[Synopsis]
[Rule-based horror + System + no romance + strong female lead + no national stakes + twists]
Others enter the horror games to stay alive;
Xu Jiangli enters them to... collect rent?
A folklorist who transmigrated into an S-rank supernatural being, Xu Jiangli discovers that the rules governing the ghosts in this world are full of loopholes.
The red-robed vengeful ghost fears karmic retribution? The painted-skin demon needs validation?
“Isn't this just a textbook case in folklore?”
And so, everything takes a sudden turn.
While players are still shivering and memorizing the rules in the Jiangcheng University scenario, Xu Jiangli is already sitting on the throne in the principal's office, whipping the workplace into shape.
[System notification: “Abyssal Shop” unlocked. Territory development available.]
She promptly buys S-rank teachers and an Abyssal cafeteria, turning a terrifying scenario into a “supernatural resort.”
Player A (breaking down): “Help! That female NPC is looking at me like I'm an ingredient!”
Player B (on their knees): “Please! I want to change jobs! I want to be her security guard! I'll even clean her toilets!”
Lu Chang'an (Dean of Academic Affairs): “Quiet! Can't you see the principal is reading? Anyone who dares disturb her research into the rules will be turned into a specimen!”
This is the story of an NPC who plays the players to pieces.
“Don't run. Stay here, and I'll teach you... how to follow the rules.”
