While multitasking, Qi Suian used his Life Apostle and Brutal Bloodstrike talents to modify his own body, while also beginning his research on Chunyu Bao.

The Immortal Surgery he had undergone was extremely valuable.

At the same time, the Tai Sui God completed another transformation.

Its armor value increased to 5, completing its fourth evolution.

The next evolution would require an armor value of 6. The increase was still just one point, but the resources needed were far greater.

For the newly available module slot, Qi Suian chose a reconnaissance module.

[SSS-Rank Multidimensional Ultra-Range Reconnaissance Network]

He chose this because the power grid was completely paralyzed. If he didn’t want to be flying blind, he absolutely needed a reconnaissance module.

Due to the Tai Sui God’s current state, the Multidimensional Ultra-Range Reconnaissance Network could only cover a four-kilometer diameter for the time being. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

But that was enough. The Intellect, working in tandem with the reconnaissance network, took control of a still-operational satellite.

As the Tai Sui God evolved, the effects of its other SSS-rank modules were naturally enhanced. The Intellect’s capabilities were certain to recover to some extent.

’Wait a minute. The more it evolves, the more SSS-rank modules it gets, and the modules link together... Doesn’t that mean that no matter how many times the Tai Sui God evolves, it will never be able to fully support its own modules?’

Qi Suian had discovered a serious problem: this Gold-devouring Beast, the Tai Sui God, would never in its lifetime be able to keep up with its module slots.

The module slots were the Tai Sui God’s true form.

[Yes. Theoretically, if you have enough SSS-rank modules, each individual SSS-rank module has no upper limit.]

[The Tai Sui God will never be able to realize the full potential of every SSS-rank module in its entire existence. This is because module effects also grow without limit as they are enhanced, combined, and linked.]

[From the very beginning, the Tai Sui God has only ever been a vessel. Low armor can be compensated for with material, defense, and shield modules.]

[It can also achieve autonomous growth by using collection and resource modules.]

"Huh..." Qi Suian hadn’t expected that kind of answer from the Intellect.

He had to admit, the Tai Sui God was truly absurd.

On its own, aside from its special traits, it was pretty useless and a massive Gold-devouring Beast, but you couldn’t argue with its absurdly high potential.

’Doesn’t that mean that for later evolutions, the required materials will grow exponentially? You might not have enough to evolve even if you hollowed out an entire world.’

’So it has to rely on its own modules for autonomous growth and just... bide its time?’ As this thought occurred to him, Qi Suian understood. Plundering could make you rich overnight, but self-sufficiency was the long-term solution.

So, he started to think, ’Maybe I should find a collection module.’

With the Tai Sui God’s low evolution count, its efficiency would surely be low, but every little bit counts.

[Yes. It is best to have multiple modules working in concert, so that the raw materials required for evolution are no longer limited to a single source.]

At this thought, Qi Suian’s brow furrowed.

He’d actually already planned for the next module. He wanted a weapon module in the form of a sniper rifle, preferably an energy weapon similar in nature to the Plasma Cannon.

The Floating Cannons were good and their damage was sufficient, but their uses were limited. He needed to prepare another weapon.

As for melee weapons, he wasn’t considering them for now.

He now had the combination of the Multidimensional Ultra-Range Reconnaissance Network, the Intellect, and the satellite. He couldn’t say he could blow an enemy’s head off from the next state over, but as long as the Energy Weapon: Sniper Rifle was powerful enough, his enemies would be dead before they even knew what hit them.

But after hearing what the Intellect said, he became a little hesitant.

One option represented a long-term investment, while the other was a guarantee of combat power. Both were undoubtedly equally important.

But with only one module slot available, he had to make a choice.

"The next module will be a weapon. With our current metal and mineral reserves, we have enough for the Tai Sui God to evolve at least two or three more times!"

This was a strategic warehouse, after all. The amount of stored metals and minerals was immense.

Besides, even if this strategic warehouse wasn’t enough, there were other strategic warehouses—and dedicated metal warehouses—that he could draw from. He could definitely gather what he needed.

But now that the Intellect had said its piece, Qi Suian had to abandon his original plan.

Previously, his plan had been a long-range weapon, an Energy Shield, and a melee weapon, all to ensure the Tai Sui God possessed formidable combat capabilities.

[I recommend prioritizing three types of modules—collection, smelting, and conversion. This will yield the highest efficiency.]

[Even after its evolution count increases, this will ensure steady progress in growing its armor value.]

At first glance, it seemed like a good deal. The problem was, the higher the evolution count, the higher the required armor value.

It was one point per evolution now, but that wasn’t guaranteed to last.

Therefore, he would need a huge number of these modules dedicated to improving evolution efficiency.

But that wasn’t something Qi Suian needed to consider right now. He said, "No, I’m sticking to my original plan."

"Resources can be seized, but we can’t miss this opportunity. The order will be: long-range weapon, Energy Shield, and *then* collection modules."

Qi Suian’s reasoning was simple: first, he would eliminate Watchman Morning Company and take everything they had. Once that threat was neutralized, he would start preparing the modules for the Tai Sui God’s long-term evolution.

He had too many threats to deal with. Besides the external threat of Watchman Morning Company, there was also the internal affliction of the Profound virus.

He wouldn’t know a moment’s peace until he had the Profound virus under control.

More importantly, he still had to obtain the ??? required for Celestial Fate: Profound. Otherwise, when the time came to travel to the next Doomsday World, it would be the end for him.

Until these threats were resolved, the modules needed for the Tai Sui God’s evolution were not a priority.

If he was dead, he wouldn’t give a damn about the Tai Sui God’s future. Those were things he could only worry about if he was still alive.

[The Energy Weapon: Sniper Rifle and Energy Shield you require may not be easy to find.]

[Unless you manufacture them yourself. However, given your current circumstances, you would need to study disciplines like energy science, materials science, and weaponology. This would slow down your research on the Profound virus.]

The Intellect was right. His Floating Cannons were energy weapons from Watchman Morning Company, and in that field, the company’s progress had been mediocre.

Aside from their earlier Plasma Cannon, they hadn’t prototyped any other energy weapons, to say nothing of a so-called Energy Shield.

They had simply never even considered it.

So, Qi Suian could only rely on himself to develop them. Otherwise, he would never get them.

"Don’t worry. Once my heart modification is complete, my multitasking abilities will be able to handle it," Qi Suian said. He already had a plan.

He would definitely have to research and learn it all himself.

In fact, he only needed to develop the sniper rifle-type energy weapon; the Tai Sui God could handle the rest.

The other details weren’t his concern.

As for researching the SSS-rank modules themselves, Qi Suian had considered it. However, they were too advanced; he couldn’t comprehend them at all, let alone study them.

That would have to wait until he was much more powerful. For now, the main mission was survival.