The Tenth Simulation

The night sky was like a painting, with stars twinkling brightly.

The cool moonlight shone through the window, quietly spilling onto the floor.

Lying in the bath barrel, Xiao Feng leisurely squinted his eyes and summoned his character attribute panel:

[Name: Xiao Feng]

[Cultivation Level: One-Star Dou King]

[Bloodline: Emperor Giant]

[Domain: God of Death Domain]

[Soul Bone: 100,000-Year Mirror Image Demon Spider Right Leg Bone (Mirror)]

[Superpowers: Mind Reading, Future Prediction]

[Cultivation Technique: Nine Transformations of the Swirling Dragon (Third Transformation)]

[Combat Skills: Divine Artefaction Technique, Golden Light Curse, Love's Massage...]

[Merits: 48,536 points]

[Simulation Count: 0 (Countdown 2 minutes)]

Since Xiao Feng's cultivation level broke through to the Dou King stage, his training speed had significantly slowed down. More than a month had passed, yet he still hadn't broken through to a Two-Star Dou King, causing him some unease.

In reality, Xiao Feng's cultivation speed was already breakneck. It only felt slow because he was comparing it to someone like the cheating Little Medical Fairy.

If advancing in cultivation at the Dou King level were so easy, there wouldn't be fewer than ten Dou Emperors in the entire Jia Ma Empire.

"Ultimately, the Jia Ma Empire is too small, and I have already acquired most of the opportunities mentioned in the original work. It's about time to leave."

Xiao Feng quietly planned to himself: "Once Queen Medusa completes her evolution, I'll return to Wutan City, help my family unite the city, and then head to the Black-Corner Region. There's not only more opportunity there, but it's also easier to accumulate merit—killing two birds with one stone!"

While Xiao Feng was planning his next steps, the simulation countdown reached zero, and the simulation count changed from 0 to 1.

"Begin the simulation!"

As Xiao Feng's thoughts shifted, the tenth simulation began.

Ding! Randomly selecting the simulation world...

The text in the selection box changed rapidly, eventually revealing five prominent characters: Detective Conan.

Ding! Please choose the simulation mode!

[Text Projection Simulation (No cost)]

[Body Projection Simulation (Costs 1 million merit points)]

Upon seeing this, Xiao Feng furrowed his sword-like brows slightly.

As the world's most famous detective anime, Detective Conan was one Xiao Feng was naturally familiar with, and he had even been fond of it in his previous life.

However, the setting of Detective Conan's world is modern-day Japan, and the anime doesn't seem to feature anything that could enhance Xiao Feng's strength.

Of course, Xiao Feng had mentally prepared himself for such results.

As his strength continued to grow, so did his perspective. Especially after breaking through to the Dou King level, the low-level martial worlds that once provided some benefit had now become somewhat obsolete.

Unless he drew something like the "Ambidextrous Technique," even legendary martial arts like the Six Meridian Sword or the Nine Yang Technique wouldn't significantly boost his power.

Shaking his head helplessly, Xiao Feng silently muttered, "Choose text projection simulation!"

Ding! Text projection simulation is starting!

[Day 1: You realise you've crossed over. The familiar environment has suddenly become filled with Japanese-style signage, and you see characters written in Japanese everywhere.

As you stand in a daze, you hear a news report on the mall's TV about the "Sleeping Kogoro Mouri" solving a case. You immediately understand that you've entered the world of Detective Conan.]

[Day 2: After learning that you're in the murder-prone town of Beika, only one thought remains in your mind: find a way to return to China as soon as possible.

You don't believe you have the protagonist's aura to survive in a place where murders and explosions occur so frequently.]

[Day 3: Being penniless and lacking legal identity, you cannot return to China through regular channels. You are forced to work illegally to make a living.]

[Day 17: While washing dishes in a restaurant, your attention is suddenly drawn to a news broadcast on TV. It reports on an Italian crime syndicate robbing six billion yen worth of maple leaf coins. You realize this is your chance.]

[Day 18: You spend half a day in a café near Tokyo Tower, waiting. Finally, you spot four familiar-looking elementary school children. Even though it's your first time seeing the Junior Detective League, the sight of Genta's distinctive rice-ball-shaped figure confirms they are the ones you're looking for.

Pretending to pass by, you discreetly memorize the map on their treasure map and, using clues from the neon lights, find the stash of maple leaf coins hidden by the Italian mob leader.]

[Month 2: By visiting hundreds of gold shops and pawn shops, you manage to sell off the smelted-down maple leaf coins in small batches, earning over 400 million yen.

With this money, you first secure yourself a legal identity and temporarily abandon the idea of returning to China. You realize that, though 400 million yen seems like a lot, it's only equivalent to about 20 million yuan, not even enough to buy a villa in Beijing.

Since you could intercept the maple leaf coins and earn 400 million yen, you decide you can hunt for other treasures from the original series and make billions before returning to China as a top-level overseas tycoon.]

[Month 3: After seeing a news report about a 10 billion yen bank robbery in Beika, you know Ai Haibara is about to make her appearance.

You stake out near Dr. Agasa's house for a few days, and finally, on a rainy night, you spot a little girl with short brown hair in a white lab coat. Seeing her collapse without the strength to get up, you rush to carry her into your luxury car.

Your reason for intercepting Ai Haibara isn't to land yourself in prison but because you desire immortality.

The most tragic thing in life is to die before you've spent all your money!

Thus, you want to cooperate with Ai Haibara, helping her avenge her sister in exchange for her researching and perfecting the rejuvenation drug.

Though this puts you at odds with the Black Organization, you already covet the Golden Mansion of Renya Karasuma. Even without Ai Haibara's involvement, you would have sought to destroy the organization.]

[Month 5: To prevent Ai Haibara from breaking down under pressure before she perfects the rejuvenation drug, you take her out for two days every week to relax.

One day, while watching a newly released movie in a theater, a bomb suddenly goes off. You die!]

(End of Chapter)

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