Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 65 Verification and Transmission

Under Mu Xiang's persuasion, Zhan Lan seriously considered the exchange... After carefully reading the explanation of the Star Spirit Bloodline, she even asked if the appearance of the Main God would change. Because she cared so much, she blurted it out, causing Mu Xiang's lips to twitch upon hearing it.

Then Zhan Lan closed her eyes and said, "The main god said that there will be no uglification of appearance... So I'll still exchange for it, hehe, it looks like the effect is quite good."

Mu Xiang reminded him, "It seems that the Celestial Spirit bloodline of the Main God corresponds to quite a few psionic attributes. If you have to choose, choose to purify psionic energy."

Then the pillar of light fell again, enveloping Zhan Lan. When the pillar of light dissipated, Zhan Lan had changed—not that she had become the Protoss with her protruding head, but that her hair was different from before.

According to her, after strengthening her rudimentary Protoss bloodline, her hair transformed into Protoss nerve bundles. However, the Protoss bloodline given by the God of War wasn't linked to Kara in the game, but to the God of War himself… This was easy for Mu Xiang to understand; it was like the God of War's magic network.

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses: "As far as I know, the neural bundles of the Protoss... or rather, the Protoss should have certain limitations. So, has the Supreme God given you any commensurate benefits?"

You don't play this game too, do you...? It just feels so out of place.

“Hmm… Although the link isn’t with Kara but with the God, it still has the effect of amplifying psionic energy.” Zhan Lan sensed it and then described the God’s explanation, “According to the God, if someone in the same team also exchanges for the Protoss bloodline, they can have close telepathic communication with me; if they also choose to purify psionic energy, the range of the connection with the God through the neural bundle will be even larger.”

Mu Xiang was about to speak when Chu Xuan shook his head first: "As a... team, it's best if the directions of strengthening don't overlap. We can disregard this."

“I think it’s pretty good. Psionic energy is an advanced form of attribute-less spiritual power, and it has branched out into many directions. Judging from the main god’s explanation, the auxiliary and offensive/defensive effects of purifying psionic energy are actually quite good.” Mu Xiang smiled at Zhan Lan. “And even if you want to pursue offensive methods, the skills related to purifying psionic energy and spiritual energy skills can also meet this need. In other words, Zhan Lan will become our team’s only and quite well-rounded spiritual power talent.”

“That’s right. Combinations like mental scanning and mind chains are excellent battlefield reconnaissance skills… they can even determine the life or death of a team.” Chu Xuan rarely used such adjectives.

At Mu Xiang's suggestion, Zhan Lan exchanged for another basic psionic skill. However, exchanging for mental energy scanning and basic celestial bloodline cost her two C-level side quests and six thousand reward points.

Mu Xiang quickly figured out another way to help others exchange skills: crowdfunding, but only once. So Zhang Jie completed a D-level side quest and earned 500 reward points, and together with Zhan Lan, they exchanged for the Spirit Whip. This was Zhan Lan's bottom line; according to her, she would feel bad if others spent a lot of money to exchange skills for her again.

However, Chu Xuan's words ruthlessly shattered the girl's modesty: "I'll say it again... this isn't about being modest. Investing more resources in you will allow you to play a powerful role as soon as possible. I will set aside two thousand reward points for you to strengthen your mental power. If you feel embarrassed, then prove to me with your actions that it's worth it."

Then, the man's eyes gleamed with fervor: "I have many training methods for mental strength, but I haven't had the opportunity to put them into practice before... According to my speculation, all the skills of the main god are actually a way of utilizing energy. For example, Zheng Zha's red flames can be developed on one's own based on a mastery of energy. If you develop your mental strength and psionic energy properly, you should be able to comprehend advanced skills like psionic storms on your own!"

This fervor startled everyone, and Zhan Lan felt tense again.

Mu Xiang patted Chu Xuan on the shoulder: "I agree with your reasoning, but it will probably be difficult. Why don't you two see what the others are strengthening first, and then discuss it?"

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses and composed himself: "Sorry, let's continue the discussion."

Zheng Zha's enhancement was the simplest; he only needed to enhance his B-grade vampire count bloodline. This was a straightforward and brutal upgrade, and the bat wings on his back during the enhancement process surprised everyone. However, afterward, there were no strange changes—after all, he no longer had internal energy.

