“The game program is complete, Player Liu Ruoxi. Please check your Personal Panel.”
At that moment, Barbarossa’s voice echoed in Liu Ruoxi’s mind. It wasn’t the cold, mechanical tone one might expect; its voice carried emotional fluctuations, though neither distinctly male nor female. Intelligent lifeforms had no gender, after all.
Once Barbarossa finished speaking, a new blue light screen projected before Liu Ruoxi’s eyes.
Player: Liu Ruoxi
Profession: Bitch (Inactive)
Age: 36
Figure: Height 172 cm, Bust 36E, Waist 60 cm, Hips 104 cm.
Human World Background: President of Yatilan Group, holding 51% shares, married, with one son and one daughter.
Bound Controller: Yang Haoran
Shame Value: 0
Points: 0
Game Mall (Viewable)
The blue light screen linked directly to Liu Ruoxi’s optic nerves. Though she had no desire to engage with this enigmatic, sinister game, her eyes still took in the display.
“Player Liu Ruoxi, please participate actively in the game. Refusing to join will activate the preset destruction protocol.”
Barbarossa detected her resistance—it was an intelligent lifeform, after all—and issued the warning.
“Then destroy me.”
Liu Ruoxi replied coldly, her face as icy as a winter blade. How could she possibly join such an utterly depraved game?
“Destruction protocol activated…”
Following its programmed rules, Barbarossa carried out its duty.
As the cold, synthesized mechanical voice faded, Liu Ruoxi felt her body beginning to dissolve. She noticed it immediately.
Slowly, she raised her right hand. Her slender, jade-like fingers gleamed with skin as white as snow, translucent like crystal, faint veins visible beneath the surface.
Under the corridor lights, her right hand gradually turned into specks of brilliant starlight, drifting away into the air.
Everything had happened so quickly—from the sudden encounter with this otherworldly phenomenon, to learning the game’s evil nature, to her firm refusal, and now to this destruction. All in a mere few minutes.
Staring at her fading right hand, Liu Ruoxi’s expression faltered for a moment, but her resolve remained unshaken. Even death couldn’t make her yield. Her gaze slowly drifted to the door of her son’s hospital room.
Gazing at that ordinary door, Liu Ruoxi knew her death was imminent. Her long, crescent-moon lashes trembled slightly. The chill in her eyes softened, misting over with shimmering tears. The icy mask melted away, leaving only a trace of tenderness.
Silently, a single crystalline teardrop slid from the corner of her eye, tracing down her ethereally beautiful face before falling to the cold floor with a soft “plink.”
Liu Ruoxi stared at the door, her eyes piercing through it as if she could see her son lying in the hospital bed beyond. Her vermilion lips parted slightly, whispering something softly toward the door—words filled with a mother’s longing for her child, and unyielding determination.
Some might bend to this perverse game just to survive, but not her. Compromise was impossible.
By now, half her body had dissipated. Her mind raced through her life like a montage.
She had been born into a prestigious family. Her parents were prominent figures, and she’d never lacked for material comforts growing up—only their companionship.
Her father was a high-ranking government official, her mother the mayor. Theirs had been an arranged marriage, and their relationship had never warmed after the wedding. Her mother avoided him by burying herself in work, rarely returning home and holing up in the frigid city hall. Her father, in turn, stormed off in anger at her coldness. Apart, they only reunited for a facade of harmony during Chinese New Year, just for her sake.
That prolonged loneliness had forged her distant, aloof personality.
When she grew up, her parents urged her to marry and have children. Scarred by their own political union’s tragedy, they didn’t force her into one. She could choose whom she loved—a rare mercy from that frigid family.
Soon after marrying her first love, Yang Wenfu, she became pregnant with twins: a boy named Yang Haoran and a girl named Yang Mengyao.
Life had been happy then, before she founded Yatilan Group.
But once the company took off, she threw herself into work. Even her husband’s pleas to visit his hometown together were rebuffed as too busy.
From that point, a rift grew between them—one that persisted to this day.
…
“Player Liu Ruoxi, do you wish to continue the destruction protocol?”
Barbarossa’s voice rang in her mind once more.
Liu Ruoxi ignored it, but then a new message flooded her thoughts from Barbarossa.
“Stop.”
Understanding the message’s content, Liu Ruoxi’s face drained of color, fury etching her delicate features.
“Blood Kin Curse: Upon a player’s third task failure or activation of the destruction protocol, all blood relatives of the player will die within the next three days due to various ‘accidental’ coincidences.”
That was the message Barbarossa had sent—striking her right at her weakest point.
She might not care about herself, but as a mother, how could she disregard her children’s safety?
If her choice led to accidents befalling Haoran and Mengyao, she could never forgive it.
“Why me?”
Liu Ruoxi’s tone was icy, her question laced with confusion.
After she chose to halt the protocol, her body reformed as if from a dream. The starlight reversed, coalescing back to normal.
