[In the latter part of the First Era, the oceans abundant with plankton were highly suitable for the survival of giant umbrella jellyfish. They began to reproduce and soon formed groups. Relying on their massive size, they quickly took over the seas.]
[During this time, coral polyps appeared, gathering around the underwater mountains to reproduce. The lime they secreted bonded with the remains and impurities on the ocean floor, gradually accumulating into mounds and forming coral islands above the sea.]
[Algae also developed rapidly. They began to colonize the islands, taking root and evolving into ferns. Through the reproduction of spores and seeds, they swiftly occupied the land.]
[The world's area increased to 10 kilometers, and 150 points of Creation Essence had been obtained!]
Under John's gaze, the territory of the Creation World began to expand at a visibly rapid pace.
The vast ocean filled his view, with continents suspended at the very center of the ocean. The whole world was changing.
In no time, the Creation World, which originally spanned only one square meter, expanded to a range of 10 kilometers.
This had caught up with the initial world size when Emma awakened.
A look of joy appeared on John's face. Although this was just a simulated Creation World, and not reality.
After the simulation ended, John could also choose to spend Creation Essence to keep it.
[In the early Second Era, green plants nearly covered every corner of the land and ocean, and the oxygen content in the air sharply increased, causing the world's climate to start warming.]
[The warm climate made the plankton in the ocean begin to reproduce wildly. The numbers of species that fed on plankton, like the giant umbrella jellyfish and coral polyps, also started to surge.]
Looking at the green sea, John suddenly had a bad premonition.
The species in the Creation World are not meant to reproduce excessively. Often, the creator needs to manually control it to prevent the ecological balance of the Creation World from being disrupted, avoiding irreversible consequences.
John tried to control the reproduction speed of the giant umbrella jellyfish with his thoughts but found he couldn't do it.
[If the host wishes to interfere with the simulation process, 3000 points of Creation Essence are required.]
[Do you want to continue?]
John looked at the information in his mind and was speechless.
He couldn't even take out 300 points of Creation Essence. Where would he get 3000 points?
John could only choose to refuse.
The simulation continued.
As John expected, problems began to arise in the Creation World.
[In the mid-Second Era, the massive reproduction of algae and giant umbrella jellyfish covered the sea surface, forming green tides.]
[The oxygen content in the seawater sharply decreased, causing a large number of marine creatures to go extinct. The giant umbrella jellyfish, relying on marine life for food, saw their numbers sharply decrease due to the reduced food supply.]
[The world's climate changed, and the sudden drop in temperature accelerated the extinction of life.]
[The first mass extinction occurred.]
[All things wither, the world collapses.]
The last image flashed before John's eyes.
The gloomy sky showed no sunlight, the dry land was full of withered plants, and the sea was polluted into murky gray, covered with the corpses of various algae, a silent world devoid of life...
[This simulation had ended, and 3631 points of Creation Essence had been obtained]
...
John sighed.
No miracles happened after all.
The massive reproduction of plants and animals destroyed the ecological balance, ultimately leading to extinction.
The only consolation for him was that he at least gained over 3600 points of Creation Essence, not a loss.
John spent 1000 points of Creation Essence to fix the range of the simulated Creation World, expanding his own Creation World to 10 kilometers.
Then, a virtual window appeared in front of John.
[You can keep one species for free from this simulation.]
[Please choose one. Primitive Algae, Ferns, Giant Umbrella Jellyfish (Iron)…]
John, having read the instructions of the Ring of Retrospection, knew that each simulation could keep one species.
Besides, he could also solidify an entry for use in the next simulation.
As for which species to keep, John had no doubts, directly keeping the only supernatural creature from this simulation, the "Giant Umbrella Jellyfish."
["Giant Umbrella Jellyfish" retained successfully.]
The screen flashed.
John then saw in the ocean of his Creation World, the appearance of transparent creatures resembling leaves.
These jellyfish were quite different from modern jellyfish. They didn't have long tentacles, but their size reached ten meters, quite massive.
