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Chapter 196 Roger said: I miss the Central Continent Team [Requesting monthly votes]

Zhang Jie doesn't seem to be the Zhang Jie they remember.

First of all, Zhang Jie is no ordinary person; he even unlocked the second-stage gene lock... yet in Resident Evil, he was never seen to display any decent power.

Secondly, Chu Xuan checked the horror movie records and found that only one movie, "A Nightmare on Elm Street," was added, while "Final Destination" and "Scream" were not included, which Zheng Zha remembered.

This is a mystery. Perhaps only by encountering the Central Continent Team can it be solved.

After briefly explaining the situation to Zhang Jie, Zheng Zha began to arrange for the team's enhancements.

As is customary, Zheng Zha asked Zhang Jie, a new member of the team, to check whether he was eligible for the [Mental Power User] enhancement.

Zheng Zha didn't have high expectations, but the answer was... Zhang Jie could be directly enhanced!
It's worth noting that the half-baked mentalist in the team, Nijabin, supposedly only qualified to become a mentalist after investing 800 points in his mental attribute.

Zhang Jie's hundred-plus points of mental strength were actually able to be directly enhanced!

"Holy crap! So, Brother Jie, you have a really strong talent for mental power?"

Zheng Zha offered a cigarette from the "God of War" brand, his eyes looking as if he were seeing the man in front of him for the first time.

Of course, for Zhang Jie, the reincarnator... this was indeed the first time he had met Zheng Zha.

"Is this talent... very rare?" Zhang Jie chuckled, somewhat at a loss for words.

This feeling made him wonder if he had some kind of amnesia.

"Haha! Rare, of course it's rare. And indispensable."

Zheng Zha stroked his chin, pondering his side quests: "I got one A, one B, one C, and one D side quest in the last round, so I might as well enhance your mental scanning and mind chain skills right away!"

A D-level side quest involving redeeming Rogando's freedom through procreation.

In the A-level side quest, Zheng Zha prepares to buy an enhancement for Chu Xuan.

Anyway, according to Chu Xuan, once the gene lock is unlocked to the fourth level or above, the significance of bloodline enhancement is not that great, and it mainly depends on one's own development.

Zheng Zha wholeheartedly agreed. He had only purchased two D-grade bloodlines; everything else he developed himself through eating and drinking. His enhancements were even more powerful than those of the same grade.

As for Reinhardt, after so long of breeding, with his AA bloodline and a whole host of skills, he's nothing short of a shockwave when he gets into a fight.

Strengthening is really useless; you still need to focus on the ingredients section and exchanging for cultivation time!

Without a team leader's filtering function, they find it very difficult to select enhancements. Often, team members have to find them themselves.

Zheng Zha hadn't experienced that feeling of Fang Ge casually mentioning something, and then suddenly becoming incredibly powerful... for a long time.

"Exchange for an A-grade [λ-drive body form] for me. I have a B-grade side quest that I can use to purchase a B-grade [split thinking]." Chu Xuan made this decision considering the upcoming [Magic Cannon] project.

The former, also known as the "Power of Belief," relies on belief and willpower to interfere with reality; it is a causal skill. The cost, however, is the consumption of a large amount of life force.

Trusting Chu Xuan's intelligence, Zheng Zha nodded and completed the enhancement for him. He also purchased two mental power skills for Zhang Jie.

Ming Yanwei upgraded her C-grade [Elf Wind Archer Bloodline] to B-grade [Elf Electric Archer Bloodline] and acquired the C-grade [Windwalker Longbow].

The Windwalker's Longbow, as strong as steel yet as light as a feather, is blessed by the wind spirits, greatly reducing the archer's strength consumption and imbuing arrows with increased wind speed. It automatically enchants any arrow, treating it as a +3 weapon, capable of damaging spirits and ghosts. The wielder can move using the power of the wind. Requires one C-rank side quest, rewarding 2000 points.

This enhancement was a choice she made based on her intuition. Zheng Zha had already witnessed the power of the Wind Arrow before.

The description of Windranger's Bow looks incredibly powerful... what a good eye!

"That's it then, I'm done with the enhancements." Ming Yanwei didn't seem inclined to interact with the others much, and immediately retreated to her room after finishing. She was practically a problem child.

"I only have one B-rank and one C-rank side quest..."

Luo Gandao scratched his head and said, "If it were the Central Continent Team, I would use the C-level branch to purchase the blueprints, and then have Colonel Chu Xuan build the mecha for me... The B-level branch would be for you to use."

Now here's the problem: this isn't the Central Continent team.

"The production line isn't quite complete. There are also some gaps in the energy system... However, in the Lord of the Rings world, you can use crafts to exchange for some energy stones."

Chu Xuan pushed up his glasses and said, "I can optimize and modify it for you... but building a technological system from scratch is not very realistic in the Lord of the Rings world."

"Besides, you are the main combat force of the third-tier gene lock, so it would be best to spend all your points on yourself."

“Gulp…” Luo Gandao swallowed.

Then, he bought back the B-grade Lancelot and used the C-grade side quest to buy some modification parts for Chu Xuan.

According to Chu Xuan, it should be possible to optimize it to a BB-level Lancelot.

Although it's not as enjoyable as before... it's still acceptable.

Luo Gandao comforted himself in this way.

Mu Gang then exchanged for a B-grade [Transformers - Cybertronian] modification, transforming himself from a Terminator into an Autobot.

This middle-aged man, having gone through something, seemed to feel that flesh and blood were weak and frail, and was single-mindedly thinking about mechanical ascension.

Perhaps it was the painful experience of being raised that spurred him on...

Jun Zhongding, who is afraid of death but not pain, had previously enhanced his B-grade troll bloodline, and this time he purchased a skill.

[Double Damage, from Pokémon, targets the enemy who last used a physical move and dealt damage to you, causing them to take double the fixed damage. Requires one Rank B side quest and rewards 4000 points.]

"That way, if the enemy dares to attack me in team battles, I'll teach them a lesson!" Jun Zhongding said smugly, waving his fist.

—So you could say it's a good match...

Zheng Zha was unsure how to evaluate this limited first-encounter kill strategy. What if you got killed instantly?
Cheng Xiao is a king of soldiers. He has unlocked the first-level gene lock and also possesses the peak third-level Northern Darkness Inner Force. He performed exceptionally well in the previous horror movie and has one A-level side quest at hand.

Because of Zheng Zha's praise of the "Eating and Drinking Style," Cheng Xiao chose... the "Calamity Poison Body."

[The Calamity Poison Body, from the novel *Battle Through the Heavens*, grants the user a special physique that allows them to rapidly increase their energy cultivation by consuming poisons. All bodily fluids are highly toxic; the more poisons consumed, the stronger the toxicity and energy growth. The internal energy possesses poisonous properties and the ability to purify and optimize the effects of poisons. Requires one A-level side quest and 8000 reward points.]

Because obtaining poison from the Lord of the Rings world is relatively easy.

After they completed the construction and adapted to it for a while, they began their dragon-slaying mission under Chu Xuan's command.

then……

The group flashed back to their original positions, only to find themselves scattered and broken up... Fortunately, no one was killed.

"God, restore everything. Deduct the reward points from my account!"

Zheng Zha bathed in dragon blood and shouted.

(End of this chapter)