Chapter 25 - Purchasing a weapon (II)
As Maxmillan immersed himself in contemplation, his mind suddenly became a theater of fathomless amazement.
Thoughts swirled like storms, all because of the holographic wonders before him, which seemed to transcend earthly origins. Then a curious inquiry sprouted within the recesses of his consciousness.
'I wonder where this Supreme Battle-Technology System came from,' he mused, his internal dialogue tinged with a sense of awe.
The words echoed in the vast expanse of his mind, like ripples traversing the surface of an ocean. The very concept of the Supreme Battle-Technology System felt like a cosmic enigma, an entity with origins rooted probably millions of light-years away from the familiarity of Earth.
The system—a conduit to unparalleled technological miracles and fascinations, bore allures beyond human comprehension.
Maxmillan's contemplation about it easily ventured into the realms of the extraterrestrial, where he envisioned an advanced planetary region bathed in the luminescence of unknown constellations.
The Supreme Battle-Technology System, with its seemingly limitless technological astoundments, seemed like an emissary from a realm untouched by human understanding.
Then suddenly, he felt like the interface had traversed vast cosmic distances to find itself in the hands of a mere mortal from Earth who died and his soul transmigrate.
"I however suspect that it came from Earth, possibly millions of years in the future," he postulated, the words carrying a weight of speculative insight.
In the theater of his mind, visions emerged of a future Earth bathed in a surreal radiance, a planetary realm transformed over millions of years, since the weapons and items displayed before him—which looked similar to the weapons used on earth, bore the unmistakable marks of evolution and enhancement. Each piece, was simply like an archaeological marvel from a futuristic epoch, hinting at a journey through eons of millennia.
The once-mundane weapons, which were less potent and less efficient, had metamorphosed into supreme instruments of catastrophic fierceness and unmatched destructive ferocity.
Maxmillan's suspicion slowly unfolded like a revelation—a revelation that reverberated through the air in the room. It was a speculation that transformed the very atmosphere around him.
With fiercely gazing eyes that emitted an indescribable light, he painted a vision of unparalleled power and god-like ascension for himself before saying, "But imagine being in possession of everything that the Supreme Battle-Technology System has to offer."
Once he thought that—wielding the supreme arsenal bestowed by the Supreme Battle-Technology System, he envisioned himself transforming into a figure of mythic proportions that would awe and terrify even the strongest user of Astra Mystralis energy.
Yet, amidst the allure of dominion, a thread of humility wove through his declaration.
'Though I will be capable of ruling as I like, my family is more important. All I need is the strength to protect them from harm and viciously deal with any asshole that will try to mess with them, including the living embodiments of slaughter, chaos, and death,' he uttered, the weight of responsibility rooting and significantly boosting his aspirations.
Maxmillan's gaze lingered on the holographic display, the glow reflecting in his eyes as he scrutinized the third page of the [Weaponry] item list in both admiration and astonishment.
"It's time to go through them to pick one," he declared, his voice carrying a note of resolve.
The act of navigating the pages of the [Weaponry] sub-directory, became a journey through a digital armory, each selection a potential key to unraveling every challenge that would be crafted for him by the system, essentially for his constant growth and development into a superhumanly strong and technology-enhanced, devastating warrior.
With a fluid grace, the holographic illusions responded to his inquiries, unveiling the intricate details of each weapon.
"Now that the system-prompted missions are becoming progressively dangerous by the day, any of these weapons will help me," he muttered, a sober acknowledgment of the escalating future challenges that awaited him.
"But these weapons, I seriously hope they are items that I can afford with my available purchase points, because they look like special, super-ranked items to me," Maxmillan admitted, a pragmatic consideration that tried to kill his aspirations.
The holographic display, a canvas of potential for might and suppression, became a marketplace where the availability of purchase points held the key to acquiring the futuristic tools and equipment he would need to get every tasks and challenges done.
Returning to the inception—the first page of the 'Weaponry' Category, the ambient glow of the holographic interface bathed the room in its subtle luminescence. While his eyes, fierce and focused, scanned the list of weapons, each name and image vying for his attention.
In a moment of decisive determination, Maxmillan's mind, guided by unwavering resolution and conviction, neurally selected the first item on the list.
Then instantly, the holographic screen responded, unveiling the chosen weapon in all its digital splendor, including its full attribute which boldly appeared beside it.
