I Have a God Simulator

The final trial was to find the Clockwork Monkeys.

Luh Yao clicked his mouse back and forth across the fields, but received no hints.

The White God, however, which was in the [Golden Field], seemed to have discovered something. It ran to a patch of golden grass, dug furiously at the ground, and dragged something out with its teeth.

It was a brown monkey, about the size of a pixel person, with a long, spring-like coiled tail. Its eyes were vacant, its left hand was missing, and a metal Spring Key was on top of its head.

Luh Yao hovered his mouse over the monkey.

...

[Clockwork Monkey No. 2 LV6]: Mythical Miracle.

Originally one of the twelve first Mud People created by the Dike Builder to anchor the world's lands. The Forest God modified them, using springs to grant them resurrection, Wisdom, and a sense of self.

Operators of the Silvanus Tree, supporters of the Golden Field, and repairers of the world's rules.

Life Value: 0/2000

Damage: 0

Defense: 20

Speed: 30

[Myth]

It has appeared across many Eras and countless worlds, witnessed the rise and fall of Gods, and been sung of in the legends of innumerable people.

[Rule Repairer]

Possesses the ability to repair and adjust the rules of the world.

[Resurrection Curse Pattern]

Upon being completely destroyed, a Clockwork Monkey will reform in the Golden Field and gradually repair itself.

...

These six Clockwork Monkeys were of great significance.

Judging by the description, they were closer to the world's rules than the Cleaner Fish, making them akin to the programmers behind the world. The Silvanus Tree seemed to be the mainframe they used to operate and change the world.

Luh Yao tried clicking the Clockwork Monkey's Life Value bar.

The Fire of Faith was also useless; it couldn't be filled.

'Do I really have to wind the spring?'

Luh Yao ordered the White God to give it a try.

A white mist emanated from the White God, causing the Spring Key on the Clockwork Monkey's head to slowly turn.

As the spring was wound tighter and tighter, the Clockwork Monkey's Life Value really did begin to gradually restore.

1/2000

2/2000

...

2000/2000

Once its Life Value was fully restored by the spring, Clockwork Monkey No. 2 swayed and suddenly came to life.

It looked at the White God and a dialogue box appeared above its head: "Are you my new master?"

An exclamation mark flashed above the White God's head.

It immediately declared, "Your master is the great Yao God. I am merely a Subordinate God of Lord Yao God, His loyal and humble follower."

Luh Yao was very satisfied.

'Smart.'

"As you command. Yao God is the new master."

The Clockwork Monkey touched its incomplete left shoulder. "I am in a damaged state. Please repair me completely so I can resume my work."

The White God asked, "You're made of mud. Will more mud work?"

The Clockwork Monkey grabbed a handful of mud from the ground, molded it into an arm, and attached it to its shoulder. The new left arm moved for a moment, then crumbled into pieces.

Self-repair failed. A question mark appeared above the Clockwork Monkey's head. At the same time, a thought bubble materialized over its head, filled with dense, garbled text.

Soon, the question mark above the Clockwork Monkey's head turned into an exclamation mark.

"An artisan capable of crafting special artifacts is required for a quick repair."

"Calculating self-repair time..."

"372 years required."

Luh Yao considered this. Based on the fundamental time flow ratio of one day to ten years, it would take over a month at the fastest for Monkey No. 2 to repair itself.

And that was just for one monkey. There were still five more.

'That's too long.'

Luh Yao noticed that the Clockwork Monkey's Life Value was constantly decaying, decreasing by 1 point every second. After half an hour, it became motionless again.

The White God could only continue winding the spring.

Luh Yao tried clicking and discovered he could put the Clockwork Monkey directly into his Artifact Bar.

'This means... even though I can't bring people from the outside world in, I can take it out to be repaired.'

There were plenty of artisans in the Pixel World outside.

Luh Yao summoned Apostle Philos.

The Skeleton Man was a [Skeleton Artisan], a member of the Skeleton System Craftsmen.

