Universe Infinite Canteen

Chapter 174 Poke Every Day

When Ma Lu opened his eyes again, he found himself back in Holy Temple City.

He first put on his helmet and logged into the Secondary Tour System he had used before, where the cheerful virtual hostess Yun Que greeted him.

"Welcome back, Sir Knight, let us battle for order once more today! Oh, by the way, you have new quests and messages, remember to check them."

Despite hearing this, Ma Lu didn't rush to see the quests and messages but instead took his time to search the homepage, where he found a semi-hidden small button.

After clicking, a character list popped up, and Ma Lu switched Yun Que for Hellhound.

A purple-haired girl dressed in a pilot's jacket appeared on his home screen, leaning in to lick her lips at him.

"You look tasty, Knight~"

Ma Lu then tried the character at the end of the list, a red-haired girl with a deadpan face holding a book.

"I'm reading, which is my way of relaxing," Bliss Bird said without looking up. "If Sir Knight has no other business, could you give me some private space, please?"

After hearing that, Ma Lu poked her again.

"That disaster... its cause remains a mystery till this day, and there's constant debate within the Church about it. To the outside world, though, they insist it was divine punishment."

Ma Lu poked her again.

"Why do I love reading so much? Because one day, we'll all die, but words will continue to live on."

Ma Lu poked her once more.

"I once read an ancient tome, written by an architect from Holy Temple City, who claimed that nearly a hundred thousand believers were involved in the construction of the city. However, by the time the city was completed, there were less than seventy thousand left."

A literary girl? Not bad, that could fill in some knowledge about the world, Ma Lu kept poking.

Finally, Bliss Bird closed the hefty tome she was holding and looked up seriously, "Interrupting someone while they are reading is very impolite, Sir Knight."

After trying all the characters, Ma Lu decided to stick with Bliss Bird, mainly because Yun Que was a bit too lively and talkative.

"Yes, Sir Knight. You can upgrade our equipment or modify our bodies to add skills. A'Quan has always wanted the... Terminator 3000."

"What's that?"

"It's a mechanical arm newly developed by the Weaponry Department. It's very powerful, but also very expensive."

"How much does it cost?"

"About 8,000 Atonement Points, I guess."

8,000 Atonement Points would need eighty beginner quests to earn. Ma Lu scratched his chin, "That is indeed quite expensive. What about you, do you want anything?"

"Me... No, I'm fine, hehe, anyway, there are not many times I can be of use. Sir Knight, if you have spare Atonement Points, you might want to use them on A'Quan and Bliss Bird first to enhance their strength."

Although Yun Que said this, her being a secondary attacker with low Attack Power was a headache, always being on the sidelines wasn't great either.

Ma Lu then went to the Weaponry Department to retrieve his repaired armor and also took a look at the equipment for sale.

The Weaponry Department occupies the 11th, 12th, and 45th to 47th floors of The Great Tower, but only the 11th and 12th floors are open to the public.

Ma Lu visited the 11th floor, which had a glass door marked with the symbol of a sword and shield.

The young Monk in charge of receiving him was about twenty-something years old, named Xi Xi.

After Ma Lu explained what he came for, Xi Xi led him to a terminal. He casually flipped through it and found that it contained hundreds of pages of weapons and equipment.

Xi Xi proudly said, "The Weaponry Department gathers the city's top mechanics and engineers. We represent the pinnacle of human civilization's technological level."

After pausing, Xi Xi continued, "If Sir Knight finds it overwhelming, you might want to try the weapon recommendation feature. Just enter your knight ID, and the weapons system will automatically match weapons and equipment suitable for the witches under your command."

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Regarding the knight ID, Ma Lu didn't know what the original owner's ID was at first until he tried the number ID beneath the rank to unlock his apartment door, which worked.

So this time he confidently entered that ID number, and soon enough, the terminal in front of him displayed the results.