
The reward from Feather of the Chief Specter added to his identity as Qidian's well-known list owner.

Feather of the Chief Spector indeed fulfilled its promise and added Pi's novel to its list. Followers soon realized that a new book with a low word count was added to the list, and started flooding the book review sections to find out if the book was worth reading, pushing down all the bad posts about Pi.

Zhang Zian logged onto the author's platform, deleted all the untrue posts and blocked the writers from the page. Finally, the book review section was peaceful once again.

The effects were really terrifying. Zhang Zian and Pi both watched as the number of adds increased to a new level, simply dumbfounded.

Pi recovered from its depressed mood and started on a new chapter. However, Pi refreshed the book review section every half hour to prevent any more slanderous posts from showing up again.

Bang! Bang!

Someone downstairs was knocking on the doors. It must be Lu Yiyin here for work.

Ever since he woke up, Zhang Zian had been busy with Pi's novel. His face wasn't washed, hair wasn't done and he hadn't finished cleaning the area. He quickly ran downstairs to let her in, and then started cleaning. As for his face and hair, nobody was going to look anyway.

A nimble figure ran across the front of the store, followed closely by a brown, black and white beagle with its tongue out.


Passing by the pet store's glass door, Masanori Suzuhara eyes met Zhang Zian's. She nodded as a greeting and the next second her figure was no longer in sight.

She would be run past the store almost everyday. The people who live nearby and wake up early are already used to her reflective sports attire and sports shoes, yet only a few of them know that she's an exchange student from Japan.

Zhang Zian walked over to the entrance of the store and looked in the direction she was running. Not only did he see the reflective strip on her back, but he also saw the line outside Li's Supreme Snack Shop. People were already lining up so that they would be able to cuddle with the cats as they have their breakfast.

After a moment, Wang Qian and Li Kun cheerfully turned up for work. They were told the day before that due to their exemplary actions, they'll get a cut of next semester's merit student scholarship. To them, it was like a gift from God.

Zhang Zian stood at the entrance, stopping the two from entering, and pointed towards the direction of the market and said, "Go over to the shop and buy some firecrackers."

The two of them looked at each other and said after a moment, "Master, you want to set off firecrackers?"

These days, not much people in the city still set off fireworks. Those who want to do so, go to the outskirts of town. It was a hassle, and the two of them didn't expect Zhang Zian to have a fun side.

"Just go where I tell you." Zhang Zian waved as he chased them away.

This is the elfins' first Chinese New Year since they came to Binhai City. Zhang Zian planned to give them a memory that was closer to the traditional celebration, so firecrackers were essential.
Of course, for safety reasons, setting off firecrackers within the city was prohibited, so any plan to set off firecrackers had to be done on the outskirts of town. Zhang Zian had already thought of a good location, Fu Tao's police dog nursing home, where the area around the village definitely didn't prohibit setting off firecrackers.

Ten dismissed police dogs had been living there for a period of time Although they weren't put to use after being bought by the film crew, they were still part of the film crew. Zhnag Zian planned to visit, to take a look at their current living conditions.

Most members of the film crew, including director Feng Xuan, were either working on the editing process or filming for other movies. The rest were at home with their families for the New Years. No one remain in Binhai City, except for Zhang Zian, so the task visiting the dogs naturally fell on his shoulders.

The living expenses for the 10 police dogs were paid for by the film crew. Zhang Zian visited the dogs on behalf of the film crew to check if the money was put to good use, and not put into Fu Tao's wallet.

If the police dogs were suffering, the film crew would be too ashamed to put the closing line, "Proper arrangements were made for all animals that worked on the production of this film." Feng Xuan and his wife took this matter very seriously, they had requested for Zhang Zian to make some time for a trip down, and to ensure that it was a surprise so he can see the truth.

The trip to the police dog nursing home not only allowed Zhang Zian to complete Feng Xuan's task, he would also be able to let the elfins see the fireworks, killing two birds with one stone.

The only question was, when to leave?

Fu Tao and  the police dog nursing home weren't going anywhere, but Pi still wasn't able to leave the pet store. If Pi couldn't witness the fireworks, Pi would be bitter.

Getting the fireworks was the top priority, and if there was no other choice, then they'd have to go without Pi.

Having sent off Wang Qian and Li Kun, Zhang Zian cleaned the shop alone. Once he finished, he noticed that it was already past 9 in the morning. Today was a workday, the Qidian editor should already be at work, so he leaned on the door frame as he took out his phone and tapped on the bald monk's profile picture.

