Chapter 1: Visiting a neighbor with a vulgar and awful joke, but being held at gunpoint. ...

The bright living room is spacious and tidy, with an empty flower pot on the sunny windowsill.

A furry round paw was raised to reach out, but it missed. Then it jumped a little higher on the spot, and using both paws, it finally succeeded in grabbing the flower pot and hugging it into the warm fur in its chest.

[You get props: ordinary flower pot x1 (can be used for daily planting crops)]

Paws, tail, pointed ears. Chaomu held the flower pot and looked in the mirror, and couldn't help but grab the big gray tail on the back of his body.

The feel is as good as I imagined. The game modeling and physics engine are really good... It's really relaxing to be furry.

Its tail, pinched, flung itself away restlessly. The raccoon in the mirror looked quite cheerful. Finally following the instructions and completing the basics of walking, running, and jumping, Chaomu placed the flowerpot at his feet, sat on the sofa, and opened his player panel.

[Player ID: Chaomu]

[Species: Raccoon]

In this management and development game called "Trash Can King," the player's default race is a raccoon. The system defaults aren't important. Chaomu's furry paws scratched at the screen as he slid down to check his initial attributes.

[Charm: D (It's normal to be disliked for rummaging through trash cans in front of the villagers.)

Physical Fitness: B+ (She’s the only one! A police academy gorilla! Dares to block with her face! She’s the only one! Big and small gunfights! Dares to charge into the crowd!)

Strength: A (Can princess carry two or more police academy students and easily run 800 meters.)

Agility: B (With a little more effort, you can dodge Beretta's bullets.)

Combat quality: D (can only be described in one word.)

Lucky :D (They say girls who love to laugh are very lucky. May I ask if you are not a person who likes to laugh?)

In addition to the combat skills which all start from 0, the initial attributes of the game are all random. She rolled forty-four times before rolling out a panel with good combat attributes. The remaining forty-three times were all Charm A, Constitution and Strength were all D, which are fragile attributes.

This isn't a love-building game, so of course physical fitness is the most important thing - as an experienced player who knows how to play with an initial account, Chaomu has an excellent understanding of the game.

...As for the luck value, all forty-four times were D, which is probably the default value. Never mind.

She ignored the small system text in the corner that read "Congratulations on having a 2B panel, second only to 3A", and clicked to confirm the creation of the character with great confidence.

[Character-Chaomu created successfully]

[Game loading completed————Random initial map loading————]

The setting of the room remained unchanged, but the day outside the window had turned into night. Chaomu peeked out from the windowsill and found himself in the city.

I wish working hours would pass so quickly, so I could be off work in a flash.

[Map loading complete, welcome to the novice village: Beihua Town]

[The Novice Village environment is low in magic, so it is recommended that players move around in human form to avoid entering dangerous areas prematurely.]

Beika Town... the name sounds like a friendly, friendly newbie village like Rice Village, Flower Town, or Pelican Town. A kind neighbor will give her five starting crop seeds and a weather forecast, reminding her to stay warm. The biggest challenge early on might be the neighborhood thugs who come to collect protection money...

Although it’s not a game that asks you to save the world right from the start, “Trash Can King” is a management and development game, so the pace shouldn’t be that fast.

At least that’s what Chaomu thought.

After working overtime for a long time, her reading comprehension ability and patience have decreased a lot. She skillfully pressed the F key to skip the long background plot introduction and directly entered the novice task.

[Newbie Daily Task 1: Visit Neighbors (0/1)]

Mission Description: Go say hello to your neighbors! When you first arrive, the most important thing is to fit in. Maintaining harmonious neighborhood relationships is a huge boost to your development. (Complete this mission to unlock a new game mode.)

This is familiar every day.

When you first land in the Novice Village, you must first explore the Novice Village environment, touch the surrounding resources, and see if there are any wild collectibles that can be picked up.

In a normal game, although objects such as NPC villagers' furniture should not be moved, there are always some interactive resources involved - such as trash cans that can be turned over, treasure chests hidden in strange places, and leeks planted on the windowsill.

These resources may overflow in the later stages, but for players who have just entered the game, all resources are very valuable and any materials that can be collected should not be missed.

However, before going out, there are more important things to do.

The little raccoon held the flower pot, checked his empty backpack which only contained a novice gift pack, rubbed his paws and decisively clicked to use the gift pack.

After using it, there are a few more props in the backpack.

[Coriander Seeds: Plant in a flowerpot. The resulting crops can be given to NPCs to increase their favorability.]

The novice gift package only came with one seed. The raccoon's furry face showed obvious disgust, and he swiped to see the next one.

[Perspective Mirror (Regular Edition): A magical tool for observing the terrain while out and about. It allows you to see through walls for five minutes after use and automatically consumes after use. See the Special Items page in the store for the Super Powerful Permanent Edition, priced at 99,999...]

Chaomu took a closer look at the trial package of the krypton gold item and found that it was only for a limited time and would expire in two hours.

