[{"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-583":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},1566272,2030,"Chapter 583: Paying Rent","i-can-program-my-body-chapter-583",583,"\u003Cp>\"How can we stay hidden?\" Hearing Nash’s question, everyone fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staying out of the conflict was easy enough. But preventing others from forcing their hand was another matter entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they had no intention of joining the fray, they couldn’t just roll over if someone attacked them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To truly avoid conflict and stay secluded, they had to make sure no one could find them in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have a plan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Nash had raised the problem, he should have had a solution ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I plan to build a great concealment barrier array wrapping around every part of our territory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A great concealment barrier array? That’s far too costly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that they hadn’t considered the idea. It was simply too expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even pooling all the materials across the Xenus Alliance, they might still fall short of what was needed to build it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry about the materials. I can provide them. I only need your help setting it up.\" Nash said with confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The materials Lilliana had handed him at the last moment were perfectly timed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With materials worth over 100 quadrillion chrono, building a great concealment array shouldn’t be a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You already have the materials?\" Everyone sucked in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just imagining the sheer volume of resources required, they couldn’t help but stare at Nash in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them had expected someone from a mid-level domain to carry this kind of wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just what had he been doing while the rest of them were scrambling to prepare?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even so, what do you want in return? We can’t just freeload.\" Torr said seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The endless energy the sun star void gave off was already more than enough on its own. For Nash to set up a project of this scale on top of that was something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how close they were, they knew they had to offer something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you’re asking, I’ll charge you rent.\" Nash smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting their help was already plenty. Getting rent, too, wasn’t bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much? Don’t bleed us dry. We’re practically paupers compared to you.\" Tathia said with a light laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha. Just materials, resources, or anything worth one trillion chrono per cosmic team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the price, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although not cheap, it’s not unreasonable either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the abundance of resources in the wild void territory, paying a trillion chrono worth each year was well within reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That works.\" Everyone smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t just about payment. It was about solidifying their relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By paying for their place in Nash’s territory, they wouldn’t be considered subordinates. They’d be tenants and partners in the same alliance, with a clear distinction in their positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha. I’m looking forward to having you here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With 94 cosmic teams each paying a trillion chrono worth of resources, Nash stood to collect nearly a hundred trillion every year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ten years, it would be a quadrillion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t even the ceiling. As more members of the Xenus Alliance gathered, earning a quadrillion Chronos worth of resources every single year wasn’t out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once things stabilized, pulling in dozens, even hundreds, more teams was entirely feasible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the deal settled, everyone turned their attention back to the portal as planetary system after planetary system made its way through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although their scientists hadn’t finished calculating the optimal placement for each one, getting everyone across was the priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only because keeping the portal open burned massive energy each moment, but also because the barrier protecting them was about to expire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before worrying about precision, they need to survive first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are you planning to hold the line once the barrier drops, Nash?\" Torr asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll just have to defend with everything we have.\" Nash shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the coming swarm of dark beasts, he had no special plan prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their migration still underway, their large-scale defensive weapons were in disarray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without proper calibration, they could only operate at about 50% capacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The decoy weapons he’d used to deter cosmic teams eyeing the sun star void were in even worse shape. Nash estimated those weren’t even at ten percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only things that could hold their own against the dark beasts were their Tier 8 battleships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah. Guess we’ll just have to dig in.\" Everyone sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stuck in the same situation, there was no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s just hope the swarm isn’t too overwhelming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the wild void territory’s first great trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the barrier nearing its end, it was like a ripened fruit ready to burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it did, a wave of rich energy would flood out, drawing dark beasts from every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, their cheerful mood from earlier quietly faded, replaced by a creeping tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No longer in the spirit to watch the portal, everyone shifted to dividing up their defensive positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those with more firepower, manpower, and weapons took larger sections. Those with less took smaller ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the gap were too wide, others would provide resources to fill the difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They talked through every scenario, contingencies, overlapping fields of fire, fallback plans, not noticing that time began to slip by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere along the way, the scientists finished their rough calculations, slotting each planet and star into position around the Star Alliance territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid friction and keep management clean, each cosmic team’s territory was spaced just far enough apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the planetary systems settled into the gravity of the sun star void one by one, Nash and the others finally took notice of the commotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of smiles, everyone sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems time wasn’t on our side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few days remained before the barrier gave out, and planetary systems were still flowing steadily through the portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate, they wouldn’t have their full strength in position before the barrier collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re in for a rough fight.\" Nash muttered, feeling a pang of guilt for the delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they had secured the sun star void sooner or brought everyone over earlier, it would have been far less desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, there was no changing it now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry too much. We’ve been through worse. This isn’t the first time we’ve faced a scenario like this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right! What’s a few dark beasts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1045,"2026-06-06T08:03:27.959Z",1,"novelbin.me","ca5f5b73907eade6deaa8373133f93b128b8e513a295f67128b380afa3e76f23","i-can-program-my-body-chapter-584","i-can-program-my-body-chapter-582",665,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-can-program-my-body-cover.jpg"]