I. Ways to read body language. 
II. Reasons why you may have a bad memory.
III. For me since I am a newbie in studying this subject hahaha!

Sophie looked at the boy and said, "I'm going to play, but I want to invite this young man. If he accidentally breaks something, I'll pay for it, okay?"
The boss pondered and nodded. "No problem, ma'am."
His eyes were sharp and his mind quick. The reason he did not let the boy play the piano at first was not that he was afraid the instrument would break. It was because, from looking at the boy's attire, he was sure that his family could not afford to buy a piano or pay for lessons.
This kind of family were not his potential customers. He estimated that the boy had never touched a piano, and had just watched people playing piano on TV. Now he probably just wanted to touch it to impress his friends.
If it was as he guessed, the boy would not become his customer and did not know how to play the piano. He was not sure what might happen if the boy touched the instrument, but he was certain it could not be good for business. 
Sophie stepped forward and smiled back at Li Du and the others. Her aura, which was nurtured by the piano for years, was like the spring wind in winter. It could not be seen but was powerfully felt.
The man who was responsible for the music stand saw it at once. He realized it even though Sophie has not started playing the piano yet. He knew that he made the right choice in asking this young woman to play the piano.
The boy, somewhat constrained, whispered in English, "Together?"
Sophie gave him a big smile and said, "Yes, piano-duet, four-handed, is that all right with you?"
The boy looked at her in surprise. It was as if Sophie's smile blinded him like sunshine, so he quickly looked away and said softly, "I have never tried a duet before. It might be difficult."
.
A four-hand piano duet was a sure way to spark the interest of beginners, those who just started learning in the hopes to play beautiful, sincere, infectious music.
However, to do this, it takes years of practice and diligence, and it was impossible for a beginner to play such complex, beautiful tunes on the piano.
The four-hand combination created such a possibility. In many piano music research institutions in Europe and America, it was believed that this way of playing was born in the family.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, almost all intellectual families cultivated children's ability to appreciate and play the piano.
Children were often too young to learn well, and the full keyboard was too big for them to handle.
Therefore, some parents have developed this way of playing in four hands. One example was the earliest four-hand professional music score, written by the famous composer Haydn. Its title was "teacher and student", and there were experts who claimed that the original was "father and son".
It was said that the four-hand joint play was a little bit advanced for beginners. It was a kind of cooperation, which requires tacit understanding, especially when the two co-players would try a complex melody.
The boy sat at the piano in silence. Sophie sat next to him. The moment she took her seat, the boy trembled a little and his facial expression became serious.
Sophie looked at him and held out her hand. "My name is Sophie Martin. How about you, my partner?"
"Cao Yulin. How do you do, Ms. Martin?" The boy held out his hand shyly.
After letting go of his hand, Sophie smiled again and asked, "Sonata in A major, op.18-5, 2nd movement, is this okay?"
This was a fairly simple four-hand piano composition, and every piano player with any level of experience was familiar with it.
"Okay."
Sophie had many sheets of piano music on her iPad. She found one, opened it and put it on the piano stand. She smiled at the boy again.
Then, her fingers tapped down and she played the leading role. As her slender fingers fluttered gently across the piano, the instrument gave an elegant sound.
Cao Yulin took a deep breath, looked at the chords, and picked up the second part.
When he reached out with his hands, the organizer of the music stand was slightly surprised. He saw the boy's fingers were unexpectedly long, and the nail beds were all somewhat deformed. The nails were clipped very short.
This was a common hand type of a piano expert. If one touched the piano keys often and long, the skin of the hands would toughen up somewhat and there would be some fine lines. However, this was not the main problem. One would need to pay extra attention to one's nails. If the nails were not cut shorter than the fingertips, they might crack and bleed from prolonged playing.
The hands of piano masters were by no means pretty. Some of them had calluses from hard training. Some, however, thought calluses would affect the feeling and sensitivity of the hands and fingers, so they took care to have those removed.
In short, just as a good ballerina's feet were misshapen, a good pianist's hands would be the same.
Sophie's hands were well-kept, for one thing, because her family conditions were good when she was a child, and her parents paid attention to her health. For another thing, she later studied surgical medicine and learned professional hand care.
The cooperation between Sophie and the boy was a little strange at first, and the tune they played sounded unusual. Of course, this tune was a bit of a niche thing, not a piece that was popular with laypeople.
A big part of piano music appreciation needed a certain level of professional skills.
Soon the piano music was flowing, and Sophie smiled and turned to look at Cao Yulin, who had been looking down at his hands attentively.
The sight of a beautiful foreign girl playing the piano attracted many people. The official fireworks display had not yet started, so there was not much noise at the edge of the square.
After playing a tune, Sophie looked at Cao Yulin with great interest and said, "What's next? You choose?"
Cao Yulin has not spoken, and a girl below shouted, "Canon, play canon."
Sophie looked at Cao Yulin. He nodded and said, "Canon will do, Canon in D major."
Canon was not actually the name of a piano tune, but a piece of polyphonic music, meaning "melody". However, ever since John Pachelbel wrote the four-part Canon, the name has become popular.
This piece was not originally written for a four-hand duet, so while it could seem like a simple change in tune, it was actually harder for two people to play together.
Cao Yulin's fingers touched the keys as he played the tune.
Sophie smiled as she played and looked at Li Du. The first tune that she had ever played for Li Du was this one.
Li Du vaguely remembered that it was last summer. A blink of an eye, and it has been a year and a half already. Time really flies.
Canon was well known in China, and it also conformed to the public's aesthetic standard of piano music. Therefore, by the time the tune had ended, the area was full of people who were all attracted by the beautiful sounds.
At the end of the song, a few sharp shushing sounds were heard. Many colorful fireworks suddenly bloomed in the dark night sky. The firework display has started.
Li Du took a deep breath. He looked up at the fireworks and listened to the piano. He felt as if he was going to be drunk on beauty.
It was the most special Lantern Festival he had ever experienced.


