The Legendary Mechanic c1-1385

by Chocolion, 齐佩甲

  The one who chooses to escape will always be the smartest.

  Not only did they have to give up their homeland to the invaders, they even had to run far away and not trouble their invaders. How generous.

  Their entire race was forced to leave their homeland, and everyone was living in fear. If they chose to escape without fighting, the pride of their race would be destroyed, and it would be difficult to construct it again. If they had killed enough enemies or sacrificed sufficient soldiers, their race might have been able to come out from this loser mentality and face a common enemy. This way, there would have been a possibility of welcoming a golden era. It was a pity…

  In the end, he chose to say nothing.

  …

  The war came to an end with the surrender of the Kunde Race. From the start to the end, it only took a short three to four months.

  Compared to his previous life, the Crimson Dynasty ended this war in less than half the time.

  The reason for this was because of Han Xiao’s contribution. The coordinates that he provided could reduce the effort that the dynasty had to put in to find the enemy’s main camp. Seizing the enemy’s quantum network resulted in a crushing defeat for the enemy. These two factors greatly sped up the process of the war.

  In his previous life, the Kunde Race managed to create some trouble for the dynasty, but with Han Xiao’s help, the Kunde Race did not create any trouble. They were crushed under the dynasty’s might and did not even have the ability to fight back.

  The dynasty then took over the Kunde Race’s remaining fleet.

  Great Mechanic Han, who was slacking off far away, received a notification on his interface.

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  [Flickering World – Kunde Race War] Mission Completed!

  Mission Rating: Perfect

  You have received 4,500,000,000 Experience, x4 Random Reward, +7500 Crimson Dynasty Contribution Points, and 1 Legendary Point.

  Star Cluster Legendary Point (Dust Light Star Cluster): Kunde Race War Contributor. You participated in the war with the Kunde Race and rendered huge merits.

  The milestone [Civilization Destruction] is now activated.

  Milestone Activation Requirements: Participate in three large scale galactic war missions related to the life and death of a civilization (Star System level and above) and aid your faction in defeating the enemy. Mission Rating cannot be less than ‘Excellent’. Current Progress: 1/3.

  +30 Tarrokov Favorability, +5 Urranrell Favorability, +10 Teny Amenos Favorability…

  Dungeon Creation: [Kunde Race War]

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  “The war is finally over. Their efficiency is pretty high.” Han Xiao’s eyes sparkled.

  Although he did not personally participate in the war, the intelligence he provided gave him a ‘Perfect’ Mission Rating.

  The rewards were not too bad either. Although it could not be compared to a Beyond Grade A boss mission, it was basically impossible for players to complete the Beyond Grade A challenge missions. 4,500,000,000 experience was also plentiful to the players in the later versions. Han Xiao would not be too picky with his food. In any case, he was only slacking off in his headquarters. The experience was like a freebie to him.

  Receiving four Random Reward chances was also a good thing.

  7,500 Dynasty Contribution Points was also a bountiful reward. The Kunde Race was a native civilization after all and did not pose much of a threat to the dynasty. Han Xiao felt that it was probably due to him sharing information about the Spacetime Splicing Technology with them.

  Although he had already learned all the Ultimate Knowledge, the Contribution Points were still useful. He would be able to use them to obtain precious resources or military support. Furthermore, if he had a Beyond Grade A Super willing to remain in his army, he might have to exchange for the Ultimate Knowledge of other classes.

  Ultimate Knowledge was guarded by the various advanced civilizations, and they usually would not allow Beyond Grade As to claim the Ultimate Knowledge of another class without a good reason. Making use of the Ultimate Knowledge to attract talent was akin to snatching business from the dynasty. As such, they dynasty would not agree to it, and the various Beyond Grade A allies also would not share Ultimate Knowledge with each other.

  The only exception would be if they had a Beyond Grade A officer in their organization. Of course, this was a rare scenario. After all, most Beyond Grade As would not be willing to serve under someone else.

  Han Xiao had some memories of the [Civilization Destruction] milestone. The civilizations above the Star System level were all protected by the Peace Treaty, and it was rare for a civilization to be wiped out. Only the players belonging to the various evil factions had a chance to trigger such a milestone.

  The effects were not too bad. Wearing the [Civilization Destruction] milestone would increase his damage by six percent and his range by twenty-five percent.

  However, the price to pay for obtaining such a milestone was also extremely high. He would need to participate or incite a life and death battle between Star System civilizations, and they were extremely rare. Furthermore, there would be a chance for him to become a wanted individual after the matter.

  As part of the Lawful Faction, it would be even harder for him to obtain such a milestone. However, the benefit was that he would not become wanted.

  Han Xiao was not too surprised that there was not a Political Asset reward. The Kunde Race was still lacking, and destroying them was not that important to the dynasty. However, he had managed to gain a series of favorability increases.

  Apart from Tarrokov and the Ruler, all the various commanders including Teny had their favorability increased.

  The dungeon formed was similar to the secret war and Germinal Organization dungeons; he would be able to form various different dungeons.

  Because the Kunde Race was not too powerful, the dungeon created also would not be too difficult, but the reward would not be low.

