The Super Mechanic's Odyssey

"Test sample number twenty-four has been injected with Valkyrie Solution. It survived for two minutes and forty-five seconds. Time of death: 4:22 a.m...." I'm the only one at home. Who's talking? Han Xiao suddenly opened his eyes. What met his eyes was a glaring white light. The familiar game pod door was gone, replaced by a pure white ceiling. The white walls around him had a cold metallic texture, full of sci-fi vibes. The room layout resembled an intensive care unit. He was lying on a metal table, his bare upper body connected to several instrument wires, and the skin on his back touching the metal, sending a bone-chilling cold through him. There were several researchers in white coats around him, all wearing expressions as if they had seen a ghost. Didn't I just accept an order to train a new account for a client? I chose the regular start. What is this place? Han Xiao had a splitting headache, and his thoughts were in a jumble, as if a large amount of information had been stuffed into his mind. His last memory was just accepting an order for power-leveling. It was the screen for creating a new character in "Star Sea", and then it seemed he smelled a strong odor of burnt protein... "Quickly notify Ms. Hela. The test subject is alive!" "Call the guards. Come and control the test subject immediately." Those white coats shouted in alarm. Han Xiao had never heard their language, but he could understand the meaning. The words like "test subject", "survival time", and "guards" made him feel very uneasy. There were rapid footsteps outside, and someone was approaching quickly. Stay put or run right away? After hesitating for just a moment, Han Xiao decisively chose the latter. He rolled over, tore off all the instrument wires connected to his body, and stumbled towards the laboratory door. The white coats around hurriedly backed away and didn't stop him. "Bang!" He crashed open the door. Outside was a long white corridor. At both ends of the corridor, more than a dozen guards in black combat uniforms holding electric batons surrounded him. Han Xiao recognized the half-tree sapling emblem on the left chest of their uniforms and gasped, "The Germination Organization on Planet Hailan in Version 1.0? Isn't it already destroyed?!" A guard swung the electric baton down hard. Han Xiao instinctively raised his hand to block. The intense pain of the electric shock made his whole body tremble violently. It felt like his bones were about to c***k, and half of his body went numb. "This pain is a hundred percent?!" Han Xiao was shocked. The maximum pain adjustment in "Star Sea" was 40. Exceeding 40 would cause damage to the player's nerves. The game pod had a function to monitor the player's physical signs. In such a malfunction, it should have forcibly disconnected him. What's going on? Did something go wrong with the game pod I just replaced seven years ago? D*mn it. The worker who came for maintenance a few days ago charged me three hundred yuan and vowed to guarantee no problems for half a year. They are so unreliable. I'll call customer service later and demand a refund! More than a dozen burly... er, strong guards swarmed up. Han Xiao experienced the feeling of being surrounded by a bunch of big men. He was escorted and transferred to an empty small dark room. After the guards locked the door, they all left. It was pitch black around, and he was the only one in the room. Han Xiao grimaced in pain and rubbed his wrists to recover. His head hurt again, and a torrent of complex information flowed out. After a while, Han Xiao finally figured out the ins and outs. "I crossed into... 'Star Sea'?" Han Xiao widened his eyes, looking astonished. "Star Sea" was an immersive holographic game with servers all over the world, and the peak concurrent online users approached nearly sixty million at its highest point. (Don't doubt the severity of population expansion in the parallel world in 2060) The game background was the starry universe. The maps and scenes were automatically evolved and formed by the latest generation of optical computers after inputting parameters. They were incredibly vast and could accommodate hundreds of millions of players online simultaneously without any burden. Countless guilds and groups were farming gold, exploring maps, and running dungeons in it. An excellent piece of equipment could be sold for tens of millions of dollars. For a popular game, the balance aspect must be excellent. It could not only ensure that willing spenders had certain advantages but also not make the advantages so great that casual players felt unfair. The main way to maintain balance was to enhance the competitiveness and technicality of the game. "Star Sea" was no exception and had also given rise to derivatives such as professional players and professional leagues. Speaking of this, you might think that I'm going to talk about how awesome and legendary a professional player Han Xiao used to be. No. Although Han Xiao made a living by playing games, the