Chapter 27: Chu Xuan's Discovery

[Thanks to Magnetic Field Rotating Killer Whale for the tip]

Li Xiao nodded: "Exactly."

"Besides what you all just said, I discovered another unstated exchange rule in the God Space."

"That is, the minimum threshold condition."

"When I was creating Gin, I pre-selected the mechanical skeleton of the T-850 from the Terminator."

"I found that compared to exchanging for a complete T-850 out of thin air—which originally required 2,000 reward points from a C-rank side plot—it was much cheaper."

"It turned into one D-rank side plot plus 500 reward points."

"If you set aside the complete Terminator's AI and human skin, choosing just one of them is undoubtedly much cheaper."

"Therefore, the Arnold that Chu Xuan created is the best proof of value."

"Creating a bodyguard is the optimal choice."

"Because, if it were just twice the physical fitness of an ordinary person, the difference in value alone would be massive."

What Li Xiao didn't mention was that his hidden intelligent brain terminal further offset all of Gin's exchange requirements.

In other words, for this T-850 robot possessing advanced AI and all of Gin's skills, Li Xiao had essentially performed a "zero-dollar shopping spree" from head to toe.

One could only say he was a practical, economical, and sensible man.

After Li Xiao finished his boasting, Zhang Jie, Zheng Zha, and the others could no longer restrain themselves.

One by one, they began to grope and examine Gin.

In their words, this was the first time a robot with future technology had appeared in the team.

Zhan Lan even let out a shriek, transforming into a wolf under the moonlight...

——

(Ten thousand words omitted here...)

After the farce, everyone returned to their senses.

Zheng Zha spoke to the group thoughtfully

"Actually, both you and Chu Xuan are right, but I don't think Zhang Jie and I are wrong either."

"I remember when I first came to the God Space, Zhang Jie used the words 'omnipotent'."

"Why would an omnipotent God tell us these things so cryptically?"

"Is it out of mercy? Or kindness? An entity that created an Alien Queen for us to fight against—I don't think it has that kind of good intention."

"So, I think since the God hasn't explained the use of the first lifeform, it might mean that this choice..."

"Just like this infinite reincarnation space, there are infinite possibilities."

Finally, Zheng Zha turned to Li Xiao.

"And what about the person in your heart?"

"A person might be fake or created, but an indisputable fact is that the emotions are real. Whether it's false or illusory, I don't care."

At this moment, Li Xiao desperately wanted to slap Zheng Zha in the face.

No, if you cared, you would care very much; the person from the Demon Team would directly blacken and go berserk.

Don't you know why, as the main subject of this conversation?

And then there's Zhang Jie, looking at him with an expression of admiration—what's wrong with you?

I don't believe for a second that you didn't know our deduction just now.

Feeling mentally exhausted, Li Xiao wondered

Is this Zhongzhou Team actually serious?

Is this a bunch of actors playing me?

(Just destroy it all, I'm tired!)

Ahem, back to the main topic.

After Zheng Zha finished speaking, everyone fell into thought.

Chu Xuan looked at Gin, then at Zheng Zha.

He pushed up the frames on the bridge of his nose

"I like smart people. I didn't expect the wisdom of you two to reach this level!"

After snapping his fingers, Chu Xuan looked at Li Xiao, whose eyes were now composed, with slight curiosity

"Moreover, your thinking ability has strengthened. Did you exchange for a capability in this area? Or is it a mutation caused by increased mental strength?"

"Forget it, that's not important. Since everyone is here now, I'll move on to the second matter."

Hearing Chu Xuan speak, Zhan Lan, who had revealed her "corrupt woman" personality, finally let go of Gin and regained her serious expression.

Chu Xuan waved his hand, and Arnold used his other uninjured hand to pull a cloth bundle from his coat.

He handed it to Chu Xuan.

Upon opening it, there was a pile of alloy steel-like raw materials, or rather, components.

Chu Xuan picked out two or three and held them up.

"I discovered that the God Space allows you to exchange not just for finished products, but also for components, parts, and even raw materials."

"As the manufacturing difficulty increases, the exchange price for these three things decreases accordingly."

"In other words, if you have the matching knowledge base, you can completely handcraft a high-reward item. You can even bypass the hard requirement of side plots entirely."

Looking at the puzzled Ling Dian, Chu Xuan pointed at Gin.

"For example, this Terminator T-850 robot that Li Xiao exchanged for—if I had the corresponding industrial equipment, or if I went directly into the Terminator movie world..."

"I could completely build one myself without needing any reward points or side plots."

As Chu Xuan spoke eloquently, a voice rang in Li Xiao's mind.

(Ding! Limited Profession: Little Dingdang is online. Activating... Activation complete. User: Chu Xuan.)

Without waiting for others to ask questions, Chu Xuan put away the cloth bundle and pulled out five documents.

He handed them to the others respectively.

"These are from my exchange list in the God Space..."

Li Xiao looked at the thick stack of A4 paper in his hand, covered in dense text.

The more he read, the more he admired him. He could only say that as expected of Chu Xuan, his beloved Commander Chu.

In a single night, he had basically figured out the God Space's exchange system from the inside out.

As Chu Xuan explained, the group, who had originally looked indifferent, began to re-examine the papers in their hands.

Most of them looked at Chu Xuan with newfound respect.

The items listed were also the things they most urgently needed and could afford at this stage.

Zhang Jie, who had previously had many complaints about Chu Xuan, now looked at him with shining eyes

"I've always felt that something was missing from this team. Every time we experience a horror movie, it's either this or that we didn't exchange for in advance."

"It was always full of loopholes, never smooth. Now I know why."

"It turns out the team was missing a thinker and analyst like you."

Zheng Zha and Ling Dian also nodded in happy agreement.

After all, in such a dangerous world of reincarnation, having such a reliable teammate was incredibly rare.

Ling Dian nodded and replied

"Then in a moment, I will follow your suggestion and exchange for a Gauss Ion Sniper Rifle. With it, I am confident I can one-shot kill an Alien Queen."

Li Xiao reminded him with a half-smile

"Then don't forget to exchange for those psychic bullets Chu Xuan just mentioned."

Ling Dian was a bit surprised but nodded in agreement.

As everyone was caught up in the excitement of Chu Xuan's words, Zheng Zha spoke up

"Then keep talking, you really are amazing. If it weren't for you, a bunch of us cobblers would have racked our brains and still wouldn't have thought of these props... Ah!"

Before he could finish his sentence, Zheng Zha let out a cry; it turned out Zhan Lan had stepped on him hard at some point.

Looking at Zhan Lan's eye roll, Zheng Zha, realizing he had said the wrong thing, gave a sheepish smile and tactfully shut up.

Zhan Lan held her forehead, looking at her teammate's betrayal with a face full of speechlessness

"If you want to praise Chu Xuan, just praise him. Please don't use personal attacks—who are you calling a cobbler!"

Then she looked at Chu Xuan

"According to what you just said, since we won't just be facing horror movies but other movie worlds next, besides the choice of props, how should we choose to strengthen ourselves? Do you have any suggestions?"

[End of Chapter]