Despite the heavy side effects of Call of Cthulhu, Su Bai still chose to equip it.
After all, the first simulation was meant for trial and error.
After some thought, he selected two additional Talents:
[Enlightenment of Civilization (Blue)]: Intelligence +3. Accelerates tool usage and brain development in lifeforms.
[Source of Life (Blue)]: Vitality +3. Accelerates the birth of life in barren worlds, enhancing reproduction and survival rates.
"Talent selection complete. Begin simulation!"
As Su Bai confirmed, a swirl of fog once again filled his vision.
Lines of text floated in the air:
[Beginning your journey of divine Creation—]
[Detected: You possess a D-grade Rain Card and an S-grade Doomsday Card. Would you like to carry them into the simulation?]
[Note: Carrying cards consumes additional Creation Points. D-grade cards require +1 point; S-grade cards require +100 points!]
"You can bring items into simulations?"
Su Bai was pleasantly surprised, but the cost of bringing the S-grade card was far too steep—equal to an entire simulation run.
He decided to leave both cards out for now to test a standard simulation.
[No items carried. Simulation beginning!]
[At the dawn of time, your awakened world—Tianyuan Realm—is born.
However, due to minor... anomalies, the land spans only one kilometer. A bit underwhelming, to say the least.]
[Era I, Early Phase: The world is barren. Only starlight from the cosmos marks the passage of time.]
[Era I, Middle Phase: Countless years pass. You are unspeakably bored.]
[Era I, Late Phase: After eons of erosion in the Late Chaos Era, single-celled organisms emerge in the oceans.
They cluster along the shores and become known as Primordial Mother Spores!]
[Ding! First appearance of single-celled organisms. +10 Creation Points!
(Note: Only the first birth of each species grants a reward.)]
Su Bai perked up at this.
"Finally! Took forever—my world's just too small."
[Era II, Early Phase: Beyond the Mother Spores, new single-celled organisms like yeast and paramecia emerge.
Talent Source of Life activates—life begins reproducing en masse!]
[Era II, Middle Phase: Clusters of single-celled life evolve into the first multicellular organism—Floating Larvae!]
[+20 Creation Points!]
[The Floating Larvae dwell in coastal waters.
Talent Enlightenment of Civilization activates—they attempt to crawl onto land!]
[Era II, Late Phase: Their attempt to colonize land fails.
They have yet to evolve organs for terrestrial breathing.]
[They instead expand their population by consuming vast amounts of single-celled life.
The Floating Larvae devour indiscriminately, spreading rapidly.]
[End of Era II: The larvae destroy the already fragile biosphere.
Mass extinction of single-celled organisms—Mother Spores, yeast, and paramecia all go extinct.]
[The ocean returns to desolation.
With no food supply and no single-celled life to stabilize the marine environment,
the Floating Larvae perish one by one—until total extinction.]
[Tianyuan Realm's potential is exhausted. All life extinguished.
World barrier collapses. Cosmic radiation and energy invade.]
[Tianyuan Realm: Destroyed.]
[This simulation has ended.]
[Survived two Eras. Total gain: +30 Creation Points.
No intelligent life or Civilization emerged.]
"Didn't even make it through two Eras. The foundation's just too weak."
Su Bai sighed.
All in all, he had lost 70 Creation Points in this first simulation.
Just as he thought it was over, one more message appeared:
[You may retain one of the following three species:]
[Single-celled Organism: Primordial Mother Spores]
[Single-celled Organism: Paramecium]
[Multicellular Organism: Floating Larvae]
"There's a bonus like this too?"
Su Bai paused to think.
"Primordial Mother Spores were the world's first lifeform—the source of all existence.
They took an entire Era to appear. Every future evolution traces back to them."
"If I can spawn them earlier next time, I'll save a whole Era of development."
"Paramecia represent the pinnacle of single-cell life—high reproduction, survival, and adaptability. A true all-rounder."
"The strongest single-celled organism."
As for the Floating Larvae—no doubt the strongest species in this simulation.
"I'll choose Primordial Mother Spores!"
[Species reward selected.]
[From the three Talents used, you may permanently lock in one for future simulations.]
Su Bai didn't hesitate—he locked in Call of Cthulhu.
Though its effects hadn't kicked in during this simulation, that didn't mean it was useless.
The other two blue Talents were common and easily replaced.
[Cooldown Time: 20 minutes]
To his surprise, the simulator had a cooldown period.
"Wait... does one Era equal ten minutes in real time?"
Suddenly, he frowned.
He recalled that the God Simulator allowed one Talent lock-in per day.
He immediately exited the simulation and returned to reality.
Climbing out of bed, Su Bai checked his phone.
[June 25th, 2077. 6:07 PM]
"It's already evening?"
Looking out at the dusky sky, a weight settled in his chest.
Time was running out.
There were only 7 hours left—how many simulations could he squeeze in?
If he didn't roll a powerful Talent by midnight, he'd waste his daily lock-in opportunity.
"The entrance exam is in seven days. I need that one glorious comeback... that big reversal."
"I can't afford to miss it."
After a brief moment of thought, Su Bai made up his mind.
Managing a world or simulating Creation—both demanded massive resources.
This first simulation had taken far too long. The low fault tolerance said it all.
"I just hope I can pull that guaranteed orange Talent before midnight."
Resolved, Su Bai took out the D-grade Climate Card.
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