Swallowed Star: The Simulation Begins on a Slave Planet
Chapter 15

Simulating an Escape from Thousand Leaf Planet Again

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"Oh, ho!"

Han Han laughed, "It must have been that one just now. The first one lacked caution, and his location didn't look like someone holding a secret."

"Pansy... I didn't expect you to deliver yourself to my doorstep!"

[Upon encountering Pansy, you both sensed the aura of Locke Divine Water on each other, though neither of you chose to expose it at the time.]

[At age 23, you felt the timing was ripe. After arranging to meet at the location of the Iron Vine Grass, you took the initiative to bring up the subject of Locke Divine Water.]

[Because the aura of Locke Divine Water on your body had faded over time, but remained potent on Pansy, you were certain he still possessed some, and your Iron Vine Grass required more of it to break through.]

[Pansy was astonished that you knew the name of the mysterious liquid, so he asked you for more information.]

[You told him it was a treasure brimming with life force and had extensive uses, while subtly implying that you were in dire need of Locke Divine Water.]

[Pansy knew he couldn't hide it, so he asked you for its purpose, considering you had already broken through to the eighth stage of the Apprentice Rank and absorbing the water would trigger a breakthrough.]

[After some thought, you did not expose the Iron Vine Grass.]

[You told Pansy that Locke Divine Water was the key to your escape from Thousand Leaf Planet, and if you had 200 milliliters or more, destroying the Central High Tower would be effortless.]

[Pansy was surprised again, as the amount of Locke Divine Water required was surprisingly small.]

[He stated that he only had 100 milliliters.]

[You could see he was holding back, but being given 100 milliliters was already generous. You knew your actions were wrong, so you promised to compensate Pansy after you escaped.]

[Pansy looked satisfied and left alone; when he returned, he had a bottle of Locke Divine Water in his hand.]

[You obtained 100 milliliters of Locke Divine Water.]

[You did not rashly summon the Iron Vine Grass, but instead hid it in a certain location, letting the Iron Vine Grass monitor the area and retrieve it.]

[At age 24, your Iron Vine Grass broke through to the ninth stage of the Planetary Rank. As you grew closer, you chose an appropriate moment to tell Pansy about the existence of the Iron Vine Grass.]

[Upon seeing it, he revealed his surprise.]

[Unfortunately, you did not know that Pansy had an Iron Vine Grass of his own. He asked you if the Iron Vine Grass wouldn't devour its master if its strength grew too high.]

[You told him that the Iron Vine Grass is a plant-based life form that remains loyal to its master unto death once it has bonded. You also mentioned that your Iron Vine Grass was not far from breaking through to the Star Rank, and once it did, you would be able to destroy the Central High Tower immediately.]

[Pansy acted excited, silently returning the Iron Vine Grass in his Micro World back to the side of the Locke Divine Water lake.]

[At age 25, the Iron Vine Grass broke through to the first stage of the Star Rank.]

[The time was ripe, so you contacted Pansy and hid with him in the depths of the Three Illusion Tree Valley. Your alliance had long since dissolved; after all, you no longer needed the help of others, and they would gain their freedom once you seized Thousand Leaf Planet.]

[On that day, countless vines coiled around the Central High Tower, and the terrifying crushing force snapped it directly in half.]

[Over a thousand guards rose up to resist, led by an old man at the first stage of the Star Rank. They attacked continuously, but it had no effect.]

[Under normal circumstances, at the same level, not to mention martial artists, even spiritual masters would be no match for the Iron Vine Grass.]

[You seized Thousand Leaf Planet in a very short amount of time.]

[You began to cultivate rapidly, and during this time, you consumed the remaining drop of Locke Divine Water. Both you and Pansy broke through to the first stage of the Planetary Rank in a very short time.]

[You obtained a large amount of resources.]

[Because you had promised to compensate Pansy, you only took a small portion and gave the rest to him.]

