The first thing you see is a huge map.

Su Mingan looked at this huge map from a bird's-eye view. The map was in the style of three and two, with tall buildings, lush forests, and transportation across various places, like a complete small world.

  【The game begins! Please choose one person to be the protagonist of the game! 】

 In an instant, [Current world population: 1 billion 29.81 million] appeared in the lower right corner of Su Mingan's field of vision. A dense crowd appeared on the map.

“…There are a billion people in total, who should we choose as the protagonist?” Su Mingan asked the young man in red robe.

“Each person’s information can be clicked individually, and you can make selections based on their personal data.” The boy in red robe replied.

Su Mingan tentatively stretched out his hand. From a long distance away, by pushing and pulling his fingers, he could freely zoom in and out of the world map. He could shrink the map to only dense red dots, or he could zoom in on every tree. No trace of grass can be seen.

 …It’s a bit like games like “Civilization 6” or “The Sims”. The player has a God's perspective and affects the operation of the world through some decisions.

Su Mingan found [Population], including [Filtering by Intelligence], [Filtering by Emotional Intelligence], etc. He clicked [Filter by comprehensive ability value], this should be the most comprehensive. The next moment, a billion people were immediately arranged in front of him in order of ability from high to low, densely packed.

 “This game seems pretty good.” Su Mingan has always liked this type of strategy game. Unlike the previous three games, this game is from a high-dimensional perspective and does not require his personal participation.

 “It will be even more fun.” said the boy in red robe.

 …

 【Comprehensive ability value ranking list】

 【no.1: Xiao Su (comprehensive ability value: 3018)】

 【no.2: Xiao Ming (comprehensive ability value: 2911)】

 【no.3: Son of Darkness (Comprehensive ability value: 2910)】

 【no.4: Yueyue (comprehensive ability value: 2909)】

 【no.5: Xiaoyue (comprehensive ability value: 2811)】

  【no.6：…】

 …

 The moment he saw this ranking list, Su Mingan immediately realized something was wrong. He clicked on the profile of "Xiao Su" who topped the rankings.

 …

  【Name: Xiaosu】

  【Health: 78】

  【Life expectancy:? 】

 【Skill: Death Recovery】

  【Expectation: World】

 【Character: Calm and composed】

 【Ancestors: None】

  【Partner: None】

  【Children: None】

  【Comprehensive ability value: 3018】

 …

　　【Do you want to select this person as the protagonist of the game? 】

 …

Su Mingan looked at the red-robed boy.

 The young man in red robe also looked at him.

 “No wonder it’s called ‘Destiny Simulator’.” Su Mingan said.

bring it on.

 He stretched out his hand and selected this "Xiao Su".

 …

　　【"Xiao Su" becomes your protagonist in the game. You cannot control the actions of most people, but you can control the actions of "Xiao Su". Please use "Xiao Su" to influence the world! 】

　　【Please give "Xiao Su" a code name that is unique to you. (Suggested names: Son of God, Goddess, Saint, etc.)]

 …

 What to call the Son of God? It’s nothing new.

Su Mingan said: "Just call him 'despicable'."

 …

  【The game officially begins. 】

　　【Throughout the game, you will have three values: faith value, kindness value, and danger value. 】

  【Faith value affects people's belief in you, your divine power, and the extent to which you can interfere with the world. Kindness value affects people's mentality, decision-making and their own good and evil. The risk value affects the size of world crises, the extent of natural disasters, and the scope of war. 】

 【When any of the three values ​​reaches 100 points or 0 points, the game will end immediately. Please balance these three values ​​until you reach the ending. 】

  【Countdown to the end: ten rounds. 】

 …

Su Mingan quickly started the operation.

 For no other reason - it's a really short game. Each round is shown to only operate for six minutes, which means that it only takes sixty minutes to reach the end of the game.

He knew that this game must be very different from the night games in Praia, but he had to consider the possibility of replicating the game into reality. Therefore, the most perfect ending must be achieved.

 In the first round, as soon as people came up, a war broke out. Fire-like icons burned in every corner of the map, and the population dropped sharply.

