A Desolate Otherworld, but I Have the Nuwa System [Worldbuilding]

[Blurb]

Pei Yier, a clay sculptor, transmigrates to Beta Star in 2099 and binds to the Nüwa Creation System.

Beta Star is resource-poor and sparsely populated. As far as the eye can see, there isn’t a living creature in sight.

Its only resource is... fertile land stretching across the mountains.

Pei Yier looks at this desolate planet...

Isn’t this exactly my specialty?

She rolls up her sleeves and gets right to creating life!

On the livestream of survival on a desolate planet

[LOL, instead of looking for food to survive, what is this person doing? Making clay figurines?]

[I bet five mao she won’t last three days!]

Three days later

A lifelike clay baby emerges, its skin tender and soft, and comes wailing into the world.

Clay grass figurines planted in the wasteland turn the mountains green overnight.

Hand-sculpted clay swallows circle through the sky, and winter gives way to spring.

The whole interstellar network is in an uproar

[!!!]

[Oh my gosh, it's a ghost!]

Pei Yier had only meant to make a couple of little things to keep herself entertained.

But as the System continues to upgrade, she can create not only life, but also mountains, rivers, and villages with a wave of her hand.

Looking at the steadily increasing population, the growing variety of forest species, and the rapidly advancing technology...

Pei Yier: Oops, I made too many.

One day, the Empire's monitoring bureau detects signs of life on an uninhabited wasteland planet.

Then the life readings start growing exponentially.

Last week, the people were still farming and weaving. This week, towering buildings fill the landscape.

The imperial monitor is left gaping in shock: !!!

On the livestream of survival on a desolate planet

[Breaking news! Everyone, look at Beta Star!!!]

[This girl built an entire empire all by herself!!!]

For the sake of her planet's development, Pei Yier has no choice but to take on students and pass down the intangible cultural heritage of clay sculpture.

As luck would have it, a powerful imperial figure arrives to conduct a survey.

The big shot pretends to be a meek, innocent clay figurine: “Goddess Yier, please take me as your student. I'm amazing at sculpting!”

Then he presents her with a long, snake-like, insect-like thing.

Pei Yier: “A loach?”

Daofeng: “A dragon.”

Pei Yier: “…”

Pei Yier gazes at the charming little hollow behind Daofeng’s ear and smiles softly, remembering that it was the result of her hand cramping while she worked.

[A seemingly lazy, fishing-loving heiress who is actually a calm, formidable inheritor of intangible cultural heritage with maxed-out skills × a seemingly meek clay figurine who is actually a powerful imperial big shot]

* The female lead created the male lead, who has the highest configuration of the Nüwa System.

* Beta Star is a fast-time planet. Time passes faster there than on other planets in the universe, so the civilization the female lead creates develops at incredible speed. Time moves normally for her compared with the outside planets, making her seem immortal.

* Both leads are powerful. The setting is entirely fictional.

[See the author’s note in Chapter 3 for content warnings]

Coming soon: The Tavern Is Closing [Infinite], please add it to your favorites~

[Blurb]

Osmanthus petals carpet the ground at Chengnan No. 1, their rich fragrance like aged rice wine.

When night falls, a little tavern appears and disappears in the human world.

Lu Jiyue has just been fired by her boss. She arranged to drink the night away with a friend, only to be stood up. Carrying a bottle of liquor, she follows the fragrant scent...

A cozy little tavern glows with warm light. But when she pushes open the door, she finds nothing but darkness. The bartender's face is hidden, but his voice is clear and pleasant. “Miss, our tavern is closed.”

“I don't care. I want a drink!”

“Miss, we're really closed.”

“What time do you close? You might as well shut down for good!”

“Miss, I'll say it again. We're closed!”

“I don't believe you!”

“Let her in.”

–

The next day, Lu Jiyue’s friend finds her lost phone beneath an osmanthus tree at Chengnan No. 1. There is nothing there but an empty lot.

–

Lu Jiyue steps into a void. When she wakes, she is sitting in a booth at a bar. Music thunders all around her, and figures sway on the dance floor.

Lu Jiyue is taken aback. “Wasn’t the place closed?”

The next second: “Ooh, yeah! Let’s party!”

The deafening music crackles a few times before a crisp announcer’s voice comes through.

[Welcome, player Lu Jiyue, to the Blood Mary instance (The Mutilated Bride)]

[Number of players: 8]

[Countdown to death: 7 days]

[Mission progress hint: Mirror]

Lu Jiyue: ?

When she turns around again, the graceful figures dancing on the floor have been severed at the waist and turned into chunks of flesh. Blood and liquor mix into the color of a Bloody Mary, which the host NPC elegantly and unhurriedly mixes into a drink and serves to Lu Jiyue.

Chu Qinghan: “Want a drink?”

Lu Jiyue is about to throw up. She swings a palm at him and blows his head off. “A drink my ass!!!”

System notification

[NPCs, please take note: Do not deliberately frighten players.]

Chu Qinghan: “Tch~”

[Failure to follow the rules will result in being sent into a survival instance.]

Chu Qinghan: “I don’t believe it.”

–

When Lu Jiyue enters the second instance, [Blue Margarita], the team roster shows: Chu Qinghan.

Lu Jiyue: …

1. The Strange Tales of the Human World, a true record: People who drink excessively, neglect their lives, and do nothing will be pulled into the tavern’s escape game immediately.

2. The tavern appears near entertainment venues and residential communities across the city at 1:45 a.m. It specifically targets drunks.

3. The tavern issues players appropriate warnings based on how often they get drunk each month. If the warnings fail, they enter an instance.

4. Current instances: Blood Mary (The Mutilated Bride), Blue Margarita, Angel’s Kiss…

* Mild horror, two powerful leads. They kill ghosts when ghosts come, and gods when gods come.

* The male lead is a rebellious NPC who manages to turn himself into a player by making trouble.

–

At the hour of the Ox, look out for places where the osmanthus is fragrant. When the tavern's closing call sounds, a new instance will begin.

Theme: Promoting the traditional Chinese folk art of clay sculpture