Chapter 2: Chu Xuan! When did he arrive?
Chu Xuan! When did he arrive?
The latest test version's update log explicitly mentioned:
"Optimized the Reincarnator generation mode. The refresh order of original plot characters will no longer be fixed and will have a certain adaptability to the Reincarnation Army they appear in."
But putting a Chu Xuan in Resident Evil 1 is still too overpowered, isn't it?
His physical stats are more than double that of a normal person, he possesses a first-order Gene Lock, and he's suspected of being a privileged user who can link to the underlying code and peek at the script!
He can even make things come true with his words; if Chu Xuan says there's a fifty percent chance, then the event will develop in the direction he predicted.
—After all, it's a game, so it can't perfectly simulate Chu Xuan's intelligence from the original work. It can only make some minor adjustments in the background.
Chu Xuan appearing in the first horror movie is both a challenge and an opportunity for Fang Ge.
It's difficult to seize leadership of the team from Chu Xuan when he is also a newcomer and Zhang Jie is AFK and inactive.
However, if he can direct Colonel Chu during the first horror movie and the intermission… the benefits gained would be unimaginable.
"You just mentioned reward points. What are those? They sound like some kind of currency that can be exchanged for things after acquiring them."
Chu Xuan remained seated on the ground. He adjusted his glasses and said,
"From your tone, 1000 points is already a considerable sum."
"An intelligent talent? The quality of these newcomers is surprisingly good this time."
Zhang Jie raised an eyebrow and said indifferently,
"For every horror movie you survive, you get 1000 reward points. These 1000 reward points can be exchanged for many things with the Main God. Time, items, enhancements—as long as you can think of it, there's almost nothing the Main God can't do."
"What about returning to reality?" Chu Xuan continued to ask.
"Fifty thousand points!"
Zhang Jie took a deep drag from his cigarette and said, "You need to survive fifty horror movies without spending any reward points, then you can go back."
Upon hearing there was hope of leaving, Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan's eyes visibly brightened.
—This isn't good. If Chu Xuan becomes the team leader, wouldn't that mess up the save file? How would I use the Nine Gates of Hell for a speedrun then?
Fang Ge had a mission for this playthrough.
He was a speedrunner, but also a streamer or, rather, a content creator.
Selling clear save files for people to experience first-person video walkthroughs was also a major source of his income.
Playing games, of course, required showmanship.
Several of the bosses in his fan group had recently grown tired of the old dishes, and their tastes were becoming increasingly refined.
They constantly clamored that clearing with a "wheelchair" didn't count, and that using a "wheelchair" showed no skill.
They would casually say that speedrunning with a "wheelchair" had no technical skill whatsoever, and that they could clear it easily with a bit of practice.
Before participating in the closed beta, Fang Ge used his true skill to create a save file with "Disabled Side Quests."
His six-stage Infinite World speedrun answer sheet effectively silenced them and earned him millions in donations.
Only one boss, named "Astonishing Wisdom," continued to boast, criticizing Fang Ge for not enhancing himself, for painstakingly practicing the Cultivation methods from The Mummy for ten years, only to still be unable to defeat Luo Yinglong in the end.
Yet, he gave Zhang Jie and Zhao Yingkong things like "Telekinesis Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" and "Vampire Demonic Sword Cultivator."
In the end, Zhao Yingkong went 19-0, carrying the game, while your Fang Ge had a 3.0 rating, a pure AFK-and-win leech.
The world's number one shockwave, wasn't it all thanks to his teammates!
To this, Fang Ge could only respond:
—Why do you care so much about data? This will distort the streamer's efforts, do you understand?
—Did I lead the team to clear side quests? Did I teach NPCs how to enhance themselves? Did Zhao Yingkong become invincible training on my bed? Did Zhan Lan not get killed by the God-Beating Stone?
The farce finally ended with the "Astonishing Wisdom" boss offering a five million RMB bounty, demanding that he speedrun the six Infinite World stages in the test version's final battle, and that the team must include all "Nine Gates of Hell" enhancements.
There was nothing he could do; the offer was simply too generous.
The so-called "Nine Gates of Hell" refer to nine humorous, extremely low cost-performance enhancements from the original work and subsequent titles.
