Simulating the primordial era? That's way too extreme.

Chapter 9 The Protagonist of Heaven and Earth, Jin Bing

Meow?

The fat cat tilted its head, looking at its owner with displeasure. It was scratching so nicely, why did it stop?

Zhao Si had long lost interest in teasing the cat; in fact, her gaze towards the fat cat held a hint of surprise and doubt.

Zhao Si was naturally familiar with the concept of "merit." As a fan of the prehistoric world, if one were to select a few of the most classic settings among the many settings in the prehistoric world, the concept of "merit" would certainly be among them.

In traditional mythology, merit is less about "energy" and more about a state of mind or achievement. For example, a Taoist priest who has "perfected his merits" and is about to ascend to immortality means that his Taoist cultivation and state of mind are sufficient to become an immortal. Or a kind person who has saved countless people and has "immeasurable merits" means that he has done many good deeds and has made great contributions in the heavenly or human realms.

However, the "merit" in the prehistoric world is completely different from the above. According to the descriptions of various versions of the prehistoric world, the merit in the prehistoric world is not the "merit", "morality" or "cultivation" in the ancient Xianxia setting, but a real "special energy" bestowed by the Heavenly Dao!

For example, Pangu had great merit in creating the world, and the Heavenly Dao rewarded him with "immeasurable merit in creating the world." However, Pangu himself was already dead and could not receive the merit. Therefore, the Heavenly Dao regarded the Three Pure Ones, who were transformed from Pangu's primordial spirit, as Pangu's successors.

The three inherited a portion of the "merit of creation" as their legacy. Among them, Taiqing's "merit of creation" was so great that it solidified into a physical form, transforming into the Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda, which is impervious to all laws!

For example, Hongjun had the merit of "continuing the ancient way of spreading the Dao". After Zixiao gave three lectures, the Heavenly Dao bestowed upon him "immeasurable merit of spreading the Dao".

Then there are meritorious events such as "immeasurable merit of Houtu's reincarnation", "immeasurable merit of Nuwa creating humans", "immeasurable merit of mending the sky", and "immeasurable merit of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors".

These merit-accumulating events are basically fixed locations where the protagonist accumulates merit in various versions of prehistoric fantasy novels; they always seem to get involved in everything.

The saying goes, "I handed the axe to Pangu when he created the world," "I molded the clay for Nuwa to create humans," "I commanded the cycle of reincarnation for Houtu," and "I was the disciple of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors." Which protagonist in a prehistoric fantasy novel isn't a "Holy Father of Humanity," "Mentor of Houtu," "Sworn Brother of Pangu," or "Holy Teacher of the Three Sovereigns"? (laughs)

These merits bestowed by Heaven can buff the holder, accelerating the cultivation process, eliminating inner demons, accumulating merit to achieve sainthood, and deterring powerful enemies from committing atrocities.

Even if all else fails, simply refining merit into a magical artifact allows one to kill without incurring karmic consequences, as if granted a murder certificate personally issued by Heaven...

In short, this kind of merit energy has infinite uses and is the most precious of all treasures.

The version of the prehistoric game that Zhao Si was playing seemed to have the same merit system as these classic versions, except for a few additional prerequisites:

"Only by helping the chosen protagonist race can one gain merit. Those who are not disciples of saints are not allowed to observe merit, otherwise they will be killed by the Heavenly Dao."

Without a sound, Zhao Si's heart was stirred:

"If the human race is the protagonist designated by the Heavenly Dao, then the saints will naturally have merit for protecting them, the saints will also have merit for taking humans as disciples, and the saints' disciples will naturally have merit for sparing no effort to lower themselves to help the human race."

Therefore, the reason why the high and mighty saints openly treat humans and demons differently is because humans are the destined protagonists, and supporting them is meritorious, while demons... are not.

It is said that all people below the sage are ants, but even demons are ants, yet the sage still treats the two races differently, his intentions are self-evident.

Therefore, the Heavenly Court only needs to publicly publicize the fact that the saints discriminate against humans, which will naturally encourage the demon race to discriminate against humans and achieve its goal with half the effort.

"Merit..."

Having figured out the key to it, Zhao Si murmured to himself:

"I see."

Thinking it over, he looked at the fat cat in front of him again with suspicion:

Ordinary, dirty and messy, this is just an ordinary urban stray cat, with almost nothing to offer except for being a little fatter than its kind.

But I just touched it and felt a little comfortable, and I immediately received merit. What does this mean?

"Are you the protagonist of the real world?! Or... is the cat the protagonist of the world?"

Zhao Si stared at it in disbelief.

Meow?

The fat cat let out a silly meow.

"No, let's verify it first!"

Feeling like she was living in a dream, Zhao Si frowned, immediately picked up the fat cat, and went into the bathroom to give it a forced bath.

Bathing a cat that doesn't like water is always a skill, but Zhao Si has inherited demonic script, and whenever the fat cat struggles in panic, a single command in demonic script makes it obediently lie down:

"Don't move!"

