Auction and the Longest-Lived Simulation (Please Follow)

Name: Chen Mu

Mental: 1.5

Physique: 3.6

Realm: Formal Knight

Wizardry: None

Breathing Technique: Golden Lion Breathing Method (Mastery 102/1600)

Knight Skills: Lionheart Slash (Mastery 72/1600), Armor Piercing Slash (Proficient 01/800), Starfire Arrow (Proficient 02/800), Basic Riding (Proficient 530/800), Basic Archery (Mastery 177/1600), Basic Swordsmanship (Mastery 909/1600), Basic Combat (Mastery 311/1600).

Simulations: 2

At the Training Ground, as Chen Mu brought down his final sword strike, the Attribute Panel appeared before him.

Two months had passed, and both Starfire Arrow and Armor Piercing Slash had broken through to the Proficient level.

This was the result of Chen Mu's tireless efforts day and night.

Over these two months, Chen Mu had spent far more time at the Training Ground and Shooting Range than he had sleeping.

These were the results of his real-world training, achieved without relying on the Simulator's cheat-like powers.

Of course, the most important thing was the number of simulations. Just as Chen Mu had expected, unused simulations could be accumulated.

Chen Mu did not yet know whether there was a limit to this accumulation, but his instincts told him there probably was not.

Still, he could not be certain. Without testing it, there was no way to reach a final conclusion.

Chen Mu did not immediately use the simulations he had just accumulated. Instead, he closed the blue Transparent Screen.

Over the past two months, Chen Mu had not faced a single assassination attempt. That had surprised him.

Clearly, the Golden Lion Family had begun to exert its influence. After all, in the simulations, he had encountered several assassination attempts over the course of this year.

That was the advantage of having connections. It was cooler in the shade of a great tree.

With the Golden Lion Family as his great tree, all Chen Mu needed to do now was train every day. Nothing else could disturb him.

After closing the Transparent Screen, Chen Mu fastened his Longsword back onto his sword belt and left the Training Ground.

However, on his way back, Chen Mu ran into someone he had not expected.

"Sir Aim, what do you need from me?"

Chen Mu looked at Aim Wein, who had clearly come looking for him, and asked softly.

Although Chen Mu had not met this man in person since arriving in this world, Aim Wein was no stranger to him through his memories.

Aim was one of his father Earl Arthur's two right-hand men, a Grand Knight known as the Black Night Knight.

Aim looked Chen Mu up and down. It had been some time since he had seen this young master of his.

This young master had changed too much over the past few months. Aim could barely recognize him.

"Young Master, the family is holding an Auction. The master asked me to see whether you are interested."

After looking him over, Aim spoke, his eyes fixed on Chen Mu.

"An Auction?"

Chen Mu paused slightly. He neither refused immediately nor agreed on the spot.

After standing there and thinking for a while, an idea suddenly flashed through Chen Mu's mind.

"Sir Aim, do you know when this Auction will begin?"

"In ten days. The Auction will be held at the Golden Lion Auction House in the Far East Territory."

Hearing Aim's words, Chen Mu pondered quietly.

What Chen Mu was considering was nothing more than safety.

Since his father Earl Arthur had sent Aim to ask him, he had surely taken the Black Robe Pathseekers Society into account.

Although Chen Mu knew that the chances of his safety being threatened were low, he still had to consider everything carefully.

After all, reality was not a simulation. He only had one life.

"I'll think about it. Three days before the Auction begins, I'll speak to Father and tell him what I decide."

Chen Mu spoke without agreeing directly, saying that he would return and consider it first.

Naturally, this consideration was not genuine consideration. To be honest, Chen Mu had grown somewhat stifled from staying in the Manor all the time.

He said he needed to think about it, but in truth, he wanted to use the Simulator to scout the way first.

If there was danger, then he would naturally lie low. If there was no danger, it would not be bad to broaden his horizons.

Hearing Chen Mu's reply, Aim nodded. This answer was within his expectations.

He had been the one investigating the Golden Lion Family's recent affairs, so he knew some of the inside details.

After parting with Aim, Chen Mu returned to his room in the Small Manor.

Without hesitation, Chen Mu focused his consciousness on the simulations section of the Transparent Screen before him.

Since he had decided to use the Simulator to scout ahead, Chen Mu naturally would not hesitate.

After all, simulations would not breed if he left them sitting there.

Now that he had confirmed simulations could be accumulated, he could use them whenever he wanted.

Begin Life Simulation?

"Yes."

As Chen Mu answered in his heart, large swathes of Black Text began to appear.

Chen Mu focused his attention on the Black Text representing this simulation.

Life Simulation initiated. Due to the Simulator's low version, only Text Simulation is supported.

Age 17: After hearing about the Auction, you ultimately did not refuse and chose to broaden your horizons. You saw many treasures, greatly expanding your knowledge. One of the auction items was an inconspicuous Bronze Key. A Black-robed Man purchased it. You found the man somewhat strange, but did not pay much attention to him.

Age 18: This year, you did not encounter any assassination attempts. Your father, Earl Arthur, told you that the members of the Black Robe Pathseekers Society had disappeared, and their plans against the Golden Lion Family had stopped.

