Chapter 10: Chapter 10: Birth of the First Faith, The Path of Surrender
[Ding! Cooldown complete. The host can begin a new simulation at any time!]
Putting down his phone, Bai Ze sank into deep thought.
Xia Yinyue being accepted as a guaranteed entry student was something Bai Ze had expected from the start.
After all, with her talent, this was only natural.
However, it seemed that South University had particularly high hopes for her.
They hadn't even waited for her to attend school before designating her as a guaranteed entry student.
One could only imagine what the other students would feel upon hearing this.
"South University, huh?" Bai Ze muttered.
Speaking of which, it was the best university in the entire city.
"I still need to hurry up and get stronger!" Bai Ze sighed deeply.
Ultimately, it all depended on Xia Yinyue's choice. With his simulator, it didn't matter which university he attended.
As long as he could stick by Xia Yinyue, that was enough.
"Alright, system, spend some Creation Points to start the next simulation!" Bai Ze commanded.
This simulation still required 100 points.
It was a bit unfortunate that in the last round, he had pushed the world to 80 kilometers in size, only for a gamma-ray burst to reset everything to zero.
[Ding! The ten-draw rewards have been distributed. Please choose the talents for this simulation.]
This time, looking at the list of talents provided, Bai Ze didn't rush to decide. Instead, he took a moment to think.
For the new simulation, he still decided to take Interdimensional Visitors.
Bai Ze wanted to test whether this talent had any patterns or if he could exploit it to "cheat" the system.
After all, in the previous round, without the "opportunity" brought by this talent, the world's evolution wouldn't have taken such a dramatic leap, nor would it have combined with Supernatural Descent to create extraordinary beings!
After mulling it over, he figured it was worth experimenting with again in the simulator. After all, even if things blew up, it wouldn't matter.
As for the other two talents, Bai Ze deliberately chose two rather useless ones and began the simulation:
[Premature Birth (White)]: Newly born life forms have a high chance of being born prematurely, with a -10 penalty to their physical constitution.
[Innate Disability (White)]: Newly born life forms have a high chance of being born with disabilities, with a -10 penalty to their physical constitution.
These talents weren't just seemingly useless they were utterly detrimental.
But that was the point. Bai Ze was testing Interdimensional Visitors this round, so the rest didn't really matter.
"System, lock in these three talents!"
[Ding! Selection confirmed. Please choose the items to carry into this simulation.]
"I'll take Clay Creation and the Giant Squid," Bai Ze replied immediately.
Since this round was just for testing Interdimensional Visitors, there was no need to bring in the mighty Kun.
The gap left by not including the Kun could be filled with Clay Creation.
As for bringing the Giant Squid, why not? If he didn't use it, it would disappear after this round anyway, which would be a waste.
[Items selected. Simulation officially begins!]
[At the dawn of the world, continents and oceans have formed, and prosperity is beginning to take shape.]
[Early First Era: You release the Giant Squid into the ocean and place Clay Creation on the continent (Clay Creation activates).]
[Mid First Era: The Giant Squid quickly dominates the seas. Meanwhile, numerous small native creatures evolve from cells on land and in the oceans, gradually flourishing.]
"Same starting point as last time," Bai Ze noted.
However, it seemed like Clay Creation hadn't triggered in the second round this time.
What could be the reason?
[Late First Era: The clay lifeforms wandering on the continent begin to transform, growing front limbs and hind legs, with greenish skin and muscular bodies.]
[Ding! A new terrestrial species, the Forest Tiger, has emerged.]
"A tiger? Or a new species?"
Bai Ze stared at the screen, muttering.
It wasn't just a tiger it was a species he had never seen before, with greenish skin no less.
[End of the First Era: The Giant Squid dominates the seas, but during reproduction, a large number of offspring are prematurely born.]
[Those that are born healthy often lack limbs or suckers.]
[Early Second Era: The world begins to change. Accompanied by sounds from beyond the heavens, a light blue mist spreads across the world.]
[Oxygen in the atmosphere is replaced, and the mist is absorbed by flora and fauna alike. Ferns and gymnosperms appear.]
[Ancient apes, horseshoe crabs, Dunkleosteus, and various other species rise to prominence on land and in the seas.]
[However, despite the rejuvenating mist, these creatures appear lethargic and weak, with pale appearances. They seem unable to initiate conflict with other species.]
[This condition has persisted since the cellular stage.]
"It's happening! All three talents have activated!" Bai Ze exclaimed.
From the looks of it, the effects of Interdimensional Visitors seemed fixed, with little variation.
As for the activation timing, it was consistent within roughly one century.
"I wonder if the second run will show any differences," Bai Ze pondered.
[Mid Second Era: Nourished by the spiritual mist, the Forest Tiger species embark on an evolutionary journey. Most notably, they develop sharp fangs resembling those of saber-toothed tigers.]
[However, even with evolution, the species cannot escape the fate of being born deformed and physically weak.]
[Late Second Era: Over a long period of reproduction, the landmass expands to 30 kilometers, and resources and food become abundant.]
[However, the creatures that have survived for over a century all notice a serious problem: in this world, every being is born prematurely, disabled, and lethargic.]
[End of Second Era: The desperate creatures begin to question the cause. Could the world itself be cursed, condemning them to such a state?]
[Uncertain, they turn to the White Ape Tribe, known as the wisest species on the continent.]
[Surely, consulting them would reveal the truth of the world.]
[Early Third Era: Due to their intelligence, the White Ape Tribe has long established a system of tribal beliefs. They inform the other species that a great deity exists in this world!]
[All of this is merely a trial from the deity. Any species that passes the trial will receive the deity's blessing and be reborn!]
[Mid Third Era: Under the persuasion of the White Ape leader, the various races are moved to tears. Aware of their own foolishness, they begin worshiping fervently.]
[From their worship emerges a profound faith, known as the Path of Giving Up!]