Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 37 The First Night in the Main God Space

Mu Xiang carefully compared these storage devices, then fell into deep thought.

Yes, looking at these prices, even after removing the bonuses for certain special features, there's still a standard pricing model. 500 reward points can get you 2 cubic meters of storage space, which is pretty good.

[So the force field of the storage ring is only worth 1000? Well, after all, it's something that destroyed an A-grade snake's head.]

Thinking of the infamous disgrace of the A-level exchange, Mu Xiang couldn't help but laugh...

He quickly spotted a storage bracelet at the lowest price in its category, called Oath, which originated from a Western fantasy world and was used by knights. Its biggest selling point was that it could summon stored items outside even when the wearer was under armor.

Is this really a selling point...?

Well, actually, besides being cheap, another reason Mu Xiang bought this was that it was activated by a spiritual imprint. The Supreme God said that knights in that world would receive a vow bracelet when they were awarded medals, imprinting their spiritual imprint. For someone like Mu Xiang who wasn't sure what type of energy he possessed, this was perfect. So he quickly reserved this exchange.

The last item is a weapon. In the original story, Chu Xuan could exchange 650 reward points for Zheng Zha to obtain a very useful high-vibration particle cutting dagger. High-vibration particle cutting, in the general ACG setting, refers to heating the blade with high-frequency vibrating particles, causing objects to automatically peel away at the particle and molecular level, thus achieving an effect that can cut through iron like mud. Logically, the main god should possess a series of such weapons.

He quickly found what he wanted in the technology-related redemption section...

High-frequency cutting tool!

This sword is a high-tech, standardized katana, based on the principles Mu Xiang remembered, and it costs 800 reward points. The main god didn't specify its origin, only broadly stating it was futuristic technology. However, Mu Xiang found the High-Frequency Nodachi from *Metal Gear Solid*, as well as the High-Frequency Sword Murasame, at even higher prices, but both required D-rank side quests, the latter being double D-rank. This wasn't something Mu Xiang was considering; he would definitely exchange it for a magical, legendary sword in the future.

So his budget is fine, with only a little left to cover minor repairs.

Then Mu Xiang redeemed all the items he had his eye on.

As he had calculated earlier, the bonuses from the beginner and intermediate Ripple Qi Gong, calculated at one-fifth of the reward points, totaled 340 points to his stats. Consistent with the effects of Ripple Qi Gong, the main improvement was in cellular vitality, which increased by 150 points on top of his existing level; muscle strength and immune strength both increased by 70 points, and nerve reflex speed by 50 points. Clearly, these were all related to the physical enhancements provided by Ripple Qi Gong.

Mu Xiang planned to go back and try out the use of Ripple first. In his own perception, Ripple did not exist in his current body. Only by practicing the breathing technique that seemed to be engraved into his body's instincts would Ripple be generated from his body, which possessed Kryptonian life energy.

[It must be said that the Supreme God isn't entirely a shrewd businessman...]

After acquiring the intermediate-level Ripple Qi Gong, Mu Xiang's Ripple quality was no less than that of someone in the comics who had practiced Ripple for quite some time. This is the principle behind the enhancement to the physical body; the God helped him leap to this level, granting him the qualities expected of that level. However, his application still requires personal training. To illustrate, the God helped him jump from kindergarten to middle school, and while his past report cards would be graded as satisfactory or even excellent, he didn't possess true middle school skills and needed to learn and practice in middle school classrooms. While this skipping a grade saved time, it required personal effort afterward.

Similarly, many abilities exchanged from the Supreme God can theoretically be trained from low to high levels on one's own. However, this all takes time! Investing time in mastering power—something that cannot be exchanged—is necessary; but investing time in accumulating the quality and quantity of energy—things that can be exchanged—is not necessarily worthwhile. The Supreme God saves exchangers the process of accumulation, leaving them with the time to master and refine their abilities; this is a major significance of the Supreme God's existence.

Over these ten days, mastering ripples is essential; it's even more important than physical fitness or shooting.

The other C-level exchange is the Kryptonian solar energy absorption, which greatly improves Mu Xiang's energy charging efficiency and also unlocks his previously unactivated "get stronger by sunbathing" ability. This is Mu Xiang's top priority Kryptonian skill; he might not be able to make money so easily later, so it's better to exchange for it now to avoid any unforeseen problems.

