Chapter 45 - Setting the path for Glory!
Immediately Maxmillan said that, he opened the System Menu and neurally clicked on [Host Anatomical Upgrade] Directory.
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[Host Anatomical Upgrade]
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[Host Current Stats {Major}]:
[Strength Level - 11 tons]
[Speed Level - 150km/h]
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{{/System Alert: Bio-Attributes available for continuous upgrades include the following below, which is based on Host's current Achievement Score Ranking - Tier 1, Bronze-Rank Mission Achiever/}}
[Muscular Strength (+ 10 tons) - Host will be able to lift, push, pull, and throw or catch objects that weigh approximately 21 tons]
[Movement Speed (+ 45km/h) - Host will be able to run at a speed of 195km/h]
[Optical Sense (+100ft) - Host will be able to see objects at 1,100 feet away]
[Auditory Sensory Perceptivity (+100ft) - Host will be able to hear ultra-low sound frequencies at 1,100 feet away]
[Olfactory Sensory Perceptivity (+100ft) - Host will be able to perceive different forms of smells at 1,100 feet away]
[Skeletal Strength (+5 tons) - Host's skeletal frame will allow Host to lift an additional weight of 13 tons]
[Stamina (+3 Hours) - Host will be able to last in intense physical engagements/exceedingly high performance activities for 11-14 hours]
[Stamina Recovery (-2 Hours) - Host will take less than 6 hours to recover from the excessive fatigue caused by involvement or engagement in greatly intense physical activities, instead of 8 hours]
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[Cost of Upgrade - 222,500 Purchase Points]
[Available Purchase Points - 1,512,000 Purchase Points]
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[Purcahse Upgrade]?
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"Hmm. This seems like a good deal." Maxmillan muttered with a contemplative gaze in his gleaming eyes when he read to the end of the information displayed on the holographic screen in his vision.
'Yes!' He immediately said within himself.
As soon as he said so, a new notification alert instantly displayed on the holographic screen.
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[System Alert!]
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[Initializing Anatomical Upgrade...]
[Progress: 1%... 10%... 25%... 45%... 65%... 83%... 100%]
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Once the progress bar reached 100%, Maxmillan received another system message.
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[System Notification!]
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[Upgrades have started!]
[Estimated time of completion: 2 hours]
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Immediately the notification alert was displayed on the holographic screen in his vision, Maxmillan suddenly felt great heat surface within his body again, which of course made him smile.
***
Once the extremely painful, cell-altering and tissue-reinforcing upgrade was complete, Maxmillan who was seated in Nailah's bed and endured an unbearable and severely agonizing, soul-splitting pain for two whole hours, began to look at his impressively sturdy and formidably strong body that radiated the absolute feeling that it could effortlessly shatter solid large rocks to tiny grains with only a finger pressed lightly upon them.
He then suddenly said within himself when he thought of something, 'Let me check out the 'Host Mechanical Augmentation' directory. I can recall it being unlocked when a mission related to my mother was prompted for my immediate action.'
So, he opened the System Menu once again and neurally clicked on [Host Mechanical Augmentation] Directory.
Immediately he did so, a screen appeared in his vision.
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[Host Mechanical Augmentation]
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< Page 1 of 50 >
< Displaying 5 entries per page>
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{{/System Message: The following below are items {mono-equipped/multi-armed mechanical augmenters} that can be implemented into Host's body to improve Battle Rating and overall combat prowess/}}
[Miniature Missile Launcher-Equipped Cybernetic Arms + High Strength Increase {Cost: 360,500 points}]
[Circular Laser Blade-Equipped Nanorobotic Arms + Massive Strength Amplification {Cost: 390,000}]
[Vast-Physical Strength Turbo-Mechanical Enabler Multi-Functional Bionic Arm + Laser Multi-Firing Weapon System + Super-High Durability/Imperviousness {Cost for 1 arm: 660,700 points}]
[Hybrid Plasma-Electric Blade/Power Saw-Equipped Octad Tentacles Cybernetic Arms + Great Strength Augmentation {Cost: 455,000 points}]
[Sonic Blaster/Seismic Devastator-Armed Bionic Arms + Physical Strength Multiplication {Cost: 398,990}]
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[Return to Menu] / [Return to Directory Menu]
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Maxmillan saw these and exhaled a heavy breath from his nostrils.
"Damn!" He said with eyes that glittered heavily in amazement.
