Chapter 79: Warhammer: Lord of the Endless Monster Horde [79]

Unfortunately, the system doesn't have a recycling function, nor does it include features like monster fragments or dust. Even if I wanted to sell them, I couldn't! No matter how weak the battle power of that trashy gorilla is, I still have to keep it! Even these weak monsters aren't entirely useless. As my collection of monsters grows in the future, I can use them as experimental modification materials—for example, for future research on superbeasts. Rhodes had also considered developing a monster mercenary business, where he could send his monsters out as mercenaries to fight wars for others. No matter how far a monster strays from him or who it fights against, Rhodes would always retain the ultimate ownership. Selling these monsters could bring in a hefty mercenary fee from employers, and the enemies they kill on the battlefield could also be counted as his system recharge rewards. It's truly a win-win situation! Transporting monsters is a problem, and he also needs to come up with a suitable backstory for these giant creatures—something along the lines of biological weapons. These issues might be perfectly solved by a new monster that requires 20 fragments to synthesize. This monster is quite special. Its strength isn't particularly impressive—just average. But in terms of cost-effectiveness, it's the best one. It might even be the most important monster obtained from this draw. It is the Capsule Monster Miclas: height ranges from 1 cm to 40 meters, weight ranges from 1 gram to 1 ton. It usually resides in a small monster capsule, about half the size of a pinky finger. When needed, it can be summoned for battle; when not needed, it can be stored in a pocket—extremely convenient to carry. This monster is a perfect embodiment of what a controlled biological monster weapon should be—easy to carry, with decent combat power, and capable of understanding its master's commands. This is basically a Pokémon! Or rather, a Pocket Monster. Compared to other Pokémon, its battle power is off the charts. Miclas might not be the strongest among monsters, but if placed in the Pokémon world, it would undoubtedly be at the level of a legendary Pokémon. The Monster Capsule Technology is the real game-changer—it allows a gigantic monster to be shrunk into a portable capsule while still maintaining control over it. This technology is incredibly powerful. The Monster Capsule first appeared in Ultraseven TV, where Seven brought five capsule monsters from the Land of Light. However, only three were ever shown in the series. Later, other capsule monsters were introduced, such as Sevenger in Ultraman Leo. In Ultraman Mebius, the Earth Defense Force also developed their Monster Capsules using Meteor technology, and one of them was Miklas. If even the human Earth Defense Force could develop this capsule monster technology, then there's no reason why the Batesians, as top-tier scientists in the universe, couldn't master it. If successful, Rhodes could store slightly weaker monsters in capsules and then sell them at high prices to various factions. That way, these monsters wouldn't be wild anymore—they would be controllable, portable, and a versatile investment. The entire galaxy is constantly at war, with battlefields everywhere. Instead of just fighting in one place to earn system coins, why not distribute monsters across multiple battlefields to earn system coins simultaneously? That would be the fastest and most efficient method! Rhodes nodded in satisfaction and began checking the enhancement options for his four monsters. Enhancement Options for Melba [Height Enhancement: Can be upgraded twice, each costing 1,000 system coins, increasing progressively.] [Weight Enhancement: Can be upgraded three times, same cost structure as height.] [Flight Ability Enhancement: Can be upgraded twice.] [First upgrade: 5,000 system coins] [Second upgrade: 10,000 system coins] Since Melba was born on Earth, it cannot fly in space. The first upgrade allows it to survive and fly in space and increases its flight speed. However, it can only fly at sub-light speed within the same star system and cannot leave the star system. Spending 10,000 system coins grants Melba the ability for faster-than-light travel, allowing it to traverse space freely. Enhancement Options for Golza [Height Enhancement: 4 times] [Weight Enhancement: 5 times the same cost structure as Melba.] [Chest Absorption Organ Enhancement: 2 times first upgrade: 5,000 system coins] [Second upgrade: 10,000 system coins] Golza's chest absorption organ can absorb Tiga's finishing beam attack, but it can be destroyed by Tiga's hand chop. Enhancing its defense and absorption ability is essential. Skill Enhancements: [Supersonic Ray, Fireball, Demon Flame Impact, and Binding Ray] [Each upgrade costs 5,000 system coins and increases power and range.] [Fusion System Unlocking] Rhodes also discovered that he could fuse monsters using system coins, but unlocking the Fusion System requires 2 million system coins. Fusion monsters include: [Belial Fusion Beasts] [Sphere Fusion Beasts] [Super Beast Fusions] [Hundred-Monster Fusion Beludora] Enhancement Options for Capsule Monster Miclas. [Height Enhancement: 2 times] [Weight Enhancement: 3 times] [Heat Ray Skill Enhancement: 5,000 system coins] [Super Strength Enhancement: 10,000 system coinsIncreases power from 5 million horsepower to 10 million horsepower.] Monster Capsule Upgrades. [Capsule Upgrade (5 levels)First: 2,000 coins (extends the battle time to 10 minutes)] [Second: 4,000 coins (30 minutes)] [Third: 6,000 coins (60 minutes)] [Fourth: 8,000 coins (removes time limit, allows full recovery in 24 hours)] [Fifth: 10,000 coins (massive combat boost, energy recharge, auto-protection feature)] Initially, Miclas can only fight for 3 minutes, similar to an Ultraman battle time, and requires 1 hour to recharge, which isn't great. But at least it's better than the 1-minute version made by the Earth Defense Force. Most importantly, inside the capsule, Miclas can recover from injuries, essentially replacing the system's healing function. Rhodes suddenly had an idea. Previously, he had exploited the system to farm Pedan weapons. So, could he exploit Miclas's upgrade function to get free Monster Capsules? If this worked, he could obtain five Monster Capsules for free and then research them—this had huge potential! Rhodes immediately took out Miclas's capsule and summoned it. Miclas, a somewhat cow-like monster, appeared looking confused. Before it could react, Rhodes sent Miclas into the system space but kept the capsule outside. Since Miclas could only stay outside for 3 minutes, he had to act fast! Rhodes spent 2,000 system coins to upgrade Miclas. As expected, a new capsule appeared in the system space, while the old capsule remained in his hand. "Oh yeah! Free capsule obtained!" Wait... was this free? No, he had spent 2,000 system coins! With this, his Monster Mercenary Plan was already halfway to success!