With reinforcing steel, cement, bricks, and tiles flying everywhere, Yan Huan was blown bloody in the aftermath of the explosion.
Yet he still smiled indifferently.
Because inside the Simulated Universe, he had blocked all pain.
Before long, his body recovered to its initial state.
After watching the smoke and dust for a while, Yan Huan suddenly felt something was off.
Why hasn't the map changed yet? Didn't those three little pigs get destroyed by me?
Just as he was wondering, someone patted him on the shoulder from behind.
He turned around and blinked.
Yan Huan froze.
"Hey buddy, what are you stealing my job for?" A humanoid big bad wolf stood behind him, wearing a puzzled expression.
"Ha, what did you say?" Yan Huan frowned.
There were big bad wolves in this Simulated Universe?
The big bad wolf in front of him looked simple, honest, and cute, even flashing a comical smile as he spoke to Yan Huan.
"I said, this is my job."
The big bad wolf pointed at the collapsed thatched cottage behind them, then pointed at the battered wooden cabin.
Finally, he pointed ahead at the tile-roofed house that had already been blown to ruins, and said to Yan Huan:
"I'm the one who's supposed to deal with those three little pigs. You stole my scene."
"Uh..."
At this moment, it wasn't just Yan Huan.
The researchers at the Space Station were also dumbfounded.
Why on earth was there a plot like this in the Simulated Universe project?
Some researchers had indeed heard of the fairy tale of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf.
Roughly speaking, three little pigs built houses; two of them were lazy and built a thatched cottage and a wooden cabin, which were easily destroyed by the big bad wolf.
In the end, the diligent pig built a tile-roofed house that withstood the big bad wolf's attacks.
But the problem was, those weren't three little pigs—they were three Trotters! What did that have to do with a big bad wolf?
"No, something's wrong," Herta said in a deep voice.
She remembered that there was no such project in the Simulated Universe at all.
There were three Trotters, yes, but absolutely none of those redundant thatched cottages, wooden cabins, or tile-roofed houses.
And... that unidentified big bad wolf.
On the screen, Yan Huan waved his hand:
"Sorry, I might have walked onto the wrong set. So how do we count this next part?"
The big bad wolf was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
Yan Huan: "I mean, what do you want to do about it?"
The big bad wolf scratched his head: "Nothing for it, this scene can't be filmed anymore. I'm heading to the next set."
The big bad wolf pulled a yellow cloth hat with patches out of his pocket and deftly placed it on his head.
Then, using a black pen, he drew a scar across his cheek.
"Do you know where Sheep Village is? I have another scene with a little sheep named Pleasant Goat, but I don't know the way."
Hearing this, Yan Huan immediately understood.
Pulling out paper and a pen, he earnestly drew on the ground:
"Sheep Village, right? I know that well. First, you need to go to the Green Grassland, then find Wolf Castle. Start from there, cross the forest, and then..."
"Mm-mm." The big bad wolf listened attentively on the side, nodding as Yan Huan spoke.
He seemed to be memorizing it very carefully.
This harmonious scene left the researchers somewhat bewildered.
"What's going on here? We've even ended up in Sheep Village?"
"Is Brother Huan serious? He's actually drawing him a map."
At this moment, the Space Station was in chaos.
Meanwhile, Herta quietly stared at the human and the wolf studying the route on the screen.
Then, she placed her hand on her headset.
"All researchers, focus from now on. You may begin observing."
The broadcast throughout the entire Space Station conveyed Herta's order.
"Ah, what does Miss Herta want us to observe?"
"Observe Brother Huan?"
"No."
By now, some people had already realized something and were staring dead at that wolf.
"I'm afraid... that is an Aeon."
On the screen, Yan Huan had drawn all the way from the Green Grassland to the Gugugu Realm, and was still chattering away, introducing the combat power system of Sheep Village and the enemies the wolf might encounter:
"Look, your opponents aren't just little sheep. You have to watch out for their helpers, too."
The big bad wolf nodded, only the corners of its mouth beginning to twitch slightly.
After a long while, Yan Huan was still chattering nonstop, showing no intention of stopping at all.
The more he talked, the more excited he became.
Beside him, however, the big bad wolf's smile gradually faded, as if it hadn't expected this human to lecture it for so long.
It went from initial attentiveness to growing nonchalance, which quickly turned into irritation.
Finally.
It impatiently grabbed Yan Huan's hand to stop him from drawing any further.
Veins bulged on its forehead, and it cried out hoarsely:
"Kid, are you out of your mind? Are you ever fucking going to finish?!"
The moment it flew into a rage, a golden-red mask flashed across its face.
The mask vanished very quickly, but many researchers still noticed it.
They solemnly began to observe.
Yan Huan shook off the big bad wolf's hand and earnestly said:
"Buddy, you can't underestimate them. Everything requires careful deliberation."
"Heh, heh, heh..." The big bad wolf laughed out of anger, its entire wolf face beginning to distort.
Suddenly, a violent wind rose.
The entire sky darkened.
The big bad wolf's figure vanished in the fierce gale, replaced by a strange golden-red ball of energy, with many masks of varying expressions floating around its outer edge.
In her office, Herta's expression was grave.
She said in a deep voice:
"As expected, given Yan Huan's methods, the only Aeon most likely to be attracted is Him."
Yan Huan stood amidst the storm, curiously gazing at the cluster of masks in front of him:
"Old brother, are you still going to Sheep Village or not?"
Yet what he got in return was His uproarious laughter:
"Hahahahaha... Go to hell! You really are something else, you motherfucker!!"
The storm gradually subsided, and He transformed back into a humanoid shape, still wearing a mask, looking at Yan Huan in disbelief:
"Which of your nerves got crossed to actually draw me this kind of junk?"
He pointed at the dense, intricate marching routes on the ground, completely speechless:
"Just how bored are you normally to be able to remember this kind of stuff?"
Standing before Yan Huan was none of other than the supreme deity of the Path of Elation, the avatar of Aha.
Even the avatar of the Aeon Aha was driven to endless complaints by Yan Huan's behavior.
This scene instantly stunned the researchers at the Space Station.
That was the Aeon of Joy.
Even He thought Yan Huan had mental issues—did this count as gaining the Aeon's recognition?
"Kid, are you carrying my Path? Let me see!" Right in front of Yan Huan, the Aeon of Joy directly opened up his information panel inside the Simulated Universe.
Not looking was fine, but a glance immediately left Him speechless.
"This shouldn't be. You clearly suit my Path much better, so why on earth are you carrying Abundance in this virtual world? Do these virtual monsters make you lose HP?"
At this moment, all the researchers drew a sharp breath.
The avatar of the Aeon of Joy already knew he was inside the Simulated Universe.
Faced with the Aeon of Joy's questioning, Yan Huan answered as a matter of course:
"She's the prettiest one in the illustrated compendium. Who doesn't love a fair-skinned, beautiful big sister?"
The Aeon of Joy frowned:
"How can you assume Her gender? Who told you She was a woman?"
Yan Huan: "..."
Seeing the Aeon of Joy flip through his entire information panel, Yan Huan asked:
"You're the Aeon of Joy, right? When did you get here?"
Aha: "When you turned into an Autobot."
Yan Huan: "..."
He sniffed:
"So that means right at the very beginning, then."
"Yep," Aha nodded.
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