The Villain Rising: Ascension of Arcane Trickster. - Chapter 75: The Jester’s Gambit [2]

Starting as a fallen noble? Struggling with hunger? Having to pay high taxes to the king? If you don’t pay enough, your head will be chopped off?Romon activates the Lord Simulator and begins with a village...[Your subjects discover a large amount of magic crystal ore while digging on the western side of your territory!][Your territory's culture improves, and your rapid-fire mage develops: Orbital Magic!][You successfully expand your territory and discover an underground labyrinth city on the new land!][You annex the land and gain a new title: Duke of Thune!][The king passes away, war breaks out, and you decide: to annex all lords and establish a new kingdom!]Romon: “Annexing the world is for better simulation, leading the world to ascend efficiently—how can you call it personal ambition?”

“A Virtual Dream Device? What the heck is this?”“Is it used for daydreaming? Nope, not interested.”“What? It could simulate reality at a hundred percent? I could live out half a year in one night's time and bring in a replicate of a real person?Hmm, pretty sweet I must say.”“I'll be the only one left in the world while the others are all gone in the first dream?”“Uhm, I'll like to bring in a female celeb at the pinnacle of her glamor, could I?”

(Rebirth + Business warfare + Pampering spouse + Dog food)Investing today? I've got more important things to handle.Financial crisis? Not my problem; anyhow, I won't be losing money.Huh? This stone of yours is pretty nice, wait for a call at home!Xiao Ming closed the door, turned around, and took out a fist-sized diamond: “Honey, let's grind this into a ball for the kids to play with!”

After just graduating, Lin Xiaoyan suffers an injury to her left eye, and from then on, whenever someone touches her, she can “see” some scenes that others cannot.These scenes are of bad things that are about to happen.Lin Xiaoyan: Help, I don't want to be caught for dissection!On the bus, when a man getting off accidentally bumps into her, she “sees” him getting hit by a rickshaw and then run over by a bus.In the hospital, when a male doctor touches her eye to examine it, she “sees” someone with a knife attacking the doctor.Next...Lin Xiaoyan: Hello, is this 110? I saw someone planning to rob and kill a woman tonight, the address is...Dispatcher: ???...Lin Xiaoyan: Hello, is this 110? I...Dispatcher: Ah, Xiao Yan sees something again, quick, dispatch the officers!!!Lin Xiaoyan: ...