Chapter 171: Primordial Wasteland Invades the Primordial Wasteland!

【Ding! This round of simulation has failed……】

Zhao Si: ……

Okay, it seems my proposal was indeed too extreme.

Facing the second betrayal, Zhao Si quickly realized his mistake:

「Taking Jiao Ming as an example, actually every protagonist has their own thoughts…… If I force them to do something they don't want to do, it will cause rebellion……」

Jiao Ming's example proves they have thoughts, while this new little bird proves that each protagonist's thoughts are different.

The same thing, Jiao Ming is willing to sacrifice himself, but that doesn't mean others are willing, especially after experiencing the lessons Jiao Ming left behind, new protagonists will be more wary of this player.

Once my commands clash with their worldviews, they will rebel even more easily than Jiao Ming, and the tolerance for error drops greatly……

「It's over, Jiao Ming was willing to sacrifice, but by the time I learned his true spirit could be half of Pangu's, he was already dead beyond revival, with no chance to come back and die again. 」

「This new little bird already values its own life, and after seeing Jiao Ming's memories, it becomes even less likely to sacrifice…… This makes it impossible to achieve a great ending! 」

Zhao Si thought more and more, and it became difficult:

Why is it so hard for me to clear a game?

「The current full-clear strategy is basically clear: to most efficiently avoid innocent sacrifices, I must first kill the Three Ancestors then commit suicide, and the true spirit gained will just be enough to establish the Heavenly Dao…… But sacrificing myself, aside from Jiao Ming, basically no one is willing……」

Zhao Si deeply felt the pain of being stuck at a level:

If every protagonist were like Jiao Ming, how great would that be? Willing to sacrifice, with excessively high morality, unlike now……

However, Jiao Ming is dead beyond revival, and while gathering clearance information, he also realized the fundamental conflict between transcendent commands and his own perspective, which cannot be reconciled.

【You're overthinking, actually even if you put the just-started Jiao Ming here, it wouldn't help; his willingness to sacrifice comes from the intangible shaping of three lifetimes of experience, leading to excessively high morality…… And if it were the original version of Jiao Ming, letting him spawn and immediately commit suicide would cause him to defect on the spot.】

Zhao Si was momentarily speechless, but had to admit his idea was unrealistic; no one could meet his harsh clearance requirements.

However, Zhao Si gritted his teeth and still decided to continue the simulation:

「Screw it…… let's take it step by step! 」

【Ding! The previous simulation failed, and that world has returned to nothing……】

Hearing that the No. 2 Little Bird not only died itself, but also caused the entire Primordial Wasteland it inhabited to be silently erased by the system, Zhao Si couldn't help but feel a sigh:

It's easy for the True Spirit to leave the system, but leaving means certain total death.

Jiao Ming died, and the No. 2 Little Bird also died; the only difference between them is that Jiao Ming succeeded in three-lifetime simulation, so the Primordial Wasteland was able to truly exist.

Whereas the No. 2 Little Bird failed the simulation in its first lifetime, so that Primordial Wasteland also failed to become real.

The system appears to have no penalty for defection, but in fact the punishment is the most cruel—both person and realm will be left with not even scraps……

【Ding! This round of simulation has returned to the initial node……】

【……On an ordinary day of some year, some month, some fortune, under a small volcano in the Southern Wasteland, an old tree had a bird egg mysteriously hatch; a barely-feathered chick dazedly poked its head out of the shell, first gazing at this world……】

【……】

【Suddenly, endless memories surfaced in the mind, as if you had dreamed, dreaming of a bird identical in appearance to yourself, dreaming of his three lifetimes……】

【Then you dreamed again of another bird identical to yourself, clearly perceiving his brief ordeal and tragic fate…… You couldn't help but feel a sorrowful heart.】

【Facing the choice of fate, you sadly know that no matter how you go, it's a dead end, yet you have no other way.】

【You are neither Jiao Ming's naive good guy nor the No. 2 Little Bird's hotheaded youth; to you, you neither want to sacrifice, nor want to completely die due to losing the protection of your True Spirit.】

【Thus, you beg another version of yourself for mercy, hoping he is magnanimous and will spare you this innocent little bird……】

【You request another version of yourself to respond to this: (?) Please fill in freely!】

Zhao Si: ……

No, how is this No. 3 Little Bird even more absurd? It shows up not only without asking for a plan, but also begs for mercy?

「Being a game protagonist, is it that terrifying! 」

Zhao Si was speechless, but had to admit it really is terrifying, after all, they casually sacrifice, willing to self-destruct means death, unwilling to self-destruct also leads to death.

