Chapter 602 Perfect Mechanical Sense (1/2)
The Great Mechanic Han had a total of twenty-three talents, Reynold only had six fewer, seventeen talents. This was almost double what the three other Grade B freelance mercenaries had!
For those with high potential, as their level increased, they would regularly receive new talents.
In the current Black Star Army, Herlous was the one with the most talents among the officers—fifteen. He was much stronger than back then when he joined.
When Han Xiao recruited him, he had only had twelve talents.
In terms of the quality of talents, Feidin and Harmon were at the top. They both had Molding Talents.
Feidin's Advanced Luck Glow, of course, was undisputedly overpowered.
Harmon's [War God's Tenacity] and [Desperate Straits] combined with his Basic Luck Glow as a protagonist type character was like a health lock cheat and unlimited buff cheat, which was also very powerful.
The Molding Talent was what differentiated regular people from elites and bosses. Han Xiao was genuinely surprised that Reynold had one too.
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[Perfect Mechanical Sense]
Total Machinery Affinity * 1.4. (Includes basic value, bonuses from passive abilities, and talents. This effect applies to the total value.)
When enhancing machines using Mechanical Force, the quality of the machinery will be temporarily increased by 1 – 2 Grades, up to Pink Grade.
+4 levels to all Mechanic class active abilities. This effect can exceed the level limit.
Remark: In your senses, every machine is a world of ecological balance.
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”It's this talent!”
Han Xiao's eyes sparkled.
In his previous life, there were players who had listed all the Molding Talents of the characters in Galaxy on the forums. Some of these talents were class exclusive; [Perfect Mechanical Sense] was exclusive to the Mechanic class and was considered one of the best Molding Talents. It influenced three things that were all connected to each other.
Needless to say, the 1.4 times multiplier to total Machinery Affinity was powerful.
Machinery Affinity was the core abilities of the Mechanic class, and it was used to increase the power of machines. For example, if a Mechanic had 500% Machinery Affinity provided by all his talents and abilities, [Perfect Mechanical Sense] would take 500% and multiply it by 1.4, making that 700%!
The rules of this bonus were the same as the Calamity Grade talent [Superhuman], applying to the total value. This meant that the stronger one's fundamentals were, the higher the bonus was. As their level increased, the effect of this talent would become greater and greater.
The other two effects of [Perfect Mechanical Sense] were also useful. The temporary increase of the Machinery Grade meant an enhancement of the machines' basic attributes. In simpler terms, trashy gray equipment would have the same effect as green equipment when he used it.
The last effect of adding four levels to all Mechanic class active abilities while ignoring the level limit meant the Lv.10 [Surging Mechanical Force] had the effects of Lv.14.
Those who had this talent could be deemed as 'one in more than a century' Mechanic class geniuses.
High level, strong talent, Grade B+… Reynold was the strongest person Han Xiao had ever recruited.
This was a high-quality wild leek!
”You're a Mechanic?”
”Yes.” Reynold nodded.
”You're very strong, stronger than all of the officers under my command.”
Han Xiao took it very seriously. He told Phillip to show him Reynold's mercenary resume. As he looked, he frowned slightly.
”The data shows you've worked as a mercenary for seven years, moved through five small mercenary groups. You were active in the Hyde Star System in the earliest days, only coming to the Garton Star System in the last two years. With your strength, it's more than enough for you to become a high ranking officer in large mercenary groups, why have you been in these small mercenary groups?”
He then stared at Reynold with inquiry in his eyes.
With a serious tone, Reynold said, ”Large mercenary groups are too safe. I need more dangerous challenges to increase my alertness.”
Han Xiao squinted. ”Then why do you want to join mine? My mercenary group is a large one.”
”I've faced enough challenges. What I need now is to break through, to learn more knowledge, to reach a higher level,” Reynold answered with a very straight face.
”What you mean is, you want to step into the Calamity Grade?” Han Xiao raised his eyebrows.
”Yes.” Reynold nodded heavily. ”This is also why I'm here.”
Then, he lowered his head slightly and said respectfully, ”We are both Mechanics, and you have stepped into the territory of the Calamity Grade. To me, you're a pioneer on this path, and I'm still exploring, so… I hope to receive your guidance. For that, I'm willing to work for you.”
So that's his motive for joining… Han Xiao figured it out. It was not the Black Star Army's privileges that attracted Reynold but my strength.
This guy is Grade B+ and wants to become Grade A. Hence, he came to find me, a Grade A Mechanic, to learn from, wanting to become my student. Well, this motive is nothing but logical; I don't see a problem.
In the five Super classes, Mechanics and Mages were keenest to learn. Exchanging and communicating knowledge was common for these two classes. Han Xiao understood Reynold's actions very well. It was just like the players who looked for NPCs to learn abilities from.
This isn't a bad thing… Han Xiao pondered silently. Reynold had a lot of potential. After recruiting him, the Black Star Army would have one more elite officer.
Sylvia was his only student, so adding Reynold would not be a problem. With his Calamity Grade strength and knowledge level, it was more than enough to teach Reynold.
As for helping Reynold get to Grade A, it depended on personal potential. Since Reynold had [Perfect Mechanical Sense], becoming Calamity Grade was basically a certainty, except Reynold did not know that himself.
Han Xiao made the decision very quickly. He nodded and said, ”I can teach you, but you need to sign a longer-term contract.”
”Of course.” Reynold nodded. He believed that returns only came with hard work; Black Star was already much more casual about it than he had expected.
”Since you're a Mechanic… how about this? You will be responsible for the logistics. You shall manage the workshop factory and the product line in the base, building more production lines and carrying out daily maintenance, repairs, and technical adjustments. This will all be your responsibility; you can gather some people to help you.”
Letting Reynold manage the workshop factory was very suitable. With his abilities, the machines that he built would be more than enough to meet the players' needs—it would be just as popular.
Plus, Reynold knew how to build product lines, and he also knew many blueprints. He was the only one that could help Han Xiao in terms of building!
This way, the job of building new product lines could be entrusted to Reynold from now on. Han Xiao did not have to do everything himself anymore. According to the needs of the hundreds of thousands of players, he would be able to save at least one to two months every year for other things!
After all, the production rate of a single person was limited; a logistics department had to be created.
”No problem.” Reynold was very content with this position. What he wanted to do now was just train peacefully—he did not want to go out and fight people.
All the candidates were done with the test. Phillip made the new mercenaries sign the contracts before sending the information to the Mercenary Alliance. This way, the new mercenaries were officially members of the Black Star Army.
Other than a number of talented people, Han Xiao let Phillip arrange the positions for the new mercenaries and told Sylvia and some senior mercenaries to show the newbies around to familiarize themselves with their job. After all that, the newbies would take on their positions.
He had recruited thousands of people this time, so including the older mercenaries, Black Star Army had about 8,000 NPC mercenaries. It was many times larger compared to before.
Compared to the number of players, there were still very few NPC mercenaries. It was very difficult for it to explode in size, so the only way was to keep recruiting and building the numbers up.
The biggest surprise this time was Reynold. Even Han Xiao was tempted by the Molding Talent [Perfect Mechanical Sense]. If he could obtain this talent, he would not only be tanky but stronger in all aspects!
Sadly, he had yet to find a way to obtain this Molding Talent. Reynold was not an enemy, and even if he was, it was not certain that he could obtain [Perfect Mechanical Sense].
No matter, Han Xiao had plenty of patience.
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Two days later, the new mercenaries all started to carry out their jobs.
The training camp of Base No.1 was officially built, too.