Chapter 118

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Chapter 118: Upgrade Plan

"Are you seeking defense?"

Xie Guangyao nodded, and did not look down upon or underestimate Luo Yan for his independent ways.

"So, let’s use ‘Spiraling Tortoise’ as the core for ‘Supercore Matrix’."

"Spiraling Tortoise has characteristics such as thick armor, burrowing, water resistance, and poison immunity."

"Even if the first feature of ‘Supercore Matrix’ is not ‘thick armor’, having other giant beast features is still beneficial."

"Next, for upgrading the outer armor, if we are aiming for high defense, then using armor made from Spiraling Tortoise shell is the most suitable."

"Furthermore, the strength, durability, and sealing of Spiraling Tortoise Armor are all excellent."

"After changing the outer shell, your machine can move and fight in deep water areas. If the ‘Supercore Matrix’ gets the ‘water control’ feature, your machine can even go to the ocean trench."

Xie Guangyao took out a tablet, used the upgrade template on it, and did an upgrade simulation.

"Also, since we added armor, the mecha’s weight will definitely increase."

"Furthermore, if your secondary requirement is to enhance the mecha’s energy and strength, then the energy furnace and engine definitely need to be replaced, or else the needs won’t be met."

"By the way, what’s your budget?"

After some thought, Luo Yan said, "I can use 7 million work points."

"For credits, I can invest 3000 points."

Xie Guangyao, who had thin hair, was surprised at first, then burst into laughter, "Well, that’s easy."

"Wait a moment."

He picked up the tablet and started tapping on it.

While tapping, he said to himself, "Change the energy furnace to ‘Dragon Heart’? Hmm, no, let’s go further and change it to ‘Wild Dragon Heart MAX’."

"This energy furnace has stable output and tremendous power, can be used up to the level of ‘Divine Guard’."

"For the engine, let’s go with the ‘White Aurora Enhance Edition’. A full set can also be used up to the level of ‘Divine Guard’."

"Weapons."

"With the power increased, it would be too plain not to replace some weapon accessories."

"The Divine Power Rifle can still be used as a standard setup, but adding another main cannon would be more worthy of the new energy furnace."

"Let me see."

"This one."

"The ‘Hailong Heavy Mortar’ can shoot long-range ballistic missiles. It may not be very effective against high-level giant beasts, but just a few shots can injure or cripple mid to low level giant beasts."

"It doesn’t cost much and the cost-performance ratio is decent."

"For melee weapons, let’s switch to the ‘Breaking Army’ at the Heavy Weapon level."

"This longsword is made from the horn of a ‘Siox’, with excellent armor-piercing capabilities."

"Adding everything up like this…"

"It’s over 7 million, plus credits…"

"Barely making it."

"Thank goodness the ‘Supercore Matrix’ is free, but it was a close call."

"Oh, right."

Xie Guangyao looked at Luo Yan and said, "Do you still have a Giant Beast Core in the Exploration Legion? Can you sell it?"

Luo Yan nodded without hesitation, "Yes, I can."

Xie Guangyao slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "That’s great then!"

He handed the tablet to Luo Yan.

"Take a look, this is the upgrade plan I designed for you."

"It includes the ‘Spiraling Tortoise’ core and matrix."

"Matched with the ‘Wild Dragon Heart MAX’ energy furnace, ‘White Aurora Enhanced Edition’ engine set."

"All armor replaced with ‘Spiraling Tortoise Armor’, adding a ‘Hailong Heavy Mortar’ and switching the original chain sword to a Heavy Weapon class ‘Breaking Army’ one-handed sword."

"The core and matrix are free of charge."

"Everything else will cost quite a bit."

"But are you willing to sell the core of the Exploration Legion?"

"In that case, you only need to deduct another 1800 credits, in addition to the 7 million work points."

Luo Yan looked around.

Even though he was reluctant to spend money.

But still agreed, saying, "Please upgrade for me, and deduct the work points and credits from my account."

Xie Guangyao stood up, "Alright, in that case."

"Once your mech is upgraded, it will be an ‘advanced mecha’, and further upgrades will make it a ‘Divine Guard’."

"However, I must warn you, the higher the level of the mech, the more expensive the maintenance and operating costs will be. Be prepared for that."

"If there’s no way to make money, then let’s cancel the sponsorship."

"There should be quite a few people willing to sponsor you, they might show up in the next couple of days."

Luo Yan remained silent and asked instead, "When can the upgrade be completed?"

Xie Guangyao chuckled and said, "Things like the energy furnace just need replacement and installation."

"No big deal."

"The main thing is to replace the outer armor."

"After all the upgrades and adjustments, it will probably take around ten days."

"I will inform you once the upgrade is complete."

Luo Yan stood up and bowed sincerely, "Thank you so much, Teacher Xie."

After leaving the mecha upgrade warehouse, Luo Yan’s mouth slowly turned up.

Finally.

He finally had his own mecha.

And, just about ten days later, he would be able to upgrade to an advanced mecha.

Skipping the ‘intermediate’ stage altogether.

Just thinking about it was exciting.

But then, he thought about maintenance, about all the costs.

Luo Yan felt like money was just too easy to spend.

If only he had known that upgrading would cost so much money.

Back then, should have grabbed more mecha in the forbidden area.

Now there’s no chance like that anymore.

Can only rely on Yang Likai’s medicinal herb collection company.

It was afternoon.

Luo Yan had just finished training, walked out of the training arena, and was stopped by Wei Fenghua.

Wei Fenghua coughed twice, handed a pile of invitation letters and such to Luo Yan.

"These are from some companies or individuals in the city who, for various reasons, need to use mecha."

"But they don’t have the authorization to buy mecha, so they can only sponsor students who own a unit but have average financial conditions in this way."

"If you agree to sponsor, then during your time at school, some of the mecha’s cost will be covered by them."

"After you graduate, you will need to prioritize serving these businesses and individuals."

"Of course, there is a deadline."

"In short, they can solve some of the early problems in Mecha Master."

"You can decide whether to accept sponsorship based on your own situation."

Luo Yan nodded.

Despite not planning to accept sponsorship, he still took the things.

Wei Fenghua asked about Luo Yan’s training progress again before leaving.

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City of Guangling.

Wu Changqing’s home.

Several days have passed.

However,

Regarding the death of Wu Changqing and his wife,

Investigation is still ongoing.

Wu Changqing’s older brother, security chief Wu Shimu, thinks this matter is not so simple.

Ordered the Local Land Bureau in the area where the Wu family is located to thoroughly investigate.

Therefore.

The investigator from the Local Land Bureau has been staying at Wu’s house for several days.

In the evening.

Several investigators were still working hard at Wu’s house.

Suddenly.

A car from the security department arrived at the front gate of Wu’s house.

The car door opened.

A person got out from inside.

A man, with messy hair like seaweed, red eyes, and a cold gaze.

He had on a tattered long robe, underneath which seemed to carry many bottles and jars.

As he walked, there were constant clanking and clattering sounds.