I Conquer the Infinite Escape Game with Food

[My new novel, "The Consort's Daily Life Raising Children in the Imperial Harem (Qing Dynasty)," is now open! Visit my author page to bookmark it~] [Welcome to the survival game] Lin Wanwan, one of the top chefs in Huaguo's culinary world, is inexplicably dragged into a horror game. On the first day of the game, after the players exchange identities, they dismissively leave her out: "What use is a chef in a survival game? And a delicate woman, at that." That very night, every player is forcibly subjected to a death condition, and vengeful ghosts come to claim their lives. While the other team members tremble with fear, she calmly sets up a pot in the kitchen. Midnight. Looking at the ghost's emaciated body, Lin Wanwan says sympathetically: "Poor thing, look how skinny you are. Have something good to eat before you get back to work." Ghost: ? The ghost, utterly bewildered, finishes the braised pig's trotter Lin Wanwan hands it, bursts into grateful tears, and gives her a clue to clear the game. The next day. The team members discover that the terrifying ghosts who had been hunting them have disappeared. In Lin Wanwan's room, the poor little thing and its friends line up with bowls in their hands. "Don't push. There's enough beef noodles for everyone!" "But before you eat, hand over the good stuff you've got on you.~" · Much later, the ghosts realize that a sous-chef who looks a lot like the big boss, the Lord God, has appeared at the side of Lin Wanwan, the master at tricking ghosts. Lin Wanwan: Xiao Xie, don't touch the knife! Be careful not to hurt your hand! The Lord God says obediently: Okay, Sister Wanwan. # [Ongoing, please bookmark: "The Consort's Daily Life Raising Children in the Imperial Harem (Qing Dynasty)"] After waking up, Cheng Wan, a 996 office worker, finds herself transported to the Qing Dynasty's imperial harem, where she becomes a concubine who has just given birth. The good news: The original owner's son survived, and she became a mother without the pain of childbirth. The bad news: The boy was born with a leg ailment, earning the emperor's disfavor and costing his mother, Cheng Wan, the emperor's favor as well. It turns out she's Dai Jia, the Consort Cheng who spent her whole life as a low-ranking concubine and was only granted consort status late in the Kangxi Emperor's reign because of her age. And her son is the pitiful Seventh Prince, an obscure figure in the struggle among the nine princes for the throne. Thinking of this, Cheng Wan hides under the covers and muffles a laugh. Being Consort Cheng is great. She won't have to get involved in harem scheming, and she'll avoid the struggle among the nine princes at the end of Kangxi's reign. Historically, the original owner outlived Kangxi and lived to nearly eighty. As long as she stays healthy, she's got a long, happy life ahead of her! · After giving birth to the Seventh Prince and falling out of favor, low-ranking concubine Dai Jia moves into the remote West Wing, where she begins a life of endless isolation. But once the doors are shut, Cheng Wan busies herself with her relaxing, health-conscious lifestyle: Growing vegetables, making crafts, going to bed early and getting up early, exercising, and playing with her little one. She's already living the quiet life she'd always wanted during her 996 days. A few months later, when Dai Jia appears in public again, her lips are rosy, her complexion healthy, and her looks seem to have improved even more. The other consorts: Wait, life in the cold palace is that good? · Cheng Wan had planned to live long enough to make it to the next dynasty, but gradually begins to sense that something is different. Her little inventions earn her the favor of Imperial Noble Consort Tong. Her precious son has somehow ended up spending time with the Fourth Prince. Then Kangxi himself starts coming to talk with her. One day, Consort Cheng, who has been granted her title twenty years early, falls into deep thought: Something about this plot doesn't seem quite right. Theme: Good food soothes the heart