A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 869

Chapter 869: Chapter 610: Ascension Talent Chapter 869: Chapter 610: Ascension Talent “`
Mining itself is nothing to write home about, the Alien bugs and Star Spirits all vanished into thin air under the devastation of the Whirlwind Torpedo, and Duanmu Huai, taking advantage of the situation while Aile was still hot off the battle, directly pulled the mining ship above Aile and then went on a thorough exploit. At this moment, Aile naturally couldn't resist and could only let Duanmu Huai do whatever he wanted with it, manhandling and ravaging at will.

After all, she was already dead.

Just like that, Duanmu Huai effortlessly took away the most valuable Kedalin Crystal from Aile, and to avoid a drawn-out complication, immediately exchanged it, then turned around and slipped away.

Yep, from start to finish, it was smooth sailing.

“Wuwa……….”

Having witnessed all this, the girls were all speechless.

“Mr. Knight, isn't that a bit… you know…”

Ann didn't even know how to describe Duanmu Huai's behavior properly, first lurking on the side to sneak peeks, then taking advantage of the fierce battle to swoop in with a Whirlwind Torpedo and wipe out both parties, afterward just grabbing a bag, ransacking the place, and then running away without even stumbling.

“What's wrong with that? Isn't this normal?”

Duanmu Huai didn't see any issue with his actions–don't all players do this?

“No, I mean… forget it, I don't really have anything to say.”

Ann sighed in resignation, exchanging a glance with Mary; they both shook their heads. How to put it? Usually, Duanmu Huai gave them the impression of being a brash, straightforward guy, but just now, Duanmu Huai's actions were like a towering, burly hulk of a man learning to be a pickpocket–sneaking around on tiptoes with a sack, giving a villainous whack, then swiftly packing and making a stealthy getaway, all with a lecherous smile on his face.

It felt completely incongruous no matter how you looked at it.

It was as if a bandit had decided to turn to thievery…

You might as well have just grabbed two axes and proclaimed “I own this mountain, I planted this tree.”

Of course, Duanmu Huai wouldn't care about the thoughts of these young girls; in his view, that was just being sentimental. As a player, isn't this just basic tactics? Killing two birds with one stone, sweeping everything clean in a single move–such a great opportunity would have him bragging on the forums if there was one!

So, he went straight back to his room and opened the system.

“Hahaha, I can finally make things happen!”

Looking at the marketplace system in front of him, Duanmu Huai excitedly rubbed his hands together. He had never bought anything from the system marketplace before, partly because Duanmu indeed lacked points–after all, he couldn't even keep up with upgrading the Core Cabin of his mothership. On the other hand–why would Duanmu, who played this game to earn money on missions, ever spend his own money on it?

But now…

Duanmu Huai unhesitatingly went straight to the Ascension section and scrolled down until he quickly found what he was looking for.

[Ascension Talent: Avatar of Calamity (All great creations require sacrifices to forge. Other lifeforms in the Galaxy might not understand, but they must obey.)]
[Points Needed: 1000000]
This is it!

Looking at the Ascension Talent in front of him, Duanmu Huai clenched his fist with excitement. This talent was extremely important for Duanmu Huai because within the upgrade for Avatar of Calamity was a very important massive structure–a Ether Synchronous Engine!

The Ether Synchronous Engine's use is to tear open the barrier between this plane and Subspace; in other words, it's like artificially creating a small, controllable Eye of Fear.

The way to use the Ether Synchronous Engine is to absorb the power of Subspace and, once it's fully activated, the powerful Subspace fluctuations will destroy every star in the Galaxy, while simultaneously converting the material within the Ether Synchronous Engine into Subspace properties and transporting it to Subspace.

Of course, according to the background information, this Ether Synchronous Engine was originally used by a certain race planning to shatter the void, aiming for their whole family's Ascension to Subspace. As for whether they succeeded or not… let's just say, a failure was tragic, but success was even more so.

They probably just moved in and immediately saw an Evil God approaching with a sign and a beaming smile.

The outcome is easy to guess.

However, in the hands of a player, the Ether Synchronous Engine had another usage.

That is, instead of using it for an instantaneous detonation, the power is dialed down for sustained absorption. In this way, the Ether Synchronous Engine essentially becomes a giant pump, extracting the power of Subspace and discharging it into the main world.

While this will indeed bring great disaster to the main world, it will also cause the power of Subspace to become vastly weakened. Within the range of the Ether Synchronous Engine's effect, whether it be Demons, Great Demons, or even Evil Gods, their strength will plummet. After all, the purpose of the Ether Synchronous Engine is to rip apart the barrier, and thus, native Subspace Creatures are as if forcefully dragged into the main world.