Meow……

After a lot of effort, Zhao Si finally washed the reluctant fat cat clean and dried its fur with a hairdryer, making the cat look brand new!

Not long after he dried the fat cat's fur, from the perspective of the Dharma Eye, a golden light, larger than before, descended from the sky and landed on Zhao Si's head.

Although the lack of miraculous effects might be due to insufficient merit, it still solidified Zhao Si's previous conjecture:

"You're really the star of the show, aren't you?!"

You can gain merit by helping the main character of heaven and earth become better. Taking a bath for it is also considered helping it become better. Naturally, merit will descend. If the verification is successful, it is the real main character of heaven and earth!

"But is it just that one cat, or all the cats?"

Confused and eager to verify, Zhao Si immediately tried to open the door to go out and check, but he couldn't open it no matter what he did, which brought him back to his senses.

"The game isn't over yet, and it's not during update time. My room is locked by the game itself..."

But... this can't go on!

Having figured out the key, Zhao Si was extremely excited, not excited, but terrified:

Where in the real world would you find any such thing as a "destined protagonist race"? Materialistic thinking doesn't even have this concept!

Similarly, there is no such thing as "Heavenly Way" or "merit" in reality. Logically speaking, the logic of the two worlds is completely different.

But ever since he was bound to the "award from the demon master", his native language was inexplicably changed, Chinese became "demon language", and then he was able to use "demon language" to communicate with animals in the real world, which was already very strange.

But now, with the binding of yet another gift, "The Eye of Dharma from Xuandu," "merit" has actually appeared in reality, and there is even a "Destined Protagonist." Since these two exclusive tools have appeared, has the "Heavenly Dao" that specifically uses them also appeared?!

In the materialist world, a "Heavenly Way" with its own will has emerged, and this...

"What exactly do you want?!"

Zhao Si, filled with shock and anger, yelled into the phone:

"Adding primordial elements to my world—do you realize how many people will die? You're destroying the world!"

The phone remained silent, seemingly unresponsive, or perhaps it simply didn't care about the pointless venting of such insignificant creatures...

"I've only been playing this game for a little over a day, and I've already been bound to two Primordial Gifts. As I continue playing, I'll only get more and more bound gifts... Sooner or later, all the Primordial settings will invade reality."

Zhao Si grabbed his hair in regret. He had expected this to happen; he shouldn't have downloaded that "Primordial Simulator."

If this invasion continues, the real world will inevitably be greatly impacted. Monsters will appear, spiritual energy will appear, and even gods and saints will appear... How fragile is human power in the face of them?

What will happen?

Zhao Si dared not think about it further...

Ding!

Zhao Si immediately looked up, and a new notification appeared on her phone screen:

You can save everything.

"How can we save them?"

Zhao Si sneered, "A person should know their own limitations. I simply don't have that kind of power."

Keep playing, and you'll have enough power to save everything.

Zhao Si was stunned.

But I have to admit.

It's right. The invasion has already happened, and it will definitely be more thorough in the future. Rather than waiting for destruction, we should go with the flow and gain more power. That way, we might still have a chance to turn the tide...

"It's...a devilish temptation..."

After a long while, he blankly stretched out his finger and shakily tapped "Continue Game".

He didn't know if he was destroying the real world with his own hands, nor did he know if the future would have enough power to turn the tide. He only knew that he had no choice; if he stopped playing, the world would eventually find other players.

It's also possible that its invasion never needed any players; finding a player to torment is just its twisted sense of humor...

Just like the two extreme options that often appear in games, on the surface you have the right to choose, but in reality:

"Objectively existing facts are not directly affected by subjective consciousness..."

[Ding! This round of simulation has been fully completed and is returning to the initial node...]

[Because you have obtained sufficient information in the previous simulation, this simulation will have more option nodes and more freedom than before, and the plot will therefore deviate accordingly.]

【…】

On an ordinary day in the 365th year of the Primordial Demon Calendar, the 7th cycle, and the 2nd phase, a small incident occurred among the Golden Dragon Clan, a second-class sea race under the Demon Court located in the southern part of the Eastern Sea of ​​the Primordial World. An egg laid by the Golden Dragon Queen before the 1st phase unexpectedly hatched, and thus you were born.

[You should have continued on as you did in your previous life, but memories of the past keep flooding back... Having learned from your past experiences, you became a "reborn" in a second life. The moment you, as a young child, broke free from your eggshell, you vowed to make amends for your past regrets.]

[So you swiftly resumed your cultivation of immortal techniques, and within a single day of hatching, you had already returned to the Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit!]

[Born a celestial being, your miracle astonished your parents and the entire Golden Dragon Clan, thus making you a genius. Your parents cherish you immensely, even giving you a name, making you the third child among more than a thousand siblings to have a formal name.]

Your name is: Kim Bing!

Zhao Si's gaze flickered; this cycle of reincarnation was different from the last one from the very beginning...

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