When Blue Star is drawn into the “Ascension Trial Grounds,” Lin Yue is forced to bind himself to a nation-fate survival System and enter one instance after another, each ruled by eerie and inexplicable rules.
The rules say the System is your most reliable companion.
The rules say you are the only resident in the neighborhood, and all the other “people” are hallucinations.
The rules say you must eat Auntie Wang’s braised pork.
But Lin Yue has a secret: his starting skill, [Absolute Calm], lets him see a hidden System announcement:
“Consumption protocol initiated. The Host chosen for this nation-fate trial is the finest offering to ‘Happiness.’”
The System wants him dead.
The instances want him insane.
The other trial participants each have their own schemes.
His only advantage is this: among all the players ruled by their emotions, he is the only one who always keeps a clear head.
Starting with the solo instance “Happy Home,” Lin Yue edges closer to the truth, one step at a time, through schools, hospitals, and the nation-fate battlefield.
What is the System, really?
And what is “Happiness”?
What kind of clash between civilizations lies behind this Ascension Trial?
While everyone thinks the rules will drive him mad, he calmly records every flaw.
Silently, he is weaving a vast web to turn the tables.
This is the ultimate psychological battle in a game of rules.
This is the story of a clearheaded man searching for the truth in a world gone mad.