They love gold, and they love silver. Even more so, they love gems that dazzle, like stars across the skies. 
Firearms, jewelleries, and precious metals; A collector’s world will not be complete without antiques.  
Storage auctions, old goods trade, re-estate sales and gold-digging. But the truth is, if one wants to make money, then the supreme way is through searching for the legendary treasures. 
Holding the fort, there’s an ocelot, a wolf, and an Andes condor. At the side, there’s a loyal hound, an irascible ape, and an African honey badger. Who said that you can only rely on humans when treasure hunting?! 

I'm currently learning Korean. I started learning maybe 2-3 weeks ago? 
I'm learning through an app called Drops because apps like Rosetta Stone don't seem to be for beginners like me, and Duolingo just isn't good for learning languages!
Duolingo pronounces things strangely... I was learning Vietnamese (as I was born in Vietnam, but lost the language growing up in the US)  and nothing sounded like what I'm used to, maybe it's just the accent they use, but I feel like Duolingo does the same thing with Korean. I couldn't tell the sounds apart and constantly matched the letters and sounds incorrectly. I also feel like it also wasn't suited for a stupid beginner like me lol. 
What do you think?
Are you learning any new languages? If so what are they?
Does Duolingo suck? Yes.
Anyone Vietnamese here? (Just so you know I literally can't speak or read any Vietnamese. I can understand verbal conversations to a certain degree though.)

Writing about whatever comes to mind. Like a public personal diary y'know?
Very sarcastic and out of touch, but I'll say whatever I want my dudes.
This may have topics that can trigger you.

I'm walking into school and I see Adam waiting for me at the door and I walk to him and hand him a book, on the cover it says "How to learn Korean for beginners"
He looks down and says "What the hell is this?" I start to walk away and say over my shoulder "Learn Korean yourself so you don't need me." and walk away.
       I walk In the classroom an go up to Muriah and ask "Can you speak English well?" She stares at me for a minute Then says "Yes why? Want me to help you with lover boy Adam, I can help you because I'm really into him" then I ask "Can we switch seats please, He is getting on my nerves." Muriah takes a deep breath in and sighs and says "Sure, but this is the only favor I'll ever give to you." I go over to Adam with Muriah at my heels and say "I'm moving desks and Muriah is you new desk mate okay, and she can speak English like me okay?" He nods and Muriah sits next to him and as I walk away they start talking together. I sit where Muriah's old seat was, James comes in and saw me sitting where Muriah usually sits and asks me "What are you doing, your seat is...." He sees Muriah sitting in my old seat and then just sits down and passes me a note. I open it and it says "Are you still mad at me?" I crumble the paper in my hand and look up and say "No, not any more" and lean in and kiss him on the cheek and I say to him "This is my dream life forever when I'm with you" I smile and look up at him into his deep blue eyes that are like a endless ocean of water and I wish this moment could last forever.



Author:Sorry I've been in the hospital for a week and couldn't have my phone with me, and thank you for the 110K views. I would like to end the book here because I think this is the perfect time to end the book for a happy ever after. I will be starting a new book called "Vampire Taboo." it's a gay Novel and would like your support because this is the first time I'm writing some thing like this.

My name is Hinita Hanclok and I'm a freshman at international academy in japan. on the first day of school I run into a idol of the school, I don't even know this guy but he confessed his love to me on the first day of school and now I'm dating the most popular guy in school.Well at least I think. 

The Art work is not mine and i give the drawer his full credit.

