Name: The Gentle Sea
Author: Smoke-Locked Pond

Synopsis

[Update schedule] Weekly updates in August.

Yu Qingqing had never seen the sea. On her birthday, a friend by the sea sent her a tiny fish tank and some seawater as a gift.

Yu Qingqing: ??

Can you keep goldfish in seawater?

What should I put in it...? She poured the seawater into the fish tank, then got sucked inside. She found herself standing on a white jade reef in the middle of the sea and heard a voice:

[A new ocean has been activated. Please name it~]

[Qingqing's Sea. Naming successful.]

[You've received one star for your first login. Would you like to raise it? Yes/No]

Yu Qingqing chose yes.

A star fell from the sky and landed in her sea.

Reader's note:

1. A whimsical fairytale, not a normal ocean. The writing style is probably similar to my other contemporary novels: odd and quirky. This work is published exclusively on Jinjiang. Any reposting in any form is piracy. Thank you for supporting the official release.

2. This isn't a construction-focused story. Exploring the sea will be interspersed with lots of thoroughly ordinary everyday events, with no concern for pacing. Readers who prefer a fast pace may want to skip it.

-------Please add my next female-led novel to your to-read list-------

Paper Shifter

A book hidden in Grandma's red treasure chest told the story of a kingdom of paper shifters. Its people had a special ability: they could turn anything into a paper cutout by taking a picture of it.

Yan Zixu is the last paper shifter. After her, the art is lost.

After graduating from college, Yan Zixu is summoned to inherit her grandmother's little shop. Catch bugs, rescue dogs, deal with ghosts, help people move, and find lost cats~

Her paper cards come in two colors, black and white.

The white cards contain: kittens, puppies, little tigers~

The black cards contain: cockroaches, mice... and the Demon King.

Theme: The sea is wide enough for fish to leap freely.

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