After Returning from the Infinite Worlds, I Became a Top Student

To his classmates, Xue Yan is always a mystery. No one ever sees him study, yet he always ranks first. Everyone wants to know just how high his IQ is. In reality, it’s not that he’s smart. Xue Yan thinks he’s unbelievably unlucky to have been dragged into an infinite horror game! Luckily, time stops in the real world while the game is running. So Xue Yan brings his textbooks and test papers along… Before long, the players of the infinite world have all heard about one oddball. A child ghost comes over, clutching its head. “Have you seen my head?” He opens his math workbook. “Before I answer, you have to answer a question. Two teams, A and B, are contracted to complete a project in five days. Given that…” Child ghost: “…“ The fire ghost grins ominously. “You’ll never find the key. Just wait until you burn to death like I did!” He pulls out a college entrance exam. “You can choose: do the problems or hand over the key.” Fire ghost: “…“ The starving ghost wails, “I can’t accept this! Why did I have to starve to death? You can starve to death with me!” He opens his politics textbook. “Peace and development are the two major themes of our time, but poverty remains one of the serious challenges facing humanity. Around the world…” Starving ghost: “…[Exorcised. Do not disturb.]” Oh, and apparently his inventory is full of complete sets of Wusan and Wang Houxiong exam-prep books. Terrifying! Here’s a preview of my upcoming novel, *Going to Work in the Infinite World*. Ruan Qianyi finds a new job. Her duties involve acting out scenes with her coworkers using all kinds of props. She’s new, so she starts out in the simplest role: “expendable female ghost.” Hmm, put on long fingernails and scratch the customers’ hair, sneak a fake tongue onto their backs, and drip a few drops of fake blood onto their shoulders. The job is pretty easy, and the pay is good. Ruan Qianyi is quite content. She shows up and leaves on time every day, sometimes chatting with her coworkers about gossip, and doesn’t spend all her time dreaming of a promotion. It’s just that… The customers beg for their lives a little too convincingly. It’s like they’re really about to die. But that makes sense. The company’s sets are incredibly realistic, and they use all kinds of high-tech equipment. It really is a bit scary. Her coworkers are pretty competitive, too. They spend all day at the company drumming up business and have gotten a little too into their roles. Look, the folks next door have brought their ball-headed prop into the break room again. Ruan Qianyi helps them carry it back. If they lose something this high-tech, they’ll have to pay a lot in damages. Whatever. They can work themselves to the bone. I’m clocking out and going for hot pot! Huh, I think I see some players who’ve visited the company before. Wait, why did they turn around and run? Theme: Study hard and make progress every day