...This game is so greedy, but it's not suitable for mature leeks like her - if she doesn't have any outstanding advantages, she will definitely not even buy a monthly card.

Apart from these two items, there are only five bottles of [Primary Recovery Medicine] left in the novice gift package. The little raccoon wagged his tail, planted the seeds in the flowerpot, and prepared to go out to complete the novice task.

The system offered no guidance, leaving it entirely up to the player to explore freely. She fumbled until the system interface switched to human form. The short-haired woman in the mirror wore a dark grey hoodie. Dark circles under her eyes and a weary expression gave her otherwise pretty face a subtle irony.

Is this Charm D? She even thought she looked at herself in the mirror and thought she looked incredibly hateful.

Chaomu pulled up his hood, opened the door handle, and walked into the corridor of the apartment building.

But it shouldn't be a big problem. Even if her charm is only D, the tolerant and friendly villagers in the casual development game should be kind enough to accept her and bring her the warmth of home - after all, the game is not reality, this is a tolerant two-dimensional world!

…

The voice-activated lights in the corridor flickered, but not a single NPC opened their hearts to her... They didn't even open their doors.

Chaomu gave up knocking on the doors of his neighbors one by one with an expressionless face, and looked down at the time on the system interface: two o'clock in the morning.

The tolerant and friendly villagers were all asleep at this time. She walked from the Kurosawa family, the nearest neighbor on the map, to the Fushiguro family, the farthest neighbor on the same floor. All the doors were closed as if to prevent thieves.

How did someone so young fall asleep at this hour? The game's daily tasks aren't updated until 4 a.m., so couldn't the NPCs be more humane and wait until the player finishes their tasks before going to sleep?

The office worker players who came to the game to escape reality were angry: Why can NPCs go to bed before 2 o'clock? Shouldn't they work around the clock like the players!

No, players absolutely cannot let their precious first day end like this—who knows, the resources at their neighbor's house might refresh daily! Going to bed without finding anything on the first day is like being a lazy fish!

As an experienced player, Chaomu doesn't think there is any game that would let players go to sleep without doing anything on the first day.

There were only two hours left until the game's daily refresh. This crappy game must have some gameplay that she hadn't noticed...

Her eyes looked at the gift magnifying glass in her bag, and then slowly moved to the doorplate of her neighbor Kurosawa's house.

An excellent player will not be restricted by conditions. If there are no conditions, she will create them - she must complete this novice task tonight.

Five minutes later, the raccoon grabbed the windowsill with its claws, turned over while hanging upside down, and landed nimbly on the neighbor's balcony.

The perspective props were indeed useful, and she had a clear understanding of the structure of her neighbor's room.

Mr. Kurosawa was a handsome man with long silver hair, and he seemed to have just returned home. Chaomu made sure everyone was inside before visiting. With his tail hanging upside down outside the windowsill, he silently used his claws to pry the window open and squeezed inside.

The first thing that catches your eye is the home's cool colors. The black, white and gray decoration reminds you of a domineering CEO who often suffers from stomachaches at night.

The little raccoon's eyes rolled around and his furry round face immediately fell: he had made a wrong bet. The neighbor's house was empty and it looked like there was nothing to touch.

Forget it, let’s finish the visiting mission first.

After searching her neighbor's house, Chaomu discovered that it was likely someone who wasn't living there often; there wasn't even a trash can in the living room. She tiptoed towards the bedroom, and her X-ray vision revealed that her neighbor was in the bedroom.

As she approached the bedroom, the triangular ears on her head trembled slightly, and the sound of dripping water entered her ears, as well as the extremely low, hoarse voice of a man...

Hmm? Did this trigger some hidden plot?

The player's perspective hadn't expired yet, so he excitedly rushed into the bedroom and peered towards the bathroom. Behind the frosted door, a nearly perfect male body enveloped in wet steam.

Under the shower head, turned to full power, the water flowed along the undulating muscles like mountains, soaking the cold white skin texture. The man lowered his dark green eyes, the corners of his lips pressed down coldly, and the movement of his arm muscles pulled the full and firm pectoral muscles, making the ravines in his chest seem even deeper.

Even at this moment, there was a hint of impatience and repression on that cold and dangerous face, as if letting himself indulge in distraction even for a moment would make him unhappy.

The scars on his waist and abdomen made him look like a self-torturing ascetic monk, but his dangerous temperament was completely inconsistent with that of a clergyman. His marble-like muscles rose and fell with his rapid breathing, and his light-colored, neatly trimmed hair made him look more like a living person than a sculpture.

……Wow.

He has been working overtime and is only free now... No, that's not the point.

The point is that there are still many good people in the world.

I think about it with sincere feelings every morning and evening.

Although many neighbors closed their doors to her, there was a kind-hearted male Bodhisattva who not only generously opened his heart for her, but also opened an extra door...a bird window.

She covered the tip of her nose with her paws, clicked on the system interface to confirm the rating of the game, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that 20+ must be good to eat, while calmly thinking about the deeper meaning of this plot.

