After her parents were killed while out trading, Yu Qiao suddenly heard the voice of a “System” when she fell in shock at the news. A game “screen” and “options” appeared out of nowhere before her eyes.
She thought the family had been taken over by evil forces, and spent her days in a state of paranoid suspicion. The options nearly got her killed more than once...
Only after a “version update” did she learn that the force controlling her family was a game called [Real Family Simulator].
This awful simulator has a giant rat AI that sets rules for the family, forces its members to complete quests, and triggers options whenever certain keywords come up. It even takes control of her body, leaving Yu Qiao often unable to control herself. She has to outwit local enemies while finding ways to resist the simulator, living a life of constant hardship.
But gradually, she realizes there might be something to this simulator after all!
She exploits loopholes in the rules, uses the simulator’s System to squeeze every last reward out of its quests, and rides its upgrades to power up. She also sneaks peeks at the player forums to study what players like, eventually becoming someone they can’t bear to give up.
If she can’t get rid of this simulator, she might as well use it as a tool for now.
Once she’s dealt with the local enemies and wrung the simulator dry, she’ll find a chance to send it back exactly as it came!
One day, a hot post appeared on the forum: Help! I think one of my family members has awakened. I can see traces of her influence everywhere in the family’s development.
Other players chimed in: Obviously, you need to support her with in-game purchases!
Reader’s Guide:
1. With the simulator around, the heroine has no romantic intentions and there is no pairing, though some characters may have unrequited feelings for her.
2. This is primarily a coming-of-age story with a slow start. Volume One focuses on storytelling and can be bleak, so proceed with caution! The leveling-up storyline begins in Volume Two. The protagonist starts as a physically weak spellcaster, then becomes a dual-wielding martial artist and spellcaster later on.
3. The simulator is a real game made by Giant Rat Technology, and works like a higher-dimensional world controlling a lower-dimensional one. At first, the heroine is led by the simulator’s prompts; later, she starts leading the simulator instead.
4. It starts out as an ordinary family simulator, but later explores a deeper world setting, similar to cultivation stories. The simulator will be upgraded.
5. Since the simulator is part of the story, the plot can sometimes get a little abstract.
6. This is a fictional setting with no real-world allusions. Everything exists to serve the story.
7. More details can be found in the author’s note for Chapter One.
A long-form story.
Theme: Live a life that shines in your own way
It made me laugh so hard. It gave Zhang Liu a little shock.
It's tragic. It's because the mentally retarded simulator dragged the player into trouble, right? If the heroine were to operate it, the two could at least cooperate with each other, but when the player operates it, it is almost like being blind and dumb. There is basically no concept of a team. What's worse is that the version has not been updated. The player can't even understand the existence of teammates and opponents, and a rare helper is wasted. [Anger]
No one is willing to argue with these people who have just tied up the painting fairy and are in a bad mood. This is the principle of compromise for the happy, hahahaha
Waiting for the update ~ [Spread flowers] [Spread flowers] Come on!
Thank you to heaven, thank you to earth, thank you for your hard work~
Thank you to heaven, thank you to earth, thank you for your hard work~
If you want to protect mortals from being involved, King Yan will fill the whole street with mortals. [Dog head]
Is this an attempt to add another layer of transcendence?
The players and the system are the ones who should be responsible. When Lu Yijing is lured out, you will lose your freedom of movement~ [Helpless]
Are you going to risk it and cut it off? [Dog head]
It made me laugh so hard. It gave Zhang Liu a little shock.
It's tragic. It's because the mentally retarded simulator dragged the player into trouble, right? If the heroine were to operate it, the two could at least cooperate with each other, but when the player operates it, it is almost like being blind and dumb. There is basically no concept of a team. What's worse is that the version has not been updated. The player can't even understand the existence of teammates and opponents, and a rare helper is wasted. [Anger]
No one is willing to argue with these people who have just tied up the painting fairy and are in a bad mood. This is the principle of compromise for the happy, hahahaha
Waiting for the update ~ [Spread flowers] [Spread flowers] Come on!
Thank you to heaven, thank you to earth, thank you for your hard work~
Thank you to heaven, thank you to earth, thank you for your hard work~
If you want to protect mortals from being involved, King Yan will fill the whole street with mortals. [Dog head]
Is this an attempt to add another layer of transcendence?
The players and the system are the ones who should be responsible. When Lu Yijing is lured out, you will lose your freedom of movement~ [Helpless]
Are you going to risk it and cut it off? [Dog head]