Chakra

Zheng Zha, standing nearby, felt warmth in his heart as well.

With his Will to Survive maxed out and wanting to return to the real world alive with his White Moonlight, he loved the team's current atmosphere.

He said with a grin, "Don't argue, don't argue. A-Gen, help me find some suitable Exchanges first. Maybe we'll have plenty of reward points left after the enhancements, and then we can lend some to Zhan Lan."

Zhang Jie, standing nearby, said nothing.

As he watched everyone, his expression was somewhat complicated.

Compared to the scattered, disunited teammates from the previous Horror movies, he had unexpectedly seen something called true unity in these new teammates he had only just met.

And that was precisely the foundation of a team's existence.

"There's really no need to argue. Mental Scan is a necessary skill. We can earn more reward points if we run out. Once the Exchanges are done, we'll go Score Grinding in Horror movie worlds."

As Uchiha Gen spoke, he contacted the Main God. "Enhance Zhan Lan with Mental Scan. I'll pay 1,100 reward points, and deduct the rest from hers."

Scan complete. No forced memories or memories that were forcibly implanted. Until the next Horror movie is completed, no further enhancement Exchanges may be granted to others.

Before Zhan Lan could even think about what it meant to go Score Grinding in Horror movie worlds, the Main God's voice rang in both her and Uchiha Gen's minds.

The Main God also asked Zhan Lan separately whether she confirmed the Exchange for Mental Scan.

She glanced at Uchiha Gen and saw nothing on his face but unquestionable seriousness.

So she said no more and confirmed the Exchange.

A pillar of light from the Main God descended. Zhan Lan floated into the air as the enhancement began.

Green motes of light drifted down and merged into Zhan Lan's body. In only a few dozen seconds, her enhancement was complete.

Enhancing Mental Scan meant unlocking an application of Mental Strength.

It was not an easy process.

By the time the enhancement ended, Zhan Lan was drenched in sweat and gasping for breath, her body going limp as she collapsed toward the ground.

Uchiha Gen stepped forward, caught her, and placed her on the sofa nearby.

After she rested for a while and recovered herself, he asked, "How effective is Mental Scan?"

Zhan Lan tried spreading out her Mental Strength. After testing it for a moment, she answered, "I can vaguely sense things within a radius of over ten kilometers. Within two kilometers, it's no different from seeing them with my own eyes."

"If I condense my Mental Strength into a line and send it outward, I can sense things over a hundred kilometers away at most."

"If I can enhance my Mental Strength beyond one thousand points, this Perception range should increase tenfold."

In the original work, Zhan Lan did not enhance Mental Scan until after the team battle in The Mummy.

By then, she had gone through several reincarnation worlds, and her physical condition had improved.

But now, she was merely an ordinary person whose basic attributes had not been enhanced, so the range of her Mental Scan was somewhat lower by comparison.

Hearing that, Uchiha Gen nodded in satisfaction. "This Perception range is already very strong, much stronger than ordinary Chakra Perception."

"Next, I'll teach you how to refine Chakra, then teach you genjutsu. You can cultivate Yin Release on your own to improve your Mental Strength."

"Besides saving a considerable number of reward points that would otherwise be spent enhancing Mental Strength, this will also give you some additional means of protecting yourself."

Actually, according to Uchiha Gen's plan, aside from exchanging for Mental Scan and Mind Link... the core skills of a Mental Controller, Zhan Lan should ideally also exchange for Telekinesis and a sturdier bloodline.

That would maximize her survival ability and prevent something as absurd as a Fourth Stage Mental Controller being killed by a small stone in the end.

However, the team was only just being formed, and everything had only begun. They could only enhance the core skills of a Mental Controller first; they did not have enough Side Missions or reward points to enhance Telekinesis and a bloodline.

That was precisely why Uchiha Gen chose to teach Zhan Lan Chakra refinement as a temporary measure.

As Zhan Lan drank fruit tea to replenish her strength, she asked curiously, "I'm not from your Ninja World. Can I refine Chakra too?"

Before arriving in the Main God Space, Zhan Lan had been a writer.

For a writer, gathering material in search of inspiration was perfectly normal.

That was why Zhan Lan had read Naruto.

Zhan Lan clearly remembered the Chakra setting in the Naruto World: physical energy was extracted from cells throughout the body and mixed one-to-one with spiritual energy to form Chakra.

The human body structure in the Ninja World was very different from that of people in the real world. Not only did they have twice as many somatic cells as real-world humans—a full 130 trillion—but they also possessed certain plant-like traits.

Thus, Naruto viewers jokingly called the humans of the Shinobi World plant people.

With such a huge difference, Zhan Lan truly doubted whether she could learn Chakra refinement.

Uchiha Gen gave an affirmative answer. "You can."

Afterward, Uchiha Gen explained the setting regarding the origin of Chakra that he had once read about in the Naruto manga.

"According to the historical records of our Uchiha clan, many years ago, the Rabbit Goddess brought Chakra to the Ninja World. She was the progenitor of Chakra, but ordinary people could not refine Chakra at that time."

"The Sage of Six Paths, the founder of Ninshu, inherited Chakra from his mother, the Rabbit Goddess. But at first, he knew that Chakra existed without understanding how it was formed, and could only use it instinctively."

"Later, the Sage of Six Paths comprehended the principles behind Chakra's formation and summarized them into the Chakra Refinement Method, which ordinary people could use as well. He passed it down to the disciples of the Ninshu he founded."

"The first generation of Ninshu disciples were ordinary people at the beginning. They gained Chakra through cultivation and passed this power down to their descendants. Thus, after a thousand years of development, the Ninja World came to have its many Ninja Clans and Kekkei Genkai."

"In theory, as long as one has physical energy and spiritual energy, any creature that relies on consuming physical strength to move can refine Chakra."

"That is why, in the thousand years since Ninshu was founded, some intelligent animals in the Shinobi World learned to refine Chakra and became Summoning Beasts capable of fighting alongside ninja."

After a pause, Uchiha Gen continued:

"Sister Lan, your physical condition is not good enough right now, and your Mental Strength is not particularly strong either. Even if you successfully refine Chakra at the start, the amount of Chakra you possess will not be great. You might even struggle to meet the standard of becoming a Genin."

"But that doesn't mean you have no advantages. To use Mental Scan more effectively later on, you will definitely need to spend a large number of reward points enhancing your Mental Strength."

"At that time, if you also cultivate and train your body, your Chakra reserves will naturally increase quickly, allowing you to meet the requirements for learning and casting ninjutsu. If there's time then, you can learn some Medical Ninjutsu and play a greater role in the team."

Zhan Lan nodded in understanding, with no doubts remaining in her heart.