I Conquered the World by Writing Fanfiction

Lin Zhishui arrived in a world where "the fall of a brush stirs storms, the completion of a book makes ghosts and gods weep." In this world, writing a story can bring its scenery and objects into reality, but only a masterpiece can summon the powerful characters within it. And masterpieces are hard to come by. Then he discovered that writing fanfiction could connect with masterpieces that had been permanently sealed away after their authors died. At a youth exchange between the human and demon races, the humans lost four of their six matches. The demons openly mocked them, saying humanity had fallen from its former glory. Then a golden-armored figure landed on the platform. Thud! The demons dropped to their knees. Could someone explain why the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, had appeared? Hadn't he been sealed forever inside "The Story of Journey to the West" after its author, Wu Cheng'en, died? * This is a strange world. In the year 323 of the Xia calendar, the great scholar Wu Cheng'en wrote the Two Worlds Mountain to give humanity a chance to catch its breath, dividing the human and demon realms. The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, guarded the boundary, and not a single demon dared cross it. In the year 665 of the Xia calendar, the death of the great scholar Wu Cheng'en was confirmed. The Golden Monkey returned to his book, and the demon realm launched a massive invasion. The newly appointed top scholar, Xu Zhonglin, ascended to godhood through a book. The Four Swords of Immortal Slaying descended, sweeping away the demons. The demon realm had no choice but to join the human realm as its subordinate. In the year 1300 of the Xia calendar, the scholar Xu Xiake used his life soul as a starting point and his travelogue of more than six hundred thousand characters as a thread. He extended beyond the human and demon realms and discovered the existence of countless other worlds. His travelogue became a passageway, allowing the human realm to establish ties with other realms. After the year 3000 of the Xia calendar, no new works appeared among humanity. The myriad realms closed their passages to the human realm. Demons ran rampant across the land. Humanity became prey for evil creatures, living worse than beasts. In the year 5000 of the Xia calendar, ten taels of silver could buy a family of seven spanning three generations. The young and strong were put to work, while the old and young were served as food. After two whole millennia of darkness without daylight, the blazing sun tore through the clouds. Lin Zhishui, later hailed as the ancestor of fanfiction, transmigrated to this world with the fanfic that would turn the tide. * * * Recommending a story to my one and only bestie. Mwah! Title: I Tore Up the Cannon Fodder Script Blurb: In reborn stories, there always has to be an original female lead who serves as cannon fodder to highlight the reborn heroine. They're silly and sweet, saintly, and unworthy of their position. Beside the reborn heroine's brilliance, they're utterly useless. Their backers favor the reborn heroine. The reborn heroine snatches their opportunities ahead of time. Their research is published early by the reborn heroine. They're treated like rats in the street, spending half their lives adrift and meeting miserable ends. That's the inevitable formula of reborn stories. But now, the heroines don't want to play along. The heroine of a sweet romance about a wealthy family is supposed to recognize the potential of the future big shot when he's young and poor, then be cherished by him for the rest of her life. The reborn heroine helps the impoverished young man before she can, replacing her as the big shot's one true love and being pampered in the palm of his hand. She's cast aside like trash and thrown out of the house as a divorced wife. The heroine, handed the divorce papers: "? I never told you, but I'm actually a Mary Sue who drives everyone wild." * The heroine of a switched-at-birth story is supposed to get into the best university and enjoy a life of endless prosperity and boundless prospects. The reborn heroine returns home to claim her family the night before the college entrance exam. She eggs on her adoptive parents to force the heroine to sign an IOU for an exorbitant amount in living expenses, then throws her out. The heroine fails the exam and has nowhere to go. While taking shelter from the rain beneath a bridge, she casually shares a fever-reducing pill with the unconscious man beside her. The heroine, pursued by the man after he wakes up: "? You say you're an immortal venerable from a cultivation world?" * The heroine of an inspirational research story... The heroine of a Western fantasy romance... The heroine of a beloved disciple cultivation story... After the reborn heroine has stolen everything from them and filled her own home with treasures, the heroines who've been trampled into the mud raise their blades: "Sorry, I tore up the cannon fodder script." Core theme: No matter how many difficulties you face, hope will eventually arrive. Never give up hope.