Simulation failure is even more terrifying, directly causing world destruction!

Good thing I'm not this game's protagonist, otherwise I'd also be……

「Wait! 」

Zhao Si frowned, as if thinking of something:

「Could my understanding of this simulation's final mission be wrong? 」

Could Jiao Ming's later experience have skewed my perception?

「Jiao Ming originally wanted freedom, not to save the world, and his later worldview was actually twisted……」

Initially, Jiao Ming never thought of saving the world; he wanted individual freedom, not collective freedom.

However, because in his first lifetime he was conscripted by the Ancestral Phoenix and saw many war casualties, his notions gradually became twisted and alienated into 「sacrifice」 and 「salvation」.

The practice of sacrificing oneself to save others is actually wrong, both contrary to his intentions and to the fundamental requirement of the clearance mission:

Protagonist survives!

From this perspective, even if Zhao Si were lucky enough to draw a little bird willing to sacrifice at the start, then have it slay the Three Ancestors and commit suicide, causing Hongjun to prematurely condense the Heavenly Dao and achieve a good ending with no innocent sacrifices, it would still not clear the game.

Because then the innocent becomes the little bird itself, the protagonist dies, and the simulation ending naturally won't be perfect……

「No wonder……」

Zhao Si's mouth twitched:

「I had the No. 2 Little Bird save others by self-sacrifice, which naturally deviates from the simulation's core mission……」

Does how many people die matter?

Absolutely not!

What matters is that the protagonist stays alive!

As long as the protagonist can survive eternally, it actually equals a perfect clear……

Taking Jin Bing as an example, is he someone who from the start was willing to undergo three lifetimes of reincarnation to save the Demon Race and humanity?

Thus, Jin Bing has no way out; if he wants to survive, he must slaughter all of humanity.

Possible translation: "It's not the case, at least not at first; Jin Bing never wanted to get involved in the conflict between humans and demons, but the problem is he couldn't avoid it, because the Demon Race slaughtered humans, so the rise of humanity would inevitably slaughter demons, and Jin Bing fell within the range of those to be slaughtered."

We need to keep numbers etc none.

It's completely wrong! I've even led Jiao Ming astray.

No.

No, not needed either.

Let's produce: "It's not the case, at least not at first; Jin Bing never wanted to get involved in the human-demon conflict, but the problem is he couldn't avoid it, because the Demon Race slaughtered humanity, so the rise of humanity would inevitably slaughter demons, and Jin Bing fell within the range of those to be slaughtered."

Zhao Si decided and immediately wrote a strategy for the third little bird:

The pleading little bird was stunned, then politely asked, 'Isn't this too extreme?'

Translation: "Thus, Jin Bing had no way out; to survive, he could only slaughter all of humanity!"

We need to keep exclamation.

To avoid suicide, he must not recklessly start slaughtering or let others do so; therefore, the Three Ancestors still need to be killed beforehand.

Translation: "But humanity is protected by saints, so they cannot be completely slaughtered."

Faced with the difficulty, you choose: first, together with Hongjun, preemptively kill the Three Ancestors; then enlighten all spirits; and finally ask him for a saint position—the entire process of becoming a saint can be handled by Hongjun.

Translation: "So Jin Bing's only way to live is to rule humanity: either lead humanity to smash the Heavenly Court and become the supreme demon, or maintain peace between demons and humanity so everyone wins……"

Zhao Si felt helpless: he had thought this bird's morality could be relatively low, but it turns out it's not any lower than Jiao Ming's.

Ding! You feel that your other self really has no more ideas, so you decide not to bother him anymore and first try to micro-manage yourself.

Translation: "Likewise, Jiao Ming's fundamental task is also to survive!"

Zhao Si stared blankly, then finally sighed helplessly:

Translation: "But the difference between him and Jin Bing lies in the cause of the threat to his life:"

A cluster of platinum-colored flame descends into the shabby bird's nest; you gaze at this true fire that once followed Jiao Ming to display great divine power, and you can't help but sigh: it seems you too cannot escape the fate of becoming the next Jiao Ming… huh?

Translation: "Jiao Ming has no humanity or anyone else threatening his life; the reason he cannot live is essentially that he is bound by his own excessively high moral standards. Aside from his first life, which ended in the Three-Race War, the causes of death in his next two lives were entirely suicide……"

We need to keep ellipsis.

