"42,450 Resource Points in hand. The question is how to use them to maximize the benefits."
"Combat power and survival ability are equally important. Although, as the controller, I generally let the Reincarnators handle all kinds of problems and troubles, I still need the ability to protect myself."
After careful consideration, Wang Yan chose the Telekinesis from Chronicle.
This ability cost only ten thousand Reward Points to exchange for. Its ultimate growth limit varied greatly from person to person, but it was always directly proportional to one's Spiritual Power potential.
The Telekinesis from the world of Chronicle had no particularly outstanding characteristics; it won through versatility and cost-effectiveness.
It encompassed three major abilities: Force Field Shield, Psychic Blast, and Telekinetic Object Manipulation. If the third ability was used on oneself, it could completely achieve the effect of flight.
Movement, attack, defense—everything was covered!
Moreover, because Wang Yan possessed both Kotoamatsukami and Professor X's psychic abilities, his mental potential was exceptionally high. Compared to the three protagonists of Chronicle, he could accomplish far more with this ability.
For example, High-Frequency Oscillation: emitting infrasound and ultrasound for scanning and attacking respectively. The former could double the range of Spiritual Power detection once more, while the latter could directly ignore an enemy's outer defenses and strike their vulnerable internal organs.
For example, Microscopic Manipulation: directly controlling electrons and protons, gathering electrical charges, and commanding the power of lightning.
And once Wang Yan became proficient in these abilities, he could use Telekinesis to trigger Nuclear Fission, turning nuclear explosions into an ordinary means of attack! Every normal strike would be equivalent to a nuclear blast!
"Hunter Mech, recycle."
Wang Yan issued the command, and the massive single-person mech that had helped him through the novice period was dismantled and converted into Resource Points.
"If I wanted to return to Earth, approximately how many points would I need?"
The Assistant Program promptly replied, "Five hundred thousand Resource Points will grant you the ability to freely travel through All Worlds and Realms. One million points will allow you to set a dimensional anchor, directly anchoring Earth and the Ninja World together and allowing people to freely travel between the two worlds at will."
"Five hundred thousand is enough..."
Wang Yan murmured, "I have other arrangements for Earth."
According to his original plan, he might have needed to spend two or three years in the Naruto World before returning to Earth. Now that he thought about it, perhaps it would not take that long.
"37,060 Resource Points remain. I'm still more than four hundred thousand away from my goal."
The corners of Wang Yan's mouth lifted slightly as he chuckled silently.
For the time being, he did not intend to use his precious Resource Points for direct Spiritual Power enhancement, because he had found a good path of improvement himself.
"Transform!"
With a soft utterance, Wang Yan's skin, hair, muscles, bones, and nerve cells all began to tremble at an imperceptibly faint frequency.
Every cell rapidly completed its evolution under the control of his Spiritual Power. Guided by that powerful mental force, his life level underwent a complete ascension.
His original height of only 1.73 meters stretched to around 1.85 meters. His previously somewhat lean frame also became strong and powerful. His skin was smooth and flawless; all parasites and harmful bacteria were killed and expelled from his body.
His eyes were deep and tranquil, as though an entire world lay hidden within them.
"Ha... Even without using psychic abilities now, I could easily defeat an ordinary jonin with physical strength alone!"
That was still because Wang Yan had not learned any combat techniques.
He had not wasted Resource Points on exchanging for fighting arts—his formidable mental strength gave him memory and comprehension abilities equivalent to the peak of humanity. As long as he watched someone make a move once, he could immediately learn their techniques.
The strength of his physical body also caused Wang Yan's mind to undergo a transformation.
The deeply buried cowardice within him was completely eradicated. He passed through layer after layer of mist and finally saw his true self.
An impulse arose in his heart. Wang Yan's eyes shone brightly, and his voice rang clear. "Moral enlightenment is not true fruition; only today do I know that I am myself!"
He had originally thought that was merely the sort of pretentious nonsense like "Only when my fate is mine can I plant golden lotuses in fire." Yet at this moment, he truly understood its meaning.
