Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 270 Abilities rely on the system, development relies on the individual!

When Zhai Da wrote "The Time-Traveling Cohabitation Manual" with the "interests" of a reborn person, he never thought that the book would attract the attention of Qian Xuesen.

Even when he had the good fortune to meet Mr. Qian, he never imagined it, even though the book was already finished.

The butterfly's ripples, unintentionally swaying a mountaintop, are noticed by a giant awaiting the curtain's fall; what kind of impact this will have remains to be seen.

But at least, it gave an elderly man something to be interested in again, rekindling the little flame called curiosity.

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of meters in the air, Zhai Da was already on his way back to Harbin.

"Sir, your iced cola."

"Thank you."

The flight attendant looked at Zhai Da's features and thought to herself that this passenger looked familiar and was rather handsome.
However, a black mask was enough to block out all curious glances, and after a slight hesitation, they left.

Zhai Da took out the bright yellow bag, and inside was a brightly colored Polaroid camera.

The only difference from when we first met was that the photos were no longer in the bag.

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained the green equipment [Souvenir Polaroid]."

"Equipment effect: When shooting at the back of the head, you can capture images of things you see or imagine."

Note: Photos taken by this device can only be stored for 24 hours.

"Special Effects → Souvenir Photo: After taking a picture of the [equipment], an invalid white background is generated. After reloading, taking a picture of other items will temporarily attach the effect of the [equipment] to the item. The effect lasts for 24 hours."

"This effect is an 'exclusive effect' and can only be used by the host."

"Unlocking mission: Capture ten 'happy' moments."

Interestingly, the "unsealing mission" of this green equipment was already completed when I got it, thanks to the secret "photo magic" of Zhai Da and Tang Xiao Kui on New Year's Eve.

Those memories with my parents, every single one is a "happy moment".

When Zhai Da thinks about the new member of the family, he can't help but smile.

She's adorable, sensible, and clever; I imagine her mom won't be bored living alone in Dongyang anymore.

Thinking back to last night's conversation, Zhai Da's smile was tinged with a hint of melancholy.

Court enforcement officer Wang Guofeng contacted Zhai Da and Yu Xiaoli last night.

The other party drove over to Sanmao, and the conversation took place right outside the building entrance. The topic of conversation was the cause of Tang Fengyi's death.

The court has ordered the police to reopen the case and rule out the possibility of "accidental death." The clues were discovered too late, but many photos were taken at the time.

After all, there weren't many murder cases in Dongyang County, so they had attracted widespread attention.

We are currently conducting trace analysis on the photos as much as possible, but it is very difficult, and it remains to be seen whether the original suicide conclusion can be overturned.

If successful, the large commercial insurance policy that Tang Fengyi purchased after his wife's death will be able to cover all of his debts before his death, including the house that was mortgaged to the bank, which can then be redeemed.

However, Wang Guofeng suggested that Tang Fengyi's cause of death should not be told to the child, at least until Tang Xiaokui reaches adulthood.

Don't talk about the right to know; even "legalists" wouldn't make a minor bear these responsibilities.

That would be too much of a burden for a child. Since the best outcome has already been achieved, the most important thing is to live happily ever after.

Interestingly, Wang Guofeng suggested that they quickly convert the "trial adoption" into a "formal adoption," because as the case progresses, relatives might jump out to fight for the adoption rights. A house in Dongyang County is only worth two or three hundred thousand yuan, which is nothing to the Zhai family, but a windfall for many people.

Even though they had previously despised Tang Xiao Kui, legally these relatives still had a higher "adoption priority" than Yu Xiao Li.

Having seen her son off today, Yu Xiaoli should deal with this matter immediately; she doesn't want to be disgusted by others.

Returning to the airplane, Zhai Da is fiddling with the [Souvenir Polaroid]. This device can be guided by the [Uncertainty Watch], most likely because of its "special ability" that has been unlocked.

Attaching the abilities of [equipment] to other items is another way to modify the system rules.

According to the rules of the martial arts world, you should try it out first.

