The Tragic Beauty's Guide to Self-Cultivation

[Exclusively published on Jinjiang. Please support the official edition. Mwah~] For the preview of my upcoming novel, see below this novel's blurb! (Puts hands together) Please~ Good news: I'm in a full-dive game, and the logout button has been taken away. Bad news: the planet beneath my feet is going to blow up in seven days. A player who has no desire to die without knowing why casually slapped on a character template and started living it up. But for some reason, the more NPCs they met, the stranger the way they looked at the player felt, as if their eyes were full of pity. The clueless player using the pitiful-little-thing template: ??? Wait, are you seriously giving me psychological counseling? And why are you clinging to my leg and begging me not to die?! The next-generation full-dive game Endless Starsea is now in a thrilling closed beta. Click the link below to claim your beta access~ -- Version 0.10.0 -- ★ Current version: [Star of Eternal Night] map now open ★ Survival system testing ★ Combat system testing ★ Intelligence system testing (Link? What link? The cat ate it.) Reader's Guide: 1. The game takes place in a space-opera setting. 2. The protagonist is, at heart, a sunny, cheerful boy with all the sparkle plucked from his eyes. He's carefree and doesn't get emotionally wrecked. 3. Because of the setting, some of the protagonist's views are unusual. Of course, he'll realize the problem later. 4. The author's knowledge of future technology and social structures is limited. Most of them are made up, with no scientific basis or theoretical foundation, and apply only to this setting. 5. The author's obsession with revising has reached the highest level. If old chapters are updated, don't worry. I'm just polishing the wording. 6. Pure imagination, with the author running wild. Logic has already died in the drafts folder. [The cover is a template purchased from an artist and has nothing to do with the protagonist's appearance.] Upcoming Novel 1: Boss, Stop Acting [Manga] [No CP] As the last nine-tailed fox in the world, Xie Shuyu lived an honest, careful life, hoping to survive long enough to grow a tenth tail and ascend to immortality. Then one day, a strange mooncake came knocking. That's when he learned that the world he lived in was actually a manga, and he was an unlucky sacrificial pawn who was about to become an experience point dispenser for the protagonist. The good news was that he had obtained a life-saving System. The bad news was that in ten minutes, if he still hadn't earned enough popularity, he'd die an even more miserable death than in the manga. After careful consideration, Xie Shuyu decided to seize that damn popularity and become the manga's most popular character. His main account would serve up pain, his alternate account would spread warmth, and he wanted the popularity of both the protagonist's group and the main villain. The Record of Subduing Demons in the Age of Declining Magic is a hot-blooded shonen manga recently started by the old scoundrel. It tells the story of a young man who, in an age when magic is fading, leaves his sect to exterminate demons and defend the righteous, carrying out the final wishes of his master. Although the manga's protagonist is as gloomy as a corpse, the readers are especially captivated by the newly introduced characters. When he first appeared, the protagonist was gravely injured and lying on the ground. A great demon with fox ears lifted him by the chin and drew him close, speaking with affectionate malice: "Benefactor, after all these thousands of years, you're still so useless." Just as the protagonist had lost heart and given up on himself, a close friend from a thousand years ago suddenly barged into his life and held out a hand. "You can't be this gloomy. Cheer up, my Morning Star." His destined archenemy was undeniably terrifying, but fortunately, his friend gave him strength like the sun. Just as the protagonist began emerging from the gloom, step by step, and rediscovering his hopes for the future, his friend died with a sudden crunch at the archenemy's hands. "My friend is dead. I don't care about right or wrong anymore!" The readers wailed on the forums, and at last the protagonist exploded with rage and dealt his archenemy a devastating blow. Just as everything seemed about to reach its conclusion, the dying fox demon dropped all his disguises and called the protagonist by the name only his friend had ever used: "You've finally grown up, my Morning Star." [Wait, the villain seems to have a tragic backstory.] [You never said the friend and the archenemy were the same person!] [What did the little fox do wrong? He just wanted to repay a debt of gratitude!] Watching his popularity soar, Xie Shuyu swished his tail and laughed with delight. He just couldn't figure out why the protagonist seemed to have... gone dark? Theme: May your soul never fall.