Emperor's Game: I Simulate Everything at SSS Difficulty - Chapter 1

Welcome to the Emperor Game for All. Here, every one of you is a supreme emperor.

You can do as you please—become a diligent ruler remembered for generations, a pleasure-seeking tyrant indulging in extravagance, or a ruthless despot waging endless wars!

But the ultimate goal is survival!

Rules of the Emperor Game for All are as follows:

1. Losing the throne or the destruction of your nation will be considered game over.

2. The game is completely real. If you fail or die in the game, you will truly die in reality!

3. The game map features many historical ministers, generals, and consorts. All characters must be explored by the players themselves.

4. The game begins with a seven-day protection period. Enemies will not attack, and you will face no mortal danger, allowing players to familiarize themselves with the map.

5. After seven days, the game officially begins. Enemies will start acting—prepare yourself early!

6. The path of an emperor is never smooth. Remember: Your enemies may come not only from rival nations but also from within your own court.

7. When the remaining players control more than half of the world, the Great War will commence. The victor shall become the Supreme Divine King, establish an immortal dynasty, and live as long as the nation!

8. The game offers multiple difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Advanced, Hard, Hell, and Death!

Remember: The higher the difficulty, the more potential legendary ministers, generals, and consorts the world holds! But correspondingly, your enemies will also grow stronger!

Risk accompanies opportunity—choose wisely!

Note: Your goal is to make your empire ever more powerful!

Li Ye fell silent for a moment. As one of the top scientists in the real world, he quickly processed all the information from the voice.

If what the voice said was true…

Then at this moment, every human on Earth had been transported into this Emperor Game for All.

Each person was sent to an independent, randomized world, with no early-stage interactions between them.

However, the danger level of the world would increase with the chosen difficulty.

In short, the higher the difficulty, the greater the risk!

But correspondingly, if one could endure, their empire would grow stronger!

In the future Great War, they would have a greater competitive edge, possibly even contending for victory—and eternal life!

Li Ye narrowed his eyes and shifted his focus to the world chat in his mind.

All players were in different worlds, and before the Great War began, the only means of communication was through this world chat.

At this moment, countless messages were flooding the chat.

Clearly, everyone was stunned by this sudden turn of events.

“Haha! I’m an emperor now!? Where are my three thousand beauties!?”

“An emperor—this is unbelievable! To wield supreme power by day and rest in the arms of beauties by night—this is beyond my wildest dreams!”

“Hey, what difficulty did you all pick?”

“Of course, the beginner difficulty! If you die in this game, you die in real life. Only a madman would choose anything harder.”

“Exactly! In easy mode, enemy attributes are significantly reduced, their attack probability is greatly lowered, and enemy nations won’t launch assaults until nine years later. Domestic troops won’t rebel either. Although the attributes of famous ministers and troops are slightly decreased, it’s safe!”

“Right, right! I checked the other difficulty levels—they’re practically unplayable for normal humans. Easy mode it is!”

“Hah, a bunch of fools. Don’t forget about the later nation wars—choosing easy mode is basically suicide in those battles!”

“Carpe diem! If I can’t even survive the present, why worry about future nation wars?”

The world chat channel buzzed with excitement and mockery…

A myriad of human behaviors on full display.

Li Ye snapped back to attention, deep in thought.

This game appeared deceptively pleasant at first glance.

But after carefully studying all the rules, Li Ye understood this game was far from being as rosy as it seemed.

Being an emperor wielding absolute power over the realm—how could that ever be easy?

Li Ye was certain that even easy mode wasn’t without dangers. Those who only sought revelry and harem pleasures wouldn’t last long.

So now came the question—which difficulty should he choose?

After brief consideration, Li Ye reached his decision.

Truth be told, Li Ye wasn’t originally from Blue Star.

He had transmigrated from Earth to this planet—similar to Earth yet with vastly different history.

Leveraging knowledge from his previous life and extraordinary intelligence, he’d become one of Blue Star’s top scientists before turning thirty.

Yet fate proved cruel—stricken with an incurable disease, his days were numbered.

Upon learning that the nation war’s victor could obtain immortality,

Li Ye’s goal became singular.

His gaze shifted as he scrolled past the difficulty selection screen: “Choose Death Mode!”

[Warning! Warning! Warning!]

Three urgent alerts echoed in Li Ye’s ears.

Death Mode:

Initial minister loyalty -20. Below 60 loyalty guarantees disobedience.

