45: Instead of resetting the world, I launched a global Holy Grail War.

"System."

Jiang Ming called out silently in his heart.

"Before opening the choices, perform a 10% Choice Enhancement."

[Confirm consumption of 1,000,000 emotion points points to perform quality enhancement for this choice?]

"Confirm."

[emotion points balance: 10,450,545]

[Choice Enhancement completed. The lower limit of the options for this "Destinys Triple Choice" will be increased. Good luck.]

"Open the sixth Destinys Triple Choice."

[Confirm consumption of 10,000,000 emotion points points to open the sixth "Destinys Triple Choice"?]

"Confirm!"

[emotion points balance: 450,545]

In the next second, three options burning with dark golden flames slowly emerged.

[Option A: Worldline Reset (Special)]

[Type: One-time consumable]

[Effect: Can designate a point in the past (not exceeding the host's birth), and forcibly reset the current worldline back to that moment. The host will retain all memories and abilities.]

[Warning: This action will consume all the energy of this option and trigger an unpredictable, non-exemptible "Worldline Backlash," the consequences of which are unknown.]

Jiang Ming looked at the first option; it was a light orb that constantly replayed scenes from the past.

After only a brief thought, he excluded it.

"Unpredictable backlash?"

"Handing over fate to an unknown warning is too stupid."

Jiang Ming shifted his gaze to the second option.

It was a primitive, pitch-black box carved with countless wailing faces. From the cracks of the box, an aura of despair and chaos seeped out.

[Option B: Pandora's Box (Replica)]

[Type: One-time consumable]

[Effect: After opening, one can randomly select one concept from [Lies], [Oblivion], [Suspicion], [Chaos], [Plague], etc., and release it globally, causing a global conceptual disaster.]

[Note: After the disaster is released, a corresponding "concept-level" hope will be left at the bottom of the box.]

Jiang Ming frowned slightly.

Random again.

What he needed was a play directed by his own hand, not an out-of-control farce whose ending even he couldn't predict.

This option was also rejected.

The final option.

It was a smooth, mirror-like circular crystal. It didn't burn, nor did it have light or shadow; it simply floated there quietly, yet it seemed capable of reflecting all the heavens and worlds, mirroring all reality and fiction.

[Option C: Mirror Puppet (Special)]

[Type: Creation-type ability (No system level restriction)]

[Effect: The host can consume emotion points to create a perfect living mirror image based on a specific template (real people, historical figures, or even characters from myths, legends, and fictional stories), possessing their corresponding image, personality, memories, and abilities.]

[Detailed Explanation: The strength of the Mirror Puppet is directly proportional to the emotion points invested. Theoretically, there is no upper limit. Mirror Puppets possess absolute obedience to the host.]

Jiang Ming's breathing hitched for a second the moment he saw this option.

His heart began to race.

Creation.

Replication.

Using emotion points as fuel to turn fiction into reality.

Isn't this... a perfect assembly line that can mass-produce "transcendents"?

A and B were table-flipping abilities, full of destruction and loss of control.

But C gave him the qualification to become the "dealer."

What he wanted was never to destroy the world.

It was to turn the entire world into his stage.

"I choose C."

Jiang Ming made his choice.

The light orb representing [Worldline Reset] and [Pandora's Box] instantly dimmed and dissipated into dust.

The smooth circular crystal turned into a stream of light and shot directly into the space between Jiang Ming's eyebrows.

A brand new, massive flood of information regarding "creation," "replication," "fabrication," and "bestowal" washed over his soul.

As Jiang Ming recovered from the information surge and slowly opened his eyes, the world was still the same world.

However, a plan began to take shape frantically in his mind.

Previously, from the Raven Summoning to Hundred Cats Disco, then Dead Wood Meets Spring, and finally the Yuzhang First Snow incident, everything relied on him "performing" alone to obtain emotion points. This efficiency was too low.

Moreover, the audience's threshold was constantly rising.

What would he do next time? Make the moon fall?

This singular model, dependent on his own appearances, was nearly at its limit.

Furthermore, the intervals between events were too long, and the harvesting of emotion points wasn't continuous or stable enough.

But now, with Mirror Puppet... excitement flashed in Jiang Ming's eyes.

He could completely create multiple "transcendents" and have them perform brilliant "scripts" in different places across the globe.

Let them fight, conflict, cooperate, and betray.

While Jiang Ming himself remained behind the scenes as the sole rule-maker and final harvester.

A term emerged from the depths of his memory.

"Holy Grail War."

Yes, that's what it will be called.

A name eye-catching enough and full of a sense of destiny.

Jiang Ming began to quickly conceive the details of the plan.

First, he needed to select "Masters."

Seven of them—not one more, not one less—a number full of mystery.

They could be anyone: tycoons, politicians, assassins, or just ordinary people.

Then, create a "Servant" for each of them from human history or mythology.

King Arthur, Gilgamesh, Heracles... these illustrious names themselves carried massive emotion points.

When these heroes who only existed in fantasy appeared vividly before the world, the global emotion they could ignite would be a hundred or a thousand times that of "Yuzhang First Snow"!

Of course, an ultimate bait was needed to drive all participants to kill each other.

A... wish.

Exactly.

The final winner could have any one wish granted.

Whether it was wealth, power, or resurrecting the dead.

This concept of an "Omnipotent Wish-Granting Machine" would become the ultimate fuse to ignite everyone's greed and desire.

To increase the drama and the variables of the game, "command spells" were also indispensable.

Granting each Master three rights of absolute command over their Servant.

This was both a safeguard and a death warrant.

The framework of the plan was fully conceived by Jiang Ming in just a few minutes.

As for how the winner's wish would be realized, that would be decided after the winner was determined.

Jiang Ming stood up from the lounge chair, walked to the edge of the terrace, and looked down at the city below the mountain.

He picked up that black encrypted phone.

He dialed Chen Jianguo's number.

The call was answered almost instantly.

"Consultant Jiang, are you looking for me?"

"Director Chen."

Jiang Ming's voice was very calm.

"Just letting you know, after 'Yuzhang First Snow,' I need a long period of time to find new inspiration."

"So, in the short term, I won't have any more public activities."

The other end of the phone fell into a silence that lasted several seconds.

"I understand."

Chen Jianguo's voice carried a sense of heartfelt relief.

"This is good news for all of us."

"If you need any help, you can contact me anytime. We will cooperate fully."

"Good."

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