[Tai Sui God (Evolutions: 0)]
[Quality: SSS]
[Armor: 1]
[Trait 1: Infinite Evolution]
[Trait 2: Guaranteed to gain one module slot with each evolution.]
[Trait 3: Modules installed in the module slots evolve to SSS-Grade.]
[Module Slots: 5/5]
[SSS·Chaotic Quantum Intelligent System]
[SSS·Supernova Strong Nuclear Reactor]
[SSS·Subspace Stable Pocket]
[SSS·Nanometer Repair Robot Community]
[SSS·Expedition-Grade Ecological Circulation Device]
[Hint: The evolution count is too low to fully utilize the effects of the SSS-Grade modules. The more SSS-Grade modules installed, the higher the evolution count required to fully utilize them.]
[Note: Modules evolved to SSS-Grade within the module slots will revert to their original quality upon removal.]
The combined potential of these three traits was absolutely immense. As long as Qi Suian developed it steadily, it would become incredibly powerful—it was SSS-Grade, after all.
However, that was contingent on its development.
Without the traits and modules, this armor's quality would be considered worse than F-Grade.
It didn't even meet the basic threshold for armor. An initial armor value of 1 was just absurdly low.
Furthermore, the modules were too powerful while the Tai Sui God was too weak; it was a classic case of being out of its league.
But this was to be expected. If it were both powerful from the start and had high potential, the Tai Sui Divine Armor wouldn't be SSS-Grade; it would be X-Grade.
Given its capacity for infinite growth, it made sense that it required cultivation from its owner.
In other words, it was a resource-hungry Gold-devouring Beast.
Qi Suian put it on without hesitation. With the help of the Expedition-Grade Ecological Circulation Device, the various illnesses plaguing his body improved significantly.
["Master, Wan'Er is at your service. Detecting Profound Virus infection in your body. Now planning a course of action..."]
"Cancel. And format." Qi Suian didn't wait for the sweet-girl persona the reborn person had assigned to the Chaotic Quantum Intelligent System to finish speaking before directly formatting it.
As for leaving some important intelligence? There was none. The entire system was filled with time-killing things like movies, TV shows, and games.
There was nothing related to survival. The reborn person didn't need it anyway.
The reborn person was indeed a nobody and a simp, but he had genuinely survived in the apocalypse game for ten years. After starting over, he was naturally on familiar ground. Combined with his foresight and powerful talent, there was no way he would be fumbling around in the early stages.
[Formatting complete. Would you like to rename?]
This time, it wasn't a sweet voice but a cold, mechanical tone.
"Change the name to Cortex. And enable..." Qi Suian activated a series of functions on the Chaotic Quantum Intelligent System. However, unlike the reborn person, he didn't assign it a personality, instead using the most primitive version.
Many of these functions, which the reborn person had never enabled even before the formatting, were very important to Qi Suian.
He was currently suffering from a severe Profound Virus infection, making it difficult to even stand up, let alone move. He had to rely on the Tai Sui God to regain normal mobility.
When you're sick and can't get better, relying on external aid is naturally the best choice.
Beyond that, there were a series of other functions like networking, suggestions, and alerts. Basically, Qi Suian turned on everything he could. While this would certainly increase the Tai Sui God's energy consumption, it made things much more convenient for him.
As for the consumption issue, that was nothing to worry about. The Tai Sui God possessed a Supernova Strong Nuclear Reactor. He didn't know the operating principles for now, but he understood one thing: as an SSS-Grade module, even if it couldn't be fully utilized, supporting the Tai Sui God's operations was no problem at all.
Next, he checked the Subspace Stable Pocket. It contained a lot of miscellaneous junk, all of which Qi Suian cleared out.
As for any other SSS-Grade items? There were none. This was the extent of the reborn person's legacy.
This brought up the nature of the apocalypse game. You were sent here to survive, not to be some Long Aotian, so the resources it produced were extremely scarce.
The predecessor to the Tai Sui Divine Mecha, before its super-dimensional evolution, was the D-Grade Viper Armor. This was the first-place reward for the seven-day novice period.
The second-place reward was an E-Grade item, and third place was naturally F-Grade. There were no rewards for any lower rankings.
In his previous life, the reborn person had lived for ten years and had never seen an item above C-Grade, with the sole exception of the SSS-Grade Spirit Fusion Card right before his death.
In fact, the total number of pieces of equipment, items, and so on that he obtained was less than ten. And that's not even mentioning skills; those were so rare he had only ever heard of them.
Super-dimensional evolution could only be used on items obtained from the apocalypse game or those acknowledged by it.
The former were rare, and the latter were even rarer. Most of those items were related to apocalypse bosses and were completely out of reach for ordinary survivors.
As for the Tai Sui God's five modules, they were originally part of its predecessor, the Viper Armor, and were then evolved by Trait 3.
'I have an intelligent system, a power source, storage space, repair systems, and life support. Basic survival is not a problem. But to advance further, I'll need a lot more.'
'The most important thing is to evolve the Tai Sui God once. That will free up a module slot, and I can use it to upgrade its material composition.'
