Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

Chapter 7 Sims Will Never Be Slaves

Although he cannot use the secret techniques he used at the planetary level to avoid being exposed.

Even so, if one were to go back and use a more advanced method of exertion to wield the "Gale Blade" from the apprentice level, its power would be incomparable to what it was before.

"Ninefold Wind" and "Heart's Mark" are the secret techniques for gene warriors and mental cultivators respectively, bestowed upon him by the company after he reached the planetary level. Cultivating them to the domain lord level would not be a problem.

"Ninefold Gale" embodies the essence and laws of wind, and can be unleashed using both melee and ranged weapons. It consists of nine layers. Each layer can unleash five times the power, and the nine layers combined can unleash fifty times the power, reaching half of the requirements for a perfect Realm Lord.

In addition, it can store up to nine streaks of fierce wind, which, when consumed, can unleash a strike equivalent to the user's full power using the "Ninefold Fierce Wind" technique. This makes it extremely convenient for surprise attacks, making it virtually impossible to defend against.

Hunzhen has now reached the second level, and can unleash about twelve times the power when he goes all out, storing two streaks of fierce wind.

"Heart Marks" is a secret technique for mental cultivators that focuses on offensive bursts of energy. In terms of cultivation, improving the control and power of mental energy goes without saying, and is not important for those in the real world who are essentially in a state of spiritual emptiness.

As for offensive capabilities, they mainly rely on the temporary burst of mental power to increase amplitude. At Hunzhen's current level, his base mental power amplification is twelve, and under burst, it can reach an amplitude of twenty. This is equivalent to instantly doubling his combat power. Although he will fall into a relatively long period of weakness after the burst, it is insignificant compared to his life (referring to the simulated human).

If it weren't for the company's backing, Hunzhen wouldn't have been able to access this level of secret techniques given his current level and opportunities.

Moreover, in addition to these two main books, he also studied other miscellaneous secret techniques as a supplement.

While thanking the Sim for the gift, Hunzhen, having been attacked and losing all interest in playing, went straight home.

I glanced at the clock; the time was perfect.

"Start simulation."

[With your superior strategic vision, your cultivation speed has accelerated even further. Within a month, you broke through to the fifth rank. Your cultivation level, coupled with your tyranny, has made it impossible for anyone in Night City to remain indifferent. Even those fourth and fifth rank experts who were in seclusion have joined forces, intending to eliminate this pest as soon as possible.]

[You are equally skilled in both martial arts and spiritual cultivation, and your combat strength is comparable to a seventh-tier cultivator. You easily defeated them all without killing them. This time, your explanation of the "misunderstanding" was accepted by all your colleagues. You told them, "I have always been a good person, but there are always people who want to harm me."]

"Um???"

Hunzhen stared wide-eyed, his eyes filled with resentment.

[You have once again escaped the cutthroat competition of Night City ahead of schedule, joined the company's "God of War" program, and left Black Jade Star.]

One month later, you broke through to the first level of the planetary level, and the A1-level cultivation pod is no longer useful to you.

Six months later, utilizing the relatively scarce cultivation resources on the spaceship, you broke through to the second level of the planetary level, and your mental power quietly reached the fourth level.

Nearly a year has passed in the simulation, and you have finally arrived at your destination, "Black Oak Star," where the company headquarters is located. Upon arrival, you are immediately taken to the operating table—you swiftly kill the assistant physician and kidnap the lead surgeon, forcing him to remove the biochip from your body.

"Um!!!???"

You've succeeded! You're finally free! However, having killed the doctor, you can't escape the fate of trial.

[You fought against the star-level guards in the hospital, and you died.]

[This simulation has ended]

Please select the inheritance direction.

【1. Material Inheritance (Planetary Second Order)】

[2. Soul Inheritance (Deepened understanding of the essence of wind, slight increase in combat experience)]

3. Forgo the profits from this simulation.

Hunzhen fell silent.

He still chose to inherit the soul.

Strictly speaking, the "slight increase in combat experience" only applies to the battle against that star-level guard.

