A week later, after feeling his body had returned to good condition, Nash emerged from his runic space.
"The healing solution is quite good," Nash muttered as he stretched his body, feeling little to no pain.
However, as he moved around, he noticed something different.
"Did I become stronger?"
He was quite familiar with his body, the weight, height, muscle, density, toughness, etc.
To create the [Control Module System], he needed to base it on enormous data.
Just like how much power each of his muscles should contract, how his bones should rotate, how much blood his heart should pump, everything should be in sync.
If not for the runic space, which magnified his thinking ability, he might not have been able to create a runic module system even in a few years.
"Could it be the void crystals?" Nash wondered, opening the small box beside the bed.
Seeing that one of the void crystals was slightly dim, Nash confirmed his suspicion.
"Is this the path to transcendence?" Nash thought excitedly.
Nash had been researching about transcendence on the dark web since he first learned about it.
Although he didn't know the intricacies of it, he had learned some general knowledge.
The absorption of void crystals was categorized by saturation rate:
At 1 percent saturation rate, one officially steps onto the transcendent path; at 10 percent, one would become an official Void Warrior, as for higher saturation rates, such as 11 percent, 100 percent, or even 1,000 percent, remain unknown to him.
Nash only knew that to advance beyond a 10 percent saturation rate, one would need a specialized manual.
Otherwise, forcing void energy into the body could cause one's genes to mutate in an unpredictable direction.
Whether the outcome would be good, bad, or even fatal depended on luck.
Feeling his body's newfound strength, Nash felt that the pain he endured over the past few days was worth it.
He was even happier knowing he had spent the painful time in the runic space.
He had read that exercise could accelerate the absorption of void crystals. Now it seemed to be true.
"So, if I overload my body repeatedly, I could become a Void Warrior soon?"
With the Runic Space and the [Control Module System], Nash didn't need to exert himself or endure pain.
As long as he was careful, he could overload his body as much as he wanted.
"A pity. I thought I could sell these void crystals..."
A void crystal costs 10 million arls on the black market.
With the right buyer, he could sell it for 15-20 million arls each.
With 29 void crystals, he could earn up to 600 million arls.
However, considering his path to transcendence, 29 void crystals were barely enough for him.
Stretching his body, he went to the yard to relax.
Having spent most of his time in the runic space, Nash wanted some fresh air.
"Huh~"
Looking at the green grass and trees, Nash felt some weight lift off his shoulders.
While sitting on the grass, Nash noticed Landon City police marching outside.
"Looking for the loot? It's already with me," Nash thought happily.
---
In the Steel Bones Gang hideout, Axel lay in prison, looking a bit lifeless.
"I really didn't do it! Maybe it was another organization!" Axel protested, looking at the cold woman before him.
"It doesn't matter if you did it or not. I just want to vent my anger on you," Camilla muttered coldly, whipping him around.
Snap~
"Please, not my face..." Axel pleaded, nearly crying as she hit him.
"Hmph! I just don't want to see you so cocky."
Snap~
"Camilla! Just tell me what you want! If you want to kill me, just kill me!" Axel said angrily.
As a transcendent at 3 percent saturation rate, Axel wouldn't be seriously injured even if Camilla hit him all day.
A low-quality healing potion could get him back to peak condition in a few hours.
However, still feeling the pain, Axel just felt humiliation and anger.
Snap~
"You!"
"Alright, I've vented enough. I just want to ask something, and then I'll let you go," Camilla said with a beautiful smile.
If it were someone else, they might have fallen to their knees before this woman.
But after the torture, Axel felt as if he were facing the most terrifying witch.
"Just ask!" Axel said with a slight tremor.
"How did you know about Cortell and his cargo of void crystals?"
"In the dark web," Axel said, thinking it was a stupid question.
How else could he have obtained it?
Was it possible that his ancestors passed it to him in dreams?
Snap~
"Argh!"
"Tell me the process, idiot!"
"I—I got it from a hacker on the dark web! I commissioned him to investigate all the individuals who forged IDs in Landon City during that time," Axel explained, as detailed as possible.
"Noir? Can you still contact him?"
"No, since I commissioned the task over a month ago, he hasn't replied. I think he's offline."
"Good. Continue to try and contact him. Since he knows too much about Landon City, he should be from here."
"Are you an enemy or an ally?" Camilla wondered with a smile.
---
In the Central Area of Landon City.
While Camilla was considering whether Noir was a friend or a spy, Ferris, the Arleanian leader overseeing Landon City, was already launching an investigation into the man.
Investigating the fiasco from a week ago, Ferris managed to identify all the parties involved.
The Blue Alliance, the Crimson Gang, and a novice hacker named Noir.
As a minor official, Ferris couldn't mobilize enough manpower to confront all of them.
The Blue Alliance is the largest rebel alliance on Earth.
Although he could close the city to prevent them from entering, he didn't have the guts to fight them alone.
The Crimson Gang, on the other hand, was the top underground organization spread throughout the Atral State.
Compared to Atral State, Landon City was insignificant.
With Noir as the only lead he could bully, Ferris issued orders to find the man.
Cortell was his operative, and the smuggled void crystals that should have been his were stolen. How could he not be furious?
If he hadn't been away from the city, the void crystals would have long been in his pocket.
"Noir, don't let me find you..."