Age 19: You trained as usual and participated in this year's Hunting Day. However, Nailian Lilith was not the one presiding over Hunting Day this time. You were somewhat disappointed, but felt nothing else. After all, women would only slow the speed at which you drew your sword.

Age 20: You trained as usual. Nothing special happened this year.

Age 23: You trained as usual. Your father granted you a territory, and you married the daughter of a Count.

Age 25: You developed severe resistance to the Golden Lion Secret Medicine, and your progress with the Breathing Technique became extremely slow again. You wanted to try using Magic Potions for training, so you told your father about your idea. Earl Arthur said he would keep an eye out for Magic Potions useful for Breathing Techniques.

Age 28: Your elder brother returned and inherited the title of Count. That same year, your first daughter was born, and you decided to travel throughout the Wandering Kingdom.

Age 30: You returned from your travels through the Wandering Kingdom. In the same year, your first son was born. You began managing your small territory while still tempering your Breathing Technique day after day, strengthening your Life Seed.

Age 32: Your eldest brother, Nikola Wesley, brought you a bottle of Magic Potion. After taking it, you discovered that your Life Seed had grown considerably.

Age 35: The Azure Eagle Grand Duke launched a Lord War. Your brother led the Golden Lion Family in joining the Azure Eagle Grand Duke's faction. They won a great victory, expanded their territory, and your brother was granted the title of Marquess by the kingdom. He became the Golden Lion Marquis, and the Golden Lion Family's prestige grew even greater.

Age 40: Your brother Nikola Wesley joined the royal family. You inherited the title of Marquess, and your second son was born that same year.

Age 42: Your power reached its peak, and the entire Golden Lion Family flourished in your hands.

Age 45: Even with the resources of an entire family supporting you, you still failed to break through and become a Grand Knight. However, you controlled no fewer than four Grand Knights. You named these four the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Age 46: Although your father had retired behind the scenes, he had never given up training. This year, he broke through to the realm of Epic Knight, and the entire family celebrated.

Age 50: You were still a Formal Knight, but you had reached the very peak of the Formal Knight realm. You had mastered countless Knight Skills and were comparable to a Grand Knight.

Age 51: A Lord War broke out. Unlike before, this Lord War was under your control. With an Epic Knight behind the scenes, the Golden Lion Family crushed all opposition. You did not slaughter innocents indiscriminately, and countless families submitted to the Golden Lion Family under the pressure of your power.

Age 53: The kingdom granted you the title of Duke. You became the Golden Lion Grand Duke and joined the Kingdom Council. The entirety of East River Province became the Golden Lion Family's territory.

Age 55: You began searching for the path of a wizard. You found several Wizard Apprentices and offered countless gifts, but unfortunately, a Meditation Method could not be taught directly. If you wanted to practice a Meditation Method, you had to travel to the Wizard Continent. The Wizard Apprentices within the kingdom had actually all returned from the Wizard Continent.

Age 60: Under your leadership, the Golden Lion Family had developed into one of the kingdom's greatest families. Even the Azure Eagle Grand Duke's power was inferior to that of the Golden Lion Family.

Age 62: You passed the title of Duke to your eldest son, Zeus Wesley. At thirty-two, Zeus was already a genuine Grand Knight.

Age 65: Your body had grown somewhat old, but you still ignored the objections of your father, wife, and son and boarded a ship bound for the Wizard Continent.

Age 66: You were fortunate. You successfully arrived at the Wizard Continent, which was separated from the Secondary Continent by two continents.

Age 67: You died. A Level Three Wizard Apprentice used Zero-Ring Wizardry—Flame Art—to burn you to ashes.

Simulation End. Please choose your reward!

Retain Realm or Retain Spell

"This..."

Chen Mu did not immediately choose Retain Realm or Retain Spell. He needed to process this simulation first.

Even he had not expected that what was originally meant to scout the Auction would become his longest-lived simulation.

Not only had he not been killed in his sleep during this simulation, he had even become the kingdom's Duke and ultimately reached the Wizard Continent.

If the Simulator were a game, then this simulation would have received at least an S-grade rating.

Before the Black Text disappeared, Chen Mu read through this simulation again.

Upon reviewing it this time, Chen Mu finally found the butterfly that had flapped its wings.

One of the auction items was an inconspicuous Bronze Key. A Black-robed Man purchased it. You found the man somewhat strange, but did not pay much attention to him.

"The Bronze Key... was it because of this Bronze Key?"

If there was anything different about this simulation from the previous ones, the only possibility was the Bronze Key the Simulator had mentioned when he was seventeen.

"So the person who bought the Bronze Key was from the Black Robe Pathseekers Society?

Because of that key, the Black Robe Pathseekers Society never targeted the Golden Lion Family again? And that was why the Golden Lion Family later rose to such prosperity?"

Chen Mu thought to himself. He could not be certain now.

But he had a way to confirm it.

"Retain Realm!"

After speaking those four words in his heart and feeling the changes in his body,

another string of Black Text appeared before him.

Begin Life Simulation?

"Yes!"

That was right. He planned to use the second simulation to verify this guess of his, as well as another guess in his heart.

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