Chapter 59: Butterfly of Fate, doomsday Day 1!

It seemed like there was not much change.

Gazing at the content of the Classic Version simulator, Su Ze calculated the cooldown time in his mind.

It was still different from the previous simulation rules.

The Classic Version simulator before him could be voluntarily stopped by him.

Just now, he had already simulated up to Day 7.

If he did not want to continue simulating, he could stop it right now, and the simulator’s cooldown time would simultaneously be fixed at seven hours.

“Let’s try simulating further, and at worst I’ll try the Old Version simulator tomorrow.”

Su Ze weighed it in his mind for a moment and then decisively continued the simulation.

『Day 8: You continued to advance the refresh of the Contaminated Zone, and at the same time, you observed that due to hunger, Qin Yushi had to take the risk and escape from the basement; otherwise she would really starve to death…』

『Day 9: In the early hours, an unexpected event occurred when Qin Yushi was obstructed by other survivors while escaping the basement, causing her to miss the best opportunity to flee; she was attacked by a beast, severely injured, and on the verge of death when you intervened…』

You saved Qin Yushi, but you did not heal her, and you brought her to the school she originally wanted to go to but did not stay long.

『Day 10: You continued to methodically advance the refresh of the Contaminated Zone』

『Day 11: You took time to observe Qin Yushi’s condition, and you saw her hiding the fact that she had become an Awakener, and because of her injury she was bullied by former friends』

『Day 12: An Awakener’s recovery was quite good, and Qin Yushi recovered a lot; she plotted and killed the people who had hit her when she was down two days ago, doing it so cleanly that no one knew she was the killer…』

This woman was truly ruthless.

She had deliberately concealed the fact that she had become an Awakener, probably because she had planned in advance to deal with those who might harm her…

“However, the changes in this round of simulation were too big.”

A thoughtful expression appeared on Su Ze’s face.

He had found it strange when he saw the Day 9 simulation content earlier.

Because a few hours ago, when he was simulating at the school, the simulation content still showed Qin Yushi escaping from the Contaminated Zone successfully on her own.

But the simulation content before him was obviously different.

It seemed that if he did not intervene to help, Qin Yushi would surely end up in the underworld.

There was no doubt.

It must have been because there were some additional variables between this simulation and the last one.

Perhaps it was because Su Ze had acquired a new Talent.

Perhaps it was because of something Su Ze had said to Qin Yushi in an unguarded moment.

Such changes were not surprising…

Because the simulation content had always been changing.

Su Ze had long understood this principle.

Whenever he used the simulator to peer into the future, the butterfly of fate would flap its wings, and that tiny change might summon a distant tornado or perhaps change nothing at all.

In any case.

If no further variables were introduced, the future would probably turn out exactly like the simulated content.

But Su Ze knew that variables would always exist…

Not to mention distant possibilities.

And on a nearer note, wasn’t there still the Old Version simulator?

After he used the Old Version, who knew what changes the future would bring.

『Day 13: Your work progress at the YC-14 Safe Zone was affected by some people; an Awakener was dissatisfied with your actions and challenged your authority, and you killed all the enemies』

『Day 14: You continued to advance the refresh of the Contaminated Zone』

『Day 15: At the SC-35 Safe Zone where you were, an Awakener conflict broke out; you discovered someone secretly watching you, planning to move against you, so you acted first, killed many people, and solidified your position as the Safe Zone leader』

『Day 16: You were very busy, running back and forth all day』

『Day 17: You remained busy, and at the same time you used Global Link to start maintaining communication with Qin Yushi』

『Day 18…』

『Day 21: The Contaminated Zone housing No. 18 Middle School refreshed; you could not wait to enter and successfully found Qi Xiaoye and brought her back』

When the simulation reached Day 21.

Su Ze paused again.

Actually, he had wanted to stop when the simulation reached the teens.

But because he saw the changes on Qin Yushi’s side, he worried that a new accident might happen with Qi Xiaoye, so he did not stop.

