After noting down the name of the shipbuilding company, Han Xiao left the hangar, returned to his room, remotely activated the mechanical forces at the Shattered Star Ring headquarters, boarded a spaceship, and traveled along the inter-stellar gate route to the Ancient Star Desert.
Since acquiring the Quantum Non-Distance Transmission Channel and the Dominion's avatar, he has deployed mechanical troops in many bases, ready to Dominator's Descent at any time, just in case.
The Manison faction was the most powerful Beyond Grade A faction in the Ancient Star Desert. The Black Star Army had little influence there. Now, relations between the Mechanic Emperor and McNison had reached a freezing point. They had to be careful when going to other people's territory. Boys should know how to protect themselves.
Just as the mechanical troops were dispatched remotely, Nero arrived with the strange enchanted weapon he had mentioned.
"Godfather, this is what I was talking about."
Han Xiao took the object of unknown origin from Nero and examined it carefully.
This is a spear in the style of a cold weapon, broken in the middle, with only the tip remaining. It is bluish-black in color, with a texture like bronze, and its surface is covered with a misty golden luster, as if magic is surging.
The moment I grasped the broken spear, a notification popped up on the panel.
[The Godstabber (Damaged)]
[Type: Enchanted Melee Weapon]
[Quality: Epic (Orange)]
[Equipment Requirements: Level 230 or above, 800 Strength, 1000 Agility, 600 Mysticism]
[Attribute Bonuses: Strength +146, Agility +171, Mysticism +223]
[Basic Attributes: Base Attack Power 21000~24000, Durability 3755/9000, Energy Value: 744/15000]
[Enchantment: [God Piercing (Fragmented)] - When attacking a target higher than level 200, all damage dealt by this weapon is increased by 240%]
[Enchantment: [Higher Enchantment - Phantom Swiftness] - Attack Speed +60%, each attack has a 1.5% chance to unleash two phantom attacks, dealing 75% of the damage of that attack.]
[Enchantment: [Divine Lock - Double Energy Restriction] - When you hit an opponent's physical or spiritual body, you have a 20% chance to inflict the [Energy Restriction] status on them, preventing them from refining and manipulating Qi. This effect has a 30-second cooldown before it can be triggered again.]
[Enchantment: [Psionic Raging Waves] - This rune can absorb various energies to replenish its energy value, maintaining the effects of various enchantments. When the energy value is above 50%, your attacks will have a large area splash damage.]
[Enchantment: [Molecular Penetration] - Base Armor Penetration +1600 (penetrates 1600 points of the target's defense)]
[Enchantment: [Mana Rampage] - Base critical strike chance +33%, 20% of critical strike damage converted into true damage]
...[The remaining 16 enchantments (collapse/expand)]
[Note: This weapon is in a damaged state; its equipment requirements, basic attributes, and enchantment effects have all been significantly reduced.]
"This..." Han Xiao was taken aback.
Even in its damaged state, the equipment requirement is still level 230. If it were in its intact state, wouldn't it be a weapon usable only by Beyond Grade A?
All the enchantments are high-level rune spells, especially the [God Piercing] enchantment, which can increase the damage of even a normal attack to 2.4 times the original damage when attacking enemies above level 200!
What does that mean?
WDNMD! Manager Zha!
The more enchantments a weapon has, the higher its load capacity. The fact that this weapon can withstand so many high-level enchantments indicates that its material is extremely tough and must have been made from very rare raw materials.
How could the Kunde Race have such a thing?
"Tell me how you obtained this weapon." Han Xiao nodded.
"Okay."
Nero responded and began to explain.
"It was a routine boarding maneuver. My teammates and I stormed into the Tu Shu ship's hold and engaged the enemy's main force. I charged straight at the enemy officer, and I shattered his armor. Remembering your instructions, I didn't forget to finish him off, but suddenly the ground exploded, and we all fell through."
"Below was a dark warehouse. I saw the weapon inside a transparent vacuum storage box. The officer quickly opened the box, grabbed the weapon, and charged at me. I tried to dodge, but halfway through, he suddenly exploded, and that's how I got the weapon."
"It exploded? Hmm, that guy must have been too low-level, not meeting the requirements for Godstabber, and couldn't withstand the magic power contained in the weapon, so he exploded and died..." Han Xiao secretly speculated.
The more powerful the superweapon, the more powerful the individual needs to wield it. If the requirements for using the equipment are not met, in most cases the equipment simply cannot achieve its effect. However, some weapons are risky; if they cannot withstand the pressure, they will explode. This is commonly seen in enchanted weapons...
"The mage's products are always about killing without burying, and they've never even heard of after-sales service. They're nowhere near as conscientious as me..." Han Xiao shook his head and muttered to himself.
"The Godstabber... it's probably used by Beyond Grade A weapons. Since it's a named weapon, perhaps there are records of it online?"
Han Xiao logged into the Imperial Database and searched for the name "[Godstabber]", and a large amount of information immediately popped up on the page.
I glanced at the file at the very top and a thought struck me.
According to the information, the Godstabber was a weapon made by the Beyond Grade A dwarven mage "Divine Craftsman" Thorn Uranium Core. He was a master of magical weapon forging who died in Galaxy Calendar 79. Throughout his life, he forged countless magical equipment and made outstanding contributions to magical forging throughout the universe. He is a character that Mage Class students will definitely see in their textbooks during forging and enchanting classes.
The file states that the Godstabber was Beyond Grade A weapon custom-made by Thorn for his friend, and it was only one piece of the [God Slayer] set.
