Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

On the other side, west of Dakelan City.

A young man wearing a top hat got off the carriage and walked into the Duke of West's Palace in the wind and snow.

Chance West sat at his desk, an exquisitely crafted pipe between his lips, reading a few yellowed pages of a book by the light of a gas lamp.

Ever since inventor William Murdoch extracted gas from coal for lighting, gas has gradually replaced whale oil and become the main fuel for heating and lighting in the Kingdom of Braxton.

At first, people feared the bright light of gas lamps. Ladies disliked them, believing that their skin conditions would be too clearly visible. But just as the advent of the supernatural age was inevitable, gas lamps gradually became common, starting with shops, theaters, and streetlights.

Until now, it has become a must-have furniture in every home.

There was a knock on the door. He raised his head, looked towards the door and said:

"Is that Sherlock? Come in."

"It's me. I have completed the investigation as you instructed." The young man walked in briskly and took off his hat to greet Qian West.

"Please sit down." Qi'en West pointed to the bottle of wine on the table and asked, "Would you like a glass of ice wine? With aphid juice?"

"no thank you."

After another failed sales pitch, Qi En shook his head regretfully and asked, "How's the situation on site?"

"This sacrifice was indeed carried out at the Jasonnut Murder House. A total of seven cultist bodies were found at the sacrifice site. Five of them died in a coma from cold weapons, as there were no signs of struggle. Two died from gunshot wounds, with only a single bullet hole in their bodies, a fatal blow."

"There are indeed traces of supernatural creatures and deaths at the sacrificial site. There are several obvious pools of corrosive blood on the ground. Judging from the remaining ballistics and bullet casings at the scene, there was indeed a fierce gun battle at the scene. The bullet casings came from two guns, one of which was a small-caliber revolver and the other should be a large-caliber firearm. Here is the analysis report on this sacrificial incident." The young man handed a stack of reports to Qi'en.

If Zhou Ning saw this analysis report, he would be very surprised. This young man almost completely restored all the details of the incident just by analyzing the bullet marks, the location of the falling shells, the distribution of blood and other details.

"Hmm." Qi'en took it and flipped through a few pages, nodded thoughtfully, and asked, "Where's the book? Did you find it?"

"No, just like the previous situation, it disappeared after the sacrifice." The young man shrugged.

"Well, maybe it really grew legs and ran away." Qi'en smiled bitterly.

After seeing the young man off, Qian sat down at the table again and began to read the report.

"He was able to kill an extraordinary monster purely by shooting with hot weapons. What a powerful young man. As for his weapon..." He picked up his pipe, took a deep puff, and fell into deep thought.

As the uses of gas are constantly being discovered and its civilian use continues to become more popular, the kingdom has gradually begun to value coal as a precious resource.

King Charles VI had mobilized the entire nation to rebuild a thousand-year-old ancient alchemical warship. Powered by a steam engine and alchemical formations, it was equipped with 24 Vulcan cannons and 18 Invincible cannons, capable of reaching a speed of 21 knots. This largest steel monster in human history was currently docked in the military harbor west of the city.

The purpose is to conquer the walrus people in the north and occupy the rich coal resources in the north.

On the other hand, weather tides are becoming more frequent, and there are even rumors in the country that elemental creatures are attacking humans.

As early as two years ago, the chief wizard of the court, Elan, made a prophecy: the gods are about to awaken, the extraordinary are about to fully recover, and the whole world will usher in countless chosen ones who are not afraid of life and death and will not die. Their arrival is both a disaster and an opportunity.

No one believed this prophecy at the time, but now the supernatural power is becoming more and more active, and the bottleneck that has troubled him for a long time no longer exists. Perhaps it won’t be long before he will be successfully promoted to the Sky Knight.

At the same time, in Darkland and even the entire Kingdom of Bryston, more and more extraordinary events are constantly emerging.

Thinking back to Elan's prophecy...

Qi'en turned his head to look at the heavy snow outside the window, and murmured in a tone that was both expectant and fearful:

"A new era has begun..."

……

The next day, when Zhou Ning woke up from his sleep, it was already dawn.

He took out his pocket watch from the pile of clothes and opened it to take a look. The clock showed exactly seven in the morning.

"Very good living habits!" Zhou Ning praised himself.

After getting dressed and getting out of bed, I found that my roommate John had not come back yet. The silly dog ​​named Bobby who originally occupied his bed had already gotten out of bed and was running around the dormitory happily, wagging his tail.

According to the knowledge in the game, this kind of dog is unique to the world of "Apocalypse". It is very active and sensitive to light elements. It is also called sun dog. It is born with the ability to tell time accurately. After training, a very small number of time-telling dogs can even predict the weather.