Every editor is in charge of a few hundred authors, so Zhang Zian wouldn't usually disturb the editor, but today was a unusual circumstance.
He tried his best to explain the whole situation, and nervously awaited the response.
Zhang Zian thought that he was going to have to wait a few minutes, yet unexpectedly, the reply came quickly, "Don't worry about it. Stabilize the rate of your updates.

Although the words used were short, Zhang Zian knew he was being supportive or else he wouldn't have said, "Don't worry about it."

Just as he was about to put his phone away, there was another message, "Get ready to become premium on New Year's Eve."

Zhang Zian was instantly a mess. Today was the Chinese Off Year, that means there's only less than a week left before he became premium. His estimation of having to wait for another two to three weeks before the test to become premium was off.


1. Download a suspicious game
2. Catch a few magical pets as partners
3. Go through interesting daily routines and lead the pet shop to a whole new level

Menu 
1- storage
2- scan
3- mobile functions
4- records 
5- setting 
6- function store & management 
7- energy store
8- host analyser
I choose no 6 and...
--> here you can buy new function or upgrade them 
--> choose category 
I choose management it comes like search in the app store 
--> press the price for the purchase 
it highlights survivals camp manager and prices it free so without hesitation I click on it 
--> purchase complete!
--> this was how you can buy new functions now go click on upgrade  
I do as it says then a new menu open 
-->chooes storage for example 
I do it and a menu with many upgrades come to my sight  
--> 
1- add 1 cubic meter to normal storage 10E
2- unlock the cold storage and add 5 cubic meters to it 40 E
3- unlock the zero atmosphere storage and add 5 cubic meters to it 120 E
4- unlock the cleaner storage and add 5 cubic meters to it 240E
5- unlock the network storage and add 5 cubic meters to it 400 E
6- unlock the electronic storage and add 5 cubic meters to it  800E
7- locked (for unlocking, please buy two upgrades from above )
--> you can buy upgrades in here now choose another function
I choose energy store
--> in the energy store you can buy things with your energy units you can buy
1- blueprints 
2- medicine 
3- food and water 
4- technology 
5- training methods 
6- book in any area
-and many other things
in here you can buy almost anything but be aware that energy units are hard to come by so save them for what you need most
Now choose another function 
I choose records 
--> in here you have all of your scans results  
, experiment results, events that happened to you, information that you found, and many others. For now, you can only use scan results for other things please upgrade this function 
--> mobile function is what any smartphone can do for you, you know what to do so there is no need for explaining 
--> in setting you can change options about your functions, for now, it's not really useful but it will
--> in host analysis you can see much useful  information about yourself, now click on it 
Then i click on it?!
--> host analyse 
Name: Jack (---)
Faction: none
Rank: 1
(base on average parameters without evolution=1)
body strength : (1.5)
Reaction :(1.3)
Speed : (1.35)
Intelligent: (1.6) 
Mana: 20 point
Evolution: 3-way water control ( ice, water, steam )
-->now for camp management function...
I know click 
-->good as you can see there are  4 tabs that you have access to 
1- survivors 
2- home status 
3- storage 
4- to do list 
--> 1-you can check the name list of them and record every detail that they show consciously or subconsciously you can buy tags and give it to them that help you in analysing them, it's upgradeable and you can do more with this tab in future 
2- you can use this tab and manage your home, ap os will analyse your home base and come up with possible upgrades, but doing it is your job and you decide what to do 
3- this tab is a list of all of the resources  that you have in your camp and it shows how much you have, how much you use and how many days remain until it finishes 
4- tasks and quest that ap os  think is essential for your camp survival most of them have a reward but not all of them 
--> now for completing the tutorial you reward with 20 E and exchange function, you can use it to exchange monster's core for energy point, remember to buy useful function and upgrade them and always check to do list ,but know that you are a decision maker and ap os a tool that helps you in your path

**ch4 edit is in vol 0, please review it in its comments **
Jack an unfortunate man on earth, he was orphans that lose his adopted family that didn't like him lately, now he is 22 years old, his look at his iPhone that look like it's hacked but is that really case?





 For the contest, I will release chapters here and in the name of another novel in web novel  its name is Apocalypse Emperor and ap system maybe I stop releasing chapters here but for now I just re-release there 
Thanks for your support