  After looking at his rewards, Han Xiao closed the interface and let out a long breath.

  Spacetime Splicing Technology, Perfect Mechanical Sense, and the Mission Reward… my rewards this time were plentiful. The Kunde Race is the only obstacle, and the second exploration phase can go back on track after this…

  Because of his interference, the outcome of the Kunde Race was changed.

  In his previous life, the dynasty spent a long time finding the Kunde Race territory, which gave the Kunde Race enough time to move their civilian fleet. At the same time, the Kunde Race fleet also had sufficient preparation time and was not caught off guard like this time.

  Understanding the map gave the Kunde Race a strategic advantage and the chance to analyze the dynasty’s battle tactics. As such, the Kunde Race was not kept in the dark when the dynasty infiltrated their main system but managed to put up a fight.

  As such, the Crimson Dynasty did not choose to negotiate but wiped out the Kunde Race.

  However, a portion of their civilian fleets were able to escape and were not caught by the dynasty.

  What Han Xiao did not know was that the Kunde Race’s new homeland in his previous life was still within the Flickering World. After all, they did not understand what a Star Field was. The dynasty managed to discover the Kunde Race’s new homeland in the exploration process. The dynasty had already placed huge emphasis on the Spacetime Splicing Technology by that time. As such, the Kunde Race’s new homeland was reduced to dust, and they were secretly wiped out.

  This time, destiny took a different path.

  Han Xiao stroked his chin and entered the quantum network. He was prepared to see how the dynasty planned to deal with the Kunde Race.

  …

  In the Planet Lighthouse office, there were two figures. The one standing was Tarrokov, and the one seated was Urranrell’s long distance projection.

  The dynasty now had to worry about how to deal with the Kunde Race. Should they kill them or rear them? The
Ruler and upper echelons had to make such a decision.

  Tarrokov was currently giving a report to Urranrell, and they were talking about the problem regarding the captives.

  “… It will be seven days before the arrival of the captives. Your Excellency, how should we deal with them?”

  Urranrell then stroked her chin and said, “The upper echelons have already discussed this matter. Some support the idea of pulling up the weeds by the roots while others feel that we should rear and educate them. We have not come to a final decision. Do you have any suggestions?”

  “The battle went smoothly, and since the enemy chose to surrender, I don’t feel that there is a need to kill them unnecessarily,” Tarrokov said. “We can choose to let them stay on a few planets within the dynasty’s territory and keep a close watch over them. We shouldn’t allow them to enter the Galactic Society temporarily and educate a few generations.

  “If the outcome is good, we can make them into a vassal civilization. At that time, we can let them into the Galactic Society.”

  During war, he killed without any hesitation and would kill without even batting an eye. But outside of war, he was not a bloodthirsty individual.

  “If this is the case, we will have to divide them out, and we need their leader to help us,” Urranrell said.

  “Yes, I am preparing to interrogate their leader later. Right, we conducted a series of tests on the upper echelons of the Kunde Race and detected some oddities within their mental state. They seem to have been affected by a Psychic Current to enlarge the regions of their brain in charge of anger and rashness.”

  Upon hearing that, a cold light flashed in Urranrell’s eyes.

  “Ah, it’s the actions of those Star Cluster Civilizations again. They not only threw a bag of technological knowledge but also made use of a Psychic Current. If not, the other party might not have been so aggressive. Who was the one most affected by the Psychic Current? It should be their leader, right?”

  “Wrong. The Kunde Race leader was the least affected.”

  Urranrell shook her head with resignation. “That’s interesting. Is this something unique to their species?”

  Beep beep.

  Right at this moment, the communicator on the table rang. Tarrokov pressed a button, and his secretary’s voice could be heard.

  “Chief commander, Black Star is on the line. Should I connect his long-distance projection?”

  “Why is he here now?” Tarrokov muttered before shaking his head. “I am giving a report to the Ruler. Ask him to wait for a while.”

  Right at this moment, Urranrell waved her hands. “It’s alright. Let him in. He isn’t an outsider.”

  “… Alright then.”

  Since the Ruler was willing, Tarrokov did not mind.

  Very quickly, Han Xiao’s projection appeared in the room, and he immediately saw Urranrell.

  “Your Excellency, you are also here.”

  “Black Star, I heard of your contributions during this war. Good job.” Urranrell nodded.

  “My contributions were negligible,” Han Xiao said humbly. “What are both of you talking about?”

  “Nothing much. We are talking about how we should deal with the Kunde Race. A decision hasn’t been made yet…” Urranrell then repeated the conversation simply before asking, “Black Star, do you have any suggestions?”

  “I don’t have any opinions. I am also here to ask the dynasty about how they plan to deal with this matter.” Han Xiao raised his brow.

  “Not having opinions is also a type of opinion.” Urranrell then did not say anything.

  She then looked at Tarrokov and got him to continue the report.

  After listening to the report, Urranrell praised both of them before going offline.

  After sending the Ruler away, Tarrokov looked at Han Xiao with a smile.

  “I am going to interrogate the Kunde Race upper echelons. Do you want to join me?”

