Mini World Game Console-Chapter 820 - 821: Supreme Supreme Loses Out, The Second Future Communication
Although in 2049 the Jedi Priest Zhao Zili became a roguishly handsome priest, the Fairy Palace Assassin transformed into Iron Man, and the Supreme Supreme's backyard caught fire...
「But that's all 30 years later.」
"Victory in Battle!"
"Medium completion, earned extra rewards: Ren Qingqing's Token*1, Sakura Kyoko's Token*1"
"Received Celestial Origin Stone*12"
"Received Tactical Matrix*6"
"Received Heavy Spear Matrix*4"
"Heavy Spear Matrix: A destructive matrix collected by the Supreme Supreme from the Ark Civilization's tactical weapon, the 'Heavy Front Battleship.' It can be used to strengthen the Unity Magic effects of Energy Gathering Cultivators."
"The Xiao Meng Corps, Dragon King Zhao Huo Corps, Sun Shu Corps, Sakura Kyoko Corps, Ren Qingqing Corps, and Asami Mizuhashi Corps received the Rings of Deadly Battle."
"Rings of Deadly Battle: These glorious rings are formed from the wisdom refined after a corps has endured numerous battles, including a deadly one. During battle, corps members unite as one, their spirits connecting directly. With shared purpose and unwavering cooperation, their overall combat power increases by +10%, and bearers can condense high-level Dream Crystals (effect increased by 100%)."
When Ren Suo finished reading this battle report, he couldn't help but let out a light sigh.
The biggest gain from this battle wasn't the Celestial Origin Stones but the "Rings of Deadly Battle"! A +10% overall combat power increase is nice, but the ability for the "bearer to condense high-level Dream Crystals" is a strategic enhancement, equivalent to me getting double the experience in cultivation mode! After all, Fantasy Experience Crystals are the crystallized wisdom formed by Future Cultivators after meditating deeply and accepting Future Echoes upon the end of a battle. Now, these Future Cultivators had personally experienced a deadly battle. Although they were beaten to the point of questioning their very existence, it also meant expanding their 'capacity.' In the future, they could naturally receive higher-quality Future Echoes, so it's only logical that the quality of the Fantasy Experience Crystals would improve.
I even suspect that the Cultivators Legion in the second chapter was meant to be beaten this badly; otherwise, the "Rings of Deadly Battle" would most likely not have appeared. According to this logic, it's understandable why "Rippling Spring Sounds" recommended summoning Zhao Zili and the Fairy Palace Assassin—these two game characters were just right for minimizing risks while forcing the Cultivators Legion to endure maximum pressure, pushing them to generate the "Rings of Deadly Battle." For this, Ren Suo even lost a "Highest Evaluation."
Zhao Zili and the Fairy Palace Assassin simply could not help the Supreme Supreme achieve the "Highest Evaluation" for clearing the chapter. However, if they were replaced by Ren Han or the Truth Seeker, the Ark Troops in the second chapter would probably have been directly decimated by them leading the Cultivators Legion. There would have been no need for the Supreme Supreme to freeze the Milky Way Galaxy with a single punch or suppress three thousand miles with one palm. But if that were the case, then the Cultivators Legion would not have needed to enter a deadly battle, and the "Rings of Deadly Battle" might not have existed.
Perhaps the game console considered the "Rings of Deadly Battle" a more cost-effective reward than the "Highest Evaluation." Or maybe this was the optimal strategy, determined after comprehensively considering all aspects, to allow me, a poor guy, to reap the maximum benefits.
Although I had always thought that the Mini-World Game Console was a game console with a terrible user experience, that was based on the premise that I was tight-fisted. As long as Ren Suo was willing to spend Krypton Gold or use "Rippling Spring Sounds," the user experience would improve dramatically. The Mini-World Game Console would surely make Ren Suo feel right at home and like a valued VIP, encouraging him to spend more Krypton Gold.
