Chat group, starting from the Infinite Terror God Space

Zhan Lan took the initiative to take on the task of resource statistics, registering the side quests and reward points held by each person.

Everyone received a bonus for clearing out the spaceship and destroying the alien nest inside: Zheng Zha got a B-level side quest for finally defeating the alien queen.

Zheng Zha and Zhang Jie, as the main force on the battlefield, made the greatest contributions and each received one B-level side quest and a large number of points;

Zhan Lan received one C-level side quest; Ba Wang, Ling Dian, Chu Xuan, Li Xiaoyi, and others were only allocated one D-level side quest and some reward points.

The resource details for each person were quickly compiled:

Zheng Zha: 2 B-level branch lines, 1 C-level branch line, 3 D-level branch lines + 14460 points

Zhang Jie: 1B1C3D + 8520 points

Zhan Lan: 1C2D + 6730 points

Li Xiaoyi: 2D + 6050 points

Chu Xuan: 2D + 4460 points

Overlord: 2D + 4560 points

Zero point: 2D + 4580 points

After the statistics were completed, Zhan Lan looked up at everyone and made a serious suggestion:

"Captain, the next match is very likely to be a team battle. I suggest that the team prioritize gathering resources to help me exchange for a Mental Scanner and a Mind Chain."

She briefly explained the function of the skill: "After learning it, I can directly share the images captured by mental scanning with everyone's minds, which is a hundred times more intuitive than verbal description."

"With my current mental strength, I can achieve real-time communication and shared vision among all personnel even when we are hundreds of miles apart."

She then looked helpless: "The requirement for exchanging the Mind Chain is a B-level side quest plus 5000 reward points, and my current resources are far from sufficient."

Everyone present knew that in team fights, vision and communication were lifelines. Without the mental link, they could only rely on Zhan Lan to verbally relay information, which was both delayed and vague.

Conventional communicators not only have distance limitations, but are also extremely vulnerable to eavesdropping by enemy mental or technological means, posing a significant threat.

Zhan Lan bit her lip, full of anticipation, but her face was full of difficulty due to insufficient resources.

Zhang Jie spoke first: "There's no need to worry about it. We'll help you share the reward points."

Zhang Jie continued, "Because of me, we're about to have a team battle, and I don't have any abilities that require B-level exchange right now. I'll lend you my B-level side quest for now, and you can return it after the team battle."

Zheng Zha thought for a moment and agreed wholeheartedly, immediately expressing his willingness to contribute. The other team members nodded in agreement. Everyone contributed several hundred points at a time, transferring their reward points to make up the difference. Zhang Jie then took the lead in helping Zhan Lan activate the enhancement exchange.

The mechanical voice of the main god slowly sounded: "Initiating the exchange of the Mind Chain. No forced memory alteration, no mental imprisonment binding. Confirm the exchange to take effect."

This enhancement will remain on cooldown until the next horror movie ends; during this time, you cannot exchange for the same skill for someone else.

Before she finished speaking, a pale green beam of light descended from the sky, instantly enveloping Zhan Lan. Tiny particles of light drifted down from the divine light barrier, swirling around her.

Dozens of seconds later, the beam of light dissipated, and Zhan Lan collapsed to the ground, exhausted, her whole body soaked in sweat, her hair clinging wetly to her cheeks, and her breathing slightly rapid.

Zheng Zha quickly stepped forward to help her up, asking with concern, "How are you? Are you feeling unwell?"

"I'm fine." Zhan Lan caught her breath, her eyes filled with barely concealed excitement. "This skill is far stronger than I expected. As long as I release my mental energy along the mental chains, I can sense all movements within a 300-kilometer radius; if I concentrate and lock onto a straight line, the detection range can reach 3,000 kilometers."

An invisible, gentle spiritual force enveloped the entire main god square, and a wisp of consciousness tentatively probed into Wang Qi's mind.

"It's me." Zhan Lan's voice rang out clearly in his heart.

Wang Qi did not resist deliberately, allowing their spiritual energies to quietly merge.

"Wang Qi, activate shared vision."

