Becoming a God, Starting with a Dragon's Lair [Western Fantasy]

Divine misinterpretation x secret identities x leveling up x nation-building

Wanta closed her eyes, opened them, and found herself in another world.

She had wings on her back and claws like refined gold. She'd transmigrated into a strong, beautiful wyvern. Yay!

She opened the System search and discovered that dragons were hated by everyone in this world, and magical creatures were nearly extinct. Not yay.

By expanding her dragon's lair and winning over followers, she could increase her combat power. From then on, Wanta led an overworked life: secretly rescuing mythical creatures and sheltering fugitive witches as they lay low and grew stronger in her lair, while constantly changing secret identities and stirring up trouble everywhere to build up her own reputation.

As for what her secret identities did... Don't worry about it!

The paladin is too stubborn to accept recruitment, despite being noble by nature? Put on a secret identity, beat him up, then swoop in from the sky to save the day!

Paladin: I'm so grateful you saved me! ...By the way, who beat me up just now?

Wanta: Don't worry about it!

The Church keeps the city-states under tight control, and life is miserable for the people in the lower districts. Attacking them directly would be a bad idea? Send someone to secretly burn down the bishop and the cathedral, then put on a secret identity and come in to put out the fire!

People: You truly are a holy defender of the cathedral! A savior who puts out fires! But who started this fire...

Wanta: Don't worry about it!

The Church's Holy Son has been manipulated, so you can't bring them all under your wing? Use a secret identity to seize a weak, innocent Holy Son and threaten him into leaving a "demon mark" on you. Then, when he's in despair, switch identities and appear with a saintly expression to save him!

Holy Son: I can feel the divine presence around you. You truly are merciful... Wait, how do you know I've been branded?

Wanta: I told you not to worry about it!

Many years later, the name of Wanta, Mother of the Earth, resounded across the continent.

She was the founder of the witches' coven.

She was the last owner of a snow griffin.

She was the sole god of the secret cults of the gods.

She was the protector of those who resisted and brought change.

[Until the sky sank into the sea.]

[Until sworn enemies sat at the same table.]

[The master of the dragon's lair, mother of dragons, goddess of all peoples: Vanta.]

[Her name continued to be sung across the land.]

P.S. This is not a traditional Western fantasy novel. It doesn't use settings from tabletop games or related works, and has an original, independent world.

P.P.S. There is a male lead, but his storyline appears fairly late.

P.P.P.S. The heroine has many secret identities. All are female, with no gender-disguise storylines. They are all her, and none of them come to life independently.

Character design artists: Erji, Ali

Cover artist: Yosa

My next upcoming novel: The Heroine Has No CP, My Life Is Worth 1.68 Million

Lone-wolf heroine x shady side jobs x rule-based horror x no CP

"My name is Lu Sheshui. My mother has glioblastoma, and I need 1,686,400 yuan."

"I'm willing to sell my life."

After dealing with the house and car and borrowing every last bit of money she could, Lu Sheshui realized she really had nowhere left to turn.

Her mother was expected to need at least seven more months of treatment, costing around 240,000 yuan a month, while Lu Sheshui had only 600 yuan in her pocket.

At her most desperate, a message from an old acquaintance showed her a way forward.

[I've got a tricky part-time job here, Xiao He. If you're short on cash, want to come work? Don't worry, it's not illegal.]

"Highway Sign Inspector. One day, 150,000 yuan. The main job is to check highway signs for errors, omissions, strange alterations, or odd wording."

"*Note: To ensure efficiency, do not turn back once you have entered the highway."

"*Additional note: Stay alert for anything unusual in your surroundings."

"CPR Demonstration Assistant. Ten days, 150,000 yuan. The main job is to demonstrate emergency procedures using a CPR dummy."

"*Note: Demonstrations begin at night, and you will be the only person at the site."

"*Additional note: When the demonstration begins, you must follow the procedure to inspect the site for safety and call out to the dummy: [Sir, sir / Madam, madam, what's wrong?]"

"*Further note: Make sure the dummy doesn't answer when you call out. If it does, choke it. If that doesn't work, hide immediately."

"School Patrol Guard. One day, 100,000 yuan, airfare included. The main job is to patrol a specified abandoned school from 5:30 p.m. until 4:50 a.m. the next day."

"*Note: Take the raincoat from the fourth student locker on the left side of the hallway and wear it, whether or not it's raining. Do not take it off for the entire patrol."

"*Additional note: At all times, you must believe that you are a school patrol guard and no one else."

"*Further note: The route is: school gate, classroom building, sports equipment room, outside the rooftop door. Do not go onto the roof. After finishing your patrol, you may leave early, but you must leave no later than 4:50 a.m."

"For Mom's sake, let's gamble with this life one more time."

Theme: Keep working hard and live earnestly.