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Chapter 2 - the harsh simulation

When he saw that his system was the Eternal Simulator, Han Chen was overjoyed, because he realized that this system would help him know the future and gain experience and strength.

Suddenly, a black screen appeared.Originally, there had been two transparent screens:one was the chat group screen in blue, and the other was the system screen in black.Then, on the black screen, the simulation functions appeared.

Ding

First function:The host must spend Spirit Points.

Spirit Points are gained from treasures and the like.For your information, these treasures must belong to the host, and they are necessary to conduct a simulation of reality, with the possibility of gaining talents, abilities, physical structure, and more.

Second function:The host can take an identity in the Primitive Era of the Immortality Path, the first era at the beginning of immortality.For your information, at that moment there are many races, including humans.You can spend a set of simulation points.

As for how to obtain them, the host must know beforehand.

Third feature:In every simulation, you can take an evaluation, which may help you or destroy you, so choose carefully.

Trait Panel:

Name: Han ChenAge: 15Race: HumanTalents: NoneAbilities: NoneBody: NoneSpirit Points: 5Simulation Points: 0Experience Points: 0Number of Simulations: 2 (Free)

The host has a medium talent, possessing three roots, and is suitable for a new beginning.

Spiritual Roots:Fire / Thunder / ???

As for having the third unknown root, it is very rare, so the host is advised to explore it,as this will raise his talent to a very high level.

When Han saw this, he was shocked.

"This is exactly what I need!I can simulate the future, this will help me avoid death and give me the possibility to become stronger."

"This is good… ah…I forgot to know my location."

DingHost location…

Dimension: Low-levelName: UnknownWorld Name: Desolate Void LandLocation: On a small Earth-sized rock,surrounded by a pond of the same size, filled with the Milky Way galaxy.

Han Chen:"…" ⁦(●_●)⁩

"What the hell is this?!"

"Am I on a small Earth-sized rock?!"

"Is this system broken or what?!"

"What the fu*!"

"Honestly, this is the first time my head hurts this much from shock."

"I'll leave this damn thing. When I become strong, I will discover the secret of this damn place."

"Ah… my head… my ears…"

"Luckily, I can still hear my own voice in my ears, and I didn't think I had become mute and couldn't hear."

"My problem now… how will I get out of this place?"

"System, I want to start the simulation."

Ding

Please confirm.

"Start."

[ Ding, pulling talents… ]

[ Talent Ranking: White, Green, Blue, Yellow, Purple, Gold, Red… leftover unknown ranks due to host's power

Pink Talent:

A special rank related to laws connected to the opposite sex and innate compatibility.

Its general effect is close to Blue rank in strength,

but it surpasses it in areas such as:

harmony, spiritual attraction, dual interaction, and developing abilities through partnerships. ]

[ Ding… talents pulled ]

🔸 First Talent

Name: Goldfish Memory

Rank: White (Very Weak)

Description:

Enables the host to forget traumatic events very quickly.

After experiencing a terrifying or embarrassing situation, the host forgets 70% of the details within an hour.

Positive Effects:

Reduces mental stress

Prevents early mental breakdown

Negative Effects (Important):

Also forgets important advice

Forgets people's names

Forgets why he was afraid in the first place

System Comment:

"Excellent talent for survival… as long as you don't forget how to stay alive."

Han Chen:

"… This isn't a cure, this is running away from reality!"

🔸 Second Talent

Name: Run Fit for Survival

Rank: White

Description:

When sensing immediate danger, running speed increases by 5%…

But only in the wrong direction.

Activation Conditions:

Real danger exists

At least two directions available

Effect:

Speed +5%

High chance of running toward danger

System Comment:

"Running is an art… and the host is still learning."

Han Chen:

"So I run faster… to die faster?!"

🔸 Third Talent

Name: Delayed Intuition

Rank: Green (Weak but Growable)

Description:

After danger occurs, the host realizes that what happened was very dangerous.

Example:

After an explosion → "Ah… I should have run."

After falling into a trap → "Strange… it was obvious."

Effect:

Wisdom +1

Does not prevent any disaster

System Comment:

"Understanding after the disaster… is the beginning of wisdom."

