Adaptive Equipment

Adaptive Equipment (適応装備) is a type of item from Mass for the Dead.

Description
Originally it was believed that crossing into the Chaos Zone was impossible, as any attempts to pass through the Crack to reach the other side and come back has been met with failure.

Later it was discovered that the failure of communication on the other side is due to the inhospitable enviroment. Normally any living or unliving thing from the New World that passes, into the zone will fall unconscious. The phenomena is termed the "chaos environment", and it affects not just living beings but even non-living beings. Under the adverse effects of the world, no one, save for Chaos Beasts and Contaminated Beasts are able to function.

However due to the recent research of Sophie Noia, the alchemist found that Chaos Stones could be used to enhance items that make them resistant to the corrupting effect of the "chaos environment" found within the Chaos Zone. Her application though a major breakthrough was similar in regards to players embedding data crystals to items to enhance them. The technique was taken by the Sorcerer Kingdom and later the Chief Blacksmith and Pandora's Actor used the research to create adaptive equipment which has been utilized by the Sorcerer Kingdom to lead future expeditions into the alien world.

Appearance
The equipment is customizable and can be placed on current equipment a user is wear. It size can be increased or decreased to suit the user, though will cause their appearance to glow an eerie color similar to the Cracks.

Abilities
The adaptive equipment is composed of disposable pieces, armor, that could be used to safely enter the Crack without users succumbing to the hostile effects of the "chaos environment". However each piece has a finite lifespan and must be replaced eventually or less the user will succumbed to the effect of the noxious Chaos Zone. Beside having the disadvantage of being a consumable item, it has also been confirmed to have the effect of increasing some ability values ​​more than usual in a chaotic environment.

Trivia

 * The item was first used by the members of the Pleiades, Narberal Gamma and Lupusregina Beta and later the rest of the Pleiades after they were rescued from the Chaos Zone.