He continued the simulation until Day 21.

Luckily, there were no changes on Qi Xiaoye’s side and the progress was very smooth.

“Let’s stop here and set a twenty-one-hour cooldown time.”

Muttering to himself, Su Ze stopped the simulation.

『You have completed the simulation…』

『Simulation Assessment: It is said that ‘safe despite a scare’ is one of the most wonderful phrases in the world』

『This simulation reward: 10 Talent fragments』

『You can use Talent fragments to enhance existing Talents or exchange them for random new Talents』

『Current Talent fragments: 10/100 (the denominator will gradually increase with enhancements and exchanges)』

『Simulator cooldown time remaining: 20 hours 59 minutes』

Tsk, so there was a reward!

Su Ze’s eyes widened slightly and he showed a pleased expression.

He had just thought that the simulator had been weakened.

After all, there were no Talents available to choose from.

But now it seemed that the rewards still existed; they had just been presented in a different way.

Exchange for random new Talents and enhance existing Talents.

Su Ze silently recited the simulator’s content.

To be honest, the simulator’s introduction offered too little explanation to discern anything.

He did not know to what extent the enhancements could upgrade gold Talents, and the same applied to exchanging for new Talents.

Ha…

The sound of Chen Keqing panting brought Su Ze’s thoughts back.

A few hours of housework had clearly tired Chen Keqing out, as even her breathing came with gasps.

At that moment, she stood next to the sofa, watching the news report on TV.

According to reports, the abnormal weather phenomenon was still ongoing and the countries and regions affected were still increasing…

She listened to the report.

Chen Keqing turned her head toward Su Ze and said, “It seems to be getting worse… Could it really be the world’s doomsday?”

Su Ze nonchalantly glanced at the simulator’s cooldown time and replied, “Now that it’s this serious, are you still asking me? While there’s still electricity and hot water, enjoy the last of modern civilization.”

Chen Keqing was speechless, with criticism hovering in her throat.

“I’m going to shower and sleep…”

Su Ze stood up and halfway to the bathroom he stopped and asked, “Do you want to shower together?”

“Ah…” Chen Keqing’s eyes widened like copper bells.

She had never disliked the arrival of spring and had prepared both physically and mentally for it, but… going all out on the first time, wasn’t that a bit too much?

‘I was just saying,’ Su Ze thought with amusement as he saw Chen Keqing standing there in a daze, ‘you don’t have to take it so seriously.’

“I’m not, I’m not,” Chen Keqing protested, shaking her head like a rattle.

Su Ze gave a feigned “Oh?” with mock seriousness, then stopped teasing her; after all, climbing the adult ladder was a must, but there was no need to rush it.

…

Morning.

The sound of water rushing came from the kitchen.

Chen Keqing, who had just gotten up, was preparing breakfast.

Su Ze, who had also just gotten up, stood on the balcony looking up at the finally arrived dim sky.

It was clearly the time for the sun to rise, but the sky was as gloomy as a cold night.

There was so much mist that even the expected blood moon was obscured.

“The abnormal weather has really spread to our country.”

After placing the breakfast on the table, Chen Keqing came to stand beside Su Ze and sighed.

“Isn’t your reaction a bit too calm?”

Su Ze glanced at her and asked with a smile.

In fact, Chen Keqing’s inner thoughts were not as calm as she appeared, just like the current Su City where everyone still seemed calm without any sign of unrest.

Chen Keqing complained, “Then how should I react? Should I run and jump around and then, out of fear, perform an on-the-spot death scene in front of you?”

“Hmm-hmm,” Su Ze chuckled before returning to the house to have breakfast.

He sat at the dining table, eating breakfast while scrolling on his phone.

The official news accurately reported that the abnormal weather phenomenon had already spread to most regions of the world.

And there was still no accurate explanation.

Of course, the authorities were continuously employing various means to reassure the public…