Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

Zhou Ning believed the technological path was a panacea. As long as he possessed Tony Stark's talent, a stable base, and a relatively low-level world, and his technology developed to a certain level, clearing the game would often be a piece of cake. He had never attempted the nuclear bomb-based approach to clearing the game.

But as far as this map is concerned, the technology development route actually has hidden dangers - there are many advantages to self-selected talents. For example, you can choose a constant talent to bring into the simulator, and after passing the level, you can randomly retain a constant talent in reality.

The downside is a lack of self-awareness, meaning it's at a low enough level to not recognize higher-dimensional aspects and the fact that this map is actually a hidden confrontation map... While technology improves overall strength, it's not that strong in a one-on-one situation. Hopefully, the opponent will realize this soon, otherwise this map will definitely fail.

The simulation continues.

[Looking at the ever-changing modern urban scene across from you, you feel that this golden finger may be your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, an opportunity that can fully satisfy your thirst for knowledge and curiosity.]

However, since space and time are intertwined in Einstein's theory, traveling through a spacetime wormhole at the center of a black hole might be a one-way trip. The biggest problem is that the radiation effect could gradually increase, as any radiation entering the spacetime portal is sent back into the past. It would eventually wander through the universe until it reached the present, where it would fall back into the wormhole, repeating the cycle ad infinitum. Because radiation energy enters and exits the wormhole entrance countless times, the result is an amplification effect, and the radiation inside the wormhole could eventually become incredibly strong.

As a leading scientist in the original world, you absolutely couldn't pass up the opportunity to test this theory. So, to be on the safe side, you captured a gray mouse about half the size of a human, tied a rope around it, and drove it into the opposite space-time portal. There was no other way; in this strange world, this mouse was the smallest you could find. The result was very satisfying; the mouse successfully made it to the other side, only to be pulled back by you. This undoubtedly opened up a new direction for your scientific research.

You didn't find any radiation or mental damage in this mouse. This clearly means that there may really be countless universes, each a cycle, with only one radiation per cycle, rather than an infinite amount of radiation. But you still don't worry, because scientific truth often comes from the accumulation of countless samples.

【-414年5月10日到-414年8月11日，这段时间你并没有急于进入传送门，每一天你都会将一只小型生物放入传送门，观测它身上的辐射情况以及后续生存情况。直到证明彻底安全为止。】

During these three months, you successfully mastered the language of this world while communicating with Kelly Hughes. It turns out that the language environment is the most important condition for learning a language. (You learned the skill: Lothran)

[In addition, you also have a basic understanding of the worldview of this world. The place you are currently in is called Katarina, a hospitable and wine-loving country, also known for its powerful knight group.]

[This world began as a dense, undifferentiated fog, until a fire appeared on the ground. The flames caused differentiation, giving rise to cold and heat, life and death, light and darkness. The so-called primitive life forms were born in the darkness. Lured by the flames, they found the King's Soul around the primordial fire.]

The three original creatures who received the King's Soul shaped themselves through the power of fire, becoming a towering race of beings commonly known as the Gods. They are: Nito, the First of the Dead, symbolizing death; the Witch of Izalith, symbolizing life; and Gwyn, the Sun King, symbolizing light. They became the kings of this world, akin to the creator gods.

However, in addition to these three "kings," a creature secretly followed their footsteps and discovered a fourth king soul, the Dark Soul, symbolizing darkness. This creature distributed the power of the King Soul to everyone, and the creatures they transformed into became the dwarves, which later became humans.

The history in between is unknown, but the dwarves later used the Dark Soul to create a black, sperm-like substance called Humanity. Humanity transformed the dwarves into humans. Humanity is unique to humans and is the source of their vitality. It also allows them to possess a rich variety of emotions.

The Dark Soul, the primary ingredient of human nature, is essentially the opposite of Light—the Dark Abyss. Its energy will gradually extinguish the Initial Fire. If the Fire is extinguished, the Dark Abyss will devour the entire civilized world, plunging it into complete darkness.

In the Dark Ages, light will no longer illuminate the world, and darkness will continue endlessly. Therefore, in a sense, the birth of mankind itself is an unstoppable tragedy.

To prevent the flames from dying out, King Gwyn, a symbol of light, stripped many of humanity of their very nature, forcing them to forget themselves and live in oblivion. Nit attempted to slow the flames' extinguishing speed through death, while Izalith attempted to rekindle the original flame through spells.

The events that unfolded are unknown, but the three kings' efforts to delay the flame's extinguishing failed. The cities of Anor Londo and Urasil, home to the gods' people, were swallowed by the abyss, and the curse of the dead suddenly and for no apparent reason began to spread. The curse of the undead seemed to be random, symbolizing the extinguishing of the primordial fire.

Gwyn, the "Sunshine King," had no choice but to carry on the flame himself. He led his knights to the furnace of the First Fire and ultimately sacrificed himself, using himself as fuel for the furnace, burning to ash. This still burns today, reduced to a cinder like a stick, hence the name "Cinder King." Thus, the entire world survived.

Including King Gwyn, all the holders of the King's Spirit either died or went insane during this process. The gods' ritual of passing on the flames failed. However, the remaining gods began to devise a way to help the undead complete the final mission of passing on the flames, which became known as the pilgrimage.

After listening to Kelly Hughes's tale, you might be struck by the thought: Isn't this the world of Dark Souls? No wonder you've always felt this world looked so familiar!

You even clearly know the ultimate goal of the pilgrimage: defeat all the King's Spirit holders and finally defeat Gwyn, the Dark Lord. This completes the Fire Legacy.

[Thinking of this, you can't help but fall into deep thought, and ponder the possibility of scientific fire transmission. I wonder if the scientific and technological revolution can bring light to the world?]

This world is actually quite rich in resources. Even in Catalina, there's plenty of steel and precious metals. Take armor, for example. A single set of Golden Knight armor in this world requires nearly 70 kilograms of gold.

After preparing, you arrive at the world on the other side of the portal. The anchor point is a narrow road near Queens. On this road, you see a young black man squatting on the side of the road, defecating, and looking at you in shock.

"Are you ET?" the black man asks you in a trembling voice, pulling up his pants. "Do foreigners only know ET?" You quip, smiling and saying, "No, I'm the Terminator."

[However, this simple answer scared the other person half to death. What surprised you slightly was that the other person seemed to be a mutant, with the ability to transform into a dog-headed man, but his combat power was almost non-existent.]

After spending two seconds persuading him to do so, and after a brief interrogation, you learn that this black man's name is Morales, he's 2 years old, a current school dropout, and he's organized a small mutant gang called the Concrete Gang. This is quite helpful to you.

[You brought a considerable amount of gold and silver from another world, and you can sell it through these people.]