Chu Xuan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chu Xuan (楚轩)
Alias(es)	Senior Colonel; Colonel 16 48
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Alien One survivor group; later an independent ally of Zheng Zha's group 35 36
Occupation/Role	Senior colonel, researcher, analyst, and tactical planner 16 24 44
Status	Alive; last seen returning alone to his room in the Main God space 50
First Appearance	Alien One! Start (1) 15

Background / History

Chu Xuan was a senior colonel stationed at the Dragon Hidden Military Base in Yanjing. Before entering the Main God space, he encountered the invitation webpage and recognized its code as a mixture of Oracle Bone Script, hieroglyphs, cuneiform, and unfamiliar symbols rather than ordinary binary programming. His curiosity led him to choose “YES.” 16

Upon arriving in Alien One, he rapidly deduced that the group was far from Yanjing and identified the vessel as the setting of the film. He also identified a discrepancy in the original plot, leading the survivors to suspect that the Main God had altered the scenario’s difficulty. 15 16

Chu Xuan established his credibility by cutting his own wrist and using the group’s medical supplies to demonstrate that their resources were real. Zero Point and Overlord followed his example, forming the core of the newcomers who could be trusted under pressure. 16

Appearance

Chu Xuan is a bespectacled man whose composed expression and manner remain notable even in life-threatening situations. 16 38

• Adjusts his glasses while speaking or thinking. 16 17
• Usually maintains a calm exterior, though fear and agitation become visible in his eyes when facing the Alien Queen. 38

Personality

Chu Xuan is intensely rational and bases decisions on survival probability, utility, and available evidence. He considers every teammate’s skills, resources, and likelihood of survival when forming plans, and is willing to sacrifice an individual if he believes it improves the group’s overall chances. 26 30

His pragmatism makes him manipulative and emotionally detached. During the Alien One mission, he selected Li Shuaixi as bait, withheld the true limitations of the isolation walls, and arranged the bombs so that Li would be forced into the fatal option. Chu Xuan maintained that his actions were necessary for the team’s survival. 28 29

Despite this coldness, he is capable of admitting tactical errors and cooperating with people whose abilities he values. After underestimating the Aliens’ strength, he accepted Zheng Zha’s proposal for an alliance; he later thanked Zheng Zha for saving him. 35 42

Chu Xuan is also a passionate researcher. His usual restraint gives way to open excitement when confronted with unexplained technology, particularly Zheng Zha’s storage ring and the possibility that cultivation artifacts could advance humanity. 24

Abilities & Skills

Analytical Deduction

Chu Xuan processes unfamiliar information quickly and uses observation, memory, and probability to reach practical conclusions.

• Recalled the plot of Alien One from having watched it seven years earlier and identified changes that could indicate an altered scenario. 15 16
• Identified the presence of an Alien Queen, estimated its superiority to normal Aliens, and inferred the creatures’ need for organic matter during growth. 18
• Recognized the four cocooned humans in Warehouse 2 as a trap intended to produce more Aliens. 38
• Estimated the team’s chance of surviving the Queen battle at 30 percent. 37
• Deduced that the Main God recruits people with varied talents and that a first lifeform creation could serve as a powerful bodyguard. 44
• Determined that recorded Horror Movie worlds included the real world, allowing temporary returns through exchanged survival days. 45

Tactical Planning and Ship Systems

Chu Xuan uses the merchant ship’s systems, maps, and isolation walls to direct the survivors’ movement and contain threats.

• Operated the control room and explained its systems, which he compared to a rocket launch base’s controls. 24
• Used surveillance feeds to track Aliens, memorize isolation-wall sequences, and coordinate a decoy operation. 23 28
• Directed Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan through a timed route to the control room while three Aliens pursued them. 23
• Successfully isolated three Aliens through his corridor plan. 30
• Could reconstruct a route through the secretion-covered maze from memory. 38
• His plans are not infallible; he underestimated the fighting power of ordinary Aliens and acknowledged the error after his group was badly injured. 35

Scientific and Technical Knowledge

Chu Xuan possesses extensive military, scientific, and technological expertise.

