Chapter 48 – Mia's Status In-Game
The flagship of Holy Saber Space Fleet.
Mia got to his grandmother's battleship for the first time, and he was welcomed by her subordinates. More than 30 soldiers greeted Mia in a friendly manner without minding their social status or his grandmother.
It seemed that she was not very strict with her soldiers.
After the reception, they brought Mia to the infirmary for a quick health check-up. Upon arriving, a female doctor and a nurse ordered Mia to strip on the spot.
"It was for the thorough psyche scan, so please rest assured. And by the way, we need you to switch to the other form as well, so we can check both bodies of yours within today."
"O-Okay …"
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The scan took them an hour to complete.
The result was as they had expected, Mia still had the hydra virus within his system. Instead of harming his body, the virus drastically improved his blood circulation and muscle efficiency. The body of Misha was also the same.
Then, the nurse guided Mia to test his in-game skills in a prepared training room. In there, Mia discovered that he in Misha form could not use his psychic power when the doctor ordered him to use an ability that Misha did not have in-game.
On the contrary, Mia could not use the [Acidic Fluid] and [Pheromone] that Misha had learned in the game by using his male form. Only the [Self-Regeneration] that had the same fundamental as MBR psychic skill could be used in both bodies.
"You're like Tiffany. She can use her power when she was in her original form but could not do the same with her game character."
"Eh? Isn't her usual skill [Doppelganger]?"
"She learned the polymorph from the game, and she has been customizing her look with that skill. Did you know that she spent a year worth of her salary on buying a DNA license from a retired model, so she could use her new look as her official form?"
The face of Mia twitched. Tiffany really invested in her false identity instead of getting proper gender-change surgery.
'Maybe she wanted to keep that intimidating look?'
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At night, Mia could finally rest. To his surprise, his grandmother prepared a game capsule for him within his resting quarter. She also left a note.
[Avoid contact with the local army in the game world. Join the yellow-eye rebel faction if you can. I want you to infiltrate their country and learn about their culture and lifestyle. Make sure you record all your game footage using the capsule, so we can analyze the rebels and learn about the viruses.]
[Also, because of your contract, the MWG will likely to increase your account privilege, and you'll see more things in your game menu. The contract you signed doesn't include any term that you have to work with the local military, so leave them alone for now and enjoy yourself.]
[By the way, I've transferred the contract signing bonus to your account. Think of it as an extra allowance.]
Mia stopped reading and checked his bank balance right away. As his grandmother told him, there was an extra billion MWD on top of his 150 million.
He choked as it was his first time having over a billion MWD.
'Oh, my banana goddess. I praise thee. Wait, can I buy a DNA of an elite psychic with this?'
In this age, elites and veterans in all fields could sell their genes or DNA license to others at a high price, especially the psychics with rare powers.
Wealthy parents usually bought these DNAs to implant them to their children, enhancing their physical and their overall performance in the specific fields. Old people searched for the healthy genes to extend their longevity while the young interested in the DNA of elite psychics. Middle-age civilians also did not stop dreaming of acquiring the right DNA as a shortcut to pursue their goal.
Even soldiers and military personnel always looked for genes of top rank soldiers to help them improve their psychic abilities. Furthermore, they could learn a new psychic skill in an instant by integrating the new DNA into their body.
It was a lucrative market that the price of the DNA could go from 1,000 MWD to several billion!
Right now, Mia also wanted to buy something to support himself in both worlds.
Mia searched to DNA Bank Market using the online platform. It took less than five seconds for the quotation price to show.
Psychic's genes with [Space Inventory] – Market price: 450 Billion MWD
Mia almost spat a mouthful of blood. It was too expensive.
He needed this skill to test something in the game world if he could bring something out using the space inventory. Unfortunately, the dream was still too far.
"I guess I can't take the shortcut. I'll just learn it naturally."
Giving up the DNA, Mia looked at the clock. It was already 9 PM. He only had roughly 8 to 9 hours to play, which translated to 8 to 9 days of in-game time.
"Joining the rebel? Okay, grandma. I'll try."
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Mia entered the game and appeared as himself. When he came to his sense, he found that he was in the middle of wasteland outside of the Scorpion Base.
Without further ado, he checked his in-game status in his current form.
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Status
Name – Mia
Class – Unassigned Combat Class
Level – 35
EXP – 305/4,000
Free Attribute – 55
Attributes
STR – 151/1,007 (68.58%)
VIT – 200/1,022 (14%)
AGI – 198/1,005 (41.43%)
DEX – 166/1,005 (85.18%)
INT – 501/1,005 (0%)
WIS – 376/1,005 (31.61%)
Luck – 19/105
STM - 157/1005 (14.19%)
Skills
Polymorph – 2/100
Manual Body Regeneration – 93/100
Telekinesis: Lesser Object Control – 100/100 (MAX)
Telekinesis: Medium Object Control – 25/100
Telekinesis: Flight – 79/100
Electrokinesis: High Voltage Resistance – 100/100 (MAX)
Electrokinesis: Barrier – 100/100 (MAX)
Electrokinesis: Force Field – 69/100
Electrokinesis: Zap – 52/100
Pyrokinesis: Burning Resistance - 59/100
Pyrokinesis: Fireball – 100/100 (MAX)
Pyrokinesis: Flame Field - 25/100
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"They're here!"
Mia's original abilities in the real world had appeared in the game, which caused him to jump in excitement. Although the overall status was the same, he did not mind it as the psychic abilities mattered the most.
*Mrrr*
Tama also sensed the overwhelming forces within Mia's current body, and it shivered in fear.
Mia realized what was wrong and consoled Tama, "It's okay! I'll never hurt you or harm you. Let's find something that you can eat again, alright? I need to find those condensed milk to test this body, too. So let's work together again."
*Mrrr*
Tama understood Mia's word, but it was still reluctant. All movements from Tama stopped, and it hid inside Mia's body, trembling.
Mia sighed. It might be a bad idea if he used this body all the time while Tama had not fully trusted him yet. If Tama were to burst out of his chest and abandon him, he wondered what would happen to his body.
Not taking any risk, Mia immediately transformed to Misha.
"Is this body alright with you now, Tama?"
*Mrrr?*
Tama could sense that the overwhelming electricity and the burning temperature in the body disappeared. It poked out its eyeball out of Misha's chest to look around again.
*Mew!*
The voice showed that it liked this body more.
"You didn't make a fuss in the real world, but you are scared of me in this world. Seriously, Tama. You're hard to please."