Originally titled "Concrete Perception"
[Synopsis]
Kui Yan, a twenty-six-year-old homebody and a half-baked exorcist.
Following his grandfather's instructions, he won't get involved in anything until the time is right. He scrapes by with help from a friend and a few part-time jobs, constantly worrying over their precarious finances.
He's no good in a fight, and luck has never been on his side. He can't even sell his talismans, and most of the time he gets by on his convincing face. Even he doesn't know if he'll be able to pay next month's utility bills.
He has been counting down the days. The time his grandfather told him about when he was a child is almost here, and he's preparing to do something big.
By chance, he gets involved with the Special Administration Bureau. Thanks to his grandfather's connections, he also gets to take on various assignments, so at least he no longer has to worry about living expenses.
And then...
He meets a certain "disabled but determined" person, a comatose patient who doggedly "sends telegraphs" through brain waves.
Comatose patient: I never thought anyone would actually receive my signal.
Kui Yan: I'd rather not have this ability. I really don't want to hear someone yammering in my head every day.
TIPS:
1. The love interest won't stay asleep for long. His comatose state is temporary.
Upcoming stories:
1. "After the Theatrical Couple Get Assigned to the Tragic Supporting Character Department"
[Synopsis]
Yan Xi and Ying Di are a married couple who have been blocked by their friends for years.
Yan Xi is a new-generation director and screenwriter, famous in and out of the industry for making "one masterpiece, one disaster." The public is divided on his work. Watching one of his shows is like a high-stakes gamble: no one knows whether clicking play will bring emotional and physical pleasure or a psychological shock.
Ying Di is a rising star in investment, but the public knows him for one thing: his name appears as the biggest investor in every one of Yan Xi's productions.
In the eyes of outsiders, they're a devoted power couple. In their friends' eyes, they're a theatrical married couple.
They get a new idea every day and subject everyone equally to their mental pollution. Anything can become part of their play. It's a waste of their "talents" to work only behind the scenes.
After Yan Xi's latest production turns out to be a hit, and the couple finish all their engagements and prepare to relax at home together...
The night before, they were cuddled up in a soft, warm bed, enjoying the moment. The next day, they wake to a bone-chilling cold.
Yan Xi is in the swimming pool, Ying Di is seated in the viewing area, and an army of black-clad bodyguards stands around them like NPCs.
Most importantly, a prompt appears before them both:
[Welcome to the Plot Advancement Cooperation Department (Temporary Worker Edition)]
[The full script will be transmitted shortly. Please perform your roles carefully. Once you complete the main plot advancement objective, you will be safely sent home.]
Nervous? Uneasy? Panicked?
How could they be? Since they're already here, of course they're going to give it everything they've got!
2. "Back Row by the Window, Home of the King"
[Synopsis]
ID xxxM04xx28---
So much time has passed that even the code preserved in the database is gradually becoming unusable.
The recording humanoid machine, having dutifully used up its last reserve of power, finally perishes in the atmosphere of an uninhabited wasteland planet.
Born in a technologically advanced world, M0428 never understood why humanity met a self-inflicted end. A recording machine, he miraculously accompanied his home planet to its final days.
The "emotions" and "reason" that developed over the long years allowed him to accept everything calmly.
Of course, that was before he inexplicably regained consciousness after "shutting down."
The moment M0428 opens his eyes, he knows he has acquired a genuine human body:
Wang Zhe, male, twenty-one.
A survivor of the major attack on the capital planet in Star Calendar 3105. Found during the third search of the ruins, with an unknown identity and suspected to be undocumented. Out of humanitarian concern, he was housed in a welfare hospital for six months.
After drifting alone through space for years, M0428 had plenty of time to "read" the literary archives. He immediately matched his situation to all kinds of "soul transmigration" stories.
A futuristic interstellar setting, a survivor of an incident, an unknown identity. It seems the price of this chance to be reborn is getting caught up in a conspiracy...
His cool, big-data-processing mind kicks in. The moment M0428 regains consciousness, he starts listing possible plans from PLAN A to Z in his head.
Just as he feels confident about dealing with the "locals" and prepares to have a friendly conversation with the nurse who is on her way...
[Teenage Dream Fulfillment System successfully bound]
[Activation time discrepancy: seven years]
[Beginning awakening of compensatory special abilities]
The familiar mechanical voice nearly makes M0428 shut down again.
The sky is falling. All plans are ruined.
What he thought was an interstellar political intrigue story instantly turns into a hot-blooded fantasy tale.
In a nutshell: How is an adult supposed to use a pile of buffs designed only for teenage scenarios in the real world?
Theme: Listen with your heart and break down barriers
