Chapter 161 Not a Bad Trip

"Now you should have confidence in my strength, right?"

Han Xiao snapped his fingers, and the mechanical armor on his body folded and contracted, integrating into his body.

Joey took a breath, suppressed the frustration of being utterly defeated, pondered for a while, and said seriously:

"...You are indeed the strongest Beyond Grade A I have ever seen, but what you want to do is far beyond what individual power can accomplish. You may be able to protect yourself, but others don't have your ability. It's too difficult to unite the Beyond Grade As and become a force equal to the three major civilizations!"

"In the end, you're still unwilling to take even the slightest risk." Han Xiao curled his lips.

Joey said in a deep voice: "I witnessed the fall of the peak. The three major civilizations are not really afraid of you now that they haven't taken action. Don't be misled by the current stalemate. The current strength of the Beyond Grade A Association is not enough to be on par with the three major civilizations. They are just looking for a low-cost solution to the problem. If they don't care about the cost, the three major civilizations have the ability to destroy the entire explored universe. They can completely blast all star fields into barren cosmic belts and eliminate all life."

Han Xiao shook his head slightly. "I don't need you to spread alarmist ideas. Unless the three major civilizations are crazy, this kind of situation is impossible. So your assumption is meaningless. No one asks for euthanasia as soon as they get a minor illness. Seeking peace through struggle is the most suitable path at present."

"The three major civilizations allow the existence of Beyond Grade As, but they absolutely don't want us to unite..." Joey hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively, "You have mastered the valuable Sanctuary Revival. Why do you have to use it for such a dangerous cause? With your strength, you can completely be independent and treat Sanctuary Revival as a business, cooperating with the three major civilizations and various Beyond Grade As separately. Anyway, revival is limited to one time. Wouldn't that be great for everyone, and no one would be offended?"

Han Xiao glanced at him, his tone calm: "Everyone has their own aspirations."

He wasn't surprised that Joey would think this way. Most recluses have the idea of ​​taking care of themselves, wanting to enjoy Sanctuary Revival while also not wanting to take risks.

"Is there really no way to talk?" Joey was a little disappointed. After hiding for so many years, he really didn't want to come out and be exposed in the eyes of advanced civilizations.

Han Xiao spread his hands, not answering, the meaning was obvious.

Joey hesitated for a while, still unwilling to give up, and persuaded:

"Black Star, if the three major civilizations really develop the technology of Sanctuary Revival, that will be the day they take action against you. The three major civilizations will definitely try to monopolize this technology. At that time, the advantage of the association will be gone. As long as the three major civilizations kill you and then revive you first, they won't be afraid of being retaliated against... So I think you should not take this path."

Han Xiao frowned slightly and said bluntly:

"Do I need you to tell me this kind of thing? You may think that after the three major civilizations succeed in their research, joining them will seem very safe. But think about it, the criteria for the three major civilizations to choose revival targets will not be as lenient as ours. They have this great weapon, and they will no longer indulge the Beyond Grade As as before. If the Beyond Grade As are unwilling to become their tools to consolidate their rule, they will not be eligible to enjoy Sanctuary Revival.

Otherwise, what is the association rebelling for? Only with the existence of the association can the Beyond Grade As retain the greatest degree of freedom. If you don't contribute a force now, when will you wait? Thinking too much, fearing this and that... Don't be naive, okay? There is no sure bet. As long as you have a need for Sanctuary Revival, you must pay something. If you are not interested, don't waste my time and continue to escape reality and obediently eke out a living until the day your life ends."

Joey's expression froze, his mood tangled, and he said sullenly: "I don't mean that, let me think about it again, okay..."

Hearing this, Han Xiao snorted indifferently, took out a few encrypted communicators, and threw them to the four of them, saying: "This contains my contact information. Let me know when you make a decision. The situation is still stable now, you have plenty of time to consider, but I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer. Always thinking about staying away from the changes of the times will only lead to passively accepting the established results. If you don't pay for yourself, who else can you expect?"

After speaking, Han Xiao waved his palm, and the mechanical legion was taken back into the secondary dimension barracks. Then he put on the Emperor, and directly teleported away on the spot, without intending to visit the Four Godly Kingdoms again.

Seeing this, Joey and the others couldn't help but look at each other. After a while, one of them carefully spoke.

"Is Black Star impatient with us?"

"It seems so... Joey, you seem to have annoyed him."

"Didn't we offend Black Star?"

The four were worried.

Their mentality was very tangled. On the one hand, they wanted to avoid all risks, asking Black Star for every detail, seeking a 100% safety guarantee. But on the other hand, they were worried that this kind of questioning would make the other party unhappy.

Especially after witnessing the other party's combat power just now, the four of them were somewhat apprehensive when facing Han Xiao.

Joey's face changed, he clenched the communicator, and said helplessly: "Black Star is right, my request may be a bit too much... Let's discuss it among ourselves again, and don't bother him for now."

...

With a flash of vision, Han Xiao teleported back to the Black Star Palace office, took off his armor, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's not a wasted trip... I wonder if these people will agree."

Han Xiao stroked his chin, feeling curious.

He had a lot of experience dealing with Beyond Grade As. Treating this kind of indecisive salted fish recluse, a harmonious and peaceful approach was not as effective as showing strength.