  “Er, I am actually very busy.” Han Xiao stroked his chin and said with a joking voice, “But since you invited me, I shall reluctantly go with you.”

  Perhaps he could trigger a special mission like with the DarkStar leader.

  Chapter 981 - Interrogation and Wish

  All the divisions were gathered to form a massive fleet to escort all the Kunde Race spaceships over to Planet Lighthouse.

  The dynasty’s fleet was in the periphery with the thousands of Kunde Race spaceships surrounded.

  Their weapons had already been disarmed, and the energy cores were restricted to only allow the spaceships to fly. The entire fleet had lost the ability to fight back and was under the control of the dynasty. The spaceships of the Kunde Race fleet had already been transformed into a prison.

  The main flagship of the Kunde Race fleet was the most heavily modified with the cabins of the spaceship being modified into jail rooms.

  The command room was taken over by the dynasty soldiers, and two projections appeared in the command room. They were Tarrokov and Han Xiao.

  “Paying our respects to the chief commander.”

  The moment both of them came online, the sound of the soldiers greeting their commander could be heard.

  Tarrokov had already given notice of his visit, and the soldiers were waiting for him.

  The various commanders of the different divisions were there with their aide-de-camps in the form of a long distance projection.

  “It has been tough on everyone.” Tarrokov smiled with a friendly attitude.

  These young elite commanders would be the future stars of the dynasty, and Tarrokov was truly gratified at the sight of the talents before him.

  As Han Xiao looked at the commanders present, he could not help but be slightly startled.

  Woah, they’re all bigshots!

  A group of future commanders and bigshots were standing before him as though it was an inspection parade.

  Because he knew the future identities of these commanders, Han Xiao found the scene to be a memorable one and almost wanted to take a picture of it.

  “Your Excellency Black Star, you’re also here.” Teny was also within the group, and he greeted Han Xiao with a smile on his face.

  “We meet again.” Han Xiao nodded, and upon seeing the other commanders look over, he said, “I congratulate all of you for winning the war. Having such talented commanders is the honor of the dynasty.”

  The effect of an AOE flattery was not too bad at all!

  Even though he was only an ally of the dynasty, his status exceeded these young elites who had yet to reach the height of their careers.

  Everyone liked to listen to nice words, and everyone revealed a smile upon hearing Black Star’s praise.

  “Your Excellency Black Star was the true cornerstone of our victory by providing key intelligence.”

  “We only performed some manual labor. Your Excellency Black Star’s contribution is the main reason for us winning the war.”

  Some of the commanders present immediately responded politely. Of course, there were a few commanders who did not say a thing but only nodded with respect.

  Han Xiao replied with a smile, but his gaze was suddenly fixed on Gaud.

  “Eh, you are…”

  Han Xiao squinted and realized that he did not recognize the person before him.

  Upon seeing that, Gaud smiled and took the initiative to say, “I have long heard of your great name, Your Excellency Black Star.”

  “This is Gaud, one of the Supers that the dynasty is grooming. I heard that he survived a Primordial Psionic Energy explosion and is extremely outstanding.” Tarrokov laughed and made the introduction.

  “Hello Gaud.”

  Han Xiao then continued greeting the other commanders while secretly entering the quantum network to check on Gaud’s records.

  Checking a person’s background was something that he was used to doing.

  With his current status, checking the information of some commanders would not be a problem.

  The next
moment, Gaud’s resume appeared before him, and the resume seemed extremely simple without a problem.

  However, when he wanted to view more detailed information, a notification popped up and warned him about a lack of clearance.

  “I can’t see it? It seems like they truly place great importance on him.”

  Han Xiao would not bother breaking through the firewall of the dynasty for no good reason to invoke their dissatisfaction.

  Tarrokov said that Gaud was a Super that the dynasty was grooming. The dynasty would only groom two different kinds of Supers—those with a special ability or superior potential. This fellow was only a Calamity Grade Super at most, and since he was able to survive in the Primordial Psionic Energy explosion, he should belong to the first group.

  In his previous life, the Great Mechanic Han belonged to the Crimson Dynasty faction and was extremely familiar with the various bigshots of the dynasty. If Gaud was truly a Super groomed by the dynasty, he should have some impression of the other party.

  However, he could be sure that he had never heard of such a character before, and he did not have any memory of Gaud. There was not such a character in his previous life.

  Has the storyline been changed again? Han Xiao thought to himself. I wonder where this new guy came from.

  Although he was in doubt, he did not find the matter too strange.

  After doing so many things, he should have already caused the butterfly effect, and it would not be strange for a few new characters to show up.

  Not to mention the others, even the current manager of the Germinal Financial Group, Iapetus, was a leek that he had dug up.

  Upon looking at Han Xiao’s suave appearance, Gaud’s lips curled up slightly.

  “Your Excellency Black Star, perhaps we may become comrades in the future.”

  Han Xiao snapped out of his thoughts. “Are we not comrades now?”

  “Ah, you understand what I mean,” Gaud said with a calm smile.

  “… How ambitious, I shall wait for you then.” Han Xiao raised his brows.