So in fact, he required a large number of sub-plots, especially high-level ones. In a way, he didn't need that many reward points. The reasoning was quite simple. After several enhancements, he had discovered that purely strengthening physical attributes would be less useful to someone who had just entered the horror movie reincarnation cycle compared to a complete novice. For instance, if a normal person had a muscle strength of 100, using 1000 reward points to increase that strength by 100 would instantly double their power. For an average person, this was actually the foundation needed to survive the next horror movie.

But for someone who had already exchanged for enhanced attributes—say, someone whose muscle strength was 400—using another 1000 reward points to reach 500 would yield only a minor increase in combat effectiveness. This was because those with enhanced attributes generally structured their fighting style entirely around those strengths, making the utility of those extra 1000 reward points extremely limited.

Zheng Zha was overjoyed. "If that’s truly the case, that would be wonderful. Looking back at the fight with the Indian Team, our group is definitely lacking a mental power controller. We never even considered this kind of enhancement before. Since Zhan Lan has this talent..."

"This might be the first turning point for our team. How about it, Zhan Lan? I only need one B-grade enhancement attribute to strengthen your Vampire Earl mutated bloodline. You can take the two C-grade sub-plots. And I definitely won't use up all my ten thousand-plus reward points. What skill were you planning to exchange for? Let me try to enhance it for you."

Zhan Lan hesitated for a moment but ultimately said nothing more. Zheng Zha closed his eyes and connected with the 'Main God' system. He selected the skill named "Mental Scan," and upon being informed by the 'Main God' that he couldn't exchange it himself, he immediately thought of purchasing it for Zhan Lan.

"Scan complete. Compulsory forgetting and forced forgetting confirmed for exchange. Cannot grant further enhancement exchanges to others until the next horror movie is completed."

The 'Main God's' stiff, solemn voice sounded again.

Simultaneously, a pillar of light descended from the sky, enveloping Zhan Lan entirely. Some green light beams and continuous motes fell from the 'Main God.' Several seconds later.

When the pillar of light had completely vanished, Zhan Lan lay prone on the ground, sobbing and panting. Her forehead was slick with sweat, and her clothes were practically drenched.

Zhao Yingkong quietly helped her up. The assassin girl asked plainly, "Are you alright?" Zhan Lan kept her eyes closed for a long time before opening them and smiling, "Much better, thanks, Yingkong, hehe."

"This skill is truly amazing. I just need to project my mental power according to the skill's instructions, and I can sense activity within a radius of about twenty kilometers. I can also focus my attention along a single straight line, and the length of this line is about two hundred kilometers."

Zheng Zha’s heart leaped with joy, just as he was about to say something, when Xiao Honglu spoke first: "Keep your eyes closed for now, and can you distinguish the four of us by our energy signatures?" Zhan Lan nodded with her eyes closed. She continued, "Your mental fluctuations are all very different. It’s hard to describe this feeling, but as long as the skill senses you once, each person's mental wave is imprinted on my mind as clearly as a facial appearance. So I can absolutely distinguish every one of you." Xiao Honglu pondered for a moment, then suddenly held up three fingers. "Can you see my action?" Zhan Lan tilted her head curiously with her eyes closed. After a long pause, she replied, "Is that three fingers?" Xiao Honglu quickly asked, "In your current state, how many kilometers of surrounding area can your mental power probe?" Zhan Lan hesitated. "About two kilometers. To sense your movement, I have to contract my mental power, limiting observation to about a two-kilometer range. This is my limit."

Xiao Honglu immediately knelt on the ground and began tracing something carefully with his finger. After a long while, he looked up and said, "I've roughly summarized the rules of this mental detection. First point: I estimate your mental power enhancement value is over two hundred, but hasn't reached three hundred yet, right?" Zhan Lan froze and nodded. Xiao Honglu continued, "Based on 100 mental power detecting a ten-kilometer radius, for a straight line, 100 mental power can probe a one-hundred-kilometer straight line. This is for vague detection; you can only sense the existence of figures but can't confirm what they are doing. To sense a target's movements in detail, you must narrow it down to a one-hundred-mental-power-to-one-kilometer range. That’s generally the case. In other words, your mental power needs to reach at least five hundred for this skill's utility to truly become enhanced. Otherwise, its function is merely that of an enhanced tracking device."

