This is an insanely satisfying, invincible rise to success: a former special forces king turned security guard uses a glitchy System to take on wealthy families, dominate the city, and even throw the whole Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio aesthetic off course!
Zhao Yiduo is head of security at the top-tier Qijin Group, one of Linyuan City's most powerful families. A former special forces king, he's a taciturn, tough-as-nails man. He only wants to keep his steady job and quietly protect the stunning yet icy female CEO, Pan Jinlian, the woman who holds his heart. But one fateful night patrol activates the unreliable [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio Experience System]!
System mission: transmigrate into the world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, experience its classic stories, and claim rewards!
What the System actually does: gives offbeat rewards and bizarre skills! While others gain immortal arts and magic techniques from transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Zhao Yiduo gets:
Help Nie Xiaoqian move house, earn [Ghost-Level Lockpicking Skills] (great for cracking safes)!
Rescue someone from a Painted Skin demon, earn [Super-Strong Anti-Mugging Spray Formula] (takes down a whole crowd of burly men)!
“Reason” with the Old Demon of Black Mountain, earn [A Guide to Insulting People in Ancient Demon Tongue] (leaves rich young heirs questioning their lives)!
Even worse, the System malfunctions all the time, dumping him into the most dangerous demon lairs and ghost dens, and occasionally hurling Strange Tales “specialties” into the modern city, like a noisy parrot spirit or a lantern monster with no sense of direction!
He only wanted to be a low-key security guard, but the System keeps forcing him into the spotlight. With his bizarre but useful Strange Tales skills and the abilities of a former special forces king, Zhao Yiduo accidentally solves the company's mysterious thefts, foils his rivals' dirty tricks, and even saves Pan Jinlian from a supernatural kidnapping. The icy CEO's gaze grows more and more complicated: how does this taciturn security guard always show up at the most critical moment? And why are his methods so... down-to-earth yet downright uncanny...?
