Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

No, more accurately, his thoughts can influence the "self" in the simulation, but the "self" in the simulation also has its own thoughts and will not always follow your ideas.

Even so, it's still good news. He can use the simulator to speed up certain processes, such as rapidly increasing his cultivation level and quickly completing the design of magical artifacts...

Unfortunately, the physical objects that appeared in the simulation could not be extracted.

The greedy Fang Rui thought to himself, then chose "Qi +5", and the Qi in his body rapidly increased again.

Chapter 7 Testing the Puppet

Despite his growing strength, Fang Rui's ego did not swell with it.

In the simulation, he had the same strength and more magical artifacts, but he was chased around by those forces and eventually captured alive. Therefore, he had no reason to become arrogant.

Moreover, this simulation made him clearly aware of the attraction of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques to the major forces in the world of supernatural beings. To give a more vivid example, it's like a group of wolves who have been starving for a long time seeing a lump of fragrant meat and drooling with desire.

If you don't want to be devoured by those hungry jackals, you either need to have the power to intimidate them and prevent them from attacking, or you need a force that can intimidate them.

But why would those forces risk protecting you for no reason? And how do you know that those forces willing to protect you don't have ulterior motives, and that you might accidentally walk into the lion's den?

Joining NaDuTong is not a risky move; the company's stance has always been clear. If you are willing to abide by the company's rules and regulations, there shouldn't be any major problems, and you can join the company.

In the simulation, he did join Nadutong, but the endings were never good. It's unclear whether the company's missions were too dangerous or if someone was targeting him.

Fang Rui thought for a moment and said that all of the above were possible, after all, the ability to mass-produce magical artifacts could bring a ridiculous boost to a faction.

When two people are of equal strength, the one with a magical artifact has the advantage, even if it is a low-grade artifact.

It's not surprising that those with ulterior motives would feel uneasy at the thought of the magical artifact becoming standard equipment for company employees one day, and would want to get rid of him as soon as possible.

Of course, it's not necessarily true. It's also possible that his strength is too weak, especially since this possibility is not low, considering that he became an Outcast less than three years ago.

There are other possibilities, but Fang Rui has no interest in figuring out what exactly they are; they're not important.

Instead of indulging in such leisurely pursuits, why not research how to achieve a 1:1 replica of Kamen Rider Kabuto?

If you don't want to keep researching that, you can also research how to prevent poisoning and how to detoxify.

After all, as the saying goes, "a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit." Having already suffered a loss in a simulation, how could he not learn his lesson?

Although he had indeed forgotten about it recently, it was no big deal, and it wouldn't matter now that he remembered.

"Write it down in a notebook."

He walked to the workbench, took out an A4 sheet of paper from the drawer, wrote the words "Research on magical tools for detoxification and prevention of poisoning" on it, then took an iron ingot to weigh it down, and then turned and left the room.

It's late at night now, time to sleep. We can talk about it tomorrow.

………………

The next day.

Fang Rui headed to the temporary workshop with great enthusiasm. Assembling the puppets was a bit like building with blocks, piecing them together little by little. Since about half of the work had been completed yesterday, all the steps were finished by noon.

Looking at Kamen Rider Kabuto standing in the center of the house, one hand pointing to the sky and the other on his waist.

Fang Rui rubbed his chin, a thoughtful look in his eyes: "I feel like something's missing."

A moment later, he clapped his hands and exclaimed, "I know! We're missing a voice pack! Pose and lines are both essential."

“But…” Fang Rui then frowned and said, “Adding a function to read lines isn’t difficult, the problem is how to control the timing of reading lines.”

After thinking for a while without coming up with a solution, Fang Rui gave up on continuing to think about the problem.

The future me, I'll leave this to you to handle!

"Let's test it out first!"

Thinking this, Fang Rui turned around and led "Kabuto" out of the room. On the way to the village for testing, they attracted the attention of many villagers along the way, after all, "Kabuto" had a unique style.

"Is this some kind of divine calculation?"

Jin Yong, who was taking a walk with his beautiful maid, didn't have to put in much effort to guess what Kabuto was when he saw it.

The term "divine machine" simply refers to a magical machine, and puppets are included in this category.

"How did it get like this? It looks a bit strange." Jin Yong, with his rugged face, rubbed his chin and gave his assessment after examining Kabuto for a while.

Fang Rui looked at him speechlessly: "…………"

Do you, someone who dressed Ru Hua in a maid outfit and even thought it looked good, have the right to say that?

Too lazy to pay him any attention, Fang Rui rolled his eyes and led Kabuto past him and continued onward.

However, Jin Yong, who was bored, was not willing to let Fang Rui off so easily, and jogged a few steps to catch up with him: "Where are you going?"

"Go outside the village." You can't hit someone who's smiling, and since the other party's attitude was quite good, Fang Rui couldn't just keep a cold face and remain silent.

"What are you going outside the village for?" Jin Yong asked.

"Testing the divine machine I just made," Fang Rui answered truthfully, since it wasn't anything he couldn't say.

"The divine machine you made?" Jin Yong grasped the key point, his squinting eyes suddenly widening. He was startled by the question and looked at the young man who had only been in the village for a few days with a very serious gaze.