They are:
One of the Nine Gates of Hell that masters the upper limit—Orthodox Cultivation
One that masters burst damage—Devil Hunter
One that masters military force—Reincarnation Army
One that masters pupil techniques—Sharingan Bloodline
One that masters heart light—Zanpakuto Bloodline
One that masters premonition—Spider-Man Bloodline
One that masters growth—Summon Ancient Yamata no Orochi
One that masters mediocrity—Internal Energy
One that masters balance—Dual Energy Cycle
To be honest, these five million weren't easy to earn.
But what kind of person is Fang Ge? He's the Infinite World speedrun world record holder!
Who said these Nine Gates of Hell aren't good? These Nine Gates of Hell are incredibly powerful!
As long as you focus on nurturing and building, if not T0, T0.5 is certainly achievable.
There are no trash enhancements, only trash Reincarnators!
In this test server, he was going to stand tall and earn this money!
Seeing that Chu Xuan was about to speak again, Fang Ge, wanting to control the team's pace, quickly interjected,
"Impossible. Even just surviving Resident Evil 1 fifty times in a row, if the world line fluctuates even slightly, the probability of an ordinary person surviving is almost negligible.
"What's more, this is a so-called 'Game of the Gods.' Any game has a difficulty curve. It's unrealistic for it to get progressively easier.
"If reward points aren't used to strengthen ourselves, encountering higher difficulty horror movies, or even those inexplicable types of horror movies, like Final Destination… we wouldn't have the slightest chance of survival."
The words "Final Destination" seemed to trigger something in Zhang Jie, and his scarred face twitched violently a few times.
Hearing this, Zhan Lan, who was beside them, turned pale and said tremblingly,
"…According to you, we must use reward points to strengthen ourselves, so we'll never be able to accumulate enough reward points to return to reality?"
Zheng Zha chuckled and offered Chu Xuan a cigarette:
"Don't think so pessimistically. Maybe our consciousness has entered a computer, like an encounter in a fantasy novel. Perhaps people outside can find a way to get our consciousness back into our bodies."
"I don't smoke; it kills my brain cells."
Chu Xuan pushed the cigarette back and smiled:
"Let me introduce myself. Chu Xuan… Colonel. Both the information crammed into my brain and the abnormal readings from my positioning device indicate that I am no longer in my original 'space' or 'world.'"
Hearing Chu Xuan state that he was a soldier, this identity naturally made people in Zhongzhou feel a sense of goodwill towards him.
Everyone's trust in Chu Xuan immediately increased by a notch.
"Unbelievable… The quality of these newcomers is too exaggerated."
Seeing this, Zhang Jie grinned and began toying with his desert eagle again, bringing everyone back into a tense atmosphere.
"Zhang Jie, retired soldier. Fortunately, I've already retired, so you can't order me around."
"Colonel is just an honorary title; I'm more inclined towards research…" Chu Xuan spread his hands, implying a show of weakness.
"Whether it's consciousness extraction or spatial displacement, neither can be achieved by known modern science."
Fang Ge spoke at the opportune moment, shaking the wristwatch on his left hand,
"As described on this wristwatch, this is the world of Resident Evil 1, and our main mission this time is to survive for 3 hours and 15 minutes, while maintaining a linear distance of within 100 meters of James Shade during that time."
When Fang Ge read out the captain's name, Zheng Zha and the others were surprised to see a black man among the foreign soldiers emit a faint glow all over his body. This glow lasted only for a moment, then the black man returned to normal.
Undoubtedly, that was the mercenary captain from the movie. While Z University was a victim of pirated movies, such a dark history would obviously not appear in the latest test version.
"If the Main God's description is sufficiently 'rigorous,' then if there's a 'main mission,' there will inevitably be 'side missions.' Otherwise, there's no need to make such a distinction.
"In other words, to obtain reward points, there's definitely more than just the basic guarantee from completing the main mission. To acquire enough reward points to leave this place, you'll have to earn some extra money…"
"I'm Fang Ge, a… two-dimensional game planner. I know well how to make players struggle in the abyss, never quite full but never starving to death. Now that I'm a player, I suppose it's karma."
"Pfft~"
Hearing this, Zhan Lan's complexion improved a bit, and she couldn't help but laugh, "You're so smart, it's a waste for you to do that. I'm Zhan Lan, a writer."
"Zheng Zha, white-collar… a small manager, I guess. Fang Ge, have you already started working? You look so young, like you haven't even graduated yet."
Zheng Zha familiarly patted Fang Ge's shoulder, but Fang Ge changed the subject and warned,
"Silence… The light shield around us has shattered!"
The horror movie has begun!
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