Targeted Gene Evolution Potion: After use, it performs targeted genetic rewriting, adding a pair of artificial base pairs, allowing the user to gain a superpower.
Two potions, resembling red and blue double helix structures, lay in Zhou Ming's hand. These were the two special rewards for killing the Ultimate Mutant.
"Too bad I can't use them…" Zhou Ming regretfully placed the two potions into a specialized preservation cabinet.
This was because the basic requirement for using these two potions was a genetic similarity of over 99% with Earth humans.
Although he didn't know why Earth humans were so favored by the Main God, it was clear that this condition restricted Zhou Ming more than the difference between a human and a toad.
Zhou Ming had tried to use the Main God to strengthen himself to use the potions. The Main God quoted a price of 20,000 Reward Points and solemnly warned him that it could very likely cause Law conflicts, with unpredictable consequences for his life.
"What the heck is this?!"
Did Zhou Ming's body even have something called "genes"?
The Law differences between the Gu World and other worlds were too vast. He didn't even know why he could still breathe, speak, and eat normally in other worlds. Perhaps this was one of the Main God's protective measures for Reincarnators.
Perhaps he could exchange for some professional equipment to examine himself and satisfy his curiosity.
But for now, Zhou Ming could only lament that he and those two potions were not fated to be together.
'Perhaps I can save them for future teammates,' Zhou Ming thought.
He had promised Qin Wumeng that he would form a Reincarnator Team after the Zombie World mission ended and invite her to join.
This was also the result of Zhou Ming's careful consideration.
He was currently a double agent between the Main God and the Gu World, constantly feeding information to both sides. If he didn't plan ahead, what if he ended up being discarded once his usefulness ran out, like a cunning rabbit killed and a loyal hound cooked?
Zhou Ming never considered himself to be exceptionally clever or remarkable. With his own abilities alone, simply surviving in the cracks between two behemoths was difficult enough.
Therefore, he needed the strength of more people, preferably to establish his own faction.
Compared to joining a legion, Zhou Ming felt that teammates he personally assembled and nurtured would be more trustworthy.
"In that case, then…" Zhou Ming stood up, walked out of the living room, and looked at the Main God's orb above the plaza.
"Main God, I want to establish a Reincarnator Team!"
"Establishing a Reincarnator Team requires a Reincarnator's historical mission evaluation to be six stars or above, consuming 10,000 Reward Points. Requirements met. Reincarnator Team successfully established. Please name the team!"
"Awei Team," Zhou Ming said casually.
"Team name 'Awei Team' already exists. Please rename it."
"??? Good heavens, I'm calling good heavens right now." Zhou Ming suddenly felt the same frustration he used to experience when playing online games in his previous life, constantly encountering duplicate names.
After a moment of thought, Zhou Ming spoke again: "Fang Yuan Team?"
"Naming successful! Team 'Fang Yuan Team' has been established! Team functions are open, please check them yourself!"
Zhou Ming fell silent for a moment.
"Alright, Fang Yuan Team it is. No rules, no circles, right? If I get the 'Rules Gu' later, won't my team name be truly fitting?"
The two Rules Gu were Rank Nine Gu, possessing incredible power.
"Team member limit: 20. Current team members: 1."
"Adding team members requires both parties to jointly sign a team contract."
"Recruiting Reincarnator members requires both parties to pay 1,000 Reward Points each; recruiting non-Reincarnator members requires consuming 5,000 Reward Points."
"Team Public Space is open! Team Public Reward Points account is open! Team communication channel is open! Team permissions have been confirmed! Team regulations should be written by the captain!"
A series of messages flooded Zhou Ming's mind.
After studying the various team permissions and operating methods for a while, Zhou Ming then sent a team invitation to Qin Wumeng. (Reincarnation Letter, Main God sender, 100 Reward Points.)
He had originally expected to wait a while for Qin Wumeng's reply, but to his surprise, Qin Wumeng replied almost instantly, as if she had been waiting for Zhou Ming specifically.
A virtual contract appeared before Zhou Ming, bearing both Zhou Ming's and Qin Wumeng's signatures. Then, the contract burned away, and Zhou Ming was deducted 1,000 Reward Points.
"Captain!" Qin Wumeng's voice, feigning calmness but unable to suppress her joy, rang out in the team communication channel.
The team communication channel could only be used in the Main God Space. Whether Reincarnators were in their own rooms or the Public Trading Space, they could communicate in real-time.
"Captain, how do I find you now? I don't have permission here."
Seeing that Zhou Ming didn't speak, Qin Wumeng continued to ask.
"Don't worry, I received a Main God prompt that our Main God Spaces are about to merge."
Zhou Ming stared at the Main God's orb in the sky, wanting to see the upcoming changes clearly.
The Fusion of the Main God Spaces was so smooth. Without a sound, a building abruptly appeared next to Zhou Ming's garden villa.
"Captain!" Qin Wumeng also appeared in the plaza beneath the orb, waving and calling out to Zhou Ming.