After a dreamless night, Flora woke up in a good mood.
The sun was shining on her bed, the air smelled of grass and needles, and the sounds of servo motors filled the clearing. Perfect!
She opened her stats and did a quick scan. The attributes rose slowly but steady, except the perceptions. They both made a big jump.
Magical Push came along nicely because of the coffin training, and Refresh had broken through the level 100 milestone.
Mechanics, Electronics, and Hacking won in the category abilities.
In the inventory tab, she could look at her balance. The 500 000 VirDias from CentralTank had arrived. 
Flora guessed that they came together with the workshop improvements, but she had missed it due to her excitement.
"It's time to move into a nicer lair, dears." Flora opened the real estate market. "I want an industrial area, with smoking chimneys, factories, or maybe a powerplant in the vicinity. Do I have to consider infrastructure, Aidan? Probably not, with the inventory, magical mailboxes, and teleportation circles."
"Transportation per air is common for parts bigger than 3x3x3m, Milady. These dimensions limit not only inventory space but also the mailbox. Furthermore, you can only beam with connected pets or what you carry. The aircraft, mostly megacopters, need no infrastructure."
Flora shrugged and selected the Rhine River Plain as the preferred region. They had the best weather in Germany.
Unexpectantly, Flora had difficulties in finding an industrialized area. Most towns in the real world had an industrial park, but in the Metaworld, they were missing. 
Flora tried Mannheim and Ludwigshafen, where the BASF, Rosch, ABB, and Mercedes Benz had local branches, but she only found vanity buildings and no factories.
Finally, she discovered a big building with some chimneys on an elevated plateau with a view on the Rhine. She zoomed in and read 'Bakery Gottfriedl'. 
"This is fate! Hello to my new neighbors! I hope you produce good bread!" 
Like she had planned before, she designed a two-story building with a flat roof for a garden. The ground floor had the dimensions 25x50x5m and was for crafting. She partitioned the first floor into the living quarters and 1/4 into a room for the shop and 1/8 for the teleportation circle. 
Then she beamed to the area, using the circle of the bakery as an anchor point. 
When she arrived, a young woman came her way.
"Hello, dear. Are you working in the bakery?"
"Hi. Yes, actually, I own the bakery. Do you want to buy something? I was just on my way, but I have a few minutes."
"Not yet. I'm Flowing Flowers, your new neighbor. You can call me Auntie Flow. I plan to buy this part of the land." Flora pointed to her favorite spot. "Is this alright with you? If you have planned any expansion in this direction, I can go a bit further away."
"No, no, feel free. Welcome to the neighborhood. I'm Momo."
They shook hands and chatted a bit about the weather and floods, but didn't hit on essential subjects like toast. Flora wanted to have a taste first before she decided to do further business with Momo.  
After they parted, Flora surveyed the area. She was a strong believer of eyeballing things before purchase. Pictures on the internet couldn't convey some aspects of reality.
By and large, Flora was delighted with her choice and leased the land. Immediately, she started the automated construction of her building. Maybe it would be cheaper to hire people, but Flora didn't have the patience. The system would complete the building in 12 hours.

