It Seems the World Is in Open Beta

[The Farilan arc is complete, the World arc is underway~]

After an unexpected death, Wen Que is reborn on the continent of Eldena as the fairy Bair Noma. Over the course of a thousand years, he witnesses countless historical events on this continent, earns countless honors and titles, amasses a vast fortune, and befriends people of every race... He has come to regard this world as his true home.

Then one day, Wen Que hears a strange announcement.

[System Announcement: Celebrate the open beta of "Dragons and the Continent of Eldena"! Log in for the first time to claim 10 silver coins and 1 set of lizard-skin armor! Check out the in-game shop for even more fantastic items!]

Wen Que watches the sentences frantically scrolling by in the world chat for a while, then opens the so-called shop and thinks it over.

Then he pokes awake his best friend, who is sleeping beside him with hundreds of thick health bars floating over his head.

"Surt, I'm thinking of buying out an entire shop..."

Wen Que's gaze suddenly goes blank.

Beneath layer upon layer of health bars, he sees a bright red status effect next to his best friend's name:

[Going insane with desire to marry my best friend.]

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[Content notes]

1. This is a real world, with a light touch of the fourth disaster.

2. The protagonist is the center of the world and has all his stats at MAX from the start. Proceed with caution if you dislike overpowered, feel-good stories.

2. Black Dragon gong x Fairy shou. Best friends forever! Extra sweet!

[A short, sweet story I suddenly really want to write!]

How Could Anyone Be Mistaken for a Kitten?

Jiang Shiyan was in a fairly minor car accident, and the virtual reality chip installed in his head years ago developed a crack.

Jiang Shiyan: Doctor, is there any chance this condition can be cured?

Doctor: The chances aren't zero. Fortunately, it's only a functional chip, so it shouldn't affect your daily life much.

Jiang Shiyan breathed a huge sigh of relief. He left the hospital and turned a corner, where he met the cat destined to own him for the rest of his life:

A handsome, well-built male calico.

He named his cat "Genius" and happily carried him home.

From then on, Jiang Shiyan became obsessed with cat ownership and turned into a bona fide cat slave. He also started a side gig as a short-video creator, occasionally livestreaming to earn money for his master's canned food.

But then strange things began to happen.

First, the pet hospital sternly refused to neuter his Genius. Then his short-video account went viral, and his fans howled in the comments every day, "So sweet, give us more!" and "What dirt does he have on you?" His livestreams were constantly moved by the platform to the romance category, and every time he had to struggle to move them back to the pets category.

Eventually, the platform gave in.

Jiang Shiyan became the hottest pet influencer around!

Jiang Shiyan happily started a livestream to thank his fans. In front of a million viewers, he took the hair tie off his head and tossed it away.

"Genius, fetch!"

Then the viewers watched as the man who had been sitting on the sofa, the youngest E9-level executive at Wanxiang Group, got up. The aloof, distinguished man slowly walked over, slowly picked up the hair tie in his mouth, and slowly walked back.

Viewers: ...How did you convince him to do this with you?!

After receiving a new treatment, Jiang Shiyan choked up repeatedly in his hospital room, unable to accept it.

Sob, how could anyone possibly be mistaken for a kitten...

The calico sat quietly at his bedside, nibbling an apple peel in one unbroken strip for him.

[Content notes]

1. The chip in the protagonist's head is cracked. When it comes to cats, his logic is completely self-consistent in the way of a lunatic. He automatically rationalizes everything, and everyone else, including the gong and the platform, is perfectly normal.

2. Light comedy, short and sweet, a love story like an abduction into someone's home (?)

3. CP: Li Yun x Jiang Shiyan. Reluctant cat CEO gong x cat-loving ray of sunshine shou. One-on-one, both are each other's first and only.

Theme: Love and dreams, hope and promises.