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Chapter 543: Spirit Energy Body · Star Deity's Evil Thoughts
Chapter 543: Spirit Energy Body · Star Deity's Evil Thoughts
The crystal-clear ice eye of Bai Hai examined the group, then his gaze fell on the newly arrived interstellar human 'Mori' and the Blade Mantis alien, Xilu. Finally, his eyes settled on 'Mori'.
"Research and Development has provided an F-grade battle armor, though the design is a bit outdated. Mori, I'll allocate it to you, but a portion of your future funds will be deducted as compensation to the team. Of course, if you're not interested, it can go to Xilu," Bai Hai said.
Wei Wei's expression brightened. "Thank you, Chief. You can deduct it as you see fit."
"Look at you, so eager. It's just an F-grade battle armor," Bai Hai laughed, satisfied with Mori's attitude. Although the armor wasn't great, it was still functional and slightly better than the E-grade armor he had lent him.
His E-grade armor, though, was old and in disrepair, making it far inferior to this outdated F-grade armor.
"Hehe, who wouldn't like a good deal? Even though this armor is just F-grade and outdated, it has the potential to grow stronger. Getting it for a bit of so-called funds is a huge bargain," Wei Wei smiled. Despite the armor's current low grade and outdated design, its future potential made it a significant gain.
"You're right, it is quite a bit cheaper than what you'd find on the market. After all, it's an internal price. By the way, since you have new armor, I'll give the one I lent you to Xilu; he's in need of one," Bai Hai thought of this young man as a naive country bumpkin, given his background from the Unowned Lands. Even if he was once a citizen, his youth meant he had little experience.
As for the E-grade armor, Bai Hai had no intention of keeping it for Wei Wei. Instead, he planned to equip Xilu with it, adhering to the principle of arming to the teeth.
He wouldn't give it away for free, as the armor still had value. He had even put the gift from the Research and Development team up for sale, though at a lower price than the market rate. He intended to deduct all of Wei Wei's rewards for this mission.
Bai Hai himself wore a D-grade armor and naturally had no interest in an F-grade one. The others understood the situation and remained silent, knowing that taking advantage of a new recruit was common practice and not as severe as outright theft. An F-grade armor typically cost a million credits, while Wei Wei's reward for this mission wouldn't exceed 100,000.
Even a regular armor would be a significant gain for Wei Wei.
"Sure, I'll hand it over right away," Wei Wei was eager to do so.
Now that he had the White Death armor in his possession, he no longer valued the E-grade armor. In his past life, he was a seasoned mercenary who knew all too well the shortcomings of the E-grade armor he wore. It was truly subpar, with only slightly better materials, and its performance was on par with an F-grade armor.
The two quickly completed the handover. Wei Wei immediately put on the White Death armor, feeling a significant improvement in his energy and spirit.
[Binding user...]
Suddenly, a stream of data appeared before his eyes, forming a mental frequency.
'AI... I never heard of this in my past life.'
A thought flashed through his mind. He remembered that in his past life, the White Death armor Xilu obtained was just a growing armor, and the ability to grow was discovered by chance.
'It seems I was deceived. This armor has highly advanced AI assistance.'
To have an AI-assisted armor, one would need at least a C-grade armor. Even Bai Hai's D-grade armor didn't have AI.
It wasn't because AI was expensive, but because the materials required to integrate AI were extremely stringent. AI would spread throughout the armor to assist the user, and subpar materials would affect both the computational logic and various functions.
C-grade and below armors could also have AI, but their efficiency was so low that they could be called artificial imbeciles.
[Binding successful. Current functions: Folded Space, Nanomorph, Light Armor Mode, Heavy Armor Mode]
[Current state: Light Armor Mode]
[Hello, master. I am Battle Armor 001, at your service]
Wei Wei was momentarily stunned. He hadn't expected the White Death armor to have such powerful capabilities at the F-grade level, including three modes, a folded space function, and AI assistance.
