[Mystic Energy Vision] is useless, so just skip it. [Advanced Free Element Affinity] isn't very useful either; mana regeneration from being hit is the key, and it's far more efficient than this feat. Besides, Apostolization also ensures Han Xiao doesn't lack mana.
[Mystic Spirit Refinement] definitely increases mental resistance and intelligence attributes, but unfortunately the increase is a bit small, just average. In terms of mental resistance, he has [Advanced Mental Fortitude], which allows him to absorb energy to restore mana and health after Apostolization. In terms of intelligence, he has [Research Theory] to continuously stack attributes, and [Battlefield Rationality] to increase intelligence by up to 15%.
In addition, there are large honor medals, [Ten Thousand Cannot Break Through] which increases all attributes by a percentage, and [Mystic Spirit Refinement] which, while comprehensive, only provides average bonuses. Han Xiao found the last two abilities more interesting.
[Painful Revenge] complements his tankiness perfectly. For every 3% of health he loses, he can deal damage equivalent to 1.5% of his health, which is like taking extra damage while being attacked. It may not seem like much, but he has terrifying recovery ability.
My current health is around 200,000. Assuming the enemy's damage to me accumulates to 300%, then if [Painful Revenge] triggers 100 times, it can deal a total of about Three Hundred Thousand damage. Even if the opponent's resistance reduces the damage, it is still considerable. Moreover, my health will continue to increase with leveling up, so it has growth potential.
Han Xiao felt that this skill was probably the adjusted form of Pain Chain. Although it could only be triggered in melee combat and had limitations, it was perfect for dealing with enemies who rushed in. After all, the "Fire at me" move was quite risky and might not be able to control the enemy. Activating a counter-damage attack would at least make people wary.
Among the Calamity Grade, Han Xiao's strength was already at its peak, and he had to consider battles against Beyond Grade A enemies. He would definitely take a lot of hits, and with the attack power of Beyond Grade A enemy, he wouldn't have to worry about losing health slowly. He could stack the thickest armor, take the most severe hits, and acquire a counter-damage skill to increase the benefits of taking hits.
Furthermore, after gaining the Apostolization ability, his close-combat power increases accordingly, and he can once again use it as one of the regular combat modes, which will inevitably give him a chance to trigger [Painful Revenge]... It's estimated that he can deal damage with this skill with just a casual hit.
Han Xiao had always wanted to give up the "tank" playstyle, but he realized that he probably couldn't escape the fate of being a tank, and taking hits was still the most worthwhile option...
What caught his eye was the [Luck Curse], which he considered the most valuable ability among the rewards.
Originally, this was a lose-lose skill, reducing the luck of both the user and the target by 90%. However, given his pitiful luck, the reduction is negligible; could it possibly be reduced to zero?
Han Xiao couldn't believe anyone could be luckier than him!
He's incredibly confident in this regard—I'm not targeting anyone in particular, but when it comes to luck, everyone here is incredibly lucky, and I'm the only one who's a complete novice!
Han Xiao immediately took a liking to [Luck Curse], which is equivalent to having no negative effects but can greatly weaken the opponent's luck.
Isn't this about bringing the enemy to your level and then defeating them with your superior experience?!
They're a perfect match for me, absolutely perfect!
Han Xiao's lips curled slightly as he confirmed his choice.
[You have obtained [Painful Revenge]!]
[You have been cursed with Luck Curse!]
After closing his eyes and sensing for a while, Han Xiao opened them, exhaled, and felt a sense of joy.
"The DarkStar Leader gave me two decent abilities. It seems that honest and simple men like me always get good rewards."
Han Xiao rubbed his hands together, chuckled, and didn't even blush or pant.
Through long-term accumulation, he has put together a powerful combat system that can easily overcome the Calamity Grade. However, he did not become arrogant because of this. He knows better than anyone that all Beyond Grade A are abnormal. Ordinary people can never become Beyond Grade A. Each one is a BOSS among BOSSes, with a full set of template specialties and bug-like skills.
His system is far from the most overpowered among the Beyond Grade A. For example, the Sorokin is almost omnipotent, Manison's abilities are extremely bizarre, Ames's force field is both offensive and defensive, and the Tyrant can physically pierce through a star. Not to mention the renowned Mechanic Emperor. His current combat system's greatest features are only its ability to withstand beatings and its immortality, and it still needs further improvement.
"Next, once the [Bloodline] quest is completed, I can try to stockpile Mission Settlement Card. Seven years is plenty of time... Once I reach level 200, I can use up all the experience accumulated in version 2.0 and convert it all into real combat power..."
Han Xiao pondered.
