Special Equipment, Bio-Implants

Your Constitution has increased. Current: 14

Bai Cangshu spent nearly 6,000 Dimensional Points and successfully raised his Constitution by another point. By the time he returned to his dormitory, he had entered a rare state of utter exhaustion.

Yet Bai Cangshu, who had long stopped feeling any results from working out at gyms in the real world, had indeed rediscovered the feeling of training and growing stronger through the Cultivation Institute.

He felt that if there were infinite resources, the potential of the human body might far exceed most people’s imagination.

Beep beep, beep beep.

Bai Cangshu’s phone rang. When he picked it up, he found that it was Officer Song Xian calling.

The other party was a Reincarnator. Without question, Bai Cangshu was sharp-minded and knew that the man calling instead of coming to his door meant he had not become any more suspicious of him.

"Hello, Officer Song?"

Song Xian sat in his office and finally relaxed. Just moments ago, he had received news that the final danger-level target, Loli God, had also left Binhai City for Haidai. Binhai had finally calmed down again.

He could only feel that the Black Card appearing in Haidai had come at just the right time.

As for Bai Cangshu, he had learned from Luoshui that Bai Cangshu had also gone to Haidai to participate in an international marathon and achieved the respectable result of placing in the top hundred.

Song Xian did not become suspicious of Bai Cangshu because of this. The scene of the Haidai incident had been extremely gruesome, and a Reincarnator suspected of possessing a bloodline ability had apparently died there.

Meanwhile, Bai Cangshu had only been under observation for a little over a week due to the Chu Qi incident.

Song Xian felt that even if Bai Cangshu were a Reincarnator, he could not possibly have reached that level so quickly while remaining under observation and not leaving campus.

"I heard you entered a competition. You did pretty well?"

Bai Cangshu automatically filtered out that meaningless small talk and answered perfunctorily.

"Yeah, it was alright."

After thinking for a moment, Song Xian said, "We’ve made some progress on Chu Qi’s case. Our observation of you may end in a few more weeks, so we’ll have to trouble you a little longer, Student Bai."

Bai Cangshu pretended not to know what had happened. He knew perfectly well that the card that had lost its effect could only divert attention temporarily. Once this observation period ended, it would be best for him to change locations.

Perhaps finding an out-of-town job in his junior year would be a good excuse.

"If you encounter any strange people or events recently, remember to contact me or Luoshui immediately. Binhai City hasn’t been peaceful lately."

Bai Cangshu readily went along with Song Xian’s arrangements and agreed to each one.

After Song Xian hung up, Bai Cangshu watched the birds flying outside the window and suddenly realized something.

Logically speaking, Song Xian truly did not suspect him. In Song Xian’s eyes, he was an ordinary person who was not a Reincarnator.

Yet according to the current rules of the space, if Reincarnators fought and died in the real world, turning into Scarlet Drop Cards, their existence and all personal information would be erased by the space. Ordinary people’s awareness would be disrupted, and they would no longer remember them.

Then why had Song Xian, a Reincarnator, mentioned the dead Chu Qi to him, someone he regarded as an ordinary person?

There was only one answer: in Song Xian’s eyes, ordinary people still remembered Chu Qi.

Tsk, there was something wrong behind this matter…

Bai Cangshu tapped his arm. After a long while, he went downstairs for dinner as usual, then headed to the gym on the commercial street across from campus to work out before attending classes in the afternoon.

Every now and then, he turned down a few underclassmen who were foolishly drawn to him just because of his looks.

Several days passed in a row.

Bai Cangshu’s daily campus life was dull and tedious.

He had long grown accustomed to such a routine, but after gaining the Infinite Dimensional Space, Bai Cangshu found it increasingly unbearable.

As he watched students passing by, his breathing unconsciously became slow and deep. The bodily structures of those ordinary people suddenly became clear in his perception.

Fragile flesh, loose bone structure. Perhaps with a light punch, he could shatter these people’s internal organs. And if his force were a little more precise, it would not be difficult to disguise it as sudden cardiac death.

As Bai Cangshu walked through campus, his thoughts drifted slightly. When a human gradually began surpassing the shackles of humanity, it became harder and harder for them to identify with other people.

Over time, empathy would weaken and even disappear, until they became a complete aberration.

Fortunately, Bai Cangshu had endured such a routine since he was very young. He had already grown used to lying low.

Bai Cangshu returned to his dormitory and began training his limbs with Iron Sand again.