• Explains the Gene Lock as a barrier limiting humanity’s adaptive potential and strongest individual talents. 18 19
• Studies cultivation artifacts and theorizes that unexplained ancient objects may derive from an advanced hidden civilization. 24
• Catalogued the Main God’s exchange options and recommended standardized weapon roles: spiritual or legendary melee weapons, rapid-fire weapons for large enemy groups, and heavy sniper weapons for long-range engagements. 44
• Identified that materials and tools could be redeemed cheaply and manufactured into expensive equipment by someone with sufficient knowledge. 44
• Designed a locator device capable of storing information and attached it to Zheng Zha’s high-vibration particle cutting dagger. 48 50

Firearms Proficiency

Though less skilled with firearms than Zero Point or Overlord, Chu Xuan demonstrates effective close-range pistol use.

• Charged the Alien Queen with two heavy pistols and shattered the tip of its tongue with consecutive shots. 39
• Continued firing with one remaining hand after being injured, deflecting the Queen’s tongue away from Zheng Zha. 41
• Is explicitly less proficient with firearms than Zero Point and Overlord. 36

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Glasses — A habitual part of his appearance and mannerisms. 16
• Heavy pistols — Used against the Alien Queen at close range. 39
• Watch locator — A device from his watch that could transmit location data and store technological information. 48 50
• Tools and components — Carried materials and small tools to demonstrate the Main God’s manufacturing options. 44

Relationships

• Zheng Zha — Initially relies on Zheng Zha’s combat ability while Zheng relies on Chu Xuan’s analysis. Their conflict over Li Shuaixi’s sacrifice splits them, but they later form an independent alliance against the Queen. Zheng Zha dissolves that alliance after learning Chu Xuan used him to deliver the locator and blueprints to the real world. 24 29 35 50
• Zero Point — Tactical associate who supported Chu Xuan’s decoy plan and fought alongside him against the Queen. Zero Point later protected Chu Xuan from Zheng Zha’s attack. 29 39 50
• Overlord — Tactical associate and weapons specialist who constructed the paired bombs used in Chu Xuan’s decoy plan. 28 29
• Li Shuaixi — Chu Xuan designated him as bait because he considered him the least useful member of the group. Li’s death and the revelation of the bomb arrangement caused the group’s initial fracture. 26 28 29
• Zhang Jie — Distrusts and openly dislikes Chu Xuan’s attitude, though Chu Xuan’s strategic deductions later force him to acknowledge the practical value of his reasoning. 44

Story Role / Major Arcs

Alien One

Chu Xuan serves as the group’s primary analyst after entering the Alien scenario. He identifies the Queen, explains the Gene Lock, operates the merchant ship’s surveillance and isolation systems, and creates the plans used to evade or contain the Aliens. 18 23 28

His willingness to use Li Shuaixi as bait brings his utilitarian worldview into direct conflict with Zheng Zha’s belief that acknowledged companions should never be abandoned. The conflict divides the survivors into separate groups. 26 29 30

After his group suffers heavy casualties, Chu Xuan admits that he misjudged the Aliens’ strength and accepts Zheng Zha’s alliance proposal. He later fights the Queen directly, is severely injured, and provides the covering fire that allows Zheng Zha to destroy it. 35 39 41

Return to the Real World

In the Main God space, Chu Xuan analyzes the exchange system, proposes team weapon standards, and discovers that recorded worlds can be revisited—including the real world. 44 45

He secretly places a locator containing information about the Main God space and advanced blueprints on Zheng Zha’s dagger. The National Security Bureau tracks Zheng Zha as a result, but the locator’s loss provides the authorities with the stored data. Chu Xuan claims he withheld the plan because prior knowledge could have caused the Main God to erase Zheng Zha. 48 50

Notable Quotes

“To solve problems in any situation, with an absolute refusal to give up, absolutely never dying under any circumstances! This! Is the evolution after unlocking the Gene Lock!” 18

“I will always choose the option with the higher probability.” 30

“If you still want to kill me after hearing these three reasons, then please cut off my limbs. I will not resist.” 50