"It's that simple?" Zhou Ming inwardly marveled at the Main God's incomprehensibility and walked towards Qin Wumeng.
The building behind her was actually a square steel house, looking very much like an underground laboratory from a movie.
"What exactly did this girl go through?" Looking at the perfectly square building, Zhou Ming's expression flickered for a moment before quickly returning to normal.
Qin Wumeng seemed to notice the change in Zhou Ming's gaze. She looked back at the building behind her and smiled sheepishly at Zhou Ming.
The next moment, that building directly collapsed, turning into nothingness, and then reformed into a villa with a garden, whose exterior was practically carved from the same mold as the one Zhou Ming had created.
"…" Zhou Ming was speechless again.
"What's the meaning of this? Copying it without even bothering to change it, is that it?"
However, he also knew that this girl probably had some painful past that she didn't want to show Zhou Ming, so Zhou Ming didn't need to ask anything.
"Want to come over and sit?" He invited Qin Wumeng.
Qin Wumeng nodded, silently following behind Zhou Ming.
The two walked through the garden and into the villa. Along the way, Qin Wumeng carefully observed every plant and tree. Zhou Ming deeply suspected she wanted to remember the details to make her own place exactly the same.
"What if she mistakes the room and enters the wrong door later?"
Zhou Ming unhesitatingly banished these jumbled thoughts from his mind, took out a Targeted Gene Evolution Potion, and handed it to Qin Wumeng.
"This is the reward for killing the Ultimate Mutant, a Targeted Gene Evolution Potion. Take it and use it; it can grant you a superpower."
"Thank you, Captain." Qin Wumeng didn't hesitate or decline, openly accepting the potion.
The two had spent over a month together in the Zombie World, discussing many things, including detailed plans for future strength improvement and team resource allocation.
So, she wasn't surprised or uncomfortable by Zhou Ming's sudden gift. She accepted it calmly, intending to contribute more in future missions, which would not waste Zhou Ming's investment.
The two chatted for a while longer about matters related to the Main God Space, confirming some ideas with each other.
Much information about the Main God Space could be bought in the Public Trading Space, enough for a novice to understand the Main God in a short time.
However, some higher-Rank Main God secrets were firmly held by major powers and rarely leaked out.
Ordinary Reincarnators could only explore and summarize on their own, paying extra to acquire information that might not even be rare in those legions.
"Oh, right, Captain. Have you tried asking the Main God to repair your body's alienation? Maybe it can turn you back to normal."
During their conversation, Qin Wumeng noticed the woody Texture on Zhou Ming's facial skin and quickly reminded him.
Zhou Ming nodded: "I thought of that method, but haven't had a chance to try it yet, but…"
He didn't say what the "but" was, instead directly asking the Main God for a full-body repair.
The Main God's strengthening could be performed anywhere in the Main God Space. Even as Zhou Ming sat on the living room sofa, he was immediately enveloped by a pillar of light.
Countless specks of light filled the pillar, continuously pouring into Zhou Ming's body.
Immediately, Zhou Ming's skin visibly changed. The woody Texture rapidly faded, and his hair color continuously deepened, transitioning from dark green to black.
Zhou Ming didn't pay much attention to the changes on his body surface. He focused more on his Aperture.
Inside his Aperture, also illuminated by the Main God's pillar of light, countless specks of light merged into the Aperture wall. The thick Stone Aperture wall actually began to soften.
Crack!
A tiny crack suddenly appeared on the Aperture wall.
"Holy crap!" Zhou Ming was startled and quickly stopped the full-body repair. The pillar of light instantly vanished, and all changes ceased with it.
Zhou Ming waited quietly for a while, and when he saw that the Aperture wall hadn't cracked again like before, he breathed a sigh of relief, his suspended heart gradually settling.
"It was as I expected! The Main God's full-body repair can even restore an Aperture that has been turned into a Stone Aperture. Truly worthy of the Main God."
"However, now is not the time to restore the Aperture. At the very least, I need to wait until I get the Gu I want."
"What's wrong, Captain?" Seeing Zhou Ming start and immediately stop the full-body repair, Qin Wumeng asked curiously.
"Nothing." Zhou Ming said casually, choosing a partial repair, and quickly restored his appearance to a normal state.
The Main God's repair could be full-body or partial. For example, if a Reincarnator had an injury to a specific body part, he could choose partial repair, fixing only the affected area.
However, if there were too many injuries all over the body, or if one didn't even know what injuries they had, then using full-body repair at that time would be appropriate.
"The Stone Aperture Gu really can't hold out for long. Even without this Main God repair, it would only be delayed by a few days; the outcome wouldn't change."
"Or rather, from the moment the Stone Aperture formed, the Aperture was already in the process of recovery, but because the magnitude of change was too small, it wasn't noticeable."
"What's certain is that this magnitude of change will grow larger and larger, and the Aperture's recovery speed will also become faster and faster.