Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 35 The First Synthesis and the Secret of the System

"Xiao Da, did you buy the fish?"

Zhai Da was holding a fish, and there was a faint trace of blood in the milky white bag.

"bought."

"What took you so long? Did you go to the internet cafe?"

"This fish has strong vitality and is difficult to kill."

Today is Sunday, Zhai Da’s only day off, and it is also the day when Lu Wei comes to eat.

Last night, the [old man] and the [young girl] worked together and their learning efficiency was extremely high. They learned a lot without realizing it.

As soon as I got up this morning, Ms. Yu sent me to buy fish.

The vegetable market was not far away, just an intersection, but when he walked into the old market, he suddenly felt that maybe he could try to find "special items", so he walked around it three times, wasting some time.

Unexpectedly, it was really rewarding.

The harvest is currently wrapped in a black plastic bag and hidden in my pocket.

Zhai Da entered the kitchen and handed the fish to Yu Xiaoli: "It's a perch, pick the biggest one."

Yu Xiaoli nodded and prepared to take it, but the fish, which had died along the way and must have drunk all the Meng Po soup, suddenly jumped up with such force that the plastic bag made a tearing sound.

"ah!"

"I'm super!!"

Zhai Da was so frightened that he threw the fish away.

Bro, are you serious? I was just kidding!
I watched the boss take out the internal organs! The fish was really scary!
Yu Xiaoli immediately squatted down, raised her knife and chopped it down through the bag. The damage to the resurrected sea bass was completely overflowed, and the countdown began again.

Yu Xiaoli said with lingering fear: "I was scared to death!"

Zhai Da looked at his mother squatting and chopping, and thought to himself that she is quite scary.

After all, it was only ten centimeters away from his toes.

"Okay, go out now, don't make trouble. Xiao Lu should be here at 12 o'clock. You can pick him up at the gate of the community later."

Zhai Da nodded and went back to his room first.

He closed the door and took out the black plastic bag from his pocket.

Because it was a little dirty, he wrapped it tightly. After opening it layer by layer, he found a lump of iron inside.

"Congratulations to the host for discovering the white special item [Tin Core Weight]: Lao Wang used it to earn three houses in the county town."

"Status: already owned, activated."

"Equipment effect: When you hold this item, the chances of your lies and tricks being exposed are reduced."

"Note: A weight cannot measure a person's heart, but cast iron can cover a dark heart."

Zhai Da weighed the weight in his hand. The black cast iron shell was rusty and heavy. It was difficult for ordinary people to feel the difference. But he later tried it with a fair scale in the market. The weight marked one kilogram was actually only 700 grams.
According to the system, the core inside is "tin".

When Zhai Da proposed to buy the weight, the vegetable vendor was quite cautious and kept talking to him for almost half an hour.

However, all the scales in the market are now electronic, and the other party obviously has a new tool for committing the crime. The weight has not been used for more than a year. Zhai Da said that he likes to collect old items, and finally Zhai Da bought it for 50 yuan.

And silently blocked the other party’s vegetable stall.

If he hadn't learned during the conversation that the market fair officer was the other party's uncle, he would have reported it anyway.

Compared to this seemingly useless [equipment], another thing is more important to Zhai Da.

Because he didn't have much equipment at the moment, he tried to synthesize all the existing items on his way back, and surprisingly one of them gave a successful prompt.

But because it was the first synthesis, Zhai Da was more cautious and did not proceed rashly on the way, but waited until this time.

In his room, Zhai Da confirmed again that the door was locked and then drew the curtains.

He closed his eyes and opened the system interface.

The content inside is very concise. In addition to being able to view past message records, there is only an [Equipment List].

But when his heart calls out, he can open a "synthetic interface".

"Please drag the [Equipment] you want to synthesize into the interface."

Light blue text appears on the interface.

Zhai Da tried the recipe he had just tried again.

[Tin Core Weight] and [Clown Love Letter]. "Checking the synthesis path. The path exists. Do you want to synthesize it?"

