After navigating through horrific movie worlds, or perhaps introducing unfamiliar teammates to each other... in short, a jumble of events accumulated until the group returned to Cairo. When they attempted to rent a boat for fishing, as they had done previously, they were informed that the British military had imposed a curfew on the river, prohibiting any non-official vessels from appearing on the water.

This dashed one of their main sources of entertainment. Crucially, Chu Xuan seemed genuinely interested in fishing. When he learned the river was under British lockdown, the man actually broke into a faint smile, which so unnerved the others that they immediately hauled him out of Cairo. They followed the Nile upstream, spending a few days fishing there. In truth, this was also born from the group's underlying anxiety: what if Chu Xuan genuinely resented the British military and had done something drastic? Could they safely return to the "Main God" space ten days later? That was something the others dared not contemplate.

Time passed quickly, and nothing particularly unusual occurred during those ten days. As the day of their scheduled return approached, Zheng Zha specifically instructed the museum curator to hold onto any letters received from Imhotep, or perhaps to ensure Imhotep could stay in the city upon his return to Cairo. By the time the Central Continent Team finished their next horror movie world, the agreed-upon time with Imhotep would nearly be due. At that point, the team would learn whether Imhotep would become a member of the Central Continent Team.

"Imhotep? That undead priest? Joining the team?" Zhang Heng murmured, utterly bewildered.

Zheng Zha nodded with certainty. "Yes. In this world, there are no eternal enemies or friends. Often, it's just a matter of standing in different positions. I mentioned it before: after fighting the Devil Reincarnation Squad, we’ve experienced far too much. Imhotep is part of that. You’ll understand someday—people in this world always change, as long as they want to change. I want to see when you finally manage to become strong."

Zhang Heng offered a wry smile and fell silent.

The man habitually shrugged his shoulders.

It was only then that he realized the Gǔ Gōng Shè Tiānláng was no longer on his shoulder, making him immediately restless as he scratched his head.

Regardless, the team successfully returned from the Mummy world to the "Main God" space, unscathed. This excursion, aside from reviving three members, had only yielded fragmentary information about potential side plots within that world.

For example, the Buddha head that shot lasers, or Imhotep, still searching for the Holy Grail. However, the team couldn't concern themselves with these matters yet, as their immediate priority upon returning to the "Main God" space was how to enhance themselves and what weapons they should acquire.

Luo Gandao was the most agitated. He seemed terrified that others might snatch his reward points and side plot rewards. As soon as he was back in the "Main God" space...

He didn't even wait for the team's group lunch. He rushed straight to the plaza and exchanged for a silver robot over four meters tall—a real robot, not those cartoonish bear-like dolls. Seeing this machine, Luo Gandao was so ecstatic he nearly wept. Had he retained a shred more sanity, the man might have tried to bite the silver robot.

"This is it—the Battlestar Galactica Type-3 Robot! It can transform into a combat mode, a flight combat mode, and a semi-gliding combat mode. And this robot is equipped for fighting in space, too! A completely sealed cockpit, absolutely no worry about air leaks. In short, this is a real robot!" Luo Gandao declared excitedly over his meal, loudly discussing the Type-3 Robot he had redeemed. Chu Xuan, however, coolly interjected, "What about its energy status?" Luo Gandao immediately lost his momentum.

Luo Gandao lamented bitterly, "It’s outrageous! When redeeming this unit, the 'Main God' actually told me it can only be piloted for fifteen minutes. Meaning, each combat engagement lasts only fifteen minutes. Its energy source is electricity. After every fifteen minutes, it needs recharging, otherwise, its functionality is equivalent to scrap metal... Chu Xuan, please, help me modify this robot."

Saying this, Luo Gandao knew the key to improving the machine’s usability lay with that calm man, so he immediately turned to Chu Xuan with an expression of entreaty.

Chu Xuan didn't refuse; he readily agreed to Luo Gandao’s request. However, his condition was that Luo Gandao must surrender all his remaining reward points to exchange for rare metals, such as [REDACTED - key two characters blocked]—the very raw materials needed to forge the internal energy storage units and internal energy-to-electricity converters.

