I Can Program My Body? - Chapter 362

Chapter 362: Nova Trading Zone
A day later, after settling into the new base, everyone began to rest.

Too fatigued to start working, they didn’t even celebrate like they usually did.

Seeing them this tired, despite the autonomous war weapons doing most of the work, Nash couldn’t help but sigh.

They had just traveled over 3 million kilometers and cleared an ordinary dark beast nest.

What would happen when they marched toward the cluster-type resource point, over 10 million kilometers away, facing a nest filled with thousands of intelligent-type dark beasts?

Nash estimated that half of them might not even make it through intact.

“One team isn’t really enough…”

If their numbers reached over a dozen teams, navigating the Dark Plane wouldn’t be a problem.

With a few more, they could conquer the cluster-type resource point without much difficulty.

The issue was how to manage the cosmic teams that would join them.

Would they be partners, leaders and subordinates, contractors, or something else?

Furthermore, how could he attract others to join his team? What could he do to ensure they wouldn’t act against him?

With all these problems in mind, he began to have a headache.

“Let’s set up a trading zone first, then see how each of the cosmic teams conduct themselves…” Nash thought.

Instead of trying to rein in a wild bull, he should focus on finding a tame horse.

As long as this trading zone could attract enough cosmic teams, he should be able to choose a few that would be obedient to him.

More importantly, he could use the trading zone to exchange for the resources he needed, like the condensation potion.

During their march here, all the condensation potions he had were already consumed.

As a result, his soul training had stalled and was unable to progress.

[Soul Training:

Soul Saturation: 1,000,000%

Soul Fortification: 834,608%

Soul Condensation: 10,000%

Total Soul Power: 18.4 billion]

“I need about 170 more potions to reach 1,000,000% Soul Fortification,” Nash calculated.

Besides the soul condensation potions, he also wondered if he could exchange them for perfect-quality soul transformation potions.

“I wish…” Nash thought wistfully.

Soul transformation potions were as rare as planetary-grade genetic potions.

Much less perfect-quality, the Nova Sector hadn’t even had a chance to buy an ordinary-quality one, as they were all sold out or reserved.

Nash could only hope that, with these top cosmic teams and their deep foundations, some of them would possess this rare resource.

—

Soon after deciding to set up a trading zone, they began establishing the zone a little further away from Tsuka, while also continuing to mine the new resource point.

Still within the range of the Aura Mirage, they didn’t have to worry about the constant attacks from dark beasts, thus not wasting much manpower.

While setting up the trading zone, Nash also sent the information and coordinates to the shelter forum.

In the past few months, the number of shelters that have reached level 3 has risen from about three thousand to over five thousand.

Coupled with the teams they had allied with, he should be able to attract thousands of teams to their trading zone.

—

Meanwhile, seeing Nash’s message, a commotion quickly erupted in the forum.

[Ashura Forum: 5,235 Active Shelters

Illiniza Shelter: What? Is that mysterious Nova Team? They finally appeared!

Khirgakk Shelter: Trading Zone? Interesting, I wonder what their specialty is?

Pistoia Shelter: Didn’t it say, the Nova Team could provide coordinates of various resource points and other informations?

Trazac Shelter: The problem is, is it even real?

Talkien Shelter: We’ll see for ourselves, anyone interested in going?

Vinyamar Shelter: Count me in, I’m quite close to the coordinates.

…]

Seeing that it was the rising star, Nova Team, it quickly attracted a lot of attention.

Even if they weren’t interested in trading, many hoped to catch a glimpse of this rising star and see what made them so special.

Most also wanted to gather information and invite the Nova Team, prompting them to change direction and head toward the trading zone.

—

A week later…

Vinyamar Team, which is closest to the coordinates sent by Nash, has arrived.

However, after looking around, Ungren, the leader of the scouting team, didn’t find any structure nearby.

Besides the endless waves of dark beasts coming from all directions, there didn’t seem to be any trading zone.

Thinking it was a trap, Ungren quickly alerted his teammates to be cautious.

Sure enough, as they stood alert, someone appeared from the shadows.

“Who are you?! Identify yourself!”

“Relax, I’m from the Nova Team. The trading zone is hidden from here. You can’t find the way without guidance,” Lanster, one of the people in charge of receiving guests, said.

Although Tsuka already had some control over the Aura Mirage, enabling everyone from the Nova Team to come and go within the concealment barrier, it wasn’t enough to let others enter automatically.

Meanwhile, seeing it was just one person, Ungren relaxed his guard a little.

“Lead the way,” Ungren ordered, signaling to the others to stay cautious.

Although he didn’t think that the Nova Team would ruin their reputation for a small team like theirs, it was better to be alert.

Soon, following Lanster, they noticed they seemed to be walking in circles.

Yet, as Ungren probed further, it seemed they were heading in only one direction.

Shocked by the bizarre experience, everyone in the Vinyamar Team became even more alert.

Fortunately, after walking for a while, the illusion they were in broke, revealing a small base in front of them.

“This—were we in a concealment-type runic formation just now?” Ungren asked, shocked.

Runic formations, a higher-grade professional creation transcending runic engraving.

Although a bit below a scientist, as long as their rank was high enough, it would be a treasure for any team.

“We’re here. You can enter and trade with our specialties.” Instead of answering, Lanster welcomed them and returned to his duties.

According to Tsuka’s detection, a few more cosmic teams were on their way and required his assistance.

“Once again, welcome to the Nova Trading Zone…”