I Have a God Simulator

A wave of soybean cultivation swept across the Western Continent, revitalizing the tribe’s agriculture once more. The number of Farmers was also steadily increasing, a profession that attracted more and more of the little people.

A simple notification appeared on the screen. Mixed in among the discoveries of meat, eggs, and milk, it wasn’t particularly eye-catching.

Luh Yao almost missed it.

When he did spot it, the fingers holding his mouse trembled.

[The Garlic Tribe has established its first city: Yan City.]

Luh Yao was completely caught off guard.

The first city built by the tribe wasn’t at their main settlement, but at the settlement by the western Salt Pool.

He switched his perspective to the sky above the Salt Pool.

Luh Yao hadn’t paid attention to this place for a while, and now the Salt Pool area had changed dramatically.

A low stone wall encircled the city. In the center was a grid-like street layout, lined with sparse houses made of wood and stone.

The houses looked no different from those in the Garlic Tribe’s main settlement, but the difference was that the buildings here had a clear urban division of labor.

Aside from residences, the buildings here flew flags painted with various symbols to represent their functions.

A hammer on a flag represented a Blacksmith’s workshop, used for making and selling various metal tools, weapons, and equipment.

A flag with a pattern resembling sand represented a salt shop, which sold the local specialty.

A flag depicting a stalk of wheat marked a shop that bought and sold grain.

A flag with clothes on it was a clothing store.

A flag with a clay cup was a tavern.

A flag showing steaming meat and bread marked an eatery that served ready-to-eat food.

Although these goods and shops were simple and basic, they were a sign of a further division of social labor.

Merchants no longer hawked their wares on the street; many now worked in shops. Trade had become an inseparable part of people’s daily lives.

After Yan City’s birth, the population display in the upper-right corner of the game interface also showed more detail.

Population: 22,129

Below it, a label for [Yan City: 2,314] appeared.

Luh Yao searched around Yan City for a while and was surprised to find a Divine Hall.

The name [Yan City Divine Hall] floated above it. Its size and scale were modeled after the main Divine Hall. Besides the exterior being made of gray stone instead of pure white, there was no other difference.

Luh Yao clicked on the Divine Hall and found his own Divine Statue inside, with the Stairway to Divinity and a faint Divine Hall of the Gods behind it.

The [Sacrificial Offering] and [Blessing] slots, along with the portraits of his two Apostles, were all there. Next to them was a small Divine Hall icon; clicking it would jump to the original Divine Hall in the Garlic Tribe’s main settlement.

From Luh Yao’s perspective, the Yan City Divine Hall was also operable.

This meant that Divine Halls could be built in different cities and linked to one another.

Luh Yao couldn’t help but think, ’Isn’t this basically a Teleportation Gate?’

To send an Apostle to a specific city, he just needed to use the Divine Halls as a conduit, allowing for rapid travel between the two locations.

In practice, Luh Yao found it was even more convenient than he had imagined.

He only needed to send Isabel into a Divine Hall, and she could use the Divine Hall icons to travel rapidly between Yan City and the tribe’s main camp.

Just by having a Divine Hall that allowed Apostles to descend, the city was already far ahead. The progress of civilization brought tangible convenience and enhancement.

As the first city in the Pixel World, Yan City’s administration was truly rudimentary, with only a mayor and a Commander.

The mayor was one of the little people Luh Yao remembered: Yulian.

Yulian was now 34 years old, having gone from a budding youth to a man in his prime. His level had also reached LV5, and his Shipbuilding Technique was now LV2, showing all-around improvement.

He had made a name for himself at a young age, building a galley in his teens, and Luh Yao once had high hopes for him. Unfortunately, in the years that followed, he never invented any new types of ships.

After becoming a leader in the tribe, Yulian could no longer let his imagination run wild by the river as he had in the past.

There were constant incidents in the tribe: clashes between fishermen and merchants, brawls among the audience at the Beast Fighting Arena, drunken disturbances, commercial disputes... and those were just the ones Luh Yao could see.

Yulian was constantly running himself ragged dealing with these problems.

Luh Yao thought it was a good thing that Yulian could now get away from the Garlic Tribe’s main settlement and take charge of Yan City.

Compared to the populous and tradition-bound main settlement of the Garlic Tribe, Yan City was a young city. It had endured destruction and rebuilding, and as a city of immigrants, it didn’t have as much red tape.

