My God Raising Game

Chapter 1 Mysterious Link
As darkness fell, the neon signs in front of the dozen or so hair salons on the old street lit up, mostly in a dark red hue, which, when laid out on the glass, looked like lips licked with cheap lipstick.

The scents of various perfumes and shower gels mingled with the night breeze, filling the streets, and the faint sounds of bargaining could be heard.

Lu Jiuling increased the intensity of his pedaling.

Ten minutes later, he rushed into Jiayuan Residential Complex and stopped in front of Building 12.

After locking the bicycle, Lu Jiuling picked up the bulging backpack from the basket, which looked like it was about to give birth after ten months of pregnancy, slung it over his right shoulder, and walked into the residential building.

boom!boom!
As Lu Jiuling went up the stairs, she stomped her feet twice.

The motion-sensor lights were completely off, and the darkness in the hallway made Lu Jiuling feel like he was walking inside the large intestine of a carnivore.

301 has arrived!

Lu Jiuling took out his key, opened the door, and a musty smell from a rainy day immediately hit him.

After changing into slippers and tossing his backpack onto the sofa, which was older than him, Lu Jiuling went to the balcony and opened the window to let in some fresh air.

The pale moonlight peeked in like a thief, but unfortunately, Lu Jiuling was so poor that he couldn't even afford a tea egg for breakfast.

Stealing hearts?

Lu Jiuling's heart is now as cold as a fish that has been killed at RT-Mart for ten years!
Entering the simple kitchen, Lu Jiuling took a cup and turned on the tap.

Wow!
Lu Jiuling filled a glass with cold water, gulped down most of it, then poured the rest into an electric kettle, filled it up again, and turned it on.

While waiting for the water to boil, Lu Jiuling took a packet of instant noodles, tore it open, and poured the noodles and seasoning into a stainless steel rice bowl.

I took out my secondhand phone and glanced at it; it was 8:20.

Lu Jiuling opened the game boosting group and glanced at the messages. The water was boiling, so he quickly put the water in the pot, put the lid on, and carried the rice bowl to the living room.

Lu Jiuling slumped onto the sofa, too tired to straighten up.

During her four years of university, while others were enjoying romance and dating, Lu Jiuling, who came from a rural family, didn't have those opportunities. She spent every day in the study room, not only completing her coursework and working part-time, but also trying to get as many certifications as possible so that she could find a good job after graduation.

Lu Jiuling's hard work paid off. He received scholarships every year and was outstanding enough that he was able to choose between several good companies before finally selecting a major internet company.

Annual salary of 40 million!
Lu Jiuling was thinking of finding a girlfriend once his life and work stabilized, but on his nineteenth day of work, on his way back to his rented apartment after finishing overtime, he was hit by a ride-hailing car.

When he woke up, he found himself in the living room of this old neighborhood. Strange patterns were made on the floor with yellow tape, and there were a dozen candles and chicken and duck heads that had just been chopped off.

It looked like some kind of mysterious ritual was being performed.

Lu Jiuling was stunned for two days before he realized that he had become a senior high school student again, and there were only 3 months left until the college entrance examination!

My name hasn't changed, my appearance hasn't changed, but the city I live in has changed.

"My annual salary of 40!"

Lu Jiuling felt so bad that he vomited blood. He opened the lunchbox lid, and a strong smell of industrial fragrance immediately filled his nose.

Lu Jiuling stirred the noodles with his chopsticks and began to slurp them.

There's no time for sentimentality now. Let's focus on getting through the college entrance exam and try our best to get a high score. Then we can explore the world later.

After quickly finishing his noodles, Lu Jiuling washed the dishes and was just about to start doing his practice problems when there was a knock on the security door.

dong dong!dong dong!
"690, open the door now!"

An impatient voice came in.

Lu Jiuling frowned.

It's the landlady who lives downstairs; she's definitely here to collect the rent again.

Lu Jiuling opened the door.

A young woman, still smelling of shower gel after taking a shower, was looking down and tapping away on her phone to reply to messages.

She was wearing flip-flops, and her beige camisole nightgown couldn't hide her skin, which was whiter than snow in October, adding a splash of color to the dimly lit stairwell.

"Why did it take you so long to open the door?"

The landlady looked up from her phone screen with a hint of foxy charm, glancing at Lu Jiuling: "Let me tell you, don't end up like your roommate, doing those weird rituals you find online!"

Lu Jiuling remained silent.

He had a roommate before, but the guy went crazy the day after he arrived.

"The rent for next quarter is due!"

The landlady tossed her hair, saying she'd been losing at mahjong lately and had just had terrible luck.

"Doesn't the contract say it's due at the end of the month?"

The name of the landlady came to Lu Jiuling's mind; it seemed to be Su Xiangrong.

"I'm telling you in advance that you need to pay the full rent, so don't try to argue with me later!"

Su Xiangrong glanced at Lu Jiuling, then looked down at her phone and said, "If you try to renege on your promise, I won't refund your deposit!"

"..."

