Story blurb:
The year Ling Renguanqian turned eighteen, he learned that the world he lived in
was actually a virtual instance.
And he was nothing but an NPC in it.
Absurd. Laughable.
He joins forces with the people who call themselves players.
And starts correcting his worldview, little by little:
People have only two eyes, one nose, and one mouth.
People can't open their mouths too wide.
People are weak and can't defeat others with brute force.
People...
“With all due respect, Ling Renguanqian, normal humans can't eat all these intestines and eyeballs you have around here.”
“Also, the way to stay in first place isn't to kill everyone ranked below you.”
Ling Renguanqian: “...Turning back into a human is such a hassle.”
[Welcome, player Ling Renguanqian, to the Corridor World.]
[Player: Ling Renguanqian
Attributes:
Physical strength: ∞
Eerie power: ∞
Luck: 0
Sanity: 37
Points: 2]
Ling Renguanqian stares at the “∞” on the panel and silently complains: “What a trash System.”
[Player detected using profanity. Deducting 0.5 points.]
Ling Renguanqian doesn't care and sneers, until he opens the System shop.
“One loaf of bread costs four points, one bottle of water costs two, and you take off 0.5 for swearing? What the hell is wrong with your brain? You son of a *****!”
[Player detected using profanity...]
[Player detected using profanity...]
[Player's remaining points: -2.5
The System shop is now closed. If you want food, get into an instance soon!]
Tired of cursing, Ling Renguanqian gives the sky the finger.
From then on, Ling Renguanqian lives on an empty stomach, never knowing when his next meal will come.
He used to sneer at the idea of breaking a slice of bread into crumbs and making it last for days. Now he studies it line by line.
If this is the System's conditioning, then it's working.
Ling Renguanqian learns many skills. Ling Renguanqian forgets many memories.
The first time he meets the legendary aloof, powerful player, Ling Renguanqian is full of interest.
But the cool-faced powerhouse's eyes slowly widen. “Bro...?”
Then he falls silent too, staring at him with red eyes and tears like pear blossoms in the rain.
Ling Renguanqian: “...?”
Stop, stop.
Who are you, exactly?
In an instance, a terrifying little boy boss who doesn't even reach Ling Renguanqian's waist clings to his leg and refuses to let go.
With teary eyes, he looks at him pitifully. “Daddy...”
Ling Renguanqian's face is expressionless. “Let's talk about how the eighteen-year-old me ended up with a, uh, seven-year-old son.”
Something is wrong.
He seems to have forgotten something very important. What is it?
Where exactly did things go wrong...
Is he Ling Renguanqian?
Who is Ling Renguanqian?
“Have you heard? That spoiled rich kid is back!”
“That spoiled rich kid...? You mean the guy I just made my big brother, the taciturn, aloof, cool guy? That's Ling Renguanqian? Give me a break!”
“You made that useless good-for-nothing your big brother?”
“Useless? He could strangle me with one hand. If he's useless, what am I? Wait, are we even talking about the same person?”
No one can guess what Ling Renguanqian went through during his year of training.
When it all comes to light, the bloody, brutal past is laid bare on the big screen.
His family's remorse, the onlookers' pity, the leadership's regret, and strangers' sympathy erupt like a tsunami.
[Masochistic, gentle mastermind top vs. beautiful, powerful, tragic, mentally ill bottom]
Note:
This is a very long novel, told from the bottom's perspective, about fighting monsters, leveling up, and uncovering the truth.
The top appears rarely at first, and the romance also takes a back seat.
The first half is an infinite-flow story centered on the System; the setting changes in the second half ( ).
A power fantasy, but not a typical infinite-flow story?
If any of the above doesn't work for you, feel free to leave.
Finally, everyone's welcome to discuss the plot and offer reasonable criticism.
I'll request the removal of malicious insults, abuse, comparisons meant to put others down, flame wars, and other inappropriate comments.
I hope you enjoy the story! Please support the official release!
Love you all (finger heart).
Theme: The will to fight one's way out of adversity
