Super Mechanic: God of Superpowers!

Chapter 156 A New Advancement Quest, It's All Han Xiao's Fault

Ye Xiu knew that the culprit was Sylvia, so he quickly brought her under control and perfectly resolved the crisis.

After spending some more time, we successfully completed the task.

Meanwhile, as the season progresses, the Player Pro League is about to come to a close.

The regular post-match activities followed one after another – media features, team press conferences, annual awards ceremony and other events were carried out in an orderly manner.

Of course, these routine procedures did not attract much attention from Ye Xiu.

As the first season of the competition came to a perfect end, he was more concerned about the major changes that were about to take place: the game was about to launch a version update!

Since the initial version was released three years ago, the native inhabitants of Aquamarine have always experienced adaptive anxiety regarding the sudden arrival of the "player community".

During this special period of transition from version 1.0 to 2.0, these otherworldly visitors will once again disappear en masse.

Under normal circumstances, six days in the game world are equivalent to only twenty-four hours in reality, and this ratio of time flow is relatively constant.

However, during version iterations, the connection between the two timelines will be completely severed.

According to memory, the game will undergo a twelve-month update period, while only three days will pass in the real world.

It is worth noting that the time span of each version update varies, and players' return often corresponds to important historical milestones in the Starsea world.

These key events ultimately form the core narrative in different versions.

"During the version update, I will lose an important source of experience points, so I must be more cautious in my actions," Ye Xiu thought to himself, his eyes flashing slightly.

"However, this window of opportunity can be used to cultivate high-potential mission lines and systematically plan alternative strategies for experience acquisition and resource accumulation."

The main force behind the mercenary group will definitely be the player group, with NPCs playing a secondary role.

Both are very important.

After careful consideration, Ye Xiu thought for a moment and said to himself, "I can concentrate my resources on recruiting NPCs first."

"Once the 2.0 version of the 'Alienation Cataclysm' expansion is released, players on Aquamarine will be officially connected to the interstellar network."

Therefore, this preparation period is precisely used to improve the 'infrastructure'.

Ye Xiu was well aware that version 2.0 would be the period of explosive profit growth.

The continuous influx of new energy is like the ever-growing chives in the fields, which can never be eradicated and will grow again with the spring breeze.

Thinking of this, Ye Xiaoshuai couldn't help but smile slightly.

His plan is to recruit tens of thousands of players and develop the Alien Mercenary Corps into one of the guides for players to enter interstellar space.

However, this idea faces potential challenges—the two major organizations, Godora and Dark Star, will engage in a power struggle on a planet during the cataclysmic event.

When players face a choice between factions in this situation, Ye Xiu's attempt to gain a share of the spoils in this competition is tantamount to playing with fire.

However, the advantages are also obvious: while other factions are focused on fighting each other, he is the only one focused on cultivating the player base.

By providing unique resources, such as various superpower experience cards, and fostering a sense of belonging through immersive faction narratives, the organization's appeal can be effectively enhanced.

Of course, to achieve large-scale recruitment, two preparations must be made:

A player-oriented growth support system (including skill library, quest chain, achievement rewards, etc.) and strategic contingency plans to deal with alienation and catastrophe.

The former maintains group cohesion, while the latter ensures participation in the storyline.

Looking at the balance of over 800,000 inars in his account, Ye Xiu began to plan his career path: "These funds are enough to acquire two advanced inherited knowledge items and complete my career advancement."

"But considering the upcoming level 100 racial transformation—the genetic optimization obtained through the Void Dragon Marrow will bring about a qualitative breakthrough, especially since I am an ability user, my genes have already undergone changes."

"Therefore, even though Han Xiao and I both have Void Dragon genes, there must be significant differences between us."

"However, the 15 billion experience points I currently have are not enough to support me to level 120. I can take a look at the level 100 advancement quest first."

In periods when there is a lack of players providing experience, the allocation of experience points must be handled with extreme care.

"While special secondary professions can provide additional benefits, the acquisition process is too cumbersome. As a specialist in psychic abilities, perhaps it would be better to choose a secondary profession that provides more suitable attribute enhancement."

