Infinity: Our Zhongzhou team is really amazing!

Chapter 495 Enhancement, Haotian Ascends to Immediate Ascension (13)

A qualified reincarnator.

Gene lock + bloodline + skills + energy cycle + equipment.

Indispensable.

Among bloodlines, only a small number, such as vampire internal energy mages, possess their own energy cycle.

The entire Zhongzhou team is now engaged in cultivation.

He has basically gained some true essence.

However, true essence does not equate to cultivation.

Most people don't know how to use true energy, nor do they know how to repair runes.

Wang Xia is just like that.

His Imperial Guards were purebred humans enhanced and modified. Although it was Chu Xuan's version, no one knew how much of his own ideas had been added.

However, at the genetic level, they have not been contaminated by the bloodlines of various races, and like Zhu Wen and Zhang Jie, they are the purest humans.

Even if taken to the primordial continent, he would be a natural seed for cultivation.

In theory, he is best suited for cultivating immortality.

However, being suitable for cultivation does not mean being good at it. Wang Xia has decent aptitude for cultivation, but his talent and comprehension are average.

Even in the last 150 days of the last world, Wang Xia had already tried his best.

But he still hadn't learned how to runes.

After all, without rune analysis methods and extremely high computing power, analyzing runes is still too difficult.

The orthodox path of cultivation is now extinct.

Non-orthodox cultivation is also acceptable, since not everyone on the prehistoric continent is a traditional cultivator, and their combat strength is not that different.

He gritted his teeth and practiced the cultivation method day and night without stopping.

Unfortunately, Wang Xia's progress in cultivating some cultivation methods was only average. He only made one step forward in the Foundation Establishment stage and was still far from the Golden Core stage.

If this trend continues, he may only be able to cultivate a Golden Core at most by the end of the war.

Moreover, even if one breaks through to the Golden Core stage, without the corresponding magic weapon, the boost to overall strength is not as significant as one might imagine.

The battle is over. What use is a Golden Core cultivator who is not a traditional cultivator?

Luo Gandao, despite possessing a primordial spiritual treasure (questionable), did not go on a killing spree; instead, he was beaten black and blue.

Zhuang Boshi suggested, "Wang Xia, you should go for a technology-driven enhancement approach: nanosuits, exoskeletons, and general-purpose Gundam robots."

“Our team is not equipped with an operator, and I think we need to train one.”

To be honest, right now, in close combat, Zhuang Boshi and Zheng Zha are at the forefront, and in flank combat, Zhao Yingkong, Cheng Xiao, and Ming Yanwei can all fill in, leaving Wang Xia with very little room to maneuver in close combat.

After all, without energy circulation, they can only fight with their physical bodies.

Zhuang Boshi said, "I suggest you upgrade the Achilles Terminator armor set, which comes with the Guardian Spear, Guardian Sword, Bomb Gun, and Void Shield. It requires an A-level side quest and 8,000 reward points."

“We can weld a vascular machine gun onto your body, and add Zero’s Gauss sniper rifle with unlimited ammo, and you’ll be a mobile arsenal vehicle.”

"In the next stage, you can exchange for Innovator or NT pilot technology and skills. From now on, the Gundam pilots will depend on you."

Wang Xia's Radiant Gold Armor was also a makeshift version created by Chu Xuan, modified from Astartes power armor, and it couldn't fully unleash Wang Xia's strength as a member of the Imperial Guard.

"But I want to strengthen my internal energy," Wang Xia suggested softly.

He accepted that he lacked the talent for cultivating immortality, but he still wanted to try his hand at internal energy cultivation.

Zhuang Boshi's lips twitched: "What's so good about internal energy? It's expensive and doesn't do any harm."

"An A-rank can be exchanged for a Gundam and a Fangzheng Magic Eye. It's questionable whether an A-rank internal energy enhancement can defeat an Alien Queen."

“Wang Xia, our team really needs a large vehicle and a large war platform driver. You are perfect for the job. You are skilled in various individual equipment in the military, and you can drive tanks and helicopters. You can also drive Gundam.”

Luo Gandao disappeared without a trace; who knows which team he went to?

Let's try training Wang Xia then.

Wang Xia remained silent for a moment, but finally obeyed the order out of habit.

Capital, you've won!
Captain, you've ruined my martial arts dream!

"Zhang Jie, what are your thoughts?"

Zhang Jie scratched his head: "I don't know either. The highest level of telekinesis enhancement requires an S-level side quest. Maybe we should talk about it in the next world."

