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Starving corpses: a thousand-mile journey at the end of the Ming dynasty

A late Ming dynasty literary adventure produced by Lingchuang Games. The bandit Ryo is hired to escort four girls from Huazhou to Luoyang. The mute girl Mansui requests revenge related to the escort mission, and choices along the way lead to multiple endings.

Work information
Title of the workStarving corpses: a thousand-mile journey at the end of the Ming dynasty
The publication date listed in the materials2024-04-23
PlatformPC / Android / Nintendo Switch
GenreAVG Text Adventure
Also known asThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
DevelopmentZero Creation Games
ReleaseLingchuang Games, 2P Games
ScriptJi Ling
Key animationCG: Paz's Law, Hu Tao-o-Jiazi, Huo Ji; Scene: fronzenX; Characters: Hu Tao-o-Ji-Jiazi, Sea God, Zi Yinyin
MusicLin Fangzhou, Wang Ziyan
ProducerJi Ling
Game engineUnity
External links to source recordshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/ / https://www.gog.com/game/the_hungry_lamb_traveling_in_the_late_ming_dynasty / https://www.taptap.cn/app/387280

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A journey at the end of the Ming dynasty

The story of Steam merchandise is set in the year 1632, depicting the late Ming dynasty through famine, war, and harsh policies. The bandit Liang took on the task of transporting four girls from Huazhou to Luoyang, initially thinking they would be sold as adopted daughters. Mitsuho then tells him about the buyer's connection to the pig demon and asks Ryo to give up his job and help her get revenge; This information comes from her opening remarks to Liang.

The story begins in the fifth year of Chongzhen (1632), with the journey starting from Huazhou, passing through Wenxiang and Shanzhou to reach Luoyang. Famine, war, and uprisings surround the journey. Liang is entrusted by Ren Yazi to transport four girls, initially thinking the buyer only wants to adopt them; Mansui tells him that her employer is a pig demon who killed her sister, and asks Ryo for help in revenge. Liang did not fully believe this explanation; uncovering the truth behind the journey became the premise for subsequent choices.

Goodness fills the ears with full ears

Steam character introduction Ryo Ba Liang comes from a merchant family: became a refugee after the Apocalypse explosion, later made a living by looting; The companion's tongue is responsible for extorting valuables. The shop page refers to Mitsuho as a nine-year-old mute girl and records that she willingly let herself be abducted to get close to the yokai. However, the same character's profile clearly warns that part or all of her account may be false, so this background should be regarded as the game's presentation of the character's account, not an objective truth already confirmed.

Liang comes from a merchant family, loses his family and life after the Tianqi Explosion, and gradually becomes a bandit; The accomplice's tongue is in charge of negotiation, while Liang is responsible for taking action. Misui travels with him as a mute girl and claims she was abducted for revenge. Her account carries suspicion, and the character introduction clearly points out possible lies. The story gradually reveals her motives as the journey progresses.

Options and endings

Steam labels the game as a visual novel, containing about 160,000 words, nine possible endings, and multiple choices. Players influence their journey and ending by reading the main storyline and making decisions in key scenes; The product page also lists famine, trafficking, revenge, and cannibalism as themes in the story.

The work progresses through text reading and key choices, featuring nine different endings. Players make decisions for Ryo based on information gathered along the way and judgments about the character; Each ending reveals different choices. The creators use travel and revenge during famine as the main storyline, weaving trafficking, survival, and trust issues into the same itinerary.

Production and platform profiles

The Steam product page lists ZeroCreation Games as the developer and ZeroCreation Games as publishers as ZeroCreation Games and 2P Games. The PC version was released on April 22, 2024, with the store page supporting Chinese Simplified, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and other text and voice options.

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The game is developed by ZeroCreation Games and published by ZeroCreation Games and 2P Games, with the Steam version launching on April 22, 2024. The producer and script are Ji Ling, with music credited by Lin Fangzhou and Wang Ziyan, and voice directed by Leng Quan Yeyue; Chinese voice actors include Hanser, Hua Ling, and others.

Android version

ZeroCreation Studio launched the official Android mobile version on November 14, 2024. Before that, mobile platforms offered test storylines. The mobile version allows you to download and experience the first three chapters for free, then purchase the full chapters; The release announcement also stated that this version also included Japanese voice acting voiced by Rie Kugimiya for Mitsuho.

