Folklore expert Ling Yue was supposed to be studying the patterns on the bronze tripod in the museum, but because of a "wrong ancient octopus doll delivered by courier", he accidentally kicked open the door to the world of Cthulhu - the old rulers who should have made people crazy, in his eyes were all "Performance art enthusiasts": deep divers who can knit sweaters with tentacles but always miss stitches, yellow seal believers who like to squat under street lights and grab cans from stray cats, and even the outer god Yog-Sothoth, who always sends him "cosmic question bank answers" through WiFi signals for correction.
In order to preserve his mental state of being able to eat hot pot normally, Ling Yue was forced to engage in a "complaint-style seance" mode: using the "Civil Code" to discuss loopholes in the contract with the evil god, using snail noodles as an "exorcist artifact" to scare away tentacle monsters, and even forming an "atypical investigation team" - members including an intern reporter who only shoots vlogs, a half-hearted Taoist priest who paints talismans as graffiti, and a smart sweeping robot that always hides snacks.
As more and more Cthulhu incidents with "off-color style" come to his door, Ling Yue gradually discovers that those frightening "indescribables" seem to be just a group of alien neighbors who "have not found the right way to socialize"; and his casual remarks have unknowingly rewritten the millennium rules of interaction between humans and the old rulers. Will this "cross-racial social experiment" full of hot pot flavor, complaints, and nonsensical accidents eventually lead to the destruction of the world, or will it turn into "evil gods and humans building a harmonious community together"? The answer may be hidden in the spicy crayfish Ling Yue will eat for his next meal.
