I Can Program My Body? - Chapter 236

236: Soul Enhancement Buff 236: Soul Enhancement Buff After walking up to the disappearing carcass of the Giant Centipede, Nash saw two items lying nearby.

One was a Tier 4 material, while the other was a Tier 4 armor.

“Perfect quality armor?

What a great luck,” Nash muttered in surprise.

Although the dark beast they fought was unusually strong for its tier, the drop rate for perfect quality armor was still shocking.

“This must be worth 320 billion nova credits!” Tori, who came from a business family, quickly estimated.

“Not bad.

If it could be processed into runic armor, it might even reach trillions!” Hassan, another from a wealthy family, added.

“It seems more profitable to do business than to hunt dark beasts…” Nash thought with a sigh.

The Dark Plane was truly a treasure ground.

As long as one had enough strength, whether it was the riches of the world or rare treasures, they wouldn’t be lacking.

Initially, Nash planned to become a scientist and take out a loan.

But seeing how much money they could earn in a single fight, his heart wavered.

What was the point of studying so hard if fighting could yield more value faster?

If this were the case, it might be better to train and fight Tier 5 dark beasts until he wiped them out.

Yet, after thinking it over, Nash decided to stick to his plan to become a scientist.

Becoming a scientist wasn’t just about money; it was also about his future projects.

If he succeeded, he might be able to create an autonomous money-making machine that needed no input.

— Soon, after collecting everything, the group continued to explore the ruins.

As they ventured further, their luck seemed to explode, with one resource point discovered after another.

“These ruins must have been a massive shelter in the past.

I wonder what level of danger caused it to collapse…” Nash guessed.

Based on the markings on the roads, rock formations, and other visible signs, this shelter must have been more massive than the Nova Shelter.

Yet, after a torrent of dark beasts and the passage of time, it had crumbled into mud, forgotten by history.

If not for the visible signs of ruins, they wouldn’t even know this was once a shelter.

“It must have been a dark beast outbreak that swept through to reality,” “What a devastation.

The Dark Plane is truly an unforgiving place,” “Don’t be gloomy.

Since we’re here, let’s restore this shelter’s glory!” As they continued their exploration, besides resource points, they also encountered stronger and stronger dark beasts.

From Tier 4 mutated dark beasts with hundreds of millions in combat power to Tier 5 mutated dark beasts nearing a billion!

If not for the runic armor and weapons giving them enough strength to dodge and wound the dark beasts, they would have been sent to their graves long ago.

Unfortunately, after all the fighting, besides some high-quality items, they no longer have the previous luck.

— A day later, after mapping out the entire ruin and marking all the resource points, Nash’s team and the others returned to the center.

Sitting flat on the ground, they couldn’t help but relax after a tiring day of work.

Although it seemed they had an easy time, their brains and bodies had been working at full capacity.

Every fight, every movement, every thought was calculated, giving them an edge to wipe out each dark beast.

“How many merits have we accumulated so far?” Natasha asked, walking toward Nash.

“We’ve accumulated over 452 billion merits,” Nash said, checking the shelter panel.

“452 billion merits?

Not bad!” Hearing the number, most of the team nodded in satisfaction.

Earning 452 billion merits in a single day was something most couldn’t achieve.

This was still because they focused on exploration, not fighting.

If they deliberately hunted dark beasts, their income could have reached 700 billion or even a trillion merits.

“What about the shelter level?

Has it reached Level 1?” Natasha asked knowingly.

Based on her experience, as long as they explored a large part of the area and marked several resource points, the shelter would reach Level 1.

“It indeed reached Level 1,” Nash said with a smile.

At that moment, he was browsing through the various buffs the void administrator provided.

From Void Training, Soul Training, Void Enhancement, Soul Enhancement, Merit Multiplier, Luck Bonus, Defence, Weapon Enhancement, Sensory Enhancement, Law Comprehension, Elemental Comprehension, and more.

Seeing the dazzling list of buffs, Nash wanted to choose everything.

Unfortunately, at each shelter level, he could only pick one.

Selecting the one he’d decided on earlier, a power surged through his soul.

[Soul Enhancement: Amplify Soul Power by 10 Times (Level 1)] “Ten times?!” Feeling his soul power shoot through the roof, Nash was dumbfounded.

“This power…” As if his mind had ascended to the heavens, his thoughts began to work at lightning speed.

Opening his runic panel, a smile stretched across his lips.

[Nash Navre: Body Saturation: 9,000% Body Tempering: 1,000% Soul Saturation: 9,133% Soul Tempering: 10,942%  Void Amplification: 109,000x Soul Amplification: 3,373,330x Physique: 100x Runic System: 10 Universal System: 1] “Hiss~ 3.3 million soul amplification!” Such amplification meant his calculation power reached a staggering 330 million!

Just imagining what he could do with such immense power already made him excited.

Earlier, when he was deliberating about whether to focus on training or becoming a scientist, he thought he’d have to choose.

Now, he could pursue both.

Furthermore, from the looks of it, a tenfold soul enhancement wasn’t the limit.

Once the Starfire Shelter reached Level 2, it would multiply again.

Eager to know how much more it could increase, Nash gathered everyone around for the next plan.

Now that they had marked all resource points and wiped out the stronger dark beasts, it was time to mine materials for the shelter.

As for the materials they already had in their storage items, those weren’t usable.

Each shelter required its own unique materials.

Besides the materials found locally, using materials bought from outside was not allowed.

Of course, if they wanted to build a shelter with their own hands, they could.

Unfortunately, the buildable architecture in the shelter panel required specific materials that they had to mine themselves.