Capítulo 20: Chapter 18 Trait: Weapons Master_1
Jiang Chen had just received his kontribution points, which hadn't even warmed up in his hands before he spent them all.
When he left the material store, he had only a pitiful 620 points left.
"If it wasn't for the Soul of Life trait being sold for an unexpectedly high price, I couldn't even gather the materials needed for mecha enhancement."
"Kontribution points really burn up too fast…"
If Xie Minglei knew what Jiang Chen was thinking, he probably couldn't help but complain—
Who enhances a mecha like a rookie?
Buying only high-tier materials to enhance a 0th Rank mecha, no amount of kontribution would be enough to burn through!
Normally, to enhance a 0th Rank mecha, using all 0th Rank excellent materials, it could be done with 6000 kontribution points.
Even if you choose some popular 0th Rank accessory modules, the total cost wouldn't exceed 10 thousand kontribution.
That would already be considered high-end.
Nearly 40 thousand spent, all for the elusive power of life force…
Even if we set aside the Supercharge Module, even if Jiang Chen made his blueprints public, it's doubtful any rookies would copy or learn from it.
It's simply madness!
Yet, Jiang Chen was actually quite satisfied.
With all materials prepared, next he just needed to find someone for the enhancement, and he could push the model Zero Mecha to the limits of the 0th Rank.
After that, all he needed to do was break through the mecha pilot rank and he could directly start the mecha upgrade.
It would be a breeze to become a 1st Rank mecha pilot.
However, one can't just choose anyone for mecha enhancement.
The same materials and mecha, in the hands of different enhancement engineers, can yield vastly different results.
To perfectly utilize the mecha's potential, he definitely needed to find an excellent mecha enhancement engineer.
And excellent mecha enhancement engineers often charged a hefty service fee…
"At the end of the day, it's still a matter of money."
Jiang Chen planned to first dive into the abyss to farm a few waves of the Age-Old Shadow carbon copies.
First, he would get some kontribution points back, then consider enhancing his mecha.
Moreover, during the base trials where Jiang Chen killed many mutated monsters, the abyss atmosphere absorbed was only enough to fill about seventy percent of the Abyss Rune's energy.
To advance his mecha pilot rank, he needed to kill more abyss monsters and fully charge the Abyss Rune.
Additionally, each rank up as a mecha pilot grants a new trait, and the 0th Rank was no exception.
Jiang Chen had already found his target.
[Weapons Master]
[Type: Trait]
[Effect: Grants the mecha pilot the Weapons Master trait, enabling rapid mastery of any weapon, and utilizing one hundred percent of combat efficiency.]
[Description: From a flower, a blade of grass, to a leaf...all can serve as swords... Master, I think you are a sword, too.]
[Price: 20,000 kontribution.]
To increase combat power, a mecha pilot could either equip their mecha with weapon modules.
Or they could choose to use abyss-derived materials to construct a variety of external weapons for use.
These types of weapons don't need to occupy a module slot in the mecha; they work like normal firearms that can be picked up and used immediately, which is very convenient.
Of course, there are drawbacks.
Even without using up a slot, these weapons still require the mecha to supply energy to operate normally.
Moreover, the energy level of a 0th Rank mecha can only support 0th Rank weapons, and there are additional energy loss rates during use.
The power is also somewhat weaker than the weapons modules equipped in the mecha.
The Weapons Master trait, however, compensates for these shortcomings.
It allows the mecha pilot to freely use external weapons without incurring additional energy losses, and the power can even be enhanced.
Lacking offensive methods, Jiang Chen planned to use the Weapons Master trait to make up for it.
Moreover, the Model Zero Mecha was equipped with a Blood Demon Transformation Module, which was well-suited to this style of combat.
Most importantly,
Traits of the Weapons Master could drop in the 0th Rank abyss carbon copy.
Jiang Chen could just clear the abyss carbon copy himself, farming for the Weapons Master Traits while replenishing Abyss Rune energy.
The materials and modules that dropped during this time, or the excess mecha pilot traits,
could also be sold to save up money for enhancement expenses.
It was killing multiple birds with one stone!
However, Jiang Chen had just gone through a 24-hour basic trial. Although his stamina had recovered, the feeling of fatigue had not completely dissipated in his mind.
He planned to rest for a day and start exploring the real Age-Old Shadow tomorrow.
For now, he could take another walk around Xuntian City to see if there were any items or equipment worth buying.
After all, 620 kontribution points, though seemingly small, were enough to buy a 0th Rank Excellent accessory module.
For a rookie mecha pilot, that was a significant number.
…
In Xuntian City, there were specialty stores for rookie mecha pilots offering various items and equipment.
Jiang Chen actually found quite a few good things in these shops.
First were the repair items he had used in the basic trial, capable of repairing completely damaged mechas.
Since typical abyss exploration didn't last long,
they were usually completed within a few hours.
Even if mecha pilots couldn't clear the Age-Old Shadow, they could use the power of the Abyss Rune to disengage from the abyss in a matter of seconds.
Once out of the abyss, even if the mecha was shattered, they could have it repaired by a repair engineer.
Therefore, items like [Active Repair] that required a lot of time to repair a damaged mecha were considered quite useless.
The cost was the same as a single mecha repair by a repair engineer of the same rank.
Only 100 kontribution points.
Jiang Chen bought one, planning to trigger a talent again someday to enhance his personal attributes.
There was also the [External Scanning Device].
This was a mechanical item crafted by an item engineer, shaped like a monocle, identical to the "Combat Strength Scanner" used by the Saiyan race.
Its effects were exactly the same, capable of being mounted on a mecha helmet to scan abyss creatures and provide property information through a built-in encyclopedia.
Jiang Chen suspected it was a blatant copy.
Despite being a copy, it was a steal at just ten kontribution points.
Jiang Chen bought five in one go.
After all, this device looked like it could easily be destroyed.
Especially when scanning golden-haired extraterrestrial creatures, the damage rate was extremely high.
It was prudent to buy a few extra, just in case.
Moreover, Jiang Chen also bought a novice weapon for himself to avoid the embarrassment of hand-to-hand combat.
Fighting with fists while wearing a mecha was simply not very stylish.
[Light Thermal Pistol]
[Rank: 0]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Type: External Laser Weapon]
[Effect One: Expends 10% of the mecha's energy for one charging to shoot ten times.]
[Effect Two: During charging, each point of energy expended increases the shooting power by two points.]
[Effect Three: External weapon, energy consumption increases by 100% (will not enhance power).]
[Description: Opening soon at 366 Xuntian City Weapon Street, Old Li's Weapon Shop offers firearms from Rank 0 to Rank 3. Budget-friendly and powerful, all mecha pilots are welcome to shop—rookie mecha pilots enjoy a 15% discount!]
[Price: 200 kontribution]
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