Teyvat Continent, within Mondstadt, atop Starsnatch Cliff.
A young man stood at the edge of the cliff with his hands behind his back, gazing calmly into the distance.
He looked every bit like an immortal who had descended to the mortal realm.
“This venerable one has only just arrived here.
It would be inconvenient to take a life, so you should leave on your own.”
He casually flicked his sleeve and turned his head toward the furry, masked humanoid creature behind him.
It was a Hilichurl, a creature unique to the continent of Teyvat.
“Lkaya!”
The Hilichurl slammed the wooden club in its hand against the ground with loud thuds, clearly showing signs of approaching.
“Wretched beast!
I had no intention of killing you, yet you refuse to appreciate my mercy.”
“Very well.
Today, I shall let you experience this venerable one’s methods!”
The young man raised his voice, suddenly turned around, and crooked his finger.
“Come at me!”
At once, the wind rose, blowing up the hem of the young man’s clothes and revealing his two trembling legs.
“Miya!”
Perhaps angered by the young man’s attitude, the Hilichurl let out a strange cry and charged toward him with its wooden club raised.
“Oh, my God!”
The young man was startled by the sight and tried to run away, but his legs had gone weak.
The moment he took a step, he stumbled and fell directly to the ground.
The Hilichurl happened to charge right in front of him.
Caught off guard, it tripped over him and immediately lost its balance, tumbling crookedly toward the bottom of the cliff.
“Yaya!”
A shrill scream rang out.
The young man lay at the edge of the cliff and cautiously stuck his head out to look down.
He saw the Hilichurl falling freely through the air before crashing into something white.
With two splashes, both of them fell into the water.
After wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, the young man climbed to his feet, dusted the dirt off his clothes, and put on an arrogant expression.
“Now you’ve witnessed the terrifying power of my sweeping leg!”
“I originally intended to use my signature sliding tackle to deal with you.
But judging from the situation, you aren’t worthy of it yet!”
The young man’s name was Fang Yue.
He was a moderately well-known cosplayer.
Today, he had originally planned to attend an anime convention.
However, after going to the restroom to change his clothes, he walked back out and discovered that he had somehow arrived in the wilderness.
At first, he thought someone was playing a prank on him.
But the moment he saw the Hilichurl, he knew that he had transmigrated.
Fang Yue looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh.
“Why is heaven so unfair?”
Other people transmigrated and immediately received systems, allowing them to flirt with all kinds of beautiful women.
What about him?
Not only did he not have a system, but he had almost been caught by a Hilichurl and stewed into soup!
If he hadn’t been quick-witted, he would probably have already become Hilichurl excrement by now.
[System loading complete.
Official activation has begun.]
“Hm?”
He had literally just complained about not having a system, and one had immediately appeared.
As expected, he really was Heaven’s favorite child!
“What kind of system are you?
What functions do you have?”
[The Strongest Game System, at your service.]
“A game system?”
Fang Yue didn’t quite understand.
He had already transmigrated into a game world.
Could this game system be designed to make him fight monsters and level up?
Fortunately, the system’s explanation soon followed.
[This system will select players to participate in games.
When the host wins a game, the host will receive points as a reward.
When a player wins, the player will receive a treasure chest, with the points required for the treasure chest being paid by the host.]
“What?”
Fang Yue was dumbfounded.
The players got rewards for winning, but he had to pay for them?
With his tiny arms and legs, could he really compete against the gods, demons, and monsters of Teyvat?
A video game would have been more reasonable!
“What about a newbie gift pack?
Is there a newbie gift pack?”
Without a newbie gift pack, Fang Yue felt that he basically had no chance of playing this game.
[Newbie gift pack distributed.
Would you like to open it?]
“Open it!”
[Congratulations, Host.
You have obtained 1,000,000 points.
You may check the shop and use them to purchase treasure chests.]
[Congratulations, Host.
You have obtained the skill: Transformation Technique.
The host can transform into any immovable object.
The minimum volume cannot be smaller than one cubic decimeter, and the maximum volume cannot exceed five cubic meters.]
“Transformation Technique?”
This didn’t seem to improve his strength much.
Fang Yue was somewhat troubled.
Fortunately, he now had one million points.
He might as well check the shop first.
He casually opened the shop.
Myriad Realms Immortal Body — 900 million points.
Can be obtained from a treasure chest!
Myriad Realms Heavenly Dao Ruler — 900 million points.
Can be obtained from a treasure chest!
Myriad Realms Child of Heaven — 700 million points.
Can be obtained from a treasure chest!
Holy crap!
Fang Yue couldn’t help exclaiming.
Was this something a poor guy like him could even afford to look at?
He dragged the menu downward.
Void Physique — 600 million points.
Complete Set of Annihilation Weapons — 500 million points.
He continued scrolling down.
Reincarnation System — 400 million points.
Acting System — 400 million points.
Tycoon System — 300 million points.
“What the hell?
You even sell systems?!”
Fang Yue sucked in a sharp breath.
His own system seemed to be ridiculously powerful.
Before transmigrating, he had loved reading all kinds of system novels.
But this was the first time he had seen a system that actually sold other systems.
As he looked through the items in the shop, Fang Yue noticed something.
He didn’t actually spend points to directly purchase the items.
He had to draw for them.
In other words, even if he spent 900 million points, he wasn’t guaranteed to obtain the Myriad Realms Immortal Body.
Who the hell came up with this scammy gacha mechanic?
[Host, please draw your first game.]
A gigantic roulette wheel appeared.
Fang Yue looked up at the games displayed on it and was left speechless.
“Are you a child or something?”
There were six games on the roulette wheel.
Drop the Handkerchief.Eagle Catches Chickens.Hide-and-Seek.Jump Rope.Paperboard Fighting.Shuttlecock Kicking.
Just moments ago, Fang Yue had thought his system was pretty awesome.
Now, he only felt that its entire sense of grandeur had plummeted.
What kind of ridiculous games were these?
He pressed the start button.
After all, this system was his only support right now.
No matter how low-budget it seemed, he had to accept it.
The roulette wheel began spinning.
Its speed gradually slowed until, finally, it stopped on the Hide-and-Seek option.
[Congratulations, Host.
You have obtained the Hide-and-Seek game.]
“Can you explain how exactly this Hide-and-Seek game works?”
Since it was a system game, Fang Yue felt that it couldn’t possibly be that simple.
[Hide-and-Seek: The host will be transported to an area.
After the host has hidden, the system will select two players to enter and search for the host.
Each player has three opportunities to identify the host.
After three incorrect guesses, the game ends in failure.]
[Every thirty minutes, the system will once again teleport two players into the area.
If the host has still not been found after two hours, all remaining players will join the search.
They will have thirty minutes to find the host.
If the host remains undiscovered, the host wins.
If the host is correctly identified, that player wins.]
After understanding the rules, Fang Yue looked at his Transformation Technique.
“You planned this from the beginning, didn’t you!”