Chapter 183: Primordial Chaos, but after the collapse of Heaven
"Ok?"

After Zhao Si read the first few paragraphs of the description, he almost couldn't react:
"No...are you really in the prehistoric times?"

[This game is called "Honghuang Simulator", of course it simulates the whole Honghuang, players don't need to doubt it. ]

"Then why does it have a smell of fantasy and high-level martial arts..."

Zhao Si looked at the relevant description with a blank face, and quickly extracted some useful information from it:
First of all, this background should be the background that only exists in mortal society, with natural disasters and man-made disasters, people living in poverty, and not having enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear.

Secondly, there are "demonic people" here who will kill people and massacre cities, but the mortal court does not care, or dares not to care.

Finally, the protagonist was born in poverty, and his parents wanted to take him to a place that was as beautiful as the fairyland, claiming that there was no need to worry about food and clothing, and that everyone practiced Taoism...

No, no matter how you look at it, this doesn't look like the ancient times, does it?

Zhao Si still felt a little unbelievable:

"How could this happen in the prehistoric world? Isn't the prehistoric world a high-level world where anyone can cultivate to become an immortal? Why are there still mortals? And they are mortals who can't get enough to eat and wear warm clothes..."

Logically speaking, other versions of prehistoric times are fine, but this game version of prehistoric times should definitely not have a mortal era.

Because there are a total of eight high-power perpetual motion machines, including Tiandao, Hongjun and the Six Saints. If there is something missing in the prehistoric world, then they can just make up for it. How could there be such a Dharma-Ending Age?

[Players just need to solve the puzzles, there is no need to explain this system in detail. ]

Zhao Si: …

"Row!"

After complaining about the system in his mind, Zhao Si turned his attention back to the options:
"Moist or not?"

Under normal circumstances, Honghuang should indeed be like what the protagonist's parents dreamed of, with no worries about food and clothing, peace and stability, and even everyone can practice immortality.

But speaking objectively, considering the current primitive world which seems to be in the Dharma Ending Age, the above wonderful life always seems ridiculous!

The mortals in the Western Wilderness can barely afford to eat, so is there still a good place in the wild where anyone can practice Taoism?

Don't be ridiculous! Even if there really is such a place, ordinary mortals will never be able to enjoy it if they go there, because resources are limited. Why should limited and precious resources be allocated to mortals who have just come here?
"In short, this time we must not let it run!"

Zhao Si keenly smelled the scent of conspiracy and knew there was definitely something wrong.

"Choose B!"

[You chose option B, no, you don’t believe there is such a good place in the world! ]

[Your precocious reason tells you that such a place definitely does not exist. It is even very likely that this information was released by someone with ulterior motives. The risk factor is very high.]

【So you try to persuade your parents to give up this unrealistic idea. 】

【But they didn't listen at all! 】

[It's not because they are stupid, but because they made the decision to sell it after weighing all the considerations.]

[Staying in the village means continuing to suffer endlessly. Natural disasters have become increasingly severe in the past two years. The harvest of crops in the fields is obviously unlikely to be high, and food shortages are inevitable! ]

[And the imperial court’s disaster relief…]

[Forget it, instead of believing that the imperial court can provide disaster relief, it is better to believe that there is a paradise in the world! ]

[You tried to persuade her in vain, and finally had to give in: Dad, Mom... I don't want to leave...]

[Don't want to leave? That's not up to you! ]

[Since your parents have already decided to create a career for you, they will naturally not allow you, the eldest son in the family, to leave them, so they flatly rejected your request.]

[That night, your parents took you and your brother with them. The four of you packed your luggage and set out on the road to pursue your dreams with a group of fellow villagers...]

"what?"

Zhao Si scratched his head:

"Didn't I choose to refuse? Why was I dragged away anyway?"

[The player's choice will only affect the behavior of the game's protagonist, and will not directly change the behavior of others. ]

“…That’s going to be troublesome.”

Zhao Si's face tightened:
Obviously, there is something wrong with this route out, but the protagonist's choice cannot determine his parents' choice. After all, he is just an eight-year-old kid. When his parents are determined to pursue wonderland, nothing he does will be of any use.

"I'm afraid I'll have to die first..."

Zhao Si guessed hesitantly.

But unexpectedly, the imagined death at the speed of light did not come...

