Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

[Simulation ends, host, please make a choice as soon as possible.]

[1. Randomly obtain three skills and specialties acquired during your journey.]

[Second, randomly draw three items you obtained during your journey.]

Zhou Ning: ...

It took him a long time to come back to his senses. This time travel was so real that he felt a little melancholy just by reading the text.

If he could choose his life again between reason and emotion, would he continue to choose Maggie, his wife of forty years, or Elena, who gave him his beautiful first love?

I don’t know, I really don’t know. The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh. Maybe he chose beautiful girls with big breasts.

Although I felt melancholy, I chose the reward faster than anyone else and chose the first option without hesitation.

Although I have been a firearms engineer in the simulation for a long time, choosing the second one might help me get a pistol, but that is just a possibility. In this situation, choosing the unknown is very stupid. It is safer to choose the first known option. At least the three skills are what I urgently need.

【You chose option one.】

[You have acquired expertise: Firearms Knowledge.]

[You have acquired the skill: Basic Shooting Mastery.]

【You have acquired the skill: Professional English proficiency. 】

[Because you have mastered more than one professional language, your linguist level has been upgraded! You have gained the skill: Body Language.]

[Body Language: You can communicate with others through body language even when there is no language barrier. Success rate is 50%. Stamina consumption: 5.]

Upgrading to linguist also gave him a random attribute point and a free attribute point. The random attribute point was applied to agility, increasing it from 8 to 9. Zhou Ning hesitated for a moment and also put the last attribute point on agility. In this way, his agility became 10 points, which just reached the level of a normal person.

Very comfortable.

I wonder if it is possible for me to control the simulation process?

Now that I have the skill of Shooting Mastery, if I can get a gun, my chances of escape will be much greater.

"boom!"

The door was suddenly pushed open again.

Zhou Ning's hair stood on end, and he fell into a state of high alert. Three curse cultists pushed open the door and walked in.

The sacrifice process in reality is obviously several times faster than in the game. In just half an hour, several rounds of such sacrifices were carried out, and the progress has reached 30/36.

According to the current progress of two people sacrificing in a round, even Zhou Ning cannot guarantee whether it will be his turn this time.

The little fat boy next to him was even more frightened, his face was as pale as paper, and Zhou Ning could hear his thunderous heartbeat beside him.

Fortunately, the shock did not last long. The three members of the Curse God Cult quickly took the two people away, and the door was slammed shut again amid the hysterical crying.

Zhou Ning: ...

Sometimes this kind of torture is the most unbearable, like a Hitchcock horror movie, it's really insane.

Wait, what does that smell like?

Zhou Ning frowned and took a deep breath. There was a faint unpleasant smell of sulfur in the air.

"I say, do you smell anything?" The little fat boy Alan must have smelled it by now, and asked in a trembling voice.

"The smell of sulfur." ​​The honest man Zhou Ning's expression also became solemn, and he answered honestly.

Legend has it that the evil god lives in Purgatory, where the most famous attractions are its flowing lava rivers and its bright yellow sulfur mountains. Therefore, every time the evil god descends, it is accompanied by a strong smell of sulfur.

According to the plot of the dungeon, whenever a clumsy player fails to pass the level and the Curse Cultists successfully sacrifice, a silhouette of the evil god will appear in the cutscene. It looks like a spider and is quite creepy.

That’s why Zhou Ning said before that this summoning was actually successful.

The little fat boy was born into a noble family, so he naturally knew this statement. He took a deep breath and started crying again.

"Wow, wow, I really don't want to die..."

"Is there anyone who can save me..."

"I can give anything, wu ...

The fat boy's wails were extremely destructive. Not only were they very contagious, but they were also like bel canto singing, making people's scalps tingle. Zhou Ning, who was standing next to him, was almost shaken to the point of having his crown blown off by the series of wails.

Zhou Ning: ...

Are you the reincarnation of a train spirit?!

[The sacrifice has died, current progress is 32/36. ]

There was a huge cheer coming from outside, and it was obvious that the summoning of this group of Curse Cult members had made progress.

Unable to wait any longer, Zhou Ning turned on the simulator and chose to travel through time again.

[Preparing to travel through time...Travel Coins -1]

[Already matched with you in a parallel space...]

[You have selected Talent 3, Talent 5, and Talent 7 by default.]

In this parallel world, you are a PhD in electrical engineering, extremely talented in literature, and incredibly lucky. You often win free drinks when you buy them. You are very fair and everyone likes you.

[The current world exploration level is 29.2%. When the exploration level reaches 66.7%, you will have the permission to open the next simulation map.]

[When you die in the simulation, the game ends.]

[Ridging the time machine…1%…33%…65%…95%…whoosh…travel completed.]

