Three Simulations and a Grand Knight (Please Follow Up)

William alone was hard enough to deal with, let alone Chen Mu, who had just joined the battle.

At first, the Wizard Apprentice could barely hold them off, but the longer it went on, the more strained he became.

Among Level 1 Wizard Apprentices, he could be considered strong. He had four Zero-Ring Wizardries inscribed in his Spiritual Sea.

But no matter how strong he was, he was still only a Level 1 Wizard Apprentice.

Facing William head-on was already exhausting enough. With Chen Mu, a Knight Peak, added to the mix, he had no ability to resist at all.

Zero-Ring Wizardry: Shadow Ball

Two more spells shot forth, hurtling toward Chen Mu and William.

They had some effect, but they posed no great threat to either of them.

"Stop! Don't you want to know why we've been relentlessly targeting the Golden Lion Family?"

At last, the Wizard Apprentice being besieged by Chen Mu and William could no longer hold on. His Spiritual Power was nearly exhausted.

He could only shout those words.

This was the first time he had spoken. His voice was raspy, as though his throat had been cut.

Hearing this, William instinctively glanced at Chen Mu, wanting to see his reaction.

Chen Mu's expression did not change. The Knight Sword wreathed in golden qi continued to swing.

William instantly understood that Chen Mu had not the slightest interest in the secret the Wizard Apprentice had mentioned.

So he too said nothing and continued swinging his Knight Sword.

"You!"

As two sword lights swept toward him, the Wizard Apprentice's eyes filled with despair.

He might have been a Wizard Apprentice, and the Wizard Path might have been mysterious, but he was still just a Wizard Apprentice. In terms of Physique alone, he was not even a match for Chen Mu at Knight Peak.

He had no hope whatsoever of resisting the two swords cutting toward him.

He did not understand why he had lost his mind and come to Far East City to assassinate Chen Mu. He supposed he had simply been too confident.

He had thought dealing with a Quasi-Knight like Chen Mu would be effortless for a Wizard Apprentice, never expecting Chen Mu not to be a Quasi-Knight at all.

My future definitely isn't limited to being a Level 1 Wizard Apprentice. I can't die here!

He roared inwardly, but this was not a novel, and he was not a protagonist capable of suddenly erupting with power.

What could his unwillingness change? The two sword lights flashed past, and he was still reduced to several chunks of flesh.

"Young Master."

"Send word to my father. Prepare for the Black Robe Pathseekers Society's counterattack. They won't let the death of a Wizard Apprentice go."

Chen Mu spoke calmly.

Things were now completely different from the simulation. After all, in the simulation, this Wizard Apprentice had not died—he had escaped.

But even if Chen Mu were given another chance, he would still kill this Wizard Apprentice. He simply could not think of a reason to let him leave.

"Yes. Then what about you, Young Master?"

William answered, looking at Chen Mu with concern.

He did not ask why Chen Mu possessed the strength of a Knight Peak. He knew this was not the time for such questions.

"I'll wait in the residence for your news and get some rest while I'm at it."

Chen Mu said this, though he had not expended much energy at all. Resting was merely an excuse; his true intention was to simulate.

That was right. He still had several simulations left, and he intended to use them now.

He wanted to see whether he could break through to become a Grand Knight or find the true Wizard Path.

"Alright!"

William did not hesitate. He knew this was no time to dawdle. After escorting Chen Mu back to the residence, he took his leave.

"I'll be resting on the second floor. Don't disturb me unless it's something important."

Chen Mu instructed the maids in the living room.

The maids had also heard the commotion upstairs earlier, but they all chose to remain silent.

As maids of the Golden Lion Family, they understood what should and should not be said.

"Yes, Young Master."

After returning to the second floor, Chen Mu did not stay in his own bedroom. Instead, he pushed open the door to William's room.

He casually found a place to sit and summoned the system screen.

Name: Chen Mu

Spirit: 1.6

Physique: 4.7

Realm: Knight Peak

Wizardry: None

Breathing Technique: Golden Lion Breathing Method (Perfect)

Knight Skills: Lionheart Slash (Mastery 923/1600), Armor Piercing Slash (Mastery 231/1600), Starfire Arrow (Mastery 316/1600), Dual Blade Continuous Slash (Proficient 477/800), Charged Strike (Proficient 512/800), Burst (Proficient 310/800).

Simulations Available: 3

The Golden Lion Breathing Method had already reached the Perfect level. There was no room left for further improvement.

His other Knight Skills had also improved to some extent, but Chen Mu did not pay them much attention.

Instead, he focused on the number of simulations available.

Begin Life Simulation?

"Yes!"

