Becoming God starting with the word game in Lord of Mysteries

In March, the cold snap of early spring had just passed. Although the weather in the south was gradually warming up, a chill still lingered in the air.

Nanjing University, dormitory.

Li Qianyi is uploading the test video of the niche game he has created to Bilibili.

As an abstract content creator in the gaming category, he likes to use nonsensical materials combined with niche games to promote and review them.

Previous viewership and positive reviews from the boss prove that this approach is effective.

"Beep beep..."

Li Qianyi glanced at the message as his phone beeped.

Boss: There's a new game called "God" that needs testing.

"God?" Li Qianyi: "A Western fantasy MMORPG?"

After waiting for a few minutes, the boss did not reply.

This boss is often like this; he never finishes his sentences.

Li Qianyi didn't wait any longer and clicked the link to download directly.

The installation was completed a few seconds later.

A black cross, yet radiating light, appears on the phone screen, giving it a sense of both sacredness and decadence.

Li Qianyi tapped the icon.

A vibrant, multicolored darkness suddenly filled the entire screen, a red moon slowly rose, followed by the faint sound of bells, and then a gray mist rose.

"This scene looks familiar..."

Li Qianyi stared at his phone, frowning slightly, unable to recall where he had seen it before.

Lines of concise text appeared.

You awaken from a chaotic darkness, your mind filled with terrifying, cacophonous whispers.

The tide ripples in your ears, and you gradually recall those forgotten memories of the past.

This is a wondrous world called "Paradise Lost," the place where an omniscient and omnipotent god led many great beings in their battle against a false god, where they perished.

As a devout follower of the omniscient and omnipotent, your ancestors were banished by false gods to the land of the forsaken, becoming lost souls, forever separated from the extraordinary.

The false gods, however, reign supreme over all things, dividing the legacy of the gods and great beings.

[You know the war has never stopped, and to complete the one and only God, you have now, by sheer luck, crossed the rift of exile and returned to this homeland.]

You must inherit the Lord's will and His legacy, so that the world may regain its light.

【O devout lost soul, please tell me your name】

"Wordplay? That's something from a few years ago, isn't it? Does it still have a market now?"

"And omniscience and omnipotence, God, the Forsaken Land... isn't that the premise of Lord of Mysteries?"

Li Qianyi stared at the text, somewhat puzzled.

However, there are many games with similar settings, and they are not necessarily games like Lord of Mysteries.

What if it's just a modified worldview that's trying to ride the wave of popularity?

"As for the game ID, let's call it this..."

Li Qianyi entered his name: "Dongjun".

The game continues, and the text reappears.

A vast expanse of land and sky unfolds before your eyes. In a daze, you see a gigantic cross hanging upside down, an ancient oak tree reaching to the heavens, and a palace standing eternally above the endless gray mist.

You left your first footprint in Paradise Lost, and your blood boiled involuntarily.

This is the land where your ancestors once lived; it is the extraordinary, your homeland, and the place where you must pursue your will and restore the light!

【O lost souls returning from your homeland, the all-knowing and all-powerful God has left you a gift】

Please choose one of the following three relics to acquire.

Omibella's Umbilical Cord: Stores 5 Exploration Points and 10 Health Points

[The Astral Lord's Quill: You can use the quill to make 7 prophecies on paper each day, resetting daily at 0:00]

[The Fool's Pocket Watch: You can reverse time for 10 seconds seven times a day, resetting at 7 AM every morning]

[Special Note: The choice of relics determines the talent of the lost soul, and also the unique curse you bear. Please remember, every gift of fate has already been secretly marked with a price.]

"Omibella's umbilical cord? The Fool's timepiece?"

You still say you didn't copy Lord of Mysteries.

Li Qianyi couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Lord of Mysteries and Ring of Destiny are wildly popular online novels on the Zhongdian Chinese website.

Its excellent world-building and plot have garnered praise from many readers, making it a phenomenal hit.

Both the Fool and Omibella are key characters who connect the two parts of Lord of Mysteries and Ring of Fate.

The game uses such a seemingly ambiguous name as "God" most likely to avoid copyright issues.

However, this was not a problem for Li Qianyi to consider. He continued to browse the text information while thinking.

"Since it's a fan-made game based on Lord of Mysteries, the background setting should be consistent with the original Lord of Mysteries."

