A Slacker, a Nobody, but the Mother of Monsters

In 2035, two major events shook the world. First, polar night descended for seven days and seven nights. The world was contaminated, the contaminated went on killing sprees, and humanity teetered on the brink of extinction.

Second, a blood moon suddenly appeared in the sky, dispelling the polar night. Some survivors discovered a moon-shaped mark on their bodies. Touching it summoned a system that allowed them to use supernatural abilities. People called it the Blood Moon Ability System, and from then on, humanity had the power to fight back.

Three hundred years later, Ye Jiang wakes up on a day when the blood moon appears. She awakens her Blood Moon System and gains an ability-

Sewing Kit: Can mend and rework any tattered clothing until it is as good as new.

Ordinary. Unremarkable. Even a little useless.

Ye Jiang: "..."

Later, the world discovers that while everyone else has a subsystem, hers is the mother system.

She is the Mother of Monsters-and the source of humanity's supernatural powers.

Reading Guide: Lighthearted, fun, and full of satisfying wins.

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Upcoming Novel: Me, an Unremarkable, Honest Corporate Drone

Synopsis: Who doesn't go a little crazy working for a living? Two years after graduation and two years into life as a corporate drone, Su Xu finally loses it.

While crammed onto the subway, she hallucinates that the passenger beside her is an ugly, eight-armed octopus making faces at her.

Walking into the office, she sees her gentle, courteous new coworker wearing designer shoes-but shedding mud with every step, practically flooding the company.

Thorns of white bone sprout from her handsome young boss's back, growing more luxuriant by the day.

Hallucinations are everywhere, and they're seriously affecting her quality of life. Finally, she can't take it anymore and takes matters into her own hands.

She beats the octopus to a pulp, throws a sack over her boss to trim his unruly thorns, and is preparing to chop off her coworker's feet when the Anomaly Control Bureau comes knocking.

The Bureau explains that this world has a condition known as Soul Misalignment Syndrome. When someone's outward appearance and soul are drastically at odds, the severe misalignment causes their soul to gradually separate from their body and undergo mutations invisible to ordinary people, wreaking havoc on their surroundings.

Subway Line 3 suffered anomalies for half a month, with young women disappearing every day. Recently, it suddenly returned to normal. The culprit, a seemingly respectable college student, abruptly broke down in tears and confessed to everything.

An entire wealthy family had been growing weaker by the day for no apparent reason. Recently, they suddenly recovered. The family's live-in son-in-law voluntarily confessed: he had been trying to harm his wife's family so he could wipe them out and take their fortune.

The Anomaly Control Bureau: "The college student's soul mutated into an octopus, while the wealthy family's live-in son-in-law grew bloodsucking thorns. But when they voluntarily confessed, those mutations disappeared."

Su Xu: "..."

Oh.

So she hadn't gone crazy after all. That is her first thought. Just as relief washes over her, she notices that the Bureau's agents are looking at her strangely.

The Anomaly Control Bureau: "Miss Su, you..."

In the eyes of the Bureau's agents, an abyss trails behind Su Xu. Empty. Hollow. Bottomless.

Su Xu: "?"

Why are they staring at her?

She's just an ordinary, honest corporate drone, the same inside and out. It's just that things at work haven't been going quite so smoothly, so she occasionally experiences a little physiological hunger.

Which makes her want to eat a few strange things.

She still hasn't chopped off her new coworker's feet. She wants a bite.

Reading Guide: A lighthearted read full of satisfying wins.

Theme: Be a decent person.