Chapter 3 – The Second Simulation, An Unsalvageable Ending

That evening, Su Xing returned to his dormitory in high spirits.

Don’t get the wrong idea — Su Xing didn’t do anything inappropriate.

He had merely invited the junior student to a private room for an earnest heart-to-heart talk.

For a junior student on the verge of falling into the abyss, Su Xing’s approach was all about spiritual salvation.

Over the following week, Su Xing went on a frenzy of taking orders. Every day he brought freshmen out to level up, then exchanged the equipment drops for energy.

In just one short week, Su Xing had earned over two hundred thousand Yuan — a bountiful harvest.

During this time, Su Xing also tried purchasing higher-quality equipment and potions to exchange for energy.

But to his frustration, he discovered that white-quality equipment still offered the best energy-to-cost ratio.

Then the day came — the Life Simulator’s cooldown was complete.

Su Xing lay on his bed, heart pounding with excitement, and chose to simulate.

“Begin simulation!”

【Consumed 200 energy points. Remaining energy: 1,082. Remaining simulations: unlimited.】

【Simulation begins!】

【Drawing a white talent costs 100 energy points. Drawing a green talent costs 1,000 energy points. Would you like to draw?】

Su Xing hesitated for a moment, then chose to draw a white talent.

【Spent 100 energy points. Remaining energy: 982. Random talent drawing in progress…】

【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the white talent: business elite!】

【business elite】: Your business acumen surpasses that of ordinary people. You find it easier to profit from transactions than the average merchant.

Su Xing gave a slight nod.

Though the business elite talent couldn’t directly boost his strength, it could help him accumulate more wealth during the simulation — so it wasn’t bad at all.

【In the dormitory, you possess exceptional business acumen. You decide to invest and make money.】

【You spend all your savings, purchasing large quantities of low-level skill scrolls and equipment.】

【You continue taking freshmen out to level up, earning money on the side.】

【While leveling, you recommend equipment and skills to the freshmen.】

【The freshmen are swayed by your silver tongue and eagerly open their wallets!】

【Through buying low and selling high, you earn 30 million in just one year.】

【You are about to graduate, but at only Body Tempering level six, you unsurprisingly get held back a year.】

【But you are not discouraged, and continue your business as a reseller.】

【You begin to monopolize the school’s secondhand market — from equipment to skill scrolls to recovery potions, you have your hands in everything.】

【In just two years, you become a businessman worth hundreds of millions.】

【You are not satisfied with this and begin developing a network of subordinates.】

【You establish a trading organization called the “Tarot Society” and open shops throughout Capital City.】

【Two more years pass, and you are expelled from school.】

【But you couldn’t care less, because your business keeps growing — until one day, someone sets their sights on you.】

【A woman named Wang Qingxuan comes looking for you. You are shocked to discover she is the very same junior student you once “spiritually saved.”】

【She tells you she has joined a mysterious organization, and her current mission is to recruit you into it!】

【You ask her what organization it is. She won’t tell you.】

【You refuse to join this mysterious organization.】

【She tells you that if you don’t join, death is the only outcome.】

【You let out a cold laugh and summon several Master-rank Class User bodyguards.】

【Your bodyguards are effortlessly dispatched by her.】

【You are stunned to discover that after several years apart, she has become a Grandmaster-rank Class User.】

Su Xing froze when he saw this.

In this world, the Class User ranks from lowest to highest were:

Bronze, Silver, Gold, Master, Grandmaster, Heavenly King, Martial Emperor, Legend, Grand Emperor, Saint, and God. And between each major rank, there were a full thirty minor levels.

For example, a Bronze rank Class User at level 30 could no longer gain levels after maxing out — they had to complete an advancement quest in an “Advancement Dungeon” before they could continue leveling up.

At a top-tier institution like Capital Vocational Academy, graduating within four years required reaching Gold rank.

And only prodigies like the chubby Yu Yan had any chance of reaching Master rank.

But Wang Qingxuan — in just five short years, she had gone from Bronze rank to Grandmaster rank?

“The organization behind this must be hiding an enormous secret!”

Su Xing drew a sharp breath and continued reading.

【You thought you were dead for certain, but Wang Qingxuan did not kill you.】

【She tells you that you once showed her kindness, and she wishes to repay you.】

【That night, the two of you share a passionate evening together.】

【The next day, she leaves. On the bedsheets, there are spots of blood.】

Su Xing stared blankly at this. He hadn’t expected that Wang Qingxuan had truly been a virgin.

Then why had she become like that in the previous simulation? What exactly had happened to her?

【After she leaves, guilt fills your heart. You realize you had been misjudging her all along.】

【You search everywhere for her whereabouts, only to receive the unexpected news of her death.】

【You are shocked — how could a Grandmaster-rank powerhouse like her die so easily!】

【You suspect that Wang Qingxuan failed to complete her mission and was secretly eliminated by the mysterious organization.】

【You begin investigating the mysterious organization behind Wang Qingxuan, but come up empty-handed.】

【You abandon the investigation and turn to improving your own strength instead.】

【You run your business while simultaneously purchasing large quantities of dungeon items that can enhance physical constitution.】

【At the same time, you never give up searching for immortal cultivation techniques.】

【Two years pass. You don’t find any cultivation techniques, but your Body Tempering cultivation has improved dramatically, reaching the Grand Perfection of Body Tempering.】

【You suddenly remember — your sister Su Nian’an died in this very year.】

【You rush home and earnestly plead with your sister not to enter any dungeons this year.】

【Though puzzled, Su Nian’an obediently agrees.】

【Your sister remains safe and sound for the entire year.】

Su Xing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this — he had finally managed to save his sister.

But the very next moment, his expression changed.

【The following year, your sister resumes dungeon missions. She dies.】

【You begin investigating the cause of your sister’s death, but come up empty-handed.】

【Unwilling to accept this, you pour massive resources and employ every means at your disposal to investigate.】

【You finally make a breakthrough. Someone tells you that your sister died in a dungeon called the Demon-Sealing Pass.】

【You begin looking into the Demon-Sealing Pass dungeon. You come up empty-handed.】

【With no other choice, you give up and continue running your business while diligently tempering your body.】

【Three years pass. Your strength remains stuck at Grand Perfection of Body Tempering, unable to advance even an inch.】

【You suddenly remember — your good brother Yu Yan also died in this year.】

【So you find Yu Yan and tell him not to enter any dungeons this year.】

【Yu Yan’s expression wavers, but he nods in agreement.】

【One month later, you receive the devastating news — Yu Yan is dead.】

【Something feels deeply wrong. You begin investigating Yu Yan’s cause of death.】

【Sure enough, your investigation reveals that Yu Yan also died in the Demon-Sealing Pass dungeon.】

【And it wasn’t just him — most of your former classmates had also perished in this very same dungeon.】

【Terror grips your heart. This dungeon called the “Demon-Sealing Pass” seems to be a meat grinder, endlessly devouring the lives of everyone around you.】