Lu Jiuling shared an apartment with others, with each person paying half the rent. However, her roommate went insane after performing a strange ritual and was no longer able to pay rent.

"If you think it's too expensive, you can move out."

Su Xiangrong chuckled.

She was determined to win this boy over.

Where are houses near No. 2 Middle School so easy to find?
Most importantly, there are only three months left until the college entrance examination. Even if he finds a house, moving will be a hassle, and he will have to adapt to a new environment. How much will this affect his studies?

"690, a kind and beautiful landlord like me is one of a kind. Many people are vying to rent my house, but I only rented it because you seem honest..."

Before Su Xiangrong could finish speaking, Lu Jiuling interrupted her.

"Are you finished?"

"what?"

"Now that I've finished talking, I'm going to study!"

boom!
Lu Jiuling closed the door.

"no……"

Su Xiangrong stared blankly at the security door that had almost hit her nose: "This kid actually dares to give me attitude?"

The young landlady grew increasingly angry and began banging on the door.

Crunch!

The door opened.

"Do you have anything else?"

Lu Jiuling stared at the young landlady.

Because of poor nutrition, he was rather thin, but he was quite tall, over 1.8 meters, and when he looked down at a young woman late at night, he was still quite intimidating.

"Uh……"

Su Xiangrong looked into Lu Jiuling's cold eyes, her voice faltered, and she subconsciously shook her head: "No...nothing!"

boom!
The security door closed again.

"Hey, something's not right?"

Su Xiangrong scratched her head. This boy usually gave off a very well-behaved and docile feeling, and he didn't even dare to look at her. What was going on with him now?

Could it be that something unclean has possessed it?

The thought of her crazy roommate in room 690 sent a shiver down Su Xiangrong's spine!

never mind,

We'll deal with this kid when he can't pay his rent.

Su Xiangrong wasn't worried about Lu Jiuling defaulting on his debt. That guy was fair-skinned and handsome, easily scoring 85 points. Sister Song, who played cards with him, had been eyeing him for a long time.

If this kid is willing, he can earn the rent in a day.

……

After finishing his instant noodles, Lu Jiuling washed the bowl and sat back down on the sofa.

No. 2 High School is one of the top three high schools in Anzhou. It does not have dormitories, so students like Lu Jiuling, who came from the Rust Belt, have to rent houses.

Although sharing an apartment has many inconveniences, it is cheap. However, Lu Jiuling's roommate went crazy and terminated the lease. The landlady made him pay the full rent or move out.

They were betting that he didn't have the time or energy to mess around and would have to accept being taken advantage of! Lu Jiuling never thought of calling home to ask his 'mother' in this world for money. Besides the psychological barrier, he also knew that his mother was also a poor, downtrodden person who had to work three jobs a day for her son.

"Let's earn some living expenses first!"

After the landlady made such a fuss, Lu Jiuling thought about the balance in his wallet and lost interest in reading, so he opened the game boosting group.

He was new to the area and knew nothing about the world. Out of caution, he didn't go out to work, but instead joined a few game boosting groups.

Although the amount of money is not much, at least it saves time by allowing me to stay at home.

Lu Jiuling had only been in this line of work for a few days and had almost no clients; he mostly took orders from those big-name game boosting streamers.

Leveling up, completing daily quests, farming equipment, etc., to earn a meager living.

An hour passed, and after completing three accounts, I earned thirty yuan after deducting the commission from the top-leveling service.

Looking at this small amount of money, Lu Jiuling felt numb!
Who can stand a salary that drops from an annual salary of 40 to an hourly wage of 30 yuan, and that's not even stable?

"This can't go on. Even if I'm going to be a trainee, it has to be something with a technical requirement!"

Lu Jiuling was pondering which game to start with when the group owner of the No. 1 game boosting group suddenly sent a link.

Farm owner: @All members, we have a big job coming up.

Farmer: A game that will be released soon is now recruiting players to try it out. You'll get 50 RMB for every bug you find!
Sakura's Paddle: Only 50 yuan? Even a dog wouldn't do that!

Pure Love Warrior: O God, activate!

Shan Yue Shao: Farm owner, you're so greedy! You're really exploiting us like cattle!

I'm a nimble dog from the mountains: More money!
Mountain Spirit Doesn't Know How to Read: @Farmer, are there any other things to note?
Farmer: Gone!

Farm owner: I just love the mountain spirit; it never wastes words.

Pure Love Warrior: You said yesterday that 690 was your favorite!
Farmer: The order for 690 was processed the fastest and best. How could I not like it?
Farm owner: @690, come play now and try to find all the bugs within three days!

After reading the message, Lu Jiuling clicked the link, and his index finger felt as if it had been stung by a scorpion. Suddenly, everything went black, and he lost consciousness.

……

When Lu Jiuling opened his eyes again, his first feeling was that his head hurt terribly, as if a giant had crushed his head into mincemeat with a stone club.

However, when Lu Jiuling saw his surroundings and realized that he wasn't in the rented room, he was startled.

"What kind of place is this? A temple? A main hall?"

Lu Jiuling saw a giant Buddha statue that was over ten meters tall.

