CHAPTER 881: CHAPTER 673: DISTRACTED (FIRST UPDATE)

"Pay up."

The old man in front of him didn’t bother to exchange any more words with Su Mo; his sunken eyes stared unwaveringly at him.

Su Mo cooperatively took out a card, along with the two pieces of Eternal Metal.

He swallowed his saliva with difficulty.

After receiving the money, the old man walked straight to the display case.

He raised his withered hand, deactivating the protection on the showcase, then turned his head to look at Su Mo, hoarsely saying,

"Come here."

Su Mo felt a bit creeped out as he walked over.

The Fake Owner Swallower prompted Su Mo at this point.

"Use your hand to touch that Bio Armor."

Su Mo instinctively reached out his hand to touch it.

Just at the moment his finger touched it, it felt like a prick, and a drop of blood immediately merged into the V-Generation Bio-Armor·Heavenly Punishment.

The next second!

The entire set of Heavenly Sin Armor disintegrated like sand.

Countless metal particles appeared out of nowhere, covering Su Mo’s body entirely, condensing into Bio Armor.

In an instant, Su Mo was wearing a set of Bio Armor covered in lines of sin, looking grim and periodically emitting a faint black glow.

Su Mo immediately felt his whole body filled with power, then he reached out to grab the Heavenly Sin Blade on the counter.

The whole Heavenly Sin Blade was approximately two feet seven inches long, with a thick blade, edge sharp as a spear, completely black and deep, with twisting line marks faintly visible on the surface, making the entire weapon chilling to behold.

Following this, a virtual interface appeared in Su Mo’s vision, with rows of text emerging.

"System initializing..."

"Permission re-confirmed, scanning host."

"Permission locked, genetic code identification complete, identity bound to, identifier L-03 Carbon-Based Life."

"Parameters displaying..."

V-Generation Bio Armor·Heavenly Sin

Manufacturer: Black Light Empire.

Intelligent Core: Miniature R-03 Biological Assistance Light Computer.

Power Core: CASS Biological Nuclear Crystal.

Protection Level: V-Level (Can withstand V-Level mental pollution, immune to V-level harsh environments)

Strength Augmentation: V-Level.

Main Armament: Heavenly Sin Blade.

Auxiliary Weapon: Dark Particle Light Cannon.

.....

Su Mo looked at these parameters, unsure whether to be happy or sad.

Indeed, these parameters were strong, more formidable than standard III Generation Mechas; wearing this equipment made one no different from a humanoid weapon.

But Su Mo’s heart was bleeding.

He immediately willed it, and the entire set of Bio Armor instantly disassembled and vanished.

However, the Heavenly Sin Blade couldn’t be disassembled or hidden, so Su Mo could only hang it on his waist.

Soon after, Su Mo was walking down the street, his mind still in a daze, constantly recalling the earlier transaction.

No matter how he thought about it, it didn’t feel real.

Su Mo’s expression grew increasingly conflicted; he really wanted to question the Fake Owner·Swallower.

Could this guy have teamed up with that old man to trick him?

Eventually, Su Mo swallowed this thought, fearing that if it was just a coincidence, it would be laughable.

But suddenly, Su Mo thought of something, and he said to the Fake Owner·Swallower, "Wait a minute, didn’t you tell me that the best manufacturer was Helos Technology Group? This set of Heavenly Sin Armor is produced by something called the Black Light Empire; I’ve never even heard of them. Could it be a small empire? Did you con me?"

"Helos Technology Group’s products are excellent, but Black Light Empire isn’t bad either. It was once considered a Special Level Empire."

"Wait, what do you mean by ’once’?"

Su Mo asked, twitching at the corner of his mouth.

"Why do you ask so many questions? You only need to know that buying this gear was worth it."

The Fake Owner·Swallower was too lazy to explain to Su Mo.

"Ah, never mind then, just let it go. The money’s spent anyway."

Su Mo was too lazy to say more, but he was genuinely heartbroken, having gone from being a rich man to a pauper once again.

He only had a 50,000 Star Coin exchange ticket left on him, which wasn’t even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.

But even so, Su Mo dared not squander that 50,000 Star Coins, knowing that he didn’t own any property in Star Ring City, and staying there long-term would cost money.

"What are you planning to do next, go back and handle that batch of ore? Procure some more?"

The Fake Owner·Swallower said in a low voice.

"Stop! That batch isn’t worth much; better leave it be. It can be a lifesaver in a pinch."

Su Mo couldn’t help but shiver; he finally realized how terrifying the shopping appetite of the Fake Owner·Swallower was. It had no interest in junk and specifically picked the fiercest and priciest items to buy.

"Suit yourself."

The Fake Owner·Swallower replied in a deep voice.

Su Mo let out a long breath, turned his head to look, and walked to the floating mechanical panel beside the street.

Then a virtual interface appeared.

A prompt popped up first.

"Esteemed Mr. Su Mo, due to your qualified spending in Star Ring City, you have been granted a 1-year free stay."

"Where would you like to go?"

.....

Seeing this prompt, Su Mo couldn’t help but complain.

"Spending so much money just gets you a 1-year free stay. They really are stingy as ever."

He coughed and said, "Please take me to the area where the Chenxi Group Company is located."

"Coordinates locked, you need to pay 2 Star Coins, which will be deducted from all your accounts, opting for your Federation account automatically. Proceed with payment?"

"Pay."

Su Mo didn’t even know if he had money left in his account, so he took a chance.

Surprisingly, the payment succeeded, which meant he still had some spare change.

Su Mo took a deep breath, and he couldn’t help but feel inexplicably excited at the thought of meeting Qian Chengxue later on.

He could already imagine how happy Qian Chengxue would be to see him.

Moreover, Su Mo was also looking forward to working at Chenxi Company; he had been paying attention to the company that Qian Chengxue had founded over the years.

From the information he gathered, the Chenxi Group was very successful. Although it wasn’t as powerful as the Dawn Group, it had at least made it to the top hundred.

At that moment, the metal panel under Su Mo’s feet released a transparent energy shield that enveloped him, followed by a burst of white light.

Su Mo was immediately blinded, and when his sight was restored, he saw that everything around him had changed drastically.

"This?"

Su Mo was so surprised he couldn’t close his mouth.

"It’s just Light Transmission; what’s the big deal?"

The Fake Owner·Swallower said dismissively.

"Haha, I’ve never seen it before!"

Su Mo scratched his head awkwardly.

Then he carefully examined his surroundings and found himself in a small commercial street located at the fork of a main road.

Soon, he saw the Chenxi Group Company, a look of surprise flashing across Su Mo’s face.

Chenxi Company wasn’t what Su Mo imagined; it hadn’t rented a skyscraper but instead a small three-story building, with each floor probably no more than fifteen hundred square meters.

Su Mo touched his chin, his expression somewhat peculiar. This was quite different from what he had imagined.