Thinking of this, Ye Xiu contacted Han Xiao and successfully obtained a crucial piece of information by agreeing to let Sylvia become his apprentice.

Moreover, he can obtain this secondary profession from the Vayth Nexus. Although it is not very rare, its effect is simple and straightforward.

……

After completing the routine transport work in the Longtan Star Sector, Ye Xiu, as usual, made a brief visit to Ames's home to report on the recent progress in finding her mentor.

"Hela and Aurora are both quite nice. I didn't expect you to have such good taste, finding such excellent girlfriends." Ames said lazily, sitting on the throne, her tone tinged with surprise.

"Teacher~" Hela and Aurora, who were standing nearby, blushed upon hearing this and lowered their heads, unsure of what to say.

Hela is better off, but not by much.

"I think so too." Ye Xiu smiled, his skin thick as a board.

"Alright, remember to find my teacher soon," Ames said.

"Don't worry." Ye Xiaoshuai patted his chest muscles and said solemnly.

Upon returning to the Vais Hub, he immediately piloted the hovercraft to the 58th floor of the skyscraper in the hub's core area.

This is the headquarters of the completely neutral organization, the Supernatural Research Association—a name that sounds grand and imposing, yet has absolutely nothing to do with superpowers or anything like that. It is actually a platform for magicians to exchange ideas across interstellar regions.

The membership process is also simple; a basic membership can be obtained by paying a registration fee of 500 inars.

As for Ye Xiu, becoming a member would grant him a secondary profession.

The membership process went exceptionally smoothly: entering personal information, filling out a registration form, paying membership fees, and having a brief chat with the receptionist.

The entire process was completed smoothly, taking less than ten minutes from entering the gate to the end.

As Ye Xiu stepped out of the association's gate, he lightly swiped his finger to bring up the attribute panel, and the secondary profession slot quietly updated with a gilded emblem—the [Magician] mark was prominently displayed.

Without hesitation, he poured his accumulated experience into it. As five streams of light rose one after another, this special deputy position instantly reached the bottleneck of the fifth level, forming a perfect connection with the overall level system.

These types of secondary professions, known as growth-oriented professions, are like the current [Magician] profession.

Each upgrade will target and enhance specific attribute values, and will not generate free attribute allocation, but will only generate precious potential points.

The mysterious 10-point boost per level makes the 50-point mysterious leap from five consecutive upgrades particularly remarkable.

As the core pillar of the supernatural ability system, the mysterious numerical value is directly related to the power of the supernatural ability.

Ye Xiu's strategy of focusing on developing the mysterious attribute has resulted in his current 800+ points of mysterious value being converted into more than 80% of his supernatural affinity bonus.

Additionally, the secondary profession of [Magician] provides the [Magic Analysis] perk, which grants the user a mysterious attribute for learning certain magic tricks.

Among the many available secondary career options, Ye Xiu has always regarded this type of career with targeted attribute growth as a strategic choice.

Every player can easily unlock these attribute-boosting perks.

Of course, this is on the premise that you know such a thing exists.

After all, sometimes intelligence is more valuable than the things related to it.

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Getting back to the main point, the boost from this secondary profession is very significant, and it also possesses customizable skills that can be developed.

It still has high value even in the later stages of the game.

Therefore, many top players will specifically choose one or two attribute classes, which shows their practicality.

Of all the attribute-based professions, the most legendary is undoubtedly the "Luck" branch, whose name alone reveals its unique mechanics—the [Manipulator of Fate], or more accurately, the [Gambler]!

He clearly remembers the core rule of this profession: when resources are successfully acquired through games, betting, and other such activities.

The luck value will increase proportionally to the gains; the higher the accumulated gains, the stronger the increase.

However, if losses continue, it will weaken the luck attribute, perfectly matching the dialectical relationship between the job name and the nature of luck.

To be honest, Ye Xiu was quite interested in this special profession, since the lowest possible outcome was zero, but the rewards for success would increase exponentially!

After a brief period of mental clarity brought on by the upgrade, he turned his attention to the system interface.

