Chapter 91

"Having only been apart for a mere two months, you've transformed from a quiet and sly good girl into a talkative and sharp-tongued bad girl, even daring to defy and mock the Emperor. Is this what they call the rebellious phase? It's truly disappointing, why has my obedient and adorable daughter turned into this?"

"Of course." Xiao Ping nodded matter-of-factly, "Although in general, a challenger is considered experienced after successfully completing a formal instance, in reality, only those who have passed the regional battle can be called veterans. Otherwise, no matter how many instances they've experienced, they are still half-baked rookies."

Tang Cheng could faintly detect the disdain in Xiao Ping's words, probably a contempt for those challengers who dare not participate in regional battles. Then he heard her continue, "After obtaining the qualification, entering a non-mission instance requires paying a certain number of survival points. The base is one month, and it increases progressively. For example, to enter the Titan World, one month costs 500 survival points, two months cost 1500 survival points, three months cost 3000 survival points... Each additional month requires an extra 500 points, with a maximum limit of six months. Of course, when you pass the regional battle again, these limits will be refreshed."

"Also, the instance worlds you have experienced cannot be entered by any other challenger, even if they draw the Titan World, it will be a different parallel world..." At this point, Xiao Ping suddenly paused, looking at Tang Cheng with a half-smile, "Of course, if you bring someone from the Titan World out, like that girl Historia, once she is brought to the Cycle Space, she will become a unique existence, and she will not appear in other parallel worlds."

"I'm overthinking it, I never intended to bring a burden back." Tang Cheng shrugged. With Historia's personality, she might勉强 be able to be a queen, but coming to the Cycle Space would be a death wish... However, if there's a chance in the future, he might go back and visit.

"By the way, what about the time? What if, after I complete the regional battle and enter that world, it's already ten years later? That kind of plot would be a bit frustrating." Tang Cheng suddenly thought of a serious issue. Ten years later wouldn't be a big deal, but fifty years... Given the previous example, this was quite possible. He stayed in the Titan World for fifty days, but only one day passed in the Cycle Space.

"Don't worry about that. All the instance worlds you have experienced will have their timelines synchronized with your own, unless you spend ten years in another instance world, you won't encounter a ten-year-later scenario."

"Okay." Hearing Xiao Ping's explanation, Tang Cheng was finally completely reassured. Although four other challengers could also enter the Titan World, he didn't think they would spend 500 survival points to enter a world where they gain nothing... Wait! Why am I so concerned? Am I really that much of a tsundere?

Shaking his head, Tang Cheng dismissed these chaotic thoughts and quickly walked into the basement.

In the following period, Tang Cheng focused on honing his new skills. Whether it was the upgraded Seven Night Assassination Technique or the Sixteen Dissections, just learning them wasn't enough; he needed to master and use them proficiently to unleash their full power. Additionally, he could take the opportunity to improve the Marine Six Powers he learned in the Titan World, especially the Finger Gun and岚脚, the two most offensive skills he hadn't yet mastered.

During this time, Tang Cheng received greetings from the four ordinary youths, who seemed to have gained a lot from the instance and were specially thanking him. However, Tang Cheng didn't pay much attention.

Unlike the previous time, with experience, Tang Cheng only took three days to fully master the two new skills. Although he still hadn't learned the Finger Gun and岚脚, this was due to his lack of strength. If he could enhance his physical attributes to five times their current level and improve his explosive power, these skills would be within reach.

However, he had no plans to do so at the moment. At his current three times physical attributes, it was already sufficient. Further enhancement wouldn't bring a qualitative improvement, and he didn't lack the Finger Gun and岚脚 for offensive skills... At close range, his Sixteen Dissections could easily eliminate most enemies, making the Finger Gun optional. At long range, although he lacked skills, even after enhancement, the岚脚 wouldn't have enough killing power, making it almost useless.

So, compared to this, he had something more important—Survey Corps'立体机动装置!

In Tang Cheng's view, this was the most eye-catching thing in the Titan World, even surpassing the Titan's power of the Spartans. However, the people in that world hadn't fully utilized its potential... or perhaps they lacked the conditions to do so.

But in the Cycle Space, it was different. Imagine if the立体机动装置 could be miniaturized, with increased thrust and more resilient ropes, and with sufficient energy, it could become a highly mobile and lethal weapon.

This idea had been in Tang Cheng's mind since the Titan World. For this purpose, he brought back ten sets of立体机动装置 for research and improvement.

Regarding the research, he had discussed it with the technicians in the Titan World's manufacturing and maintenance team, and had a clear plan. He believed that with the right materials and energy, his idea could definitely be realized and a new type of mobile device could be created within seven days.

Of course, this required Xiao Ping's help. Given the vast array of materials and energy in the Cycle Space, even with his photographic memory, it would be too time-consuming to search for them one by one. Xiao Ping, with her built-in search system, could quickly find the best and most suitable materials once he told her the requirements.

It was rare for Tang Cheng to be so proactive, and Xiao Ping couldn't refuse him, no matter the reason.

In less than half an hour, she found the most suitable materials for Tang Cheng.

"Reinforced Spider Silk, derived from Spider-Man's web, it is colorless and odorless, and ordinary people can't see it even if it's right in front of them. It is extremely resilient, with a single strand capable of bearing 2000 kilograms, and is nearly indestructible by ordinary blades. It is also resistant to water and fire, and can be retracted and extended at will. The price is 1000 survival points for 100 meters... According to your requirements, just two 50-meter strands are needed."

"Air Compressor, derived from an air cannon, it is shaped like a small flashlight, powered by air. Although recharging is a bit troublesome, once fully charged, it can fire 500 times. Although it cannot be used for attacks, its thrust is three times that of a regular立体机动装置, and it is easy to carry and conceal. It costs 500 survival points each."

"Although there are better magical materials besides these, your current survival points are not enough to exchange for them. These two are more cost-effective for you at the moment. Are you satisfied?"

Satisfied?

Of course, he was satisfied!

After hearing Xiao Ping's introduction, Tang Cheng was so happy he almost jumped for joy. He originally thought that 3000 survival points would only get him materials that met 80% of his requirements, given his strict standards, which were almost impossible to meet in the real world. Now, with just 2000 survival points, he had far exceeded his expectations. How could he not be satisfied?

As for the magical materials... He hadn't even considered them. Just thinking about a mushroom costing 5 survival points was enough to make him give up on that idea.

So, after Xiao Ping finished speaking, Tang Cheng unhesitatingly made the exchange.