Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

He jumped up energetically and continued his attack on Fang Rui, only to be slapped away.

He waited in place for a while, then came to Odin's side and looked down at him.

A strange face then came into view, half of which was covered by pitch-black scales, making it somewhat unsettling.

Both eyes were intact, which is different from Odin's one-eyed design.

After a closer inspection, another problem was discovered.

This "Odin" is a hybrid, possessing both human and other biological genes.

After thinking about it for a while, and considering the information I have now, it feels strangely familiar.

Although he didn't check the name of the world when he entered the alternate dimension, he could still guess where he was based on the information he had.

"Dragons..."

"It doesn't help much in terms of improving combat power, but it's interesting in other aspects, such as... alchemy and some rules."

As he spoke, Fang Rui's mind conjured up images of things like "Nibelungen," "Word of Power: Time Zero," and "Alchemy."

Space, time, alchemy... these are all worth studying and learning.

Now that the decision has been made, Fang Rui also has some ideas about the next steps.

First, treat "Odin" and get some information from him.

After all, Chu Tianjiao is the executive officer of Kassel College, so he should have "slightly" more information than me, regarding the dragon ruins that didn't appear in the story...

With that thought in mind, the treatment of Chu Tianjiao came to an end.

Instead of waiting for him to wake up naturally, several bolts of lightning were thrown at him to wake him up.

"what's the situation?!"

Chu Tianjiao sat up reflexively, completely bewildered.

The next second, upon seeing the stranger beside him, Chu Tianjiao paused for a moment, then quickly sorted out his thoughts and decided neither to attack nor flee.

"who are you?"

"The person who saved you," Fang Rui explained succinctly, then asked another question, "Were you conscious while you were being controlled?"

"Controlled?" Chu Tianjiao thought back for a while, his memory stopping at... the moment he was defeated by Odin and put on the mask.

His expression instantly turned quite grim. How long had he been controlled, and what had he done under Odin's control?

"No! I have absolutely no memory of it."

Hearing his answer, Fang Rui was not surprised at all. Leaving consciousness in the puppet was completely superfluous.

Let's get out of here first!

With that, Fang Rui opened the gates of Nibelungen.

The fact that no one bothered him after he stayed there for a while indicates that Odin had no interest in continuing to play with him. Similarly, Fang Rui, who had no interest in playing with Odin, had no intention of staying in Nibelungen any longer.

Together with Chu Tianjiao, they left Nibelungen and returned to the real world.

After the two left, an "Odin" arrived at their previous location, investigated carefully for a while, and left without finding anything. The spoils had already been taken by Fang Rui...

In the unfamiliar city, Fang Rui gazed into the distance without saying a word.

Chu Tianjiao also gazed at the city, a city that was both familiar and unfamiliar to him.

Over the years, a city can undergo many changes, but overall it will not change much.

"I wonder if Zihang has changed his phone number..."

As Chu Tianjiao said this, he rummaged in his pocket for a while, "Sure enough, there's nothing there! That makes sense~ How could such a fragile thing as a phone survive such an intense battle?"

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Fang Rui, his meaning clear: he wanted to borrow the phone.

"No."

Why do you think I have a phone?

Fang Rui retorted confidently that he usually didn't carry electronic devices like cell phones, since one couldn't bring anything with them when traveling to another world.

"Uh..." Chu Tianjiao was taken aback. You don't look like you don't have a cell phone.

He mentally grumbled for a moment, then stopped dwelling on it. Whether he had a cell phone or not wasn't important; the key thing was...

Is it possible for him to meet with certain people?

"Come with me first, there are some things that need to be taken care of, after which you are free to do as you please."

Fang Rui could guess what Chu Tianjiao was thinking.

"By the way, this is for you."

As he spoke, he tossed him a knife.

Chapter 334 Talking about Cooperation with the Dragon King

"This is... Murasame?!"

The moment he caught the knife, a familiar sensation came through him, and Chu Tianjiao was somewhat surprised.

He had thought that "Village Rain" was damaged, but to his surprise, it was still well preserved. After many years, it returned to his hands, and a feeling of surprise and joy welled up in his heart.

"Discovered by chance."

It was indeed a very accidental discovery. While using his mental power to explore Nibelungen, he accidentally found a knife. If something had gone wrong and he hadn't found "Murasame," then "Murasame" would have already turned into molten iron in the scorching flames.

As they spoke, Fang Rui and Chu Tianjiao walked along the street and arrived at the edge of the city after some time.

'Something seems off.'

Chu Tianjiao muttered to himself, "At a normal walking pace, getting from one end of the city to the other in less than a minute just doesn't seem right..."

'Is it the power of words?'

