Louis's puppet body walked with a crisp sound from the door of the ward next door into Lin Feng's personal space. His slightly trembling eyes only lingered on Lin Feng for a second before he made a general conclusion.

"Only 1 hour left before the mandatory mission begins."

Lin Feng sent a message through the Nightmare Space, and Louis's eyelids twitched rapidly, shrinking his thoughts to single digits.

“Mr. Participant, based on your current situation, I have selected three options that are most suitable for you.”

Louis said in one breath:

"The first option is to purchase the relevant world invitation, immediately enter the mission world, repair your body, quietly wait to return, and then enter the mandatory mission."

"The second method is to transfer consciousness and put it into a new body."

"The third option is to purchase medication to clear the virus and transplant new limbs."

Seeing Lin Feng's eyes fixed intently on him, Louis quickened his pace again: "Ghost in the Shell World Invitation, plus special materials worth 20 Nightmare Points, for a total expenditure of 50 Nightmare Points."

"Once you enter the world, you can use a special communication device to contact the world's AI and heal your body."

"Consciousness transfer, totaling 150 Nightmare Points, of which 100 Nightmare Points are for the general-purpose human body in the workshop area, and 5 points each for Stamina, Strength, and Agility. Requires 10 minutes."

"T4 active bacteria biochemical agent, worth 150 Nightmare Points, can quickly devour various biochemical viruses and build biochemical virus defense organs in the human body, requiring 40 minutes."

"Large-scale nanomedical device, worth 100 Nightmare Points, requires 30 minutes."

Lin Feng quickly considered his options, and just as he was about to make a selection, Louis suddenly spoke up: "Mr. Participant Number, the bacteria and viruses in your body have a certain degree of controllability. I personally suggest that there is no need to eliminate them."

"and..."

Lin Feng turned his gaze back to Louis, waiting intently for him to continue.

"Mandatory tasks will assess the participants' abilities. If you enter a mandatory task in this state, you will have a certain advantage."

Lin Feng struggled to sit up. A cool breeze blew in from the window, and a familiar feeling immediately welled up in his heart. Long ago, he had been lying here just like this, enduring the pain all over his body, accepting his fate with sighs of regret.

After regaining his composure, he slowly asked, "What do I need to do?"

He noticed the strange look in Louis's eyes. 100 points wasn't much for him at the moment, but what Louis had mentioned was a possibility.

Louis pulled something out of nothingness—a light red jade ornament, resembling a human figure with arms hanging down, lying quietly in his hands.

"Isis' Knot: An amulet from Egypt, imbued with a magical power that can place the wearer between life and death for seven days."

"Sir, the main reason for your condition is that your body cannot withstand the changes brought about by the virus. In fact, it is building a brand new circulatory system. Once this system is completed, your bodily functions will improve and you will gain excellent viral resistance."

"It helps you survive in a variety of different environments, even anaerobic environments."

"This amulet can protect your will from being compromised during the construction process."

Lin Feng listened attentively. The different environments, including anaerobic environments, were enough to make him reconsider whether the virus in his body really needed to be removed.

"However, during this period, you will need to consume a lot of energy to maintain the construction of this circulatory system and ensure the activity of your body until your body and the virus develop a certain commonality."

As Louis spoke, a brand new concept immediately formed in Lin Feng's mind.

"According to the Nightmare Space exchange rules, after experiencing the relevant mission world, you will need at least 800 Nightmare Points to build a perfect circulatory system within your body."

"If you want to build it yourself, you'll need at least 1500 Nightmare Points."

"How many points does this amulet have?" Lin Feng looked up and his calm eyes had already made up his mind about his choice.

“Free.” Louis straightened up and respectfully handed it over, letting the Knot of Isis float to Lin Feng’s front: “I have a personal commission here, which requires a human-level superior participant.”

Suddenly, a cold wind swept through the small ward, and Louis's wooden eyes darted towards the angry Red Ghost, a strange light flashing within them.

In just a few mission worlds, the ghosts raised by this participant have become quite intimidating, unlike the little ghosts that were originally extracted from mission worlds when he bought them from him.

"good!"

As the eerie wind dissipated, Lin Feng firmly grasped the Knot of Isis, a smile suddenly appearing on his lips: "You trust me that much?"