'What the hell I thought I died!' Daniel thought. He couldn't see anything, but he heard someone speaking English and a feeling as if he was being crushed in a tiny space.
"Hold on for a little longer Andrea. The baby is almost out." An aged voice rang out. Then all he heard was a blood curdling scream and felt the crushing sensation stop at the very top of his head and slowly make its way down his body. Once he was able to he started crying. Daniel opened his eyes and tried to look around while crying, but he couldn't move his neck. All he could see was an old giant smiling down at him.
"It's a boy! Congratulations Madam!" The old man yelled in excitement. The intense sound hurt my ears and I couldn't stop myself from crying even harder. The old man then handed me over to the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. She had long silver hair that seemed to shine when the moonlight hit it, beautiful purple eyes that looks like pure amethyst, and pearl white skin that made her eyes and hair stand out even more. I'm assuming her name is Andrea and that she is my mother.
"You're name will be Daniel Lance my handsome little boy." Andrea said weakly before handing me back to the doctor and passing out. Yup that confirms it. She's my mom.
The old man smiled at me with what looked like pure joy. And placed me down in a baby bed made out of wood.
'Okay. Let's think about this. Either I am in the past, future, or a different world entirely. It can't be the past because of my mother's hair and eyes so there is only two possibilities left. Right now I don't have enough information so I'll forget about it for now.' After thinking up to her an intense exhaustion hit me and I couldn't stay awake any longer. I soon drifted off into dreamland.
When I woke up next it was daytime. I was starving. But I couldn't talk because all that comes out is baby noises. So I do the next best thing. I scream my lungs out, which hurt a lot so I started crying and screaming and crying even louder. My mother then rushes in soon after and begins breast feeding me. It was a little weird but I quickly got used to it. After all, if I didn't eat I would die. Then when I was full I defat he's myself. She put me on her shoulder and started patting my back. I almost spat some of it back up, but I managed to hold it in. 
Now that I can see around the room completely, I realized that it is an extremely large room with many expensive and intricate looking decoration that were adorned in gold and gems.
'I think my parents are extremely rich' I thought and was dumbfounded. My mom then put me back down into the crib.
Andrea: "I love you my little handsome man." 
She then proceeded to lightly squeeze my cheeks for around 10 minutes then left the room.
*DING*
Daniel: 'What was that?'
Mechanical voice: 'I am your friendly neighborhood OP system. I was activated because you completed your first mission. Hooray!'
Daniel: 'Wait. You mean the systems in those novels I used to read?'
System: 'Yup! You were taken pity on because of your heroic deeds and high karmic points that you earned in your past life.'
Daniel: 'Who took pity on me and what heroic deeds and what are karmic points?'
System: 'First answer, you're unqualified to know. Second answer, you saved that little girl from death and a few unspeakable things. You also gave away all of your money, $167,362,904 USD to be exact, to orphans in need saving 75,394 more lives. The girl you saved also grew up to develop a serum that cured cancer and extended the lifespan of humans to 250 years naturally. This caused humanity's technological industry to drastically improve. She dedicated it all to you so that adds on to your heroic deeds. Third answer, karmic points are the amount of good or bad you did for the world quantified. Good is positive and bad is negative. You had over 2.5 billion karmic points. Mind you, a world savior usually has around 1 billion karmic points. Sooo, you were gifted me :).'
Daniel was stunned. He didn't know what to say and could barely process the information he had just received. 
System: 'That reminds me. You should say or think "menu" and look at my gorgeous form. Blushes.
Daniel: 'Did you just say blushes? Never mind. *sigh* menu.'
Then a blue screen popped up within Daniel's vision
———————————————————
Status
Quests
Shop
Inventory
———————————————————
Then another blue screen popped up in front of the menu
———————————————————
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You've been reincarnated with your memory intact and given the OP System! As a reward for successfully reincarnating (plus you had extra karmic points), we have decided to give you a bonus package along with the beginners package you have already received (both have been deposited into your inventory). This world is the most recent one to have been created in this universe so enjoy it, have fun, and most importantly, have fun! <3
-the Council
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Daniel: 'The Council? System, what's the council?'
System: 'You are currently not strong enough to know.'
Daniel: 'When will I be strong enough?'
System: 'Become a god of this universe first.'
Daniel was stunned. Him becoming a god? He'd never thought about it. 
Daniel: 'I think I've been underestimating you System. Also, do you have a nickname that's easier to say?'
System: 'hmph. Never underestimate me. Also no I don't have a nickname after all I was just created out of you karmic points.'
Daniel: 'Then I'll call you Tim from now on.'
Tim: 'I'll call you Dan then. Take care of me'
Dan: 'I have a feeling that's what I should be saying.'
Tim: 'Also, since you can't move very well yet so just think of the button and I'll press it for you. ;)'
Dan: 'Okay.'
Dan then had Tim open his status
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Name: Daniel Lance
Race: Human
Cultivation: N/A
Health: 10 (100)
Mana: 500 (100)
Stats: 
Strength: 1 (10)
Dexterity: 1 (10)
Constitution: 1 (10)
Intelligence: 50 MAX (10)
Wisdom: 50 MAX (10)
Charisma: 50 MAX (10)
Skills: N/A
———————————————————
Dan: 'Tim, what does the 10 mean next to the stats?'
Tim: 'those are the stats of an average human on this planet.'
Dan: 'Okay that makes sense. But what does the MAX mean next to some of my stats? Can I not raise them any higher?'
Tim: 'Yes and no. You are at the maximum for a mortal human. You won't be able to raise them higher until you start cultivating.'
Dan: 'That makes sense. What do my stats do for me?'
Then a blue screen popped up
———————————————————
Strength: How strong your body is

Dexterity: How effectively you can use your body

Constitution: How well your body can fight off infections as well as determining your health value (Constitution X 10 = Health). Health restores by your Constitution amount every hour. 

Intelligence: How well you can remember things as well as determining your amount of mana (Intelligence X 10 = Mana).

Wisdom: How well you can understand new things based on the knowledge already possessed as well as being the mana regeneration per minute.

Charisma: Aura given off that attracts people to you as well as attractiveness and ability to communicate.
———————————————————
Daniel was excited. It was just like an RPG. 
Dan: 'Wait. Why don't I have any skills?'
Tim: 'The skills and levels will be unlocked as you perform them. Also, we'll be learning more about this world together from now on. I've already told you all that I've been provided with.'
Dan: 'Alright. Let's have fun!'
He then opened his inventory to look at the packages he had received.
———————————————————
-Beginner's Package
-Bonus Package
———————————————————
He then opened the Shop.
———————————————————
OP points: 0
Unable to buy anything
———————————————————
Tim: 'I know what you're going to ask. First you can't buy anything that I don't know about. Once you know the name of something you can buy it. Anything. Also, you get OP points by completing missions. Except for the first mission which was to truly accept the woman who birthed you as your mother. This missions reward was my activation. The energy that would've originally been transformed into OP points acted as the energy needed to start me up.'
Dan: 'That makes sense.'
After digesting this information Dan opened the inventory back up.
———————————————————
-Beginner's Package
-Bonus Package
———————————————————
He then opened the Beginner's Package.

"Dragon Heart" is one of the top-rated Wuxia LitRPG novels in Russia.

The author has been writing the story for only two and a half years, however, it already has 1400 chapters spanning 15 books. The whole story is planned out and will have over 2000 chapters and 20 books.

The Russian version has been read over 20,000,000 times.

This story has made Mr. Klevanski the #1 author on the 4 biggest self-publishing sites in Russia.
From December of 2018 till now, "Dragon Heart" was being translated into English and published chapter by chapter on several American sites.

Within a month, the story became popular with foreign readers and caused quite a stir.
On Royal Road, it was holding the top spot in trending fictions and gathered more than 2000 followers.
On Creative Novels, it's being followed by over 1500 readers.
Webnovel received the book warmly and the readers are eagerly waiting for new chapters. I hope you'll like the story, too.


Here on RR I publish a chapter by a chapter of the new books in the process of its translation. From the beginning and up to the release date.

At the date of release the chapters are to be deleted because the books are FREE in Kindle Unlimited.

