The One Luna

Luna was still playing around with the shaft of his Guandao and another shaft from his Spear collection, but he couldn't find a way to connect the weapons together. The main problem was that he just couldn't find a way to modify the Itak Tagalogs in any way. He could disassemble his weapons, but not the <System> equipment.

As he was pondering on a solution, Hana walked over to him and sat in front of him and the set of equipment he had laid out on the ground. "What do you plan on doing?"

"I'm trying to see if I can somehow retrofit these weapons, if I could straighten the handle and somehow attach an extended handle onto it, I could somehow turn it into something that more resembles a Naginata, with the blade being heavier than a traditional Naginata. With that, I believe your combat prowess would rise. Similarly, I'd like to make mine similar to a Guandao." Luna shared his thoughts while continuing to ponder.

Hana was quite surprised. "I had merely mentioned my preferred weapon type in passing, but to think he actually picked up on that and remembered it, this man is worth following." She thought to herself.

Luna then proceeded to continue sharing his theory, "I believe that you might prefer the heavier blade, actually. It would make slicing off zombie heads relatively easier." he knew for a fact, that the tougher fights against zombies, would be when they would have to eventually face hordes of them. To him, having something similar to a Guandao with his newfound strength, would be perfect when mowing down the horde. This modernized Itak Tagalog's length and weight were perfect for his plans.

Seeing as there wasn't much he could do, he returned the two Itak Tagalogs into his inventory. He was looking at them and was still trying to figure out a solution, when he suddenly remembered something. Whenever he wanted to equip the weapons, he would will them to come to him, and they would always leave his inventory, so he wondered if he could move them around while they were still in there.

First attempt, he willed it, and the blades flew up.

He instructed them with his mind to disassemble. <This Cannot Be Disassembled>

Luna couldn't help but be surprised, he did fail, yes, but he received new information from this. That statement proves that while these Itak Tagalogs couldn't be disassembled, some equipment in the future would be able to.

Hana noticed the change in his expression and asked "Did you figure something out?"

"I think so. Give me some time. Nobody disturb me for a bit." As soon as he gave out those instructions, Luna went back into his consciousness, and decided to try something different.

He focused on the two blades again and issued a command, "Upgrade."

<Upgrade Options> a notice suddenly appeared in front of him. His smile couldn't help but get wider. Everybody couldn't help but notice this, but they didn't dare to disturb him. Boni who was conversing with Elise, noticed this smile, "He only usually has that huge smile on his face if he discovers something absolutely game changing. Looks like Luna's gonna have good news for us soon. " Elise nodded in agreement. After all, any good news for Luna, would be good news for them as a whole, whether directly or indirectly.

For now, everybody decided to check out the current information they all had about the world events. Sharing opinions, possible plans and ideas that they'd bring up to Luna later on. There was never really any formal vote or agreement, even before Luna created the <Sovereign Nation> everybody just naturally saw him as the Leader.

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<Upgrade Options>

1.) <Fusion> - Combine two of the same type, pay VIS Coins, or a lower cost of both combined to further strengthen weapon damage and bonuses or armor defense and bonus stats.

Requirement: Purchase Rank 1 Upgrading Station from the <Nation> shop. Would you like to do this now? Y/N

2.) <Equipment Modification> - Modify specifications on d.e.s.i.r.ed equipment or add allowed components.

Requirement: Purchase Rank 1 Equipment Modification Station from the <Nation> shop. Would you like to do this now? Y/N

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"It looks like progression in this new world is heavily tied to the <Nation> system. What do these Gods have in store for us? Never mind that for now." Luna chose the <YES> option and it automatically brought out a futuristic looking table that was labeled <Rank 1 Upgrading Station>.

Luna chose the option to pull up more info.

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Item: <Rank 1 Upgrading Station>

Has the ability upgrade items up to 3 times.

Can only be installed within a territory owned by your <Nation>

You may purchase more than one.

Price: 1,000 VIS

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He checked the one for adjusting equipment, and it was basically the same price and the same conditions. The good news was that it was relatively cheap to buy one. He went ahead and checked the other stuff in the shop, it had a myriad of things that would help him setup their defenses, such as automated turrets, barricades, wooden walls, stone walls, metal walls.

One could either start off by buying metal walls, or start with wooden walls, and upgrade from there.

He noticed that there were a lot of grayed out areas as well. It seems these items were locked, it seemed they required more VIS Coins to open.

As for offense related things like tanks, there were no categories for those.

Luna decided to stop here for now, there wasn't much he could do without owning a territory yet. After he was done, he called everybody over and explained what he just discovered. Everybody was excited, but the next topic was regarding conquering a territory.

Nobody knew how tough the challenge would be. At first, Luna felt that if the rest of them somehow got to level 10, he would have confidence in dealing with it easily. But while he was looking over the <Nation> shop, everybody was bouncing ideas off of each other, and the question that had stumped them was "What is the basis for the difficulty besides territory size?"

Good question. Did the game set the difficulty to be for level 10 players? If it did, how many level 10 players was it difficult for? Usually they would love a concept like this, where they could discover and learn things for themselves, in an actual MMORPG. But this was real life. Albeit, with a system similar to MMORPGs added to it. If they somehow miscalculated and it cost them the lives of their friends, it would be too late for regret.

Luna could feel a headache coming, when he felt someone grab his arm and put their on his shoulders. He looked over to find out that it was Sura, "Whatever your decision, I'll support it."

"Yeah, me too!" A couple others chimed in.

"Luna-dono, you've saved not only my life, but my dignity as well. I am at your disposal." Hana added as she stood up and slightly bowed.

"I came here to kick a.s.s and chew bubble gum! And I'm all out of bubble gum!" Elise enthusiastically added. "Hey, I know that movie reference! Oh, and needless to say, I'll support you all the way bro!" Boni replied.

Yu-jin and the rest nodded in approval. Luna couldn't help but smile, it was always a good feeling to know that people are willing to have your back. He then gave an extra meaningful look at Boni. It seems this guy just might have found love in the apocalypse. Which reminded him, he still had to talk to Sura about his "accidental proposal." He thought back to the awkward moment they both had, and couldn't help but laugh bitterly in his mind.

Sura had never showed even an ounce of anger towards him, as a matter of fact, the next day she even went out and experimented on something that would not only end up benefiting him, but saved lives as well.

"Alright then. Everybody rest up for now. I acknowledge your trust in me, which is why I won't risk your lives unnecessarily. Tomorrow is grind time, so sleep well tonight."

Tomorrow, his goal was to reach level 20, and look for more survivors.