I Can Program My Body?

Since he was already on the verge of breaking through 10 billion computational power and had the ability to engrave the fourth extra runic language, Nash restrained himself and left the perfect-quality equipment untouched.

After all, the gap between low runic standard and mid runic standard was too vast.

Even the runic items given by Nova Sector only carried 4–5 extra runic languages.

Reaching medium runic standard was already the top that the market could sell.

As for top runic standard, it required at least seven additional runic languages, something only a tier 7 engraver could achieve.

Turning to the [Runic Analysis Module System], Nash let out a sigh.

"Not enough data…"

Even after toiling for a month, it still hadn't gathered enough data to form a prediction model.

Nash even considered creating a runic module program to engrave runic languages automatically.

Unfortunately, without the prediction model as a base, he couldn't even begin to conceive it.

"It's time to put my ability to use…"

With limited time before their simulated training ended, Nash couldn't afford to waste any more time gathering data.

Leaving his ruined workshop behind, he headed straight to Nora's.

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"Leader Nash? Why are you here? Did you finish your study?" Nora asked, seeing him barging into her workshop.

"I'm here to help you."

"Help… me? Did you already finish practicing?"

"Of course. Look." Nash smiled, showing the runic items he had crafted from tier 1 to tier 3 equipment.

"This—"

Seeing the stable runic items before her, Nora was stunned.

Furthermore, judging by their quality, she realized they hadn't been made from perfect-quality materials.

"How did you do this?"

Aside from those who mastered multiple elements and laws, only people with rare talents could engrave runic languages stably onto lower-quality items.

Although higher-tier items were more stable than ordinary materials, such items were so volatile that one mistake could cause injury, even death.

To dare engrave multiple runic languages onto them, Nash had to be insane or possess a unique ability.

Knowing he wasn't insane, the answer could only be the latter.

However, considering his ability to create module systems, his genetic trait should have been focused on support.

So why…

"No need to guess. My genetic ability is more than you think." Nash smiled, unwilling to explain further.

"Alright… Since you have such an ability, then you can indeed help me." Nora nodded reluctantly.

"Hmm, show me your latest creation for resource collection," Nash said.

Instead of large-scale weapons, the most pressing issue for the shelter was gathering resources.

Over a month had passed, yet they hadn't even collected a hundredth of the materials needed to upgrade the shelter to level 4.

The main problem wasn't just inefficiency; it was that they had to mine outside the shelter, which constantly attracted dark beasts.

"Here it is. The latest generation of resource collectors I created," Nora said.

Looking at the giant sphere, Nash was filled with questions.

"How does this work?"

"This is the gravitational orb collector. After configuring it to a certain material, it can attract loose fragments like a magnet."

Since technology couldn't function in the dark plane, Nora had to leverage the natural power of the materials themselves.

By selecting minerals that naturally attracted each other, then configuring and synthesizing them to increase their pull, the gravitational orb collector was born.

It wasn't her invention; it was her innovation using the shelter's local materials.

After all, every material in the dark plane was unique.

Unlike plants that shared the same properties everywhere, each mineral was slightly different depending on its location.

This was also why, even though gravitational orb collectors were widely used in the dark plane, they couldn't be purchased from the outside.

Each one had to be configured within the shelter to match the nearby resources, making it impossible to generalize.

Listening to Nora's explanation, Nash quickly understood.

"So this is how you mine resources here…"

Nash had assumed they were blindly blasting mines and collecting fragments one by one.

He hadn't expected they were using such an automated device.

"However, what about materials that can't be attracted? Or sensitive ones?" Nash asked, puzzled.

"For those, we'd need biological methods or law-based techniques. Unfortunately, that's not my field. Whenever we encounter such resources, I just leave them behind." Nora shook her head.

Anyway, the shelter wasn't picky about the materials it used to advance. As long as they shared the same property as the surrounding environment, it could swallow them.

"I see, we can't do anything about it…" Nash sighed.

He still hadn't gone far on the path of law and couldn't think of a solution for such matters.

For now, they could only focus on the materials they could obtain.

Soon, shifting the topic, Nora asked Nash what runic languages he had already learned.

"I've basically learned all 118 basic elemental runic languages. Just tell me what to engrave, I'll see how much I can put in."

"All of them? As expected of you!" Nora's eyes lit up.

With Nash's mastery of the basic elemental runic languages, the gravitational orb collector could undergo a massive enhancement.

Perhaps reaching a level 5 shelter was really not just a dream.

After discussing which runic languages to add, they chose 'Toughen', 'Amplify', and 'Expand'.

'Toughen' was to increase the gravitational orb collector's durability.

Since it used void crystals as energy, it was like a huge piece of fat in the eyes of dark beasts. To last longer and avoid being destroyed while they defended it, durability was vital.

Next was 'Amplify', which boosted its ability to attract materials.

Instead of breaking them into small chunks, it could pull larger pieces for more efficient collection.

Finally, 'Expand', which could increase the gravitational orb collector's range.

With it, they would need only two or three devices to cover an entire resource point.

If the gravitational orb collector proved stable enough, Nash also planned to add 'Quicken' to speed its pulling power.

With everything set, Nash mobilized his computational power and began engraving the runic languages onto the gravitational orb collector.