(A novel featuring the Phantom Thief Kid as its central figure, where elegance is the absolute theme. Interested readers may check out the first three chapters before deciding whether to continue.)
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Night fell.
The summer evening breeze was always so warm, and the full moon hung high, casting its silvery light impartially upon everyone below.
Complementing this was the bustling splendor of City H.
On the rooftop of the tallest building in City H—the International Trade Hotel—
a dozen individuals dressed in identical uniforms stood with stern expressions, their breaths seemingly held in unison.
They were on high alert!
And before them stood a young man clad in white.
His pristine white suit, the four-leaf clover charm dangling from the monocle over his right eye, the classic white top hat reminiscent of medieval Europe—all accentuated by the faint smile on his lips.
Whoosh—
A gentle wind swept past, lifting the edges of his white cape.
In that moment, the world seemed to hold its breath. Every gaze was fixed on the young man, as if he alone commanded the stage.
"Ladies and gentlemen!"
With arms gracefully outstretched, bathed in the moonlight, he resembled a celestial being at play, his confident smile unwavering:
"It’s showtime!"
……
Half a day earlier.
Daytime.
"Hello, audience! Welcome to the live broadcast of Thief Game, China Region 3! I’m your host, Xixi, thrilled to be here with you all!"
"With the advancement of technology, the world has largely embraced peace."
"Yet, the primary challenges facing society have shifted from the horrors of war to crimes like theft and robbery."
"To assess global crime prevention efforts and identify gaps in security management, nations worldwide have jointly launched this program."
Thief Game is the first and only program fully endorsed by the World United Government.
To ensure thoroughness, it spans 800 regions globally, with 10 participants per region—totaling 8,000 contestants.
Once the game begins, all participants are permitted to engage in non-destructive illegal activities, such as theft, anywhere in the world to acquire illicit gains.
If they successfully evade law enforcement and regional pursuit teams and remain undetected for a specified period, their spoils are secured.
The value of the stolen goods is then converted into cash by the United Government and awarded to the participants.
The higher the value, the longer the pursuit period.
Of course, if caught before the time expires, the participant is eliminated.
Upon hearing these rules, the live chat erupted.
"Holy crap! This is basically legalized crime! If I’d known, I would’ve signed up too—just rob a jewelry store, hide out, and wait for the timer to run out. Easy money!"
"Bro, if it’s legal crime, why stop at a jewelry store? Just hit a bank! Way more cash there!"
"Both of you are clowns. You think your rusty kitchen knife can crack a bank’s bulletproof glass? You’d be lucky to scratch it!"
"Exactly. With surveillance everywhere and pursuit teams on standby, you’d be cuffed before you even made it past the bank doors!"
"True, this money isn’t easy to earn..."
The barrage of comments continued, but the show pressed on.
Host Xixi began introducing the ten participants of the region.
The first was a brawny man named Zhou Tai, his muscles so defined they seemed ready to burst through his clothes. A former silver medalist in the World Boxing Championships!
An explosive start!
The chat exploded again.
"Wait, why is this guy here? With that build, he’d stick out like a sore thumb! How’s he supposed to hide?"
"Who says he needs to hide? The game bans firearms. With Zhou Tai’s skills, he could bulldoze his way out even if surrounded!"
"Isn't this fucking cheating? Everyone else is trying their best to escape, but he just rolls up his sleeves and goes all out. Who dares to catch him?"
"Agreed!"
"+1"
Xixi moved on to the second participant—a tall, striking woman in a sleek black-and-red bodysuit that accentuated her figure. Her cold demeanor matched her sharp features.
Xixi introduced her: "Our second contestant is Lin Qingyao. You may not recognize her name, but her uncle is legendary—Lin Shanhe, the infamous ‘King of Thieves’ from 30 years ago!"
Noticing the camera, Lin Qingyao gave a slight nod in acknowledgment.
"Suddenly, I miss my mom..."
"Same. Look at this floor—so flat. These bricks—so long..."
"Are you guys even paying attention? The real story here is her being the niece of the King of Thieves!"
"Exactly. Lin Shanhe vanished after his release from prison a decade ago. Wonder how much of his skill she inherited?"
"Skill aside, she’s at least a 70/10 in looks!"
"I disagree—minimum 90!"
The chat raged on, but Xixi remained unfazed as she introduced the third contestant—a middle-aged man with a scarred face and a menacing aura.
The fourth was an elderly man, the fifth a masked, diminutive figure...
Finally, the last participant.
"Ahem." Xixi cleared her throat and pulled out the final profile.
"Our tenth contestant is the youngest of the group. His name is Chen Feng, a recent honors graduate from Jiangcheng University."
The camera panned to Chen Feng.
Dressed in casual yet refined attire, his handsome features and warm smile exuded charm. A silver card danced effortlessly between his fingers.
Spotting the camera, he paused his card trick and offered a polite nod.
"Region 3 has contestants this good-looking? Dude’s handsomer than Kun Kun!"
"Blasphemy! No one tops my idol Kun! I refuse to accept this!"
"Looks mean nothing in Thief Game. It’s about skill, not a modeling contest."
"Sour grapes much? If this guy ‘robbed’ me, I wouldn’t resist. In fact, I’d gladly... hehe..."
Meanwhile, Chen Feng’s gaze wasn’t fixed on the camera but on an invisible "screen" before him.
[Host: Chen Feng]
[Gender: Male]
【Age: 23】
【Strength: 15 (Average person: 10)】
【Intelligence: 145 (Average person: 90)】
【Charm: 15 (Average person: 10)】
【Character Card: Kaito Kid (Fusion Rate: 15%)】
【Skills: Disguise (Beginner), Beast Taming (Beginner), Magic Hands (Intermediate), World Language Master (Intermediate)】
【System Inventory: Kaito Kid Outfit1, Card Gun1, Descending Rope2, 4D Holographic Projector1, Rose Bouquet99+】
【System Points: 300】
Staring at the card depicting a white-clad figure in his hand, Chen Feng couldn’t help but sigh at the unpredictability of fate.
Who would’ve thought that a promising young man from the 21st century would end up transmigrating to another world—and even obtaining a [Character Card System], with his first card being none other than Kaito Kid?
Sure, being a phantom thief sounded cool, but it was still a life of crime!
At first, Chen Feng was deeply conflicted. That is, until he received the invitation to this show.
"Alright, everyone," Xixi said, stepping back to the center of the stage after all the contestants had introduced themselves. This time, she was holding a red box.
"Now, our ten contestants will take turns drawing the locations they’ll be assigned to."
Following Xixi’s instructions, Zhou Tai stepped forward first, thrusting his burly arm into the red box and rummaging around before pulling out a slip of paper.
Next up were Contestant No. 2, Lin Qingyao, and Contestant No. 3, Scarface...
Chen Feng was last in line. By the time it was his turn, only one slip remained in the box.
Unfolding the paper, he saw the words clearly printed on it: "Zone 7."
...
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
