In the Hokage Office, Orochimaru agreed to stay in the Village, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
With this, the third Quiz Test came to a successful conclusion.
Everyone needed to seize the time to digest the intelligence they had gained and Orochimaru's transformation.
Thus, they went their separate ways, agreeing to hold a small meeting the next day.
Orochimaru was also taken by Jiraiya to Hiruzen Sarutobi's house for a meal, and to catch up... On the other side, Ye Chen returned home and rubbed his hands together excitedly:
"Hehe, System, let's see what the rewards are this time!"
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the third quiz mission, obtaining double rewards!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: Random High-Level Gift Pack Draw X2!]
[Ding! The perfect transformation of the original character Orochimaru has brought about immeasurable influence and will generate a large number of plot points. Congratulations, host!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, current cumulative plot points: 145,627 points!]
A series of notification sounds rang out, making Ye Chen's heart bloom with joy!
As expected, his hard work would not go to waste!
The plot changes brought about by reshaping Orochimaru's personality and modifying his memories had already begun to take shape.
In this short period of time, it had provided Ye Chen with over forty thousand plot points.
As the news spread and Orochimaru's behavior changed, there would be even more!
"Nice! Let's start the draw!"
Ye Chen nodded with satisfaction and spoke impatiently.
[Ding! The draw begins. The current prize pool is: High-Level.]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, the draw reward is: All Water Release Ninjutsu!]
The next moment, a massive amount of information flooded into Ye Chen's brain.
From the lowest-level Water Clone to the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama's unique Water Dragon Bullet, Water Severing Wave, and Water Release: Hard Whirlpool Water Blade.
Everything was there!
It was just that the memories of these Ninjutsu were a bit too vast, nearly causing Ye Chen to crash.
"Phew! I finally survived. System, are you trying to murder me?"
After a long while, Ye Chen finally finished digesting all the memories and immediately began to curse.
[Ding! According to the system's calculations, it will not cause any negative effects on the host. Please rest assured!]
The system's mechanical voice was very cold.
"You say that, but it hurts, you know."
Ye Chen was relentless, but the system ignored him completely.
When he obtained all the Wood Release Ninjutsu last time, Ye Chen didn't have this kind of experience.
The Water Release Ninjutsu he got this time, however, almost turned Ye Chen into an idiot.
This was because the number of Water Release Ninjutsu was too vast, nearly a hundred times more than Wood Release!
After all, only Senju Hashirama possessed Wood Release, and all Wood Release Ninjutsu were created by Senju Hashirama.
People like Yamato, Uchiha Obito, and Uchiha Madara only relied on Senju Hashirama's cell implants to use Wood Release, but asking them to create entirely new Wood Release Ninjutsu was like daydreaming.
Water Release Ninjutsu was different; in the entire Ninja World, there were countless Ninjas who knew Water Release.
The Water Release Ninjutsu created by these people, although vastly different in power from Wood Release, were simply too many in number.
How many techniques could Senju Hashirama create in his entire life?
Moreover, he wouldn't create low-level Ninjutsu; they were all high-consumption, high-power techniques, at least A-rank or above.
"This reward is just so-so, a bit like chicken ribs—useless but a waste to discard."
Ye Chen thought about it and felt that even if he learned all the Water Release Ninjutsu, it wasn't actually that useful.
If fighting trash, the few Ninjutsu he had drawn before were completely sufficient; if not, he could just open the Eight Gates Released Formation and hammer them.
When trading blows with true masters, his greatest reliance was still Wood Release.
So Water Release Ninjutsu was a bit awkward, belonging to the 'chicken rib' category.
One must know that even if a powerful Ninja knows many Ninjutsu, they only use a few that they have mastered to perfection to defeat their enemies.
The 'ninja hero' Hiruzen Sarutobi was proficient in all five elements, practically a Ninjutsu encyclopedia.
Yet Minato Namikaze conquered the world with just one 'Flying Thunder God Technique' and one 'Rasengan'.
Who would you say is stronger?
Quality over quantity!
"Forget it, let's pull the second one."
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, the draw reward is: System Upgrade!]
The system's voice left Ye Chen stunned.
What the hell is a system upgrade? This can be my reward too?
Hey, hey, hey! Is there any logic left!
"No, your upgrade has nothing to do with me, why should it take up my reward slot?"
Ye Chen couldn't help but question.
[Ding! After the system upgrade, more powerful rewards will appear, and the choice of quiz locations will not be limited to the Konoha Village Hokage Office. The ways the host can obtain rewards will also increase.]
After the system's explanation, Ye Chen finally understood.
To put it simply, all the benefits of this system upgrade were for Ye Chen himself.
First was the increase in the quantity of rewards; the rewards obtained after each quiz would also increase, and the probability of high-level prizes would rise.
Second was the location of the Quiz Test.
The previous three Quiz Tests had always been in the Hokage Office because that was where Ye Chen chose when he first got the system.
But before the system upgrade, the quiz location could not be changed. Even if Ye Chen wanted to go elsewhere to find people for a quiz, he couldn't do it.
After the system upgrade, Ye Chen could change locations at will, such as going to the Hidden Stone Village to find Ōnoki, the Hidden Cloud Village to find A, the Land of Rain to find Nagato, or the Hidden Mist Village to find Uchiha Obito.
He could even just change locations within the Village, going to the Uchiha Clan to find Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi.
Just thinking about it was exciting!
Finally, after the system upgrade, the ways Ye Chen obtained rewards would no longer be limited to quizzes and accumulating plot points.
New methods would appear, but the specific details would have to wait until the system finished upgrading.
"I see. Looking at it that way, upgrading is indeed a good thing."
Ye Chen nodded in agreement.
Since all the benefits were his, why wouldn't he agree?
[Ding! System upgrade beginning. Estimated upgrade time: One year.]
[Ding! During the system upgrade period, the Quiz Test function is temporarily closed. The Quiz Space remains available, and plot point accumulation will not pause. Please protect your own safety, host; in case of danger, hide in the system space in time.]
[Ding! See you in one year!]
Damn! One year!
Ye Chen was stunned when he heard that the system upgrade would actually take a year.
"So that means I can't find anyone for a quiz for this whole year?"
"System, System!"
Ye Chen asked anxiously, but the system seemed to have vanished, giving no response.
With the system that had always been by his side gone, Ye Chen suddenly felt a bit out of place.
Plumping down on the bed, Ye Chen stared blankly at the ceiling, lost in thought.
After a long while, Ye Chen suddenly jumped up and said excitedly:
"Wait! Although the system is temporarily gone, the plot point accumulation hasn't paused. I can go cause trouble myself!"
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