Night Star's Strange Rules

Although Chu Yunyi didn't know why firearms hadn't developed in this world.

Yet technology was so advanced.

But.

Everything probably had a reason, Just like:

On Blue Star, cryolite and aluminum have an inevitable connection.

In industry, molten cryolite is used as a flux, dissolving alumina in cryolite at around 1000℃ to form a melt of cryolite and alumina, which is then electrolyzed in an electrolytic cell using carbon blocks as anodes and cathodes to produce usable aluminum.

Without 'cryolite', aluminum would inevitably be impossible to popularize.

The consequences.

Not only would Blue Star people not be able to drink canned beverages, but the entire industrial system of the world would collapse and regress.

However.

If other, more intrinsically linked elements disappeared, could the resulting butterfly effect lead to even greater outcomes?

For example, Night Star only had bladed weapons and did not develop firearms.

But on this point.

Chu Yunyi didn't care.

What kind of history and reasons a world had, he had no great interest in understanding; he wasn't a historian.

What Chu Yunyi cared about was how much of the things here he could utilize.

Soon.

According to the little punk's words, Chu Yunyi arrived at Old Jin's shop.

Although everything was quite different from Blue Star.

There was even a small interlude.

The elevator buttons here were actually binary, and Chu Yunyi spent a while studying them.

Finally, an auntie came over, connected her personal terminal to the elevator, and sent Chu Yunyi directly to the corresponding floor.

It was just that Chu Yunyi couldn't quite understand.

The auntie's eyes held a hint of pity, as if she were looking at a child with a congenital intellectual disability.

Wanting to retort, Chu Yunyi still said nothing.

He couldn't bring himself to speak.

Damn cultural differences, why did this world get used to using binary!

Isn't it troublesome!?

Thinking.

Chu Yunyi arrived at Old Jin's shop, a store converted from an ordinary building, with a rather large storefront.

At least it was obvious at a glance.

He knocked on the door and heard an unintelligible language. Fortunately, Chu Yunyi had NO.6 [Words of All Spirits] activated.

"Come in," the person inside said.

Without hesitation, Chu Yunyi pushed the door open and walked in.

He glanced at the door, seemingly thinking that this world also had doors.

Or rather.

The doors that [Void Door] could open were all in worlds that had doors.

And those who could create 'doors', objects that only allowed individuals under two meters to pass through, were basically carbon-based humans.

Chu Yunyi pushed the door open and entered.

He scanned his surroundings.

The walls were covered with steel mesh shelves, similar to pegboards, but displaying various prosthetics.

"Do you have any prosthetics that don't require surgery?"

"That can quickly enhance strength."

"And two more bladed weapons."

Chu Yunyi stated directly, wanting to finish this matter quickly and then go deal with that guy surnamed Xia.

But.

This time, things didn't seem to go as he had imagined.

Last time.

It was at a gun shop on Blue Star, and the owner hadn't been a buzzkill, directly preparing the [AM-180] and [Walther P22].

And this time.

It was on Night Star, and the local customs and traditions here seemed a little different.

Just then.

The shop owner, named Old Jin, lowered his gaze slightly, appearing uninterested in Chu Yunyi, the customer.

His eyes roamed the air, and he chuckled from time to time.

Old Jin glanced at Chu Yunyi when he had a moment. This glance made him find it somewhat interesting, but that was all.

He spoke:

"If not a knife, then Nano Skin. Just cover it on, and it's ready to use."

"For your physique, use Model Two."

"For blades, just use the High-Molecular Nano Blade. They're all top-tier."

"Credit Points."

"Transfer them directly to me, then I'll get it for you."

Hearing this, Chu Yunyi became a bit troubled. Credit Points and such, he really didn't have any.

He was from another world; it would be strange if he had the local currency, right?

Thinking this.

Chu Yunyi reached into his pocket and directly opened NO.15 [Portable Space], taking out a piece of gold.

He directly tossed the gold onto the counter, and Chu Yunyi's thoughts conveyed:

"Use this to pay."

Old Jin glanced at it, then immediately laughed.

Just then.

Old Jin opened his mouth, revealing a mouth full of gold teeth, which shone so brightly they hurt Chu Yunyi's eyes.

With another gesture.

Old Jin leaned towards a machine beside him, and a stream of information was emitted.

'Buzz...'

The two robotic arms on the workbench changed their printing materials and instantly fabricated a piece of gold, its shape and size exactly the same as the one Chu Yunyi had thrown.

Old Jin extended both his palms, pointing diagonally at the piece of gold.

He seemed to say nothing.

But he seemed to have said everything.

Chu Yunyi was greatly shocked.

'Good heavens.'

'The technological tree of this world is too damn weird.'

'No firearms.'

'But they can instantly print gold.'

'What's the principle? Are there little magic dwarves inside?!'

Despite his inner urge to complain, Chu Yunyi suppressed it outwardly.

But Old Jin spoke first:

"Credit Points."

"Don't have any," Chu Yunyi replied.

Chu Yunyi's demeanor was like that of a stubborn, unyielding character.

The next moment.

Chu Yunyi thought, raised Walther, aimed it at Old Jin, and said, "I don't have Credit Points. Can I get the goods first?"

Seeing the dark, gaping muzzle, Old Jin wasn't flustered.

'Buzz.'

Old Jin raised his arm, and a blade, like a mantis's limb, extended from the side of his forearm, directly aimed at Chu Yunyi.

It seemed that if it moved any further, it would attack Chu Yunyi's neck.

Seeing this.

Chu Yunyi immediately put away his gun. Forget it, there was no need to argue.

He would just go to some warehouse and take a set to use.

As Chu Yunyi thought this, Old Jin spoke first:

"Credit Points are needed. The equipment can only be activated with them."

"This is a rule set by the Upper City."

"Even if you kill me and take the item, you won't be able to use it."

Hearing this.

Chu Yunyi paused for a moment. This item needed activation?

This Night Star...

Chu Yunyi just wanted to say, he really came here once and didn't want to come a second time.

Next time.

He'd have to add more conditions to the [Void Door]. He didn't want to come to a world with so many strange rules.

But the next moment.

Old Jin directly threw out something resembling a watch, but it was much larger than a wristwatch, looking more like a shackle.

"Native human, this is a mobile personal terminal."

"It has a registered account inside."

"Go to Laiyun Tavern in Sector 74's outskirts, and you'll get Credit Points."

The other Old Jin seemed too lazy to say more, but the look he gave Chu Yunyi at the end seemed a little pitying.