"In other words, a Zenith Avatar Master only needs seven celestial crystals."
"Even if they possess avatar crystals, they can't use them, as their avatar can no longer absorb them. A Zenith Avatar can only absorb celestial crystals to enhance its strength."
"So it doesn't make sense for Evangeline to kill me when she doesn't need the remaining avatar crystals that I didn't give her. Besides, killing me doesn't release the items stored in the space storage; they're locked in there forever unless someone can retrieve them from the void in the space dimension."
"It's not like a player inventory where the death of the player would drop all the items they had in their inventory."
Reflecting on these points, Linsley was genuinely puzzled about Evangeline's possible motive for killing him in his sleep. He hadn't wronged her—in fact, he had helped her significantly.
"Also, system, are you going to keep playing dead?"
After his inquiry, the god simulator system finally responded.
[Host, you didn't even give me a chance to speak. It's not my fault.]
[I just let you rant and vent your dissatisfaction. But since you're done, I can finally tell you that the system won't answer your questions directly. Instead, I'll let you see the scene for yourself.]
Linsley had half-expected the system wouldn't directly answer his doubts, so he asked, "Hmm? And how can I see the scene in the god simulator system now that it has ended with my death?"
[Since you ended the god simulation with a score of Excellent(-), and you've encountered your goddess in the simulation, the hidden feature "Goddess Simulation" will now be activated.]
[The Goddess Simulation is an extended version of the God Simulation. It can only be activated if the host has achieved a simulation score of Excellent or above.]
[Furthermore, the host must have formed a significant bond with a female character in the simulation, who meets the criteria to be classified as a 'Goddess' within the system's parameters.]
But the system's evaluation of Evangeline shouldn't be wrong, and Linsley couldn't shake the feeling that she wasn't the one who killed him. Even if he had misjudged her, the system was unlikely to make such an error.
The only way the system could be wrong was if it was intentionally deceiving him. However, Linsley didn't want to get tangled up in such grand conspiracies, especially when he wasn't powerful enough to deal with them yet.
Instead of dwelling on the possibilities, Linsley turned his attention back to the rewards displayed by the system.
He hadn't chosen any yet, too preoccupied with the mystery of his sudden death and the doubts swirling in his mind. But he knew those doubts could be addressed after the Goddess Simulation was activated, which would happen only after he selected his rewards.
Among the six rewards presented, Linsley had already decided on the first two: the Space Storage (Purple) talent and the upgrade of his Invisible Providence Avatar to Zenith. That left him with only two more choices from the remaining four rewards.
Linsley carefully considered the remaining rewards.
The option to take 12 avatar crystals was a straightforward decision, offering a significant advantage for his future plans. He could either use them to build an army of avatar masters in the Terra World or hoard them, knowing they were a finite and precious resource.
The final reward was equally clear: the Loyal Servant—Roosewell Movandick, aka Hellhound, who came with his Zenith Avatar, Cerberus. Having Hellhound as an ally would provide Linsley with a powerful and loyal subordinate.
With his selections made, Linsley felt a surge of power as the rewards from the God Simulation began to manifest in the real world.
The first change was immediate and profound. His Invisible Providence Avatar underwent its transformation, evolving into Invisible Providence Zenith.
The power now coursing through him was immense, far surpassing anything he had experienced before.
He could feel the new abilities at his disposal—tentacles that could drain life and energy, the ability to erase his very existence from reality, and the capacity to merge his tentacles' power with his own body.
His control over the range of his avatar was no longer limited to his vision; it now depended only on his energy, with his vision range as the new minimum!