Chapter 839 - Change and Superstition (2/2)
For the time he would be staying there, he would temporarily stop going out and only remotely command the Black Star Army to do their exploration. There was no need for him to be there personally for the usual exploration.
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In a desolate universe belt of the Central Galaxy, the enormous Fallen Ark fleet was slowly moving in the cosmic space like a sea made of battleships.
“The Arcane Church said the operation is going to be delayed?”
Having been awoken, EsGod narrowed his eyes as he heard Fakisen’s report.
“Reason?”
“The Arcane Church said there was a problem with the building of the secret stargate, and the Crimson Dynasty has sent out a second batch of the exploration team. Therefore, the risk of the operation has increased, and they need to adjust the plan. They told us to be patient and continue waiting,” Fakisen reported.
EsGod slowly nodded.
“Then let’s do as they asked.”
“One more thing,” Fakisen said. “The Arcane Church said that there might be a possibility of directly attacking, so they hope that we can send out more fleets if that happens.”
“So, they want us to send out more men to reduce their losses due to higher risks… Their style is becoming more and more similar to that of the Federation of Light.” EsGod’s tone was cold and indifferent. “Agree to it.”
As long as he could obtain the Evolution Cube, the casualties of his subordinates did not matter to him at all.
As he had been tricked by Black Star using a fake Evolution Cube the last time, EsGod wanted to work with the Arcane Church by using the Arcane Church as the middleman to borrow Psyker’s psychic locating ability, so he would not make the same mistake again.
This was an important factor in their cooperation.
However, Psyker could no longer use his psychic power to locate the Evolution Cube, and if EsGod came to know about this, he would most likely reconsider their partnership.
Although the Arcane Church had yet to make a new plan, they did not want EsGod to back away from this operation. Therefore, they purposely kept the information about Psyker no longer being able to locate the Evolution Cube a secret from EsGod and found another logical reason to explain the delay of the operation.
Due to the deep hatred Psyker had for EsGod for what happened to Planet Avitan, of course, the Arcane Church did not tell Psyker that EsGod was part of this operation too.
Therefore, EsGod did not know about what had happened with Psyker and waited for the operation to start.
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After staying for two days on Planet Lighthouse, Han Xiao had already finished looking through all the information about Spacetime Freezer that had been collected by Phillip.
As expected, when he was done, a notification popped up on the interface. The first round of the mission was an easy one.
Having received the reward, his Soul Connection with the Spacetime Amber increased by one. Han Xiao could immediately feel the difference.
Somehow, he could feel that his soul had established a link with the Spacetime Amber. He no longer needed any supportive device and could now directly control the Spacetime Amber with his mind.
At the same time, a special energy flowed into his body through the Soul Connection that made him feel warm all over. Han Xiao exhaled with comfort.
This energy only disappeared after a while. Han Xiao instantly felt that this energy had enhanced his body to a certain extent. He opened the interface to look at the notification.
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You have established a Soul Connection with [Spacetime Amber].
Current Soul Connection Level: 1/5
[Spacetime Amber]
Grade: Gold
Item Type: Universal Treasure
You have received the buff [Blessing of the Spacetime Amber].
[Blessing of the Spacetime Amber (Lv.1)]: +10% Maximum Energy, +50 STR, +50 DEX, +50 END, +100 INT, +25 MYS, +25 CHA, +50% Basic Space Resistance, +20% Basic Psychological Resistance. The effect of all your spacetime related abilities are increased by 12% – 24%.
Buff Duration: Fixed
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“It’s just level one, and the effect is already this good.” Han Xiao’s eyes lit up.
Just like how the Evolution Cube strengthened Psyker’s psychic power, when he made a Soul Connection with the Spacetime Amber, he became stronger.
Han Xiao took out the Spacetime Amber and tried to use it. He realized that the energy output was higher, and the speed of creating amber increased significantly for about twenty to thirty percent.
“Looks like the stronger the Soul Connection, the faster I’m able to create amber with this thing.”
Han Xiao looked at the second round of the mission, which also increased the Soul Connection. The mission requirement was to find the whereabouts of Spacetime Freezer’s race and make contact with his descendants who had carried on his legacy.
“Er… this requirement…”
Han Xiao had a strange expression on his face.
It was not that he could not find the descendants of Spacetime Freezer, but they were too easy to find.
He had already finished reading all the data regarding Spacetime Freezer. He knew that this guy’s race still existed and had always been under the civilization that Spacetime Freezer had once belonged to.
The only problem was… basically every descendant race of a Beyond Grade A had extraordinary talents and a very high percentage of Supers. They were always seen as an important resource by the civilizations and were protected heavily to produce warriors.
Spacetime Freezer’s descendant race was also protected by the civilization that they belonged to and were practically not allowed to make any contact with outsiders.
This civilization had survived in the exploration era and had become an astronomical force.
It was one of the three universal civilizations—the Federation of Light!
If I, a Beyond Grade A on the Dynasty’s side suddenly, run to the Federation of Light’s territory…
Do I have to sneak in again? If I get found out this time, I’m probably going to be surrounded and beaten to death in the Federation of Light’s territory…
Han Xiao’s lips twitched. He was in the Flickering World and did not have time to leave, so it was clear that he would not be able to complete the second round of the mission any time soon. Therefore, he put it aside for the time being.
Anyway, he had the treasure in his hands, so he was in no hurry. He had something else to do.
Seven days had already passed since the last time he used [Bold Explorer]. The cooldown had ended.
This ability was like some sort of crystal ball magic, superstitious in every way. However, after testing it out, its effect was exceptional.
Han Xiao brought up the set of wormhole data that EsGod wanted and grinned slightly.
“I can finally uncover the secret in this set of data!”
Although he had already shared this set of data with the dynasty, and the dynasty’s Science Institute would most likely decipher it in the future to obtain accurate clues…
Today, he decided to believe in superstition.