Streaming, Then Conning the Protagonist [Lord of the Mysteries]

This novel is complete!

Lorelai Crowley transmigrates into a novel aimed at male readers. Her mission is to start an entertaining livestream here and survive the apocalypse.

However, survival in this world is extremely difficult. It is full of dangers, and gaining abilities comes with the risks of mental corruption and losing control.

With no high-level status, no powerful abilities, and a debuff marking her as a traitor from outside the world, surviving the apocalypse is practically impossible.

How can she stay alive?

Lorelai decides to latch onto the male lead.

The male lead of this novel levels up quickly and is very kind. He always repays those who help him, making him a good investment.

What's more, he believes himself to be a “transmigrator,” has a secret of his own, and constantly changes identities, leaving him very lonely. That gives Lorelai an opening.

Lorelai has it all figured out: I'll take advantage of his vulnerability, comfort him, earn some goodwill, and become his good friend.

Then, when he becomes a god someday, he'll protect me through the apocalypse for old times' sake!

Perfect plan!

As for the male lead mistaking her for a fellow transmigrator, Lorelai can't explain the truth, so she has to lie and say that she really is one of his kind to get herself off the hook.

Once they get close, she also uses him to complete her livestream missions every now and then.

[Streamer, can you get a little closer?]

[Streamer, can you feed him something? I want to see you feed him.]

[Streamer, can you lift his shirt? I want to see if he's got abs.]

Lorelai: All right, all right. I'm a streamer who spoils her fans, so I'll do it all.

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Klein: “So that's why you kept lying to me, teasing me now and then, and finally died and came back to life in front of me, only to die again?”

Lorelai: “...You'll forgive me, right?”

Klein: “No.”

Lorelai: “I knew you'd forgi... Wait, huh? What? Why?!”

*

“I have seen sights that ordinary people could never witness in a lifetime. I have watched stalks of straw fall in the wind and thick fog disperse on the breeze. I have watched the Gate of All Doors collapse in an instant, and lost travelers return home. I have watched a supernova explode in the divine kingdom, and the Lord of the Old Days be born in that moment. Perhaps one day even time itself will wear away, but I will endure for all eternity, watching every end arrive.”

Streamer No. 97116

P.S. 1. The end of the blurb riffs on a classic line from Blade Runner. The reason the livestreaming setup is connected to the outer gods will become clear.

2. The title, blurb, and story all have a timeline and completed drafts. This is a slower-paced, everyday-life kind of story. The first 500,000 words were written before Lord of the Mysteries 2 came out, as the history of my writing software can verify, so there may be a few inconsistencies in the worldbuilding. The heroine may look human, but she's essentially closer to a nonhuman being or an artificial human. There are a few scenes where she learns about humanity from Klein. She has a bit of a fourth calamity mindset early on, but later makes an effort to integrate into this world.

3. The protagonist could use a stronger sense of morality. This is a lighthearted story. If you post insults in the comments or start by dragging the author's family into it, I'll immediately tear you to pieces. ← I can write this because I've already had people do it to me.

4. This is an officially authorized fanfiction. If you don't like it, go find something you do like. If you ship another couple, don't pretend to be someone else and come into my comments to stir things up. Respecting people's boundaries is basic courtesy.

Check out my upcoming novel: “The Universe-Class Restaurant Manager” by Bing Yan

Bai Duwei picked the wrong major and graduated straight into unemployment. She was planning to set up a stall outside her school to make money when she happened to find a System.

Bai Duwei was overjoyed. At last, I have a System!

The System's goal is to build a five-star restaurant for the universe. To obtain the finest ingredients, Bai Duwei must travel to different universes to gather them.

In each world, she gets a different golden finger, allowing her to survive and collect ingredients. She then brings them back to the chef to upgrade the restaurant.

First world: A star-faring insect horde is running rampant.

Everyone else facing the insects: “It's a disaster...”

Bai Duwei, whose golden finger is the “God of All Machines,” has eyes shining bright. “Ingredients! I'm coming!”

Second world: Otherworldly demons invade.

Bai Duwei: “I can bring figures who have earned people's recognition into reality? Beat up the otherworldly demons, and the psychic crystals they drop can be used as seasoning...”

“What are we waiting for? Come forth, Great Sage Equal to Heaven! Show them the power of over a billion people united!”

Third world: A plant apocalypse.

Bai Duwei: “I can make lies come true and grow stronger by deceiving people? Then I'll pretend to be a sword immortal.”

Just as everyone is about to perish beneath the frenzied mutated willows, a flash of sword light appears and shatters the core of the mutated plant.

A single sword chills the fourteen provinces.

Fourth world... Fifth world...

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Later, a restaurant becomes the stuff of legend throughout the universe, a must-visit destination for every traveler among the stars.

Bai Duwei: “What else would you like to eat? Oh, you think the dishes lack a soul? I'll add one for you in a moment.”

“Kitchen, one serving of deep-fried evil spirit for Table 42!”

My friends' ongoing novels, which I think everyone has read: “Guide to Playing a Rule-Based Mystery in an Infinite World” by Yue Du Hantang. In a word: How to explore an unknown space.

“Glorious Historian at Work [Honkai: Star Rail]” by Shi Lian Shuang Huang. In a word: Seven babies in one birth, Nanook Mommy goes wild.

Theme: Be honest and trustworthy, and become a kind and righteous person.