Three months behind on rent, Lin Bei is cornered at his door by the landlord. He jumps out the window, lands in a dumpster, and accidentally binds himself to the Little Citizen System.
Other people awaken powers that let them punch through stone and dominate the city. All he can think about is how to save on electricity, mooch off free stuff, and play dead to stay alive.
“Ding! Successfully mooched free air conditioning. Cheapskate points +10!”
“Ding! Successfully escaped by dropping to his knees and calling someone ‘Dad.’ Survival points critically boosted by +1000!”
The Northeastern-accented System complains every day: “Host, can’t you have a little dignity as a strong one?”
With a free sample lamb skewer in his mouth, Lin Bei looks innocent. “Can dignity pay rent? Can it buy eggs?”
Then one day, an S-rank Martial God shows up at his door. Everyone thinks he’s done for.
Lin Bei pulls out the pepper spray he redeemed through the System and smears it across the other guy’s face. “Sorry. I just kept lying low until I got stronger than you.”
[Shameless, stingy protagonist + sharp-tongued System + unconventional high-martial-arts setting + feel-good power fantasy]
Every three chapters brings a satisfying payoff, and every five brings a laugh. There’s no frustration along the way. You can lie flat and still become a god!
