I Have a God Simulator

Luh Yao had been doing two things lately.

First, he was directing his Apostles to capture Calamity Beasts and throw them all into Yunzhong Temple for "further study." This prevented them from staying in the Yao Race World, where the Rule Power would fuel their hormones and cause them to run rampant.

The Calamity Beasts, which had been tyrants in their own world, quickly lost their frenzy after entering Yunzhong Temple. They would either start questioning their existence or become melancholic.

Sober solitude is a highly lethal poison.

Luh Yao saw some Calamity Beasts start talking to the Shell Cockroaches, or even to themselves, pretending other vocal living beings were around.

Without the Rule Power acting as a stimulant, they couldn’t maintain their pathological excitement. When their lives returned to normal, this moribund world felt like a silent nightmare.

That was why whenever the Guest Monk appeared, they were almost always moved to tears of gratitude.

Most Calamity Beasts were willing to follow the Guest Monk and cultivate, but two remained defiant, choosing to go it alone.

Of these two, one was eaten by the Guest Monk in a display of [Forceful Conquest] for its insolent and unreasonable words.

The other wandered alone deep in the desert, forming a unique Symbiosis with the Shell Cockroaches.

Luh Yao was quite interested in it and spent a lot of time observing it.

This Calamity Beast was a LV22 [Scaly-Horned Giant Snail]. It moved slowly and required a large amount of Fire Element to grow.

The blackish-gray Giant Snail moved slowly through the desert. On its back, atop its diamond-shaped Stone Armor, Shell Cockroaches were arranged in a tight, uniform pattern, like barnacles on a whale.

The difference was, the Shell Cockroaches weren’t freeloading. They carried the Giant Snail forward from beneath the sand, and when they encountered other groups of Shell Cockroaches, this Calamity Beast served as their powerful deterrent.

The Giant Snail was asleep most of the time.

When it occasionally awoke, it would stretch its brown, soft body out of its shell. The Shell Cockroaches would immediately stop and prostrate themselves on the ground one by one, showing their submission.

The Giant Snail gradually grew accustomed to the feeling of being surrounded by the insect swarm.

It also grew lazier, sleeping more and more deeply, and waking up less and less often.

The Giant Snail gradually began to shrink.

It wasn’t that it was atrophying, but that the Shell Cockroaches were slowly nibbling away at its hard, yet flexible, Stone Armor. Their [Iron Stomach] allowed this swarm of insects to eat anything.

By the time the Giant Snail realized what was happening, the once heavy and magnificent shell on its back had been chewed to pieces, becoming rations for the stronger Shell Cockroaches.

It furiously burned the entire swarm of cockroaches to ash, leaving only the shattered remains of its shell in the sand.

Unfortunately, the Giant Snail’s shell could not be restored.

Lacking a supply of Fire Element, it grew weaker and more lethargic.

Eventually, it sank into the sand and became food for the Shell Cockroaches.

Luh Yao watched this, completely unperturbed.

’If you choose the wrong path to survival, the further you go, the harder it is to turn back.’

’Whether you strike it rich or fall into the Abyss, every individual must ultimately pay the price for their choices in survival.’

Meanwhile, the Calamity Beasts that followed the Guest Monk were emotionally stable. One after another, they began to develop Wisdom and started searching for a way to survive in this ruined world.

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The second thing Luh Yao was doing was observing Juvenile Dragon Pasha.

The [Dragon Blood Ceremony] had an immediate and obvious effect on the Dark Sun Dragon. The Blood Knight was still in the Dragon Nest, continuing Pasha’s special training.

At first, Pasha constantly begged for mercy.

When it realized that was useless, it just silently endured the beatings. But now, it had started to take the initiative—’If I’m going to get beaten up anyway, I might as well look for an opportunity myself.’

The result, of course, was still the same. The chasm in Tiers and the gap in combat experience left it completely powerless against the Blood Knight.

But Pasha’s growth was visible to the naked eye.

It no longer had the giggly, child-like demeanor of the past. It had become much calmer and could endure long periods of harsh training.

Although Pasha’s Dragon Language Magic was still not proficient, it could be used passably. A Pasha-style of combat, focused on melee with Magic as support, was beginning to take shape.

It told the Snowman that it felt like it could have a second awakening at any moment.

Luh Yao thought, ’If only Cancong were here.’

’I wonder if the next generation of Cancong has undergone Rebirth, and where they might be now.’

Navigating the World-Dimension Space was like drifting at sea. The changes in the Rule Power of various worlds made this drifting unpredictable, lacking maps and coordinate guidance.

Luh Yao had asked Selena and Cancong.

Their answer was the same: It was difficult for Gods to determine their position.

Unless one had a Fire Seed Artifact or a Wonder with specific functions—one that could pinpoint locations and perform large-scale scans within the World-Dimension Space. And only Mythical Level Artifacts or Wonders could do that.

Either way, they were extremely rare.

Drifting aimlessly was the norm in the Crawling Area.

The Gods struggled forward here, searching for paths and resources to enter the Flying District, while unknown disasters and opportunities could appear at any moment.

And no matter what appeared, the Gods had to face it with all their might.

After learning this, Luh Yao was initially a bit disappointed. It seemed he would have to advance in the dark for a long time.

’Looked at from another angle, it also means no one is likely to target this place.’

