I Can Program My Body?

Boom!

As Nash was halfway through engraving the fourth runic language, the block of stone exploded.

Blasting through everything within a hundred-meter range, the workshop was left in tatters.

Based on his calculations, such an explosion was comparable to a dark beast with about a billion combat power.

Fortunately, anticipating that something might happen, Nash had already pushed his tier-4 runic armor to maximum intensity.

Otherwise, even with his current strength, he would've been missing a few chunks of flesh.

"Huh~ Seems I was a little short…"

Although he had known he would likely fail, he still carried a reckless hope.

After all, since he could observe the changes in the stone's properties while engraving the runic language, he believed he had a strong chance of success.

Unfortunately, he still ultimately failed.

By his estimate, he would need at least 10 billion computation power to engrave the fourth runic language onto ordinary materials.

"How do I solve this…"

He could just wait until his computational power reached 10 billion, but Nash didn't want to always depend on brute force.

If that was the case, then how was he any different from those who relied only on their tier to become high-level runic engravers?

Turning to the [Runic Analysis Module System], an idea sparked in his mind.

Since it could recognize the essence of every runic program it mastered no matter how it changed, could it also predict those changes?

If it could predict the direction of the shift in the material's runic program, then he wouldn't need as much computational power to engrave a runic language.

Even a prediction just a few milliseconds ahead could cut his computational needs in half!

"I need more data!" Nash's eyes lit up.

With enough data, he could train the [Runic Analysis Module System] to recognize and predict the possible changes as he engraved a runic language.

Driven by excitement, Nash began engraving all the basic elemental runic languages onto different ordinary materials, from stone, metal, wood, furniture, knives, clothes, and more.

But unlike before, when he could easily engrave a runic language, this time most of his attempts ended in failure.

Different materials were more volatile and fragile under the infusion of void energy.

Especially clothes and daily items. If Nash hadn't been careful, even writing the first line of the runic language could have made them explode.

However, taking his time, rewinding his experience with the [Memory Module System], and using the [Runic Analysis Module System], Nash gained experience and grew more proficient in engraving runic languages.

After masterfully engraving every runic language onto every material he could find, he began trying to engrave two runic language in a single material.

Repeating the process again, Nash had a harder time, nearly choking on smoke from all the explosions.

Fortunately, being familiar with the routine, he kept trying until he finally succeeded.

Once he became more experienced and minimized his failures to the extreme, he attempted engraving three runic languages onto a single material.

At this stage, explosion after explosion echoed in the workshop, leaving the seeded talents outside shocked.

They thought the shelter was under attack by dark beasts.

But as they got closer to the edge of the shelter, they saw a workshop in ruins, dumfounded as they found their leaders buried in the rubble.

"Leader! What are you doing?"

"Is the leader possessed by a spirit? Why else would he cause so many explosions?"

"Idiot, the leader should be practicing his runic engraving skills, it just keeps failing," one of them, familiar with runic engraving, quickly deduced.

Stepping out from the smoke of another blast, Nash saw the seeded talents surrounding him.

"There's nothing here worth your attention. Disperse. I still have work to do," Nash ordered, dismissing them.

With only a 1-in-20 success rate for engraving three runic languages onto ordinary materials, Nash was too embarrassed to face anyone.

It seemed he had simply chosen the perfect material earlier, which was why he had succeeded on the first try.

No wonder steles were used for engraving these runic languages. Though not perfect in quality, they were far more stable than common materials.

After shooing everyone away, Nash returned to his work.

This time, he vowed to raise his chances from 1-in-20 to at least 1-in-10.

This was his chance to engrave runic language into volatile and fragile materials.

For the tougher ones like stone, metal, and wood, Nash could succeed with raw computation power alone.

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A month later, after Nash had started down the scientific path.

On the ground, a pile of tier 1 to tier 3 runic equipment was stacked carelessly.

"I really am too talented…"

From experimenting with ordinary materials, Nash soon began working on tier 1 to tier 4 equipment.

These weren't perfect-quality items, but high-quality ones.

Still in the training stage, Nash didn't dare waste those perfect-quality equipment.

Even now, he could still remember the excitement of obtaining his very first perfect-quality equipment.

Looking at the pile before him, each piece carrying at least 5 to 10 engraved runic languages, Nash couldn't help but smile proudly.

Beyond quality, the higher the tier of the material, the greater its stability.

With his foundation of engraving three runic languages onto ordinary materials, he could now engrave 5–6 on tier 1 equipment, 7–8 on tier 2, and 9–10 on tier 3.

Tier 4 equipment, however, contained unidentifiable runic programs he couldn't yet recognize.

Such weapons had already touched the fragments of law, carrying runic commands of an entirely different nature.

Unable to perceive them with his current genetic ability, Nash could only set them aside for now.

Of course, if it were a perfect-quality tier 4 item, he could engrave up to 20 runic languages, which is the limit of its stability.

Anything beyond that would cause fluctuations, altering its essence, making it a gamble to engrave another runic language.

As for perfect-quality tier 1, 2, and 3 equipment, even without the ability to observe changes in their properties, one could still engrave 5, 10, and 15 runic languages, respectively, even as a mere tier 1 engraver.

With his current skill, Nash could add three more onto each, placing it already at the peak of low-quality runic standard.

One more layer of engraving, and his work would reach medium runic standard.