After that, he accessed cybernet. And went to the marketplace. If he had Neurolink implanted on his frontal lobe, he could gain access and enter the market as if he were in a real market.

But he only got a minor SmartLink implant. And he had no qualms about it either.

Soon he found what he was looking...

[Militech Civ Gears]

Found it. Militech is one of the few megacorporations in the Neodurn city. They research and produce all kinds of weapons and defensive measures, making them second only to the Neodurn family.

He then went to the defense section of the shop.

All sorts of protective gear appeared.

[Headgear polyester synthetic titanium]

[Combat Jacket v.12]

[Exo. suit shockproof shield]

A list appeared with their prices; the cheapest was in the few hundred, while the most expensive stuff was in the thousands. He searched for something that interested him and found one.

[Protictive suit. Polyester carbonite: A breathable body suit capable of withstanding-

Price: 2000 credits]

It cost a whopping 2000 credits. Now there were about two ways he could obtain it.

First, he could go to the physical shop and pretend to buy it while secretly replicating it. This will allow him to use zero credits, which is going to be light on his chest.

But that's it. Since he can't duplicate an item, he needs to get his hands on it again, which leads him to the second plan.

He purchased it, create copies of it, and find a way to give one to his brother and sell it off.

But to purchase it, he needed to have the credits, not to mention the explanation needed for why he was suddenly wearing a protective suit costing $2,000.

Still, thinking for a moment, he focused more on the second plan. He could just say he found a box full of Miltech protective suits during one of his missions and give it to his brother.

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At the same time, he could also sell some of it and earn money.

Anyways, the fact that the protective suit is open to civilians means it isn't an important item to the military, so they shouldn't investigate the appearance of these suits. They probably wouldn't care either.

He couldn't also buy and duplicate something more expensive. Otherwise, his reason for finding loot on the job is going to weaken. I mean, who leaves tens of thousands of credits just like that?

As for why he didn't settle for offensive gear or a weapon, it's simple: as long as he was alive, he could earn and get exp as much as he needed.

Being alive is the true prize.

And with the protective suit, he didn't have to worry about stray bullets and lucky shots—well, for small caliber anyway.

Having decided something, he looked for something he could sell tomorrow, preferably one that could earn him more than a thousand credits.

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"What kind of missions?"

"Something explosive, man! Come one, we survived the chase; we could have survived much more."

"I agree with Raze."

Axis couldn't help but roll his eyes, seeing the two eager for something dangerous.

Troy then went forward after drinking his glass and gestured, "Here, I found a mission for us three that we could do; check it out."

Axis looked at the mission that appeared in front of him.

[Search and Grab: The organization RavenKlaws has stolen something from the client; search and get it back.

Last known location: the old museum.

Last date info: March 27, Tuesday 327

Suspected number of organization members there: 10

Reward… [1000 credits upon completion.]

Organizations like RavenKlaws were basically like gangs, except they had no territory and moved here and there.

"RavenKlaw was one of the newly formed organizations formed two years ago. By now, it is suspected they have about 150 members already, but as for anyone's good, that’s still up for debate.”

"Then that’s suicidal, going up against them with only three of us."

Axis expressed his concern.

Raze chugged his drink and said... "We're not going to face them all off; otherwise, the mission wouldn’t have been put up."

Troy supported Raze and responded, " Exactly. I heard they have something going on in the southern parts of the city, so they have limited people right now... Ax, this is our chance. A thousand credits, even divided between the three of us, that’s huge!"

If he didn’t have the duplication ability, he'd also be tempted by the amount, but now...

Well, he was indeed tempted but not because of monetary reasons, it was the exp. If the reward was 1000 credits, does that mean you can get about a thousand exp as well?

It was very tempting indeed.

After pondering for some time and seeing the eager eyes of the two, he agreed.

"Alright, let's do this."

"Yeah!"

"That’s what I'm talking about."

"But! Let's do it at the beginning of April."

Troy tilted his head, hearing this: "Why? Intel’s still fresh; if we take it any longer, something will change, or worse, someone else will take it."

"Just call the boss and say we plan on taking it to get more experience; I'm sure he’ll be happy to see newbies growing."

"Right," Raze said, siding with him.

"But isn't your brother the right-hand man of the chief? Why don't you call him?" Troy said to Axis to which he responded…

"I’m shy"

Troy rolled his eyes, relented and shrugged, "Bullshit. All right, I’ll call him."