When she came home, a letter awaited her.
Dear Flowing Flowers,
[polite blabla]
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to lower the rating of the AI E21 from A to C.
We thank you for your cooperation.
[polite blabla]
Regards,
Idillicheskaya Besedka
Flora had seen enough bullshit in her life to recognize it. This letter stank of politics.
"Aitoshuri, I advise you to stay with me. Whatever happened at Idilly's side doesn't look good. I don't want you to bear the brunt of it."
After connecting Aitoshuri to the Hungry Chest, Flora asked her again if she wanted to stay with her, but Aitoshuri still needed more time.
Aidan informed her about the capabilities of a C-rated AI. They could control two devices, and when you bought it in the shop, you could select one character trait. Also, he explained that the growth of their abilities depended on their rating.
"You have to train harder, sweety. It's double hard for an ex-genius to accept that, but believe me, it is worth it. Take me, for example, I outworked a lot of geniuses, and now that I'm old and slower, I have to work even harder. But I learned how to work hard, and I learned to use whatever meager processing power my brain provides me to the max."
"Yes, Milady!" Aidan exclaimed, but Aitoshuri signaled that she needed more processing time again.
"That's the spirit, Aitoshuri! Take the time to think it over. I've known people that can do calculations in their heads in seconds for which I need 5 minutes, a pencil, and probably my fingers. But we will take those five minutes! And the pencil! And the fingers! Or, in your case, grapplers! And the next time, we might only need 4:30 minutes!" 
Aitoshiro rotated her arms.
"Of course, it is complicated! Break it down in simpler parts and quantify them.
For example, 1 Point if it is a bit relevant, 2 points if it's important, and 3 if it is essential.
I tell you my calculation for wanting you to stay.
Pro:
- An intuition that Aitoshuri is relevant: 3 Points
- Idilly owns me a favor: 2 Points
- Hidden capabilities of a possibly S or higher ranked AI: 3 Points
- Interesting personality: 1 Point
- Study example for odd AI's: 2 Points
Contra:
- Limited communication: - 3 Points, but with potential to be resolved, so I count only - 1,5 points
- Lower controlled devices per AI nock rate: - 1 Point
- Higher maintenance because of potential psychological issues: - 2 Points
- Lower growth: - 3 Points
=> 11 Pro-Points - 7,5 Contra-Points = 3,5 Points
You have to contrast it with the pro and contra of going back. I don't have to compare it with buying another AI because I have special jacks. That will be only relevant if I had five AI's, and you or a normal AI would be the 6th.  
Do you have any questions you need for your list regarding our future collaboration?"
Airoshuri signaled 'Yes'.
"Alright, try to convey the question!"
Immediately, the grapplers of the hungry chest drew an arc in the air reaching from Flora's right to her left. The beginning and end were on the floor.
"Rainbow! You are gay and want to know if I'm okay with it!"
No!
"Oh, I love Charades! Aidan, you guess as well, and the one who wins gets ..., hmm, do you want anything, Aidan?"
"No, Milady! But I can't invest enough processing power in the research tasks at night, because I'm used to capacity with managing your HUD, your options, and the devices. Maybe you could delegate some of my tasks to Aitoshuri?"
"Oh, dear! You have to tell me such things! The question wouldn't occur to me, because I do not know you even had limits besides the device amount!
Let's count:
- Manabattery
- Trainingscoffin
- Potion Guzzler
- Hacking
- Driving Robot Training
- Managing friendly fire / Balancing my pool-stats
- Researching...? What? Yes, the classes!
Only five of them are devices."
"Yes, Milady. That is the only reason you haven't gotten error messages. But I'm designed to manage seven tasks simultaneously. The seventh is communicating with the owner. For extra jobs, I have to order more processing power from the System. Its patience is wearing thin, and it admonished me to allocate my resources better. 
Furthermore, such complicated devices as the training coffin and hacking would count double as combat devices. You found another exploit by designing and buying gizmos explicitly for training and non-combat use. 
Another exploit is the use of the simulation ground. I shared the connections with all three Floras but had only my standard processing power. The slaying of the armadillos was definitely combatting, but the Mirror-Flora only had two devices for me to control, the mana battery and the Blade-Roller-Extreme. Therefore no error message appeared. Nonetheless, I had to overclock."  
"Oh, poor dear! I'm sorry! What device do you suggest to give Aitoshuri?"
"The mana-battery, Milady."
"I thought the same. It is nearly always in use and gets always doubled when I enter the simulation. Is this okay with you as well, Aitoshuri?"
She nodded slowly.
"But back to our game. Do you have any other wishes, Aidan? And I mean a prize and not something that goes without saying!"
"No, Milady."
"Okay, whoever wins can choose items from the marketplace or AH in the value of 100 VirDos. Aitoshuri wins when one of us guesses right in the next 15 minutes. It's your turn to guess, Aidan."
"Bridge?"
No.
"An architectural element like a window or door arc?"
No.
"A bow?"
No.
"We have to narrow it down! Is it something you want to do while being with me?"
Strong Yes.
"Something that can be done now in this room?"
Weak Yes.
"Something that you can do while I'm asleep?"
Yes.
"Do you want to use a device?"
Yes.
"Oh, we are close! Is it a device in my possession?"
Strong Yes.
"I know it! But it's your turn, Aidan."
"Was it on the list above?"
No.
"You didn't throw the towel to please me, right, Aidan?"
Aidan coughed.
"I decided that you have to guess again, Aidan!"
"It's the pageturner."
Strong Yes.
Flora clapped, but added another question: "Do you want to read a specific book?"
No.
"You just like reading?"
Strong Yes.
"No problem. I can't promise you every night, because I need the mana, but half of the time would be okay. Oh, if I sleep in the simulation, I've got mana to spare! We'll work something out."
Aitoshiru waved her arms in an A-shape with both grapplers starting from the tip.
Flora noticed that an A is a reverse V, and the opposite from 'I don't know' is ...
"You decided whether you want to stay with me?"
Yes!
"Do you want to?"
Yes!
Flora clapped her hands in delight. 
"Excellent! Both of you sent me the links to the prizes you want. And I have an octopus to design!"
Before Flora even finished the sentence, books appeared on her hud. Flora was appalled, not only from the sheer amount of books but also from the titles: "Stormy Passion", "Conquering his dead heart with Gentleness", "Spacepirate Sandy's Sasquatch", "Reaching for the Stars below the Belt" ...
The list didn't seem to end.
"Wow, you really know how to stretch 100 VirDos, sweety. Order them."
"Milady, Aitoshuri will select my prize as well."
"Um, if you're sure." After seeing her list, Flora wouldn't delegate the task to Aitoshuri. 
But she reversed this judgment when she saw the books for Aidan. Aitoshuri did an excellent job emulating his taste and giving him the knowledge to serve her better: 
'Time management 101' - for managing his processing time? Or her schedule? 
'How to Destroy to Create' - a book on testing! Great choice.
'Product Lifecycle Management' - The versioning in the Cetviwos crafting system was nonexisting. Books about PLM usually had a chapter on this and testing. Alone for helping her with establishing a versioning-system, it would be worthy of reading.
'Virtual Threads - the Guide to Multitasking' - Flora wanted to read it as well!
'Spread the Jamming on Marmalades - Bible of Parfaits' - Toast!
'Communication in Diverse Teams' - Flora laughed.
Although Aidan's list only contained six books because they were more expensive than trashy romance and sci-fi novels, they sounded expedient beyond their price.
When Flora emptied her mailbox of all the books, she needed three 80 liter sacks and all her strength to carry them. Fortunately, the inventory existed. Hers was still overcrowded from the last scenario, so she emptied a few slots by tetrising the contents into the already full Hungry Chest.

