Blurb:
Dog trainer Wei Yu'an's lifelong nemesis is the blue-eyed husky he adopted. The little bastard still loves picking up trash after more than a year of training, making it the biggest stain on his career.
When he thought he'd be battling wits with this damn dog until it died of old age, a meteor fell, ushering in an extreme-cold apocalypse that blanketed the entire planet in snow and ice.
While training abroad all alone, he was unlucky enough to get stranded in a foreign country with his dog. As he teetered on the brink of freezing to death, a voice rang in his ears...
Ding! The System has detected that your lifelong dream is to pick up trash. A customized ultimate goal has been prepared for you: the world's number-one recycling center.
Wei Yu'an, cuddling his mutated dog for warmth: ???
Was that his dream? That was his stupid dog's dream!
Never mind who this trash System was originally bound to. In his hands, it was his now. With the System at his disposal, Wei Yu'an planned not only to live well through the apocalypse, but also to return to his country and go home!
It's too cold to start the car? No problem, he has a dog. Sleds, RVs, snowmobiles: the dog can pull them all.
The journey is long, and supplies are hard to come by? No problem. He can break down an old TV and rusty railings to make a heater, or fuse plastic bottles and a busted washbasin into coral fleece... Trash can all be turned into treasure.
It's freezing, and plants can't grow? No problem. He can build a greenhouse out of trash and fill every inch of it with crops.
Mutated plants and animals make the road dangerous? No problem. His dog's combat power is off the charts. It can take on ten opponents at once.
When danger comes, his dog will step forward to protect him. When there's no danger, his dog is the biggest danger of all...
Back when his dog was still a dog.
Ding! Timed quest triggered: On a night when the temperature has fallen to minus 128 degrees, Leo misses the days when he used to play frisbee with you in the snow. Please grant his wish.
Wei Yu'an: ???
Play frisbee in this weather? What kind of unreasonable jerk... I mean, dog, came up with that?
After his dog becomes human.
Ding! Timed quest triggered: Spring is here and all things are coming back to life. It's mating season for the animals. Leo's heart is stirring, and he is trying to court you. Please grant his wish.
Wei Yu'an: !!!
You audacious little dog, are you trying to rebel?!
Reading Guide:
1. A hot-tempered, sickly beauty who loves farming and stockpiling supplies, paired with a socially fearless husky gong whose combat power is off the charts but who is also a total loose cannon.
2. An alternate world. The cities, culture, and other settings do not correspond to reality.
Check out the upcoming novel, "My Funeral Supply Reviews Made Me Famous"
Nian Ruixue stared at his increasingly haggard reflection in the mirror, his heart heavy. Last night, his ghost husband had come to him again for a passionate night together. At this rate, he'd be sucked dry sooner or later. Sob, sob.
As a celebrity, he should have had enough popularity to shield him from the erosion of yin energy. Unfortunately, he was a washed-up, D-list nobody, and the industry had blacklisted him...
If he couldn't make it as a celebrity, then he'd just have to become an influencer!
Nian Ruixue started a livestream and gave it a bold name: Live Funeral Supply Reviews!
"Hello, everyone! Today we're looking at the paper money this blogger has been raving about. Whose money goes the furthest in the underworld? Stay tuned for our best-and-worst rankings."
"A major review of paper phones! The blogger spent a fortune buying more than twenty different models and will test live to see which one can stream without losing connection and which has the best selection of apps."
Bystanders who had stumbled into the stream: What kind of lunatic is this?!
As people ridiculed him, more and more ghosts began supporting Nian Ruixue.
"Oh, I bought the Rolls-Royce and paper chauffeur he recommended, and finally got to live the life of a rich lady. His reviews are spot-on. Five stars!"
Nian Ruixue's human supporters also grew rapidly.
"This is incredible! Six months ago, I dreamed my grandpa told me a ghost had taken over his grave. He asked me to burn him the paper lawyer team and Underworld Legal Code from the livestream. I dreamed about him again recently... He said he's about to win his case!"
With the support of both the living and the dead, Nian Ruixue became an online sensation, ruling both the human and ghost worlds!
The struggling incense-and-candle craftsman found a second wind in his career thanks to him. The coffin shop on the verge of closing came back to life because of him. The gloomy underworld, thanks to him...
One netizen cursed him out: "That washed-up D-list nobody couldn't make it in showbiz, so now he's doing weird livestreams for attention. All he does is chase clout and pander to the crowd!"
That night, the netizen was thoroughly beaten by eighteen generations of ancestors. The next day, swallowing their pride, they made an alt account to buy paper thermal underwear.
Online debate: How many paid trolls has Nian Ruixue hired for his livestream? It's like an army of underworld soldiers marching through!
Looking at the ghosts who made up more than half his viewers, Nian Ruixue answered honestly: "Thanks for asking. I haven't hired any paid trolls, but most of them are probably underworld soldiers."
Theme: In the face of disaster, ordinary people can kindle a spark of hope.