A single-player post-apocalyptic game, but with an all-female teammate mod.

We'll see how things go with the rest of the people.

Aono opened his panel and then clicked on the equipment tab to start looking at it.

The previously empty 3D projection is now surrounded by six orbs of light.

The equipment panel is slightly different from what I saw before. It still has six slots, but the freedom of choice has increased significantly.

This is likely due to the system optimization mentioned during the Ark upgrade.

The six orbs of light correspond to six pieces of equipment.

These include a weapon, clothes, pants, shoes, and two accessories.

Similar to the equipment sets in the second game, each piece of equipment provides attributes, and collecting all six pieces will also grant a set effect.

The difference is that the attributes and set effects of the equipment are fixed, so you don't need to farm them repeatedly, but you need to upgrade them and they have durability.

This is more in line with single-player games.

Weapons provide attack bonuses, clothing provides defense bonuses, pants provide stamina bonuses, shoes increase speed, and the two accessories increase energy and energy regeneration speed, respectively.

Set bonuses provide a combat power boost.

Level 1 equipment provides a 5% bonus.

Six pieces of equipment equal a 5% bonus in all aspects. Adding the 5% overall combat power of the set, wearing a complete set of level 1 equipment directly increases combat power by one-tenth.

The equipment bonus is calculated into combat power. Qingye looked at his combat power, which had suddenly increased by 40 points, and confirmed the bonus effect.

In short, a set of level 1 equipment increases overall combat power by 10%.

The equipment has two modes: hidden and worn.

To utilize the equipment's effects, it must be worn.

Each piece of equipment has durability, and the equipment will lose durability during combat depending on the situation.

If the durability reaches zero, the equipment's effects will be lost.

The outward manifestation is the ripped clothing.

Durability can be restored using materials in the manufacturing room.

Similarly, materials can be used to upgrade equipment in the manufacturing room.

Since equipment must be worn, there is also a function to set the appearance of the equipment.

Items set as appearances will disappear, and you'll have to buy them again from the store if you want them back.

However, generally speaking, once you've set it up, you don't need to buy it again.

Equipment only loses durability, it doesn't get dirty, so there's no need to wash it.

It also allows for one-click outfit changes, which is extremely convenient.

If it weren't for the limited number of spaces available for customizing appearances, Aono would have set all her clothes as appearances.

Level 1 equipment has only one custom appearance slot, and one more slot is added with each level up.

Clothes, pants, and shoes are fixed; you can simply set their appearance.

Before setting the appearance of weapons and accessories, the type needs to be determined first.

There's not much to say about the weapons; Aono would definitely choose the axe.

He then added the alloy battle axe from his backpack as a cosmetic item.

As the operation ended, the alloy battle axe disappeared from the backpack, and in its place, the weapon in the equipment slot changed to a silver alloy battle axe.

With a thought, the alloy battle axe materialized in his hand.

It seemed to be even faster than taking it out of the backpack.

It doesn't affect him much, but this function is extremely useful for female characters like the Kage and Tsunade.

Then comes the top, pants, and shoes.

Aono was too lazy to think too much and simply customized the black minimalist sportswear that she usually wore, which was the most comfortable one she wore.

Hoodie, trousers, and sneakers.

The moment the customization was completed, his clothes flashed and transformed from ordinary clothing into equipment.

He hesitated for a moment before finally choosing necklaces.

Earrings are too unconventional, and I always feel that rings would get in the way of holding weapons.

Belts, hats...

He doesn't have that habit.

Let's just use a chain of options.

It's just worn around the neck and doesn't really affect daily life.

I picked out two simple metal necklaces from the store that could be stacked.

Surprisingly, it looked pretty good paired with sportswear.

At the same time, the naked 3D projection in the equipment bar also got dressed up.

The clothes are exactly the same as those designed by Aono, and they look like a miniature version of him.

While he was figuring out the details of the equipment and completing the appearance settings, Shadow and Icarus also completed their respective operations.

The Shadow's weapon is naturally a long-handled naginata.

She chose the same outfit she had at the beginning for clothes, pants, shoes, and accessories.

It was that outfit: a purple kimono with gold trim and black stockings.

The pink-haired angel girl also had her first custom outfit be the classic original skin.

Girls have many accessories, such as hair ties, hair ornaments, and earrings; just choose any two.

The only weapon that made Aono somewhat unable to hold back was Ika's.

