Cheng Yu rubbed his brow wearily.
"Another failure. The external environment, the social structure, the internal conflicts-I thought I'd handled them all pretty well. So why did it still fail? What went wrong this time?"
The system chimed in.
"You're too impatient, my foolish host. A friendly suggestion: as the Creator, you'd be better off not interfering too much with a species' evolution." ╮(๑•́ ₃•̀๑)╭
Cheng Yu sighed helplessly before continuing.
I know. I just wanted to see if I could create a perfect species, then help them become the dominant power in this universe. I also wanted to take the opportunity to study the special world will formed by the union of Alaya and the pan-universe consciousness. Who knew they'd be such a disappointment?
The system replied.
"Oh, that's normal. Although the species you created encountered plenty of crises as they evolved, you still intervened to some extent. That eliminated quite a few possibilities. As those losses piled up over time, of course you ended up with a bad ending."
Cheng Yu rose from the little stool he had been sitting on for who knew how long and stretched. As he headed toward the courtyard outside, he replied.
But I wanted to interfere. After all, this role-playing mission is True Self. Suppressing my most primal impulses would cost me points.
Besides, I did my best to minimize my influence whenever I acted during their evolution. Who knew it would still fail in the end?
For once, the system offered Cheng Yu some encouragement.
"Oh, what's the big deal? Sure, you failed, but it wasn't without gains. My foolish host, you might not realize it yourself, but your understanding and control of rules have improved by far more than a little."
Cheng Yu smiled faintly at the system's words.
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