Zhan Lan instantly sighed in disappointment. Zheng Zha, however, smiled and said, "This is already a very significant improvement. We never had a way to track a specific plot character or anyone else before. Speaking of which, I remember the Indian Team seemed capable of having phased communication through their mental controller, right? Direct communion of the mind—what enhancement attribute does that skill require?" Zhan Lan gave Zheng Zha a gentle smile, then closed her eyes again. After a moment, she said bitterly, "There are several skills like that. The cheapest one is called 'Mind Chain'; it requires two B-grade sub-plots and 8000 reward points. The conditions are too harsh. Mental energy-based skills are ridiculously expensive."

Everyone was stunned. Zhao Yingkong, who had been about to speak, also sighed and said no more. Only Zheng Zha patted Zhan Lan's shoulder. "Haha, don't worry about these trivial things. As long as we stay alive, you will definitely be the focus of the entire team's protection, and we will certainly have opportunities to enhance these skills. Haha, don't worry about that aspect."

Zhan Lan's shoulders trembled slightly. She looked at Zheng Zha with an unreadable expression, finally nodding and sitting down.

At this moment, Zhang Heng stood up and laughed, "Seeing you all enhance those things... I'm just an ordinary person. Let me experience what it feels like to be a superman first. I should check out the available enhancement attributes." Xiao Honglu smiled with slight sarcasm, "You? I’ve specifically found a very interesting enhancement attribute for you, guaranteed not to waste that C-grade sub-plot of yours. Directly seek the Elven Wind Elemental Archer bloodline. Although it’s a C-grade enhancement attribute, it’s the evolving type. The next one, requiring a B-grade sub-plot, is the Elven Lightning Elemental Archer bloodline, and the A-grade one is the Elven Dream Elemental Archer bloodline. Heh, are you satisfied now?"

Zhang Heng's face fell, and he closed his eyes. He had initially wanted to browse the enhancement attribute menu in the 'Main God' or perhaps legendary magic-type bow weapons. But Xiao Honglu’s reminder meant he couldn't delay the enhancement any longer. So, after briefly glancing over the description of the Elven Wind Elemental Archer bloodline.

He directly selected this enhancement attribute.

"'Elven Wind Elemental Archer Bloodline, Rating 74 points. Suitable for nimble, high-power archers, effective in most horror movies. With a proper bow, it is effective against most enemies. Special Skill: Arrow of Wind—concentrates the body's entire strength into a single arrow, possessing immense power, capable of achieving less than five times the power of a normal arrow. Usage results in ten minutes of weakness, but allows for explosive, instantaneous killing power. Requires one C-grade horror movie sub-plot and two thousand reward points.'"

When Zhang Heng finished reading the description of this bloodline aloud, everyone felt that this attribute was indeed the most suitable for him as an archer. Especially the Arrow of Wind skill, its power was comparable to Zero Point’s Gauss sniper rifle; even if the range was insufficient, an arrow fired at medium distance would have enough power to instantly kill common enemies.

Xiao Honglu chuckled again. "Don't you still have a D-grade sub-plot and three thousand reward points? That previous bloodline was rare for a C-grade sub-plot in terms of high reward points and rating. Now you just need a bow, hehe. I've customized a super powerful bow for you—the bow named 'Celestial Wolf Striker.' Go look it up."

Zhang Heng’s face immediately crumpled again. Having witnessed Xiao Honglu’s cunning in the previous horror movie, he held extreme admiration for this sharp boy. Furthermore, it was due to Xiao Honglu's design in the tomb that one member of the Indian Team had been killed. Therefore, he could only reluctantly accept Xiao Honglu's suggestion, closing his eyes to reconnect with the 'Main God.'

When Zhang Heng opened his eyes again, he was holding an ancient, patinated bronze longbow in his hand. Calling it a longbow was inaccurate; the shape of this bow belonged to the recurve category.

"'Ancient Bow: Celestial Wolf Striker' requires one D-grade sub-plot and fifteen hundred reward points. It can greatly enhance the speed and range of fired arrows and imbues them with the Killing Intent of the Celestial Wolf, dispelling evil while simultaneously shaking the spirit. Anyone struck by its arrow will fall into a mentally stunned coma; it is ineffective against those with the strongest mental fortitude."

Zhang Heng stared intently at the ancient recurve bow in his hands, looking utterly captivated. Zheng Zha then looked at his own reward points and sub-plots: he still had 9770 reward points and one B-grade and one D-grade sub-plot each. Strengthening the Earl bloodline was already decided. As for that D-grade sub-plot, he was planning to enhance a high-tech heavy weapon for use.

Zheng Zha stood up. "Then, I'll start my enhancements too..." He jumped towards