Goddess of Calamity

In March 2001, after a massive tsunami that shocked the world, internet users miraculously dug up a prediction post published on a foreign forum six months earlier.

The poster had accurately predicted where the tsunami would strike and given the exact time, down to the hour.

Within a week, the prediction had spread around the world. After causing a huge sensation, it quietly faded from view.

Just as people began to think the poster's prediction had been nothing more than a coincidence, the poster updated their post.

[...I dreamed of a plane crashing into a towering building... I dreamed of so much crying, so much blood...]

[...Something is sure to happen on November 9. At the Capitol in Country M. I dreamed of a huge explosion...]

People mocked the poster for talking nonsense.

Until November 9, when a terrorist attack that shocked the world struck the Capitol in Country M.

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"If you were reborn, what would you do?"

"Travel the world, see every sight, and predict countless disasters that will shake the globe."

"Money would be within easy reach, and power would be mine for the taking."

"Become a goddess of calamity, whose every word could stir the hearts of the entire world."

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Coming soon: Ten Billion in Game Debt

Synopsis

On a boring night, Qiao Guo opened a boring management game.

As the first player to register and log in, Qiao Guo received a deluxe starter pack: a shop provided from the start, trade routes linking different planes now open, advertisements going out, and countless eyes turning toward your tiny general store. Esteemed player, please begin managing your business!

At first, Qiao Guo hadn't planned to play for long...

But who could say no to a game that gave you a billion in-game coins for free right from the start?!

Sure, it was technically a loan feature for first-time players, but who repays game currency borrowed in a game?

So Qiao Guo started buying stock like crazy.

A divine sword that kills with one strike? Buy!

The best cultivation manual? Buy!

Cursed talismans and blessing talismans? Buy!

But why does this game also have a spaceship equipped with a planet-destroying cannon? What kind of world setting is this? The art style mixes xianxia, advanced technology, Western fantasy, and supernatural horror. It's a complete hodgepodge...

Didn't it say something about opening shops in different planes?

Whatever. Spending money in cyberspace is fun too. Buy, buy, buy!

After spending all her game currency, Qiao Guo stopped, thoroughly satisfied.

Thinking, "Since the game was so generous with its gifts from the start, I'll humor it and play for a bit," Qiao Guo began playing.

To her surprise, the more she played, the more hooked she became.

Then one day, at last, she'd saved up enough money to expand her shop. She happily bought an extension and got a bedroom.

In that newly renovated bedroom, Qiao Guo opened her eyes.

No way. This game is real now?!

And that ten billion Qiao Guo owes... Who'd dare not pay that back?!

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In a hidden corner of countless worlds, a little shop sits quietly open.

The shopkeeper wears an ornate robe. Beneath the hood, only the curve of their chin and their cold lips can be seen.

They sell everything you can imagine: power, health, beauty, and even wealth...all for a price so unbelievably low it seems absurd.

What is the true price? No one knows.

Countless people flock to the shop, carrying hope and despair, begging the shopkeeper to grant their wishes. They are willing to give up their bodies, their souls, or even everything they have.

Qiao Guo, hearing the rumors: ...What, did I sell things too cheap?! Damn it, I was already doing my best to be a greedy merchant. It's my fault for only buying awesome stuff at the start. I never thought I'd be selling it, let alone that so few people could afford the price!

Raise the prices. They have to go up!

When will I ever pay off the ten billion I owe the game?!

Theme: Go among the people.