Entering

As the Cycle Paradise's prompt sounded, the expressions of many Contractors around changed.

It seemed the time for Contractors to enter Derivative Worlds was similar, with most entering in large batches simultaneously.

"Ooh yeah, the world I got is Food Wars! Hahaha!"

"Shit, all shit, why did I get Naruto? Damn it, I'm screwed. Anyone here a mage, please protect me, 3000 Paradise Coins!"

The blond big man, shaking, knelt on the ground, cursing the unfair world and damned fate, while asking those nearby if there were any mages.

Another girl in a sailor uniform, however, was laughing heartily, looking very happy.

Most of the Contractors around were similar, some rejoicing while others grieved.

Among the vast number of "Derivative Worlds," each had different settings and themes.

Worlds like Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, and Dragon Ball, which were large-scale, hot-blooded combat, high-martial worlds, were high-risk existences for Contractors.

Entering such worlds was basically a matter of life and death.

"If there are no mages, can anyone temporarily take me in? 5000, I'll pay 5000 Paradise Coins for a spot!"

However, Wang Changle didn't have much thought for the big man's plea, as they had entered different worlds.

What caught his attention was that one could actually spend Paradise Coins to buy a spot in an adventure group. This operation was quite something.

Of course, the adventure groups here must be permanent adventure groups. The leader of a permanent adventure group could invite others to join their team, and those with similar levels in the team would enter the same Derivative World.

Under the same level, having the assistance of teammates would undoubtedly increase the chances of survival.

However, not all Derivative Worlds in the Cycle Paradise were high-risk. Worlds like Food Wars and Chinese Little Chef, which were primarily themed around lifestyle and cuisine, could be called safe zones.

They were very peaceful and stable worlds, with basically no danger. As long as one didn't court death, they could pass safely. If one's luck and charm were high enough, they could even obtain many recovery items and production-type skills.

However, for Food Wars, it would be best to bring more clothes, otherwise, one would definitely die of embarrassment, especially for female Contractors.

In fact, whether it was a temporary adventure group or a permanent adventure group, neither was something Wang Changle needed to consider now.

What he needed to consider now was how to respond when facing Under One Person.

Thinking about the various plot characters of Under One Person and their corresponding different abilities.

He quickly returned to the unmanned stall beside "Tang Dou" and bought two Spirit Calming Incense for 1000 Paradise Coins.

[Spirit Calming Incense] Origin: Cycle Paradise Quality: White: 7 Category: Recovery Item Effect: When lit, within the incense's range, meditating for 30 minutes can remove one mental negative effect, lasting for 1 hour. Description: Manufactured by staff. Paradise Scan: Safe!

[Time's up, Derivative World: Under One Person, commencing. Timeline re-organized, 0.01 ounces of Space-Time Power consumed.]

[Due to the consumption of 0.01 ounces of Space-Time Power, the Contractor's minimum overall evaluation for this world needs to reach E-rank.]

The expressions of everyone in the Cycle Paradise changed, the prompt time being unified.

Just as Wang Changle's face lit up with joy, relieved that the mission difficulty requirement this time was relatively low, his vision blurred.

"Thump."

A dull pain in the back of his head, as if struck by a blunt object, and the familiar sensation of teleportation.

When his consciousness returned, he found himself in a dense forest.

The cold moon hung high in the night sky, its clear light filtering through the leaves of the trees and falling upon him.

About ten meters away from Wang Changle was an abandoned factory building.

A soft light shield surrounded the area. He reached out and gently touched it, and the shield immediately produced a repulsive force, instantly pushing his hand back.

On the light shield, a countdown appeared – 5 minutes and 12 seconds.

"A protective shield..."

Wang Changle pondered, retreated to the side, and began to observe the situation in the field.

Beneath the light shield, there were other people in different locations. Judging by their attire, they should also be Contractors.

A total of nine people. Three of them were gathered in the northeast corner as a small team, while the others, like him, were likely solo, each occupying a position.

After scanning everyone, he silently leaned back on the ground, his palm resting on a nearby tree, probing the surroundings.

As he looked up, he saw four people appear in front of the factory building, and two people walked out from inside.

"BOMM."

The next moment, with the sound of heavy objects landing, four figures quickly converged.

"How is it? I brought Zhang Chulan. Can I join you now?"

Liu Yanyan, with her chestnut-colored long hair and two Living Corpses emanating corpse Qi, arrogantly addressed the two figures, one tall and one short, standing opposite her.

"Amazing. Amazing, alright. So, now you're one of us in Quanxing."

Lu Liang, wearing thick-rimmed glasses and a bun, clapped his hands.

It seemed due to the surrounding radiance, the four of them were right in front of a crowd of Contractors, yet the Contractors acted as if they couldn't see them, and the conversation continued.

Many Contractors, watching the people conversing within the area, couldn't help but start to retreat.

Especially those Contractors closest to the two Living Corpses, who scrambled backward with all their limbs.

"...That's it? I joined without any ceremony?!"

"Yeah, you kept saying you wanted to join our Quanxing, but how much do you actually know about us?"

"I heard that people in Quanxing can use their abilities without restraint, and they act as they please without rules. In short, it's a cool personality, right~"

"Joining Quanxing is actually very simple. As long as you publicly claim to be from Quanxing, we will also publicly acknowledge you as one of us."

While the two were exchanging questions and answers, the young man tied up with hemp ropes on the ground was wriggling and struggling, trying to break free from the gag.

And at this moment, information about the Derivative World appeared before Wang Changle's eyes.

