Surviving the Calamity with Tarot Cards [Infinite]

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Here's the blurb for this novel:

After a rain of black swept across countless worlds, they all became living hells, and the survivors were forced into a fight for survival.

Just as people were being driven to despair by the apocalypse, a strange building descended from the sky

"Hope Shelter"

The shelter claimed to be absolutely safe. Inside, you could get everything you needed and even unlock your latent abilities for free.

For a time, entering the shelter became the survivors' only hope.

Looking at the dazzling abilities of the people around her, then at the description of the ability before her, Chu Yu fell into deep thought.

"Ability Name: Tarot

Ability Description: Relying on the occult is no better than relying on yourself. Maybe you'll find out what this ability does once you collect all the tarot cards.

Tarot Card Collection Progress: 1/78

Note: As this ability is excessively powerful, a random side effect is included as a gift: 'skin hunger.'"

Chu Yu examined the pitiful card in her hand several times. Apart from the word "Fool" written on it, she couldn't find a single clue.

So she was supposed to survive with this flimsy scrap of paper? And what was this strange side effect?

After waking from a night's sleep, Chu Yu felt a powerful hunger in her belly that no food could satisfy, and suddenly understood...

World One: Insomnia Paradise

"Have you been unable to sleep again? Congratulations! You've come to the paradise for insomniacs!"

"But whatever you do, don't fall asleep, unless you never want to wake up again."

"Only when sleep vanishes from their lives do humans realize how precious it is."

World Two: Entertainment to the Death

"Good heavens, Big Brother can do anything! He's a complete genius... no, a god!"

"You deceived us... You're not a god at all! What a disgusting hypocrite!"

"People created gods, only to drag them off their pedestals with their own hands."

World Three: Undersea Kingdom

"Do you love me? Do you really love me? How long will you love me?"

"The moment I was dragged under the sea, I realized I was right: no one in this world could ever love me."

"When you try to prove love, you've already found your answer."

World Four: Cat House

"The cats have turned the tables and become the masters! What do you think they'll do?"

"Of course they'll do whatever you do, except for the litter scooping!"

"Perhaps humans can only begin to understand their pets by switching places with them."

Reader's Guide:

1. A growing heroine x a possessive, socially anxious hero. One-on-one romance, and both leads have only ever been with each other.

2. A strong heroine's leveling-up story. The hero is Nan Zhuo and appears in the second world. The plot is the focus, and the hero has little presence, so please keep that in mind.

3. Lots of author-created settings. For example, skin hunger is completely different from the real-life condition, so please treat them as separate things.

4. All descriptions of tarot are artistic adaptations based on reference materials. Everything serves the plot, so please don't compare them with reality.

5. Every world is a product of the author's imagination and entirely fictional. Most worlds feature non-human species. They have nothing to do with reality, so please don't read yourself into them.

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Here's the blurb:

Lin Yuhe transmigrates into a terrifying world of ghost stories and is bound to a simulation management System from the start. Her job is to run an inn.

The building before her is dilapidated and reeks of decay. The floorboards creak beneath her feet.

Would anyone really stay at an inn that's drafty all over and doesn't even have a bed?

On the verge of tears, she seems to see her own miserable future, dying right here.

[A haunting [Nightmare] has been detected near the inn. Host, invite it inside and recruit it as the five-star piece of furniture [Sweet-Dream Bed].]

[Quest reward: [Sturdy Walls] x4.]

...Wait, she can turn hauntings into furniture?

Lin Yuhe's eyes light up. There is no fear in her gaze as she looks at the haunting, only barely restrained excitement.

The Nightmare Game has arrived, and humanity's sanity is plummeting all over the world.

Horror lurks everywhere, even in sleep. One wrong move, and you may be trapped in chaos forever.

Just as everyone gives in to despair, an inn descends from the sky.

Bright lights that drive away fear, sturdy walls that keep out hauntings, soft beds that bring sweet dreams...

Isn't this the legendary safe house?

The players go wild, fighting tooth and nail to get a room at the inn.

The inn goes viral overnight, and beds are in short supply.

To add more facilities and staff, Lin Yuhe is either conning hauntings or on her way to conning one.

The Siamese cat gets recruited as an employee after wiggling around. As long as you sleep while hugging the kitten, your sanity recovers to full, and the chance of a haunting targeting you drops significantly;

The Slit-Mouthed Woman becomes the furnishing [Mysterious Painting]. Praise her beauty and she'll give you the item [Face Mask]. Once you put it on, hauntings may mistake you for one of their own;

The Hungry Ghost becomes the facility [Delicious Restaurant], churning out tasty dishes. Eat different dishes to gain corresponding stat boosts...

As the inn's facilities grow more varied, Lin Yuhe's wallet gets fatter and fatter, and she settles into a happy life of eating, drinking, having fun, and petting cats.

The shabby little building that didn't even have beds expands into a luxurious resort dozens of stories high. Countless players fight for a chance to stay there, willing to pay a fortune for just one night.

Seeing a city so bustling it looks like a vacation resort,

A player visiting City A for the first time: Did I transmigrate? Is this really still a horror game?

① One day, while searching for new facilities, Lin Yuhe travels through cities far and wide, yet doesn't find a single haunting.

The players are all moved to tears, calling her the savior. She looks at herself in confusion and points: Huh? Me?

② When she gets home, the entrance to the inn is packed. Lin Yuhe has barely poked her head out when a crowd of hauntings swarms around her, fighting to explain what they can do, all hoping to land a job at the inn.

The players are all moved to tears. And you still say you're not the savior?

She looks at herself in confusion and points: Huh? Me?

③ [Congratulations, Host, for completing the full collection achievement. You have earned the title [Savior].]

As the System's notification sounds, Lin Yuhe is supervising the newly recruited hauntings as they memorize the employee handbook. She looks at the hard-working employees around her, then at herself:

Huh? Isn't this a simulation management game?

Theme: Never give up hope