Genshin Impact: Life Simulator

Liyue Harbor was the wealthiest port on the continent of Teyvat.

The bustling streets intertwined with prosperity, shops lined up one after another.

Among the surging crowds, everyone wore expressions of happiness except for one handsome young man with short black hair.

Nathan walked briskly toward the wharf with a gloomy face.

He felt his life was truly miserable - before crossing over, he had been a corporate worker.

After arriving in Teyvat, he had finally obtained legal status in the trade city of Liyue.

But to earn Mora for survival, he still needed to struggle for a living.

There was no other way - even after crossing over, Nathan remained just an ordinary person.

He had no special skills, no formidable combat ability.

No Vision, no exceptional strength, he didn't even dare venture to Liyue's outskirts.

This was the world of Genshin Impact after all, thousands of times more dangerous than his previous life.

Even encountering hilichurls could spell doom for ordinary people.

"Life is so tiring, I wish I could slack off!" 

At the bustling wharf, Nathan let out a frustrated sigh toward the sky.

At that moment, a strange voice echoed in his mind.

[Detecting strong feelings of frustration, Life Simulator activating now!]

"Life Simulator?"

Standing in the center of the busy wharf, Nathan began conversing with the voice in his mind.

[The Life Simulator allows the host to experience different lives and obtain corresponding rewards!]

"..."

After crossing over to Teyvat and working as a laborer for a full month, his cheat ability had finally awakened.

Hearing the explanation in his mind, Nathan was left speechless.

[Life Simulator will now begin. Please actively select one talent!]

"Wait, what's this about talents?"

Everything was happening too quickly, leaving Nathan completely confused.

[Before beginning simulation, three random talents will refresh. Please select one.

Talents are divided into four qualities: White, Blue, Purple, and Gold.

After completing a life script, there's a chance to retain the held talent.]

"Talents even have different ranks? Is this some kind of gacha game?"

Nathan muttered as he looked at the three cards that appeared in his mind.

[Blue Talent - Thousand Cup Tolerance: Instantly grants a non-drinker the ability to drink a thousand cups. Note: This talent will cause inevitable intoxication at the thousand and first cup.]

[Purple Talent - Irresistible Charm: Loading this talent allows one to unconsciously gain favor with the opposite sex.]

[White Talent - Sword Intuition: The lowest level of combat intuition, allowing one to parry attacks when opponents strike. Upgrading to higher intuition unlocks ability to predict attacks.]

Three cards of different qualities corresponded to three different types of talents.

Looking at quality alone, Nathan should undoubtedly choose purple.

But comparing carefully, the blue Thousand Cup Tolerance seemed useless to him.

In his previous life, such a drinking talent would have been invaluable for business networking.

But Nathan had crossed over to the dangerous world of Genshin Impact.

Now, he needed something that could enhance his strength.

Similarly, the purple talent Irresistible Charm only worked on the opposite sex and couldn't improve his abilities.

"I choose the white talent - Sword Intuition!"

Without hesitation, Nathan selected the most basic white talent.

Although he had never studied swordsmanship, Sword Intuition would directly enhance his capabilities.

[After actively selecting talent - Sword Intuition, one random talent of any quality will be generated when the life script loads!]

Seeing the following explanation - well, this was like opening a mystery box.

Nathan had never been confident about his luck.

In Genshin Impact gacha pulls, he always hit hard pity, and his 50/50s always lost.

But for something free like this, it would be foolish not to accept.

While Nathan was lost in thought, the voice in his mind eagerly announced:

[Life Simulator officially beginning, now loading script]

"Wait, it's starting here?"

How did this Life Simulator work? There weren't even any options to choose from.

Nathan looked around uncomfortably - was it really going to start right here at this crowded wharf?

[Loading progress: 0%...10%...30%...60%...90%...100%]

[Loading complete, beginning script import - Lightning Amidst Rain]

[You are born!]

[Your parents... are servants of the wealthy Keqing family in Liyue!]

[At age seven, your parents perish in an accident along with their masters!]

[You inherit your parents' will, staying beside the young lady of the Keqing family who also lost her family.]

[At age fourteen, the story begins with a sword practice match...]

[Script loading complete, now drawing random talent!]

[Congratulations! You've obtained the gold talent - Eight Gates!]

"Ah... this..."

The talent information flashed by, and Nathan didn't know whether to be happy.

The good news was he hit the jackpot with a gold talent.

The bad news was he recognized this talent from Naruto - an extremely powerful forbidden technique with some serious side effects.

[Immersive mode activated, life simulation loading successful!]

Everything was ready. 

Nathan suddenly felt a spinning dizziness.

On the crowded wharf, his body fell straight to the ground.

...

"Ouch!"

Nathan fell to the ground, but when he opened his eyes again, everything had changed completely.

The wharf's clamor had vanished, leaving only quiet wind sounds.

Unfamiliar territory - he now lay in a courtyard.

Judging by the vegetation and pavilion decorations, this was clearly a wealthy household.

"Nate... get up quickly and continue, I know you're just pretending to be defeated again."

From directly ahead of Nathan came a silvery voice.

When he looked up, he saw an adorable girl with purple twin-tails.

"Keqing!!!"

Staring at the petite figure holding a wooden sword, Nathan blurted out her name.