[Facing the threat from the head of the bank guards, you flashed a wicked smile. In the next second, his arm appeared in your palm. A piercing scream followed, drawing the rest of the guards toward you.]

[Thanks to your thorough preparations and your excellent condition this time, your six-person team completely defeated the three groups of bank guards without suffering any casualties. As a result, you received a significant boost to your physical attributes.]

[You threatened Ren Qiang with the unconscious Ren Fei. Your demand was that after your team hid in the bank vault, he would close the main gate from the outside. In return, you would spare Ren Fei's life.]

[Ren Qiang didn't verbally agree, but you knew he would make the right choice at the right time, as you had already forced all the bank employees inside the vault.]

[With the remaining injured guards, Ren Qiang stood not far from the vault. He had already notified the troops stationed in Hantan City. From his perspective, all he needed to do was stall you here. Within a few hours, they could subdue your group of thugs.]

[Though puzzled by your actions, Ren Qiang still didn't believe you. What kind of thug would let the guards lock them in? Seeing the expression on their faces, a feeling of satisfaction surged through you. You loved the sensation of having everything under your control.]

[Things went just as you predicted. The moment the giant insects attacked the bank hall from below, Ren Qiang suddenly understood your plan. Though he had no idea how you could have been so certain this would happen, he agreed to your demand. His only condition was that he could send his injured colleagues into the safety of the bank vault as well.]

[When the vault door closed, those inside were not plunged into darkness. As part of your plan, you had prepared not only temporary light sources but also enough high-energy compressed food to supply dozens of people for a week.]

[Lilia, Wei Hao, and Porcupine were beginning to believe what you'd told them. Meanwhile, Poisonous Widow and Great Fierce Bear were simply more terrified of your power, having clearly witnessed you slaughter the guards in the bank hall.]

"Uh...."

At this point, Chen Pingchuan realized there probably wasn't going to be a live-action simulation of this scenario at all, and his heart sank. It seemed the plan for entering the bank didn't need any major changes. The only unstable factor was that someone had to close the vault door from the outside. If he couldn't use the young Ren Fei to coerce Ren Qiang into closing the door, the plan would have a massive flaw. If he couldn't manipulate someone, he would have to find someone to sacrifice. After all, not everyone had a convenient uncle-nephew relationship like those two. Though he recognized the flaw in his plan, Chen Pingchuan had no other solution for now. He could only continue the simulation to see how the plot would unfold. If things really didn't work out, he would have to resort to threats to achieve his objective.

[Inside the vault, you called the bewildered Li Yan to your side. As she stared at you in fear, you gently stroked her hair. This made her tremble even more violently, while her colleagues pretended not to notice.]

[Li Yan surveyed her surroundings in despair, her pretty face pale and pitiable. You could no longer suppress your amusement and laughed out loud. Just when everyone thought you were about to make a move on her, you pulled Li Yan into a corner and began whispering the story of the two of you into her ear.]

[With your silver tongue and your knowledge of Li Yan, you successfully brainwashed her into believing you were a heavenly messenger sent to save her.]

[Li Yan opened the protective shield covering the weapons and energy potions for you. You distributed the newly acquired powerful weapons among your new followers, but not all of them. You kept the most potent items for yourself.]

[You instructed Porcupine and Great Fierce Bear to open the metal grill of the ventilation duct and then attempted to open the exit at the other end using a nanite swarm, but you failed.]

[With everything that could be done now complete, you reverted to your nonchalant attitude. Disregarding everyone's reactions, you had Lilia build you a simple bed out of stacks of Federation Coins. After telling them when to wake you, you fell asleep, seemingly without a care in the world.]

[When you awoke, the atmosphere in the vault felt much gloomier. A glance around the room revealed Ren Fei, battered and bruised, slumped in a corner. You instantly understood what had happened.]

[You didn't kill Ren Fei. Instead, you instructed Lilia to open the vault door. With a deafening roar, the heavy door swung open. Then, following your orders, Porcupine closed it again, trapping everyone—including Li Yan—back inside the vault.]

[You and your new lackeys played dead, lying among the corpses of the bank staff. Although you had told everyone what was about to happen, they still found it difficult to believe. Nevertheless, under your brutal rule, they complied with your command.]

[Time slipped away. You lost track of how long you'd been waiting. You could even hear Porcupine's faint snores, and you were internally mocking what an oaf your new subordinate was when a faint sound and an inexplicable pressure suddenly filled the air.]

[The snoring stopped abruptly. The anomaly in the air had jolted Porcupine awake, but he didn't make a single move, firmly remembering the strict instructions from you, his new leader.]

"Huh?"

A strange look crossed Chen Pingchuan's face. He sensed something was off with his simulated self. It didn't align with his original, cautious personality, nor did it match the supreme, domineering aura of his divine self. This simulated persona felt completely out of place. The difference wasn't just intelligence—it was unparalleled strategic brilliance. From the meticulous preparations beforehand to the current tactical maneuvering, there was an indefinable quality to it all, a sense of profound cunning.

"Eliminate all impossibilities, and the truth becomes evident."

Chen Pingchuan's eyes flew open, a sharp glint flashing within them as he exclaimed in a low voice, "I've become stronger!"

Immediately, his body shot into motion. His right palm darted into the empty air before him and then clenched forcefully.

BANG!

A dull thud, like a muffled air cannon, echoed out. It was the release of the surging power within him and a clear declaration of his first step on the path to becoming truly formidable.

Chen Pingchuan suddenly realized that, without knowing it, he was now only a hair's breadth away from the realm of this world's true experts. With just one more improvement to his strength attribute, he would be considered a Level Six strength-based powerhouse. His mood instantly brightened. He was no longer worried about the future. Instead, he focused with renewed intensity on the simulation. This was his path to power.

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