Translator: AnubisTL
"But..." Scar Dog hesitated, "I still feel like this is a bit of a joke. How could something so important end up in the hands of someone like Ma Zi?"
"Does it feel like it's worth too little?"
"Exactly." Chen Jiang nodded in agreement. "Before this, I thought it would be a voting system, and this declaration of war would just count as one vote. I never imagined it could directly declare war."
"Then the only remaining possibility is..."
"Ma Zi just got lucky and looted this thing."
"Or maybe a lot of people have these declarations in their pockets, but they've never used them, just like Ma Zi."
"Then why haven't they used them?"
"Maybe they feel they can't handle such a massive responsibility. After all, declaring war on behalf of an entire race against another requires immense courage."
Scar Dog nodded thoughtfully. "So, Brother Jiang, if we get another racial declaration of war in the future, could we join an alien race and then declare war on another alien race on their behalf?"
"Well, this counts as indirectly reducing the human race's opponents by two, right?"
"Of course it does."
Chen Jiang raised an eyebrow slightly and chuckled. "Naturally, I'm joining the human race now. After all, their exclusive innate ability, Phoenix Nirvana, is just too tempting."
"To think they can have two lives!"
The next moment—
[Ding! Congratulations, Player Chen Jiang, for successfully joining the human race.]
[Acquired exclusive innate ability: Phoenix Nirvana.]
[All members of the human race now possess two lives.]
"Excellent."
Chen Jiang glanced at his personal panel with satisfaction.
[Player: Chen Jiang]
[Items: Rapid-Fire Hand Cannon, Steel Sword Autonomous Rotating Turret]
[Race: Human]
[Innate Abilities: Unrestrained Modification, Phoenix Nirvana]
This exclusive innate ability of the human race had significantly boosted his sense of security.
However, without testing it, he couldn't yet determine the exact mechanics of the human race's resurrection mechanism.
Could he freely choose the resurrection time, or would it be after three minutes? Twenty-four hours? Or three days?
Would it be a resurrection in place, or a random teleportation to a new location?
If it were a resurrection in place, frankly, it would be somewhat limited.
It would be fine as long as the human race's exclusive innate ability remained a secret. But once leaked, any alien race member who killed a human would obviously camp the corpse.
In that scenario, the ability would become more of a liability than an asset.
The only exception would be if a human, knowing they were about to be defeated, jumped off a cliff before dying.
Even if they resurrected in place, they would reappear at the bottom of the cliff, inaccessible to the alien race.
Of course, this was just his speculation about the resurrection mechanism. The actual implementation would only become clear through future combat scenarios. He recalled that there should be other human players in this area.
Overall, for the human race—who had just entered this world only to face a brutal massacre by the mechanical race—this was undoubtedly good news.
After all, having two lives could prove invaluable in many situations.
For example, carrying a nuclear bomb to annihilate the enemy and then resurrecting from the ashes.
If only we had a nuclear bomb.
"Truly remarkable."
Chen Jiang nodded in satisfaction, sighing, "You've essentially given every human player a cheat code."
"It's a pity we didn't transmigrate to some Xuanhuan World. With the karmic merit you've accumulated through this act, you'd have ascended to sainthood on the spot."
"At least for now, they should still feel some gratitude toward you."
Scar Dog lowered his head in thought for a moment before looking up at Chen Jiang, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes. "Brother Jiang, now that the human and mechanical races have officially declared war, there will be massive rewards for killing mechanical race members."
"Why don't we just slaughter all the mechanical race members in the wasteland?"
"We can't do that," Chen Jiang said calmly, shaking his head. "The security guards in the wasteland are semi-mechanical cyborgs directly connected to City 18's Law Enforcement Bureau's alarm system. If anything happens to them, City 18 will send enforcers."
"Our top priority right now is to secretly seize control of the wasteland."
"Then, under the cover of night, when the guards are off guard, we'll collect as many semi-damaged items as possible to upgrade our weapons to absurd levels."
"Exactly," Scar Dog nodded in deep agreement. "Like a shotgun with a 100-meter barrel."
"A 100-meter barrel? You wouldn't be afraid of the recoil killing you?"
"I'd rather be killed by recoil than by enemy gunfire."
"Nice line 👍."
Chen Jiang interrupted Scar Dog's daydreaming, placing a pile of items on the table. After exchanging a glance with Scar Dog, they grinned at each other. "Today's a good day. We've been reaping a bountiful harvest."
These items had been seized from Ma Zi.
"Let's inventory them. Keep the useful ones and send the rest for enhancement."
"Got it."
Chen Jiang immediately picked up a bracelet and examined it.
[Item Name: Space Bracelet]
[Item Tier: One-Star Item]
[Item Effect: 3x3x3, 27 cubic meters of storage space]
[Item Description: Utilizes folded space to store firearms, items, clothing, and more.]
He had seen Ma Zi use this bracelet countless times and had coveted it for ages.
He had no idea where Ma Zi had gotten it.
But he certainly didn't have one.
The loot Chen Jiang had stolen from the item shop in City 18 didn't include any space-manipulating items.
He immediately slipped the deep blue bracelet onto his wrist. Upon closer inspection, he could see a liquid-like substance, faintly glowing, flowing within the bracelet's core.
"Tsk," Chen Jiang clicked his tongue and shook his head. "This thing is definitely not suitable for assassinations. The special effects are far too flashy."
The space within the bracelet was neither too large nor too small—just enough to accommodate his turret. This would make things much more convenient, saving him from having to lug the turret over his shoulder for every mission.
Soon, the two had sorted through all the items, keeping only four useful ones:
The space bracelet. Two single-use grenade items, which they decided to keep for potential future use. Another single-use item:
[Item Name]: Interference Stun Gun
[Item Tier]: One-Star Item
[Item Restriction]: Single-Use Item
[Item Effect]: Temporarily disables electronic components and mechanical parts in targeted devices.
[Item Description]: With this, you'll never have to worry about taxis ignoring your hails again.
(End of the Chapter)
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