The Handsome Is What I Desire, and Strength Is Also What I Desire. If I Cannot Have Both, I Shall Give Up Strength and Choose the Handsome

Wow, what a huge lump!

"This prop is interesting; it reminds me of Ultraman transformation device."

"He looks like a Resident Evil transformation device to me!"

"You know what, it really does look a bit like a crawler..."

"What crawler? This is a tyrant!"

"Bullshit! Look at those sexy bone spurs, it's clearly abomination!"

"I'm not well-educated, don't try to fool me. This is clearly a transformation of a little monster from Balala the Movies."

The other players, realizing what was happening, their eyes lit up, and they all swarmed around.

Their height only reached the mutant's crotch, like dwarfs surrounding a little giant, and they all stretched out their fingers to poke the mutant player's body.

"Hey! Stop touching me with your little hands, and stop poking my butt! If you're so curious, why don't you transform yourselves?!"

Enraged, the player slapped someone like a powerful hammer blow, sending several onlookers flying. The slaps sent the players crashing into the metal wall with a loud bang, leaving shallow dents.

The men who had been knocked away weren't angry. They quickly got up, patted their arms and knees, spat out some blood, and then cheerfully gathered around.

"That last hit dealt me overwhelming damage, that was amazing!"

"Quickly, paste the attribute panel."

The others were making a ruckus around the mutant.

Han Xiao, who was observing from the side, suddenly brightened up.

The Ovitan Badge is a device that has been improved many times. The Evolutionary Civilization does not create soldiers without reason. The biological aberration retains a certain degree of consciousness and will not enter a state of [chaos]. However, their intelligence level and mental resistance will plummet, and they can only make simple judgments. However, due to the player's uniqueness, their own consciousness will not change after they use the Ovitan Badge.

This corroborates his idea that players are the perfect candidates to use the Ovitan Badge.

Complete rationality allows one to fully unleash the power after extreme evolution!

Han Xiao coughed, interrupting the conversation, and walked over. "How are you feeling now? Can you still control your body freely?"

"Okay." The mutant player curiously made a few movements, displaying amazing agility, and then scratched his bald head with claws that turned from his fingernails.

Han Xiao nodded, flicked his finger, and the nanoparticles rustled out from his cuff, transforming into a metal needle.

"Don't move, let me examine your body."

As he spoke, Han Xiao inserted the needle into the mutant's body, triggering damage, and the combat information popped up on the panel.

A quick glance revealed that the Ovitan Badge's effect was present as a buff in the player's status bar.

[[Limited Evolution - Aberration]: Your genes have been modified by the [Ovitan Badge]. Your class has temporarily changed to [Advanced Biological Aberration]. Your base stamina bonus has become 1:200. Your base strength, agility, and stamina attributes have increased by 30%. Your base intelligence, mystery, and charm have decreased by 50%. You also receive additional attribute bonuses and debuffs: Strength +240, Agility +200, Stamina +200, Intelligence -300, Mysticism -300, Charisma -500.]

[Your total physical resistance bonus is 1.3x, total mental resistance debuff is 0.4x, your health and stamina regeneration speed is +200%, you lose 300-600 health per minute, your health regeneration rate decreases by 30-60% every half hour, and your maximum health decreases by 10,000-20,000 per hour.]

[In this state, the efficiency of using any non-melee equipment is reduced by 90% (including but not limited to mechanical devices, magical items, firearms, etc.), some incompatible skills and feats will be temporarily frozen (unusable), the cost of using skills is increased by 100%, your melee attacks have [Cleave] and [Sweep] effects, and the melee attack power of the book is increased by 70%, the base success rate of [Power Suppression] and [Power Crush] is increased by 25%.]

[Note: Dance before death catches up with you!]

Wow, this effect is potent!

Han Xiao perked up and quickly analyzed the situation.

The biological aberrations are clearly primarily melee fighters. The genetic evolutionary tendency set by the Evolutionary Civilization in the Ovitan Badge mainly focuses on strengthening the body, while being relatively weak in magic and mental aspects.

After all, the original intention behind designing the Ovitan Badge was to attract investment... cough cough, it was a system of mutual destruction and universal conscription, so physical enhancement is the best way for ordinary people to quickly gain great strength.

After transforming, its most prominent feature is its flesh!

In version 3.0, the player level cap is 120. Han Xiao recalled that when he was level 120, his health was close to 30,000, while players without the Life Toughness template feat had health of around 10,000. The base stamina bonus was 1:50, but this transformation was equivalent to quadrupling the stamina bonus of a level 120 player!