All minister attributes ×2 (excluding special attributes like morality, loyalty, ambition.)

Potential famous ministers/generals/consorts probability ×10

Troop attributes ×2.5

Generals with ambition over 90 may rebel anytime. Starts with random 90+ martial generals having over 90 ambition.

Civil officials with ambition over 90 may stage coups anytime. Starts with random 90+ intelligence ministers having over 90 ambition.

Feudal lords with ambition over 90 may “purge evil advisors” anytime. Starts with random feudal lords having over 90 ambition.

Queen mothers, consorts, eunuchs with ambition over 90 may trigger palace revolts. Starts with random harem enemies having over 90 ambition.

Domestic enemies greatly increased! Attack probability ×5

Enemy nation troop attributes ×2.5

Number of powerful enemy nations +10

Enemy nations may attack anytime. Starts with one powerful enemy nation attacking.

County-level disaster probability ×10, prefecture-level ×5, state-level ×2. Starts with +50 county, +10 prefecture, +2 state disasters.

Regions with public support below 60 guarantee rebellions. Starts with random regions having under 60 support.

Death Mode player success rate approaches zero. Choose carefully! Choose carefully!

The urgent warnings kept ringing in his ears.

But Li Ye, already resolute, paid them no heed.

“Choose the Death Difficulty!”

In an instant, the urgent voice vanished without a trace.

Player Li Ye has selected Death Difficulty!

The scene before him gradually cleared.

“Welcome the ascension of Prince Dai to the throne! May he bring blessings to all people, extend his might across the four seas, and protect our Great Xia!”

The resounding cheers echoed in his ears as Li Ye beheld the towering altar where hundreds of officials knelt, shouting “Long live the emperor!”

After completing the ceremonial rites of the enthronement and heavenly worship in due order, Li Ye returned to his palace chambers to contemplate his current predicament.

Upon selecting the difficulty, a flood of memories belonging to this world had surged into his mind.

The empire he had transmigrated into was called Great Xia. He had just ascended the throne, establishing the era name as “Tianqi.”

This world…

Qin Emperor Ying Zheng, Tang Emperor Li Shimin, Han Emperor Liu Xiu, and Sui Emperor Yang Guang ruled over their powerful states of Qin, Tang, Han, and Sui respectively.

Moreover, the Xiongnu, Turks, Mongols, Goguryeo, Japanese pirates, and Jurchen tribes ran rampant!

Great Xia, after generations of wise rulers’ diligent governance, had originally been a prosperous nation, standing as one of the Five Central Plains Hegemons alongside Qin, Tang, Han, and Sui.

However, everything changed completely one month ago.

Li Ye’s predecessor, his elder brother Emperor Li Zhen, had personally led a campaign the previous month, mobilizing over half of Great Xia’s forces—500,000 elite troops—to battle the Xiongnu at Tumu Fort.

Li Zhen was defeated and captured, with nearly all 500,000 Great Xia elites dead or wounded. Countless loyal civil and military officials perished in battle, plunging the once-mighty Great Xia into instant chaos!

Worse still, the Xiongnu who had crushed Great Xia at Tumu Fort were now advancing unimpeded with 300,000 cavalry. They would reach the capital within a month at most.

The late emperor had only two sons: Li Zhen and Li Ye. Thus, Li Ye, previously an idle prince, was thrust onto the throne.

To put it bluntly, he was merely a figurehead to maintain the nation’s stability—a nominal emperor without any real power.

More critically, while external threats loomed, internal troubles were equally severe.

When several familiar names surfaced in his mind, even Li Ye couldn’t help but narrow his eyes.

Empress Dowager Cixi of the Eastern Palace and Empress Dowager Lü Zhi of the Western Palace served as the two regents.

Within the palace, the Ten Regular Attendants and Zhao Gao controlled the eunuch faction.

Imperial Guard Commander Yuwen Huaji commanded all capital defense forces.

Grand Commandant and Minister of Justice Sima Yi, Minister of Works Cao Cao, Minister of War and Grand Marshal Zhao Kuangyin, Minister of Revenue Heshen, Minister of Personnel Qin Hui, and Minister of Personnel Qian Qianyi served as regent ministers.

On the frontiers, the renowned general Wu Sangui guarded Shanhai Pass against the Jurchens.

Governor Dong Zhuo of Xiliang commanded 200,000 troops to defend against the Mongols and Turks.

