CHAPTER 188: AWAKENING GENETIC ABILITY?

Waiting at the Atral State docking station, a small yet exquisite battleship slowly landed.

As the door opened, Nash was hit by an immense pressure:

[Human: Tier 6 War Emperor

Combat Power: ???]

"It’s indeed the Nova Government," Nash sighed in thought.

Even the delivery of the item required a mighty War Emperor.

"Are you Noir?" Hanse asked, frowning as he wore a mask.

"It’s me," Nash nodded, taking it off.

Now that he had a status that could protect him, Nash no longer cared if his identity was known.

However, out of habit, the [Disguise Module System] was still activated, transforming him into his first disguise, Noir.

Seeing Nash’s face, Hanse nodded in confirmation.

"Do I still need to show my cosmic elite badge?"

"Hmm, show me your cosmic elite ID badge."

Soon, after multiple verification procedures, Hanse confirmed the person in front of him was indeed Noir, the one he was looking for.

"This is your reward from the Cosmic Competition," Hanse said, presenting Nash with a storage necklace.

"A Tier 4 runic item?" Nash deduced, based on the runic language engraved on the necklace.

Lately, he had been dabbling in various runic languages, seeking inspiration to speed up his comprehension of the blue runic programs.

Although the virtual world could only project a still image, it was more than enough to give him inspiration.

Taking the necklace, Nash attempted to bind it to himself.

With no prior owner, he easily bound the necklace to his void signature.

A void signature was the combined influence of void energy, soul, and physical body.

Even a clone would have a different void signature, ensuring no one else could open it.

Probing his mind inside, he was greeted by a seemingly endless space.

Based on the information in his mind, the space inside was 1 million by 1 million square meters!

It was practically the size of a world.

Unfortunately, unlike William’s storage bracelet, which had many protective functions, this was just a normal storage space.

Furthermore, as a runic item beyond his tier, it required external void energy to function.

In short, the more space he used, the more void crystals he would need to maintain it.

Exploring the vast empty space with his consciousness, he finally saw the rewards given to him for winning the Cosmic Competition.

In a small corner, he saw a mountain of attributeless crystals, amounting to about a billion pieces.

Beside it were various potions from Tier 1 to Tier 4, neatly stacked and grouped together, a set of Tier 4 runic armor and accessories, an advanced virtual pod, an advanced combat suit, a flying vehicle, a portable runic house, resources to boost his raw body strength, and more.

However, beyond these miscellaneous resources, what caught his attention most was the tightly sealed box containing the genetic potion!

With prices ranging from hundreds of billions to trillions of Nova credits, it was nearly impossible to find one on the market.

Scouring the Nova Sector, aside from the one auctioned by the Thousand Treasures Alliance, none were for sale.

After checking all the items inside the storage necklace, Nash noticed his runic weapon and the Tier 6 battleship he bought were not inside.

Asking Hanse about the matter, he soon got his answer.

The runic weapon would be customized once he arrived at the Nova Capital, while his battleship was still being modified. Upgrading from a Tier 5 to a Tier 6 battleship was not something that could be finished in a few months.

"Hurry and take the genetic potion. Once you’re done, we’ll head to the Nova Capital."

"Yes..."

Inviting Hanse to his residence to wait, Nash quickly went to his training room.

Clearing his mind, Nash took out the genetic potion.

Opening the sealed box, the genetic potion glimmered with a multitude of colors, as if reflecting the universe.

"Amazing!"

Just seeing the genetic potion, Nash couldn’t help but be mesmerized.

Taking the potion, he entered the runic space, wanting to record this life-changing moment.

Although it might not be useful now, once he had more knowledge about the runes making up his body and soul, he might be able to recreate this moment.

Turning the [Memory Module System] to its maximum, recording everything inside the runic space, Nash drank the genetic potion.

Soon, invisible to the naked eye, wisps of the universe’s law began to rearrange, optimize, and evolve his body.

Feeling the immense changes happening within him, Nash brimmed with anticipation, wondering what genetic ability he might activate.

However, as the genetic potion’s effects faded, he noticed no change.

From anticipation to despair, he waited and waited until his body fully consumed the potion without granting him any unique ability.

"I didn’t awaken any genetic ability?!"

Finding no reaction, Nash was deeply disappointed.

But as he left the runic space, Nash felt something strange.

Looking around, his eyes seemed to have mutated, revealing a familiar yet unfamiliar world.

Familiar because it resembled the runic programs he had been studying in the runic space.

Unfamiliar because, although built from the same structure, it wasn’t any of the runic programs tied to his body or soul.

Instead, every object, energy, even the wind and sunlight, contained runic programs he had never seen before.

It was as if his world had turned upside down, with everything made up of runic programs!

"Could this be my genetic ability?!"

From seeing the runic programs of his body to perceiving the building blocks of the entire world!

Runic programs were different from the runic language.

While the latter was the manifestation of laws enhancing an object, runic programs were the building blocks that made up everything.

"Could I have awakened an innate genetic ability?"

Like Skylar’s situation, he thought he had already awakened his genetic ability, only to have it enhanced by the potion.

But as he pondered further, it didn’t make sense.

If it were an enhancement, the runic space should have grown stronger, not branched off into another ability.

Furthermore, just seeing the runic programs felt like a downgrade from the abilities of his runic space.

In the runic space, he could see runic programs, runic commands, and runic patterns.

If they were to be ranked, runic programs were the mere shell of a seed, runic commands were the core, while the runic patterns were the genetic makeup.

"Just what is this...?"