Chapter 567: Legendary Investigator!

Come on, let's go!

Zhang Jie clicked the simulation again; the familiar interface, the familiar wheel—he spun it right away!

Activation successful! Since you successfully passed the newbie protection period, the difficulty increases starting from this simulation! You need to draw the initial species identity, but the corresponding benefit—you can 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 will archive the results into reality.

Attention! The simulation has introduced a new mechanism; the species wheel is no longer limited to a single species, but will also produce special identities, such as: Extraterrestrial Entity.

This improvement had already appeared in the first two simulations; back then Zhang Jie thought something big was coming, but who knew the actual process would turn out to be kinda lacking.

Situations like the Extraterrestrial Entity are at most A‑grade entries; often these special races are even worse than simply picking a normal one.

For example, in the previous simulation he rolled the special race 'Star‑Devouring Beast', thinking it would be some world‑shocking glutton manifesting, but it turned out to be a simpleton who got killed right at the start.

How does a Star‑Devouring Beast come about? There are only two ways: one is born after Star‑Devouring Beasts mate; the other is the ultimate beast king born when a beast disaster utterly defeats civilization.

It devours everything of civilization, everything on the planet, its own kind, civilization, the crust—then a Star‑Devouring Beast is born.

And Zhang Jie, he does have the ability to become a Star‑Devouring Beast, but he also has to survive until later!

Zhang Jie, from birth, started to scrounge—picking up leftover bones others ate; when truly starving he'd bite into mud; after growing to the height of one or two stories, he thought things would get better.

Who would have thought that just after six of his kin died, a little skinny monkey beat and supplemented him, and he didn't even manage to eat a mouthful of hot food.

In short, he died in a pathetic way; Zhang Jie guesses he might be the most pathetic Star‑Devouring Beast ever....

However, that draw didn't have any particularly good entries; if the entries were a bit stronger, Zhang Jie wouldn't have been so pathetic.

"I don't know if this time I can get something big."

Zhang Jie smacked his lips twice, savoring Lin Ran's jasmine‑flower lip balm, then spun the wheel.

The wheel turned, various race options flashed by; the pointer passed over 'Bio‑Mechanical Construct', 'Carbon‑Based Fish‑Headed People', 'Silicon Crystal Human Race', and gradually settled on 'Carbon‑Based Human Race'.

"Hiss, pure‑blooded humans...."

This unusually smooth roll of a person always made Old Zhang feel like something was missing.

"It's not exciting enough!"

If it were the old Zhang from before, he'd definitely have chosen this, but you also know that was the previous Zhang Jie.

"Should we spend 100 simulation points to redraw?"

"Damn, just do it!"

The wheel slid again; this time it landed on 'Nation‑Lost Wanderer'.

Well, it's indeed a bit of a gain, honestly; fortunately, this simulation's newly opened feature allows infinite race rolls.

So Zhang Jie clicked to redraw again.

The wheel turned, and this time Zhang Jie finally got something good.

"Special Race: 'Superhuman'"

"Superhuman': Your background? That doesn't matter; in fact you are just a pure, normal human, but after going through things, your physical quality will gradually approach that of a monster—for example, a certain super steel‑backed beast."

"Yo, this thing is not bad."

Zhang Jie directly chose it; this time there should really be something big coming.

"This simulation is a special one; the effects of life entries will change, and this time no negative entries will be generated."

"Next, nine life entries will be generated for you; you need to choose five of them as the talents for this simulation...."

Once again, there are no negative entries; what does having no negative entries mean?

It means each entry could have a pit, you idiot!

"Can you add negative entries? I just like things that are challenging."

"???"

"Then don't even think about it."

Zhang Jie felt helpless; this damn fool won't listen to reason, there's nothing to do—he could only sharpen his eyes a bit.

(SSS) Legendary Investigator!: You are the ultimate investigator who shuttles between light and mysterious rifts; you will face deep‑sea evils without your mind breaking! You hold the secret arts to restrain strange beings and the key to unveiling mysteries! Your name will become an immortal legend in the hidden circles! You will bear all the unspeakable darkness of the mundane world with your mortal body! (Lone exploration of tombs to trace strange traces, pacify demons and settle the world!)

"Holy cow, that's exciting right off the bat!"

Zhang Jie looked at this round's entries; it seems to be a system leaning toward the mysterious side?

Investigator, Zhang Jie had only seen such a setting in some literary works, but back then it actually seemed more like a fantasy setting.

"Behind... could it be like that time in the Dream Realm simulation, where the world's essence is actually different from what people see?"

Zhang Jie pondered; his soul knew this world exists, but ghosts... he really hasn't seen one.

As a steadfast materialist warrior, unless it truly appears, Zhang Jie regards it as nonexistent!

"What? You say it really appeared?"

Well, sorry, from the moment it appears it becomes the property of materialists.

The entries are still being generated; the upcoming ones are the focus—there might be pits in many of them.

(SS) Lamplighter: Knowing that the deeper the abyss, the easier it is to suffer backlash, you walk the edge between madness and clarity, lifelong gazed upon by hidden evils; you have guarded the world's clarity, yet forever trapped in a dark lonely path that no one understands (You can save many, but who can save you?)

(SS) Soul‑Fire Guide: You can ignite a flame made from your own soul, lighting the distorted, mutated path, breaking deceptive illusions, and purifying low‑level corrosion, opening a road of life for companions—but the brighter the flame, the faster your soul is consumed, until it burns out completely. (Made from my mutilated body turned into blazing fire, youth version)

(A) Steadfast Will: Your will will be extremely firm; facing the fear, madness infection, and mental pressure brought by anomalies, you can steady your own mindset, not easily waver, collapse, or be bewitched; even in desperate peril you can keep a clear, rational mind and press on, but if you over‑endure mental shock, your body will collapse first, and your flesh will be your greatest limit (What you will face, what will it be?)

(OK, wow, it was also conceived over five hours, the ginseng is burnt out, now it's five in the morning....)

(All you godfathers, give the ginseng a bit of inspiration!!!!)

(Revive! My! godfathers!)