Before logging back into the workshop, she changed the auto-mode spell training to Force-Field. She liked the utility of the skill. Yesterday, she had tried to coat her plasma sword with it like Mnoder did, but failed. Aidan thought that she needed to get the spell to level 100 before she could cast it on other persons or objects.
"Milady, the shield works against radiation. So I'll need the poisons of the Potions-Guzzler to lower your health."
Flora rolled her eyes. The affinities weren't scientific. She had problems with distinguishing Light Affinity/ Radiation Resistance, Fire Affinity/ Heat and Burn Resistance and Lightning Affinity / Shock Resistance.
Light was a heatwave, while radiation was a particle-wave. Therefore heat resistance would be a much better fit for the light affinity! And you could burn someone to crisps with lightning and plasma swords. 
A plasma sword was technically burning gas but still counted towards lightning and not fire!
Flora shrugged. She couldn't change it and had to work with it.

After Flora Fluss burns down the kitchen, her son insists she is too old to live alone. She's got two choices. Either move into a retirement home or spend the rest of her life within a virtual reality game governed by society's most advanced artificial intelligence. When you've worked a lifetime as an engineer for home appliances, naturally, you go with the option that has more toasters. 
Soon, Flora finds out that the virtual world is more familiar than she thought. Though, it takes her a while to get used to the idea that tanks don't hold water or oil but the aggro of mobs.  

Auntie toasts the VRMMORPG contains cute crafting, complicated game-mechanics plus how to exploit them, unconventional training methods, and a lot of toasters.

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Pentam breathed slowly through his nose. As important to his ambitions as Sir Shillingsworth was, he could also be extraordinarily irritating. 
"Since this expedition is your notion, you may start the planning of what we will need to accomplish our goal. I will be most interested in how you plan to capture this sea serpent of Lord Calloway's." In private, Sir Shillingsworth's voice dripped with scorn. "I will inform the Society that my next trip to the Cathayn Mountains will be delayed. Given the season, probably by a year."
"I will have a preliminary plan for you by the end of the week." Pentam dropped into the chair at his desk in the corner and pulled his journal toward him.
"I am more interested in quality than speed." Sir Shillingsworth frowned. "A plan is no help if I must redo it."
Pentam clenched his fist, but bit his tongue.
Sir Shillingsworth left the room and Pentam relaxed. He rolled his head to ease the ache in his shoulders. If he wanted to be the famous scientist of his dreams, he needed to keep his position. University graduates in the sciences were churned out in droves, but only Pentam had been chosen to be Sir Shillingsworth's assistant. His previous assistant had a position as curator at a prestigious museum. 
He got up and walked over behind Sir Shillingsworth's desk and ran his fingers across the journals lined up on the shelf. The last sea voyage was before Pentam's time, but the man never threw anything away. There.
Pentam pulled out the book and carried it over to his desk. A simple copy wouldn't be enough, but the list from ten years ago would be a good starting place. He opened the book and lost himself in the plans.
***
Supper was a roast chicken, cooked all day to make it tender. Pentam ate with a good appetite. Food on the expeditions was never this good. This would be his third excursion, and he looked forward to the novelty of a sea voyage. At least he wouldn't be at risk of freezing to death in the Sargasso Sea. 
Cal ate slowly, tasting a bit of everything, occasionally nodding to herself, perhaps cataloging the meal as she did the specimens they brought home. He had to admit her talent was extraordinary. As a science student, he'd been expected to be able to draw adequately to record his findings, but he couldn't imagine having either the speed or accuracy of Cal's work. 
If she was coming on this voyage, Sir Shillingsworth would be distracted by her presence. Pentam didn't know what it meant to his position, but his stomach curdled. He'd worked hard to learn everything he needed to impress his employer enough to be counted as a full member of the team. Now she would be joining them simply because she was good with a pencil.
In the morning, Pentam headed out to talk to the people in the merchant houses who oversaw the shipping of goods past the region they would be studying. The newest information about their goal was essential. 
It turned out the people with the information he needed were all at sea. He left requests for the captains to contact him upon return to port. As he wandered out of the third merchant office, he was waved to the side by a clerk.
"Sorry, but you must wait until they have finished posing for the photograph."
"Photograph?" Pentam's heart speeded up. He'd seen photographs displayed in some of the wealthy homes of those who sponsored the voyages. If he could learn to take pictures like those, he'd have a way to hold his own against Cal. 
When the clerk finally let Pentam enter the foyer of the building, the photographer was still packing up his gear.
"Excuse me, Sir." Pentam stopped a careful distance from the equipment. "I am interested in learning about photography."
"You don't look wealthy enough to afford the hobby." The man didn't look up from his packing. His brown hair could have used a trim, but his hands were clean and dexterous. 
"I am thinking of using it to record a scientific expedition."
"Interesting." The man handed Pentam a crate, heavier than he'd expected but not unmanageable. "Come with me then." 
Pentam followed the man out to a horse-drawn buggy. The photographer packed away the gear like it was fine crystal. He climbed up onto the driver's bench.
"Well, are you coming, lad? Name's Alistair McNaught."
"Pentam Booksdale."
They drove slowly, staying out of the way of faster vehicles. Alistair shook his head at the steam carriages as they passed, making the horse shuffle to the side.
"What do they do if it breaks down?"
"Happens a lot." Pentam pointed to where one had pulled over with two men poking around the boiler. "They have a long way to go before they're as reliable as a locomotive. It's trying to make the engine so small. The parts are more delicate. It doesn't help that most people have no conception of how they work."
"And you do?"