Overall, I'm quite satisfied, especially since I've already spent so much; to retry would waste the previous investment. I'm an economically-minded player who feels even a one-second longer cooldown on my Cloning Skill is wasteful. I would certainly not accept redoing everything for the "Highest Evaluation"—that would be equivalent to treating Zhao Huo to a fancy meal. That's absolutely unacceptable.
After finishing, he returned to the Earth base, and the game displayed a prompt: "Upload record? After uploading, you will enter the third chapter of the game. Alternatively, pay 100 Merit Points to restart the first chapter (restarting the game will permanently lower your game evaluation)."
Sure enough, I can restart for free after failing a battle, but I need to spend Krypton Gold to restart after a successful one.
He chose to upload, and the game displayed the mission evaluation:
"1999 Twin Star Victory—Annihilated all Ark Troops: 100 points"
"The Supreme Supreme Incurred a Loss—Forced to consume most of Neptune's Immortal Origin to execute a star-destroying strike (this was originally the Supreme Supreme's Immortal Origin energy): -40 points"
"The Solar System is in Danger Again—Uranus's Immortal Origin has been activated and can no longer be used; Solar System defense line retreated to Saturn: -5 points"
"You Were First-Sighted by Buddha Panda Again—Defeated once by Buddha Panda: -1 point"
"Total score: 54 points. Received extra reward: Celestial Origin Stone*1."
"Estimated next extra reward pool: 200 Merit Points. Please continue to strive."
Seeing this almost made me want to smash my phone! What does the Supreme Supreme's loss have to do with me, Ren Suo! You clearly used the energy from Neptune's Immortal Origin to forge a Divine Artifact! Now you use the Immortal Origin energy to save the world; shouldn't that be your duty! Abusing public power for private ends is one thing, but how can you still automatically assume the Immortal Origin energy is your own after using it? I have never seen someone so shameless! The world needs that bit of energy from you; you should readily contribute it! How can you still come to me for reimbursement, directly costing me these 100 Merit Points? Those 100 Merit Points were mine! I clearly remember there being at least 100 Merit Points in the reward pool for the second chapter. So where are the Merit Points now? Where? Just one Celestial Origin Stone? Are you treating me like a beggar!
Although I knew what was going on; after all, just the rating "The Supreme Supreme Incurred a Loss" directly deducted 40 points from me, and failing to score high enough always meant no reward. Now there's an extra stone as a gift, which means the game does have some conscience, but... I can't accept it, neither mentally nor physically!
After spending several minutes drawing circles and cursing this frustrating protagonist, Ren Suo finally calmed his mind and continued playing "Cataclysm of Tomorrow."
Currently, Ren Suo had a total of 14 Celestial Origin Stones, meaning he could perform fourteen Thousand Consecutive Searches.
Through the arduous battle of the second chapter, I suddenly realized that cultivators have their limits. From this brief gaming experience, I learned one thing: the more one tries to clear the game with the minimum configuration, the more one discovers that these cultivators have their limitations. Unless... there are more cultivators!
Therefore, Ren Suo decided to go all out, using all his Celestial Origin Stones to Seek Visits, aiming to assemble a perfectly configured army of cultivators, ready to take on the cosmic war of the third chapter—
Game prompt: "Detecting that the player possesses a small quantity of Celestial Origin Stones. The 'Knocking on the Heavenly Gate' strengthening option is now available. Please prepare a certain amount of Celestial Origin Stones to increase the Unity Magic Cultivation limit of Eight-turn Future Cultivators and Nine-turn Future Cultivators."
"Note: All cultivators' Unity Magic Cultivation can only advance to a maximum of Seventh Stage 0%. Eight-turn and Nine-turn Future Cultivators who wish to ascend to a higher tier require the Supreme Supreme to consume Celestial Origin Stones to nurture their Divine Sense. This allows them to accommodate more powerful Future Echoes."
Ren Suo paused for a moment, then silently opened the cultivator list. Indeed, a "Knocking on the Heavenly Gate" option had appeared in the individual cultivator information.
