[{"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-279":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},1566053,2030,"Chapter 279: Upgrading Severance Knife","i-can-program-my-body-chapter-279",279,"\u003Cp>Turning to Julius, who had fallen into deep thought, Nash urged him to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, spit it out. You must have a specific guess about who planned to harm us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"President... Do you know the Fletcher family?\" Julius asked tentatively, watching as Nash’s expression shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having investigated all their possible enemy, he was able to pinpoint the Fletcher family from all the present and past news sent to him from the Arlean Civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems they’ve already investigated my origins,\" Nash said with a wry smile, quickly piecing together the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fletcher family was practically a royalty in the Arlean Civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they no longer ruled the planet, they still held significant positions and status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They must have uncovered Nash’s killing of Elias Fletcher, the heir with the purest bloodline of the Arlean Ancestors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though there was no evidence, by investigating his time in the Dark Plane, they likely discovered his ability to use their innate skill, Crimson Eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tracing his identity from Noir to Nash, his history on Earth, and his movements in the Dark Plane, they must have concluded he was responsible for their heir’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder they dared to retaliate even after learning he was a top-seeded talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they couldn’t kill him or harm Earth directly due to his status as a cosmic elite, targeting those who ventured into the Dark Plane was still within their reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his ties with Julian, Lanster, Zypr, and other Arleans, an old royalty still held enough sway to make things happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they hid their tracks well enough to leave no evidence, no one would dare to point fingers at them based on mere guesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s your plan now, President?\" Julius asked in curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having long suspected the culprit but lacking proof, he had no one to confront.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, they’ll face their retribution soon,\" Nash said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, he wouldn’t dare to utter such words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with his current ties to the Arlean Civilization’s top talents and figures, disposing of a few royalties was still possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old royalty, in other terms, were just fallen nobles who had lost their grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the stakes were high enough, they could be cast aside like slaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not, and their influence held firm, Nash didn’t mind biding his time until he could crush them completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Nash’s reassurance, Julius let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His old president was still as reliable as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discussing more matters and setting a few goals for Julius, Nash took his leave and returned to the Dark Plane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the Lantern Shelter, Nash didn’t venture outside but headed to the teleportation station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only came here to check his people’s current state, not to upgrade his Severance Knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though still at tier 1, his weapon could already slay tier 2 dark beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having seen their condition and discussed improvements and issues with Julius, Nash was ready for real work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selecting a tier 2 yellow-level shelter, he dove back into the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A day later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After slaying a thousand tier 2 dark beasts, the Severance Knife became a tier 2 weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sharp!\" Nash’s eyes lit up at the glint of his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt that without activating his runic armor and defenses, no matter how strong his void energy or soul power was, he’d be cut in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected of a conceptual weapon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching tier 2, the Severance Knife could now cut anything at or below the tier 3 realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how hard or soft, if it didn’t advance from the tier 3 realm, it could be sliced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excited to test his weapon, Nash used it to cut down a few more dark beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, aside from being slightly faster as it breaks condensed particles of void energy, there was no real difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still cleaving every dark beast cleanly, Nash returned to the shelter, switched locations, and transferred to a tier 3 orange-level shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four days later, the Severance Knife remained stuck at tier 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The requirements for the Severance Knife are getting steeper,\" Nash muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a thousand tier 2 dark beasts, he estimated that it would take a hundred thousand tier 3 dark beasts to upgrade his knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To boost his efficiency, he even ventured into a tier 5 purple-level zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it held higher-tier dark beasts, it also had far more tier 3 beasts, letting him slay over ten thousand in a single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, even then, he had a feeling the Severance Knife wasn’t even half full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sighing in frustration, he returned to reality, remembering it was time for his assessment to become an official scientist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after returning, Nash found a notification by the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Nash Navre (Noir), please proceed to the assessment site at 4 p.m.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seemed they also uncovered my identity,\" Nash thought, unsurprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his connection to Arthur, an official scientist, and his frequent interactions with Earth, obtaining his true identity was a simple task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, as a profession above all in the Chronos Empire, their authority surpassed even Cosmic Talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tidying up, Nash contacted Arthur and shared the time of his test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating and resting to prepare for his best state, the assessment hour arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Central Assessment Site, Nash walked in, spotting five elderly men seated on a high platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the sides, countless others, including Arthur, watched with anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious to see what Nash would present and whether it might spark their inspiration, they had taken time off to attend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"State your identity and your creation!\" the lead elder in the center declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m Nash Navre, a current member of the Nova Sector Seeded Talent Program. My recommender is Arthur Fiero, a tier 1 Scholar,\" Nash introduced formally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is my creation...\" Nash said, pulling the Spiral Behemoth from his storage item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? A large-scale battle weapon. A bold choice. Does it contain anything to pique our interest?\" one elder asked pointedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As weapons designed to fight dark beasts in the Dark Plane, large-scale battle weapons had already been studied countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing a familiar product, their interest quickly waned by half.\u003C\u002Fp>",1028,"2026-06-06T08:03:14.165Z",1,"novelbin.me","f503d7bb23623d291a9e0bba9b61d57e76958623fea167fc8fab588067bac818","i-can-program-my-body-chapter-280","i-can-program-my-body-chapter-278",665,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-can-program-my-body-cover.jpg"]