Chapter 49
180,000 experience—45,000 from the Black Spider mission, and the rest mostly accumulated from Han Xiao's efforts in tirelessly crafting Retractable Knives and Highly Explosive Gunpowder . Currently, both blueprints were at Lv . 2 and Lv . 3 respectively . As they were cheap and easy to craft, they were much easier to level up in contrast to other blueprints like the Lightweight Mecha Arm, or the Rover .
A month had passed since Han Xiao arrived at the Western Capital . Since then, Han Xiao had earned an overall amount of 200,000 experience, which was equal to a third of what he had earned back in his 6-month stint with the Germinal Organization . Now, with over $1,500,000 in his possession, finances were the least of Han Xiao's concern .
The first-class advancement was the biggest game changer as it granted the player an energy attribute .
Han Xiao lightly pressed his thumb towards his index finger . As soon as he did so, his index was enveloped by a sort of invisible air . It felt similar to a weak current, and Han Xiao could discern that it was magnetism . Magnetism was one of the attributes that a Mechanic could specialize in . Combat-wise, it was not as powerful as the destructive attributes of fire or lightning . Instead, its main use was in strengthening the Machinery Affinity of a Mechanic . It would eventually allow for automated crafting .
Energy Attributes were not limited to just the natural elements . Instead, they could be thought of more as 'concepts' of how each class uses energy . For example, the energy attribute for Psychics is [Spirit] . Furthermore, energy attributes could also be nurtured and changed . For example, a Pugilist who cultivated various techniques would be able to grasp the speed of wind, power of fire, or hardness of iron, etc .
[Abstract Thinking] and [Intermediate Machinery Affinity] were self-explanatory, while [Strafe] was an active defensive skill .
If Han Xiao had chosen the path of Cannonmaster, he would have gained three new skills . However, he only gained one: [Strafe], a defensive skill . Han Xiao was by no means a coward who did not dare to face the enemy head-on, but he did indeed prefer a dual-natured skill like this that could be used both offensively and defensively to other flashy and high-damage ones . Furthermore, gaining unlimited ammo, even if temporary, could prove to be useful .
[Energy Training Technique] was a common skill acquired after the first advancement .
It was a special type of 'growth' skill that did not have a level system . Instead, its effects could be improved through repeated usage/practice that expended experience, and each use increased the character's energy, up until the skill's set usage limit . The user's energy attribute played an important part in the training effectiveness .
Most energy-related training techniques utilized such a growth system .
Energy was indeed an integral part of Superhumans . It largely decided a character's grade and power level . The early levels of energy stages are as follows:
Lv . 1 -10
Lv . 2 - 50
Lv . 3 - 100
Lv . 4 - 200
Lv . 5 - 400
Lv . 6 - 1000
. . .
Not only did reaching the next energy level give each player bonus stats, there were also extra benefits that could be unlocked upon reaching certain levels .
Lv . 1 was the bare benchmark, and while Hila was only Lv . 30, her energy level had already reached 500 ouna, roughly five times more than Han Xiao's . One of the reasons for this was the Energy Training Technique system .
Platinum Alloy was a new material-type blueprint acquired through [Advanced Material Composition] . The alloy itself was green in color, and it was well-suited for making armor due to its sturdiness . Its crafting requirement was Lv . 5 Novice Refining .
Of the 180,000 experience at hand, Han Xiao decided to spend 25,000 to reach Lv . 10 Agent . This gave him a number of stats (+2 STR, +2 DEX, +3 END, +1 CHA), as well as 1 talent point and 1 assignable stat point .
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Advancement detected! Delete [Civilian] Class?
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The [Civilian] class was simply one of the default starting classes for new characters . It functioned as a tutorial class that could be deleted upon the first advancement . The experience that a player put into the [Civilian] class would be refunded upon deletion, unless the unknowing player had maxed it out .
"Delete, I guess," mumbled Han Xiao to himself . There was nothing to lose from deleting it .
The [Civilian] class subsequently disappeared from the information window, leaving it to reflect only a max level [Agent], as well as Han Xiao's character level of 21 .
Next, Han Xiao inputted another 45,000 experience points to raise [Basic Shooting] to Lv . 10, which gave him 10% Accuracy, +2 DEX, and another talent point .
In short, Han Xiao had just spent 70,000 experience points, but he still needed to save 64,000 for the [Energy Training Technique], leaving him with . . . yup, give me a second . . .
47,000 more experience points!
"I'll keep them for now," muttered Han Xiao, lamenting how quickly the experience points vanished .
Fortunately for him, there was still the High-explosive Gunpowder that he had been stocking up on . It would ensure a steady stream of experience ahead .
. . .
When the time was up, Gu Hui promptly escorted Han Xiao back upstairs, where Feng Jun had been waiting .
Suddenly, Han Xiao remembered something .
"Oh right . I heard that it was a guy called Korat who stirred up this incident . Help me get word out that I won't be selling anything to this person . "
Feng Jun grimaced .
"Do you think I'm a messenger or something?"
Han Xiao raised an eyebrow .
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