On my first day as an intern in the National Arts Division, the interviewer tells me to use Baji Fist to smash a bleeding Terracotta Warrior.
That’s when I learn that history in this world can “come alive” and turn into monsters.
I have a Strange Objects Compendium. Every time I subdue one, I can learn a new skill. I thought it would help me climb the ranks, until I was dealing with an ancient stele that seeped blood in the middle of the night. Three characters were written on it in blood: “Qin Hui Zhi… Umbrella.”
Only then do I realize that someone is using me as a chess piece, while someone else means to offer me as a sacrifice.
But my immediate superior, Director Qin, looks at the countless strange creatures I’ve subdued with my own hands and merely smiles at the person behind the scenes:
“Look, this chess piece is pretty useful, isn’t it?”
