[{"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-79":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},1566103,2030,"Chapter 79: Black Willow Shelter","i-can-program-my-body-chapter-79",79,"\u003Cp>After Nash finished his daily training, he called Amber to hire some manpower to help Michael assemble the training equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting down his intercom, he headed to the Virtual Dark Pod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Materializing in the Lantern Shelter, he was greeted by William’s familiar face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss Noir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? I can’t join you today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know. I just wanted to see you off,\" William said reluctantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, what he really wanted was to convince Nash to join him for another hunt and maybe cook him some delicious food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need for goodbyes. You’re a big man, why act like a little kid?\" Nash scolded with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing over two meters tall, with muscles like boulders, watching William pout like a wronged little girl sent chills down Nash’s spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just wanted to see you one last time, boss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking together to the center of the Lantern Shelter, they arrived at the Teleportation Hub.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going?\" The Transit Officer asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dark Willow Shelter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s a 4–5 star danger zone! Where’s your battle badge?\" the Transit Officer muttered coldly, thinking Nash was just another reckless fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just anyone could enter any shelter as they pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, you had to match the shelter’s rank limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the Lantern Shelter only allowed Void Warriors inside. From government officials to merchants, coordinators, and even the gate guards—everyone here can only be a Void Warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This system existed to prevent internal killings and assassinations of talented fighters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, even a Void Commander, the leader of a shelter, was bribed to assassinate an elite from a top family. The incident nearly sparked a full-scale war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, shelters in the Nova Dark Battlefield enforced strict entry limits based on rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next was the star rating. To enter a shelter, one had to be at least one star below its danger rating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the case of the Dark Willow Shelter, one needed to be at least a 3-star Void Warrior to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Showing his battle badge containing three stars, the Transit Officer still frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure? This is a 4–5 star danger zone. It’s recommended you reach 4 stars before going,\" Although it was technically allowed, the transit officer still advised against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sure. I know the risks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk. That’ll be 1,500 merits for the teleportation fee.\" Unable to talk Nash out of it, the officer could only shake his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After paying the required fees, Nash was told to wait in line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later, a receptionist called his turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time to say goodbye. I’ll go to the Dark Willow Shelter as quickly as possible...\" William said, fidgeting like a little girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm. Be careful.\" Nash patted his shoulder in farewell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping into the teleportation gate, Nash felt his vision darken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he opened his eyes, he stood in a marshy field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the muddy tracks leading to a worn-down shelter, Nash couldn’t help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Dark Willow Shelter had richer resources than the Lantern Shelter, few people came here. The dangers simply weren’t worth the rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this level, most of the Void Warriors didn’t have large-scale attacks. Instead of facing swarms of low-merit dark beasts, they preferred to hunt stronger dark beasts that granted higher merit points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result of the sparse population, the economy, infrastructure, and transportation here couldn’t even compare to a low-level area like the Lantern Shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to buy a weapon first...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without William lending him the Sun Bow, Nash had to purchase his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, during the week he hunted with William, aside from the merits he used to increase his void saturation and payment for the teleportation fee, he still had a few thousand left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buying a few S-class weapons should be enough for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having decided on a plan, Nash headed to the nearest weapon shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping inside, he was greeted by a deserted store filled with rows of dazzling weapons, each suited for marshy terrain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spears, short blades, crossbows, traps, slingshots, nets, whips, poisons—everything was here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you want to buy?\" the shopkeeper asked lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much for this S-class adjustable spear?\" Nash asked, picking up a spear with 9% saturation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"1,300 merits. No bargaining.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So expensive?\" Nash frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A regular S-class weapon in the Lantern Shelter only costs a few hundred merits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk. Poor bastard. If you’re broke, go buy second-hand weapons,\" the shopkeeper clicked his tongue at Nash’s reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second-hand weapons? You sell those here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look in the back. Pick what you want. S-class second-hand weapon is 100 merits each; Tier 1 second-hand weapon is 1,000 merits each. Call me when you’re ready to pay,\" the shopkeeper said in one breath, then shut his eyes lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are Tier 1 second-hand weapons too?\" Curious, Nash hurried to the back of the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as soon as he arrived, hoping for a bargain, his lips twitched in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this garbage...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken weapon fragments, chipped blades, tangled messes—if not for the faint void energy they emitted, Nash would’ve thought he’d stumbled into a junkyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this body’s memories before he transmigrated, the garbage station was cleaner and organized than this chaotic pile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, with only a few thousand merits left, he could only step forward, searching for something barely usable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few minutes of digging, he finally found a sturdy short stick, a broken sharp blade, and a complete wire, probably once part of a net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After a little fixing... it should be barely usable.\" Nash smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even broken apart, these items were still Tier 1 weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the shopkeeper, he held out his finds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three Tier 1 items. That’s 3,000 merits,\" the shopkeeper calculated instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? You’re counting these broken pieces as full price?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you earlier—all Tier 1 items in the back are 1,000 merits each.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about this broken wire? It’s barely a piece.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nash could understand charging for the blade and stick, but this wire was barely a meter long!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only had 2,800 merits left; he simply couldn’t afford the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, that? Fine, I’ll give it to you for 300 merits.\" The shopkeeper relented a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though unscrupulous, he didn’t want to offend Nash too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\" Nash paid 2,300 merits and quickly left the shady shop.\u003C\u002Fp>",1051,"2026-06-06T08:03:14.164Z",1,"novelbin.me","8ef42512a133f6e8a6ea36e51914a85ce6fdfcab4a772312724612f6a83e0185","i-can-program-my-body-chapter-80","i-can-program-my-body-chapter-78",665,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-can-program-my-body-cover.jpg"]