The Paper Effigy Maker: The Strange Things I Burn Are in Such High Demand, Even the Uncanny Fight Over Them

In an era when forbidden professions are awakening across the land, others gain S-rank Sword Immortal, A-rank Dao Venerable, or B-rank Corpse Retriever abilities. Lin Zhi, however, awakens the most useless F-rank profession of all: paper effigy maker. The whole internet mocks him: “A paper effigy maker? Burning paper for the dead? What a joke. How can someone with that profession possibly join the Nightwatch Bureau?” Then, during a livestream, he draws the third stroke on a paper effigy. On camera, the effigy tilts its head, grins, and smiles at the viewers. The chat explodes. Later, in an S-rank haunted house, while everyone else fights for their lives, his paper effigy carries a supernatural entity outside and asks for a five-star review. A rich benefactor tips a million and begs him to burn a mansion with a garage for their ancestors. A ghost queen blocks his door, demanding only a phoenix crown and bridal robe as her dowry. A big shot from the Nightwatch Bureau comes to his door in person: “Mr. Lin, the order of the underworld has collapsed. Could you burn a Palace of King Yama over there?” Lin Zhi: “...I'm only an F-rank paper effigy maker. Please don't drag me into this.” This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.