Chapter Four: Fundamental Enhancement Elixir, Particle-Cutting Long Blade!
‘Hmm…’
Above the buildings, an elevated track led straight to the towering structures at the heart of the ruined city.
A gray train sped across the skies over Su City.
Survivors could take this intercity maglev train to traverse the post-century war ruins and reach other, larger cities.
However, the fares were expensive, and the ruins remained perilous.
The rain ceased.
Su City glanced up.
The outline of Future City had become slightly clearer.
At the vague center of the vast city’s base, a colossal anti-gravity engine was faintly visible!
In the year 180 of the Stellar Calendar, humanity built Future City and launched interstellar migration.
The cities they left behind became the dwelling places of today’s survivors.
To these survivors of the wasteland, Future City was the nearest paradise, a celestial realm on earth!
It was the place everyone yearned for.
And higher in the sky, one could barely discern a dark shadow encircling the Earth.
That was the grandest and most magnificent technological structure of the late old century!
The Cosmic Great Wall!
Constructed by the Chinese civilization to establish Earth’s interstellar port and cosmic defense in preparation for the space age!
It was also the connecting point between Earth and the interstellar colonies…
Soon, Su City returned home.
He placed the plunderer’s corpse on the operating table.
Then he took out all the nutrient solutions and titanium alloy Tang swords and activated the Dimensional Eye to synthesize an upgrade.
Before long, sixty bottles of low-grade nutrient solution were synthesized into thirteen bottles of intermediate nutrient solution and one bottle of advanced nutrient solution.
Su City took out the previously synthesized advanced nutrient solution and synthesized it again for an upgrade!
As the light burst forth,
A pale blue nutrient solution appeared.
“Completed: Basic Enhancement Serum.”
[Basic Enhancement Serum: Slightly increases human strength and enhances various physical parameters to meet the requirements for using enhancement agents. Using it twelve times reaches the minimum requirement for higher-level enhancement serum; eighteen uses achieve perfect optimization of the human body. Belongs to second-dimensional technology.]
As expected!
It could strengthen the body!
Moreover, it could be used multiple times.
And this was only the basic enhancement serum; there were more advanced ones ahead, but the basics had to be solid first.
Much like the body training and cultivation levels of old-century Chinese immortality practices, with many tiers.
Nutrient solutions were first-dimensional technology, while enhancement serums reached the second dimension.
That meant humans in Future City and the New World had likely enhanced their bodies.
Combined with more advanced cybernetic modifications, they were indeed much stronger than the survivors of the old Earth world!
But for Su City, none of this was a problem now.
He could become stronger!
“To enhance eighteen times, a total of 288 bottles of low-grade nutrient solution are needed, which costs 1,440 Alliance credits!”
Since he was going to enhance, it had to be perfect.
So he decided to synthesize eighteen bottles of basic enhancement serum.
Su City looked at the thirteen bottles of intermediate nutrient solution—they could be sold for a total of 2,600 Alliance credits!
His cost was only three hundred.
“Technology is the primary productive force.”
Holding the basic enhancement serum, Su City restarted “Mindless” to prevent any accidents during use.
“Why did you turn me on again? If you’re capable, don’t turn me on!”
Mindless knocked on the table in discontent. “Hey, what’s this? Looks like some high-grade nutrient solution. You scoundrel, did you dip into the petty cash? Wow, secretly buying treats for yourself while giving me low-quality energy blocks!”
Su City covered Mindless’s speaker hole with one hand. “Stop, I can restore you to a brand-new, complete state, even stronger.”
Mindless scoffed, pointing at Su City’s hand. “Let go, scoundrel. I don’t have a mouth; covering this does nothing. I use a simulated vocal cord to speak. Hmph, you’re just dangling empty promises. With your maintenance skills, I don’t want to die young.”
Su City withdrew his hand and, without further ado, used the Dimensional Eye to synthesize and upgrade four titanium alloy Tang swords.
Soon, a brand-new high-frequency cutting long sword appeared.
“Oh, buy it, got it!”
Mindless’s two camera eyes flashed wildly. “Are you performing magic?!”
Su City tapped him lightly, though it was his own hand that hurt. “Now you can trust me, right?”