Nintendo Switch version

The digital Switch version listed in Nintendo's Brazil store will be released on March 13, 2025, by 2P Games. This version supports Japanese, Chinese Simplified, Traditional Chinese, and English, and offers TV, desktop, and handheld modes. This date corresponds to the Brazil region product record, and listing arrangements may vary by region.

Liang, Sui, and tongue

Liang's family was originally in business, but after the family was destroyed, they became bandits; The tongue is responsible for negotiation, while he is responsible for taking action. Sui tells the story of her sister and the pig demon along the way. The official sources clearly state that her account may be partially or entirely false, thus separating the character's statement from the final truth.

Production and soundtrack

Ji Ling was the producer and responsible for the entire script, while Leng Quan Yeyue served as the voice director; The game's soundtrack lists Lin Ark and Wang Ziyan. The fifteen-track original soundtrack is listed separately by Lin Fangzhou, including works such as 'A Thousand-Mile Journey of the Late Ming,' 'Lianghui Encounter,' and 'Shadow Puppetry,' with no need for a full table to replace individual track credits.

Placing the child and breaking up with their accomplices

Tongue learned in Wenxiang that buyers in Luoyang intended to treat the child as a vegetable servant, but still insisted on the deal. Upon arriving in Shanzhou, Liang decided to withdraw, but his tongue attacked Man Sui; In the branch that trusted Mansui and saved her, Ryo killed Sheshe and went to Jiezhou to find his old acquaintance Yuan. Yuan takes the sisters to work at the inn, lets the abducted Qionghua wait for her family, and Liang only takes Mansui to continue to Luoyang.

Shadow Play and the clue of father-killing

Mansui's shadow play comes from her father. After her father went out to sell the family heirloom for grain, he disappeared. When Mansui fled famine, she first learned cooking in Weinan, then received care from Sister Yun at Yanyue Tower in Chang'an, where she was cared for and investigated for revenge. She eventually finds the purse she had sewn for her father at a pawnshop in Huazhou and discovers that the killer is a conscience. Along the way, Kyoryo acts and helps save other children, causing her revenge to conflict with the trust among her companions.

Different choices after Luoyang

In the "Not Shown" ending, Mansui leaves on a night of fireworks, leaving behind a purse; Ryo only found shoes and footprints by the lake, and never saw her again. In "Die Together," Liang caught up with her in time, and the two used their shadows to assassinate the prince and face death together. In 'Tongsheng', Liang seeks refuge with Li Zicheng, and nine years later, in the story of entering Luoyang, he reunites with the grown-up Man Sui, and then they travel together to Yangzhou to visit his sisters. The three endings unfold separately, and the characters' fate changes with the branches.

Shuigou Village failed to supply supplies

The group originally planned to go to Shuigou Village to find contacts to replenish grain, but cannibalism had already broken out in the village. When Lianghe Tongue discovered the remains in the house, the starving people were trying to prey on the four children. After repelling the attackers, the two left with their children. Due to insufficient provisions, they switched to Wenxiang, where Shetiao learned from Li Gui the purpose of the vegetable people.

The grandmother's story and the father's choice

In 'Grandma Mansui's Illness,' the story of the Huashan pig demon kidnapping four children, one of whom hides a knife and resists, but dies before finishing. Later, Miruho used this fairy tale to weave her own story. Her father took her to a neighboring town to perform shadow plays, but when income was insufficient, he sold his theater box to exchange for food; When his mother further suggested selling Mansui, he chose to go out and sell the family heirloom.

The cook behind the cloth shoes

Mansui fled famine to Weinan, and while sleeping under the eaves of an inn, she was taken in by an old cook and worked as a helper for six months. After leaving to investigate the grudge, she returned to find the cook had already passed away, leaving only a pair of cloth shoes for her; These shoes followed her on her journey to Huazhou.

Five choices for intermediate endings

"Cat Killing" occurs at night when Mansui is attacked with a knife and chooses to retreat quickly; "Soldier killing" comes from immediately attacking the soldiers, being outnumbered. "Slaughter" causes Ryo to be killed for believing in tongues, "Killing" means Ryo is killed while trying to escape the rebels; "Retribution" begins with a branch where the child is sold at an inn for a good price and then becomes part of the dark carriage.

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