After receiving his orders, Philos took Clockwork Monkey No. 2 and hurried to the Dwarf Fortress.

The Fireplace Race now represented the best group of artisans in this world. From among them, an [Artisan] named Chui Wujing had emerged, capable of creating equipment with Extraordinary Attributes.

Having them work together to repair the Clockwork Monkey seemed like a viable path.

After Philos announced the summons, all the Dwarves in the fortress were ecstatic.

"Yao God recognizes our skills!"

"This is the greatest reward a God could give us!"

"We will definitely repair this monkey!"

"At all costs!"

"We have to fix it! We'll bring it fully back to life!"

Chui Wujing immediately entered work mode. He walked back and forth around the mud monkey, beginning a discussion with Philos on how to repair its missing arm.

Luh Yao locked his perspective on them to see what they would do.

Soon, Philos and Chui Wujing each crafted an arm—one made of bone, the other forged from metal.

The two arms were installed on the Clockwork Monkey's shoulder in succession.

As it turned out, the bone arm was too fragile and broke after a short while.

Monkey No. 2 gave feedback: "The arm is too light. It cannot withstand pressure or touch."

After switching to the metal arm, it became clumsy. It couldn't walk straight, always veering in an arc around its left arm.

"The arm is not flexible enough. It affects my body's movement. I cannot work."

Philos and Chui Wujing discussed it repeatedly, incorporating the opinions and suggestions of other Dwarves, and came up with a special plan: they would keep the internal bone structure of the arm and cover the exterior with segmented copper plating, using Sand Worm oil as a lubricant.

Finally, they would smelt an All-Purpose Stone into it to ensure a perfect connection between the bone and metal.

Through the combined efforts of Philos and the Dwarves, a special copper prosthesis was forged.

...

[Clever Copper Bone Arm (Left)][Crafted by Chui Wujing & Philos]: Defense +1, Speed +1.

Life Value: 306/306

...

Luh Yao felt a surge of joy.

In the process of repairing the Clockwork Monkey, the Dwarves had actively offered ideas and experiments, and in doing so, had developed the craft of making extraordinary prosthetics. This technology would have a profound impact on the future.

After Philos and Chui Wujing finished their adjustments, they installed the prosthesis onto the Clockwork Monkey's left shoulder.

Clockwork Monkey No. 2 moved the prosthesis; its left hand was extremely flexible.

An exclamation mark popped up over its head: "The arm can be used for work."

"It possesses both dexterity and toughness. Remarkable craftsmanship!"

The simulator displayed a message.

[Clockwork Monkey No. 2 has been repaired. Please continue to repair the other Clockwork Monkeys.]

Luh Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

He glanced back at the Golden Field.

The White God had already found another Clockwork Monkey. This one, [Clockwork Monkey No. 5], was in even more absurd condition—only a monkey head with a Spring Key remained. According to No. 5 itself, the rest of its body parts had fallen off and disappeared.

The repair work had become even more difficult.

Luh Yao dragged it out, dropped it into the Dwarf Fortress, and had Philos and Chui Wujing continue to lead the team in tackling the challenge.

This way, they could repair the Clockwork Monkey and improve the Dwarves' crafting technology at the same time.

Clockwork Monkey No. 2 proactively joined the work of repairing its own kind.

It demonstrated measurement and repair skills far superior to those of Philos and the Dwarves. It quickly designed a brand-new body for No. 5, providing specific material ratios and crafting methods.

However, manufacturing a full-body prosthesis was much more difficult than a single arm.

Even with No. 2's help, the entire repair team's progress was exceptionally slow. They forged one prosthesis after another, testing various combinations and fittings, constantly going through trial and error, making adjustments...

Luh Yao transferred 100 All-Purpose Stones to Philos for him to use for now.

This would take time; it couldn't be rushed.

Luh Yao stretched.

Outside the window, the sky was already growing bright. In three hours, his train would depart.

It was time for him to leave his warm and comfortable old home and return to his own little house.