Chapter 189: Summary and Episode 8 of the Drama Series
Summary: Congratulations! You've completed a brilliant and glorious life—you've cleared this map with a perfect run! In this journey, you surpassed 99.99% of all other transmigrators. You successfully pacified a chaotic era and even prevented the Five Barbarians' invasion of China, establishing an immense nation that remains the most powerful country on this blue planet even many years later. Historians of later generations regard you as the greatest emperor and a pivotal figure who altered the course of history. Unexpectedly, you also became a benchmark for combat power. Alongside Xiang Yu, you are viewed as a symbol of courage and strength—the ceiling of human combat prowess. Your legend will be passed down through the ages.
Evaluation: S-
World Exploration Rate: 99.5%
Because your exploration exceeded 90%, you've earned 45 Travelsal Coins.
Due to your unprecedented impact on world history, you've earned an additional 40 Travelsal Coins.
Having perfectly cleared Clashing Blades and Iron Steeds, you've gained the opportunity to retain one talent in the real world.
Because you received an S-rank rating and cleared the scenario, Rampaging Tiger Zhou Ning has been upgraded to Supernatural Rampaging Tiger Zhou Ning, with a significant boost in strength.
[Congratulations, player, on completing the scenario. A new map and new features have been unlocked. After clicking Confirm, the Traversal Simulator will enter maintenance for an update.]
[Your current alignment tendency: Lawful Neutral → Chaotic Neutral.]
[Please select your reward promptly.]
[Option 1: Randomly obtain three skills or specializations acquired during your transmigration.]
[Option 2: Randomly obtain three items obtained during your transmigration.]
What the hell, is this trying to copy some trashy mobile game? Now we've even got a maintenance update?
Sure enough, a new update option appeared in the bottom-right corner of the simulator. According to the prompt, clicking Confirm would begin the update.
Zhou Ning didn't choose to update right away. He let out a long sigh.
This Rampaging Tiger Zhou Ning template turned out to be far stronger than he'd expected—he cleared the entire map in one go, with an unprecedented completion rate of 99.5%, nearly reaching a perfect 100%, even bringing the server to a halt with his performance.
In an era dominated by cold weapons, Rampaging Tiger Zhou Ning truly was a nuke-level force.
As for the reward options, both choices were tempting.
Option 1 included the highly coveted Body Tempering Technique, the Legendary Physique specialization, and the extremely useful Qi Observation Technique. Not to mention, Rampaging Tiger Zhou Ning had several other incredible skills that could potentially be drawn.
Option 2 offered clear, tangible gains. Up for grabs were items like the Taiping Essentials, the Fangtian Halberd, and the Imperial Seal, all at least epic-tier. Among them, the Taiping Essentials could even be a rare skill book. Any one of these would bolster the collection at the Hall of Curiosities and might even complete the History Enthusiast (II) quest.
After a tough decision, Zhou Ning ultimately chose Option 1. It was an agonizing call—those rare items were nearly impossible to come by—but what he needed more right now were skills. With a heavy heart, he passed on Option 2.
[You have selected Option 1.]
[You obtained the skill: Qi Observation Technique (Beginner).]
[You obtained the skill: Cold Weapon Mastery (Master Level).]
[You obtained the specialization: Legendary Physique. Detected that you already possess the specialization Extraordinary Physique (Advanced)—merging now.]
[Merging complete.]
[You have lost the specialization Extraordinary Physique (Advanced).]
[Legendary Physique has been upgraded to Legendary Physique (Advanced).]
Qi Observation Technique (Beginner): By consuming stamina, you can roughly observe a person's short-term fortune or physical condition. Cannot be used on yourself.
Cold Weapon Mastery (Master Level): You've mastered all cold weapon techniques. Proficiency with all cold weapons increases. Attack power increases by 25% when using cold weapons.
Legendary Physique (Advanced): You possess superhuman resilience. Every level-up increases a main attribute by 1 point. Passively regenerates 8 HP and 8 stamina per second.
Zhou Ning couldn't help but be surprised. At first, he was a bit disappointed not to draw the Body Tempering Technique, but upon seeing the Legendary Physique specialization, he felt it was more than worth it.
Extraordinary Physique (Advanced) was something Zhou Ning received after injecting Tony Stark's Super Serum—a crystallization of alternate-universe technology. He hadn't expected the Legendary Physique gained from this scenario to evolve that elite specialization even further.
Now, his main attribute bonus had doubled, from 0.5 to 1 point per level. His passive HP and stamina regeneration had also doubled from 4/4 to 8/8 per second. It was effectively like having two elite templates.
Zhou Ning was delighted. His Agility had increased by 15 points, and both his Spirit and Will had risen by 7. His HP cap had also slightly increased. His stamina and endurance had doubled—his strength had once again taken a solid leap forward.
[Because you've perfectly cleared Clashing Blades and Iron Steeds, you may now retain one talent in the real world. Proceed with selection?]
Almost forgot about that: "Yes!"
"You have obtained the talent: Martial Arts Prodigy."
Martial Arts Prodigy: Increases combat skill proficiency gain rate by 20%, and reduces the XP required to level up skills by 20%. You'll perform noticeably better when learning combat skills in the simulation world.
Well, it wasn't a golden talent, but this one was still extremely useful—honestly, it was a bit overpowered!
After checking over all the rewards, Zhou Ning turned his attention to the newly unlocked map.
The new map was titled: Blades and Storms. The name alone reeked of traditional martial arts—it might just be time for Peerless Hero Zhou Ning to make his debut.
But the price had hit an all-time high: 140 Travelsal Coins! That was absurd.
Faced with such a ridiculous price, Zhou Ning completely lost interest in transmigrating again. He simply clicked Update.
The screen immediately shifted. A panda riding a tricycle full of pineapples appeared on-screen, along with a progress bar.
Update Progress: 1%... 2%... 4%...
Maybe the server was just too far from Earth—connection speeds were painfully slow.
Nearly two hours passed, and the update had only crawled to 5%.
What is this, dial-up internet? Zhou Ning felt a wave of impotent rage.
Since the game was still updating, Zhou Ning decided to get some rest. He'd been adventuring nonstop for the past couple of days and had barely slept.
…
He slept like a rock. The next morning, around 7 a.m., Zhou Ning was abruptly awakened by the annoying system notification sound:
[Important Notice: Episode 8 of the Apocalypse drama series has been simultaneously released on the forums and all major platforms. This series is auto-generated by the AI brain. Players interested in the game's backstory are encouraged to check it out.]
"They're releasing a new episode now?" Zhou Ning was a little surprised. First, he checked the update progress. After a whole night, it had only reached 12%—looks like it would take another day or two to finish.
He casually tapped into the forums to check out the new episode. As a loyal fan of the series, Zhou Ning hadn't missed a single installment.
The last episode had featured the story of the walrus man Dick, Lavendel, and the pirate protagonist Eugene Commons. Following the usual pattern, this episode might focus on another minor-world protagonist.
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