Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

"Finally finished."

Zhou Ning put down the tools in his hands and breathed a sigh of relief. In front of him were two hundred neatly arranged special bullets.

Tomorrow is the day for freshman orientation at Wake Forest University. As the head of the Alchemy Department, no matter how much he tries to slack off, he has to go there this afternoon. He also has to set up the venue, arrange staff, and do a lot of things.

Fortunately, he was already familiar with making special bullets. After sorting out the alchemy materials in the alchemy building, he left work early and worked hard to finally complete the order for a batch of special bullets by noon.

As expected, the deadline is the primary productive force. Zhou Ning complained in his heart.

I found a bullet bag and put all the bullets in it, ready to take them away later. Then it was time for the routine lottery.

After opening the simulator, Zhou Ning had eight time travel coins left, including the two coins he had earned from the two-day minimum living allowance. He clicked on the recharge button without hesitation, spending 2 Vectra to buy ten coins. He then clicked on the prize pool of "Lost in the Fog" and clicked on the ten-fold bonus.

[You have obtained a rare item: Browning M1906 pocket pistol, with some .25acp caliber bullets]

[You have obtained a rare item: M1 Garand rifle, with some 7.62mm caliber bullets]

[You obtained a rare item...]

……

The first ten rounds were average, with no surprises or accidents. In total, I got 3 long guns, 5 short guns and 2 useless items.

Zhou Ning then clicked the second ten-shot burst.

[You have obtained the rare item M1 Garand rifle, which comes with some 7.62mm caliber bullets]

[You have obtained a rare item: Lee Enfield rifle, with some 0.303 British caliber bullets]

……

[You have obtained an epic item: Flawed Aizhe Redstone.]

[Because you have obtained more than three epic items, the Hall of Wonders has been opened.]

"Palace, what palace?"

The second round of ten rounds was also normal, with 4 rifles and 3 pistols. Just as Zhou Ning was about to check his harvest, he was surprised by a new prompt.

Open the simulator and click the small right arrow. Sure enough, a new column appears on the right side of the taskbar: Hall of Wonders, with a small red dot on it.

Clicking in, the interface shows an empty room with three storage shelves, displaying the three currently unlocked maps. The first shelf holds items for Lost in the Fog City: the Stone Mask in the first compartment and the Aizhe Red Stone in the second. Next to each compartment is a small icon that says "Receive."

There are three slots left on the first shelf, showing that it has not been activated yet.

Zhou Ning was speechless: This is indeed the standard routine of pay-to-win mobile games, right?

First, they arouse players' desire to collect, then reap their money. This is a standard kryptonite scam, but even I, as resourceful as I am, have already seen through it.

Click to receive, and the panel will prompt "Travel Coins +4" and "Travel Coins +5" respectively.

The second shelf, clearly for Infinity War items, was quite tall, with about ten slots. The first slot contained Zhou Ning's already-used Super Soldier Serum. The second slot, of course, held his Phoenix Man suit. There was also a small icon at the back for redemption.

Click to receive, total time-travel coins +10.

The third shelf is for "Zongheng Sihai", which is currently empty.

Then Zhou Ning saw that two item bonds were activated in the back: Ultimate Creature and Phoenix Man.

[Ultimate Creature: Stone Mask + Aizhe Redstone, a rare item combination found in the "Lost in Fog" map. Activating the bond increases all attributes by 1.]

Phoenix: Super Soldier Serum + Phoenix Suit, a combo suit featuring Tony Stark, the Phoenix of Earth-83716. Activating the bond grants Strength +2 and Agility +2.

Zhou Ning: ...

You are really amazing. I suddenly want to spend money to buy a few more ten-fold combos!

Close the Hall of Wonders, then open the item bar and click on the Aizhe Redstone you just drew to view it.

Panel pop-up prompt:

[Flawed Azer Redstone: A rare and beautiful stone found in nature, it can significantly increase the power of the ripples. Three flawed Azer Redstones can be combined into a perfect Azer Redstone. Embedded in a Stone Demon Mask, it can allow those with the Pillar Man bloodline to evolve into Ultimate Creatures. The effect on humans is unknown.]