In life, people were bound by moral shackles and constrained by the law. For society as a whole, that was a good thing. But for individuals, especially transcendent beings, it would only cloud their hearts and prevent them from finding their true selves.
Some people were born evil, while others were naturally pure and kind. As they grew older, no one could preserve their original selves.
Wang Yan had originally been one of those ordinary people. Fortunately, he had found himself again.
"So this is my true nature..."
After Wang Yan's emotions settled, his expression became somewhat strange. "Manipulating people's hearts, arranging others' fates according to my own will, destroying everything bad, and ensuring the existence of certain beauty and beliefs."
In a sense, that was a double standard, but that was precisely what lay in his heart.
Recognize yourself, understand yourself, accept yourself.
That was everything Wang Yan did.
Land of Rice.
The luxurious mansion in Otogakure had changed masters today, with an "oil" plaque hanging high above the main gate.
Before the entrance hall, Jiraiya opened the wine gourd he carried with him and drank mouthful after mouthful.
Even now, he still found it hard to believe everything that had happened these past few days.
For no apparent reason, he had become some so-called "Reincarnator," and had even come with Orochimaru, that Rogue Ninja, to the ninja village the latter had newly established!
"Complete the Main God's missions, obtain Reward Points, and exchange them for all things and abilities across All Worlds and Realms..."
Jiraiya rubbed his shiny bald head, his tone somewhat resentful. "Anyone can talk big. Can it make my hair grow back?"
With a Reward Point balance of zero, he naturally received no response.
"Orochimaru... Sigh..."
Thinking of something, Jiraiya sighed.
A few days ago, Orochimaru had even given up this mansion as an apology. His attitude had been more sincere than ever, and though it was moving, Jiraiya could hardly continue blaming him.
After all, Orochimaru had become a Konoha Rogue Ninja back then mainly because his taboo live experiments had been exposed.
Thinking about it now, that matter seemed rather suspicious, as though someone had been fanning the flames behind the scenes...
Kind-hearted Jiraiya always found it easy to think for the best of his companions, even if they were only former companions.
He did not know that Orochimaru's actions were simply because he did not care about enjoyment on the material level, while also keeping Jiraiya, Reincarnator 002, closer for convenience as a research subject.
"Reincarnator 002, your Novice Mission has been issued."
A weird voice that was neither male nor female suddenly surfaced deep in Jiraiya's mind. The voice carried not the slightest emotional fluctuation, making his fingertips feel slightly cold.
Swallowing a mouthful of saliva to moisten his somewhat itchy throat, Jiraiya calmed himself and looked at the Virtual Screen that had suddenly appeared before him.
Mission: Make Tsunade-hime willingly become a Reincarnator. Reward: Reward Points will be distributed according to Instant Calculation of completion rate. Punishment: None (Novice Mission One-time Exemption)
The maids formed a circle around him. The charming women stood quiet as wooden stakes, making no comments about the mansion's new master staring foolishly into the air in a daze.
Those who could not learn servant etiquette had long since become Orochimaru's Test Subjects.
Whoosh!
An air bubble abruptly formed beside Jiraiya. It constantly expanded and contracted before finally collapsing and cracking, turning into a vortex and disappearing without a trace.
At the same time, a thin man crawled out of the vortex.
"Besides one's own Personal Mission, can one actually choose to participate in other people's missions?"
As soon as the voice fell, Jiraiya received another prompt.
Reincarnator 001 has attempted to participate in your Novice Mission. Would you like to form a temporary team? (Note: If the mission is completed with help from other Reincarnators, individual reward points will decrease.) Yes/No.
Single-person missions meant high difficulty, high reward; Multi-person team missions were the opposite.
The thick-nerved Jiraiya did not think about such logical problems. Not understanding the value of Reward Points, he focused his attention on the two words "forming a team" and "help."
"You really haven't let go of the bonds between us from back then!"
Jiraiya silently stared at Orochimaru, his eyes filled with burning camaraderie.
Only after staring until Orochimaru's scalp tingled and his golden snake pupils slightly constricted did he finally choose yes.
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