The next second, a clear and three-dimensional 3D panoramic map suddenly appeared in Wang Qi's mind, like a global sand table, which could be zoomed in and out at will, and the viewpoint could be switched, allowing him to take in the entire scene of the main god square.

This is the true value of the Mind Chain, which solves the two fatal weaknesses of the Central Continent Team: long-range communication and battlefield vision sharing.

As Wang Qi's thoughts stirred, Zhan Lan had already connected with the other team members one by one. With her current mental strength at its maximum, she could maintain a shared vision for three people at the same time. If she wanted to switch targets, she only needed to disconnect one of them, and the switching was seamless and smooth.

"Wow!" Zheng Zha jumped to his feet, his face full of amazement. "That's amazing! I was clearly looking at Zhang Jie, but I could simultaneously see the panoramic view behind him in my mind!"

Both BaWang and LingDian were shocked when they connected to the mental link.

The rugged overlord sighed, "If my mercenary squad had had this capability back then, with pinpoint attacks over walls and flanking maneuvers, no one could stop them!"

Zero, who was usually silent, suddenly sharpened his eyes and said in a deep voice, "My sniping will no longer be limited by the naked eye's field of vision, but will only depend on the weapon's range and Zhan Lan's scanning limit."

After Chu Xuan connected to the shared vision, he instantly switched to tactical simulation mode and calmly analyzed: "If we mass-produce drone swarms, each equipped with a high-risk explosive device, and rely on Zhan Lan's 3D panoramic map to accurately lock onto the coordinates... if the opponent has no mental strength to counterbalance them or no advanced technology defenses, we can completely crush them and win."

A mental chain directly elevated the Zhongzhou team's teamwork and tactical ceiling to a whole new level.

Everyone immediately accompanied Zhan Lan to test the skill's effects. Her current mental strength was about three thousand, corresponding to a rough perception range of three hundred kilometers; if she wanted to see the subtle movements of people and distinguish details, her precise perception range would be reduced to one-tenth.

The strength of one's mental power directly determines the upper limit of Zhan Lan's support abilities. Wang Qi, standing nearby, then suggested:

Wang Qi instructed Zhan Lan to use all remaining reward points to exchange for cultivation time and rare treasures, and then focus on cultivating the Golden Light Mantra of the Under One Person world.

The Golden Light Mantra of Longhu Mountain cultivates both body and spirit, which can steadily enhance one's spiritual power. Once mastered, it also grants strong survival abilities and close-range offensive and defensive skills, perfectly matching Zhan Lan's support role.

After everyone finished expressing their feelings, Wang Qi composed himself and solemnly revealed his discovery: "There's something I need to remind everyone of. I noticed this during the last exchange—the price of the same item is different for each person on their God of War exchange list."

"Take mental energy scanning for example. Only Zhan Lan's exchange price is extremely low, while others' exchange prices are several times higher. This is enough to prove that everyone has a talent-matched enhancement system, and there will be exclusive discounts for corresponding categories."

He turned to Chu Xuan and said, "Your intelligence is unparalleled in the team, and your scientific research and creation skills are unmatched. Why don't you check the exchange rates for cultivation techniques and the arcane system to see if you have any exclusive talent bonuses? Pay special attention to the arcane enlightenment and the exchange costs for basic cultivation techniques."

Upon hearing this, everyone recalled the past. Back then, the price for a newcomer to inquire about mental power scanning was ridiculously high, but Zhan Lan was uniquely gifted. Now, everyone was curious whether Chu Xuan also had a unique talent, which would most likely fall into the two major systems of cultivation and arcane arts.

Chu Xuan had already memorized the list of exchanges for the main gods, so he didn't need to look it up again and calmly said:

"The basic cultivation techniques have extremely high entry requirements, starting with at least an A-level side quest. The arcane mage initiation only has one basic template, requiring only one B-level side quest and 3000 reward points."

Wang Qi understood perfectly. Others would need at least an S-level storyline and tens of thousands of points to exchange for the Arcane Master Enlightenment, but Chu Xuan's upgrade was directly cut in half, demonstrating his obvious talent advantage.

However, Chu Xuan currently only has 2D side quests and 3460 points, which is still far from meeting the redemption threshold.