CHAPTER 228: TESTING UNIVERSAL MODULE SYSTEM (2)

Following his order, they took off in their vehicles or on their pets, bolting toward far distances.

From 1 kilometer, 10 kilometers, to a hundred kilometers, they noticed changes as the distance grew.

First was the delay: the farther they went, the longer the delay their message would take, from a few seconds to minutes.

Second was the consumption.

Earlier, using ’Status Analysis’ barely consumed any void energy.

But at a distance, it became more strenuous.

Each activation of ’Status Analysis’ felt like unleashing a massive attack.

Fortunately, the Communication Port didn’t increase in consumption as much.

Even at hundreds of kilometers from their captain, the energy use remained manageable.

But beyond a thousand kilometers, sending a message became a chore, taking ten minutes just to send one.

Even ’Status Analysis’ became unusable, requiring too much energy.

Finally, at 3,350 kilometers, the [Team Module System] cut off completely.

"Is this the current range of my ability? It seems tied to my soul amplification," Nash deduced, studying his runic panel.

[Nash Navre:

Body Saturation: 9,000%

Body Tempering: 1,000%

Soul Saturation: 9,133%

Soul Tempering: 10,830%

Void Amplification: 109,000x

Soul Amplification: 334,033x

Physique: 100x

Runic System: 10

Universal System: 1]

Having reached over 10,000% soul tempering, Nash’s advancement began to slow down.

His soul saturation and soul tempering had even reached an equilibrium, with each percentage increasing and decreasing in tandem.

"It seems I need to upgrade the quality of the Infinite Tempering Manual quickly."

Sacrificing speed for quality, his tempered soul could only provide 30 times the amplification.

If he wanted to increase his soul amplification greatly in a short period of time, optimizing the soul tempering manual was his only solution.

Soon, after notifying his team through the intercom to come closer, he asked them to try the last function of the [Team Module System].

"Map Positioning."

Activating the final function of the [Team Module System], their panel suddenly turned blank, displaying 14 dots labelled with each of their names.

"Is this a real-time map?!"

Though it didn’t show terrain, knowing their own and their teammates’ real-time positions was enough to amaze them.

In the Dark Plane, knowing the position of each member was crucial.

Unlike low-level zones, where they could gather in a party, in higher-tier zones, grouping would intensify their life aura, attracting hordes of dark beasts.

Thus, in the wild, they could only wander in groups of two or three.

With ’Map Positioning’ and ’Communication Port,’ they could achieve seamless teamwork that worked miracles.

Testing the distance, lag, distortion, and other factors affecting ’Map Positioning’ as instructed by their captain, a whole day passed unnoticed.

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Back at the Crescent Starfall residence, Nash and the Dark Shadow Squad were enjoying a feast.

"I didn’t expect your cooking to be so delicious, Captain!"

"You must be at least a Tier 2 chef, Captain. Your cooking is superb!"

"No, Captain must be at least a Tier 3 chef."

"No need to praise me, it’s just a hobby," Nash said, stopping their banter.

In truth, given the knowledge he’d gained from reading books about food, he could only be considered a Tier 2 chef.

The reason they perceived it as more delicious was because it was tailored directly to the inner workings of their runic programs.

That’s right, besides fighting and creating runic modules, he could even craft food that perfectly acclimated to their taste buds.

Knowing their bodies and souls better than they knew themselves, cooking delicious food came naturally.

Soon, sweeping through the food like a hurricane, they couldn’t help but burp in satisfaction.

"What do we do now, Captain? Is there still training tomorrow?" one of them joked.

The day after tomorrow was when they would head to the Dark Plane.

With such little time, even training wholeheartedly wouldn’t be effective.

"No, you can take this time to rest or buy supplies you’ll need in the Dark Plane."

"Got it, Captain!"

"Do you have any suggestions for what to buy, Captain?"

As members of the seeded talent program, they were each given trillions of nova credits.

With money to spend but unsure what to buy, they turned to their captain for advice.

"You can buy anything you might need. If possible, spend a few hundred billion to a trillion of your budget. It’ll make things easier in the Dark Plane," Nash said.

Hearing this, they nodded, taking a note of what he said, thinking about what to purchase.

Soon, after resting, they said their goodbyes and took their leave.

Nash also rested, too lazy to do any work.

He even deactivated the [Parallel Module System] to give himself a deep cleanse.

Staying at his residence with Camilla, they sat by the lake at sunset and slept in their bed at night.

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The next day, just as Nash planned to go fishing with Camilla, a call came through his intercom, informing him that the items he ordered from the Star Tower had arrived.

"It’s finally here... I thought they wouldn’t make it in time," Nash said, heaving a sigh of relief.

Heading to the docking station of Auralis I, they flew toward the Nova Capital Market.

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Nova Capital Market, Star Tower.

"Welcome, Sir Noir. Here are the items you requested," the manager said, handing him a storage item.

Checking the contents, Nash was a little shocked.

Although he knew the items he bought were substantial, he didn’t expect them to be this many.

The storage item the manager gave him was as large as his storage necklace, measuring one million by one million square meters.

Yet, at this moment, a quarter of it was filled, meaning 250 billion cubic meters of materials!

Unable to check everything in a short time, Nash decided not to, trusting the Star Tower wouldn’t dupe him.

"How is it, Sir Noir? Are you satisfied with the items?"

"Not bad. You managed to collect them in time."

"Haha, you jest, Sir Noir. As our valued customer, how could we not do our best to serve you?" the manager said with a smile, seeing that Nash was pleased.

"Thank you. Here’s the rest of the payment." Finding no issues, Nash readily paid the remaining amount.

In total, the items he bought, including the attributeless elemental crystal, were worth 3.9 trillion.

Transferring all the items to his storage necklace, Nash and Camilla decided to spend some time in the Nova Capital Market.

Tomorrow, they would embark on a one-and-a-half-year journey in the perilous Dark Plane.

Knowing they might not experience the extravagance and indulgence of reality for a while, they lingered a bit longer in the Nova Capital.