 …

【first round. 】

  【Faith value: 60 (people regard you as a pillar of support)】

 【Kindness value: 70 (people are kinder)】

  【Danger value: 60 (a world war is breaking out)】

 …

 Looking at the rapid population decline, Su Mingan immediately shouted: "What should I do?"

There is no novice tutorial in this game, and every second symbolizes the rapid passage of time on the map. Just by being in a daze for a second, months may have passed on the map. However, this also made him confused. If he were "Xiao Su", he would only stay on the map for twenty days and would not span such a long time.

 Could it be that...this "Xiao Su" is his origin from thousands of years ago?

In other words, this first round should be restored to the time thousands of years ago.

"You can interfere with the world in two ways. First, guide Xiao Su to a certain place. If he stays in a certain place for a long time, it will affect the whole from the part." The young man in red robe spoke quickly: "Second, you There is an [Action Card] under your field of vision, and you can influence the overall situation of the world by using the Action Card."

Su Mingan immediately looked down and saw an [Action Card] icon. He clicked on it and saw that there were various cards inside - [Make Stone], [Make Plant], [Miracle of Advent], [Plague]...

 His head felt heavy. At this time, the war on the map began to subside, and the red patch gradually turned into its original color.

 “The war is coming to an end.” said the young man in red robe.

“I haven’t done anything yet, why did it end...?” Su Mingan was still looking at the effects of these cards. They have a variety of functions and he has come up with many ways to use them. For example, use the [Contact Someone] card to contact people with high values ​​on the map and ask them to stop the war. For example, put the card "A Coming Miracle" in the center of the map to call on people to stop the war.

 This reminded him of the oracle. The oracles of gods have similar effects to these [action cards]. Gods also influence the overall situation of the world through commands. Each [Action Card] actually represents an oracle.

"Because the world may not need gods." The young man in red said: "Even if you don't intervene, people in the world may stop fighting. Your intervention will only affect the progress of their war."

“In other words, even if I don’t operate the whole process, I can still get the ending?” Su Mingan said.

 “Of course.” The young man in red robe nodded.

“Then can I know why they stopped the war?” Su Mingan asked.

"Enlarge the map to see the specific situation and you will know." The red-robed boy clicked on the map. At this time, many bubbles appeared on the map, and some words were displayed on the bubbles.

  【"The **** is successful, the war can stop."】This bubble floats on the head of a soldier.

  【"The old gods are gone, and there is no point in continuing to fight. It is better to obey the current gods."] This bubble floated on the head of a civilian.

“People can no longer support a long-term war. Water and food are limited, so let’s stop here...” This bubble floats on the head of a politician.

By clicking on these bubbles, Su Mingan can know the mainstream thoughts of people in the current era.

 In this first round, what should be reproduced is the history of thousands of years ago—the gods usurped the throne of the old gods, and people launched a war hoping to restore the old gods, but in the end they ended in vain.

 …

　　【End of the first round. 】

  【You have not performed any operations this round. 】

 …

  【Faith value: 65 (People accepted the fact that the old gods disappeared and decided to believe in you to survive.)】

  【Goodness value: 50 (The long war has reduced people's goodwill.)】

  【Danger value: 40 (People stopped fighting and entered the era of rebuilding their homes.)】

 …

 “In the second round... we have to think about what to do.” Su Mingan thought.

“You can first increase your faith value. Only when your faith value is high can you make more actions that affect the world.” The young man in red robe suggested.

 In the second round, Su Mingan began to increase his faith value.

　　Play all the cards of [Descending Miracle] to increase people’s faith in him. Cards such as [Make Food], [Purify Water], and [Rainfall] are also used to fulfill people's wishes.

 At the same time, he discovered an interesting mechanism—he can ask people to pay him tribute to obtain more [Action Cards]. However, every time a tribute is paid, the [Danger Value] will increase.

  He clicks on hundreds of bubbles on the map in order to fulfill people's wishes. This is the fastest way to increase faith. These hundreds of bubbles represent the comprehensive needs of hundreds of millions of people.

