Chapter 270: Disaster and Gu

Another month passed, nothing happened.

For the universe's timeline, a month is insignificant, but for Zhang Jie, every month is a day of suffering.

"Should I simulate or not..."

Zhang Jie felt torn; he wanted to rest for a month, but time waits for no one,

What if one day he lacks that month? Everything is uncertain.

"Maybe I should simulate..."

Zhang Jie didn't want to regret a moment of laziness.

He opened the simulation interface, the familiar interface, the familiar formula, and Zhang Jie shouted outright.

"Activate!"

"Activation successful! Since you passed the novice protection period, difficulty increases from this simulation onward! You need to draw an initial species identity, but the corresponding benefit allows you to randomly use one entry from the previous simulation."

"After the simulation, the simulator will grant rewards and lifespan based on the host's lifetime excitement, and archive the results into reality."

The species roulette began spinning, and this time it unexpectedly landed on the "Carbon-based Human Race".

"Huh? Luck this good?"

"Your species identity for this simulation is: Carbon-based Human Race."

"Fine, fine."

Last time in the top-tier civilization simulation, he only got it after spending simulation points and spinning twice; this time a single spin satisfied Zhang Jie.

"Next, I will generate nine life entries for you; you must choose four, and you must pick one negative entry."

"(SSS) Mysterious Physique: Your origins are a mystery, which makes your physique special; you will have strength comparable to a giant beast, you will have vitality comparable to a blood calamity, but that's not all; at some point you will unleash your hidden power. (What do you think you'll be this time?)"

"(S) Knight's Oath: A true knight ought to have flawless spirit! The so-called oath is merely the standard you should have; you should be just! You should be merciful! You should be fearless! You should use your sharp sword to cut down all injustice! (Such great and noble qualities will make you ever stronger!)"

"(S) Heir of the Sea: You come from the ocean; your identity is more mysterious than you imagine; you will possess tremendous potential! And you will have the ability to assimilate other beings, but you will constantly fall into mental confusion and unconditionally obey some existence (What lies beyond the sea? What lies within it? You cannot know; they are the most terrifying monsters)."

"(A) Shadow of Calamity: This time you will become a calamity again, possibly a blood calamity, possibly a beast calamity, and you will once again be humanity's enemy (multiple choices, one will suit you!)."

"(A) Cat-Affinity Physique: Because of the aura you emit inside and out, you will gain this creature's unique trust; they will be very close to you, and still have considerable affinity for some other beings (meow?)."

"(C) End of the World: You don't want to choose any of this; perhaps it's too cruel; if you could, you'd wish to face none of it, and you would be born at the world's end, on the eve of destruction (here's a suicide option—will you choose to escape?)."

"'Negative Entry—Mediocre Talent: Your talent is average; becoming a knight is very difficult; sometimes even a dog could surpass you, but this doesn't mean you cannot grow; on the contrary, gold always shines, and gradual accumulation suits you best (trash three-stage!).'"

"'Negative Entry—Bad Luck: Your luck is terrible; stepping out you step on poop, drinking cold water you get choked, every time you use the toilet the bowl water lightly kisses your butt; you might die from some trifle, and no one in the world is as unlucky as you.... (Is extreme misfortune not a kind of talent?).'"

"'Negative Entry—Chaos: Whether you are human, a calamity, or some mysterious sea creature, your future will eventually descend into utter chaos, taking another strange path (Will you become a new calamity? Want to try?).'"

"Something big is coming!"

Zhang Jie saw these entries and knew this wouldn't be simple; previous simulations never had anything above S-rank.

Moreover, this simulation looks extremely difficult; from some info in the entries you can tell this simulation likely has more than one calamity—blood and beast calamities all coming—is this about raising gu?

Furthermore, these negative entries are interesting; everything points to calamity, plus mysterious sea creatures, and finally a new calamity will be born.

"Who would pick this? They'd be an idiot!"

First are the Mysterious Physique and Knight's Oath; these two need no looking, you can choose them with eyes closed.

And another S-rank entry at first glance is a big pit; the mental confusion option can just be skipped—this thing could affect your present self, and picking it might lead to who knows what.

Zhang Jie continued browsing the nearby entries, and upon seeing the negative ones a flash of inspiration struck.

If I directly take "Mysterious Physique" plus "Heir of the Sea" and "Shadow of Calamity", then add the negative entry "Chaos", wouldn't that be perfect?

Zhang Jie laughed at his own idea—this isn't a simulation, it's like crafting his own father!

When those three entries stack together, it's hard to imagine anything not happening.

"Maybe I should just honestly pick the Knight's Oath.... Choosing this will get me killed."

"You can't pick "Heir of the Sea" or "Shadow of Calamity", and "End of the World" is purely a suicide entry—no need to choose it."

"Then what's left.... "Cat-Affinity Physique"?"

"This entry completely develops along two lines, totally two extremes."

"Looking at the description of "Knight's Oath", it follows the extreme justice faction."

"As for the negative entries, Chaos is a divine entry for the other extreme faction, but Zhang Jie definitely won't pick it."

"Next is...."

"Mediocre Talent and Bad Luck are actually no good; both are crap, but if you insist on squeezing out a piece from these two lumps, Zhang Jie would rather choose Mediocre Talent."

"Talent can be made up for with effort, but luck—having a dark face is a lifelong thing."

"So...."

"This should be enough."

Zhang Jie made his own judgment.

"Choose "Mysterious Physique", "Knight's Oath", "Cat-Affinity Physique", and "Mediocre Talent"!"

"Selection complete; you chose "Mysterious Physique", "Knight's Oath", "Cat-Affinity Physique", and the negative entry "Mediocre Talent"."

"Now drawing a random entry from your previous simulation."

"Draw successful! You obtained the past limited achievement (SSS) "Calamity Purifier"."

"This entry has been automatically adapted for you to usable effect in the current simulation world: (S) Sin Purifier: As the embodiment of justice, you will be the bane of all sin! All sin shall fall beneath your blade! (I'm too lazy to explain; you don't deserve to hear.)"

"In the simulator, you will lose all memories and start a new life; if fully considered, please select to activate."

"May I ask if you wish to start the simulation?"

"Awesome! Activate!"