Samuel is an ordinary NPC in an old-school Western fantasy game, a wild little mushroom in the Sunlit Forest, the beginner's area. He spent his days basking in the sun and watching the world go by. Once players stopped visiting, he started spending all day sleeping in the sun.
Then one day, he suddenly turned into a human and got bound to some fellow who claimed to be a System.
[Congratulations, Player 001 Samuel, you have bound your exclusive System and obtained blueprints for a wooden cabin and wooden bed.
Please complete the prerequisite quest: gather materials and build a home.]
Samuel: Hey! Aren't I a mushroom NPC?
[Samuel has basked in plenty of sunlight and unlocked the skill Photosynthesis. The sunlight you collect will be converted into magic power. Congratulations, you are the first player to become a mage!]
[Samuel has absorbed plenty of water and unlocked the skill Mycelium Division. You can copy and control any vessel made of mycelium. Congratulations, you are the first player to become a puppeteer!]
One day, players transmigrated into a massive Western fantasy game they had never heard of. They had to follow the main quest to build homes and explore the map, and their first stop after completing the prerequisite quest was the Sunlit Forest.
The game had long since been taken offline. No one had ever seen a guide, and no one knew anything about the bosses or NPCs.
Facing Samuel, who had spent hundreds of years watching the forest's goings-on, Adrian, disguised as a System, patiently coaxed him.
[Perhaps you could even become the first player to work as an information broker.]
So Samuel used mycelium vessels disguised as information NPCs. Every day, he could lie around and collect materials and coins from the players. With Adrian's guidance, he began his player life, earning two salaries from one job.
He used his mycelium vessels to establish a guild and build homes, stables, inns, and manor restaurants. Not only did he become a top-tier player, but he also planted the little mushroom's flag in every corner of the Western fantasy continent. Even the game's bosses had tried drinks from the little mushroom's brand.
The players trembled: “Guild leader/Big shot/Top player, where did you download this cracked version?”
[Reader's guide:
1. A fluffy little mushroom and a mischievous deity who loves teasing him. Both are physically and emotionally chaste. Their pairing will not change, and the top will have a physical body.
2. Home-building + exploration and development + Western fantasy slice of life]
Theme: Live well and move forward together.
