Vampire Summoner's Rebirth: Summoning The Vampire Queen At The Start

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Holographic messages appeared within the internal synapsis installed inside of my brain, which allowed all pilots to connect to the network.

[A Pilot [Anonymous] has sent you 15.000 Credits.]

[A Pilot [Anonymous] has sent you 12.000 Credits.]

[A Pilot [Anonymous] has sent you 18.000 Credits.]

[A Pilot [Anonymous] has sent you 30.000 Credits.]

[A Pilot [Anonymous] has sent you 10.000 Credits.]

[A Pilot [Anonymous] has sent you 30.000 Credits.]

[A Pilot [Anonymous] has sent you 30.000 Credits.]

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[Current Credit Balance]: [255.000]

Who would have imagined that their annoyance would have brought so many gains. Credits are quite important, after I've analyzed how this place works.

Aside from buying food, which is something I need anyways to keep myself healthy, you can also spend Credits to buy more comfortable rooms, beds, clothes, and more.

In the Online Shop, there were even the ability to rent or buy virtual reality consoles for simulation. Which seems to be what the majority of the active humans do in their spare time.

Apparently, there's whole online worlds in this network, where people connect into these virtual reality video games.

Among them, there were classic fantasy games, the most popular called Fantasy Story Online and Brand New Life Online.

Then there were some others which were more about simulation and life, like Farm Village Life, or also PVP Shooters such as Starlight Hunter Online.

And above all else, simulation games for pilots, which is apparently how you can get better at piloting, slowly getting used to the robot.

Though they picked my interest, they were all just games within a trial, simulations that held no strength in the real world…

Other than to multiply my credits, which, aside from all these luxuries, could be used to upgrade Warrior Machines.

Indeed.

With Credits its possible to not only buy upgrades, but whole machines of their own, or even materials to build them on your own.

Although I could shamelessly ask Henriette to provide me with materials or something, I also don't want to beg for everything.

With these Credits, I can afford more upgrades too. And above all, Neutonium Cores or fragments, these crystals will help my core grow stronger, so I need them.

Therefore, I went window shopping for a bit as I made my way back to my machine warrior, which was patiently waiting for my return.

[You have exchanged a total of 215.000 Credits.]

[You have purchased the following items from the Online Shop]:

[Small Neutonium Crystal Fragment (For Neutonium Cores Crack Repairs)] x100] [Cost]: [100.000]

[Reinforced And Adaptable Orichalconium Triple-Layered Armor Plate (For Machine Warrior Only)] x6] [Cost]: [60.000]

[Hyper Plasma Cannon Add-ons (For Machine Warrior Only)] x2] [Cost]: [40.000]

[Virtual Reality Simulation Add-on (For Machine Warrior and other Machines)] x1] [Cost]: [10.000]

[Machine Warrior Battle Arena (Virtual Reality Game, Digital Copy)] x1] [Cost]: [5.000]

[All purchased items will be delivered by specialized robots to your room and your Machine Warrior's storage area.]

[Thank you for your purchase!]

"Done…"

The last two were more of a luxury, but if I work well, they could bring me more Credits.

I've discovered after browsing through the Network that some virtual reality games allow you to use Credits on them.

Usually, you can even bet with others with items that cost a lot of Credits, and the winner get such items, then sells them, and makes even more Credits.

Also, this one is for simulation using Machine Warriors, and its an Arena I can play while resting and meditating, as I don't even need to sleep.

If I can win a few matches and rob those players that are sitting comfortably on their homes while I'm risking my life in outer space, then that game will be worth its price.

It didn't take too long before large flying platforms piloted by robots arrived with everything I ordered. I had specifically said I wanted everything in front of my Machine Warrior.

"Thank you."

I gave the robots a tip of 500 Credit each, they were three, and they went away happily.

Apparently robots can also accumulate Credits and buy themselves things, such as repairs, or energy sources.

They aren't citizens, but they do have some degree of freedom, depending on how advanced their A.I. is.

"Now, shall we begin? I bet you're hungry."

I quickly opened the metallic box filled with blue colored crystals, and using a floating platform, approached them to the exposed Neutonium Core of the Machine Warrior.

"Absorb."

The description said these fragments were of lesser quality, and that they could only be used to repair cracked Neutonium Cores.

However, with my power over Electromagnetic Energies produced with my own little Neutonium Core, I was able to purify their impurities and then make my Machine Warrior directly absorb them.

FLUOSH!

The blue colored Neutonium Core absorbed all the fragments I offered to it. Yes, I kept twenty of them for myself. I wanted to try absorbing them instead.

The Machine seemed to grow stronger, its circuits were reinforced, the metal's flexibility was better, its weight was lighter, somehow. And the electricity speed as it moves through the entire machine body must have become better.

Above all, it was letting me almost get to another Ability that could be unlocked, almost.

"Now, let's try this."

I grabbed the highly poisonous fragments with my bare hands, channeling the electric energy from my core into the crystals, and trying to absorb them.

FLASH!

The crystal started glowing, but its brightness burned my hand a bit. However, it couldn't be properly absorbed as I had imagined.

"Hm, why though?"

I pondered about it for a couple of minutes, before coming to two conclusions.

For direct absorption the core has to make direct contact with the fragment.

Or… I must eat it.

I would be risking some serious stomachache, so I don't want to do the latter.

First, I tried taking out my shirt and placing the crystals on my chest, doing the same procedure.

This time it responded some more, but it wasn't enough.

"Let's eat it then."

Without hesitating, I swallowed one of the small, fingernail-sized crystals.

It had a terrible, bitter flavor, and it burned through my throat as it reached my stomach.

I tried absorbing it in that moment. Discover exclusive content at empire

And then…

"Oh?!"

FLUOSH!

It worked!

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