Thank You, Aliens, for Rescuing Me from Misery

This novel is also known as "Lying Flat and Slacking Off in the New World," "I Thought I'd Be Forced to Retire at Thirty-Five, but the Aliens Showed Up When I Was Twenty-Five," and "I Was a CEO, but Now I'm a Pathetic Wage Slave"

(And so on...)

Have you ever imagined the end of the world arriving, and getting to choose to survive inside a game?

You don't have to imagine it anymore. This is the reality humanity is about to face.

The beginning of a new era

Trending topic: Those selected will bring their nutrient data into Observation System Universe No. 3247.

1. This is a feel-good novel about corporate drones. If you don't find it satisfying, you're welcome to stop reading. Just don't curse me out.

2. There are a truly, truly, truly ridiculous number of original settings. I'll add whatever comes to mind, so please don't nitpick the logic.

Corporate drone group: Meng Ruixing, a laid-back, nervous, idle fish who loves a laugh * Jiang Xian, a charming, nervous little sheep who also loves being an idle fish

Heiress group: Ye Jia, a fake aloof, chaste, upright domineering CEO * Song Anning, a genuinely flirtatious, teasing sweetheart

Meng Ruixing and Jiang Xian never imagined that being thrown into a completely new world, terrifying as it was, would turn out to be the happiest experience of their lives. A huge amount of game data had been luckily preserved, they didn't need to worry about land rights for their multistory luxury villa, and with nine trillion in savings, they could lie flat and clear out whatever shops they wanted.

Former internet corporate drones Meng Ruixing and Jiang Xian: What if we're downsized at thirty-five? Where will we work? When will we ever be able to afford a home in this city? (They hug and sob together.)

Meng Ruixing and Jiang Xian now, riding horses with a wolf in tow and camping gear in their System inventory: The world is so big. Where should we go sightseeing today? (Radiant and looking three years younger.)

Ye Jia and Song Anning had never been in such a sorry state. They were roughing it outdoors and didn't even know how to open the control panel. The once-glamorous city women were now miserable and destitute. No coffee or red wine, just boiled hot water, and they had to carefully steal roasted meat from little monsters because they couldn't hunt for themselves.

Ye Jia, the former domineering CEO: Let the kingdom fall when the weather turns cold.

Ye Jia, the apprentice now: Got it, I've learned. I'll work hard! (Grabs a spear and goes to kill monsters.)

Song Anning, the former heiress: Aww, today's caviar wasn't flown in this morning...

Song Anning now: Oh, an apple. Tasty. (Still as useless as ever.)

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Theme: Wherever you are, keep trying to live your life!