He had Xiao Ning buy another bucket of Iron Sand and place it in the dormitory so he could train at any time.

He plunged both hands violently into the Iron Sand. His hands instantly turned red, but he completely ignored the pain and struck again and again.

The training of Monstrous Arm Style was very similar to the harsh cultivation of Hamon. This almost self-mutilating practice could strengthen his limbs while also advancing his Hamon cultivation.

Bai Cangshu could clearly feel that his Hamon was still improving rapidly. The healing speed of the injuries on his palms was much faster than before.

Even if he had not reached Lv5 yet, Bai Cangshu believed he would soon touch that threshold.

Attention, Code Ex051. A new round of spatial deployment will begin in 1 hour. Please ensure the surrounding environment is safe in advance.

At last, Bai Cangshu received the space notification he had been eagerly awaiting. He closed the dormitory’s doors and windows, then willed it into action.

Return to Private Space.

Bai Cangshu always reserved an hour before entering a mission, using that final stretch of time to adjust his condition and replenish his supplies.

Since he had exchanged for quite a few healing consumables in the Demon Slayer World and obtained two firearms from Vincent, his ordinary items were actually more than sufficient at the moment.

Your merchandise, Heartless Demon Doma, has received 132 offers.

When Bai Cangshu returned to his stall, he saw an overwhelming number of offers. After filtering out worthless Dimensional Points, consumables, and the like, only three seemed valuable to him.

Offer: 1 C-rank Anomaly Point, 4,000 Dimensional Points; Offerer: FG99952141 (Gut Hunter)

Offer: C-rank Martial Arts Type or Swordplay System ability; Offerer: XS54154822 (Ouyang)

Offer: Information on the Smelting Trait in exchange for this head; Offerer: LT44344564 (Conspiracy)

The three offers were an ability, an Anomaly Point, and information respectively.

Bai Cangshu tried responding to the offers and found that the person codenamed Conspiracy did not seem to be in the space. Of the three offers, this intelligence was also the most valuable to Bai Cangshu.

Although Doma’s head had a rare option, Bai Cangshu had no particular reason to insist on keeping it.

As for Anomaly Points and C-rank abilities, Bai Cangshu was not lacking either.

Though Bai Cangshu’s Dimensional Points had fallen below 2,000 after using the Cultivation Institute, he was actually quite well supplied in Anomaly Points. One B-rank and three C-rank Anomaly Points gave him considerable purchasing power in the space.

As for abilities, what Bai Cangshu needed were explosive or special abilities that could supplement his current strengths.

He was not particularly short on martial arts or swordsmanship abilities.

Therefore, after leaving a message for Conspiracy, Bai Cangshu left his stall and quickly searched the Slum Area to see whether he could find anything else suitable for himself.

The Reincarnation Space was a place of drunken dreams and deathly indulgence. The pressure Reincarnators faced was unimaginable even to mercenaries in the real world, so whenever they got something good they could not use, they would sell it as quickly as possible.

No one considered the future and stockpiled supplies.

Thus, almost every day, rare items and abilities appearing in the Slum Area of the Reincarnation Space caused a stir.

Last time, it had been Kyo Kusanagi’s Gloves. This time, another crowd had gathered around a stall.

Bai Cangshu moved closer and found an eyeball housed in a special glass container.

Bio-Implant: Sharingan

Quality: Purple (Extremely Rare)

Description: An eyeball from the Uchiha Clan of Naruto and its Derivative Worlds. It has excellent transplant compatibility and possesses powerful abilities.

Requirements: Constitution >15, Spirit >15

Effect: Hidden

The owner was a Reincarnator entirely wrapped in a gray cloak. Standing before his stall, he drove away the Reincarnators who could not afford the price yet had surrounded it so tightly that not even water could pass through.

"Anyone with only Dimensional Points, get lost. This isn’t something you can afford."

"Only purple-grade items and abilities, or B-rank Anomaly Points and above, will be accepted in exchange."

"This item is for urgent sale. I have three hours left before entering a mission world. If the offer is satisfactory, we trade immediately. No delays."

It was clear that this Reincarnator was desperate to cash out, giving many people an opportunity.

There were also people in the space skilled at speculation who used gaps in information and timing to make a profit.

Bai Cangshu merely glanced at the eyeball before turning to leave.