Who wants to fight for five minutes and then spend ten hours recharging?!

The storage bracelet called Oath was already on his left wrist. It didn't look fancy at all, just had inscriptions of a spatial magic array, even more simple than a storage ring...

The high-frequency cutting knife was even more handy than Mu Xiang had expected. Although it was shorter than the sword he usually practiced with, it was also more agile to wield. This knife also had a certain air blade effect, with the air outside the blade tip also contributing to its power. However, its length was shorter than that of the cutting dagger, perhaps due to safety and blade structure considerations.

If you master these exchanged abilities and weapons, it won't just be a matter of surviving in "Alien," it'll be a matter of walking sideways... Well, that's too arrogant, Mu Xiang thought to himself as he reflected: It'll definitely be much more interesting than Zheng Zha and Chu Hao.

He placed his left hand on his backpack, storing everything inside his bracelet. Then, Mu Xiang happily twirled the knife he'd just picked up and returned to his room. He'd need to tidy up a bit more afterward, but his immediate priority was to have a proper meal, then cultivate for a night before sleeping. He was worried his biological clock had been messed up after spending the whole day watching Resident Evil. After familiarizing himself with the Ripple a little, Mu Xiang checked his watch and it was already 11:30 PM. It was time to sleep, but then he suddenly remembered something, quietly opened the door, and peeked outside.

Sure enough, a figure stood in the square, his back to Mu Xiang, unaware of Mu Xiang's spying. Mu Xiang glanced at him and immediately recognized the person, a cold laugh escaping his lips. He then closed the door and went to sleep.

[The real Li Xiaoyi wouldn't be out checking on the exchange late at night. Were you creating a baby to cover it up, or are you just getting some fresh air now?]

We can get up at 8 AM tomorrow. Once everyone's up, we'll have a meeting to discuss how to allocate reward points and side quests. As the team's wise leader, I've diligently spent time researching the best exchanges and recommending them to my teammates. Pretty responsible, right?
The focus is, of course, on Zheng Zha's exchange... Mu Xiang also wanted to confirm whether Zheng Zha's enhancement path was indeed ordained by the multiverse, or rather, where the influence of the speculated "author" lay.
Despite having endured more than a day of fierce battles, Mu Xiang, whose physique had been greatly enhanced, didn't feel truly exhausted. However, he discovered that he could fall asleep almost instantly whenever he wanted... The reason for adding "seemed" is that he actually did fall asleep as soon as he realized it.

Mu Xiang was dreaming.

In his dream, he returned to the time when he was taking the compulsory Chinese textbook for the third year of high school.

This lesson covered Michio Kaku's "The Educational Journey of a Physicist," and for some reason, Mu Xiang paid particular attention to this text. In his dream, he stared intently at the story of the carp scientist.

"The carp spend their entire lives in this shallow pond."

"They believe their universe consists of dark pools and water lilies. They spend most of their time wandering at the bottom of the pool, so they are only vaguely aware that there is another external world above the water."

"The nature of my world is beyond their comprehension. I like to sit just centimeters away from the carp, yet the distance between us is like an abyss."

"The carp and I live in two completely different universes and never enter each other's world. We are separated by the thin barrier of the water surface."

Suddenly he sensed something and looked up. It turned out that the classroom had no ceiling, and there were no floors above it, only a distant, pale sky.

Then the pale sky rippled, like water being stirred up.

Mu Xiang stared blankly at the sky until a hand reached down and lifted him into the sky... and then beyond the heavens.

It really was a hand, and it felt no different from a normal person's hand, the only problem being that it was too big. Mu Xiang was placed in the palm of the hand, like the unlucky guy in the story of the carp scientist who was fished out.

But Mu Xiang didn't struggle; he simply looked calmly at the owner of the hand. Only now did he realize that the sky he had seen before was actually just the surface of the water below them.

Mu Xiang looked up and saw the pale sky again... just like the one he had seen in the water before.

Is this the sky? Or the water?
A larger hand reached down and pulled the person holding Mu Xiang up.

Without any support, Mu Xiang fell back into the water, and as he sank back down, he forgot everything he had just seen.

Before losing this memory, Mu Xiang's last thought was...

"So he was a carp too."

"Ha." A strange smile appeared on his lips, and then he knew nothing more.

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