Chapter 25: A Wealth of Intelligence!

Not choosing a combat Talent…

That meant the simulated me would not be able to defeat even an ordinary Awakener head-on without relying on firearms.

Tier-2 Awakeners and those who wielded kotodama arts were out of the question.

Once my own strength no longer allowed me to run wild in doomsday, then, given my personality, I would most likely choose the safest survival method in doomsday.

That was to hide inside the safe house and never come out even if it killed me.

In the simulations of the previous 2 days I had not always possessed enough Strength to confront an Awakener.

At that time the simulated me did not have Avalon, so even if I wanted to hide I had nowhere to go.

I could only take risks to pursue Strength, Strength to fight doomsday and Strength to fight Awakeners…

“If I just turtle up, really turtle up completely, maybe… I will see the end of doomsday.”

Exactly…

Su Ze certainly did not want to be a turtle.

He only wanted to make use of the simulator to obtain more doomsday intelligence.

Today’s simulation had already reshaped his understanding of doomsday.

Far too much information he had never seen before appeared in today’s simulation.

Who knew what unimaginable things and terrifying threats would appear later in doomsday…

And to see the farther scenery of doomsday, one had to achieve the most important thing.

… Live long enough.

Besides, survival in doomsday was already the first priority.

Su Ze also wanted to see whether he could live until the very end of doomsday.

『simulator cooldown: 4 min 55 sec』

The cooldown had not ended yet…

Su Ze read the intelligence recorded on the paper until his gaze fell on the last line… Avalon was not absolutely invincible.

If he destroyed a pollution source, hiding inside Avalon would be useless; the weirdness would still find him…

“Am I unique, unable to become an Awakener…”

“or are there others like me who can never become Awakeners, like the crippled spiritual roots in cultivation novels?”

Su Ze pondered in his heart but could not get an answer.

The simulation had never clearly provided the relevant intelligence.

It had never explicitly said that anyone was destined to be unable to become an Awakener.

Only he, no matter how he tried, could not succeed.

Whether he advanced step by step along the correct path, or took the brute shortcut of destroying a pollution source, it did not work.

The former was a bit better; with Fallen Benefaction as a safety net he would not lose his life because of the attempt.

The latter was rather outrageous.

Try and you die.

There was absolutely no room for maneuver.

“If the simulated me had an intelligence-gathering Talent or a predictive Talent, would I take the risk again…”

He had such thoughts because, of course, Su Ze had not completely given up.

If he really drew a Talent that could predict the future and divine fortune and misfortune, the simulated him would have no reason not to try.

Maybe he would find a way to succeed.

Even if he failed, he would still gain intelligence, so he would never lose…

『simulator cooldown ended…』

Whew…

Noticing the cooldown was over, Su Ze took a deep breath and chose to start the simulation again.

This night was destined to be exhausting…

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『Chose inherent Talent ‘Divine Calculator (blue)’』

『Day 1, doomsday arrived on schedule; you chose Aobo Community as your doomsday spawn point…』

『Day 2, the temperature plummeted…』

『…』

『Day 15, an Awakener harbored ill intentions toward Chen Keqing; you took her out of the Safe Zone』

『Day 16, you helped Chen Keqing contact a pollution source; your Divine Calculator Talent took effect and you sensed that Chen Keqing would succeed in becoming an Awakener in one go』

『Day 17, Chen Keqing became an Awakener; her spell was Starry Sky; to celebrate, you showed her Avalon’s secret and decided to hide inside Avalon and never come out…』

『…』

『Day 38, Chen Keqing’s birthday; you took her to the 12th level of Avalon to celebrate; you did not tell her that you wanted to try becoming an Awakener…』

『Day 39, Chen Keqing said she wanted to hide in Avalon with you for a lifetime, but you told her you would soon risk trying to become an Awakener…』

『Day 40, Chen Keqing tried to dissuade you; when it failed, she chose to support you』

『…』

『Day 58, after gathering enough intelligence, you destroyed a pollution source with the help of the Divine Calculator Talent…』

『Day 59, the Talent’s prediction failed and you exhausted all healing energy in the nightmare. You died…』

The shortcut of destroying a pollution source was, in all likelihood, unworkable.

Since that was the case… let’s keep simulating; if I cannot become an Awakener, so be it, at least I can see what scenery exists in doomsday.

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『Chose inherent Talent ‘Flour Expert (white)’』

『Day 1, doomsday arrived on schedule…』

『…』

『Day 61, heavy fog』

『…』

『Day 83, the number of Tier-2 Awakeners inside the Safe Zone increased, but you did not care; lacking combat power, you continued to hide in Avalon with Chen Keqing and enjoy your two-person world』

『…』

『Day 115, heavy fog』

『…』

『Day 120, the Father God Listens Talent took effect and you heard the latest intelligence… After the heavy fog the Contaminated Zones underwent drastic changes again; the previously well-defined boundaries now carried the risk of pollution overflow… in simple terms, the monsters of the Contaminated Zone might riot and charge the Safe Zone.』

『…』

『Day 130, while hiding in Avalon you heard that the Safe Zone with the largest official garrison was attacked by monsters; many people died and the authorities suffered a heavy blow』

『Day 131, news of Safe Zones being attacked kept coming… In addition, the number of Tier-3 Awakeners increased.』

『…』

『Day 136, the Father God Listens Talent took effect; you obtained precise intelligence that the promotion conditions for Tier-3 Awakeners were similar to Tier-2, only requiring more and higher-grade Transcendence materials…』

… The heavy fog was the signal of a Contaminated Zone upgrade; once a Contaminated Zone upgraded, Awakeners could advance with it and become far stronger.

… After the second bout of heavy fog, a Safe Zone was no longer absolutely safe; it might suffer pollution overflow from a Contaminated Zone, and that pollution was hard to resist.

Su Ze still recorded each piece of brand-new intelligence on paper in detail.

The simulation continued to advance…

…

『Chose inherent Talent ‘Ultra-Elite Ninja (purple)’』

『Day 1, doomsday arrived on schedule…』

『…』

『Day 165, heavy fog』

『Day 166, just as you expected, the Contaminated Zones changed again; some became extremely dangerous and even you were unwilling to enter lightly』

『…』

『Day 177, you noticed that a Chosen One appeared inside the Safe Zone… A Chosen One was a cursed individual who would gain tremendous Strength in a short time; if it was not killed quickly, the corresponding Safe Zone would suffer severe pollution…』