"Why?"
Zheng Zhang's heart stirred slightly, and he couldn't help but ask aloud, momentarily forgetting even the rescue of Cheng Xiao.
"Firstly... because you don't use your brain."
Chu Xuan looked at Zheng Zhang, speaking in the most calm tone, but with the most mocking words.
"A?!".
Upon hearing this sentence, countless question marks floated above Zheng Zha's forehead. He suspected that perhaps he had a problem with his hearing or that there was another hidden meaning in Chu Xuan's words.
"There is no hidden meaning, just the literal meaning."
As if he had telepathy, Chu Xuan instantly understood Zheng Zha's thoughts and then calmly explained: "You should know that the second-stage gene lock controls all the muscle tissue in the human body, and the third stage gene lock that follows is to focus on developing the brain area."
"In other words, the higher the intelligence and the better one is at thinking, the more advantageous one will have when unlocking the third-stage gene lock."
In contrast, people with lower intelligence, or what is generally considered to be idiots, will face certain obstacles when unlocking the third-stage gene lock... unfortunately, that is you as I observe you."
"..."
Zheng Zha's mouth twitched, and suddenly he felt an itchy need to punch something to relieve the itching.
For example, the poker face in front of him feels quite nice, maybe he should try it now?
At this moment, Chu Xuan's voice rang out again.
"Of course, intelligence level is just the most trivial of the conditions for unlocking the third-stage gene lock, while the true key lies in two other factors."
"Alright, Chu Xuan, I know I'm not good at thinking, so don't beat around the bush, just say what you have to say."
Zheng Zha sighed, feeling quite exhausted, he said.
"Pressure and obsession."
As he said this, a flash of white light appeared on Chu Xuan's plain mirror.
"Firstly, the pressure... Based on the data I have, gene locks are a very special cultivation system. Besides their own talent, the most important factor is the fear of death and the desire to survive that arise from facing life-threatening situations."
"It is only in such situations that humans can break through their own limitations and tap into the potential deeply hidden within their genes, thereby being able to continuously unlock higher-level gene locks."
"Seems... indeed, it is like that."
Zheng Zha nodded, as if he recalled a jeep racing on the beach and the Tyrant he encountered when returning to Resident Evil.
Those two breakthroughs in unlocking the gene lock were indeed when he was on the brink of death. Now, when he thinks about it, he still feels a bit scared.
"But later... "
Unfortunately, later on, Wu Xian became stronger and stronger, even surpassing the combined strength of all other members of the Zhongzhou team. At the same time, he brought tremendous benefits to the team, ensuring the safe survival of all those he recognized, including you."
It is because of this that you and Zhan Lan, along with others, gradually developed a sense of inexplicable security, so that even when facing extremely dangerous situations, you would not feel an overwhelming amount of fear.
Because at that time, an idea would automatically spring up in your heart - as long as Wu Xian is there, the Zhongzhou team will definitely win and can live to return to the main god space."
Zheng Zha opened his mouth, wanting to refute Chu Xuan's words, but found himself at a loss for words.
It was evident that that's exactly what he was thinking.
Or, this is the most real thoughts of Zheng Zha and other early-stage senior practitioners like Zhan Lan.
As long as Wu Xian is there, no matter what difficulties are encountered, there will always be courage and confidence to overcome them.
And all they need to do is to keep up with Wu Xian's pace, without holding him back.
From Bioshock to Xenomorphs, and now the Curse of Prometheus World, they all have become accustomed to this mode and don't find anything wrong with it.
However, now that Chu Xuan suddenly brought it up, Zheng Zha's heart couldn't help but feel something strange.
Could it be... that this is wrong?
"Of course, it is right."
As if he had heard Zheng Zha's heart again, Chu Xuan turned his head and glanced at him sidelong.
"It's natural for a team to become truly strong with a firm and strong leader... Wu Xian has done well in this regard, but he's a bit too good, to the extent that he has limited the development of other members of the Zhongzhou team to some extent."
"This is also the main reason why you have not been able to unlock the third-stage gene lock for nearly four months."
".... Chu Xuan, you are absolutely right."
Zheng Zha took a deep breath, leaned on his ax, and said with a wry smile, "Indeed, we have lived too comfortably under the captain's protection, but hey... the captain is really too strong and keeps getting stronger at an incredible pace."
"Honestly, I once wanted to catch up to him and fight alongside him."
"But no matter how hard I tried, the gap between us only grew larger, and now, even his back is about to be out of sight..."
As he spoke, Zheng Zha's voice gradually lowered, filled with a sense of melancholy.
As a man who could become the office director at a young age, Zheng Zha may have had some messy private life in the past, but he still had a strong sense of ambition in his bones.
Especially when he first entered the main god space, he definitely had the idea of later comers overtaking Wu Xian.
However, as Wu Xian kept showing his astonishing strength, the thought of comparing himself to him gradually faded away, and in its place came a near-lazy feeling of resignation.
Fine, the captain is so strong, what's the point of trying hard. Just climbing on his back wouldn't be nice?
"It's normal for you to think like that, after all, Wu Xian is..."
He is not normal.
Thoughts racing in his mind, Chu Xuan paused for a moment and suddenly shifted the topic, "But have you ever considered this question, if... I mean, if."
What if one day, the Zhongzhou team encountered an enemy they could not defeat, like the fourth-stage Takashi, which even Wu Xian claimed he had no confidence in overcoming.
But at that time in the Zhongzhou team, there was no one who could help him, what should they do? Would they just watch Wu Xian being killed by the enemy and everyone waiting for their own death?"
"It's impossible! Absolutely impossible!!"
Zheng Zha immediately refuted, saying that he didn't believe such a thing would happen.
"What if?"
Chu Xuan looked at him with a rare seriousness in his tone: "Don't forget, Wu Xian has been without any message for almost an hour, neither Friday nor Zhan Lan can get in touch with him..."
Alright, even if he can ultimately solve this horror movie, what if the Zhongzhou team encounters the divine demons in the future, and has to fight against two special reincarnation teams. Do you think Wu Xian can still single-handedly defeat all the enemies?"
"I..."
Zheng Zha opened his mouth, but the words "I believe in the captain" got stuck in his throat.
Yes, this is the reincarnation world, with countless possibilities and dangers. Who knows what kinds of demons and monsters we will encounter in the future. Shouldn't we bear some responsibility ourselves and not just leave it all to Wu Xian?"
"Gentlemen, even though I know you are discussing a very serious matter, please remember that this is a battlefield now. Can we change our topic for later?"
Suddenly, Zhan Lan's voice echoed through the mental network, and it seemed that perhaps it was because she had heard Chu Xuan's words, her tone also carried a bit of somberness.
"Also, Zheng Zha, rest well and hurry over to Cheng Xiao's side. If you don't hurry, he's really about to collapse!"
"Aah! Oh oh! I'm coming right away!"
Hearing this, Zheng Zha blushed slightly and then quickly picked up his ax, running off in the direction Zhan Lan had indicated.
As for Chu Xuan, he stood in place watching Zheng Zha's back disappear, then lifted his hand and shot the Wufeng Yuan Cai Shenzhi gun at the evil spirits that approached.
"Jin Xian, I have completed the task you entrusted to me, but whether he can take that step in this horror movie depends on how determined he truly is."
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