[This simulation has ended.]
[Congratulations Host, you have inherited the Honkai Beast Gene: 'Varuna'.]
[Congratulations Player, you have received rewards: 'Eden's Gemstone', Tarot Card—Wheel of Fortune (Can only be used in simulated life), Life Extension +100 Days, Crystals x500.]
[Congratulations Player for participating in the Battle of the End. Received Additional Reward: Crystals x1000.]
"Ngh... cough cough cough..."
As the severe pain spreading throughout his body slowly receded, Fu Li opened his eyes, climbed out of bed, and greedily gulped down fresh air.
To be honest, being killed by the power of the Herrscher of Corruption was truly too torturous.
After the 13th Herrscher incident, in the final moments, he could basically only exert about seventy percent of his strength.
"Sigh... what a pity. A simulated life is just a simulation after all. Even if I saved them, it was only to give myself a bit of comfort."
Casually opening the system, Fu Li began to look at the items he had obtained.
[Eden's Gemstone]
[Eden's true wealth was never her countless gems, but her talent, her hard work, and her experiences.]
[And it is precisely these things that condensed into this intangible gemstone. Carrying blessings, it resides within your body.]
[Your Honkai Energy self-recovery speed is permanently increased. Artistic talent is permanently increased.]
[Note: When encountering Eden in a simulated life, a special effect will be triggered.]
[Tarot Card — Wheel of Fortune]
[Erase all threads of fate within a three-kilometer radius for one day. In that area, all fate will become disordered. Cooldown time: 1 month.]
[Danger Warning: After the effect disappears, all threads of fate will be re-filled and re-planned. This may cause irreversible and severe consequences.]
[Note: When you toy with fate, fate is also staring at you.]
"This... this is?"
Looking at the card he pulled this time, for some reason, a chill crawled up his spine. Even Fu Li couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
Danger... extreme danger.
This was Fu Li's first instinct. Moreover, it was the first time he had seen the system use so much ink to emphasize a card.
Unless it was an absolute last resort, it absolutely could not be used.
After checking the rewards, Fu Li suddenly discovered that on the Shop icon, a small red dot was currently present.
Driven by some kind of OCD, Fu Li opened the Shop and found that quite a few new products had actually been updated inside.
[Mobius's Biological Laboratory: 1500 Crystals... Mobius's Honkai Energy Research Laboratory: 1500 Crystals... Mobius's Mechanical Research Laboratory: 1000 Crystals...]
[These types of laboratories exist in Quantum Space. Only the Host who obtains the Key can enter and exit freely.]
Looking at the freshly updated products in the mall, that heart of Fu Li's, which belonged to a researcher, throbbed for a moment.
Although things similar to Soulium needed to be purchased with crystals, a laboratory—this kind of thing—would be worth billions if placed in the outside world.
However...
Fu Li looked at his own savings. A pitiful 1800 Crystals.
With just this much money, if he bought the Biological Laboratory or the Honkai Energy Research Laboratory, he wouldn't have enough to buy the miscellaneous materials.
But, if he bought the Mechanical Research Laboratory, he might be able to replicate his combat armor from that time.
One must know, although Fusion Warriors are powerful, the assistance of combat armor is also indispensable, just like Hua's Shadow Knight: Moon.
"Decided, I'll buy you."
having made his choice, Fu Li gritted his teeth and pressed the buy button.
In the instant the crystals were deducted, a key with an exquisite shape, as if fastened by gears, condensed in his hand.
Just by holding this, a laboratory exactly the same as the one he saw in the simulation would automatically appear in Fu Li's mind.
It was just a pity that those familiar figures were not there; there was only himself.
After going inside and taking a turn, Fu Li wasn't in a hurry to experiment. He returned to the bathroom, cleaned himself up properly, and looked at himself in the mirror.
In the mirror, that originally fresh and handsome face was still in great spirits, but faintly, two light dark circles could be seen under his eyes.
It seemed that although he had long been accustomed to the matter of death, having been ground down by the Herrscher of Corruption for so long, his mental state couldn't handle it.
How about I rest for a period of time? Properly experience the student life of Changkong City?
Thinking this, Fu Li finished washing up, changed his clothes, and as soon as he went out the door, he saw a familiar figure.
"Student Mei? What are you..."
"Umm..." Raiden Mei put down the hand she had wanted to knock on the door with, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
"Hello, Student Fu Li. It's just... thank you for helping me out of that predicament yesterday. I thought I'd ask you to go to school together."
Perhaps because of being isolated and kicked while she was down, the once aloof and cold Queen of Lightning was also realizing the importance of friends for the first time.
Moreover, although saying it was a bit rude, she was still a young girl after all. Mei more or less held curiosity toward this handsome young man who was like a monster.
"Of course, we can." Fu Li nodded, not feeling anything special about this.
"Then? Shall we go?"
"Mmh."
For the month following that, Fu Li basically just went to school, finished school, and occasionally went to the tavern opened by Raven to drink a cup of hot milk.
As for school, at the start, there were still some delinquents who wanted to bully him in passing because of his relationship with Mei, but after being beaten up, they all became much more honest.
In fact, after beating up all the punks in the surrounding area, he even obtained a very shameful title: 'The Destructive Dragon of Senba Academy'.
It was just that today seemed a bit different.
Ding ling~
When Fu Li stepped into Raven's tavern again, he made some strange discoveries. The tables in the main hall had all been packed away and piled in the corner.
And Raven was currently looking bored as she watched the movers packing things. Seeing him come over, she actually perked up quite a bit.
"Yo, isn't this Little Li? How come you have free time to come over again?"
Raven raised an eyebrow. After becoming familiar, she didn't deliberately put on that cool, aloof, and mysterious air. She was much more casual with him.
As usual, a cup of milk was poured and pushed in front of Fu Li.
"Isn't it because it looks like you're renovating over here, Sister Raven? So I came to take a look."
Lifting the milk, Fu Li took a sip. He didn't pour it out like the first time.
"But looking at it now, Sister Raven, are you planning to move?"
"Yeah, business isn't good, sigh."
Raven shrugged helplessly. Several Lords were about to awaken, and the money to buy the island had been scraped together, so suddenly she had a lot of things to do.
"Is that so... then where are you preparing to go, Sister Raven?" Fu Li asked probingly.
"I don't know yet, I have to look at the arrangements from above, sigh." Raven also subconsciously deflected.
"I see. Then, I wish Sister Raven smooth sailing."
Fu Li raised his cup. He didn't notice that inside a certain private room behind him, a figure completely wrapped in black robes was watching him like a venomous snake.