According to the rules, when Subspace Creatures arrive in the main world, they need to consume a lot of power to do so; otherwise, those Cultists wouldn't constantly perform sacrifices involving thousands or even ten thousand lives. But because of the Ether Synchronous Engine's functioning, the power normally used to maintain the Demons in the main world is all siphoned off by it, and as a result, the Demons are doomed.

They are like fish thrown ashore, unable to return to the water, without means to sustain their existence, naturally becoming extreme weak, and left with no choice but to follow the path of death.

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That's exactly how players in the game battled the Evil God in their player guilds, so Duanmu Huai was very familiar with this approach as well.

Besides that, the most common ascension talent chosen by players was [Galaxy Guardian], which inflicted +50% damage on Chaos Camp, almost a must-have ascension talent for players.

Some followers of the Mechanical Religion would choose [Design Evolution], [Flesh is Weak], and [Synthetic Evolution]; of course, players who favored Spiritual Energy would prefer [Mind over Matter].

Then there were those playful players who chose [Interspecies Hybridization]… um, Duanmu Huai didn't know what they were thinking.

However, regrettably, although Duanmu Huai was eager to exchange for [Avatar of Calamity] right away, he couldn't do it just yet. It wasn't that he lacked the points, but [Avatar of Calamity] required players to have at least two prerequisite talents.

In other words, Duanmu Huai needed to first choose two ascension talents before he could exchange for [Avatar of Calamity].

So, which one to choose…

Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes, gazing at the system's ascension talent exchange chart. Most of the ascension talents weren't useful to Duanmu Huai; they were there for those in guilds–to claim territory, expand domains–but those were of little use to him.

In the end, Duanmu Huai decided to stick to his playstyle in the game, selecting [King of War] and [Supremacy of Technology]
[Ascension Talent: King of War (Some say war isn't good for business, but for us, war is business. Our mercenaries can make a fortune amid the wars raging through the galaxies, and we can get 'mutually rich' with them.)]
This talent itself didn't offer any enhancement; it simply provided players a channel–after obtaining this talent, players could use the “City of Mercenaries” platform to collect and accept missions from other worlds, which Duanmu Huai found quite necessary. After all, searching for missions one by one was too troublesome. Why not just scan the mission bulletins and find them? In the vast universe, there were endless tasks to complete each day.

So for those who wanted to explore new worlds and missions, this talent was naturally a must-have.

As for the other talent, it was also very useful.

[Ascension Talent: Supremacy of Technology (That once-magical black technology is now within reach, a new era of technology has arrived.)]
[Supremacy of Technology] didn't provide a significant boost, apart from +10% research speed, along with a special effect of “Rare technology appearance rate increased to 1.5%.”

Don't underestimate this special effect; with this talent, when Duanmu Huai took on missions, he often wouldn't need to steal or rob. As long as he completed the mission, there was a chance that advanced technology from the client would appear in the rewards.

For instance, in the mission Duanmu Huai accepted involving Exelion and the fleet, if he completed it, then there was a chance that Contraction Furnace and VF fighters would directly appear in the mission rewards, which naturally would be fantastic.

But… after upgrading, it was only 1.5%. So what was it before upgrading…

Damn, this rotten company is really ripping us off…

As for other talents like [Heavenly Mechanism Project] and [Central Privilege], Duanmu Huai didn't need and had no desire to use them.

So, quickly, Duanmu Huai chose [King of War] and [Supremacy of Technology], then he took a deep breath, looked at the system panel in front of him, and pressed down–!

Pressing the wrong button…? That's impossible.

If that could happen, Duanmu Huai would cry.

[Do you wish to exchange for the Ascension Talent: Avatar of Calamity?]
“Exchange!”

With Duanmu Huai's command, the next moment, a burst of radiance suddenly descended from the sky and landed on him. At the same time, Duanmu Huai felt a distinct aura of inevitable severity emanating from within him, and a new system prompt appeared before his eyes.

[Avatar of Calamity has been unlocked]
[Initiating Phase One Mission: Beyond Extraordinary]
[Objective: Erase Existence (The purpose of war is to utterly eradicate those who pose a threat to the grand plan. We don't have the time–nor certainly the mercy–to reason with those who dare to stand against us.)]
[Eradicate a major enemy force, the first step on the path of Catastrophe!]
“Very good.”

Looking at the mission before him, Duanmu Huai clenched his fists. In fact, he already had a target in mind.

That was the myriad of Cosmic Monsters nesting in the core of the Milky Way. Duanmu Huai knew that a battle with the Cosmic Monsters was inevitable. When Exelion returned, it would be about time for the second phase of the campaign to begin.

And by then, using them to set an example would be most fitting.

Chapter end

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