Author:
Alex McGilvery has been reading since before he can remember, and writing almost that long. He has published 18 books and is author and editor at his imprint Celticfrog Publishing. He lives in Kamloops with his dog and the stories clawing their way out of his head.

They’re chasing a myth in the name of science.

Calliope works for her explorer father as an artist, recording what he brings back from his journeys in her sketchbooks. When she’s given a chance to go along on a trip to capture a sea serpent she doesn’t hesitate.

Life at sea isn't what she expected, and she ends up fascinated by the engine room of the steamship HMRV Peregrine. A tragedy makes her assistant engineer, but Pentam, her father’s protégé, is even more determined than her father to make Cal a fine lady. That means protecting her from danger, even if it drives her crazy.
When science and legend collide, Cal is the one who must take up the challenge of survival, even if it means risking her new-found feelings for Pentam.

Sylvie's second trip to Draig's had truly gained the attention of the local Guilders and Knights who were interested in getting their own weapons enchanted, thanks to her debut with the enchanted sword showing that Draig was at the least capable, It was beyond their expectations which had not been high to begin with, watching the girl switch between her forms and her sword changed to the appropriate nature.
Those who had been hesitant to request an order had started charging to the Farm in hopes of being the first.
However the Vampire wasn't in the mood, he knew a lot about the history of this world but his knowledge of the modern day was near non existant other than the basics.
Draig was brought from his thoughts by the sound of another knock on his door, opening it up he saw Sylvie and standing next to her was a rather cold looking girl with glasses and short blue hair.
"Sylvie has brought her sister today" stated Sylvie looking at Draig.
Draig looked at Sylvie for a long moment before looking towards the woman next to her.
"Not doing custom orders right now" answered Draig intending to shut the door however the door did not close.
"What do you mean your not taking custom orders right now" asked the cold looking woman with a scathing look.
"I mean I have more pressing issues at the moment mortal" spat Draig narrowing his eyes.
"Sister, your promised Sylvie you would be nice" said Sylvie blankly.
The woman sighed before speaking again.
"What is it that has you so concerned that you can't do your primary function" asked the woman though her tone and words showed there was no effort into niceties.
"You may leave now" stated Draig forcing his door closed this time.
However before he could even take two steps he heard a familiar knocking again.
"What is it" asked Draig opening the door to find Sylvie and her apparent sister standing there.
"How can I help you solve your problem so you can enchant my armor" asked the woman with a sour face.
"I am a bit ignorant so to speak, I wish to find someone who can explain more of the world to me and fill in the gaps in my knowledge" explained Draig deciding to take a chance.
"Sylvie's sister can teach you" stated Sylvie quickly.
The woman beside Sylvie seemed to tense before letting her shoulders sag.
"If you can enchant my armor then I am willing to teach you about anything you want to know" sighed the woman.
"If you can teach me what I need then I will do it" stated Draig, he may have put on an act in the town but he wasn't going to just trust one of these mortals
The two had come to an agreement and thus Draig's biggest concern had been alleviated, the two had decided to begin on the next day so they could get a good start.
For the rest of that day Draig mulled about unsure of what he should really be doing, this feeling made him antsy as he had still made no progress in strengthening his Vampire traits but it was during these moments that Dracule's words from his time training  the previous year seemed to echo in Draig's head.
'Your a Vampire'
'Your thrive on the Essence of the living'
'If you wish to grow you must consume their crimson essence'
The more Draig sat by himself the more those thoughts echoed until finally Draig sprinted out of the Farmhouse at top speed which would be truly remarkable even for a new user when compared to the Guilders.
He suddenly came to a stop in front of one the walls surrounding the Farm, this wall happened to have a large stone pressed right up against it as if it had been cut just for the purpose of resting there which raised a few flags in Draig's mind which happened to be a much needed distraction. Draig pierced his claws into the rock and showed obvious strain when attempting to move it but in the end failed. Growling Draig reared his fist back and smashed it into the rocks surface managing to knock a chunk out of the rock before an incredible sight happened right before his eyes.
The rock began regenerating causing Draig to become even more curious as to what would be behind the blockage.
Draig suddenly began swiping rapidly knocking several chunks from the rock but it seemed as if it would never end because just as he knocked out a second chunk the first was already filled again.
Draig cursed mentally after regaining his breath and started walking back to the Farmhouse while noting the location of the rock for later.
After the whole debacle from the day before Draig woke up enthused to be catching up on the things he didn't know about the world however he ended up waiting for the whole day and no one had shown up. As the daylight passed Draig's face sunk further into that anger until he yelled for Dracule.
"Yes, Milord" came Dracule quickly with a bow showing an obvious change in temperance which put Draig on edge but with the enchantment in place he should be safe from the Pumpkin's plots.
