Chapter 4: Luo Gandao, a veteran member of the Central Continent Team
Chapter 4: Luo Gandao, a veteran member of the Central Continent Team
"Shi Ming, may I ask if it's possible to revive the dead as long as you have enough points and side quests?"
The young white-collar worker asked excitedly, his tone filled with barely suppressed excitement.
Then, as if realizing something, he awkwardly touched his nose, then smiled amicably and said, "Look how anxious I am. Let me introduce myself. My name is Zheng Zha, Zheng as in Zheng Chenggong, and Zha as in Nezha. I am a company supervisor."
Here comes the wild Zheng Zha.
Rejoice, for what stands before you now is...
A user of dual energy cycles, possessing two of the nine gates of the Prison, theoretically the only conscience of the first generation in the Main God Space, a practitioner of the Great Dao of One Punch and Two Pancakes, and a disgrace to his peers who relied solely on desperate bursts of power to unlock and counterattack. If this carriage weren't long enough, it really wouldn't be able to hold so many people.
Yes, despite Zheng Zha's drug use, promiscuity, involvement in stand-in literature, underage driving, and his tendency to cheat on his adult partner, his main theme being "When I grow up, I'll become you," he remains the only reliable figure in the Central Continent Team—no, in the entire First Era Main God Space.
You say he has low moral standards? Okay, I don't really see them. But good people need to be compared.
Let's not even talk about comparing him to that guy who doesn't want to reveal his name, some newbie, whom I'm just using as a moving target. He's just using newbies as moving targets for fun.
Compared to a certain unnamed teammate who, aside from creating a persona, can't even understand the Ice Bucket Challenge, is a resource black hole that creates team rewards but provides no positive feedback, has an intelligence comparable to a young green pepper, and only sells out teammates under the guise of serving everyone while fantasizing about being the only one who matters, Xiao Honglu, a minor male, is a saint.
Even the kind-hearted little monk Gan Tian, the second most benevolent among the original infinite beings, is a hypocrite compared to him. Gan Tian and Zheng Zha are both kind-hearted, but one, as a vampire, never drinks blood, while the other raises an eight-headed serpent only to devour a newcomer. They are truly a pair of smiling tigers, two black sharks. No wonder these two are a perfect match.
Unfortunately, the young monk Gan Tian couldn't resist the temptation and let the giant snake swallow a newcomer, ultimately losing by a hair's breadth and being eliminated.
"Of course, but resurrecting the dead doesn't even require going to the main god to spend side quests and reward points; I can do it myself."
Although his resurrection skills, learned from his former master Yuan Shao, were not up to par—the lives he resurrected would be erased by fate once they left their respective territories—he still confidently assured Zheng Zha.
"Let's talk about resurrection when we get back to the Main God Space."
Liu Qianhuang patted Zheng Zha, who was about to speak, interrupting his next move, and started eating KFC, with a little Wallace mixed in.
"My name is Luo Gandao, and I'm currently a senior in high school. But I'm very interested in driving, and I'm also very talented at it. When I play motorcycles or racing cars in the arcade, no one has ever been able to beat me. Those are semi-realistic cars."
In the corner, a newcomer who hadn't spoken since waking up smiled shyly and began to speak.
"Alas, who would have thought that Luo Gandao would one day become a veteran of the Central Continent Team? What a night this is! Why have all the lock-picking geniuses in the world suddenly appeared at this time?!"
Upon hearing the other person's self-introduction, Liu Qianhuang was surprised.
However, it is understandable, since his arrival brought about a dramatic change in history.
Although Luo Gandao's mental state was quite worrying in the later stages of the original work, his level of rationality was still above that of the adult Tomato. But there was nothing that could be done about it. Luo Gandao had no choice. If someone were tormented by Chu Xuan like him, it would be rare for them not to become a little obsessed.
However, his gene lock was unlocked even faster than Zheng Zha's, and unlike Zheng Zha's choice of Thunder Exchange (which is an insult to gorillas), Luo Gan said that his Unit-01 was really powerful.
"The last person should be Chu Xuan."
Liu Qianhuang muttered to himself. Following the typical plot of fanfiction about the original Infinite Era, if the members of the Central Continent team from the Resident Evil 1 era changed due to the arrival of the multiverse transmigrators, then Chu Xuan would definitely arrive earlier.
However, to his surprise, the last member of the team in this horror movie was not actually Chu Xuan.
"Li Xiaoyi, a senior high school student, complained about many things before coming here, but it's actually quite good. As long as I don't die, I can become a superhero, and as long as I can go back, I can maintain these enhanced abilities. I can't stand being bullied at school anymore. If I can go back, I will definitely kill those bastards!"
The last one to speak was an unremarkable young man.
However, the other party wasn't entirely without merit. Although Li Xiaoyi was just an unremarkable extra in the original work, the moment Liu Qianhuang saw him, he felt an urge to praise him as his own Sun Qian, Tang Xiaohu, extra brother, and Brother Hu, all while tying his shoelaces.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, Li Xiaoyi, the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord, could have anyone's soul inside his body.
In most fanfictions about Li Xiaoyi surviving to the third horror movie, his physical body only survives because his soul is possessed by a transmigrator. As for Li Xiaoyi's original spirit? Li Xiaoyi's true spirit? Discard it.
However, listening to the other party's lines, which were identical to those in the original work, Liu Qianhuang was certain that the current Li Xiaoyi was still the original.
The foundation of a great undertaking lies first and foremost in talented individuals. Talented individuals are more important than anything else, and the people in front of me now all possess the talents of Bo Ya and Zi Qi.
Aside from Li Xiaoyi, he genuinely had no idea what this guy could do. At least in Li Shuaixi's original work there was a Primordial Creation and Earth-Opening Grenade, but Li Xiaoyi was truly a complete unknown.
What's even more remarkable is that, unlike the future King of the Apes, Zheng Zha at this time is still very green and can be called a hero at the end of his road. At this time, if he gives the other party even a small benefit, it is worth ten times more than usual.
He was absolutely certain he could recruit Zheng Zha into his ranks. If he couldn't recruit him, he would have Zheng Zha come to him willingly.
Sometimes Liu Qianhuang couldn't help but admire his own wisdom. If he couldn't win over the other party, he would make them come to him on their own initiative. Even if he himself couldn't figure out this strategy with all his knowledge, how could others see through it?
After everyone finished introducing themselves, the train carriage began to slow down. The story was about to begin.
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