The City-Building Game I Played Became Reality

“Here’s a plot of land. Design your very own urban utopia!” Jiang Yi downloaded a city-building simulation game that was supposedly realistic enough to be indistinguishable from the real thing. Players could freely build their ideal city by planning, developing, expanding, and managing it. While other players started by planning commercial districts or setting up farms, Jiang Yi chose to build a sewage treatment plant from the start. That night, a state-of-the-art sewage treatment plant rose from the ground at Jinsheng Industrial Park, two kilometers from Jiang Yi’s home. Theme: Even a nine-story terrace begins with a pile of earth