The Vortex World itself was a mobile catastrophe, and the Gods lacked the means to track worlds. Luh Yao figured that if an uncontrollable conflict arose, he could just steamroll them with his Vortex World, and no one would be able to pinpoint him for revenge afterward.

As he thought about it, he opened the Golden Field.

Ever since he started driving this "big rig" and developed the Vortex Cannon, Luh Yao’s interest in the Vortex World had grown exceptionally strong.

Whether it was to expand the Ring Realm Group or to stockpile ammunition, collecting various Gravel Worlds along the way was necessary.

He clicked [Sail] and entered piloting mode.

There was a natural Gravel World nearby, which looked to be a suitable size—micro-class.

’Mine.’

At his eleven o’clock, a slowly floating Gravel World appeared. It was massive, visually estimated to be about half the size of the Yao Race World. It could serve as a close-range heavy cannon.

’Taken.’

Luh Yao happily collected ammunition along the way.

After a short while, he suddenly noticed a situation had developed within the Ring Realm Group.

The [Ghost Realm] and a saucer-shaped Divine Kingdom called the [Bamboo Reed Kingdom] were overlapping each other. It looked like a Divine War had broken out.

The Ghost Realm was just hitching a ride.

’So what’s the deal with the Bamboo Reed Kingdom?’

Luh Yao clicked on this newcomer that had broken into the Realm Group.

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[Bamboo Reed Kingdom]

[Divine Format]: Present.

[Divinity]: Lowly as an Ant (47,732).

[Divine Body]: Gods Tier (168,017).

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Based on overall national strength, the Bamboo Reed Kingdom had double the Ghost Realm’s population of believers, giving it a significant advantage in a fight.

’To get dragged into the Vortex World just to fight this war, the Ghost Realm and the Bamboo Reed Kingdom must have a deep-seated grudge.’

’No time like the present.’

Luh Yao decided to take this opportunity to conduct a field inspection of these two Divine Kingdoms. ’One expense to visit two Divine Kingdoms, what a bargain.’

’If I come across any suitable species, I can even consider bringing some back.’

He clicked [Anchor World].

[Connect this world to the Silvanus Tree?]

[Estimated Cost: 24,768 Faith]

[Yes] [No]

Luh Yao confirmed.

His viewpoint entered the Ghost Realm.

The world had a gloomy aesthetic overall. Dark clouds shrouded the sky, and the ground was mostly swamps and mudflats.

The backend data showed that the Divine Kingdom’s population of 80,000 consisted mainly of Ghosts, Ghouls, and the Funeral Race.

Ghosts were the most numerous, at 72,000.

The Ghoul population was just over 2,000, most of whom were around LV10. High Tier ones were rare.

There were only 200 members of the Funeral Race.

But these 200 members of the Funeral Race were the most important developers and builders in the entire world.

The Black Tombstones they built were the foundation of the Divine Kingdom’s civilization and the key to harmoniously integrating the three groups: the Funeral Race, Ghosts, and Ghouls.

Although the Ghost Realm seemed lifeless and suffused with Death Qi, its resources were not scarce. It had numerous lakes and rivers of various sizes, with plenty of fish and birds.

Since the majority of inhabitants were Ghosts, the only ones who truly needed food were the Funeral Race and the Ghouls. Combined, their population was just over two thousand, and simply hunting wild animals was enough to meet their survival needs.

Due to a lack of motivation, the Livestock and agricultural industries in the Ghost Realm had long stagnated. However, construction, excavation, and mining continued to develop, as the Funeral Race possessed impressive engineering and construction abilities.

Luh Yao opened a bag of sunflower seeds and settled in to watch the Divine Kingdom war like a spectator munching on snacks.

As he watched, he suddenly froze.

’Why is there a Sand Walker in the middle of the battlefield?’

He took a closer look.

’Holy crap, Yan Jiu!!’

Luh Yao immediately realized that when Yan Jiu changed his class to Sand Walker, he had Ascended to the neighboring Ghost Realm.

On the screen, Yan Jiu was now in a perilous situation after a fierce battle with a Bamboo Beast.

Green ripples appeared on the ground—clearly some kind of Miracle.

Luh Yao dropped his sunflower seeds, pulled down his Artifact Bar, and rummaged through it to find the [Apostle Soul Seal], summoning Forrest.

Yan Jiu was not only the first person from the Yao Race to successfully Ascend, but also the first pixel person to reach another world by his own power. He was, in a sense, the Armstrong of the Yao Race World.

Both his symbolic significance and his personal achievements were of immense value.

Luh Yao decided he would rescue Private Yan Jiu at any cost!

’What’s the best way to rescue him?’

’Just snatch him away?’

’Too high-profile. Not my style, and it would expose my presence.’

Luh Yao fell into deep thought.

He didn’t have much experience stopping wars. The last time, he had wiped out the Bos God’s lair over a personal grudge, but this was a different matter.

Luh Yao suddenly had an idea.

Sister Jiaoo from the office once said that if two kids start fighting, there are two solutions. One is to act as a judge and deliver a verdict, which wasn’t appropriate right now—or rather, the time wasn’t right.

The second is to create a little trouble, give them something else to do, and make them cast aside their previous animosity.

’It has to be trouble big enough to stop a Divine War...’

Luh Yao had a great idea.

’I’ll hit them with a natural disaster that completely eclipses the scale of their war!’

’And while I’m at it, I can test the combat effectiveness of the Vortex Cannon at close range.’