Simulation Point Shop

Zhao Cheng finished reading and fell into deep thought.

"Huh?!"

"I actually discovered so many things."

"Turns out I'm this amazing!"

Even he himself didn't know he had discovered so much.

Previously in the dungeon, to explore as much as possible, he had specifically chosen to stick to the main roads—what is known as "running the map"—so naturally, it was impossible to enter every single house he passed to take a look around.

As for the few locations mentioned in the Log, while he couldn't say he was completely unaware when passing them, he certainly hadn't felt anything at all.

However, the Panel wouldn't conjure things out of thin air to fabricate such information.

Since the Log stated he had discovered them, then he truly had.

It was just that feelings are easily confused; he had subconsciously ignored them, but the Log had brought to light those tiny, tiny details he had overlooked.

The operating logic of the Panel, in a sense, was very rigorous.

"So that place was called the Heavenly Phoenix Pavilion."

Zhao Cheng thought to himself.

Recalling it now, among the places he had passed, there was indeed a relatively unique building.

In a city filled with high-rise buildings, the appearance of a small manor was naturally conspicuous.

At the same time, there was a stone tablet at the entrance of that small manor; as time passed, the writing had blurred, leaving only the character "Heaven" vaguely visible.

Zhao Cheng could also roughly determine the location of Moyun University.

Only the Longteng Building and the Zhengshang Office Building were difficult for Zhao Cheng to pinpoint for the time being; there were simply too many similar buildings in the city.

Beyond that, Zhao Cheng also noticed the difference in the wording used in the Log: the Heavenly Phoenix Pavilion was just a "slight ripple," the Longteng Building and the Zhengshang Office Building were "different," and only Moyun University was described as "terrifying."

In Zhao Cheng's understanding, such wording meant that the Heavenly Phoenix Pavilion contained trash mobs, the Longteng Building and the Zhengshang Office Building contained elite monsters, and Moyun University contained a mini-boss.

"As expected, I am truly impressive. My strategy for running the map is correct; when in doubt, run the map—that is the only way to open up the situation."

Zhao Cheng silently gave himself a pat on the back.

As for his cause of death—the exhaustion of his life essence—Zhao Cheng found it quite peculiar.

The so-called exhaustion of life essence is actually easy to understand; vitality and life essence are two sides of the same coin, similar to the difference between a person's body and their physical strength.

When vitality is exhausted, it means one's energy is spent, but as long as the body remains, it will recover after a period of rest.

Practicing swordsmanship consumes vitality, which is similar to a person lifting weights at the gym; it's just that compared to the tangible reality of the body, life essence appears subtle and difficult to perceive, which is why it requires special training techniques—namely, swordsmanship.

Practicing swordsmanship too much shortening one's lifespan is the same principle as overtraining and injuring one's body.

Referencing this, the exhaustion of life essence is akin to a person's body being completely burned away, reduced to ashes, with nothing left behind.

Logically speaking, not to mention the loss of life essence, even the loss of mere vitality should be felt extremely clearly.

The loss of vitality brings fatigue, while the loss of life essence brings weakness.

The more one loses, the weaker one becomes; generally, once about fifty percent is lost, a person would fall into a coma.

Yet, strangely, Zhao Cheng felt absolutely nothing until the very moment before his death.

This was clearly the influence of some mysterious power.

While this force eroded Zhao Cheng's life essence, it also supported his life functions, right up until the very instant his life essence was exhausted.

"When there was no Blood Moon, the life essence only flowed away rapidly; once the Blood Moon appeared, it flowed away at an accelerated rate—an order of magnitude faster."

"I just don't know exactly how much the rate of loss differed."

"Besides, if I were in an enclosed environment when the Blood Moon is out, would it slow down the loss of life essence?"

One thought after another raced through Zhao Cheng's mind.

"Based on the current situation, the time I have for each simulation is extremely limited. It is not advisable to spend all my time solely on practicing swordsmanship, but it is also not advisable to spend it all on exploration."

"The best scenario would be to stay in an environment without light, which might shield me from the influence of the Blood Moon. Then, during the darkness, I could use special Trait Modules to explore the dungeon, and when the Blood Moon appears, I could practice swordsmanship."

"I will need to figure this out for myself when the time comes."

"As for now, I can only practice swordsmanship when it is dark and explore the dungeon when the Blood Moon appears."

Thinking this, Zhao Cheng looked at the final "Simulation Point +1."

Zhao Cheng figured that this one Simulation Point should count as a base reward.

Though one point is small, in a certain sense, it was a change from zero to one—a breakthrough.

Sure enough, the Simulation Point Shop interface opened.

Just like the Source Point shop, the Simulation Point Shop was also divided into three levels.

The top level did not use Simulation Points as currency, but rather a currency called Miracle Points.

Zhao Cheng focused his mind on it, and an entry immediately popped up.

Miracle Points: A condensation of miracles; transcends all constraints, breaks all laws. As long as the quantity is sufficient, any wish can be realized. (Note: Can be obtained by clearing dungeons.)

As for Miracle Points, they can be used to exchange for three items.

Body Trait Module Loading Slot (1 Miracle Point)

Blank Gold Trait Module (1 Miracle Point)

Universal Point 1 (1 Miracle Point)

The specific effects of these three items are each worthy of the name "Miracle" associated with Miracle Points.

The first one is for adding slots to the physical body in reality; if one could exchange for this, it would be the script of a Dragon King returning after thirty years.

The second, the Blank Gold Trait Module—this "blank" means one can write the effects of the trait themselves. Of course, the effects cannot exceed the limits of a Gold Trait Module, but otherwise, anything goes.

As for the third, the Universal Point, this is an item that is more heaven-defying than the first two if used well, but mediocre if used poorly.

This Universal Point, as the name implies, can add to anything, provided it exists within the Panel.

To give a simple example, even the two words "Panel" on the first line of the interface can be boosted by a Universal Point.

Beyond that, it can be used directly to strengthen existing traits, such as that ???, or to complete a Sword Seed; all of these are possible.

As for adding to the five-dimensional attributes or skill levels, that would be too much of a waste.

The second layer of the Simulation Point Shop has four exchangeable items.

Hyper-Dimensional Body Trait Module Loading Slot (10,000 Simulation Points)

Attribute Point 1 (1 Simulation Point)

Skill Point 1 (1 Simulation Point)

Evolution Point 1 (1 Simulation Point)

The first one goes without saying; it is used to expand the number of slots.

As for the latter three, Attribute Points increase the five-dimensional attributes, Skill Points increase skill proficiency, and Evolution Points increase the level of life, which is to say, one's realm.

Since it is a game-style Panel, how could it be missing the most important stat-boosting function?

These three types of points are universal; they can be used for both the physical body and the Hyper-Dimensional Body.

It is just that Zhao Cheng does not know how significant the effect of a single point actually is. According to the Panel's principle of equivalent exchange, it is impossible that when a base attribute is one, a single point adds one attribute, and when the base attribute breaks one hundred, a single point still adds one attribute.

Clearly, the "1" in these three types of points refers to the smallest unit, not necessarily an increase of one.

But even so, this is heaven-defying enough!

Zhao Cheng only wants to say that he will grind this dungeon until it explodes!