[National fortune competition + rule-based horror + global livestream + powerful female lead + overwhelming intelligence + a stunned nation]
The National Fortune Game descended upon Blue Star, with all 197 countries broadcasting live at once.
The victors would enjoy thriving national fortunes, spiritual qi revival, and a leap in technology.
The losers would suffer natural disasters, earthquakes, floods, and the destruction of their country and families.
The chosen player for China was named Shi Qian.
At twenty-eight, she was a washed-up archaeologist. Three years earlier, she had been fired by her university for “academic fraud” and was scraping by in the influencer world on her looks. A regular on Weibo’s trending list, she was tagged “prettiest useless person,” “academic disgrace,” and “pretty face who got ahead through connections.”
The moment she was chosen, the whole internet wailed:
“It’s over. China is doomed!”
“Please, System, pick someone else! This woman won’t last three minutes in a dungeon!”
“Everyone else relies on their abilities, but she’s relying on her looks? That’s not how you volunteer to be cannon fodder!”
Shi Qian looked at the screen full of insults and smiled faintly.
“Go ahead and curse. Don’t cry later.”
Three hours later, in the rule-based horror dungeon “Midnight Hospital.”
The Sakura Country player broke a rule and died on the spot, their body sprawled in the corridor.
The other players huddled in the corner, trembling.
Only Shi Qian crouched beside the body, expressionless as she examined the dead person’s pupils and fingers
The live chat exploded: “??? Is she a freak???”
No.
She was simply studying the “logic” behind the rules that killed people.
Well written, but a bit short