Raising Kids and Building Online

A fictional future world + divine right of kings + nation-building + fourth-generation gaming Su Xianyu ascended the throne and became the powerless emperor of Lin. As she was preparing to flee, a chubby-cheeked, baby-faced personification of the nation’s fortunes quietly appeared. It said it needed to be fed the nation’s fortunes to grow taller and stronger. A nation-building System appeared too, urging her to aim high: “Five years to build, three years to prosperity.” To raise the little one better, Su Xianyu slapped the throne and decided to work herself to the bone. [Prerequisite gathering quest: Collect Wood *99999, Hay *99999...] Su Xianyu sharpened her blade and went after the weeds. When her back ached and she was exhausted, she remembered her powerful cheat: the Star Network. In the era of interstellar integration, all you had to do was boldly ask for what you needed, and your every wish could be granted. She only wanted to free her hands, and suddenly she had an all-purpose gardening robot from a technological civilization, a magic scythe from a magical civilization, and heaps of land-clearing tools from civilizations at every stage of development to choose from. Su Xianyu emptied the treasury, assembled a land-clearing team, and took the first step in nation-building. At last, the game Otherworld, hailed as a revolutionary full-immersion game, landed on the Star Network’s homepage as a featured ad, catching the attention of countless users. The players, selected one in ten thousand, eagerly flooded into Otherworld, only to discover there was no beginner village, no tutorial NPC, and no map. From the start, all they could do was wander aimlessly, and irate players went online to tear into the developers. Part-time game developer Su Xianyu smiled with kindly menace and sent them the “Goodwill of the Game Developer” buff. Lucky players were suddenly chased out of the beginner village by a wild boar, beginning a very different gaming experience. She completes quests and raises the little one; the players complete quests and build the nation. They all have a bright future ahead √