The Human Realm Archive

[No golden finger, no System]

What would you be willing to sacrifice for the thing you desire most?

Shen Zhao is preparing to become another overworked wage slave when he learns he has terminal cancer. The news hits him like a bolt from the blue, nearly making him faint. Just as he has no idea what to do, a phone call gives him hope of living: somehow, he has become the manager of an antique shop.

From then on, his future changes, and many people find themselves shackled. They get what they want, but lose far more in return.

Fair deals, no tricks, no exceptions.

Every night, Manager Shen Zhao sits smiling in his office chair.

“What are you ready to lose? Oh, I mean, what are you ready to pawn?”