Crossing the World

IX - Shelters (Karen)

"The latest AK-677 series is available. If you don't mind, how about you try it out first while waiting for me to print out all the documents?"

AI welcomed me as soon as I arrived at the shelter. He brought me some very good news. Frankly I'm curious about the latest exoskeleton he's prepared.

"AK-677-II series, huh? What features are installed?"

"All specifications are identical to the previous AK-677. However, I have removed the pulsar and the laser gun. Instead, the armor is equipped with 30 automated drones that will act as shields, eyes, as well as weapons. You do not need to control each drone because they have their own sensors. Just give the orders and they'll follow the orders well."

How should I respond to it? Honestly, that's kind of crazy. The earlier AK-677 was like a planet-destroying weapon. Later, he now made the AK-677-II series which was equivalent to an army of 30 men. Did he mean to tell me to invade the earth?

"I'll leave the management of documents and reports on the development of the virtual world to you. I'm going to walk around using the AK-677-II."

As before, I put on the prepared armor and teleported out of the shelter. Around me, 30 small drones were flying lights to light up the dark night.

I flew, moving rapidly towards the region where I shot the pulsar before.

I haven't checked the place at all in a month. According to the AI, the pulsar causes high levels of radiation that will persist there for approximately one month. So, approaching it would be quite risky. Well, actually nothing will happen as long as I am protected by this armor.

I saw a giant crater far away at the end of the horizon. The soil is black and petrified, indicating that there was previously liquid lava that has now cooled. I think that's where I shot before.

Let's go down and check it out for a second.

I landed on top of that crater, destroying the crust that was lining the ground as my two feet stepped on it. At that instant, from the shattered pieces of crust, the lights of the drones reflected. Its shine twinkled, reminding me of the stars in the night sky.

"What's this?"

My right hand picked up one of the spots that reflected the light. It was about the size of my ring finger, but it weighed nothing like an ordinary stone.it was as dull white as broken glass. As I checked his endurance, I was surprised by the results. Apparently this thing is a very hard element.

The basic material of this is carbon. Unlike the primorial carbon known as the strongest material we know, this stone is still much more brittle. However, when compared to other objects, it seems that the level of resistance is quite high.

"Ah, I kind of understand now."

The pulsar explosion created terrible pressure and heat. When carbon elements undergo extreme pressure and heat, they solidify and harden. Something like that creates a stone commonly known as a diamond.

On earth, this thing is valued quite highly. They use it as a drill bit or even jewelry. However, there are many laboratories that make synthetic diamonds. Some even did the same thing with me, which was to blow something up with the intention of making a diamond. Well, actually I didn't mean to make it.

If I bring it, will it cost the equivalent of a diamond in general?

There was actually no need for me to bother selling something just to earn money. I could've hacked the banking system exactly like I did today. However, if I continue to be a parasite like this, bank stocks will go down and this affects the health of the country's economy. Worst case, investors will doubt banking companies and withdraw their money. This will result in the value of the currency decreasing and the price of goods soaring up. I'm sure the public will protest and the country may collapse.

"Fuhahahah .. where is possible!"

I laughed at my own thoughts. It's kind of ridiculous to imagine a country going awry just because I stole money. Still, stealing makes a person lose. I do not want the lives of others to be wretched just because of my actions.

"Well, maybe collecting diamonds and selling them is promising."

After waiting for about an hour, I managed to collect about 2 kg of diamonds. The price of raw diamonds on earth is now about 3 million rupiah for each carat. That means 2 kg of diamonds could produce about 30 billion. What a terrible number!

Let's go home for now.

Since I was lazy to go home manually and it seems like the AK-677-II trial has also been met, I thought it would be better to use a teleporter. So, I activated the teleporter and jumped into the shelter with 30 drones and 2 kg of diamonds.

"How about the documents I asked for?"

When I got to the shelter, the first thing I asked after removing the AK-677-II were the documents I asked for.

"It's all done. I'll save it to the map and prepare a new teleporter for you."

Well, I've used the teleporter a few times. I think the power will run out with just a few more jumps. It turns out that AI knows this much better than I do.

I changed my gloves with a new one. In addition, I also carried a simple leather bag containing documents and all the diamonds I got. The proceeds from the sale of the diamonds will be used to replace the money I 'borrowed' from Johan. I'm afraid he's having a heart attack when he finds out that the money's gone.

When all the preparations for the return were completed, I activated the teleporter and prepared to enter the coordinates. However, that was when I realized something ridiculous that made me look stupid.

"I forgot the coordinates of the house!"

Goddamnit! I don't keep my own coordinates. The only place I could go was that shitty little island. Ah, dammit!

"I thought something like this would happen sooner or later."

"Whisper!"

I snapped at AI while making a space jump towards the small island in the Thousand Islands area. When I got there, my consciousness was divided into four. Three consciousnesses occupy a cyborg that is in hibernation mode at home, while another enters an AK-677 that sinks in the sea.

My consciousness activated Dina. He got up from his bed, uncovers the blanket he was wearing, then walked towards my room. There, Dina opened the drawer and picked up the small watch I had previously kept inside.

The clock is a simple pointer that happens to resemble a watch. I brought it from the shelter because it was fashionable and very cool. I didn't think it would be useful at a time like this.

Dina saw the code listed on the clock. These lines of code are the coordinates on which the clock is located. Through Dina's vision, I reactivated the space jump twice in a row. This time I managed to land in my room, right next to Dina.

Realizing that I was appearing all of a sudden, Dina was startled and staggered almost to a fall.

"Okay, the gimik was surprised it was perfect."

Me and Dina nodded proudly at our achievements.

Okay, time for bed. Ah, don't forget to save the coordinates of the house first. After I saved the house coordinates, Dina returned to her room and I began to lie down on the soft comfortable bed.

Good night~