Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

This is one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills! And you just gave it to me like that?!

You're not playing by the rules! That's a bit too casual!

Even ordinary sects have a lot of tests when recruiting members...

A barrage of complaints welled up in his mouth, but remembering Ma Xianhong's casual attitude towards 'Divine Machine Refinement' and his own persona as an ordinary person who knew nothing about supernatural beings, he shouldn't know whether the book was valuable or not, so he swallowed his complaints back.

Like an ordinary person who wants to gain superpowers, he forced a curious and expectant expression, opened the book, and began to read it seriously.

Ma Xianhong did not make a sound to disturb him, and went back to his room to continue studying his self-cultivation furnace.

The Divine Refinement Technique is hailed as the pinnacle of divine craftsmanship, weapon crafting, object manipulation, and object transformation. It is capable of creating complex and highly agile machinery, and mass-producing magical artifacts and treasures.

In addition to various methods of utilizing Qi, it also includes Qi cultivation techniques.

Fang Rui is currently studying the section on Qi Refining. The text is clearly difficult to understand, and it's his first time encountering knowledge about Qi Refining, yet he manages to comprehend a little bit of it. Perhaps it's due to his "gifted talent"!

Thinking this, he stopped reading. He found it boring to read something he only half understood, so he decided to ask Ma Xianhong for help!

Holding the book, Fang Rui walked up to Ma Xianhong and said, "I don't quite understand it. Could you explain it to me?"

“Okay.” Ma Xianhong figured he didn’t have anything else to do, so he agreed and began to explain.

As Fang Rui listened to Ma Xianhong's explanation, he occasionally showed a look of sudden realization and asked one or two questions.

The question he raised was indeed one that would be encountered during cultivation, which showed that Fang Rui had indeed understood it.

Ma Xianhong nodded slightly, and the content he was explaining had become a bit broader.

As noon approached, Guo Liang arrived at the entrance of the Cultivation Hall carrying a lunchbox and called out, "Master, lunch is ready!"

Upon entering the house and seeing Fang Rui, Guo Liang immediately looked surprised: "Oh~ Fang Rui, you're here too!"

"Hmm, hello." Fang Rui nodded upon hearing this, rubbed his stomach a few times, and realized he was indeed a bit hungry. He decided to go eat first.

Thinking this, he held up the book and asked Ma Xianhong, "May I borrow this book?"

“Okay!” Ma Xianhong nodded.

Chapter 4: Discoveries to be Verified

Is it fair to say that Ma Xianhong is easily trusting of others, or that he doesn't care about the Divine Strategist's Hundred Refinements at all?

How dare they entrust the Divine Refinement Hundred Treasures to someone they've known for less than a day? Aren't they worried he might run away with the treasure?

Fang Rui mentally complained, and went back to the village to have lunch at the canteen before returning to his lodgings.

My gaze fell upon the simulator interface, where "My Simulation" had long since returned to its bright color from gray, and I immediately began the simulation.

[In your first year, you were taught the Divine Craftsmanship by Ma Xianhong and successfully became an extraordinary person.]

[In the second year, you made a mistake while building the "Gundam," the Shinki exploded, and you were killed by the shrapnel.]

[This simulation is now complete. You may keep one of the following options.]

[I. Divine Refinement: Directly mastering one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills, Divine Refinement.]

[II. Safety Manual (Weapon Forging Edition)]

"emmm..."

Looking at the two short lines of text, Fang Rui was quite speechless: "This simulation taught me that when performing dangerous work, I must take protective measures to ensure my safety."

"Furthermore... the description of the process is too casual, making it impossible to obtain any valuable information. I wonder if it will become more detailed after the simulator is upgraded."

"Although he has the idea of ​​accumulating some virtual currency to upgrade the simulator as soon as possible and see what changes it will bring, given his current situation, it is best to focus on improving his strength."

After finishing his rant and analysis, Fang Rui selected the reward—Divine Machine Refinement.

Why not learn it more easily?

The next second, a lot of complex knowledge gradually emerged in his mind, and his understanding of the Divine Refinement Technique had reached a very deep level. At the same time, the Qi Refining Technique started to operate automatically, and the first wisp of Qi was generated, which then gradually grew stronger.

He crossed the threshold and successfully became an extraordinary person.

After closing the simulator interface, Fang Rui carefully felt the changes within his body. As the cultivation technique circulated, his Qi was also in motion.

Pausing his cultivation technique, Fang Rui scanned the room, pulled a napkin from the tissue box, held it in his hand, and channeled his internal energy to wrap the napkin.

About seven or eight seconds later, he manipulated the tissue to move slowly, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, and sometimes to float up and sway, having a great time.

A moment later, the tissue suddenly lost its momentum and wobbled as it fell.

Looking at the tissues lying on the ground, Fang Rui, who had gained extraordinary power, regained his composure. Although he had become an alien, his current strength was still very weak.

More than half of a weapon refiner's combat power comes from magical artifacts and treasures. Obtaining magical artifacts and treasures can quickly increase combat power. However, with his current Qi, he is not able to sustain his crafting of magical artifacts, and he also does not have the materials to craft them. Therefore, he is temporarily unable to craft magical artifacts on his own.

"Well, we'll talk about it later."

Some ideas are currently impossible to put into practice. For example, his research on "Gundam" cannot be carried out without a large amount of supporting materials.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to increase the amount of "Qi" stored in the body, since endurance is very important if you want to refine magical artifacts.

As for ways to increase Qi, Fang Rui knew two: one was diligent cultivation, and the other was relying on a simulator.

Are there any other ways besides this...? I don't know!

