Chapter 38 Platinum Alloy

The raw materials for platinum alloy are several rare ores, which are relatively expensive, and Han Xiao spent a lot of money to purchase enough.

Han Xiao synthesized the platinum alloy and created a folding combat blade and a lightweight powered arm. The attributes were stronger than before, and the folding combat blade even reached green quality.

[Folding Platinum Combat Blade]

[Quality: Green]

[Basic Attributes: Attack Power 24~28, Durability 355/355]

[Attribute Bonus: Agility +3]

[Length: 0.77 meters]

[Weight: 8.7 lbs]

[Additional Effect: Folding - The blade can retract into the hilt]

[Additional Effect: Impact Resistance - Mixed with a small amount of platinum alloy to increase extra durability and prevent wear]

[Note: This is a blade that can be used as a shield.]

The characteristics of platinum alloy are toughness and impact resistance, with high durability, making it very suitable for armor.

The next day.

Feng Jun sent over two Mad Eagle pistols. The barrels were longer than ordinary pistols. Han Xiao test-fired a few rounds. Within a range of thirty meters, the kinetic energy of the bullets was comparable to that of a sniper rifle. A large hole was blown out of the head of a humanoid target. The recoil was very strong, and the sights would drift upward if he wasn't careful, but with his strength, he could handle these two fierce weapons.

To deal with possible assassinations, Han Xiao carried two Mad Eagles and a folding platinum combat blade at all times. The lining of his clothes had portable pockets, and he always carried six magazines, two of which were high-explosive magazines and four ordinary magazines. The Mad Eagle only held eight rounds, and Han Xiao chose steel-core bullets for the ordinary magazines, which had better penetration at close range, very suitable for the Mad Eagle.

Han Xiao looked at the panel. After advancing, he still had about 100,000 experience points left. Adding the gains from manufacturing high-explosive bullets recently, subtracting the experience for upgrading [Elementary Refinement] and the consumption of [Qi Force Refinement Method], he still had nearly 200,000 experience points.

In his previous life, there was a saying that it was not cost-effective to increase the main class level after the first advancement. During that time, players between levels 20 and 30 chose to suppress their character level and invest experience in skills to improve their actual combat capabilities.

In any version of *Galaxy*, levels 20-30 were a disaster area for wilderness PvP. Characters reached level 20 and possessed preliminary combat power. Because the combat experience was excellent, and the death penalty at this stage was light, countless players would look for people to PvP in this level range to their heart's content. They tried their best to learn skills and improve their combat power, and gradually the saying that suppressing levels was more cost-effective spread.

Until the system broadcasted the ID of the first player to reach the 1.0 version's level 60 cap, everyone was stunned to discover that this bastard was the guy who first proposed suppressing levels?!

Damn you!

Shameless old thief!

Han Xiao didn't want to suppress levels. He wasn't restricted by version levels. This was a huge advantage. No matter how much experience he had, it would be wasted if it wasn't converted into combat power, so he simply spent 180,000 experience points and leveled up three times in a row.

[【Mechanic Apprentice】 leveled up, Qi Force +30, Agility +1, Endurance +1, Intelligence +3, gained 3 free attribute points, gained 1 potential point!] x3

[Qi Force Refinement Method] has been practiced a total of 10 times in the past few days, adding an extra 30 Qi Force.

Han Xiao's Qi Force reached 280 points, reaching the lv4 standard, and gained a new level of attribute bonus.

[Qi Force lv4 (200) - Strength +3, Agility +4, Endurance +5, Intelligence +4, Stamina Limit +150, Mechanical Power +4%, Manufacturing Speed +4%]

The total Qi Force bonus, Strength +10, Agility +10, Endurance +14, Intelligence +8, Stamina Limit +320, Mechanical Quality and Manufacturing Speed +10%, is almost equal to nearly one-third of his basic attributes, a huge effect.

The Mechanic class relies on mechanical combat, so adding Intelligence is definitely correct. Han Xiao initially added a lot of Strength and Endurance to increase his health in order to escape the laboratory. Now that there was no such need, he put all 9 free attribute points into Intelligence, reaching a high of 58 points. The speed and quality of manufacturing machinery, and the power of using machinery, would all receive greater bonuses.

Mechanic Apprentice lv4, total level twenty-four, combat power reached 160 Ounas.

"According to the current development trend, by the time the open beta starts, my strength will be several levels higher than the first batch of players. I'm afraid that in the short term, players won't be able to reach my level..."

