The cross-era online game Eight Desolations drove players around the world to quit in droves because of its extreme difficulty. Only veteran overworked wage slave Lin Jichen stuck it out to the very end. On the eve of the servers shutting down, he had not only conquered the entire game, but also raided the Demon Cult’s treasure vault, won the saintess’s genuine affection, and emptied the Empress’s treasury.
The night the servers closed, the game became reality. Before Lin Jichen could even celebrate, three max-level creditors crossed dimensions and gathered in his shabby nine-square-meter rental apartment.
Volume One: The Early Days. The Demon Cult leader drew her sword over a five-yuan bowl of hot-and-sour rice noodles. The saintess researched how to form a spiritual root by cuddling. The Empress wanted to pawn her imperial seal to cover rent. While keeping the big shots from being “ruined” by modern civilization, Lin Jichen embarked on a journey to support them by playing the pig to eat the tiger.
Volume Two: The Collapse of Order. Spiritual pressure surged worldwide, and returning players carved out territories for themselves. Empress Qin Wushuang formed the Great Qin Trade Association and swept through the financial district, while Lin Jichen used his max-level experience behind the scenes to suppress global upheaval.
Volume Three: His Identity Exposed. Lin Jichen’s identity as “the world’s number-one locust” was revealed, and the whole world turned against him. Faced with attacks from victims around the globe, Lin Jichen stopped hiding. With three max-level fighters at his side, he stood alone against an entire era.
Volume Four: The Truth Revealed. The dimensional conspiracy behind Eight Desolations’s arrival comes to light. Lin Jichen leads his allies back to the original world to settle the score with Heaven’s Will, ultimately restoring order to the Three Realms and achieving a perfect ending amid a battlefield of beauties.
From overworked bricklayer to ruler of the planes, the rules of this world are mine to make, Lin Jichen’s!