"Gather a few of the skeletons and scrounge up all information you can about this modern era" commanded Draig as he turned from Dracule and returned to his room for sleep expecting a completed mission in the morning.
When morning broke the next day Draig walked into the living room expecting to see stacks of books but instead he only saw a single large one sitting on his table, it was the same one he had picked up from the store.
"A Changing World, a handbook of need to know information for Guilders" read Draig
'How quaint' thought Draig before flipping to the table of Contents.
'Lets start with the basics... again' sighed Draig mentally as he couldn't recall what he had read before due to recent events and stress.
'Congratulations! If you are reading this then that means you are one the lucky bunch that received a system, now you may think it's all fun and games but I am here to tell you about a few things you need to be aware of to be a capable Guilder.' After reading this far Draig began to feel a bit let down by the book but continued anyways.
'So let us begin with a brief review of our history. Our world began at the Epoch, it is not quite understood what came before or even what caused the Epoch but this is how the world we know today was formed. Research can show us that after the Epoch the world as we know it began increasing in mass and expanding for some time until it reached its current size. However it wasn't until several hundred years later that the first recorded civilizations appeared, however humans are not the only life that can be traced back that far.
Looking at old cave paintings and murals you can see crude depictions of what are believed to be the earliest evolution of monsters. From this it can be seen that monsters have essentially rose through the evolutionary chain with us through out the years with some going extinct just as human peoples had.
Most other paintings depict man fighting monsters just as we do now but how could we fight back against the obvious superiority of monsters and thus our kind were forced to flee or serve. After several generations of serving these foul beings a human finally managed to use magic and the spell he cast was one from the heart that carried the hopes of humanity. The spell cast was a grand summoning that brought forth the Class System, those who entered the odd machine would come out with superior abilities allowing for the humans to fight back.
It took many years but eventually the humans had successfully overthrown the first of the monsters and began gathering allies while slowly taking back our world. After a century of slaughter humanity managed to force the monsters into a secluded section of the world that has now become known as the Beast lands, the beast lands taking nearly forty five percent of the planets surface has been the new battlefield and hunting grounds for Guilders.
One of the Key reasons that Guilders still enter the Beast lands to this day is because of the resources and materials that can only be gained from the corpses of monsters and their environments however a lesser known reason is because of the Blessed Volley that occurs randomly.
The Blessed Volley is the occurrence of mystical items formed by cosmic forces descending from the skies and landing in the Beast lands as comets. During this time Guilders, Knights, and Monsters all battle each other in the hopes of gaining even one of these cosmic weapons.
Moving on from the History we will be talking about some of the innovations made in the last century and first up on the list are pills.
Now it's no surprise if you haven't heard about pills yet as they are a Guilder reserved item, in other words you will have access to them very soon.
Something you need to know about pills in advance is that their predecessor is none other than the potions that you drink when you aren't feeling well or need that little extra boost. However the difference between the two is astounding, the first we will start with is the fact that you are able to carry far more pills than potions. Second the effects of pills have a wider variety and seem to be more potent in its effects than potions. Along with a few other innovations on the way Pills are clearly the more efficient option for Guilders of all ages.
Now some of the nifty inventions we have seen become popular from Guilder use, lets start with the Core Counter.
Just as it sounds the Core counter is your new best friend when it comes to exchanging and storing your beast cores but that's not all. Despite the name the Core Counter has the excellent ability of holding Gold and silver as well so now you are able to carry the currency you need with you without the clutter of multiple storage systems.
The Bottomless Bag, as you are surely aware by now this little bag is gonna be your bread and butter as a Guilder or Knight. With the ability to store a seemingly endless amount of things the Bottomless Bag is definitely an essential if you intend to be any good at your job. Note that it is seemingly endless and that the size of the Bottomless Bag Varies from bag to bag.
Skill book, I would say essential but due to the supply one is lucky to even see a skill book let alone use it. Essentially this little Magical book will help you learn a skill regardless of your class and in some cases can even alter your class.
By now your just beginning to scratch the surface of what our world truly has to offer and I wish you the best of luck in your adventures and hope for you to be the best Guilder you can be' read Draig again his eyes feeling heavier though the intrigue couldn't be hidden however sleep seemed to be the winner as the young Feratu closed his eyes and fell back to rest against his chair not knowing what the next day would bring.


