I Can Program My Body?-Chapter 588: Influence of Runic System

Three months later, on one of the planets under the Curu Alliance Territory.

"I finally compiled all the data!" Cadence muttered in relief.

After three months of burning her head, she finally deduced a blueprint that fully met Nash’s requirements.

Even as a tier 6 scientist, she felt a few strands of her hair had turned white during the process.

Getting out of her lab, Cadence decided to relax for the day.

Having worked without any rest or sleep, she deserved a vacation, right?

Coming to the bustling street, Cadence felt something different.

Although it was the same lively place she had been before, the people seemed unfamiliar.

"Cadence dear, you finally came out of your hole!" A young woman greeted.

"Melinda? Is that you? How could you become so young? Did you take some potent potion?!" Cadence asked in shock.

Remembering the old Melinda whose face was full of wrinkles, Cadence began to doubt her eyes.

It’s not that youth potions were unavailable in this world, but they were too expensive to be worth it.

Besides, while they turned the outer appearance back to its youth, they had no effect on lifespan.

In fact, low-quality youth potions even had devastating side effects.

"Silly~ How could I have money to buy something that expensive?"

"Then why?" Cadence asked in puzzlement.

Furthermore, as she looked around and compared to her old memories, she noticed these unfamiliar people were her previous acquaintances.

Aside from being taller, younger, more muscular, sporting wilder hairstyles, and a few other changes, their demeanor and speech were the same.

"It seemed you’ve holed yourself up for too long. Don’t you know about the Universal Runic System? It’s spread all over the Sun Star Void Area!"

"Universal Runic System? Isn’t that used for battle?"

Remembering the Universal Runic System they used to fend off the dark beast swarm, she couldn’t connect it to their current change.

"Indeed, it can be used for battle, but who says it can’t be used for daily life?"

Speaking of this, Melinda began manipulating the Disguise Module to restore her previous appearance.

"See? I can change from young to old~ Hehe, my second spring has come!" Melinda laughed lewdly.

"This is against logic. How could you change so much without any power?"

Although Cadence already had a gist of it, she had more questions in mind. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

The runic system seemed more illogical than she thought.

"I don’t know the principle behind it. But I just need to pay soul essence and create a template that I like." Melinda explained.

When the runic system first appeared, they were full of doubts and curiosity.

However, the more they used it, the more addicted they became.

Especially the Disguise Module, which could change their image.

Although it couldn’t change their fundamental shape, race, or gender, it could make them younger, taller, and more beautiful.

Of course, the more changes they made, the more expensive it became.

To recreate her young image, Melinda even had to take out a ten-year loan.

Fortunately, the repayment came straight from her soul essence.

Extracting a little bit each day, she would still have plenty left after paying back what she borrowed.

Even then, as she used the various modules, Melinda felt it wasn’t enough.

This tempted her to set aside some time to train and at least advance to Void Commander.

By then, she could have more to spend!

She had a feeling that in due time, the currency they were using would become obsolete and be replaced by soul essence.

After Melinda explained everything, Cadence finally understood what was happening.

"This leader is truly frightening. Even without doing anything, his influence has already begun to take root in everyone." Cadence sighed inwardly.

With the appearance of the runic system and its various modules, the place was beginning to take the shape Nash had molded.

If this continued, even if the leaders of various cosmic team alliances rebelled, their people might not follow.

And even if they didn’t rebel, with the influence of the runic system, everything would eventually fall under his rule.

If earlier, Cadence hadn’t thought much of the runic system, dismissing it as a mere genetic ability, now she felt fear.

Saying goodbye to Melinda, Cadence began to investigate how far the runic system’s influence had reached.

Seeing how every person she passed was using the communication module, Cadence couldn’t help but pause.

Stopping one of the passersby, she asked.

"Isn’t there the virtual world? Why are you still using the runic system?"

After her conversation with Melinda, she learned that every module costs soul points or essence to use.

Although she could extract hundreds of billions of soul points without any problem, the same couldn’t be said for these people.

With such expense, why would they still use a paid service over a free one?

"Ah— you are?" Feeling Cadence’s unfathomable presence, the passerby froze.

"Just answer my question."

"It’s because it’s more fun and secure. Furthermore, there’s also the home space, live stream, and Star Videos, which are very addictive."

"That’s it? Isn’t that also available in the Virtual World?"

As she recalled, after a team of scientists and professionals reconfigured the virtual world, its functions were already quite complete.

"The small virtual interface was quite expensive, while the bulky one was too much of a hassle to carry. Furthermore, more people were using the communication module, so it’s livelier. Anyway, soul points could be extracted every day, so it was almost free." The passerby explained.

While the virtual world offered more immersion, the runic system topped it with its sheer convenience.

Furthermore, unlike the virtual world, which various top leaders could monitor, only the owner could access their data in the runic system.

Of course, this was not certain; it was just a rumor.

Overall, many still preferred the runic system for its convenience and versatility.

"Can I go now?" The passerby asked, noticing Cadence had gone quiet.

"Hmm..."

Falling into deep thought, Cadence didn’t notice she had walked all the way to the bazaar market.

Usually, the place was filled with fake items and dubious materials, but with a quick scan, everything seemed to have changed.

"Is this also because of another runic system?" Cadence thought, thinking of the Analysis Module.