nycdaug Chapter 3: Modification and Upgrade!
Chapter 3: Modification and Upgrade!
"Mom, this..."
Wang Xing was stunned.
"Mom has always known about your grades. Your total score is over 900 points. Even Aunt Liu on the top floor, whose son awakened the Void Element, didn't get a higher score than you. For the sake of Mecha University, Mom applied for you," Yang Xiaoxia said gently.
"But Mom, this is too expensive," Wang Xing said hesitantly.
"What's so expensive about it?"
Yang Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Your sister sent back 30,000 yuan last month, and Grandpa and Grandma's small supermarket has also saved some money. Our family can still scrape together 80,000 yuan."
Wang Xing fell silent.
My mom made it sound so easy, but in reality, 80,000 is no small sum.
A moment later, he looked up and said, "I understand, Mom. I'll be right there." With that, Wang Xing picked up his phone, put on his shoes, and hurried out the door.
In the restaurant, Yang Xiaoxia watched Wang Xing's retreating figure; at that moment, the woman appeared somewhat lonely.
"With only 10 months until the college entrance exam, Ah Xing's expenses will only increase..."
"But if I can get into the mecha university, it will be worth it."
After a moment's thought, she picked up her phone as if she had made up her mind and sent a few messages to the manager of the postpartum care center:
[Sister Li, I'll take back the overtime and weekend caregiving duties I previously declined.]
Please let me know in advance if there's any unexpected overtime work, night shifts are fine too, I can handle it.
Put down your phone.
Suddenly, a wave of oppressive chest pain surged forth.
Her breath hitched, and she quickly grabbed the wall for support. Even this usually strong woman showed signs of pain.
"medicine……"
She shuffled back to her bedroom, leaning against the wall, and took out two Qi and Blood Pills from her bedside drawer. Her heartbeat calmed down, and her chest pain was relieved.
.........
the other side.
In order to get a kickback, Wang Xing invited Sun Donglai to go to Ruifeng Modification Shop together.
"Boss, I ordered the Abyss Core Blood Qi Cannon online last night. My friend recommended it to me."
When it was Wang Xing's turn, he showed the boss the screenshot on his phone along with Sun Donglai's.
"no problem."
The owner of the modification shop was a bald, burly middle-aged man with a full beard and tattoos all over his body.
His appearance is hard to associate with a top student from a mecha university. He doesn't look like a mecha modifier; he looks more like an artist... But that makes sense. Who says mecha modification isn't art?
Meng Rui verified the QR code with the machine, then gave Wang Xing a token: "Wait over there for a moment, I'll go prepare the goods for you."
Then he transferred 7200 yuan to Sun Donglai via WeChat, which Sun Donglai accepted instantly and then gave half to Wang Xing. The two of them essentially got a 5% discount.
"Lie down on the dismantling table, activate the Abyss Runes to summon the mecha, just expose the upper chest armor area."
Wang Xing did as instructed, and a dark red halo appeared on the abyss pattern on his wrist. A "click-clack" sound of metal meshing rang out, and the dark golden tiger-style mecha slowly unfolded, revealing only the chest area.
In the center of the thick, dark gold breastplate, a fist-sized abyss core gleamed faintly, quietly embedded in the core.
[Tiger Type 1 (Beast Suit Humanoid)]
[Level 5.9 (Light)]
The data screen above displayed some of the values of Wang Xing's mech.
Meng Rui scanned the entire mecha with the Abyss Pattern Calibration Instrument. He looked like a gangster, but the moment he picked up the tool, his entire demeanor changed.
At this moment, a series of data that only he could see appeared on the instrument, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly: "Your mecha is well maintained, and the Abyss Silk is very clean, which means that the mecha's compatibility is very high. In this case, the effect of installing the Abyss Core Blood Cannon will be better than that of an ordinary person."
"Abyssal Silk" is the energy conduction circuit inside the mecha, distributed throughout the body like blood vessels in the human body. The efficiency of the mecha's blood and energy conduction largely depends on the state of the Abyssal Silk.
