Capítulo 2 EN

The blood test results were compiled quickly.

Hila went over the data she had received from Lin Wei Xian with knitted brows.

"No abnormalities detected?"

"Valkyrie mainly affects the brain. We will need to open the head up for assessment."

Open the head up? snapped Han Xiao inwardly. Open the head up?

Hila waved a hand in dismissal of the idea.

"He is the only subject to have ever survived the experiment. We'll leave that option out for now."

Han Xiao's eyes lit up as he realized that his current status was somewhat advantageous for him.

Lin Wei Xian was not pleased by Hila's decision, but he made no fuss about it.

"In that case, we'll observe him for the time being to see if anything has changed."

"Proceed with the brainwashing," ordered Hila suddenly.

Brainwashing?

Han Xiao's heart sank. Brainwashing was a common method of subordination, and while in the game, a brainwashed character would simply become an ally of the faction, it was completely different now! Losing his sense of self was the worst-case scenario.

No way!

The good news was that memory altering technology available on the planet was still under-developed, so the organization's methods were very primitive; they made use of sensory stimuli to re-calibrate the subject. A character with at least ten points in Intelligence would be immune to the effects of the brainwash.

Valkyrie had given Han Xiao a +1 boost to the growth potential of his Endurance. Growth potential was an innate stat that affected the growth rate of the affected stat. Different races had differing starting potentials in each stat, and in the entire world of Galaxy, humans generally had a mediocre growth rate. They did, however, boast the highest Intelligence potential. As they also possessed the lowest Health, this single point in Endurance growth potential was nice to have.

[Concentration] gave him a 10% increase in mastery and crafting speeds, also increasing their success rates.

[Low Level Willpower] gave him three points of Willpower, which substituted for three points of Intelligence, so he still lacked three more Intelligence to survive the brainwash.

Leveling the Civilian class will boost a random stat by one, and also give me one unassigned stat point but the chance for Intelligence to be boosted is extremely low.

Han Xiao knew that he could not rely on luck. In fact, he had always suspected that he was cursed. If a god or goddess did smile upon him, it would have to be the goddess of disaster. Rather than rely on luck, finding some way to learn a new class was a more reliable idea.

Although Han Xiao was incapable of moving freely, there had to be a way! After all, it was a scenario, wasn't it?

Suddenly, he thought of something.

If I'm an NPC... I should be protected by the system... right?

"Take him," ordered Hila.

Han Xiao was yanked away once again and brought to another room.

Han Xiao noticed that there was a bookshelf in this room.

They were all reference books. But there was a class book there!

Han Xiao disregarded the two guards behind him as he stood up to walk towards the shelf.

His actions startled everyone, and instantly, the two guards were pointing guns at him.

However, Han Xiao steeled his nerves and continued to approach the bookshelf.

"Hold your fire! Let's see what he's up to," shouted Lin Wei Xian all of a sudden.

The two guards hesitantly lowered their guns.

Han Xiao heaved a sigh of relief. He had been banking everything on his status as the first successful subject.

He picked out a book on basic machinery knowledge and started flipping through it. After twenty seconds or so, the interface lit up.

[Basic Assembly] has progressed by 2.0%.

As I expected! Han Xiao rejoiced. Although he wasn't able to understand the book's contents on his own, the system's automated mastery system had allowed him to directly absorb the knowledge.

Han Xiao's reading speed increased with time. However, the pressure mounted on.

When Hila arrived at the room, the sight of Han Xiao reading caused her to frown.

"Proceed with the brainwashing now," ordered Hila suddenly.

Fortunately for Han Xiao, the notification came just in time.

As warmth surged through Han Xiao's body, he realized to his surprise that he could actually comprehend the contents of the book now!

Having gained two unassigned stat points from unlocking the Mechanic class, Han Xiao still needed one more Intelligence in order to endure the brainwash.

He abruptly tossed the book to a side and proceeded to stare at the gun on the guard's waist. He walked rigidly towards the guard and reached out for the gun.

"Unload the gun and let him have it," ordered Hila.

Upon receiving the gun, Han Xiao began to strip the handgun and reassemble it, gaining experience points with each assembly.

You have succeeded at an Assembly (Basic) - 28 exp gained.

There were many ways to gain experience in Galaxy. Apart from hunting monsters and completing quests, skills and crafting were two key sources of experience for Mechanics.

As Han Xiao repeated the task again and again, he gradually became faster. He had accumulated a total of 200 experience points.

[Mechanic (Novice)] has leveled up. Lv. 1 to Lv. 2. Intelligence +1, Endurance +1.

Han Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

That was close.