According to Zheng Zha's own perception, the quantity of vampire energy was more than ten times that of before, and the quality had also improved significantly. If converted using the previous energy density, it was practically twenty or thirty times that of the Viscount level. Moreover, the vampire's already excellent regenerative ability was greatly enhanced at the Earl level; as long as the brain and heart were not damaged, they could continuously regenerate... Although it was still inferior to many bloodlines that specialized in regeneration, it was quite remarkable as a minor passive ability for vampires.

"That's great. Then we won't need the main god to repair us during training," Mu Xiang said with a sly smile.

Before Zheng Zha could even manage a wry smile, Loli glared at Mu Xiang. Just as Mu Xiang, feeling humiliated by their public display of affection, was about to say something, Chu Xuan spoke up, easing the awkwardness for him.

"So how long can you use the Crimson Flame now?" Chu Xuan asked, adjusting his glasses.

Zheng Zha touched the tear in the back of his clothes caused by the wings, and then laughed: "Even using the fastest method, it can still burn for half an hour... If it's just the intensity we had before, it can burn for quite a bit longer."

Mu Xiang nodded secretly. Zheng Zha, who was now specializing in vampire enhancement, was only slightly inferior to him in terms of physical fitness. Without unlocking his gene lock, he might not even be able to beat him.

As for Zheng Zha himself, if he were to fight his counterpart from the same period in the original story, he would probably be able to do so as easily as his clone Zheng Zha.

[Speaking of which... Zheng Zha from the Demon Team, are you alright? Did you protect the one you love most...? I hope you succeeded.]

Zheng Zha left behind a D-rank side quest after the last horror movie, and this time it automatically combined with two newly acquired D-rank side quests to become a C-rank. So he chose a C-rank skill related to red flames, which, although of the same rank, required red flames as a prerequisite.

"The C-rank vampire combat skill, Burning Night... is described as concentrating vampire energy on the affected area. After being attacked by the enemy, you can directly neutralize their force and then use it to counterattack them with crimson flames, even striking their body or inside their body," Zheng Zha explained.

Mu Xiang, who had been emphasizing combat techniques to Zheng Zha, was pleased to see him so cooperative. Then he heard Zheng Zha mutter to himself, "Isn't this the same as our Tai Chi internal energy transformation? It feels like the same principle. Maybe we should strengthen our internal energy too..."

These words almost made Mu Xiang explode, and it took a lot of persuasion to dissuade him from the idea.

The others also obtained at least two C-level side quests and one D-level side quest in this horror movie, and they all redeemed items that suited them, following Mu Xiang and Chu Xuan's advice.

Zero and Overlord both obtained their signature weapons... the Gauss Ion Sniper Rifle and the Infinite Ammo Tubular Pulse Launcher. Overlord's reaction upon seeing the Tubular King was self-evident; he practically wanted to hug and kiss it. Zero, on the other hand, was clearly excited after getting the Gauss Sniper Rifle.

Besides that, Mu Xiang and Chu Xuan also got them some other weapons and equipment, especially Zero's life-saving gear... After witnessing firsthand how these professionals performed with high-tech weapons, Mu Xiang kept nagging that they absolutely had to be equipped with a rechargeable magical legendary armor. Zhang Jie took on the role of secondary gunner, and his equipment was almost undamaged, so he didn't need to buy any more weapons. However, following Chu Xuan's advice, he spent a little more money on spirit-type bullets.

After all the exchanges were completed and a day of training was over, returning to the real world was put on the agenda.

In the end, Zheng Zha returned, because he also wanted to take Loli back to the real world. In front of Chu Xuan, Mu Xiang wrote down his personal information and home address for Zheng Zha. Chu Xuan then handed Zheng Zha a sealed bag with an official seal, but the contents remained a mystery.

[He should be able to prove something for me... Also, there was no crowdfunding for Zheng Zha's new equipment this time, so how will Chu Xuan scheme against Zheng Zha?]

Zheng Zha had originally asked the others if they needed help carrying things to their families, but they all declined his offer. Realizing he'd said the wrong thing, Zheng Zha quickly prepared to leave.

Mu Xiang saw Zheng Zha off with some trepidation, but the next second Zheng Zha returned, hand in hand with Lori, all smiles. He had clearly been preoccupied before going inside, but in the next instant, he reappeared before everyone with a relaxed and cheerful expression.