"After the war, it will be very cold every winter, and we need means to keep out the cold. Lord God, can you give it to us?"]

Su Mingan pulled out the card configuration of [Cotton] + [Goose Feather] and combined it into a [Warm Clothing] card. He placed this card on the north side of the coldest map. Soon, his faith value increased.

  【"Robbers and refugees often attack the city. We need a higher city wall. Lord God, can you satisfy us?"】

Su Mingan pulled out the card configuration of [Stones] + [Labour Gathering] and placed these cards where the demand was greatest. Soon, the faith value increased.

This is indeed a fun strategy game and not that tiring to play - if you ignore that this is probably the case.

The young man in red robe has been quietly watching his operation. Unless Su Mingan asks, the young man in red robe usually won't speak.

"The faith value is already very high..." Su Mingan glanced at the value.

 …

　　【End of the second round. 】

  【You have performed operations this round: fulfilling people's wishes, performing miracles, etc. 】

 …

  【Faith value: 90 (Your operations have saved countless people who were on the verge of starvation and freezing to death. They believe in you with great piety. People of this generation rarely think of the old gods.)】

 【Goodness value: 60 (People believe that as long as they become good people, they will be favored by the gods.)】

  【Danger value: 30 (Everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, and wars rarely break out.)】

 …

"The faith value is a bit too high..." Su Mingan found that in the third round, even if he did not operate, the faith value was increasing little by little.

“Because this is a world that evolves in real time, every operation you make will have a profound impact on the future.” said the young man in red robe.

 “Will this game be reproduced in reality?” Su Mingan asked.

"No, how can the game replicate reality." The red-robed boy shook his head: "The game is called "Destiny Simulator", it is just a simulator. If it can affect reality, so many Dream Patrol anchors are here If you play this, the world will be in chaos."

Su Mingan narrowed his eyes and continued the operation.

In the third round, he felt that it should be about seven hundred years ago. About three hundred years had passed since the gods usurped the throne a thousand years ago, and people basically did not remember the old gods.

 “How to lower the faith value?” Su Mingan asked. This faith value will soon reach 100 points, and the game will be forced to end at that time.

“What do you think will reduce people’s belief in gods?” the red-robed boy said.

Su Mingan thought for a moment and used multiple [Action Cards], asking people to continuously pay tribute and sacrifices, and started [Trial] and [Execution]. At the same time, he started [Popularizing Scientific Knowledge] to get people out of superstition.

He noticed that "Xiao Su", as the protagonist of the game, only appeared in the first round, and there was no trace of "Xiao Su" after that, as if he had disappeared out of thin air on the map.

 …

  【End of the third round. 】

  【Faith value: 70 (Talk about science and break superstition. Some people have begun to call for human beings to be self-reliant and stay away from gods.)】

　　【Goodness value: 40 (The massive pagan trials made people's kindness disappear.)】

  【Danger value: 20 (No invaders are eyeing this world, the world is peaceful.)】

 …

 Next, Su Mingan has been stabilizing the values, firmly controlling the three values ​​between 0 and 100 to prevent the game from ending.

 However, on the seventh round, the danger value dropped completely to 0 points. No matter what [Action Card] he used, he could not arrest its decline.

 …

　　【Seventh round, the game is over. 】

  【Faith value: 80 (The fire bearers passed on the special medicine, but most people believe that you are the only god.)】

  【Kindness value: 20 (The involved social environment, huge life pressure, and the maliciousness of the Internet have made people's kindness a scarce commodity.)】

  【Danger value: 0 (The world is peaceful and there is no danger of destruction.)】

 …

  【You have achieved the ending (Zhuang Zhou's Dream)】

　　【(Zhuang Zhou's Dream) Ending: "Without the crisis of destruction, there would be no possibility of resistance. People are at peace, and no one will prepare for possible invaders. In this case... it is a beautiful dream."]

  【Ending evaluation: b】

 …

　　【Should we end "Destiny Simulator"? 】

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