When Hunter returned with trepidation, he was greeted by the sight of a speechless Mo Duo and a hollow-eyed Li Yu.
He had originally thought about just walking away and leaving it all behind, but considering his current awkward situation, there was no going back to The Junkyard.
Staying here in the Black Market ant he could only work as a common thug, living al to al. It was nowhere near as glamorous as his ti in The Junkyard.
Ultimately, he decided to co back. Even though following Li Yu seed like a bleak prospect, there was always that 'what if'...
More importantly, he wasn't the one fighting in the arena. It wouldn't be too late to run if Li Yu actually died in battle. Besides, he had already bet his savings on Grey Spear winning.
Although the odds weren't extrely high, the payout would still be a small fortune. Thinking of this, his mood instantly improved.
"I bought a tube of E-grade Nutrient Solution for you to nourish your body," Hunter said, handing over a tube of crystal-clear liquid. It was only as thick as a thumb and about eight inches long.
The pale blue liquid was sowhat gelatinous, with tiny specks of suspended matter emitting a dazzling radiance. It was completely sealed and unopened.
"An E-grade Nutrient Solution? Just one tube of this must cost 10,000 Star Coins at Tyron Tower," Mo Duo remarked, appearing sowhat surprised.
"Yeah..." Hunter forced a smile. He had really bled his wallet dry to make ands.
"The fight is tomorrow, right? The food here might be delicious, but it lacks sufficient nutrients."
As individual organisms underwent Evolution, the Nutritious Substances required by their bodies also increased exponentially. Most fard at simply didn't contain enough nutrients to sustain them.
This kind of highly concentrated Nutrient Solution was what the majority of evolved beings consud daily.
"Thanks, then." Li Yu didn't stand on ceremony. He pulled out the stopper and was about to pour it into his mouth when he suddenly paused, looking suspiciously at Hunter.
"You didn't poison this, did you?"
Hearing this, Hunter's eyes imdiately widened. "How could I? I... No matter how stupid I might be, I wouldn't poison it."
Mo Duo rolled her eyes and lay down on the sofa, curling up her body. She sensed no anxiety or unease in Hunter's emotions, only indignation.
In truth, Li Yu didn't suspect him either. Just as Hunter said, he wouldn't be dumb enough to poison it now. Li Yu was simply ssing with him out of petty revenge.
"Whatever, you take a sip first." Li Yu poured a little out and made Hunter drink it.
Hunter didn't hesitate. He downed it in one gulp, licked his lips, and sat on the sofa, wearing an expression that practically scread 'Angry.jpg'.
Li Yu didn't hesitate either. He drank the Nutrient Solution straight down. The icy-cool, jelly-like substance smoothly slid down his throat and settled into his stomach.
Soon after, a tingling sensation began to spread from his stomach. It was as if all the Cells in his body had co alive, scrambling over each other to devour the Nutritious Substances.
At the sa ti, they seed to loudly vent their dissatisfaction toward their host; it had been a long ti since they were last fed to capacity.
"If they lack adequate nutrition, your Cells will enter a state of hibernation, which will negatively impact your Strength," Mo Duo explained.
Li Yu wasn't too knowledgeable about this. He hadn't experienced many explosive battles yet, so he hadn't expended a massive amount of energy.
"Wealth, Companions, thods, Environnt... That's the golden rule no matter where you go."
He couldn't help but sigh. A single tube of E-grade Nutrient Solution cost 10,000 Star Coins, let alone the higher-grade ones. Even though Tyron Tower likely charged a premium, this still gave him a glimpse into the exorbitant costs of Evolution.
"Claptrap, co here! Master wants to show you a great treasure!" Li Yu called Claptrap into the room with a mysterious grin.
Once the door clicked shut, Hunter, who had been keeping his head down, finally muttered indignantly, "I'm going to dismantle that hunk of junk sooner or later."
Mo Duo threw him a side-glance, too lazy to even respond.
Inside the room, Li Yu took out a Data Stream USB Drive. It had a very peculiar appearance. This was exactly "The Matrix - Smith Code".
This code wasn't Smith's actual consciousness; it was rely the structural programming that made up Smith. It would reconstruct Claptrap and make it exponentially more powerful, rather than leaving it as the Artificial ntal Retardation it currently was.
"Co here, Claptrap. Let plug this into you..."
"Master, what is this?"
"It's a great treasure. It's going to make you feel really good..."
"Will it hurt? Claptrap is afraid of pain..."
"Scram, you Artificial ntal Retardation! Where do you get all this unnecessary drama?" Li Yu scolded, invisible black lines dropping down his forehead.
The mont the USB Drive was inserted, it transford directly into a Data Stream that surged into Claptrap's body, causing its single chanical eye to flicker incessantly.
It wasn't until over ten minutes later that Claptrap finally spoke again. "Master, I feel... I'm different now."
The lights in the room flickered, and the Holographic Screen mounted on the wall suddenly powered on by itself, displaying Claptrap's image.
The Smart Terminal resting on the Table also booted up on its own. Washed by a Green Data Stream, Claptrap's face appeared on its display as well.
Li Yu's eyes lit up. He was Impatient as he asked, "Have you beco so kind of god of the internet?"
"I am very sorry, Master, but I have not. In fact, I can't even breach the firewall of this building."
"Our computing power isn't even on the sa level..."
Claptrap unceremoniously poured a bucket of cold water over Li Yu's excitent.
"I can only bypass relatively simple firewalls," Claptrap added.
"Alright... In that case, go snoop around Thorn Fla's intranet. And that three-story building from before—you should be able to hack into that, right?" Li Yu ordered.
"Master, I will go give it a try." Because Claptrap had separated from its original Corporeal Form, its emotion simulation module naturally ceased to function, making it sound entirely robotic. Li Yu found this a bit hard to get used to at first.
He strapped the Smart Terminal from the Table onto his wrist; Claptrap was temporarily taking shelter within it.
This device looked like a wristwatch and could connect to the Interstellar Network. Since it had been jailbroken by Tyron Tower, it could even access the Black Hole Network.
It wasn't until the afternoon that Claptrap finally reported back.
"Master, the hacking is complete. Thorn Fla's intranet server is managed by a highly formidable Artificial Intelligence. I could not break in."
"However, I have successfully bypassed the security asures of that three-story building."
A voice emanated from the Smart Terminal, swiftly followed by a series of surveillance feeds popping up on the screen. It showed Scavengers on the first floor and Bodyguards on the second floor. There were no direct caras inside the private rooms, so Claptrap could only snoop through certain Smart Devices.
"Master... there is so information you should be interested in. I discovered communication logs with Tyron Tower on Taotie's Smart Terminal."
"I cannot decrypt the exact address, but based on the encryption level, it is not a personal terminal. It is a smart node belonging to Tyron Tower, suggesting it belongs to the High Echelon of Tyron Tower."
Right now, Claptrap was truly performing like a God of War. It definitely lived up to the Smith Code!
'Tu Rui?' Li Yu subconsciously thought of that boar-tusked Troll. He was the one who had arranged the fight with Grey Spear, so perhaps he had so sort of under-the-table deal with Taotie.
"After Third Fatty arrived here, he also sent a transmission to a highly encrypted address. I am unsure if it relates to you."
Li Yu's eyes glinted as he ordered, "Keep monitoring them. If there's any movent, inform imdiately."
"Understood, Master..."
Claptrap's voice vanished from the Smart Terminal, decisive and highly efficient.
Due to the mysterious bond forged by the System, there was absolutely no possibility of Claptrap betraying Li Yu, even after being completely reconstructed by the Smith Code.
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