BXBX NOVEL Chapter 258 - 252: Going Back Again
“Oh right, speaking of which, how does Zero transmit voices directly into my mind without others hearing them?” Finn Lewis was always curious about this.
“It’s a simple ability. By compressing and resonating sounds, we can directly send them to your eardrums, Mr. Lewis. It sounds as if they’re coming straight from inside your mind. It’s actually the same principle as wearing headphones,” No.l explained.
“I see, how do I exchange for this miniature earpiece then?” Finn nodded.
“It is exchanged for this object.” No.l’s eyes began to shimmer, and countless faint blue lasers instantly projected a holographic screen on the wall in front of Finn, displaying an item. Upon a glance, it was an ultra-miniature nanocommunication robot.
Each exchange required a towering 2000 points! Seeing this number, Finn was greatly surprised. Something so small that it was invisible to the naked eye, yet so expensive. Nonetheless, he had a good grasp of Zero’s exchange rules now. For technology items, it wasn’t about the size, it was much like judging modern warships by their size.
At Zero’s place the prices weren’t necessarily high, but some small items with high technological content were extremely costly, like this nanocommunication robot, which was much more than just an earpiece.
Finn quickly found this gadget on his phone and promptly exchanged two with Zero after glancing over its description. The two items came in something that looked like a syringe, which was brought over by No.l. Finn couldn’t see the items with the naked eye. They were supposed to be injected directly into the body.
In fact, even without injection, it could crawl directly into human bodies through pores. Under No.l’s guidance, Finn successfully injected the nanocommunication robots into his own ears
“Test it out,” Finn ordered.
“Mr. Lewis.” Although he couldn’t see No.l’s mouth moving, he heard him loud and clear, the same way one would hear sounds while wearing headphones. The nanocommunication robot didn’t just enable Finn to listen, it could also capture his faintest whispers.
“Good, very good.” Finn soon attached the nanocommunication robots to the stray cat’s systems as well. This way, he didn’t have to operate the watch, and he designated numbers for his few favorite sets of clothing. With this, Finn just needed to tell the stray cat which set to change into, and the change would happen promptly.
“Oh and, can the stray cat’s voice be changed?” Finn suddenly thought of another question, slightly frustrated. He wasn’t keen on hearing another cold voice like Zero’s; one was enough.
“Yes.” No.l simply nodded. Finn immediately changed it into a soft and charming female voice, which felt much more comfortable.
“Not bad, not bad at all.” Once he was done, Finn admired his attire and said satisfactorily, “From now on, I won’t even need to buy clothes. This is
amazing.”
“Zero, is there a way to exchange unavailable objects?” Finn contemplated for a while, then asked while sitting on the couch. He recalled the mission rewards and although he got a powerful protective suit, it didn’t add much practical value to his upcoming actions.
“Items can be exchanged at double the points, but the exchange authority for the items cannot be unlocked.” Zero answered simply.
“Double?!” Finn’s voice shot up, “Isn’t that cheating? And can’t unlock exchange authority? Does that mean I have to pay double every time I want to exchange? And it’ll consume exchange attempts too, so I won’t be able to exchange for a lot all at once if it’s doubled.”
Now, without other sources of points, it seemed only Kay Lee’s mission was plausible. However, if he confessed to her now, it was unpredictable whether she’d agree. Being your girlfriend and harboring some feelings for you aren’t the same things.
The points from Kay Lee’s mission wouldn’t turn the tables now. Other missions didn’t offer much either, and it was unclear when Zero would have more missions for Finn.
After much thought, Finn made a phone call to Henry Lewis and delegated the tasks. After Finn shared his thoughts, Henry pondered for a moment then said,
“Mr. Lewis, I suggest we go with customization.”
“Customization? Can we do that with Zero?” Finn was taken aback.
“Yes, we just need to pay a certain amount of points. Or, we could modify the object according to your requirements, although it might require slightly more points. But it’s better than buying things we don’t need.” Henry suggested.
“Alright, then you should come back once. Until the base is set up there, I’m afraid we can only rely on point transfers.”
“Mr. Lewis, I think it’s best if I don’t show my face. You can assign another intelligent robot to assist you,” Henry suggested.
“Alright then, it’s up to you.” After contemplating a bit, this essentially made no difference to Finn as all the robots shared the same information. Henry had nothing to do with the current Finn. Even after leaving the country, Henry was given a new face, a Caucasian one. Changing appearances used a considerable amount of points after all.
After ending the call with Henry, Finn began to ponder. He would definitely have to venture into the 1836 timeline soon. Anyone would be curious about a nearly 200-year-old timeline, especially one that was almost identical to the current one.
This part where Finn returns to ancient times, leads the Flame Nation, and employs modern technology to give world superpowers a good thrashing, was removed due to unforeseeable constraints.
At the same time, Finn began to set up his own force in that space-time!
In fact, there isn’t much to elaborate on regarding this era. Once he had everything in place, Finn returned directly to the modern times. His arrival point was still a desolate corner of Darwin Harbor. As soon as Finn appeared, a T800 walked over and handed Finn’s stored phone back to him..