What’s Wrong with Tricking a Few Gods into Extending My Life? [Interstellar]

After An Ning died in a car accident, a life-simulation game brought her to another world.

It told her:

[Your beauty is a weapon of the highest caliber, enough to make even the gods lose their footing.]

An Ning: Great.

[Your body is a hopeless shell, already on its way to death, with no cure.]

An Ning: ...

[If you want to survive, you must draw close to beings who stand shoulder to shoulder with the gods.]

[Touch them. Win their favor.]

[Every intimate encounter will randomly drop wealth, your only currency for buying more life.]

At death's door, An Ning finally accepted this devilish offer.

She got a free talent draw from the start and hit the jackpot, pulling a purple SR: [Love at First Sight from a Rich Guy (Rational Version)].

Before long, she had become:

The one and only "partner" worthy of standing alongside the Lionheart Consul;

The "treasure" the dragonkin predator would offer his reverse scale to protect with his life;

The "reality" the Devouring Dream Lord most wanted to capture, only to be devoured in turn;

The "inner demon" the energy archangel folded his wings for, willingly losing himself in...

At first, they saw her as a witch, an anomaly, a calamity.

In the end, they raised her to the throne and offered her everything.

They had no idea that every tender look from her was calculating how many coins the encounter might yield;

Every heartfelt lie was only to make sure she lived to see the next dawn.

She devoured their sincerity, reaped the rewards of their interactions, and earned their love.

In this game of deception, she was both a prisoner cherished by the gods and the cure they dreamed of finding.

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The Survival Diary of Ning, Master of Emotions

Day One of Staying Alive:

I told that one-eyed boss a little lie today, and my fingertips brushed the back of his hand.

[Drop: 300 credits → exchanged for 3 hours of life.]

Great, at least I'll live until tomorrow.

Day Thirty of Staying Alive:

That legendary Lionheart Consul of the Empire grabbed my chin.

[Drop: 1 rare gemstone → exchanged for 15 days of life.]

...Whoa, that's no lion. That's a money tree.

Day Forty-Five of Staying Alive:

I almost got caught flirting with three people at once by the dragonkin. That was close.

I calmed him down by stroking his tail.

[Critical hit! Drop: small energy ore → exchanged for 1 month of life.]

Perfect.

Day N of Staying Alive:

They're fighting (resting chin in hand).

Should I take the opportunity to sneak out while nobody's watching me?

Anyway, maybe... probably... it can't all be my fault, right?

At first, the gods thought she loved them deeply, since she flirted sweetly at every meeting and demanded endlessly from them every night.

Only An Ning knew the truth:

"One kiss gets me about three more days of life, and one 'intimate encounter' earns enough to keep me alive for half a year..."

"Why not draw lots? Or... have an auction?"

"After all, my time is precious."

#She only wanted money to stay alive, but accidentally became the universe's biggest player#

#Every breath she takes is bought with lies and money#

Before you read:

1. The heroine is a fragile beauty, a heartless career woman and emotional con artist who will do anything to stay alive. Her goals are financial freedom and a life free of danger.

2. All the male leads are unhinged, long-lived beings, and their love for her is decidedly one-sided. No normal values here. The heroine has had no previous partners, and neither have the men.

3. Sickly, self-interested Mary Sue heroine + a massive battle for her affections. Space opera setting, heaps of original worldbuilding, all in service of indulgent wish fulfillment.

4. The heroine ends up with everything, all in!

5. The guiding principle of the beloved con artist: What she wants, she gets.

(Blurb posted on December 1, 2025. Expected to begin in March 2026.)

In one sentence: An inspirational story about a worker who only wants to earn money and stay alive, but is forced to become the universe's biggest player (not really).

Theme: Make money, then stay alive!