National Fortune: Taotie Tattoo, Guarding the Dragon Country's Gate

In the year 2222, Earth Star faces extreme resource scarcity. Ye Feng, a homeless orphan, squats by the roadside with an account balance of 0.11. A few years ago, a Taotie tattoo appeared on his back, triggering an insatiable hunger that consumed all inheritance from his parents, leaving him penniless and emaciated. The National Fortune Game descends, randomly selecting one person from each of two hundred countries to become contestants. Ye Feng is chosen for Dragon Country. He is transported to a desert. The game announces that specified resources obtained by contestants will appear hundredfold in their home countries. Live streams broadcast the actions of all two hundred players. Dragon Country viewers express disappointment at Ye Feng's frail appearance.

Ye Feng binds the God-tier Evolution System, which allows him to evolve by devouring all things. He devours desert ants that attack him, gaining strength, physique, speed, evolution points, an F-rank treasure chest, and a memory fragment. The first monster kill is credited to Ye Feng, increasing Dragon Country's national lifespan by one year and national fortune by ten. He uses evolution points to awaken the Taotie bloodline to five percent, enduring intense pain. Upon success, he obtains the SSS-class ability Taotie Power and the exclusive skill Sky-Rending Claw. He devours the F-rank Desert Eagle from the treasure chest, acquiring the passive skill Bronze Skin Iron Bones. He then devours the F-rank treasure chest itself, gaining Portable Space and upgrading Bronze Skin Iron Bones to level two. The earlier memory fragment reveals the location of a nearby water pool, which he decides to seek.

Observers across the globe are astonished by Ye Feng's ability to consume metal and treasure chests. The National Fortune Bureau of Dragon Country classifies Ye Feng's information as top secret and begins preparations to welcome him back. Meanwhile, other players like the Beautiful Country contestant with an AK and the Mao Xiong contestant with a Thompson submachine gun progress through the desert. The Mao Xiong player encounters an E-class Golden Armored Beetle with formidable defense that withstands bullet fire. The beetle kills the Mao Xiong player, reducing his country's lifespan by one year. Ye Feng watches from a distance and assesses the threat. He allocates seven evolution points to his bloodline, unlocking it to eight percent, and reviews his enhanced attributes. He prepares to confront the Golden Armored Beetle, intending to continue devouring all things to strengthen himself and secure Dragon Country's top ranking in the game.