The [God Slayer] set is a masterpiece left by Thorn, ranking third in the list of "Master Thorn: 100 Legendary Works". Individual pieces are only orange epic level, but the whole set has reached the gold level of Universal Treasure!
Historically, the [God Slayer] set has only had one owner, Thorn's friend, a Beyond Grade A martial artist nicknamed "Holy Spear".
Holy Spear disappeared in Galaxy Calendar 103, and his suit also vanished with him. The reason for his disappearance has not been found, and it remains an unsolved mystery.
At that moment, Phillip appeared.
"Dominion, I've detected a faint trace of multidimensional energy remaining in this weapon. Shall we proceed with a detailed examination?"
Han Xiao hummed in agreement, took out various detectors, and scanned the Godstabber.
The results came out quickly, showing the multidimensional energy components and imprints on the weapon. The proportion of negative energy was the highest, and the traces were most obvious at the break point. Clearly, the weapon was cut by someone using negative energy, which is commonly found in Secondary Dimension.
"So, this guy called Holy Spear probably died in Secondary Dimension..." Han Xiao thought to himself, this made a lot of sense.
Exploring Secondary Dimension is fraught with unknown dangers. Martial artists, who can't create clones, teleport, or build robots, are just ordinary folks who can only risk their lives with their physical bodies. One wrong Fan Shuishui and they're in Secondary Dimension trouble. It's nothing like the carefree lives of high-class individuals like magicians and mechanics.
Historically, there are two common ways for Beyond Grade A beings to die: one is being killed by other Beyond Grade A, and the other is dying in Secondary Dimension and becoming a missing person.
Connecting the dots, Han Xiao roughly made a guess.
These weapons drifted in the Secondary Dimension, accidentally encountering wormholes or spacetime rifts, falling back into the main universe, and landing in the Light Dust Star Cluster, where they were discovered by the Kunde Race.
It's unclear when this happened, but it seems the Kunde Race failed to uncover the secrets of magic from this object, and probably didn't place much importance on it.
Thinking of this, Han Xiao glanced helplessly at Nero.
How could you find this?
Looks like I went too easy on them!
For you, conscience is indeed superfluous!
"Godfather, what have you discovered?"
Seeing Han Xiao staring at him without saying a word, Nero asked expectantly.
"Ahem..." Han Xiao coughed twice, his face serious. "According to my assessment, this is a very dangerous enchanted weapon. Your strength is not yet sufficient to withstand the load, and forcing its use would be dangerous... So, I'll leave it with you for safekeeping for now."
"No way." Nero's face fell, and he looked suspicious. "Why didn't I feel any burden when I was holding it? Are you kidding me?"
"Holding it is one thing, using it is another. Do you think I'd joke with you? What do you take me for? Would I lie to you?"
Han Xiao stood upright and dignified.
Before Nero could say anything more, Han Xiao covered his mouth, spun him around, and pushed him out of the room.
Bang!
Before Nero could react, the door closed behind him.
Han Xiao's voice could be heard through the door.
"If you have nothing to do, wander around some more. If you find anything good, remember to bring it over for me to appraise."
"Dream on, I'm not coming!"
Nero looked indignant and ran away angrily, like a child whose red envelope had been confiscated by his parents.
Inside the room, Han Xiao set up a safe and locked the Godstabber inside.
He would only be interested if he could get the complete [God Slayer] set, but with only one piece, it wouldn't be of much use to him, and the probability of completing the set was too low for him to count on.
However, for those who rely on close-quarters combat, the Godstabber is a treasure.
The level 230 usage restriction is roughly equivalent to the peak A+ Calamity Grade. I do have such a master under my command, and Hadavy is one of them.
However, Hadavy is just a superhuman. While he's tanky, he doesn't get any extra boosts from using weapons. He's only good at taking hits, not at attacking. He's a pure tank, unlike me, who's both tanky and deals damage, and he's also super cool.
In Han Xiao's opinion, Rotel is more suited to use the Godstabber than Hadavy. This is equipment that Thorn tailored for martial artists, and only martial artists can unleash its full power.
Although Rotel hasn't reached his peak yet, if he were to obtain this weapon, his assassination skills would immediately improve by one or two levels, and he wouldn't be much worse than at his peak!
Moreover, the task of dealing with the mastermind behind the scenes will likely require the help of the master assassin, Rotel.
With the Kunde Race matter settled and all refugees properly resettled in the Black Star territory, the Crimson Dynasty immediately resumed its exploration project.
The war was delayed for several months, but progress was not slowed down, and the empire reaped great benefits.
Taking over the Kunde Race territory is equivalent to directly gaining access to stargates to several star systems in the Light Dust Star Cluster, saving the time of slowly building stargates.
Furthermore, the planetary data accumulated in the Kunde Race database has narrowed down the scope of exploration required. The Empire's strategy of using war to sustain itself has actually greatly increased the pace of exploration.
With the obstacles removed, the second phase of the exploration work got back on track.
In the Explored Universe, the Empire did not publicly publicize the war, but secretly began to send out a large number of intelligence agents to quietly gather clues and find the mastermind behind it.
Iso gave a prediction, pointing out a certain area that stowaways who sent their ships would pass through. However, this area was in a distant, unexplored star cluster with no stargate passage. The Empire could only send ships to warp there, and it was uncertain whether they could make it in time.
Fortunately, Han Xiao had made two preparations. After waiting for a while, the long-range mechanical force finally arrived at the Ancient Star Desert and headed towards the factory revealed by [The Bold Explorer].