[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-can-program-my-body":3,"chapter-i-can-program-my-body-i-can-program-my-body-chapter-160":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Can Program My Body?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1565688,2030,"Chapter 160: Rules of Cosmic Competition","i-can-program-my-body-chapter-160",160,"\u003Cp>\"No need to fret. I’m only lending these to you. You can return them after the competition or pay me back later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, they heaved a sigh of relief, happily accepting the items he provided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether they won or lost a place in the cosmic competition, they were confident they could repay the items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At worst, they could work for Nash for the rest of their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After handing out everything and offering some advice, Nash dismissed them to prepare for the start of the cosmic competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, opening his eyes after deep meditation, Nash headed toward the virtual pod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This device is really mysterious...\" Nash thought as he stepped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The virtual pod, or any virtual access device, could magically scan not only his image but all external items he carried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his storage ring could be virtualized, along with the items inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, he didn’t understand the reason for such a powerful ability and took it for granted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after learning about the runic language, he had a guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the power of law, it was naturally easy for the device to scan every internal and external thing he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why it was so cheap despite such a powerful ability, the virtual pod must only be a carrier, a relay to connect to the Virtual World or Dark Plane and tap into its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snapping out of his thoughts, Nash logged into the virtual world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Participant of the Cosmic Competition Detected.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please stay on standby. The competition will begin in 0 days, 0 hours, 13 minutes, and 27 seconds.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the clock ticked by, Nash browsed the virtual forum to kill some time. Finally, the time for the competition arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Nova Cosmic Competition Begins]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Transmitting the participant to the 1,330th Zone...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1,330th Zone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transmitted to an alternate virtual world, Nash quickly looked around to assess his situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area was a ruined city, swarming with zombie-like dark beasts, flocks of birds flying in the sky, and other participants who had just arrived, like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he wondered how the cosmic competition would unfold, a flash of information appeared in his mind, accompanied by a virtual panel popping up before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Nova Cosmic Competition\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zone 1,330: 1 billion\u002F1 billion\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Points: 0\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank: N\u002FA\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time Left: 29 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, 55 seconds]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nova Cosmic Competition was divided into thousands of zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each zone had one billion participants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing a participant earned 1 point plus half of the points they had accumulated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing dark beasts also granted points based on their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the points each participant earned, they would be ranked from 1 to the number of participants still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make it easier to find and kill each other, a map showing everyone’s position would appear every hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each day, the map would shrink, preventing participants from staying too far apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To win a place in the competition, one had to rank in the top thousand of their zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alongside these core rules, there were a few auxiliary rules and mechanisms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, participants could only bring weapons usable in the dark plane, which were scanned by the virtual device they used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, treasure chests were scattered around so that poor individuals could have a level playing field as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the rich could simply bring items engraved with runic language and overwhelm everyone with their power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To simulate the dark plane to the greatest extent, such destructive and unfair weapons were allowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as one was rich or capable, they could bring anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, being born rich was its own kind of talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, such destructive weapons had limits. Otherwise, Nash was worried he would encounter someone who could bomb the entire zone in one shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third, along with the information sent to his mind, Nash received details about the reward mechanics for those who passed the Nova Cosmic Competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skipping various miscellaneous details, he searched for information on how one could secure a spot in the seeded talent program.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, finding the details, Nash couldn’t help but frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s troublesome...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To secure a spot in the seeded talent program, one had to either eliminate all billion participants in their zone or rank in the top ten across all battle zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the remaining 80 spots, the top thousand who had the most points could compete in one-on-one fights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This will be tiring...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he killed one participant per second, he could only earn about 2.5 million points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Nash wasn’t foolish enough to follow such a plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly finding a hiding spot, he began to deduce the most efficient way to earn points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some thought, Nash formed a complete plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the next 25 days, he would hunt higher-tier dark beasts while waiting for participants to eliminate each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he could only inherit 50% of a defeated participant’s points, it should be enough to secure a spot in the top thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, not wanting to waste these days in the trial, Nash planned to optimize his module system along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First on the list was the [Combat Module System]. From auto-dodge, attack, aim, and tracking, Nash planned to add an auto-hunt feature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, for the [Combat Module System] to work, it had to cooperate with the [Autonomous Module System], which had some delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this wasn’t a major issue, in high-speed battles with rapid changes, it could be fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second on the list were the [Overloading] and [Overclocking] module systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having two module systems for amplification was too redundant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nash planned to combine them into a single module system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While this wouldn’t have a significant effect, it would be neater and easier to upgrade in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last task was combining the [Control] and [Autonomous] module systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were used to manipulate his body, with the only difference being that the [Control Module System] was for manual control, while the [Autonomous Module System] handled automatic control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the previous combination, this wouldn’t have much impact but would be neater and easier to upgrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his plans for the 30-day cosmic competition outlined, Nash began his hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>",1032,"2026-06-06T08:03:14.165Z",1,"novelbin.me","a2629d4599dd2b0a2776185855a200fe8d5e974f64494abf73d216a84836b3a8","i-can-program-my-body-chapter-161","i-can-program-my-body-chapter-4",665,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-can-program-my-body-cover.jpg"]