"Sakura Kyoko—Knocking on the Heavenly Gate to the Eighth Revolution, requirements: Unity Magic Cultivation Seventh Stage 0%, 1 Celestial Origin Stone, 50% Trustworthiness."
"Asami Mizuhashi—Knocking on the Heavenly Gate to the Eighth Revolution, requirements: Unity Magic Cultivation Seventh Stage 0%, 1 Celestial Origin Stone, 70% Trustworthiness."
"Dragon King Zhao Huo—Knocking on the Heavenly Gate to the Eighth Revolution, requirements: Unity Magic Cultivation Seventh Stage 0%, 2 Celestial Origin Stones, 5% Trustworthiness."
Wait, something seems off with Zhao Huo's Knocking on the Heavenly Gate! Why does he need 2 Celestial Origin Stones when others only need 1? Isn't it supposed to be that the more exceptionally gifted the cultivator, the fewer resources they require? How come he looks like the type who needs extra tutoring, a 'student with great potential but poor grades'? And while others require a Trustworthiness of over 50%, Zhao Huo's is at 5%... So, has he been the naive and easily deceived type since childhood? Could he be tricked into wearing a skirt with just a lollipop?
Trustworthiness is easy to improve; basically, it increases by deploying them on the battlefield during instance runs.
I glanced at Dragon King Zhao Huo's Trustworthiness; it was actually already at a full 100%, while the highest among others was just 60%... No wonder this kid started martial training at a young age; when his intelligence didn't suffice, his strength compensated.
But now, Ren Suo had to readjust his plan.
I must save some Celestial Origin Stones for Knocking on the Heavenly Gate, especially considering Zhao Huo also needs to progress to the Ninth Revolution in the future, beyond the Eighth Revolution. I shouldn't blindly chase the number of Eight-turn Cultivators; even if I drew an Eight-turn Future Cultivator, I would still need Celestial Origin Stones to upgrade them to the Eighth Revolution.
While mentally readjusting his Seek Visit plan, Ren Suo clicked on the "Future Communication Office."
The first thing to do after clearing a chapter, of course, is to use Future Communication. Last time, the strong luck bestowed by the Galactic Songstress allowed me to recruit the Seven-Turn Cultivator, Remnant Soldier Sun Shu, through 'Open Recruitment,' so I'm very much looking forward to what benefits I might get from Future Communication this time.
"Activate Future Communication!"
The Supreme Supreme sat on the Throne in the center of the Spire. The engravings on the floor pulsed with an aquamarine shimmer, and a Golden Waterfall, like the flow of time itself, cascaded down like a curtain.
As space and time flowed, the Supreme Supreme seemed to leave the year 1999 and enter a rift between dimensions.
Suddenly, a silvery gleam appeared within the Golden Waterfall.
The Supreme Supreme, who had been lounging with legs crossed, suddenly put his feet down and placed his hands on his thighs, assuming a well-behaved posture.
Seeing the Supreme Supreme's action, Ren Suo's heart also tensed up.
Unlike Ren Suo, the Supreme Supreme, being the protagonist, could definitely perceive who the Future Communication's correspondent was from various subtle traces.
Now that the Supreme Supreme has suddenly switched from his lazy style to such a cautious, defensive stance, it clearly indicates that the correspondent for this communication might be a Super Strong Being—one that even the Supreme Supreme, who can dismantle battleships barehanded, isn't confident of defeating! Who? Who could it be?
The silvery light gradually expanded, resembling a curtain hanging across the Golden Waterfall. A graceful figure slowly emerged from within the silvery gleam, causing even the Supreme Supreme to sit up straight.
Suddenly, an unexpected event occurred!
The curtain-sized silvery light erupted, dyeing the entire space's Golden Waterfall silver. The Supreme Supreme seemed to be standing under a silver Rain Curtain, bathed in flawless, pure white radiance.
The graceful figure within the silvery light suddenly gained a companion.
"I want to play too."
