As for extending guest access to people outside of his immediate family?
"Hahaha!" He laughed. "I would never do such a stupid thing!"
Once he went over the implications, Ves reflected over what they all meant to him. How should he use the System in the future?
"I'll just continue to use it in moderation like I always have."
He eventually realized that even if the System curtailed his spending, it did not impact his current trajectory very much. All the regular Skills and Items no longer held that much attraction to him at his current level, though they might still be useful to any potential guest users.
What Ves truly valued from the System at this point was that it granted him the opportunity to obtain rare and valuable things.
The copy of the Amastendira was one of the amazing items he obtained from the System. The Grand Dynamo Elixir he obtained after redeeming a radiant lottery ticket was another life-changing prize!
The System also continued to offer him access to lots of smaller valuables such as Attribute Candies which he could redeem in order to empower the people around him. Their ease of use and lack of side effects made them far more preferable to any genetic modification treatments!
Such fantastic benefits that far exceeded anything he could obtain by himself. For this reason, Ves still had a need for it despite his ambivalence over its origin and its motives.
"I don't really need anything from the System at this moment. I should just let it be. I'm not in a hurry to grant Gloriana guest usage rights either."
He still wasn't sure whether his relationship with Gloriana would work out. Even though she seemed more than willing to commit herself to him, her family might not agree.
Only until he earned the Wodin Dynasty's approval would he be willing to rethink his choice.
"I have enough of sitting here. I should get ready for work."
After Ves freshened himself up, he met with Gloriana downstairs for breakfast.
As they enjoyed their sumptuous meals, Gloriana quickly noticed something different about her boyfriend.
"What's wrong, Ves? You look kind of weary today. Did you have a good rest?"
Ves sipped his coffee and sighed. "It's nothing."
"Your current condition doesn't look like nothing."
"To be honest, a change took place that I'm not entirely pleased with. I can't really describe it to you at this moment."
She quickly grew more concerned. "Is it related to your design philosophy?"
"You don't have to worry about that." Ves smiled to reassure her. "I'm still as capable in designing mechs as before. It's just that some of my future plans require some adjustments."
"Okay."
As they continued to eat breakfast, an idea suddenly came to mind.
One of the limitations the System imposed on him was a cap on the amount of Skills he could redeem from the Skill Tree.
Right now, he simply acquired too many Skills. The System outright blocked him from acquiring more.
Fortunately, it also gave him two potential ways to raise this cap.
One method was to complete a Supply Mission.
Another method was to increase his Intelligence.
Recalling the reason for Gloriana's insane 2.4 Intelligence score, Ves began to take an entirely new interest in cranial implants.
As long as he could bump his Intelligence at her level, he would probably be able to compensate for his overdraft in Skills! He might even be able to open up some breathing room to acquire additional Skills!
This was very important to Ves as many of the Skills and Sub-Skills offered by the System were extremely rare and difficult to obtain through conventional channels.
In addition, some knowledge could only be obtained through practice and experience. It was very difficult for Ves to learn them from a textbook.
As long as Ves could find a way to safely and securely install an implant into his head, his capacity to absorb knowledge from the System would probably receive an enormous boost!
The Archimedes Rubal he obtained from the Starlight Megalodon seemed exceptionally suitable for this purpose! Though it wasn't very versatile, it excelled in storing lots of data!
"Gloriana?"
"Yes, honey?"
"Do you happen to know a trustworthy biotech expert who is good at installing cranial implants?"