District Thirteen

[The story is past the halfway point and is expected to end at around one million words~]

After Zhou Siqing died, he signed a life contract with District Thirteen, just like the other players. They would complete missions, and on the day it was all over, District Thirteen would give them their lives back.

But Zhou Siqing had no intention of risking his life for District Thirteen. He planned to start with the easiest, H-rank missions, only for the panel to tell him:

[Welcome, player, to the B-rank clearance mission: “Xiangshan Village”]

All right.

Zhou Siqing accepted.

Later, he found a journal at a train station. He was still debating whether to hand it over to a staff member when the panel told him:

[Congratulations, player, you have unlocked a talent: Cassandra’s Journal]

[You may have heard of her. She was a princess of Troy, blessed with an enviable birth and the ability to foresee the future. Once, she was full of joy. Later, through countless long nights, she could only write down a future no one would believe.]

[Please do your utmost to break the curse!]

It was fine.

Zhou Siqing believed there was always a way out.

That is, until one morning, the journal went missing.

The man was still alive, and the talent couldn’t change owners. Zhou Siqing finally remembered the unknown creature mentioned in the appendix. He lowered his voice deliberately. “Speak.”

The journal trembled as three words appeared: [I’m sorry]

Zhou Siqing said nothing.

Two more words appeared: [It’s yours]

“What?”

[Ding!]

[You have received [Novalis] ×2]

Description: [A blue-violet rose, disease-resistant and lightly fragrant. It cannot tolerate heat. High temperatures cause its color to fade, its blooms to shrink, and its thorns to multiply.]

Function 1: Rose Petal Cakes

[Purely handmade rose petal cakes, ready to eat. Prepared through ninety-nine steps using fresh petals [rarely] made with a secret recipe, they are beloved by consumers everywhere. As for the one in your hand, trust us: it’s absolutely priceless and impossible to find on the market.]

[Note: One petal per use, up to three petals per day. Each petal eaten restores +10 satiety.]

Function 2: [Also known as] The Blue Flower Poet / Poseidon

[The great poet and god of the sea, absolute ruler of the ocean. Listen. Can you feel it? A mighty power that represents vastness, mystery, and fury. Legend has it that a Novalis rose once drifted into these waters and was sheltered by the god of the sea.]

[Note: Eat one whole Novalis rose to receive the blessing of the god of the sea and lower the temperature by 8°C across the entire area.]

“…”

Zhou Siqing: “What more is there to say? Xiangshan Village is yours.”

*There’s a whole lot of fictional stuff. The gong has companions during the trials. The shou is a player, but for most of the early story, he doesn’t appear in human form. No evil gods.

*Main plot, both are virgins, romance comes much later. This will probably be a long novel. It’s neither horror nor a power fantasy.

*Since this story has been rewritten, some early chapters may not match the comments anymore. [Bows]

Theme: Love life