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Honkai: Star Rail The epitaph is too short, life is too long.

Through an existence simulator, Bai Heng became a companion to Ruan Meier. They were both born on a land blessed with abundance, growing up together like childhood sweethearts. Yet when Bai Heng expressed his admiration, she remained unresponsive. She had yet to understand what love was and thus could not reciprocate Bai Heng's feelings. It was only after Bai Heng and her parents died in an accident that Ruan Meier began to grasp at the edges of... some feeling. But those feelings were overwhelmingly bitter. "The lotus leaves, plum blossoms, glutinous rice, and the fragrance of frost-sugar... these were things he once liked." After countless amber epochs, Ruan Meier, in a moment of daze at the Interstellar Astronomical Society, saw a familiar figure. Herta: "Rarely do I see you show interest in anyone; are you preparing to conduct an experiment on someone from the astronomical society? Just say so if you need my help." Ruan Mei: "I'm not like you, to meddle outside the simulated universe. But... I seem to have seen an old friend from a long time ago..."

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Chapter 12: Second Simulation

Chapter 12: Second Simulation

[Enter Simulation?] 

[Yes]

[Please choose three random talent entries to begin the life simulation.] 

[Handsome Young Man (5 stars) (Locked): You are a natural romantic; even dogs will look at you with affection if you desire.] 

[Longevity Lock (3 stars): You are less likely to die young.] 

[Versatile (4 stars): You are skilled in various seemingly useless things, such as the Rich Woman's Joy Ball or the Rich Woman's Joy Harp. Remember, the wire ball symbolizes wealth and endurance.] 

[Heavenly Luck (2 stars): You are born in a remote corner of Xianzhou, untainted by knowledge. Though untalented and unvirtuous, you might suddenly gain immense wealth someday.] 

[Cucumber Head (1 star): You are born with a distinctive cucumber-shaped head, which might make you a rare critic, provided your parents don't eliminate you.] 

[Sword Heart (5 stars): It's difficult to break.]

When Bai Heng saw these talent entries, he was immediately drawn to [Cucumber Head] due to its unique and cool factor. However, [Longevity Lock] would counteract the debuff from having a cucumber head, ensuring he wouldn't be choked to death by his parents right after birth.

As for [Versatile], both emotionally and rationally, it seemed like a good choice. After all, who could resist the benefits of soft skills? Among the remaining options, he leaned towards [Longevity Lock] over [Heavenly Luck] due to the impact of being untalented and unvirtuous.

After some analysis, Bai Heng made his selection. "Choose [Longevity Lock], [Sword Heart], and [Versatile]; [Handsome Young Man] is locked. Start simulation."

[Simulation Starting.] 

[Transferring consciousness, generating random scenario.]

Compared to the chaotic experience of sinking into the sea during the first simulation, this time's transition was much more comfortable, like lying in a meadow of blooming flowers with blurred vision.

[At one year old, you are born on a planet under the control of the Beili people. You are a healthy child, and your parents are very happy about it. Unfortunately, the family is poor, and even as a newborn, you often go hungry.] 

[At two years old, you grow normally. You have two older brothers and one sister, all under ten years old, who frequently go out to work to support the family. They take special care of you and sometimes give you their meager rations.] 

[At three years old, one of your brothers goes missing. At your young age, you don't understand where he has gone.] 

[At four years old, your mother is pregnant again. You will become an older brother soon, which instills in you a sense of responsibility.] 

[At five years old, you reach the minimum working age on this planet. For a meager salary and barely enough dried fruit, you enter a Beili-controlled mine. Here, you witness the workers' apathy. Even after working all day, the food they get is only enough for one person's survival. Without work, they wouldn't even get that. All the workers are emaciated yet must sweat it out.] 

[During an accident, while chasing a wild rabbit in the mountains, you stumble into a bunker. Inside, you see many plump yet weak people. Out of curiosity, you use your small size to crawl into a ventilation duct and explore further. The deeper you go, the more you find people like the workers in the mine—emaciated and imprisoned in cages. When an alarm sounds, they are released into a large hall.] 

[In the hall, a huge table is covered with greasy and dirty food. The people eat it with numbness, gorging themselves until they can't eat anymore, resembling livestock in a settlement.] 

[The greasy smell in the air drives you deeper into the bunker, leading you to an underground factory of immense size. There, you see giant beasts devouring human flesh with a ravenous appetite, just like the people before.] 

[You finally understand why your brother was taken two years ago and why these people are being fattened up. That day, you escape from the ventilation duct, though you can't remember how you managed to do so.] 

[Three months later, your sister goes missing. You recall she had kissed you goodbye on your forehead the night before. You didn't sleep well since then, haunted by the fear of being fed to those beasts.] 

[That night, you watch from the window as two adults take your sister away. Despite the darkness, you clearly see their faces—they are your parents.] 

[At six years old, life continues as usual. The family now consists of five: you, your parents, a nine-year-old brother, and a one-year-old baby. Although life seems unchanged, you notice your parents focusing more on your older brother, measuring his height and rejoicing when he grows.] 

[At seven years old, your brother also goes missing. Your mother becomes pregnant again this year. Knowing that it might soon be your turn, you secretly team up with several miners and hide in a supply truck for the Beili people.] 

[You have observed that these minerals are transported by truck to Beili starships and then to their home planet. A miner who once piloted a small starship claims that if you can sneak into a starship, you might escape to space and start a new life. Most miners think he's crazy, but you and two others decide to take the risk.] 

[Perhaps luck is on your side; the truck is indeed loaded onto a starship, and you find an abandoned starship. You carefully enter it on a day of relaxed security and manage to escape into space.]