Chen Mu did not hesitate.

Life Simulation initiated. Due to the Simulator version being too low, only Text Simulation is supported.

Age 18: You kill the Wizard Apprentice who came to assassinate you in Far East City. Your father summons you back to the Manor. The Black Robe Pathseekers Society launches an exceptionally fierce counterattack, and a great battle erupts within the family. However, the Black Robe Pathseekers Society underestimates the Golden Lion Family's strength. You are seriously injured by one of their Wizard Apprentices but do not die. You survive without lasting danger.

Age 19: After this battle, you begin gradually taking over the family business.

Age 20: You come of age. You inherit part of the family territory and become a lord. You also do not neglect your Breathing Technique training.

Age 21: You tell your father that you wish to go to the Wizard Continent in pursuit of the Wizard Path. Your father refuses and even places you under house arrest to make you abandon the idea.

Age 23: You train in the Breathing Technique and tell your father that you wish to go to the Wizard Continent. You are still refused.

Age 25: You train in the Breathing Technique. You are refused.

Age 26: Your older brother returns. Your father can no longer outstubborn you and finally agrees to let you go to the Wizard Continent. He prepares some Magic Stones for you and arranges a large ship.

Age 27: The ship bound for the Wizard Continent is intercepted in the Silent Sea. You are abducted by the Sea Witch Pirates and die.

Simulation End. Please select your reward!

Retain Realm or Retain Spell

Chen Mu looked somewhat disappointed. This time, he had died before even reaching the Wizard Continent.

Ships traveling to the Wizard Continent were not safe. Countless factors affected a ship's chances of reaching the Wizard Continent.

To be precise, aside from ships sent by Wizard Academies to pick up students, all other vessels were extremely dangerous.

Chen Mu could only say that he had been lucky in the previous simulations.

"Retain Realm. Continue!"

Chen Mu thought without hesitation.

The next moment, Chen Mu could clearly feel his Physique improve. Before he could properly savor the sensation, the next simulation began.

Life Simulation initiated. Due to the Simulator version being too low, only Text Simulation is supported.

Age 18: You kill the Wizard Apprentice who came to assassinate you in Far East City. Your father summons you back to the Manor. The Black Robe Pathseekers Society launches an exceptionally fierce counterattack, and a great battle erupts within the family. However, the Black Robe Pathseekers Society underestimates the Golden Lion Family's strength. You are seriously injured by a Wizard Apprentice but do not die. You survive without lasting danger.

Age 19: After this battle, you begin gradually taking over the family business.

Age 20: You come of age. You inherit part of the family territory and become a lord. You also do not neglect your Breathing Technique training.

Age 21:

Age 23:

Age 25:

Age 26: Your older brother returns. Your subconscious tells you that this is not the time to go to the Wizard Continent, so you do not leave for the Wizard Continent this year. Instead, you continue managing your territory and quietly strengthening your Breathing Technique.

Age 28: Your older brother inherits the title of Count. You set out for the Wizard Continent, but your giant ship encounters a Giant Sea Tornado halfway there. The ship overturns, and you die.

Simulation End. Please select your reward!

Retain Realm or Retain Spell

"Damn it! I died on a ship again!"

Chen Mu's expression darkened.

In two simulations, he had not even reached the Wizard Continent.

Moreover, in this simulation, he had deliberately avoided going to the Wizard Continent at Age 27, yet he had still died.

"Retain Realm!"

He still chose to retain his Realm, and Chen Mu's Physique strengthened by another degree.

If he had previously been at Knight Peak, then he was now at the very peak of Knight Peak.

Chen Mu did not immediately begin the next simulation. He began to wonder whether he had been too greedy.

He truly had been somewhat greedy.

He wanted to become a Grand Knight in the simulation, yet he also wanted to go to the Wizard Continent and become a Wizard Apprentice.

The result was that he accomplished neither.

I can't go on like this. I'll become a Grand Knight first.

Chen Mu thought.

I can't go to the Wizard Continent. I'll die if I go! I can't go to the Wizard Continent. I'll die if I go! I can't go to the Wizard Continent. I'll die if I go!

The Knight's Path is the true path to transcendence! The Knight's Path is the true path to transcendence!

Chen Mu kept repeating those words in his mind.

Only when he felt it was enough did he begin the last simulation he had saved up.

In this simulation, he intended to completely abandon the thought of becoming a Wizard Apprentice and pursue the Knight's Path.

Life Simulation initiated. Due to the Simulator version being too low, only Text Simulation is supported.