You can read the whole series here:

 

BOOK I: STONE WILL

BOOK II: IRON WILL

BOOK III: BLOOD WILL

BOOK IV: SEA OF SAND

BOOK V: SEA OF SORROW

In the first book, Hadjar lost it all. His body ruined, parents dead, and his title of Prince replaced by a slave collar. It seemed like Primus had deprived him of everything.
But no one can take away a man's will to fight. Even if his heart turns into a bleeding stone due to endless grief and suffering, it won't matter.
The most important thing was that he still had the will to go on. The thought of taking revenge on his family's murderers gave him the strength to survive.
After receiving a piece of the mighty Dragon's heart, he regained his strength and enlisted in the army, where he made real friends and fought by their side in many battles. He started harnessing his new power and acquiring great knowledge.
Hadjar has already had many adventures, but this is only the beginning of his great journey, full of magical mysteries, palace intrigues, epic battles, tempestuous love and the cultivation of his power...

"Dragon Heart" is one of the top-rated Wuxia LitRPG novels in Russia. The author has been writing the story for only one and a half years, however, it already has 1100 chapters spanning 12 books. The whole story is planned out and will have over 2000 chapters and 20 books. The version in Russian has been read over 10,000,000 times.  This story has made Klevanski the  #1 or #2 author on the 4 biggest self-publishing sites in Russia. Right now, "Dragon Heart" is being translated into English and published chapter by chapter on several American sites. 

HERE ON RR IS PUBLISHING THE THIRD BOOK OF THE SERIES. 

You can buy the 1st books on Amazon or read it for free in Kindle Unlimited.

Arc 1:

BOOK I: STONE WILL

BOOK II: IRON WILL 

BOOK III: BLOOD WILL 

Arc 2:

BOOK IV: SEA OF SAND

BOOK V: SEA OF SORROW

Arc 3:

BOOK VI: LAND OF MAGIC

BOOK VII: LAND OF DEMONS

 

Description

He was born anew in a world where martial arts were indistinguishable from magic. He’d only received a neuronet and meaningless desires from his past life. What lies ahead? He’d dreamed of adventure and freedom, but those dreams were taken away from him. The same way his mother, father, and sister had been taken away. They took his Kingdom, they even took his destiny. But he is willing to wage a war, against the whole world if need be, to bring everything back. Even if a whole army opposes him, his sword won’t waver. Even if the Emperor sends entire legions against him, his step won’t falter. Even if demons and gods, heroes and villains alike, unite against him, he won’t bend to their will. His own will is iron itself, unstoppable. His name is Hadjar and he heeds the call of the dragon heart within him. 

This novel contains uncensored scenes of battle that may or may not include depictions of violence and gore. Read it at your own risk.

 

Using Divine Perception, Hayden remembered every content of each first meeting of every subject till afternoon. When lunch came, Hayden went to the fourth floor cafeteria buy food.

After buying his food, Hayden ate. While eating, he heard two people entangled in a heated argument.

"Seriously? It's the first day of school." Hayden's face twitched as he mumbled. Why would there be people fighting each other the very first day of school?

Friends haven't seen the school for three months. Even if they did get into a fight during summer, it was nonsensical to get into a conflict during the first day of the entire school year! He just couldn't grasp what's with the fighting and all…

Sighing, he proceeded to go to the elevators. While waiting, out of curiosity, he wanted to see what the two were talking about, thus, he activated Divine Perception and focused on the two.

"No! Shadowbane is the better superhuman because of his skillset! Your Primordial is trash! Utter trash, I tell you!" The one on the right said woefully.

"Primordial has a good mobility skill, has an execution skill, and a passive that outrights destroy the defenses of superhumans!" The one on the left retorted. "Plus, his lore is more interesting than your Shadowbane. Shadowbane is only a ninja that uses shadows and all that, while Primordial is a literal god of destruction."

"Perhaps Primordial's lore is more interesting, but Shadowbane's skillset in the game is better! One skill allows him to pull superhumans towards him and stuns them, while his ultimate traps superhumans inside a world of darkness, stealing their vison, makes them susceptible to more damage, and slows their movement by 75%!" The other one retorted.

"Primordial has a dash that can stun superhumans, a skill that throw them backwards, and an ultimate that can execute them by slamming them into the ground. Your Shadowbane is merely a basic-level superhuman with a low skill cap, while Primordial's skillset demands higher micromanagement skills." Another argument was thrown with a matter-of-fact tone.

Hayden, who was listening in to their opinions, was stunned. "Any superhuman is good in the hands of a good player, so why are they quarreling about which superhuman is better? I once encountered a Primordial who literally carried his entire team through a match. Even Noah and his ark couldn't carry those animals. Meanwhile, I once had a good Shadowbane teammate that had an unconventional glass cannon build, mostly carrying us through team fights, and soloed five people at once, such a legend..."

He knew that what the two were fighting about was War of Honor, the currently most popular MOBA pc game in the entire world. War of Honor captured the hearts of players with its fantastic graphical design, and uncanny balance in superhumans, which were the characters played in the game.

"Ahh, such good times." Hayden reminisced his countless hours poured into the game. Ultimately, he dropped it as he always got bad teammates. He was a good player, but not good enough so as to carry heavyweights with his skill level. "Such bad luck."

Being bitter about his past experiences in having pig-like teammates, he stepped out of the cafeteria. Because of this event, he was reminded of his past and was put into a sour mood. He proceeded to wait for the elevator and went to the 7th floor.

…..

Hayden spent the rest of the day using Divine Perception to remember every single one of the beginning lesson. Thankfully, there were no further introduce yourselves, an activity that he loathed to the core.

Finishing packing up his bag, Hayden wanted to go home as soon as possible. He still had so many things to test, and he also wanted to see if the Origin Crystal will actually give him more information.

As a result, he hurriedly went to the elevators once more to go down. When he arrived at the ground floor, he walked towards the exit without delaying.

…..

After walking for thirty minutes, he finally arrived at his house. In a hurried manner, he changed his clothes into comfortable ones and sat on his bed.

