All Players, Get Online and Build My Empire

After sleeping for ten thousand years, the Xianqin Empire had become a wasteland. I was its last emperor, trapped in the core and barely clinging to life.

At death's door, I disguised myself as the final NPC and turned the ruined world of Xianqin into a virtual game called Return to the Ruins, opening a beta test to Earth.

And so, a horde of the most savage disasters in history descended upon it.

They feared no death and loved building things. They would charge straight into a demon god's forbidden zone for a single piece of beginner gear.

As I watched the players work themselves ragged for me, I sat calmly behind the scenes and typed out an announcement:

[New expansion, Expedition Beyond the Heavens, coming soon!]