Life Simulator

In a desolate village on the outskirts of the city, inside a dilapidated thatched hut.

Five-year-old Lin Heng had just awakened his Past Life Wisdom. With difficulty, he propped up his weak, limp body and leaned against the wall.

He opened the Life Simulator, the cheat that had appeared alongside the awakening of his Past Life Wisdom.

A pale blue screen appeared in Lin Heng's vision. Lines of text emerged upon it, explaining how to use the Life Simulator.

"The so-called life simulation is to glimpse the Myriad Phenomena of the Mortal World within illusion, thereby understand one's heart and see one's nature, refining falsehood into truth."

"Every simulation is a brand-new life, and also a Yellow Millet Dream."

"Starting the Life Simulator consumes 1 Simulation Count. The Life Simulator grants 1 Simulation Count every year. Excellent evaluations earned within the Life Simulator can reward Simulation Counts, while using fortune to charge the Life Simulator can grant additional Simulation Counts."

"Upon the end of every simulated life, rewards including but not limited to cultivation methods, Talents, Attribute Points, Lifespan, treasures, and more will be drawn."

"The Life Simulator is currently in Survival Mode. Making efforts to survive can earn better simulation evaluations. The higher the evaluation, the greater the chance of drawing high-grade treasures when the simulation ends."

"Before each simulated life begins, Talent Points may be spent to draw Talents, which will aid that simulated life."

After reading those few simple passages, Lin Heng understood everything.

In short, after beginning a simulated life, Lin Heng would experience a simulated world as real yet illusory as a Yellow Millet Dream.

He needed to survive in that simulated world as long as possible, and live as well as possible, so he could obtain the generous rewards provided by the Life Simulator and change his life in reality.

After he finished reading the instructions for the Life Simulator, a personal Attribute Panel popped up.

Name: Lin Heng

Race: Human Race Value 20

Lifespan: 5/70 years

Strength: Too weak to withstand a single blow

Family Background: 1

Charm: 2→14

Comprehension: 2→16

Constitution: 1→11

Fortune: 1→20

Talent: Past Life Wisdom: Awakens memories of a previous life, stimulates the body's potential, alters one's fate, and automatically changes Charm, Comprehension, Constitution, and Fortune to the highest values across both lives.

Simulation Count: 5--

As Lin Heng fixed his gaze upon the Attribute Panel, the meaning represented by each attribute entered his mind directly.

There was naturally no need to explain the Name and Race categories.

Race Value represented the upper limit that Lin Heng's personal attributes could reach under normal circumstances. For example, Lin Heng's Race Value was 20, meaning that through acquired effort, any one of his attributes could at most reach 20 points.

To raise his Race Value, he needed to cultivate to a higher level of life, thereby breaking through his innate limits.

Apart from Race Value, Lifespan and Strength could also be increased through cultivation.

Of the next several attributes, Family Background represented the social circles Lin Heng could access and the amount of wealth and resources he could command. Apart from the Family Background one was born with, it could also be improved through personal effort and struggle.

Charm was the combined manifestation of a person's appearance, temperament, bearing, manner of speech, personality, and other aspects.

Comprehension was the combined numerical measure of a person's learning ability, calculation ability, logical thinking ability, knowledge, and experience.

Constitution represented one's overall physical health, strength, endurance, speed, and the like.

Fortune represented a person's luck. When faced with a choice, they would be more likely to rely on intuition to choose the right path, and in daily life, they would also be more likely to encounter good fortune.

For these Attribute Points, 1 point was the lowest level, 5 points was a level an adult could easily attain, 10 points counted as outstanding, and 15 points made one an elite.

If someone could reach 20 points in a particular attribute, they were without question an exceptional talent.

If several attributes could be raised to their limits, then going down in history would no longer be empty talk.

Then there was the Talent category. Only an especially outstanding trait could form a Talent and be displayed on the Attribute Panel.

Lin Heng possessed only the Talent of Past Life Wisdom, representing his trait of reincarnating into this brand-new world and living a second life.

As for the final five Simulation Counts, he had accumulated them over the five years of this life. It was only because he had not previously awakened his Past Life Wisdom that he had been unable to use them.

"In my previous life, I lived in a peaceful and prosperous era. I was born with regular features and a tall build, enjoyed reading and exercising, and even obtained a fortuitous opportunity like the Life Simulator—something that could be called defying fate and changing destiny."

"In this life, I am a Beggar Child abandoned by his parents. I grew up following the Old Beggar, with no fixed abode, clothes that could not cover my body, and food that could not fill my belly. Education was an even more extravagant hope, and good fortune had nothing to do with me. Now, even the Old Beggar who cared for me has died of illness."

"A Family Background of 1 point fits the current situation well. I have already gone two days without food, and starving to death is no longer far away."

"A Disastrous Start."

After reading through the entire Attribute Panel, Lin Heng neatly matched its attributes with his personal circumstances in both his previous and current lives.

"Anyway, I should first see what the Life Simulator can do."

His stomach was growling with hunger, and he had no spare energy to waste on meaningless complaints. He directly chose to begin a simulation.

1 Simulation Count consumed. Current remaining Simulation Count: 4.

Simulation initiated. Beginning Talent Point allocation.

Talent Point allocation formula: Fortune attribute × randomly drawn number. Current Fortune points: 20. Randomly drawn number: 4.5. Total usable Talent Points obtained: 90.

Beginning random Talent draw based on Talent Points. Draw complete. Please choose.

As Lin Heng chose to begin the simulation, several new lines of text appeared before his eyes.

Then, those words faded away, and ten Talent Traits—five red and five gray—appeared before Lin Heng.

The red Traits represented positive effects, while the gray Traits represented negative effects.

Cultivation Prodigy: You are a one-in-ten-thousand cultivation prodigy, possessing exceptional Talent on the path of cultivation. Selecting this Talent requires 90 Talent Points.

Naturally Optimistic: You are naturally optimistic and can find enjoyment in tedious cultivation, making it easier for you to persist on the path of cultivation. Selecting this Talent requires 20 Talent Points.

Innate Sword Seed: You were born to practice the sword and possess outstanding Talent in Sword Art. You can achieve great accomplishments in Sword Art. Selecting this Talent requires 70 Talent Points.

Artifact Forging Expert: You possess decent Talent in forging artifacts. With diligent study, you can achieve some accomplishments on the path of artifact forging. Selecting this Talent requires 10 Talent Points.

Attribute Reset: Before a simulated life begins, you can reset all Innate Attributes into Freely Distributable Attribute Points. Selecting this Talent requires 10 Talent Points.