Max would be lying if he said he wasn't disappointed; based on that momentum, Lucy had an excellent shot of jumping to E rank in one go.

"Sigh... Whatever that attack is, it should be spiritual in nature, Lucy's only weakness in her mountain form".

Looking at the Rewards in front of him, Max didn't hesitate much and picked the skill (Misty Mountain).

Although the ability (Blessed) looks more powerful.

However, being an ability means that Lucy will always have a chance to awaken it, even in the real world.

As for Misty Mountain, even if Lucy got into the same situation again, she might not learn it.

Plus, this skill is a concealment type, which is supremely useful for Max, who plans on hiding on the mountain.

....

Simulator, show me Lucy's stats"

[Ding. Scanning].

Name: Lucy.

Race: mountain fairy.

Strength: F-.

Agility: F++.

Vitality: F--.

Spiritually: E.

Overall evaluation: F+.

Skills & abilities :

1- [Mountain ruler].

2- [Misty Mountain :

Skill rank: green

Proficiency: initiation

Allow the user to control Mist, at the same time giving it a slight concealment effect].

Just the initiation level?

Max wasn't too disappointed about this, since he kind of expected it.

The first time a skill or ability is obtained through the simulator, it will always be at the initiation level.

....

At this time, Lucy just woke up.

Feeling her newfound skill, she happily conjured a tiny ball of mist and started waving it around.

Max just let her play.

...

"Simulator: Why does it seem like Lucy went through the same experience in both simulations?".

[Ding, reporting to The Host. The reason is that the world is forced into a time loop cycle with the pet as a trigger; once your pet enters the locked world, the cycle will restart.]

Max had a blank look on his face.

"Is it your doing?"

[Ding, the simulator, is indeed responsible for this phenomenon.]

Even though he knew the answer to his question, he still had to ask because this went beyond his understanding.

"Oh my god, you actually can do such a thing, but why, though?".

From Max's point of view, it seemed like an unnecessary waste of energy, but he was sure that his vision was far lower than the people who made the simulator. They must have their reasons.

[Ding, reporting to The Host. This is the world lock function and the reason why you cannot switch worlds at will. It is the safest, most effective method of concealment; without it, the existence of the simulator can be discovered by powerhouses either inside or close to the simulated world.] "So that's how it is."

In all honesty, Max didn't understand much about the science, and the thought process behind using time loops to hide oneself.

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It's far beyond his understanding.

Anyway, Max sincerely trusted the intelligence and means of the civilization behind the simulator, so he decided to just not think about it.

Max stood up and was stunned for a moment because he couldn't see anything. The room was filled with mist, so dense that it was practically fog.

It appears while he was focusing on the simulator, Lucy was testing her new skill.

"what the! .."

Speechless, Max started looking around for Lucy.

"Lucy, where are you? Stop this already."

Thud! Max fell to the ground as his leg hit something.

"ouch!."

At this moment, Lucy rushed to Max.

Unlike Max, she could see through the fog. Earlier, she had heard him calling, but wanting to play a prank on him, she pretended not to hear. When she saw him falling to the ground, she instantly rushed to him worriedly, dissipating the surrounding mist. Patting Max's head, she tried to ask about his well-being through their spiritual link.

"I am fine, but don't do this kind of thing anymore," Max said.

Lucy just nodded dejectedly. Looking at this, Max's expression softened. "Little Lu, we still have to lie low for a while. When we move to a mountain, you can play as much as you want."

Seeing Lucy's happy expression, Max couldn't help but pat her little head. The little one is easily satisfied.

"Alright, I have work to do. You go play on your own."

Max opened his laptop and started looking around. First

He needs a new teaching material for Lucy, something to encourage her to practice [Misty Mountain] to the perfected level.

Misty Mountain is just a green-grade skill, unlike Lucy's innate ability [Mountain ruler], which takes hundreds and even thousands of years to practice.

normally, green-grade skills take around 20 years on average to reach advanced proficiency.

Some very talented pets or humans can do it in less than 10 years with 5 years being a record.

As for the perfected level, it is a matter of luck and comprehension.

Some might reach it instantly after the advanced proficiency, while others will never achieve it.

With the simulator, Max didn't worry about not reaching the perfected level of any skill or ability.

What he cares about is the effect she could get from the perfect level?.

After finding an anime with a mist ability-user as the main character.

.. Deep fog...

Max directly sent it to black Lollipop to apply certain changes.

1- turn the Mc into a female.

2- delete all side characters' friends and harem members.

3- enhance the Mc's abilities with some from the real world.

And, of course, make the Mc a mountain shut-in.

Black lollipop didn't even comment this time. .

"done with that. Next is to pick a new base, it's time to leave this city".