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Chapter 104 A Perfect Balance Between Science and Fantasy! [Third Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets]

[Shadow Walker: A skill that uses mental energy as power, allowing the user to blend into fixed shadows and darkness, but unable to infiltrate the shadows of moving objects. To blend into a shadow, the user must touch the shadow they wish to merge into, and can also pull objects into the shadow. Requires 1 C-rank side quest, reward 1500 points.]

[Shadow Lurker: Can lurk in moving shadows, allowing for high-speed movement within them. Can also create shadow blades that inflict damage on spirits. Cost is reduced when lurking in stationary shadows. Requires Shadow Walker, 1 B-rank side quest, reward 3000 points.]

This series of exchanges, which looks like a bloodline, is actually just a skill and does not occupy a bloodline slot.

This skill can basically be called physical immunity, and in places without shadows, as long as you use items like the [Light-Blocking] scroll, you can still move around without fear.

"Wang Xia, you're a reconnaissance soldier. These kinds of skills for concealment are a perfect fit for you... What do you think?"

Fang Ge knew that no matter what kind of enhancements were given to Wang Xia, as a soldier, he would obey.

Wang Xia can be said to be the only person in the entire cycle of reincarnation who has no selfish desires.

In the original story, he came to the Main God Space to bring the country advanced technology. When asked about his wishes unrelated to the country, his answer was simply to bring his mother a Foundation Establishment Pill that could prolong her life.

For his country, for filial piety, for his friends, he was willing to give up everything; he was a rare and excellent man.

However, the system that the main god cares about most, the foundation of reincarnators—the gene lock—is a very idealistic system.

Being able to redeem the enhancements you like is a very important indicator.

Because apart from S-level enhancements, even AA-level enhancements would be utterly crushed by the Light of the Mind.

"Haha! This skill really suits me. This way, when I plant bombs and landmines, no one will be able to detect it!" Wang Xia laughed heartily, expressing his agreement.

"What if it's entirely based on...personal will? This isn't a depersonalized army."

Fang Ge shook her head and asked in return, "We actually have the option to choose what we like. Like Qi Tengyi, if one day his resurrected spirit could talk to him about ancient history... he would be happy too."

Qi Tengyi was still floating in the air, so he couldn't answer this question for the time being.

But that didn't prevent Wang Xia from understanding Fang Ge's meaning.

Zhao Yingkong, Luo Gandao, and Li Shuaixi all made no secret of their love for self-enhancement.

Needless to say, the veterans are even more so. Zheng Zha even possesses vampire-like internal energy, which is quite counterintuitive.

"As for myself, it would probably be martial arts, internal energy... or cultivation of immortality or something like that, right?" He chuckled and scratched his head, seemingly a little embarrassed.

However, while internal energy is versatile, it doesn't quite fit the role of a reconnaissance soldier.

"If you want to practice, then practice. There's nothing wrong with that."

Fang Ge gestured for him not to be so reserved: "How about this, the two exchanges remain the same, and you can combine your remaining C-level side quest with Li Shuaixi's to exchange for the Fire Control Technique [Five Wheels Fire Separation Technique] manual."

The Five-Round Fire Technique, from the novel *Battle Through the Heavens*, is a fire control technique divided into five levels, each corresponding to a different animal: wolf, leopard, lion, tiger, and dragon. Each level possesses its own fire spirit. When the technique is mastered, all five animals gather to form the Five-Round Fire Array, possessing immense power capable of boiling seas and burning the heavens. Requires two A-level side quests, rewarding 12000 points. Only the manual can be redeemed. Alternatively, two C-level side quests are required, rewarding 1200 points.

"Huh? You're letting me practice something this advanced?"

Having just finished his intensive training, Li Shuaixi felt his coursework getting heavier and heavier.

"The Burning Technique enhances your affinity with flames, and the Five Wheels Fire-Separating Method improves your fire control skills... When you begin your cultivation, I will give you this Bodhi seed to use. Just learn the basics and be able to refine pills."

Fang Ge didn't expect Li Shuaixi to learn it very well.

