The Retired Big Shot Is Back on the Job [Infinite]

As the first challenger to clear Endless City, Xiang Nian earned permanent residence in the beginner district. He runs a shop where goods can be exchanged, watching all sorts of newcomers come and go every day. Life is peaceful and pleasant. Until one day, a man so handsome he seemed almost demonic walked into the shop and asked to team up with him. Xiang Nian: "Don't let the door hit you on the way out." Man: "System." A cold, mechanical voice they both knew rang out in the air: "Teaming up with the shopkeeper requires an employment fee. Your balance is insufficient. Would you like to exchange 50% of your life force for an equivalent amount of currency?" The man nodded. His face immediately turned pale, and vivid blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. System: "Congratulations. You have successfully teamed up with Xiang Nian." Xiang Nian: ...That actually works? He was about to say something when he saw the number in his account climbing rapidly, finally stopping at an unprecedented height. Xiang Nian stared at it for a long moment, then thought to himself that maybe this could work after all. Until later, when he was dragged into one deadly game after another. Xiang Nian, expressionless: This isn't what I had in mind. Liu Wei pulled Xiang Nian into his arms and sighed with satisfaction. Countless evil spirits surged toward them from all directions, then burst apart in droves within ten meters of them. Flames mingled with flying ash, filling the world like some strange and eerie fireworks display. #Intermittently unhinged gong with off-the-charts strength and brains, a bug in the system x A former big shot shou who just wants a peaceful life and has no motivation #No longer human x Really not human #Standalone survival challenges, a touch of cosmic horror, powerful couple, happy ending Coming soon: I Always Discover That I Have a New Skill ① On the first day after being stranded on an unknown planet, the amnesiac Lu He deftly dismembered a ferocious beast that attacked him, then whipped up a delicious, lavish dinner without a second thought. After eating his fill, he decided he must have been a five-star hotel chef. In the fifth month after being stranded on the unknown planet, Lu He subdued a group of ill-intentioned intruders at the base in just a few moves, then tied them up with the skill of a true professional. He frowned in thought, deciding that he might also have been a security professional who was good at cooking. It wasn't until the second year after being stranded on the unknown planet that Lu He climbed into a nearly scrapped mech in a moment of crisis and blasted the rebel army, who were trying to crush the people by force, off the planet's surface. By then, his expression was serene. His all-around talent no longer surprised him at all. ② After a flight accident. At long last, they had a chance to be alone. Cang Lan was thrilled, but put on a troubled expression. "There's no signal. We might have to spend the night on this island." Lu He reassured him. "It's okay. I'll try building a boat!" Cang Lan: "..." Lu He: "I have a feeling we might make it back in time for dinner at the base!" Cang Lan: "..." Lu He: "How about that? Happy?" Cang Lan: "Th-that's wonderful..." #A secretive, enigmatic, theatrically cunning gong x A natural-born shou who's good at everything and best at fighting #Mystical universe, max level from the start, powerful couple, happy ending Theme: Life is full of surprises. Face the future with a smile.