"Now, let me see if there's more information given to me." Hayden talked to himself, making the Origin Crystal resurface in his chest.

Looking at it for a few seconds, he touched it. Information rushed through his mind again, this time, different from the ones he gained from the previous enlightenment.

Apparently, the Origin Crystal is connected to the heart, infusing essence energy into the heart. When the Origin Crystal infuses essence energy into the heart, it then passes it onto the blood cells going through the heart. Afterwards, the blood cells go through different parts of the body, activating the latent potential of the cells it passes through, creating the effect that is the Ability.

In the case of Hayden's Divine Perception, it works by stimulating the cells on his entire nervous system and sensory organs, giving him the power of superhuman senses, and computer-like information processing speeds. 

On the other hand, when Hayden wills Indestructible Devil to activate, his genes are stimulated, awakening a dormant gene from his genetic history. This gives him the effect gotten from various animal species, ancient, extinct… and mythical?

"Wait, mythical creatures exist? What the…" Hayden was astounded of the information given to him by the Origin Crystal. "Oh, so that's why it's called Origin Crystal… It awakens the hidden potential of the human body ever since the beginning of time. If so, wouldn't it be evidence that a superior civilization or race existed before humans?"

The more Hayden thought about it, the more he thought that there was more to this Origin Crystal. Just then, another wave of information was ingrained into his brain.

"Wait, Divine Perception gives me what?" Examining the data given to him by the Origin Crystal, he was stunned. Seemingly, Divine Perception doesn't only enhance his own senses and information processing, it also enhanced the speed of the travel between the neurons, giving him faster reflexes.

"So, because of the awakening of the Divine Perception, and the potential of my genes were unlocked using essence energy, now even when I don't use Divine Perception, I still possess peak-human senses, reflexes… and coordination?" Hayden was suspicious of this information.

He got a piece of paper along with two ballpoint pens. After, he tried to draw a circle and a square separately. To his surprise, he succeeded! What more, the circle and square were of perfect proportional dimensions. This implied that he possessed perfect dexterity because of his brain functioning much better prior to awakening.

"Goodness, this is indeed something. I had these genes in me all along?" He uttered to himself. "The Origin Crystal only awakens dormant potential and stimulates the sleeping genes hidden within human bodies. If that's true, then wouldn't that mean I descended from a demon. No, perhaps a race that was akin to that of a demon."

From the details given to him by the Origin Crystal, it seemed that he was a descendant of a creature that has similarities with a demon. He wouldn't dare to think that he actually descended from the devil, the king of hell. Even if he didn't believe in religion all that much, he was still a little horrified of having thought of such a thing.

Next, he glossed over the knowledge in his mind once again. Now, he knew that Divine Perception, whenever it was activated, would give him enhanced senses, information processing, reflexes, learning capability, eidetic memory, superior neural transmission speeds, absolute bodily awareness, intense focus and concentration, and a tranquil mind that wouldn't be boggled by anything.

"I can do so many things with this power, and on top of that, I was given Indestructible Devil? Is that normal?" Hayden's face turned peculiar. This was definitely not normal, giving him a power like this, and another power like Indestructible Devil was too unfair. In fact, possessing one of these powers was already unfair! "What did I do to gain such a fortune?"

Hayden deeply sighed. He went ahead and touched the Origin Crystal again so as to gain information on indestructible Devil next. Much to his shock, Indestructible Devil was another godly power that would literally turn him into a superhuman in terms of physical abilities.

"In summary, in my genes is contained two genes coming from two races called 'Phantom Demon' and 'Indestructible Titan.' Also originating from this Origin Crystal, my mother had, within her, the 'Phantom Demon,' and my father has this 'Indestructible Titan.' They have these unknown mythical genes inside of them. In a one in a billion chance, they met each other and created me, giving me this Ability called Indestructible Devil." Hayden smiled wryly. What the hell was this? Phantom Demon? Indestructible Titan? English names even though they were ancient races? Like hell it was! "But, so far, everything coming from the Origin Crystal is true. It sounds crazy, yet, this is the only explanation for me having that kind of power. Despite that, what about Divine Perception?"

He was confused as of this moment. If Indestructible Devil came from the amalgamation of two ancient and quiescent DNA, then what about Divine Perception? He touched the Origin Crystal in hopes of finding out its origin to no avail. "My curiosity is itching right now. Alas, I think I wouldn't be able to actually know the origin of this Divine Perception. I can only speculate that this is a power unique to me, born because of an absolute stroke of luck."

Breathing out heavily, he touched the Origin Crystal to gain what powers Indestructible Devil had in store for him. 

When Indestructible Devil is inactive, it gave him what was called Devil's Persistence, giving him increased healing factor, weak spiritual and mental defenses.

While active, it gave him enhanced strength, speed, toughness, and regeneration. The reddish skin was a side-effect of the hardening of his skin, bones, tendons, and organs. It also gave him the power to change his nails into claws, his teeth into fangs, and was granted retractable horns and a tail that he has total control over. With this power, comes the side effect of growing in size, at least 1.5 times his own size, if he fully activates Indestructible Devil. The weak spiritual and mental defenses were also enhanced in this state.

"What a convenient power…" Hayden couldn't accept this. Even he felt these two Abilities were imbalanced, what if other wielders came to know of it? "Additionally, these two Abilities can evolve once enough essence energy accumulates inside of my body, awakening another portion of the suppressed genes."

Hayden breathed heavily. Together with its powers, it can still evolve, becoming more formidable. "I seriously will not use this Indestructible Devil unless it's necessary. It's too flashy and too big of an advantage. Moreover, I think possessing two Abilities at once is abnormal. Let's see…"

Wanting to know if it was likely to possess two Abilities, he put his finger on the Origin Crystal again. According to it, Hayden was truly a special case. His suspicions were correct that gaining two Abilities was atypical and incredibly rare. In truth, many wielders who have the potential to awaken will only possess a single Ability.