Now 【68】 "So I actually only have two difficulties to clear the game: one is to avoid the protagonist being killed, and the other is to avoid the protagonist committing suicide!"

Translation: ""So if I want to clear the game, there are actually only two difficulties: one is to prevent the protagonist from being killed, and two is to prevent the protagonist from committing suicide!""

We need to keep quotes.

Now 【69】 "Once the idea clicked, Zhao Si suddenly realized:"

Translation: "Once the idea clicked, Zhao Si suddenly understood:"

Now 【70】 "It's wrong, completely wrong! I even let Zhao Ming drag me into the ditch!"

Translation: "Wrong, completely wrong! I've led Jiao Ming into a ditch!"

Now 【71】 "To clear the game, do I need to kill the three ancestors?"

Translation: "To clear the game, do we need to kill the Three Ancestors?"

Now 【72】 "No."

Translation: "No."

Now 【73】 "Do I need to govern all beings?"

Translation: "Do we need to govern all beings?"

Now 【74】 "No, not needed either."

Translation: "No either."

Now 【75】 "Do I need to avoid casualties?"

Translation: "Do we need to avoid casualties?"

Now 【76】 "Or rather, not needed..."

Translation: "Or rather, no……"

Now 【77】 "So, as long as the little bird can become strong enough not to be killed by others, and maintain a good mindset with low morality, the basic conditions for clearing the game are met!"

Translation: ""So as long as the little bird can become strong enough not to be killed by others, and with a proper mindset and low morality, the basic conditions for clearing the game are met!""

Now 【78】 "Zhao Si was certain in his mind and immediately wrote a strategy for the third little bird:"

Translation: "Zhao Si felt certain in his heart and immediately wrote a strategy for the Number Three Little Bird:"

Now 【79】 【When facing the threat of life and death, you plead with your 'other self' to be merciful and spare you; you choose: (Enlighten all spirits, then launch a slaughter, handing the slain true spirits to Hongjun to forge into the Heavenly Dao, and finally obtain a saintly position, thereby clearing the game.)】

Thus: "【Faced with the threat of life and death, you earnestly beg your 'other self' to be magnanimous and spare you; you choose: (Enlighten all spirits, then commence slaughter, hand over the slaughtered true spirits to Hongjun to mold into the Heavenly Dao, and finally obtain a saintly position—then you can clear the game!)"

We need to keep the exclamation inside.

Now 【80】 【The pleading little bird was stunned, then politely said: "Isn't this too extreme?"】

Translation: "【The little bird begging for mercy was stunned, then politely said: 'Isn't this too extreme?'】"

Now 【81】 【You feel this strategy is too extreme; although you're not the goody-two-shoes Zhao Ming, you're not exactly a great demon either—really killing that many people would weigh heavily on your conscience…】

Translation: "【You feel this strategy is too extreme; although you are not the naive good person like Jiao Ming, you are also not some great demon king—really killing so many people, your conscience simply cannot accept it……】"

Now 【82】 【Ding! You request to exchange for a less extreme strategy: (?) Please fill in freely!】

Translation: "【Ding! You request to exchange for a less extreme strategy: (?) Please fill in freely!】"

Now 【83】 "Ah? You think I'm extreme?"

Translation: ""Ah? You think I'm extreme?""

Now 【84】 "Zhao Si scratches his head:"

Translation: "Zhao Si scratched his head:"

Now 【85】 "It seems, even if he's not Zhao Ming, his moral quality is still relatively high… Since he doesn't want to kill that many people, we should change it."

Translation: ""It seems, even if he isn't Jiao Ming, his moral quality is still relatively high…… Since he doesn't want to kill so many people, let's change it.""

Now 【86】 "If he wants to avoid suicide, he can't just start slaughtering indiscriminately, nor can he let others do so; therefore, the three ancestors still need to be killed in advance."

Translation: "If he wants to avoid suicide, he cannot indiscriminately slaughter, nor allow others to do so; therefore the Three Ancestors still need to be killed in advance."

Now 【87】 "If he wants to avoid being killed, he needs sufficient strength; the Great Luo level isn't enough, the quasi-sage is barely enough, only a true sage guarantees safety!"

Translation: "If he wants to avoid being killed, his strength must be sufficient; Great Luo is not enough, Quasi-Saint is barely adequate, only a Saint guarantees safety!"

