I Have a God Simulator

Luh Yao was a little confused. "Isn’t that Officer Fu?"

Sister Peng let out an "Oh."

She furrowed her brows, a struggle apparent in her eyes, mixed with a dazed hesitation.

"Right... Fu Chenggang, I remember now." She forced a smile. "Look at me, just over thirty and my memory’s already this bad."

"I probably drank too much last night, I’m still a little dizzy. I should really read more to get my brain working, I’ve been watching too many historical romance dramas..."

Sister Peng said self-deprecatingly.

But Luh Yao found that his own memory of Fu Chenggang was also rapidly fading. Although he could still say the name, everything related to Fu Chenggang was becoming blurry and indistinct.

’Something’s wrong.’

’There’s a problem with Fu Chenggang.’

Luh Yao pretended to ask casually, "Sister Peng, how did you and Officer Fu meet?"

"We’ve known each other for a long time."

Sister Peng was a little unsure about how they first met, but she didn’t seem to care.

"How many years?" Luh Yao asked with a smile. "You two were talking about marriage, so you must have known each other for a while, right? But I never heard you mention him before, Sister Peng. You’re really good at keeping secrets."

"Why are you getting all gossipy?"

Although she seemed to be complaining, Sister Peng was happy to talk about it. "I can’t remember exactly how many years, but we’ve definitely known each other for a long time."

"Police officers like him are very busy, always on business trips, and sometimes they can’t even answer their phones. But he’s an upright and good person. I guess it just wasn’t meant to be."

Speaking of her breakup with Fu Chenggang, Sister Peng was very composed, showing no dissatisfaction or resentment.

Luh Yao found it even stranger. Sister Peng claimed to know Fu Chenggang well, but when she spoke of him, there were no details. It was more like a pre-programmed piece of knowledge.

What was even stranger was that Luh Yao suddenly realized he had never once questioned Fu Chenggang’s identity. From their very first meeting at the mall, he had taken it for granted that the man was a detective.

It was as if the identity of "Detective Fu Chenggang" had been firmly imprinted on his mind.

Luh Yao pretended to go to the bathroom. Once outside, he immediately dialed the city’s Public Security Bureau and asked if there was a person named Fu Chenggang in the criminal investigation department, explaining that someone by that name had come to question him.

The police officer on the other end politely said that there was no such officer and told him to remain vigilant.

Now, Luh Yao was absolutely certain that Fu Chenggang’s identity was fake.

’Could Fu Chenggang be a player too?’

Luh Yao guessed that he could use some kind of Artifact to distort others’ memories and perceptions, making them believe his identity without question.

’Fortunately, Divine Players can’t directly identify one another.’

’There probably aren’t many people like Songx Shiyi, who has an identification device like "Mingzai."’

’Otherwise, Fu Chenggang would never have let me go so easily last time.’

’Oh, right.’

’Since it’s inconvenient for me to do it, I can have the Committee investigate.’

After getting home from work, Luh Yao used the same trick as before. He had Isabel borrow the phone of a barista in a coffee shop two streets away to call Songx Shiyi.

This time, Isabel reported that a player calling himself Detective Fu Chenggang was using an Artifact to distort the memories of ordinary people.

Songx Shiyi’s side replied, "I’ll look into it later."

...

Having passed the Fu Chenggang problem to Songx Shiyi, Luh Yao stopped worrying about it and focused on the simulator.

By gradually expanding his territory, Luh Yao now controlled a considerable number of regions.

First was the vast majority of the Western Continent, including the Garlic Tribe’s headquarters, the Ghost Soul City of Saniluo, and the Salt Pool Settlement. Aside from the northern forests, which had not yet been fully explored, the map of this continent was mostly clear.

Then there were the Overseas territories.

The submission of the East Sea Clan not only gave the new Garlic Tribe’s little people a mature naval base but also added a large section to their sea charts.

In addition, there were two special dungeon-like spaces.

The [Golden Field] located in the castle, and the [Black Abyss] on the East Sea Clan’s home island.

[Golden Field] was mission-reward based.

