Douluo Continent: Starting with controlling Ning Rongrong and establishing the Holy Cult

She realized a terrifying possibility: the 0% displayed on the health bar wasn't truly 0%; it could be something like 0.00001%!

So, Tang San didn't die?

She shook her head again, rejecting the idea once more.

Tang San's health bar showed 100%. How could he possibly recover to full health in such a short time? Moreover, Tang San was smiling and greeting her and the others, acting as if nothing had happened, showing no sign that he had been killed.

Ning Rongrong's soul, witnessing this scene, was also suddenly awakened.

How could Tang San still be alive? She had clearly confirmed that Tang San was definitely dead!

The previous confusion, fear, disbelief, and numbness have all vanished, and his expression is one of "I'm dreaming."

"Third Brother! Where have you been? Everyone misses you so much!" Xiao Wu pushed through the crowd and rushed towards Tang San. As she got closer, she asked with some confusion, "Third Brother, your clothes?"

Tang San patted Xiao Wu's head and said affectionately, "Xiao Wu, have you forgotten? This is a hole left from the battle with the Human-Faced Demon Spider."

Xiao Wu nodded with some doubt, nestling in Tang San's arms.

Then, the others stepped forward and asked Tang San where he had gone, and learned that Tang San had gone out for training.

Seeing that everyone else had done so, Ning Rongrong had no choice but to step forward as well. She looked at Tang San suspiciously and said coldly, "Welcome back."

She still couldn't quite accept it. How could Tang San have become like this? His expression, devoid of any doubt, clearly told her that Tang San had never experienced the assassination attempt.

Is it a plot-driven invincibility cheat? An NPC respawn? Or perhaps, that person is just someone with the same name, martial spirit, soul skill, and hidden weapon?

Ning Rongrong sneered inwardly.

She herself didn't believe it.

Liu Jiayi, Zhao Asi, Donald, and Ma De—none of them have been resurrected, have they?

Tang San definitely didn't have full health for no reason. In games, you have to be logical. He must have relied on something, and that thing was very likely given to him by Yu Xiaogang.

If it's an item from the Holy Spirit Cult, then even the strangest things seem reasonable.

What is that...?

Ning Rongrong pondered for a moment and finally came to a conclusion: it was the black robe and the mask.

At this moment, Tang San was not wearing these two items, which clearly indicated that these two items were the reason why Tang San was able to revive.

Unfortunately, she didn't know at the moment whether these two items were one-time use, had a limited number of uses, or were permanently effective.

If it were the latter two, she would definitely snatch them. Although she has a save function and can theoretically revive infinitely, wouldn't it be even more convenient if she could revive on the spot? Furthermore, even if Tang San were to truly recover from a near-death state to full health, wouldn't that be no different from reviving?

Simply put, both the Blade of Despair and the Resurrection Armor have their value, don't they?

Now that the game has shown her this possibility, she is determined to get her hands on the item.

Ning Rongrong secretly made up her mind.

She extended her hand to Tang San, smiled, and said gently, "Welcome back!"

Upon hearing this, Tang San realized he wouldn't do it again, and his smile broadened as he extended his hand.

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Previously, Tang San had thought that Ning Rongrong's actions had exposed his assassination attempt. But now, it was clear that he hadn't.

Very well, he will lie low for a long time until he is strong enough to kill Ning Rongrong!

It's actually quite simple. He just needs to acquire some more powerful hidden weapons. Perhaps within a month, he can kill Ning Rongrong when she's off guard.

Huh? Why does it feel like she's gripping my hand tighter? Is it just my imagination?

At this moment, the words "You're lucky" were running through Ning Rongrong's mind.

After a long pause, she decided to let Tang San go.

If that item has a limited number of uses, then killing Tang San again would be equivalent to losing one of his resurrection opportunities, wouldn't it?

The next step in the plan should be to probe for information about the item, and if the time is right, seize it when the item is off guard.

Just then, her eyes lit up and two options appeared:

[A new task has been detected that can be recorded. Please select your desired path.]

You have discovered an item on Tang San that could potentially revive him.

[What do you prefer: Destroy/Plunder/Not select for now?]

The final choice is "not to select for now".

The reason is simple: resurrection items. If they have the benefit of resurrection, then what about the side effects?

Are the side effects after use or while in use?

Although she can pass the save/load test, since the mission system has a similar save/load option, why not use it?

In the task panel, there is now a new (normal) level task, with no description, no tracking, and no reward display.

There is only one ultimate goal—

Destroy/Loot - "Resurrection Item"

Chapter 58 Task System and Short-Term Rapid Simulation

Taking advantage of the addition of new missions, Lu Ma reviewed the working principles of the mission system once again.

It consists of three steps.

The first step is to accept the task.

Usually, you get quests by hearing all sorts of strange tales in different corners of the world, like the Holy Spirit Cult quest when you first enter the game. Although it wasn't marked at the time, it's been added now.