These people had lived in seclusion for too long, without ambition, dulling their edge, and their personalities were softer. Persuading them nicely was half the result with twice the effort. Strongly guiding their psychological tendencies could instead prompt them to make up their minds and make decisions.

He knew Joey better. This guy was the type who wouldn't shed tears until he saw the coffin. He was indecisive. It was basically impossible to convince the other party to immediately join the association. Even if they discussed it properly, the other party would still hesitate and keep asking questions endlessly. Instead of doing so, it was better to throw down a tough attitude, dominate their tendencies, and let them worry about gains and losses themselves.

After all, the association was full of talents and didn't urgently need these four people to join. It wasn't him begging people, but them begging him.

Han Xiao himself didn't value the strength of the four, but rather their identities.

"If they are willing to join, they can indirectly send a signal to all the recluses in the secondary dimension world, perhaps leading out more reclusive old guys and strengthening the association's momentum," Han Xiao thought to himself.

In his opinion, it would be nice if this move succeeded, but it wouldn't be a pity if it failed. Anyway, it was just icing on the cake.

Han Xiao didn't take this matter to heart, turned his head to open the panel and took a look, and directly settled the mission.

[You have gained 650e experience]

[You have gained the talent [Secondary Dimension Adapter]!]

[[Secondary Dimension Adapter]: When fighting in the secondary dimension world, you gain 3%~6% attack power, resistance, ability strength, and all attribute bonuses (this effect also applies to mechanical soldiers, summons, and other affiliated combat power)]

"The effect is okay, three percent is better than nothing."

Han Xiao nodded, very clearly only looking at the lower limit value.

A prompt to extract an ability also popped up, asking him to select an object.

Han Xiao recalled the battle information. There were two mages, one psychic, and one martial artist among the four. The template talents were basically profession-specific, and he couldn't draw them anyway. He simply chose Joey as the target, who at least had some intelligence-boosting talents.

[You have received a reward: Extract one of Joey Tanrien's abilities (talent/skill)]

[Hint: Joey Tanrien is a mage and is not compatible with your profession. Some extractable abilities will be appropriately adjusted]

[Randomly extracting... Extraction complete!]

[Please select one of the following five options as a reward]

[1. [Melee Mastery] - Talent: Melee skill level +1, melee attack power +25%, melee attack frequency +25%, melee parry rate +20% - As a qualified battle mage, being good at melee combat is a very reasonable thing]

[2. [Qi Blast Wave - General Edition] - Skill: A common esper combat technique, compressing Qi and releasing it outside the body to form a shock wave. The lethality is low, and it grants different negative states depending on the Qi attribute (if the profession is martial arts, it will automatically be replaced with a martial arts detached wave skill), cooldown 24s, consumes 120 Qi]

[3. [Continuous Staff Strike] - Skill: When using a stick-like weapon (such as a staff), unleash a series of continuous attacks in an instant, gaining an additional 6%~12% attack power bonus. The number of attack judgments depends on the agility attribute, up to 12 times, cooldown 44s, consumes 80 Qi, 270 stamina]

[4. [Crisis Intuition] - Talent: You will have a strong sense of alert when you are about to be subjected to a powerful attack]

[5. [Ancient One] - Talent: A long life brings you valuable spiritual wealth, intelligence +20%, mystery +10%, all skill levels +2]

"This..."

Han Xiao's mouth twitched, not knowing what to say.

[Ancient One], why is it always you?

How much does this talent love me?

Does it want me to become an "old man" that much!

Han Xiao glanced at the other options, only feeling an eyesore, completely unable to complain about a mage possessing a talent like [Melee Mastery], not respecting their own squishy profession at all.

The five options were a bunch of misfits, he could only pick the tallest among the dwarfs. There was no need to hesitate about what to choose.

[You have gained the new talent [Ancient One]!]

A cool sensation surged into his mind. Han Xiao shivered, only feeling that his thinking speed was much faster, as if his spirit had undergone a massage, which was very comfortable.

Compared to the four recluses, this talent was the biggest gain of the trip, finally consummating the relationship with the often missed [Ancient One].

Now he didn't need to use Old Mai Tou's character card to reach the combat power of the Burst Seed state, like adding wings to a tiger.

Moreover, the character card still had an effect, probably like Double Machinery Sensation, creating an operation like Double Ancient One...

"This wave is not a loss."

Han Xiao had a happy expression, tidied up his excited mood, then closed the panel and sent a message to the Oathkeeper, telling him that the problem had been resolved.

Corlett and Joey's two unexpected accidents startled him, but fortunately, there were no dangers in the end, and everything was handled smoothly, without leaking anything.

However, this also slightly increased his sense of urgency.

"The longer the time drags on, the more likely such and such accidents will occur. We still have to speed up the efficiency of harvesting experience..."

Han Xiao summoned the legion program, took a look at the movements of the legion players, and then opened "Management of Leeks"...

"Now the player scale is too large. The legion has no major actions, and the number of daily employment tasks is limited. It is not easy for players to accumulate experience when they are divided up... It seems that it is best to apply some fertilizer to create more jobs for players and accelerate their speed of obtaining experience. By the way, we also have to improve the internal welfare system of the legion to better harvest their labor output..."