Han Chen:

"This isn't intuition, it's mockery!"

🔸 Fourth Talent (Relatively Rare but Useless for Now)

Name: Handsome at Death

Rank: Green

Description:

When near death, the host's appearance improves noticeably.

Effect:

Slight increase in attractiveness

No combat effect

Does not prevent death

System Comment:

"Even to the end… you must be elegant."

Han Chen:

"… And does my appearance matter when I'm dying?!"

🔸 Fifth Talent (Hint for Third Root)

Name: Feeling Something… but Don't Know What

Rank: Undefined

Description:

The host sometimes feels that something important is near…

but doesn't know what it is, where it is, or why.

Effect:

Mystery

Mild headache

Very high chance of future development

System Comment:

"The third root awakens… but it is lazy."

Han Chen:

"Even my spiritual roots are procrastinating?!"

...

…Ah….. choose Talent 5, 4.

After Han Chen closed the Trait Panel, he lifted his head and looked around.

A dense forest, with unnaturally towering trees, their leaves dark with a bluish tint, and the air so heavy that breathing was exhausting.

The river beside him was still… unnaturally still, as if a painted picture.

According to the location panel, the nearest city is five days' walk to the west, beyond the forest, then a stone plain, then ancient ruins leading to the city's outer walls.

Han Chen clenched his teeth.

"Five days… just five days."

📅 Day One

He walked along the river, thinking that the water would lead him to humans.

Obstacle:

The river was undrinkable,

The water was slightly salty, with a metallic taste.

After drinking for hours, he felt a slight dizziness.

His fifth talent (Feeling Something… but Don't Know What) activated.

He felt something strange…

"… In the other direction? No… here? No…"

He stood in place for a full ten minutes, then said:

"I don't know why I stopped."

📅 Day Two

Hunger began to appear.

He found no familiar fruit.

He tried eating a plant that looked like grass… and vomited afterward.

Obstacle:

Plants were poisonous,

Insects were huge and made terrifying sounds,

He had no fire or tools.

In the evening, he felt extreme fatigue.

His fourth talent (Handsome at Death) activated lightly.

He looked at his reflection in the water:

"… Why do I look better?"

He paused.

"I don't like this."

📅 Day Three

He left the river and entered the stone plain.

Barren land, black stones, high heat in the day, deadly cold at night.

Obstacle:

No shade,

No water,

No food.

Hunger turned into real pain.

At night, he sat pressing his stomach:

"I should have taken food from the ground… I'm stupid."

His fifth talent activated again.

He felt that something important was very close.

He searched… found nothing.

"… As if the world is mocking me."

📅 Day Four

His steps began to feel heavy.

From afar, he saw stone ruins—a sign that the city was near.

He smiled, then stumbled and fell.

He no longer felt only hunger,

but emptiness.

His fourth talent activated strongly.

He felt a strange warmth,

his face became calm, and his features cleaner.

He said bitterly while laughing:

"Even as I die… the system beautifies me."

📅 Day Five – The End

At sunrise, he saw the city walls clearly.

They were close…

very close.

One step…

then another…

His knee gave out,

he fell to the ground.

He tried to crawl,

but could not.

Hunger had completely exhausted his body.

He lay on his back, looking at the sky with the three suns.

"… I arrived five steps too late."

His fifth talent activated one last time.

He felt something immense…

like the secret of this world…

but he could not understand it.

He smiled.

His fourth talent had reached its peak.

His appearance was calm…

handsome…

as if asleep.

[Ding]

End of the first simulation

Cause of death: Hunger

Rating:

⭐☆☆☆☆

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"Died near the goal. Notable progress."

The host gains 20 simulation points.

Talent 5

Feeling Something… but Don't Know What

Cost: 15 simulation points

Talent 4 (Relatively rare but currently useless)

Name: Handsome at Death

Cost: 1 simulation point

Gained 5 days of simulation experience

Cost: 1 simulation point

What? I died of hunger, but I brought a bag with enough food for a week.

When I fell to the ground, I couldn't find my bag.

Where did my bag go? Is this why I died?

Wait… why did I choose the fourth talent instead of the third? Am I stupid?

How could I forget this? The third talent could have helped me…

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