Suddenly, crackling sounds rang out from the Mechanical Divine Throne, and thick arcs of Mechanical Force electricity burst forth, lashing the ground like whips and leaving behind scorched marks.
A slight tingling sensation in my brain, like an electric shock.
With his eyes flashing with a dazzling light, Han Xiao could clearly feel that the cells in his body were operating at full power, continuously spewing out energy.
After a few minutes, the symptoms gradually subsided, and the world in my eyes underwent subtle changes. I gained a clearer Mechanical Sense and a deeper vision into microscopic structures.
"How amazing..."
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes, sensing the change.
Using a character card feels completely different from having that skill in person; it's only now that he has the [Perfect Mechanical Sense] that has changed him.
His basic personal attributes remain unchanged, but his Mechanical Force strength and perception of machines are enhanced. To him, machines become more familiar and approachable.
The core effect of Perfect Mechanical Sense is a 1.4x increase in total mechanical affinity. Based on Han Xiao's attributes, this translates to an increase of around 2000-3000 Mechanical Affinity, a significant leap!
The two secondary effects are: firstly, when the Mechanical Force is applied, the mechanical quality is increased by 1-2 tiers, up to a maximum of pink quality. Currently, Han Xiao Han Xiao's equipment is mostly orange, so this bonus is no longer useful for him. The other effect is more important: it increases the level of all Mechanic Class active skills by 4, which can break through the upper limit and is very practical. Putting aside other factors, it adds at least a few more slots for Apostle Weapon.
Mechanical Sense is a talent-based ability, and the difficulty of learning it varies from person to person. Some geniuses can grasp it easily, while others, even with overwhelming strength, still cannot learn it. Han Xiao even obtained [Basic Mechanical Sense] through a quest, and the chance of upgrading it to [Perfect Mechanical Sense] on its own is basically zero.
Generally speaking, such talent is either passively awakened or actively cultivated from a young age, forming a habit when plasticity is at its peak. The saying "to become famous in the world in the future" is based on youth. Childhood is the best time to cultivate talent, while as one grows older and stronger, the difficulty of learning personal talent-related specialties increases accordingly.
"Finally, I've achieved the Perfect Mechanical Sense. My combat power in my normal state is finally on par with when I'm using the character card."
Han Xiao was pleased; he had been hoping for this ability for a long time.
Now I'm finally not embarrassed anymore, hahaha!
Only one's own power is truly reassuring. By transforming his trump cards for bursts of power into regular combat strength, his stability has greatly improved. Now he can finally be considered to have firmly secured his position as Peak Beyond Grade A mechanic, and has also significantly narrowed the gap in strength between himself and the Mechanic Emperor.
However, it's too early to compete with Manison; he still has Perfect Mechanical Sense, and at this point, they've only made up for some of the gap.
Han Xiao wasn't in a hurry. Although he was also Peak Beyond Grade A, he was different from everyone else. He still had clear and ample Long Sky.
Before the next major upgrade, Han Xiao did not want to get into new entanglements with Manison. While Manison felt that he had consolidated his position and could not be shaken, he secretly developed his strength to avoid the other party seeing through the speed of his progress and adjusting his strategy against him again.
Although Han Xiao is not afraid of what Manison can do to him now, he does not want to cause any trouble before completing the foundation of the Shattered World. After all, Manison is protected by the Federation of Light, and he is a big and cunning man with multiple escape routes. There is not much Han Xiao can do to him.
"However, while Perfect Mechanical Sense has become a standard combat capability, it doesn't mean we've lost this trump card."
Han Xiao's heart skipped a beat.
Character Summon Card are unrelated to the character's own abilities. For example, character cards that boost status effects will still take effect even if the character is already under the same buff, providing double the bonus.
In other words, a character card with Perfect Mechanical Sense is still useful to you.
By achieving Perfect Mechanical Sense, one gains a double bonus.
Two superimposed, how terrifying would that be? It must be a unique double Perfect Mechanical Sense in the universe, that's probably a bit unpleasant... Han Xiao muttered to himself, just thinking about it was terrifying.
If you used that in front of Manison, he'd probably have his worldview shattered.
"So it's best to save Blank Character Card for Reynold or Nero; whether you get them or not depends on luck."
Han Xiao experienced a moment of Perfect Mechanical Sense before turning off the introduction to his special ability.
Returning to the skill list, scroll down to the blueprint ability section and look at a recently acquired blueprint.
