I Can Program My Body?

"Extract soul crystal? What does this mean?"

Curious, every worker agreed to the prompt.

Suddenly, the thread of foreign power composing the Universal Module System began to act on their bodies. Before they could resist instinctively, Allen’s voice sounded.

"Don’t resist, it’s not dangerous."

Not feeling any pain or anomalies, they heeded Allen’s words and allowed the foreign power circulating within their bodies to trim excess soul power accumulated within them.

[Soul Crystal: +1.5]

"1.5 soul crystals? So little?"

"What do you mean, little, Allen?"

"Usually, as a tier 6 powerhouse, you could extract 2-5 soul crystals. Could it be because you’re tired?"

"No, I was resting for a few days, but mine only extracted 1.8 soul crystals."

"Hey, look. It says here that guests can have a 25% upcharge."

[Guest: Any action conducted by the module system carries a surcharge of 25%]

"Does this mean our pay is being docked?"

"No, it isn’t. The payment in the Mission Board Module was a little higher."

Reading through the universal module system, they went from amazement and anticipation to disappointment and a little dejection.

"Be content. At least we get to use more of the module systems," Rendell comforted the others.

"That’s right. These soul crystals are free money anyway. Our real goal is to place at the top of the Combat Tower!"

"Yeah!"

Coming to terms with the situation, they downed the drinks in their hands and headed to the Virtual Combat Tower.

---

Neon Combat Tower.

In the white blank room, Rendell was reading the detailed rules of the Combat Tower.

Like the ad said, ranking in the top 10,000 gave one a reward of at least 1 million soul crystals. Every rank they climbed added another 1 million. This meant the reward for the top 1 would be 10 billion soul crystals.

What excited Rendell more was that this reward wasn’t a one-time payout but a weekly one. As long as they remained in the top rank after a week, the reward would be credited to their account.

Of course, being in the top rank also meant they had to fulfill certain requirements. First, they had to fight at least 5 times a week, either challenging a higher-ranked player or being challenged themselves.

To close potential loopholes, one could only challenge someone up to 100 ranks higher than themselves. Furthermore, one person could only challenge the same opponent once a year. Any suspicious fight that abused the reward system would be invalidated.

"This is an opportunity! It seems my skills finally have some use," Rendell clenched his fist.

He might not look like it, but he was an utter brute who only knew how to fight. Unfortunately, the wild void area was too dangerous. As a tier 6 powerhouse, no matter how high his combat skills were, they weren’t better than a battleship.

Having no use for his skill and combat ability, he could only toil away doing grunt work to earn money.

"Let’s start the ranking assessment!"

Every new player who wished to enter the Combat Tower would be assessed. Based on their combat ability, they would be ranked directly. It was also a shortcut for those who already had high combat mastery.

Soon, accepting the assessment, Rendell faced an artificial opponent.

"An artificial opponent? Could this thing properly evaluate my skills?"

Just as he was about to complain, the figure before him suddenly moved. Possessing similar strength and speed, yet better technique, his expression shifted from shock to excitement, and finally to a lost expression.

[Combat Assessment Complete]

[Combat Mastery:

Overall: Legendary (S-)

Weapon: S

Spell: A

Physical Skill: SS+

Auxiliaries: A-]

(Novice, Expert, Master, Grandmaster, Legend, Mythic, Transcendent: SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D)

[Calculating ranking...]

[Rank 9701: Rendell]

"This... Rank 9701? This means I can get 300 million every week?!"

His income from building the Neon Defense System was only 100-200 million every few months, yet he could get 300 million without doing anything?!

Unfortunately, before he could celebrate, his ranking continued to drop.

"No, what’s happening? Why is my ranking going down?"

Checking the rankings, he saw many others with higher evaluations than him. Apparently, drawn by the rewards of the Combat Tower, most were in a frenzy trying their best to place at the top.

"Hmph! Just a bunch of opportunists. I don’t believe I’m weaker than those at the top." Rendell was not convinced.

Although his overall assessment was low, his physical skills were SS+. If not for his lower proficiency in other skills, he might have ranked in the top thousand.

Looking at the rankings above him, Rendell picked one above the top 5,000 to start with. In the first week of the Combat Tower, there was still no restriction on challenges. The one being challenged also had to accept it. Otherwise, three rejections would result in a lowering of rank.

"It’s time..."

---

In the center of the Neon Star Public Trading Zone, Nash was reviewing the data streaming through the Combat Tower. Seeing one fighter after another enter, the smile on his lips was impossible to hold back.

"There really are many talents in the universe..."

Just hours after the Universal Module System was updated and the Combat Tower went live to the public, he had already spotted over 45 people who possessed mythical-level combat ability!

This combat ability wasn’t singular but an overall rating, from weapons, spells, physical skills, and various auxiliary techniques. If those with a single mythical-level evaluation were included, there were thousands of them!

"It seems I’m going to reach mythical ranking before the dark gate opens."

With every fight in the Combat Tower, the data was fed back into the [Combat Module System], which in turn became his nourishment.

"I can only say it was money well spent."

Compared to the 50 trillion he had to spend each week, the benefits far outweighed the cost.

"Still a month left. I should use this time to hone my skills."

Instead of heading to the Altier Arcane Tower, Nash decided to hone his combat ability during the remaining time.

Tapping open the Combat Tower, he decided to join the fight.

"I won’t come out until I’m rank 1!"

When it came to pure fighting skill, he didn’t believe he was any worse than the rest.

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