Besides the humans from the Garlic Tribe, Yan City was also home to many Burrower Monsters, Corrupters, Grassland Barbarians, and Wandering Barbarians.

The origins of the various Races were also different.

The Burrower Monsters had gradually migrated out from underground caverns. They were descendants of humans from the previous Era who had hidden underground and split into many small groups.

Under the guidance of Wizard Senjian, some Burrower Monsters gradually moved out from underground and integrated into surface life.

The newly arrived Burrower Monsters were unwilling to live too far from the mountains, so most of them chose to live in Yan City. Over time, their population slowly grew.

Corrupters were originally soldiers created by the Blood Knight.

It was ironic. The Blood Knight, Necied, was a cold-blooded tool who only followed orders, yet many of the Corrupters he created from corpses and salt possessed normal intelligence.

The Corrupters were somewhat like zombies; they were not easy to kill. However, they needed to eat meat and salt to replenish their slowly decaying bodies, so they had certain dietary needs.

Their role near the Salt Pool was that of professional soldiers, patrolling tirelessly every day.

When he wasn’t in the [Black Abyss] or carrying out missions, the Blood Knight would continue his duty: training Corrupters.

Therefore, there were only 12 Corrupters in total, but they were being trained as an elite force.

The weakest Corrupter had now reached LV18, and the strongest one had even reached LV21, its name changing from Corrupter to [Corrupted Guard].

The Corrupted Guard’s appearance had also become more robust. It was a size larger than the surrounding Corrupters, making it a blue little giant that towered over the rest.

Luh Yao selected this new unit.

...

[Corrupted Guard LV21] Salt Geller

Life Value: 385/385

Mana Value: 98/98

Damage: 20

Defense: 17

Speed: 12

[Stubborn LV10]

Has a chance to be unaffected by Magic.

[Rebirth LV10]

If its corpse is not completely destroyed upon death, it has a chance to resurrect.

[Frenzy]

Gains extra speed and damage when taking damage.

...

The Corrupted Guard’s abilities were straightforward, but Luh Yao was quite fond of [Frenzy].

As a soldier meant to garrison the city, this rapid response ability was very practical.

In addition, Salt Geller was also Yan City’s [Commander]. When not being trained by the Blood Knight, he led the Corrupters in maintaining the city’s security and defense.

Luh Yao observed that the [Corrupted Guard] had a name, while the lower-level Corrupters did not.

Based on his experiences with the simulator so far, he came to a conclusion.

’When it comes to Extraordinary Power, a name is a privilege.’

’Having a name means an individual belongs to the elite class, distinguishing them from the common masses. It’s similar to a mini-boss.’

’The next step up is an Exclusive title.’

For example, Luh Yao’s three greatest Combat Powers each had their own titles: Isabel was the [Forest Sword], Necied was the [Blood Knight], and Deep Sea Lord Guer was the [Thorn Crown Disaster].

Among the major bosses he had defeated before, only Selti from the Abyss possessed the Exclusive title of [Withered Count].

Luh Yao reviewed this carefully and realized that Gods seemed to follow this title formula as well.

New players, the Apprentice Deities, all chose their own names. But these names were really just for the Believers, making it convenient for them to chant, address, and understand their God.

Only after entering the Divine Hall of the Gods could one be called one of the [Gods].

Above that were the [Titled Deities], called the [Whistleblower] or the [Skinner].

The even higher tier was for [Main Gods], who possessed more symbolic and conceptual titles, like the [Dark God] and the [Forest God].

...

Luh Yao brought his attention back to the city’s inhabitants.

The Corrupters’ daily patrols ensured the city’s Order.

The Grassland Barbarians came from the grasslands of the Eastern Continent.

After being subjugated by Isabel, the Grassland Barbarians followed the galleys to Yan City, banding together for mutual support. They mainly worked in Livestock farming, raising horses, cattle, and dogs nearby, which was their old trade.

Thanks to the addition and labor of these professional herdsmen, the pastures near the Salt Pool were thriving. Essentially all of the Garlic Tribe’s cattle and horses were now bred here.

Finally, there were the Wandering Barbarians.

This group usually lived in the wild. However, the number of Wandering Barbarians was dwindling; they had either joined the tribe or hidden away in remote, uninhabited areas.

What caught Luh Yao’s attention was...

...that after the fusion and procreation of multiple races, bolstered by the diet of meat, eggs, and milk, a brand new Mixed-Blood Race had actually been born.

The [Salt Race].