super-mechanic

Chapter 2: Mechanical Faculty(A)

Chapter 2: Mechanical Faculty(A)

Before the story begins, let's briefly introduce our protagonist.

Han Xiao, a pure - blooded man. The reason for his rather ambiguous name is quite simple. His mother's surname is Han, and his father's surname is Xiao. It's a straightforward combination with a somewhat profound meaning.

At this stage of his life, he's a single guy with no family burdens. Appearance - wise, well......he's the type who could be bribed by a neighbor's school - aged child with two hundred yuan to pretend to be a family member at a parent - teacher conference. He might even mistake a thirty - year - old uncle sitting at the same table for a “big brother”.

Despite his disheveled look, in the “Star Ocean” circle, he's a well - traveled and well - known figure. His big ID, “old man chatting about teenage madness”, is famous. Among casual players, he's the kind of player they would look up to and envy when they see him wandering around in the player's city. In the official forum's review posts of the masters in the Huaxia District, his note reads: “Battle style changeable, field reaction at a professional level, proficient in five systems, especially in the mechanical system.”

Compared with other masters' reviews that are readily two or three pages long, Han Xiao's review is only a short sentence. Rumor has it that he's not a person who loves the limelight. He often turns down game reporters' interviews, thus having little exposure......

The truth is, whenever a reporter interviews him, he hopes the other party will add an advertisement at the beginning of the interview: “Are you still struggling with ten consecutive defeats in the arena? Are you still depressed about being PK'd in the field and having your corpse camped? The Sea of Stars” veteran substitute trainer! Accepts gold - farming, character - leveling, revenge - seeking, and score - boosting services! Prices are negotiable. You won't lose out, and you won't be fooled. Integrity - based business. Liars stay away! Contact ID......”

It has been proven that even in the parallel universe of 2060, small advertisements still strike fear into people. So, Han Xiao's business is rather slow.

Alas, it's all for a living. Life forces one to do such things.

......

Han Xiao was brought back to the laboratory for a blood test.

He was unfamiliar with the base's environment and terrain, and also didn't know the number of armed personnel. With his newbie - like attributes that basically gave him no combat power, a rash resistance would be like “seeking trouble by stripping one's buttocks”. Those trained guards in the corridor probably had an [agent] sub - profession at around level 5 - 8, the peak of ordinary people.

If he remembered correctly, at this time, Hela was the executive officer cadre of the Sprout Organization, an E - ranked superhuman with an alien - type power. Her energy level was 500 Onas or more. Conservatively estimated, her combat power could probably defeat a thousand of him.

In the 23,333rd year of the Discovery Era, a genius summarized the cultivation method of “qi” and established a unified basic theory for all cultivation systems in the universe, completely opening up a new era. Since then, superpowers have come into the spotlight.

“Star Ocean” is the stage for superpowers.

There are a total of five superpower systems: the supernatural system, the martial arts system, the mechanical system, the magic system, and the nianli system. These are the main occupations in “Star Ocean”. By studying the occupation knowledge books, one can be inaugurated into these professions.

As soon as a newbie enters “Star Ocean”, the first test they face is to find a book of career knowledge and transfer to the main career.

New characters can choose two types of starts. One is the regular start. The system gifts a newbie three - set package (to prevent running around naked, including clothes and shoes), a fixed amount of money, and then allows the choice of a few fixed starting locations on a newbie planet (usually located in different camps). This kind of start is relatively stable.

The other is a randomized start, which allows new characters to be involved in special events, with the possibility of encountering both dangers and opportunities. Han Xiao's current situation is extremely similar to a randomized start.

Although the game had turned into reality, it was still a background he was familiar with. Relying on his wealth of experience, Han Xiao gradually calmed down.

.....

It didn't take long for the blood report to come out.

Hela took the information from Lin Weixian's hand and frowned slightly. “No abnormalities in the blood test?”

Lin Weixian replied, “The Valkyrie solution mainly stimulates the brain. Perhaps we should cut open his skull to test brain activity.”

Cut open the skull and extract the brain juice? I won't be able to survive that! Han Xiao thought darkly.

Hela waved her hand to stop him. “He's the first surviving test subject of the Valkyrie experiment. Don't use destructive means unless it's absolutely necessary.”

Han Xiao's eyes lit up. Perhaps this identity could be put to good use.

Lin Weixian was not convinced by Hela's words. What a great research material, it's a pity that he couldn't study it thoroughly.

“Then let's observe for a while and see which aspect of the Valkyrie Solution has enhanced him.”

Hela narrowed her cold eyes and said, “Brainwash him first.”

Brainwash?

Han Xiao's heart sank. Brainwashing was a common method of controlling subordinates. In the game, players who were successfully brainwashed would automatically join that camp. But his current life was real, and the worst - case scenario would be that his own thoughts and consciousness would be truly altered.

This was unacceptable!

The good news was that in the 1.0 version of Aquamarine, there was no technology that could directly change memories. The Sprout Organization's brainwashing method was relatively primitive, using images and sounds to torture and “calibrate and reset” the human mind. People with an intelligence of 10 points or more could be exempt from brainwashing.

The Valkyrie solution had added 1 point of endurance potential to him. Potential was a hidden attribute that affected the growth of other attributes. Different races had different basic potentials. Looking at the entire “Star Ocean” world, human potential was at a medium level, with the highest intelligence talent. Originally, the human body was rather fragile, so this 1 point of endurance potential was very useful to Han Xiao.