The night was serene, the air still, with breezes gliding through the mountain forests, carrying the scent of wildflowers and the soft hum of insects.
Noah lay in bed, his mood unusually calm. The untouched wilderness, free of noise and artificial light, brought a rare peace.
"System, activate the Life Simulation function."
System: Life Simulation function activated. 9 simulations remaining.
Taking a deep breath, he thought, Nine chances left. I won't let future attempts fail.
"System, will the manor's cold state disrupt the simulation?"
System: No system functions will conflict. The simulation will proceed uninterrupted.
"Good. Begin the simulation."
Confirm.
Creating character: Male.
This character gains a 10% boost from the previous simulation.
Recommended enhancements: Prioritize diligence, resilience, loyalty, and righteousness.
Simulation begins in 5 minutes…
Starting in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…
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I am a child who does not know who my father .. my mother are; from the moment I was born, I was abandoned in the forest and mountains. But luckily, an old woodcutter saw me and took me in to raise. I am a diligent, hardworking person; even though there are difficulties and poverty, I am always optimistic and love life.
In the house, there are five people living in Breeze village; I am the third child in the family; although I am an adopted child, our bond is like that of true siblings.
When I was sixteen years old, it was the age to start a family; but before starting a family, one must receive blessings from the immortal elder on the mountain.
It is said that on the mountain, there is an immortal sect; there, people ride clouds and command winds, with magic and supernatural powers that can bring the dead back to life; every year, they come to each village to bless the young men so that when they start a family, they have many children and grandchildren.
And if one is fortunate to have immortal fate, they will be taken by the immortal elder to the immortal sect to cultivate; the immortal elders say that those with immortal fate, if they insist on staying in the mortal world, will unintentionally harm those around them; only the immortal sect can turn danger into safety, making them useful to the world.
In this village, there are also people with immortal fate who were taken by the immortal elder; the families of those people later became influential in the village; almost all the wealthy families in the village have someone with immortal fate.
I know who I am; I do not seek immortal fate, only a peaceful life; marrying Lily from the neighboring house, having many children and grandchildren, that is more than enough.
Then that day came; as expected, I did not have immortal fate. But Lily had immortal fate, and a lot of it; before leaving, she asked me to meet her by the river; under the moonlight, she kissed me and said she wished I had immortal fate; having said that, she quietly shed tears.
The day she left, she gave me a handkerchief embroidered with a pair of mandarin ducks; she said continuing would be a doomed fate, as immortals and mortals are different; she promised to meet again at a place where we could walk side by side.
From that day, I was like a soulless person; whatever I did, I could not do well. During one trip to the forest, I accidentally got lost, accidentally fell into a deep ravine, and fainted.
When I woke up, I found myself inside a long and deep cave; looking up, the rock walls were too high to climb out.
I could only go deeper inside; at the end of the cave, I saw a stream with crystal-clear water and on its bank was a tree with strange fruits; around it was all white mist, animals, and even human bones; this was a cave of a monster.
I… didn't care much… now, even if I met a monster and it ate me, it would be the same…
I went forward to drink the stream's water, ate the fruit on the tree; ignoring the surroundings, ignoring whether the fruit was poisonous or not; after eating, it seemed the beast in here had not yet returned.
In a corner, I discovered something sparkling; it was a precious scroll, shining brightly; inside, it was as clear as a mirror, reflecting my own tattered image; in the right corner of the scroll was a line of text: "there is something that wants to harm you"…?
Seeing how tattered I had become, I awakened; I could not let my foster father and family down; this fate must have ended, forcing it would be useless.
Returning along the old path, I found that rock wall; using a rope I found in the cave, I threw the rope and slowly climbed up.
From then on, I returned to the work of a woodcutter; no longer like a soulless person.
A year passed, that pain gradually subsided; I had returned to normal… I had left those memories behind.
At eighteen years old, I was arranged to marry a young woman from the neighboring village named Eira Aeron; she was extremely beautiful, but no one dared to marry her for fear of misfortune; before, she also had deep immortal fate, but because of some mistake, her immortal fate was lost, and she returned to the mortal world.
I didn't want to either, but to repay my brother's debt, I reluctantly accepted this arranged marriage…
At nineteen years old, a year after marrying, I discovered deep within her eyes was unwillingness, despair, and immense anger like the ocean; I could understand why, so I never touched her.
Every afternoon, she often sat watching the sunset, her eyes full of sadness; her beauty was stunning, like an immortal; she should not be here, she should be in the heavens; during those times, I often brought her some fruit and then left her alone.
At twenty years old, she finally came to terms; she cooked meals, washed clothes, took care of our small family; many days, she even went with me to the forest to chop wood, pick vegetables, and gather herbs; I was very happy.
One afternoon in June, the sunset was very beautiful; from the sky, two people in splendid attire, one in front and one behind, flew down; as they passed, a huge and powerful circle of light shot straight down to our village.
The ground, the village, the people, in the blink of an eye, froze and then cracked and shattered; this place, once a bustling village, now was only a pile of icy shards; the cold spread, and even from far away, one could feel that deadly chill.