However, they looked quite defenseless overall, as thin as a sheet of paper, even their internal organs could be seen with the naked eye.
[Name]: Giant Umbrella Jellyfish
[Level]: Iron
[Quality]: E
[Combat Power]: 5
[Skill]: Rapid Drift
[Introduction]: Capable of moving quickly across the sea surface and through the ocean.
...
Seeing the attributes of the giant umbrella jellyfish.
Even though he had expected it, John's face darkened.
This is actually a waste with only 5 combat power?!
No wonder its quality was only E level.
The levels of supernatural creatures are divided into Iron, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, etc., corresponding to the twelve levels of creators, and quality represents the development potential of supernatural creatures.
The giant umbrella jellyfish was clearly one of the worst supernatural creatures, with hardly any combat power.
But since it was given for free, John felt depressed for a while but then adjusted his attitude.
[Please choose the entry you wish to solidify.]
[Reminder, the solidified entry will be used in the next simulation, please choose carefully.]
As for the entry, there wasn't much to choose from.
"Born Extraordinary" could increase the birth rate of supernatural creatures, which could play a significant role in John's early stage, he wouldn't give it up.
John chose to solidify the blue entry "Born Extraordinary."
[Entry solidified successfully.Would you like to continue the simulation?]
John wasn't in a hurry to simulate. He checked the time and found that about 2 hours had passed.
It's now past 3 PM.
That is to say, a single era in the simulation is equivalent to an hour in reality.
This was somewhat surprising to John since the simulation actually accelerated the flow of time.
Although creators can also accelerate the flow of time in their worlds, it requires the use of acceleration prop cards.
The Ring of Retrospection did save him a notable expense.
There was still time, Claire hadn't come back yet.
She is a senior student at Crestwood Valley University, with graduation exams coming up in a few days.
Currently, Claire is busy reviewing and won't be back until it gets dark.
John went to the bathroom, washed his hands, and prepared to continue the simulation.
This time, John didn't pray.
He felt that relying on gods was somewhat unreliable, in the end, one has to rely on themselves.
John spent 1000 points of Creation Essence to start the second simulation.
[Retrospective simulation activated. Please select three entries for the simulation.]
John's gaze fell on the ten entries that appeared before him.
[Happy to Forget (White): Creatures are easily lost in pleasure, happiness +10,]
[Artist (White): Creature intelligence +10, a chance to give birth to leaders]
[Lucky One (White): Creature luck +10]
[I'm a Gambler (White): Creatures are prone to extinction, with a chance to give birth to supernatural creatures]
[Thinker (Purple): Creatures are more likely to develop intelligence, intelligence +30]
[Depression (White): Creature suicide rate increased]
[Difficult Birth (White): Creature birth rate -20%]
[Evolver (Blue): Creature evolution speed increased]
[Born Poor (White): Creature wealth -10]
[Swift Legs (White): Creature speed +10]
...
John reviewed the ten entries.
He found not only a blue entry but also a purple entry appeared!
Seeing the effects of these two entries, a smile appeared on John's face.
Whether it was "Evolver" that could speed up evolution or the purple entry "Thinker" that could awaken intelligence, both effects were very good.
John directly confirmed the three entries for this simulation.
[Thinker (Purple): Creatures are more likely to develop intelligence, intelligence +30]
[Evolver (Blue): Creature evolution speed increased]
[Born Extraordinary (Blue): More likely to produce supernatural creatures, physique +10]
[The simulation is about to start. Do you need to deploy any props?]
Creation cards will disappear after being deployed.
John currently had no creation cards in hand, even if he wanted to deploy them, he couldn't.
[You haven't deployed any props, the simulation officially begins!]
[In the beginning of the universe, the world you nurtured in your palm was enveloped by seawater, like a blue gem, inhabited by the life you created.]
[Under your divine light, these creatures were born with a hint of intelligence. (Thinker activated!)]