This was because their genes do not have the capacity to accumulate such a pure bloodline of two Abilities at once, nor can their bodies handle such power.

"Okay then, it's settled that I would not reveal Indestructible Devil, except for special occasions, wielder or not." Hayden nodded with decisiveness. If he stumbles across a problem, the very last resort is Indestructible Devil, only to be used during extreme situations, or, in the least, no one should see.

"That's enough for now." Hayden stopped touching the Origin Crystal and hid it. "There'll be more experimentations on the way. First, is my learning capability. If I have eidetic memory, wouldn't I be able to learn much more things? Plus, the Origin Crystal explicitly stated that Divine Perception gave me enhanced learning capabilities!"

Hayden immediately activated Divine Perception and watched a piano cover video on his phone. Prior to that, he tried to research about the notes in an 88-key piano, which was what he owned as a gift from his parents.

He said he wanted to learn it, yet, didn't actually bothered to do it. Hence, the piano was only accumulating dust in his closet. It was a waste, which led Hayden to make a decision of at least experimenting on it to see if he can learn at least one song in such a short amount of time.

Needless to say, it would take a long time to actually learn the piano. Regardless, Hayden could still memorize a song or two, right? And if it comes down to it, perhaps playing the piano by studying a cover of a song once.

It didn't take long for him to 'take a picture' of the notes of a piano. It did take a few minutes to try to ingrain it in his mind though, integrating it into his 'instinct.' When one is learning something, they will form a connection with what they're learning, allowing them to recall one thing instantly. When one has truly learned something, one would instinctively do movements without even thinking about it. Like in a combat situation, if a soldier learned hand-to-hand combat and has truly mastered it, he would be able to take down his opponent without thinking, with his body moving on its own.

This was called muscle memory, a procedural memory that a person attains when they rinse and repeat a particular action. In a soldier's case, that will be the repeated combat training, and, in a skilled sharpshooter's case, it was the repetitive shooting and practice.

"Let's see." Hayden watched a video of a complex piano. Using his Divine Perception, he unknowingly entered into a state of intense concentration, allowing him to fully grasp the timing, keys, and needed movement in the video using his sense of hearing and vision.

Because of his intense concentration, he subconsciously locked the sense of smell, touch, and the pretty useless sense of taste, further boosting his vision and hearing to greater levels. When the video finished, for some reason, Hayden felt as if he can literally play what he watched right now, which was the Third Movement of the Moonlight Sonata by Beet Hoven. 

This piece was considered not hard to play for an expert in piano, much less a keyboard, which was less complicated than a true piano. Hayden was a greenhorn though, and supposedly, this piece was hard and demanding for absolute beginners.

Hayden set up the keyboard in the middle of his room. Sitting down and cracking his knuckles, he put his hands on the starting position, just like in the video. He concentrated on the piano. Consequently, he was thoroughly able to remember every single movement from the video, his hands going in 'automatic mode.'

The exact movements, the timing of each movement, what notes were pressed, everything. Pressing the first key, Hayden went into a state of utter focus, pressing the precise keys in his mind. Without thinking about it, his hands moved flawlessly.

If an expert were in the room with Hayden and they didn't know that Hayden was a complete newbie in playing the piano, they would think he was an experienced pianist.

About 18 minutes later, Hayden finished the piece, breaking his state of mind. He deactivated Divine Perception and tried to play the Moonlight Sonata again.

He knew what keys he would press, and when he would press them. Wearing a surprised expression, his hands moved like flowing water, extremely smooth with 100% accurate timing and astonishing technique.

Hayden broke his gaze towards the piano, and startlingly, he was still playing. It was like his body knew where to move! No, wait, it was not 'like,' it was exactly the situation!

"Learning capabilities are heightened to terrifying levels…" Hayden mumbled as he was still playing the Moonlight Sonata. Continuing on playing the piano by going on automatic mode, he was thinking to himself.

'It's true. I wonder what I should learn?' Contemplating on what he should study, he still kept on playing the piano without his focus. It was like his body was robotic, moving on its own. 'Martial arts? No, it's too soon for that. The piano? It's not that practical for me to be honest. That would be my hobby, playing the piano. Then, a language?'

Deliberating his choices, Hayden found the path. "The Korean language!"


Wouldn't you just want to possess superpowers in this modern world? What would you do if you suddenly come to possess superpowers? Would you want to play the hero? Or perhaps the villain? Or continue living your life, using your superpowers for your own personal gains and well-being, instead of planning evil acts, or trying to save the day?

Well, that is the precise situation that Hayden Emperador, the main character of our story, is going to face.