Han Xiao pondered secretly, players also need time to level up, so in the short term, there will probably be limited interaction with him.

Suddenly, a prompt sounded in his mind.

He glanced at the content and was immediately stunned.

[Detected the opening of the closed beta, obtaining data... Data acquisition completed, closed beta time: 12 days]

"Closed beta?!"

Han Xiao was surprised and uncertain.

He had actually forgotten about this!

Han Xiao vaguely remembered that in his previous life, there was a two-day closed beta event, with a game time to real-time ratio of 6:1, which was equal to twelve days in the game.

*Galaxy* was built and managed by the latest generation of quantum computers, completely abandoning manual operation. The closed beta was just a test run, so the time was very short, and the number of places was limited, with a total of only 30,000 places, which were basically taken by large guilds and professional clubs. The remaining places were raffled among millions of applicants, and Han Xiao's luck was exhausted that year, so he didn't stand out.

According to his memory, the closed beta happened one week before the open beta. Converted to game time, it should only be a little over a month away. His open beta countdown still had more than 130 days!

Han Xiao had a guess that he hadn't noticed before:

"Could it be that when players don't appear, there is no connection between real-time and game time? That's right, it should be like this. Every time the version is updated, only two or three days pass in reality, but the time span in the *Galaxy* world is calculated in years!"

This was undoubtedly good news. Every time the version was updated, he had extra development time compared to the players, but it seemed... he had to start worrying about his lifespan. Han Xiao touched his chin. It felt prickly, and stubble had grown. He had been in *Galaxy* for more than half a year.

Han Xiao suddenly remembered the most controversial version of that year - [Chosen Ones]. This was the version that players unanimously voted as the most mindless. Unlike the disasters and major events of other versions, this version was harmonious, had no theme, didn't match the version name at all, and seemed to just let players explore at will, leaving people confused.

[NPC Template function unlocked!]

[Player Forum unlocked!]

Two new prompts appeared, and Han Xiao was startled.

"NPC function? Isn't there any introduction?"

After looking at it for a long time, only the solitary panel prompt floated in front of him. It seemed that he had to explore it himself. Based on the name, he should have the functions of an NPC toward players, such as issuing tasks, selling goods, teaching skills, and so on.

Thirty thousand closed beta players were spread across a dozen or so novice planets, with about one to two thousand people on each planet, which would not have any impact on the overall situation.

The closed beta was just an appetizer. The open beta, when players arrived in large numbers, was the origin of chaos.

But for Han Xiao, the closed beta was a good opportunity to verify his guesses. As long as he contacted players, he could test the specific uses of the NPC functions.

The other prompt, [Player Forum], was a function that Han Xiao was very familiar with. This was the built-in official forum. Players would browse the forum to pass the time while waiting to respawn after death, and Han Xiao was no exception.

"I didn't expect the forum to be open to me as well. It should be only when players arrive that real-time and game time are connected, and I can open the forum. That's why the forum is unlocked now."

The forum entrance was in the corner of the panel. After clicking on it, the familiar forum interface appeared in front of him. There were no posts at this time, and it was empty.

He looked at the account in the upper right corner, which showed that he was a guest, but the registration option was grayed out.

Han Xiao curiously clicked on [Register], and an unexpected prompt appeared.

[Detecting game pod neural link... No player detected, unable to register.]

Han Xiao was stunned, and then he understood. The official forum stipulated that only players who entered the game pod could register and post, and guests could only browse to prevent water armies (internet trolls) from polluting the forum environment. To post and reply, you had to buy a game pod.

As the saying goes, the market determines everything. When the cost is too high, water armies become extinct, and the environment of the official forum is relatively harmonious and clear.

"It seems that I will never be able to register a forum account." Han Xiao wasn't discouraged. Being able to activate the forum was already an unexpected surprise. At least he could still see the players' posts and learn about their movements.

Moreover, Han Xiao had always had a question: Did he really exist in reality? To figure out this question, he could only pay attention to the forum at all times and see if his former ID would appear, but of course, it couldn't be ruled out that the ID might have changed.

"Since players have appeared, it's best to find an opportunity to contact them."

Han Xiao's eyes flashed.

…

"Nickname: Raging Blade Angry Sword!"

"Regular start selected, character creation complete, race: Carbon-based Human (Yellow)."

"Based on your tendencies, the novice planet has been assigned: Aquamarine Star."

"Randomizing novice spawn location... Randomization complete! Starting point: Big Horn Mountain Settlement, coordinates (24.152, 182.644)"

"Spawning, please wait patiently…"

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