Chapter 116

He died again...

Zhao Si, who had been waiting to devise his own strategy, was momentarily at a loss for words after seeing this round's simulation end:

This protagonist is very opinionated!

Based on Jin Bing's first two simulation rounds, the simulated protagonist should be the type lacking opinion; Jin Bing came from a humble family, wasn't valued by his parents, so initially he was a simple-minded, opinionless little flood dragon.

This conclusion can be drawn from Jin Bing's habit of frequently asking his 'other self' for decision nodes; because he lacks opinion, he needs his 'other self' to help him decide.

This habit of seeking help due to his lack of opinion gradually weakened as Jin Bing grew older and his mind matured.

Thus, the later it got, the fewer times Jin Bing would ask his 'other self' for input; eventually, even for a major matter like self-destruction, he no longer sought anyone's opinion.

However, Jiao Ming is completely different from Jin Bing; he is not lacking opinion—rather, he is overly opinionated!

Throughout the entire simulation, he hardly ever asked his 'other self' at all; he simply did whatever came to mind, not giving Zhao Si any chance to micromanage, and even refusing to restart multiple times. Upon realizing he couldn't change anything, he directly returned to the starting node...

Without envy or regret, the mature Heavenly Emperor had already cultivated a natural Dao heart; toward another fortunate one, he could only offer blessings.

"History... is being rewritten?"

As for why he spaced out... it wasn't from staring blankly at memorials; it was because a nonexistent memory suddenly appeared in his mind:

Primeval Phoenix Clan, Jiao Ming...

He chuckled for no reason, and the Golden Heaven Emperor continued reviewing memorials; to him, this was now the perfect ending...

But now, he finds himself in the role of a supporting character...

However, from Xuan Du's perspective, this memory seems to have always existed...

Zhao Si couldn't help but become more curious about this mysterious game system...

Eternal Wasteland.

"In the Primeval Era, did such a person exist?"

Jin Bing glanced dubiously at Xuan Du:

"Xuan Du, how much do you know about Jiao Ming?"

Great! This time there isn't even a reward.

The Three Clan Ancestors will surely be slain by Luo Hou; Luo Hou will then be defeated by Hongjun, after which he will become a sage, expound the Dao, and take on disciples—all in one swift motion!

If he were given a few more micromanagement opportunities, he could completely keep Jiao Ming away from the Three Clan War and instead have him compete onstage with the next era's protagonists—the Three Pure Ones, the Two Sages, Nüwa, and Di Jun—and even participate in the Purple Sky Dao Lecture to seize a chance at sainthood.

Every world in the simulation is truly existent, and Zhao Si has always known this:

"Good, good, good!"

Either that, or put an end to his own fate...

Jin Bing keenly ruled out the possibility of being a supporting character:

Someone like Xuan Du, who knows nothing about altering history, is truly a supporting character; a supporting character exists solely to serve the protagonist.

Having already achieved the ending of the Eternal Wasteland, the unseen 'game' naturally won't come looking for him to be the protagonist anymore; a new protagonist has already been born!

"May he also soon achieve his own perfect ending..."

After all, he is an insignificant historical figure with scant records; if he weren't once a close friend of the Phoenix Clan's sole surviving ancestor, the Vermilion Bird, his name might not have been passed down at all.

Only that 'other self' could accomplish such a world-shaking feat as rewriting history.

"Great Chief, Jiao Ming was a second-generation phoenix seed of the Primeval Phoenix Clan; he was friends with the Vermilion Bird, also a second-generation phoenix seed, but his luck was poor—he fell in the later stages of the Primeval War, slain by the Ancestral Dragon."

"Right!"

Wait until I find a chance to pass the position to Xuan Du; by then my merits will be complete, enough to easily restore my cultivation to the peak of the Great Luo, and even becoming a quasi-sage will be no difficulty.

"Jiao Ming... could he perhaps be another person like me?"