Checking the level 100 breakthrough quest is the top priority right now.

However, after only glancing at the mission requirements, Ye Xiu's lips twitched slightly.

"It's all Han Xiao's fault. It must be his fault. He affected my luck too. It seems I'll have to find a chance to get the [Gambler] profession later."

The advanced quests themselves are not complicated; it's just that the difficulty increases exponentially depending on the current level.

[Congratulations on reaching level 100! You can continue leveling up after completing the advancement quest!]

[Advanced Quest - [Trial of the Strong]: Defeat an enemy whose combat power exceeds yours by one rank.]

This wasn't the first time he'd encountered a mission to kill a powerful enemy of a higher level, but the requirements back then were worlds apart from the current ones.

"Challenging an A-rank being with B-rank strength?" Ye Xiu frowned. As his rank increased, the gap between each major rank was like an insurmountable chasm.

"Fortunately, I have a clone. Even if it is a Calamity-level powerhouse, it is not that I am powerless to fight."

Thinking of this, Ye Xiu couldn't help but feel a slight sense of relief.

Although it still felt very troublesome, there was finally a glimmer of hope and possibility.

Of course, it should also be known that A-level superhumans are terrifying beings capable of destroying the surface ecosystem of an entire planet with their individual power, second only to the legendary S-level interstellar strategic deterrent.

Such powerful individuals are capable of establishing independent forces in interstellar space and even influencing the galactic landscape.

In comparison, B-rank forces are the core combat force of interstellar society, while A-rank forces are strategic deterrent forces, with a difference in numbers of up to tens of thousands of times.

This is an dimensional chasm!

Ye Xiu closed his eyes to calm himself down. Since the system had already locked the task, there was no point in being anxious anymore.

The path to advancement must continue; the only way to break through is to find another way.

"Even among A-rank individuals, there are differences in strength. Perhaps we can find individuals with weak defenses," Ye Xiu thought to himself, stroking his chin.

"However, even the weakest A-rank is far beyond my limits. I have no chance of winning in a direct confrontation, so I have to devise a special tactic. Fortunately, the rules allow for indirect methods, otherwise I might as well give up on treatment altogether."

"First, we need to identify suitable targets and search for potential objects in the memory. Second, we need to construct a complex weakening scheme."

"That is, we must deplete the target's combat power to the maximum extent before the encounter, and seize the fatal weakness to deliver the final blow."

"Otherwise, when facing a fully-formed A-rank being, any conventional methods would be meaningless."

"The rules allow for non-direct kills, theoretically requiring only the final execution. Ideally, this would be executing prisoners who are incapacitated, but that's simply not feasible at the current level."

"The major powers have an impenetrable defense over A-rank prisoners, and they would never allow outsiders to interfere."

"Therefore, this trial will ultimately require facing an A-rank powerhouse, even if it is only a target with remaining combat strength."

It was clear that the advancement task could not be completed quickly at the moment, and Ye Xiu was secretly glad that he had not rushed to advance his career, otherwise the loss would have been huge.

"Although there are many targets, none of them are simple, so we must plan carefully," Ye Xiu thought to himself.

He quickly regained his composure, noticed that it was lunchtime, and took out a gleaming metal bottle of alcohol from the locker, then started the smart cooking device.

The robotic arm quickly dispensed a sealed, heated lunchbox; peeling back the foil revealed a combination of dark brown pork chops and chickpeas.

I sat down on the leather sofa with my simple dinner in hand, the clinking of the metal spoon against the lunchbox particularly clear in the quiet space.

Halfway through the meal, a noise came from the main entrance.

As the cadres returned one after another, Jason Wood led the way, biting a thin wooden stick.

Caroline, on the other hand, kept talking to the indifferent Arocia.

Arocia changed into a dress, and Ye Xiu knew at a glance that it must have been picked out by Caroline.

After all, given her personality, if no one goes shopping with her, she'd rather stay at home and get moldy.

While Ye Xiu was out on business, several cadres went shopping together in the commercial street and also had a meal at a restaurant.

(End of this chapter)