This contrast left everyone speechless. Seeing Zheng Zha return instantly, Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses and asked, "How did it go? Did you get that part?"

Zheng Zha smiled and took out a large bag of parts from his ring, then handed it to Chu Xuan: "The factory you mentioned is really reliable. After seeing your letter of introduction and the design of the power armor parts, they rushed to produce them and notified me to pick them up in three days."

[Huh? Didn't that kind of mess from the original story happen?]

Zheng Zha sighed and said, "The main god has so many requirements... such as not being able to leak information about the main god space by any means, otherwise he will be directly eliminated. Fortunately, it doesn't matter if others see the items in the main god space. Come to think of it, otherwise I wouldn't be able to bring platinum to my parents."

Seeing Zheng Zha return, the others prepared for today's training. After everyone else went to Zhang Jie's basement, leaving only Mu Xiang and his two companions, Zheng Zha looked at Mu Xiang with a strange expression: "I took the train to the place you told me to go... but the first address you gave me wasn't a residential area at all, it was just a wasteland on the outskirts of the city... I did find the second address, though, and there was a child playing downstairs. The more I looked at it, the more it seemed to look like you, but it was a little girl..."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses and said, "It seems we've confirmed it... Very good."

He seemed even more pleased than I was...

Mu Xiang sighed: "We really are from different worlds."

Chu Xuan then told Zheng Zha and Mu Xiang to go train first, while he went to check on the parts again. However, while he managed to get Zheng Zha to leave, Mu Xiang wasn't buying it... He followed Chu Xuan into the room.

"What did you make Zheng Zha do? How could you not get the parts needed for the power armor from the Main God Space? Why did you have to go to the real world to get them?" Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. "Your methods are too low-level. You can fool Zheng Zha, but you can't fool me."

Chu Xuan took out a numbered part, disassembled it, removed a grain-sized object from it, and then connected it to his computer, which was plugged into various devices.

"Uh... is this how you transmit information?" Mu Xiang was a little surprised.

Chu Xuan didn't answer. He opened the new folder inside, looked at the report, and revealed a half-smile: "As expected, we didn't find any information about you... not a single bit."

"I knew you wouldn't believe me," Mu Xiang clicked his tongue.

Chu Xuan waved his hand: "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that I need to verify it. The fact is, they followed my instructions and searched for your information through various channels, but found absolutely nothing..."

Mu Xiang sighed: "So how did you get Zheng Zha to smuggle out the information?"

Chu Xuan shut down the computer and walked out the door: "It's very simple. When I was repairing your power armor, I installed my locator in one of the parts inside... That's why I said you needed to improve your relevant skills, because you didn't seem to notice at all."

"So that's how it is..." Chu Xuan didn't mean to mock him; he was just stating the facts, but Mu Xiang still felt ashamed.

"The locator contains the technological blueprints I want to send out, oh, and some schematic diagrams of energy storage structures. Then I told Zheng Zha that some parts were missing, and it would be best to have some spares. He just needs to disassemble the parts, use them as models, and hand them over to my contact point," Chu Xuan said.

"As a national treasure-level researcher, how come they didn't think Zheng Zha was a kidnapper?" Mu Xiang frowned.

“Why would anyone have such a question… The people at the contact point can only report the locator to their superiors; they can’t arrest Zheng Zha on the spot—they don’t have that authority. This way, the information in my locator can be seen by the people at the base.” Chu Xuan turned to look at Mu Xiang. “I’ve made myself clear enough. They won’t disregard the consequences and benefits I’ve listed and force a conflict with Zheng Zha. So Zheng Zha is completely unaware of this and is simply acting as a messenger… He might feel like someone is spying on him along the way, but there won’t be any real conflict, and his parents will be treated well by their superiors.”

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses again: "Or do you think I would let Zheng Zha take my locator back without explaining things clearly, and then get caught? That would only create more conflict. Do you think I'm that stupid?"

“Okay,” Mu Xiang glanced at Chu Xuan, “Of course not. The solution you’re talking about is the worst possible one.”

Chu Xuan nodded: "Yes, the worst solution... Only a brainless person would have such an idea."

This is the second update for today. The "Ju-on" chapter will be released tomorrow afternoon.

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