"Yesterday, under the supervision of the Amethyst Civilization, the Goddora Discrimination Reform Movement came to a successful conclusion. Serre V delivered an important speech on the event, stating that regardless of whether they are pure-blooded or mixed-blood, they should adhere to the principles of the Goddora community and not be divided because of Bloodline. From now on, they should work together to build Goddora and strive for civilization."
According to sources, Serre V faced numerous obstacles during the transformation process, causing his reputation to plummet. Fortunately, after completing the project, his achievements were finally recognized, and his approval rating soared to 91.67%. The Amethyst Civilization believes that Serre V was undoubtedly one of the most charismatic leaders in the long history of Goddora... Well, that's today's Garton Star System news. We'll continue...
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Serre V turned off the virtual screen, a smug look on his face, and looked at Han Xiao and Lothaire across the reception table.
"The plan is finally complete. Thank you both so much for your help."
Lothaire smiled demurely, nonchalantly taking a sip of Goddora's specialty drink, her demeanor as if it were nothing more than a small favor. Han Xiao, standing beside her, almost wanted to give her a thumbs up. What a pro! Her act was so subtle and understated.
Serre V's face seemed to be grinning from ear to ear. He was extremely pleased with himself. He had solved the chronic disease that had plagued Goddora for many years. He could foresee that he would be remembered in history and be regarded as Goddora's hero by future generations, and be written into textbooks—this could be said to be his greatest achievement.
After all, as the saying goes, a great person who isn't written into textbooks has no soul!
This opportunity was given to him by the Black Star before him, and Serre V was extremely grateful.
"Regarding the returns, we'll stick to the agreement we set out at the beginning. First, a large amount of money and resources; second, more channels for purchasing resources; third, mining rights on more resource planets, with our government providing equipment and manpower; fourth, the right to use the military factory, allowing us to mass-produce spaceships for the Black Star Army using Goddora's military factory; fifth, the right to deploy technical personnel, to train specialized talent for you; and finally, political support."
Serre V stated each point in detail.
"No problem." Han Xiao listened attentively, his face serious. Even a small matter is still a matter of interest; these were all agreed-upon conditions.
Regarding supplies and money, he doesn't care much now that he has many mines at home; what he really cares about is the right to borrow military factories and the right to call upon technical personnel.
The productivity of a galactic civilization should not be underestimated. By utilizing their hundreds of large military factories across the galaxy to rapidly produce ships, the efficiency is remarkable. Furthermore, by employing their technical personnel, we can cultivate dedicated scientific research talent for the Black Star Army, which is beneficial for long-term development.
However, compared to the rewards in terms of power, Han Xiao values the [Bloodline] mission the most. No one had completed it in his previous life, and it is also the first Grade S mission he has solved now!
The [Bloodline] quest on the panel was flashing Glimmer, indicating "Completed". Han Xiao patiently waited for a moment before chatting with Serre V for a while before taking his leave with Lothaire.
After the two left, Serre V stood up, looked out the window at the clear sky, and dreamed of a bright future.
At the same time, Ludi shared the same hope for the future as Serre V.
His life changed dramatically. After the Discrimination Reform Movement, he found that when he walked down the street, he no longer encountered the cold and distant discrimination. His colleagues became friendly and approachable, his wife's family became warm and welcoming, and his boss assigned him important tasks, seemingly intending to promote him.
My child is no longer quiet at school and has made many new friends.
Everything is getting better.
He rekindled his passion for life.
"Thank you Serre V; thank you, Amethyst Civilization; thank you Black Star, for capturing the DarkStar Leader..."
Ludi was grateful.
Han Xiao took Lothaire aboard the spaceship and began their journey home.
After entering the jump mode, Han Xiao was about to go to the training room to check the rewards when Lothaire called him back, looking curious.
"Black Star, do you really think my brainwashing can completely change the Bloodline discrimination of the Goddora people, and won't cause a backlash in the future?"
"How would I know? That's none of my business."
"Then why do you trust me so much?" Lothaire clicked her tongue. "Even I'm not sure if this plan will work, and you don't know the details of my abilities, but I always feel that you're more confident than I am."
"I can predict the future. If I say you can do it, you can do it." Han Xiao was in a hurry to settle the reward, so he had no time to play along with her arrogance. He simply used this tried-and-true excuse to brush her off and hurriedly walked into the cultivation room, leaving Lothaire standing there lost in thought.
After closing the door to the training room, Han Xiao eagerly opened the panel and checked the mission reward notification again:
[[Bloodline] Completed!]
