Special Mission

"Sizzle, sizzle~~~"

At Hangzhou Holiday Hotel, after a ripple passed through the room, the warm bed suddenly collapsed, and two figures slowly faded from sight.

"Brother Sheng, Sister Liu! Huh~"

Huang Anqi rubbed her bleary eyes as she pushed open the door, only to find the room completely empty.

"They’ve already left? I was planning to discuss where to go play today with them!"

Huang Anqi muttered unhappily, then turned and closed the door. The room fell silent once more.

"Mei Daizi, Ryoko, long time no see!"

Inside a spacious, high-tech-style room in the Lord God Space, Gu Sheng greeted Mei Daizi and Ryoko warmly. It had been a long time since he had seen the two beauties, and he had missed them terribly.

"Xianzong, Lord Sheng!"

Ryoko looked at Gu Sheng in front of her, somewhat unable to recognize him. Compared with Zhang Xianzong in Wu Xin: The Monster Killer, his appearance in the real world was truly ordinary. If not for their identical aura, she would never have believed it.

"Sir!"

Mei Daizi came to Gu Sheng’s side and bowed respectfully, then stood obediently to one side.

"Let me introduce you all. You already know Mei-jie. This is another Chosen One on our team. Ryoko should have met her before as well. This is Chu Xin, currently a Third Star Level Eastern martial artist."

Gu Sheng pulled Chu Xin in front of Mei Daizi. His main purpose this time was to introduce the two of them. "Chu Xin, this is Mei Daizi. She is…"

Gu Sheng scratched his head awkwardly. His relationship with Mei Daizi was closer than his slightly ambiguous relationship with Ryoko, yet not as intimate as his relationships with Liu Daimei and Chu Xin. Still, it was a little closer than his relationship with Le Erya in the real world. She could be considered a fairly good… lover.

"Miss Chu Xin, it’s a pleasure to meet you. Please guide me in the future!"

Mei Daizi lowered her head respectfully. Her manners were impeccable. Women from Sun Country had been taught proper etiquette from a young age.

"Um… My name is Chu Xin. Sister Mei Daizi, you can just call me Xin’er from now on."

Chu Xin glanced helplessly at Gu Sheng before realizing that she should return the greeting. Chu Xin had previously relied too heavily on Gu Sheng, and after spending two months resting in the real world, she had nearly become useless. Although she had decided to change, her behavior instead made her seem like a complete beginner.

"Pfft—you’re such a scatterbrain!"

Seeing Chu Xin like this, Ryoko couldn’t help laughing. She and Chu Xin had been among the first Chosen Ones, and they had interacted in the past. At that time, however, Ryoko had been pursuing strength and was accustomed to acting alone, so she had never intended to form a deeper friendship.

"All right, everyone knows each other now. Come over and let’s discuss the next world!"

Gu Sheng beckoned the others over with a smile. They were currently in Gu Sheng’s private space, whose furnishings were extremely simple. There was only a tea table and several sofas.

There was no helping it. Gu Sheng had never been particular about his living conditions. As long as things were usable, that was enough for him. The Lord God Space had few basic facilities, so it held little appeal for him. Aside from a few missions and trading trips, he had never stayed there for long.

Since he never stayed long, there was naturally no need to maintain this private room. It retained its most primitive, minimalist style, much like the hive rooms in Resident Evil. Everything in sight was white, and even the sofas and tea table had only just been created.

"This place is a little shabby. Don’t mind it, everyone~"

Gu Sheng awkwardly rubbed his nose. On either side of him, Liu Daimei, who was nearly wrapped around his entire body, and little Chu Xin, who sat with her eyes lowered, were inspecting the room. They seemed to be thinking about how to arrange it according to their own styles.

"Xian—uh, I’d better call you Lord Sheng!"

Ryoko was not very interested in the room. Her relationship with Gu Sheng was probably more than friendship but not yet love. There was a hint of ambiguity between them. She did not resist Gu Sheng’s intimate gestures or even his occasional overstepping, but they had not yet pierced that final layer of paper.

Besides, she was a very pure person—a pure swordswoman. When it came to everyday life, she was much like Gu Sheng: if something could be muddled through, she would let it be. Thus, she had no ideas about decorating a room either.

"Ryoko, do you have any thoughts?"

Gu Sheng turned to look at Ryoko. He had gathered everyone in his room before this mission mainly to let them become more familiar with one another. As for the next world, he had already discussed it with them beforehand.

For the next mission world, he had already decided to head to Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and help Liu Daimei obtain Perfect Blood.

"It’s like this, Lord Sheng. The Lord God just updated a new world, and the form of the mission this time is rather special as well. I think this is an opportunity."

Ryoko brushed a hand over the Tachi tattoo on her arm. A flash of white light passed, and a huge light screen appeared before them. Lines of information flickered across it.

"Special Mission, S-Rank Origin World, Naruto World Shinobi World War, participate in the Shinobi World War…"

"What?"

Gu Sheng was somewhat surprised when he saw the light screen before him. This was the first time he had seen the Lord God issue a special mission. The Lord God was being unusually generous this time.

It had actually offered extremely generous conditions to attract Reincarnators. Any Reincarnator who participated in this mission and returned alive would receive a guaranteed five hundred points and a Black Iron Medal.

Moreover, during this mission, they could choose to use points to select a clan when descending. The Lord God had even provided brief information on the various clans, highlighting the special Kekkei Genkai of each: the Uchiha’s Sharingan, the Senju Clan’s powerful vitality, the Uzumaki Clan’s sealing techniques…

"The Lord God is really bleeding this time!"

Gu Sheng was deeply amazed. The Lord God’s avatars would descend precisely into the various clans, so it was obvious that the difficulty would be much greater than descending directly. Although the Lord God required a fee, compared with the enormous benefits, that tiny expense was completely negligible.

"Lord Sheng!"

Ryoko said to Gu Sheng, "The Lord God deliberately issued this special mission, so it definitely has a deeper meaning. Most of the other Chosen Ones will probably join in as well. We can’t fall behind!

The Designation Card for the Underworld world can be used at any time, but this mission is an opportunity we can’t afford to miss!"

"Gu Sheng, why don’t we forget about it this time and go next time?"

Liu Daimei glanced at the light screen and also advised him. Although she really wanted to rapidly improve her bloodline, just as Ryoko had said, this was an opportunity they could not miss.

"No need!"

Gu Sheng enlarged the light screen and read through the details. Then he shook his head. "This special mission will last a very long time. The Lord God’s introduction mentioned that it won’t end until the entire world is brought to an end, so there’s no need to rush.

How about this? We’ll split into two groups. Ryoko, take Mei Daizi and little Xin’er as the team’s advance unit and establish a foothold in the Shinobi World of that world first. Mei-jie and I will go to Underworld and completely resolve the problem with the bloodline inside her body."

Gu Sheng had his own plans. In his previous life, Perfect Blood from the Underworld world could be used to fuse bloodlines in many infinite-flow novels. The Kekkei Genkai of the Naruto World should count as a bloodline as well. If he could fuse them—

Especially if the bloodlines of those two individuals could be fused to obtain the Six Paths power of All Things of Nature, he might be able to rise directly to Fifth Star Level!

Now that he had an idea, he naturally wanted to give it a try.