Apocalyptic Wasteland Simulator

Chapter 38: Hitting the Road! 24k Titanium Alloy Dog Eyes
The pitch-black room was silent and still. Only two faint breathing sounds lingered rhythmically in the air.

Chen Pingchuan and Black Demon Number One locked eyes. Despite the dim lighting, they could still see each other clearly.

Just moments ago, Chen Pingchuan had tiptoed back into the rental apartment. Afraid of being discovered by Huang Yujia, he hadn’t dared to turn on the lights or make the slightest sound.

Tomorrow I’ll look for a more spacious and secluded house. Living here is really inconvenient.

His return had immediately disturbed Black Demon Number One, who was only pretending to sleep.

Black Demon Number One’s gaze was resentful. Ever since it was summoned to this world by Chen Pingchuan, it hadn’t had a single good day. This master had left it at home not long after their first meeting, starving it for a whole day and night. When he finally returned, he would either slump into a chair or flop onto the bed without a word. If he hadn’t occasionally kicked it, the Black Demon would have thought its master was a goner.

As a Black Demon, it had its dignity.

He had turned its bloodthirsty life as a beast into this: boredom, spacing out, sleeping, then more boredom, more spacing out, and more sleeping. What a hopeless existence.

Seeing the wronged expression on Black Demon Number One, Chen Pingchuan hurriedly looked away.

Embarrassed? Maybe just a little.

Perhaps realizing his behavior had been a bit excessive, Chen Pingchuan flipped his right hand, and a pitch-black stone quietly appeared in his palm.

A fatal temptation drilled into Black Demon Number One’s brain, making it instantly leap to its feet in excitement.

”Here! Eat up!”

Indeed, this was the Mysterious Black Stone. Chen Pingchuan had acquired ten of them during his last exchange. Considering the unknown side effects, he hadn’t given any to Black Demon Number One. But now, in order to freeload the purple Parasite Seed, he experienced a period of weakness at the beginning of each simulation. A capable assistant was therefore essential.

”Pup, anyone else can suffer, but not one of my own. That’s the first lesson I’m teaching you.”

”Grow up quickly; I’m counting on you to make a name for yourself in the future.”

Black Demon Number One snorted. It suspected its master was up to no good, but with temptation right before its eyes, it decided to eat first and ask questions later.

As it swallowed the Mysterious Black Stone in one gulp, a surge of violent energy instantly spread from its stomach to every part of its body.

Black Demon Number One passed out.

Of course, in Chen Pingchuan’s eyes, the creature had probably just gotten sleepy again. He mumbled to himself, ”Bros, who gets it? It feels like I’m raising a pig that does nothing but eat and sleep. This is so tough.”

Forget it, business first.

Chen Pingchuan moved to the chair, gently pulled open a drawer, and took out a notebook. By the dim starlight, he wrote several large words on the paper.

Sixth Simulation Record.

Chen Pingchuan didn’t rush to start. He first summoned the attribute panel. Then, feeling the innate Parasite Talent, he chose to nurture the purple Parasite Seed. As expected, the attribute panel became adjustable. After some consideration, he made the following adjustments.

[Name: Chen Pingchuan]

[Occupation: Laborer, Weapon Master]

[Age: 19]

[Strength: 10.2] (Talent in effect; 1 point is the average for an adult male)

[Agility: 2.9/3.9]

[Spirit: 1.8/5.8]

[Constitution: 2.6/7.6]

[Skills: None]

[Title: Quick Shooter - Mad Tiger (Green)]

[Talents: Double Strength (Green), Heavenly Dao Rewards the Diligent (Green), Parasite (Purple)]

[Remaining Simulation Points: 2,464]

[Remaining Simulation Attempts: 5]

He subtracted 1 point from Agility, 4 from Spirit, and 5 from Constitution.

His reasoning was simple. His Strength attribute was enhanced by a talent, so every point he removed from it would result in a doubled penalty. He didn’t dare reduce Agility too much, for fear of hampering his ability to escape. He was also wary of reducing Constitution too much, afraid he wouldn’t be able to take a beating as well as before. As for the Spirit attribute, he had yet to discover any use for it.

As the values finished changing, a wave of weakness washed over Chen Pingchuan, leaving his body feeble and his mind listless. It felt as if he had ”rewarded himself” several hundred times in a row, making him drowsy.

Enduring the physical discomfort, Chen Pingchuan entered the simulation.

[Enter the simulation?]

[Yes]

[Simulation begins.]

[Detected host already possesses talents: Double Strength (Green), Heavenly Dao Rewards the Diligent (Green), Parasite (Purple)]

[Random talent extraction in process. Please select the number of simulation points to invest. 0 points for white talent, 10 points for green talent, 100 points for blue talent, 1000 points for yellow talent. All options have a chance to yield low or high-tier talents.]

[You invested 1,000 simulation points. Extracting talent now!]

[DING! Congratulations on acquiring the yellow talent: 24k Titanium Alloy Dog Eye.]

[24k Titanium Alloy Dog Eye]: Yellow talent. Afraid of missing out on priceless treasures? Worried you’ll mistake a divine herb for a common weed? Then you need the 24k Titanium Alloy Dog Eye. You deserve it.

Attached Skill 1: Provides one chance per day to appraise a creature. The amount of information acquired depends on the appraised individual’s strength.

Attached Skill 2: Provides one chance per day to appraise an item. The amount of information acquired depends on the appraised individual’s strength.

PS: With this, Mom will never have to worry about your vision again!

[This simulation consumed 1,010 simulation points. Remaining: 1,454]

[Remaining Simulation Attempts: 4]

This skill is pretty damn awesome!

This time, Chen Pingchuan had been getting anxious, so he invested the maximum number of simulation points. After all, he only had five simulation attempts left for the month. While simulation points could be acquired through trades, the ten monthly simulation attempts were a fixed, unchangeable limit.

To maximize his benefits, he had to cherish every opportunity from now on, which was why he had made this choice. And wasn’t this 24k Titanium Alloy Dog Eye skill just the most common type of appraisal ability from the novels of his past life? Though it seemed ordinary, a closer look revealed it was incredibly powerful.

Putting aside its other uses, the ability to identify people alone was worth the price, and it even had the function of appraising items.

After several ideas on how to use this talent flashed through his mind, he continued the simulation.

[You’re in a good mood today, silently praising yourself as a man truly favored by the Goddess of Luck.]

[Feeling some mental fatigue, you choose to go to bed and get some rest early.]

[The next day, you are still spiritually weary and lack the energy for anything. Enduring the physical discomfort, you head out.]

[You spend the whole day searching for a new place to live. Your luck is good—you find a secluded little courtyard. Although it is quite far, near the border of the outer city district, it is the best option for you.]

[At night, Xia Qingxue calls, inviting you to her house for a visit.]

[You should be working hard to regain your strength, but you can’t suppress the wicked desire in your heart and decide to accept the invitation.]