A Different Path to Awakening!

On the 138th day, you spent the entire day studying the remains of a Contained Object.

On the 139th day, you gathered professionals loyal to you and studied the remains of the Contained Object together...

You reached the conclusion that the material composing a Contained Object's body was nothing more than ordinary matter found in nature.

On the 140th day, you continued your research...

On the 145th day, you concluded your research into the Contained Object's remains, having gained no further useful information.

On the 146th day,...

"Is that it?"

Holding a pen and preparing to record the relevant intelligence in detail, Su Ze suddenly did not know whether he should keep writing.

Clearly, his simulated self had truly done everything he could to investigate it.

He had even called in help, yet still failed to obtain much useful intelligence.

This...

There were only two possibilities.

Either he had been researching the wrong thing.

Or there really was nothing worth researching.

"Whew..."

Letting out a slow breath, Su Ze only made a brief note that Contained Objects were composed of ordinary matter—information that might not even be useful.

Not a loss, though...

One of his goals for today's simulation had been to gather intelligence on these Contained Objects.

Though the information he had gained so far was pitifully scarce.

Still...

He had the miraculous girl Qi Xiaoye!

As long as, in future simulations, he found Qi Xiaoye at the right time and place and traveled with her, he would surely obtain more and more intelligence like this.

Besides, this simulation was not over yet.

Perhaps even more explosive information would appear in the simulation text later...

On the 165th day, Great Fog.

On the 177th day, you helped Qi Xiaoye advance to a fourth-tier Awakened. To your surprise, you discovered that she was extraordinarily talented. During this advancement, she awakened another Word Spirit Technique. She now possessed three different Word Spirit Techniques...

On the 178th day, you helped Qin Yushi and Chen Keqing complete their advancements in succession...

On the 180th day, Chosen Ones continuously emerged from various Safe Zones. You watched from the sidelines.

On the 192nd day, you killed a Chosen One who had fled.

On the 193rd day, heavy snow fell.

On the 194th day, the snow stopped. Qi Xiaoye, feeling playful, suggested that you build a snowman on the rooftop. The Blood Moon cast an eerie color over the snowman, but you found the scene before you rather beautiful...

After fooling around with Qin Yushi and Chen Keqing, Qi Xiaoye came over and sat beside you, panting. After talking for a while, she kissed you. You heard her thoughts: she liked you so much.

Your vision blurred, and when you came back to your senses, you found that you had become an Awakened.

On the 195th day, you secretly studied your newly acquired power. You discovered that after becoming an Awakened, the power contained within your body was even greater than that of a fourth-tier Awakened at this stage...

Later, you told Qi Xiaoye and the others about your changes.

On the 196th day, you researched it together. You wanted to know why you had suddenly become an Awakened, and you even wondered whether you should truly be called an Awakened.

On the 197th day, you confirmed that your changes were indeed no different from those of the Awakened around you.

On the 198th day, you accepted reality. You were now an Awakened, but you still paid attention to every detail of daily life, because you had no idea what exactly had triggered this miracle and allowed you to become an Awakened...

At this moment.

The simulation text before him had already made Su Ze's eyes widen considerably.

He had originally thought the later simulation would bring more intelligence about Contained Objects, but he had not expected another surprise.

A goal he had nearly forgotten—or rather, abandoned...

Becoming an Awakened.

That goal had unexpectedly risen from the ashes at this moment, appearing so abruptly!

"What exactly triggered it and made me become an Awakened..."

Su Ze looked deep in thought.

He reread the simulation's content from earlier.

He read it through from beginning to end once more, yet still found no clear sign.

And his simulated self was equally baffled, having no idea what had happened or how he had suddenly awakened...

"What was the variable?"

Su Ze continued thinking.

He searched through his memories and compared this simulation with the countless previous ones.

What variables had been introduced in this simulation?

Without question, the greatest variable was the mysterious, beautiful girl Qi Xiaoye.

The second was that, in this simulation, he had killed a Contained Object once.

Yet neither of those variables seemed to be the key...

If Qi Xiaoye was his "formula," then why had her presence not awakened him before? Why had he only suddenly awakened after they had spent over a hundred days together...

If killing a Contained Object was his "formula," then the delay was fucking ridiculous. So much time had passed before he finally awakened...

"Don't tell me it was because... she liked me that I awakened."

Su Ze scratched his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Come to think of it, there was a tiny possibility that was the answer...

But only a truly negligible possibility.

"Let's continue the simulation first."

After some thought, Su Ze turned his gaze back to the Simulator...

On the 233rd day, Great Fog. Qi Xiaoye was still afraid of the Great Fog and hid inside Avalon, refusing to come out.

On the 250th day, you received more intelligence about a Contained Object, but because the location was too far away, you chose not to investigate.

On the 270th day, after expending considerable manpower and resources, you obtained a photo of a certain Contained Object. After Qi Xiaoye saw the photo, she indeed revealed the Contained Object's secret...

But according to Qi Xiaoye's description, the Contained Object in the photo was not something you could handle. You wanted to explore its secret, but you did not want to die.

On the 288th day, Great Fog.

On the 305th day, weary of worldly troubles, you began purging your enemies.

On the 330th day, a massive earthquake struck. You looked up and saw the starry sky falling...

Congratulations, you survived until the end of the apocalypse.

This simulation's evaluation: Drink Kidney Treasure—apocalypse, you're good, and she's good too.

Please choose one of the following three simulation rewards:

1. Random Landing (Purple)

2. A piece of intelligence about a Contained Object

3. Axe King (Green)

Su Ze directly ignored the simulation rewards.

If the intelligence in the second reward had been about Qi Xiaoye, he might have hesitated for quite some time.

But if it was merely intelligence about some Contained Object, then forget it...

"Contained Objects vary in strength."

While waiting for the Simulator's cooldown, Su Ze scrolled back through the simulation text.

On the 270th day after the apocalypse, he had obtained intelligence related to a Contained Object once again, but his simulated self had given up on exploring it...

Understandable.

After all, his simulated self would place survival above all else.

And with life being so comfortable, how could he possibly take risks for something that might not even be worthwhile...

"But just how strong can a Contained Object be?"

A question surfaced in Su Ze's mind.

Naturally, there was no answer for the moment. He could only rely on future simulations...

"...Qi Xiaoye."

Su Ze softly murmured the name, a curve lifting at the corner of his lips.

Very good...

The first major thing to do before and after the apocalypse arrived was to find that mysterious, beautiful girl!