Zhao Si was utterly speechless:

"As expected of a bird yearning for freedom, you are indeed completely unrestrained..."

Xuan Du, who had always been responsible for attending to the Heavenly Emperor, was once again caught off guard by a question; fortunately he was accustomed to it, so after a brief moment of thought, he replied:

But this turned out fine—insisting on acting like a headless fly, he didn't even survive the Three Clan War...

Jin Bing seemed to have realized something; after all, he was a seasoned veteran with rich experience.

But this time the simulation game did not choose to simply preserve the world; instead, it attached it to Jin Bing's historical line of the Eternal Wasteland...

For example, the world from the second simulation round where humanity was wiped out by the demon race actually exists in reality; this can be seen from the fact that fragments of the Primordial Wasteland were invaded by Hongjun's Heavenly Dao over there, and because it exists, it can invade our reality!

Thinking about this, the Golden Heaven Emperor felt somewhat emotional:

Jin Bing was spacing out in the Hall of Heavenly Sovereign.

【Due to your changes to the small-scale historical line of the Primordial Wasteland in this simulation round, which are insufficient to disturb the large-scale historical line, the system will no longer independently preserve this round's Primordial Wasteland; instead, it will attach it to the past historical line of the previous round's Eternal Wasteland. Please take note to distinguish…】

Zhao Si stared blankly, then suddenly understood the system's meaning, and his face lit up with realization:

【Since your simulation round made no changes to the overall background of the Primordial Wasteland, you are ineligible for a reward…】

No, I'm not a supporting character!

Xuan Du said, turning his eyes, and spoke cautiously:

"Furthermore… according to the Primeval Secret Scrolls kept in the Golden Flood Dragon King Palace, your founding ancestor once crossed blows with him… that's basically all."

Can such a major act of attaching history be called having no effect?

Either that, or put an end to the fate of 'monster upon monster'!

Although he had indeed gathered enough information and should restart his second life, his overly opinionated nature still made Zhao Si somewhat hesitant to judge:

"Damn it, give me a few more micromanagement chances! With me guiding the way, it would be far smoother than you, a clueless native, bumping around blindly!"

"What?"

Anyway, just surviving is enough; survive until the Three Clan withdraw and the Immortal Dao era arrives, then opportunities will be abundant for the taking!

Zhao Si complained inwardly, but soon the screen information popped up again:

【Ding! This round of simulation has ended, calculating rewards…】

Not Zhao Sichui, although this version of the Primordial is not entirely consistent with the regular version, but the basic plot line will not change:

Anyway, when the Primeval Three Clans War reached its final stage, many fallen second-generation phoenix, dragon, and qilin lineages appeared; who cares which one Jiao Ming is……

Jin Bing was shocked in his heart; although he had also reopened the world line multiple times before, those were all experienced as the protagonist, and the changes in the world line were originally because of him, so there's nothing to make a fuss about.

【Yes, as for the specific details, players don't need to worry about them; in short, there's no impact.】

"You mean, this round of simulation will overlap with Jin Bing's side?"

When one cannot advance any further, they would sacrifice their life to undertake a great deed, a deed that would completely end fate:

As for myself, I am neither the protagonist nor a supporting character; if I must make an analogy, I would be…… the audience!

"Is…… another of my means?"

……

"Jiao Ming's specific deeds have long been unverifiable; the people involved back then have mostly fallen in the Primeval era, only the Southern Vermilion Bird Ancestor still remembers him, saying that the Ancient Phoenix intentionally targeted him, causing his downfall……"

Come to think of it, Xuan Du is also a bit puzzled—why does the Great Chieftain, while reading a memorial, suddenly recall a minor Primeval character?

However, Jin Bing only gave him a meaningful glance:

What Xuan Du said, he also knows, but he clearly remembers that just a moment ago he did not have this memory!

Memories that come out of nowhere are like forcibly stuffed into history.

He has no regrets!

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