Chapter 947: Throne Mechanic!

Chapter 947: Mechanic of the Divine Throne!

[[Mechanic of the Divine Throne] Lv1, Energy +450, Strength +5, Agility +5, Endurance +15, Intelligence +20. You have gained 15 free attribute points and 1 potential point.]

[You have acquired the specialty [Key of the Mechanical Theocracy]!]

[You have acquired the specialty [Artifact of the Divine]!]

[You have acquired the specialty [Mechanical Force Sublimation: Heart of the Creator]!]

[You have comprehended the skill [Simulation of All Things]!]

[You have comprehended the skill [Dimensional Factory]!]

[You have comprehended the skill [Supreme Virtuality]!]

[You have comprehended the skill [Mechanical Seed Proliferation]!]

[You have comprehended the skill [Mechanical Civilization Enhancement]!]

[You have comprehended the skill [Apostle Evolution]!]

[You have comprehended the skill [Fusion: Mechanical Deity]!]

[You have comprehended the blueprint [Mechanical Divine Throne]!]

[The effects of all your virtual technology skills or specialties have been increased by 50%.]

A cascade of prompts erupted across the interface, a dazzling flurry of notifications that left the eyes bewildered.

Surging waves of energy radiated outward once more, spiraling around Han Xiao to form an unfathomably colossal vortex, which, when viewed from the cosmos, resembled a cauldron of grayish broth being stirred into a frenzy.

The Mechanic of the Divine Throne was a stage of profound metamorphosis; its level cap soared from the forty of the Sovereign Mechanic to sixty, a journey that had traversed Apostle, Emperor, and Sovereign, culminating at last in the Divine Throne!

This was the absolute zenith of mechanics within the explored universe. Manison, the Mechanic Nation, currently dwelled in this very stage, and among the living Beyond Class A, none had yet surpassed him.

Upon reaching this echelon, every facet of one's abilities underwent a transcendent evolution.

If the hallmark of the Apostle Mechanic was the concentration of supreme power within oneself, and the Emperor Mechanic's was the fortification of the legion playstyle, while the Sovereign Mechanic's lay in its boundless map-wide range and the consecration of apostle weapons, then the defining trait of the Divine Throne Mechanic was to magnify all three to an extraordinary degree while illuminating an entirely new path.

Enduring the agonizing pangs of his metamorphosis, Han Xiao meticulously scanned the interface, examining each ability bestowed by his class advancement one by one.

The specialty [Key of the Mechanical Theocracy] granted a base effect of increasing Mechanical Affinity by two hundred percent, with its core function being the establishment of one's own Mechanical Theocracy; as long as believers worshipped him as the God of Mechanics, he would receive feedback in the form of attributes, and the greater the congregation, the stronger the bestowed power.

The universe was teeming with myriad religions, where even the most obscure entities might claim followers, yet the Mechanical Theocracy was a unique sect across the cosmos, fanatically revering mechanical technology, harmonizing materialism with idealism, and venerating every formidable mechanic as a mechanical deity.

Ever since Han Xiao had accomplished so many monumental deeds, he had inadvertently amassed a vast host of Mechanical Theocracy believers, and now, these faithful could reap a measure of feedback from him—worshipping a Beyond Class A mechanic who possessed the [Key of the Mechanical Theocracy] would elevate their own Mechanical Affinity.

Manison of the Mechanic Nation had long been the primary object of veneration for the contemporary Mechanical Theocracy, reaping colossal power from his devotees, and now, Han Xiao too had earned the right to draw strength from his believers.

To put it bluntly, this was akin to reaping the flock, and Grandmaster Han knew this trade inside and out!

The specialty [Artifact of the Divine] increased the success rate of crafting Golden-tier blueprints, and if one could forge Golden equipment of the cosmic treasure grade, additional bonuses would be bestowed.

In his past life, a theory had circulated widely across the forums, positing that the five supreme power systems essentially represented the five true paths of the Divine: the Martial Arts system embodied the Body, the Psionic system represented the Spirit, the Magic system stood for Mastery over Rules, the Supernatural system denoted Innate Divine Abilities, while the Mechanical system represented the Armaments of the Divine.

Though this notion lacked any theoretical foundation, it was undeniably a captivating spectacle, sparking endless flights of fancy.

[Mechanical Force Sublimation: Heart of the Creator] was the core specialty, granting a four hundred and fifty percent boost to Mechanical Affinity, a three hundred percent increase in mechanical production efficiency, and a forty percent enhancement to mechanical creation performance; much like [Mechanical Force Sublimation: Body of the Apostle], this was an ability that catalyzed the sublimation of mechanical attributes, synergizing seamlessly with numerous skills of the Mechanic of the Divine Throne.

Simultaneously, this specialty provided even greater personal attributes—awarding free attribute points based on the levels of all mechanical skills, including blueprint skills, granting one point for a single skill at Lv4, two points at Lv7, and three points at Lv10.

By now, Han Xiao's formal mechanical skills were virtually all maxed out, yielding him one hundred and eighty-nine free attribute points, and he also possessed tens of thousands of blueprint skills, most of which had been gambled into existence and never leveled up, yet those that met the criteria had collectively provided him with two thousand one hundred and twenty-eight free attribute points, bringing the grand total to two thousand three hundred and seventeen.