Even in his past life, the configuration wasn't as good. Of course, his past armor was much stronger than the F-grade White Death armor, but its potential was far less, as this armor could be upgraded.
More importantly, the artificial intelligence (AI) was at a higher level of mental binding, rather than through voice and vibration, so there was no need to worry about anyone discovering his communication with the AI.
"Kid, you must be over the moon, standing there in a daze?" Xi Lu, who had just finished donning his battle armor, saw Wang Wei standing still and teased him. He was actually quite envious of Wang Wei, considering this was a battle armor, but then he thought about how Wang Wei would be broke after this mission, and he felt a bit more balanced.
"Yes, this is my first battle armor. How can I not be happy?" Wang Wei's voice was muffled by the face mask.
He knew that this White Death battle armor was originally supposed to go to Xi Lu, as he had obtained it in his past life.
Unfortunately, he had beaten him to it this time.
Bai Hai saw this and didn't say anything, allowing Wang Wei to enjoy his moment. After all, he had felt the same way when he first obtained his own battle armor.
"Alright, enjoy it, but don't forget to stay alert," Bai Hai reminded him, though there weren't many dangers in the secondary dimension, the recent Spirit Energy Body invasion was still a concern.
They were in the secondary dimension but still had internet access, so they were aware of the external situation, especially since they were on a mission here and needed to pay attention to such matters.
"Don't worry, Chief, no problem," Wang Wei said confidently. With the famous White Death battle armor from his past life and his experience as a mercenary, he didn't believe anything could stop him except for a Star Deity's calamity.
Moreover, he had the Life Staff inside him, which had developed a plethora of abilities, from super-regeneration to a steel body, and even abilities like Star Shattering and Godspeed. Even though he was still at the E-grade, a D-grade opponent wouldn't stand a chance against him.
A C-grade Extraordinary could challenge him, and that was his confidence.
Don't underestimate C-grade Extraordinaries; in the universe, they were already considered significant figures.
As they were talking, the entire secondary dimension suddenly shook, as if some anomaly had occurred.
This made Wang Wei, who had been beaming with excitement, pause and look at the widespread Spirit Energy reactions in the secondary dimension.
"Spirit Energy Body invasion, everyone prepare!" The one who shouted was Bai Hai, who had immediately sensed the danger.
Unlike Bai Hai, Wang Wei's expression grew increasingly serious as he watched the Spirit Energy Bodies materialize out of thin air.
'Star Deity's Evil Thoughts.'
This was not a normal Spirit Energy Body but rather the hateful thoughts formed by a planet's resentment towards life.
'This can't be happening. The Star Deity's calamity shouldn't be possible right now.'
'There must be something wrong!'
In his past life, when he left the Unowned Lands, there was no sign of the Star Deity's calamity, which wouldn't start to show for at least another two hundred years.
Moreover, Star Deity's Evil Thoughts could only appear after a planet had significantly awakened and become a Star Deity, otherwise, it couldn't infect and form evil Spirit Energy Bodies.
"Don't just stand there, move!" Xi Lu noticed Wang Wei's hesitation and quickly reminded him before charging towards the group of Star Deity's Evil Thoughts.
Wang Wei snapped out of his daze, realizing that now was not the time to dwell on these thoughts. He needed to act quickly to eliminate these Star Deity's Evil Thoughts.
Otherwise, the entire secondary dimension would be infected, and the outcome was clear—it would collapse.
'Fortunately, these are just newly born Star Deity's Evil Thoughts. If they were the real ones from my past life, no one would have escaped.' Wang Wei felt a mix of relief and excitement. In his past life, the Star Deity's Evil Thoughts were incredibly powerful, and the disparity now gave him a sense of revenge.
'Just E-grade, too weak, too weak.'
Relying on the White Death battle armor, he continuously reaped the Star Deity's Evil Thoughts.
'As long as I grow strong enough, I will definitely be able to stop the Star Deity's calamity!' Wang Wei had never been more confident.
(End of Chapter)
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