Chapter 25: There's a Cow!
“...It doesn’t matter if I’m complete or not, as long as Na'er can survive.”
Zhang Jie wasn’t concerned with his own completeness, or whether the reincarnator Zhang Jie, after fusion, would still be himself.
He definitely would be, and he definitely wouldn’t be *just* his current self.
Fang Ge knew that Zhang Jie hated this body, which was a BUG created by a fortuitous coincidence, and hated the part of him that was the Guide. This made him afraid to love, afraid to hate, unwilling to die, yet unable to truly live.
That’s why he agreed to this method. It aligned with Zhang Jie’s own will.
After the part belonging to Zhang Jie was stripped away, what remained was the pure Guide.
And the Guide had no desire for survival, only mechanical consciousness and the instinct to 【Certify Captain】.
Zhang Jie’s surviving remnant soul would return to his main body, and his humanity would continue. The Guide’s divinity would fulfill its innate mission to certify the Central Continent Team’s captain.
Those who sought life would live, and those who sought death would die.
Everyone’s demands would be met; we all have a bright future.
Hearing this, the palace-attired beauty reached out and took Zhang Jie’s arm, and the two nestled together.
“Creating people isn’t like you... They are also lives created by the Main God, but they have complete souls. To avoid being erased by the Main God after the Guide dies, they only need to change their 【ownership】...”
Fang Ge pulled Jin Xi to her feet, signaling Zhang Jie not to worry that the Main God would still consider Na'er a creation of the Guide.
“I’ve already told you the method. Now we just need to wait for a reincarnation world with a 【Resurrection Mechanism】, and you can find an opportunity to strengthen your Zanpakuto... Since team battles have been unlocked, it’s only a matter of time before we encounter one.”
“Before that, I will maintain the number of people in the team with the 【highest level Gene Lock】 as plural. This will ensure you can waver and don’t have to certify immediately.”
This might be difficult for others, but for an expert like Fang Ge, it was very simple. As long as physical fitness was taken care of, unlocking only required an environment full of external pressure.
In the Main God Space, such environments were never lacking.
—I won’t actively unlock, but as long as someone unlocks the second or third stage, I can follow up in a very short time.
“Thank you... I won’t see you off. If there’s anything I can help with in the future, just say the word.” Seeing Fang Ge about to leave, Zhang Jie politely said a few words.
For him, it would probably take some time to digest all this information.
“Speaking of which, there is indeed one thing I need your assistance with...”
Fang Ge recalled the extensive persuasion he had used when recommending the Zanpakuto to Zhang Jie.
Zhan Lan had no strong opinions, and Chu Xuan was seeking his help; both of them were easy to control.
But Zheng Zha was truly stubborn!
When exchanging, he always had his own ideas and wouldn’t listen to reason.
Zheng Zha, who hadn’t experienced setbacks, was incredibly passive and lazy when it came to getting stronger.
He might say a few words like “I want to become stronger,” but his actual actions consisted of hiding in his room every day, acting like a pile driver...
To make him return to the previous mission to farm points would probably require a lot more talking.
To save trouble, Fang Ge requested:
“When we have our meeting later, whatever decision I make, please use a little trick to make them 【more obedient】.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t harm anyone... If something truly happens that I can’t handle, I’ll definitely die before you all.”
From Fang Ge’s own perspective, he was a speedrunner with no morals, a “live CS” who didn’t care about life or death.
But from the NPCs’ perspective, Fang Ge, aside from being a bit neurotic, was a “good person” who was fearless, led by example, and helped everyone indiscriminately.
After receiving Zhang Jie’s affirmative reply, Fang Ge returned to the Main God Space with peace of mind.
At this time, the vast Main God Plaza was empty; no one knew he had met with Zhang Jie.
It was six in the morning. Based on Fang Ge’s experience, within two hours, everyone except for the “Pile Driver - Zheng Zha” would arrive at the plaza.
Only Zheng Zha would sleep until “noon.”
Exchanging for a Main God sofa in the plaza, Fang Ge decided to choose a suitable heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and also check the exchange list for anything new and interesting.
Since he didn’t have to worry about “leaking,” Fang Ge decided to choose a relatively high-grade heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
And for “stability,” “dormancy,” and “yin-yang balance”... he finally settled on the Yin Yang Purple Jade.
【Yin Yang Purple Jade, from chinese paladin, a heavenly materials and earthly treasures possessing both extreme yin and extreme yang. It is divided into yin and yang parts, growing together. It takes a thousand years to form into jade, and after forming, it must remain buried underground for another thousand years for its essence to mature, making it edible. Consuming only one part would cause yin-yang imbalance, being harmful rather than beneficial. Requires 1 C-rank side plot, 1800 reward points.】
In its origin, chinese paladin 4, the male protagonist Yun Tianhe’s mother had once consumed the “Yang Solid” of the Yin Yang Purple Jade. Ultimately, the energy of the “Yang Solid” was inherited by Yun Tianhe in her womb during pregnancy, and it continued to be effective even more than a decade after the story began.
From a stability perspective, there were no problems.
Moreover, since it could resist the cold energy of one of the Qionghua Twin Swords, Wangshu, the energy it contained should not be underestimated.
The twin swords Wangshu and Xihe, in the Main God Space, both sold for A-rank side plot prices! If the twin swords could unleash their full power, they would be no less powerful than the so-called “Immortal God Power”!