[Black Abyss] was for monster-grinding and leveling up.

Both had their own advantages.

For now, Luh Yao had no short-term plans to build a Miracle, nor was he considering the Forest House, so the [Golden Field] questline was temporarily put on hold.

The outer area of the first floor of the [Black Abyss] had become a place for the Blood Knight to kill monsters, level up, and farm for equipment drops—though no other equipment had dropped yet, it was something to hope for.

However, Luh Yao would only throw the Blood Knight in when he was personally watching. Otherwise, without supervision, he worried the single-minded Knight would fight the monsters inside to the death.

As night approached, the galley discovered a large, inhabited island to the south.

Along the island’s coast were a damaged pier and the ruins of some stone houses left by humans. But the entire periphery of the island was lifeless, with almost no vegetation visible on the ground.

Before the galley could even dock, it was attacked by a swarm of sea rats.

These sea rats had the name [Mad Traveler Rat] above their heads and were densely packed in the sea. Like a carpet of seaweed spreading across the water, they swam toward the ship layer by layer, scaring the galley into turning around and fleeing.

Mad Traveler Rats could swim and live in the sea, but they weren’t fast and could only operate in coastal waters, so the galley quickly left them behind.

The little people on the ship faithfully reported the situation to the tribal leaders.

Among the three tribal leaders, the young Yulian maintained his usual proactive and aggressive attitude.

"...We should use the galley’s speed advantage and send a few more ships over."

"Have the galleys sail around the Southern Continent to first chart the waters there, and then see if there’s a way to land and check the actual situation on shore."

Astrologer Shahan did not offer an opinion.

The newly joined former [Clan Leader] of the East Sea Clan, Hemira, provided an important piece of intelligence.

"The island to the south is called Mingyue Island, and it bears traces of a God."

"The East Sea Clan’s canoes were once in the nearby waters and saw Divine Power from afar. Lightning constantly fell from the sky, the mountains shook and the earth quaked, and Hurricanes and torrential rains came one after another."

"It’s possible a war between Gods broke out on the island."

Luh Yao thought to himself, ’I’ve finally found other Divine Players.’

’Lightning, Hurricanes, torrential rain, quaking mountains and earth... these are all Miracles created by the Power of Faith.’

’It looks like those two players got heated and spent their Faith to call down disasters right on top of each other’s little people. They went straight for the nuclear option right from the start.’

But then Luh Yao had another thought. ’No, that’s not right.’

’Are new players all this aggressive nowadays? Just meet and fight to the death?’

’Even Lisa wasn’t this aggressive back then... Shouldn’t there be some kind of demand or reason?’

’You’re just Apprentice Deities, how much Faith could you possibly have? Can you even afford to spend it all on lightning and Earthquakes like that?’

At Luh Yao’s instruction, Isabel brought Hemira to him.

Facing the Apostle who represented the God, the Female Clan Leader immediately told her everything she knew.

"The God on the island is called [Bright God], and He protects a group called the Mingyue Tribe."

"On the island controlled by the Bright God, there is a special type of monster called the [Beggar Grass Monster]."

"It’s a small monster that looks like grass. They aren’t strong on their own, but they are impossible to eradicate and they sow their seeds everywhere. It’s very likely a monster created by another God."

"Wherever the Beggar Grass Monsters are, other types of grass become their food and prey. Even if they don’t eat them, they will pull out other grasses and kill them."

Luh Yao was shocked as he read this.

’Holy shit, a prehistoric biological crisis.’

"The Bright God, seeing His Believers suffer as the Beggar Grass Monsters continuously stole and destroyed their food, guided them to build a pier and ships, wanting to move away from the island."

"..."

At this point, Hemira fell silent for a moment.

"However, for the safety of the East Sea Clan, it was better to let Mingyue Island continue to be harassed by the Beggar Grass Monsters. So, the East Sea Clan used canoes and Sea Monsters to blockade the surrounding waters, preventing them from building ships and leaving."

Luh Yao snorted coldly in his mind. ’I knew it.’

’The East Sea Clan had to be involved in this.’

’No wonder she was so evasive before.’