[Note: Every race is the protagonist’s original body, not a soul transmigration. Please rest assured. Meow]
‘Isn’t this the karma for reading isekai trash every day?’
Lai En transmigrated into the otherworld he had always dreamed of, but the bad news was that he became an embryo.
In other words, he hadn’t been born yet and was still inside a beautiful woman’s belly.
‘At least I skipped the human recruitment animation and didn’t get born in Dad’s Demon Pill. Otherwise, it would be hilarious if I lost the swimming race as a little tadpole…’
By the way, his name Lai En was given by his mother in this life.
Lai En’s mother, Ailuo Wen, was one of the consorts in the Kingdom of Tianyue.
Not long after entering the Inner Palace, she became pregnant with the king’s child.
This should have been a good thing, but the problem was Ailuo Wen’s background—she was the daughter of a blacksmith.
So the claim that she became pregnant right after entering the Inner Palace was a complete lie.
The truth was that King Xinxiwusi had taken her by force while drunk—an unknown blacksmith’s daughter.
And he knocked her up on the first try.
Although blacksmiths were slightly better off than commoners, they were still not nobles.
Thus, Ailuo Wen’s situation in the Inner Palace naturally became very dangerous.
Countless consorts of noble birth hated her to the bone. Many of them had never even received a single favor from the king and were merely sent as gifts from their families to King Xinxiwusi.
As for the queen and some favored consorts, some had already given birth to princes while others were still pregnant. They were locked in fierce struggles already.
They wouldn’t mind joining forces to eliminate Ailuo Wen, a potential threat.
An illiterate blacksmith’s daughter could suddenly leap to become the mother of a prince?
That drove many people mad with jealousy.
So four months after Ailuo Wen entered the Inner Palace, a seemingly ordinary bowl of soup took her life.
To be honest, Lai En felt that his mother was far too naive.
She never suspected anyone, even thanking the maid who brought the food, not realizing that the maid was the poisoner.
Aside from her healthy body forged in the blacksmith shop and the face that could charm a king, the rest was just smooth brain matter.
If this were a peaceful Earth, many repressed people would probably call her “mom.”
The embryo’s brain hadn’t even formed yet, but Lai En could still perceive his surroundings. Perhaps that was the power of a transmigrator.
Even though Lai En could see all of this, he couldn’t change anything. He could only watch anxiously.
Ailuo Wen had only taken two sips before her face turned black and her body convulsed.
“Lai En… Mama is sorry for you.”
Ailuo Wen lay on the floor with a livid face, facing death alone.
Lai En had been an orphan in his previous life. This was the first time he felt maternal love.
In the last moment of her life, she was still thinking about her child…
So although this woman was plenty foolish, it still moved him deeply.
“I have to find a way to save us both.”
Lai En made up his mind.
Besides that, Lai En finally understood his situation—just being born was as hard as reaching the heavens.
That worthless father seemed to have tacitly accepted the fate of mother and son, so everything depended on himself.
Fortunately…
[Child, don’t be afraid. The system is here.]
[Simulation ended. Settling gains from this session.]
[Simulation Days: 124]
[You, as a defenseless embryo, endured four months of boredom. That is a kind of success, after all.]
[Comprehensive Simulation Score: F]
[Received Simulation Score Reward: Biological Strength Increase (Slight)]
[Settlement complete. Returning to the original world.]
After the system notified the reward, a strange power swept through Lai En. He felt himself growing stronger.
He even thought he could move inside Ailuo Wen’s body—though of course he wouldn’t do that.
It would likely cause an ectopic pregnancy, and that would be the end.
[Otherworld Simulation System]
For some reason, Lai En could see these system texts.
They looked very much like a computer interface, or rather exactly like one.
Below the system name were two prominent options:
[Reality Simulation System]
[Remaining Uses: 0]
[After using the Otherworld Simulation System twice, obtain one chance: 0/2]
Lai En had already used one chance. It was probably the initial use granted by the system.