[You traveled back to London in 1894, and from this moment on, the wheel of history began to turn.]

After a familiar line, the wheel of history began to turn again.

December 1894, 12. As a PhD in electrical engineering, you mastered professional English and could communicate with native English speakers. This time, you didn't do anything else but wash dishes in a restaurant.

December 1894, 12, washing dishes...

【1894年12月20日，刷盘子……如果刷盘子有专业评级的话，现在你就是刷盘子大师，甚至可以同时刷3到4个盘子。（快乐-1）】

December 1894, 12, washing dishes... After a week, you saved a small sum of money. (Family +22)

[December 1894-12, 22, washing dishes... On Christmas Day, a man named George Bernard Shaw came to the restaurant for dinner. This time, with the added bonus of professional English, the two of you communicated smoothly, finally breaking free from the awkwardness of the conversation. Because you both had a high level of literary literacy, you enjoyed a lively conversation and quickly became good friends.]

On December 1894, 12, your friendship with George Bernard Shaw progressed rapidly. With his financial support, you quit your job as a dishwasher and rented a cheap apartment.

In January 1894, you officially began your writing career. A gifted writer, your first short story, "Letter from an Unknown Woman," was published in The Times with the introduction of George Bernard Shaw, who called it "a stunning masterpiece!"

January 1895, 1: Your first work brought you great fame. Soon after, your second short story, "The Metamorphosis," was published, and your fame began to spread throughout London. (Family +10, Happiness +2)

【1895年2月到5月，你发表了连续六篇足以传世的短篇小说：《变色龙》、《麦琪的礼物》等经典短篇让你名利双收，你开始被誉为19世纪末最好的短篇小说家之一。（家境+1）】

From May to September 1895, you began writing the novel "The Magic Mountain," which became a sensation throughout Britain upon publication. Once completed, this monumental work's influence even spread worldwide. (Happy +5)

In November 1895, The Magic Mountain was completed. A famous critic said: "The Magic Mountain is the essence of all European life. Its influence has even spread to the world." (Happy +11)

In December 1895, after accumulating sufficient funds, you stayed true to your original aspiration and formed a team to begin researching two-phase AC generators.

January 1896. With sufficient funds and manpower, what in this world can stop you? You successfully develop a two-phase AC generator! Your research results are now being promoted nationwide, bringing you enormous benefits (Family Wealth +1).

In February 1896, people began comparing you to Leonardo da Vinci. Your novel, The Magic Mountain, was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Your handsomeness, talent, and fairness made you popular. You officially entered the upper class and began attending banquets. At one banquet, George Bernard Shaw introduced you to a minor Italian nobleman. Because you were drunk, you forgot his name, but it didn't matter. You felt that forgetting the name of a minor nobleman was not a big deal. (You achieved the achievement: Pride and Prejudice.)

[In March 1896, you met Elena again at a banquet, and you fell in love at first sight again. (Happy +3)]

[In October 1896, due to your qualifications, you failed to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (happiness -10)]

In April 1897, you and Alina married in a grand ceremony. Alina's friends and family from Liverpool also attended, including her childhood sweetheart, Jonathan, a tall, handsome young man. It's true that a childhood sweetheart is not as good as a gift from heaven.

In May 1897, your second novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, began serialization. This work was a true masterpiece, bringing you both fame and fortune. (Family Wealth +5)

In August 1897, a killer named Jack the Ripper began to appear in London. Several prostitutes were killed by him, including one near your home. To ensure your own safety, you began collecting expensive pistols and daggers. You selected the best guns, loaded them with bullets, carried one with you, and locked the other in a box. You also polished the daggers to a razor-sharp shine and locked them away.

On October 1897, 10, your novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before the Nobel Prize was announced, you were at a London pub with George Bernard Shaw when you were attacked by a strange man. You pulled out a gun and shot him seven or eight times, but it was no use. He eventually caught you, sucked your blood, and died. You were awarded the achievement: "Interview with the Vampire."

[End of simulation]

Summary: Happiness: 7, Health: 0, Family: 6. It should have been a glorious life, with a beautiful wife, a successful career, and a comfortable family. But due to an unexpected death, you began to see the truth of the world, which is wonderful. It's worth mentioning that after your death, perhaps in remembrance of the deceased, or perhaps because your books were truly so great, you became the third Nobel Prize winner in Literature! Many people even consider you the greatest writer of the late 19th century. It's a pity that fate was so unfortunate and you died too young.

[Rating: C+, World Exploration: 49.2%. Since your exploration is over 40%, you have been awarded 1 Crossing Coin. This reward can be claimed once for every 20% increase in exploration. For your significant impact on world literary history, you have been awarded 1 Crossing Coin.]

Zhou Ning: ???

Why did the style of 19th century Britain suddenly change?