"Woof! Woof!" 
Ren Baqian heard this sound from the roof as soon as he returned to Earth.
It was Lin Qiaole chatting with her good friend, the husky.
After settling the problem of the herdsmen, he could bring her back. However, she would only sleep and eat after going back and wasn't needed. Since she had a good friend here, he might as well let her stay here for the time being.
Perhaps she might learn something more useful.
For example, she could learn to sit, stand, shake hands, and wag her tail…
He changed his clothes and sat there reading the news on a computer that was five or six years old.
It was already the beginning of 2028.
Due to his focus on Dayao, he recently only stayed on Earth for two days whenever he came back. Therefore, he felt that he was falling behind the times.
For computers, the trend was to use projection computers, but he was still using the old type with a screen display, keyboard, and mouse.
The main difference was that the common LCD display was upgraded to a 3D display.
Martial arts had been introduced for close to two years now, and the initial fervor had passed. However, on the internet, there was still enthusiastic research going on.
Of course, it was called the [Fifteen Sets of Initial Stage Cultivation]. 
A casual search would lead to a forum on this. 
Randomly opening a forum, one could see people communicating even during the night.
At the top, there was also a row of excellent posts regarding people's experiences with martial arts and discussions about techniques.
After browsing for a while, Ren Baqian began to search for other news.
As predicted, the world began to change with the introduction of these martial arts. 
Initially, cases of violent incidents increased.
A few people, who were formerly small, weak, but talented, progressed rapidly after cultivating. They became stronger than their schoolmates, became the aggressors, and took revenge on those who bullied them before.
This type of incident happened all the time.
This type of violence was the most commonly seen and had the least impact on society.
The influence of martial arts had completely affected the social order.
Although many people could feel that they were stronger after training, this resulted in them not actually knowing their own strength. They tended to overestimate their own strength and would use their fists to settle even the smallest matters.
As a result, it was easy to understand why there was an increase in cases of violence.
This was especially true with regard to young people.
Even the ordinary police would be assaulted when trying to arrest them. In the past, the trained police would surpass them in speed and strength, but now, the police would be injured and had to watch helplessly as the other party escaped. The deterrent force of the police was declining. 
For this reason, a special internal police force consisting of former military personnel was formed. Every one of them was very strong, and this new department was responsible for dealing with all kinds of violence that was beyond the capability of the ordinary policemen.
Ren Baqian closed a webpage that was about a student stabbing a classmate to death.
It was a straightforward case. This student bullied other students in the past, but after the promotion of cultivation, he became the victim of bullying because he wasn't talented.
In the end, he stabbed the person who he had bullied in the past and who was now bullying him the most.
This was minor news and wasn't widely reported because it was just a small microcosm of society. Such cases were so common that the media had no time for these small cases.
Ren Baqian turned off the computer and stretched. Lin Qiaole was still on the rooftop chatting with the dog. They were hundreds of meters apart and chatting enthusiastically.
The next day, Ren Baqian brought Lin Qiaole to the Messier 87 department. 
Lin Qiaole, who was awake for half the night yesterday, returned to her former self of being unable to open her eyes and slumped in the back seat of the car while drooling.
"Here are some seeds." Ren Baqian threw a bag of seeds to Yang Sen.
"Thank you, Mr. Ren." Yang Sen was all smiles.
Although Ren Baqian had recently sent many things, these things were gladly accepted, no matter the quantity.
In particular, many of the things that he sent earlier were found to be useful.
The two of them chatted for a while, with Ren Baqian asking about the present situation and learning from Yang Sen about a few things that he wasn't aware of. 
In response to the present spate of violence in society, the nation was preparing a system of grading based on strength level.
It wasn't superficially classified as Man Wheel, Earth Wheel, or Spirit Wheel.
Instead, it classified Man Wheel and Earth Wheel as between levels 1 and 9. This way, it was easy to differentiate between the strong and the weak, it would reduce the number of people who overestimated their strength, and violence would lessen as a result.
Right now, the nation had only released two volumes of the initial cultivation set, number 15 and 16. Each system comprised of three sets of martial arts techniques for beginners.
For some special forces, they could even learn up to five sets of martial arts techniques.
Those in the military could learn even more if they were promoted.
Presently, for these two systems, the maximum number of martial arts techniques was nine. The more advanced the technique was, the more powerful it was.
For this reason, everyone was eager to join the army in order to learn these two systems.
Especially for those who found that the present two martial arts techniques weren't suitable for them, these other two systems became their hope.
Ren Baqian didn't show any response since events had happened as expected.
The nation had been preparing for six to seven years, so the necessary measures were in place.
Besides this, Yang Sen also told Ren Baqian about the trend overseas.
Following the popularity and effects of the two martial arts techniques released in the nation, their popularity was exploding overseas.
These two martial arts techniques naturally spread to other countries and were enthusiastically accepted. Although not everybody practiced cultivation, many people sought to learn it and their speed of cultivation wasn't slow.
After all, the two volumes of martial arts had been simplified many times. The influence of culture was minimized, whereas actions and diet had more impact.
As for the other martial arts techniques, such as those used by the army and the police, a few countries tried to get them, but their progress was much slower than the nation's advancement.
The nation had already prepared for six to seven years, and this gap couldn't be closed easily. Combined with cultural differences, China would lead the world for the next ten to 20 years. 
Plus, these were just basic martial arts techniques.
As for those advanced martial arts techniques that were above Earth Wheel level, the lack of cultural similarities would make other countries take an even longer period to catch up to the pace of China. 
"How many years can China be in the lead?" Ren Baqian asked curiously. In his opinion, other countries shouldn't be able to catch up before his death because all the subsequent advanced martial arts skills were in his hands.
"It's hard to say. Although the advanced skills are kept securely, they will inevitably leak out. You should understand that the nation isn't made up of one person, and there are bound to be some scum," Yang Sen said frankly. The advanced skills that Ren Baqian brought were Man Wheel level skills as well as a few Earth Wheel level skills.
However, the Man Wheel level skills were at different grades, and the nation retained the really good martial arts techniques.
"It's a pity that there is no way to prevent those countries from obtaining martial arts skills," Ren Baqian lamented. Those countries were getting a bargain.
"In fact, it may not be a bad thing to let them have it," Yan Sen said with a smile.
"What?" Ren Baqian nodded. He understood that if only China had them, then China would be the object of ridicule.
"If they want to catch up to us, they have to learn our culture first. Otherwise, they can't understand many of the concepts. Some things can't be solved by modern science. For example, cultivating to become an immortal is a concept that they can't understand no matter how much research they do. Unless they study our ways from a young age, flying on a sword is beyond their comprehension," Yang Sen said with a laugh.
"So it will easily become the trend to learn our culture, just like the English language now. Although other countries do not want to see this, it can't be stopped. The more powerful the individual, the more this is the case. Every action and move from these people will be watched, and they will inevitably drive this movement. If all of their citizens learn our culture…" Ren Baqian stopped halfway and seemed to be absorbed in his thoughts.
He was thinking about how China had assimilated various ethnic groups back then… 
If this step was reached, then everyone in every nation would learn the culture of China. China would naturally become the center of the world…
This would be the best case, unless there were only Chinese people in this world or a global state was formed by all the countries.


