Chapter 53 Video Log #003440

[Video Log #003440 Playing]

The video started off by showing a bit of static and instability which made Mako a bit sick in the stomach considering he woke up minutes ago from who knows how long. The video gradually stabilized and the colors became more vibrant and sharp.

The background looked to be some sort of Lab, and two people were working on some sort of spherical device. The camera then suddenly moved up, indicating that someone had manually picked up the camera, the angle changed and now a person was in front of the camera recording himself.

"This is video log number 3440, shop function update. This video log is to update the World Leader on the revolutionary advancement we have made while creating the shop function inside the Universal Power System." The man spoke tiredly as if he hadn't slept in days.

It was a bit hard for Mako to recognize this person, but after looking closely, he realized that this person was his great-grandfather; Lionel Grey, only in this footage he is a lot younger.

He had the same dark green hair that Mako had, but this time his face was void of wrinkles and dirt unlike when Mako first saw him. He looked rather handsome with a strong and sharp jawline and beautiful blue eyes. Mako had green eyes unlike his great-grandfather, but he had to admit that the blue complemented the green very well.

The video continued with Lionel walking over to the two scientists who were working on the spherical device from before.

"Miss Katz, would you care to update us on the storage issue we encountered?" Lionel asked as he moved the camera to display women who moved away from the device and looked towards the camera.

She had grey ashy hair that was very long and unkempt but that didn't hinder her beauty at all. She had a small frame and a sharp look as well while wearing the same lab coat as Lionel with an ID badge that said "Natasha Katz" on it.

"The item transportation issue had occurred because the system wasn't able to compute the items into manageable data packets which led to it overloading. Fortunately, we have found a solution, that is these Kessho Crystals." Natasha said in a very strange accent which indicated that English wasn't her mother tongue.

The camera zoomed in on a few pieces of super dark and slightly glowing crystals that were laid out on a petri dish.

"At first we tried to just compute the items into data that could then be accessed by the user, but that method took up a lot of storage, something that is very limited to us. These crystals; however, are the perfect solution. They possess unique 4-dimensional properties that allow them to store any item within their molecular structure in the form of energy." Natasha explained while picking up two wires that were also placed on the shelf.

"By passing an electric current over them in a controlled and calculated manner, we can in a way program the crystal and tell it when to absorb or release something." She said as she placed the two wires on the crystal and flipped a switch.

A purple flash of light was emitted from the stone, and two black-colored boots came out of the crystal the same way Mako's Blade would come out when he summoned them from his inventory with the only difference being that when Mako would summon something, it would only emit a faint blueish light.



"We are still working on some of the anomalies regarding this stone, such as it sometimes disintegrates the item rather than absorbing it and we haven't been able to figure out why. Another problem is its scarcity. We were only able to extract 0.6 ounces from the meteorite we were given from the void."

"We have a theory that if we crush these crystals into a small powder, each individual particle will still retain its ability to absorb and expel matter. There has been no significant change to the crystal when we broke them into smaller pieces as every individual piece can still absorb and expel the same amount of matter as the bigger chunk."

Natasha finished her report and the camera turned back to face Lionel.

"We are currently trying to explore and understand the complete capabilities that these Kessho crystals possess, and once successful, we will integrate them into the shop and inventory function of the system. If we are successful in doing so, the storage capacity for the inventory can be increased by 50,000% and the shop function will have enough space inside it to fit a Wormhole crystal."

"By attaching a Wormhole crystal we can virtually have anything displayed in the shop at any time as we can replace the items that are stored in the crystals with other items that the Wormhole crystal can access."

Lionel placed the camera back down on the table as he said," This is the update so far, We will try to integrate the special requests that the World Leader has requested such as the leveling system that he was pretty obsessed with once we are done with the base model. End video log 3440."

[Video Log #003440 Ended]

The expression on Mako's face was completely priceless as he was so confused with what he had just seen. Mako had a little bit of pride in himself since he was smart and got good grades, but when he saw the level of accomplishments and intellect his great-grandfather had, he was beyond embarrassed and ashamed of himself.

Kessho crystals, Wormhole crystals, coding matter... This was something Mako haven't even heard of before so he knew he would have to do a lot of digging in order to understand what these things did and how his great-grandfather used them to create the system.

Mako could always rewatch the video logs he had unlocked as he only had to command the system to play the video log and say the number of the log. He had done this multiple times to rewatch the first video log he unlocked when he obtained the system. He had made it one of his life goals that he would find out more about the Black Wings who were responsible for the attack on his great-grandfather's facility.

He knew that he couldn't just open the internet and search for these things since they were most probably classified and he could be put on a blacklist or worse if he searched these terms. He would have to achieve a respectable position of power before he could make any progress in learning the truth.

Mako decided to put this at the back of his mind for now and figure out his current predicament. He had just woken up a couple of minutes ago in an unfamiliar room and the last thing he remembered was that he had defeated Rhino for the second time.

As tempting as it was for Mako to just open up his system and start utilizing his Attribute points and checking out the shop in detail, he knew he first had to make sure that he was in a safe position to do so. He got out of bed and quickly made way for the door on the left-hand side of the room.

As soon as he opened the door he came face to face with a familiar face.

"Bill? What's going on? Why are you here?" Mako asked in confusion.





Bill was also caught by surprise, but he quickly composed himself and hugged Mako while saying," "Thank God, You're finally awake!"

The hug lasted a couple of seconds before Bill let go and entered the room. After he closed the door behind him, he started explaining everything to Mako.

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After Mako knocked out Rhino, he himself became unconscious. Bill rushed over to support him but he wasn't responding at all. Bill was now scared as they were vulnerable in enemy territory and he didn't know what they would do with them. The only way out for them was to win the tournament otherwise Leon would have ratted them out so Bill didn't know what to do.

While Bill was trying to wake Mako up, the butler approached him from behind and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Sir, it would seem that your friend has collapsed from over-exerting himself. Please come with me, he may need medical attention." The butler said with the utmost respect.

Out of all the things that could happen that night, Bill had not seen this coming. He was genuinely worried for his friend so he didn't argue and went with the butler. They made it to one of the spare rooms on the higher floors of the warehouse and Mako was placed on the bed.

A doctor was called and he did a complete examination of Mako's body. Other than the injuries from the fight, Mako was completely fine and the doctor concluded that he would wake up once he had rested for a while.

While the doctor was checking up on Mako, Leon made his way to the room and kicked open the door.

"Benson! What is the meaning of this? I..." Leon shouted, but before he could complete his sentence, the butler moved quickly across the room and placed his hands on Leon's mouth.

Using his other hand, he dragged Leon out of the room while giving a gentle smile towards Bill.

"Please forgive Young Master's rude intrusion. While your friend is recovering you are free to stay in the next room. I will come to collect you both once he has woken up." The butler said as he dragged Leon out of the room and closed the door.

The doctor soon finished his check-up as well and fed Mako a healing pill before leaving. Bill had no clue about what to do next. Why was the enemy helping them?

Bill tried to explore other areas but all corridors were blocked by guards leaving only the two rooms and a bathroom to which they were given access too. He then decided to just stay in Mako's room until he woke up and only left to use the bathroom.

A full day had passed and Bill was getting quite worried. He got up to use the bathroom and when he returned he came face to face with Mako at the front door.

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Bill just finished explaining everything to Mako and before any of them could even exchange another word, they heard a knock on the door.

*Knock!* *Knock!*