The extra stamina attribute alone gives players an additional 40,000 points to their maximum health. Combined with the few hundred points of stamina a level 120 player already has, their health can exceed 100,000. In terms of maximum health alone, it is comparable to the health of a normal Calamity Grade monster!

For an average level 120 player, the individual attribute points are not even over 1,000, only a few hundred. However, the bonuses to the three main attributes of Strength, Agility, and Stamina are almost doubled.

The benefits of transformation are obvious: transforming when low on health brings hope of turning the tide.

The drawbacks are also obvious. The Intelligence and Mystic attributes are reduced too much, and the Mind Resistance is terrifyingly low. Not only can it not be mitigated, but it will also suffer additional damage. Furthermore, many of the skills that are frozen are ranged abilities, resulting in poor ranged combat ability for the Biological Aberration. If the opponent is not dragged to the ground and melee is not engaged, it is easy to be kited by the enemy and become a target.

While he was browsing the battle information, Meat Bun and the others also saw the attribute panel screenshots shared by the aberration players, and they were all extremely excited.

"Holy crap, that's incredible!"

"Even though it's ugly to the core, I can accept it!"

Everyone eagerly activated their badges, and soon eight enormous monsters appeared in the room, experiencing their immense power and frolicking around like monkeys, leaving only Meat Bun unchanged.

Meat Bun swallowed hard, moved closer to Han Xiao, and asked excitedly, "Commander, after this... after the testing is complete, will this become a regular product of the legion and be sold on a large scale?"

Han Xiao glanced at him. "Well, this stuff has significant side effects, but it's very useful. I'll mass-produce it and sell it to legion members. Whether they buy it or not is up to them."

Meat Bun's eyes widened; he instantly realized the impact this had on the players, and he trembled with excitement.

This is firsthand, exclusive scoop!

I'm going to be trending again!!

Next, Han Xiao had these players test various items, obtaining a wealth of research data. Finally, the players died when their health points reached zero, but after resurrection, their status was refreshed and they returned to their original state.

Having confirmed the badge's function, Han Xiao was relieved. He settled the mission rewards for the ten reckless volunteers, watched them leave happily, and then turned around and asked Phillip to put the Ovitan Badge on the Legion's internal shop. He also updated the faction shop on his panel at the same time.

The product name has also been changed; it's no longer called the Ovitan Badge, but "Black Star Army Badge - Evolution," with the design being the Legion's black star emblem.

Because the core technology is the Evolution Cube, the Ovitan Badge is extremely cheap to make, and it can be used repeatedly as long as it is charged. Han Xiao directly priced such powerful equipment at 150,000 Enas and 2,500 Legion Contribution Points, a price comparable to a spaceship, with a profit margin that is off the charts! And his goal in setting this price is to target players as his customer base.

After all, for normal legion members, using the badge is tantamount to certain death. The terrible side effects and high price make it prohibitive for most people, so there are probably not many buyers. But in the eyes of players, this thing is simply a transformation artifact. Death is nothing, I am immortal!

Not just in version 3.0, the Ovitan Badge is very useful before players reach the Calamity Grade!

Of course, another reason for the high price is to indirectly control the combat power of the player base. With millions of players, it's impossible for everyone to have the money to buy this product. It's likely that even the combined funds of all the legion players wouldn't buy much. Han Xiao even plans to charge extra for recharging, which can also motivate players who can't afford it to work harder on quests...

Ah, a perfect cycle.

The only problem is that the Legion's art style has become too villainous. After all, what legitimate faction would create so many biological mutants?

Meanwhile, Meat Bun left the testing lab and immediately posted on the forum, trying to grab headlines. His headline was very much in line with his usual style:

[Shocking! The Black Star Army's new product is...]

The post described the testing process, complete with numerous screenshots and videos. Coincidentally, the [Black Star Army Badge - Evolution] was released in the internal store, and Meat Bun's post quickly gained popularity!

Countless players flooded the post, and the reply section quickly became lively:

[All Kinds of Oddities: Wow, the product just launched and you already have reviews?!]

[The Second Battalion Commander's Spaghetti: Horrible, is this the speed of a legion reporter? (emerging from the sewer)]

[Sand in the Wind: I'm at headquarters, just got off the spaceship, what big news did I miss?!]

[Cute Melon: Holy crap, this prop's effect is insane! The martial arts masters in the sewers are feeling utterly hopeless.]

[Use Bawang If You Want to Go Bald): The price is outrageous too, my liver is begging for mercy...]

[Zhang Weiyu: A wealthy player is very happy. Keep it up! You're almost emptying my wallet! (Fingertip Universe)]

[Maple Moon: It's so ugly I could cry! I'd rather be beaten to death by the BOSS than use it!]