Age 18: You kill the Wizard Apprentice who came to assassinate you in Far East City. Your father summons you back to the Manor. The Black Robe Pathseekers Society launches an exceptionally fierce counterattack, and a great battle erupts within the family. However, the Black Robe Pathseekers Society underestimates the Golden Lion Family's strength. You are seriously injured by a Wizard Apprentice but do not die. You survive without lasting danger.

Age 19: After this battle, you begin gradually taking over the family business.

Age 20: You come of age. You inherit part of the family territory and become a lord. You also do not neglect your Breathing Technique training.

Age 21: You begin quietly training in the Breathing Technique within your territory. With your mind free of distractions, the Life Seed grows somewhat faster.

Age 23: You train in the Breathing Technique and manage your territory.

Age 25: You train in the Breathing Technique and oversee the family business.

Age 26: You train in the Breathing Technique and manage your territory.

Age 28: Your older brother inherits the title of Count. You still train in the Breathing Technique without pause, strengthening your Life Seed.

Age 30: Your father is dissatisfied that you are still unmarried at thirty, so he insists on arranging a marriage for you. You believe marriage will interfere with strengthening your Life Seed, so you refuse. Your refusal is ineffective, and you are forced to marry.

Age 32: You train in the Breathing Technique and finally sense the true bottleneck of a Grand Knight. This bottleneck is like a thin membrane. It seems easy to break, yet impossible to shatter.

Age 33: You attempt to break through the Grand Knight bottleneck. Your first son is born.

Age 35: The Azure Eagle Grand Duke launches a Lord War. Your older brother leads the Golden Lion Family in joining the Azure Eagle Grand Duke's faction and wins a great victory. Your older brother is granted the title of Marquess by the kingdom.

Age 38: You consume a Magic Potion in an attempt to break through the membrane and become a Grand Knight. You fail.

Age 40: Your older brother, Nikola Wesley, joins the royal family. You inherit the title of Marquess.

Age 42: You use the family's resources in an attempt to break through the membrane. You fail.

Age 46: Your father breaks through to the realm of an Epic Knight. You still fail to break through.

Age 50: Your temperament begins to grow irritable and violent. You manipulate a Lord War to plunder resources for yourself.

Age 52: You gather two hundred Magic Stones and purchase three bottles of Magic Potion from the kingdom's Black Market.

Age 53: You consume the three bottles of Magic Potion and successfully break through the barrier of a Grand Knight. After becoming a Grand Knight, you continue training in the Breathing Technique but can no longer feel even the slightest improvement.

Age 55: You expand your territory. The kingdom grants you the title of Duke, and you join the Kingdom Council.

Age 56: You tell your father, now an Epic Knight, about your situation. Your father tells you that you have reached your limit, but you believe the human body has no limits.

Age 58: Your twenty-five-year-old son inherits the title of Duke and becomes the kingdom's youngest Duke. You begin continuing your pursuit of the path ahead for knights.

Age 60: You volunteer to become an experimental subject for the kingdom's consultants. Human experimentation strengthens your Physique somewhat, but your Breathing Technique training still brings no improvement.

Age 65: The side effects of the Magic Potions and human experimentation erupt. You close your eyes in unwillingness and die.

Simulation End. Please select your reward!

Retain Realm or Retain Spell

Good lord, truly good lord! If Chen Mu had to evaluate his simulated self, one word came to mind: extreme.

That was right—extreme.

To increase his strength, his simulated self used exceptionally extreme methods. Not only did he actively provoke Lord Wars, but he also kept consuming Magic Potions.

No matter what kind of Magic Potion it was, it would have side effects. Chen Mu did not believe that his simulated self had been unaware of that.

He had even willingly become a Wizard's experimental subject just to improve his strength.

It was as if the simulated Chen Mu cared about nothing except his Knight realm.

As for why he had worked so hard to increase his strength, even the real Chen Mu was not entirely sure. Still, he had some guesses.

Most likely, it was because of the words he had repeated in his mind before beginning the simulation.

"Does muttering to myself before a simulation really work that well?"

Chen Mu felt that he might have discovered another use for the Simulator.

He could treat his simulated self like an idle game character, then frantically issue mental commands before the simulation began.

If he had not run out of simulations, Chen Mu would definitely have tested it again.

"Retain Realm!"

Naturally, Chen Mu chose to retain his Realm.

The next moment, a berserk current surged from the Life Seed in Chen Mu's heart.

This commotion was far greater than Chen Mu had imagined! PS: There are too few comments in the book's discussion forum. Please leave some comments, everyone—Xiao Mie kneels in thanks! This chapter had a lot of simulation content, so Xiao Mie wrote an extra 2,200 words. Doesn't that deserve some votes? Please follow up!!