Arthur was left speechless by Peter's comment, unable to respond for a while.
Is the tsukkomi role being switched now?
With a darkened face, Arthur sent Peter off to repair the Spaceship, as he himself could not go out and had to handle some auxiliary work inside the ship.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Peter was extremely busy, selling and buying things, directing Arthur to repair the Spaceship, and working non-stop. He was so exhausted that he even fell asleep with food still in his mouth during dinner.
Although Arthur had some relief, he was also working overtime, especially needing to find time to Disassemble the remaining items.
The rewards turned out to be greater than he had imagined. Among the gains, the most significant was the stone slab that the vendor insisted was worth 10,000 Units! After Disassembling it, Arthur obtained three spell skills related to 'Shapeshifting.'
To Arthur, this skill was an upgraded version of disguise techniques, as it not only changed appearance but also altered body shape.
If described using a novelistic trope, it was like a combination of disguise skills and body-morphing techniques.
Arthur could use Shapeshifting to change his appearance and body type. However, there was a prerequisite: he had to have seen the person he was imitating. If he tried to imagine someone, the result would either be a failed transformation or a face that became a jumbled mess.
For example, the mouth might end up on the forehead and the neck on the back of the head, making him look like something out of a horror movie without needing makeup.
Arthur found that the primary benefit of this skill was making infiltration easier…
Of course, in the current situation, it also allowed him to effectively avoid many pursuits.
Additionally, using Shapeshifting consumed colorless energy, and being in a shapeshifted state continually depleted it. Thus, the skill's usage time was limited and depended on the amount of colorless energy Arthur had.
Besides that, the two books on genetics were Disassembled into six knowledge books. After reading them, Arthur made new discoveries in the field of genetics.
However, after thoroughly examining everything, he found that the issue with the idiot's mental problem remained unresolved.
In other words, the ultimate drawback of the Perfect Serum still existed…
He didn't know if there would be a chance to eliminate this drawback in the future, but for now, it seemed beyond his capability.
Arthur then Disassembled the unknown pendant.
This gave Arthur a vast amount of colorless crystals, precisely 37!
Combined with the 37 crystals from Thanos' helmet, this round of Disassembling yielded a total of 411 colorless crystals.
After selling them all, Arthur felt his colorless energy had made significant progress toward saturation!
However, Disassembling was now at an end. The last item, a two-handed sword from Asgard, was yet to be Disassembled. Before Arthur could start, the Disassembler upgrade prompt appeared again!
As the Disassembler entered its upgrade state, Arthur knew he couldn't rely on it for a while.
Despite this, the recent Disassembling had been highly rewarding, with massive gains in skills and colorless energy, leading to significant long-term improvements.
As long as there were no major setbacks, the upcoming adventure plans with Peter seemed secure.
Yes, the adventure must continue!
Even though Peter had used the money from selling the steel-titanium battery core to pay for the Spaceship repairs, it was still not enough to buy a new Spaceship.
So, three days later, the two set off in their Spaceship, heading toward the stars and the universe…
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The universe is vast, and there are many wealthy people!
As long as one has the strength, acquiring wealth in this universe is not a difficult task.
For three months, Arthur and Peter roamed the universe.
They occasionally explored abandoned planets for valuable items to sell and sometimes took on bounty missions for rewards. The experiences ranged from mundane to thrilling, but one thing remained constant: their wealth continued to grow.
Of course, it wasn't just wealth that was accumulating; Arthur also acquired some interesting items.
However, since the Disassembler was upgrading, he couldn't judge the true value of the items by "feeling" them.
Adhering to the principle of "better to overdo it than to miss it," Arthur decided to take all the items that Peter couldn't name or accurately value and those that he himself didn't find useful. What if, after the Disassembler upgraded, he found an Infinity Gem hidden among the junk?
One day, while Arthur was performing routine maintenance on the Spaceship, he noticed several charred spots on the ship's hull, the result of repeated damage from their adventures.
Most of this damage was caused by the relentless Kree, who pursued them like a persistent itch. Especially during the first month, every time they managed to shake them off, the Kree would be back on their tail.
However, they hadn't seen these pursuers for a month and a half, thanks to Peter's exceptional piloting skills and Arthur's Shapeshifting skill, which helped them evade the Kree and lose their pursuers.
This time, they planned to completely repaint the Spaceship, change its color, and update the core computer to thoroughly throw off any tracking.
So Arthur stayed behind to handle the exterior work while Peter went out to buy essential items.
Just as Arthur was busy with the maintenance, a whistling sound from the sky caught his attention. Looking up, he saw a pitch-black Spaceship approaching him.
However, as it got closer, it suddenly executed a sharp turn in mid-air and landed vertically.
Arthur blinked, and then he saw the cabin open and Peter jumped down with a beaming smile: "Hey, buddy! Big surprise!!!"
Arthur was silent for a while, unsure of what to say.
Looking at the grinning Peter, Arthur finally broke the silence, saying, "This Spaceship is really ugly."
"I bought it according to your taste!" Peter replied, glancing at the sleek, pitch-black Spaceship, which was as deep and dark as the night.
The overall design was slightly small but very elegant and attractive.
"It also comes with a decent weapon system and enough fuel," Peter continued. "I know that interstellar adventures are something you must do rather than something you actually want to do. So… it's yours! Of course, I can keep the remaining money, but can I keep a portion of it?"
Arthur grinned and shrugged, "Would you cry if I took it all?"
"Definitely!" Peter nodded firmly.