Zhai Da flicked his wrist, and a Joker playing card appeared in his palm. He took a picture of it with a Polaroid camera.

Fearing the system wouldn't capture the key elements, the camera was positioned very close, with playing cards occupying 70% of the composition.

With a click, a photograph slowly emerged. Zhai Da was taken aback; it was just a normal photo.
According to the system, if the effect is working properly, a blank negative should appear.

After a moment's thought, I guess it's because there's only one Joker card, and it's not a complete set?
That's troublesome because he doesn't have all the cards he has. He gave one of them to Wu Yue to locate him, to prevent him from being ambushed.

He patted himself down and found the Uncertainty Pocket Watch, then took a picture of it with a Polaroid camera.

This time, the returned photos were just normal ones.
Zhai Da stared at it for a moment, wondering if something was amiss. Was it too rare?

It should be a green-grade piece of equipment, but it still has its limits.

So Zhai Da took out the third test subject.

【Dynamic MP3】

The MP3 player, shaped like a submarine, has more noticeable paint chipping than when Zhai Da first got it.

After taking a picture, this time a white film finally appeared, as if the Polaroid camera had completely malfunctioned.

But this is the effective manifestation.
Zhai Da had an idea. He opened the back cover, reinstalled the white film in the frontmost position, and then, after thinking for a moment, took out his beloved knock-off phone from his pocket.

"Click".

As the white film was reused, the Polaroid camera produced a normal photo, while in Zhai Da's view, his ordinary-looking phone suddenly showed fold lines.

"Congratulations, host. Temporary equipment [phone] has been detected: 23:59:58."

"Equipment Effect 1: The music played by this device will affect the listener's emotions, and transfer and transcription will be ineffective."

"Equipment Effect 2: The audience will gradually focus and clear their minds, but their behavior must match the mood of the background music. If the mood conflicts, they will become agitated."

It's very simple, with no source description, no notes, and no ownership notice.

The "Special Effects: Exclusive BGM" feature is also gone; it seems only regular effects can be transferred.
But Zhai Da, who has a keen eye for language, noticed a key point.

The limitations of the [Dynamic MP3] feature have changed.

The original description included a clause stating that "headphones only; adapters, transcribing, and external playback are not valid."

It has now changed to "transfer, transcription invalid".

In other words, both headphones and speakers are allowed, which means it's possible to play music to multiple people at once. This is because MP3 players themselves don't have speaker functionality, while mobile phones do.
Meanwhile, the original equipment, [Dynamic MP3], now has an additional label in the system interface: "Temporarily disabled," with a countdown of over 23 hours.

Both the normal effects that were successfully transferred and the "special effects" that could not be transferred are gone, and it has temporarily become a regular MP3.

Zhai Da seemed to be deep in thought. The original equipment would become ineffective during the transfer. Was there a way to end it early?

For example, smashing this phone?

Okay, just kidding.
There's still a lot of room for exploration with this piece of equipment. For example, it could be an item that can't play music, or something with completely unrelated "compatibility," like a pair of pants.
Surely pants can't sing, right?

Even if it's "bell-bottoms".

Zhai Da, feeling playful, turned to look at Xiao Mutou, who was staring blankly out the window.

She took Lu Wei's hand and tossed it in her palm: "Do you have your keychain on you?"

He wanted to find a piece of equipment that would work as soon as he carried it.

The little wooden boy, gazing blankly at the white clouds outside the window, nodded and took out a bunch of keys from his pocket.

After getting his hands on it, Zhai Da immediately took a picture with the Polaroid camera.

After refilling the ejected white film, Zhai Da suddenly had a whimsical idea and asked the flight attendant for a piece of white paper.

"Click".

"Congratulations, host. Temporary equipment [Paper] has been discovered: 23:59:58."

"Equipment effect: Increases stamina by 10% and slightly increases dopamine when carried."

Zhai Da thought to himself, "Holy crap! This works too!"
Is this reasonable?

It's true what they say: ability depends on the system, but development depends on the individual!
(End of this chapter)