[Entering World: Under One Person]
World Difficulty: Lv3~?? (Semi-open Derivative World, difficulty will increase based on the Contractor's region or events.)
World Origin: 0% (Will increase through Hunters' exploration or interaction with current tasks. It will be calculated with task difficulty upon world settlement to form the final score.)
World Synopsis: In a peaceful and harmonious modern setting, there are still a portion of peculiar individuals in society who can control the Qi within their bodies. These individuals are divided into innate and acquired, but those who can use innate Qi are collectively called 'Otherworlders'.
Celestial Master's Mansion: An Otherworlder sect led by Heavenly Master Tong Ren, located on Dragon Tiger Mountain.
Quanxing: An evil organization represented by the 'Four Maniacs', considered outliers in the Otherworlder circle.
Ten Elders: A special organization composed of leaders from various Otherworlder sects, overseeing the Otherworlder circle.
Nato Company: A government-related Otherworlder department, operating externally as a courier company.
Tianxia Association: A civilian Otherworlder alliance organization founded by the Feng Family, backed by Tianxia Group capital.

Main Quest 1: Join any organization and obtain a status.
(Hint: Subsequent quests will be activated after obtaining a status.)
Hunter Quest: Eliminate Violator Contractor #534178. The pursuit function will automatically activate when the Hunter enters a one-kilometer radius of Contractor #534178.
Warning: Do not mention anything about 'Paradise' in this world. If the warning is ineffective, you will be forcibly executed.
Hint: The main quest in this world is cumulative. Subsequent quests will be activated based on the Contractor's score for completing tasks.
(After accumulating over 200 points from task completion, you can return to Paradise.)
Hint: The higher the score for completing tasks, the higher the overall evaluation.
World, begin!

After reading the mission information and world difficulty before him, Wang Changle had many conjectures.

At the same time, he quickly reviewed the information about this world in his mind.

Before the 'Jiashen Rebellion', Wu Gensheng completed the oath-taking of the 36 Thieves in the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley.

The 36 Thieves, gathered from the heroes of the world, had eight of them create 'techniques to seize chaos', collectively known as the Eight Wonders.

Various forces in the world, in order to obtain the Eight Wonders, launched the Jiashen Rebellion to encircle and suppress these 36 Thieves.

The protagonist Zhang Chulan's grandfather, Zhang Huaiyi, the founder of the Eight Wonders - Qi Body Origin Flow, was pursued his entire life and constantly on the run in order to pass down this cultivation method.

Before his death, in order to create a suitable living space for Zhang Chulan, he used himself as bait and killed over 20 current and former sect leaders.

Finally, he entrusted Zhang Chulan to Nato Company. The story began when Quanxing's Lu Liang set his sights on Zhang Huaiyi's corpse.

Zhang Chulan: The World Child of this Derivative World, Zhang Huaiyi's grandson, inheritor of Qi Body Origin Flow, backed by Dragon Tiger Mountain, skilled in Golden Light Spell and Lightning Method. Liu Yanyan: Heir of the Liu family in Xiangxi, skilled in corpse driving and control. Hopes to join Quanxing to escape family restrictions. Feng Baobao: Zhang Chulan's protector, a temporary worker for Nato Company. Determined to uncover her origins, she is the designated female lead, possessing formidable physical abilities and decisive actions. Lu Liang: A third-generation disciple of the Lu family, a member of Quanxing, skilled in Soul Illumination Technique. Feng Shayan: Young miss of the Feng Family and Tianxia Group, fiery personality, skilled in Hundred Steps Fist and Ground Shrinking Steps. Xia He: One of Quanxing's Four Maniacs, the "Bone Scraper Blade". Naturally charming, skilled in seduction and control.

With these thoughts, Wang Changle made a decision regarding the direction of the main quest.

He would naturally choose the righteous path. Quanxing was not only hunted by righteous Yi Ren from all over the world but also faced exploitation and backstabbing from its own members, which would be detrimental to his future development.

The key point of this main quest lay in the four words "obtain a status." Judging by the description of the main quest, the level of the obtained status would affect what came next.

Therefore, this was a progressive quest system.

If he wanted to accumulate points quickly and obtain a high evaluation, Wang Changle would need to achieve a high score in every stage of the main quest.

As for the hunting mission, he wasn't in a hurry for now. He'd complete the first step of the main quest before considering how to pursue this Violator later.

The Contractors in the field also made their moves, with most of the lone wolves choosing to retreat.

However, within a small team of three, someone produced a silenced pistol and, adopting a standard stance, aimed at Xia He, who was straddling Zhang Chulan.

The other two protected the gunman, one in front and one behind. Their clear division of labor and familiar positioning indicated that these three had performed this maneuver many times before.

They were trying to get the first kill on the plot character, Xia He!

"Sister! You don't mean to... at least wait until I'm done with my business! After I'm finished, you can do whatever you want with him!"

Lu Liang scratched his head, looking a bit awkward. He poked his head out from behind Xia He and chuckled sheepishly.

"Tch, if you know, then hurry up..."

Xia He dismounted Zhang Chulan with an impatient expression and walked to the side.

"What do you guys want? Where's my grandpa? Where did you take my grandpa's body?"

Zhang Chulan glared furiously at the people in front of him, his angry gaze finally settling on Lu Liang, who wore a mischievous grin.

"Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Lu Liang. My ability is different from others; I can directly question someone's soul!"

As Lu Liang spoke, his hands began to glow with a faint blue Qi, which then slowly enveloped Zhang Chulan, seeping in and beginning to erode.

In an instant, the halo dissipated, and the protection period ended.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"Bang~"

A piece of gravel shattered a tree trunk, interrupting Lu Liang's actions.

The trio also seized this opportunity to fire several shots at Xia He, determined to kill their target.

Wang Changle reacted in that instant, charging forward with all his might.

His target: Zhang Chulan!