Main God, I Thank You

"The reward points required to repair a body depend on the specific circumstances."

Seeing this response from the God, Wang Zhen was not disappointed. According to the novels, the costs for "repairing the body," "full-body restoration," and "mending the body" were indeed different. Naturally, full-body restoration was the most expensive, but it was also the most effective, as it performed a complete repair at the genetic level. "Repairing the body" was essentially a watered-down version of full-body restoration, primarily used for severe trauma involving missing limbs. Finally, "mending the body" was the simplest form of repair, though it required the person undergoing the process to accurately specify the damaged parts and missing organs. Given such strict limitations, the reward points required were the lowest.

After confirming the information, Wang Zhen mentally rehearsed his upcoming actions. This "bug-exploiting" behavior was extremely dangerous; one mistake could cost him his life, so he had to design every step with precision.

At this moment, he realized that the person who had possessed a body and been reborn was Li Xiaoyi, a minor character who had survived the first movie world in the Original Infinite Space. Everyone else had returned to their rooms. Because of that old fox Zhang Jie's deliberate guidance, Zheng Zha had ignorantly created the source of disaster, Loli, and the two of them were likely pushing the boundaries of the God's bottom line. Zhan Lan had been angered and had also returned to her room, leaving Wang Zhen alone in the God Hall.

"Copy my memories, set my physical stats to the human limit, and create a homunculus based on the appearance of Selene from Underworld," Wang Zhen said silently.

In the blink of an eye, Selene appeared beside him—clad in a tight black leather suit under a long black leather trench coat, with black hair, icy blue eyes, sharp facial features, and a heroic, commanding aura. Of course, Wang Zhen knew this was merely a homunculus that looked exactly like her, not the actual Death Dealer who had lived and fought for centuries.

"God, I want to exchange for ten sets of materials: 30 liters of water, 20 kilograms of carbon, 4 liters of ammonia, 1.5 kilograms of lime, 800 grams of phosphorus, 250 grams of salt, 100 grams of saltpeter, 80 grams of sulfur, 7.5 grams of fluorine, 5 grams of iron, and 3 grams of silicon," Wang Zhen said with great seriousness.

This was the ultimate taboo of alchemy from Fullmetal Alchemist—the Human Transmutation Circle. It was also the sacrificial ritual to commune with the "Gate of Truth." It could be said that only by performing this ultimate taboo could one commune with the Gate, push open the door connecting to the will of the great universe containing infinite knowledge, and obtain that boundless wisdom.

Only after performing human transmutation, completing the sacrificial ritual to commune with the Gate of Truth, and obtaining knowledge from it, could one break free from the limitations of alchemical transmutation circles. One would only need to clap their hands together to use their own body as a foundation, construct a circular transmutation circle, and achieve material transmutation!

Only then would a State Alchemist truly become a lethal weapon!

"1 reward point."

Wang Zhen had Selene place the ten sets of materials to the side, arranged separately so they wouldn't mix. He then drew a massive, complex circular transmutation circle with an inscribed hexagram, five meters in diameter, on the floor beneath the God. He placed one set of materials in the center.

"Selene, watch my vital signs. The moment I am on the verge of death, pull me away from the circle immediately and have the God repair my injuries! You must be precise with the timing—not too early, not too late! I'm counting on you!" Wang Zhen gave his instructions solemnly. "Whether we feast on meat or starve on chaff depends on you!"

Initiating... Human Transmutation!

Wang Zhen pressed his hands onto the circular transmutation circle, using his spirit to drive this ultimate alchemical taboo. In an instant, the circle emitted a blood-red light. The materials in the center began to melt, and Wang Zhen's body began to dissolve into ash starting from his feet. At the same time, in his consciousness, that vague mark transformed once again into the "Gate of Truth," and then the door... opened, bit by bit!

Wang Zhen could clearly feel a vast amount of knowledge surging out from the crack in the Gate like a tidal wave. Unlike the gentle, trickling stream from before, this torrent of knowledge flooded his memory like a raging deluge. Just as he was about to be submerged by the relentless waves of information, the door suddenly slammed shut!

"God, repair Wang Zhen's missing body," Selene said calmly.

When Wang Zhen regained consciousness, he found himself standing under the God, whole and intact. The transmutation circle had vanished, and something resembling a maggot was wriggling where the circle had been.

"A Homunculus? Although this thing has special abilities and is nearly immortal as long as there is a Philosopher's Stone, I don't have one right now. So, this thing must be sealed away until I find a suitable opportunity to use it." Wang Zhen picked up the creature, pondered for a moment, and had Selene take it to room number four to build a cryogenic cage and keep it temporarily sealed.

