I Can Program My Body? - Chapter 285

Chapter 285: Commissioning Runic Items
Following Zeke’s battleship, they skirted around the outskirts of the Nova Capital and arrived at a planetary forging station.

“What is this place?” Nash asked.

“This is the Starhammer Planet, the personal workshop of my friend,” Zeke introduced.

“A private planet? Is your friend a War God?” Nash asked curiously.

In the Nova Capital, only a War God or a Tier 3 Scientific Academician could own a private planet.

“He is. And my friend isn’t a Tier 5 runic engraver, but a Tier 6 runic engraver!” Zeke said with a smile.

“I see…”

Typically, a Tier 5 runic engraver was at most at the Tier 6 or 7 realm. Nash hadn’t expected Zeke to introduce him to a War God Tier 6 Runic Engraver.

“Let’s go. My friend is a busy man.”

Pulling Nash along, Zeke swiftly flew around the planet and descended into the center, stationed with a massive building.

“Ferrin! I’m here. Why don’t you greet your precious friend?” Zeke shouted, shattering the serene silence.

“You! No need to yell every time you visit! Fortunately, I’m not busy, or I’d make you pay for everything!” Ferrin said in annoyance.

“Haha, didn’t I notify you earlier? This is the talent I told you about. He wants to commission you to make an engraving of a Tier 5 runic items,” Zeke said, quickly making introductions.

“Oh? Nash Navre? The new scientific scholar from earlier,” Ferrin said, recognizing him instantly.

Ferrin was not only a Tier 6 runic engraver but also a Tier 6 ancient weapon forger and a Tier 2 scientific professor.

Having observed Nash’s earlier assessment, Ferrin had taken an interest in his Spiral Behemoth, which helped him remember Nash quickly.

Hearing the name, Zeke frowned. “What do you mean? This is Noir.”

“Ahem, my real name is Nash Navre. Noir is my alias,” Nash corrected, feeling embarrassed.

“You!” Zeke stared at Nash, feeling incredulous.

“Alright, enough about names. Who cares what his name or alias is? Let’s go inside and not waste time,” Ferrin said, waving his hands to invite them in.

“I’m sorry, Instructor Zeke.”

“It’s nothing. Names are just labels. As long as you’ve got the skills to back it up, you can be anyone,” Zeke said, brushing it off.

Besides a flicker of surprise, he didn’t care much about Nash’s real or fake name.

Entering inside, Ferrin quickly asked about the items Nash wanted to transform into a runic gear.

“Hmm? A protective armor and a ring? Not bad. It seems you’ve got a phobia of fragility that you want to stack up defense,” Ferrin chuckled, eyeing the two items.

“Haha, it’s because defensive runic items are more cost-effective,” Nash replied with a laugh.

While a runic weapon had to be heavily suppressed to match the user’s power, defensive runic items were more adaptable.

“True. It’d be a shame to weaken a perfect-quality weapon just so a weaker user could handle it,” Ferrin agreed.

Engraving runic language was about reworking and amplifying an item’s essence.

Depending on its purpose, it could be strengthened or adjusted to suit different scenarios.

“You must know the runic languages. What do you plan to engrave on these?” Ferrin asked.

Since Nash had created the Spiral Behemoth himself, he was likely a fellow runic engraver.

A Tier 5 perfect-quality item could hold 25 runic languages, and with Ferrin’s rank, he could engrave up to 31 in total.

“I have some ideas…”

Recalling the runic languages he had studied, Nash quickly devised different combinations and shared his thoughts with Ferrin.

After all, it was best to leave professional work to professionals.

In short, Nash only needed to explain what he wanted, and Ferrin would handle the execution.

“Interesting,” Ferrin muttered, grasping Nash’s intent.

“You’re quite confident in your void and soul foundation.”

Nash’s plan was to reduce the runic languages needed for the items to sync with his body and external energy use.

In exchange for stronger defensive power, Nash would have to rely on his void energy and soul power to activate both runic items.

“I’m confident in my foundation,” Nash said with a smile, offering no further explanation.

With ten thousand void saturation and fortification rate, Nash was already a cut above the rest.

However, his true confidence stemmed from his soul power.

Though it hadn’t yet reached Tier 5 realm, it was definitely stronger than a typical Void Venerate’s.

Once he created the soul condensation manual and gained the boost from the shelter, his soul power would surely hit the peak of the Tier 5 realm.

By then, wielding Tier 5 defensive runic items would be effortless.

Without the weakening runic languages, he could use a full-fledged and fully amplified Tier 5 runic item.

Defending against dark beasts with trillions of combat power should be a breeze.

“Alright, leave it to me. I should be finished in three days,” Ferrin said with a nod, asking no further questions.

Understanding Nash’s needs, he shooed them out to focus on his work.

Unlike Nash, who could see changes in the essence of materials and afford to be careless, Ferrin had to be fully concentrated.

Leaving the main forging station, Nash followed an attendant’s guidance to a residence where he could stay.

“I’ll leave you here. I still have a lot to do. Don’t worry, Ferrin is quite approachable, you’ve got nothing to stress about,” Zeke said, rushing off.

With a few days left before they departed the Nova Sector for the Solaris Domain, Zeke had his hands full.

Not only does he need to arrange the seeded talents, but also the other cosmic elites participating in the competition.

Swamped with tasks, Zeke couldn’t spare a moment.

“No worries, Instructor Zeke. Go handle your tasks,” Nash said.

“Hmm…”

Flying off the planet, Zeke returned to his battleship and dove into his work.

Meanwhile, with nothing to do, Nash slipped back into the Virtual World and continued tinkering with his virtual assistant.

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A day later, Nash finished inputting various data of his [Combat Module System] into the virtual assistant.

After setting various parameters and calculations for optimization, a payment tab popped up before him.

[This will take at least 72 million sol to calculate and simulate. Do you wish to proceed?]