Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, embarking on a struggle for survival. Author: Laughing While Eating Winter Melon

Before my rebirth, I silently observed a series of initial identities such as 'Hero,' 'Demon King,' 'Noble,' 'Wealthy Merchant,' and 'Monster,' and finally made my own choice: to use the weakest 'Small Animal' template to start a new life in a high-risk magical world.

Hello everyone, I'm Belle Rat Riels. I used to be a Minecraft extreme survivalist, a Don't Starve speedrunner, and a die-hard fan of farming and survival games. Next, I'll show you how to survive in the dangerous environment of a magical world, where even with skilled survival techniques, you might not survive a day.

[Daily Life] [Relaxed] [Slow Pace]

Chapter 1 Belle the Mouse Riels

The dizziness slowly subsided, and Bell regained his senses. He felt as if he had been asleep for decades.

'A strange ceiling...'

This thought crossed Bell's mind, but all he could make was 'squeak squeak squeak'.

Bell glanced at his paws, then turned to look at his short tail, and finally could only sigh helplessly.

It's small and cute.

In this world, Belle is reborn as a bamboo rat with short limbs, a large head, and white fur all over its body.

If he could do it all over again, Bell would definitely slap himself hard across the face for making that choice.

Not long ago, while Bell was playing Minecraft on his computer, he suddenly discovered that there was a new pixel game with no name in his game list.

Driven by both boredom and curiosity, Bell opened the game, and instantly a data panel appeared on the computer screen.

A row of pixelated figures surrounds a notification box, pointing to the line of text in the middle of the box.

"Are you willing to give up everything you currently have and choose a brand new life?"

The moment those words appeared, Bell was wide awake.

The moment this game template appears, it's immediately obvious that it's a role-playing game, something he's all too familiar with.

Please select your initial template!

Click OK, and the pixelated figures around the prompt box jump up one by one, displaying their respective detailed introductions.

Character Template - Demon King, Character Template - Noble, Character Template - Commoner, Character Template - Warcraft...

Different character templates have different starting points. If you choose the Demon King template, you will have great power from birth. If you choose the Noble template, you can inherit status, wealth, and connections through a noble family.

Of course, choosing a more powerful template will also subject you to more restrictions. For example, the Demon King template comes with the negative buff of being an enemy of the world, and the Dragon template comes with the various mental illnesses of the Dragon race.

Those with relatively weaker templates have more freedom. The commoner template has no extra advantages or restrictions. They can learn various skills and change to a hidden profession through their own efforts.

Of course, these things have little to do with Bell.

Because at the time, Bell didn't think much about it; he simply glanced at the information about each character template and made his choice.

He didn't want any of those Demon King templates or Dragon templates; he directly locked onto the weakest 'small animal template'.

The 'small animal template' doesn't offer any extra advantages; instead, it comes with a whole host of debuffs. It can't rely on its parents' connections like nobles, nor can it be born extraordinary like a demon king or a hero.

Using this weakest template, there's a high chance you won't survive until the day you can change jobs.

After all, in the harsh competition of life in nature, survival largely depends on luck.

Even so, Bell was full of confidence when he chose this template. It's just a game, what's there to be afraid of?

Who is he? A super fan of survival games, who plays Minecraft for over five hours a day?

For a player who has completed thousands of hours of gameplay and speedruns all the bosses in Don't Starve, this newly emerging survival game is simply fantastic.

Choosing the weakest template will make survival more challenging.

"Wow, so many features! This game is quite well-made!"

Upon opening the animal template, Bell was immediately greeted with a large number of pixelated animal images.

Although these images are made up of pixels, they have a lifelike quality, which is quite magical.

Without much thought, Bear Grylls quickly made his choice among a large group of wolves and tigers.

Animal Template: Bamboo Rat!

The reason for making this choice is simply because the bamboo rat is the animal with the weakest physical attributes among the small animal templates.

Please select the world difficulty you wish to enter!

After selecting a character template, a new prompt appeared in the tooltip.

Seeing this, Bell grinned crookedly, his face clearly saying two words:

That's it?

As a hardcore gamer, he decisively chose the high-risk world.

Keep it tough, I'm not afraid. A man's life is about pushing his limits!

At this point, Bell still looked disdainful and almost blurted out that I had put my hands in my pockets that year.

Please name your character!

"Bear Rat Riels".

Without any hesitation, Bell typed in his usual online name.

He couldn't wait to enter the game and begin his survival adventure.

"Dear Mr. Bell Rasilis, you are about to travel to the world of Diego, a world in a state of wild growth. Dragons and demons roam the land, the development of furnaces and potion-making has led to the rapid expansion of humanity, ancient elves are trying to decipher the mysteries of magic and create a sun, and heroes and demon kings are engaged in an endless cycle of battle..."

After the selection was completed, a clear female voice rang out, introducing Bell to the general situation of this world.

But Bell, impatient as ever, yawned and muttered something under his breath:

"Can we skip the introduction? Let's read the backstory after we finish the game..."

As if hearing Bell's mutterings, the female voice introducing the background story stopped, and the flashing text in the prompt box trembled before turning into a sweating soybean emoticon.

After a brief silence, the background noise quietly spoke:

"Wishing you a happy new life."

The moment those words were spoken, Bell lost consciousness.

When he regained consciousness, he found himself in a narrow burrow, becoming the white bamboo rat he had chosen.

Suddenly transformed from a human into a bamboo rat, Bell was devastated.

He was filled with regret. Even though more than an hour had passed, Bell was still standing there dumbfounded, as if he had been petrified.

If he had known that selecting a template would actually allow him to travel through time, Bell definitely wouldn't have chosen the current animal template.

If you really lived in a world with dragons and magic, wouldn't being a small animal just be pure suffering?

Those who are heroes live a life of luxury, surrounded by beautiful women, and never have the same meal twice in a week.

And what about himself? He'd been turned into a bamboo rat. Forget about finding a wife; the first thing he encountered after his rebirth was a huge problem.

Bell was hungry.

His physical instincts were telling him that he needed to eat to prevent himself from becoming weak.

But to go out in search of food, Bell had to leave the cave and venture into the unknown outside world.

This is a magical world. When you go out to find food, you will not only face the dangers of predators in nature, but also all sorts of dangers in the magical world.

One careless move, and the whole game is lost.

If a rat is killed, it will die!

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Chapter 2 Why I Maximized My Negative Status

"Goo~"

With a soft rumble from his stomach, Bell slowly poked his head out of the burrow.

The outside world was peaceful, a gentle breeze swirled around the bamboo forest, and sunlight filtered through the layers of bamboo leaves, casting dappled patterns of light.

At first glance, it seems like there shouldn't be any major problems going out to find food now.

With that thought in mind, Bell poked his head out and stretched his short limbs, preparing to crawl out of the burrow to forage for food.

As the saying goes, food is as essential as iron; you'll get hungry if you skip a meal.

But before he could act, a piercing scream came from directly above Bell.

Bell looked up and saw a long snake clinging to the bamboo, its body a vibrant green that blended perfectly into the bamboo forest environment. With a leap, it bit a sparrow flying low into the air.