After transmigrating into the role of the most unpopular paranormal exploration streamer on the whole internet, Lin Ye is live-streaming his visit to the Yellow Weasel Temple when a century-old weasel blocks his path and asks him to grant it a title: “Boy, what do I look like to you?”
Typical streamers: “An immortal!” “A divine lord!”
Lin Ye turns the question on its head: “You look like the Jade Emperor, the kind who delivers packages around Qingyang City!”
[Ding! The Reverse-Convention Title-Granting System has activated! The title is absurd yet relevant. Reward: +1,000 Reverse-Convention Points. Spirit Contract unlocked!]
From then on, Lin Ye creates one absurd title-granting spectacle after another:
He titles a fox spirit a top-tier star beauty influencer, using illusions to sell products and rake in faith;
He titles a snake demon the city’s drainage technician, giving it control over the underground intelligence network;
He names a thousand-year-old turtle spirit an honorary citizen, awakening its long-buried conscience and sense of coexistence;
Even the ancient evil beast Hundun is titled the “Faith-Balance Envoy,” forced to work and cleanse pollution!
The live-stream audience goes from “Those special effects are so fake” to “There’s a god behind that streamer,” and his follower count skyrockets to 300 million;
The Anomaly Bureau extends an offer of cooperation, while folk-culture researcher Su Qingyao becomes his strongest partner and unlocks a secret art for guiding faith;
The contracted spirits form an “Absurd Squad,” and soon they’re working everywhere, from convenience stores and live-streaming rooms to city hall!
Some people use title-granting to play at being divine. Lin Ye uses it to foster harmony between humans and spirits, promote urban development, and build a business empire!
When an ancient conspiracy comes to light and the Shadow Cult begins to stir, Lin Ye holds the nexus of human-spirit coexistence and watches the storm with a smile. “Want to wreck the harmony? First ask whether my hundred thousand absurd titles will let you!”
This is a story about how “reverse conventions” can reshape the world.
Fool, fool, fool