"Of these three gifts from the Pillar, two seem to be Sequence 1 level sealed artifacts? They correspond to the Time Worm and the Audience respectively..."

"Does choosing one of them correspond to belonging to a faction?"

Li Qianyi pondered for a moment, but upon seeing the three options, he already knew which one to choose.

"You have obtained the Fool's Time Pocket Watch (the only one)."

What a joke! No matter how good other things are, can they compare to the favor of the Fool Klein?

The text continued to appear.

[You put on the Fool's Time Watch, stepped out of the darkness of chaos and nothingness, and came to a forest.]

A thick, gray fog swept over us, as dense as an unyielding milky-white paint, slowly churning, as if an unseen behemoth were breathing from within.

You step on fallen leaves, making a soft, rustling sound; the hoarse cawing of crows mingles with the slightly melodious meows of cats, rising and falling in the gray mist.

A chill crept up your spine, and you became acutely aware that an unseen danger lurked within this jungle. You needed to find the nearest village as soon as possible.

Wise wanderer from your homeland, will you choose to set off again or remain here?

The options pop up: [Depart] and [Continue Staying].

"Gray fog, could this be the area covered by the Source Castle?" Li Qianyi thought to himself, "Perhaps we can stay and take a look, maybe we can trigger Klein's related plot."

Li Qianyi chose to [stay].

Text information gradually appeared.

[How could a brave wanderer fear mere danger, for you will inherit the Lord's legacy and become an all-knowing and all-powerful God?]

You stand in the fierce wind, arms outstretched, feeling the air and breeze of this lost paradise, as if you were the god who rules this world.

However, you soon smelled a putrid, decaying stench, realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

A gigantic, rotting left hand burst forth from the surging gray mist.

It was enormous and terrifying; you felt fear and wanted to scream, but only a hoarse wail could escape your throat.

[The body begins to rot from the inside out, unbearable pain gushes from all over the body, and finally, one watches helplessly as oneself decomposes into a pool of pus.]

Your death was incredibly tragic.

Your sanity -1, your life -1

Current sanity: 15

Current lives: 14

Current exploration ability: 6/7

The foolish homeless have paid the price for their choices. Congratulations, you've taken a step closer to the embrace of eternal darkness.

"What the hell?"

Li Qianyi was completely bewildered.

He hasn't even left the starting village yet and he's already getting killed by plot. Isn't that a bit too much? Did the game planner write the game script with his toes?

"Could the rotting giant hand be the decaying left hand?"

"Really? I'm playing Sequence 3."

Li Qianyi was a little confused.

Who came up with this nonsensical plot? It's obvious that the game designers have never been subjected to the harsh criticism of players. How can you expect players to spend money on you with a plot like this?

Ha, what a trash game.

However, after adjusting his mindset, Li Qianyi had to admit that the underworld-like game plot did indeed pique his interest.

The saying goes, "A beautiful appearance is a dime a dozen, but an interesting soul is one in a million." He wanted to see what kind of trouble this game could possibly cause him.

Just as Li Qianyi was about to continue the plot, something on his chest disrupted all his thoughts.

It was a dark blue-green pocket watch, gleaming with a faint, cold light, which had somehow ended up hanging on his chest.

"Where did this pocket watch come from?"

Li Qianyi's heart raced involuntarily, and his hand involuntarily picked up the pocket watch, holding it up to his eyes for close examination.

The pocket watch is exquisitely crafted with intricate and ancient engravings, as if it were an old object salvaged from a forgotten era.

A gate of light is engraved on the dial, with blue and black intertwining in the center of the gate to form a deep vortex.

Countless points of light flowed slowly like star clusters, each one seemingly holding a lost history and containing endless variations.

As the second and minute hands moved, Li Qianyi's heartbeat seemed to follow suit.

On the back of the dial, he saw a figure shrouded in gray mist.

The figure stood sideways deep within the ancient and magnificent palace, a corner of his long trench coat billowing in the gray-white mist.

He leaned on a cane inlaid with stardust in his left hand, and with a black glove on his right, he was playing with a river that had no beginning and no end.

Lord of Mysteries - Klein Moretti.

As soon as Li Qianyi had this thought, he vaguely heard a soft sigh from the infinite heights.

It seems to come from outside of time.