Chapter 53 - 51: I’m Not Yet Strong, But When I am, Things Will Change!_1

Chapter 53: Chapter 51: I’m Not Yet Strong, But When I am, Things Will Change!_1

Translator: 549690339

[Talent: Undying Barehand]

[Effect: When your mecha shatters in combat, you can draw from its attributes and modules, permanently gaining the corresponding enhancements.]

[The enhancement multiplier will increase with the mecha’s quality, with a base of one.]

This was Jiang Chen’s talent effect and the reason he pursued high quality mechas—

With ordinary-quality mechas, even if they were damaged in combat, he could only absorb attributes at a single multiplier.

Without switching to a new mecha, the increase in combat power before and after an expanded armor wasn’t significant.

Only the defense became stronger.

But when the mecha’s quality was raised to Excellent, the absorption multiplier also increased to three!

In such cases, when the enemy finally shattered his mecha in battle, his strength didn’t decrease but rose instead, violently running rampant!

Not only that, high-quality mechas’ base attributes were naturally higher than those of lower quality.

Combined with multiple absorption...

The absorption efficiency of an Excellent-quality mecha seemed like three times.

But in reality, each time it was damaged was worth five or even six times that of an ordinary quality mecha!

Therefore, diligently strengthening mechas to push their attributes and quality to the peak of each rank was definitely not futile.

On the contrary, this was the most efficient and fastest way to grow.

Not thinking about strengthening mechas, but using the lowest quality mecha, constantly fighting and damaging it to accumulate attributes and rise in rank...

Who knows how much extra time would be needed to make up for such a gap.

“The known mecha qualities on Planet Blue Star include Ordinary, Fine, Excellent, Flawless, Perfect, Epic, Mythical...”

“If I could own a Mythical mecha, triggering my talent once would yield a sevenfold enhancement!”

“Trigger it twice, and everything’s supercharged!”

Jiang Chen gazed at the purple and white giant before him, his eyes growing ever softer.

Zero, your master will definitely invest all the resources in you guys, making you godlike mechas.

As for me, I might as well just be a passable internal fixture of a godlike mecha.

Although Jiang Chen remained silent, he couldn’t suppress his smile.

Senior Ruan was also relieved.

It seemed the mecha upgrade had gone very well; it must have reached Excellent quality and awakened an upgrade module.

Yet another top-tier mecha was born.

However, Ruan Mingyu had no intention of probing the mecha’s attributes.

That was each mecha pilot’s secret.

Even high rank mecha pilots who would share some blueprints and their paths...

...mostly shared outdated low-ranked blueprints that wouldn’t affect current mecha intelligence.

She saw that Jiang Chen had finally stopped checking the information and retracted the mecha back into the Abyss Rune.

Only then did she speak.

“Zero has completed the upgrade; next, it’s time to load modules and strengthen attributes.”

“However, I’ve been busy strengthening mechas lately and have expended a lot of energy.”

Moreover, the number of high rank mecha pilots is far lower than that of low-ranked mecha pilots.

Therefore, the price of materials produced by high-difficulty abysses remains exceedingly high.

Even though the [Mechanical Soul] trait is quite precious, its value is nowhere near that of a specific 7th Rank premium module.

Senior Ruan directly shut off the communication and said to Jiang Chen.

“This person’s asking price is too outrageous, I should help you look for a 6th Rank mecha pilot instead.”

“If you get the drop yourself, it might take an extra two days, but the price could be halved.”

“Okay.”

Jiang Chen nodded, then asked curiously.

“If a 6th Rank mecha pilot can get the drop, why is he asking for so much?”

Ruan Mingyu laughed.

“Because that’s how everyone operates.”

“You see, the reason mecha pilot organizations exist is to support and help each other—”

“I help you grind high-level abysses, you help me with the low-level ones, and then we trade at relatively reasonable prices.”

“This in itself is a rule.”

“Mecha pilots from other organizations naturally don’t benefit from such rules.”

“It’s better with other organization’s mecha pilots since they can find help internally.”

“But for those who don’t want to join any organizations, if they want to trade, they must pay this premium...”

“This person was just like that, he never intended to do business with us but aimed to sell to independent pilots.”

Well, is this how independent mecha pilots are used?

Like free piglets?

Jiang Chen almost couldn’t hold back a snort.

Unfortunately, there aren’t many independent mecha pilots, so their ability to absorb materials is limited.

The prices of most modules and materials on the international trading platform are only about 10 to 20 percent higher than those within the alliance.

It mainly serves as a trading platform for members of various organizations.

Otherwise, if the price difference were really high...

Jiang Chen would also want to dive into the murky waters and play a bit dirty.

Can’t help it, he’s broke!

Ruan Mingyu contacted a 6th Rank mecha pilot for Jiang Chen, negotiated a commission price, and then went to rest.

Jiang Chen then headed to the alliance trade store.

In the rank advancement trials, he had obtained quite a few materials and modules, reaping a rich harvest.

At this point, he kept part of the rare modules and materials.

He dumped all the common, generally valued materials and modules into the warehouse, selling them all with one click.

Ding!

It was as if the sound of coins clinking echoed in Jiang Chen’s ears.

“...All together, the modules, materials, and items amount to three hundred and twenty-six thousand six hundred contribution points.”

“Please check your receipt.”

A large amount of contribution points hit his account, and his wallet instantly bulked up!