Chapter 3 Ribs

"Huh?! What's going on?????? ”

Without warning. Xue Qiong was originally wearing tasteless autumn clothes and pants, and she fell on her back to the soft bed, her eyes half closed.

The height of the ceiling in my sight suddenly became a lot higher?

"Bang!!" Xue Qiong's feet were unbalanced and dangling in the air, and the back of his head was greeted not by the soft quilt he had expected, but by the cold, hard floor.

"So, what the hell is going on, bastard!!"

………………..

"Welcome to the staging station, newcomer."

An icy mechanical voice rang out, not answering his question.

"In 60 minutes, you'll be entering the first story world, and now it's time for you to prepare for your supplies."

Xue Qiong shook his head and slowly stood up from the ground, without any fear, surprise or anger, because those had been instinctively suppressed by him.

Then he glanced around for the first time, then at his body.

It is an empty cube space five meters wide, five meters long, and five meters high, except that the floor is gray, and the other four walls and ceiling are pure white. It is worth mentioning that all four walls here are identical, and there are no doors or windows. Moreover, there was no light source in the room, but it was very bright, and there was no shadow under his feet.

(There is no obvious stiffness or soreness in the muscles on the body, and the signs of being carried over after being fascinated by the remotely launched anesthetic needle can be ruled out...) But there's no door here... Coupled with the fact that the voice said several key words that didn't exist in my cognitive system, I could basically rule out the possibility of dreaming... )

"Your identification code is 4F637N75. The identifier is completely randomly generated and does not contain any information on its own. But each identifier corresponds to a reincarnation. ”

(If you need a number, that means I'm not the only one who has had the same experience?) This garbled arrangement makes it impossible to infer how many there are... And what is it about newcomers, reincarnators, and the plot world? But the voice said that if there were sixty minutes, there was still plenty of time... I'll ask later. )

(I can't see the source of the sound....Hey, why am I naked?) Ignoring the voice and not trying to communicate, Xue Qiong continued to confirm the environment. I didn't make a fuss when I found out that I was naked, anyway, there was no sign of chrysanthemums being developed...

"Samsara 4F637N75, please receive your beacon." The mechanical voice, which was neither male nor female, didn't care about Xue Qiong's ignorance, and spoke to herself.

In front of Xue Qiong, a fist-sized silver-white metal ball suddenly appeared, and then the metal ball fell straight to the ground. Xue Qiong hurriedly took a step back, so that he was not hit on the foot.

(It's happening again...) This incomprehensible phenomenon... Is it teleportation? Possessing this kind of technology beyond my knowledge, it seems that there is no possibility for me to negotiate, resist and cheat....so I can only accept it first... ?)

Crouching down defenselessly, he took a closer look at the smooth metal ball on the ground, but he didn't want to touch it with his hands.

"Yawn... What is it? ”

Xue Qiong finally asked a question in a calm state. Although I have a strong spirit after staying up late...

"As a symbol of reincarnation, the beacon is used to record and store the points earned by the reincarnation, and has artificial intelligence that can link to the database, and the most basic beacon comes with three cubic meters of storage space to store various equipment, supplies, equipment, etc. for the reincarnation."

Xue Qiong stretched out her hand, took the metal ball in her hand, and found that it was really dead... At least twenty pounds, at least heavier than iron.

Is it something very important? In other words, I need to carry such a person on my body at all times in the future... Such a heavy iron ball? ”

"Those who have obtained the beacon for the first time have the right to freely set the shape of the beacon once, and the characteristics that can be changed include but are not limited to shape, weight, volume, material, etc. Note that it cannot be modified after setting. The reincarnation person must carry the beacon under all circumstances, and it cannot be removed after wearing, if the beacon is lost due to special circumstances such as amputation, and it is not re-worn within 30 minutes, the reincarnation person will be obliterated. ”

"Well... By the way, what is storage? And how exactly is it used? Xue Qiong suddenly asked a question that didn't seem like the point. Because apart from the number of points that the voice said, it was the only concept he couldn't understand for a while.

"The storage space is a spatial storage capacity that is shared by all reincarnators and is associated with beacons, and its function is to carry any object with a total volume no greater than the size of the storage space, and the weight of the object will become zero after entering the storage space."

