[Ding, upgraded to level 13 successfully. The upgraded function is explained below....]
[Cross-Time Simulation.]
[Using this feature, you can specify a time in the Long River of Time—only the branch specifying your universe—and travel back to the chosen time.]
[There are two forms of this simulation, which will be randomly selected at the start of each simulation.]
[1. Full-Body Travel: During this form, you can travel back in time with all the current talents you possess.]
[2. Soul Travel: During this form, you can only travel back in time with the knowledge you have and will only possess the talent of the body you traveled to.]
"System, don't tell me it was you who stopped the time flow in this universe?" Lin Chen, seeing the feature this time and linking what the system said earlier, anticipated that the unknowingly strong being the system was talking about was the system itself.
But this time, instead of answering his question, the system continued with the explanation of the new feature and said:
[The following are the things that need to be noted while using this feature:—]
1. While conducting this simulation, you can only draw talents one time, and after making your choice that talent will be locked for that entire timeline.
2. If the drawn talent has side effects during this simulation, then this system won't clear it like it usually does with normal simulations.
3. After conducting this simulation, you can't conduct a normal simulation until you have completed the real tragedy of that timeline, and if that event really happened then it will be greyed out from options and you cannot travel back to that time again.
4. If you are successful in living past the real event, you can't meet the future you—who is also conducting the Cross-Time Simulation.
5. To check if that timeline is greyed out or not, you can call Time Node after the reward selection.
6. You can only choose rewards two times: first during the first simulation, and second after unfolding the real event.
7. Price for conducting this simulation remains the same as the Normal Simulation.
[Note: You can only choose Detailed Memory after the end of the formal simulation.]
[Formal Simulation: It is the simulation that is conducted in search of the real event.]
[Reminder:— After conducting this simulation, you'll be unconscious for a time—during which, anything can happen.]
"So, system, you want to say that I can continue to simulate endlessly until I complete the real event?" Lin Chen kept all the system instructions in mind and asked the system.
[Yes, Host.] the system replied.
"Haha, then system, you want to say that while all the other simulators fear that their actions will affect reality, mine doesn't because it has already happened and I just have to search for the real event? And while searching for it, I can conduct as many experiments as I want. Wow! It's OP, bro." Lin Chen said excitedly.
[Yes, Host. But beware: maybe, in one of the events you'll be reckless and it may really be the real tragedy of what happened in the past.] the system warned.
"Thanks, system. I'll keep that in mind." Without any second thought, Lin Chen agreed with what the system said.
"But system, can you explain why Detailed Memory instead of Deep Simulation Memory is the reward?" Lin Chen asked in a formal tone.
[Because the host will gain mastery of all non-physical methods. And if you really want to gain mastery of spells and so on, even in the formal simulation you can initiate Deep Simulation within it, but beware of side effects.]
"I see…" A rough but casual reply was uttered from his lips. After this, he leaned on his chair and began to hum a sound while his thoughts wandered.
After finishing all the talk with the system, Lin Chen found peace for a moment and a thought popped into his mind: "So, because of this feature, when I travel back in time, I might meet Xia Bingming in one of the simulations. I am looking forward to meeting her and learning what really happened that made her call out 'Husband' to me."
Suddenly, just when he was about to conduct this simulation, a system voice sounded in his mind.
[Host, there is a special hint for you. Shall I?] the system asked in a calm and aloof manner, as if it didn't matter whether Lin Chen accepted or not—but it would be better if he did.
Receiving a hint is something Lin Chen couldn't ignore, so he gladly accepted the system's generous hint.
[Quite excited, right? Hehe~ you should be. Because the method to condense multiple Nascent-Souls in one body is present in one of these timelines, just waiting for your arrival.] At that moment, the system casually gave one of the greatest hints of the story.
Just this casual hint from the system was enough to save him many hardships he would have had to go through during the simulation.
Having received the hint, Lin Chen was very excited but he didn't let this excitement divert his attention; at last, he started another simulation.
Soon, just when he ordered the system to start the simulation, a blue interface appeared in front of him.
[The host can choose one of the following simulation modes to conduct:—]
1. Normal Simulation [Cost: 1 Spirit Stone per simulation.]
2. Cross-Time Simulation [Cost: 1 Spirit Stone per simulation.]
As the interface appeared, without wasting a second, he directly chose the second option: Cross-Time Simulation.
As he made his choice, another interface called Time Node appeared in front of him. On it was written the word One Quadrillion Years. That meant the time since the creation of his universe is a quadrillion years, and he could choose any time node in between.
"Well… I'll obviously choose to start from the creation of this universe." Saying this, he directly made his choice and set the time node to a quadrillion years ago. And like many other simulations, this simulation started.
[1 Spirit Stone consumed. The value of remaining currencies: 7.3 trillion Spirit Stones.]
[Ding, Simulation start, talents are being drawn...]