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[Miniature Shockwave Arc Cannon]
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[Model: A-27X]
[Item Class: S-Class]
[Item Specialization: Energy-Wave Projection]
[Item Weight: 800 Pounds]
[Purchase Cost: 230,000 Points]
[Status: Available for purchase]
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[Characteristic/Function Specification]
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[The cannon is powered by a low-quality Nonadinion Core that constantly produces a significant amount of Nonadinite Energy. This energy powers the cannon's components and its wave-discharging weapon system, which takes up more than 70% of the cannon's size]
[The cannon possesses a Shockwave Simulator Engine that accurately replicates the blastwave of a Fission Bomb explosion but does so at a smaller, controlled scale]
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[Power Modes/Damage Rating]
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[Cannon Full Power Mode will allow Arc Cannon to unleash a 15-feet wide wave that possesses power to instantly pulverize more than seventy tall buildings in its path from a far-distance range]
[Cannon High Power Mode will allow Arc Cannon to unleash a 10-feet wide wave that possesses power to instantly pulverize more than forty tall buildings in its path from a far-distance range]
[Cannon Low Power Mode will allow Arc Cannon to unleash a 5-feet wide wave that possesses power to instantly pulverize more than fifteen tall buildings in its path from a far-distance range]
[Cannon Ultra-Low Power Mode will allow Cannon to unleash a 3-feet wide wave that will instantly punch a 10-feet deep hole in a 30-feet steel wall from a far-distance range]
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[Wave Discharge/Projection Tolerability]
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[Full-Powered Mode will allow Arc Cannon to produce only 6 Maximum-Power Nonadinite Energy Waves before entering Hibernation Mode to cool and prevent uncontrolled damage to cannon's internal components]
[High-Powered Mode will allow Arc Cannon to produce only 12 High-Power Nonadinite Energy Waves before entering Hibernation Mode to cool and prevent uncontrolled damage to cannon's internal components]
[Low-Powered Mode will allow Arc Cannon to produce only 30 Low-Power Nonadinite Energy Waves before entering Hibernation Mode to cool and prevent uncontrolled damage to cannon's internal components]
[Ultra Low-Powered Mode will allow Arc Cannon to produce only 70 Ultra Low-Power Nonadinite Energy Waves before entering Hibernation Mode to cool and prevent uncontrolled damage to cannon's internal components]
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[Cool-Down Duration/Per Discharge]
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[Full-Power Discharge CD - 10 mins]
[High-Power Discharge CD - 5 mins ]
[Low-Power Discharge CD - 2.5 mins]
[Ultra-Low Power Discharge CD - 1.2 mins]
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[Upgrade]
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[Upgradeability Status: Upgradeable]
[Upgrade Item: Locked]
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[Fusion]
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[Mergeability Status: Mergeable]
[Fuse Item: Locked]
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[Exchange/Swap]
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[Exchangeability Status: Exchangeable]
[Exchange Item: Locked]
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[Trade]
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[Tradability Status: Tradable]
[Trade Item for Purchase Point: Locked]
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[**System Message: Locked Functions are due to Insufficient Mission Achievements!**]
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[Item Purchase]
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[Purchase Cost: 230,000 Points]
[Available Point: 2309 Points]
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[**System Message: Purchase Point is too low to purchase Item! Host is advised to browse for other affordable items on the list!**]
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[Return to Menu] / [Return to Directory Menu]
[Return to List] / [Go to Next Item]
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As Maxmillan neurally clicked on the Arc Cannon to read through its details and came across the shockingly high amount of purchase points required to buy it, he couldn't help but shake his head in total disarray.
"It's going to be a really long while before I can purchase and use this particular weapon. In fact, virtually all the weapons here. Two hundred and thirty thousand points? Ugh! Let me go back and return to the menu to see if there is something nice and affordable that I can get, although I am beginning to feel very unsure since the very first item shown on the weaponry list starts with a staggering and dizzying amount of purchase costs."
"Anyway, there's nothing wrong with checking them out. Let me read through their characteristics and see how much they would be sold for," Maxmillan said with a sense of bleak hope in his heart.
But just as he was on the verge of neurally clicking on [Return to List], a vivid system message abruptly surfaced in the holographic screen before him, its digital words pulsating with luminosity, capturing his attention.
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[System Alert!]
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[For accessing the [Weaponry] directory, a new entry, [Item Rent], has appeared in the [System Menu]
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Would user like to open this directory?
[Yes]/[No]
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Maxmillan, his eyes gleaming with newfound hope, promptly responded in the affirmative.
He would definitely grasp the unfolding opportunity presented by the emergence of the [Item Rent] entry in the [System Menu].
He urgently required the weapon, since he recognized its significance in speedily leveling up.
The looming threat of progressively challenging missions, coupled with the Supreme Battle-Technology System's tendency to heighten task difficulty and force engagements with external threats, underscored the critical importance of obtaining numerous desired weapons and equipment.
So, the weight of impending hard and difficult challenges which seriously pressed upon him, greatly emphasized the urgency in securing many necessary tools and instruments of warfare for success and interminable accomplishments.
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[Item Rent]
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[Miniature Shockwave Arc Cannon will costs]:
[2200 points to rent for only 10 mins]
[28,700 points to rent for only 4 hours]
[63,200 points to rent for only 1 day]
[System Notification: Countdown to expiration of item rent will start from the minute Host deploys weapon for usage]
[System Warning: Host can only rent this item twice per month!]
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[Item Rentage Deal]
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[System Notification: After calculating the amounts of Purchase Points available to Host, Host can only rent item for 10 minutes at 2200 points, which would start counting as soon as Host deploys item for utilization]
[Accept Deal?] [Yes]/[No]
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After carefully reviewing the unexpected message that manifested on the holographic screen, Maxmillan responded with a firm, "Yes," a spark of anticipation igniting in his eyes.
Although he wasn't really happy, but there was nothing he could do other than rent the weapon and use when he is faced with a nigh-insurmountable factor that would prevent his progress in his missions.
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[System Notification!]
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[Rent is successful!]
[Host can find rented item in the Inventory]
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[Would Host like to open [Inventory] to use item?]
[Yes]/[No]
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"No." Maxmillan said.
The holographic screen in his vision went blank, shrinking to a minimized state. He however anticipated its return, eagerly awaiting the display of a new system message or notification alert.
Huuuuu!
Drawing in a deep breath that caused his chest to expand, he steeled his mind for the mission ahead. Come morning, he would return to the garage, ready to unleash hell if his demands weren't met!