Civilization Guardian Front

Thinking of my charm breaking through level 30, and to learn advanced skills, I have to visit this boss who has used this attribute to perfection in the past few days, and the feeling of eagerness to see Athena finally fades away.

Chios finished the rest of the coffee and picked up the tactical power guide [Xipha] that was at hand.

Now that I have decided to step into the path of no return to the crystal collection circuit, I will go to the guidance technology department of Thirteen Workshops today to have a look.

After changing out of his armed clothes, he put on a sleeveless mink fur cloak and went out.

Follow the heraldry navigation instructions to pass through the garden behind the main hall, and come to the big library to apply for access to the [-]th floor of the basement.

[The executor's identity has been confirmed, and he has been allowed to enter the No.12 underground floor, and the transmission will start in three seconds... 3, 2, 1]

After the white light flickered, a futuristic metal corridor appeared before the eyes, which was very different from the classical architectural style on the ground.

For the purpose of blocking intruders and preventing the spread of fire and poisonous gas, there is a partition gate that can be dropped at any time at every distance. The walls, floors, and ceilings made of unknown materials have light-emitting circuits that replace lamps to provide lighting.

The three-dimensional projection arrow marked "Guide Technology Department? Director's Office" turned right at the passage ten meters ahead.

Chios quickly arrived at the destination according to the guidance.

Click click click click...

Wearing a white coat, wearing a high-tech headband shaped like cat ears between the light blue hair, a girl with a big-headed cat doll in a sitting position is placed on her legs together, facing a large two-story terminal embedded in the wall , tapping the keyboard with ten fingers.

The screen is full of binary codes composed of numbers 0 and 1.

Seeing that she was concentrating on her current work, Chios did not disturb her.

"Please wait a minute..."

The girl's efficiency was obviously faster than what she said, and her hands stopped after only a dozen seconds of speaking.

huh... gurgling...

It seems that the high concentration consumes a lot of brain power. She picked up a donut from the paper box next to the keyboard and put it in her mouth, swallowing it together with the cold coffee.

After wiping the debris off her lips with a tissue, she turned her chair to face the young man.

It took exactly 1 minute in total...

"Good morning."

"Good morning, Director Tio."

Chapter 780 VII? Debt to the Instructor

Chios came for the core circuit [Spirit Spear] he possessed.

When he first received this crystal together with Arcus II, he browsed the item information and quickly noticed that the content description did not mention the most unique elements of the core circuit...

"Growth"

Unlike the crystallization circuit, which determines the strength of its ability when it is generated, the core circuit has the characteristic of gradually becoming stronger as the holder uses it and fights.

Since obtaining Arcus II, Chios has experienced no less than a hundred battles, but not only did he not feel the combat power bonus given to him by [Spirit Spear], he also never saw even a single circuit upgrade prompt.

Therefore, he reasonably speculates that this core circuit is still in a silent state, and its function has not been activated.

This matter is nothing more than in the past, after all, it is a low-cost equipment with 80 meritorious deeds, and the fixed-distance communication function with cross-terrain medium barrier is already considered profitable.But now that they want to build their own auxiliary reinforcement system around the tactical force guider, this issue that was once neglected must be listed as the top priority.

After explaining the above situation to Tio, Chios removed the [Spirit Spear] from the guide drive disk and handed it to the other party for inspection.

Tio put the core circuit into the scanning device and operated the terminal on the side.

hum...

As the scanning started, it filled the entire screen in an instant, and the bar of light blue characters dragging down was reflected in the girl's amber-like yellow pupils.

Click!

The fingertips suddenly pressed to stop the program.

"Your guess was correct..."

In the frozen picture, a group of bright red strings suddenly appeared in the ocean of information formed by the cool light.

"This circuit has not yet received generalization maintenance, and a piece of instruction code has been implanted at a high price, forcing the circuit to go dormant, and it will not be automatically released until the generalization maintenance is completed."

"In this way, the core circuit that cannot perform any function will not be defined as military supplies, and the specified minimum transaction price limit will be removed, and it can be gifted or transferred at will."

Knew it...

After listening to Tio's explanation, Chios sighed secretly.

When the instructor traded with himself as military supplies, in fact, only the value of the tactical force guide with incomplete functions was included, and the most valuable core circuit had already bypassed the settlement system by making it dormant in advance.

This is probably a loophole deliberately left by the legion. It does not completely lock the channel for the upper-level executors to support their subordinates, but the cost is surprisingly high.

The equivalent of a huge gift tax.

Thinking about this, the young man couldn't help but feel a little headache.

Detect the source plus the core circuit...

How much merit did Instructor Lianna spend on her student?

"Can you disclose how much it cost to implant that script?"

"This information is requested to be kept confidential by the client."

