After reviewing the specs of the sixth-generation Heaven Chip,and after hearing Yagyu Chihaya explain the difficulty of obtaining one, Xia Li finally understood just how rare it was.The ssage from Ke Xiao confird the sa thing.A sixth-generation Heaven Chip was not sothing one could simply buy with spirit stones.Perhaps a tiny number had leaked out onto the black market, but the price there would be astronomical.One had to beco a high-ranking mber of certain factions before qualifying to apply for one."Co to think of it, Chihaya, the sixth-generation chip you got for this ti... was it under the pretense of personal use?"Xia Li was not stupid.Even with Yagyu Chihaya now tied to Yagyu Munero, sothing like a sixth-generation Heaven Chip was not the sort of thing anyone could obtain in bulk like wholesale goods.Most likely, this one was all she could get."That's right. And sixth-generation Heaven Chips now include DNA biotric authentication. If the chip detects its owner has died, it'll self-destruct. But I'm standing right here. If I willingly hand it over, that's my business."The secrecy level of a sixth-generation chip was high enough that it could not be cracked and was extrely difficult to seize through murder and theft.Yagyu Military Industries had only agreed because Yagyu Chihaya still carried the na Yagyu.No matter what, she counted as one of their own.But if she tried to apply for a second sixth-generation chip, the difficulty would rise steeply. Without enough rit and a fully reasonable excuse for replacent, she likely would not get another.Xia Li naturally understood all that."You're a businesswoman, so I won't say much more. Treat it as an investnt. If I get the chance later, I'll get you a seventh-generation Heaven Chip.""Good. Then it's settled. You know Yoren, so I absolutely believe you have that kind of ability. Besides, you're the owner of humanity's first beyond ninth-grade golden core. If you don't use the best possible loadout, it'd practically insult your status."To Yagyu Chihaya, Xia Li was a peerless rare material.And if that was the case, then naturally he had to be forged with the best materials and the greatest effort possible.Without another word,Xia Li continued reviewing the rest of the loadout.The model of his prosthetic arm was Hestia.That was the na of the Greek goddess of the hearth.As a goddess who governed fla, Hestia represented warm fire, fire that healed hunger and cold, fire that drove back darkness.Both the arm bones and shell were made from spiritized tungsten-tantalum ceramic alloy, one of the top three most heat-resistant materials currently available on Earth, with an extrely high lting point.The inner layers were engraved with nanoscale spirit patterns, and the arm ca with an integrated high-precision fla-control component that could greatly increase his control over firebined with Xia Li's terrifying energy output, he would be able to fire focused energy beams just by raising his hand.But the most terrifying thing about this prosthetic arm was that it no longer ca with re spells.It ca with a divine ability.The divine ability was called Everbright Sacred Fla.Unexpectedly, it was not an offensive divine ability at all, but a restorative one.Everbright Sacred Fla could significantly improve the body's heat resistance and could even use fire to heal injuries."The divine ability built into the arm is interesting. Is this because you're afraid I'll burn myself away?""What do you think? Right now you have more than enough courage, but not enough ans to retreat. Your golden core doesn't even need to enter full Overheat Mode. The mont it starts warming up, it'll already damage your body. Since you don't lack offensive thods, of course I have to think about sustainability."That golden core of Xia Li's was simply not sothing any human ought to be carrying.Stuffing a miniature star into a dantian...Only humanity would co up with sothing like that.Xia Li was satisfied.He really was going farther and farther down the path of burning himself with fire, and a restorative divine ability like this was exactly what he needed right now.It was also worth noting that this arm was not a Golden Core-stage prosthetic at all.It was a Nascent Soul-stage one.Though he was only at Golden Core now, every part of his loadout was being configured to Nascent Soul standards.After that ca the prosthetic eye and prosthetic nose.
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Those were much more ordinary. Both were simply custom-built from heat-resistant materials and did not have any especially flashy extra functions."By the way, why aren't you giving an eye with ocular arts?""Huh? Do you need that? Loadouts should prioritize practicality first. Prosthetic eyes with ocular arts cost a fortune, and aside from staring soone into catching fire, what else could you even do with one? If you've got that opening, you're better off just raising your hand and blasting them.""You don't understand. I just think having one more offensive option is important.""Oh? Then should I dye the whites of your eyes red, turn your pupils into a triple tomoe, and maybe see if I can make your flas black too? Want to add an illusion feature while I'm at it?""That..."With one sentence, Yagyu Chihaya exposed Xia Li's little fantasy.He lowered his head in embarrassnt.At his age, still having a chuunibyou mont was bad enough. Getting called out on it made him wish the floor would open up on the spot."A lot of stuff that used to be popular gets reheated by companies nowadays so they can fool idiots. They make things look like props from old cultural works and then sell their third-rate prosthetics at premium prices.""Enough, enough!"Xia Li quickly waved for her to stop.So things might be old leftovers in this era, but in his own ti they had been at peak popularity."Last is the embedded prosthetics. Take a look. If you have no objections, I'll place the order."Yagyu Chihaya had him confirm things quickly, and Xia Li stopped wasting ti and began reviewing the embedded prosthetics.Embedded prosthetics were all protective in nature.Their main purpose was to isolate high temperatures and protect the internal organs.In short, every layer of the design was ant to keep him from burning himself to nothing.Once the stellar golden core began exerting its full power, it was rciless to enemies but also rciless to Xia Li himself.It was a clear case of trading life for battle strength.All they really needed was to add enough components to make him more resistant to burning and let him maximize the power of the stellar golden core.There was no need to pile on extra functions.There was just one point that left Xia Li very dissatisfied.His back needed extensive prosthetic implantation, and the skin over nearly his entire back would have to be removed.In exchange, he would gain much stronger heat dissipation and improved mobility through jet-assisted thrust."Replacing that much of my back is a bit excessive.""I've already preserved as much of your flesh body as possible, but the advantages are enormous. The stronger your body's heat dissipation, the fewer limits your stellar golden core will suffer under.""Let think about it...""Think about what? It's just skin and so tissue beneath it, plus replacing four ribs so your back becos the body's main heat-dissipation zone. That increases your endurance by a full forty percent!""That much?""So? What's your answer?""After this whole loadout is done, what'll my prosthetic ratio be?"That was still what Xia Li cared about most.If the prosthetic ratio stayed under thirty percent, it would not noticeably affect the martial path."Total: 28.21 percent. Relax, I'm a professional. I definitely took the prosthetic ratio into account.""Install it."Xia Li agreed to the configuration.He really did need to look forward a bit more and stop clinging too tightly to old ideas.There were three prosthetic-ratio thresholds:thirty percent,sixty percent,and ninety percent.He only needed to remain in the first range.That was the best proportion for enjoying the powerful convenience of prosthetics while still retaining a flesh body."Give a little while. I'll place the orders right now. Everything will be ready within five hours at the latest.""Adding it to the five hundred thousand you borrowed earlier, you now owe Yagyu Military Industries a total of 1.92 million standard spirit-stone units. Interest-free for three years. After that, five percent annual interest, not compounding, calculated only on the principal.""Yeah, yeah. It's not like I can't pay it back!""Good enough."Yagyu Chihaya nodded, then imdiately ran off to prepare the goods with decisive efficiency.
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