Strange Choices of Team Members

I bet a bowl of soy milk that our two teammates are already sitting in the plaza, mentally linked with the giant ball of light.

I bet another bowl of soy milk that they are being very obedient, not rashly spending their limited reward points to act outside the team's development plan.

Sure enough, upon stepping out of the light gate, Uchiha Xiu immediately saw two figures staring blankly at the giant ball of light.

Kobayashi Yoshito.

Kitagawa Nacai.

One, a white-collar office worker; the other, a young fashion model.

"Sugoi... there are so many exchanges."

Seeing Kobayashi Yoshito let out a low exclamation, he continued, "I saw how strong the captain was and wanted to exchange for the Naruto Enhancement System, but now it looks like it's too expensive!"

"Just to evolve from a human into a Ninja World Vegetable requires a D-rank side quest and five hundred reward points."

"This is the mandatory prerequisite for unlocking all Uchiha bloodline enhancements."

Nacai, who had cut her ponytail into a chin-length bob, a hint of spirit now appearing between her brows, responded nonchalantly, "It's only natural. Even an ordinary villager in the ninja world has 130 trillion cells in their body—two to three times that of an Earthling. Their physical fitness leaves top-tier athletes in the dust."

"But it gets even more scammy later on. The Uchiha Bloodline costs one C-rank side quest and fifteen hundred reward points. Whether you can awaken your eyes depends on personal ability, unless you pay extra to exchange for One Tomoe."

"Spending money to upgrade to Mangekyo, and then having to purchase abilities like Susanoo separately? It's clearly a fixed ability that should come with the bloodline limit breakthrough."

"..." Uchiha Xiu.

There was no helping it; the Main God was just that robotic.

Fortunately, he didn't follow this castrated path.

His eyes were original!

He didn't rely on exchanging for half-finished products, so he didn't need to worry about such scammy settings.

"Ahem."

Hearing the movement, the two who had been standing around chatting for a while quickly turned around.

"Captain."

"Captain."

Their attitudes were exceptionally upright.

When it came to who was the master of the East Sea Team, there was only one answer.

"Sit down and talk."

As he spoke, Uchiha Xiu spent ten reward points to have the Main God manifest a soft sofa in the center of the plaza, with the coffee table in front piled high with various snacks, signaling everyone not to be restrained.

He then helped himself to a box of takoyaki, leisurely picking one up with a bamboo skewer.

"Didn't exchange for a construct?"

His gaze drifted toward the male salaryman, Kobayashi.

It was common knowledge that intimacy helped relieve the pressure of facing death, directly providing a large amount of dopamine to promote pleasure.

Even someone as gloomy as Anbu Kakashi, who had suffered blow after blow, held a copy of Icha Icha Paradise, didn't he? Of course, he had recently secretly swapped it for Young Obito.

"No." Kobayashi shook his head, volunteering, "I punched the sandbag until I was so tired I fell asleep. Now I just want to eat something sweet."

His hand reached for a pink raspberry macaron.

"Hmm."

Uchiha Xiu reclined, "In my view, the Main God provides us with a free construct the first time with the original intention of allowing everyone to obtain a one-hundred-percent loyal guard, increasing early personal survival probability."

"Of course, having a psychological anchor can also be considered a different level of protection, one that can make up for regrets."

A childhood sweetheart who died young?

Subconsciously, Kitagawa Nacai thought of the common, melodramatic tropes found in old Korean dramas.

"The downside is that the existence of a construct is meant for participating in reincarnation world battles, so once the captain is deployed, he or she must also join the dungeon slaughter," Uchiha Xiu continued, completing the explanation he hadn't finished earlier.

"Unless you are willing to consume a D-rank side quest to have the Main God grant an exemption."

"Then forget it. After getting intimate with a beautiful woman you like and establishing a close relationship, turning around and using her as cannon fodder is just too cruel."

The office worker Kobayashi seemed quite kind, shaking his head decisively, "I can't do it anyway. It would be better to create my former company boss."

A look of eagerness appeared on his face.

