41 Modify Function

Present…

That night, Long Yu was pretty hungry himself, so he ate quite the portion of the hotpot. Seeing Xixi pouting when he took the last piece of meat amused him.

Since he still wasn't full anyway, he decided to add more dishes to the pot, putting a smile back onto the little girl's face.

As it wasn't good for the body to shower straight after a meal, he let Xixi play on her tablet, while he examined the rest of the store.

Looking around, he found that most of the items were ones that could be commonly found in convenience stores. Well, it was not like he was expecting anything special anyway.

Other than that, there was a room that stored a small stock of various items, and at the same time, also functions as a locker room for staff.

Long Yu first removed all the things such as benches and lockers, trading them to the system. He wanted to make space for a makeshift bathroom.

After checking that there were no surveillance cameras on the ceiling inside, he went ahead to purchase a standard size ceramic bathtub. Long Yu then used the system to fill hot water into the bathtub.

Although there was a basin on the side, he was not sure if the tap water coming from it would be contaminated or not. So, he decided not to risk it.

Besides, non-potable water from the system pretty much costs nothing. Despite it being listed as non-potable, there are pretty much no contaminants in it whatsoever, making it safe to drink once boiled.

Long Yu was happy that he could at least exploit this aspect of the system. Of course, he would still prefer to use mineral water for their own consumption.

After getting the bath ready, he went out to call Xixi to take her bath. He also handed her some necessities such as shampoo, bath gel and a towel.

While Xixi was bathing inside the makeshift bathroom, Long Yu sat on the bed, fiddling with the system's search function.

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[Nano-machine Exoskeleton Armor] (Right lower limb)]

[An exoskeleton armor made of nano-machines. Grants the area covered with unprecedented strength and defence.

Armor can be materialised at will. Nano-machines are hidden inside the hollows of the user's bones when unactivated]

[Exchange Price: 100,000,000 yuan]

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[Confirm exchange/Cancel]

Since he now had a huge amount of currency, Long Yu decided to further strengthen himself.

Without any mutant cores, it was impossible to exchange for anything better at the moment. So, he decided to purchase the rest of the nano-exoskeleton body parts.

Seeing that the right lower limb and both upper limbs cost the same amount each, he nodded his head. He had already expected so.

However, when he searched up the torso part of the exoskeleton, he was shocked.

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[Nano-machine Exoskeleton Armor] (Torso)

[An exoskeleton armor made of nano-machines. Grants the area covered with unprecedented strength and defence. Once activated, it will combine with other exoskeleton parts to form a complete suit of armor.

Armor can be materialised at will. Nano-machines are hidden inside the hollows of the user's bones when unactivated]

[Basic Functions:

- Headpiece can be activated along with torso nano-exoskeleton armor

- Power core can be fitted into armor to activate armor abilities

- Basic ability included:

Manipulate nanites in armor to create close combat weapons for offense or defence (Range of extension is limited)

-Can be modified to bestow additional abilities to the armor (Once energy in the core is completely depleted, abilities cannot be activated until energy is replenished)

[Exchange Price: 5 level one mutant cores]

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'Holy crap!'

That thing costs five mutant cores, and he hasn't even obtained one yet!

As the description was quite different from what along Long Yu had expected, it was no surprise that he would be shocked. He had initially thought that torso piece would only function similarly to the other parts.

'Modify? Does the system have such an ability?' he scratched his head in confusion.

After another few seconds of musing, he decided to conveniently turn to the system for answers.

'System, what did the description mean by modify? Does the system even have such a thing?'

[Yes, by placing a real item onto the exchange platform of the system, host will be given the option to access the 'Modify' function]

Long Yu's eyebrows raised up high when he heard this. He had never thought that the system would have such a hidden function.

'So if I wanted to check the available abilities that can be modified on the armor now, doesn't that mean that I need to have the real thing?' he asked with a frown on his face.

[Not exactly. Items can be simulated through the system, allowing the host to check their available modifications. But each simulation would have its proportionate costs]

Long Yu rolled his eyes when he heard the good news.

'Of course, there's always a price…' he complained in his mind. 'Hopefully its not too expensive.'

Seeing that Xixi was still in the bathroom, he decided to continue and check out the available modifications for the exoskeleton armor. He somehow felt very excited for it.

Calling out the holographic exchange platform, he then ordered the system to do its thing.

Immediately, an outline of a chest piece appeared on the platform. Slowly, he could see the object being materialised into the complete form of the real thing. It has the same matt silver body with gleaming turquoise lines running along the armor's design, giving it a sci-fi robotic appearance.

In the middle of the chest area, there is a circular deep indent, which Long Yu figured was where the power source would be mounted. He then took the armor in his hands as he spun it around to examine it further.

A minute later, he finally placed the nano exoskeleton chest piece onto the exchange platform.

[Modify Function: Item Simulation]

[Price: 5,000,000 yuan]

[Confirm/Cancel]

'Well, that's not too bad,' Long Yu thought to himself. Compared to his current capital, the simulation did not cost much.

Without further hesitation, he pressed confirm on the holographic panel.

Immediately, he could see the armor being scanned by the system. Seconds later, a new panel appeared in front of him.

[List of modifications available:

- A.I. Assistance System

- Weapons system (Firearms and Explosives)

- Advanced Weapons System (Energy and Laser type)

- Impact Absorption

- ….

- ....

- ....

- ....

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There were various types of modifications available on the panel list. Seeing this, Long Yu's heart started pumping rapidly. This was way too amazing!

Although it reminded him of something similar he saw in a movie, that was just fictional. Whereas, the system could provide him with the actual thing!

It was too bad he couldn't obtain it straightaway. Regardless, just by seeing the few modifications from the top of the list, Long Yu had to agree that the chest piece was worth the price.

"Ahh…. I bet they are not going to be cheap…" his excitement died down when he thought of the prices.