A perfectly round jade essence, like a Taiji diagram, appeared before Fang Ge.
Touching it, the sensation was warm and smooth.
One half was slightly cool, the other half warm.
Since it was a power that even a fetus could withstand, the danger was very limited, stable and gentle.
“Buzzing...”
The jade essence was crystal clear, emitting an alluring fragrance, and trembled slightly in his hand, as if wanting to escape Fang Ge’s clutches.
—Sure enough, it had gained sentience; it even tried to run away...
With a gentle tap, Fang Ge broke its outer shell and drank the jade essence within.
It tasted sweet and delicious. After consuming it, he felt refreshed and full of boundless energy. Other than that, there was nothing special; its effects were indeed subtle.
Fang Ge had even thought he bought a fake.
Only when he circulated his cultivation method could he feel two powerful energies hidden throughout his body, balanced in yin and yang, making them not difficult to refine.
—Worth the price.
The first to arrive at the Main God Space was surprisingly not the workaholic Chu Xuan... but the impoverished writer Zhan Lan.
Having experienced a nightmare, it was truly difficult for someone as sensitive as Zhan Lan to maintain good sleep quality. Closing her eyes, she would see the tragic sight of her bones being shattered and her arm being severed...
Upon waking, the details of the room confirmed that everything she had experienced after entering the Main God Space was real, not a dream, and her mood worsened a few more points.
Fortunately, upon arriving at this place of infinite horror, she did not encounter misfortune but instead met some reliable and righteous people.
Before opening her door, Zhan Lan forced a smile, deciding to face the new day with a positive attitude.
And then...
The first thing she saw was a man and a woman quietly nestled together on a sofa beneath the light sphere, intimately whispering to each other.
I was here first, clearly.
A strange thought suddenly appeared in her mind, and Zhan Lan suddenly felt that smiling or not didn’t matter anymore.
Smile my ass!
She patted her cheeks to keep herself from looking glum.
Then she walked forward expressionlessly.
“I didn’t expect you to be the first one here.”
Fang Ge waved to Zhan Lan, completely oblivious.
Jin Xi also offered Zhan Lan a faint smile, like the warm sun of spring, elegant and gentle, showing no hostility.
Meow~
A rare surge of competitiveness rose within her, and Zhan Lan scanned Jin Xi, comparing her to herself.
She found that aside from being larger in every dimension, her appearance and temperament were slightly inferior, which was truly asking for trouble.
And... what if he preferred that type?
Zhan Lan! What on earth are you thinking?
She inwardly spat, and Zhan Lan stopped her wild thoughts, joking:
“How do I feel like I came at the wrong time? There isn’t even a seat.”
“Not at all, you came at just the right time!”
Fang Ge laughed heartily and patted the sofa, signaling Zhan Lan to sit beside him.
No place to sit?
Isn’t this sofa quite spacious?
“...”
Anyway, there were no other seats.
Following the principle of not wasting reward points, Zhan Lan, as if possessed, sat down next to Fang Ge.
Stare~
Jin Xi still maintained that gentle, submissive expression, the composed smile on her pretty face not fading.
Zhan Lan’s intuition told her that a faint, almost imperceptible gaze was focused on her.
The instigator of it all—Fang Ge—was completely unaware, connecting to the Main God and browsing the exchange list. The three of them sat on the sofa, and no one spoke.
The atmosphere became incredibly awkward, making Zhan Lan feel as if she were sitting on pins and needles.
Until Chu Xuan’s figure appeared in the plaza, Zhan Lan thought for a moment that she could turn the current situation around.
However, the emotionless glasses-wearing man simply stood there, showing no inclination to sit down or speak.
Zhan Lan regretted even more why she hadn't checked the almanac before leaving her room. And why she had gone crazy and actually listened to Fang Ge’s nonsense.
She was already tired.
“Why aren’t you sitting? Why are you standing?”
Zhang Jie walked nonchalantly to the base of the light sphere, then threw an arm around Chu Xuan’s shoulder and plopped down on the ground.
Almost simultaneously, another sofa appeared beneath their butts.
After all, Zhang Jie’s reward points were not very useful.
This did not alleviate Zhan Lan’s awkward predicament; instead, it made her feel even more at a loss, making it seem like she absolutely had to squeeze in here.
Especially Zhang Jie, the scar-faced man kept staring at her with a strange, teasing look.
There was still one person, just one more person who could break the current awkward atmosphere...
Poor Ms. Zhan could only place her hopes on the relatively reliable Zheng Zha.
Then the shirtless muscular man suddenly burst out of his room, closed his eyes under the great light sphere, and a moment later rushed back into his room.
At that moment, despair materialized on Zhan Lan. She covered her forehead and leaned back against the sofa cushion.
Just destroy it, quickly!
“Get out! Get out!”
Until, a girl’s clear voice came from Zheng Zha’s room.
Dressed, Zheng Zha was again pushed out of the room by his companion.
He scratched his head and chuckled, “Oh, everyone’s here~”
“We’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
Fang Ge had a thought and prepared a stool for Zheng Zha.
“You’re so late, you’re punished to sit on the cold bench.”
At that moment, Zhan Lan’s eyes widened.
She finally realized Fang Ge’s sinister intentions. So, you deliberately, intentionally made me sit next to you, didn't you?
“...Oh, let’s talk about enhancements, let’s talk about enhancements.” Zheng Zha chuckled and sat on the cold bench, quite adaptable.
“I had a huge harvest this time!”