Chapter 215: Blades and Storms
With his luck stat maxed out, Zhou Ning decided to try his hand at drawing an awesome template—or perhaps a powerful random transmigration talent.
Ever since he started using the simulator, the highest talent he had ever gotten was purple. He had never once seen a gold one.
Opening the simulator panel, he found that after the previous lottery draw, he had only 7 Traversal Coins left. The cost to travel to the next map was a staggering 140 coins. After spending 1,330 Vecktas to top up, Zhou Ning's wealth took yet another dip, leaving him with just 8,849 Vecktas. Danger!
Letting out a weary sigh, Zhou Ning clicked into the map and chose Blades and Storms for his next journey.
[Preparing for transmigration… Traversal Coins -140]
[Please choose your transmigration mode…]
[1. Direct Transmigration]
[2. Use Parallel World Template]
[3. Use Random Template]
This time there was a third option, probably a new feature from the latest update.
As usual, Zhou Ning first checked option two. Even though he was back to being broke, he wasn't about to skimp on necessary expenses.
After a shuffle, three cards appeared in front of him. To his surprise, all three templates glowed with either purple or orange light—utterly absurd.
The first template showed himself wearing a white coat, hair neatly slicked back, a shallow green-handled sword at his waist, looking refined and cultured.
Personality: Elegant, ambitious, arrogant, ruthless.
Talents: High Intelligence (Purple), Master of Deception (Purple)
Skills: Spiritual Pressure (Master), Kyōka Suigetsu (Advanced), Kidō (Expert), Calligraphy (Expert)
Price: reasonable—only 400 Traversal Coins. Title: Kyōka Suigetsu Zhou Ning.
Zhou Ning: "…"
Don't think I don't know—this is obviously Aizen from Bleach! Seems like I'm destined to be tied to villain roles.
Still, the card was fairly practical. Spiritual Pressure might even combine with his Conqueror's Haki. Without hesitation, Zhou Ning bought it, wincing as his balance dropped to 4,849.
The second template was a purple card—him in a black uniform with a black blindfold. Just from the blindfold, it looked like a male version of 2B.
Personality: Arrogant, unrestrained, responsible.
Talents: Sweet Tooth (White), 360° Vision (Purple), Cursed Technique Genius (Purple), Six Eyes (Orange).
Skills: Limitless Cursed Technique (Advanced), Cooking (Expert), Painting (Expert), Jujutsu (Advanced), plus a long list of others.
Price: 250 Vecktas. Title: Strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer Zhou Ning. Cheaper than Kyōka Suigetsu. Zhou Ning, not being a hardcore manga fan in his past life, didn't recognize the source. Judging by the skills alone, it didn't seem worth the price.
Given his dwindling funds, he decided to hold off for now.
Then he turned to the third card, expecting mediocrity—but perhaps with a bit of luck from his Lucky Clover.
When he saw it, Zhou Ning cursed under his breath. You again?!
Dressed in a black crown and black dragon robe, First Emperor Zhou Ning sat cold-faced upon a golden throne, gazing into the distance.
Seeing the ridiculously high price tag, Zhou Ning silently skipped over it. Not even the Lucky Clover could save your mediocrity—impressive in its own way.
He ignored the card outright and went back to purchase the Strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer template.
After buying both templates, his total collection reached nine. The Kyōka Suigetsu Zhou Ning card linked with Penguin Zhou Ning, Ordinary Office Worker, and Mad Clown, raising the Villain Boss sequence to four cards, unlocking a new synergy in his template gallery.
With the four-card Villain Boss synergy, Zhou Ning received +500 HP, +5 Spirit, and a bonus effect: when using a villain template in transmigration, dungeon completion progress would increase faster.
Honestly, the reward was a bit underwhelming, but better than nothing.
After sweeping through the templates, Zhou Ning checked Option 1 to see the new ten-talent list—curious how the Lucky Clover would influence things.
[You have chosen Transmigration Mode 1]
[Please choose three out of the following ten talents as your matching conditions]
[1. Love Winner (Purple): You will always be the victor in the game of love.]
[2. Nemesis Slayer (Gold): In any battle with your nemesis, you will always have the upper hand. You may reassign your nemesis once every half month.]
[3. Liar (Blue): You habitually lie, and your lies are hard to expose.]
[4. AllSpark (Purple): You are born with an AllSpark capable of transforming machines into living beings—but they may not obey you.]
[5. Celestial Dragon (Purple): You start with a high social status in this world, guaranteed to be part of the privileged class.]
[6. Chosen of Fate (Purple): You are the one and only Chosen of Fate in this world. Your luck will skyrocket.]
[7. PUA Master (Blue): You are a natural-born PUA expert—works on both men and women, especially in the workplace.]
[8. Hero of Chaos (Purple): A virtuous minister in peace, a mighty hero in chaos—you truly fit this description.]
[9. Borrow the East Wind (Green): You are especially likely to draw the East Wind tile when playing mahjong.]
[10. Mighty Strength (Purple): You possess far greater strength than ordinary people—among the strongest in history.]
Zhou Ning: "…"
Damn! This was the first time he'd seen a gold talent—just casually appearing like this. And the rest were mostly purple or blue, flashing brilliantly like he'd turned on cheat mode.
But the better the luck now, the worse it would get after the 12-hour window ended—Zhou Ning knew the principle of equivalent exchange all too well.
Nemesis Slayer was obviously Batman-tier—anyone targeted would get wrecked. Definitely a must-pick. He also really wanted AllSpark in real life—imagine building Transformers—but Blades and Storms sounded like a wuxia world, maybe even a high-martial one.
For carried-over skills, he decided on Cold Weapons Master.
[You have chosen 2, 6, 10: Nemesis Slayer (Gold), Chosen of Fate (Purple), Mighty Strength (Purple)]
[You have chosen Option 1 and entered simulation.]
[Match successful. In this parallel world, you are the one and only Chosen of Fate, secretly a great powerhouse, and an exceptional master of cold weapons. What changes will you bring to this world? Let's find out.]
[Current world exploration progress: 0%. Unlock the next map at 66.7%.]
[If you die in this simulation, the game ends.]
[April 7, 2022: You arrive at what appears to be an ordinary small village. The wheels of history begin to turn.]
Zhou Ning: "??????????????"
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