"Heh heh, making a black-hearted capitalist work for me as a meat shield—even if they died until not a scrap was left, I wouldn't have any psychological burden. It might even feel a bit good~"

"That works."

Uchiha Xiu nodded slightly; he didn't interfere with his team members' personal decisions in this regard. "If you have surplus resources later, you can further enhance your constructs to complement each other."

He's become much more approachable compared to the formulaic explanation when we first woke up in the sleep pods.

Nacai thought to herself.

The Uchiha Bloodline really does seem to increase charisma. He's so handsome.

The young female model couldn't help but cross her shapely legs, squeezing them slightly together.

"Next is the intelligence regarding the upcoming reincarnation world—The Mummy."

"Even if you don't pursue both physical and magical cultivation, you must at least prepare effective anti-spiritual countermeasures."

"At the same time, when selecting personal enhancements, you must consider team battles and prepare for the upcoming 'insect jar' slaughter."

The Mummy?

Team battles?

An insect jar?

The atmosphere, which had just relaxed, vanished instantly.

The coldness of the space was further revealed:

--Gathering three individuals who have unlocked the Gene Lock triggers the team battle mechanism.

Central Continent Team, South Flame Continent Team, North Flame Continent Team, South Ice Continent Team, North Ice Continent Team, East America Team, West America Team, East Sea Team, West Sea Team, North Sea Team, India Team, Forest Continent Team, Desert Continent Team... along with two special teams:

Devil Team and Celestial Team!

Under the arrangement of the Main God, different teams will meet in the dungeon world and erupt into fierce confrontation, with the goal usually being to defeat the opponent or complete specific tasks.

Victory or defeat directly affects the survival and development of the team; failure can lead to total annihilation, or at the very least, a loss of resources, a significant decrease in overall strength, and falling into the execution threshold.

Regarding the Gene Lock, Uchiha Xiu also touched upon it, though he did not mention that the T-Virus could be used to cheat one's way to the first stage, nor that one could stock up in the Resident Evil world marked in the team logs, or that dragon blood enhancement provided a shortcut to quickly reach the second stage of the Gene Lock.

The time is not yet right...

I will let the team settle and consolidate further, letting things take their natural course for now.

"Captain, I want to exchange for the Ghost Hand enhancement. What do you think..." Having barely digested the series of rules, Kobayashi Yoshito decided to ask for his opinion.

A text projection appeared.

[Initial Ghost Hand enhancement, originating from Dungeon & Fighter, rated 71 points. When the left hand mutates into a black Ghost Hand, the eyes can perceive the existence of ghosts and gods, becoming a Ghost Swordsman.

Requires chains to bind the Ghost Hand to suppress its power and prevent berserk rampages.

Prerequisite for transferring to the five classes: Berserker, Weapon Master, Soul Bender, Asura, and Ghostblade...]

A Japanese person choosing an ability from a game world developed by a South Korean company, which became explosively popular in China at the end of the millennium.

How classic.

The next moment, Kobayashi said something surprising: "Once I have more resources later, I will transfer to Soul Bender. While possessing self-preservation capabilities, I can use various formations to amplify everyone's output, curse, and weaken enemies."

"..." Uchiha Xiu.

Damn, has my East Sea Team been infected by some kind of meme?

That Miyata Kuraki, who had already kicked the bucket, chose this path in the original Infinite Terror timeline, merging the Soul Bender and Asura into one.

The second stage of the Gene Lock could erupt with the combat power of the early fourth stage.

Not receiving a response immediately, Kobayashi said with some trepidation: "Captain, is there something wrong..."

"It's fine. Having a pure 25C on the team is a good thing." Uchiha Xiu pondered for a moment and nodded in approval.

The so-called 25C refers to a support class in the game that can increase the entire team's damage by 25% while also possessing high personal output.

Soul Bender is a prime representative—manipulating the power of ghosts and gods to release various formations, such as Saya's freezing barrier or Kazan's strength-boosting circle.

Both physical and magical, a jack-of-all-trades.

After the second awakening, he is also known as the King of Ghosts.