Apocalyptic Wasteland Simulator

[If you run out of paper, you can go retrieve it naked. But if the water stops, you’re in a real bind.]

Chen Pingchuan sucked in a sharp breath. The God of Misfortune is watching... This is terrifying! He could feel a chill run down his spine just reading the simulation’s text; the indescribable feeling was just so messed up.

[Suffocated by the stench for half the night, you tossed and turned, unable to sleep until five in the morning. Just as you were about to drift off, a sudden, urgent communication alert woke you. You offered the person on the other end of the line a few choice words. There was a brief silence, and then Xia Qingxue’s voice came through the communicator. You felt a bit awkward, not knowing how to explain, and Xia Qingxue didn’t explain why she hadn’t answered your call yesterday. Both of you fell silent. A few minutes later, you declined Xia Qingxue’s invitation to hang out, claiming you had work to do, and decisively ended the call. You were exhausted, yet you couldn’t fall asleep no matter how you tried. With dark circles under your eyes, you began to grind away at the pile of research materials related to the genetic agent. You believe that you will one day become a god, and that such minor hardships could never hinder your progress.]

「Three days later, you found your progress blocked.」

[Xia Qingxue asked you out again, and you reluctantly agreed. Due to the misunderstanding between you, it still felt awkward even though you pretended nothing had happened. Xia Qingxue noticed the change in your attitude towards her, but she didn’t ask why, only looking a bit forlorn. Even so, that night, the two of you engaged in some... deep academic exchanges, unlocking various scenarios. You were quite satisfied with your own imagination. Over the next month, you kept encountering all sorts of bad luck, but you easily resolved most of it. During this period, you faced repeated setbacks in your research, but phase one of the Doomsday Bunker project was completed on schedule.]

Is that it? Chen Pingchuan scoffed at this Jinxed blue negative talent. Aside from the first day’s unbearable encounter, the following month didn’t seem as disastrous as he had imagined.

[You acknowledged the work of Guo Yihang and Liu Yaofei. Just as you were feeling pleased about this, Xia Qingxue called to tell you she had left something for you at her apartment. You didn’t think much of it and continued to study the materials in your hands. Two days later, having heard nothing more from Xia Qingxue, you sensed something was wrong. That elusive little vixen had never gone so long without contacting you. You rushed to Xia Qingxue’s apartment and found the items on the table: a residency permit for the City of No Night, an admission notice from Spring City’s top modification academy, and a farewell letter. You opened the envelope to find just a few short words: *Forget me!*]

Well, I’ll be. So this is what you had in store for me. A bitter smile touched Chen Pingchuan’s lips. He genuinely hadn’t expected this outcome. If he wasn’t mistaken, he had completely misunderstood Xia Qingxue. Her recent disappearance was likely because she was busy running around for these things. The Jinxed talent really was something else; with just a few minor tweaks at critical moments, it could change the entire course of events. A misunderstanding that could have been cleared up with a single sentence had dragged on for a whole month, leading to their separation. And this was after she had previously stayed with him for several months at a time.