Chapter 101: Magic System, We Are All Mages Now
In the vast, empty, and silent space, seven beams of light shot down. Within these light beams, seven figures gradually formed.
Zhao Yingkong was the first to wake up. She looked around in a daze and saw the six other people beside her.
Zhang Jie, Zheng Zha, Nuowa, Xiaoye Hui, and Zhan Lan.
And Ren Arakawa, whose body was reduced to only his eyeballs and chest.
"Are that old woman and Yan Wei dead?"
"Good, it's good that they're dead."
Zhao Yingkong muttered to herself.
A moment later, Zhang Jie also woke up.
Seeing Ren Arakawa's state, he immediately shouted, "Main God! Restore Ren Arakawa! Deduct the cost from Ren Arakawa!"
A white light descended. Ren Arakawa, who was on the verge of death, finally regained his breath.
Ren Arakawa's restoration lasted an entire day and night.
It was even longer than the previous curse from the Breeding Squad.
The points spent reached a terrifying two thousand seven hundred!
Naturally, this also included the restoration of two reward packs.
When Ren Arakawa stepped out of the light beam, Zhao Yingkong, who was staying up all night checking exchanges under the light sphere, turned her face away.
"You're not wearing any clothes."
"Ah, sorry. Main God, clothes." After Ren Arakawa finished speaking, a set of casual clothes appeared in his hand. He quickly put them on and checked his status.
Until the very last moment, Zhao Yingkong had protected the families of the vast majority of Team China's members.
Because of this, Ren Arakawa's daughter, Diana, did not die, and he received one C-rank side quest.
Ren Arakawa killed many scattered Dream Realm slaves, earning 4,300 reward points.
This was just the beginning!
"Killing Freddy's Dream Realm avatar yielded a B-rank side quest for the entire team, and five thousand reward points!?"
Hearing Ren Arakawa announce his achievements, even the usually aloof Zhao Yingkong couldn't help but praise, "Hmm, you did it."
Ren Arakawa recalled the feeling at that time. He only felt that on the brink of life and death, his thoughts seemed to connect with the All-Universe Ren Arakawa.
Compared to all the things the other Ren Arakawas had encountered, what was Freddy?
At that time, everyone in the city had been killed by Freddy. The only one left awake was Ren Arakawa.
Ren Arakawa scorned Freddy in his heart, immediately reaching a state where no one feared Freddy.
Coupled with the hypnosis of the Sharingan, Freddy's avatar finally disappeared within the world of *A Nightmare on Elm Street*.
After calculating the two missions and deducting the cost of restoring his body, the remaining balance was 6,666 points!
(The base 1000-point reward for killing General Da Qiang was used as an offset.)
Plus one B-rank side quest and one C-rank side quest!
This trip, not only did he barely survive, but he also gained a lot!
Ren Arakawa finally collapsed onto the ground, exhausted. All he wanted to do now was sleep. As for enhancements, he'd leave that to his other three selves.
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Ren Arakawa had a very long dream.
In the dream, he arrived in a meeting room. Three people were seated inside. One of them, wearing a ninja headband, was scribbling on a blackboard.
Of the other two, one wore a t-shirt and an MLB baseball cap, his eyes darting around, seemingly lacking confidence.
The other wore a prison uniform. His complexion was sallow and he was gaunt, but his eyes held an unyielding spirit!
The crucial thing was that these three people looked exactly like him.
Suddenly, Main God Ren Arakawa woke up with a start!
He looked around and saw himself lying in a stark white room. In his mind, his own voices echoed.
Indeed, it was the three Ren Arakawas discussing something.
Uchiha Ren: "I think using a B-rank side quest plus five thousand reward points to exchange for a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit is too inefficient!"
"You all saw what happened with Zhan Lan. Although she exchanged for a Logia-type Wind-Wind Fruit, her enhancement level isn't high, maybe only D-rank. She also uses it very poorly, completely lacking the effects seen in the manga."
"As for things like Elementalization, that's also an elusive matter. When crossing over between different fictional works, how it will be displayed is an unknown."
"Furthermore, I think since we already have Pirate Ren Arakawa in the One Piece World, exchanging for a Devil Fruit now would be like cutting off one of our own paths. We can totally wait until Pirate Ren Arakawa escapes prison, then go search for a powerful Devil Fruit in that world to eat. Anyway, there are still five years until the story begins. With our mastery of the plot, we'll have enough time."
Pirate Ren Arakawa: "I think so too. Although I really want Main God Ren Arakawa to get a Devil Fruit, I can't afford the one I have in mind. Judging by how harshly the Main God has repeatedly treated Team China, Main God Ren Arakawa simply can't save up 'money.' If we don't go all out in every horror film, we won't make it back."
Stephen Fang: "The Hogwarts lineage requires a C-rank side quest, which Main God Ren Arakawa can afford. With this lineage, I should be able to try out Asgardian magic."
Hearing this, Main God Ren Arakawa, who had just walked out and reached the sphere of light, spoke up, "Let's just max it out. Exchange for this."
As soon as his voice fell, all the Ren Arakawas saw the same screen simultaneously.
[Asgardian Mage Lineage: Requires 6,000 reward points and one B-rank side quest. In the Nine Realms, where everyone on average wields great hammers and axes, there is a group of dashing individuals who use magic to play with people's minds. They are gods in the eyes of mortals and devils in the hearts of cowards. Exchanging for this lineage will grant you an affinity for magic and the ability to learn, making even complex Asgardian magic easy to master. Note: Spells require additional purchase. Chakra energy has been detected in the purchaser's body. It is hereby stated: Magic and Chakra are two independent energy structures and do not interfere with each other.]
After the screen synchronized, Main God Ren Arakawa said, "When I was tangling with Freddy, I deeply felt that having a stronger physique is not as good as having more auxiliary techniques."
"Take the Body Replacement Technique and the Clone Technique, for example. Just with these two basic ninjutsu, I was able to run circles around Freddy."
"If I learned Loki's set of Asgardian magic, I'd bet Freddy wouldn't even be able to touch my shadow."
Stephen Fang expressed his opinion, "This lineage is not bad! Loki has a teleportation spell. Marvel is a world with multiple energy and combat systems; it can be seen as a grand, chaotic melting pot. What do you all think? If we learned point-to-point teleportation magic, could we synchronize our bodies to the same world?"
Pirate Ren Arakawa: "That would truly make us multiples. It's enough to scare someone to death."
Uchiha Ren: "But I have to pour some cold water on that idea. I don't think the probability of this happening is high. After all, it's teleportation across different fictional works."
Main God Ren Arakawa: "But no matter what, with Asgardian magic, once we learn spells like teleportation, Pirate Ren Arakawa will be liberated. This will be a qualitative leap in our strength."
Uchiha Ren: "With teleportation, won't I become a 'Black Flash'?"
Pirate Ren Arakawa: "Hmm, okay, then let's do the exchange!"
A beam of light enveloped Main God Ren Arakawa.
Under the gazes of the Team China members in the plaza, Main God Ren Arakawa recalled the telepathy magic Stephen Fang had forced Loki to teach him earlier and gave it a try.
Immediately after, he came to a conclusion.
"Loki tricked you. It's fake."
Stephen Fang: "Can you make more money in the next film and exchange for a Hulk lineage? I want to recreate a famous scene from *The Avengers*."
(end of chapter)