Now 【88】 "Well then…"

Translation: ""Then……""

Now 【89】 "Zhao Si begins to fill in:"

Translation: "Zhao Si began filling in:"

Now 【90】 【Facing the dilemma, you choose: (First, together with Hongjun, preemptively kill the three ancestors; then enlighten all spirits; finally, ask him for a saintly position, with the entire process of becoming a sage handled by Hongjun!)】

Translation: "【Faced with the difficulty, you choose: (First, together with Hongjun, preemptively kill the Three Ancestors, then enlighten all spirits, finally ask him for a saintly position— the entire process of becoming a saint can be handled by Hongjun on your behalf!)】"

Now 【91】 【Having obtained this strategy, you, who possess Zhao Ming's memories, naturally understand what 'the entire process of becoming a sage handled by Hongjun' means; thus, the kind you, after difficult consideration, still politely declines this strategy: "It's still too extreme!"】

Translation: "【Having received this strategy, you, who possess Jiao Ming's memories, naturally understand what 'the whole process of becoming a saint handled by Hongjun' means; thus, after difficult consideration, your kind self still declined this strategy: 'It's still too extreme!'】"

Now 【92】 "Zhao Si: …"

Translation: "Zhao Si: ……"

Now 【93】 "This is also extreme?!"

Translation: ""This is also extreme?!""

Now 【94】 "Zhao Si feels helpless: I thought this bird's morality could be relatively low, but it seems it's not any lower than Zhao Ming's…"

Translation: "Zhao Si felt helpless: I thought this bird's morality could be relatively low, but it seems it's not any lower than Jiao Ming's……"

Now 【95】 "While Zhao Si was worried and at a loss, the third little bird sent another request:"

Translation: "Just as Zhao Si was worried and at a loss, the Number Three Little Bird sent another request:"

Now 【96】 【Ding! You feel that your other self really has no more ideas, so you decide not to bother him anymore and first try to micro-manage it yourself!】

Translation: "【Ding! You feel your other self really has no more ideas, so you decide not to bother him anymore and first try to micro-manage yourself!】"

Now 【97】 【Old man, give me a burst of gold coins!】

Translation: "【Old timer, give me a burst of gold coins!】"

Now 【98】 【Ding! You have submitted a support request to your other self: (Golden Crow True Fire), do you agree?】

Translation: "【Ding! You have sent an assistance request to your other self: (Golden Crow True Fire), do you agree?】"

Now 【99】 "This…"

Translation: ""This……""

Now 【100】 "Zhao Si stared blankly, then finally sighed helplessly:"

Translation: "Zhao Si stared, then finally sighed helplessly:"

Now 【101】 "Okay, okay, okay, you don't trust my strategy and want to drain my gold coins… fine!"

Translation: ""Fine, fine, fine, you don't trust my strategy and want to burst my gold coins…… okay!""

Now 【102】 "The not-yet-warmed-up advanced version of the Golden Crow True Fire was once again placed on the phone screen."

Translation: "The not-yet-warmed-up advanced version of Golden Crow True Fire was once again placed on the phone screen."

Now 【103】 【Ding! The Golden Crow True Fire assistance succeeded!】

Translation: "【Ding! Golden Crow True Fire assistance successful!】"

Now 【104】 【A cluster of platinum-colored flames descends upon the shabby bird's nest; you gaze at this flame that once followed Zhao Ming to display great divine power, and can't help but sigh: it seems I, too, cannot escape the fate of becoming the next Zhao Ming… huh?!】

Translation: "【A cluster of platinum-colored flame descended into the humble bird's nest; you gaze at this true fire that once followed Jiao Ming to display great divine might, and cannot help but sigh: it seems you too cannot escape the fate of becoming the next Jiao Ming…… huh?!】"

Now 【105】 【In your astonished gaze, this true flame seems to sense that it has entered another world, and thus begins to spontaneously emit a purple radiance.】

Translation: "【In your astonished gaze, this true fire seems to sense that it has entered another world, and thus begins to spontaneously emit a purple radiance.】"

Now 【106】 【Ding! Hongjun (the Heavenly Dao) has detected the existence of another world!】

Translation: "【Ding! Hongjun (Heavenly Dao) has detected the existence of another world!】"

Now 【107】 【Ding! Hongjun (the Heavenly Dao) has launched a cross-world invasion!】

Translation: "【Ding! Hongjun (Heavenly Dao) has launched a cross-world invasion!】"

Now 【108】 【You:?!】

Translation: "【You:?!】"

Now 【109】 "Zhao Si:???"

Translation: "Zhao Si:???"

Now 【110】 "……"

Translation: "……"

Now 【111】 "(End of chapter)"

Translation: "(End of chapter)"

Now we need to output each line with its number prefix.

