Chapter 6013 Ease of Completion

Chapter 6013 Ease of Completion

6013 Ease of Completion

When Ves entered the Mission Hall, he inspected the available Missions with the intention to harvest as much AP as possible in the coming year.

Although many of the Missions imposed troublesome or time-

consuming demands, he believed he was in a much better position to complete them than before. He could not keep ignoring them just because he did not like to add more inconveniences to his life.

Ves still did not understand why the System encouraged him to engage in so many strange and diverse activities. What was the point? Did it seek to broaden his horizons, or was it trying to mold him into a completely different person?

"Who cares. AP is AP. As long as I stick to my principles, it shouldn't matter what the System asks me to do. What matters is where I spend my AP on. That has a much greater influence on my future direction."

He couldn't afford to be picky when deciding when to accept Missions anymore. His demand for Ascension Points had skyrocketed. Not only did he wish to accelerate his knowledge accumulation with enlightenment fruits, he also wanted to stockpile a bunch of Qi Restoration Potions in case he confronted a strong opponent again.

On top of that, he also needed to get started on upgrading the Dimension Observatory. He could not rely completely on the contributions of the mech designers that he intended to induct in the System in the future.

With these considerations in mind, Ves forced himself to survey the dozens of available Missions and push himself into accepting them so long as their demands did not sound too unreasonable.

[Alien Relic Hunt]

Mission: Alien Relic Hunt

Difficulty: C-Rank

Description

The Red Ocean Dwarf Galaxy is occupied by many alien races. Many of their relics and constructs hold considerable cultural and scientific value to the human race.

Retrieve 15 different items of alien origin from where they have been left by their former alien owners. These alien relics must be of significant value to humanity in order to qualify.

You will earn a higher valuation if you have obtained more items or sought out relics of greater value.

Reward: 40 Ascension Points

Time limit: 2 years.

Penalty for failure: Lower your Intelligence by 0.1.

"I've seen this one before." Ves remarked as he rubbed his hairless chin. "It's actually really easy to complete this Mission. Nowhere in the description states that I need to retrieve the artifacts in person. The forces that do all of the hard work don't even have to be a part of the expeditionary fleet."

What did this mean?

It meant that he could readily complete this Mission by purchasing the necessary alien artifacts!

In the last grand auction, Ves witnessed plenty of alien relics with notable origins and stories. This indicated that there was a thriving market for these exotic curiosities!

Was Ves short of money? No. His clan may have gone into debt as of late, but its cash flow had become so much stronger that he could borrow a lot more money if he wished.

"There are no quality criteria, so I don't have to buy the most expensive alien relics. I just have to make sure that they are genuine and good enough to meet the minimum threshold."

How much money would it cost to obtain 15 serviceable alien relics? 100,000 MTA credits? 1 million MTA credits?

"This is a worthwhile trade even if I have to pay 10 million MTA credits!"

There was no market price for 40 AP, so Ves could not say for certain whether it was a good deal to exchange so much money for Ascension Points.

However, the benefits provided by enlightenment fruits worth around 40 AP was definitely greater than a few million MTA credits as far as he was concerned!

If he could get away with this, then he could skip hundreds of tedious work hours. All of the time spent on fulfilling this Mission could be spent on beautifying his chosen mech design, which was a much more effective use of his limited productivity!

Of course, he still needed to invest a substantial amount of effort and passion into designing his variant in order to increase his chances of fabricating a masterwork mech.

"Let's try it. Even if I fail, I should still be able to rank in the top 10 by relying on my own merits."

Ves continued to look for other suitable Missions to accept. He soon stumbled onto one that was related to a priority that he never had time to address in the past.

[Developing the Locos organ]

Mission: Developing the Locos organ

Difficulty: B-Rank

Description

Similar to phase whales, the strength of phase lords is not entirely dependent on the quantity of phasewater circulating in their bodies. It is also dependent on how phase lords are able to utilize the power of phasewater to channel abilities that can produce useful effects. Phasewater organs are the primary tools responsible for granting phase lords an efficient and reliable means of activating abilities. A competent phase lord should never neglect the development of his phasewater organs.

Develop the Locos organ that is primarily responsible for enhancing sensitivity towards spatial and gravitic phenomena by any means possible. Increase its efficacy by at least 10 times, or modify it so that it gains a range of new capabilities that is useful in combat or in mech design.

Reward: 150 Ascension Points

Time Limit: 3 Years

Penalty for failure: Lower your Strength by 5

"Damn. 150 AP is not a trivial sum."

That was enough to induct 15 mech designers into the System!

Although Ves never really valued his transformation into a phase lord, he had to admit that it was starting to grow on him over time.

This was especially the case now that he had leeched off several lightning tribulations. His true body had become very powerful, and the various spatial abilities he gained from his phasewater organs had proven to be very useful.

Whether it was using his Locos organ to gain a better intuitive feel of transphasic mech parts, or using the Kelsis organs to project strong spatial barriers that could block just as many attacks as transphasic energy shields, Ves had gradually come to like the options provided by his phasewater organs.

The fact that they were internal and couldn't be taken away from him so easily was a definite advantage!

"My phasewater concentration has grown by a lot, but my phasewater organs are still in their starter configuration. That is really bad. I need to bring them back on the same level if I want to maximize my combat potential."

If he was a character of a virtual reality game, then Ves was the equivalent of a level 10 character that still equipped himself with level 1 gear!

His true body had grown large enough to support more powerful phasewater organs. It would be a monumental waste if he did not take advantage of his improved conditions!

"The only question now is who I should turn to in order to develop my Locos organ." Ves frowned.

If he had a choice, he wanted to entrust the Larkinson Biotech Institute to conduct research on how to upgrade his Locos organ. That would keep all of the R&D in-house and in the hands of trustworthy Larkinson biotech researchers.

However, Ves was not sure whether the LBI was up to the challenge. None of the scientists over there possessed any particular expertise in phase lords and phasewater organ development.

The Transhumanist Faction of the Red Association possessed a lot more expertise in this area!

Enough time had passed for the mechers to achieve at least initial success in raising their own phase lord. They had plenty of excellent first-class biotech researchers in their employ that had probably dissected plenty of alien phase lords and figured out how to upgrade phasewater organs.

If Ves turned to the Transhumanists for help, he would definitely obtain better results!

However, the Transhumanists would also know all of the strengths and weaknesses of his phase lord physique. They might even install a few hidden backdoors into his upgraded Locos organ!

"Damn... which one should I choose?"