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Chapter 230 Tomorrow, collect your pay at the drill ground; do not wear armor or soldiers. [Second update, requesting monthly votes]

The peaches and spiritual plants we eat are produced by the life-giving flames.

The dragon meat they ate was the thigh of a Blazing Dragon, which Chu Xuan cultivated using his breeding techniques and by expending energy.

As for the beverage, it involves activating the body of Reinhardt, an AA-level vampire, by inputting energy and outputting blood...

Everything is based on the Central Continent Team's [Infinite Energy System 2.0] and S-level Inner World.

The demon Zheng Zha learned all of this from Fang Ge.

Let alone the rare and hard-to-find [Sai Privilege Ability], where is the Demon Team going to get an S-rank side story or buy an Inner World that doesn't significantly boost combat power?
Soon, the demon Zheng Zha felt regret again.

The things here are good, but none of them belong to him, and they are extremely difficult to replicate.

Even with the support of his fellow warriors from the Central Continent, the combined space of Demon Chu Xuan and his spatial equipment is only about fifty cubic meters... Even if it's fully filled, how much can it hold?
"As for storage items... Chu Xuan can make them." Seeing Zheng Zha's worries, Fang Ge dropped another bombshell.

Why is my Chu Xuan not good enough?
The demon Zheng Zha wanted to ask this question, but he was the least qualified to ask it.

The clones of the Demon Team should be almost indistinguishable from the originals. It's not that Chu Xuan is incapable... it's that he's incapable.

He is not a captain who can fully unleash the potential of his team members.

Chu Xuan is the most obviously different, but are the others not much different?
Including Resident Evil, the Central Continent Team has only experienced four horror movies.

The Demon Team, starting from the time Zheng Zha was cloned, has also been featured in three horror films: Friday the 13th, The Mummy, and The Lord of the Rings... one more than the Middle-earth Team!
However, its development has lagged far behind!

Even the difference between the Demon Logandao and the BB-class Lancelot and the AA-class Unicorn Gundam is relatively small... but that's still the difference between the two.

At first glance, the size difference is more than tenfold!
The differences between Ming Yanwei, Zhang Jie, and Cheng Xiao are even more exaggerated...

Zhang Jie is a special case, so let's leave him aside.

Cheng Xiao's skills, martial arts techniques, and cultivation level are all about one level behind.

Ming Yanwei is even more outrageous. Ming Yanwei from the Demon Team, is she even human? She's not human at all!
On the other hand, consider the Central Continent team.

"You're Zheng Zha, the captain of the Demon Team, right?"

Ming Yanwei placed a stack of documents on the table and said in a gentle tone, "This is a business cooperation model compiled by Chu Xuan of the Demon Team. He asked me to convey it to you."

"Also... my clone seems to be sulking these past few days. Can you tell me what's wrong?"

If she hadn't harbored this doubt, she would definitely be tending to the flowers and plants with Zhan Lan right now.

How could the demon Zheng Zha know what was really going on?

"Sorry, I'm not really sure either." He chuckled and thanked them profusely as he took the documents.

—She might just be unhappy because she sees you so happy.

Fang Ge could roughly guess what the devilish Ming Yanwei was thinking. She wondered what kind of madness she would throw at the comedic killer Zhang Heng.

“After the copy of Chu Xuan entrusted that document to us, none of us looked at it.”

Fang Ge waved for Ming Yanwei to leave first, then smiled slightly and said, "You should be at a negative five points, right? Simply completing the main quest isn't enough to fill this hole."

Eight members of the Demon Team died, and the clone Zheng Zha killed three people, bringing the score to -5.

The Celestials are down seven points. Adam is on the run, and Lina is still in the hands of the Middle-earth team.

The sole victor, the Central Continent team, now has twelve points.

—Of course, the Demons soon had more than five points...

"...That's right." When the topic turned to serious matters, even the demon Zheng Zha's expression became solemn.

He flipped through the paper documents Chu Xuan had given him and got a general understanding of their contents.

Although he didn't know the specific meaning behind it, he still began negotiating with Fang Ge as the devil Chu Xuan had requested:
"The main questline and guaranteed rewards can only provide 6,000 reward points. That means we still have a shortfall of 4,000 reward points..."

Upon hearing this, Fang Ge tapped the table and said, "The Central Continent Team currently has nineteen members. One point for you has a different value than one point for us."

"Therefore, we will not give up any points... but we can assist you in completing some [side quests]."

"Our replication relationship provides the conditions for a natural alliance."

"As long as you are willing to become an affiliated team of the Central Continent Team, we can share the victory in the final battle. Through some special means, we can turn you into [affiliates of the Central Continent Team], and you can survive the final battle. Even your enhancements can be fully retained."

What a massive team... Not only were they completely unscathed, but their methods remained as ingenious as ever...

The demon Zheng Zha couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The three strongest teams in the cycle of reincarnation were utterly annihilated after a clash...

If anyone says that the Central Continent Team can't win the final battle, then Demon Zheng Zha will be the first to get angry with him!

"We can become your affiliated squad."

Demon Zheng Zha nodded slightly, after all, Demon Chu Xuan's proposal was the same, "After all... we didn't really have a choice."

Even now, you still feel that you don't have the ability to be a qualified captain.

Fang Ge narrowed his eyes and said, "If you stop here because of your inner demons, then it's all meaningless. In fact, you are the only one of value in the Demon Team. Even Li Xiaoyao, whom you have, I don't care much about."

"The Central Continent Team alone is enough to kill Baiyue and the Water Demon Beast."

The demon Zheng Zha was stunned and remained silent.

—It seems...we have to go to even greater extremes.

Fang Ge was not satisfied with the state of the demon Zheng Zha. She also confirmed the deeper meaning behind the demon Chu Xuan's order to "leave no survivors."

I suspect that I have become the other person's inner demon.

The demon Zheng Zha doesn't believe in himself, instead blindly trusting Fang Ge's power and judgment. He's somewhat like the original Zheng Zha from the original story... He never truly abandoned his weakness.

He must realize that in the cycle of reincarnation, he can only rely on himself.

"Fine, I'm too lazy to argue with you. Maybe you'll understand naturally once you've been the captain of the Demon Team for a while longer."

Fang Ge changed the subject, saying, "I think you've seen the abundant supplies of the Central Continent Team. Foundation Establishment Pills and Peaches of Immortality can be eaten as meals."

"Since your team lacks such items and has insufficient spatial equipment... why don't you take advantage of this time to quickly consume more of our inventory?"

"There's no need to worry about the impact this has on our development... It's like a powerful being bestowing a reward upon the disciples of a sect. It's just some things that are useless, but giving them to you is incredibly useful."

"And then there's the matter of the main characters..."

"We will immediately begin the process of reviving Li Xiaoyao... and use a large amount of resources to treat Zhao Ling'er."

"Since this may be accompanied by side quest rewards, I suggest you..."

"Everyone participates."

(End of this chapter)