Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

This little Deathwing is a very rare growth-type pet. Considering the past experience that it is produced by the simulator, it must be a high-quality product. Although we don’t expect it to be as awesome as the world-destroying black dragon king Deathwing in World of Warcraft after it grows up, we can still look forward to its combat power. Maybe it will be the second black dragon king.

Jasmine's cold voice in her mind, for the first time since winning at the card game, wavered: "Is this... the Red-Eyes Black Dragon?"

Zhou Ning: ...

This naughty girl must have gone crazy from playing cards. What a fucking red-eyed black dragon! It’s even Osiris’ sky dragon!

But if you look closely, they are quite similar. The little black dragon's eyes are also red. Zhou Ning couldn't help but laugh. No wonder he made a mistake.

After chatting with Jasmine for a few words, Zhou Ning thought for a while, found a piece of black bread, tore off a piece and fed it to the cat. Unexpectedly, the cat was not picky about food and swallowed it with a "huh".

[Little Deathwing's favorability towards you has increased slightly, currently: 52]

Okay, it's quite easy to raise. It looks like an omnivore and even eats black bread. It's quite easy to get along with.

Zhou Ning was quite pleased, so he threw the whole piece of black bread to it and let it do whatever it wanted. Then the little black dragon was also very spineless, burying its head in hard work, just like Polly. Just don't imitate Polly and smear the wall with feces.

Jasmine: ...

"Can you feed it some better food? From what I understand, dragons should eat meat."

"I'll definitely do it next time." Zhou Ning smiled. He hadn't expected the old lady to be so kind.

Keep checking out the harvest!

[It has been detected that the player has completed Empires of War perfectly. There is one more chance to retain the talent in the real world. Do you want to draw it? Yes/No]

It's actually quite dangerous... If I draw the gray talent Dyslexia, I'm doomed. This yes/no option is actually quite thoughtful. However, Zhou Ning didn't believe that he would be so unlucky.

Yes!

[You have obtained the purple talent: Criminal Genius]

Criminal Genius: You are a natural born criminal expert, and your criminal plans are always meticulous and full of madness.

Zhou Ning: ...

That's fine, even if I don't use it, it's always good to have more skills.

After taking stock of the gains, I opened the simulator panel again. A small red dot appeared on the new map interface and the template interface, obviously there was something new.

Clicking on the map label, I saw a new map appeared after "Empire Storm":

The name is impressive: "Golden Swords and Iron Horses." It's clearly a war map, and this time it's definitely a true one! Maybe my own Tiger Zhou Ning can show off his skills.

The price is surprisingly cheap, only 80 time-travel coins are needed. It is rare that the simulator is so conscientious, and it is 20 yuan cheaper than "Empire of War".

Looking at the template column again, when I completed this map just now, I unlocked a new template function.

I didn't look carefully just now, but now I realize that every template I own is marked with a level.

Architect Zhou Ning is a white template, Phantom Thief Zhou Ning is a blue template, Crazy Clown Zhou Ning and Tiger Zhou Ning are both purple templates, and Ordinary Office Worker Zhou Ning, whose actual combat effect is so weak that it brings psychological trauma to Zhou Ning, is also purple, and his score is even higher than the previous two. It is simply unbelievable.

Among the temporary templates, Godfather Zhou Ning and Peerless Hero Zhou Ning were both purple, and the only orange template was Batman Zhou Ning. Zhou Ning was a little confused at first, but then he remembered the glittering "money power" among his talents and immediately understood. Money can make you a god!

As for the newly unlocked template synthesis function, Zhou Ning looked at the description and found it was actually very simple:

"Players can spend 10 Crossing Coins to combine three cards of the same level into a new card. There's a 70% chance that the level will remain the same, and a 30% chance that the level will be increased by one level."

A strong sense of déjà vu...

Zhou Ning curled his lips. He had seen this method in no less than four pay-to-win mobile games.

This simulator game has learned all the tricks of low-quality mobile games. It's really amazing.

My current templates are very limited, so I can't use this feature yet, but one thing is certain, this feature should be very useful...

Judging from Batman's strength, the orange template should be hard to come by. If you are lucky, you can use 3 purple templates to synthesize an orange template, which is a huge profit no matter how you look at it.

After reviewing all the gains from this time travel, Zhou Ning pulled out his pocket watch, snapped it open, and checked the time. It was just before 11:00. He was still full of energy and had a lot of work to do. It wasn't time to rest yet.

Zhou Ning hesitated for a moment, first put away the little Deathwing who was still digesting his food, then took out the summoning stone for purifying Stratholme from the inventory and chose to use it.

A small black stone tablet suddenly appeared in his hand.

[LV50-LV60 Dungeon Collection Stone - [Cleansing Stratholme]]

[Introduction: This is an incredibly prosperous city, but it's also a sacred place—the birthplace of the Paladins. If Stratholme is also conquered by the plague and overrun by the undead, it will have catastrophic consequences. Can you defeat the invading undead army and—purify the city?]

[Type: 5-player space-time instance]

[Current number of players who have completed the game: 0]

[Highest copy completion rate: 0%]

[First team: None]

The dungeon level is still lower than I imagined. In World of Warcraft, Purification of Stratholme should be a level 70 dungeon, but after the discount in World of Apocalypse, it has become a level 50-60 dungeon, which is just right for my current level.

It's not out of curiosity. This kind of summoning stone will eventually be open to players. You have to go in and take a look before entering, so that you can set up a background story that fits this world.

After clicking on the small stone tablet, the entry option popped up in his sight. Zhou Ning clicked the confirmation button without hesitation. In an instant, his figure disappeared from the spot.

……

Zhou Ning's eyes blurred and the scene changed. He immediately appeared in a vast wilderness. Beside him were a young knight with blond hair holding a war hammer, a burly young warrior with a big sword on his back, and a very beautiful young girl walking through the wilderness.

Zhou Ning immediately realized that these three people should be the three sons of the planes who participated in the Stratholme incident in the simulator: the blond one is Arthas, the one who looks very much like Liam Neeson when he was young is Varian Wrynn, and the big-breasted girl wearing a blue cloak and looking sweet should be Jaina.

According to the hint of the summoning stone, this scene is an image formed by a legendary experience of mine in another world. As for the process, I basically know it clearly.

The panel displays a prompt.

[You are a follower of Arthas, a knight of the Knights of the Silver Hand. Your goal is to protect the northwest city of the kingdom, the holy land of the Paladins - Stratholme, from the invasion of the undead.]

[Instance Objective: Survive this instance and receive 50000 experience points]

[Optional Mission 1: Kill the Gnoll Hogg and his undead troops, reward 60000 experience points]

[Optional Mission 2: Eliminate 100 resurrected zombies, reward 70000 experience points.]

[Optional Mission 3: Protect Arthas and prevent him from becoming an undead. Reward: 80000 experience points]

[Optional Mission 4: Defeat the Joker and his undead minions. Reward: 140000 experience points]

[There are two achievements to complete in this instance. Achievement 1: Zombie Siege! In the Cleansing of Stratholme campaign, kill 1 resurrected zombies within 100 minute.]

[Completable Achievement 2: The Show is Over! Defeat the Joker during the Cleansing of Stratholme event.]

[Instance failure condition: Death]

[Note: Dying in a dungeon does not count as death. You only have one challenge per day. Defeating the dungeon boss will earn you experience and equipment. Please cherish every challenge opportunity.]

Oh? Zhou Ning was slightly taken aback. If he could get some equipment in the dungeon... then he wouldn't be so sleepy anymore!