A pair of hands pulled out a chair, and Wu You took a deep breath before sitting down.
He had caught onto a trend—he was transmigrating.
The original owner had committed suicide.
The place where he lived was a pitch-black sealed room, roughly the size of a villa, with no windows at all. The basement held dozens of rows of storage shelves stocked with canned food.
Water and electricity supplies were more than sufficient, even abundant. He even found a game room filled with many single-player games.
Food, drink, and entertainment—the dream place for a shut-in.
But upon truly arriving here, Wu You suddenly realized he actually liked going outside quite a bit.
He tried to find an exit from the villa, but the walls were too thick to break through, and the sewer covers were just as unyielding. The food never spoiled no matter when he opened the cans.
He opened every door, but none led outside.
One day, panting and collapsed on the floor, he suddenly remembered—how had he been breathing all these days?
Having been baptized by countless modern web novels, Wu You shivered immediately, unwilling to think deeper.
In such a desperate situation, Wu You chose to give up, fully lying down and wasting his life away in the game room.
Until one day, he accidentally opened a game called 【Life Simulator】.
【Ding——System starting up】
【Fate is a wide river; what can you fish from it?】
【Life Simulator at your service!】
【Do you want to start the simulation?】
【Confirm / Cancel】
Wu You’s excitement was beyond words!
After completing the simple “Emperor’s Luck” ritual, Wu You solemnly pressed the confirm button.
【Ding——Attributes are being randomly assigned.】
(AJ-
-Talent random draw in progress—Unseen Luck Enhancement】
【Panel unlocked, simulation about to begin】
【Age 0: You are born. Your family from your past life sent many treasures as bribes, and you used these treasures and sweet talk to bribe Meng Po by the Bridge of Forgetfulness, spilling a bit of her soup. You were born carrying your memories.】
【Before you is a dark cave. You suddenly realize you are an abandoned baby. Luck plays its part—you hear footsteps outside the cave. Though your body is an infant’s, your mind is that of an adult, and you cry out loudly. The person outside hesitates for a long time. Luck again works in your favor—she comes in.】
【You are picked up. The cave is pitch black. The newborn you cannot see the face of this kind stranger, but your little hands grab her fingers. Her embrace is stiff but unusually warm.】
【Your fate shifts—】
【Age 1: The woman takes you home, claiming you were sent by the gods. You stay. You grow steadily, but never see sunlight, only flickers of candlelight inside the house. You overhear the absurd men say they like to cheer you up when no one is around. Kinship increases.】
【Age 2: With adult memories, your speech and walking skills are far ahead of other children. Your father and mother proudly take you out to show off after dark, and you puff up your little chest, thinking, “That’s right, praise me more!” You grow steadily, but your constitution weakens.】
Wu You furrowed his brow. He was growing steadily, so why were constitution points still being deducted?
He looked for an explanation and found only two simple lines on the attribute panel.
【First simulation character: Nameless
Simulation talent: Unseen Luck Enhancement】
His own panel was similar.
【Name: Wu You
Talent: None】
Other attribute points weren’t clearly shown.
The simulator was still running, so Wu You folded his hands and kept watching.
【Age 3: You suffer a serious illness, greatly reducing your constitution. Your father and mother worry deeply.
One day, you are force-fed an unknown liquid, making your illness worse. You seem to see Sister Meng Po, who accepted your huge bribe, beckoning to you.
Luck plays its role—you survive. But due to the illness, your head often aches, and you faint for no reason.
The family grows poorer because of your illness.
You vow to use future knowledge to destroy feudal superstitions, lead the entire village to wealth, and let your parents live in peace! You work hard, and your wisdom increases.】
【Age 4: Already a running prodigy, you want to go out with your parents to find ways to change life.
After begging for a long time, your parents refuse and, due to your stubbornness, tie you up with a hemp rope at home. Your reputation slightly increases.
You don’t understand. Crying, throwing tantrums, and pretending to hang yourself don’t work. Your parents take turns watching you at home.
To avoid troubling them, you finally compromise, promising not to run out on your own.
Your parents observe you secretly for several days before finally relaxing. You breathe easier too. Having an adult mind has pros and cons; staying inside almost made you stupid!
You play with mud and, out of boredom, recreate world heritage sites from your past life, even memorizing multiplication tables to teach your parents.
They struggle to learn, and you occasionally catch them making strange expressions. Your wisdom increases.】
【Age 5: Playing the good child, you can’t stand the house anymore and try to open a small window in the wall for ventilation and sunlight.
Your parents sternly refuse and bring out the hemp rope again. You can’t understand why they lock you up. Reputation increases.
When you ask repeatedly, your parents stammer, “The Sage says everything makes sense; listen to the Sage!”
You vow to oppose feudal superstitions!
You faint weakly. Your parents are terrified and untie you. Your wisdom increases.】
【Age 6: After repeated promises and persistent nagging, your parents finally agree to take you outside. Having lived indoors your whole life, you long to see the sky and feel the sun.
Without sunlight since birth, your bones are fragile and skin pale—you shake your head; who can even tell you from a vampire now?
Fully dressed, you are finally taken outside.
The bright sun warms you, and you happily squint your eyes.