Mindless instinctively touched his head, then frustratingly realized he had no head. “Trust you? Hurry up and give me a head!”
Su City shook his head. “Not yet. I need to find another robot of your model to help upgrade you. For now, no way.”
The ruins were too dangerous; until he was prepared, he couldn’t go.
“I knew it—you’re just full of empty promises.”
Mindless’s eyes turned green as he connected to the external network of the ruined city, ready to call for help at any moment.
Seeing this, Su City downed the basic enhancement serum in one gulp.
The blue liquid coursed through his body; veins bulged, and his blood instantly turned blue!
A piercing pain swept through his limbs and bones.
Su City’s eyes widened sharply; he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth to endure.
“Damn, you’re terrifying like this. Are you okay?”
“I’m fine!”
“No need to force it. If you can do it, you can; if not, you can’t. I’m not here to mock you.”
Su City rolled his eyes. Whose mouth had this guy learned from? Who had written this program?
Though he was wracked with pain, he could feel his grip strength constantly increasing!
Pain and pleasure intertwined!
A minute later,
His veins returned to normal, and the pain faded.
“Phew…”
Su City exhaled deeply, stood, and stretched casually, feeling refreshed and filled with power!
His body felt much lighter!
The enhancement serum’s effect was excellent!
And this was only after one use!
Su City touched his right eye, marveling inwardly: ‘What is the origin of this eye that holds such powerful abilities?’
[Dimensional Eye: Originating from the Ninth Dimension Huali Levistan Empire, it is a synthesis of the highest ninth-dimensional technology and the key to unlocking tenth-dimensional creation technology!]
[Upon activation, the host only needs to designate two identical technological artifacts within a ten-meter visible range to automatically complete their deconstruction, reassembly, synthesis, and upgrade.]
[Current technological limit progress: 0.1314%]
Suddenly, within his right eye’s field of vision, the Dimensional Eye’s description and a progress counter appeared!
The Ninth Dimension Empire!?
Su City was profoundly shocked!
Unbelievable!
He never imagined that the third dimension was just the beginning!
When New Era human technology reached the second dimension, they had already begun interstellar voyages and colonized many planets!
And this cybernetic eye possessed ninth-dimensional technology!
Moreover, it could unlock tenth-dimensional creation technology!!
Could it ultimately create worlds?
Was such technology truly real?!
It was utterly insane!!
In other words, as long as he steadily developed, he could become a god!
Create a universe of his own!
“What’s wrong with you? Are you stupid or what?”
Hearing Mindless’s voice, Su City snapped back to reality. “Nothing.”
After speaking, he took up two high-frequency cutting long swords and synthesized an upgrade!
Light burst forth.
“Awesome!”
Su City grasped the blade glowing with a faint red light, the sword’s surface covered with black special metallic scales.
‘Synthesis: Particle Cutting Long Sword.’
[Particle Cutting Long Sword: An iterative upgrade of the high-frequency cutting long sword, replacing high-frequency vibration cutting with particle cutting, also featuring a burning effect.
Exceptionally sharp, able to easily slice through titanium tungsten alloy. Belongs to second-dimensional technology.]
This was undoubtedly a top-tier weapon of the old world!
Mindless’s eyes widened dramatically. “Wow, this sword is so cool!”
Su City gently caressed the blade, feeling the cold metallic texture in his hand.
In the wasteland, few cybernetic bodies could withstand this long sword’s attacks!
Carefully, he put the sword away.
His weapons were now more than sufficient; further upgrades would cost too much.
What needed improvement next was his own physical strength.
No matter how powerful the weapon, it was useless if the wielder was too weak.
Su City approached the operating table, picked up the plunderer’s severed arm, and examined the dark gun barrel within.
Compared to cold weapons, firearms had greater lethality.
Only with powerful cybernetic modifications could one wield cold weapons effectively and achieve formidable combat power.
If he had strong cybernetic limbs, he wouldn’t mind modifying his own body accordingly.
Powerful cybernetic limbs granted the user various special abilities!
A strong physique could support stronger cybernetic enhancements.
They complemented each other!
“Oh my, I just saw there was a corpse—you actually killed someone!”
“Great, hurry, help me swap parts.”
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