Disaster Simulator, global collapse begins.

This is a Valkyrie, right? This must be a Valkyrie!

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Chapter 69 The Tragic Simulation

Even the most skilled warriors within the Manchu army were no match for these masked war gods.

In 1630, you grew up smoothly to the age of two, without any of the ridiculous incidents such as being looked down upon by servants.

Your parents had another baby boy, and tests showed he has excellent physique; they have even less time to care about you now.

Local clans, civil service factions, royal burdens, land annexation, natural disasters and man-made calamities...

Although the mysteriously arriving knights repelled the enemy, it was clear to everyone that the numerous problems plaguing the late Ming Dynasty meant that everything was already beyond saving.

In the late Ming Dynasty, with the loss of territory across the sea in the Liaodong battlefield, the number of refugees increased significantly, and many displaced people remained in the coastal areas of Shandong for extended periods.

In 1631, as the number of refugees exceeded a certain threshold, long-standing tensions between the refugees and the displaced people escalated, leading to a major uprising in Shandong Province in the fourth year of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign.

Your family was inherently classified as part of the local-Ming army camp.

The rebels drove the Ming army into a series of defeats, with cities falling one after another, and your family losing a large amount of property in the process.

An imperial edict from the Ming Dynasty ordered the deployment of troops to Shandong to quell the rebellion.

"So the simulated person this time is from Shandong."

After checking some materials, Chen Jie learned that the famous "Denglai Incident" or "Wuqiao Incident" occurred in Shandong during this historical period.

Huang Taiji personally led a large army to besiege Dalinghe City and defeated the Ming Dynasty's reinforcements from Liaodong. Faced with this critical situation, Emperor Chongzhen had no choice but to mobilize troops from all over the country to rescue Dalinghe City.

At that time, the Ming army was undisciplined, so the local residents closed their doors and windows. In the freezing winter, the army was short of food and clothing, and the locals refused to provide them with shelter, which resulted in "the soldiers having no food or lodging and all resentment."

Then a soldier stole a chicken, and a local noble family forced an officer to parade the soldier through the camp with an arrow through his throat. This caused discontent within the army, leading to a mutiny...

It was quite alarming; a closer look revealed a shocking discovery: this was actually a major disease that would change the course of the war between the Ming and Qing dynasties.

In addition to prisoners, warhorses, and silver, the fall of Dengzhou also resulted in the loss of 20 Hongyi cannons, 300 Western cannons of various types, and a number of firearms.

This rebel army eventually surrendered to the Qing army.

The Ming Dynasty maintained an absolute advantage in firearms.

The Wuqiao Mutiny changed this situation, and the Qing Dynasty used the artillery and technical personnel brought by the rebel army to surpass the Ming Dynasty in firearms.

To put it dramatically, a chicken brought down an entire dynasty.

Yes, this time there was no siege by Huang Taiji.

But the result of the peasant uprising was the same: soldiers recruited from various places entered the Lu region.

In 1632, the rebellion was successfully quelled.

Your family also wants to get involved in this chaotic world. Under the guise of preventing another peasant rebellion, they have joined forces with local gentry to openly recruit and build their own army, turning their private troops into legitimate ones.

Good grief, they even dared to get involved in this kind of thing.

This is a gamble with the lives of your entire family. If you win, you'll have plenty of meat and fish every day. If you lose, you'll still eat, but it will be your last meal before you die.

But then Chen Jie thought again that in such a chaotic world, it was impossible for a large family to remain unscathed.

Unless they give up their family business and move to the deep mountains, they would have to find a place like Shangri-La that is hard to find in the world.

But how can we so easily give up our ancestral business?

With the disappearance of that martial arts legend, emperors of successive dynasties no longer needed to travel to Mount Taixu to pay homage to that immortal; it was as if they had been freed from some kind of shackle.

The martial arts world, where heroes defied the law, saw its inhabitants break the law after the immortals disappeared. Successive emperors, both openly and covertly, began to suppress the martial arts world, resulting in the loss of many precious martial arts manuals. Furthermore, the rise of gunpowder weapons meant that years of arduous training sometimes paled in comparison to an ordinary person pulling a trigger. Over the past century, the martial arts world in China has gradually declined.

Case solved.

Why is it that when the World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament is held in China, only a few powerful individuals are produced, with the most being at the B-level? It turns out that many traditions have been interrupted in history.

My lord, times have changed.

In 1633, under the leadership of your family, some江湖人士 (jianghu figures) who were unwilling to disappear into history established Juxian Manor on their ancestral land of Gushan outside the city, inviting extraordinary people from all over the world to plan a great undertaking.

His family really knows how to stir things up, amassing troops and gathering martial arts figures...

I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen to this family that acts so erratically.

With the help of Heaven's Mandate, the Ming Dynasty was not yet finished.

Whether it was because he was too weak or because his family kept a close watch on him, the random option had never appeared. Otherwise, Chen Jie would have already carried the train away overnight.

It's unclear who spread the message, or where the enemy came from.

A group of men in black suddenly appeared, and that night, Juxian Manor was stained with blood.

The next day, people in the city discovered that the entire Wang family, including servants and laborers—more than a thousand people in total—had all been beheaded, without exception. The killers, as if determined to destroy their spirits, erected a mound of heads at Caishikou.

Thanks to the many wonders of the Dimensional Key, you escaped a portion of the ordeal and became the sole survivor of the entire royal family.

"..."

Chen Jie asked, "Can simulators and simulated entities also use dimensional keys?"

Theoretically, yes

During the text simulation period, his original consciousness remained in this world, which had the advantage of allowing him to communicate with the simulator at any time.

The Key of Dimensions requires soul binding to be used; the simulated entity's soul is also your own soul.

