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Physical fitness: 10 (the average value for an average adult male is 10).
Agility: 10 (The average value for a typical adult male is 10).
Mental state: 10 (the average score for an average adult male is 10).
Well... it was so ordinary that Lin Yi didn't know what expression to make, and in the end, she could only helplessly shift her attention to another aspect.
"Let's also include the reward points system. Hmm, everyone's base reward points are 100, and the calculation method is linked to the reserve points, consider it an initial investment. By the way, if the reward points are insufficient, corresponding penalties will be imposed... For now, we'll just use mental interference."
Recalling the God's description of mental interference, Lin Yi felt a pang of heartache.
"Rewards require resource investment, and punishments also require resource investment. So this main god is a typical spendthrift who can't make ends meet!"
[Energy extraction methods exist]
"I've heard you say this countless times: those individuals who enter the Main God Space plunder resources from the interiors of multiple worlds."
Looking at the survivors below who had risen again after their discussions with the God of War and after their rest, Lin Yi also began packing up his equipment: "Unfortunately, we now have to strive for the first candidate qualified to enter the God of War's space."
Prototype: Chapter 6 Mental Interference
The group of survivors were heading towards a human camp.
Although less than 98 hours had passed between the outbreak of the virus and the fall of Bedhouse City, this once-orderly modern metropolis, whose order had been completely destroyed, had begun to slowly give rise to a new "order." At the top of the hierarchy naturally occupied the massive and "fearless" zombie horde, and any survivor had to carefully avoid these "dead" beings to prevent being attacked by them.
The second tier consists of the survivors who have control of the weapons.
They fortified some relatively safe areas to form settlements, and then used their weapons to resist the onslaught of zombies—which was impossible at the beginning when everyone was at risk of becoming a zombie, because no one could guarantee that the people holding weapons around them wouldn't bite at any moment. But it seemed that news came from somewhere that a group of survivors had obtained a drug that could prevent infection.
Naturally, these survivors, who had lost everything and were left only with the desire to live, immediately headed there, even if it was just an unrealistic fantasy, at least there was a reason to keep them from stopping and waiting to die.
Following behind this group of survivors, Lin Yi also heard a lot about the survivors' gathering place, which claimed to have mastered the means to prevent infection by the virus.
"Does such a thing really exist? To prevent infection?"
The T-virus has mutated in the current world, and its exact nature cannot be determined.
His brow furrowed involuntarily: "If it really exists, it could be very troublesome."
For the modern world, the most threatening aspect of the T-virus has never been its ability to create zombies to attack humans, but rather its ability to infect seemingly normal people through airborne transmission without anyone knowing, turning them into zombies and then infecting others around them—indirectly causing widespread panic.
The existence of this phenomenon means that humans cannot trust each other, and therefore cannot unite to fight against zombies.
However, if the root cause of this panic is eliminated, then humanity, having mastered highly efficient weapons of mass destruction, still has a great chance of completely quelling this infection crisis.
At that time, the zombies that only fight on instinct will be no match for them. Moreover, with a large number of survivors gathered together to fight the zombies, Lin Yi will have no way to select qualified individuals from among them—they will all be using the same weapons and making the same shooting motions. Who knows who among them is stronger or weaker?
"They must be stopped."
After much thought, Lin Yiru was certain that what he was preventing was either human self-rescue or the spread of preventative measures; only he himself knew the answer.
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When the survivors were about halfway through their journey, their opinions diverged.
"What the hell are you thinking?! The most important thing right now is to get to the settlement and get the preventative medicine. What the hell are you going to kill, zombies?!"
With disbelief on his face, the man known as Sadamoto, who appeared to be the strongest among the survivors, naturally became the leader. During the journey, Lin Yi had seen him use his baseball bat to smash away zombies that tried to approach, and after observing him many times, the God of War had roughly calculated his basic attributes.
Name: Sada Kimata
Power: 15
Constitution: 16
Agility: 11
Spirit: 9
Note: A relatively excellent candidate with a strong desire for control.
At this moment, this promising candidate was trying to "persuade" a small group in front of him: "In the end, those things are called undead bodies, not zombies, and that auditory hallucination only happened once—and you all believed it to be real?!"
