The simulation ended.
Han Han didn't hesitate for a moment. He picked up the purple liquid in the metal case and drank a mouthful.
What a joke!
The guards would come and beat him up in a minute. Even if he waited until after they beat him, he wouldn't be able to avoid drinking it, so Han Han figured it was best to know when to give in.
Fortunately, the simulations were completed in an instant, leaving him plenty of time to react before the minute was up.
"Beep!"
The door opened.
Two guards saw the half-empty bottle of purple liquid and Han Han meditating cross-legged, and couldn't help looking puzzled. After receiving word from Hua Chuan, they had no choice but to leave.
At that moment,
Han Han had indeed felt his cells become much more active after drinking the purple liquid. His efficiency at absorbing cosmic energy had increased several times over.
"No wonder," Han Han said.
He hadn't been idle over the past three days. He'd made a point of cultivating every day, but the results had been truly "moving."
Now he understood why, in the simulation, a bottle of purple liquid had helped him break through one level in a year. As for the description that his life force had been slightly depleted...
He hadn't noticed a thing.
As he cultivated, Han Han checked the simulation's evaluation and options in his mind.
[Evaluation: A-20]
[You were utterly mediocre in the simulation. Even with sufficient resources, you couldn't improve quickly. You only showed some promise later, when you started mating.]
"Uh..."
Han Han was at a loss for words. "How can you blame me when my original body had poor talent? It's not like I didn't work hard at cultivating."
He had to point out that,
even while mating day and night, he'd still managed to break through to Apprentice Level 7, just as he'd expected. If anyone was to blame, it was the poor natural talent of the body he'd inherited.
"These options aren't great either... And didn't I reach Apprentice Level 7 in the simulation?" Han Han's attention lingered on the options at the end.
[You may choose one of the following options]
[One: Apprentice Rank Level 6]
[Two: Inferior Purple Light Dew x1]
[Three: Exceptional mating experience]
Besides, he'd broken through to Apprentice Level 7 before he died, and he'd already gotten two bottles of the purple liquid—that was, Inferior Purple Light Dew.
As soon as the question crossed his mind, the system answered him.
[The host's simulation score determines the rewards available after each simulation. This simulation was too mediocre.]
"Fair enough." Han Han nodded to himself.
It seemed that playing it safe throughout the simulations wouldn't work. A low score would lead to worse rewards.
Originally, he'd thought that,
once he became an Immortal, he could spend the simulations holed up in his God Kingdom for ages, comprehending laws until the universe perished and he died. Then he'd choose Law Comprehension and repeat the process.
Even with poor talent, surely he could become a King Rank powerhouse if he had enough time.
It was a beautiful idea, but reality was cruel.
His score for such a plan might end up even lower than this time, and the rewards would be worse still. The improvement might be almost nonexistent.
"These three options mean I can only choose a level. But I'll wait until the third day is almost over before I decide."
Han Han had learned his lesson.
Choosing an immediate one-level boost now would make his talent seem far too incredible. There was no need for that. He might even choose an item in a later simulation.
The options from each simulation had to be claimed before the next simulation began. Otherwise, they expired.
Items, however, could be kept in the system's dedicated System Space. As long as he didn't take them out, they could stay there indefinitely. Han Han thought that was very considerate.
He would take things one step at a time. After all, Thousand Leaf Planet was a slave planet.
"Wait!"
At that, Han Han recalled the year he'd turned thirty-one in the simulation.
[Age 31: A revolt broke out on Thousand Leaf Planet. The Central High Tower fired countless lasers indiscriminately, and the mating district where you were staying was within range.]
[You were killed by a laser weapon.]
[Before you died, you saw countless emerald-green vines coil around the Central High Tower. The laser weapons were targeting those vines.]
"So there really was a revolt!" Han Han felt as if he'd glimpsed a way to escape Thousand Leaf Planet. "Those emerald-green vines wrapped around the tower. They must belong to a Plant Lifeform, and one at least at Planetary Rank!"
Even the weakest Plant Lifeform could easily strangle warriors of the same rank—and in large numbers.
"The only problem is that it's still a long way off."
He couldn't break through quickly. If he reached Planetary Rank or higher too soon, they would probably implant a Slave Chip in him right away.
Yet in the simulation,
he'd gone a full eleven years without being implanted with a Slave Chip. He guessed they only implanted one once someone reached Planetary Rank or was taken off Thousand Leaf Planet to be sold.
"To take part in the revolt, I should at least be Apprentice Level 9. I really was too weak in this simulation. Next time, I'll see if I can try to make contact with them," Han Han thought.
He would escape, no matter what!
Hua Chuan was the strongest person on Thousand Leaf Planet. Han Han didn't know his exact strength, but he could roughly tell that he wasn't much stronger than the guards.
That put him somewhere between Planetary Level Seven and Stellar Level One.
A Plant Lifeform of that strength could hold him off completely, giving him an eighty percent chance of escaping.
The other twenty percent came down to chance.
The owner of Thousand Leaf Planet must command a powerful army. As soon as they received the news, they would rush over. The revolt would have to succeed before the army arrived.
If they were nearby, all would be lost at the last moment.
If they were far away, he had a chance.
Then Han Han started cultivating. He'd drunk a big mouthful of Inferior Purple Light Dew to help him, so he couldn't let it go to waste.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Just before the cooldown ended, Han Han chose to claim Apprentice Rank Level 6. His strength doubled once again, and his aura grew much more powerful.
This rate of progress was normal.
Based on his estimate, one bottle of Inferior Purple Light Dew would help him break through to Apprentice Level 9—about one level for every quarter bottle. He'd drunk a third of a bottle and gained one level, which made sense.
Of course,
Inferior Purple Light Dew couldn't be taken too often. That was why Hua Chuan had given him a year.
Inside the control room...
"Normally, the first dose of Purple Light Dew has the strongest effect. He only broke through one level? Still, I can accept that result." Hua Chuan studied the fluctuations in Han Han's data on the screen.
His main task for now was to keep an eye on Han Han and wait for the true owner of Thousand Leaf Planet to grant a reward.
"His progress is just a little strange..."
His aura remained steady... Not entirely steady, actually. It was just that his daily improvements were almost imperceptible, yet afterward he would suddenly absorb a vast amount of energy and break through a level.
This method was beyond Hua Chuan's understanding. He'd never heard of anything like it.
"Forget it."
"I'll submit the data on the whole process to my lord when the time comes. Even if there's a secret behind this, it's not something I can meddle in." Hua Chuan left the control room and headed for the room.
At the same time,
Han Han was also getting ready to start his third simulation. He knew the process wouldn't differ much from the last one; the key would be the eleventh year.
"I hope I can learn more about the revolt this time."
[Simulation Count: 0]
[Life Simulation begins]
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