Bearing the blue sky

"Did I push too hard?"

Zhu Ge was puzzled.

"No, I haven't been forcing myself to work overtime to meet performance targets lately at all."

Zhu Ge repeatedly checked and finally confirmed that all of this was not a hallucination caused by overwork or nervous tension.

It's not depression, it's not a dream, it's not a hallucination.

He crossed.

Zhu Ge glanced at the faint moonlight visible outside the window and sighed deeply.

only……

Something felt off... He frowned and pondered.

"Can't sleep?"

I heard my father's voice.

"The chirping of insects is a bit noisy and it's making me feel irritable." Zhu Ge turned around and saw the silhouette of her father in the darkness.

Darkness and moonlight intertwined, and the father's face was as blurry as a silhouette under heavy curtains.

"With 'God' around, it's normal that you can't sleep." The father shook his head. "Don't disturb your mother, go to sleep, the sun will rise and everything will be fine."

Is it good that the sun is out?

"But Father, moonlight is just a reflection of sunlight, so why would God be afraid of the sun but not the moon?"

Zhu Ge sat up cross-legged, his brows furrowed deeply: "Could it be a dosage issue? Or perhaps, what the gods fear is a certain type of radiation in sunlight?"

"Don't speak ill of God!" the father rebuked in a stern voice.

And it was this sound that seemed to have startled another person in the darkness.

"Hmm... What are you all shouting about in the middle of the night..." The mother's voice sounded like she had just been drunk.

However, considering that her mother had caught a cold today because she was worried all day because there was a "god" nearby, Zhu Ge felt that such a sound was also reasonable.

"So... why do I feel like something's not right?"

Zhu Ge remained deep in thought, his brow furrowed.

Has Father been defiled?

Or is it the mother?

However, according to the original owner's memories, how could the person whose god was stolen still have a clear will?

After his spirit was taken away, he became a vegetable and could no longer speak.

"Go to sleep, go to sleep, you'll feel better once you fall asleep," the mother muttered a few words, then fell silent and began to snore softly as she drifted off to sleep.

"Go to sleep." The father's voice also sounded tired. "The three of us sleep in one room. As long as we don't go out at night, it's safe."

After saying that, the father also collapsed.

The three of them slept in wooden beds; his parents slept in the large one, and he slept in the small one.

The three people's movements did not cause the wooden bed to creak, demonstrating its excellent material quality.

Zhu Ge glanced casually at the bed beneath her, then frowned, pondering her father's words.

"The three of us sleep in one room..."

"As long as she falls asleep..."

"It's safe as long as I stay home..."

Is it safe?

Zhu Ge always felt a bit eerie.

Based on the original owner's very limited worldview, this world is not safe now.

The era they now live in does not belong to any dynasty he knew before his time travel, but to a place called the Great Sheng Dynasty.

The general can capture stars and seize the moon, and move mountains and overturn seas.

The great Confucian scholar spoke with the authority of Heaven, and his words became law.

The immortal is a master strategist, capable of summoning wind and rain.

But none of this worked.

Because the Holy Emperor is dead, the world is in chaos, the people are leaderless, and the people are suffering.

Great demons, spirits, and monsters devour blood and suck marrow, cook infants and boil pregnant women.

Great gods, great ghosts, great demons devour souls and souls, and confuse minds and wills.

In this chaotic world, demons, monsters, ghosts, gods, and all sorts of strange creatures are scattered throughout the land, and the human race has long since declined.

Even for those once-great figures, holding onto a city is the limit.

As for the majority of people?

Just like the village where Zhu Ge lives, most of the human population is scattered across the land, confined to mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, and plains.

The casualties were countless; less than one in ten survived.

The village where Zhu Ge and his family lived originally had a scholar.

He was a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations thirty years before the collapse of a great dynasty. He possessed a strong sense of righteousness and was most capable of restraining the likes of ghosts and gods.

Therefore, although their village had a small population, there were not many strange creatures that dared to invade.

