Simulates history, but Chongzhen is the Divine Emperor at the beginning

Chapter 7: Be humble and blend in with the world, aiming for the end!

[Ding! You're dead. The wrong choice led to the wrong outcome...]

Your passion compels you to forge ahead without hesitation, even though you know the road ahead is filled with darkness... Going there knowing there's a tiger is certainly an irrational choice, but if everything in this world were handled rationally, it would be too inhumane.

A great person always has an unshakable faith. Even if the price of maintaining this faith is death, he is willing to bear it, because there are truly things in this world that are more important than life...

You sacrificed your young life without regret. For that belief and perseverance, you fought the darkness without compromise until the very last moment, emitting the brilliance of the sun with your feeble candle flame!

【This life is worth it! 】

[To do something knowing it is impossible is a true spirit of sacrifice...]

[Ding! This simulation is being settled. Settling...]

Dead, died at the age of three.

Watching himself die in the simulation, Zhou Liang was speechless for a long time...

Although as an old hand, he had anticipated this result, but when his "other self" really died, a feeling of sadness still arose.

"Does this count as me killing him?"

[Host, there's no need to blame yourself. Death in a simulation doesn't mean real death. There are countless opportunities to start over.]

【Furthermore, this result was not caused by you...】

The system said seriously:
Since the simulated character cannot make their own choices, it means that no matter which option they choose, they have reasons not to give up. As the saying goes, "I want fish, and I also want bear's paw, but I can't have both!"

What was Mencius's answer to this question?

The old scholar Zhou Liang answered subconsciously:
"He who gives up fish for bear's paw... He who gives up life for righteousness..."

[Yes, sacrifice one’s life for justice! ]

Faith is an illusory thing, so people without faith won't even bother with this kind of question! But when a person truly weighs faith against their life, it means they've already made their choice in their heart!

[At this point, all his logic was aimed at convincing himself to sacrifice his life for justice. He already had the answer in his heart, and he just wanted to convince himself to accept it...]

Mencius's theory of "sacrificing one's life for righteousness" is not actually advocating that everyone should sacrifice their lives for righteousness. He simply wants you to recognize your own heart, follow your own choices, and make it easier for you to convince yourself.

[Because a normal person wouldn't advise another normal person to die, he would only advise those who are already determined to die not to waver in their belief in sacrifice...]

After hearing this, Zhou Liang gradually understood:

"You mean, the other me has already decided to sacrifice myself?"

[What else? This system is very user-friendly and won't provide the host with random options. All options simulate the character's inherent thoughts and tendencies... So while it may seem like you're controlling the game character, in reality, his actions and thoughts are always determined by him.]

Zhou Liang now understood:

"So, I'm actually just his cheating grandfather?"

[…You can understand it that way.]

[In a sense, you are not only his cheat grandfather, but you are even the kind that automatically hosts it, and he doesn't have to bother with manual operation from beginning to end. It's a pure fool-proof operation...]

Zhou Liang: ...

After all this time, it turns out I'm a knockoff of the "Weapon Spirit"?!
Zhou Liang couldn't help but roll his eyes:
Well, I, the real me, have never used cheat codes in my entire life, but this "other self" in the simulation used cheats right from the start...

Who is the protagonist here?!

After complaining for a while, Zhou Liang slowly calmed down:

"Who cares who the protagonist is? I just want to simulate a perfect world line in the end, and then make it real, and use it to cover the current reality line!"

As expected of a rebel leader who had fought against the Ming Dynasty's divine emperor regime for thirty-eight years, Zhou Liang had a broad mind. He didn't care about the process, he only cared about the result. Whether he was the protagonist or not was irrelevant...

However, the ending where "another self" chose to burn still left Zhou Liang with a deep impression:

"Although he's reckless, it's precisely because of this recklessness that he seems more like a passionate young man... while calm and cautious people actually seem a bit old-fashioned in front of him..."

