Glitch Utopia
Chapter 17

System

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Sun Jack held the chip in his hand and made his request to the Vajra before him.

He had thought about it all night yesterday, and he still felt that stuffing the thing directly into his head was too risky.

Moreover, what Song 6 had just said had amplified his doubts. If the backup heart he had installed in his body could have problems, wouldn't the chip installed in his head also have problems? Sun Jack didn't dare to gamble.

"Besides, I'm unfamiliar with this place. What if these two partners trick me? If it's an external device, I can just take it off if something goes wrong."

Sun Jack's words completely surprised the Vajra. "Why is that, Benefactor? Could it be that your current System Chip is malfunctioning?"

Upon hearing Song 6's words, Sun Jack immediately felt that this was a good excuse and nodded, going along with the other's words. "Yes, it's malfunctioning in my head, and it's stuck inside, so I can't get it out. My buddy had to replace his whole body with iron because of that."

As he said this, Sun Jack even reached out and patted Taipai's shoulder. Taipai very cooperatively sighed. "╯△╰"

"Is that so? Then let this Monk examine it."

Sun Jack quickly leaned back, dodging the tool that extended from the Vajra's split palm. Good heavens, if he let him examine it, wouldn't he be exposed?

After thinking quickly, Sun Jack immediately put on a brave front and said, "Don't touch it! This little thing is very dangerous. It can transfer consciousness. I worked hard to break it, to prevent it from subtly turning me into someone else. If you accidentally restart it, it will be troublesome."

"Hmm? That doesn't sound like what I heard yesterday?" Song 6 tilted his head, resting his chin on his hand.

Sun Jack replied expressionlessly, "Guess."

Listening to Sun Jack's elaborate deception, the Monk finally gave up the idea of examining him. "Hmm... In that case, I'll find you an external device. I remember selling one before." As he spoke, he rummaged through boxes and cabinets.

Before long, the Vajra quickly found a ring-shaped metal device resembling a Glasses Frame from a storage box.

Seeing the Vajra install the chip onto it, Sun Jack reached out and took it.

Looking at the strange-looking device in his hand, Sun Jack took a deep breath and slowly put it on his head.

With a hiss, a bright yellow light band appeared in front of Sun Jack. It was actually a pair of glasses, but the Lens were neither glass nor resin; they were projected virtual images.

The projected one-piece curved lens had a certain wide-angle distortion at the edges of the field of view. He felt his vision extend significantly to the sides.

The bright yellow lens flickered a few times. When he heard Song 6 speak again, Subtitles began to appear below the lens. "How does it feel?"

"How do I control it?" Sun Jack rubbed the temple of the glasses near his ear and found no buttons.

"Just think it. It can scan your scalp for Electrocardiogram Detection. But because it's external, it can only sense and cannot interfere. Dopamine Circulator and Pain Editing won't work, but Monitoring Interference and Temporary ICE will still function."

"Turn off subtitles." As Sun Jack thought this, the subtitles instantly disappeared.

"Display information." Instantly, a Name popped up above the heads of Song 6 and the Vajra. Song 6 even had his Live Stream Link displayed below his name, very thoughtfully.

Then, Sun Jack raised his Steel Arm, and the number of Bullets and shells instantly appeared in the lower left corner of his vision. Bullets: 124, Shells: 0.

"Is this the change from the Body Network?" Sun Jack looked around at everything in astonishment through the projected lens.

As he thought, all the prosthetic limbs on the Vajra's shelves instantly connected to the network, quickly displaying their types, prices, and functions.

With this, Sun Jack was now equivalent to having a supercomputer in his head. This was merely an external system; if it were a built-in brain, he'd be unstoppable.

"No wonder everyone likes installing systems; this system is so useful."

"However, Benefactor, because your chip is external, you must protect it well. If someone steals your external device, then your money and everything you have will be stolen," Vajra reminded him.

Sun Jack didn't think this was a big deal. He touched the external device on his head and asked, "What are you saying? If it's installed in the brain, won't people be able to steal it then?"

Breaking open someone's skull and prying out the chip was just one extra step. And judging by Song 6's mental state, the people in this broken place would absolutely have no psychological pressure doing it.

"Haha, bro! Well said, if there were no black market goods, where would these goods come from?" Song 6PUS, who was using a broken prosthetic limb as a back scratcher, said from the side.

Vajra was immediately shocked. "All my goods are from legitimate channels, don't slander me."

"If they're from legitimate channels, then why are you selling them sneakily? Are you afraid of the cops investigating?"

"This Monk is only doing this to avoid taxes."

Hearing their conversation, Sun Jack's pupils constricted slightly. He looked at the other chips on the table. "Could it be that the chips here are dug out from other people's heads?"

Perhaps due to too much stimulation, Sun Jack wasn't surprised in his heart. Instead, he felt it was only natural.

Afterward, as the Monk helped maintain Sun Jack's combat prosthetic, the four of them reappeared in the Mourning Fun Shop.

Looking up at everything in the shop, at the various information flashing on his lenses, Sun Jack felt a sense of novelty. At this moment, the entire world felt alive.

Looking at the UI interfaces around him, Sun Jack felt an illusion of playing a game.

As he silently recited "Automatic Translation," all unfamiliar languages on the GG were thoughtfully translated into Chinese, and all sounds were automatically converted to Chinese.

"@Account Opening." Dense streams of 0s and 1s flowed rapidly before Sun Jack, eventually converging into 0.0000@ in the lower-left corner.

As he continued to test other functions, a pop-up box suddenly appeared before Sun Jack. "Come, bro, let's add each other as friends. We can help each other out with anything in the future!"

"Sure, thank you for your help. We're bros from now on." Sun Jack agreed immediately.

"Brothers' word is bond. I know you're definitely not ordinary. I have high hopes for you. Chloe is not someone anyone can deal with, D." Song 6, with a cheeky grin, gave Sun Jack a firm hug before walking towards a nearby car.

After Song 6PUS left, Sun Jack continued to fiddle with his system. This thing was too extraordinary for someone from ancient times.

He hadn't been fiddling with it for long when another Black Invitation Box popped up beside him. Seeing the black invitation, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"In this place, besides Song 6PUS, could someone else know me?"

Sun Jack's mind raced, thinking of many possibilities. He even wondered if someone in this city had recognized him long ago and had been secretly observing him.

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