Lem watched, wracked with suspense, as he monitored his simulated self.

Would he shove the rest of the seed in his mouth and ruin his efforts?

No.

Lem felt his simulated self open his hand. The other part of the seed fell to the ground, among the leaves.

He began throwing punches.

Lem was relieved.

His simulated self had managed to overcome his urges.

Lem shifted his focus back towards the changes that were occurring in his body. The spiritual energy was flooding through his muscles and causing the familiar cycles of destruction and healing.

It was a far smaller amount than it had been before, small enough that he was confident that his simulated self could handle it without causing too much of a disturbance.

[You immediately begin punching the air repeatedly with your [Nine Bull Fist], focusing on speed, and you are able to easily keep the pressure at a manageable level.

You feel a strange feeling come over your mind, and you feel the world come into clarity around you…]

The spiritual energy within Lem’s body slowly subsided.

It quieted down until it was no longer exerting any pressure from within him.

Lem had not found any meaningful insights.

Fruitless again!

However, he did not feel any disappointment.

Everything else in the simulation was going too well!

He had managed to consume half of the seed without being attacked by a beast.

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Even if everything went wrong from this point forward, at the very least, he could select the cultivation option at the end of the simulation, and it would be a success.

In any case, he still had to finish the rest of the seed.

Lem’s simulated self looked around on the ground and found the part of the seed that he had dropped.

Without any hesitation, he stuffed it into his mouth.

[After a time, you no longer feel like the pressure within you is dangerous, so you consume the second half of the seed. Another huge amount of spiritual energy enters your body, giving you a feeling of terror.

You continue practicing the [Nine Bull Fist].]

Lem’s alarm was triggered slightly, as the amount of spiritual energy felt significantly greater than it had for the first part of the seed.

He quickly recovered his confidence.

He had already handled the entire seed before. How could half of it give him any trouble?

[For a moment, you do not know whether you will have to resort to full force punches, but your condition stabilizes, and you are relieved that you can still focus solely on speed…

After more than an hour, the spiritual energy within you settles to the point that you no longer have to practice the [Nine Bull Fist].]

Once again, Lem found that he had not discovered anything interesting.

He was ready for the next part of the simulation, the search for Lang Town!

Would he be lucky, and find it immediately?

Or would it elude him for countless simulations?

Lem did not dare raise his hopes.

[You retrieve your fallen spear and begin to travel to the northeast, intending to return to the harvesters and look for clues about Lang Town…

You see the clearing you passed by on the previous day, with broken trees strewn about. You continue walking…

You encounter a wolf-sized jade-eyed spider, but it runs away…

Night falls, but you are too energized to sleep. You stay awake, monitoring your surroundings…

You hear a noise and grow nervous. A wolf enters your field of view. When you look at it, it flees...]

[Day 9: Night passes without incident, and you continue traveling in a northeast direction. You still feel vigorous and alert from the consumption of the spiritual seed…

You see the same clearing you passed by three days ago…

You see the same claw marks on the ground…

You eat from your rations and fall asleep…]

[Day 10: …You continue traveling in a northeast direction…

You come across the area where you remember hearing the harvesters, but it is silent.]

Lem watched, as his simulated self began to look around.

If the harvesters had left, then they were likely heading back to Lang Town.

If he could catch their trail, then he would be well on his way to getting a cultivation technique!