He then said further, "I wonder what that third item really is, since just only an arm can cost such an immensely staggering amount of purchase points."
"Although it seems outrageously cost to purchase, I think will still go for it. I prefer true abilities to weapons. So, with an arm providing me with great strength capable of causing immense destruction, I will be able to face Astra Spellcraft Commanders without fear! And since the strength-multiplying technological arm will be implemented into either of my arms, I will be able to effortlessly use it to wreak great devastation. Unlike a weapon that could be knocked out of my hands by an unseen force of magic manifested by a formidably skilled and highly focused user of Astra Mystralis."
"So, if I should purchase that, then the next thing to purchase is the Miniature Shockwave Arc Cannon, since it doesn't require achievement scores to unlock. I will purchase it and make it mine for usage at any time I like."
"Although it could be really weak against Astra Spellcraft Lords if they don't let their guards down, it should however obliterate Astra Spellcraft Commanders in an instant, just like how I instantly annihilated that bastard that works for the Sky Bridges Lord."
"After purchasing all that I need to purchase, I will try to purchase a few blast-deflecting armors too. I don't have any, up till now. Which is really bad. So, my plan is to purchase deflective and augmentative armor gears which I will use to cover myself up against really deadly attacks in intense magical battles that I will surely find myself in very soon." Maxmillan ponderously said and minimized the System Menu screen to look at Nailah who had regained awareness of her immediate environment and removed the orb that was made to contact her forehead.
"Wow!" Nailah said with the expression of extreme joy written all over her face.
She then looked at Maxmillan and stood up from the bed to sweetly hug him, "Dear Maxie, thank you for this beautiful and enormously amazing gift. How can I ever repay you or reward you for this generous, fabulous deed? It is really great that I don't know how to thank you enough. Will you be happy to hear that my life is in your hand? I will jump into every storm headfirst for you so that you can continue living your life"
Haha!
Maxmillan laughed and shook his head.
He then said with an appreciative smile in his face, "Thank you, dear sister. But I don't need anyone jumping into anything for me so that I can continue living my life. You being my sister is one of the many wonderful rewards I was blessed with by the world. What else can I possibly ask for? So, please sis, no need to reward me for anything that I have done or will definitely still do. And yea, keep your arms crossed, since better ones are definitely on the way."
Once Maxmillan said that, he stroked Nailah's hair and immediately collected the memory downloading orb from her which he gave to Lylla that had turned both red and green from exceeding anxiousness.
"Finally!" Lylla tearfully said as she collected the orb from Maxmillan and quickly placed it against her forehead.
Once she did so, she said with the expression of unfathomable excitement written all over her face, "Infuse!"
Instantly, she found herself in another world where hundreds of epic scenes that showed how to use and operate the powerful magical skills and sub-skills honed and mastered by the Sky Bridges Lord, played one after the other. And from what she saw, she could come to a solid conclusion that this was definitely the memory of an Astra Spellcraft Lord being played for her.
Nailah looked at Maxmillan and said with a bright glow in her eyes, "With the memories that I obtained from that orb, I will become an Astra Spellcraft Commander in no time. I am sure of that."
She then said further with an apprehensive look in her face, "Maxie, I came across certain, really dark magical skills. They are really evil and terrifying. Do you think I should practice those? Or I should absolutely stay away from them and practice the normal ones?"
Maxmillan looked at her and said, "Dear sister, of course I knew that the orb also contained memories of really evil, sinister magical skills. But didn't I end up giving it to you for you to know and learn all the skills contained as memories within it?"
"Sis, there is no good or wrong. It all depends on the mindset or mentality of the person. You know, you can actually use a baleful or really malevolent skill to make right. Don't just let the dark skills wear away at your morality and stop you from doing what's right. And to make it easier for you, use the baneful evil skills to fight the bad guys that will come your way. Since they are evil, then their lives should be annihilated by the evil that they chose to do!"
"Hmm." Nailah uttered with an understanding smile in her face.
She then looked at Maxmillan and said, "You have grown."
"I will do just as you have said."
"Alright. Thank you." Maxmillan said with the nod of his head. He then prepared to open the System Menu once again to purchase the Miniature Shockwave Arc Cannon and numerous other items that he had thought of. He just couldn't wait to get his hands on them and fight all mortal, seemingly immortal, and phenomenal godlike users of Astra Mystralis for his own growth, and to set the path to glory, honor and unparalleled magnificence!