Chapter 889: What Makes a Free Person Special?! Gaining a New Innate Talent—'Nine Lives'!

"Huang Hua?!" Su Yang blurted out.

Zhuge Chen was startled, then thought carefully, and nodded, saying: "It's possible."

"I've surveyed everyone; within the Yin Cloud Team, aside from Huang Hua there is no player worth praising."

"But then again, Huang Hua is a Free Person; he doesn't belong to any team."

"If external Organization forces are after her, and it's truly because of Huang Hua, why not approach the principal directly?" Su Yang asked consecutively.

Zhuge Chen fell into contemplation.

Indeed, when considering only Yin Yun's value, it falls far short of Top Players.

Her most outstanding results in these recent Death Games were merely obtaining a Hidden Achievement.

She has never earned a 3 S-level Rating.

"Remote Object Retrieval" can indeed produce miraculous effects at certain moments.

But it is only occasional.

And the only achievements she can claim are a few first-place rankings during the Second Prison.

If she is being noticed solely because of that...

Then the number of players who have received an Olive Branch must be far more than a hundred.

Moreover, if that were truly the reason, Su Yang should also be receiving attention.

"I can't figure it out," Zhuge Chen shook his head.

Su Yang pursed his lips and said, "Assuming it's because of Huang Hua, could it be possible that each of these hundred or so player teams contains a Free Person?"

Zhuge Chen replied, "What they value isn't the 'Ascend God' seed itself, but the people beside it?"

"Look," Su Yang said, arms crossed, giving an example: "If you are the Boss of a faction, the first thing you value is the Collective Interest."

"Second, personal interest."

"Lastly, the people beneath."

"Based on that, if an opportunity presents itself, what's wrong with having an extra pair of chopsticks?"

Zhuge Chen asked, "But... why don't they approach the Free Person directly?"

Su Yang thought for a moment, then after a while said, "I've never understood what the role of a Free Person is."

"Huang Hua doesn't belong to any team, yet he can play the game normally."

"And without taking part in any betting rounds, he still has spare time to improve himself."

"Anyone with clear eyes can see that a team is certainly better than solo fighting."

"Yet at that time he resolutely chose the Death Challenge."

"According to Huang Hua's own account—he wants to use death to escape the Divine's scrutiny."

"I originally believed it, but after seeing Yue Zhao and Su Qi, his excuse doesn't hold up at all."

"Look, if he wants to walk the Golden Road, his Innate Talent level and Gene Modification are of utmost importance."

"But his Faith Value income clearly cannot sustain the consumption."

"Up to now, New Era Players average a Third Tier level, while he remains at Second Tier."

"The comparison shows that a team must be superior to an individual!"

Zhuge Chen nodded silently.

He interacted with Huang Hua once and found the person to be deep‑thinking and never given to laughter.

Moreover, his attire was also oddly divine.

He often spouted words that Su Yang couldn't understand.

Overall, he gives the impression of being a complete lunatic.

Yet this seemingly wayward person has nonetheless lived safely up to now.

Given Huang Hua's temperament and style, he would never do something nonsensical.

So the question arises.

Combining the intelligence they have now, the reason Yin Yun is being targeted is most likely related to Huang Hua.

But the exact reason remains unknown.

"How about... just ask directly?" Zhuge Chen suggested.

"He hasn't been stupid enough to expose his background to others yet," Su Yang shook his head.

"I still can't see through it now," Zhuge Chen frowned.

"Of course you can't see through it; his Innate Talent is 'Deduction', gathering myriad outcomes in one, making it hard to find a precise answer," Su Yang said.

"The others are the same," Zhuge Chen added.

Su Yang thought for a moment, then said softly, "Perhaps the other Free Persons don't even know their own uniqueness."

Zhuge Chen was suddenly at a loss, "Given my Innate Talent, I estimate one must evolve to at least the Six-Seven Tier to detect farther places."

Obviously, Su Yang could not press all Faith Value onto a single person.

Moreover, the benefit of doing so is not great.

He is curious about what the Organization forces are really calculating behind the scenes.

Currently, Yue Zhao is dead, and he is safe for now.

But if someone uses Huang Hua to uncover his details.

This is not a problem that can be solved in a few words.

The risk is nearby; it must be guarded against.

"How about... we see if we can capture a Free Person later for probing?" Zhuge Chen suggested.

"I already have someone in mind," a flash of brilliance crossed Su Yang's eyes.

"Who?"

"Jiang Chengyu!"

"Him?"

Zhuge Chen's face was filled with astonishment.

Clearly, he hadn't expected that the candidate Su Yang mentioned would turn out to be this old friend who had been 'transported' to the Old Era.

"But Yue Zhao is dead; as a dependent, he shouldn't…"

Thinking of this, Zhuge Chen immediately activated his Innate Talent.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, and his Pupil suddenly contracted.

"Jiang Chengyu… is actually still alive!"

Su Yang was not surprised by this.

From the standpoint of the rules, Jiang Chengyu was originally a member of his team.

Being 'transported' away was merely a small trick Yue Zhao employed.

He would certainly promise to handle the Life-Death Contract for him.

But this paper can contain the power of the Divine.

How could a mere mortal stand against that?

At most, it was just some petty trick that cut off the connection.

Su Yang could still feel that sense of control.

Only the distance was too great, making it impossible to act.

"Wait, there's someone beside him!" Zhuge Chen's eyes suddenly widened.

"What's so surprising about that," Su Yang said, puzzled.

"That person…" Zhuge Chen's throat rolled, looking at Su Yang with extreme shock, speaking haltingly: "Looks exactly like you!"

"Oh?"

With those words, Lin Yang and Luo Shuangshuang, who had been chasing and roughhousing, suddenly halted.

"What did you say?" Lin Yang stepped forward quickly and asked.

"Yes, that's right; not only does his appearance match yours, his Innate Talent also seems…" Zhuge Chen, as if he had discovered the New Continent, was shaken to his core.

This matter completely exceeded his realm of understanding.

How could there possibly be two identical people in the world?

"Did you fall asleep and start spouting dream talk?" Lin Yang said.

"No, I looked three times; I won't be wrong!" Zhuge Chen hurriedly said.

"Indeed!" Su Yang's mouth curled upward.

Seeing that expression, Zhuge Chen immediately asked, "Did you already know?"

Su Yang smiled and changed the subject, "As for the Free Person matter, set it aside for now; I will personally dig out the answer."

"It's not early any more; let's all go back to sleep."

Having said that, Su Yang waved his hand to the crowd without turning his head.

Only a group of bewildered people remained standing, staring at each other.

……

The next day at twelve o'clock.

"Dong!"

"Betting Duel" result reveals—

"Ascend God Seed Su Yang, in the Eleventh Death Game Betting Duel, your team's total Faith Value exceeded that of Ascend God Seed Lin Jin's team."

"Congratulations, you have earned 2000 Faith Value points!"

"Congratulations to Lin Yang and his Dependents for gaining 800 Faith Value evolution progress."

"Congratulations, Ascend God Seed Su Yang has obtained all Dependents under Ascend God Seed Lin Jin."

"A total of six people; please accept them."

……

"Congratulations, player Su Yang, for triggering an Easter Egg; you have obtained player Lin Jin's Innate Talent—Nine Lives (Fourth Tier)!"