[Bamboo That Loves Eating Bamboo Rats: It's not ugly at all, this is called violent aesthetics (skull)]

[Beep Beep Bear: Do you want to be a handsome guy for life, or a strongman for a few hours? (laughs)]

[Bai Linglong: Sorry, I choose the handsome guy.]

[The Army Commander's Big Dick: Awesome! The Legion Commander quietly developed this terrifying technology. His role is basically that of a mad scientist!]

[My Wife Is Called Fording: Upstairs, you really changed your name? That's fucking sassy!]

[The Army Commander's Big Dick: Bro, how dare you say that to me...]

[I'm Really Quite Good: This prop is so villainous! I only just realized that our Black Star Army is actually on the villainous side. Maybe we should rename it the Umbrella Legion (picking nose)]

[Elephant Swings Its Whip: Black Star's Reputation Slandered (Seriously)]

[Germinal Leader: I, from Heaven, am watching you with a smile and with great satisfaction.]

[Feng Angju: Honestly, the "Black Star Army Emblem - Evolution" is an absolute treasure for dungeons. It's perfect for being a main tank, and we should be able to clear those bosses that used to torture us to the point of ecstasy.]

[Jupiter: The Gods Guild is buying large quantities of Enas. Price is negotiable. Interested parties please contact the guild's customer service team, who are online 24/7. The Temple Club has a good reputation and provides honest and fair transactions.]

[Azure Sky: The Temple is trash, no explanation needed]

[Jupiter: Heh, you Long Sky are doomed this season. Show me how you can defend your title.]

[Azure Sky: So sour, it seems like a certain club didn't even make it to the quarterfinals last season~]

[Sun Eggplant:?]

[Fish and Dragon Dance in Beijing:?]

[Fragrant Bear:?]

[Azure Sky: Holy crap, those three big shots from Fish-Fragrant Eggplant, this is definitely an accidental attack!]

[Sun Eggplant: NMSL]

[Tai Erzi: Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter!]

[Li Ge: +1]

Aside from the lighthearted banter, most players were seriously discussing the effects of the [Black Star Army Badge - Evolution] in the thread and were amazed by its effects.

Players have ten resurrections every six days in the game, which is a minor side effect that is within an acceptable range. Many people have recognized the extremely high cost-effectiveness of this item.

However, due to the high price, only a few wealthy people and those who are willing to spend money can afford it at present. After seeing the post, many people have already been tempted and immediately opened the Phillip mini-program to place an order remotely.

There aren't many badges in stock yet, and all the current orders are pre-orders. There aren't any physical badges available yet, so Han Xiao decided to ship them out in a few days. He asked the Logistics Department to set up an assembly line and then send them over to him to charge with Evolution Cube.

As for the Evolutionary Totem business, Han Xiao and the leader only had a verbal agreement. It could only officially start operating once the empire officially confirmed it. Cosmic civilizations are vast, and even if their power structures are streamlined, their administrative efficiency won't be that fast. It will take some time.

Perfect timing! I can use this free time to work with the unique methods recorded in the Evolver's data to explore the Evolution Cube. This is a long-term project that cannot be accomplished overnight; it requires a gradual process of building resonance.

Han Xiao happily browsed the forum as he returned to his room, when he suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, Phillip, pull up the surveillance footage of Rotel and Shazik. I want to see how well they've integrated into the legion these past few days."

"Buzz."

Han Xiao entered the Quantum Network Vision to observe how Shazik and Rotel interacted with the old members after joining the Legion.

Shazik is normal. He's only been in the Intelligence Department for a few days and is still getting used to the environment. He gets along well with the department head, but he doesn't have much of a presence. However, this isn't a bad thing; a lack of presence is an advantage for an intelligence officer.

Rotel, on the other hand, was quite different. He kept to himself, did not contact any officers, and was either training hard alone in the combat training room, or sharpening his knife alone in his room, or staring blankly at the wall. He was almost like a reclusive autistic patient.

Han Xiao paused, thought for a moment, and then turned to head towards Rotel's room.

When the other party first joined, he was busy studying the data of the Evolutionary Civilization and did not continue to communicate with them. Han Xiao decided to have a good talk with Rotel now.

In terms of combat strength and potential, Rotel ranks among the top five in the legion, even surpassing Hadavy, and second only to Hila, Aurora, Fording, and Nero. He is a top-tier powerhouse below Beyond Grade A. Han Xiao values Rotel's potential and believes it's necessary to pay attention to his mental health...

After all, the Sorokin was someone's nightmare from a past life, but now he had ruined it and stolen the head of that person's enemy. He felt he needed to take responsibility. This stubborn and eccentric guy, Rotel, might have lost his way at a crossroads in his life.