[Task Evaluation: B (Good)]
[You have gained 125,000,000 experience points, 3 random rewards, 30,000 Goddora contribution points, and 10 Eternal Dungeon Crystal - [Goddora's Past]]
[You have gained 1 Political Asset]
"Wow! 1.25 billion experience points! That's seven or eight times more than the DarkStar Leader's final quest reward, and it's comparable to the quest rewards in version 5.0."
Han Xiao was overjoyed. This experience was quite valuable to him, and the best part was that he was given three random reward opportunities, which was equivalent to completing three high-level Grade A tasks. He needed to accumulate random rewards to draw Mission Settlement Card.
The defining characteristic of an Grade S mission is the scarcity of clues; even the reward is not revealed until completion. This was the first time Han Xiao had learned about the reward for this mission. Perhaps because he had completed it through unorthodox methods, the mission's rating was only "good." After all, the brainwashing method was not firmly established. However, Han Xiao was helpless if he had tried to complete it using normal methods. Being able to complete this mission was already a pleasant surprise.
30,000 Goddora contribution points can be exchanged for a lot of good equipment for players, but their use is limited for him, better than nothing.
Ten Eternal Dungeon Crystal are indeed a good thing. "Eternal" means they are not disposable items and can be used repeatedly, although there is a daily limit on the number of uses. The [Goddora's Past] dungeon has an entry level range of Lv60 to Lv180, a very large range, which proves that it is a super-large dungeon, and the rewards must be very generous.
Han Xiao won't need them, but those player guilds will definitely spare no expense to buy these Eternal Dungeon Crystal. This is equivalent to giving the guilds a large dungeon that they can repeatedly run, providing their professional players with a continuous stream of trials, allowing them to level up faster and acquire more resources.
While NPC templates can continuously Dungeon Generation, they cannot produce Eternal Dungeon Crystal. Furthermore, guilds would certainly prefer to have their own stable dungeons; wealthy individuals prefer to buy peace of mind with money.
Han Xiao mainly values the players' experience; he doesn't lack money and doesn't care whether he sells them or not. However, using these Eternal Dungeon Crystal as high-end commodities for the faction would help attract players.
Han Xiao looked at the last reward: 1 point of Political Asset.
[Political Asset (1): Goddora Civilization]
[You are beloved by the Goddora people—when trading with Goddora, you can buy goods at lower prices and sell products at higher prices.]
[Goddora is willing to listen to your requests—you can directly make suggestions to the Goddora government, and depending on the reasonableness of the suggestions, there is a small chance that the Goddora Civilization will adopt your opinions.]
[This is one of the symbols of political influence; your achievements are celebrated throughout the universe—when interacting with certain forces or figures, the efficiency of accumulating favorability increases by +30%.]
[You possess valuable experience - efficiency of gaining experience in all forms +30%]
[Note: The above effect takes effect only if the relationship with Goddora is maintained at [Revered]]
"It really is this! I thought I was seeing things." Han Xiao was overjoyed.
Political Asset are similar in nature to Legend Points Legend Points, but are much rarer. In his previous life, he had only seen screenshots posted by others on forums.
A quick glance at the NPC template revealed that all of my reward amounts had increased by a staggering 60%!
Political Asset has a much stronger effect than Legend Points!
In his previous life, Han Xiao had also completed Grade S missions, but they were either large-scale missions involving many people or challenging missions involving fighting and killing. This was the first time he had experienced something as troublesome as [Bloodline].
Political Asset have great benefits. For Han Xiao, the most useful effect is that the efficiency of accumulating goodwill and gaining experience are both increased by 30%. As long as the trigger conditions for Political Asset are met, he can enjoy the bonus forever.
These two effects also apply to players. Acquiring Political Asset is very troublesome, requiring the completion of a large number of miscellaneous procedures and wasting a lot of time. However, these two effects are compensatory in nature, and the long-term returns far exceed the investment.
Imagine a player with a 1-point Political Asset bonus. This means that when they spend the same amount of time doing tasks, they gain more experience than everyone else. They can maintain a leading level and have more idle experience to learn and upgrade skills. Over time, the gap between their stats and others will widen.
In his previous life, Han Xiao had seen many guilds go to great lengths to gain Political Asset for their professional players.
"Experience isn't Enas, it's not a physical item, and it can't be traded between players. The description says that all forms of experience gain will receive the bonus, so will the experience I harvest from players also receive the 30% bonus?"
Han Xiao's heart skipped a beat. He had an NPC template that could gain experience from players by teaching them skills. The experience only existed on the panel and did not exist as a physical item. Since there were pay-to-win items like Double Experience Card, it was not impossible to gain an extra 30% experience out of thin air.
If it works, his efficiency in harvesting leeks will skyrocket!