In addition, there are two other situations. One is the inherent main quest, which revolves around the students of Shrek Academy. For example, the current progress is "waiting for the next day to conduct special training." The content of this kind of quest may be refreshed to other quest content. For example, the previous quest to obtain the Silver Soul Badge has been refreshed, but the quest will always exist.

The remaining scenario is the one we're talking about now. When you've interacted with others to a certain extent and learned some information, you'll encounter this kind of decision-making task. You can choose a target to create a task, and the target can be changed at any time until the task is completed. However, this kind of task is more like a memo; there will be no guidance or system rewards.

The second step is to classify tasks into importance and general levels. The classification is based on the amount of information contained in the task and the reward of the task.

The reward for disrupting the Third Saintess Ritual is crucial, and exploring the Holy Spirit Cult contains a wealth of information, so they are of high importance.

"General level" refers to situations where the reward is uncertain and the amount of information is limited. It is precisely because of this characteristic that general level tasks can potentially become important level tasks, since the rewards for a task are not always guaranteed.

The third step is to complete the tasks. Aside from main quests and decision-making tasks, which automatically award rewards for progress, all other tasks require you to submit them at designated locations to claim your rewards. This is probably the easiest part to understand. After completion, the tasks will be archived.

After reviewing the task system, Lu Ma found the "Simulator" function on the system page.

After this patch is installed, the emulator function will also be available in the game. In emulator mode, the in-game time flow will be significantly accelerated, meaning Earth Horse can use this function to quickly reach the time required for a mission.

And coincidentally, it's around 5:30 a.m. now, and Lu Ma has been playing for over an hour.

He needed to satisfy his physical needs, like finding something to eat, so he clicked the "Start Simulation" button.

This time he was only leaving for a short time and didn't need to close the game.

……

About half an hour later, Lu Ma returned to the computer and checked the information that popped up in the emulator gameplay.

[A short-duration simulation has begun. The maximum duration of this simulation is 36 hours in-game (the game will automatically close upon completion). In reality, the maximum duration is 1 hour.]

[Hour 0, Tang San returns. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, you all disperse. Having experienced so much, you decide to take a good rest. By replenishing your mental energy, your mental energy has slightly increased.]

[Hour 2, it's dinner time, and Zhu Zhuqing wakes you up for dinner. Your condition has recovered to 75%, and your physical abilities have slightly improved after digesting the combat experience.]

[In the third hour, you continued to rest, and your mental strength improved slightly again.]

[In the 5th hour, you woke up. Seeing your companions cultivating, you felt you couldn't show weakness, so you began cultivating as well, and your soul power increased very slightly.]

[Hour 8, rest time is over, mental strength improves slightly again.]

[Hour 16, morning has arrived. Your physical condition has recovered to its peak, and you have fully absorbed yesterday's combat experience. Your physical fitness and mental strength have improved.]

"Not bad." After taking a sip of coffee, Lu Ma picked up the mouse and clicked the "End Simulation" button.

Lu Ma vaguely remembered that the long simulation period when he first opened the game was measured in days, and the improvement in physical fitness and mental strength was not described as "small".

However, he accepted this, since the simulation time in the game was not equal.

Lu Ma loaded the latest save file, and Ning Rongrong opened her eyes and sat up in the dormitory.

Open the character panel.

Ning Rongrong, Class of '43

[Martial Soul: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda (+4)]

[Physical fitness level 31, mental strength level 38]

Soul Rings:

(Currently enabled) Black, black, purple;

(Optional camouflage) Yellowish-purple

"But considering the time it took, the improvement in physical fitness and mental strength is already quite good."

"Wait... this spirit ring? Oh right, the spirit skill reversed by the Holy Spirit Pill also has the function of synchronizing the age of the spirit rings. This synchronizes the age of the first, second, and fourth spirit rings."

Lu Ma muttered to himself as he switched his Soul Ring configuration to Disguise mode. There was no particular reason; he simply felt that this mode would save him a lot of trouble.

There won't be comments like "Rongrong, why did your spirit rings change color?" or "Rongrong, why are your first, second, and fourth spirit rings black?" While there's the thrill of playing dumb to outsmart others, explaining yourself is exhausting.

Regarding his soul power, he leveled up ten times in a single day. While this is difficult to explain, it's not unexplainable. He couldn't handle anything more that required explanation.

Switching our perspective to Ning Rongrong's, yesterday afternoon, she was surprised to find that she could control her body again.

This differs significantly from her conclusion that "the Holy One usually stays for a few days before leaving, during which time one can relax and unwind."

However, she also grew a lot after experiencing Tang San's assassination attempt. Although she still didn't understand why Tang San was still alive, she clearly realized that she was at risk of being assassinated, so she decided to cultivate.

But having not rested for so long, she felt exhausted as soon as she took over her body.

Her willpower ultimately succumbed to her physical condition, and she turned and went back to her dormitory, deciding to get a good night's sleep...

In short, she only did two things during this period: rest and cultivate.

Until this morning, when she groggily opened her eyes and found her body already running automatically, Ning Rongrong understood—

I can sleep a little longer, since the Holy One has already taken over the reins.