“Mr. Numbered Participant,” Louis said with a smile, “I think you believe in yourself more than I do.”

Moreover, this kind of amulet isn't 'valuable'; it's just a favor, and... just a way to casually fill in the numbers for this quest.

Lin Feng composed himself, and the talisman in his hand began to take effect. A sense of clarity filled his mind, freeing him from the feeling of being constantly dominated by the mycelium and allowing him to regain some control over his body.

Seeing this, Louis added, "Sir, you may ask me any questions you have while you are still working on this commission, free of charge."

"Free?" Lin Feng considered the request for a moment.

"Yes, the redemption of package items and information search."

Louis answered quickly.

"Hmm..." Lin Feng tried to stand up. The mycelium was absorbing his nutrients, and he needed to quickly replenish the energy he had lost: "Regarding what you said about replenishing bodily activity and getting the body and the new circulatory system to work together... do you have any recommendations?"

Louis straightened his posture and resumed his usual eloquent manner: "Sir, regarding the supplementation of bodily vitality, there are mainly four types."

"The first type: external enhancement, such as nanotechnology enhancement, gene-based drug enhancement, superpowers, Space Marine modification, etc."

"The second type: internal release, such as gene lock, boxing glove, God's forbidden zone, etc."

"The third type: bloodline reshaping, such as Qilin bloodline, Shiki bloodline, Ghoul bloodline, Thousand Hands cells, Demon body, Absolute Meridian, Dao body, Holy body, Demon, Witch, Dragon, etc."

"The fourth type: cultivation techniques, such as Buddhist Golden Body, Taoist Qi Cultivation, Five Poisons Body Tempering, Demonic Devouring, or... Eight Gates Formation, Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, One Punch Cultivation Method, Navy Six Styles, etc."

A glint flashed in Lin Feng's eyes. If there weren't so little time, he would have loved to ask about every single enhancement the other party mentioned, especially what Louis said at the end.

Louis didn't waste any words and continued, "There is no superior power within the Nightmare Space. External enhancements also have more advanced super-god potions, and because they are fast-acting, they have always been the preferred target for participants."

"Inner release demands a great deal from oneself and is a severe test of willpower."

"Among them, the gene lock is a semi-bloodline skill, which can only be broken through on its own if one has the life factors under the corresponding world rules."

"Bloodline enhancement requires a certain time frame and places extremely high demands on the participants. Overly rigid use can only rely on the Nightmare Space for improvement. Also, because the information is transparent, the weaknesses are too obvious, which is somewhat controversial."

"Similar to the current mainstream currency, Thousand Hand Cells, you only need to exchange them for the Venomous Fang Dagger in your hand to thwart him."

"Oh?" Lin Feng exclaimed in surprise. He had indeed thought of something similar when he bought the Venom Fang Dagger, but in a cyber world, and with two participants in mechanical modifications, he really couldn't bring out the poison in his dagger.

"Cultivation techniques require participants to have a high level of comprehension. The Nightmare Space can exchange for the corresponding cultivation level for you, but for those with exceptional talent, the cultivation level has no effect."

Seemingly noticing Lin Feng's furrowed brows, Louis explained, "Different film and television powers exist, but that's because they're in different worlds. Now that the participants are all ordinary humans, even if you acquire some kind of extraordinary bloodline or learn some kind of super technique, without any change, you'll eventually be outdone by others."

"For those with exceptional talent, their lineage is more about the brilliance they leave behind."

"Choosing the most suitable is far better than choosing the strongest."

"When you are strong enough, you can even increase your affinity for a certain attribute and transform it into your own power, forming a brand new bloodline."

Louis's voice entered Lin Feng's mind, and the thought of exchanging bloodlines gradually returned to normal: "Is exchanging bloodlines also a step-by-step upgrade from low to high level?"

“Yes, sir,” Louis replied.

Lin Feng pondered and came to an answer in his heart. He didn't need anything too fancy, and there was no problem with continuing down the path he had chosen.

Gene enhancement fluid and gene lock allow him to further control his body and energy!

Furthermore, the later stages of gene lock can produce remarkable effects against viruses and curses, and can also powerfully control demonic power!