The day after graduating from university, Duan Jiarui was sent into the Blue Hole by the System.
He fishes underwater by day and runs a sushi restaurant at night.
Even his main quest is so down-to-earth it hardly seems like transmigration:
[Within thirty days, help Banjo Sushi Restaurant reach Gold rank.]
With his ability to appraise information, he gets by fairly well in the world of Dave the Diver.
That is, until one fogless night, a hooded guest enters the sushi restaurant ahead of schedule, before the event has even unlocked. In front of an underwater mural deliberately chiseled away, fish of different species all turn their heads at once, staring at the same nonexistent thing.
There seems to be a stretch of history hidden beneath the Blue Hole that should never be recovered.
And when Duan Jiarui tries to appraise a relic in the depths of the Blue Hole, he sees a warning for the first time:
[Name: Unable to parse]
[Function: Record / Coordinates / Seal]
[Warning: Continuing to read will establish a two-way connection.]
Appraisal can help him see through disguises, analyze rules, and find ways to counter anomalies. But every peek may also draw the attention of something lurking in the darkness.
The familiar storyline is starting to break down, and the Blue Hole is only the first instance.
When the walkthrough can no longer be trusted, the one who understands the rules first is the one who can survive and take it all.
[Multiverse Instances + System + Exploiting the Rules + Lovecraftian Anomalies + No Harem]