Reality Simulation, as the name implied, was for simulating and deducing the real world.
It was somewhat similar to an ability like “Return by Death,” and it even gave rewards.
The option below, he hadn’t used yet.
[Otherworld Simulation System]
[No usage limit]
[Simulatable Target Level: LV.1~LV.5]
Lai En looked at the option below with some hesitation.
Given the current situation, he had no choice but to use this Otherworld Simulation.
Just as his consciousness focused on this option, a description text appeared.
[The Otherworld Simulation System allows you to transmigrate into a creature on the continent, from birth to death.]
[You can inherit skills and talents from each simulation. You will also be provided with a Safe Box to bring important items back to reality.]
[Furthermore, based on each action and achievement, a score will be given at the end of the simulation, and rewards will be provided according to the score.]
Lai En became excited immediately after seeing this description.
“Isn’t this just the isekai ‘search, fight, retreat’? I’m familiar with this.”
“If I simulate enough times, by the time I’m born, won’t I be invincible?”
“Otherworld simulation, start!”
[Maiden praying…]
[Selecting transmigration target…]
[Success!]
[Transmigration Race: Mimic LV.1]
[A Mimic is a relatively rare creature. It is essentially a mass of blood and fluid, capable of killing and taking on the form and abilities of other species.]
[What? You say you’ve never seen this creature? You must know Treasure Chest Mimics. That’s a type of Mimic.]
[Since they lack offensive power, they can only hunt through deceptive appearances and long waits.]
[Treasure Chest Mimics are Mimics that have already devoured many monsters. They hide inside dungeon chests, waiting for adventurers.]
[More powerful Mimics can even transform into caves or houses, waiting for prey to walk directly into their stomachs. But those are legendary Mimics, irrelevant to you starting from zero.]
“Treasure Chest Mimic?”
But when he entered the simulation, he realized how lackluster it was.
Although compared to a microscopic creature like an embryo, he was now a macroscopic creature, still…
He was nothing but a blob of slime.
It was only the size of a snail, a mix of flesh and blood, looking like a tiny red slime.
[You hatched from an egg and saw the sky for the first time, along with the dense jungle.]
[In this forest of survival of the fittest, you could be eaten at any time. Of course, you can also eat other creatures, provided you are calm and decisive enough. This is an essential trait for every powerful Mimic.]
[You have obtained the Mimic’s initial talent: Assimilation (Blue)]
[System Note: The tiers of talents, skills, and equipment from low to high are: Grey, White, Green, Blue, Purple, Gold, Red, Rainbow.]
[Assimilation (Blue): Devour other objects to obtain simulated abilities.]
[You attempt to devour the grass beside you. Success.]
[You attempt to devour the stone beside you. Success.]
‘Digestive ability is impressive.’
It seemed this race was pretty formidable.
[You attempt to move and devour an ant nearby, but unfortunately, you’re too slow and can’t catch it at all.]
[You find another snail. Devouring successful. But its movement speed is even slower than yours. This is completely a downgrade.]
‘No wonder it always tells me to wait by the stump. Turns out movement is so slow! And high attack, low defense. If any predator comes, I’m dead…’
‘Then I’ll become a stone and wait for prey to take the bait.’
[You crawl to the remains of the snail and turn into a stone.]
[Soon, a beetle slowly crawls over from nearby.]
[It silently feeds on the snail fragments while you stealthily approach.]
[Faced with this fully armored carrion eater, you find it hard to find an opening.]
[After a short but thoughtful deliberation, you find its weakness.]
[The carrion beetle, in the middle of eating, suddenly feels a tightening in its rear, then loses consciousness and life.]
[You have obtained the form simulation of the Carrion Beetle.]
[You have obtained the Carrion Beetle’s talents: Endurance (Grey), Carapace (Grey)]
[Endurance (Grey): You can endure disgusting food and filthy living environments.]
[Carapace (Grey): At least you won’t be easily stepped on and killed. But to natural predators, you’re still just a snack.]