"Hehehe, little beauty, don't run, I, the Emperor, am here to catch you."
Lin Yu mumbled to himself in his sleep, a smile playing on his lips.
Suddenly, the space shifted, and Lin Yu, who had been lying in bed, instantly appeared on the floor of an unfamiliar room.
Lin Yu was startled awake by the sudden chill.
He slowly opened his eyes, only to see the face of a dead person—the kind that died with their eyes wide open. Lin Yu was so frightened he immediately stumbled back three meters.
"Holy crap, what the hell is this? Wasn't I, the Emperor, playing a game with my Beloved Concubine?"
Lin Yu was so scared that for a moment he couldn't distinguish between dream and reality. Fortunately, he was the type of person with relatively large guts.
A timid person who woke up and saw this scene would probably faint on the spot.
After a long while, Lin Yu recovered from the shock. He automatically ignored the content of the dream and then realized this didn't seem to be his room.
Looking at the unfamiliar environment and the corpse on the floor,
Lin Yu's first thought was to run away and call the police, but he rationally stopped himself.
Question: If you inexplicably appear in someone else's house, and the original owner is dead, how do you prove your innocence?
Lin Yu felt he definitely couldn't prove it.
Having calmed down, Lin Yu slowly began to approach the corpse on the floor.
Upon getting closer, he noticed that the corpse was extremely shriveled, as if it had no blood.
Observing the deceased's face carefully, he felt it looked familiar somehow, and the corpse exerted a strange attraction on him. This attraction grew stronger and stronger.
Then, Lin Yu unconsciously reached out and touched the corpse.
The instant he touched the corpse, it turned into a ball of white light and merged into Lin Yu's body.
"So that's how it is."
As the white light merged into his body, Lin Yu realized that the corpse was his Alternate Self in this world.
As for why the Alternate Self had such a strong attraction to him.
Lin Yu felt the power contained within his body. After absorbing the white light, his body was twice as strong as before, and this strength was comprehensive.
Just then, he glanced at the mirror in the room.
"Whoa, who is this handsome guy? Oh, it's me!"
His appearance in the mirror had improved by more than one level compared to before.
Although he still looked like himself, his facial features had undergone subtle changes, making him overall much more handsome.
If he was only called handsome before, now he could be called a Male God.
After admiring his current appearance, he discovered that all the experiences and memories of Lin Yu in this world were now in his mind, available for him to review at any time.
This would allow him to better integrate into this world.
Lin Yu went to the bedroom, found some clothes to put on, and then lay on the bed to check the memories of his Alternate Self.
Lin Yu was now very much looking forward to the Otherworld.
First, there were the Original Host's various life experiences. Through the memories, he learned that his counterpart in this world was also an orphan, but unlike him.
Lin Yu in this world was very introverted, especially after being bullied in high school, which made him even more timid. He had no friends and was still single even though he was twenty-four.
Although he himself was also single at that age, it was because he didn't want to spend money on dating.
His money was all used on "great" philanthropic endeavors.
For example, sponsoring poor Young Misses whose families were broken due to having a gambler father, a sick mother, a younger brother needing schooling, and other similar reasons.
After reviewing the Original Host's life experiences, Lin Yu wasn't worried about being exposed, because the Original Host hadn't left any impression on others at all.
The most important thing now was the Original Host's cause of death.
From the memories, Lin Yu learned that this world was called Blue Star.
Moreover, due to certain reasons, there were no longer separate Nations; one could say there was only one Nation, and that was the Dawn Federation.
Blue Star's surface area was slightly larger than Earth in his previous life, approximately 600 million square kilometers.
However, this world only had two continents: the East Continent and the West Continent. These two continents accounted for forty percent of the global area, roughly 240 million square kilometers.
The East Continent was very similar to the Eastern Civilization of his previous life, while the West Continent resembled the Western Civilization of his previous life.
It was now October in the 103rd year of the Dawn Calendar. The City where the Original Host lived was located in the middle of the East Continent, named City, barely counting as a second-tier City.
After a century of peace on Blue Star, all aspects were more prosperous than his previous life, and the standard of living for the common people was quite good.
Housing prices in this world were much lower than in his previous life; even an orphan like the Original Host could afford to rent a two-bedroom, one-living room, one-bathroom apartment.
In the memories, Lin Yu found that this world was quite normal before March of this year, at most having slightly more Advanced technology than his previous life.
However, after March, some people started posting videos online claiming they had gained Superpowers, like breathing fire or spitting water, but they were quickly taken down after circulating for a short time.
