Lucius was now standing before a gleaming pile of treasure.
Over two hundred SS-Rank beast cores were stacked on the table.
He raised his hand, fingers brushing the nearest one.
His eyes narrowed, then sharpened.
"System, absorb exactly two hundred. No more."
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[Hack Initiation: Resource Absorption]
[Target: 200 SS-Rank Beast Cores]
[Effect: Convert Cores into Hack Points]
[Total Hack Points Gained: 200,000,000,000]
[Status: Absorption Complete]
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Lucius threw his head back and laughed.
Loud. Sharp. Unrestrained.
"The last time I only got ten billion… now two hundred billion?"
His eyes glowed. "This is robbery."
He walked forward, his coat trailing behind him as the remaining cores pulsed in place.
"Too many ideas," he muttered to himself.
"New system modules, Divine-tier beast designs, mass production optimizations…"
He turned toward the back wall, where Liline stood silently with her clipboard, waiting.
