Crossover Anime: From DanMachi to Becoming a Garbage Scavenging Master

Chapter 72 NERvGear Full Dive Equipment

"Dreams — Virtual World — Jewelry!"

Having grasped some of the intelligence, Hephaestus instantly connected all the clues, abruptly looked up, and shouted.

Tianxing snapped his fingers and replied with a smile, "Bingo! You guessed right."

He then continued, "After these two years together—well, maybe not that long—as you all probably know, the people of Mellentown have given me the nickname 'Streetwalker God.'"

"However, I'm not just sitting around doing nothing." He shrugged, a hint of pride in his voice. "Over the years, I've traveled all over the world and collected quite a few clever little gadgets for everyone."

"And one of them is this amazing device right in front of us—NERvGear."

"It's a fully immersive device that allows you to connect to and enter a so-called virtual world once you put it on."

At this point, his expression turned serious, and he solemnly gestured with both hands toward the black tower doll beside him.

"The puppet of the genius forgotten by the world, Lady Black Tower."

"She created a magical artifact that could amplify abilities, called a Relic."

"However, this increase is not without limits. Users must go through a certain amount of adventure and specific rituals to gradually gain enhancement."

"By combining these two elements—the virtual world and magical items—we can achieve the growth and enhancement mechanism I just mentioned, similar to the grace system."

"We have conducted preliminary tests and can confirm that there is no conflict between the two systems."

After speaking, Tianxing turned his gaze to Riveria.

Riveria paused slightly, subconsciously touching the ornament on her head. Only then did she realize that the reward bestowed upon her by Lord Prometheus was such a precious item, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.

She nodded immediately, confirming, "That's right. Although the increase isn't significant yet, it might be because the trial hasn't been completed. But what's certain is that it doesn't conflict with the Grace System."

After listening, Njord frowned and asked, "But if what you're saying is true, building a virtual world must be extremely difficult, right? The manpower and resources required would be staggering. It sounds like it's even more complicated than expanding the town of Mellen."

Tianxing smiled confidently and pointed at Dix and Ikeros.

"So, I've brought all the professionals here, haven't I? We don't need to build a logically rigorous real world; we just need to limit the content to the adventure genre."

"There are experts in maze construction, plus a god who controls nightmares to adjust the difficulty."

As he said this, he gave Ikeros a meaningful look.

"Our products are sure to be a great success in the future."

Ikeros, caught in that gaze, froze instantly, his previously languid expression hardening. He quickly straightened up and said tactfully, "Rest assured. Under my control, adventurers will be eager to take on these adventures!"

"Let them feel that they can never repay Lord Prometheus's kindness!"

Tianxing nodded in satisfaction, then said, "I still need to do some further adjustments to the NERvGear to make it compatible with magical items. I will contact you again once everything is ready."

Everyone expressed their understanding upon hearing this, and the meeting subsequently concluded in a calm atmosphere.

Inside the research lab of Black Tower Castle, at the heart of the Genesis Vortex.

Tianxing stood quietly to the side, waiting patiently.

Black Tower looked down at the screen in the void, his fingertips outlining complex structural patterns, constructing a dream world for the trials.

Just then, the space behind her silently cracked open, and a portal quietly unfolded.

A red figure nimbly leaped out from it.

The girl tiptoed closer, as if deliberately holding her breath. She reached out and gently covered Black Tower's eyes from behind, saying in a playful tone, "Guess—who am I?"

Black Tower's body suddenly stiffened.

The next moment, her whole body trembled slightly.

The dream world, which had been operating smoothly, also experienced a slight disruption at this moment, with the data stream briefly misaligned, as if rationality itself had been momentarily disturbed.

The girl behind him seemed to sense something, and her tone softened as she gently said, "Ata, we meet again."

"How are you?"

The air seemed to stand still at that moment.

The Black Tower did not respond immediately.

After a moment, she slowly raised her hand and covered the hand that was blocking her vision.

Her movements were very light, even with a rare hint of hesitation, as if she were confirming whether the sensation was real.

"I once thought that by sealing my memories deep inside, I could gain the courage to move forward."

"Now it seems I was just running away—"

She slowly pulled Tibo's hand away, but didn't let go completely.

She turned around, her gaze meeting Tibbo's. Her tone returned to its usual rationality, yet subtly tinged with an almost imperceptible emotion.

"We meet again, Saintess of Janusapolis."

"Throughout the universe, there are very few who have seen my true form multiple times and been recognized by me. You are the fifth among them. From this moment on, this will be your designation—'Black Tower Best Friend No. 5'."

She tilted her head slightly, her tone casual yet revealing a hint of obsession: "I will not accept the loss of the serial number, so you'd better remember it well."

Tibo paused for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.

"Okay, Ata! Let's keep up the good work together!"

Black Tower nodded, turned to look at Tianxing beside him, his expression having returned to that of a calm and rational genius.

A slight smile played on her lips, her tone tinged with amusement and a hint of mockery.

"Just when I'm about to lose interest in you, you always manage to come up with something new. You really know how to time things!"

Tianxing understood immediately, maintaining their usual tacit understanding, and gave a slight bow, saying, "It is my honor that Lady Black Tower will always remember me!"

Tianxing organized his thoughts and then explained the current situation: "Astraea has chosen to stay in Orario for the time being. In contrast, the descendant of Daedalus and the god in charge of forging have been brought back by me."

"By now, the key elements needed to run the simulated universe have been basically gathered. Next, all we need to do is have Dix and the others work overtime to complete the world framework for the trial, and then it can run for a long time."

He softened his tone slightly as he said this: "This way, you can finally take some time to rest."

"I happen to have some updated information on this, and I need to share it with you."

With a casual wave of his hand, Black Tower retrieved a golden trash can from the void.

She explained calmly, "A year ago, when you went to the world of One Piece, in order to avoid alerting your target, you temporarily entrusted me with the authority to perform a ten-pull in one click."

"I find handling these things every day too inefficient, so I've categorized the produced items by rarity according to your preferences and automatically stored them in different containers each day."

Tianxing stared at the glittering gold trash can, his eyelids twitching involuntarily.

—Is this the container you're talking about?

It seems that his image has been misinterpreted by the Black Tower.

Black Tower ignored his reaction and reached into the trash can to take out a sphere of light that shimmered with golden light.

"In the recent results of the one-click ten-pull, multiple devices named NERvGear have appeared."

"I happened to spot this little thing while conducting the source analysis."

She gently shook the orb of light in her hand, her tone remaining calm: "Within its inner world, there are elements highly similar to those in the dungeon."

"After analysis, we can directly use this element as a basic template to build the first large-scale trial world."

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