Make Games, Then Become Number One in the Stars

After returning from Earth to the interstellar age, Rong Jing decides to go back to his old career as a game developer.

Unfortunately, a strange reborn Long Aotian has appeared.

He publishes his work before the original authors can, earning instant fame and becoming a rising genius idolized across the internet.

The original authors, meanwhile, are branded as plagiarists.

As luck would have it, Rong Jing is next in line to be “plagiarized.”

Rong Jing: ...?

Thanks for asking. Who says I’m not a genius developer too?

*

Because of war, the Starsea Federation’s records of its glorious past have long since been broken off.

People have spent years searching for the roots of Huaxia.

Then one day, a new designer arrived on the Star Network

In Chang’an Streets, players take off their star-war mechs, don coarse linen robes, and travel back to the Tang Dynasty to order a bowl of plain noodles while listening to performers sing sweetly from a distant tower.

Then they enter The Inner Palace and discover how much fun it is to outwit one another.

In Golden Age, ambitious heroes rise up to compete for the right to unite the realm.

They journey through Journey to the West, then Investiture of the Gods, and explore the Classic of Mountains and Seas, as lost myths awaken one by one.

Another game, The Path to Immortality, drives countless players wild and ushers in a brand-new era of gaming...

Player A: “Fellow Daoist, how does your M-81G mech compare to my Sword of Supreme Forgetfulness?”

Player B: “Ha ha, you fool. I’m a body cultivator over level 300. One strike from me could shatter the hull defenses of the L25 Star Destroyer in the star-war game next door!”

Player A: “Whoa, Fellow Daoist, you’re incredible!”

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Players follow his journey,

from an unknown novice designer to the throne, reigning over a gaming empire,

until he becomes the restorer of a history severed from its past, and the inheritor of a lost chapter of civilization...

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Feng Yu has been secretly in love with Rong Jing for years.

He watched him grow up, became his support, and took pride in all he achieved.

He watched the precious treasure he held in the palm of his hand grow up. The beast of desire struggled within him, but he never dared take a step forward.

Feng Yu repeatedly warned himself: Jing’er is young and outstanding. An old man like you isn’t good enough for him...

Being his older brother is nice, too.

It’s nice.

It’s also...

Butler: “Third Master, is this package yours?”

Butler: “The note says, ‘Win Their Heart in Three Seconds: Muscular Man’s Chest Harness with Rings.’ There’s also an instruction manual.”

Feng Yu: “...”

Reading Notes

* A satisfying career-focused story, driven by plot, with plenty of game content.

* No mass-produced games. The games are written like stories within the story, experienced from a first-person perspective.

* Ancient Huaxia culture revives in the interstellar age.

* A cold-faced, cute, naturally sly, workaholic beauty on the bottom x an older, insecure, jealous top who has been secretly in love with his darling for years

* Includes an age gap and a size difference. A tall, muscular older man desperately tries to win his darling over, but all his darling does is worry whether he’s cold.

Coming soon: my next story~

The Heavenly Dao Is on My Side Now [Quick Transmigration]

Blurb:

After playing the male supporting role for several lifetimes, Jiang Yuge’s daily routine was to battle Long Aotians with cheat abilities that reached the heavens, only to lose and be humiliated.

Finally, one day, he met his comeback System.

The System picked its nose and said:

“Here’s your beginner’s mission, your beginner’s reward, and your stats. I’ve maxed out your Heavenly Dao’s Protection at 999, and your cheat abilities are all ready. Go become the most blessed one in all the worlds! You’ve got this! The mahjong game next door is one player short, so I’m off.”

Jiang Yuge: ?

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World One: Everyone is pulled into an infinite horror game, and the golden finger lets them summon figures from Chinese mythology and folklore.

Horror Boss: “You’re saying there’s a kid on the other side with three heads and six arms, riding flaming wheels through the sky?”

Horror Minion: “That’s not all, boss. There’s also a guy with a dog who wiped out an SSS-rank dungeon!”

Horror Boss: “How can this be? Where are my Four Calamities of the Apocalypse?”

“...What do you mean all my apocalyptic-level horrors put together can’t beat one monkey?”

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World Two: Extreme cold descends, and people livestream their struggle to survive for national glory as a cold wave of minus 90 degrees sweeps in.

His golden finger summons the Heart of the Swarm. He awakens the ability to materialize supplies with a ten-thousand-fold critical multiplier, becomes the insectoid emperor on the frozen wasteland, and steamrolls the survival game.

Comments: “I look away for one day, and the savior has secretly become emperor?”

Comments: “...What do you mean, your goal is to conquer the stars and sea?”

Comments: “Are we launching a counterattack into space? Wait, seriously? Do I have to go too?”

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World Three: A modern streamer is reborn as the contrast to his reborn, scheming roommate. After his wealthy backers are stolen away, he has no choice but to become a livestream shopping host.

His roommate sneers: “I already knew all those rich guys who tipped you in my previous life. This time, I’m the one they’ll cherish...”

Wait.

What do you mean all your new backers are aliens?

What do you mean you’re selling products to higher-dimensional civilizations through your livestreams, trading them for advanced technology, and leading humanity’s technological ascension??

*

World Four: In a world where horrors have returned, outer gods descend and anomalous zones called Gray Domains devour cities. His golden finger awakens the divine aspect of the God of Wealth.

Summoned as an E-rank cannon-fodder soldier, he has no skills and is weak and frail. His skills are “Unlimited Ghost Money” and “Wealth Reaches Heaven and Earth.”

Special Operations Bureau: “...Wait, you bought an outer god?? Is... is that kind of sponsorship even legal?”

World Five: Academic prodigy story

Reading Guide

1. The bottom has an absurdly overpowered golden finger and is a bking; the top is the Heavenly Dao. A collection of satisfying stories.

Theme: Don’t give up when you hit rock bottom. Carry on and promote Huaxia culture.