My Subjects, Why Is Every One of You a Competition Maniac?

[Fantasy kingdom-building + anime-inspired + ensemble cast + lighthearted]

Lu Shun was a hardcore simulation and management game player. By chance, he got his hands on a game called The Real World.

In it, he had to play a [mysterious emperor], lead a group of adorable cartoon characters, establish a power base in the mountains, cultivate talent, and then conquer the world until he ascended to godhood.

But as he kept playing, Lu Shun began to notice something was off...

Why did this game feel so real?

Why were his subjects so much more competitive than one another?

All Lu Shun had to do was make sure their hard work wasn't wasted and their talents weren't buried.

So as they kept striving, while other nations were still exploiting serfs, they built factories, laid railways, and completed a hospital or school every day.

While other factions struggled to train supernatural beings, his people had all become mages, sorcerers, and occult scholars.

While other regions struggled to fend off monster attacks, his people were discussing how to cook the monsters.

Conquering the world was actually this easy?

So these were gods and angels? He'd thought they were just speed bumps.