A Guide to Coaxing Your Dragon Into Becoming an Embryo

A not-quite-sane villainous black dragon vs. a straight-laced, oblivious guy who thinks, "We're both dudes, so what?"

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Xizeer is summoned as a soul and transmigrates to another world. Unable to endure the tedium there, he decides to build the internet from scratch in a world of magic.

But when it comes to actually putting his plan into action...

Capture an evil god to use as a server? He needs Hasting's muscle.

Find an alchemist to design the terminal materials? He needs Hasting's technical support.

Set up a magic network to transmit signals? He needs Hasting's magical support...

...Uh.

Wait! Put the internet project on hold. Let me figure out how to flatter the boss who summoned me to this other world!

Drawing on his past workplace experience, Xizeer sets out to write a guide: How to Sweet-Talk Your "Boss" Into Being Putty in Your Hands.

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Guide, Rule Five: When you're away from home, always keep your boss in mind. Never forget to bring him a gift or souvenir!

Xizeer holds up a maple-leaf crown he made himself. "I made this for you. It's yours. Do you like it?"

Hasting: ...He's really good at flirting.

Guide, Rule Eleven: When asking your boss for a favor, be sweet and show the right attitude! Anyone can make big promises!

Hasting: "I'll help you, but you have to promise me one thing in return."

Xizeer: "Godfather! No need to be formal. Not just one thing, I'll say yes to anything you ask!"

Hasting: ...He's really forward.

Guide, Rule Thirty-Seven: Anticipate your boss's questions and have your answers ready. That's how you make a lasting impression!

Hasting: "I have a question..."

Xizeer: "I love you, save the big one, save you, my mom can swim!"

Hasting: ???

Xizeer: "I can't let you go. I'll always choose you, this time and every time after."

Hasting: ...He really loves me.

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After successfully buttering up his boss, Xizeer manages to build the internet. He lounges at home, happily following the latest gossip and trending topics.

The next second, he gets stabbed and sent straight back to the modern world.

...What the heck?

The guy I left behind has serious issues and a moral compass in the negatives!

If he knocked me offline, won't he go from fine to dead in a second?!

Sure enough, when Xizeer finally makes it back, he sees the other world turned upside down and reduced to a brutal survival game. His vision goes dark.

Wait, where's my house?!

On a bone throne pieced together from countless corpses,

the legendary apocalyptic demon dragon, an ultimate villain who has destroyed several kingdoms,

lowers his head to look at him and slowly curls a finger:

"Come here."

#I distinctly remember writing a "workplace guide," not an "xxoo guide"#Reproductive incompatibility! I'm a new account, don't do this to me!

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Guide, Rule Ninety-Nine: Never, ever, ever make empty promises to your boss!

Hasting: ...Again?

Xizeer: ...N-no, I don't think so... *sob*

Hasting: Didn't you say you'd do anything I asked?

Xizeer: ...

My stupid mouth! Making promises is fun, paying them back is hell!

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Hasting's point of view:

Fighting, killing, destruction: they're as easy for me as drinking water.

The hard part is resisting my violent nature, and staying rational, calm, and gentle for you.

You are my chaos, and also my sanctuary.

With reverent greed,

I worship you, and desecrate you.

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This is nontraditional Western fantasy with lots of original worldbuilding. It's a sweet, fluffy story that doesn't require much thinking.

Coming soon: The Male Lead Insists on Dating Me

A vicious puppy turned mad dog, jealous king, seme vs. a beauty who keeps stumbling over his plans, uke

Wen Qing transmigrates into a book, going from a rising star in business to a cannon-fodder scum gong.

In the original story, the protagonist forced the male lead to become his kept man because he looked like his unattainable first love. But then the first love fell for the male lead, and the two of them teamed up to bankrupt the protagonist.

System: Follow the plot. Humiliate him, torment him, and keep him penned up like a dog! Or you'll die.

Wen Qing: Got it!

Strip his clothes off: humiliate him!

Plant a bare foot on his chest: torment him!

Fasten the new bell collar around his neck: keep him like a dog!

The male lead's eyes turn red with anger, his voice hoarse. "It's too tight. It hurts."

It hurts? Good! That's exactly the point!

Wen Qing is smug for barely two seconds before the male lead pulls him into his arms. Warm breath brushes his ear, voice full of temptation:

"Is it my turn now?"

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Feeling the plot slipping out of control, Wen Qing tries to save himself by praising the first love non-stop and displaying his photo in the most prominent spot in the house.

After watching the male lead stare at the photo for a long time, Wen Qing silently celebrates:

Yes! This time, it should be foolproof.

In the middle of the night, the bed is a mess. Wen Qing's vision blurs, his pupils lose focus, and his legs go weak. He learns a profound truth:

Not all dogs are the same!

Some obey every command and are absurdly well-behaved.

Others, damn it, bite you in one gulp, then lick the spot they bit!

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Shang Lixun has fallen into the hands of that Wen guy three times.

The first time, he was certain he could never be interested in a good-for-nothing with nothing but a pretty face.

Some time later, Shang Lixun grabs the glowing-white foot planted on him and, as if possessed, lowers his head to kiss it.

The second time, he realizes Wen Qing is using him as a stand-in. He wants to strangle him and die together.

After one night, Shang Lixun talks himself around: So what if I'm a stand-in? That just proves I'm his only rival, and besides, the other guy isn't even a rival.

The third time, his lover dies right in front of him.

Shang Lixun hates Wen Qing for ruining his life and torments him until he goes mad.

But when he sees the "dead" Wen Qing again, his mind goes blank. All that's left is the deafening beat of his heart and an obsession growing out of control.

"Uncle Zhao." Shang Lixun raises his eyes from the back seat of the car, watching the first love, that ever-present nuisance, talking to Wen Qing by the side of the road.

He smiles and calmly instructs the driver:

"Run him over."

Theme: Focus on breaking down information barriers and rigid class divisions