The Sharingan was indeed powerful, but for someone without powerful Chakra, it would ultimately be a burden. Even a genius like Kakashi in the original work could barely bear the consumption of a single Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

For Bai Cangshu at this point, this thing was like a castle in the air—beautiful but impractical.

While everyone else was gathered around the Sharingan and there were fewer people at the other stalls, Bai Cangshu quickly searched for items that might be useful to him.

"Tsk, so there are still sensible people around~"

"Those idiots only stare at supposedly rare items without realizing they can’t control them at all. Just watch those Reincarnators gathered there. I dare bet you that in seven days, fewer than half of them will still be here."

A Reincarnator with a cigar in his mouth leaned against his stall and struck up a familiar conversation with Bai Cangshu. But when he clearly saw Bai Cangshu’s face, his expression abruptly changed.

"What the fuck is that thing?!"

Bai Cangshu had begun getting used to people’s reactions to his artistically customized face. He looked at the items on the other man’s stall.

Bio-Implant: Spirit-Gathering Index Finger

Quality: Blue (Rare)

Description: A finger left behind after the death of a powerful psychic. It possesses special effects.

Requirements: Spirit >10

Effect 1: After equipping it, the mind will suffer corrosion. Spirit -2.

Effect 2: Gain additional Spirit Particle Affinity. Energy growth speed increases slightly.

Effect 3: Overdraw Spirit to release one Lv4 Spirit Orb.

"How do you want to trade this?"

The item Bai Cangshu had spotted was a human index finger. Like the Sharingan from before, it was special equipment categorized as a Bio-Implant.

Such equipment was not worn on the body. Instead, it was directly implanted into a Reincarnator’s body, fusing with it or directly replacing part of their body.

Within the Infinite Dimensional Space, it was a rather rare category of equipment, second only to the Divine Armaments that ordinary Reincarnators had merely heard of.

The cigar-smoking Reincarnator took several deep drags to ease his discomfort and was no longer as friendly toward Bai Cangshu as before.

"If you don’t have a B-rank Anomaly Point, don’t even bother opening your mouth."

"One C-rank Anomaly Point."

Bai Cangshu followed the rules. He did indeed possess a B-rank Anomaly Point, so he opened his mouth. But he did not want to trade it, so his offer was a C-rank Anomaly Point.

The stall owner did not understand Bai Cangshu’s logic. He frowned and waved him off, unwilling to speak with him.

Bai Cangshu was interested in this equipment mainly because he wanted to expand his attack options. Moreover, he was very interested in all items that could improve the Energy attribute.

After all, he still had an A-rank Dodon Ray that he could learn.

Once he learned Dodon Ray, Bai Cangshu’s combat power would rise by leaps and bounds.

Furthermore, this item could further broaden his range of attack options. Against targets such as spiritual bodies, he would no longer need to rely entirely on Hamon.

"The Sharingan is being offered a B-rank Anomaly Point. Asking for a B-rank for yours too is unrealistic, isn’t it?"

Bai Cangshu knew that the stall owner’s curses toward the people gathered around the Sharingan were partly because that stall owner had driven up the prices.

The purple-quality Sharingan was indeed rarer than this blue item with a negative attribute.

"Two C-rank Anomaly Points. No bargaining!"

The stall owner was somewhat embarrassed and angered, but Bai Cangshu continued negotiating. The preciousness of Anomaly Points meant they were absolutely not resources to waste.

"One C-rank Anomaly Point, two D-rank Anomaly Points, plus 1,000 Dimensional Points."

You have obtained the item: Spirit-Gathering Index Finger.

After obtaining the index finger, Bai Cangshu discovered that its interior had been hollowed out, leaving only a thin layer of skin. As soon as he slipped it over his own index finger, he immediately felt its effect. It was as if countless tiny creatures were burrowing into his finger.

There were not many useful items at the other stalls. The item closest to what Bai Cangshu wanted was a special ability learning scroll from the Kengan World.

Removal (B-): Forcibly releases the brain's control over the body, unleashing all physical strength.

The quoted price for this B-rank ability was not high, but the ability itself required the bloodline of the Kure Clan, and the side effects were immense for anyone else.

Furthermore, in Bai Cangshu’s view, this Removal was very close to the ability of Gene Lock: First Stage, while his talent was highly similar to Gene Lock: Second Stage.

Therefore, he did not buy it. Instead, he took his remaining resources to the Goddess’s Abode for one final round of enhancement and upgrades.