Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 563 Cursed Container? Pseudo-Ultima Online? Lostbelt?

Cheng Tian's portable laboratory can be set up in multiple copies, but in reality, the internal spaces are interconnected in a certain sense.

For example, December Decaprell, who has already moved into the laboratory with the other puppet troops and become part of the defense force, can be dispatched by Cheng Tian to any of the existing physical laboratories to complete additional missions. However, if Cheng Tian wants her to go to another instance to help out, she can only be dispatched a second time after successfully returning from the corresponding instance.

It's somewhat similar to the Palico Expedition from the Monster Hunter series.

Similarly, the experimental results are also consistent. All experimental projects are attached to the portable laboratory, and the physical laboratories scattered in different copies are more like exclusive projections.

Of course, NPC units that are not part of Cheng Tian's personal laboratory cannot invade Cheng Tian's personal laboratory through the physical laboratory. For example, when Ying Luo invaded, he could only destroy the corresponding physical projection at most.

After returning from the King of Fighters world, the laboratory's main research project shifted to clones.

As originally planned, the first step in the cloning process was to obtain the "blood of Yugi Muto" from Seto Kaiba, primarily to complete the president's underworld card game.

Next are the Qin brothers. Cheng Tian doesn't need them; he only wants their blood to unlock the Qin version of the bloodline encryption archive.

Orochi was the third to arrive.

In fact, in theory, a powerful unit like Orochi is something that cannot be replicated by human means.

However, it is clearly recorded in the cross-world fighting game "NeoGeo Battle Arena" which includes the King of Fighters universe that an organization did obtain a sample of Orochi's genes (it is unclear whether it should be called Orochi's genes) and successfully created a cloned god called "Jiao".

The creation of clones has a cycle, which takes years within the game's world view. However, when moved to the Chosen Space, this cultivation time is greatly shortened to just months, just like how Bazett used his blood to cultivate the Reverse Light Sword, both of which received a default enhancement.

The embryos in the culture tank grow incredibly fast, almost as fast as the metamorphosis of insects.

This is understandable, since the main mission must be faced every month, and in a life-or-death situation, the units cultivated over the years are indeed of little use.

However, the establishment of the new laboratory branch in Fuyuki City also signified the creation of a certain connection with the contemporary world.

At that time, Utan had already noticed that the growth rate of the Serpent clones had increased rapidly.

In just one day, he had transformed from a tiny child who was probably only in the second grade to a young adult, and his bulging chest began to show a sun-like mark that resembled the spread of Orochi, just like a real giant serpent.

Because the sample was taken from Gonikova, the clone naturally also possessed Gonikova's gender, resulting in a female clone of the snake.

Of course, that's not important; what's important is the change in the clone snake itself.

Utan is not Cheng Tian. It is unaware of the underlying logic of the FATE worldview. It is also cultivating a clone of a god's body for the first time. It has no idea whether this situation is good or bad, normal or wrong.

Until the detection device detected complex activity in the clone's brainwaves.

This was clearly beyond Utan's capabilities, so as usual, if something couldn't be handled, just shake the boss!
"This is a bit bad..."

Cheng Tian looked at the female snake clone whose eyelids occasionally twitched in the culture tank and decisively changed the title to "The Land God has resigned".

[The Land God Has Left: Golden Legend, Special Title. You, who were once one with Orochi, effectively joined the company, becoming the Land God of the island branch under Gaia, the planetary will of the King of Fighters world. Although you have now left, you still retain your former boss's contact information. As the saying goes, having more friends means having more options; if you understand social dynamics, you can indeed try contacting your former boss for help. After equipping this title, you can attempt to contact your planetary will/Land God superior for assistance, but this action may require additional costs.]

The title of this Golden Legend is, in essence, a direct line to the planetary will. Whether anyone answers the call, whether they are willing to listen to Cheng Tian, ​​and their attitude, all depend on the current situation.

Cheng Tian wasn't very confident in other worlds, but in this world, he was quite confident about whether he could contact the planet's will.

Since his current status is that of a contract worker dispatched to the Type-Moon universe, working under the planetary will, the boss can't just not answer his employee's calls, right?
I answered the phone and asked about the situation.

Without incurring any additional costs, or rather, as an employee benefit, the planetary will, that is, Gaia, gave Cheng Tian an unexpected yet reasonable answer.

The serpent's blank body, a clone of a god created through human intervention, was targeted by the black sludge within the Holy Grail.

In short, the Orochi clone, as an artificial divine body, is the most suitable entity to contain the black mud in its current state, without exception.

Becoming a UO is a bit of an overthinking thing. After all, it's just an artificial body. Gaia wouldn't recognize such an artificial being as a proxy. But compared to Illya, the minor Holy Grail, and Matou Sakura, the pseudo Holy Grail, it's clearly more qualified... and also more dangerous.

Once the black mud comes into physical contact with the Serpent clone, it will inevitably create a UO-like artificial disaster that is essentially still a conglomerate of curses.

In more game-like terms, they are Lostbelt Bosses.

By then, the impact will not be limited to Fuyuki City, and the Counterforce may have to intervene.

"This is trouble you brought upon yourself. If you don't handle it well, your salary will be docked."

These were Gaia's last words before the call ended.

...Okay, this is indeed my fault.

Cheng Tian's mind started working at high speed, and a large number of countermeasures flashed through his mind in an instant.

In reality, it boils down to two approaches.

Eliminating the Black Mud or the Orochi clone is one option, but from the perspective of resolving the issue, eliminating the Orochi clone can only provide temporary relief. Eradicating the Black Mud and the Holy Grail is the only way to end everything at its root.

"Let's destroy the clones first; we can't give the black mud a chance to take over."

With time running out, Cheng Tian immediately issued an order to Wu Tan to eliminate the clones.

Although it cost him a lot of money and effort (to Utan), Cheng Tian was still willing to spend all his money compared to the situation that was about to be triggered.

Just as Cheng Tianxia issued the destruction order, the giant snake clone in the cultivation tank suddenly opened its eyes, and at the same time, a voice suddenly rang in everyone's minds.

"Is this your decision, Father?"

(End of this chapter)