Though the total might not rival the attribute completion, it allowed for completely free allocation!

Moreover, compared to the one-time attribute completion gained upon advancement, this skill possessed immense growth potential, forging a new avenue for acquiring attribute points—precisely a channel through which mechanics could monetize their knowledge.

Knowledge was power; the more one learned, the stronger one became.

Beyond these three specialties, the newly acquired skills were fundamentally the very core of the Mechanic of the Divine Throne.

[Simulation of All Things] was not a combat skill, but a creation-type ability, capable of using machinery to simulate the operational laws of most things, including but not limited to replicating various celestial bodies and mimicking natural phenomena; save for material limitations, it was akin to the work of a creator, albeit a creator who wielded only mechanics.

Han Xiao was not yet entirely clear on the exact utility of this skill, but he surmised it leaned toward a life-oriented capability, breaking free from the constraints of blueprints to a certain extent—nature itself was the ultimate repository of materials, and from antiquity to the present, the starting point of the technological tree for almost all naturally developed civilizations had been the imitation of nature.

[Dimensional Factory] shared similar functions with the Emperor Mechanic's [Sub-Dimensional March], yet the distinction lay in the fact that the Dimensional Factory essentially established a logistical base within a sub-dimension, carrying the factory into battle to collect discarded parts from the battlefield for smelting and reforging, ceaselessly manufacturing and repairing machinery, waging war while continuously spawning troops.

The newly forged machinery could be deployed to the battlefield immediately, and targeted equipment could be temporarily manufactured, far surpassing the mere [Scrap Modification] and [Advanced Mechanical Generation] in sheer potency, vastly enhancing endurance.

With the [Dimensional Factory], the map-wide playstyle of the Sovereign Mechanic truly evolved into its ultimate form, allowing one to venture anywhere without the slightest worry of logistical depletion.

[Supreme Virtuality] was an ability derived from the virtual class branch.

Had the class advancement chosen the armed branch, the activated skill would have been [Celestial Megastructure], and had it chosen the energy branch, the activated skill would have been [Energy Plasticity].

The base effect of [Supreme Virtuality] was a two hundred percent bonus to virtual technology, with virtual skills defaulting to a plus three level increase, and its core function was to carve out a virtual realm, seizing a foothold within the quantum network, accessible only to virtual lifeforms and one's own virtualized soul.

Its applications were manifold; it could serve as a cradle for virtual life, evolving nature itself, or act as a fortress within the quantum network, unleashing hordes of specialized AI hunters to prey upon information streams, intercepting data or spreading viruses at will. When using [Virtual Soul] to virtualize a target's soul, one could also trap the adversary within this virtual realm, and compared to the ordinary quantum network, the time required for the target to escape would be drastically prolonged, with forced extraction inflicting far greater mental damage.

Han Xiao suspected that Manison's subjugation of the AI civilization relied in part on this very ability.

As for [Mechanical Seed Proliferation] and [Mechanical Civilization Enhancement], both were specialties that augmented mechanical life; the former enhanced the efficiency of transforming mechanical life and amplified the effects of [Seed Awakening], while the latter bolstered one's subordinate mechanical civilization in multifarious ways.

The aspects of enhancement included reducing the seed energy consumed by mechanical life in reproducing offspring, increasing the potential of the progeny, and accelerating the rate of breeding and troop spawning, among other things.

The Mechanic Nation had amassed a colossal legion of mechanical civilization, and these two abilities were undeniably instrumental to that feat.

[Apostle Evolution] enhanced the effects of the Sovereign Mechanic's [Apostle Genesis], not increasing the quota for apostle weapons, but elevating the fortification efficacy of apostle weapons, granting them far more formidable combat prowess.

[Fusion: Mechanical Deity], on the other hand, was a transformation-type skill, utilizing the main body or the Sovereign clone as the core to merge the surrounding dispersed mechanical legions into a single entity, forming an unfathomably colossal mechanical construct that became an extension of one's own body, piloting this super-giant behemoth into battle.

As long as the number of fused mechanical legions was sufficient, it was not impossible for its volume to reach the size of a planet, making it an alternative form of planetary megastructure engineering.

This behemoth possessed all the functions of the fused machinery, boasting attributes of truly terrifying magnitude.

Traversing the cosmos with its colossal form, this was the Mechanical Deity!

As for the final blueprint, [Mechanical Divine Throne], it was a special piece of equipment, a floating mechanical throne much like the ones Han Xiao had crafted in the past.

Yet this particular one possessed a unique effect; sitting upon it would amplify one's Mechanical Affinity, granting a bonus of one point one times the total Mechanical Affinity coefficient—thus, it was not without reason that some Beyond Class A favored thrones, though most, of course, did it simply for the sheer flair.

The skills acquired from this wave of class advancement were perhaps the most numerous in history, amply proving just how terrifying the capabilities of the Mechanic of the Divine Throne stage truly were.

This advancement has increased my strength by an unfathomable margin!

Even though the metamorphosis of the class advancement had yet to fully conclude, this measure of pain could not suppress Han Xiao's surging exhilaration.

Having completed the level three hundred advancement and class change, he had truly stepped onto the echelon where the likes of the Otherworldly God, the Mechanic Nation, and the Dark Emperor resided!