"Huaqiang said it well. If young people don't have strong tempers, how can we call them young people?"

"He refused to follow the crowd and bravely defended his own beliefs. Although he was too stubborn and easily broken, he was still a heroic person!"

"In a sense, you are indeed another me. Although our experiences are different, our core is almost exactly the same... You deserve the name Zhou Liang."...

After a while, the system finally prompted again:
【Ding! Settlement completed! 】

[Your prize: "The Light of the Sacrifice's Spirit!"]

"Light of the Sacrifice's Spirit" (Consciousness): Sublimated from the spirit of the wise and courageous sacrifice, this consciousness-based supernatural ability grants the holder a slight boost in resistance to all negative mental states, including fear, hallucinations, and fatigue! It works in both reality and simulation!

Zhou Liangyizhen:
"Superpowers?!"

This is a big deal. Although the title of "Animal Friend" prize last time had an extraordinary actual effect and could even be said to be very powerful, it was not a superpower in the conventional sense after all.

This time, the prize is a genuine superpower! Increased resistance to negative mental states... Isn't that the "spiritual awareness enhancement" often seen in fairy tales?

"receive!"

Zhou Liang excitedly accepted the prize, and then in an instant, a red light as red as blood appeared out of thin air and then penetrated into his current wandering soul body.

As the red light entered his body, the feeling of weakness caused by the loss of his physical body was instantly swept away. Not only did Zhou Liang inexplicably gain some strength, but even his soul became more solid!
"Good good!"

Zhou Liang, feeling warm all over, couldn't help but wave his fist, feeling excited:

"As long as I simulate enough times, there will be more and more prizes in the future. Maybe by then, I won't even need to simulate a perfect world line. I can directly reach the peak of my spiritual power and fly to the capital to kill the Divine Emperor alone!"

"The system continues to simulate! Let me see your limits!"

【……walk slowly.】

[Ding! We've detected that you're currently simulating. Would you like to return to your last life choice point and continue the branch simulation, or return to your birth node and start over?]

Ok?
Zhou Liang was stunned:
"Do you have an automatic save function?"

[Of course, in order to facilitate the host to simulate different endings, this system will automatically set a save point at each life choice node.]

"That……"

Zhou Liang thought for a moment:
"Then let's go back to the save point. We've only made one choice anyway, so it's no different from starting over. It's also good to try other side quests!"

[Ding! Returning to the previous life node...]

【…】

[Faced with the conflict between reality and faith, you're torn between your conscience and your own desires. Both options hold irreplaceable significance for you... What do you choose: (?)]

[A: Surrender to reality. The zombie that is the Ming Dynasty is already filled with darkness and corruption. Its stench forces everyone to submit to reality...]

[B: Young people from this class never bother to hide themselves; their passion is their justice!]

"Choose A!"

"One sacrifice has proven my faith. Next, I must endure humiliation and seek a truly rational way out of the darkness..."

You chose option A and succumbed to reality. The zombie that is the Ming Dynasty is already filled with darkness and corruption, and that stench forces everyone to submit to reality. Furthermore, you come from a humble background. If you rashly embrace justice, you will surely be brutally murdered by those with vested interests! If you do that, not only will you fail to change anything, you will also harm those who love you...

[When you open your eyes again, you are shocked to find that you are not lying dead in your bed in your hometown, but back in the literacy class that day!]

After quickly confirming that you weren't hallucinating, you couldn't help but feel overjoyed: "So I have a cheat code, too?!"

[Retracing the timeline? You thought silently...]

“Since sacrifice has proven my faith, this time, I will do my best to endure the darkness and find light on another path…”

[Making up your mind, you no longer insist on making that meaningless report, and instead continue with the class with a normal expression.]

Isn't it just temporarily colluding with corrupt officials and deceiving the world and stealing reputation?

【If Jiang Sheng can do it, I can do it too! 】

【Master=6, I can write too! 】

……

(End of this chapter)