[[Spacetime Shearing Device]: Utilizing a unique time-space technology, it creates a temporary new branch outside the main timeline, specifying and completing a pre-set action plan to form a time chain with a beginning and an end. It also breaks the continuity of time and space, jumping between time points to shorten the process. It can be used on any object.]
[This device has irreversible negative effects. Objects that are Space-Time Shearing will be corrected by the main timeline. Once completely corrected, the object will annihilate along with the branched timeline created by the cut-out. If the timeline completes successfully, the object will also annihilate and disappear.]
[Note: If you are a die-hard enthusiast of suicide attacks, then this device is definitely for you. Although the technology is not yet mature, since it's all suicide anyway, I believe you won't care about these details.]
After stealing the Spacetime Shearing Technology from the Kunde Race, Han Xiao studied it and then spent some time deriving the technology, eventually obtaining the new blueprints approved by the panel. He then spent some time creating a finished product.
Standing up and stepping down from his throne, Han Xiao went to the warehouse next to him and took out a rectangular device that was more than ten meters high and four or five meters wide.
This is the finished product of the Spacetime Shearing Device, which looks like a three-story building.
These days he has done some simple tests and debugging on the Spacetime Shearing Device. It works normally, but the startup time is a little long. Also, it does not work out of thin air. You need to connect the Spacetime Shearing Device's special connection pipe to the target in advance in order for it to work on the object and the space inside the object.
Han Xiao would certainly not use such a dangerous device on himself, but after thinking about it carefully these past few days, he realized that this thing seemed to be of great help to mechanics.
The most suitable targets for using the Spacetime Shearing Device are mass-produced mechanical armies!
Consuming mechanical soldiers is not a big deal. With this extra function, they can perform some tactical missions that were previously impossible, resulting in a qualitative improvement in combat capability. It's like trading endurance for a dramatic increase in tactical offensive power, which is naturally incredibly worthwhile for mechanics who have legions.
Secondly, it can also be used as a new type of strategic weapon of mass destruction. Compared with portable Psionic Energy bombs, biological and genetic weapons, the Spacetime Shearing Device is more stealthy and difficult to Detection, making it suitable for assassination and destruction.
Han Xiao stroked his chin, pondering to himself:
"However, it's best to use it as little as possible. Once the Empire realizes the power of Space-Time Shearing, it will begin to conceal and monopolize this technology. Although the Empire won't force me to take back the technology given my position, it will certainly require me to keep it a secret."
He didn't need to hide the fact that he possessed Spacetime Shearing Technology from the Empire. He was just stealing a copy as a reserve before the Empire monopolized it, and he didn't intend to conceal it, nor was there any need to.
Letting the empire know that he also possesses this technology will enhance his status. After all, he obtained it by stealing before the empire paid attention to it, so it's perfectly legitimate and not something to be hidden. There's no need to conceal it. Besides, if he uses this technology on others in the future, it will be exposed sooner or later, and the empire might even help him cover it up.
Anyway, he won't spit out the fatty meat he's already eaten.
Shaking his head and dismissing those thoughts, Han Xiao took out a Space-Time Amber, suspended it in mid-air, and then connected it to the external interface of the Spacetime Shearing Device.
Today, he is going to test whether Space-Time Amber can be affected by Space-Time Shearing; this is the first time he has done this experiment.
The Spacetime Shearing Device was a bit complicated to operate, and it took Han Xiao a while to activate it.
Buzzing--
The entire device immediately began to vibrate, and streams of colorful light flowed through the pipes into the Space-Time Amber.
He took a few steps back and waited silently for a while before the vibrations of the device gradually stopped.
"The cutting is complete..."
Han Xiao's eyes flashed, and he disconnected the nanoparticles holding the Space-Time Amber. The Space-Time Amber fell down smoothly and without any pre-programmed frame skipping.
He squinted, stepped forward, picked up the Space-Time Amber, and rubbed it in his hands for a while to confirm that it hadn't changed at all.
"It seems that the Space-Time Amber is immune to Space-Time Shearing."
Having reached this conclusion, Han Xiao breathed a slight sigh of relief; it was good news for him.
The inability of Space-Time Shearing to unravel this Cosmic Wonder means that Space-Time Amber remains an unsolvable problem. Even if the Empire or other powers acquire this technology, the Space-Time Amber in their possession will still have an irreplaceable role.