Now after all lines, output the glossary list.

We need to list every character, place, sect/clan/faction/people, official & sect rank/title, technique, item/artifact, beast, and realm that appears in these lines.

Let's compile list:

Characters (person names):

- Jin Bing

- Jiao Ming

- Zhao Si

- Hongjun (also a deity)

- Possibly "other self" not a name.

Also "Number Three Little Bird" is not a person, but a creature; we will treat as beast? It's a bird, but it's a nickname; we will list as "Number Three Little Bird" under beast? It's a bird, but it's a named creature. We'll list as "Number Three Little Bird" under beast.

Also "Three Ancestors" is a group, not a person; could be considered a faction/people. It's a group of ancestors; we can list as "Three Ancestors" under people/faction.

Also "Saint" is a rank/title.

Also "Quasi-Saint" is a rank.

Also "Great Luo" is a realm.

Also "Heavenly Court" is a place/faction.

Also "Demon Race" is a faction/people.

Also "Heavenly Dao" is a concept/realm; we can list as "Heavenly Dao" under realm.

Also "Golden Crow True Fire" is a technique/item.

Also "Saint Position" is a rank/title.

Also maybe "True Fire" but it's part of technique; we already have. (We could omit or say it's part of technique.)

Also "Advanced version Golden Crow True Fire" maybe not needed.

Also "Gold Coins" is an item but generic; exclude. (We could say exclude.)

Also "Bird's nest" is generic.

Also "Little Bird" generic.

Also "Platinum-colored flame" not a name.

Also "Purple radiance" not.

Now also "Three-Race War" maybe an event, not a name.

Now also "other self" not.

Now also "Enlighten all spirits" maybe a technique? It's a phrase meaning "enlighten all spirits". Could be considered a technique. But it's not a proper name; it's a descriptive phrase. Probably not needed.

Now also "commence slaughter" not a name.

Now also "hand over the slaughtered true spirits to Hongjun to mold into the Heavenly Dao" not a name.

Now also "obtain a saintly position" not.

Now also "preemptively kill the Three Ancestors" not.

Now also "micro-manage" not.

Now also "burst of gold coins" not.

Now also "assistance request" not.

Now also "Golden Crow True Fire" we have.

Now also "Heavenly Dao" we have.

Now also "Heavenly Court" we have.

Now also "Demon Race" we have.

Now also "Three Ancestors" we have.

Now also "Saint" we have.

Now also "Quasi-Saint" we have.

Now also "Great Luo" we have.

Now also "Saint Position" we have.

Now also "Number Three Little Bird" we have.

Now also "Hongjun" we have.

Now also "Jin Bing", "Jiao Ming", "Zhao Si".

Now also maybe "Three-Race War" not needed.

Now also "other self" not.

Now also "true spirits" not.

Now also "platinum-colored flame" not.

Now also "purple radiance" not.

Now also "bird's nest" not.

Now also "phone screen" not.

Now also "gold coins" not.

Now also "advanced version" not.

Now also "micro-operate" not.

Now also "aid request" not.

Now also "cross-world invasion" not.

Now also "detect existence" not.

Now also "other world" not.

Now also "humble bird's nest" not.

Now also "humble" not.

Now also "platinum-colored" not.

Now also "purple" not.

Now also "astonished gaze" not.

Now also "spontaneously emit" not.

Now also "true fire" not.

Now also "divine might" not.

Now also "fate" not.

Now also "sigh" not.

Now also "huh" not.

Now also "???" not.

Now also "End of chapter" not.

Now also "Ding!" is an onomatopoeia; we keep as Ding! but not a name.

Now also "Old timer" is a colloquial term for old man; not a name.

Now also "burst" not.

Now also "request" not.

Now also "assistance" not.

Now also "agree" not.

Now also "fine" not.

Now also "trust" not.

Now also "strategy" not.

Now also "gold coins" not.

Now also "not-yet-warmed-up" not.

Now also "advanced version" not.

Now also "phone screen" not.

Now also "assistance successful" not.

Now also "cluster" not.

Now also "humble bird's nest" not.

Now also "true fire" not.

Now also "great divine might" not.

Now also "fate" not.

Now also "huh" not.

Now also "astonished gaze" not.

Now also "purple radiance" not.

Now also "spontaneously emit" not.

Now also "detected" not.

Now also "another world" not.

Now also "cross-world invasion" not.

Now also "you" not.

Now also "question marks" not.

Now also "ellipsis" not.

Now also "End of chapter" not.

