Tsunade took a deep breath and tried to steady her emotions, though her chest still heaved violently.
"Two questions."
She held out two fair, slender fingers. "First, after making a contract with the Main God, what will we be required to do?"
"Second, what are the conditions for truly resurrecting someone? What price must be paid?"
Jiraiya, who usually did nothing but drink, write novels, and drool over the Exchange List, finally proved his worth.
He responded at once. "Resurrecting an ordinary person only requires 1,000 Reward Points and one B-Rank Destiny Gem."
"The stronger the resurrected person was, the more Reward Points it will cost. However, the number of Destiny Gems required will not increase."
Orochimaru's snake-like tongue circled the corners of his mouth as a wild, sinister smile appeared on his face. He picked up the conversation. "As for what we are required to do, to be honest, we don't know either. But so far, I've accepted two missions."
"The first was to make Jiraiya despair."
His pale finger tapped the Sage of the Toads' enormous bald head. Orochimaru said with certainty, "The final result was that he became a Reincarnator."
"And the second mission was to recruit you."
At this, Tsunade's brows furrowed deeply, the red mark between them vivid as blood.
Changing other people's fates?
Or finding more followers for the Main God?
No, Orochimaru and Jiraiya could not be called followers. They should be called "Reincarnators." It seemed that the mysterious Main God did not need anyone's faith.
Were Its recruitment criteria powerful ninjas who had been famous for a long time?
If that was the case...
Tsunade saw no reason to refuse.
The instant that thought formed, a string of glowing words appeared before Tsunade's eyes.
"Do you wish to resurrect your family and your deceased lover?"
"Yes/No."
She instinctively glanced at the two men beside her. Tsunade found that they were both waiting for her reply and could not see the light screen in front of her, so she softly said, "Yes."
At the same time, Orochimaru and Jiraiya received a mission completion notification.
"Reincarnator 001/002 completed the mission and received 650 Reward Points."
Orochimaru immediately exchanged all his Reward Points for research materials and supplies. Leaving the two of them behind, along with this gambling haven that had been built solely to complete the mission, he plunged straight into his laboratory.
After all, the Main God's gold, silver, and jewels were dirt cheap.
Take gold, for instance. One Reward Point bought one cubic meter of it, while many ordinary alloy materials sold for more than gold. Every Reincarnator who realized the Value of Reward Points would gain the Buff of "treating money like dirt."
Jiraiya agonized as he flipped through the Exchange List.
He was not a mad scientist like Orochimaru. There were so many things and abilities he wanted to exchange for, but could not afford. As for the things he could afford, he either did not like them or could not bear to buy them.
"May I ask how one can obtain Reward Points and B-Rank Destiny Gems?" Tsunade was very practical.
"Reward Points can be obtained by carrying out missions or dismantling extraordinary items imbued with the Power of Destiny. B-Rank Destiny Gems can only be obtained through special missions or by drastically changing the fate of specific individuals."
A mechanical, emotionless prompt sounded beside Tsunade's ear. "Your question quota for this week has been exhausted. If you have further questions, please save them for next week."
Tsunade froze, instinctively gripping the necklace on her chest.
In an instant, countless strands of light appeared before her eyes. They danced and twisted like musical notes before condensing into lines of text.
First Hokage's Necklace: A relic of Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage. It contains a seal of Hashirama Chakra capable of restraining the Nine-Tails and condenses a portion of Hokage fortune. Those not favored by destiny will suffer backlash upon holding this item, encountering misfortune and death. Can be converted into 1,200 Reward Points.
"Favored by destiny... so that's how it is..."
Tsunade gave a bleak smile.
Back then, she had given this necklace to Nawaki, and Nawaki died. She gave it to Dan, and Dan died miserably as well.
"Why keep it? I might as well convert it into Reward Points."
"After deducting the 1,200 points spent, this transaction brought in a total of 10,500 Resource Points."
Wang Yan pressed his fingertips together, gently rubbing the First Hokage's Necklace he had just obtained. "Including the previous surplus, I have 61,000 points now."
That brought him one step closer to his goal.
When Reincarnators found extraordinary items that condensed the Power of Destiny and were willing to convert them into Reward Points, they split the proceeds fifty-fifty with Wang Yan.
It was truly difficult to take advantage of them in this regard. After all, if some Reincarnator obtained Arthas's Frostmourne in the future and happily sold it for a little over a thousand Reward Points, only to turn around and find that Frostmourne cost over ten thousand points in the Exchange List...
Would the Main God have any dignity left?!
When getting by in the Infinite Planes, one still had to maintain a little decorum.
But this time, Wang Yan had not used the normal method. He had merely paid the stipulated 1,200 points and obtained the First Hokage's Necklace, which was worth roughly 2,400 Reward Points.
After modifying it a little, it would make a fine gift once he returned to Earth.
"Without a storage item on hand, it feels like my image is a little less impressive..."
The storage items Wang Yan referred to were naturally Pocket Dimensions such as Sumeru Mustard Seeds, storage rings, and universe pouches.
The sealing scrolls commonly used by ninjas were troublesome and cumbersome on one hand, and had too distinctive a style on the other. He did not really want to use them.
"I have more than 61,000 Resource Points. I'll use this extra thousand to solve that problem..."
With a thought, Wang Yan planned to exchange for a Space Ring.
He had taken a liking to a ring called "Storage," and thought it was quite good.
But at that moment, the Assistant Program offered a more constructive suggestion, making him abandon his original plan.
"There's actually a way to do this?"
Following the Assistant Program's reminder, Wang Yan spent the thousand Reward Points separately.
Eight hundred of them were exchanged for something called a "Space Dao Talisman"—it looked like a sphere the size of a baby's palm, wreathed in Blacklight, as though even light shining upon it would be distorted and absorbed.
The other two hundred points were exchanged for an excellent metal carrier for spatial power, a rare specialty of the Xianxia World called Xi Ling Gold.
Wang Yan's "comprehension," "aptitude," and "bone structure" had all reached the pinnacle of humanity. After merely absorbing the Space Dao Talisman into his body, he gained understanding and insight into Space Law in less than a minute.
Telekinesis wrapped around the Xi Ling Gold, vibrating, compressing, grinding, and polishing it while imprinting the aura of the Space Dao Talisman within.
A moment later, an exquisitely crafted pale-gold Dragon Ring had appeared on Wang Yan's left pinky.
"It can hold roughly one hundred square meters of items, but living beings cannot be thrown into it."
Overall, Wang Yan was quite satisfied with this homemade Space Ring.
After all, if he directly exchanged 1,000 Resource Points for a similar item, its capacity would be no more than ten cubic meters at best.
"It will do as a temporary substitute. Once I completely comprehend Space Law in the future, I may even be able to create a personal world capable of sustaining life."
"I'll call this ring the 'Coiled Dragon Ring.'"
Wang Yan sat on the bed. Telekinesis pushed open the floor-to-ceiling window, and moonlight streamed in.
Complete Space Law could also be exchanged for Resource Points, but it was far too expensive.
Even Lesser Spatial Law required a full 50,000 Resource Points. If he insisted on exchanging for it, Wang Yan would instantly be back to square one.
For now, his priority was still accumulating points. He would avoid any major unnecessary expenses as much as possible.
The next day.
Beside Hokage Rock.
The members of Team Seven had all arrived.
"Future plan?"
Sasuke kept both hands in his pockets and sneered inwardly.
No matter what plans that self-satisfied Teacher Wang Yan had made, they had nothing to do with him.
The sole meaning of his existence was to kill that man!
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