Mission Complete: Birth Reward and Skills

Next, it was the turn of the other Uchiha to participate, one by one.

With Uchiha Myoji's impressive performance serving as a precedent, everyone else was filled with anticipation, even excitement, for the Genjutsu Game. They believed that with Myoji's example, and having mentally prepared themselves, they wouldn't react as dramatically as he did.

However, reality often proves that what you think is true is merely your thought, and it frequently delivers a harsh slap to the face of the self-righteous.

When those who considered themselves brave and had even "read the script" beforehand personally experienced the realism of the Genjutsu Game and the terrifying oppressive sensation brought by the Evil Spirit, they all broke down.

Some even let out embarrassing screams and shrieks. At the scene transition points, because the official version randomly chose one of three scenarios, subsequent participants didn't enter the same place as those before them.

One of three domains was randomly selected, which completely threw off those who thought they knew the "script."

Black death, grey negative emotions, sudden Evil Spirit attacks, various traps, and the full amplification of negative emotions.

One by one, the Uchiha experiencing the game exhibited embarrassing reactions that they couldn't suppress.

Watching those playing the game scream and shout excitedly, the "onlookers" maintained their "it's so embarrassing, I would never be that embarrassing" armchair general stance. Meanwhile, the Uchiha who weren't "observing" were itching to play, thinking that the players' reactions were overly dramatic.

In comparison, Uchiha Myoji, the first one to go in, actually performed quite well. Although he was still scared, he didn't scream and shout.

Of course, despite the embarrassment, the Uchiha who played the game gained something, however small. Each of their Sharingan showed some improvement.

Some, like Uchiha Myoji, advanced a small stage directly, while others were infinitely close to advancing.

However, that was the extent of it. No one could truly grasp the opportunity to evolve their Sharingan like Uchiha Fugaku did.

Perhaps Uchiha Setsuna and Uchiha Masanobu could, but in reality, both of them were already at the end of their lives.

Although Uchiha Setsuna maintained a certain level of power, and his prestige grew daily, he was an aging elder. It was unknown if his body could withstand the impact of evolving the Mangekyo Sharingan, so he didn't seize the opportunity, directly ceding it to others.

As for Uchiha Masanobu, he suffered severe injuries during the Second Ninja World War that never fully healed over a decade. In recent years, his old injuries flared up again. Even with the best treatment, it only prolonged his life for a while.

By now, he had less than two years left to live. If he were to truly attempt to break through to the Mangekyo Sharingan, there was a high probability that the moment of breakthrough would be the moment of his death. He might even fail halfway through. Therefore, he could only, with great regret, pass this opportunity to someone else.

Of course, neither Uchiha Masanobu nor Uchiha Setsuna completely gave up trying; they just weren't competing with their clan members for this particular opportunity. If another chance arose, they would try the full version—if they could truly awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, even death would be worth it.

For this trial "event," Uchiha Qi, based on his current state and without excessive strain, packaged five copies of the trial version of Homecoming. Based on the current earnings, it was more than enough to complete the beginner mission.

And indeed, when the fourth person was halfway through, 5000 Emotion Value points had been collected. Uchiha Qi quietly settled the mission without waiting for the game to end.

Suddenly, the mission completion notification sounded.

Ding~ Congratulations to the Host for completing the 5000 Emotion Value collection mission.
Mission Rewards: Sleep effectiveness increased by 30%, gained the essential game development skill 'All-Nighter Tonight', gained one game development skill enhancement opportunity.
After sleep effectiveness increases by 30%, the Host's required sleep time for daily energy recovery is reduced by 30%, allowing the Host to have more conscious time to directly play games and improve themselves in the highly competitive game market!
All-Nighter Tonight: Active skill. When activated, it guarantees that the mental state will remain excellent and energized for the next four hours. After four hours, accumulated fatigue and exhaustion will burst forth all at once. Please go to sleep as soon as possible to recover. Skill cooldown: 72 hours.
Game Skill Enhancement: Choose one of the game development skills possessed by the Host for a skill enhancement. This can improve the proficiency and depth of related expertise.

Uchiha Qi: "..."

Deafening silence—that was Uchiha Qi's attitude towards the system's rewards.

Reduced sleep time, being energized during all-nighters, plus skill enhancement.

This damn system was truly pushing him relentlessly towards becoming a hyper-competitive game developer.

Looking at the current situation, if Uchiha Qi really stayed on Earth, this damn system would eventually turn him into the king of kings of hyper-competitive workers who didn't need to sleep at all.

Damn it, this is too much. Even the most heartless capitalists would say he's too extreme.

"Whew, never mind, this damn AI system is truly idiotic. Expecting it to do something sensible is wishful thinking."

Then, Uchiha Qi began to perceive these skills from another perspective.

The 30% increase in sleep effectiveness, this damn ability was actually quite useful. Because ninjas, like normal people, primarily rely on sleep for recovery, or rather, sleep is the most effective method.

If this were on a mission or a battlefield, it would undoubtedly be a divine skill. A 30% reduction in required sleep time means faster recovery in extreme situations, and often, faster recovery is key to survival and victory!

Then there was the "All-Nighter Tonight" skill, whose name was simply atrocious. While it sounded like ruthless exploitation by unscrupulous capitalists, it guaranteed an energized state for the next four hours.

For a ninja, four hours of an energized state often meant stable physical stamina, chakra, and mental energy.

Although the fatigue would burst forth afterward, if used on the battlefield, it would be a life-saving ability in critical moments.

As long as one could maintain their state and successfully survive during the most dangerous times, it didn't matter if the subsequent burst of fatigue made them lose consciousness, require long periods of sleep to recover, or even cause lingering side effects.

After all, only by living is there a future; if you die, everything is gone.

Undoubtedly, while the original intent of these two abilities was quite awful, they were extremely practical in the Ninja World.

Finally, there was the opportunity to enhance a game development skill. Uchiha Qi currently had many game development skills, but only one was truly usable: those related to the Spiritual Network. The Genjutsu Game was entirely built upon the Spiritual Network combined with the Sharingan.

Therefore, the only skills Uchiha Qi could enhance were those related to the Spiritual Network.

So, Uchiha Qi didn't hesitate and immediately enhanced in this area.

Instantly, Uchiha Qi once again felt the impact of being flooded with knowledge. Many new pieces of information filled his mind, all related to the Spiritual Network. Many previously blank areas of knowledge were now filled.

While achieving this effect, Uchiha Qi suddenly gained many inspirations. He had more "ideas" for the Genjutsu Game and a greater urge to create.

Of course, the exact effects needed to be thoroughly researched back home.

However, Uchiha Qi had a premonition that this time, the still-rough Genjutsu Game would undergo a massive optimization, achieving effects that were previously impossible.

For example...

Creating and launching the game by borrowing the Dojutsu Power of other Uchiha!

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