thefictionvixens 1. Being single is a sin
1. Being single is a sin
The afternoon sun, like melted gold paint, thickly coated the cement ground in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau, steaming up a distorted wave of heat.
Under the old locust tree by the entrance, Qin Mian stared blankly at Ru Hua across the street.
"Hey bro, wanna get married?"
Ru Hua picked her nose, grinned, and revealed a set of uneven, yellow teeth.
Qin Mian's chubby face twitched violently. "Big brother, I...I'm a man."
"So what if it's a guy?" Ru Hua flicked the unidentified object from her fingertip, casually rubbing it against the side of her trousers. "These days, the opposite sex is only for reproduction! Buddy, take my advice, look at your body, you must weigh at least 300 pounds, right? What girl would even give you a second glance? Team up with me, let's get through this mess first, saving our lives is the most important thing!"
Qin Mian was speechless. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and shook his head.
"...No, thank you. Please find someone else."
"Hey! You're asking for it, aren't you?" Ru Hua's expression instantly changed, and she put her hands on her hips, cursing, "You fatso, you deserved to explode!"
He spat fiercely, then turned around and began searching through the crowd again.
Hey……
Qin Mian sighed deeply and looked around blankly.
Men and women, young and old, beautiful and ugly, quickly pair up like picking goods at a market. As long as they agree on something, they'll go get their marriage certificate together.
The reason for this absurd scene is that it's a dungeon of this world.
In the blink of an eye, a dialog box appeared in front of Qin Mian.
[One-Star Dungeon: Being Single is a Crime]
[Number of participants: All citizens worldwide aged 18 and above]
[Instance Description: Mating and reproduction are primal codes etched into the very core of life. To be single is to desecrate and sin against this sacred law. You have seven days to find a partner and complete legal marriage registration. Failure to complete the task will result in self-destruction.]
[Completion Reward: One Marriage Certificate. Note: This instance is linked to real life. Each spouse receives one marriage certificate, valid for three years. If the couple does not have a child within three years, the marriage will automatically terminate. Please choose your partner carefully!]
Task progress: 0%
[Remaining Time: 11:25:36]
With less than a day left, Qin Mian was filled with despair.
"This damn world should just be destroyed."
This is the seventh day since he transmigrated. In these seven days, he has gained a basic understanding of this world.
A few years ago, the god of dungeons descended, and the one-star dungeon "Single is a Crime" was released.
At first, people didn't take it seriously, until all unmarried men and women over the age of 18 were pulled into the instance and the scene of self-destruction due to failure to complete the task was seen by the public through live broadcast, and then everyone realized that it was real.
At first, everyone thought the dungeon was of average difficulty, but as more and more dangerous dungeons were released and the chosen players died one after another, people gradually fell into panic. No one knew if they would be the next player to die.
Of course, some people are also looking forward to being selected, because they can obtain mysterious powers or items as long as they clear the dungeon.
For example, players who completed "Mutant Bear Ridge" gained the ability to communicate with animals and were once very successful.
Players who complete the game "Finding the Missing Pleasant Goat" will receive Red Wolf's frying pan, which is comparable to Captain America's shield and is indestructible. After handing it over to the country, they will receive a huge amount of compensation.
The God of Dungeons releases a new dungeon every Monday morning, and unfinished dungeons will continue indefinitely. When a player dies, a new player will join, and the number of players each time is uncertain.
Many are like the instance Qin Mian is currently experiencing, where everyone participates; anyone over eighteen is forced to enter the instance, and there are only a few people in the smaller ones.
As long as it is not cleared, it will continue indefinitely and will not affect the release of new dungeons.
Although the entire dungeon run will be streamed live, theoretically, with predecessors paving the way, the later players participate, the higher their chances of success. However, due to the dungeon's extreme difficulty, it is still very difficult to complete.
As the number of instances increases, the death toll also grows exponentially.
Qin Mian strongly suspected that this one-star dungeon, which was almost completely safe, was a plan devised by the God of Dungeons to create humans early, in case everyone in this world died out and there was no one left for him to play with.
However, compared to other dangerous dungeons, this one-star dungeon is considered a benefit, because no matter if you are rich and handsome or short, poor and ugly, whether you are disabled or mentally challenged, you have the opportunity to have a spouse, get married and have children.
During the time when the God of Dungeons descended, everyone lived in fear.
On Sunday night, no one dared to sleep; everyone was glued to the screen, watching the release of the new instance.
Even now, some completely fabricated dungeon walkthroughs can sell billions of copies.
Compared to others, Qin Mian was not so afraid, because he was very familiar with the background of most of these scripts, which were actually modified versions of the plots of some movies and cartoons from his previous life.
That's right, Qin Mian is a time traveler. This world is basically the same as his previous life's Blue Star, but there is one difference: this world has a larger population and a common language.
Qin Mian, who just turned 18, was pulled into the game.
If it were my former self, completing this mission wouldn't have been difficult, regardless of my physique or appearance.
But he ended up transmigrating into a 300-pound fat man who was so tired from walking that he was out of breath, and his face was as round as a pancake.
Even though it was just to complete a task, which woman would choose him if given a choice?
"Hey, why don't we really try male-male relationships? Maybe we can actually escape this calamity. Anyway, it's all for completing the mission. Although we can't have children, that's three years from now. At least we can live for three more years, right?"
Qin Mian struggled to his feet and searched for the burly man with the underbite who had been there earlier.
Suddenly, he saw a figure of similar size to himself appear under the ginkgo tree not far away.
Standing at just over 1.7 meters tall with an obese and bulky physique, he could block out a large expanse of green grass.
Only her long, thick black hair revealed that she was a woman.
Like herself, the fat woman stood there, ignored by everyone, attracting only disdainful glances from the opposite sex.
Seemingly sensing her gaze, the woman looked over as well.
That face was also round, with only the outline of the features, but those big eyes were very beautiful, like jewels in the night, shining brightly.
When the fat woman saw Qin Mian, she was stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened as if she had seen something unbelievable.
Qin Mian felt helpless under that gaze.
"Is it because you feel like you've found someone of similar size, like you've met a relative?"
Qin Mian didn't think much of it and walked over directly.
"Um... pretty... girl, how about we make do?"
I ultimately didn't say the word "beautiful woman," as it felt somewhat insulting.
Upon seeing him approach, the fat woman's expression quickly returned to normal, becoming somewhat indifferent, but she replied with a single word.
"good!"
Qin Mian was overjoyed when he saw that the other party had agreed.
Who cares what he looks like? Let's finish the mission and survive first.
Besides, given my own state, I have no right to criticize others.
"Great! My name is Qin Mian. What's yours?" Qin Mian felt much better.
"Mu Yunni," the plump woman replied calmly.
"Mu Yunni? That name sounds familiar."
Qin Mian thought about it carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more familiar the name sounded.
Suddenly, he remembered.
In the original owner's memory, Mu Yunni was the aloof school beauty of their school. Not only was she extremely beautiful, but she was also the eldest princess of the Mu Group.
However, looking at the fat man in front of him who was almost the same size as himself, Qin Mian felt that it was just a coincidence.
After all, a cool and aloof school beauty must care a lot about her figure, so how could she be so fat?
……