“That’s right, it’s the divine machine I made. Do you have a problem with that?” Fang Rui raised an eyebrow slightly and tilted his head to look at Jin Yong.

"No, I'm just a little surprised." Jin Yong's eyes narrowed back to their usual squinty expression as he smiled and asked, "Young man, are you a weapon refiner?"

"Mm." Fang Rui nodded.

Having received the answer, Jin Yong remained silent and followed Fang Rui to the outskirts of the village. Before the test began, he asked, "Do you need an opponent?"

Jin Yong pinched a sac between two fingers and shook it a few times.

Having a reference point would definitely be better, Fang Rui nodded in agreement, "That works too."

"Then..." As Jin Yong spoke, the spitting bag spat out a maid dressed as Ruhua, who immediately rushed towards Jia Dou, who was standing quietly to the side.

"Let's begin!"

Fang Rui didn't say anything about Jin Yong's behavior of taking action before the start was announced.

Kabuto also sped off, rushing towards Ruhua at a speed far exceeding hers; in the blink of an eye, the two were about to pass each other.

Kato suddenly raised his left arm and slammed it down on Ruhua's face.

Ruhua tilted her head to the left to dodge the incoming fist, and then suddenly raised her left arm, striking Kabuto's chin.

clang--

The sound of metal clashing echoed in the open space. The armored vehicle was knocked into the air, but Ru Hua did not give up the opportunity. Her raised left arm suddenly broke off, the cut was clean, revealing the gun hidden inside, which spat out bullets.

"Da da da……"

Kabuto had no chance to dodge and was hit squarely by the bullets, the sounds of "clang clang clang" and "rat-a-tat-tat" echoing each other.

A while later, Ruhua stopped firing, and the armored vehicle fell to the ground. It got up as if nothing had happened, and apart from a few scratches, the bright silver and crimson armor was unmarked.

Chapter 8 offers absolutely no gaming experience.

"It's pretty sturdy!"

Jin Yong was slightly surprised; he hadn't expected the outer shell of the puppet to be so hard.

But it's okay, you can grow bigger in the shell-less area!

The dummy raised its hand, and the "rat-a-tat-tat" sound rang out again as dozens of bullets shot out, piercing the air with a sharp whistling sound.

Upon sensing the opponent's intention to attack, Kabuto swiftly dodged to the side and continued running to dodge the bullets that followed.

Kaka...

With his already limited bullets emptied, Kabuto seized the opportunity to leap into the air, execute a stylish somersault, and kick the doll in the standard stance of a knight's kick.

Jin Yong: "?"

I have a huge question mark on my face.

Why are you doing all those fancy moves?

Wouldn't it be faster to just run over here?

Because the skill casting time was too long, the Flower Doll easily dodged Kabuto's flying kick, and incidentally threw out a rope to trip Kabuto when he landed.

Therefore, the scene immediately following the cool flying kick is a twisted ankle landing, headbutting the ground, and face coming to a stop.

Kamen Rider Zero-One says, "I'm familiar with this."

Kamen Rider Kabuto lay motionless on the ground, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand, as if to say, "I've lost all face. Don't look at me. Let me be quiet for a while."

Jin Yong turned his gaze to Fang Rui: "Aren't you going to continue?"

Fang Rui did not answer Jin Yong's question immediately, but instead carefully examined the other man's face for a while, unable to determine whether the man's eyes were squinting or closed.

If there's only a slit left, can you really see clearly?

Every time Fang Rui sees squinty eyes in anime, he thinks this way and feels a little curious.

"I'm not continuing." Fang Rui shook his head. The difference in strength between the two had already become apparent. Even if they continued, it would only result in misses, and there would be no gaming experience whatsoever.

"Want to hear my opinion?" Jin Yong walked leisurely, followed by Ru Hua in a maid outfit, and walked to Fang Rui's side, looking down at him.

As he maneuvered the Kabuto toward him, Fang Rui nodded, "Of course, the testers' evaluations are very valuable."

"Then I'll begin. I think your puppet is quite good. Its strength and speed are much better than ordinary puppets. What impressed me most was its defensive power, which really surprised me."

After a pause, Jin Yong continued, "Now that we've talked about the advantages, it's time to talk about the disadvantages. Although its speed, strength, and defense are all excellent, it's just average otherwise. Why are its attack methods so monotonous yet so flashy?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Rui's expression froze for a moment, then he said nonchalantly, "The attack methods are monotonous because the weapons haven't been made yet. As for why they're so flashy..."

As he spoke, he looked up at Jin Yong and said seriously, "Don't you think that's cool?"

Jin Yong: "…………"

Because he understood, Jin Yong was deeply moved.

In battle, who cares about how cool the moves are? Defeating the enemy is the primary objective.

He hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back, and after a while, Jin Yong ultimately decided not to discuss the matter with Fang Rui. His main concern was that if they argued now, it would be more difficult to ask for favors later.

So he wisely skipped that topic and instead asked, "Young man, I see you're quite skilled. How about you do me a favor?"

"What kind of help?" Fang Rui asked.

"It's nothing troublesome, just help me make some minor modifications to MOMOKO." Jin Yong pointed to the maid outfit, Ruhua.