Chapter 25 – Life Simulator Version 2.0
by spirapiraChapter 25 – Life Simulator Version 2.0
The functions of 【Life Simulator Version 2.0】 were as follows:
First, the number of rewards that could be brought back from the simulator increased from one to two.
Second, a new immersive simulation experience was added. The host could spend a certain amount of energy points to select a specific moment within the simulation for an immersive experience.
Su Xing’s eyes lit up when he heard the simulator’s update notification.
The upgraded features perfectly aligned with what he had been hoping for! The increase in reward quantity alone practically doubled his simulation efficiency.
As for the second feature—the immersive simulation experience—Su Xing had yet to try it out.
But the moment he saw the upgrade cost of five hundred thousand energy points, his teeth itched with frustration.
“You bastard, you definitely had your eye on my energy points, didn’t you? I finally scraped together six hundred thousand points, and you’re taking five hundred thousand right off the bat?”
Though furious, upgrading the simulator was a necessity.
So Su Xing spent five hundred thousand energy to upgrade the Life Simulator to version 2.0.
He then spent another 110,000 energy to bring out both the Beginner-Level Separation Fire Technique and the green talent perseverance from the simulation.
【Ding! You have chosen to bring out the green talent “Unyielding Tenacity.” Remaining energy: 111,680 points.】
【Ding! You have chosen to bring out your Beginner-Level Separation Fire Technique comprehension. Remaining energy: 11,680 points.】
Su Xing carefully sensed his body. The effects of the perseverance talent weren’t something he could perceive right away—perhaps he would only notice it when he encountered setbacks.
But the Beginner-Level Separation Fire Technique made an enormous difference for Su Xing.
He extended his palm and willed it with his mind. A wisp of cinnabar-red flame appeared in the center of his hand. The flame was only three inches tall, but its appearance was remarkably unusual.
Su Xing carefully brought his other hand close to the Separation Fire, but felt no burning sensation whatsoever.
He then took out a piece of white-grade equipment and held it over the Separation Fire. The white equipment melted at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning to ash in mere dozens of seconds.
This shocked Su Xing considerably. White-grade equipment was the lowest tier, true, but it still came from dungeons, and its durability was at least thirty percent higher than steel.
If the Separation Fire could melt white-grade equipment this easily, it would pose a lethal threat to ordinary Silver-stage professionals!
“With this Separation Fire Technique, I finally have an offensive spell at my disposal…”
Su Xing willed the flame in his hand to move away from him and discovered it could travel up to a dozen meters or so. This meant he now had a ranged attack option.
At the same time, he noticed that controlling the Separation Fire rapidly drained both his stamina and his spiritual energy. In roughly ten minutes, he had consumed about half of his mana.
“Looks like the Separation Fire Technique consumes quite a lot. I can only use it at critical moments.”
Su Xing rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.
“Now that I have the Separation Fire Technique, as long as I bring out the Separation Fire Alchemy Art comprehension in my next simulation, I’ll be able to immediately refine Fasting Pills and the simplified version of Beauty-Preserving Pills.”
“Both of those pills definitely have a market. The Beauty-Preserving Pill especially—selling a single pill for hundreds of thousands of yuan wouldn’t be difficult at all…”
“But the problem now is that the next simulation requires at least a hundred thousand energy points, and I currently have a measly ten thousand or so.”
Su Xing pursed his lips, pulled out his phone, and contacted Jin Congxue.
“Congxue, are you there? I’m planning to sell you another twenty jin of spirit rice. Let me know when you have time to come pick it up…”
Jin Congxue replied quickly:
“Okay, looks like you’ve been short on cash lately, huh? Send me your card number—I’ll transfer the money first. I happen to be heading to the Capital City in a little while, so you can just give it to me then.”
Su Xing sent over his bank card number and soon received a transfer of twenty million yuan.
Looking at the new string of digits in his bank account, Su Xing chuckled and shook his head.
“I really did meet my benefactor, didn’t I?”
Su Xing had first come across clues about cultivation through Jin Congxue.
Moreover, Jin Congxue had lent him such a large sum of money, essentially helping him save an enormous amount of time he would have otherwise spent accumulating energy.
If Su Xing had relied on slowly accumulating energy on his own, it would have taken at least several months.
After receiving the money, Su Xing first went to the Jin Commerce Group in the Capital City and purchased over twenty thousand pieces of white-grade equipment.
Thanks to the VIP membership card Jin Congxue had given him, Su Xing was still able to buy at the lowest price of 900 yuan per piece, saving a considerable sum.
He then converted all twenty-thousand-plus pieces of white equipment into energy, bringing his simulator energy back up to 120,000 points.
Looking at the 120,000 energy points in his simulator, Su Xing felt slightly more at ease.
“At the end of the day, I’m still short on energy. Power-leveling is still a must.”
Su Xing had previously added all the female students who had hired him for power-leveling into a group chat. By now, there were already over a hundred people in the group.
He posted a message in the group:
“Today at 4 PM, five power-leveling runs. Maximum five people per run. Target: the Silver-stage dungeon Scarlet Blood Ant Nest outside the city. Tons of experience. Twenty thousand yuan per person. Sign up now if interested…”
Within minutes of posting, several students had already signed up.
Most of these girls were between Bronze rank levels 10 and 20. The experience from a Silver-stage dungeon was substantial for them—practically enough to gain most of a level in a single run.
With Su Xing’s current strength, he could solo-clear a Silver-stage dungeon in about an hour.
Over the course of a day, he could earn at least six to seven hundred thousand yuan minimum. His power-leveling efficiency had improved beyond comparison to before.
A week quickly passed.
Su Xing converted the five million yuan he had earned from power-leveling entirely into white-grade equipment, gaining close to another thirty thousand energy points.
Combined with his previous reserves, Su Xing’s energy once again broke through the 150,000-point mark!
On December 10th, when the simulator’s cooldown timer refreshed—
Su Xing immediately chose to simulate.
“Begin simulation!”
【This simulation consumes 1,400 energy points. Remaining energy: 150,200 points. Remaining simulation attempts: 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?】
“Draw a green talent!”
Su Xing chose to draw a green talent without hesitation. After all, 1,000 energy points was nothing to him now, and if he managed to draw a high-quality green talent, it would be a huge win.
【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the green talent: Lucky Streak!】
【Lucky Streak】: Green talent. Your luck is considerably higher than most people’s. You frequently find money when going out, and if you buy a ten-yuan scratch card, you’re guaranteed to win at least twenty yuan.
Su Xing’s eyes lit up when he saw this talent.
A luck-type talent was an absolute must-have for any transmigrator! Whether in the simulation or in the real world, it would undoubtedly be of great help to Su Xing.
Su Xing continued reading.
【In the dormitory, you realize that you are inside a simulation, and your objective this time is to accumulate sufficient alchemy experience.】
【Without hesitation, you seize a moment when no one is around and enter the Blessed Spirit Field.】
【To your surprise, you discover that of the several hundred chickens penned up in the spirit field, not all of them have died. Seven or eight have survived, and upon your examination, these chickens may have the potential to become spirit chickens.】
【It dawns on you that this is likely the influence of the Lucky Streak talent.】