John looked at the crystal in his hand, then back at the crater he had just excavated. In his specialised vision, the object wasn't just a stone; it was a dying red star, bleeding streams of complex, high-level code into the surrounding environment.
He knew what he had to do. With a swift motion, he cut his palm again, allowing the fresh blood to coat his skin before he pressed his hand firmly against the cold surface of the crystal, initiating the handshake process.
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[Ding! You have come into contact with a High-Grade Item!]
[Ding! To initiate the Handshake process, you must provide 100,000 Mental Points!]
[Ding! Warning: You must provide the full amount within thirty minutes, or the synchronisation process will fail, and the item will self-destruct!]
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