Whether they believed it or not, Lin Yi didn't know, but he was very clear that this small group was definitely not just raising different opinions for the "mission," but more for seizing control of the team.
The menacing-looking man who was currently in charge stepped forward: "You make it sound so easy. If that mental interference causes any problems, can you afford to take responsibility?"
Name: An Musanshi
Power: 14
Constitution: 14
Agility: 10
Spirit: 10
Note: A good candidate, only in terms of attributes.
It was clear that Sadamoto's attitude softened slightly when facing this survivor whose physical abilities were similar to his own. He had to lower his voice to explain, "Let's not talk about whether that voice is real or not. Even if it is, it didn't give us a specific time to complete the mission. Once we get to the settlement, get our guns, and kill a few more corpses, it's a piece of cake, isn't it?"
Later, Lin Yi discovered yet another mistake he had made.
"time……"
Lin Yi sighed inwardly as he watched the argument unfolding in the distance, but his expression remained unchanged.
"This is also a necessary condition; otherwise, according to the thinking of those individuals who intentionally fail to complete the task, they would not be punished even if they died... Negative mentality is undesirable, but not everyone admits to having this wishful thinking mentality and is willing to overcome it."
After realizing that the small group was showing signs of surrendering to the main force, Lin Yi had no choice but to take action.
"Level 1 mental interference requires 100 energy points to release against one individual, so for thirty-one individuals it would be 3100 energy points..."
Gritting his teeth, he said, "Let's begin. We can't cut corners where it's not necessary."
[Command confirmed, penalty mechanism activated]
But to the arguing survivors in the distance, they heard entirely different words.
[Failure to complete the task within the time limit will trigger a penalty period.]
Before anyone could react, a chaotic array of images, along with distorted and discordant sounds, erupted from their visual and auditory senses.
It was a feeling ten times worse than dizziness and nausea. It was as if the world in front of you was being overturned and turned upside down. When you opened your mouth to vomit, you found that your stomach was giving you a rejection. In the end, the survivors who lay on the ground could do nothing but spit out a few mouthfuls of saliva.
This feeling of being worse than dead lasted for ten minutes, only stopping when most people would have collapsed from exhaustion.
[Main Mission: Kill 10 zombies. Current kill count: 0. Remaining kill count: 10. Time limit: 4 hours]
[Success Reward: 100 points]
[Failure penalty: 20 minutes of mental interference in the second phase]
Prototype: Chapter 7 Two Ways to Enhance Attributes
Sometimes, when Lin Yi observes the actions of "humans" as a group, certain strange thoughts would pop into his head.
Even though reality and reason have clearly told them that something has reached a point where it must be done, they keep convincing themselves with various reasons, praying for the possible "impossible," and then comfortably putting this urgent matter out of their minds. When it finally comes to the fore, they start complaining about why they didn't complete it in the first place—even though they were the ones who made the initial choice.
Tokonojo City, Megurigaoka Academy.
The once joyful campus has become a kind of "hell" with the spread of the virus. Because the virus spread during the school hours, with a large number of students stranded on campus, it is easy to imagine how many people will be infected once, and how many will be bitten by infected people and become infected again.
When the survivors realized they had to complete the "main quest," they set their sights on the academy, which was filled with ready-made corpses.
After seeing the large number of dead bodies roaming the playground through binoculars from a distance, Lin Yi had to admit it.
"With the right tools, this is indeed a pretty good hunting spot... well, I should say a 'score-farming' spot."
To incentivize the survivors, Lin Yi added a small reward to the subsequent tasks of killing zombies—infected beings they called "dead bodies"—with each dead body killed earning 10 points. Of course, this reward was only available to candidates at their current strength level; otherwise, once they grew stronger and acquired something like an atomic bomb, dropping it on a zombie gathering point would be incredibly easy for them to earn points.
Therefore, Lin Yi imposed restrictions on the reward of points for killing zombies.
For attributes with a maximum value below 20, the percentage is 100%, which is 10 points. For attributes with a maximum value below 30, the percentage is 50%, which is 5 points. For attributes with a maximum value below 40, the percentage is 20%, which is a negligible 2 points. However, if the maximum attribute is 50 points...