The Original Host in the memories merely thought these were special effects videos made by others and didn't pay much attention, until one day ago when the Original Host had just woken up.
He suddenly felt a burst of pain, followed by the sensation of his own blood being drained by something. Before dying, the Original Host only saw a figure jump out of the window.
"Damn, no wonder the corpse was shriveled. So he died from having all his blood drained."
Lin Yu felt a bit fearful reading this. Thankfully, the Original Host had died a day ago, so the murderer should be gone, otherwise his Transmigration would have been an instant kill.
"Judging from the memories, this world has likely undergone Spiritual Qi recovery. Therefore, the one who killed the Original Host might be a Transcendent who awakened a Blood-Sucking Talent."
Thinking of this, Lin Yu wanted to call the police again, but then gave up. After all, even if he called the police, the authorities wouldn't assign a Transcendent to personally protect him.
If the Killer found out the Original Host didn't die, they would definitely come looking for him out of curiosity.
At that time, even with his doubled physical fitness, whether he could win against the Killer was uncertain.
Moreover, even if he survived this ordeal, in this great era of Spiritual Qi recovery, he was just an ordinary person who would eventually be swallowed by the tide.
"Wait, how did I get here? System, Grandpa System? Tathagata Buddha? Three Pure Ones Dao Ancestor? Jade Emperor?
Damn it, who sent me here? Hurry up and send me back! I don't want to stay in this wretched place at all."
Lin Yu now had zero expectations for the Otherworld. Having just Transmigrated, he was already facing mortal danger.
He knew from the various novels he had read about Spiritual Qi recovery that future life would definitely be full of dangers and disasters.
Just as Lin Yu was complaining, a mechanical voice sounded in his mind.
[host has arrived in the Otherworld and completed Fusion with Alternate Self. simulator initiating.]
[Detecting host's desire to return to the Original World. Do you wish to abandon this simulator and return to the Original World?]
Lin Yu heard the voice in his ear, and a screen appeared before his eyes, displaying the text from his mind, along with an option below.
[Yes] or [No]
"No, no, no, definitely no! I am a person full of adventurous spirit, and what I yearn for is a thrilling and exciting life."
Saying this, Lin Yu clicked No without hesitation.
After all, this was a System, and a simulator type at that, which definitely counts as a top-tier Golden Finger.
As the saying goes: Without a Golden Finger, I am timid and submissive; with a Golden Finger, I strike hard.
After Lin Yu selected No, a segment of information about the simulator appeared in his mind.
The simulator's real name is the Otherworld Simulator. Its function is to project a sliver of Lin Yu's true spirit into an Otherworld, forming an Otherworld Self, who possesses his memories from before the Transmigration.
Afterwards, it can simulate the growth process of this Otherworld Self in the Otherworld.
The Otherworld Self can be simulated countless times in the same world.
Each simulation will issue a Score based on the achievements of the Otherworld Self in the Otherworld and their influence on the world. Scores can be used to exchange for items within the simulator. (Just to be clear, regardless of the Score, it is absolutely enough to exchange for the strength gained during the simulation, as becoming an expert is also an achievement.)
When the Otherworld Self achieves unparalleled accomplishments in the Otherworld and causes a major impact on the world, the world is considered Cleared.
Afterwards, Lin Yu can inherit all the power of this Otherworld Self, which includes not only strength and memories but also the traits carried by the Otherworld Self during the simulation.
And it's free of charge.
Furthermore, he can obtain one Main World simulation opportunity, though Main World simulations only grant memories.
Of course, although simulations are free, the time interval between each simulation varies according to the different World Ranks.
According to the information transmitted by the simulator, worlds are divided into Small Worlds, middle worlds, Great Worlds, Minor Thousand Worlds, Middle Thousand Worlds, and Major Thousand Worlds.
As for whether there are higher-Rank worlds above those, the information did not mention it.
Small World simulations are once a day, middle worlds are once every three days, and Great Worlds are once every 10 days.
Currently, Lin Yu can only simulate Small Worlds. Only by completing 10 simulations or clearing one world can he simulate higher-Rank worlds.
Before each simulation begins, the simulator will randomly provide three traits based on the world type, and Lin Yu can choose one to apply to his Otherworld Self.
The traits, from lowest to highest, are White, Green, Blue, Purple, Orange, Red, and Gold.
Furthermore, no matter how large the time span within the simulator, only one hour will pass in reality.
After Lin Yu understood the general information, he began his first simulation.