Straightforward words, straightforward content.

He has always had a question, that is, in what form will "equipment synthesis" appear?
You have to know that every piece of equipment exists in reality, not just an icon or a piece of data in the game. How can two items become one? How does the system interfere with reality?

Precisely because of the unknown, Zhai Da did not dare to click to confirm on the way.

After looking around, Zhai Da confirmed that his room was absolutely "private", then he took a deep breath and clicked confirm.

"Preparing for synthesis. Please place all materials and equipment in real space without observers."

Zhai Da was stunned. No observer? Does that mean no one saw it?
There's no one else in this room, let alone a camera.

But after more than ten seconds, the system prompts were still repeating the same content, and Zhai Da finally reacted.
Aren’t you an observer yourself?

He vaguely recalled some scientific concepts, or science fiction concepts, from his previous life, but he was just a lucky copywriter after all, and he had only heard a few fragmentary things about this.

Sandwiched between countless short videos of young ladies.

So Zhai Da thought for a moment, and placed the [Clown Love Letter] folded into the shape of a talisman and the [Tin-wrapped Weight] on the table.

Then he got up and left his room.

The moment the door closed, the system prompted that new content had appeared.

"The environment is detected to be suitable for synthesis. Please do not destroy the environment or observe without authorization."

"Shielding the waves, collapsing reality, clearing the traces"

"Synthesis completed."

The whole process was extremely fast, only one or two seconds, so fast that Zhai Da felt that it was not the time spent on "synthesis" but the time spent on reading the text.
The collapse is indeed very similar to some things I have heard in my previous life, but I can’t put my finger on the details.

How come this system is a little different from the "vague and illusory" and "completely idealistic" one imagined? It has a bit of a technological flavor?

Zhai Da couldn't describe it.

Does quantum technology change reality?

There was no sound, no special effects, and no brilliant light. The first synthesis ended in such an unremarkable way.

Zhai Da pushed open the door with doubt.

Nothing seemed to have changed.
In addition to the table, a special deck of playing cards appeared.
Zhai Da stood a few meters away, looking at the new equipment. A broken line extended from it, pointing to the text box that existed only in Zhai Da's eyes.

And that line is green.

Zhai Da's eyes widened. Doesn't that mean
"Congratulations host, you have synthesized the green equipment [Joker Poker]: made of tin alloy, tough and elastic."

"Ownership: Owned, Activated (partially)."

"Equipment Effect 1: When holding it, it slightly increases your sense of humor."

"Equipment Effect 2: When you hold this, your lies, magic tricks, tricks, and love talks are not easily exposed."

“Special Effects → Spotlight (Unlocked): The clown always has a strong presence, attracting people’s attention so that you can perform some small actions.”

"Advanced equipment requires completing the unlocking task to obtain its full effect."

"Unlocking Task: Perform ten close-up magic tricks without being discovered."

"Note: Only flexible fingers can maximize its effect."

Zhai Da picked up the Joker deck of cards, which felt heavy in his hand.
About 700 grams to be exact.
Much heavier than a deck of cards should be.

This was Zhai Da's first time synthesizing equipment. He was very surprised from the process to the result.
I was curious before, what would happen if a paper love letter and a lump of iron were combined? It turned out to be a playing card made of metal?
And the system has a sequel.

"Detected that the host is synthesizing equipment for the first time, unlocking the positioning function."

"Host can now view the location of equipment in the [Equipment List]."

Zhai Da was stunned and opened the list. Sure enough, there was a distance display behind each equipment in the list.

For example, the distance of [Joker Poker] is 0 because it is in his hand.

The [sturdy permanent 21-inch truck] shows a distance of meters and is parked in the carport downstairs.

If you "click" it with your mind, a map-like interface will appear, showing the specific location.

Zhai Da nodded secretly. This function was quite practical. At least he didn't have to worry about losing things.

　I'm asking for tickets at the end of the month. The monthly tickets will expire and become invalid. Why not give them to Xiao Xin?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)