'Or, to be more direct, find a weapon module. If my defense is lacking, I can just focus on offense.' Qi Suian had the "Death's Recast" talent, so he wasn't too worried about dying for the time being.
'Instead of worrying about that, I should be more worried about turning into a zombie.'
'Complete infection means becoming a zombie. There's a high probability that even Death's Recast won't be able to save me then.'
"Cortex, access the network and download all useful data and information. While you're at it, plan out the Tai Sui God's evolution."
Qi Suian didn't immediately choose between offense or defense. Instead, he had Cortex plan the evolution. He would just pick whichever option he came across first.
It wasn't like he could get whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted.
[Command received. Processing...]
After giving the command, Qi Suian, with Cortex's assistance, controlled the Tai Sui God to get to its feet. He was too severely ill; he had to lower his infection level as soon as possible.
Otherwise, it would definitely affect his future actions.
'Death's Recast... can it restore my condition?' The thought suddenly occurred to Qi Suian. 'Since it's a "recast," does that mean it can restore me to health?'
'Well then... let's give it a try.'
'I can't die anyway. And if I do die for real, well, then I'm dead.'
'In my current state, even with the Tai Sui Divine Armor, I won't live for more than a few days before turning into a zombie completely.'
'I do have Celestial Fate: Profound, but this "protagonist's halo" isn't entirely mine. It belongs to the Zombie Dominator. The most likely outcome is that it will accelerate my transformation into a zombie, not help me remain human.'
'So it's just a matter of a slow, painful process or a quick one.'
'As for finding a virus antidote? To put it bluntly, most people turned into zombies seven days ago. Who's left to develop one? And even if someone could, the chances of developing it within seven days are extremely low.'
'Even if someone did develop it, the odds of me finding and injecting it before I turn into a zombie are lower than just trying Death's Recast.'
'Was there anything in the reborn person's memories? No, there really wasn't. In his past life, the reborn person was just a minor character struggling to survive. Just staying alive was hard enough; he had no energy for anything else.'
'And during these seven days, he was focused on striving for that first-place reward. He had no time to pay attention to such things. With ten years of survival experience, he wasn't afraid of getting infected.'
'Even if he had been afraid, he didn't know about a virus antidote in his past life, so there's no way he could have known about it now out of thin air.'
"Cortex, begin deactivation procedures. Continue until my vital signs disappear and then reappear."
"And start recording the entire process," Qi Suian commanded without hesitation.
[Warning, this...]
"Override risk assessment," Qi Suian cut off Cortex's string of warnings.
In the end, Cortex could only obey, controlling the Tai Sui God's Expedition-Grade Ecological Circulation System to begin terminating all biological activity within the armor.
Fortunately, Qi Suian's death was very peaceful. It happened in an instant, and so did the pain.
Simultaneously, Qi Suian's body began to break down into countless particles, which then started to constantly recombine within the Tai Sui Divine Armor. After thirty seconds, his form was restored, and he opened his eyes.
He didn't check the video recording right away. Instead, he opened his status panel.
His infection level had dropped from "Severe Infection 30%" to "Severe Infection 1%," and his Physique had recovered to 0.5.
He then watched the recording from just now, witnessing his own death, reconstruction, and revival.
"Slow. Obvious." Qi Suian identified the flaws. Using Death's Recast in the middle of a fight with an enemy would be tantamount to handing them your weakness on a silver platter.
"Deactivate again!"
After watching the recording, Qi Suian prepared to die again. Since he could truly be resurrected, he wanted to see if dying a few more times could lower his infection level further.
Just by going from "Severe Infection 30%" to "Severe Infection 1%," he already felt much better. If he could lower it even more, wouldn't that be great?
He tried it five more times, but his infection level remained at "Severe Infection 1%." Seeing this, Qi Suian understood. Death's Recast, Celestial Fate: Profound, and the Profound Virus were too deeply intertwined. This was the lowest level it could restore him to.
'At least my fever has dropped below forty degrees. My headache isn't as severe, the nausea is bearable, and some of my strength has returned.'
'More importantly... am I not hungry anymore?' Qi Suian had discovered a bug. Through Death's Recast, everything except the Profound Virus infection was reset—including his hunger and drowsiness.
This meant he didn't need to eat or sleep. If he felt hungry or tired, he could just kill himself.
Furthermore, he could actively choose whether or not to reset specific statuses.
'I just don't know how long it takes for the infection to increase by one percent.' Qi Suian planned to have Cortex monitor it for him and, at the same time, determine the effects of each percentage point on his body.
'Next up is killing that pair of lucky sisters. Even if I don't succeed, it'll be good to eliminate potential rivals.' Qi Suian wasn't thinking of any high-minded reasons. It was purely about personal gain, not about taking some so-called righteous stance.
'Since I'm leaving, I might as well take a souvenir. I'll take the Ancient Dian Kingdom Jade Seal I dug up during my archaeological work. It's the apocalypse anyway, might as well keep it as a... memento?'
'No, what the...' Qi Suian's expression slowly morphed into one of pure disbelief.