'Time Zero...no, it's not Time Zero, it's some other kind of Word of Power, a space-based Word of Power?'

As he was deep in thought, the sudden announcement of "We've arrived!" interrupted his thoughts, causing him to stop and look up ahead...

A desolate and quiet factory area then came into view.

"It looks familiar..."

After surveying the desolate factory area for a while, Chu Tianjiao recognized where he was; it was the area where he used to live.

The reason he chose this place to live was twofold: firstly, to maintain his public image, since he portrayed himself as a poor person who couldn't possibly live in a villa; secondly, it was a desolate and deserted area where he could freely modify it without worrying about being discovered...

Besides, in an abandoned factory area, it's easy to dispose of things, like a bomb.

Fang Rui and Chu Tianjiao entered the desolate and quiet factory area. The road was full of potholes and broken glass and metal fragments. Weeds grew in the piles of rocks, creating a desolate scene.

Within the factory area, most of the buildings were dilapidated and on the verge of collapse, with only the residential area being slightly better, perhaps because people were active there.

Under the cover of some kind of spiritual power, the two were not discovered by the "bankruptcy liquidation team" and successfully arrived at Chu Tianjiao's residence—the basement.

"I feel a little nostalgic..."

After surveying the "nest" for a while, Chu Tianjiao said this, then opened the hidden door and entered the real base...

Upon entering the base, a stench wafted over, a mixture of smells like alcohol, wood, and more.

As the lights came on, the two could clearly see the scene inside the room. The entire mahogany wine cabinet was neatly arranged with whiskey, which was the source of the aroma. Next to it was a box of Cuban cigars, which was the source of the smoke.

On the other side of the wall, there was a bookshelf, but instead of books, it was filled with vinyl records.

Fang Rui had absolutely no interest in whiskey, cigars, or vinyl records, perhaps due to a generation gap.

He was more concerned with something else: an information wall made up of photographs, newspaper clippings, and handwritten slips of paper, each slip representing an event. Some slips were related to each other, while others were parallel...

Ignoring what Chu Tianjiao was doing, Fang Rui was reading the information recorded on the piece of paper:

On May 30, 1626 (the sixth day of the fifth month of the sixth year of the Tianqi reign), a massive explosion occurred at Wanggongchang, the capital of the Ming Dynasty. The explosion was as violent as a thunderbolt, with smoke and clouds rising straight up like a lingzhi mushroom.

The Tunguska event produced a mushroom cloud at its epicenter, and the shockwave shattered windows 650 kilometers away, turning the night sky over the entire Eurasian continent a dark red.

On November 2, 2022, in the Greenland Sea, drawn by a mysterious heartbeat, the Kassel Executive Division went to investigate. Deep in the icy sea, they encountered an enemy suspected to be the Dragon King, and nearly the entire force was wiped out, with only one and a half survivors.

………………

"emmm..."

"There's a lot of information related to explosions. It seems the dragons really like explosions? Explosions are art... Just kidding!"

"...Based on other information, there should be quite a few dragons that have already awakened..."

With that, Fang Rui slightly revised his subsequent plans and turned to look at Chu Tianjiao, who was choosing clothes in the closet.

"You have a week to do as you please, and then you will travel to the Qutang Gorge of the Three Gorges."

"You are free to do whatever you want during your free time, as long as you do not disclose my information."

"I'll keep it a secret."

Chu Tianjiao nodded very seriously. To him, Fang Rui was his savior. Even though his savior was somewhat mysterious, could use multiple words of power, and could defeat Odin, and was very likely a humanoid dragon, he should keep his secret because Fang Rui had done him a favor.

He will keep it a secret at least until the other person's actions endanger someone else.

Without saying a word, Fang Rui, like a shattered phantom, slowly vanished.

Chu Tianjiao packed some odds and ends into his travel bag, activated the Word of Power: Time Zero, and left the place.

………………

In the Nibelungen, the capital city, lives a dragon king, the king of the earth and mountains.

Gazing up at the majestic and imposing dragon's body, Fang Rui sighed inwardly: When silent, it is a dignified monarch; once it speaks…

"It's your turn~" A slightly cheerful voice echoed in the spacious cave.

Like a child, all dignity has been lost.

The ferocious dragon claws held several cards, their sizes so disproportionate that it was unclear how he managed to grip them or control his strength without crushing them.

Under the dragon's tense gaze, Fang Rui drew a card from the opponent's hand—a Jack—then glanced at his own hand and threw both cards into the deck.

"Your turn~" Fang Rui said, raising the playing card. He looked at the ferocious dragon claw reaching out, but his expression remained unchanged.

The dragon gently pinched a card with its sharp claws and then pulled it out.