Zhuang Boshi shook his head and said, "The next match is a team battle. Try to spend all your money. If we get killed, it will be a huge loss."

"I think there are two directions for your future enhancements. The first is the perfect manifestation of imagination at the double A level, which can improve the duration and ability of your imagination."

"The second one is an A-grade telekinetic floating cannon. Its cost-effectiveness is so-so, but it can help you improve your ranged attack power."

Zhang Jie's current enhancement path is fine: human bloodline + telekinesis + virtual manifestation, combining offense and defense, with few weaknesses except for his slightly fragile physical body.

Moreover, maintaining pure human bloodline is beneficial for unlocking the fourth-order gene lock, after all, Zhang Jie was the previous captain of Zhongzhou selected from the twenty-person death mission.

Zhang Jie frowned and said, "I want to improve my ability to materialize my imagination, but I'm only an A-level side quest."

“You can use Na’er’s A-level side quest first, and then use your own B-level side quest to exchange for a piece of armor for Na’er. Wouldn’t that be a win-win situation?” Zhuang Boshi said.

"Understood." Zhang Jie glanced at Na'er, who smiled in response.

The stronger Zhang Jie becomes, the more secure Na'er's safety will be.

"Cheng Xiao, what about you?"

Cheng Xiao said with a bitter expression, "With the blessing of the Nine-Turn Golden Silkworm Gu, my internal strength is also close to Double B level."

"As for higher-level armor, that's still a long way off. There doesn't seem to be anything else that needs upgrading. How about we upgrade a B-grade Wind God Leg first?"

Zhuang Boshi glared at him: "Didn't I make myself clear? The next match is a team battle. Are you planning to get wiped out by the enemy along with your A-level side quest?!"

"But I really want the Zi-O Saber and Thunder Yatalis!" Cheng Xiao cried out, clutching his head in anguish.

"Captain, please let me accumulate some side quests!"

Zhuang Boshi was speechless after being choked by Cheng Xiao's words. After a moment, he said sullenly.

"Alright then, you can lend your side quest to other teammates and return it to you next time. If anyone needs it, they can do the same, and you can also find a third party to guarantee it."

"For example, Zheng Zha and me."

"That's a good idea." Zheng Zha gave a thumbs up: "I have two side quests here that I can vouch for."

Cheng Xiao immediately beamed with joy.

He was extremely envious of that S-class armor.

"Haotian, you must have explored quite a few enhancements in the Main God Space yesterday, right? Are you showing any signs of strengthening yourself?" Zhuang Boshi asked with a gentle smile.

Haotian was still immersed in the despair of having to confront Adam, and at this moment he just wanted his brain to shut down completely.

He resigned himself to his fate and said, "I will follow the captain's instructions."

"All actions are subject to orders!"

"If the captain tells me to go west, I will never go east!"

"loyalty!"

"Thank you! I'm so grateful!" "Pfft!" Zhan Lan burst out laughing.

"Sorry, I just thought of something funny."

Zheng Zha looked embarrassed, Cheng Xiao, Saito Ichi, and Zhu Wen were all surprised, Ling Dian looked calm, and Ming Yanwei and Zhao Yingkong looked disdainful.

Zhuang Boshi's smile froze: "Alright, speak properly."

"understand!"

Haotian immediately moved to Zhuang Boshi's side, bending at a perfect 45-degree angle, as if afraid of missing any flattering detail.

He flattered, "Captain, your vision and foresight have guided the team's strengthening efforts with flawless strategies, pointing the way forward for the team's development!"

"You are like the sun, illuminating the path for our Zhongzhou team wherever you go!"

Haotian's face flushed red with excitement: "Captain, don't worry, once we get past that old schemer Adam this time—"

"Stop!" Zhuang Boshi quickly stopped them.

Seeing the others struggling to suppress their laughter, Zhuang Boshi's lips twitched slightly, and he slapped Haotian back into his seat.

"I have three suggestions for you. One is to strengthen your Holy War Angel bloodline, which is very smooth from C-rank to S-rank, and you will also have angelic holy power, which has a special effect on some evil dark creatures."

There's not much to say about this. In the original story, Haotian followed this path. After the Four Beginnings, the Light of the Mind awakened, and the Holy Energy evolved into Holy Light Qi, which allowed him to annihilate Imhotep.

“There’s another enhancement.” Zhuang Boshi looked at Haotian with a half-smile, sending a chill down the latter’s spine.

"The Three-Eyed Clan bloodline can greatly enhance computational and mental abilities. Exchanging for an A-grade Three-Eyed Clan bloodline can also grant the awakening of telekinesis, which will be helpful for our Central Continent team in analyzing runes."

