Only Regretting That His Funds Were Insufficient

A mountain of Exploding Tags.

This was not a figure of speech, but a description of fact.

Countless Exploding Tags had been stacked neatly together, forming a small mountain.

"How many Exploding Tags are there here?!"

Zhan Lan asked in shock.

"Not that many. Just one ton—around five hundred thousand tags."

As Uchiha Gen divided the Exploding Tags into two piles, he spoke.

"I spent the past two days catching up on the Naruto manga. It clearly said that an ordinary Exploding Tag costs three hundred ryo, a high-quality one costs one or two thousand, and ones sealed with advanced Fire Release can cost over ten thousand."

"Even calculated at the cheapest price, this pile of yours is worth over a hundred million!"

"Based on the currency value in our world, one ryo has roughly the purchasing power of fifty cents. Is writing novels in the Ninja World really that profitable?"

Zhan Lan marveled.

During a previous chat between training sessions, Uchiha Gen had mentioned that aside from taking missions, he also wrote novels in his spare time to make money.

At the time, Zhan Lan had not asked further. She had assumed Uchiha Gen was an unsuccessful author like her.

But now, seeing royalties worth over a hundred million, Zhan Lan instantly sensed the aura of a true powerhouse. She felt deeply shaken.

"I didn't spend that much. They were gifts from other people."

Uchiha Gen smiled shyly.

As mentioned before, being a handsome Uchiha, he knew quite a few wealthy and influential fans who served as useful connections.

One of them was a rich young lady who had inherited her family's fortune.

Women might affect a ninja's speed in drawing a blade, but rich young ladies would not.

Not only could they help him acquire faster, sharper weapons forged from Chakra Metal, they could also give him tons of Exploding Tags for protection.

Skipping over that topic.

Uchiha Gen sealed roughly four hundred thousand Exploding Tags into another scroll.

After teaching Zheng Zha the hand seal for the Summoning Exploding Tags, he said, "I'll give you these for now. These Exploding Tags aren't the absolute best, but their quality is still quite good. Each one is no less powerful than a High-Explosive Bomb."

"Be careful not to use too many at once and blow yourself up."

The reason he gave Zheng Zha so many was not because he believed Zheng Zha could use them all up at once in the Resident Evil World they were about to enter. They were meant for Clone Zheng Zha of the Devil Team.

Zheng Zha had been copied into the Devil Team when he entered his second Horror movie world, though that might happen earlier now.

Then Luo Li would be raped and dismembered, causing Clone Zheng Zha to fall into darkness.

Although Uchiha Gen could not stop Zheng Zha from creating Luo Li, now that he had the ability, he still decided to help him as much as possible.

At the very least, he needed to give him the means to take down the Devil Team's breeders with him.

Aside from putting his own mind at ease, this was also a matter of practical benefit.

If Demon Zheng Zha perished together with the other Devil Team members, everyone would be happy, and the Central Continent Team would lose a major enemy.

If they did not perish together, Demon Zheng Zha would owe him a favor.

That favor might not necessarily be useful, but it was always better to be prepared.

Besides that, Uchiha Gen had a second plan. During this trip to the Resident Evil World, he would definitely find a way to get some Nuclear Weapons and put them on Zheng Zha, giving him even more trump cards.

Zheng Zha accepted the Sealing Scroll and memorized the hand seal, but did not try it out.

With his current Chakra control, he definitely could not use it. He could only attempt it while opening the Gene Lock.

He said gratefully, "Thanks to you, A-Gen, my combat strength has increased a lot again. As thanks, when we enter the Horror movie world this time, let me pay the reward points for the other supplies we need."

"I still have fifteen hundred reward points. This is what I'm thinking: aside from saving one hundred points for the Resident Evil World, we should first fully heal the three of us, restoring any injuries we may have suffered during training so we can enter the Horror movie world in peak condition."

"Then, with the remaining reward points, we'll Exchange for some Strong Hemostatic Spray, bandages, and antidotes. We'll also spend five hundred points on a Three Purities Talisman that can restore severe injuries like missing arms and broken legs, just in case."

Uchiha Gen waved a hand indifferently. "Let's Exchange according to your plan. As for the Exploding Tags, gold is cheap with the Main God anyway. One cubic meter only costs ten reward points. When I have time later, I can return to the Ninja World and buy more Exploding Tags."

"As for the ninjutsu we'll need later, we can also find a way to obtain them from the Ninja World. That could save us a lot of Side Missions and reward points in Exchanges. The Eight Gates and Lightning Release Chakra Mode should suit your fighting style quite well, Zheng Zha."

As he spoke, Uchiha Gen directly Exchanged for one cubic meter of gold, stored it in a Sealing Scroll, and kept it for emergencies.

One cubic meter of gold weighed nearly twenty tons. In the Naruto World, it was worth tens of billions of ryo—a genuine display of Money Power.

Uchiha Gen felt that among the exchange options offered by the initial Main God, this was currently the most useful cheat for him at this stage.

Uchiha Gen did not favor one over the other. Smiling, he asked Zhan Lan beside him, "Sister Lan, do you still want Exploding Tags or weapons?"

Zhan Lan shook her head.

As a support member, she would rarely have a chance to fight in close quarters. She probably would not even use up the hundred Exploding Tags Uchiha Gen had put in her Ninja Tool Pouch.

"Alright, then we'll prepare to head to the Resident Evil World."

Uchiha Gen spoke.

"Is there anything else we need to prepare? I still feel like we're lacking something."

Zhan Lan frowned as she spoke.

She was quite intelligent and could sense that the team still had many weaknesses.

But since she had previously been an ordinary civilian and lacked professional combat knowledge, she could not identify the problems right away.

"We're lacking quite a lot. First, professional protective gear. Although the three of us are more durable than ordinary people now, if we encounter a large-yield explosive in a confined space, we could still be killed or seriously injured. Especially you, Zhan Lan—your survival ability is the weakest."

"If we weren't so broke, you should ideally Exchange for a B-rank magic artifact, the Yu Tian Ring, before heading out."

"Then we also lack a fast vehicle that is easy to carry and can be used at any time in any environment. If the Main God drops us far from the mission area, or if the mission requires long-distance pursuit, we'll be helpless."

"We also lack air superiority. Other than me transforming into a Great Ape and using the Super Magic Cannon for some long-range attacks, we have no other options. If someone uses beyond-visual-range attacks like medium- or long-range missiles, an Electromagnetic Sniper Rifle, or a Drone Swarm, we can only take the hits passively."

Uchiha Gen casually listed several weaknesses.

After a pause, he continued, "But we can't address any of these weaknesses right now. First, we lack the relevant expertise. Second, we're too poor. We don't have enough Side Missions or reward points to Exchange for them."

After thinking it over, Zhan Lan realized that was indeed the case.

They had plenty of ideas, but only regretted that their funds were insufficient.

Being able to prepare this much was already thanks to Uchiha Gen.

"Then let's go."

Seeing that his two teammates had no further questions, Uchiha Gen made the final decision.

"Main God, fully heal the three of us. Deduct the reward points from me."

Zheng Zha spoke at that moment.

Pillars of light enveloped the three of them, and the healing began.

It did not last long. It was over in less than a minute, and not many reward points were deducted.

At that moment, Uchiha Gen and the other two all felt refreshed, their condition restored to its peak.

Then Uchiha Gen took Zheng Zha's hand with his left hand and Zhan Lan's with his right, and contacted the Main God.

"Main God, Exchange for two days of survival time in the Resident Evil World. Set the location at the Hive, and make the time point as close as possible to when we left."