I'm here to save the world, what are you doing?

Lucius looked up, and his originally lifeless eyes lit up again.

It was an unremarkable black bead, but Lucius recognized its nature at a glance.

Lucius closed the wooden box and said in a deep voice:

"Yes, this is what I want, but... you are a little too late."

Plotina has left this world.

"this......"

The private collector rubbed his hands, feeling somewhat puzzled by Lucius's attitude.

"I'll take the stuff. Leave your address and someone will send the reward to you later."

[The number of recharges has been exhausted, and the host has chosen to terminate the simulation.]

[Although you experienced death, you at least know the whereabouts of the first fragment.]

[The tragedy has not yet happened, everything is still possible, please continue to work hard.]

[——Simulation ends.]

Returning to reality, Lucius slowly opened his eyes.

Although it was just a simulation, everything he experienced in it still made him feel heartbroken.

pain!It hurts so much!

The image of Plotina slowly losing her life in his arms, her final words...

His powerlessness became his greatest downfall.

However, as the system said, the first simulation was not without results.

"Consume special energy and start the second simulation."

After making some adjustments, Lucius immediately gave orders in his mind.

[The countdown has been deducted, and the special charging has started. ]

"Domination": There are 788 days left until the next sacrifice.

[Simulation begins——]

.............................

In the second simulation, Lucius did not waste time issuing a bounty, but went directly to find the private collector based on the experience of the first simulation.

At noon the next day, he successfully obtained the fourth fragment of Fate Echo.

When he put the four fragments together, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The four fragments came together and once again produced a new resonance.

Most importantly, these resonances can indicate the approximate location of the next one for Lucius.

Based on the resonance, Lucius determined the location of the fifth fragment.

The fifth fragment is located in the southern port city of Masseria.

Seeing these locations, Lucius' heart sank.

To obtain this fragment, one must use teleportation magic.

He immediately summoned the members of "Raven" who were skilled in teleportation magic and sent them to the designated location.

Finally, the Raven members successfully obtained the fifth fragment from a merchant.

but......

There is still not enough time.

When Lucius obtained the fifth fragment, Plotina once again reached the end of her life.

The third simulation...

The fourth simulation...

The fifth simulation...

The pain of separation from Plotina again and again, and the struggle with all one's might again and again.

Lucius gradually figured out the location of each fragment.

The sixth one is buried in the ruins of an ancient temple in the high and cold mountains of the north.

The seventh one is in the wilderness of the western border, kept as a sacred object by the leader of a barbarian tribe.

The eighth one is kept in the deep forest of the East Territory by a hermit old sage.

The ninth, from the fief of Plotina, is on display in the local museum.

I don’t know if it was Chris’s special arrangement, but these fragments are all located within the empire, and there will be no diplomatic issues involved in the process of obtaining them.

But even so, collecting all the fragments within seven days is still a huge challenge.

In each simulation, Lucius would try different methods to obtain them, but the results were always unsatisfactory.

There are always unexpected things happening in plans, and there are always unforeseen obstacles in the middle.

But every time, Plotina would use her last words to comfort the desperate Lucius, telling him not to stop because of her.

In the painful cycle, Lucius had been tortured by Plotina's repeated deaths and became somewhat numb, but the fire of hope in his eyes had never been extinguished.

He told himself that every failure was a preparation for the next success.

Finally, in the twentieth simulation, he successfully collected all nine Fate Echo fragments located within the empire within three days.

When the nine fragments came together, the remaining nine fragments were actually summoned over and re-formed the complete Echo of Fate.

Holding the string of beads emitting divine light in his hand, Lucius finally showed a relieved smile on his face, and ended the simulation as if relieved of a heavy burden.

.............................

After returning to reality, Lucius couldn't help feeling a little tired and drowsy.

Twenty simulations and twenty separations with Plotina had already put enormous pressure on his spirit.

Iveliya was still beside him, handling her official business without raising her head, with a relaxed smile on her face, and she didn't notice anything unusual about Lucius.

Lucius pressed his swollen temples, knowing he couldn't stop.

The problem of the Fateful Echo has been solved, and the next step is to figure out how to use it to save Plotina.

He couldn't wait to continue the simulation.

However, just as Lucius gave the order, the system suddenly issued a warning -

【warn! 】

[Brother Lu, you've already run through so many simulations in such a short period of time, you're seriously exhausted!]

[Continuing the simulation may cause you unknown harm! ]

[It is recommended to stop the simulation and recover! ]

Lucius frowned when he saw the system's warning.

But the next second, his eyes became firm:

"What's a little damage?"

His eyes had become vicissitudes and fatigue because he had experienced twenty deaths, but they contained an almost crazy persistence:

"Plotina loves me so much, so of course I can go through fire and water for her."

"Use whatever means necessary!"

"I don't care about the damage. Ignore the risks and continue the simulation!"

【...】

【Brother Lu, you are such a person...】

【I see. 】

[Then, the twenty-first simulation begins—]

............................

This time, Lucius decided to try Chris's original plan first.

Since she has guaranteed that her plan is feasible, she can use it.

He began to secretly fuel Tiberius's plan, eliminating his pawns and forcing him to take desperate measures.

In order to facilitate the ceremony, he also deliberately staged an "accident" so that the complete Echo of Fate "accidentally" fell into Tiberius' hands.

After receiving the fateful echo, Tiberius was ecstatic and immediately began to prepare for the demon exaltation ceremony.

Lucius was secretly observing, trying to change the direction of the power of the Supreme Heaven at the last critical link and infuse it into Plotina.

However, he overestimated his current abilities.

Without Chris's direct help, he had no way of changing the direction of the power of the Supreme Heaven, but instead allowed Tiberius's demon ascension ritual to succeed.

After gaining great power, Tiberius' first goal was to deal with Lucius.

Lucius died without any suspense at the hands of Tiberius, who possessed the power of a demigod in the main material plane.

Alas, it can be said that I have entered hell with Plotina.

............................

In the 22nd simulation, Lucius adjusted his strategy and tried to approach from another angle.

But unfortunately, he still failed.

What made him even more painful was that in this simulation, that silly girl Plotina actually forced herself to use her extremely weak body to block the fatal blow for him at the last moment.

"Lucius... live..."

These were the last words she left for him.

Twenty-third time...

Twenty-fourth time......

Twenty-fifth time...

Failure is a constant throughout the simulation.

Sometimes it was because of a lack of understanding of Tiberius's plan that the ritual process could not be precisely controlled.

Sometimes it is because of lack of strength and inability to deal with sudden unexpected situations that lead to failure.

But no matter what, he didn't give up.

The fiftieth time...

The hundredth time...

One hundred and fifty times...

Compared to the previous search for the fragments of the Fateful Echo, the pain of these subsequent simulations suddenly increased countless times.

Because Tiberius was really ruthless when he attacked. Although you won't actually die in the simulation, the pain is real.

Every time a simulation ended, he would feel the pain of his soul being torn apart, his spirit would feel like it was being cut into pieces, and he would be exhausted to the extreme.

The light in his eyes became brighter and brighter because he was getting closer and closer to success.

Finally, after the 199th simulation, a look of ecstasy appeared on Lucius's face.

After countless attempts and countless failures, there was finally some effect!

He found a way that worked!

Although it is not perfect yet, at least there is hope for success!

"That's it!"

Lucius clenched his fists excitedly:

"One more time, perfecting the details, and I'll definitely be able to..."

He was about to conduct his two hundredth simulation.