Emotions stirred within her, the hidden resentment and grievances were gradually turning into a fiery rage.
Ren Zhong’s clown-like speech hit her soul hard.
The old self, which had perished, seemed like a sprouting seed taking root and budding in her heart again.
"So, Mr. Ren, what exactly do you want me to do? I promise you everything, except that one thing!"
Finally, she gritted her teeth, practically spitting out the words one by one.
So there still exists sparks in this world, they just need someone to lift the lid.
He patted his chest armor.
"I want you to help me modify my armor. I want to maximize my combat capabilities on the basis of the First Level Mechanical Warrior."
Ten minutes later, Ren Zhong was riding in Ju Qingmeng’s private hover car through the tightly closed gates of the Military Weapon Store.
Ju Qingmeng agreed to Ren Zhong’s request to put it on account.
It was just First Level armor, even if enhanced to the extreme according to "Sid Meier’s Armored Insights," the cost wouldn’t exceed 1,000 points.
This expense, Ju Qingmeng could afford by herself.
After injecting herself with a military-grade stimulant to stay awake, Ju Qingmeng carefully went through Ren Zhong’s ultimate personal modification plan and asked, "Mr. Ren, as far as I know, there’s barely any combat need for a Pu Cha official. What’s this for..."
Ren Zhong shook his head, "It’s not convenient to disclose too much for now."
"But I can tell you a little bit, I’m going to start a fire."
"What are you going to burn?"
At one forty in the morning, the two returned to Ju Qingmeng’s villa.
Now Ren Zhong’s armor was utterly transformed from before.
His back, shoulders, arms, and legs were fitted with over a dozen types of improved additional equipment.
The Alloy Battle Blade was replaced with a Second Level equipment - the Arc Light Saber.
Moreover, Ju Qingmeng utilized exceptionally skilled techniques to completely replace the transmission devices and energy circuits in his balanced First Level Basic Exoskeleton.
These changes thoroughly unleashed the maximum performance of the Basic Exoskeleton, raising the maximum instantaneous output power to 310 kilowatts.
At Ren Zhong’s request, she also installed a carrying power amplifier originally used only on enhanced Training Armor.
Ren Zhong armed himself to the teeth, even more extremely than Sid Meier.
Since Sid Meier is still alive, it means Sid Meier never played with the life-and-death strategy like Ren Zhong did.
"Mr. Ren, ordinary people usually only choose to install three to five accessories. You’ve added way too many. If you really have to use them in combat, it would be difficult to perfectly integrate so many additional equipments efficiently."
Ren Zhong shook his head, "My Brain Reaction Index is very high. Additionally, my intelligence is very high. Since I set such an extreme modification plan, of course, it’s within my capabilities. Sid Meier said that human ability has a limit, but human utilization of machines can constantly improve, with no end!"
Ju Qingmeng: "Uh... Besides, I also opened your armor’s power supply valve. Although the output power increased, your First Level Exoskeleton’s material performance is insufficient to fully support it. It can only hold together for less than ten minutes before falling apart. Why not switch to a Second Level Exoskeleton?"
Ren Zhong grinned, "Because time doesn’t allow me to adapt to a Second Level Armor."
Ju Qingmeng: "Time doesn’t allow?"
"Mm. Anyway, thank you for tonight. You’re indeed very professional. Without you, at my current level, I could only haphazardly shove these things onto myself, and whether I could use them well is uncertain."
"Mr. Ren, you’re too kind. Everyone has their own specialty."
Ren Zhong: "You helped me a lot. I owe you a favor, and I will repay it. Alright, it’s getting late. Thank you for your hard work tonight. Go to sleep."
After speaking, Ren Zhong turned and left.
Ju Qingmeng watched Ren Zhong’s figure fade away.
When everything was over and the night was quiet, her initially tangled thoughts gradually became clearer.
The various events of tonight slowly surfaced in her mind.
She sensed Ren Zhong’s distinctiveness.
She noticed the ill-fitting aura Ren Zhong had in this world.
This man was fundamentally different from all other men in this world.
In the dark night sky, his faint silhouette exuded a determined aura.
He seemingly emitted colorful dazzling brilliance.
Ju Qingmeng suddenly raised her hand and pinched the collar of her shirt.
After a long time, Ren Zhong finally walked far away.
Her heartbeat gradually steadied.
No matter what, when he said he would help her, it didn’t seem like a lie.
Ultimately, she seized the chance to change her destiny.
The opportunity that came with a request for profits was rejected.
But what if I fell in love with you?
At her door, she paused for a few seconds, with a complex mood, she returned to her room to rest.
Within the villa area, Ren Zhong stepped lightly, stealthily advancing through the darkness.
The "Sauron’s Magic Eye" atop the central tower of the small town was still rotating, and Ren Zhong’s movements hadn’t escaped surveillance.
But the "Sauron’s Magic Eye" didn’t linger on him.
He was human, not a Ruined Beast.
Sporadic flares appeared within the villa area.
Distant and near explosions occasionally erupted and quieted.
Sometimes, dim red streaks could be seen piercing the sky - the automatic guns were firing.
Compared to the communal sleep pods, the villa area’s nights weren’t as lively, and the Ruined Beast appeared less frequently.
But the villa area was almost devoid of human noise, with no Professionals rushing about in aid.
Ren Zhong knew that the Professional Night Watchman hadn’t moved at all but kept vigil at their respective posts.
Every citizen’s villa was equipped with an automatic defense system. Even if the models varied, their performance was on par with the Third Generation Iron Curtain in Lin Wang’s squad estate, capable of absolute defense against First Level and Second Level Ruined Beasts.
"Sauron’s Magic Eye" hadn’t detected any Second Level or higher Ruined Beast Energy Level Reaction intensity index, nor did it bother to trigger an alarm.
At 2:03, Ren Zhong reached the edge of the White Wall.
Climbing over this wall and walking another 50 meters, he would be at Lin Wang’s estate.
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