She doesn't use weapons, and then, for some reason, she just customized a watermelon onto the screen.

The key point is that it was set up successfully.

She's still happily rubbing against the watermelon-shaped weapon.

I should have known better than to use watermelon to build up goodwill...

Aono silently complained to himself, forcing himself to look away.

Ika was now holding the watermelon tightly in her arms, and then looked over with a wary expression.

She suspected that Aono was trying to steal her watermelon.

Although I'm very reluctant, if it's what Master wants...

"Master, here you go."

A rare hint of reluctance appeared on the pink-haired girl's usually expressionless face, but she still slowly handed the round, green watermelon to Aono.

The current Icarus is the Queen of the Sky, not the sealed-away, adorable, emotionless being.

But like Nymph, the underlying nature of her character remained unchanged.

She still has an inexplicable obsession with watermelons.

In the past few days, Aono has been buying watermelons from stores to give to Icarus as gifts to win her favor.

Coupled with the angel's trust and loyalty to her master, her trust level had already caught up with Shadow's in just two or three days.

Even if you asked her to sleep with you right now, she would definitely agree immediately.

In fact, after the inscription is made, Icarus will not refuse any of Aono's requests.

Especially the act of serving the emperor in bed, which she felt she had already done long ago.

"Uh……"

Aono's expression froze for a moment, then he quickly said, "No need, you can keep it yourself, but remember you can't eat this watermelon."

“Master, Ika-senpai doesn’t eat watermelon. The watermelon you gave her is still in her dorm.”

Nymph couldn't help but complain from the side, "It'll go bad if we don't eat it soon."

"Yes, Master."

Icarus selectively ignored Nymph's words, and happily hugged the watermelon back to his arms, then rubbed against it again.

Seeing this, Aono shook his head helplessly.

Then he continued to check what was needed to upgrade the equipment.

"Just like building upgrades, level one to level two requires mycelium-based materials, and level two to level three requires mechanical-based materials..."

Aono stroked his chin. "This crude and simple style is as good as ever, but it does make things easier for me."

After upgrading all the buildings, there are still some materials left, which now come in handy.

The amount of equipment required for upgrading is definitely much less than that required for building; six pieces of equipment together are roughly equivalent to one building.

Even if the remaining mycelium and mechanical materials cannot upgrade all of Aono's three members, they won't be too far off.

After purchasing all the materials that had been refreshed that day, Aono planned to leave.

Upgrading equipment requires going to the crafting room. Once the upgrade is complete, it's almost time to prepare dinner and then rest.

Before leaving, he glanced at the product preview of the level 4 store.

"A book of experience?!"

Sure enough, it became virtually impossible to reach the maximum level simply by fighting monsters.

Experience books are the way to level up next.

Moreover, with experience books, new members can quickly level up.

Otherwise, following the previous method would be time-consuming, laborious, and extremely risky.

"The price isn't high, but the demand is just too great... As expected, we still need to continue with the policy of clearing every level."

Aono glanced at the prices, then looked away with a sigh.

Not only do experience books require gold coins, but upgrading equipment and buildings also requires materials and gold coins.

Sure enough, in this post-apocalyptic world, fighting monsters and collecting resources are very important parts of the game.

As long as you want to keep playing, there's no possibility of giving up and giving up.

Either complete the game or quit.

Since Aono can't quit the game now, he can only try his best to complete it.

In addition to experience books, level 4 shops also unlock recipes.

I don't know if it's for the chefs or to unlock dishes in the cafeteria.

Currently, the third-level canteen can only offer three simple set meals.

The three options are: Level 1 - fried rice with egg; Level 2 - udon noodles with barley tea; and Level 3 - pork chop rice with cola.

The taste was actually pretty good.

But everything is subject to comparison.

After tasting Dudu's cooking, no one wanted to eat in the cafeteria anymore.

Is it possible that this recipe can be used for both?

We'll see when we try it.

In addition to experience books and recipes, the level 4 shop also unlocks some heavy firepower weapons and blueprints for firepower weapons.

Including RPGs, howitzers, and so on.

Having a general idea of ​​what was going on, Aono took Kage and Ika and left the shop to go to the manufacturing room to upgrade their equipment.

Dudu, Tsunade, Aiba Asagi, and the other girls lined up to browse the shops.

Dudu and Tsunade are mainly judged by their own unique equipment.

This is something that only each individual can see.