Leaving his seat, Tio faced Chios with the cat doll in his arms, and warned him seriously:

"Mr. Chios, the other party definitely doesn't want you to take rash risks in the mission because you are eager to repay your kindness. Surviving is the best reward you can give, please don't forget this."

"Yes, I know."

Chios didn't ask any more questions.

When the ranks are not equal, any favor from the other party will make people feel fearful.

All I can do right now is try my best to catch up with Instructor Liana's back.

"Since it has been confirmed that [Spirit Spear] is dormant, all we need to do is to activate it..."

He turned the topic back to the purpose of visiting here.

"Director Tio, please tell me the cost of the core circuit modification."

"Universal maintenance costs 2000 meritorious service, after deducting the deduction of the unit you belong to, it is 1400 meritorious service."

Tio's offer was barely within Chios' acceptance range.

At present, in his hands, there are 2540 meritorious service left over from the mission plus the new account, 1050 of which will be used to exchange for vacation, and the remaining amount is only enough to pay this money.

In the case of already possessing the core circuit, the modification cost is so high just to make it fully functional in different worlds.

From this, we can estimate the value of those rare circuits that have been prepared by technicians and sold as military supplies...

I don't have a budget of more than five figures, I'm afraid I can't even afford one.

Sarah is right, the pit of the crystallization circuit is indeed bottomless.

"Can I trade directly with you?"

"Yes, I will use the authority of the director of Guidance Technology Department to undertake the modification commission."

The girl made a circle with her index thumb and made an OK gesture.

In the next second, the gear movement emblem outlined by light blue light appeared on the back of her left hand...

[Technician Tio Prato made a contract request to you with the authority of the director]

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Contract type: [Core circuit generalization maintenance]

Order number: CTF00142

Entrusted object: core circuit [Spirit Spear]

Processing priority: A...([Priority of the number executor of [Body Devouring Snake] + 2)

Cost: 1400 meritorious service... (30% discount for [Body Devouring Snake] code executors)

Construction period: 15 days

Preview of state changes of delegated objects after completion:

Core Circuit 【Spirit Spear】

Current level: Lv.1

XP: 0

?Strength increase rate +4%

?Physical penetration rate +4%

?When killing an enemy, take part of the life energy and convert it into source power absorption. A single target can absorb up to 3 source power

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【Do you agree to sign a contract? ...whether】

Chios kept his eyes on the description of the item status under the light curtain display interface.

"Amplification, penetration rate?"

"Yes, the circuit enhancement effect is not a fixed value, but a rate increase based on the ability of the holder. The higher your basic ability quality, the greater the potential to be drawn out."

"Due to the different calculation methods, in order to avoid confusion among legion personnel, the multiplier will not be reflected in the attribute column..." Tio's words paused here.

After pondering for a moment, she continued:

"It is said that in a certain hostile world on the front line, when encountering such a situation, the record will generally indicate with a "+" after the ability with a considerable multiplier. "

"It sounds inexplicably familiar, forget it..."

Chios didn't intend to delve into it.

He can't take care of the front line for the time being.

However, it turns out that...

No matter how strong or weak it is, it can bring a fixed ratio of enhancement. Even if it reaches Rank?

Especially the core circuit with growth potential, only Lv.1 has such a considerable bonus, which makes people look forward to the effect after upgrading the level in the future.

No wonder it can lead to the bankruptcy of colleagues in the association...

While pricey, it's true that it's hard to find a better military investment than this.

Chios also couldn't refuse.

He chose to agree without hesitation, and most of the merits held in the lower right corner of the light screen in front of him were deducted.

【Contract established】

Chapter 780: Emergency Military Situation

黎明纪元3962年03月15日10：35

On the fourth day of returning to the legion station, the long-lost training course will be held in the backyard of the mansion of the Holy Maiden of the Gun...

Swish!

The center of gravity shifted sideways to avoid the oncoming sword's edge, Chios took a step forward, and the cross guard of the long sword hit the opponent's face.

The counterattack missed.

Before he could fully display his strength, the woman's outstretched five fingers covered his sword-holding hand.

Chios predicted the instructor's intention to twist his wrist to force him to disarm, so he pulled his arm back suddenly, and his left leg swept towards Liana's foot plate like a long whip.

The center of gravity has been affected by the pull and moves accordingly. If the ankle and calf are kicked again, the balance will be seriously unbalanced...

Liana, who understood this, let go of her hands decisively and retreated.

Chios also chose to distance himself.

After taking three steps back, he raised the sword in his right hand above his head, pointing the tip of the inverted sword obliquely at his left knee, making a defensive stance.

The brain is running fast, calculating the possible attack angle of the woman in front of him in the next moment, and thinking about the best solution to deal with the various changes derived from it.

During the nearly one-hour sparring practice, he has not been touched by the opponent's sword yet.