After thinking for a while, Han Xiao conducted a new experiment.
Perform Space-Time Shearing on a normal machine, then encase it in Space-Time Amber, and see if the side effects of Space-Time Shearing still take effect.
The principle behind the Space-Time Amber seems to be a solidified special spacetime, and the machinery encased in it does not suffer from the side effects of Space-Time Shearing, seemingly ignoring the corrective force of the timeline.
However, at the same time, the normal function of Space-Time Shearing will not take effect.
Even after the Space-Time Amber was removed, the machine was still corrected by the main timeline, causing it to annihilate itself and release a massive amount of energy that nearly blew up the warehouse.
"In that case, time -Space-Time Amber can only temporarily freeze objects, extending their lifespan by a few seconds, but it can't offset the side effects of Space-Time Shearing... So it can only be used as a coffin? It really does resemble the meaning of amber."
Han Xiao brushed the dust off his clothes and fell into thought.
"Or there are other ways, such as pre-setting the Space-Time Shearing action, then sealing it, using the amber's immunity to attacks, first sending it to the target location in a normal way, and then unlocking the amber to activate the Space-Time Shearing effect... Hmm, that's equivalent to a delayed detonation."
After thinking about it, Han Xiao instinctively felt that this was a promising application area, and that more possibilities needed to be explored.
After testing it several times to ensure it was working correctly, he put away the Spacetime Shearing Device, thought for a moment, took out his communicator, and contacted Commander Tarrokov of the Empire Exploration Army.
After the call connected, Old Tar's large washbasin appeared on the screen, with the background being a tactical conference room, seemingly where a meeting was taking place.
"Black Star, what's up?"
"Are you in a meeting? I'll call you back later."
"It's just a routine meeting, nothing more important than you. Just say what you need to say."
Han Xiao smiled. "The enemy's movements have been strange lately, you've noticed it too, haven't you?"
"Hmm, it seems the enemy is planning to lure us in deep. Do you have intelligence on this?"
"Pretty much. I sent troops out a while ago to raid the enemy's database and discovered that they are using scorched earth tactics, trying to use Primal Psionic Energy to devour these star systems and inflict damage on the Imperial fleet. I have the coordinates of where the enemy has planted Psionic Energy, as well as the movements of their entire fleet."
"The book is well done." Tarrokov's eyes lit up, and he felt quite gratified.
Most of the other Beyond Grade A adopted a lukewarm attitude towards this war. Firstly, as powerful individuals, they were always mindful of their image and had no interest in bullying a native civilization without a superpower system. Secondly, they were wary of their opponents recklessly using Primal Psionic Energy and were afraid of Fan Shuishui fool of themselves. Therefore, they only sent their subordinates to respond to the call.
Black Star was the only Beyond Grade A ally who personally helped him. He truly deserves the empire's favor; in short, he's reliable!
"I'll send you the intelligence later. Don't forget to credit me for this," Han Xiao said half-jokingly.
"Haha, don't worry, you'll definitely get credit for this." Tarrokov was in a great mood and found Han Xiao more and more pleasing to the eye.
Han Xiao smiled and hung up the call.
Having acquired both the [Perfect Mechanical Sense] and the Spacetime Shearing Technology, he planned to end the war as soon as possible and resume normal exploration work.
Another purpose of providing this intelligence was to improve the evaluation of the Kunde Race War mission. Since he had already completed his other objectives, he might as well take the credit and help the Empire eliminate its opponent as soon as possible.
Since he didn't intend to hide the fact that he possessed Spacetime Shearing Technology, Han Xiao didn't hesitate to reveal the information directly.
Tarrokov acted swiftly, making arrangements immediately upon receiving Han Xiao's intelligence.
Several corps units at the front lines dispatched troops secretly to the coordinates indicated by intelligence to sabotage the enemy's Scorched Earth Plan.
In the intelligence provided by Han Xiao, the coordinates and movements of all the Kunde Race fleets were also marked. The Empire essentially had a view of the entire map, and it was fully aware of every move the enemy made.
The legions at the front no longer advanced slowly, but instead dispersed purposefully, heading straight for the main fleets of the Kunde Race.
The Kunde Race was unaware that all their plans had been exposed and were under the control of the Empire. They were still carrying out their battle plan step by step.
With Han Xiao's help, the Empire saved countless efforts and easily crushed the Kunde Race in terms of intelligence.
The balance of power in the war has completely tilted in the favor of the empire.