"How much better can it be?" Wang Xing asked curiously.
"After most people equip it, the mech will level up by 0.1."
Meng Rui took a black metal box from the shelf. Inside lay a cannon muzzle component the size of a bowl. It was completely black, with fine spiral patterns on the inner wall: "The highest level I've ever upgraded here is 0.2."
"0.2!"
Wang Xing's eyes lit up.
Meng Rui placed the muzzle assembly on the worktable and began disassembling the Abyss Core Armor on Wang Xing's mecha's chest, casually remarking:
"That person is Bai Lingxue, the top student on your school's honor roll."
Ok? !
Sun Donglai, who was eating snacks, suddenly turned pale.
Bai Lingxue—the goddess and academic star of Rongcheng No. 2 High School, with outstanding looks and a cold, aloof personality, her long legs are particularly eye-catching. She consistently ranks first in her grade, is an awakened user of Void Element Power, and has repeatedly exceeded her total score in exams. She is a prospective student at Mecha University.
The young and naive Sun Donglai had long harbored a crush on Bai Lingxue, but the gap between their academic achievements and appearances meant that Sun Donglai could only watch from afar and dared not get close... Only Wang Xing knew his little secret.
Upon learning that Bai Lingxue's modified Abyss Core Blood Cannon had increased its level by 0.2, compared to his own lack of improvement, Sun Donglai felt somewhat frustrated.
Wang Xing then chatted with Boss Meng, and learned that after graduating from Jinling Mecha University, Boss Meng served in the army on the front lines for two years. Later, he couldn't stand the boredom and returned to start his own business.
Through Meng Rui's introduction, Wang Xing gained some understanding of the career paths after graduating from the Mech University.
Either pursue further studies and conduct research at various mecha research institutes; or go out to work as a mecha consultant, modifier, engineer, etc. in a large company.
You can either join the Mech Hunter organization to fight against Abyssal monsters and carry out extermination missions. It's dangerous, but the rewards far exceed those of ordinary professions. The recent extermination of the Bone-Splitting Hound cubs in Rongcheng was accomplished by the Star Alliance's Celestial Hunters in cooperation with the Abyssal Defense Department…
Of course, there are also the most legitimate ways to hunt abyssal monsters: join the army and become a military division commander. If you don't like any of those, then you can start your own business like Meng Rui did.
In short, there are many ways out.
"Alright."
At this moment, the Abyss Core Blood Cannon had been firmly embedded in the chest armor, the surrounding energy channels had been reconnected, every Abyss Wire had been recalibrated, and the oxide layer had been applied.
Meng Rui took a step back and looked him up and down.
"Activate the full mech and check how much the level has increased?"
Om-!
The abyss pattern lit up, and Wang Xing activated his full-body mech.
Dark gold nail plates emerge starting from the fingers, each with sharp edges. First, the extremities appear: knuckles, toes, backs of hands, forearms, elbows, shoulder blades... layer upon layer of nail plates interlock.
The sound of metal clashing rang out. The shoulder armor was wide, with shoulder peaks rising half a meter high. On each side was a raised shoulder cannon base, with the muzzle hidden under the armor plates, ready to fire.
The breastplate was as thick as a fortress, with a newly modified Abyss Core Qi Blood Chest Cannon embedded in its center.
Tiger Type 1 (Beast Suit Humanoid)
It is 2.5 meters tall and weighs 2.5 tons!
The mechs are fully activated, and their imposing aura is overwhelming!
As soon as Wang Xing exerted his strength, his blood and qi surged throughout his body, flowing along the abyssal silk to every joint and every armor plate of the mecha.
On the inner wall of the Abyss Core Qi and Blood Cannon, the fine spiral patterns began to rotate, emitting a "hissing" humming sound.
next moment!
The electronic monitoring screen above displayed Wang Xing's mecha level.
[Mech Level: 6.2]
[Last test result: 5.9]
It increased by 0.3 levels!
Meng Rui and Sun Donglai's eyes suddenly lit up.