In Yan territory, the non-imperial Prince Zhu Di held Beiping…

Domestically, the Five Clans and Seven Houses wielded immense influence, gathering scholars from across the land.

The Donglin Party colluded with merchants, turning Jiangnan—Great Xia’s richest region—entirely into their domain. Great Xia had failed to collect taxes from Jiangnan for five years.

Natural disasters plagued the country, compounded by Li Zhen’s heavy taxation and rampant corruption among central and local officials, leaving the people in misery.

Annual waves of uprisings forced Great Xia to deploy massive armies for suppression.

Perhaps people from Blue Star wouldn’t recognize many of these names or understand their significance.

But Li Ye, born on Earth, knew all too well.

This was a world composed of historical figures from Chinese history that he was intimately familiar with.

As for his own beginning…

Even Qin Shi Huang would be left speechless, Emperor Taizong of Tang would shed tears, and Zhu Yuanzhang would shake his head at the sight.

This was a mess beyond redemption.

It couldn’t even be called a disastrous start—it was a downright death sentence!

Yet after the initial shock, Li Ye quickly regained his composure.

His gaze fixed firmly on the horizon.

The “Death Difficulty” truly lived up to its name.

But having made his choice, he would walk this path step by step with all his might. Regardless of the outcome, Li Ye would have no regrets.

Having experienced the brink of death from terminal illness in his past life,

The current situation couldn’t intimidate him.

Just as Li Ye composed himself,

Someone entered the imperial study.

Looking up, Li Ye immediately recognized him—the trusted aide of Empress Dowager Cixi of the Eastern Palace,

And the leader of the Ten Regular Attendants in the Great Xia’s harem: Zhang Rang.

“This old servant Zhang Rang congratulates Your Majesty on your ascension to the throne.”

Zhang Rang gave a slight bow with a smiling face.

But Li Ye clearly saw not a trace of respect in Zhang Rang’s eyes.

Narrowing his eyes, Li Ye stared directly at Zhang Rang: “The night is deep. What business brings Eunuch Zhang to our bedchamber?”

Zhang Rang smiled: “By the Old Buddha’s order, the court will discuss resisting the Xiongnu in seven days. The Old Buddha believes Your Majesty is still young and wishes to personally oversee the matter.”

Without waiting for Li Ye’s response,

Zhang Rang turned and left without even the courtesy of asking permission to withdraw.

Showing complete disregard for the emperor.

Clearly,

Zhang Rang hadn’t come to consult—he’d come to inform.

Li Ye watched Zhang Rang’s retreating figure with cold eyes but remained silent.

Discussions about resisting the Xiongnu in seven days?

Obviously, these seven days were the novice protection period of this emperor game.

Once they passed,

His choices and actions would determine his fate.

Though nominally the Great Xia Emperor now,

As a previously idle prince, Li Ye had no foundation in court nor any trusted faction.

He was essentially a commander without troops.

Moreover, after the Tumu Crisis and the incompetent rule of Li Zhen, the already chaotic Great Xia had become even more unpredictable.

He had to make sufficient preparations within these seven days,

Or face the foreseeable consequences.

One could say Li Ye’s situation now hung by a thread.

Life or death rested on a single decision.

But how to break through such a terrifying beginning?

Li Ye’s mind raced with possibilities.

Just as he was deep in thought,

A mechanical voice suddenly sounded:

Ding! Detected host’s environment: Nationwide Emperor Game! The Simulation System has activated.

Simulation System binding in progress!

Li Ye frowned.

The abrupt voice gave him pause,

Then a faint smile appeared on his lips.

In his past life on Earth, Li Ye had read many novels.

He knew—

This was his golden finger.

Given his current predicament,

This advantage might become his greatest asset.

With a thought,

Li Ye saw a light screen appear before him.

Then all information about the Simulation System flooded his mind.

On it, a green progress bar steadily advanced.

System Binding in Progress: 10%

System Binding in Progress: 50%

System Binding in Progress: 99%

When the progress bar reached its end,

A massive light screen appeared before Li Ye.

Deduction System

Host may utilize the Deduction System to simulate the progression of the Emperor Game.

During the 7-day newbie protection period, the host may conduct unlimited simulations. After the protection period ends, each additional month of simulation progress will grant the host +1 simulation attempt.

Each breakthrough in simulation progress will reward the host.

Begin simulation now?