So, after lunch, Luo Gandao was extorted until he was completely penniless, a process that left Zhang Heng dumbfounded.

Zheng Zha then recalled that Zhang Heng and Zhao Yingkong seemingly had never cooperated with Chu Xuan on technological planning. Although the team had Xiao Honglü to offer strategic advice when fighting alongside them, in terms of sheer ingenuity and strategy, they were vastly inferior to Chu Xuan’s designs. This was nothing to be reluctant about admitting; Chu Xuan truly surpassed many genius-level figures in intellect and scheming.

Compared to Luo Gandao’s fixation and obsession with the robot, the three newly revived members had relatively few demands regarding weapons.

For instance, Zhao Yingkong only needed a single dagger to start with. Zhang Heng could unleash powerful arrows from any bow. As for Cheng Xiao, having unlocked the Gene Lock and possessing a degree of martial arts skill, even fighting barehanded, ordinary people couldn't approach him.

Regardless, necessary enhancements had to be made. Everyone possessed a large stock of reward points and side plot rewards, and each member had specific areas they needed to upgrade. After lunch, the group followed Zheng Zha to the plaza, where Zheng Zha utilized his captain privileges to look up the attributes or weapons everyone needed to reinforce.

"First, Zhan Lan. Because you have so many mental power skills, and many of them are highly practical, I still think you should prioritize strengthening this one... Mind Control. Do you remember our fight against the Indian Continent Team? It looked like that woman might have enhanced her Mind Control. This is a Dual-C rank mental skill. Its description merely states it can control ordinary people whose willpower is weak, who haven't unlocked their Gene Locks, and who are weak in strength. But it has an advanced enhancement: a Dual-B rank mental skill, Thought Manipulation. That one can control any person or creature whose mental strength is not superior to yours. So, I think you should strengthen this mental skill. It will also benefit us when we enter the Resident Evil world next."

Zheng Zha closed his eyes, connecting with the "Main God," murmuring to Zhan Lan as he reviewed the enhancement options provided by the system.

Zhan Lan was obedient and reinforced the Dual-C rank mental skill. When the "Main God" light screen descended upon her as usual, moments later, Zhan Lan stepped out of the light. She stood there with her eyes closed the entire time.

Zheng Zha excitedly asked, "How is it? Try using it on us! Don't worry, as long as you aren't maliciously trying to control someone, this skill can actually detect the mental strength of the target. Although strong mental power doesn't necessarily mean strong combat ability, this skill can gauge others' strength to a certain extent. How is it? Can you gauge our mental strength levels?" Zhan Lan, with her eyes still closed, smiled and nodded, pointing at them one by one: "Among you all, your mental strength and Luo Gandao's are the strongest, followed by Chu Xuan, Zhao Yingkong, Zero Point, Wang Xia, and then Ba Wang. Zhang Heng’s mental strength seems the weakest; I feel like I could almost control him..." Zhang Heng’s expression became somewhat uncomfortable, but the young man was generally straightforward. He immediately laughed at himself, seeming completely unconcerned about his weak mental power.

Zheng Zha nodded. "The strength of mental power might be related to the will to survive, or perhaps psychological fortitude. I'm not too familiar with this area. Anyway, test it a bit more. If we encounter other teams in future battles, this skill could be an excellent way for us to gauge their strength. Next to be enhanced is Ba Wang... You have one B rank side plot reward and over 5,000 reward points, right?" Ba Wang immediately nodded excitedly, the man roaring with laughter, "First, enhance the C rank Werewolf Bloodline. As for the remaining two C rank side plot rewards, I don't know what they can buy yet.

Still, I can't be too stingy, right? First, exchange a Tubular Pulse Launcher for me, since the last one broke."

Zheng Zha shook his head. "The C rank Werewolf Bloodline definitely needs enhancing. Aside from that, I've also considered the heavy weapons you use. The power of the Tubular Pulse Launcher is immense, but it has a fatal flaw. Do you want to experience a catastrophic failure again? So, this time, exchange for something else... Speaking of which, you'll definitely like this weapon."

"Shoulder-mounted micro-repeater cannon... infinite ammunition type. How about this?" he jumped to...

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