But this dog named Bobby looks very stupid and doesn't look like he can predict the weather at all.

After running for a while, perhaps tired, Bobby took a reckless gait and leaned against the dormitory wall with his butt sticking out. A moment later, he left a pile of steaming dog shit on the wall.

Zhou Ning: ...

Why do I feel so inexplicably inspired?

The world of Apocalypse is truly brutal. A dog not only has to learn the technical skills of telling time, but also has to remember to smear feces on the walls.

Even the dog is curled up like this, how can I still feel comfortable and at ease?

Ducking!

No, this is my wall! Just wait! Zhou Ning picked up a broom.

Seeing Zhou Ning approaching aggressively, the silly dog, perhaps feeling guilty, turned around, stuck out its tongue, and swallowed the evidence with a "whoosh." After destroying the evidence, it ran towards Zhou Ning like a madman.

Zhou Ning: ...

Get out of here!

After twisting the dog's ears and teaching it a lesson, Zhou Ning quickly washed up and opened the closet to choose clothes. In this world, there are strict rules that only nobles can wear colorful clothes, so the closet is full of black or white clothes.

After choosing for a long time, I changed into a white shirt and a black vest. After I was dressed, I put on a soft felt hat. Looking at my reflection in the mirror, I couldn't help but give a thumbs up: perfect score.

His predecessor had a very regular routine. The first thing he did in the morning was a jog around campus, followed by breakfast at the Pig and Whistle. He would then return to his dorm, change clothes, and head to the Alchemy Building. As a senior who excelled in alchemy, Wayne Stewell had long been Professor Weasley's assistant, helping him prepare lesson plans and alchemy supplies, and occasionally filling in for him.

In return, the predecessor can use the alchemical materials and equipment in the school to a limited extent, as well as a monthly allowance of 5 Viktas, equivalent to 50 Roshen.

In order to celebrate the first day of traveling across time, he skipped the training, but he could keep the teaching assistant job for the time being. Firstly, he was poor now, really poor. He still had a total of 15 Victories in savings, seven of which were looted yesterday, but most of them could not be touched, because after school started, he had to pay 10 roshen in tuition every week. If he was not careful, he would run out of money and become a dropout.

The simulator also requires krypton gold. After traveling through time yesterday, Zhou Ning still had 11 time travel coins left, which allowed him to travel through time twice more. He asked the system, and it turned out that topping up one time travel coin currently costs 2 Vic Towers, equivalent to two months' allowance. Traveling through time once costs a ridiculous 10 Vic Towers!

Thinking of this, Zhou Ning's heart ached even more. Damn Tony Stark! He ripped off my 10 months' salary! And he still dared to act like a big shot to me!

In addition to alleviating economic pressure, the other purpose is to obtain alchemical materials and equipment from the school for free, just like its predecessor.

According to the official settings, the main profession and most of the secondary profession skills can be learned through professional knowledge books or NPC teaching, while the secondary professions and skills of the life system have more stringent requirements. Not only are professional knowledge books relatively rare, but they also require a lot of practice to learn.

For example, enchantment and alchemy.

This is how the famous saying in "Apocalypse" that alchemy will make three generations poor and enchantment will ruin a lifetime came about.

Although Zhou Ning does not have a combat-related main profession for the time being, the free alchemical materials and equipment in the school can not only help him quickly accumulate experience, but also improve his skill level, killing two birds with one stone.

After getting dressed, Zhou Ning left the dormitory.

Unlike before the time travel, the student apartments at Vic University are coed. Even though the weather is cold, there are still many young girls walking around in cool clothes. When they see Zhou Ning, they don't shy away, but greet him with a smile:

"Senior Wayne, good morning."

"Senior Wayne, aren't you going to exercise today?"

This body was unexpectedly popular with women. With the added bonus of his expert-level pick-up skills, Zhou Ning felt like a tiger among a flock of sheep, and he greeted women all the way to the dormitory door.

Phew, comfortable...

Facing the early morning light, I practiced the ripple breathing method for a few rounds and found that a green plus sign appeared behind my strength and agility. They were slowly increasing and might grow naturally in a few days.

It really is an awesome skill, Zhou Ning couldn't help but sigh.

Opposite the dormitory is an artificial grove, which is usually the best place for field battles. At this time, there are many people gathered outside the grove, and it seems that something is happening inside.

Zhou Ning walked over curiously and heard two boys talking:

"I heard there was a murder in the woods yesterday."

"It's true. It is said that the person who died was a sophomore girl."

"It looked like he died a very tragic death, with his internal organs pulled out."

After hearing the last sentence, Zhou Ning couldn't help but frowned.

He moved his feet and walked towards the grove.