However, a few days ago someone in the village died from the plague, and this gentleman seemed to sense that the disease was unusual, so he went to the nearest city to seek help.

Before he left, he left behind a piece of paper in his own handwriting bearing the character "儒" (Ru, meaning Confucian scholar), hoping it would protect the village.

However, three days have passed and the gentleman has still not returned, causing widespread anxiety.

Later, the master's disciples even claimed to have sensed the aura of "God".

I'm telling everyone that you shouldn't go out after sunset, or you might face a terrible disaster.

"Can we do it without leaving home?"

Zhu Ge remained deeply worried.

Based on the original owner's experience over the past ten years, having a husband around naturally brings peace of mind.

The village has always been peaceful and idyllic, like a paradise on earth.

But Zhu Ge, who had received the original owner's memories, knew who this peace came from.

Without the anchor that stabilizes the sea, the ocean will naturally become turbulent.

"So, where exactly did things go wrong...?"

Zhu Ge felt something was off the more she thought about it.

It seems that because of his union with the original owner of the body, his soul power probably became much stronger after he merged with this person with the same name.

As the power of the soul increases, perception naturally also improves.

This also made him feel restless and extremely irritable.

Moreover, the deeper I thought about it, the more I felt enveloped by a thick aura of death, which was terrifying and frightening.

Something's not right.

Something's not right.

What exactly is wrong?

We must find it!

Otherwise, this slight abnormality might become the fuse that leads to death!

It's a matter of life and death!

He had just transmigrated and didn't want to be in a life-or-death crisis!

What's wrong? Think about it carefully... Zhu Ge took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and pondered.

However, at that moment, a scene appeared before his eyes.

[Survival of the fittest simulator activated!]

Survival of the fittest, natural selection, and elimination of the weak—who will rise and who will fall?

Nature is never static; to survive, one must adapt to the environment and evolve to become stronger!

[The great path of the world is still uncertain, and the host's sword may still be effective. Please make good use of this system to lead humanity to the pinnacle of the world!]

[Upon completion of the simulation, you can choose to acquire a "trait" from the simulated creature. The host will gain the abilities associated with that trait after equipping it.]

The theme of this superiority/inferiority simulation is: hatching.

[Number of simulation attempts remaining: 3]

[Would you like to begin this simulation?]

Yes or No

Which simulators are better or worse?

Does that mean he suddenly awakened a system, and his cheat system arrived?

Zhu Ge suddenly opened her eyes and immediately understood the meaning and usage of this superior-inferiority simulation.

This simulator allows him to gain a reward called a "trait" after completing a simulation.

For example, you can simulate being a certain animal or plant, and then receive a reward after the simulation ends.

Perhaps he can use this reward to overcome the current crisis in the village.

"yes!"

With a thought, the simulation began.

You became a swordfish egg.

You and millions of other eggs are born and fertilized in the ocean, waiting to hatch.

Ten days have passed, and you now have eyes. What is your choice?

【I. Open your eyes and observe the world】

2. Close your eyelids to conserve energy.

choose?

Do we still need to choose?

Zhu Ge knew that this simulation only offered three chances, and if a choice was presented, she had to choose the right one.

Otherwise, if he misses his three chances and the traits he receives from the simulated creatures aren't good, he'll have a hard time overcoming this crisis.

"Since the theme of this event is hatching, we should focus on accumulating energy so that we can hatch when we have enough energy."

"I choose option two: close my eyelids to conserve energy."

Zhu Ge whispered in his heart.

You closed your eyelids to prevent the energy consumed by contemplating the world, gaining the trait: Patience.

Ten days later, some of your kind were devoured by other sea creatures, and some were swept away by the surging waves. You survived, grew a sharp snout, and gained the trait: Fencing.

[A sharp snout grows; what will you choose?]

[First, the egg breaks through the membrane and hatches.]

[II. Absorb the yolk and await development.]

Another choice?

Zhu Ge fell into deep thought.

"What should I choose?"