"This is fine too," Haotian said somewhat stiffly.

"As for the third option, I think you'll like it. The idealist curser can curse targets across worlds. The deeper you understand a person, the more you know them inside and out."

"The higher the probability of being cursed."

Zhuang Boshi looked at Haotian's pale face, which was trembling like a leaf: "I think you understand, I need you to curse someone."

"I...I understand." Haotian was almost crying from fright.

The Cursed One of the Mind, an A-rank side quest, rewards 8700 points.

It is one of the very few skills among the A-level enhancements that can be used across the universe.

It can cast curses across the universe.

But the price is equally severe; the curse successfully shortens one's lifespan.

If the curse fails, the curse will backfire.

The closer the relationship, the more you know the person, the higher the probability of being cursed.

It's very simple: no one in the world knows Adam better than him.

However, Haotian also knew that the probability of cursing Adam was even lower than winning the lottery.

In particular, his entry into the Middle Kingdom was inseparable from Adam's arrangements.

Did Adam not know that the Zhongzhou team would use Haotian to counter Adam?

He must have had a contingency plan in mind.

All that awaited him was death.

"I choose third."

“Don’t be nervous, I think you can choose the first one,” Zhuang Boshi suddenly said.

Haotian was stunned for a moment, then immediately overjoyed.

"Thank you, Captain!"

Haotian bowed immediately without hesitation and shouted, "God, I want to upgrade my C-rank Holy War Angel to A-rank!"

The rewards he had were just enough to instantly ascend to A-level.

A beam of light fell upon Haotian.

He slowly rose into the air.

Countless points of light entered his body.

After completing this enhancement, Haotian will be at the second-tier gene lock level + A-level enhancement.

It can instantly kill most of the captains of the reincarnation teams.

"This person is so pretentious," Zhan Lan's thoughts echoed in Zhuang Boshi's mind.

“I could tell he was very scared.”

"There is also a sense of hesitation."

"Doctor, I feel like this person is up to no good. Should we kill him?" Ming Yanwei also joined the chat group.

That unsatisfactory evaluation was probably submitted by one of those two people.

Zhao Yingkong also said softly, "Ruikong told me that Haotian has complicated thoughts and is still wavering in his heart."

"Alright, stop talking nonsense in the chat group," Zhuang Boshi said.

"If a dozen or so people create thirty chat groups, it will be incredibly embarrassing."

"It's normal for Haotian to hesitate. He's too deeply influenced by Adam, and it's impossible for him to completely submit just because we scare him."

Zhan Lan asked in confusion, "Doctor, why are you keeping the time bomb by your side? Isn't the next team fight against the Celestials team?"

“Yeah, wouldn’t it be too risky to send him to face Adam?” Zhang Jie also joined the chat group.

"What if this guy suddenly betrays us on the front lines?"

Saito Kazuya chimed in, "What I fear most is that he set up a trap from the very beginning, deliberately disguising it and waiting for us to fall into it."

Cheng Xiao, however, had a different opinion: "He doesn't have the guts."

Wang Xia's voice was weak: "If you don't trust him, why give him a passing grade?"

Zero said something fair: "Because in the last game, Haotian's performance was indeed excellent, showing courage, wisdom, and decisiveness."

Zhu Wen weakly added, "Yeah, it's much better than when I was a newbie."

Zhan Lan asked, "Doctor, why did you make us vote on his fate first, and then tell us that we'll be fighting the Celestials in the next world?"

To be honest, whether Haotian failed to show off at first or became obsequious after being tamed, his popularity with the girls had already plummeted to negative numbers.

The few votes for both the unqualified and qualified candidates were mostly cast by a few girls.

Because I was afraid that if I told you in advance, you would all vote him out unanimously.

Zhuang Boshi was also helpless: "We need to evaluate fairly and not let personal feelings interfere too much. If we had told you in advance that you would have to face Adam, would you still be able to evaluate Haotian objectively?"

"We established this evaluation mechanism to give newcomers a fair opportunity. Although Haotian himself has some problems, I believe that Zhongzhou can still reform him into a model youth of the new century."

His words were grand and eloquent, yet carried weight and authority.

Just as everyone was feeling ashamed of their dark thoughts, Bosch Zhuang's next sentence shattered their illusions.

"Moreover, keeping him alive is more useful than killing him."

Haotian, who was floating in the sky, had no idea that, apart from Zheng Zha, all the team members had started a small group to discuss his loyalty.

(End of this chapter)