"Not bad, huh?" Zhou Ning curled his lips. The only way he could think of using the Aizhe Redstone was to make bullets. But it was obvious that this thing was incredibly hard. Whether he could cut it with his current means was still a question. He would study it later.

After sorting out the guns I'd drawn, I found a total of 7 rifles and 8 pistols. Including 200 rounds of special bullets, I could exchange them for over 400 Victar.

Zhou Ning piled the guns into the suitcase and walked out of the laboratory carrying the suitcase.

This laboratory is located near the University of Wake Forest. A few days ago, several houses nearby were vacant. However, when Zhou Ning walked out of the laboratory today, he found that he had a new neighbor. An old lady with gray hair was moving things into the room. A wheelchair was parked outside, with a very energetic old man sitting on it. His white hair was thick and hard, and each strand stood up stubbornly, a standard protagonist hairstyle.

Zhou Ning blinked, a little surprised.

Isn't this Mr. and Mrs. Tulin?

"Hello, both of you. Do you need any help?" Zhou Ning walked over quickly, raised his hat in a friendly manner, and greeted them.

Mrs. Tulin turned around in surprise, and seeing Zhou Ning, she also laughed happily: "Hello, little Wayne, if you are willing."

Zhou Ning smiled, put the suitcase aside, and helped to carry the things.

There wasn't much stuff, so they finished moving it in less than 10 minutes. Old Turin, who had been sitting in his wheelchair and had been silent, suddenly asked softly, "Did you just make the Oil of Flame?"

Zhou Ning nodded, a little puzzled: "How did you know?"

"Taste." Old Turin pointed to his nose and said with a mischievous smile, "A good alchemist must have a good nose and a good tongue."

"According to what he said, John's dog named Polly should meet the requirements of an alchemist. Not only does he have a sensitive nose, but he is also a licking dog. He can lick anything with his tongue..." Zhou Ning complained helplessly in his heart.

"Don't spend all day making alchemy. One day you'll have to live with it." Mrs. Tulin came out of the room and patted Old Tulin in a scolding tone. She handed Zhou Ning a glass of clear liquid and said, "This is my special iced mint tea. It's never sold to anyone. Want to try it?"

After Zhou Ning thanked him, he took a sip and felt that the taste was somewhat similar to Sprite on Earth, only sweeter and more refreshing. It immediately dispelled the fatigue brought by the busyness just now.

"Very good!" Zhou Ning praised sincerely.

"Then I'm relieved." Mrs. Tulin also smiled and watched Zhou Ning finish the cup of iced mint tea. "If you like, I'll bring some to you every night."

After chatting with Mrs. Tulin for a while and declining her invitation to stay for dinner, Zhou Ning picked up his suitcase and walked to the intersection. He then chose to take a public carriage to the west of the city.

Zhou Ning followed the house number to the Xilin Grocery Store at 355 Will Street, put his suitcase on the ground, put his left hand in his pocket and knocked on the door.

After a while, the door opened. Zhou Ning was surprised to see the familiar black-haired and familiar face. "Why are you here again?"

Sherlock glanced at Zhou Ning with his dead fish eyes and said speechlessly, "Why can't it be me? I'll discuss something with you later."

Zhou Ning nodded, brought the suitcase in, and opened it on the table: "Seven rifles and eight pistols, a total of 7, plus 8 bullets. If you want a discount, I'll give you 246 Vectra."

"Why are there so many suddenly?" Sherlock was a little surprised.

"Can't eat?"

"No, the more the better." Sherlock took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket and pushed it to Zhou Ning on the table. "Here are 500 Victa, and the remaining 60 is a deposit."

Zhou Ning spread out his notebook and calculated silently, then asked, "You just said you wanted to discuss something with me? What is it?"

When talking about business, Sherlock's face also turned serious: "I heard that you are one of the people in charge of the orientation? This operation may require your help."

Zhou Ning was about to answer when a prompt suddenly appeared in his ears.

[You have triggered the B-rank mission [Conspiracy]. Accept/Reject?]

accept.

Zhou Ning took on the task without hesitation.