A Guide to Surviving the Ruins

Name: A Guide to Surviving the Ruins
Author: Shan Jiu

遗迹生存指南

by Shan Jiu (山九丶)

Status: Completed
Length: 277k Words
Genre: Mystery
Subgenre: Mystery High-Concept
Updated: 2y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[Infinite Flow + mind games + ensemble cast + unraveling the world]

(This story has a sequel, “Ruins of Nothingness,” with the original cast and even more exciting ruins! If you enjoyed this one, go give it a try~ The protagonist here is a bit reckless. After taking a beating in the sequel, he gets... a lot better.)

The Evil God gave me dead-fish eyes, but I put them to diligent use at work., From He Ye’s diary

…

The materialist warrior (slacker) He Ye went astray, and only found the righteous organization after nearly getting himself killed.

The real world is gradually collapsing, while mysterious ruins rise up everywhere.

He Ye found a path suited to a slacker: providing support for all the big shots!

Top-tier support, complete field vision, impeccable service. Even the Evil God gives it a thumbs-up!

[Content warning 1: The rating is low because few people have read it, so few people have rated it. QAQ

Content warning 2: Some readers have said that certain profanity in this book made them uncomfortable, such as “f***.” I genuinely didn’t realize it while writing. Since the story is already complete, I can’t revise it. I’d like to apologize to female readers first. This was the author’s fault, and I’ve reflected on it and corrected it in my next work.]

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117Chapters

543Reads · 30 days

45.7kReads · all time

121Shelf adds, last 14 days

8.9Score

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