Rule Horror: From Beginner to Buried

Blurb: One early morning, Wen Nian received a text message. A friendly reminder from the [Human Security Center]: To ensure your basic human form, please immediately read the survival rules for your current situation, both online (group chats, forums, etc.) and offline. Thank you for your understanding and support. We wish you health and peace of mind. After the Nth level, Wen Nian stares in deep thought at the seventeen-page Survival Rules (Required Memorization Edition) in her hands. Wen Nian: ...I suddenly feel like I'm not that interested in surviving. The strange tale, knocked to the ground, spits blood: Didn't you say you weren't going to read them? Wen Nian recites them backward with an expressionless face. The strange tale: ... Not memorizing them is out of the question. She has to memorize them, and recite them every day. [Before entering the strange tale worlds] A normal life: Safe and sound, with a few ups and downs. Wen Nian's life: Often murdered, occasionally suffering battle damage. [After entering the strange tale worlds] A normal life: Follow the survival rules, do an R-rated job in an R-rated strange tale world, work diligently, then escape the small world. Wen Nian's life: The difficulty level goes up every two days, and the assigned job is terminated as soon as she starts. She's not looking for trouble. She's just being deliberately targeted. Wen Nian: ... Wen Nian: Smile and keep living.jpg After N levels. The strange tale rules: ...How are you still alive? Wen Nian (smiling): Sorry, I'm just really hard to kill. * Many years later, when facing the [Human Security Center], Wen Nian will recall that dry morning when she set the first fire in a strange tale world. Human Security Center: You're saying every strange tale world you entered shut down? Wen Nian: Yeah... I guess none of them can outlive me.^^ * [Reader's Guide] 1. Some rules in the instances can be broken through physical means, but most can't. 2. The beginner's assessment takes place at a school. After that, the small worlds come in all shapes and sizes. [The small worlds are interconnected, to varying degrees.] 3. My take on rule-based strange tales: the story and the rules move forward together. 4. Little Wen is a well-rounded fighter with extraordinary vitality. Make a note of it: extraordinary vitality. 5. The main cast has three women and two men. Theme: Knowledge changes your destiny.