Chapter 825 - 825 Unexpected Hidden Mission (2/2)
Maple Moon fell into a dilemma. This marker was indeed valuable intelligence, and she would receive a reward if she handed it over to the army.
However, she could not reign in her curiosity, and she wanted to fix this marker to see what the ‘special effect’ was and what kind of people she would attract.
After hesitating for a moment, Maple Moon gritted her teeth, and her curiosity emerged victorious.
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You have used [Intermediate Repair] on the [Broken Coordinate Marker]!
Judging… Judgement success.
Your level, INT, Class knowledge, and skills have reached the prerequisite requirements
Repair progress 2%… 14%… 35%…
Repair complete. You have obtained [Barely Fixed Coordinate Marker]!
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Maple Moon was overjoyed and immediately activated the marker without any hesitation.
Di di…
The marker lit up and began sending out coordinates toward an unknown organization.
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You have triggered [Coordinate Marker of Unknown Origin]!
Mission Introduction: You have discovered a pretty high-tech coordinate marker on a native planet. You do not know who sent out this marker but chose to activate it. After the coordinates are sent out, it may attract an unknown organization.
Mission Requirements: Come into contact with the unknown organization.
Reward: 3,000,000 Experience, 70 Exploration Point, x1 [Bold Explorer] skill fragment (Requires 2 fragments to be combined)
[Bold Explorer]: Special skill. When exploring an unknown location and appraising an unknown object, you can use this skill to obtain some information. It can be used repeatedly on the same target. Cooldown: 7 days. Every time the skill is used, you will fall into a [Rash] state. -60% LUK, lasts for 14 days.
Remark: As long as you are bold, the universe is your home.
This mission is connected to the Flickering World Main Storyline Mission. You can report the situation to your faction and obtain the aid of an NPC faction (Strongly Recommended).
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“The reward is a skill fragment? Such a reward is pretty rare. I can seek help from the faction as well. Does this mean that the outcome of activating the marker is extremely severe?” Maple Moon was shocked.
Upon thinking about handing the marker over, the figure of her Army Commander floated up in her head.
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“You discovered a coordinate marker of an advanced civilization on this planet?”
Looking at the coordinate marker in Maple Moon’s hands, Han Xiao could not help but be surprised.
He had thought that Maple Moon was there to learn skills from him, not expecting her to bring him a hidden tool.
Only the dynasty was exploring this region, and this marker could only belong to one of the unknown native civilizations in the Flickering World. According to the technological skills within the marker, the origin of the marker should be a Star System level civilization.
Furthermore, this marker made use of an ordinary thruster technology to travel. Even if it traveled for a few hundred years, its speed would still be limited. This meant that the civilization that sent out this marker should be within the Star System.
However, Han Xiao could not remember any Star System civilizations around the southern region of the Garu Star Cluster in his previous life. The exploratory data of the Crimson Dynasty did not indicate any Star System civilization in the region. He also had not heard of such an incident from the NPCs in his previous life.
Could it be that the civilization that sent out this marker had already been destroyed and only their remains were left? That was a possibility as well.
However, the hidden mission also popped up on Han Xiao’s interface when he received the marker, and the mission requirement suggests that the unknown civilization was still around.
In his previous life, the initial exploratory phase of the Flickering World was during the version update period, and the players only managed to piece together information of the initial exploratory phase by finding various records and stories. Could it be that this hidden storyline had not been found by the dynasty in his previous life?
Maple Moon did not know that Han Xiao could also accept the mission and was thinking about how she should explain to Han Xiao that this marker was still useful.
“Let me study this thing for a while,” Han Xiao said at this moment. “I may be able to find something.”
Upon hearing that, Maple Moon thought that she was handing over the mission object and did not object.
Upon witnessing Maple Moon leave, Han Xiao began to study the marker in his hands with his eyes glowing.
“I never expected to make such a discovery on Planet Pangurus. The ability of the players to find hidden missions is truly reliable.” Han Xiao chuckled to himself.
The reward of the hidden mission had truly tempted him. [Bold Explorer] was an appraisal skill and reached the level of appraising the unknown. There were very few players who had such a skill in his previous life. Although it was not useful to combat, it was very useful to dig out hidden storylines.
However, he did not know how to obtain any additional skill fragments.
Although the skill was extremely limited, it was still useful to him. Not to mention anything else, he still did not have any progress on the strange data that EsGod had left behind. Aesop was not able to predict anything either. If he could obtain this skill, he may be able to find some clues.
“It is a pity that it isn’t a complete skill but only a skill fragment,” Han Xiao said with pity.
Shaking his head, Han Xiao entered the quantum network and began studying the marker. Since the marker also made use of quantum network technology, Han Xiao could use his Virtual Mechanic skill to trace the origin of the item.
The mission required him to come into contact with the unknown organization, and it seemed as though he had to wait for their appearance. However, there was a hidden trick within it.
The Flickering World was not like the explored universe, and there were no laws in place. The native civilizations were still in an era of darkness and did not know of each other’s existence. Thus, the moment they discovered that the marker was activated, this would mean war for the civilization who sent it out.
Coming into contact with the marker was akin to being attacked by the other party.
As such, rather than waiting for the other party to find him, Han Xiao would prefer to take the initiative by sending his forces over. Since the mission only required him to come into contact with the other party, it would not matter who took the initiative.
After backtracking the roots of the marker through the quantum network for a while, Han Xiao opened his eyes abruptly. He then opened a star map and pointed at a location a couple of Star Zones away from Planet Pangurus.
“I found you.”
Han Xiao’s eyes narrowed. He remembered that there was no native civilization at this location in his previous life.
After thinking for a moment, Han Xiao snapped his fingers and Psionic Prime appeared before him.
“Master.”
“I have a mission for you.” Han Xiao said slowly, “Bring a few Mechanical lives and a mechanical army to find the fellows who sent out this coordinate marker. Subdue them if they attack you.”
“Yes master.”
Psionic Prime nodded and immediately left the room to organize his troops.
Because it was a few Star Zones away and would be a waste of time for him to go, Han Xiao did not plan to make a personal trip.
His Mechanical lives could now hold their own, and he could transmit his Mechanical Force to the mechanical soldiers not beside him through the [Quantum Infinite Distance Transmission Channel]. Thus, his mechanical army had the ability to set off on a long-distance expedition, and he would still have the combat strength of a Beyond Grade A Super even if it was a few light years away.
This was one of the reasons Beyond Grade A Mechanics were feared in the galaxy! The range of their ability was the most frightening among all the Classes!