In a world where its inhabitants can destroy a city wall single-handedly, the empress has a kirin as her pet, and the imperial palace of Great Xia has a pool containing a dragon. There is also a Sword Mountain where spirit swords occasionally leave in search of a master .

Bootlicking the empress, Ren Baqian ascended to the apex of life.　　

It had been two days since I called Daisy. She had still not called with the information; it was a bit unsettling. 
I also didn't have much to do. I cleaned the house, looked at some of the family pictures from when I was young- which were a very few- played games on odd social networking sites and kept myself from thinking about the black files on my table that I had already read,. It was like they were screaming at me to look at them again.
My mind wandered to too many places. The only thing that could keep it off from the horrid thoughts was my morbid curiosity about Jasper, the person I had to find. So I opened my computer and searched.
Most agents had names that were of significance to them; it was usually what defined them or something they liked. Of course, I was hoping that the person would have significance to the name he gave himself. My father's name had been Tango. . . his favorite dance style, even though he had never been a good dancer. Jasper could be anything. . . What did the name mean?
[In English, the name Jasper can derive either from the Persian name Caspar, meaning 'treasurer,' or the Persian word 'yashp,' meaning 'spotted stone.' It is the name of a semi-precious form of quartz.
Famous Jaspers include Jasper Tudor, uncle to the English King Henry VII, novelist Jasper Fforde and fashion designer, Jasper Conran.
It was the 51st most popular name in Belgium in 2006.]
Then in another tab,
[Jasper, a form of chalcedony, is an opaque, impure variety of silica, usually red, yellow, brown or green in color and, rarely, blue. This mineral breaks with a smooth surface and is used for ornamentation or as a gemstone. It can be highly polished and is used for vases, seals, and at one time, for snuff boxes. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped or banded jasper. Jasper is basically chert, which owes its red color to iron three inclusive.
The twenty percent of foreign materials determine its color, streak, and appearance.
The Jasper is, along with heliotrope also known as bloodstone, one of the traditional birthstones for March.
In physical therapy, Jasper is used to heal mental stress. It is said to aid in grounding, to give protection, and to help align all the chakras and balance yin-yang energies.]
I hunted for a pad and pen of paper and then scribbled down the newfound information in it. I thought for a second and then dismissed the idea.
I opened a few sites about authenticity and composition, but the most striking thing that came was that Jasper stones were polished to make aristocratic vases sometimes.
Yeah, not very interesting.
I shut the laptop down and stared at the notepad.
I was staring at things an awful lot these days.
I didn't know why I was doing this, myself. I needed time to think through my game plan with Anthony and here I was thinking about this Jasper who may or may not have any significance to his real name or character.
I was probably wasting my time and energy. So I kept everything aside and dragged myself to the bed. I covered myself up with a sheet and then closed my eyes to find some sleep.
Luck was not on my side, apparently. My phone started ringing, and I startled awake. I found it tucked underneath my backside.
'Awkward.'
I picked it up and looked at the number.
Nope. Don't know it.
I picked it up and answered cautiously.
"We need you tomorrow morning, at five." FIVE! "Don't be late." And then I heard the dial tone.
'That bastard, Anthony!'
I smiled to myself in satisfaction. I was going to begin my dream job. I closed my eyes again, the smile still on my face.
Ready or not . . . Here I come.
It was almost four in the morning when I peeped out from under my sheets and looked at the digital clock on my nightstand. My eyes were still heavy with sleep. I'd gotten very little sleep the night before. With the excitement of starting my mission mixed with my obsessive thoughts about the black files, sleep had not come easily to me.
It took me a while to get back to my senses and get ready to leave.
He didn't even tell me where to go! I thought for a moment and then checked my mobile to see who had called last. It was a private number. Damn.
The man was testing me. How the hell was I supposed to reach him by five in the morning if I didn't know where to go? I ran to my room and fired up my computer.
'Shit. Half an hour to go!'
I connected my cell phone to my computer and tried to find out the number.
No. It didn't come out. I racked my mind and tried again. This time I tried to re-dial the number.
'Bingo!'
I pressed the okay button and pulled the phone to my ears.
"Good morning, Mia. How are you doing this fine morning?" I could hear the amusement in his voice. 
He wasn't impressed. It took me too long to get back to him. He probably had expected me to call him back last night, like the asshole he is. He was testing my limits and my emotions were incapacitating me, rendering me incompetent. He was good. He was probably trying to break my will.
Does he suspect something? Maybe.
'I need to find out.'
"You never mentioned where I was supposed to reach," I said in a clipped tone. He chuckled lightly and then sighed.
"You're late." Fuck. "Get to the mansion in ten minutes. I'll be waiting for you there." He hung up.
He sure loved to be rude to people. Every phone call I had heard him take had been the same. 
'Doesn't he want to increase his empire or hold onto it? If he behaves like this with everyone, they would all turn against him and probably kill him one day!'
I didn't think I would ever understand the man. He was a mystery, a mystery I had to unravel in front of the world.
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Mia Vincent only wanted one thing: Kill Anthony Murray. Kill the person who murdered her parents. Only his death would satisfy her thirst for his blood.

When she was assigned the task of infiltrating his gang, she agreed willingly and started plotting the ways to destroy him. Yet she failed... miserably at that. How could she fall in love with a man who caused her so much pain? So. she ran... as fast as the wind, hoping to never see him again.

When Anthony met Mia, he fell in love with her feisty attitude and thirst for adventure. He loved her with every fibre of his being. Yet in his world, loving someone was a risk, a danger to his empire. So, he chose to hurt her... made her stay far away from him. However, he soon realized how important her existence was. He couldn't live without her.

Betrayals. Mobs. Guns. Violence. Will Anthony and Mia survive the wild ride?
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"Are you going to shoot me, baby?"
"Don't tempt me.
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