One Trait Draw Per Year Even Simulations Count

【”You can go to the Patrol Battalion whenever you want, or just stay in the residence and cultivate.

Or come find me at my mansion, and I’ll show you around Vermilion Violet Star!

Don’t worry about the residence permit either—I’ve already arranged for someone to process it for you.”】

【Ji Wuqing was decisive and efficient, laying everything out clearly for you on the very first day you set foot on the planet.】

【You were about to thank her.】

【A shadow suddenly cast over from above—it was a massive sea turtle, except it could fly, and on its back sat a group of monkeys. These monkeys wore armor with a unique and striking design.】

【”Why do these monkeys look so familiar...”】

【The monkeys on the back of that flying giant sea turtle looked almost human-like in their mannerisms.】

【They weren’t all identical.】

【Some had red fur, some had green fur; some had three eyes, others had four. They were a chaotic mix, with every possible permutation and combination.】 【These monkeys reminded you of the two divine monkeys from the human world—the ones that came from the Real Realm—the Fiery-Eyed Golden Monkey and the Four-Eyed Spiritual Monkey.】

【”They’re Star Apes. Don’t you recognize them?”】

【Ji Wuqing spoke up when she saw you craning your neck to look up.】

【She glanced again at Black Wind standing beside you.】

【”I thought that since you have an ancient divine beast as a companion, you’d know about Star Apes too.”】

【Before you could respond, the giant sea turtle in the sky suddenly cast a glance down at the ground.】

【In the next instant, a gust of wind blew, and two red-furred monkeys suddenly appeared beside you.】

【”Hehe! Isn’t this a Dragon-Scale Horse? Which tribe are you from?”】

【They were greeting Black Wind, not you.】

【Black Wind’s towering figure shrank behind you as he lowered his head and said.】

【”I’m lost. I don’t know which tribe of Dragon-Scale Horses I belong to.”】

【Seeing Black Wind like this, one of the red-furred monkeys couldn’t help but look at you.】

【”Hey, Brother Dragon-Scale Horse, the way you’re acting... don’t tell me you’ve acknowledged this human as your master?”】

【Black Wind nodded.】

【The two red-furred monkeys exchanged a glance, then slapped their thighs and waved their hands around while laughing uproariously.】

【”Hahaha! This is too funny! How amusing! How amusing! If we bring this news back, the King will be thrilled! This proud Dragon-Scale Horse has actually acknowledged a master—we can mock them for ten thousand years!”】

【The two monkeys leaped up joyfully, bounding back onto the sea turtle’s back in one jump.】

【Riding the flying giant sea turtle, they flew a bit further forward and landed in the most central complex of palaces in this city.】

【That was the central hub of the Ji family—the Ji Ancestral Temple.】

【It was also the main place where the core members of the Ji family’s main branch lived and worked on a daily basis.】

【”Are they here to see your Ji family?”】

【”Not just our Ji family. All the human forces on Vermilion Violet Star are gathered here lately. They’re discussing something.”】

【”What?”】

【”Who gets to go to the Void Realm, that’s what.”】

【Ji Wuqing said it casually, as if it weren’t any secret at all.】

【”What’s in the Void Realm?”】

【The existence of the Void Realm wasn’t common knowledge even among the people of the Real Realm.】

【But for those with some experience and knowledge, knowing about it wasn’t strange, so Ji Wuqing didn’t find anything wrong with your knowing about the Void Realm.】

【”The Star Ape clan’s First Prince and Second Prince have gone missing. They found out that the two princes accidentally fell into a black hole and ended up in the Void Realm.

Speaking of the Star Ape clan, their physical bodies are truly unmatched.

Black holes can destroy all matter in this world, collapsing everything into a single point.

But those two Star Ape princes fell into a black hole and didn’t die! They even went for a little trip to the Void Realm by accident.

I want to go to the Void Realm too!

Do you want to go?”】

【You froze for a moment.】

【I just came from there, you know.】

【”Isn’t it impossible to enter the Void Realm from our universe? How does the Star Ape clan plan to retrieve their two princes?”】

【”Directly entering the Void Realm certainly isn’t possible, but the Star Ape clan has a way to project a simulacrum over there.

However, their own kind can’t be projected.

Because beings like Star Apes and Dragon-Scale Horses are truly native creatures of this universe—even their projections can’t cross over.

But we humanoid races are different. Our ancestors all ascended from the Void Realm, so we still carry faint imprints of it.

It’s possible to project a phantom over, then bring back monkeys that originally belong to the Real Realm, but we can’t bring anything else back.

The Star Apes have a decent relationship with us humans. They don’t trust the other humanoid races, so they came to Vermilion Violet Star to seek cooperation with us humans.

Right now, all the families are fighting over this one and only slot.”】

【”Even if it’s just a projection, it’s not exactly safe, is it? What’s the benefit of getting this one slot?”】

【”Of course there’s a benefit. You get the Star Ape clan’s favor. If you ever face danger in the future, no matter where you are—to the ends of the earth—the Star Apes will appear anytime to help you through the crisis.”】

【”Are the Star Apes that powerful?”】

【”Don’t underestimate the three great ancient divine beasts, little brother. They have as many Immortal Emperors as we humanoid races, if not more!

In today’s universe, with the Celestial Emperor missing, Immortal Emperors are the most powerful existence. Their divine might can command an entire galaxy!

The more Immortal Emperors, the stronger the faction, obviously.”】

【Everything became clear.】

【Four-Eyes and Fiery-Eyes were the First Prince and Second Prince. They fell into the Void Realm many years ago.】

【They most likely lost their memories, and might have even used some method of reincarnation.】

【Otherwise, under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to enter the Void Realm from the Real Realm and come out unscathed.】

【After years of investigation, the Star Apes finally tracked down the location of the two princes, and now they were preparing to rescue them.】

【Following the normal course of events, Ji Wuqing should have been the one to secure this slot later on.】

【But...】

【Why couldn’t it be me?】

【Your mind began to race.】

【You knew that the Four-Eyed Spiritual Monkey had already entered the Real Realm, but they were still searching for ”two” monkeys, which meant that after the Four-Eyed Spiritual Monkey came through the Path to Immortality, he must have landed on some unknown planet.】

【If nothing unexpected happened to the Fiery-Eyed Golden Monkey, he should still be in the human world. After all, you had instructed Hua Wuyan to find an excuse to keep him from using the Path to Immortality, at least until you turned ninety this year.】

【That way, right now, you were the person who had the most information about these two monkeys.】

【It shouldn’t be hard for you to get this slot.】

【Once everything was done, both the Star Apes and the Ji family would owe you a favor.】

【Putting aside whatever material benefits you might gain.】

【What was this?】

【Connections!】

【To be honest, you were getting tired of scrambling around at the bottom of society.】

【From Fortune Star to Blazing Star, and from Blazing Star to Vermilion Violet Star.】

【After decades of traveling this road, you had endured enough hardships and witnessed too many tragedies.】

【If you had someone higher up backing you, you wouldn’t have to run around everywhere, and you wouldn’t let the Alien Race hold the safety of those close to you hostage.】

【Besides, this was also a chance to go back to the human world for a visit.】

【Killing multiple birds with one stone.】

【”Miss Wuqing, I want to ask you for a favor. If you’re willing to help me, consider the debt for me delivering Ah Dou to you settled.”】

【Ji Wuqing looked at you with curiosity.】

【”Tell me about it.”】

【”I can secure this slot! But I don’t think I’m qualified to join that occasion on my own. I’d trouble you to take me there.”】

【”What makes you so confident?”】