NOVEL NEXT Chapter 295 Preparation
Chen Pingchuan's body felt as if it were swept into a raging storm. Every inch of his skin endured an indescribable pain, as though thousands of steel needles were piercing him simultaneously, or as if he were being mercilessly scorched by fierce flames.
His muscles twisted and spasmed in agony, like a pair of invisible, cruel hands tearing them apart. The once tightly-knit muscle fibers now snapped like fragile threads, accompanied by a heart-piercing pain so intense that it felt as if blood might seep from his pores.
Is this the price of becoming stronger?
Even as he gritted his teeth against the agony, Chen Pingchuan felt a perverse pleasure in the cycle of tearing and repairing.
Yes, pleasure!
A gentle yet powerful light slowly radiated from within him, like the soft glow of dawn enveloping his body.
Within the light, the torn muscle fibers began to reorganize at an incredible speed, and new muscle tissue grew rapidly like bamboo shoots after the rain.
Every reorganization came with an even stronger sense of power, as if his body was being reshaped into an unbreakable fortress through this painful ordeal.
「Ten minutes later.」
POP! POP! POP!
Chen Pingchuan clenched his right fist, producing a series of sharp cracks in the air.
So this is what power feels like?
An expression of greed and arrogance appeared on Chen Pingchuan's face. He didn't perceive this unprecedented change in himself; instead, he simply opened his mouth to summon his attribute panel.
"Attribute Panel."
[Name: Chen Pingchuan]
[Occupation: Student, Laborer, Weapon Master, Charlatan]
[Age: 20]
[Status: Emotional Traits Abnormal]
[Strength: 120.7] (Talent active; 1 point is the average for an adult male)
[Agility: 35.8]
[Spirit: 42.6]
[Constitution: 54.3]
[Skills: Sleight of Hand (Rule-type), Bloodthirsty Plunder (Purple), Melding with the World (Blue), Transmutation (Silver), Unstable Space Travel (Silver Rare), Portable Space (Special)]
[Title: None]
[Achievements: Worse than Beasts (One-star), Loli Abductor (Two-star), Strongest Garbage King (Two-star), Insect Race's Godslayer (Four-star) (Rare Unique)]
[Special Status: Divine Blessing]
[Talents: Strength Doubling (Green), Efforts Rewarded by Heavenly Dao (Green), Symbiosis (Silver Light), 24k Titanium Alloy Dog Eyes (Yellow), Friend of Women (White Growable), Restless in Death (Special), I am Heavenly Dao (Purple)]
[Temporary Simulation Rewards Retained: None]
Level Six! And my Strength attribute alone is at the minimum for Level Seven. In other words, I jumped directly from Level Four to Level Six, and with no side effects. The poison from the gene potion had no effect on me whatsoever.
Chen Pingchuan was already pondering just how high he could climb by exploiting this bug. According to his estimates, he could probably only reach the peak of Level Six; breaking through to Level Seven seemed unlikely. Although his Strength attribute met the standard for Level Seven, his life tier was still insufficient, so it couldn't trigger a qualitative change, let alone awaken the special talents of this world.
The feeling of power coursing through his body erased Chen Pingchuan's fear of the future.
So what if the world's will is targeting me? It's no big deal. I've got my own secrets, after all. Since my emotional trait is in the Death Desert, one of the ten forbidden zones, it means other forbidden zones might hold parts of me, too. If I can collect all of my emotional traits, maybe I can solve the puzzle of who I am.
Having made up his mind, a new resolve filled him.
What's the worst that can happen? Death? If I don't die, I'll live forever. Let's do it!
"Accelerate simulation time."
[DING! Cooldown successfully accelerated for the simulator. Deducting 1,200 Simulation Points. Remaining Simulation Points: 18,642. Remaining Simulation Attempts: 1.]
This time, Chen Pingchuan didn't hesitate at all and immediately started the next simulation.
[Begin simulation?]
[Yes] [No]
"Begin simulation. Yes!"
[Detected that the host is carrying the following talents, skills, and achievements:]
[Skills: Sleight of Hand (Rule-type), Bloodthirsty Plunder (Purple), Melding with the World (Blue), Transmutation (Silver), Unstable Space Travel (Silver Rare), Portable Space (Special)]
[Achievements: Worse than Beasts (One-star), Loli Abductor (Two-star), Strongest Garbage King (Two-star), Insect Race's Godslayer (Four-star) (Rare Unique)]
[Talents: Strength Doubling (Green), Efforts Rewarded by Heavenly Dao (Green), Symbiosis (Silver Light), 24k Titanium Alloy Dog Eyes (Yellow), Friend of Women (White Growable), Restless in Death (Special), I am Heavenly Dao (Purple)]
[Temporary Simulation Rewards Retained: None]
[Drawing a random talent. Please select the number of Simulation Points to invest: 0 for White, 10 for Green, 100 for Blue, 1,000 for Yellow... 100,000 for Gold-Flash Talent.]
[All options have a chance of granting a talent of a lower or higher grade.]
[You have invested 1,000 Simulation Points. Please confirm your desired category.]
[Categories include: Attack, Defense, Evasion, Growth, Mystery...]
"I choose the Mystery category."
Chen Pingchuan had made this choice after careful consideration. He had discovered that only abilities from the Mystery category could potentially bring about a great transformation in him. While the more conventional abilities weren't weak, they were no longer enough to meet his needs in the face of the current crisis.
[DING! By a stroke of incredible luck, you have obtained the reality-defying skill: Lucky Dice!]
[Lucky Dice]: A Rule-type skill, usable once per day.
When you activate this skill, an illusory die appears in your mind. You need only will it to move, and the die will automatically roll before settling on a number.
1 Point: Ill-Fated. For the next day, you will be plagued by misfortune and suffer unexpected calamities. It is recommended you stay indoors, though it will be of little use. Wherever you go, disaster will follow.
2 Points: Bad Luck. For the next day, your luck will be at a low point. Avoid any form of gambling, as you are guaranteed to lose.
3 Points: Average Luck. No special bonuses or penalties. You'll be the same sorry sod you always are.
4 Points: Slightly Good Luck. For the next day, everything you do will go smoothly. Of course, you'll still have to rely on your own strength to overcome any insurmountable dangers.
5 Points: Great Fortune. For the next day, you will win every bet, pass every test, triumph in every battle, and achieve a breakthrough in your training. It won't be a dream for money to fall from the sky or to pick up so much cash your hand cramps.
6 Points: Super Luck. For the next day, all your wishes will come true, and you will be invincible!
PS: Probabilistically speaking, the chance of rolling a lucky outcome is 3/5, greater than the 2/5 chance of rolling an unlucky one.
Take a gamble, and your bike might just become a sports car!
Huh?