit. This would expand the Black Star Army's business while also making things more convenient for players, allowing them to directly purchase the materials they need from the faction shop without having to search for them everywhere.
Of the 200,000 players, 50,000 to 60,000 are Mechanic Class enthusiasts, excitedly studying blueprints, with most learning more than one type.
Han Xiao's experience accumulated rapidly, quickly breaking through the billion mark, and is still growing at a breakneck pace.
At this point, the players also discovered that in addition to the low-level blueprints, there was also a high-level blueprint that made their hearts flutter!
Void Dragon Mechanical Suit!
"This... this is a god-level blueprint!"
"Holy crap, that's amazing!"
Mechanic Class players were overjoyed, but after seeing the price tag—600,000 experience points and 2,000 Enas —many looked pained. However, the impressive parameters of the Void Dragon Mechanical Suit blueprint were like a scantily clad, sexy woman, constantly gesturing for players to come at her head.
In the eyes of players, the Void Dragon Mechanical Suit's attributes undoubtedly belong to the category of divine equipment. Some players with the ability to pay hesitated for a while, but gritted their teeth and learned it.
Seeing this, Han Xiao revealed a subtle smile. Although this blueprint was advanced, he already had the Mad Ape and no longer needed the Void Dragon, so it was perfect to sell it to a player.
The Void Dragon Mechanical Suit is extremely difficult to manufacture; players can only barely succeed at level 90 or above. Moreover, the core material is Void Dragon Bone, which is the point Han Xiao values most. Even if a player manages to create it, it is impossible to replicate... What, you want to mass-produce it? Sure, just ask Ames for her Dragon Calm. You should be able to experience a death heavier than Mount Tai.
Within one or two versions, the probability of a player crafting it is extremely slim. Buying it means you can only admire it from afar; actually using it? Forget about it!
From the players' perspective, the mecha blueprint that best suits their current situation is actually the Flying Serpent, which Han Xiao had already phased out.
With the current capabilities of Mechanic Class players, building the Flying Serpent is feasible and the cost is within a controllable range. Once the Flying Serpent blueprints are sold, this type of single-soldier mech will quickly become popular among players, and the average combat power of players will increase significantly... But precisely because of this, Han Xiao is not selling the Flying Serpent.
--If players could get everything they wanted right away, how could the Sunil series armor be used to repeatedly exploit players?
Therefore, Master Han chose to impart the blueprints for the Void Dragon Mechanical Suit, painting a rosy picture for the players. A person without dreams is no different from a salted fish, and "dreams" are a perfect opportunity to rake in profits.
However, he didn't intend to rip off the players too badly... At least the price of the Void Dragon Mechanical Suit blueprint was far below its actual value. Logically speaking, a mech blueprint of this level could fetch a price of hundreds of thousands of Enas in interstellar space.
With this wave of gains, Han Xiao's experience increased dramatically, easily surpassing the 3 billion mark, and he couldn't help but reveal a smile of triumph.
Maple Moon also studied the Void Dragon blueprints, quickly glanced through the materials, and muttered, "Void Dragon Bone... Hmm, it looks familiar... Isn't this a specialty of Dragon Calm!"
As a player who followed Han Xiao and the book in version 1.0, Maple Moon had personally gone to Dragon Calm. She was the first among all the Mechanic Class players present to have a clue.
The game lasted for half a day, until evening, when the Mechanic Class players finally dispersed, returning home laden with loot.
Han Xiao's experience reserves have reached 9.4 billion!
The average price of a low-level blueprint is around 40,000. There are about 50,000 to 60,000 Mechanic Class players. Each time, they buy more than one blueprint. In addition, several thousand people bought the Void Dragon Mechanical Suit. All in all, they have harvested about 9 billion experience points.
"This is quite a windfall." Han Xiao was quite satisfied. He had gained a lot of experience from some useless blueprints, which was quite worthwhile.
Having gained enough experience, Han Xiao didn't delay any longer. He returned to the spaceship's training room, opened the panel, invested 3 billion experience points, and leveled up three times in a row.
[Virtual Mechanic upgraded to Lv20 (Max), Strength +350, Agility +3, Endurance +3, Intelligence +6, you gain 6 free attribute points, you gain 1 potential point]
[After your main job level has reached the maximum and you have completed the job change requirements, you can continue to level up.]
[Job change requirements: Intelligence greater than 1300, Mechanical Affinity greater than 580% (excluding active skill bonuses)]
"The attribute requirement was randomly assigned?" Han Xiao's eyes lit up.
Ordinary players often allocate their stat points in a haphazard way, making it difficult to meet the attribute requirements for job advancement, and thus they are forced to learn a secondary profession.
However, for Han Xiao, this job change requirement was actually the simplest. The requirements for changing jobs from the main job were mostly related to the characteristics of the job itself. For core attributes such as intelligence and Mechanical Affinity, Han Xiao had always exceeded the normal standards for his level.
He poured all the free attribute points he had just acquired into his Intelligence attribute, bringing the base value to 1536 points, which already exceeded the requirements for job advancement. With the addition of the +10% bonus from the Calamity Grade Rank and the more than 300 points from [Research Theory], his actual Intelligence value was close to 2000 points!
The base Mechanical Affinity, combined with special skills and passive skills, totals 686%, which also exceeds the job change requirements.
This means that Han Xiao does not need to learn a new secondary job, as his attributes already meet the requirements for job change.
"Wow, my luck has turned around lately." Han Xiao rubbed his hands excitedly. Could it be that the effects of touching Fording are constant?!
Since he met the requirements, Han Xiao did not hesitate and immediately invested experience to level up again, completing the job change.
A sharp pain shot through my brain, giving rise to many new insights.
[Job change requirements have been met!]
[You have obtained a new profession [Galaxy Mechanic Lv1], with Strength +180, Agility +3, Endurance +3, Intelligence +8. You have gained 6 free attribute points and 1 potential point.]
[You have mastered the skill [Master-Level Mechanical Affinity]!]
[You have mastered the skill [Ultra-Fast Virtual Intrusion]!]
[You have mastered the skill [Quantum Network Matrix]!]
You have gained the specialization [Mechanical Theory Summary]!
[Your [Virtual Technology Specialization] skill is enhanced!]
[Your skill [Intelligent Defense Enhancement] is now stronger!]
[Your skill [Intrusion Computation Enhancement] is now stronger!]