[You spend your days in despair and pessimism, and as you walk along the road, all kinds of folk stories you have heard keep popping up in your mind, such as "fox demons and female ghosts sucking people's yang energy", "zombies and yakshas eating people and digging out their hearts", "yellow-skinned people asking for titles" and so on and so forth! ]

[You have almost foreseen the tragic fate that your group will encounter...]

[But what surprised you was that when the anxious team arrived at the designated location, an immortal actually came to pick you up! ] [The immortal claimed to be a disciple of the Western religion, looked wealthy, and was gentle to others. After interacting with you, he even provided you with food and water. ]

【Under his comfort, everyone gradually relaxed and happily shared the food. 】

【except you.】

[You always feel that there is something wrong here. The more you look at this kind-looking fat immortal, the more suspicious he becomes. You dare not eat the food he distributes, fearing that there may be some evil magic in it!]

[Soon, this Western Immortal will take you to the wonderland in your dreams: "Western Paradise"...]

[“Immortal!”]

[At this moment, you finally couldn't help it. In the midst of joy, you openly bowed down to the immortal, saying that you were still tired of the human world and didn't want to go to the Western Paradise for the time being...]

[The immortal's smile froze on his face.]

[Your parents were startled and quickly pulled you back, then said to the Immortal awkwardly: "Children are ignorant, we were just joking!"]

[But the immortal seemed to see your distrust, so he asked you seriously: "You really don't want to go?"]

[“I really don’t want to!”]

[You gritted your teeth and insisted. You had already made up your mind. No matter what happened today, you absolutely could not follow him! ]

[But what you didn't expect was that the immortal didn't say anything more. He didn't force or advise. He just sighed and said: It seems that this is the fate...]

[When your parents saw this, they wanted to take you away by force, but the immortal shook his head, so they had to give up.]

[Although you embarrassed the immortal, he didn't do anything to you. He even sent you back to the small mountain village and left a lot of food for you, allowing you to live in the village.]

[After doing all this, the immortal flew into the sky on a cloud, taking your parents and brother, who looked helpless, with him, and disappeared from your sight in a short while...]

[All these signs indicate that you seem to have missed a good opportunity to enter the paradise.]

[But the seeds of doubt have been planted. You really can't believe that in this era of frequent natural disasters and man-made disasters, there are immortals who are willing to take ordinary mortals to the fairyland to enjoy happiness for free! ]

[This doesn't make sense no matter how you think about it.]

[As for the kindness shown to you by the immortal, you also stubbornly believe that it is just a pretense...]

[In short, you successfully used your own way to get rid of this "immortal fate" that was hard to tell good from bad! ]

[It's just that it's impossible for an eight-year-old child like you to survive alone in a mountain village. Whether it's threats from fellow villagers or threats from lack of food and clothing, these are not things you can solve.]

[In this difficult time, you can’t rely on anyone except yourself! So you decide to ask for strategic assistance from “your other self”. ]

[Faced with the current predicament, you choose: (?) Please answer freely! ]

"So, the rejection was successful?"

This magical development made Zhao Si feel even more weird:
First of all, this is clearly the ancient world, but somehow it has entered the Dharma Ending Age, and ordinary people are living in misery.

Secondly, in this extremely terrible era, there are actually immortals who are willing to arrange a happy life for everyone who comes.

In the end, I thought the protagonist’s reckless behavior was doomed, but he actually survived and even succeeded in his refusal...

Each of these things left Zhao Si confused, and the more he thought about it, the more confused he felt.

"who cares!"

After thinking about it, Zhao Si narrowed his eyes:
"Now is the early stage when everything is completely dark. In theory, we have to frequently commit suicide, use our lives to explore the way, and collect as much useful information as possible."

"At least, let's figure out the current time point first... I still don't know what era this is..."

I went there in the early years of the Creation.

I have also been to the Lich Age.

Is this the era of Conferred Gods or Journey to the West?
It doesn’t look like it either…

After thinking about it, Zhao Si began to write a strategy:

[Faced with the current dilemma, you choose: (First figure out what the current country is called? Who is the emperor? Who is the emperor of heaven? Where is the nearest office of heaven?)]

[You looked at the strategy. The first two questions are understandable, but the last two questions left you confused.]

[“Emperor of Heaven? Are you talking about Emperor Jin Bing or the last Emperor Xuan Du?”]

[“As for the Heaven Palace, my father told me stories about it, but he said that the Heaven Palace had long since disappeared, didn’t he?”]

Zhao Si:?

……

(End of this chapter)