Chapter 2 The Room Upstairs
"It was instilled directly into me..." Not long after, Li Ming took a deep breath and rubbed his temples to relieve the pain.
But I have to say that this feeling of getting something for nothing is really refreshing.
Suddenly, a light blue screen appeared in front of me again, but this time it was different. There were only two spaces on it. The first one has been occupied by a black chip icon, and in the upper right corner is a counter - 0.1
"Can it only accommodate two... Just for now, increase the life level to increase the accommodation slot." He thought in his mind A kind of enlightenment with distracted eyes: "Consuming metal energy can upgrade it. Multiple identical items can reduce consumption."
Next to the black chip icon, there is a number - 10, which requires 10 points of metal energy to be upgraded.
It can still be upgraded...good, good...Li Ming grinned, finally having the confidence to survive.
Next try the control ability.
The screen disappeared. Li Ming returned to the workbench, opened the drawer, pulled out a coin, and flicked his thumb into the air.
【Overload Operation】Start!
For an instant, the time and space around him seemed to slow down a lot. He could clearly see the coins spinning in mid-air in front of him, and the die-cast patterns on each side were clearly visible.
He stretched out his hand and held the coin as it fell.
It only increased by 10%, but it was so obvious... Li Ming stared at the coin in his hand, and the faint blue light was swimming around its edge.
However, this special ability is only backward compatible. When his life level increases, this unclassified special ability will not be able to have an effect on him.
He is mentally active and has capital. Next, all he needs is development time.
With a thought, the chip appeared in his palm again, and all the knowledge about mechanical maintenance disappeared, but not nothing was left behind. He still remembered some things that were profound.
In other words, as long as it is accommodated long enough, that knowledge can completely become one's own.
Hmm...he thought to himself.
The chip can also be taken out, and the items it contains can actually be used for two purposes. It can not only bless oneself, but can also be taken out and used alone.
After putting it back again, it was not like the first time, where the head was swelling and painful, and the relevant memories appeared directly. It was like adapting for the first time.
This is better... The switch will not delay things. Li Ming is in a good mood.
He continues to turn on [Overload Operation] to see where the limit is. Not long after, Li Ming suddenly paused. A feeling of weakness arises spontaneously, as if the body has been drained.
"Huh..." He breathed out, felt it carefully, and mused secretly: "This ability is not without consumption...it seems to consume the "qi and blood" or cellular energy in the body?"
"No wonder it didn't cool down. I can even activate it again, but it may kill me."
"Raising the life level should increase the duration..." Li Ming realized that he wanted to do better To use your own plug-in, you must improve your life level.
"However, gene seeds are too expensive." He said regretfully: "To spend so much money to buy a so-called admission qualification, it is better to get a gene seed with great potential."
Forget these things for the time being. Turning his head, he looked around, and all the conspicuous metal materials in the room had been absorbed by him.
If he wanted to upgrade it, he would have to get some more metal energy. He was quite curious as to how to do it. He wanted to find out as soon as possible and he would have an idea.
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, "I almost forgot about that door..."
Li Ming remembered his original plan and put the chip back into the security system host.
Suddenly, the lights in the room flickered, and a cold mechanical sound came from nowhere:
"Restarting..." "Identification..."
After cracking There are no lengthy startup ads for home security systems.
After a moment, the projection light on the surface of the black box flashed, and a small earth-yellow potato appeared with anthropomorphic facial features.
A cheerful and soft voice came: "Master, Xiao Huang is awake."
Li Ming was not surprised and asked directly: "Xiao Huang, can you open the room at the end of the corridor on the second floor?"
"Sorry, that room is outside the independent security system." Xiao Huang's voice came.
"Outside of the independent security system?" Li Ming frowned. Li Changhai should be just an ordinary mechanical maintenance technician. Why is the room so heavily protected? Is it some kind of hobby?
He couldn't help but shake his head, and returned to the second floor. He stretched out his fingers, landed on the gap at the edge of the door, and began to absorb the metal door.
After previous experiments, only his right index finger could absorb metal energy, and the range was only one cubic centimeter, and the absorption rate was not very fast.
I don’t know if there will be any changes after raising the level of life.
"At least it's an alloy..." Li Ming was surprised. He looked at the metal parts under his fingers that didn't change color at all. Those metal materials downstairs would corrode in less than half a minute if touched by his fingertips.
I was even more surprised. This door was probably expensive to build. What did Li Changhai hide inside?
There must be a secret. Realizing this, Li Ming also gave up the idea of finding a lockpicker.
"But it's good. With this door on top, there's no need to go out to find metal materials or absorb the structural parts of the house." Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief.
When a small door is opened, he will be able to enter naturally, but it will take some time.
His absorption speed was not very fast. It took him two hours to create a vertical corrosion area that was almost as long as his height, and the metal energy barely reached 2 points.
He did not feel bored, but rather enjoyed it. This world was extremely vast, and it was easy to hear that advanced beings could destroy the planet.
In this case, although there is the protection of interstellar law, one's own strength is more important. Just wanting to improve the level of life is not that simple.
Just as his mind was wandering, Xiao Huang's voice sounded - "Master, someone is knocking on the door."
"Who?" He asked subconsciously.
"Yang Boming"
"Old Yang..." Li Ming thought of a thin but hale old man. He was the owner of the grocery store next to him. He was an old acquaintance of his grandfather, and the two families were related. good.
“Let’s go down and take a look, so he doesn’t have to call the police again.” Li Ming pondered for a moment, then got up and went downstairs.
With the motor buzzing, the metal rolling shutter door slowly rose. Yang Boming was leaning on a slender silver-white metal crutch. His wrinkled face was filled with worry. He didn't calm down until he saw Li Ming.
According to the Blue Star calendar, it was mid-June, the weather was extremely hot, and there were not many people on the street due to the time to eat.
Li Ming was wearing a white shirt, like a hospital gown, and his skin was unhealthy and pale. The hair on his forehead almost blocked his black eyes, and he looked quite gloomy.
"Mr. Yang..." Li Ming greeted, but Mr. Yang, who was about to speak, was slightly stunned, with a look of surprise in his cloudy eyes.
Li Ming knew where this surprise came from. His predecessor was taciturn, and he never said hello to Mr. Yang when he met him on weekdays.
A new book has set sail, and it is very important to read it. I hope all the bosses will read it every day. Thank you for your support!
(End of this chapter)