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Chapter 540: Active Armor Monitor
Chapter 540: Active Armor Monitor
"This is the legacy of some civilization, seemingly a research base." Qin Mu Ye stood in this D-level secondary dimension, carefully scanning his surroundings.
This was precisely the target that the White Sea Mercenary Group and the research team backed by the Star Empire had set their sights on.
Finding this place was a simple task for Qin Mu Ye. The mercenary camp had already prepared all the necessary information for him, and the Star Empire had no objections.
After all, it was just a D-level secondary dimension. Everyone's attention was now on the S-level secondary dimension. The research teams assigned here were, to put it bluntly, sitting on the sidelines. Otherwise, they would have been assigned to the S-level secondary dimension projects.
Moreover, they had already conducted investigations and found that this secondary dimension had little value. It was a legacy of some civilization that had long been abandoned, with nothing of significant worth.
It had some scientific value, but not much, making it a bit of a burden.
The only thing that might draw attention was Wang Wei, but since Qin Mu Ye wasn't interacting with Wang Wei, the Star Empire didn't care.
Qin Mu Ye wandered around for a bit and indeed found nothing of value.
Most of the equipment was already damaged, and it seemed this place had once been used as a production line.
"Armor of some kind?" Qin Mu Ye picked up a piece of armor that was no longer functional, finding it somewhat peculiar.
"Standard issue. Even if it were produced, it would probably only reach the intermediate treasure level." After inspecting it, he threw it away.
But soon, he found something different.
While it looked standard on the outside, the core was completely different.
"Interesting, an active type of armor. It has a growth system, but since it hasn't grown, it's completely unremarkable, identical to these standard armors." Qin Mu Ye picked it up. This item had no self-awareness and looked ordinary, but according to the classification in "The Lord's Era," it should be at the artifact level.
"To think an artifact-level treasure would appear in a D-level secondary dimension. If it weren't for the protagonist, I could have eaten it on the spot."
"But what civilization could be so powerful?"
"From the structure, it seems to be from the same civilization as the S-level secondary dimension."
Qin Mu Ye wasn't a fool. He quickly found the similarities by comparing the deep data of the two secondary dimensions. Both were artificially created and used the same technology.
This suggested that the civilization used secondary dimensions as a convenience, like warehouses or factories.
Secondary dimensions themselves have the ability to extract energy to sustain themselves, and this civilization further enhanced this capability, making it supply power to all the buildings within the secondary dimension.
The technology was impressive, but unfortunately, Qin Mu Ye didn't find the complete technology. Otherwise, he could have used it to improve his dimensional reaction extraction factory.
After a thorough search, the only thing of value was the active armor, an artifact-level treasure. After examining its structure, Qin Mu Ye could have manufactured it himself.
The "growth" aspect sounded great, and if he were the same person from decades ago, he might have considered it a treasure. But now, it was just average, far inferior to his Gargoyle-level armor.
Why would he choose a growth-type armor that was still in its initial stage when he had a fully upgraded one?
This thing wasn't infinitely growth-capable; it had a growth limit.
Qin Mu Ye estimated that it could reach a maximum of 7th stage, falling short of the 8th stage. Unless he found a higher-level evolution program or had it modified by a higher-level existence, it had no growth potential.
His Gargoyle-level armor could already match a 7th stage when worn, and even the so-called evolution had its limits, just like magic immunity. It was merely a matter of insufficient quantity; with enough quantity, the magic immunity structure could be destroyed.
"Seems like this thing should be Wang Wei's fortune." Qin Mu Ye had no intention of taking it. It was useless to him.
Even giving it to a spirit wouldn't be of much use.
Taking it would be like a grown-up stealing a child's candy, not only unnecessary but also a loss of dignity.
"However, I can't just leave without leaving something behind. I'll use this as a monitoring device to keep an eye on Wang Wei in real time."
"Perhaps we can investigate and find out more about this ancient civilization."
Qin Mu Ye knew this was a good opportunity. Using a spirit for surveillance always carried risks, so it was better to blend into Wang Wei's good fortune.
"Surveillance equipment must be installed, but I need to guard against the cosmic favor he has." Qin Mu Ye was aware that with Wang Wei's MAX luck, there could be unforeseen issues. He currently lacked the protection of a supporting role.
"So, I need to bind the surveillance program tightly with his good fortune, ensuring it is beneficial without any harm."
"Otherwise, I might be eliminated for some bizarre reason at any moment."
This active armor would likely be used by Wang Wei until the later stages, so there was a chance he might encounter a powerful mechanic who would discover the issue.
"Really tough, no wonder his luck is MAX. It seems I have to casually give him a bit of good fortune as well." Qin Mu Ye grumbled, feeling that luck must be influencing this.
While he wasn't sure if the luck attribute affected opening treasure chests, it definitely influenced finding items.
Like Qin Mu Ye, he knew he was here to investigate, but ended up inadvertently giving Wang Wei a bit of good fortune.
Even if he knew this, he had to do it. His cautious nature required him to be prepared.
"Tsk, if I had a profession that maxed out my luck back then, wouldn't I be picking up treasures wherever I go?" Qin Mu Ye completed the monitoring system inside the active armor and then used his techniques to perform a flesh nanomization transformation. This allowed the armor to integrate more deeply into the body, enhancing the bond.
This deeper integration not only increased the power of the active armor but also enhanced its growth potential, though it couldn't reach the 8th stage. However, it received comprehensive upgrades in various aspects, and its energy efficiency was significantly improved.
Qin Mu Ye even added a folding space for storage, along with a robust combat module and advanced artificial intelligence, making the active armor a capable assistant.
In summary, it went from a regular version to a limited edition.
However, all this came at a cost. The deeper integration provided more detailed data, and the convenient folding space enhanced signal transmission. With the combat module and advanced AI, Qin Mu Ye could even remotely control it to some extent.
Otherwise, why would Qin Mu Ye simply give something away for free?
By strengthening it, he also benefited, making it a win-win situation.
Of course, Qin Mu Ye could choose to give no benefit and even deliberately sabotage the protagonist, but what would be the point of that?
Just to step on the protagonist?
That would be foolish. Qin Mu Ye had long passed the stage of competing with the protagonist for resources, or rather, he had skipped that stage and reached the level of a grand patriarch.
So, he didn't care about stepping on the protagonist just to show off or humiliate him. Generally, there were three approaches: observation, sponsorship, and capture.
Observation for no direct involvement, sponsorship for mutual benefit, and capture if the value was too great, though the latter was the least likely option because the value was rarely that significant.
If someone stood in his way and had no value, he could simply eliminate them.
Currently, Wang Wei fell into the second category—mutual benefit. So, while Qin Mu Ye observed him, he also provided some support.
The benefit wasn't directly from Wang Wei himself but from the ancient civilization he was closely associated with. Qin Mu Ye could gain the knowledge and technology he needed, while Wang Wei would get the enhancements to his good fortune.
Qin Mu Ye wasn't ungrateful; he would take care of such a significant contributor while benefiting from the exchange.
However, the current value was not yet significant, as Wang Wei was still a novice and could not provide much to Qin Mu Ye. But Qin Mu Ye believed in his potential.
He didn't need to worry about getting entangled, as his domain trait of shared destiny was far stronger. It included the blueprint of a world with a protagonist's talent, which was far more powerful than Wang Wei's cosmic favor.
(End of Chapter)
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