Apocalyptic Wasteland Simulator

Chapter 247 - 242: Restarting the Simulation, Silver Flash
Chen Pingchuan looked at the dense list of rewards, but he felt no great surprise or emotional upheaval.The rewards this time could be divided into four main categories.

The first was basic rewards. A Blue-rank invisibility skill is better than nothing, and for someone as wealthy as me, it’s a must-have.

The second was item rewards from the simulation. Whether it was the super-functional weapons or the gene potions that could help an Awakened advance, the rewards themselves weren’t bad. But for me, it’s obvious I can just snatch them, so spending simulation points to exchange for them would be foolish and pointless. The only point of interest is the ’Strongest Trash King’ title that comes with exchanging Federation Coins. I have a feeling that titles will be very important in the future.

The third was inheriting physical attributes from the simulation. This was originally considered a baseline benefit. This time, however, having exhausted his Spirit attribute, Chen Pingchuan couldn’t choose the inheritance option. By the time he died, his body’s stats had never returned to their peak state.

The fourth category was the new Time Thief option added after the simulator’s update. Through this new feature, he could spend simulation points to decide the life and death of anyone he had interacted with who had died before the end of the simulation.

Chen Pingchuan pondered these rewards for a long time, but not for any of the reasons above. Instead, he was uncertain about his true feelings. He thought about Ren Fei, the man who had torn up their agreement at the last moment. Perhaps I felt anger, disgust, and many other things, but never hatred. According to his furious shouting back then, I must have killed his uncle when I broke into the bank. It’s not a heinous crime for him to want revenge for his uncle. As for what happens next in the simulation, if he gets killed by me, he’ll have brought it on himself.

”Give up solidification. I’ll take the skill Melding with Heaven and Earth and the Federation Coins.”

”Select simulation time acceleration.”

[Ding! 100 simulation points deducted. Blue Skill ’Melding with Heaven and Earth’ acquired.]

[Ding! 100 simulation points deducted. Federation Coins (Large) acquired. Title ’Strongest Trash King’ obtained.]

[Ding! 1,680 simulation points deducted. Remaining simulation points: 1,343,838. Remaining simulation attempts: 1.]

Glancing around the quiet room, Chen Pingchuan didn’t hesitate. He entered the simulation again, intending to find a way to escape before the insect disaster arrived. As for why I don’t just flee now, causing a commotion would only put Wei Xi’s escape at risk.

So, Chen Pingchuan’s lips parted slightly. ”Enter simulation.”

[Enter simulation?]

[Yes][No]

”Enter simulation. Yes!”

[Detected host carrying the following talents, skills, and achievements:]

[Skills: Sleight of Hand (Rule-type), Bloody Plunder (Purple), Melding with Heaven and Earth (Blue)]

[Achievements: Worse than Beasts (One-Star), Loli Abductor (Two-Star), Strongest Trash King (Two-Star)]

[Talents: Strength Doubled (Green), Heavenly Dao Rewards Hard Work (Green), Parasitic (Purple), 24k Titanium Alloy Dog Eye (Yellow), Friend of Women (White, Growth Potential), Death Without Regret (Special), I Am the Heavenly Dao (Purple)]

[Random talent drawing in progress. Host, please select the amount of simulation points to invest. 0 points for White talents, 10 points for Green talents, 100 points for Blue talents, 1,000 points for Yellow talents... 100,000 points for Golden Flash talents.] Google seaʀᴄh ????????????????????•????????????????•????????????

[All options have a chance to grant lower or higher-grade talents.]

[You have invested 100,000 simulation points. Please confirm your desired category.]

[Remaining simulation points: 1,243,838]

[Categories include: Attack, Defense, Evasion, Growth, Mystery...]

”Mystery!”

This time, Chen Pingchuan didn’t choose any of the other, more obvious categories. Instead, he selected the rather vague ’Mystery.’ It wasn’t that I had high hopes for any particular category, but the ordinary options were just too much of a rip-off. Spending ten thousand simulation points only to get a Blue skill... It was infuriating!

Go big or go home!

The very instant that gamble-like thought rose in his mind...

[Ding! Congratulations, Host! Your monumental fortune has captured the loving gaze of the Goddess of Luck, who has bestowed her favor exclusively upon you! Silver Flash Skill ’Mutation’ acquired!]

[**Mutation**]: A rare Silver Flash skill. A mysterious power capable of seizing a weight from the scales of fate, granting its possessor the ability to defy destiny.

It can be used once per month to mutate one of your existing skills or talents. However, take note: each individual skill or talent can only be mutated once per year.

* **Beneficial Mutation:** A chance to increase a skill or talent’s rank. The degree of improvement is variable.

* **Parallel Mutation:** Mutates a skill or talent into another ability of a similar type.

* **Negative Mutation:** Mutates a skill or talent into a different ability that is immensely powerful but difficult to control.

**PS:** When the brilliant silver light flashes and the wheel of fate turns, you must keep your eyes wide open and focus completely. The perfect opportunity to rewrite your destiny may arrive in the very next moment.

”Hahaha....”

Chen Pingchuan’s wild laughter echoed throughout the room. He hadn’t just thought he might get a skill; he never imagined the simulator would actually act so benevolently and give him such a pleasant surprise. Although ’Silver Flash’ doesn’t sound quite as impressive as ’Golden Flash,’ the word ’flash’ clearly sets it apart from other abilities.

Of course, he didn’t dwell on this for long, because the simulation information seemed even more explosive.

[Morning. You didn’t sleep all night but still feel exhilarated. You feel your luck has returned; the Goddess of Luck has once again focused her gaze upon you.]

[You quickly freshen up, knowing that a group of lavishly dressed guests will soon arrive to taste the wine you’ve mixed.]

[Sure enough, an hour after you’ve finished, people began to trickle into the mayor’s backyard. They were all smiles, seemingly oblivious to the impending insect disaster.]

[This time, you didn’t tamper with the drinks. Instead, you righteously informed everyone that you would be preparing an extraordinary concoction for them.]

[Xu Lingyin was very pleased with your pragmatism and made you a grand promise: if you worked for her for one year, she would prepare a large sum of money for you and ensure your safe departure.]

[You temporarily placated her with a false smile, knowing she wouldn’t live to see that day. Furthermore, you introduced your newly crafted drink to Xu Lingyin. Its name was Blissful Paradise.]

[You chose this name because this newly mixed Blissful Paradise had a very interesting effect: for the next week, it would amplify the drinker’s senses. This meant they would experience double the pleasure... and, of course, double the pain.]

[The sunshine was brilliant, but you had no time to enjoy it, as you still needed to prepare many more glasses of the new drink. You were quite curious. When the insect disaster finally descended and these people were torn limb from limb by giant insects, would that excruciating pain etch itself deep into their memories? Though you doubted they would want to have such an experience.]