Maybe it's because of this upgrade that I gained some new abilities that I'm unaware of. I'm so powerful!

However, the use of a simulator is bound to have certain limitations; I suspect it will be weaker, or some abilities will be unusable.

……

In 1634, as if things weren't bad enough, you were captured by a gang while on the run.

Coincidentally, you had just used up the skills of the Dimensional Key at that time.

They broke your legs and forced you to beg for money.

But these uneducated thugs clearly miscalculated. Only when the granaries are full will people learn manners. Recent natural disasters and man-made calamities, with so many refugees, have made people accustomed to tragedy. In this chaotic world, they are barely able to save themselves; where would they find the surplus grain and money to help beggars?

Using you and the other kidnapped children to make money won't work; this group is planning to get rid of you.

Based on the principle of not wasting food, they plan to kill you and eat you.

A sense of despair crept into your heart, and you considered giving up on the simulation. Even if you could escape this time by using phase travel, as a child with crippled legs, you would have no ability to take care of yourself.

Chen Jie chose the "family background +2" option to unlock the "saintly heart" tag, because having money makes it easier to cultivate a persona of a benevolent and philanthropic person.

However, who knew that such a devastating turn of events would occur, causing the plan to fail, and it's no wonder that the simulation wanted to give up.

Just as you were about to be disemboweled, a group of martial arts figures arrived.

……

Chapter 70 is somewhat insulting to the historical context.

You and the other children were rescued.

Those masters did not reject you because of your disabilities, but instead adopted you and took you into a deep mountain forest.

Entering through a dark and secluded mountain cave, after traveling for dozens of miles, the view suddenly opens up, revealing a hidden paradise beneath the earth.

They claimed to be from the Mohist school, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought during the pre-Qin period, skilled in mechanical arts. Their ancestors, fleeing the chaos of the Qin Dynasty, led their disciples and families into this strange underground world.

In times of chaos and famine, they send people out to rescue a group of orphans; now the entire Mechanized City has nearly 100,000 inhabitants.

The artificial sun that never goes out in the false sky above the cave, along with the mechanical puppets responsible for farming and other simple manual labor, all demonstrate that this Mohist school is no ordinary institution.

You have a guess

This so-called Mohist school, perhaps, was established during one of your future simulations?

In 1635, you became a disciple of the Mohist school.

Having acquired a mechanical prosthetic limb and regained your fighting prowess, you become arrogant. You decide to showcase your intelligence, firmly believing that your modern education will allow you to easily stand out.

hasty

"Simulator, I should be able to leave a message for another version of myself through you."

"This Momen is just kidding me... They put a wooden shell over a Titan mech and call it a wooden puppet?"

"Confined nuclear fusion plus a pair of wings to spin around on the ceiling every day—that's what you call an artificial golden crow?"

"Don't try to fool me because I'm not well-educated."

"And then there's that thing, those tiny puppets invisible to the naked eye. Injecting them into the body can reduce the probability of going into a state of demonic possession, which is to say, being corrupted by Honkai energy. They can also help repair wounds and increase lifespan..."

"I found a chance to take a look, and it's confirmed. It's liquid soul steel, or something similar."

You did not stand out.

The mechanical arts of the Mohist school are so outrageous that they far surpass your level of physics, which is stuck in high school.

In 1636, studying

"I must work hard. I can't be inferior to a group of ancient people, can I?"

In 1637, studying

"Dude, I've managed to stay in a dark room for five years studying and reading without going crazy. You can question my talent, you can question my intelligence, but you can't question my perseverance."

In 1638, at the age of 10

The simulated entity's mental strength has reached the required level. You may choose to enter in person or continue with the rapid text simulation.

Chen Jie chose: "Continue with rapid text simulation".

You don't want to learn anymore, firstly because you don't seem to have any talent in this area, and secondly because this is your first time choosing a full-text simulation, and you don't know if this knowledge will be meaningful at the end. You feel a lack of motivation to keep going.

Losing motivation, you quickly degenerate into a lazy bum.

Your grades plummeted from above average to the bottom of the class.

In 1639, your master noticed your lack of interest in continuing your studies and sent you on your own to travel to the Mechanical City. You could then decide for yourself whether to continue your studies.

Doors are left unlocked at night, and lost items are not picked up on the road—this is your first impression of this large city with a population of nearly 100,000.

Because the residents of the city of ingenuity do not use money.

The energy from a nuclear fusion reactor was virtually limitless for an ancient city, and food and other resources were abundant. Manual labor was replaced by machinery; in a sense, the Mohist school had already entered a period of communism.

Because of the education they received from a young age, no one would do anything extravagant or wasteful, as that would be looked down upon by their fellow students.

They called it universal love and frugality.

……

For the next two years, Chen Jie's simulated body lived and wandered in the Mechanical City.

Hungry? Just find any buffet restaurant.

If you're full and want to exercise, go for a couple of laps on the treadmill and give it a little boost.

Although this amount of electricity is negligible compared to what a nuclear reactor provides, people like to justify their actions, and this activity is very popular among those who have nothing better to do.

There's internet access even in the city of machines!

It has everything from board games and card games to novels and comics—it's practically a miniature modern society.

Even their welfare benefits far surpass those of all modern countries.

Want to leave the Mechanical City and head to the surface?

It is not impossible.

All you need to do is pass the Mohist exam. Every year, countless young men and women with dreams of the future go to the surface to experience life, only to be brutally beaten down by reality.

It's no less than a modern person traveling back to ancient times.

There's no internet.

Interesting? Interesting my foot!

Life is wonderful, but Chen Jie is very troubled.

This is a beautiful city, like a deliberately crafted utopia.

You're a bit lost. In such a small society, how do you cultivate a saintly persona?

In 1643, you decided to take the exam to become a Mohist.