four words "professional player" had nothing to do with him. He was a hated power-leveler by most players and was a lone ranger without a studio. As an avid power-leveler of "Star Sea", Han Xiao had experienced all version updates and was somewhat famous. He had been consistently ranked in the top 100 of the expert list in the Chinese region. Remember the latest ranking was forty-seventh. Logically speaking, with his strength, he was more than capable of playing professionally, but he was just a power-leveler. The reason will be mentioned later. "The Germination Organization, Version 1.0 of "Star Sea", one of the novice birth planets, the event on Planet Hailan." Han Xiao muttered to himself. Before his crossing, "Star Sea" had been operating for more than ten years. The events of Version 1.0 had long become history. Had he returned to the past? Han Xiao looked solemn. That means, the three hundred yuan can't be retrieved?! "Slap!" Han Xiao slapped himself. I've crossed over and still thinking about a refund. Am I an i***t?! The memories in his mind seemed to have some gaps. He didn't know the experiences of the original body, not even the name. He only remembered some common sense about this world, such as the time. He was in the era of Star Sea Calendar 687, and the official public beta was in 688. During the Version 1.0 era, the three cosmic-level colossal forces, the Brilliant Federation, the Scarlet Empire, and the Void Spirit Sect, still maintained the peace that had lasted for tens of thousands of years since the end of the Exploration Calendar. The Silver Revolutionary Army had not yet been formed. The source of the Superpower Disaster was still lingering on a desolate planet. The Shining World had not yet emerged. The World Tree Civilization had not yet invaded on a large scale from the unexplored universe. The Shattered Star Ring where Planet Hailan was located was still playing a minor role on the edge of the visible universe... To maintain the attractiveness of the game, "Star Sea" drew on a game named World of Warcraft from many years ago. Every update version was a disaster and a major event. Gul'dan - Yanzu caused trouble for so many years and was crushed by Illidan again. (Why add "again") The Burning Legion invaded once more. Who knows how many more times they will come. At this point, "Star Sea" fully absorbed the experience of World of Warcraft. It was very exciting to play, but if you really crossed over... Buddy, do you have a return ticket? The Germination Organization was insignificant compared to the later versions' catastrophes of interstellar wars, but it was a quite deadly predicament for Han Xiao at present. "Planet Hailan is modeled similar to Earth. The Germination Organization is an organization that attempts to overthrow the regime of a major country. If I remember correctly, the test subjects of the Valkyrie Experiment would all undergo brainwashing and become cannon fodder." The origin of this body was the "raw material" used by the Germination Organization for human experiments. There was a gap in the previous memories. Apart from common sense, only many memory fragments of captivity and experimentation remained. Around twenty years old, his appearance was vaguely similar to his previous self. As for his health, that was hard to say. He still remembered the words of the white coats. He was injected with Valkyrie Solution. This thing was one of the genetic potions of the Germination Organization, used to strengthen the brain. The fatality rate was as high as seventy percent, but it had mutated in him. Suddenly, a line of semi-illusory blue light text appeared before his eyes. [You have been injected with Valkyrie Solution. Stamina potential +1. Obtained specialty - High Concentration. Obtained specialty - Low-level Mental Tenacity] "Panel information!" Han Xiao was overjoyed inwardly. A semi-transparent blue light screen expanded in his line of sight, very sci-fi and not affecting his vision. ————— Name: Han Xiao Race: Carbon-based Human (Yellow) Template: NPC (Version 1.0 public beta countdown: 358 days, 11 hours, 03 minutes) Total Level: 1 Experience: 0 Sub-profession: Civilian (v1 050) Main Profession: None Personal Attributes: Strength 2, Agility 2, Stamina 3, Intelligence 3, Mystery 1, Charisma 2, Luck 1 Free Attribute Points: 0 Qi Power: 0 (v0) Energy Level: 1 - 2 Tier: F (Mortal) A trash with a combat power of five. Just randomly pick a passerby NPC on the street, and they could rub you on the ground a hundred times! Health Value: 23/30 (Sprained) Stamina Value: 36/36 Specialties: High Concentration - Increases learning and manufacturing speed by 10%. Low-level Mental Tenacity - Obtains +3 Willpower judgment. Skills: None Potential Points: 0 Occupational Knowledge Tree: Not opened Influence: None Legendary Degree: 0 Equipment: None ————— The game panel of "Star Sea". Thank goodness, this thing is still here. Sure enough, God bless the handsome guy. But Han Xiao soon noticed something abnormal. NPC template? Wasn't