He even felt that if the biochip had not been removed, and the human mind had not been simulated to liberate it before this bloody battle that was certain to end, with its profound meaning, he would not have been able to say "deepen his understanding of the essence of wind" based on the accumulation of the previous year or so.

"Damn it!"

Hunzhen couldn't help but curse angrily.

He never expected the simulator to erupt during surgery.

What is this? Give me liberty or give me death?

However... upon closer reflection, it is indeed the case.

"The simulator doesn't have a simulation system. With his strength, without a major breakthrough, he can only manage a maximum of sixty or seventy consecutive wins this time. Either way, he's going to die, so why not choose to fight to the death for freedom instead of being a slave to the company and making money for them?"

That's the logic, and Hunzhen said he felt the same way, and that he would definitely do the same if he were in his shoes.

but……

"My understanding of artistic conception, my combat experience!"

A profound and genuine sorrow arises from the heart.

It's upsetting, but we still need to find a solution. Otherwise, the next simulation might end up the same way. If things continue like this, not only might the simulator die, but he himself might also die.

Over this period of time, Hunzhen has summarized the general rules of the simulation system.

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First, the simulation does not continue indefinitely until the simulated person dies.

Before all those crazy maneuvers at the beginning of this month, Hunzhen let the simulators develop quietly, which lasted for up to ten years before the simulation ended automatically.

In other words, if the simulation doesn't collapse midway, he would have more than three thousand times the cultivation time.

Second, if the simulated person dies or weakens midway through the simulation, the simulation's benefits will be based on the simulated person's peak performance in the simulation. If soul inheritance is chosen and mental strength is improved, mental strength exceeding physical capabilities will be supplemented in the form of solid psychic spheres.

Third, the behavior patterns of the simulated person are equivalent to the self without the simulation system, but will be influenced by the self's own beliefs before the simulation.

Fourth, there is a priority principle for beliefs, and the simulated humans themselves have their own beliefs.

For example, before the simulation, he kept telling himself that he would commit suicide after the simulation, but "living" was the top priority belief in most cases, and the simulated person would not carry it out at all.

When beliefs conflict, the one with the better priority will be retained.

Conversely, as long as they do not conflict with existing beliefs, most beliefs can successfully influence the simulated person.

Fifth, beliefs weaken over time, and the more complex the belief, the faster it disappears, while the simpler the belief, the longer it lasts, even until the end of the ten-year period. Furthermore, the stronger and more firmly a person believes in a belief, the longer they will persist, and vice versa.

For example, he might instruct a Sim to throw the body into the middle of the street after each kill. The Sim might do it the first time, like a routine, and then never do it again. Is this a rebellious phase? No, this guy has most likely completely forgotten about it.

However, if the Sim is allowed to "stay put," it will become an ultimate shut-in, never leaving the house after completing its monthly tasks.

Sixth, feedback on the simulation records is not described entirely according to time segments, but rather the essence is extracted and presented. What is the essence? It is the content that the simulator itself remembers most vividly. For specific events, the level of detail is negatively correlated with the total duration of that simulation round, and positively correlated with how vividly the simulator remembers them.

For example, if a simulated human undergoes five years of intensive training, the simulation record will only briefly mention it and will not describe the details of the training.

But he encountered a life-or-death ordeal, which the simulation record will describe in detail.

Just like those three colleagues who ganged up to attack him, this time not a single line of text was left in the simulation log...

These six rules are what Hunzhen has summarized over this period of time.

"The optimal solution for me is naturally to have the simulated human join the War God Project and become a gladiator. This is the fastest way for me to accumulate combat experience and insights. If I can break through the first level of the domain, I shouldn't have any problem escaping from that guard, let alone killing him. But... is there a way to get the simulated human to do it willingly?"

Given the current situation, Hunzhen seems to be helpless in the time leading up to Black Oak.

With less than three years left before the start of the Genius Battle, he couldn't afford to waste a third of it like this.

(End of this chapter)