this infinite world

Yang Yun had known for a long time that, compared to Ling Xin, the protagonist of "Infinite Future," Chu Hao, the current "new protagonist," was far from mature.

As the team leader, his ability to lead the team is only barely passable; he even made a fatal misjudgment in the Terminator world, almost jeopardizing the entire team's future. While his intelligence is outstanding, it's far from top-tier. This young man is like an unsharpened sword; he has the potential to become a legend, but clearly needs more tempering. This gap was even more evident in his duel with Ling Xin in the previous mission world.

It could be said that if it weren't for Yang Yun's sudden intervention as a "variable," Chu Hao's carefully constructed defenses would have been on the verge of collapse when the shadow of the blasphemer Azog loomed over the battlefield. At that time, the Celestial Team, if they had been willing to intervene, could have easily taken advantage of the situation and wiped out the Arctic Continent Team with minimal losses.

While Chu Hao is not without his merits, such as his mastery of the "Eight Trigrams Formation," which makes him worthy of the title "battlefield strategist," as the saying goes, anyone can become the GOAT if they add enough qualifiers. Therefore, these "qualified strategists," who excel in a particular area, are certainly not as good as true strategists when considering all aspects.

Moreover, Chu Hao is a wise man whose way of thinking is different from others, and very different indeed.

Of course, this statement is not necessarily derogatory. After all, a person's way of thinking and style of doing things are closely related to their past experiences. Chu Hao's fate has been so bumpy; he has seen too much bloodshed, death, cruelty, and sacrifice... Therefore, it is normal for his way of thinking to be different from that of ordinary people. In fact, it is quite remarkable that this young man has not been driven crazy by the pressure so far.

However, Chu Hao's past harsh experiences are not an excuse for his lack of ability or his several failed plans and judgments. In fact, in Yang Yun's opinion, compared to predecessors like Chu Xuan, the clone Chu Xuan, Adam, and Neos, Chu Hao is still far behind.

Chu Hao lacked Adam's audacity to "deceive the entire world with his own power," Neos's ruthless scheming that could kill others with every move, and the overwhelming sense of power of his clone Chu Xuan, who could foresee the entire future and completely outmaneuver his enemies... Chu Hao inherited Chu Xuan's aggressiveness and gambling spirit, but lacked Chu Xuan's absolute confidence in victory, which naturally led to results contrary to his wishes.

...Well, nowadays, Chu Hao can probably only sit at the same table as Xiao Honglu, who is far from reaching his peak due to his age.

In fact, Chu Hao's biggest weakness isn't this, but rather a certain trait he possesses—a trait that always falters in the face of major events—which presents a stark contrast. Normally, Chu Hao's tactical planning is like a precisely functioning mechanical watch, every gear perfectly aligned. He can defuse routine crises with the utmost elegance, as if the battlefield were his chessboard and the enemy merely pawns to be manipulated.

However, when truly faced with the extreme pressure of life and death, Chu Hao's perfect chain of logic would inexplicably break. It was like a precision instrument suddenly encountering an electromagnetic pulse. In the most critical moment, this young man might overlook a fatal variable or make an inexplicable misjudgment, pulling off such a massive miscalculation—it was almost like a cruel joke played by fate…

For example, right now.

……

"—Wait a minute?" Hearing Chu Hao's outrageous statement, Yang Yun, though not a member of the Arctic Continent team, felt compelled to speak up. Especially since the other Arctic Continent team members didn't express any objection, instead displaying an air of entitlement, intending to let Chu Hao follow this absurd line of thinking and complete his exchange...

Are you kidding me? You spend an A-rank side quest to exchange for thirty Gauss rifles?
Although Yang Yun knew that the world where Chu Hao was from, Final Destination, was indeed suffering from memetic contamination, and as the leader of the rebel organization, it was only right for him to use his divine space to exchange for things that could help his hometown... But what was with the thirty Gauss rifles?

...Oh, so the price of one Gauss rifle requires one D-rank side quest to exchange for, so it takes one A-rank side quest and one C-rank side quest to exchange for thirty Gauss rifles. Oh, never mind then.

"Any questions?"

To Yang Yun's even greater surprise, Chu Hao actually asked in return with a puzzled look. Looking at Yang Yun's incredulous expression, he paused for a few seconds before suddenly realizing, "Oh, because the 'Reincarnation Army Plan' I proposed earlier aimed to bring an entire army from the real world into the Main God Space to complete missions with us. Therefore, it requires taking care of tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of members..."

"And to gain the trust of and persuade the leaders of various countries, these thirty Gauss rifles are just the beginning. If possible, I will need to continue to invest side quests and reward points into the Reincarnation Army to arm them. Although this is a huge expense, it is indeed a necessary one..."

"Your approach to this trench..."

Yang Yun rubbed his temples, speechless, utterly speechless.

When Chu Xuan first came to the Main God Space, he figured out the trick in one night: "You can spend one-tenth or even one-hundredth of the price to exchange for the corresponding data and blueprints, and then make them by hand." Xiao Honglu also carried out this idea and made corresponding protective shields for the Central Continent Team to use. Both of them did a good job. How come it fell apart when it came to you, Chu Hao, and it became "exchanging for thirty Gauss rifles"?

Damn it, does gaining the trust of leaders and high-ranking officials in various countries really require using finished products? Arming your so-called "Reincarnation Army" really requires spending all the reward points and side quests you've worked so hard to earn, exchanging various weapons and equipment from the Main God? If the other Reincarnation Squad members knew you were wasting resources like this, they would definitely kill you!
At this moment, faced with Chu Hao's "astounding wisdom," Yang Yun was so angry that he laughed. He felt like he had a lot of complaints stuck in his throat and he had to get them out.

"There's something I'm not sure if I should say... Chu Hao, are you really a clone of Chu Xuan?"

"Could it be that when the clone Chu Xuan was conducting experiments, his hand slipped and he accidentally dripped some kind of ape brain cells into your genetic material?" (End of Chapter)