It has all the basics you’d expect, and maybe a few things you wouldn’t!
- Two-world structure:
- The real world: A technologically advanced city in 2025, where the “Abnormal Affairs Bureau” handles supernatural incidents.
- The Endworld: A realm of rules created by the “Whispers of the Old Gods,” where each instance corresponds to a different forbidden domain.
Protagonist: Lin Shen
- Identity: An intern at a funeral home, giving him a natural perspective on death.
- Golden finger: The “Endworld System,” which grants “Sanity Points” and “Corruption Points” for completing taboo missions.
- Core conflict: Accumulating Corruption Points causes his personality to split, while Sanity Points determine whether he will be assimilated by the Old Gods.
System mechanics:
- Mission types:
- Daily missions: Trigger rules-based supernatural mysteries.
- Instance missions: Enter the Endworld to carry out explorations.
- Rewards:
- Corruption Point exchanges: Unlock Cthulhu-style skills.
- Sanity Point exchanges: Obtain modern technology and equipment.
This is the first time I listened to the book carefully. I think the plot is okay. Keep reading for the follow-up.
I read the first 40 chapters in one go. I'll go back and write a review again, it's not bad. Interesting