A One-Square-Meter Territory from the Start [Infrastructure Building]

A mysterious doomsday hunting game suddenly turned Blue Star into a game.

Everyone became an NPC, and settlers and lords emerged, beginning a fight for survival in dungeons.

High-risk islands, scorching deserts, meteorite islands, haunted islands...

Players from a mysterious civilization also descended upon Blue Star. They made a living hunting settlers and took pleasure in hunting lords...

Chu Jiu, who drew the lord role: "I want to build things! I want to become the apocalypse's big boss! I want to hunt the hunters!"

But her territory was only one square unit from the start. No big deal.

Unlock farming: stockpile grain, vegetables, and medicine. Check.

Unlock construction: build homes, start production, and recruit soldiers. Check.

Unlock summoning: villainous NPCs work as her miners, demons and monsters serve as her enforcers, super spirit beasts become her pets, and honest settlers catch free laborers for her!

Wondering what a free laborer is?

Chu Jiu picks up a player with a red name: "Like this one."

The beta players, forced to slave away in prison: "What do you mean, a doomsday hunting ground? This is a complete and utter scam!"

But they couldn't be the only ones getting scammed!

All-Races Player Forum:

#The new Blue Star survival zone is so much fun, come play!#

#Elves don't lie to orcs! When you see an NPC, use your big move. It'll be insanely satisfying. If it's not, come find me!#

Several floors later

#You bastard, where are you? Come fight me one-on-one in Prison No. 77!#

#I got forcibly summoned to prison as soon as I entered the game, and spent an entire season slaving away in that dump. And all the output went to that mysterious big boss. I'm furious!#

#Same here. Get out here, OP. It's time to get beaten!#

#OP: Seeing everyone in prison helping the enemy has finally put my mind at ease. Gotta go. I'm a fire elf, and the big boss just appointed me as a guide for the high-temperature dungeon. Keep grinding, cellmates. Trust me, the ones who perform well might get released! After all, we can revive endlessly, so opening dungeons for the big boss is a good deal.#

#Get lost! Weren't they supposed to enter the game to hunt NPCs for resources? How did they end up as tools for opening dungeons for NPCs? But

#Please pick me next time! I don't fear hardship, exhaustion, or death!#

Reader's guide:

1. (drops to her knees) I'm terrible at writing blurbs. This is a progression-style city-building story.

2. The love interest is a guardian deity. He shows up much, much, much later, but he has a bunch of secret identities (shh).

3. The only female lead, but the story becomes more ensemble-focused in the middle and later parts.

Theme: Working together, nothing is impossible.