"It seems this bug-exploiting plan is effective. I can indeed use the God's rapid repairs to commune with the Gate of Truth multiple times, gain knowledge, and quickly strengthen myself! After all, in the anime, Alphonse, who lost his entire body and was left with only his soul, was quite powerful. While I can't wait until I'm just a soul to repair my body, I can certainly commune with the Gate multiple times. I believe the Gate of Truth will quite enjoy this method of repeated sacrifice." After a brief check of the knowledge he had received, Wang Zhen knew the plan was viable. The only pity was that Li Xiaoyi only had 1,000 reward points from clearing the Resident Evil world, and this first transmutation had cost 200.

"Sigh, I can perform it at most four more times. Including this one, that's five times communing with the Gate of Truth. That should be enough to earn more reward points in the next movie world." Wang Zhen was a bit uncertain, but he knew the next world was Alien I, an older sci-fi horror film. The technology level hadn't reached the level of "black technology," and there were no magical or supernatural elements. As long as he prepared properly, it shouldn't be a major problem.

Wang Zhen drew the transmutation circle in the same spot again. Because it was his second time, both his speed and precision exceeded the first. Once finished, he had Selene toss a set of materials into the center, pressed his hands down, and activated it!

Wang Zhen communed with the Gate of Truth again, gaining a massive amount of knowledge. When his body had dissolved up to his kidneys and liver, Selene immediately pulled him away, and he had the God repair his missing parts.

Following the same steps and sequence, Wang Zhen endured the pain of being bisected four times, repeatedly communing with the Gate of Truth. He gained a vast ocean of knowledge, and even the mark of the Gate of Truth had shifted from blurry to clearly visible, as if the Gate had projected itself into his consciousness, waiting for his next sacrificial ritual.

It was precisely because of this projection that Wang Zhen felt he wouldn't even need to draw the transmutation circle anymore, not just for human transmutation, but for any other type. Next time, he could simply place the materials on the ground and clap his hands to perform the transmutation and commune with the Gate. Naturally, Selene also followed his orders to seal the three homunculi in the cryogenic cage.

"Snap!"

Wang Zhen raised his right hand and coolly snapped his fingers. An orange fireball the size of a basketball suddenly appeared in mid-air ten meters away, then slammed into the ground, scattering countless orange sparks. He raised his left hand and snapped again; a sharp, meter-long ice pillar, thick as a baby's arm, appeared in the air ten meters away and struck the ground like a javelin, shattering into countless fine ice crystals...

Afterward, Wang Zhen tested circle-less, instantaneous transmutations for wind, earth, water, steel, explosives, and more. He could essentially pass for a spellcaster now; if he didn't say anything, no one would likely guess he was actually an alchemist.

The bug-exploiting plan was a massive success, boosting Wang Zhen's confidence. He was now 90% sure he could clear the next world, Alien I, and he was even confident he could earn a large amount of reward points and side-story rewards. Although his "Good Luck Cheat" was incredibly powerful—that first blind box had sent him soaring—in a place as messed up as the Infinite Space, who would complain about having too many trump cards?

Wang Zhen and Selene returned to their rooms. He designed them into realistic scenes resembling theme parks, featuring various terrains like cities, villages, forests, islands, grasslands, and deserts. He did this partly to avoid aesthetic fatigue—if he got tired of one environment, he could switch to another—and partly to familiarize himself with different terrains. If he entered a movie world, he wouldn't be caught off guard by the environment. While the impact might seem minor, Wang Zhen had managed to enter the business at ten and survive until eighteen, whole and intact, precisely because he paid attention to these details. Most of the times he had faced death, the problems had stemmed from these easily overlooked details.

The Infinite Space was a multiverse connecting various movie-derived worlds. Many movies had similar backgrounds but contained subtle differences. If he were careless, the chance of failing and dying would skyrocket.

"I don't like failure! Especially now that I have a cheat, I cannot afford to fail." Wang Zhen lay on his three-meter-wide bed, closed his eyes, and prepared to enter his dreams.

The richness of this day's events surpassed everything Wang Zhen had known in his eighteen years. However, having grown up in an assassin organization and surviving until eighteen, whole and sane, his psychological resilience was incredibly strong. Despite the ups and downs of the day, he was still very happy and looked forward to tomorrow with hope.

"I hope tomorrow's meeting goes smoothly!" Wang Zhen made a hasty wish before falling asleep.