"...Let's use a two-pronged approach for now! We can consider whether we can kill three birds with one stone later!"

Having made his decision, Fang Rui began cultivating. Because he was currently very weak, every bit of improvement was very noticeable.

………………

At midnight, the simulation count was refreshed, and Fang Rui stopped cultivating and began a new round of simulation.

[In your first year, you began drawing blueprints for a special model of the divine machine "Gundam," and honed your skills by mass-producing low-level puppets. You placed great emphasis on safety, so you crafted many defensive magical artifacts.]

[In the second year, you gained inspiration while building the special divine machine "Gundam," and used the same methods to create the Exoskeleton Type I armor, which you then mass-produced and distributed to the villagers.]

In the third year, the All-Knowing Army attacked. Faced with the combined assault of the exoskeleton troops and the Twelve Rooted Ones, the temporary workers were caught in a fierce battle.

However, with the arrival of reinforcements from All-Tongue, Biyou Village collapsed. You used "Gundam" as bait to successfully escape All-Tongue's pursuit with Ma Xianhong.

[A few days later, Ma Xianhong decided to go find his sister, while you decided to head to the Changbai Mountains to search for the spirits. Halfway there, you were captured by Na Du Tong and imprisoned in a hidden fortress.]

Months later, while on a mission with a special team, you were killed by several supernatural beings.

[This simulation is now complete. You may keep one of the following options.]

[I. Drawings accumulated over the past three years (unfolded/folded).]

[II. Qi +3 (Note: Qi +1 represents the amount of Qi that can be obtained through a year of arduous cultivation)]

Looking at the simulation, Fang Rui suddenly had a brilliant idea: he would build a "Gundam" in the future, and when he conducted the simulation, content related to "Gundam" appeared.

Could the direction of the simulation be related to his ideas?

For example, he showed interest in "Gundam," and some of the simulation content was related to "Gundam"...

The probability of being related or unrelated is fifty percent each. The way to verify this is simple: test it to confirm whether the simulator's operating rules are as he expects.

After finishing his thoughts, Fang Rui looked at the rewards for this simulation. He wanted to say, "I want them all," but unfortunately, he could only say it.

Choosing Qi energy could rapidly transform him from a complete weakling into... cannon fodder?

How strong is a superhuman who has cultivated Qi for three years? Fang Rui, lacking a unit of measurement, didn't know, but upon careful thought, he figured it was probably cannon fodder level strength.

Although his weakness remains unchanged, it may be able to support him in refining weapons.

As for the blueprints...

His current main cultivation technique is Divine Refinement, and his combat style relies on various magical artifacts. Not to mention, he has a lot of ideas he wants to realize, and it's hard to imagine that he won't be missing out on various blueprints in future simulation rewards.

Furthermore, the strength he urgently needs right now is something that an increase in Qi can significantly make him stronger, while the blueprints cannot make him stronger in a short period of time.

Therefore, he chose Qi +3...

The next second, the Qi within his body began to circulate at high speed, expanding rapidly at the speed of inflating a balloon.

In just a few seconds, the amount of Qi in his body increased dozens of times, or perhaps more than dozens of times, since he had so little Qi before.

At the same time, he felt that his physique had improved a little. Perhaps it was an illusion brought about by the sudden increase in strength, or it could be a bonus that came with this reward.

Perhaps it's a common problem with rapid increases in strength, but Fang Rui wanted to test his current abilities. However, when he looked around, the empty room had no suitable items to use for testing.

As if doused with cold water, Fang Rui regained his composure, threw off the covers, and crawled into bed.

"Cultivation requires a balance of work and rest; one cannot simply cultivate relentlessly. Now it's time to sleep. Goodnight~"

Chapter 5: New Uses of Ma Xianhong

The next day, early in the morning.

A loud rooster crowed and drifted into the room from outside the window. Fang Rui's eyelids twitched a few times, and he slowly opened them, staring at the wall with sleepy eyes.

After a while, the sleepiness dissipated, and Fang Rui got up to wash up.

After a quick wash, Fang Rui headed straight for the cafeteria, then carried a lunchbox full of food to find Ma Xianhong.

As for where Ma Xianhong is, the village is so small, you'll find him soon enough. If you really can't find him, you can ask the villagers!

Inside the Self-Cultivation Hall, Ma Xianhong stood directly in front of the Self-Cultivation Furnace, deep in thought. Perhaps he was pondering how to improve the furnace, or perhaps he was simply lost in thought...

Fang Rui walked into the room, holding up his hands with a lunchbox, and said, "Master, have you had breakfast? If not, come and have some."

Upon hearing this, Ma Xianhong turned to look at Fang Rui and nodded slightly.

He hadn't eaten breakfast yet, and he had no reason to refuse Fang Rui's invitation.

Ma Xianhong sat on the ground. Fang Rui's lunchbox was a multi-layered lunchbox commonly seen in anime. As the layers of the lunchbox were removed and placed on the ground, steamed buns, dumplings, and other food appeared in Ma Xianhong's view.

As he picked up a steamed bun and was about to put it in his mouth, Ma Xianhong casually asked, "Do you have any questions about the Divine Craftsmanship?"

After thinking for a while, Fang Rui said, "No, I've already learned it."

Given the existence of simulators, I'm sure I'll come up with all sorts of amazing things in the future, so there's no harm in showing off my genius.

Besides, this isn't some novel where being talented doesn't mean you'll be ostracized or antagonized.

After all, the villagers of Biyou Village are very simple and honest.

"Hmm~"

Caught off guard, Ma Xianhong was startled by the news and almost choked on his steamed bun. He looked at Fang Rui in surprise, as if asking, "Are you kidding me?"