[Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Fortune-Telling and Ghost-Hunting + Female-Centered Story + Her Strength Is a Mystery, and She Gets Stronger Against Stronger Opponents + System]
Something went wrong during Lin Jingshu's ascension. The lightning tribulation failed to kill her and instead blasted her and her useless System back to the twenty-first century, just after she graduated from college and when she couldn't even afford rent.
System: [Warning! Critically low energy! Host, start earning money immediately! Recommended venture: fortune-telling in a park. Startup capital: one broken bench and an A4 paper sign.]
Lin Jingshu: “...I'm practically a goddess, and you want me to con old men in the park?” System: [Electric shock warning!]
Fine, she'd con them. She read fortunes, studied palm lines, and tracked down lost cats. Lin Jingshu's business went from the park to the entire internet.
Netizens: “This streamer knows her stuff. Her readings are freakishly accurate!” Fellow fortune-tellers: “Fraud! Report her!”
Then, during a livestream exploring a haunted house, something went horribly wrong. A hundred-year-old vengeful spirit appeared, and the streamer screamed before the feed cut out. As the whole internet panicked, Lin Jingshu wandered past the camera, chewing on a scallion pancake. “Tsk, you're so noisy.”
She casually drew a circle in the air, and the spirit shrieked and vanished.
Comments: ??? What just happened? Special effects?!
System: [Ding! Encountered an A-rank spirit. The “Stronger Against Stronger Opponents” passive ability has activated! Host's current strength rating: SSS+]
The Metaphysics Association was furious. “What back-alley hack dares to steal our business? Investigate her!” But the more they investigated, the more unsettled they became. Who had taught her? Why did her strength fluctuate wildly, yet seem unfathomably deep? What kind of magical treasure was that glowing brick by her side?
Lin Jingshu checked her bank balance and nodded with satisfaction. “Great, I can add a chicken leg to dinner tonight.”
