Chapter 160: Fourth Simulation Settlement

Thinking of this, Lin Ran was completely dumbfounded; earlier she had simply rescued Weiniya in passing, which led to now having a quail constantly peeping at their lives.

This time I was the one who first brought up the dream disaster—could it be that I'm this unlucky again!!!

"Um... uh..."

"You said the dream disaster has been gone for a long time? How long is 'a long time'?"

Seeing Zhang Jie's serious expression, Lin Ran also discarded those ridiculous thoughts in her mind, thought carefully for a moment, and then slowly spoke.

"Dream disasters aren't common in the universe; over such a long time, I've actually encountered only a few."

"But that doesn't mean they aren't rampant; each year, the number of civilizations that perish due to dream disasters in the universe is no less than those lost to other natural disasters."

"Before, we'd encounter one every ten or so years, not frequent, but in the past two hundred years or so, the Alliance here has basically not encountered any dream disasters."

"Like that..."

"That's indeed quite a long time ago."

Zhang Jie nodded. Two hundred plus years is merely the time during which dream disasters haven't appeared; in fact, the timeline for him to have cleared all dream disasters from the universe is likely even further away.

If that's the case... Yu Xiaomo and Liu Delie, if they hadn't had any special encounters, would likely have become a handful of yellow earth on some planet by now.

"Things remain, but people are gone...."

Zhang Jie let out a sigh; he actually missed that little goblin loli Yu Xiaomo quite a bit—although she usually acted tsundere, to be honest, she really was quite cute.

And Liu Delie, that oaf—if he were in the Alliance, he'd probably get along swimmingly with those big brothers who train martial arts on warships...

"'I also wonder how the 'old man and old lady' of that world are doing.'"

Zhang Jie couldn't help but start wandering thoughts; his parents in the previous few simulations had left early, and although this time they hadn't, they truly weren't his real parents—they merely treated him as a pawn to destroy the False World.

As for whether they truly felt any affection for him, maybe they did, but maybe it was just guilt.

In short, all that is now past; Yu Xiaomo and the others no longer retain any memory of him, so even if they met again, they'd just be strangers.

Seeing Zhang Jie in that emo state, Lin Ran rubbed her face; she herself also felt a bit awkward.

Lately, maybe we should work some extra overtime; when the time comes, I'll take Zhang Jie elsewhere to relax— that might make him feel a bit better.

"'There are plenty of fun places in the universe; what do boys usually like...'"

"'Right! Recently there wasn't a game festival held by a huge interstellar company? They previously invited the Alliance to provide security there— that would be perfect!'"

"'Hmm! That's it, decided!'"

Lin Ran happily settled on the idea, little knowing....

Just then, Zhang Jie looked at the dazed Lin Ran and suddenly called out to her.

"Lin Ran? Lin Ran! What are you thinking about?"

"Ah? Oh oh!"

Lin Ran came to her senses, looked at Zhang Jie, and he naturally reached out to touch the tear mole at the corner of her eye.

"You okay?"

"Seeing how exhausted you've been lately, I'll also accompany you to clear out some natural disasters?"

"Ah? No way!"

Lin Ran directly rejected Zhang Jie's proposal—she couldn't afford to lose him again in this lifetime; she must protect this lifetime's Zhang Jie well!

"What's not allowed? My strength is already strong enough, okay."

"Come on, a Level 10 Gene Warrior—back then that was a realm none of us dared imagine; now to you it's considered weak?"

Lin Ran puffed out her lips, looking unwilling, and Zhang Jie ruthlessly pinched her cheeks twice.

"Don't worry; once I've cultivated that new martial arts system, shall we go together?"

Zhang Jie persuaded Lin Ran for a while, finally managing to 'convince' her, and Lin Ran also suggested taking him out to relax, to which Zhang Jie readily agreed.

After being lovey-dovey with Lin Ran for a while, Zhang Jie finally returned to his room.

"What a fulfilling day...."

Zhang Jie lay on the soft big bed, feeling quite good; at this moment he finally thought of opening the simulator to claim his rewards.

"Rewards settlement complete!"

"Please claim your rewards, Master!"

"Come on, come on! We have to face it!"

Zhang Jie clicked the settlement button; the simulator's panel began to spin, and in the next instant a long string of achievements popped up, leaving Zhang Jie stunned.

Upon careful count, there were actually nine!!!

"The fourth simulation is complete; code name: Illusory World, One Millet Dream."

"Congratulations on earning the following achievements"

"(SSS) Limited Achievement 'Disaster Purifier': In the simulation, successfully purge 99.99% of a certain type of disaster in the universe! Although no one knows your deeds, someone will, and they will thank you for your contribution!"

"(SS) Limited Achievement 'Embodiment of Disaster': With sanity intact, you became the disaster, indeed the king among disasters! You proved that disaster power can be controlled! No matter the cost, humanity will ultimately triumph over disasters!"

"(S) Limited Achievement 'Nameless Legend': Everything you have vanished along with the falsehood's disappearance; your life was forcibly given the title of legend, yet you deserve this name! Perhaps no one knows what astonishing feat you performed, but it doesn't matter—someone will learn of it and spread the word; though you are nameless, you remain a legend!"

"(S) Regular Achievement 'Peak Tournament': You once again stand at the world's pinnacle; your every move can sway the world's fate! You also again prove to them (you only play peak tournaments!)"

"(S) Regular Achievement 'Way of Fate': You sensed fate and tried to accept and embrace it; although your life is full of deceit, you calmly accepted fate—perhaps you already realized that following fate's guidance is the best path (defying fate is also part of fate)."

"(A) Regular Achievement 'One Millet Dream': Everything is but a false dream; you left many traces in this world, yet in the end it was merely a grand dream—even those closest to you have forgotten you (is all this really worth it?)"

"(A) Regular Achievement 'Against the Whole World': Before your death, you sought the last bit of pleasure, also a small revenge; you chose to oppose the entire world, making all humanity endure a nightmare, and voluntarily bore humanity's fate! (You are both the world-destroying boss and the world-saving savior)"

"(A) Regular Achievement 'Gaming God': In this game world, you lived a relatively fulfilling life! Your gaming skill is unmatched! (Go ahead, play—who could outplay you? You, Zhang Jie, know in your heart whether you used cheats or not)"

"(A) Regular Achievement 'Memory-Seeking Traveler': Someone still hasn't forgotten you; she doesn't want to forget again, doesn't want to lose, she has embarked on the journey to seek memories, chasing after what was once easily obtainable, forever...."

"Simulation evaluation: SSS"