"How to use it: When storing items, contact your body with the objects that need to be stored and whose volume does not exceed the maximum capacity, and at the same time meditate on the income in your mind. When removing an item, you can remove it by mentally setting the position and direction in which it appears, but it cannot be placed at a distance of more than 50 centimeters from your body. ”

"Oh? Is it similar to the kind of backpack in online games? But is it okay to load things without touching the beacon? And so you didn't record? What are you? Artificial intelligence? Or is it a customer service administrator or something? ”

"When placing an object in the storage space, the target object only needs to be in contact with the body of the reincarnation, not the beacon. Also, I'm because of the entry of 4F637N75, a temporarily generated facilitator AI. 4F637N75 will be converted to beacon AI after starting the mission for the first time. ”

Xue Qiong closed her eyes for a while, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Please complete the beacon pattern as soon as possible. In addition, if you set the beacon to some specific forms, it will generate special bonuses, such as a bonus of one cubic meter of storage space if you set it to the status of the bracelet or watch, and get a discount every time you upgrade the storage space.

Hearing this, Xue Qiong seemed to have thought of something, and a sickly smile suddenly appeared on her face.

"Okay, then please turn my beacon into a rib."

"I'm sorry, I can't understand your intentions, please repeat."

"Randomly remove one of my ribs and put the beacon back in the shape of a rib."

"Please confirm, if you need general anesthesia, you will pay 50 points, if you need local anesthesia, you will pay 20 points... However, since your beacon has not been activated, it will not be able to be consumed. ”

"Points? What is that? Is there a currency here? Xue Qiong finally began to ask for popular science about this other concept that he didn't understand.

You can understand it this way. Points can be used to exchange for items in the Transit Station, and are required to pay for the time spent in the mission world. Every time you leave the story world and return to the transit station, you can get a subsidy of 500 points, and newcomers who enter the transit station for the first time get a subsidy of 800 points, and you now have 800 points. In addition, you will be charged 50 Points for each day you stay in the mission world for 10 days. ”

After listening to these quietly, Xue Qiong's expression became thoughtful.

"Okay, I see. Now change my ribs. ”

"Please confirm that while the beacon material can be modified to a type that does not cause immune rejection, it cannot be anesthetized under the current conditions."

"Confirm." Xue Qiong, who said this, did not have any change in expression, as if she said that the weather is really good today.

As soon as the words fell, the metal ball on the ground suddenly twisted violently, gradually pulled into a long strip, and slowly fixed its shape. Then Xue Qiong suddenly fell to the ground as if she had been pushed by someone, and lost control of her body.

Only the eyes can move. He watched as a laser shot down from the ceiling, slicing open his ribcage......

"Tsk... If it's a dream, I should wake up from such pain..."

Five minutes later.

"It's... Unexpected... Come on... Well, did you replace the third one on my left chest" Even though Xue Qiong felt that the invisible restraint was over, she could only lie on the ground weakly, her face covered in cold sweat. The wound on the chest did not bleed much due to the laser surgery, but it was still shocking.

"Mind you, the beacon is in rib form. Triggers a special bonus, which slightly increases immunity and cell regeneration. At the same time, if the reincarnation person has a physical change in form, the rib beacon will transform itself to adapt to this change. In addition, the Organ Replacement Beacon reward is triggered, which provides a certain degree of Nervous System Fusion, cancels the beacon teleportation time when entering the story world, and slightly increases the story world integration. ”

"Sounds good." Xue Qiong wanted to squeeze out a smile, but under the influence of the pain, the expression on his face changed to a very curious look, and he didn't bother to ask what the nervous system fusion was, as well as the beacon teleportation time and the plot world fusion and other things.

"Do you need a full body repair?"

"And this kind of service?! Why didn't you say it sooner, asshole?! Even though he endured the previous pain, this slow question finally made Xue Qiong scold.

"Yes. Whole-body repairs are possible in the transfer station. In the current physical state of the reincarnated person, twenty points will be consumed, and since the beacon has been activated, the points can be consumed. ”

"I feel like it's like those goddamn salesmen....fix it."

"Okay. Twenty points are deducted. "Another light fell on the ceiling. However, instead of a laser that cuts through the body, the wound that was illuminated by the light healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After healing the wound, Xue Qiong stood up again.

"Ahh Thanks to you, the fatigue of staying up late is completely gone... By the way, I should have 780 points left now? Is it possible to buy something here? Wiping the sweat from her face, Xue Qiong changed back to her usual calm face, and immediately moved on to the next topic, as if the previous pain was fake.