Surviving as a Genius on Borrowed Time - Chapter 1: Prologue

※ This book contains coercive relationships and violent scenes. Please be aware before proceeding.※ The names, locations, and characters mentioned in this book are entirely fictional.The calculation method of gamblers is truly peculiar.They lend money at exorbitant interest rates to those who haven’t even spent any money as collateral.For 15 years, Hongju has been collecting debts from housemates while being tied to collateral.One day, a man appears, claiming he will invest in the house.A rich fool, a money tree.The housemates called him Mookyung.“As long as you do as I say, I’ll help you.”Mookyung makes a suspicious proposal, offering to repay the debts in exchange for house information.Why would he make such a proposal to a debtor who is already struggling?Still, there is suspicion about him…“Do you think I’m a swindler right now?”“No.”“You shouldn’t. It’s all too obvious. Swindlers can tell just by looking.”Hongju has no choice but to accept that proposal.Growing up on scraps, he knows exactly where to stretch his legs.

Crossing the sky, you don’t have a prominent background, you don’t have a grandfather ring, and you only have a little talent. What would you do?

Fortunately, Xiao Ming awakened the life simulator!

[Life Simulator is on:]

[You have lived an ordinary life. ]

[Extracting talent items]

[Currently available: Qinglian Earth Heart Fire, Melting Flame, Evil Poison Body]

[Please select one]

Every seven days, you can choose to extract one of the talent items from a simulation.

At this point, Xiao Ming began his ordinary life.

ps: The protagonist has a good talent and does not rely entirely on the simulator.

- Description from novelbuddy

500 years ago, Chen Xi was devoured by a crack in the void and was transported into a cultivation world.

500 years later, he returned back to Earth after enduring through several hardships and discovered that only 5 years had gone by.

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In the courtyard, beauty at the side, a candle flame wavering.

A gush of clear wind, half a full moon, the peach tree remains unchanging.

…

Wait, whose kid is this?! Why is she calling me papa? Gazing at the little girl in front of him with skin as pale as jade, Chen Xi froze.

…

　
Returning home from cultivation, starting as a stay-at-home dad.

In this life, not fighting to be a king nor claiming to be a tyrant, only praying to peacefully be a wife-pampering mad devil and a child-protecting daddy!

- Description from Novelupdates

When Rayne Weston wakes up from a year long coma, she finds herself bound to a multiplier system.Before her life has time to normalize, she receives a premonition that the end of the world is coming.Making full use of her system, she starts preparing for every and any situation!Having access to limitless supplies makes Rayne a shining star in the apocalypse, but will she be able to stay safe in this new unruly world?posted free chapters on Royal Road#survival #apocalypse #system #romance #powercouple #foodie #R18+