Chapter 28: Chu Xuan, Killing Five Birds with One Stone

Chu Xuan looked up at Zhan Lan

"You?"

"You can share your six-dimensional attributes with me."

"As for the others, I assume they have already made up their minds."

"For example, Zheng Zha's choice of bloodline and abilities is quite excellent, as is his choice of the storage ring item."

"It has a suppressive effect against both organic organisms and ghosts or psychics."

"As for Zero, I suggest exchanging for an eye-based ability or bloodline, preferably one that provides support for sniping or long-range attacks."

"Like I just said, since this is a team, we shouldn't focus on individual comprehensive development."

"Instead, we should use the strengths of others to compensate for our own weaknesses."

"As for the rest, I think they should have their own choices as well!"

Chu Xuan scanned Li Xiao, Gin, and Zhang Jie with an expressionless face.

"Alright, what I want to say now is the third discovery!"

Chu Xuan frowned deeply, gnawing on his finger

"I seem to have found a way to return to the real world, although... although it is only a temporary return."

"Furthermore, it will require expensive side quests and a large amount of reward points to achieve."

"But, I must say, this is a way to verify all of my conjectures!"

Compared to the excited others, Zhan Lan undoubtedly displayed the composure of a speculative novelist.

Her large eyes looked at Chu Xuan with suspicion and uncertainty

"Are you trying to return to the real world to experiment on whether it is the mind entering this place or the physical body?"

Chu Xuan replied

"Exactly. Simultaneously, we will experiment on whether the enhancements or items we exchange for can be brought back into the real world if it is the physical body."

As Chu Xuan detailed his theories and conjectures regarding the real world, the group began to engage in heated discussion once again.

Li Xiao, who had remained an outsider the entire time, looked at Chu Xuan—who had once again successfully manipulated his teammates—with a helpless expression.

Because if he remembered correctly, this man had already mentioned during the *Alien* arc that this was not the first time he had heard of the existence of this Reincarnation Space.

This meant there were some clues in the outside world.

As for what Chu Xuan had deduced from those clues and how much he knew, Li Xiao could not know.

But he guessed that Chu Xuan certainly knew a lot, at least enough to recognize Zhang Jie's existence.

And as for Chu Xuan, who knew everything clearly in his heart, verifying the aforementioned conjecture was even more of a given.

Therefore, Chu Xuan's current performance was purely to get the sucker, Zheng Zha, to walk into the trap willingly.

As for the others, they were merely supporting actors playing their parts.

Compared to the focused Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan, Zhang Jie, who interjected from time to time, had a much more expressive face.

From initial excitement and exhilaration, to confusion and doubt, and finally to nodding in agreement.

This colorful change in expression was so intense that Li Xiao almost had to unlock his genetic lock just to suppress the frantic twitching of the corners of his mouth!

And when he heard Chu Xuan say that he discovered a horror movie that Zhang Jie had experienced among the exchangeable worlds...

Li Xiao had also seen it from the Main God.

He thought to himself, *Holy crap: A Nightmare on Elm Street 1, Scream 2, Final Destination 3.*

These three horror movies could be described as getting progressively more intense.

Zhang Jie's ability to survive until now was truly a testament to his toughness.

After all, for newcomers, those worlds were the kind of horror movies that were essentially unsolvable.

And Zhang Jie had endured all three.

In the first one, he finally managed to gain the recognition of his former guide, only to start merging with the Captain of the Zhongzhou Team, which resulted in an unexpected turn of events.

He became a tragic traitor.

"Li Xiao, Li Xiao, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing Zhan Lan question him, Li Xiao used every ounce of his strength to suppress his twitching mouth.

He spoke in a slightly heavy tone

"I want to go back too, because I have reasons that make it necessary."

"I just checked; Chu Xuan is right. Unlocking the real world for the first time requires a D-rank side quest."

"But after that, it won't be necessary."

"So, I can go back with Zheng Zha. If it costs fifty reward points a day, I can pay for it myself; after all, this is my private business."

Zhang Jie, Zheng Zha, Zero, and the calm-faced Chu Xuan all turned to look at Li Xiao, who had been silent until now.

To be honest, among those present, who wouldn't want to go back?

Compared to the excitement (cruelty) and stimulation (blood) here...

The originally mundane and numb life seemed incredibly precious.

As the saying goes, you only realize the value of something once you've lost it.

If you still don't know how to cherish it, it's because you haven't lost enough yet!

Zheng Zha nodded to Chu Xuan and said

"That works. You have too many calculations in your head; I'm afraid this return might be another one of your schemes and tricks. It's better to have Li Xiao accompany us."

"Moreover, the Gin he created is more suitable for this experiment. If this Terminator robot can truly appear in the real world..."

"That would be more convincing than anything else."

Chu Xuan looked at the two of them and said indifferently

"Whether to return or not is your free choice. I will not interfere too much; I am merely presenting my idea."

"Besides, you are going back to verify my conjecture, and I don't have to spend a single reward point. Why wouldn't I?"

"After all, compared to returning to reality, this Reincarnation Space is more suitable for me."

After some thought, Zero also said from the side

"I have just experienced a horror movie and have few reward points. I can only choose between returning to reality and exchanging for enhancements. To ensure I live through the next time, I will not go back."

Zhan Lan shrugged

"Me neither. I don't have a reason that necessitates a return, so I'll leave it to you guys!"

Chu Xuan nodded

"Alright, then it's decided."

Zheng Zha and Li Xiao exchanged a glance, then looked at the others

"Fine, your reasoning successfully convinced me."

Just as Zheng Zha finally agreed, Zhang Jie, standing nearby, disagreed.

"Wait, wait a minute. Since you said this is a matter for the whole team, why aren't *you* going back?"

Hearing this, Li Xiao couldn't help but cast a meaningful look at this old fox.

Chu Xuan might want to go, but would he dare?

Use his own life to challenge the rules of the Main God?

With his intelligence, it wouldn't be hard to deduce that even if one returned to reality, there would undoubtedly be many constraints.

The inability to reveal the existence of the Main God Space would surely be a primary condition.

And since he had already conceived this idea, he had already made preparations.

Once he returned, at best, his prepared items would disappear; at worst, he would be directly erased by the Main God.

This time, he simply wanted to use Zheng Zha to conduct an experiment.

To determine whether it is the soul or the physical body, and to test exactly what kind of "omniscience and omnipotence" the Main God possesses.

Additionally, he could bring some "warmth" to his country and, incidentally, recruit some special forces soldiers as teammates in the future.

One could say it was killing four birds with one stone—a pure profit!

No, no, no, pitting Zheng Zha this time would inevitably lead to the next horror movie being the *Ju-On* team.

This was killing five birds with one stone!

Regardless of the others' expressions, Zhang Jie continued to ask

"Setting aside the personal reasons Zheng Zha and Li Xiao have for wanting to go back, what about you? This return to reality was proposed by you from the very beginning."