he a player? Version 1.0 public beta countdown? Han Xiao frowned, noticing several important factors. First, although he didn't know why the attribute panel crossed with him, this was a real world. Every life was alive. Once he died, he wouldn't resurrect like in the game. Second, he crossed into an NPC but had the system panel of a player. This was undoubtedly good news. He could level up and grow like a player. Third, the public beta countdown made him realize that the real world probably returned to the time before the release of "Star Sea". He really returned to the past! So would those players from the past appear again? The fourth was the key point. His current situation was very dangerous! Han Xiao was very frustrated. Look at other people's crossings. That's a normal start, okay? Five hundred gold coins, ten population, with resources and helpers. Maybe there's even an ex-girlfriend. Even if there aren't these, at least the environment is quite safe. Even if there's an enemy who wants to kill you, they will only secretly stab you in the back. But what about him? Campaign start, just a lone hero, and still trapped in the enemy camp. If he's not careful, God will send him back to Valhalla... Assuming there is such a thing. Han Xiao didn't have the ability to resurrect like players. He only had one life. Losing it here would be too pity. Yes... What he thought was "pity", which was a little different from the normal person's thought of "I must survive". As for things like "My fate is controlled by me, not by the heavens. If the heavens want to destroy me, I will destroy the heavens" or "Swallow a golden pill and break through the gate of life and death", they were usually the reactions of someone being overly pretentious and fantastical during adolescence. "What the hell? Only I'm trapped in Sword Art Online?" Han Xiao complained. Even though his senses were no different from reality, he had huge doubts in his heart. What was his essence of existence, a real life? Or a set of data? Soul crossing? "Come what may. Just take it one step at a time." Han Xiao thought to himself. No matter what he was, if he didn't want to die heroically, he could only find ways to survive. There was still one year until the public beta. Before the players arrived, he still had one year to prepare. This was the only good news that cheered him up at present. He deeply understood the destructive power of players. Like a locust plague, they were the synonyms of chaos and madness. "Clang!" At this moment, the door of the small dark room opened, and several people walked in. Due to the backlight, he couldn't see their faces clearly. Han Xiao could only faintly see that the leader had a curvaceous figure. It was a hot woman. "How is the test subject's condition?" The woman spoke to the subordinate behind her. Her voice had a slightly hoarse texture, like a cup of rich coffee, lazy with a touch of sexiness. "It seems to have passed the manic period." Lin Weixian, the experiment supervisor, looked at Han Xiao with fiery eyes, sizing him up from top to bottom, as if looking at his own possession. Han Xiao rasped, "Who are you?" "Hmm? Seems like there's a deviation in memory?" The woman raised an eyebrow. "Valkyrie stimulates the brain. Memory loss is a normal reaction." Lin Weixian narrowed his eyes. His eyes gradually adapted to the light. Han Xiao saw the woman's appearance clearly and was immediately stunned by her beauty. She had long, wavy burgundy hair that covered half of her face. She wore a tight black combat uniform. Her hot figure seemed about to burst out of her clothes, which could easily induce male hormones. Her features had both the three-dimensionality of Westerners and the softness of Easterners, like a mixed-race. She was stunningly beautiful, with black eyeshadow, exuding a mature and lazy temperament, like a beautiful snake. If Daji had this beauty, King Zhou's death wasn't unjust. Han Xiao had this thought. "Hela, the supervisor here." The red-haired beauty stared at Han Xiao, waved her hand, and said, "Take him down for a blood test. I want to see the report immediately!" Two expressionless elite guards stepped forward, one on each side, holding Han Xiao's arms and escorting him out. Han Xiao took a look at the strong bodies and the pistols on their waists under the guards' uniforms and immediately gave up the plan to resist on the spot. He recognized "Red Snake" Hela. This was one of the challenge scenes on Planet Hailan - "Valkyrie Laboratory", one of the subordinate bases of the Germination Organization. In Version 1.0, this boss Hela tortured countless novice players born on Planet Hailan to the point of crying and complaining on the forums. She was called "The Discouraging Sister" and later became an interstellar powerhouse in the Kolton Star Cluster, surpassing the ** level and was titled "Goddess of Death", renowned throughout the entire Shattered Star Ring. Han Xiao secretly grinned wryly. His situation was truly freezing cold in the dead of winter! ...