[You obtained 60,000 Cuilang Coins.]

[You obtained a set of A-9 grade basic metal battle armor.]

[You obtained an A-9 grade standard long blade.]

[You obtained a primary Auxiliary Optical Computer.]

[You obtained a small amount of cultivation resources.]

[You obtained an A-7 type standard spaceship.]

"More than that time," Han Han said, "but last time it was a small group, and this time there were only Pansy and me, so naturally, we got a bigger share."

[You broke through to the second stage of the Planetary Rank.]

[You traveled together on the spaceship to leave Thousand Leaf Planet, intending to head to the nearest administrative planet to register as citizens of the universe. However, you did not know that Pansy had secretly seized another spaceship during the riot.]

[You arrived at a desolate star system.]

[Because Pansy had been of great help to you, and you had felt indebted to him since he gave you the Locke Divine Water, you basically treated him as one of your own.]

[Unfortunately.]

[Pansy did not feel the same. He felt that you had essentially forced him to hand over the 100 milliliters of Locke Divine Water, and that his escape was due to his own efforts.]

[He launched an attack, catching you off guard. However, you had long since fused the Iron Vine Grass into your body, and countless vines rose up to protect you.]

[You were very surprised and questioned Pansy's motives, noting that you had given him most of the resources from Thousand Leaf Planet as compensation.]

[He said that was what he deserved.]

[The next moment, vines with a metallic luster gradually surged from Pansy's body. Although they looked slightly different, you recognized them as Iron Vine Grass—and it was a Universe Rank Iron Vine Grass. At this moment, you realized that Pansy possessed space equipment capable of holding living things, and that he possessed an unimaginable amount of Locke Divine Water.]

[You resisted with all your might, but in front of the Universe Rank Iron Vine Grass, you had absolutely no chance.]

[You have died.]

[This simulation has ended.]

"Sigh~"

Han Han let out a long sigh.

It wasn't really a matter of who was right or wrong; after all, he had been the one to lead Pansy to the location of the Iron Vine Grass. There was no need to elaborate on what would have happened had he confirmed she possessed a large amount of Locke Divine Water.

He would have prioritized himself first, without a doubt!

[Rating: E-99]

[Although your handling of the situation was not perfect, you ultimately managed to shed your status as a slave through your own strength, which counts as a qualitative leap.]

[You may choose two of the following options:]

[One: Planetary Rank Tier 2 cultivation base]

[Two: One A-9 grade standard long blade, one set of A-9 grade basic metal combat armor, one primary Auxiliary Optical Computer]

[Three: A-7 type standard spacecraft]

[Four: 60,000 Cuilang Coins]

[Five: 60 milliliters of Locke Divine Water]

[Six: One Apprentice Rank Tier 9 Iron Vine Grass]

Han Han did not make his choice immediately this time, because if he could confirm that the person was indeed Pansy, he was determined to choose the first option to break through directly to the Planetary Rank.

Although doing so would mean he couldn't obtain Locke Divine Water in future simulations, and the simulation cooldown would increase, among other things...

Overall, the disadvantages outweighed the benefits.

But Han Han did not want to live under the status of a slave anymore; he did not want to be constrained by those rules, nor did he want to look at others' faces to gauge their moods. He wanted to truly be himself again!

In Han Han's view, this was the most important thing; after all, with the Life Simulation System, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.

"Whoosh!"

As his consciousness returned, Han Han immediately chased in the direction where Pansy had disappeared.

He had not lost his reason yet; he would not use a detector to pinpoint her location until he was certain the person was indeed Pansy. Besides, as the simulation showed, finding her again would certainly not be difficult.

About an hour later, Han Han saw Pansy's figure once again. She was in the middle of gathering Three Illusion Leaf, but Han Han was clearly a bit too impatient, and Pansy noticed him.

Han Han flashed a smile at Pansy.

"Hello."

"How about we get to know each other?"

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