The game planner will definitely not arrange useless plots. There must be a deep meaning when players come in late at night and run into NPCs doing self-service activities - first, this game is so stingy, how could it be so generous to arrange welfare plots; second, Mr. Kurosawa's modeling is exquisitely detailed, and it is obvious at first glance that he is not an ordinary passerby, but definitely an important character.

The player carefully observed and surveyed every detail, deduced based on the logic of the production team, and finally her body was shocked: she understood it completely!

The planner's useless "clever ideas" are always hidden in the details, just like the traps set by your boss. This NPC brother Da Wu Bo, a homophone for "di da wu bo" (great things bountiful) - the game team must have hidden an Easter egg in this NPC's bathroom! The real newbie gift pack is here!

And if he's capable of such vulgar and clichéd memes, the novice gift pack is likely hidden on him, so we need to search carefully...

Before the player could sort out his thoughts and come up with a plan, the man in the bathroom suddenly turned around, his brows furrowed, his expression fierce: "Who's there?"

Chaomu, who was standing at the door and looking at him across the door, quickly cut himself into human shape to avoid being sent to the research institute by his neighbor.

"...Hi?" She hesitated for two seconds, but finally decided to complete the visit first. She pushed open the door, waved her paw, and greeted him, "Hello tonight..."

The novice mission shouldn't be too difficult. This is a casual game. The male Bodhisattva with the doors and windows open might shake hands with her with a smile, saying, "You came at the right time, I have a gift for you" - and then take out a novice gift package and give it to her.

Before he could finish his sentence, the wet silver-haired handsome guy showed a shark-like smile on his angry face. The hand that was originally holding the gun reached for the sink and pulled out another gun.

"There are actually little mice that invade in the middle of the night..." His voice was hoarse and low, filled with murderous intent. "Whatever your purpose is, leave your life here."

The author has something to say:

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May 27, 2025, edited: Put this at the top. If you don't have any related associations, feel free to scroll back. I don't mind any game players making memes in the comments section, saying things like "thinking of xxx is so despicable" or "you're also a farmer," because this is a gaming article, and it's perfectly normal for people to think about their own games and their own weird moves. The definition of a gamer is broad; you can be a doctor today, a master tomorrow, and a traveler the day after tomorrow, or you can be a dual cook or multiple cooks, but the heroine of this article is not equivalent to any of them.

The heroine isn't a star, and this article doesn't draw any reference to the original game. A detailed timeline of my initial conception of the raccoon heroine can be found on Red Sweet Potato, with screenshots of the document's timing. While I feel I could have omitted this explanation, I've made too many unfounded accusations... The character of the trash-raiding raccoon was inspired by the common, North American raccoon, who loves to rummage through trash cans and break into homes. Incorporating the player elements I wanted to write about, I developed Chaomu, who can now freely switch between her raccoon and human forms. The fifth paragraph from the part about her form shows her temporarily switching to human form, where she confronts Gin.

In May 2021, I wanted to write a cursed otome short story about a little raccoon heroine picking up men from a trash can (the initial test of Collapse Iron was in July 2021, and the protagonist, Little Raccoon, should have been re-created after the server was launched in 2023). The appearance, weapons, and skill settings of the heroine in this article have nothing to do with Xing. The setting of rummaging through the trash can itself is tied to Little Raccoon. The trashy player who likes to rummage around in houses, has a high force value, and has no bottom line is originally the protagonist of many Fourth Disaster stories (because a large part of real-life players are like this). If you insist on using these factors to accuse me of plagiarism, then I can only suggest playing a few more games and understanding the game ecosystem more...

I actually didn't need to explain so much. It's a very normal connection that I wanted to write about the raccoon heroine and connect her to the trash can (after all, there was a raccoon who could rummage through the trash can before there was a raccoon statue of the protagonist of Collapse). My setting has nothing to do with Collapse, so it's completely fine to say that it's not a Collapse fanfiction... I didn't even follow the Collapse memes. If you say that I followed the Paimon memes and that I am a Genshin Impact fanfiction, then Collapse itself would be a fanfiction of many games.

I have played the original and the original version myself, and have played many games. I have no prejudice against gamers. It's just that there are too many people who mislead others by empty copying, so I finally had to clarify such a long paragraph in the first chapter.

It's not just me; anyone who wants to write about a raccoon heroine can do so. I have screenshots of my previous brainstorming sessions as evidence, and it was only because of my good luck and my habit of creating new plot holes that I was saved. But it shouldn't be like this, right? The setting itself isn't something that's hard to relate to or that's uncommon. If you only look at the character design in the copywriting, completely ignoring the plot and the various settings of the characters themselves, and then casually slander the author, I personally think it's extremely unreasonable.

If the above content does not convince you, you can quit, or make a color palette to say that I plagiarized, instead of just saying that she plagiarized Bengtie when she wrote "The Raccoon Searching Through the Trash Can".