Now we need to output glossary as JSON list of objects with raw_term and original_term.

We need to use the exact English forms we decided.

We must output after all 【N】 lines, a line:

This way, Jin Bing naturally can't escape; if he wants to survive, he can only slaughter the entire human race!

But humanity is protected by sages, so it cannot be completely slaughtered.

So Jin Bing's only way to live is to rule humanity: either lead humanity to smash the Heavenly Court and become the top demon, or maintain peace between demons and humans, a win-win-win……

Likewise, Jiao Ming's fundamental task is also to survive!

But his difference from Jin Bing lies in the cause of the threat to his life:

Jiao Ming has no humanity or anyone else threatening his life; his inability to live stems essentially from being shackled by his own excessively high moral standards, aside from his first life dying in the Three-Races War, the causes of death in his next two lives were entirely suicide……

"So to clear the game, there are actually only two difficulties: one is preventing the protagonist from being killed, two is preventing the protagonist from committing suicide!"

Once the idea clicked, Zhao Si suddenly realized:

Wrong, completely wrong! I've led Jiao Ming into the ditch!

To clear the game, do we need to kill the Three Ancestors?

No.

Do we need to govern all beings?

No either.

Do we need to avoid casualties?

Or rather, not needed……

"So as long as the little bird can become strong enough not to be killed by others, and with a relaxed mindset and low morality, the basic conditions for clearing are met!"

Zhao Si felt certain in his heart and immediately wrote a strategy for Bird No. 3:

{Faced with the threat of life and death, you beseech "another self" to be magnanimous and spare you; you choose: (enlighten all spirits, then commence slaughter, hand over the true spirits harvested to Hongjun to mold into the Heavenly Dao, finally seek a saintly position, and thus clear!)}

{The pleading little bird blinked, then tactfully said: "Isn't this too extreme?"}

{You think this strategy is too extreme; although I'm not the goody-two-shoes like Jiao Ming, I'm not exactly a great demon lord either—really killing that many people, my conscience simply can't bear it……}

{Ding! You request to exchange for a less extreme strategy: (?). Please fill in freely! }

"Ah? You think I'm extreme?"

Zhao Si scratched his head:

"Looks like, even if he isn't Jiao Ming, his moral quality is still relatively high…… Since he doesn't want to kill that many people, let's switch to another."

To avoid suicide, he cannot indiscriminately slaughter, nor allow others to do so; thus the Three Ancestors still need to be killed beforehand.

To avoid being killed, one needs sufficient strength; Great Luo isn't enough, quasi-saint is barely sufficient, only a saint guarantees safety!

"Then……"

Zhao Si began filling in:

{Faced with the difficulty, you choose: (first jointly with Hongjun preemptively strike down the Three Ancestors, then enlighten all spirits, finally ask him for a saintly position, with the entire process of becoming a saint handled by Hongjun!)}

{Having received this strategy, you, possessing Jiao Ming's memories, naturally understand what "the entire process of becoming a saint handled by Hongjun" means; thus, after difficult consideration, your kind self still politely declined this strategy: "Still too extreme!"}

Zhao Si: ……

"This is also extreme?!"

Zhao Si felt helpless: I thought this bird's morality could be relatively low, but it seems it's not any lower than Jiao Ming's……

While Zhao Si was worried and at a loss, Bird No. 3 sent another request:

{Ding! You feel that another self really has no more ideas, so you decide not to bother him further, and will try micro-managing yourself first before saying more! }

{Old timer, give me a burst of gold coins! }

{Ding! You sent an aid request to another self: (Golden Crow True Fire). Do you agree? }

"This……"

Zhao Si stared, then ultimately sighed helplessly:

"Okay okay okay, you don't trust my strategy and want to squeeze my gold coins…… fine!"

The not-yet-warmed-up advanced version of Golden Crow True Fire was once again placed on the phone screen.

{Ding! Golden Crow True Fire aid successful! }

{A clump of platinum-colored flame descended upon the shoddy bird's nest; you gaze at this true fire that once followed Jiao Ming to display great divine might, and couldn't help but sigh: it seems I too cannot escape the fate of becoming the next Jiao Ming…… huh?! }

{In your astonished gaze, this true fire seems to sense that it has entered another world, and thus begins to spontaneously emit a purple radiance. }

{Ding! Hongjun (the Heavenly Dao) has detected the existence of another world! }

{Ding! Hongjun (the Heavenly Dao) has launched a cross-world invasion! }

{You:?! }

Zhao Si:???

……

(End of chapter)