Your parents take you to see the Sage. You rebel by lifting your head, trying to glimpse that clear blue sky.】
【You die.】
【Simulation ended.】
【Calculating talents… Congratulations! You obtained the talents “Unseen Luck Enhancement:
When wearing this title, your luck secretly increases” and “Rebellious Fool: When wearing this title, wisdom leaves you and ignorance envelops you.”】
【Simulation evaluation: Cut down in mid-path】
Wu You: ?
Was that poison? Dying just from a glance?
Compared to poison in the sky, dying from illness seems more reasonable! “Rebellious Fool”? Such an obscure insult! Is the simulator trying to say “listen to advice and you’ll eat well”?
【Do you want to start the simulation?】
【Confirm / Cancel】
Wu You took a deep breath and pressed confirm again. The simulation restarted.
【Ding——Attributes randomly assigned.】
【Ding——Talent random draw—Strength of an Ox】
【Panel unlocked. Would you like to reassign talents?】
Wu You widened his eyes in surprise, then eagerly opened the attribute panel: “Let me see.”
【Second simulation character: Nameless
Simulation talent: Strength of an Ox】
Opening the talent slot, he could see the already obtained talents 【Rebellious Fool】 and 【Unseen Luck Enhancement】. Wu You stroked his chin, didn’t replace them, and directly launched the simulator.
【Simulation starting—】
【Age 0: You are born. As usual, you spend money to bribe Sister Meng Po. She smiles and spills some of her soup for you. You are born with your memories!】
【Before you is a blue, faintly glowing sky. You look twice, then realize you are moving. Confused, you hear rushing water.
You find yourself placed in a wooden basin, floating downstream. You cry loudly, trying to find a kind person.
Your childish voice wails sadly but draws no curious onlookers. Nearly hoarse, you decide to give up crying.
You decide to get up and look around. If someone is nearby, you’ll cry a little more to save your strength.】
【A child’s bones are as soft as water. You grab the basin’s edge and, relying on the companion talent “Strength of an Ox,” expend great effort to stand.
Your face flushes from the effort. You strain to stand, then notice mist rising over the river. The mist is cool and refreshing. You squint contentedly.
The basin overturns.】
【You die.】
【Simulation ended.】
【Calculating talents… Congratulations! You gained the talent “Strength of an Ox: You are literally a little calf!”】
Wu You:
Wu You didn’t expect this simulation to be so short. He hadn’t even found a foster family, and in the blink of an eye, it was over.
“But why do both simulations start as orphans? The first had the talent ‘Unseen Luck Enhancement.’”
His words echoed in the silent room, unanswered.
Wu You clicked “simulate again.”
【Ding——Attributes randomly assigned.】
【Ding——Talent random draw—None】
【Panel unlocked. Would you like to reassign talents?】
“No way the talent draw can be none!” Wu You twitched, “So the first was just a newbie bonus?”
He opened the panel, hesitated briefly, then selected 【Strength of an Ox】 again for the talent slot.
Simulation began.
【Simulation starting—】
【Age 0: You are born. Sister Meng Po smiles as you pay up. After drinking her soup, you walk across the Bridge of Forgetfulness.
You seem to hear her say, “Regular customer, welcome back,” or something like that. You sneer inside—impossible! This time there’s no way you’ll come back so soon!】
【Before you is the pitch-black cave again. Tears well up. A familiar cave. There must be a kind stranger outside.
You wait and wait, but finally can’t stand it anymore. Your companion talent Strength of an Ox activates—you can help yourself and find a way out.
You must admit: the past is gone, and every simulation is a brand-new life.
There is no wooden basin this time, no river. You can’t drown in a cave, can you?
You crawl proudly toward the cave’s exit. Songs seem to play in your ears.
Victory is just ahead—】
Wu You couldn’t help but get excited: “Come on, another me!”
【You die.】
【Simulation ended.】
Somewhere, it seemed a mocking laugh was heard.
“No, how did I die this time? Darkness killed me?” Wu You was baffled.
After the sky death and river death came darkness death.
Feeling both frustrated and amused, he sat and chuckled for a while, thinking aloud, “Parents raising children really is civilized.
Every time an orphan start, only those who find parents live to six. Nature is brutal to a helpless infant!
The starting difficulty is hell mode. Who can tell Earth Online from hell?”
“Experiment shows only the talent [Unseen Luck Enhancement] can successfully pass the early development phase; otherwise, one death after another.”
Wu You clicked confirm again.
【Ding——Attributes randomly assigned.】
【Ding——Talent random draw—None】
【Panel unlocked. Would you like to adjust talents?】
“Yes, yes, of course I need to!”
Muttering to himself, Wu You opened the system panel.
This time, the panel changed, and Wu You’s eyes widened.
【Fourth simulation character: Nameless
Simulation talent: None; “Slots will unlock after 10 simulations (4/10)”】
A mysterious force surged in his heart. The line of text gleamed, seeming to sprout wings and flutter into butterflies whispering by his ears.
“Ten times, only ten times! You can do it! You will succeed!
In reality, I’m timid; in games, I strike hard!”
Wu You put down the simulator, ran to the storage room, grabbed several cans and a big bottle of soda.
After washing his hands thoroughly twice, Wu You took a deep breath, stretched his arms, the stiff bones cracking with sound, then sat upright, bright-eyed, holding the simulator.
“I feel terrifyingly strong now!
“Simulator! Start!”