Nanoparticles began forming at Harbinger’s shoulders. It first created the internal circuitry inside Harbinger’s body, with the nanoparticles itself becoming the wires and connection points.
Then came the armor, forming a paradoxically tough but flexible exterior that protected the internal circuitry. It formed around the trapezoids and shoulder blades, with lights pulsating around edges.
Above the upper right chest, there was an inscription molded into the very armor itself.
It harbored its name; HARBINGER.
Now that I’m getting a good look at you, you kinda look similar to those mechs that were popular back in my previous world.
[Kukuku. I’m better.]
Michael scoffed. We’ll see when you show your true form.
Judging by this rate, Harbinger would show his full torso at the 6th stage, its legs at the 7th and 8th, and finally, his head at the 9th stage, completing the Body Formation realm.
[That’s why you should get as many GodForge pieces as you can, as fast as possible.]
We’ll deal with that later, he said as Harbinger’s body stopped manifesting. For now, the only thing I can buy with Sand Dollars is more upgrades to my Drone.
He closed his eyes and focused on the Upgrade Shop.
[Mithril Artifact: Drone]
[Spirit of Old: 0 drops]
[Vision]
—Camera
——Drone Vision ><
——Shared Vision ><
——Maugnetic Vision = 3
——Beastfolk Vision = ><
——????
[Weapon]
—Unity Firearms
——Unity Gun ><
——Unity Gun (Mk. 2) = ><
——Unity Grenade ><
——Unity Grenade = 2
——????
—Aubility
——Switch inventory = 1
——Mini Drone inventory = 2
——????
[Propeller]
—Stealth
——Muffled Propeller ><
——????
—Speed
——Double blades = 1
——????
[Frame]
—Stealth
——Camouflage = 1
——Invisibility ><
——Phase-Through = ><
——????
—Defense
——Unity Shield = 1
——????
[Expansion]
—Drones
——Mini drone ><
——Drone Hive = 2
—Morph
——Reduce = ><
——Enlarge = 1
——Shape-Shift = 2
[Pocket Dimension]
—Subspace ><
—Isolated Room = 1
—?????
[Allies]
—Fudge
——Mini Drone Link ><
——Weapon = ><
——Inhabitation = 5
——Aubility = 5
—Sheina
——Mini Drone Link = 1
——Weapon = 1
——Inhabitation = 5
——Aubility = 5
Of course, the main thing that he wanted to buy right now was a Mini Drone link for Sheina.
Linking a Mini Drone to her weapon would not only open it up for upgrades in the future, but it would add a little bit more protection for her when she truly needs it the most.
After all, he found out that even after linking his Mini Drone to Fudge, he realized that he could still control it as much as he wanted. If he wanted it to turn back into a MIni Drone, then it would do so in an instant.
And since he bought the [Unity Gun Mk. 2] upgrade, this meant that all of his MIni Drones would all have a barrel attached to them for a [Unity Gun].
So, if either Fudge, Sheina, or any other Maugnetic he links these drones with are in a position where they couldn’t defend themselves, then he could turn their weapon back into a drone and give them a lifeline that could save their lives.
And speaking of which, it seemed that there was exactly a new type of upgrade he could buy called the [Unity Grenade Mk. 2] and the [Mini Drone inventory] that specifically helped in that type of situation.
[Grenade Mk. 2: This upgrade lowers the cooldown needed to reload the ammo into the barrel. Purchasing this upgrade will also allow the Mini Drone to have their own smaller version of the grenade.]
[Cost: 2 drops]
[Mini Drone Inventory: This upgrade allows the Mini Drones to have an internal space dedicated to a limited amount of switches inside.]
[Cost: 2 drops]
These two were very good upgrades. The grenade upgrade would act as sort of a last resort for the Dragonborns since it would create a tremendous amount of explosion that would disable all mana and even Aubilities for a certain amount of time.
As for the Mini Drone Inventory, that would just be a good upgrade in general. He could store switches in there, meaning that if the Dragonborns needed it, then they could take out a switch and invoke his Aubility Power even from a distance!
He could store a normal switch, or maybe even a Unity Saber in there as an emergency weapon.
The best thing about these upgrades was the fact that it applies to all current and future mini drones in existence. And since he was planning on buying a Mini Drone for each Dragonborn, then investing four drops for that would totally be worth it in the long run.
I would buy this... if I had the drops to spend for it.
Right now, he had 0 drops of Soo left in his arsenal. Not only that, but he still also had to buy the [Drone Hive] for him to even get the chance to purchase more Mini Drones!
Since that would cost 2 drops, and each subsequent Mini Drone would be one drop each, then that meant the had to use 3 drops just to have a Mini Drone ready for Sheina.
And if he wanted to link it to her, then he’d have to spend another drop.
That was four drops in total.
Thankfully though, his money was just enough to purchase those upgrades.
He had 41,523 Sand Dollars to spend thanks to the generous donation of the Elves, which would amount perfectly to 4 drops.
Why do all my Sand Dollars drain so fast?
After these upgrades, he would once again go back to near zero.
Thankfully though, the Mermen theme parks were doing extremely well. According to Castelle, it was doing even greater numbers than last month, which meant that his potential income for next month would be more than 30,000 Sand Dollars!
If it wasn’t for that, then he’d have gone crazy having all these upgrades but having no money to buy them.
He quickly visited Serena in their temporary residence in the Nation of Reborn and asked for her help to convert his Sand Dollars into Soo.
She happily obliged, doing the same ritual into the water and creating a vortex that seemed to connect into another dimension entirely.
Once he dropped the bag containing 40,000 Sand Dollars into the vortex, it then shot out four identical vials of Soo directly towards his palms.
"Pleasure doing business with you!" Serena said.
"Bussiness? I thought you were just a middleman?"
Serena smiled. "Of course, I am. But I also get paid. How else am I going to afford going Into Cthulhu’s Void every day with Nixie?"
He almost forgot that Serena was an actual princess of Atlantis. She’s loaded.
Well, at least she’s spending her money here.
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Meanwhile, as Michael was progressing his drone, Kuno and Fudge continued on their way to a certain spot in the Nation of Reborn.
Eventually, they came across a structure that seemed recently built, but was designed to look old but timeless.
"What is this?" Kuno asked, grabbing her chest.
"Oh, this? It’s just the Church of the Iron Maiden. This is what I wanted you to see!" Fudge said, nudging Kuno closer inside.
As she walked closer to the entrance of the church, she carefully raised her hand and waited until that invisible barrier prevented her from entering.
But surprisingly, her hand went through.
She pushed her hand all the way over inside the church, and still, she was fine!