It was as if nothing had happened.
This mysterious power far exceeded anything Blue Star’s technology could achieve.
She couldn’t fathom it—out of billions on Blue Star, why her?
“Player Liu Ruoxi, being selected means your figure and appearance rank among the absolute elite of humanity.”
Barbarossa explained, “You needn’t be so pessimistic. This game isn’t as worthless as you think. The benefits it offers surpass your imagination.”
“I lack for nothing.”
The thought of being enslaved by this unknown game filled Liu Ruoxi with despair. Her expression remained indifferent as she replied flatly.
“Is that so?” Barbarossa chuckled lightly. “What if the game could cure your son?”
At those words, Liu Ruoxi fell silent.
She didn’t doubt this otherworldly game’s power to heal her son. Its creators were clearly supernatural, depraved as the game might be.
After a long pause, she asked, “How can I get you to heal Haoran?”
“I can’t.”
Barbarossa stated plainly.
“Are you toying with me?”
Liu Ruoxi’s face darkened.
“I’m merely an intelligent program designed to assist the game’s operation. I can’t intervene directly.”
“If you want to cure your son, you’ll have to do it yourself. Completing game tasks earns points, which you can spend in the Game Mall on various items.”
“One such item is the Dragon Extension Potion, which can completely cure your son’s condition.”
Liu Ruoxi fell silent for a long time after hearing Barbarossa’s words, lost in thought.
She was no longer in control of her fate. If these so-called “game tasks” could heal Haoran, then…
Her mind churned with possibilities. At last, she made her decision.
She looked at the Personal Panel before her, her gaze sliding toward the Game Mall.
Just as she wondered how to open it, her intent alone caused it to unfold automatically.
The screen shifted, revealing rows of neatly categorized items… divided into four main types overall.
Basic Items: Bio-Energy Vibrator, Smart Egg Vibrator, Fluff Ball Rod, Gag, SM Leather Whip, Collar, Gag, Blindfold, Nipple Clamps, Nipple Rings, Anal Plug…
Costume Category: A dazzling array of revealing erotic outfits, like teacher lingerie, cosplay costumes, schoolgirl uniforms, nurse outfits, flight attendant garb, Christmas costumes, maid attire, cheongsam…
Every one deviated from normal styles, designed with key areas exposed—teasingly half-hidden, irresistibly provocative.
Liu Ruoxi glanced at the Basic Items and Costume categories, her brows furrowing slightly. She’d steeled herself for this and skipped ahead to the next two.
Money Category: Mostly real-world rewards redeemable with points, like 1 million in cash, sports cars, apartment deeds, villas, and more…
She already possessed such material wealth and had no need for it, so she moved on to the final category.
Potions: Learning Potion, Lifespan Potion, Strength Potion, X-Ray Vision Potion, Invisibility Potion, Skin Beautifying Potion, Beauty Potion, Giant Breast Potion, Combat Potion…
These potions were basically high-tech tools capable of directly modifying the human body. For instance, the Learning Potion enhanced the activity of neural cells in the brain, the Lifespan Potion extended one’s life by a full year per bottle, and the Strength Potion increased the density of muscle cells throughout the body, thereby boosting overall physical power.
There were also potions like the Giant Breast Potion, Beauty Potion, and Skin Beautifying Potion, all of which could dramatically improve a woman’s overall appearance.
Liu Ruoxi’s eyes lit up when she spotted the Learning Potion. She had long been troubled by Haoran’s poor grades, and if she could exchange points for this potion and give it to him, she wouldn’t have to worry about his school performance anymore.
However, her excitement faded after she read the detailed description. The effects weren’t permanent—it only lasted for two hours.
Potions like the Lifespan Potion, Strength Potion, Beauty Potion, Skin Beautifying Potion, and Giant Breast Potion offered permanent results, while the Learning Potion, Invisibility Potion, X-Ray Vision Potion, and similar ones were only temporary.
Among the potions—which numbered in the hundreds—Liu Ruoxi found quite a few that tempted her. At the very least, this category proved that the perverted game wasn’t entirely without merit.
She browsed through more than half of them before coming across the Dragon Extension Potion.
Dragon Extension Potion: Cures penile diseases and injuries in men, stimulates penile cell activity, and enhances function.
Price: 50 points.
“Fifty points?” Liu Ruoxi frowned. Basic props and uniforms from before had mostly cost between 1 and 30 points, but potions started at ten points and could go as high as several hundred.
“How many points do you get for completing a game task?” Liu Ruoxi asked.
Barbarossa replied, “Game tasks are divided into five star levels and chain tasks. A one-star task yields 10 points upon completion, a two-star task 20 points, a three-star task 50 points, a four-star task 100 points, and a five-star task 300 points.”
“Chain tasks are special missions that offer point rewards ranging from 10 to 300.”