However, if you're going to trade a single C-level side quest for a fire control technique that has little combat effectiveness... then you might as well just create some kind of ceiling.

“Wang Xia, if you want to cultivate internal energy, my suggestion is still the [Northern Darkness Divine Art]. When you cultivate it to a high level, you can combine your true energy with your spiritual power, just like Jin Xi, to achieve the effect of self-spiritual shielding.”

Seeing that Wang Xia didn't understand, Fang Ge explained:
"As for your solidified meridians... you'll have to rely on Li Shuaixi to refine the [Marrow Cleansing Pill] and [Foundation Building Pill] for you, which is why we need to exchange for the Fire Control Manual to speed things up. Are you confident, Brother Li?"

"Uh……"

Li Shuaixi touched his nose and said, "I'll do my best! I hope I won't let everyone down." —You're touching your nose and saying you'll do your best, are you going to come up with something like... "I've fulfilled my mission" at the end?

"The ingredients for the Foundation Building Pill require one C-level side quest, which is exactly the same as one C-level side quest you need to recruit Wang Xia."

Fang Ge made clear arrangements for the specific matters.
"In order to leave you enough points to exchange for cultivation time, the reward points for the [Five-Wheel Fire Technique] will be paid in full by Wang Xia as a processing fee."

Wang Xia knew that he had come out on a huge advantage in this matter.

He had already read the instructions for the Foundation Establishment Pill. This thing was not cheap. After taking it, one could obtain a foundation-building physique quickly... which was roughly equivalent to becoming a cultivation genius!
Moreover, how could the success rate of alchemy be 100%?
What if the medicinal materials are wasted due to improper processing?
But Li Shuaixi didn't dwell on these things. He didn't seem like the type to forget them easily.

This is a hidden... kindness.

"Does this count as... the first radials influencing the next radials?" Wang Xia smiled from the bottom of his heart and joked.

Compared to reality... the Zhongzhou team is much more humane.

"It's best to just say it here."

Fang Ge was actually quite sensitive to this word, and he said helplessly, "This has to be based on the premise that everyone is a good person, right?"

Then, Fang Ge returned to the main topic: "Internal strength is just icing on the cake, for strengthening the body. Until you reach a high level, your fighting style will remain unchanged."

"I suggest you prepare a few scrolls of light-blocking spells. Chu Xuan can make bombs, landmines, or any other kind of traps; he just needs to buy some blueprints."

Chu Xuan, standing beside him, gently adjusted his glasses. Another item had been added to the already packed schedule.

"Wow……"

Ba Wang glanced at him and knew that this bespectacled man was no ordinary person.

With so many tasks piled up on his head, he still had the leisure to conduct research on [emotional hormone expression]...

He is simply superman!
Chu Xuan also has a B-level side quest that doesn't cost anything.

But both Fang Ge and he knew that it was definitely meant to be used to exchange for B-level split thinking, so as to upgrade brain thinking from 4 threads to 27 threads and continue to improve work efficiency.

"Now there's only one person left. What are your preferences, Overlord?" Fang Ge asked knowingly.

"What about werewolves? I like werewolves!"

As expected, Ba Wang replied: "Become a [big wolf]! Pretty cool, right!"

—Are your Russian tastes really that strange?

Fang Ge could agree that Ba Wang liked werewolves, but she simply couldn't agree that werewolves were cool...

The combination of fighting spirit and werewolf is a classic... but it's definitely not suitable for the Overlord.

The team has always been missing a member who can use mechanical bodies extensively for technological scanning, reconnaissance, and even fire support.

Now that we have an energy conversion machine like the Yamata no Orochi, it's easy to attack spirits by simply replacing the power supply of the mechanical body.

"Your suggestion is good, but I still need to make some modifications."

Upon hearing this, Overlord knew he couldn't enhance the werewolf.

But based on other people's experience, they should be able to overtake on a curve and eventually achieve a similar effect... right?

"I suggest you exchange for the [Machine Control Center] and [Giant Energy Cloud Bat Array] data."

what?
(End of this chapter)