[Shou protagonist, upcoming]
Have you heard of boss hunters?
In the infinite-flow space, "players" are no longer just "prey."
They've gained the means to capture the bosses from various planes using boss balls.
In the Nth year of the development of the plane worlds, "players" began to change from prey into "hunters."
Among the various planes is a wilderness world said to have a death rate as high as ninety-nine percent.
Not a single person has ever managed to capture the wilderness world's boss.
Years later, Xie Zhiyun entered that wilderness once again.
He was going to capture the legendary boss.
[Day One in the Wilderness]
Someone died because they hadn't managed to build a shelter before dark.
[Day Two in the Wilderness]
Someone touched the scarecrow in the field and died.
[Day Three in the Wilderness]
Someone couldn't find food and starved to death.
As more and more people waited to die, someone finally realized that there were rules in this wilderness. Forget capturing the boss, even staying alive was a challenge.
And Xie Zhiyun?
He was doing just fine.
Octopus Boss: I cut off another little piece of myself to feed the boss today.
Water Ghost Boss: I speared a big fish for the boss today.
Lich Boss: I made a pot of soup today and got yelled at by the boss.
Xie Zhiyun had plenty of boss balls.
But the boss he wanted most was still uncaught.
The wilderness world's boss was a hard-working type.
He diligently tended his rice paddy, raised a whole herd of cattle and sheep, and even had his own wine cellar.
Even in the wilderness, he was the boss living the most comfortable life.
But one day, the peace was broken.
Someone barged into his courtyard and used his shower.
The Boss stared at the lean figure in the misty haze of water and fell silent.
What a shameless human, with no sense of boundaries.
But what a great body.
The Boss sneaked a couple of glances, then closed the door and thoughtfully brought the handsome man a newly woven cotton coat.
He even considerately left a little note:
[Winter is coming. Keep warm.]
The seduction attempt failed. When Xie Zhiyun saw the coat and the note, he laughed in exasperation.
Xie Zhiyun once had a partner named Zhou Yan.
The first time they came to the wilderness, Xie Zhiyun was the only one who made it out.
Now he's returned to bring Zhou Yan home.
[A shou who's strong in every way x a hard-working, extremely devoted husband-type nonhuman gong]
[Blurb: 2025.0215]
Theme: Work hard without slackening, and Heaven rewards diligence
