Mental Controller Zhan Lan

"For a Hyuga Ninja, rather than wasting effort on all this pointless stuff, it would be more effective to go up and throw a punch."

Zheng Zha was the typical kind who vastly overestimated the power of Firearms while being insensitive to numbers. He thought that if Kunai could stab a ninja to death, then Firearms should be even more capable of it, right?

But in reality, if someone wanted to smash steles, split rocks, chop down trees, or crash through houses with their bare body, they could not do it without a certain level of defense.

And ninjas could accomplish all of those things with ease.

That represented immense strength and defensive power. At most, bullets would only break their skin.

Just because ninjas could stab other ninjas to death with Kunai did not mean firearms with fixed power could do the same.

During Pain's assault on Konoha, one of the Six Paths of Pain was a Cyborg specialized in Firearms, and the results he achieved in the end were merely so-so.

It could not be said that they had no power, but their effects were certainly unremarkable.

Zheng Zha's idea of pairing the Byakugan with a Sniper Rifle would definitely not work in the Naruto World.

However, it still had some practical value in the Main God Space.

An Electromagnetic Sniper Rifle manufactured with future technology might be able to inflict some damage on extraordinary beings in the First or Second Stage, but it would be useless against stronger opponents.

After hearing Uchiha Gen's explanation, Zheng Zha suddenly understood. "So that's how it is!"

At that moment, Zhan Lan, the busty bespectacled girl, rubbed her forehead.

She spoke with some distress, turning the conversation toward serious matters. "I'm a girl who isn't very good at fighting. It looks like I can only take on a support role. Little Gen, with this Rank C Side-Story Mission and three thousand reward points I earned, what can I Exchange for?"

While the others had been chatting, Zhan Lan had been considering what her future position in the team should be.

As for close-quarters combat, Zhan Lan knew she had no talent for it.

As for becoming a core ranged fighter, her reward points were far too limited.

She casually looked through the Magic Class options in the Main God's Exchange list. To become a mage, she would not only need to Exchange for the relevant bloodline, but also separately Exchange for spells.

Zhan Lan knew that if she chose that path, she probably would not become a competent fighter for several Horror movies.

When that time came, she would not only fail to play the role she was meant to, but would also need her teammates to provide extra protection.

Although the Central Continent Team had Uchiha Gen to rely on, she could not truly become the useless burden holding back this newly formed team.

If her teammates thought she was useless, then if they hesitated even slightly during a rescue, she could easily die in a Horror movie.

Under such circumstances, Zhan Lan chose support as her future direction.

"Of course it's fine if Sister Lan wants to become support."

Uchiha Gen first affirmed Zhan Lan's choice.

Then he continued, "Healing and Perception are the two support types with the highest priority. Healing can improve our recovery after battles, while Perception can help us locate targets more effectively or avoid enemy attacks."

"We can have the Main God heal us when we return to the Main God Space. In Horror movies, we can also make do with some items that have healing effects."

"So right now, what we lack most is support related to Perception. Sister Lan, search the Main God for a skill called Mental Scan. See if you can strengthen it. This skill requires the user's Mental Power stat to meet the requirement."

Zhan Lan spoke in surprise, "I can strengthen it. The Main God says that after strengthening this skill, I can release my Mental Power to sense the surrounding environment. As my Mental Power increases, the area I can scan will also expand dramatically."

Then she sighed.

"It's just that I don't have enough reward points. The strengthening requires one Rank C Side-Story Mission and four thousand reward points. I have the Side Mission, but I'm still short one thousand reward points. It seems I can only find a way to survive the next Horror movie first, then strengthen this skill."

Zheng Zha scratched his head beside her and said, "The Main God says my physical constitution can't bear mental energy. I need more than three thousand points of Mental Power before I can learn this skill."

Beside him, Zhang Jie, who was also pretending to be a slacker, played dumb as well. "Same here. I need three thousand points of Mental Power to learn it."

While Zhang Jie spoke, Uchiha Gen could also sense him using the Eye of Suggestion to cast a genjutsu and seal his mouth, preventing him from exposing the secret that Zhang Jie possessed great strength yet was pretending to be a slacker.

Uchiha Gen had extensive experience resisting genjutsu. He disrupted his own Chakra flow and ignored Zhang Jie's genjutsu.

Yet his expression remained unchanged, and he did not say anything.

If the other man wanted to be a slacker, then let him be one.

If he exposed Zhang Jie's true nature now and forced him to begin the Captain selection, then they could only settle who was superior and who would live or die.

Uchiha Gen was not confident he could defeat him for the time being, and their relationship was not yet good enough for Zhang Jie to give up his life for the sake of the Central Continent Team.

Precisely because of this, exposing Zhang Jie's disguise and falling out with him now would not bring any tangible benefit.

Sometimes, it was better to play dumb.

Thus, Uchiha Gen continued the discussion about the team's Exchanges. "Sister Lan, just Exchange for it directly. I still have more than seventeen hundred reward points left. I'll first help you Exchange for Mental Scan, this Perception skill."

"With this skill, we'll be able to complete the Main God's missions more effectively."

Uchiha Gen personally demonstrated through his actions what it meant to contribute to building the team.

Hearing this, Zhan Lan showed interest on her face and asked in surprise, "Can we help each other Exchange things?"

Then she looked at Uchiha Gen with some emotion.

She had not expected Uchiha Gen to be willing to lend her his precious reward points.

After all, one thousand reward points could Exchange for one hundred points of physical attributes. That would also be no small improvement for Uchiha Gen.

However, after thinking for a moment, she still refused. "Little Gen, your Saiyan Bloodline can stimulate your potential through injury and recovery. Keeping these reward points for cultivation will definitely be more useful than using them for me to Exchange for a skill. I can save up my own reward points and Exchange for it myself."

After some thought, Zhan Lan added, "I'll first Exchange for some physical attributes and weapons to get through the next Horror movie, then save all my remaining points."

"Before the next Horror movie begins, you can focus on cultivating. If you don't have enough reward points to repair your body, you can borrow my reward points first."

An accessory had to have the awareness of an accessory. Ensuring the main carry developed first was the optimal choice for safely surviving Horror movies.

Therefore, not only could she not hold back the main carry's resources, she also had to find ways to give him even more resources to develop. That was the optimal solution for building the team.

Of course, the prerequisite was that the individual had sufficient trust in the team.

Zhan Lan's trust in Uchiha Gen had been established when, despite being strong, he had been willing to protect them in the Resident Evil World.

Now, Uchiha Gen was also willing to lend her his precious reward points.

Zhan Lan believed that Uchiha Gen would protect her well in the Horror movie worlds.