The Legendary Mechanic

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"I am a beta player from Big Horn Village. A few days ago, I changed my class to mechanic with Black Phantom. Initially, I thought this is a very strong class, but after switching, I realized that being a mechanic is totally different from what I expected. The skills are trashy, and the equipment is easily damaged. I can only repair it after buying the materials. My gun just died like this! I'm so mad!

"The combat power is rather weak, too. One public beta test player who was four levels lower than me came up for a challenge. He didn't even have a main class, and his sub-class was a mere [Hunter]. We fought for eleven rounds, and yet, I didn't win any of them at all! For a main class to lose to a subclass, while being four levels higher, the mechanic class is just a pile of shit.

"I was fooled by that video of Black Phantom. Damn I was scammed. Those senior NPCs always have NPC templates as bonuses. Black Phantom is not even a player! His combat power doesn't even have much of a tingle!

"This mechanic class is so weak in its early stages. Maybe it will be as strong as Black Phantom's eventually, but you will be starting way behind others from the beginning. It takes even longer to reach the same level as the rest! What's more, the mechanic class relies on machinery, and the materials used to make the machinery costs a lot of money. This class is perfect for the local tyrants. If you don't have money, don't even try!

"This mechanic class has no future. It seems like I cannot use this account anymore. I can only restart another account and retrain. What a trash class!"

Luzman's response was full of resentment. He had even uploaded videos of him losing in battles. Many people echoed his sentiments in the comments, pushing his post to the top of the responses.

After glancing through other posts, Han Xiao realized that most of the posts had traces of Luzman. That guy copied and pasted the comments so many times. Many others found his resentment to be over the top, and they argued with Luzman on the forum.

Han Xiao narrowed his eyes. This was not totally unexpected. The players would realize sooner or later that the mechanic class was not suitable for combat in the early stages. Luzman was the first one, and he would not be the last. These grievous people only fell for the trap because they were attracted by his video and had simply chosen whichever class seemed strongest. The moment they realized that it was not what they had imagined, they would feel deceived and angry.

There were also players who liked the mechanic class and ignored these useless arguments and complaints. Some players were in the game for entertainment while others wanted to be the strongest in the game. Luzman was clearly among the latter.

These negative comments would definitely affect his business, and since there was only one chance to choose a main class, players would become more cautious, especially first-time players.

Han Xiao shook his head. He had wanted to attract more players into the mechanic class to expand his market.

Seems like I have to reaffirm the value of the mechanic class for the players. I can't just rely on displaying my strength…

The program continued running. Off the script, the male MC said, "We have just received the unreleased promo clip of the next version of the game from Galaxy. Do take a look. "

The screen began to play another video. Just as Galaxy had announced, this promo video focused on the battle scenes of each class.

The heavy armored knight appeared full of energy. The tip of his gun emitted smoke, and it hit a group of iron-shielded guards. The crash was loud like a thunder, and bodies were flying all over.

A tribe with horns controlled the elements around them. Flames slithered and wrapped around their bodies like snakes.

A magician stood in his cloak, and a web of light appeared beneath his feet as he chanted. Light rays of magic shone out from his fingers.

The bald-headed sorcerer used his mind to manipulate objects around him. He released an invisible strike against his opponents around him, causing them to fall one by one with their noses bleeding.

The clips were all very realistic. It was gorgeous!

This was only a demo of the promotional clip. Nothing was finalized. The clips were recorded by new players from every planet, and there were only a few clips from senior players for the time being. They had barely gotten together the battle scenes of the five main classes. The battle scene for the mechanic class was a clip of Black Phantom in action. Han Xiao was the first high-level character to demonstrate his combat power.

There were a several clips showing the jaw dropping scene at Big Horn Village, as well as scenes of the interception battle at Tedramira River. Sniper, rifles, turrets, squadrons, and even the vicious Frenzied Sword were featured in the clip.

The players were all engrossed in the scenes. They were all exhilarating moments.

I didn't know I got selected to be in the promotional video!

Han Xiao was a little surprised. He still remembered the promotional video from his previous life. The scene for the Mechanic class was just the process to produce machinery, and most players assumed that it was a more of a support role. Hence, only a few players switched to the mechanic class.

According to the first version, the proportion of players in the mechanic class was only 9.7%! This promotional video alone attracted tons of interest from the players. The Mechanic class would not be as bleak as before. He was not afraid to risk players complaining and regretting on the forums in exchange for attracting more players over.

This promotional video also improved his popularity, and this was much more effective than word of mouth. Han Xiao was overjoyed. He expected his fame to shoot up in no time.

The next segment on the program was about professional players. The male host said, "Within ten days of the public beta, tons of famous esports clubs have shifted to Galaxy, and according to statistics, Esper is currently the most popular class. This class is a lucky draw. If you get a high-level skill, it is equal to ten million lottery tickets! The future is unlimited!

"It is known that the United States, South Korea, France, Japan, and Switzerland all have accounts with A-class potential ratings, and the various big clubs have offered prices for these accounts, some up to millions of US dollars."

The screen flashed wildly. Almost a million US dollars to buy a novice account? It was simply a lottery! Good luck would mean making a fortune immediately.

"Breaking News: The American Devil Club, Sandstorm Club, France Tulip Club, and the Korean Four Stars Club have already bought the accounts. They will be used by the club's elite players.

"The God-level players will still be using their own accounts… American elite player 'King and Queen' has changed to the magician class and was rewarded with a rare skill through a hidden quest. French elite player 'Lost Angel' has chosen to start at random, and he seems to have obtained an opportunity. South Korean…"

Foreign esports players all seemed to be performing very well. China's esports scene was not weak either, but only a few had managed to hit the top spots. Champions of many events had long been occupied by players from the United States, France, Japan, and South Korea. If one could win a championship, local players would celebrate as though it was a festival. They would be bringing honor to their country.

"Local players are performing rather well. A player by the name of 'Maple Moon' completed the Prize-Pool Mission on her own, gaining hundreds of thousands of experience points and becoming the biggest winner. It will be extremely beneficial for her future development. Who knows? Maybe the advantages would come snowballing in. This task was related to Black Phantom…

"A dark horse by the ID of 'Frenzied Sword' was among the professional players. During a meeting at Rivervale club, where Frenzied Sword was yesterday, they had released a video. It was the battle scene in the promotional clip with Black Phantom, and I believe everyone also noticed Frenzied Sword. He seems to have triggered Black Phantom's hidden quest…"

The clip of Frenzied Sword was sent in by Sleepy Winter. In order to raise their profile, the club had used it for publicity, just when the Chinese professional players were feeling down about their lack of outstanding performances. This brought Frenzied Sword lots of attention.

"That is the end of this week's content, and we look forward to seeing you next time! The following are questions for the lucky draw. During this episode, how many times was Black Phantom mentioned? Please drop a message to the official account. We will select ten people…"

Han Xiao could not stop laughing. He then switched off the screen.

Han Xiao's name came up the most in the entire show. The audience had the perception that that everything good had some kind of correlation to Black Phantom.

Black Phantom meant opportunity!

Han Xiao did not expect his name to appear on the screen so many times. His plan had some good returns. His popularity had risen yet again. And more importantly, after the program was broadcasted, more players would come to change their class, allowing him to earn more experience points.

He did a rough estimate. Based on this trend, the number of mechanic players on Aquamarine would likely be two or three levels higher than previously.