[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-can-control-my-ancestors":3,"chapter-i-can-control-my-ancestors-i-can-control-my-ancestors-chapter-1":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Can Control My Ancestors",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":12,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1035199,1347,"Chapter 1: The Mysterious Game Console and the Battle of Kunyang","i-can-control-my-ancestors-chapter-1",1,"\u003Cp>2025, winter, Jiangnan Province, Jinling City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thursday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winter in Jiangnan is pure magical damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi shrank into his bed, relying on the meager resistance provided by the electric blanket, quickly reaching out to grab the phone by his pillow into the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So fast, it was almost like a conceptual deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he touched the phone, he immediately buried his head into the covers, eagerly lighting up the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Long-distance girlfriend of five years cheated, I’m just fifty bucks short of buying a plane ticket, V fifty and I’ll film a revenge video for you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[One move to sweep your social circle, submit for great prizes...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[How easy is it for men to boost blood and qi...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After swiping through over a dozen app pop-ups, confirming there was no awaited message, Gu Yi let out a deep sigh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finding a job is really tough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been graduated for nearly three months now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If pre-graduation Gu Yi was \"I control my own fate,\" then the current Gu Yi was \"If you say three thousand, then it’s three thousand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recent graduates required to have work experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that even a reasonable thing to say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it, Gu Yi couldn’t help but sigh lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casually tossing the phone aside and turning on the air conditioner, he stared blankly at the ceiling, feeling a sense of uncertainty about the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remained dazed like this for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the warm air from the air conditioner filled the entire room, he then prepared to get up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi’s parents were both educators, and their daily routine was very regular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living in such a family,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi naturally was influenced, rarely sleeping in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the living room, compared to the limited space of the bedroom, the living room felt much chillier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two old folks were out for their morning run and were not home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, middle-aged and elderly people are healthier than ever, while young people are like seaweed, crumbling at a touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi had long been used to this, shivering as he went to wash up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, he suddenly noticed a conspicuous package on the dining table in the living room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi was momentarily taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His parents were typical intellectuals who preferred shopping in person over online shopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They rarely bought things online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did they buy this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi, puzzled, walked over to check the label on the box, only to find out it was actually his package!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven’t bought anything recently, who sent it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi was a bit confused; the delivery label only had his name on it, without indicating what was inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the package and shook it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unexpectedly heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With full curiosity, he didn’t bother finding a box cutter, instead, he just grabbed a key from his room and cut open the package along the transparent tape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the exquisite packaging was a strange game console.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked a lot like a Switch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unlike a Switch, this console only had a power button, no cartridge slot, and none of the usual control buttons of other consoles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A model?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi frowned, tentatively pressing the power button on the console.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pitch-black screen instantly lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A particularly desolate background image appeared instantly, accompanied by two large, vigorous characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Family]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below it were several options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Start Game], [Game Achievements], [Family Information], [Precautions], [End Game],\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not a model after all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi was somewhat surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who sent this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be the old folks changed their ways and sent this as a graduation gift?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why a game console...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the online persona, shouldn’t it be a luxury car key?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi didn’t get tangled up in that; looking at the screen, what he was truly curious about was what kind of game this was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he never got addicted to games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a young person living in this information age, he still knew whether any blockbuster games were released recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he hadn’t heard of this game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be a still unreleased game from some company?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi hesitantly tapped the \"Start Game\" on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A \"bang\" sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The desolate background image instantly shattered, the screen went black again, and lines of prompts flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Retrieving player ancestor information....]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Player information successfully retrieved....]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Time: The fourth year of Emperor Di Huang, beginning year of Gengshi]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Location: Kunyang]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Extracting ancestor information?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi curiously watched the screen, with the hints given, he could basically guess what type of game this was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similar to survival simulation games like \"Don’t Starve\" or \"Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These kinds of games always had similar prompts when loading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gengshi year?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it actually set in ancient history?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A grand production indeed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi waited for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, as he expected, the prompts automatically disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speakers on the console suddenly sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of a fierce wind roared out, and the sound effects were much better than imagined, almost as if it was actually happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with the gusts of wind, images gradually appeared on the middle of the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall, handsome man was staring intently at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And behind him was an endless army, with flags billowing in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each flag had different large characters on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi could roughly make out two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was \"Han\";\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was \"Liu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image was so realistic that even through the screen, Gu Yi felt an inexplicable aura of sternness and killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>",929,"2026-06-03T09:29:35.075Z","2026-06-03T09:29:44.262Z","novelbin.me","578fc1a469e47dfc60a609692e2721ce0cca4527cfb1431a39cd83fc6331451d","i-can-control-my-ancestors-chapter-2",null,517,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-can-control-my-ancestors-cover.jpg"]