Based on calculations of human physical fitness, a single attribute exceeding 50 points will trigger fundamental changes in the organism, resulting in significant differences in its outward manifestations.
Following this principle, Lin Yi deducted the reward to 0% without any psychological pressure.
"Speaking of which, how do those candidates enhance their attributes?"
Looking at the reluctant survivors in the distance discussing how to deal with the zombies, Lin Yi suddenly asked the main god, "Through basic repetitive training, it's impossible for physical fitness to reach five times that of an average person."
Genes can be modified by consuming consumption points.
Lin Yi was taken aback upon hearing this, then suddenly realized and said, "It's probably about using points to enhance attributes, right?"
In that instant of realization, another question arose in my mind: "Why didn't you use your attribute-enhancing abilities on me?"
Gene modification carries uncontrollable risks.
"For example?"
Zombies, failed genetic modifications
Lin Yi's expression froze for a moment, then he wisely changed the subject: "According to you, isn't the T-virus also a tool capable of gene modification? And not through redeeming God's points, but through drugs...viruses produced in our own world?"
Recalling the images of zombies devouring human bodies, Lin Yi ultimately chose to categorize it as a virus rather than a "drug".
[Modification of the main god does not carry the risk of mutation]
"In other words, using God's points to enhance attributes is a relatively safe way, but using external methods carries risks... How effective are the enhancement abilities of those T-viruses? I mean, successful cases."
Alice (Perfect Evolver of the T-Virus)
Power: 37
Constitution: 34
Agility: 45
Spirit: 58
Ability: Telekinesis (Low)
Looking at the data that appeared in the upper right corner of his retina in surprise, Lin Yi even wondered if he should try to experience being infected by the T-virus. He didn't even need to go for a perfect evolution; a "semi-perfect evolution" would be enough. At least he wouldn't be in this embarrassing situation where all his scores were 10.
Fortunately, the unconscious roars outside made him abandon this unwise plan. Firstly, there was no complete T-virus for him to use, and secondly, the risk of infection was too high.
Shaking his head, he refocused his attention on the attribute template.
"In other words, while modifying genes with external materials carries risks, it can significantly enhance one's attributes and abilities... Is that a correct understanding?"
【correct】
"That makes things simple."
Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief after getting the answer: "I was worried that if we had to pay the God with points for everything, we'd be losing money hand over fist. It seems we need a world as a production base. As long as we successfully replicate and produce these T-viruses, we can definitely squeeze most of the points back from those who enter the God's space!"
Only liquid capital has value, and similarly, only points that have been used are "good points"—Lin Yi firmly believes this.
If it's just a matter of using the God's points to consume a small number of people, it's fine. But once the number increases, it will definitely be a losing proposition. At this point, we need to find a way to "take back" the points from those candidates.
"There was a time in our world history when countries with industrial production capabilities used large quantities of cheap industrial products to exchange for raw materials from less developed countries, which were worth several times more than the products themselves. These raw materials were then reprocessed into even more valuable products to exchange for dozens of times more of the original cheap industrial products... The principle is probably the same."
Gazing at the survivors in the distance who had already begun their actual operation, Lin Yi spoke as if explaining to a deity or talking to himself: "In the end, what I'm doing now is simply repeating everything that humanity once did, only they were still wearing the cloak of civilization, while I'm a bit more naked."
【…】
His only response was the long silence of the supreme god.
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"...That's settled then. You two go in and distract the undead with your voices, but remember not to be too loud, otherwise if there are too many of them, no one can save you!"
Facing the two survivors with mournful faces, Sadamitsu completely ignored the pleading in their eyes. Instead, he handed each of them a steel pipe he had found on the road and urged them, "Go! If you want to survive in this group, you must prove your worth—now is the time to prove your worth!"
The survivor, seeking support from those around him, looked to others, only to be met with either evasive or indifferent gazes. His heart sank deeper and deeper, just as he gritted his teeth, ready to risk everything—
"Look! There are people up there!"
"—!"
Everyone instinctively looked in the direction it was pointing, and there they saw a flag waving above the building where students were being taught, with three bright red symbols on it that were extremely glaring.
SOS
P.S.: Friendly reminder: Academy Island
Prototype: Chapter 8 Survivors on Campus
"Survivors—there are survivors up there too!"
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