"It's already been six years." Lying on the lounge chair on his balcony, gazing up at the river of stars in the night sky, Su Mingyue couldn't help raising a hand with a soft sigh.
"I never expected someone like me to transmigrate. I was just a nobody, a small-time VTuber streamer."
His little hand opened, then curled into a fist, and his thoughts couldn't help drifting back to the beginning:
It was a rainy day. After shopping, he was on his way home when he got hit by a truck while saving a little girl crossing the street.
For some inexplicable reason, he transmigrated and became a baby again. It wasn't until recently that the grandparents who had adopted him passed away peacefully.
Before transmigrating, he'd been someone raised on state welfare, with no one and nothing tying him down. After transmigrating, he'd at least gotten to enjoy a few years of family love.
Rubbing his slightly reddened eyes and pushing his scattered thoughts aside, Su Mingyue suddenly sighed:
"Sure, I spent every day bragging and shooting the breeze with those mooncakes about what I'd do if I could transmigrate. But now that I actually have, and it's the Douluo Continent as it is today, I honestly can't think of a thing an ordinary person like me could do!"
Over the years, Su Mingyue had gained a rough understanding of this world.
Or rather, the moment he first saw the words "Sea God Tang San, twenty thousand years ago," he'd been stunned.
As a reasonably disciplined shut-in streamer, his few pastimes outside livestreaming to meet his hours were reading novels and watching anime.
So he was quite familiar with all four installments of the Douluo series.
After all, "courting death" was practically legendary.
But when he actually transmigrated to the Douluo Continent—and to the Douluo Continent during the era of Legend of the Dragon King, no less!—Su Mingyue was completely dumbfounded.
Never mind how all the opportunities and resource-rich locations of this era had already been divided up and controlled by the various major powers.
Just the fact that his body had only reverted to the size of a baby meant he couldn't possibly have a Martial Soul or Soul Power!
"Ah, I've transmigrated and everything, but am I still going to spend this life as an unremarkable ordinary person?"
Gazing wistfully at the sky, Su Mingyue couldn't help asking.
'Ding! A strong emotional fluctuation has been detected in the host. Life Simulator has successfully restarted!'
Suddenly, a mechanical electronic female voice rang out. Su Mingyue instinctively rubbed his ears.
But as someone who'd read all kinds of novels, he quickly caught on. Forcing himself to keep his excitement in check, he asked cautiously:
"Life... Simulator?"
'Ding! Yes, dear host. Life Simulator is at your service.'
As the electronic female voice rang out again, a pale blue screen appeared in front of him.
[主人: 苏明月 年龄: 6 天赋: 无 当前人生模拟次数: 1]
It looked like the character panel from an online game in his previous life. After scanning it, Su Mingyue immediately fixed his gaze on the number of Life Simulations available.
He rubbed his eyes hard to make sure it wasn't a hallucination. Then, after taking a few breaths to settle himself, he finally calmed down.
Then he asked softly, "Give me a general rundown of your functions."
'Ding! In response to the host, the function guide has opened. Please take a look.'
When the electronic female voice fell silent, a list of Life Simulator's functions appeared in front of Su Mingyue.
"Hmm—immersive life simulation, draw three talents at the start, freely explore the main story and unlock achievements. Depending on the impact of the simulation's ending, I get a score and can keep talents, which then synchronize with reality."
"It's not much different from that game I played before transmigrating. Too bad I can't turn on Fenglingyueying."
After getting a rough idea of the simulator's functions, Su Mingyue couldn't help teasing it.
"So how do I use this Life Simulation?" He gathered his thoughts, closed the guide, and changed the subject.
'Ding! Host, just think "use." Would you like to use Life Simulator?'
"Use it."
[Ding! Life Simulation begins!] [Currently available talents: "Twin Martial Souls," "Super Douluo's Illegitimate Child," "Innate Level 20 Soul Power," "Great Inventor," "Void Archives," "Fast Runner," "Femboy," "Beast-Human Hybrid," "Top-Tier Family Background."] PS: Talent ranks: White, Green, Blue, Purple, Gold, Red, Rainbow!
A dazzling array of around twenty talents, each glowing in a different color, soon appeared on the panel before Su Mingyue.
Holy crap! A red talent right off the bat?
He spotted the red-glowing talent on the panel at a glance and locked it in without hesitation!
After basking in his own good fortune for a moment, he began checking out the other talents.
But... the more he looked, the more the corner of his mouth twitched.
He selectively ignored a few talents whose names were a little too out there, even if their quality was decent, and quickly chose his three.
"Void Archives (Red)": A weapon made from the core of the Herrscher of Reason. It usually takes the form of a golden regular hexahedron but can transform into a fluid. It can replicate weapons, Divine Keys, and tools whose construction principles the user understands. Inside lies a Knowledge Space stretching almost infinitely, containing the knowledge of an entire era's civilization collected by the Herrscher of Reason! (Note: Perhaps you can use it to understand the essence of Martial Souls and Soul Power.)
"Great Inventor (Gold)": The saint gathers firewood for the people! The brave guard the people's safety! And the wise guide the people forward! Your wisdom is peerless; you were born for knowledge! (Note: If you develop a technology tree, it will gradually advance in an unpredictable direction.)
"Top-Tier Family Background (Purple)": Rather than work hard just to catch a glimpse of Rome, why not be born right in its center? Randomly select one of the top families in this world as your background! (Note: When you're out in the world, you need to have powerful backing. What circle do you belong to?)
"Hmm—these three are a little overpowered, but compared with the others, they work together best. Let's get started!"
Speaking softly, Su Mingyue returned to his room and immediately found a comfortable position to lie down in.
[Ding! Talent selection complete. Life Simulation is about to begin.] [Host, please note: Life Simulation will not cause any impact on the real world. Bzz—crackle—. Please take it seriously!] [Simulation begins!]
It seemed he heard a strange burst of static mixed into the simulator's electronic female voice.
But before he could think it over, his consciousness grew hazy, and Su Mingyue felt as if he were sinking into endless darkness.
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