Chapter 54: After Becoming an Awakener, Further Horizons!

『Day 102: You studied the reason you became an Awakener, but you gained nothing.』

『Day 105: You devoted yourself to building a more powerful intelligence network; relying on Father God Listens and the Infinite Domain Talent, you selected many suitable people to join the intelligence department you led.』

『Day 107: While searching for talent, you discovered an interesting kotodama art; using the Infinite Domain ability, you stole that person’s kotodama art.』

『Day 110: You continued to use the Infinite Domain ability to spy on those who might be suitable for cultivation.』

『Day 115: A heavy fog arrived, restricting your Infinite Domain so you could not observe events at long distance, so you chose to rest for a day.』

『…』

Seated at the desk, Su Ze rubbed his cheek with the area between his thumb and forefinger on his left hand.

He silently read through the simulation text.

It appeared that the Gold Talent gained in this round had abilities similar to All-seeing Eye.

It allowed him to observe others from a distance.

The practicality of this ability was quite good.

It was the kind of ability Su Ze particularly wanted right now.

Moreover, it could automatically sense malice within the domain at any time, which complemented the weakness of Father God Listens.

After all, although Father God Listens could also peer into others’ true thoughts, it required getting close enough…

Finally, it had a function that could steal an enemy’s abilities.

It was an unexpected bonus that he could even steal another’s kotodama arts.

At first, Su Ze had thought it only stole others’ physical strength and Strength, but now it seemed this Talent was stronger than he expected and had broader applications.

『Day 120: Becoming an Awakener did not satisfy you, and you continued to inquire fully into any intelligence related to containment objects.』

『Day 124: Thanks to the powerful intelligence network you personally built, you obtained information about a containment object; you led Qi Xiaoye and the others to investigate, and without battle you successfully contained the containment object.』

『Day 137: You went to investigate the containment object again, and with Qi Xiaoye’s perfect intelligence support, you easily destroyed the containment object.』

『Day 149: Based on intelligence from others, you led your people and teleported abroad to investigate a containment object, and you encountered the toughest battle since doomsday began; you nearly exhausted all your healing energy, and Qi Xiaoye was even killed three times in front of you before you finally destroyed the containment object.』

『Day 150: During rest, you heard Qi Xiaoye’s thoughts; she was still shaken by her multiple deaths yesterday, but she stated that if you still wanted to investigate containment objects, she would accompany you all the way.』

『Day 171: You received intelligence on a containment object, and through Qi Xiaoye’s briefing, you realized it was another formidable foe; considering the win rate was only about 50%, you decided to give up investigating that containment object.』

It was simulation content he had seen more than once…

Su Ze lowered his eyelids slightly, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

His simulated self’s curiosity about containment objects, or rather, desire for unknown Strength, was beyond doubt.

Yet even with six Gold Talents, his simulated self still found it very difficult to combat certain containment objects…

The results of the simulations seemed utterly despairing.

But…

“Would this simulated content actually occur when doomsday truly arrived?”

As he asked himself this, a faint smile appeared on Su Ze’s face.

The answer was obvious…

When doomsday began, he would receive a new version of the Apocalypse Simulator; then, who could say what would happen next.

Perhaps containment objects wouldn’t be so terrifying.

As for this very moment…

Su Ze really wanted to know only one thing.

“In this round of simulations, the speed at which containment objects were killed was noticeably faster than any previous simulation; as the number of contained and killed containment objects increased, what would happen?”

With that question in mind, the simulation continued.

『Day 180: You again received intelligence on a containment object, but concerned you couldn’t handle it, you sent only your subordinates to investigate; unsurprisingly, they were all wiped out…』

『Day 183: Because she saw your curiosity about containment objects, Qi Xiaoye made up her mind and called for a show of hands; everyone unanimously agreed to continue risking their lives with you to investigate containment objects…』

『Day 184: You led the team to investigate a containment object, and thanks to a meticulous plan, your team suffered no casualties, and you successfully contained the containment object…』

『Day 225: You destroyed the seventh containment object since doomsday began, but still nothing special happened…』

『Day 260: With Qi Xiaoye’s help, you contained a mysterious ladder-like containment object, and once again you did so with no effort.』

『Day 261: While studying the containment object you brought back, a sudden anomaly occurred before you, and a fork in fate seemed to appear at your feet… In confusion and disorientation, you made a choice, and when you regained consciousness, all of your Talents had been upgraded, making you stronger than at any previous moment.』

『Day 262: You experimented with each of your newly upgraded Talents, becoming unprecedentedly powerful, but you felt that at that fork in fate, you could have chosen other equally interesting paths…』

『Day 309: The situation got somewhat out of control, and you could no longer concentrate on investigating containment objects…』

『Day 315: You led the team to contain a powerful containment object, the strongest monster you had ever encountered; you could not destroy it, only control it within the rules…』

『Day 330: A massive earthquake struck, and Falling Stars…』

Inside the laboratory, the buzzing noise remained chaotic.

But these sounds did not affect Su Ze’s concentration at all…

A curve had already formed at the corners of his mouth.

His gaze was fixed intently on the simulation content…

After more than 200 days, he finally saw a more distant future.

He saw himself becoming stronger.

Although there were still some unsolved mysteries, such as what that so-called fork in fate meant…

But he felt no urgency.

Because these unanswered questions might be comprehensively answered tonight in the early hours.

『Reward ‘Infinite Domain (Gold)’ selected』

Coming back to his senses, Su Ze suppressed his smile and calmly selected the reward.

All the content of this simulation had already been simulated.

There was no need to gamble with luck in these final hours before doomsday, so he chose this reward.

『Apocalypse Simulator update time remaining: 3 hours and 46 minutes』

After Su Ze selected the reward, the simulator changed accordingly.

This time it was no longer cooldown time but update time…

“Good, now I just wait quietly for doomsday to arrive.”

He murmured quietly to himself.

After finishing his self-talk, he focused his mind and attempted to use the newly acquired Talent, Infinite Domain…

At that moment, the female Teacher walked in through the laboratory’s front door.

The students’ noisy chatter immediately quieted down considerably.

However, the female Teacher’s focus was not on the noise, nor was she there to urge everyone to submit their assignments; after looking around the blackboard, she looked up and asked,

“Hey, have you seen a silver gradient cat?”

A student below answered, “No, I haven’t seen it.”

Then someone else asked, “Is it Teacher’s cat?”

The female Teacher gave an aggrieved smile and said, “No, it’s Teacher Qian’s cat; I had it in my office, and in the blink of an eye, the cat was gone…”

The students hurriedly said they would help look for it together.

At that moment, Su Ze returned from outside the classroom, holding the missing silver gradient cat in his arms…

“Thank you, Su Ze, where did you find it?” the female Teacher hurriedly took the cat from him.

“I heard cats fighting in the courtyard, walked over, and saw this cat being beaten up by the school cat, so I rescued it,” Su Ze said with a smile.

“Good job beating it up; you scared me, I almost thought the cat was lost…” the female Teacher teased as she played with the cat, “Some cats just like to run around; after getting beat up by a wild cat, they behave.”

Su Ze smiled and said nothing.

He had brought the cat back purely by chance, as he had just seen the scene in the courtyard while experimenting with the new Talent…