Chapter 392: Star Sea Leader

「Let's go! 」

「This huge pile of glittering golden entries almost blinded Zhang Jie's eyes. 」

「Looks like we need something different again this time! 」

「Zhang Jie eagerly examined the notes for each entry, and this time, where negative entries used to be, they had completely changed into different ones—three brand‑new entries appeared before his eyes. 」

「(S) Mechanical Ascension!: After enduring society's beatings, after witnessing the world's cruelty, you realize your mere flesh is no longer enough to face these dark things; you will discard all effects of your original species entry, change your species to 'silicon-based intelligent machinery', and gain extremely high talent bonuses! But at the same time, you will also lose many things. (Weak flesh, I'm not human anymore hahaha!)」

「(SSS) Star Sea Commander: Heavenly disasters run rampant, calamities descend, the entire Star Sea has already plunged to the brink of destruction, but not all civilizations will unite as one rope; this brilliant Star Sea needs a true Star Sea Commander, and you, my friend, you will become the true leader of this Star Sea! You will become the sole white hole in this Star Sea! (But can you really bear this heavy responsibility?)」

「(SS) Curve Salvation: This world is beyond saving; they need a new road! A road unlike any ascension system! Although it may sacrifice reason, although it may sacrifice order, but all this is worth it—even if we give everything, even if we become heavenly disasters, at least we can continue to exist. (Just say whether it's saved or not!)」

「emmm. 」

「So abstract. 」

Although this time indeed no negative talent was given, at the same time Zhang Jie also discovered the big pit hidden inside.

All the entries here appear to be positive effects, but actually they just bury the negative effects deep inside; in fact, each entry is like two extremes.

You know, if everyone had their own life entry, it would inevitably be a mix of good and bad, and wanting a glorious life makes pairing entries Zhang Jie's primary problem to solve.

This time is not like the previous ones; besides the obligatory 'doomsday' options each round, the rest are basically mixed good and bad.

Zhang Jie dares to say that if this is a game with multiple loops, then every combination here must have a different ending.

「Hmm.... 」

「「Garbage Picker.... 」 is somewhat interesting, but.... 」

「Doesn't this mean my birthplace might be in a junkyard? 」

Zhang Jie shivered all over; he still remembers the incident of being born in a women's restroom during the second simulation, and even thinking about it makes him feel uncomfortable all over.

「But it's not necessarily a bad thing. 」

Zhang Jie pondered, temporarily setting aside the Garbage Picker choice; although it is an SSS life talent, given the simulator's tendency to dig pits everywhere, it's better to be more steady.

「Hmm.... "Genius" and "Mediocrity"？」

「Speaking of which, can these two be chosen together? 」

Zhang Jie suddenly felt a tingling at the top of his head; for two talents that seem completely opposite, choosing both would be like setting the left and right brains against each other.

I'm both a genius and a blockhead?

What the heck?

Zhang Jie tried selecting these two talents, recalling that during the Yunxiao instance, talents also showed mutual exclusion.

But unfortunately, this time there was none, meaning "Genius" and "Mediocrity" are fully compatible!

Moreover, the "Mediocrity" entry notes a hidden effect—isn't that tempting him?

「Hmm, the "Talented Type Athlete" below seems just like the activation condition. 」

「Perhaps this is the core condition for balancing "Genius" and "Mediocrity". 」

Zhang Jie silently nodded, thinking his analysis made sense.

「"Ace Pilot"... set aside for now. 」

「"Doomsday Envoy", go to hell, only a dog would pick that. 」

SSS aside, the doomsday options—pick one and you're done; last time it was "Shadow of Heavenly Disaster" and "World's End", the time before that "Infinite Iteration Chaotic Code".

Each round there is an option to actively become a heavenly disaster, but Zhang Jie never chose it.

「Could there be a parallel universe where I specialize in picking these strange options? 」

Zhang Jie suddenly had this thought: maybe there really is a version of himself out there meddling, stirring the whole Star Sea into a mess, but after all, that's not him in this universe.

「"Curve Salvation" can also get lost. 」

The two options specifically for causing trouble were decisively ruled out by Zhang Jie.

「"Mechanical Ascension"... hey buddy, you haven't given up yet. 」

Silicon-based intelligent machinery has already appeared several times; if Zhang Jie wanted to become one, he would have chosen it when he just picked his species—why wait until now?

Although it looks useful, Zhang Jie has had enough of being 118; this time he will definitely not choose it.

「Next up is.... "Star Sea Commander"! Wow, this looks like it might be the toughest entry. 」

Among all entries, only this seems worthy of SSS quality, and it's also the most outstanding among them.

To command the Star Sea—this might just be the most exhilarating and steady entry.

Zhang Jie dares to say that picking this will surely secure a stable SSS rating.

「OK, then.... 」

Zhang Jie's hand hovered over "Star Sea Commander", and his gaze unconsciously flicked to the comment that looked like a complaint.

【But can you really bear this heavy responsibility?】

This remark made Zhang Jie, who had been excitedly planning to choose this talent, pause.

「Whoo.... 」

These entries—each different combination will affect the final simulation.

Negative entries have completely disappeared; the price is that they're fused into the positive ones, like a bomb—if you're not careful, big trouble could ensue.

Zhang Jie pondered; perhaps this entry.... is the biggest pit.

「If Garbage Picker determines origin and special skills, while genius and mediocrity etc. determine growth limits, then Star Sea Leader.... could it be equivalent to anchoring the future? 」

Zhang Jie suddenly furrowed his brow; he seemed to have suddenly understood something.

「If choosing Star Sea Leader, does that mean no matter which entry I pick, everything will ultimately develop in that direction? 」

Zhang Jie looked at the trouble‑making entry, "Curve Salvation"; if both were chosen at once, wouldn't that be a story of a leader leading humanity toward a wrong future?

「So.... this is really the biggest pit? 」