The Buddha statue appears to be carved from a single large piece of bluestone, and it sits in the lotus position.

Its left hand is placed on its left knee, and its right hand is pointing upwards with its thumb and middle finger touching each other, naturally forming a circle.

Lu Jiuling knew that this was called the 'Dharma Mudra', but he didn't know which Buddha or Bodhisattva it belonged to...

Because this giant Buddha statue has no head!
"..."

Lu Jiuling wanted to swear.

The Buddha statue is so lifelike that even the folds of its robe are incredibly realistic, exuding a solemn and sacred aura that makes one want to kneel down, offer incense, and pay homage.

But when you look up, the Buddha statue is headless, as if it had been chopped off by an executioner. This stark contrast is very unsettling.

"Holy crap, the flesh on its neck looks like it's wriggling?"

A gasp came from the side.

Lu Jiuling turned his head and saw a young man wearing shorts and a vest with a side parting, staring at the Buddha statue.

A girl wearing hot pants and a tank top, with a typical internet celebrity face and exuding sexiness, held a phone in one hand and grabbed the young man's arm with the other, her face full of tension and anxiety.

Judging from their intimate actions, the girl in the tank top is probably the girlfriend with the parted hair.

She was trying to contact rescuers using her phone when she heard her boyfriend's words. She suddenly looked up and stared at the headless Buddha statue.

"Zhou Xuebin, are you trying to scare me?!"

The internet celebrity pinched her boyfriend hard.

"are you crazy?"

The young man in the yellow delivery uniform cursed angrily, and he was also frightened.

Lu Jiuling confirmed that this was the main hall of a temple, and besides him, the delivery guy, the couple, there were four other people.

A high school girl in a sailor uniform, an office worker with a briefcase and glasses, and a shirtless muscleman.

In front of the tightly closed doors of the main hall stood a female office worker, wearing a blue blazer, black stockings, and a pencil skirt, trying to pry open the door to get out.

The muscular man's gaze, like a lizard's tongue, licked back and forth across the female office worker's black stockings and high heels.

"What are you guys standing there for?"

The female office worker urged, "Come quickly and pry open the door!"

"I suggest you wait and see. We suddenly found ourselves in the main hall of this temple, there's no cell phone signal, and there's a strange headless Buddha statue next to us. Even a fool would know this isn't normal!"

As the muscular man spoke, he walked over to the female office worker and lowered his voice: "Why not wait for someone else to do something risky?"

"Do you really want to die so badly?"

As the muscular man finished speaking, he reached out and touched the female office worker's buttocks.

The female office worker stepped back, her eyes fixed warily on the muscular man.

"Beautiful lady, in this situation, it's definitely better to stick together; that will increase your chances of survival!"

The muscular man chuckled: "Look at these guys. I could take on ten of them in terms of physique, and I have a keen eye for strategy. Are you going to team up with these greyhounds instead of me?"

"At a time like this, you're still thinking about picking up women? You still dare to say you're mentally superior?"

The internet celebrity scoffed lightly, her face full of disdain.

"Beautiful lady, you're only so brazen and bullying me because you have a boyfriend!"

The muscular man sized up the internet celebrity's physique: "Haven't you thought about how your boyfriend might die soon?"

"You'll have to rely on me then!"

"Haha, don't worry, I'm magnanimous. As long as you lick me to my satisfaction, I won't hold your arrogance and rudeness against you!"

After finishing his speech, the muscular man flexed his arms to demonstrate his bulging muscles.

What nonsense are you spouting?

The internet celebrity's face darkened; unwilling to suffer any loss, she directly threatened, "Do you even know who my boyfriend is?"

"okay!"

Zhou Xuebin glanced at the muscular man and reassured his girlfriend, "What's the point of arguing with him? The most important thing is to get out of here!"

"handsome guy!"

The muscular man gave Zhou Xuebin a thumbs up: "Rational enough!"

His name is Zheng Mang. He started working in society at the age of sixteen. He managed to live a comfortable life in the Rust Belt until he was 35. How could he not have any discernment?

The watch on the left wrist of this young man with a three-part hairstyle is a Patek Philippe, worth over a million yuan, which is more expensive than an average family's house. He's definitely a rich second-generation.

Zheng Mang is no good person. If he weren't wary of this second-generation rich kid, he would have slapped him across the face long ago based on that internet celebrity's sarcastic remark.

This matter won't end until this woman kneels down and sings "Conquer" to him twice.

Looking at the five men and two women in the dimly lit hall, the high school girl sensed the awkward atmosphere and subconsciously moved closer to Lu Jiuling.

The boy was about her age, had a handsome appearance, and seemed harmless, which made her feel that the two of them could stick together.

"Hello, classmate, my name is Song Xue..."

The high school girl forced a smile and was about to greet Lu Jiuling when a hoarse, angry roar echoed throughout the hall.

【head?】

Where's my head?

Give me back my head!

Wow!
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines and turned their heads in unison to look at the headless Buddha statue.

That cry came from it.

(End of this chapter)