Chapter 51: We Control, We Contain!

There were still many mysteries surrounding Qi Xiaoye.

Su Ze had only solved the first problem and learned how to meet her.

Therefore, the next task naturally was to use simulation to uncover deeper secrets.

『Day 38: It was Chen Keqing’s birthday, and to celebrate, you brought Qi Xiaoye into Avalon; Qi Xiaoye, who had endured days of ice-cold baths on her butt, became lost in Avalon’s warmth and declared she would stay there forever.』

『Day 40: Qi Xiaoye became lost in the joy of gaming.』

『Day 50: Qi Xiaoye cried over her poor gaming skills and decided to take your advice, abandoning her plan to give professional players a hard time.』

『Day 59: You deliberately took a bath with Chen Keqing while Qi Xiaoye secretly watched.』

『Day 60: You and Qi Xiaoye took a bath together.』

『Day 61: During the heavy fog, you all hid inside Avalon, staying in and bathing all day.』

『Day 73: After gathering enough intelligence, you prepared an advanced recipe for Qi Xiaoye; she did not disappoint, easily becoming a Tier-2 Awakener and simultaneously awakening her first kotodama art.』

『Day 77: With your help, Chen Keqing also advanced to Tier-2 Awakener… There was still a gap among Tier-2 Awakeners, so you arranged for Chen Keqing and Qi Xiaoye to spar; Qi Xiaoye won decisively, and even you were shocked by her combat skills displayed during the match, but she herself admitted she did not know why she could use those techniques.』

『…』

The simulation text progressed in an orderly fashion.

Su Ze patiently read through each day’s simulation content.

As expected, like previous simulations, the girl called Qi Xiaoye was quite mysterious.

Every time she advanced, she inevitably awakened a kotodama art, a phenomenon Su Ze had never seen a second time despite numerous simulations.

Aside from that, Qi Xiaoye also seemed to excel at combat.

However, she herself was unclear why she was so skilled in battle, just like her lost memories, which added to the mystery.

『Day 79: You made contact with the Su City authorities.』

『Day 81: After joining the authorities, your intelligence network began to bear fruit, and you received reports of a containment object appearing.』

『Day 82: You obtained a photo of the containment object and showed it to Qi Xiaoye; she accurately described its details… It was a bizarre white mask displayed in a glass case; whenever someone approached, it would attach itself to the person’s face and begin to manipulate them into self-harm until death.』

『Day 83: Based on the containment object’s characteristics, you drafted a plan and, with the help of Qi Xiaoye and Chen Keqing, successfully contained the white mask by enclosing it in a specialized glass box, though you did not know how to dispose of it…』

『Day 84: After considerable effort, you shattered the white mask and destroyed it, but nothing you expected happened, and you did not become an Awakener.』

『Day 103: With the full cooperation of Qi Xiaoye, Chen Keqing, and Qin Yushi, you again killed a bizarre containment object, but you still did not become an Awakener.』

『Day 110: While bathing with Qi Xiaoye, you suddenly became an Awakener.』

『Day 112: After synthesizing all intelligence, you concluded… You needed to kill containment objects in order to become an Awakener. However, for some reason, being with Qi Xiaoye also seemed to contribute to your awakening, leading you to suspect that Qi Xiaoye herself might be a containment object.』

『Day 113: While bathing with Qi Xiaoye, you thought to yourself that regardless of whether she was a containment object, she was your woman now.』

『Day 129: You expanded your intelligence network and continued to search for all information on containment objects…』

… Killing containment objects was the correct path to becoming an Awakener.

Su Ze once again recorded the key doomsday intelligence on paper.

However, upon finishing that line of information, he could not help but smile wryly.

“It feels quite difficult.”

Combining this with previous simulation content, there was no doubt that those containment objects that inexplicably appeared in the world varied in strength.

But even the weaker, more manageable containment objects were vexing.

Even someone who held five Gold Talents like himself had to handle them with great care.

If it were not for the external intelligence support provided by Qi Xiaoye, no amount of caution would suffice.

Some containment objects looked unimpressive, yet once their death mechanism was triggered, escaping into Avalon would be useless…

“Perhaps, like others, I should grow stronger step by step… Wait a second, after becoming an Awakener, what happens if I kill more containment objects? Can I become even stronger?”

With that question in mind, Su Ze continued the simulation.

『Day 191: Just seeing a photo of the containment object terrified Qi Xiaoye, and at her urging, you gave up on confronting it.』

『Day 235: When you arrived at the scene, the containment object had already disappeared; this had happened more than once, and you had grown accustomed to reluctantly giving up…』

『Day 299: The final phase of doomsday arrived, and a Tier-6 Awakener challenged you to a duel; using only your Awakener Strength, you matched them blow for blow.』

『Day 315: You once again abandoned your attack against a containment object because you did not have full confidence to contain and control it…』

『Day 330: An earthquake struck and you witnessed Falling Stars…』

『Congratulations, you completed the full apocalypse simulation.』

『Simulation Assessment: We Control, We Contain!』

『Please choose from the following…』

Su Ze ignored the simulation rewards.

It was still early, and even a Gold Talent reward could not sway him.

He had to continue the simulations.

Moreover, in this round he had already obtained the information he wanted most.

He now knew how to find Qi Xiaoye, which was a big gain.

“It’s a pity I couldn’t see higher scenery.”

Su Ze felt a touch of regret.

His path to becoming an Awakener was different.

Although it was difficult, once he advanced, he would immediately match a Tier-6 Awakener in physical standard…

What lay beyond that was unknown.

Whether Tier-6 Awakener was the ultimate evolution of humanity remained uncertain.

“Although I have gathered data on a dozen containment objects, only a few can actually be dealt with…”

“In other words, I need to consider how to find the soft targets among the containment objects…”

Murmuring to himself, a smile appeared on Su Ze’s face.

He recalled some interesting events from his past life…

It seemed that aside from survival, he would have another long-term goal during doomsday: investigating containment objects.

“Oh no, I overslept again…”

Chen Keqing’s soft voice came from the bedroom.

After turning off her previous alarm, she had dozed off again.

As a result, she accidentally overslept by ten minutes.

Now, she hurriedly climbed out of bed, removing her sleepwear as she searched for her clothes.

From the study’s viewpoint, Su Ze turned his head and watched the girl busily.

After her plush sleepwear came off, her thin thermal top revealed her ample curves swinging freely in a sight that was hard to ignore, because women often did not wear underwear to bed.

“Uh…”

Suddenly realizing Su Ze’s gaze, Chen Keqing’s pretty face flushed as she looked away from the study’s view and continued dressing.

“Let’s go out for breakfast; you seem in a little hurry,” Su Ze called from the study with a smile.

“Oh, okay…” Chen Keqing replied shyly, feeling a bit foolish for oversleeping and worrying that it had damaged her image as a beautiful girl.