Kingdom of Locke: Three Years of Simulation, Invincible at the Open Beta

Lin Chuan graduated straight into unemployment. His bank account held just 312.7 yuan, and his landlord was on his tail for the rent.

Three days before the open beta, he bound himself to the Kingdom Simulator. It let him enter Locke Kingdom: World and run simulations ahead of time, without a single moment passing in the real world.

After three years of simulations, he had collected every differently colored pet in the entire bestiary, climbed to Legendary rank, and even won Princess Keli Xiya’s overwhelming favor.

On open beta day:

While everyone else was still customizing their faces, he claimed the server’s first differently colored Dimo.

While everyone else was still going through the tutorial, his differently colored Demon Wolf had already reached the top of the ladder.

A guild of rich second-generation heirs wanted to step on him to climb the ranks? He turned around and beat them until they disbanded.

Keli Xiya: “Master, please carry me!”

Wang Manni: “Are you the one whose place next door is leaking? ... You’re this good at the game?”

Looking at the flood of friend requests and the “neighbor” who had suddenly appeared in his real life, Lin Chuan fell into deep thought:

“I just wanted to play a game. How did my life start getting cheat codes too?”

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.