Orphaned in a world where the people gain classes through the drawing of a lottery, Draig a Vampire born amidst mortals must face the world and struggle with his Vampire heritage along with a odd System that was matched with him. All the while trying to survive against those who persecute his monster Heritage.

Leon wanted to watch what would happen after he passed through the death calamity but the screen became blurry and didn't show much else. Leon understood that further to see in the future would harder than to see a few days ahead, so his future was becoming harder to predict as he watched. He might lay in his tomb so long that his destiny prediction hit to limit. But he didn't know that if he passed the trial, if so, what was his ranking.

He didn't wait too much to know his results, the screen which was trying to show his future has changed and there was a report about his destiny.

[97 points out of 100]

[According to your destiny, you can choose one of these rewards.]

…

Leon's guess for the reason of his high points, might be that his destiny was closely connected with the system world. The screen didn't show the process of absorption of the foreign elements, but it didn't mean that the system didn't divine it.  

Leon looked at the rewards, there was too many choices. Leon didn't immediately choose one of them, but read carefully their descriptions. Leon was tempted by the quality of the rewards and he wanted to take all of them. After reading all the list of rewards, Leon choose one, it wasn't a weapon or a cultivation technique or an eye technique, it was an auxiliary type technique.

It was called [God's Imprint], this technique was used by the gods to imprint their most loyal followers and harvest their faith to get stronger and reward them via the imprint. But this wasn't the only use of this technique, the basic principle of the technique take something and give something. It can be arranged in other ways, the technique would allow Leon to make strong soldiers and make himself more powerful. He didn't  intend to go with the way of the gods, but he was planning to use this technique in a different manner. 

After Leon choose, a book appeared in front of him in a light, he took the floating book and scanned with his book of knowledge and throw it in his inventory. When Leon took the book, a gate appeared at his side. Leon couldn't see what was behind the gate because of the fog which was obstructing his sight. 

"Hermes, if there is any battle ahead, I want you to fight. While you grew stronger as you eat all those magical beast meat, you haven't experienced any real fight, it would be good for you." said Leon while he was patting Hermes' head. Hermes cawed as response. Leon understood that he was trying to say that he was going to do his best. 

Leon didn't hesitate and passed through the gate with Hermes. When they passed, they were in a lush forest. Leon looked around and noticed that the gate that they came, disappeared. Leon didn't know what to do in this forest. He looked through the missions from his book of knowledge, thinking that the system was the referee in these trials, It was reasonable to assume that the trials might use the missions in the system to inform the participants about the trials. 

When looked the missions, he found what he was looking for. 

[Special Mission: Explore!]

[Description: This forest filled with danger, but also opportunities, show your might and luck to gods and gain their approval.]

[Duration: Indefinite]
Leon didn't care about approvals of gods, but he was tempted about the treasures. The treasures in this forest might not be at the level of four primordial treasures, but they might be placed by the gods who were domain stage old monsters, so the opportunities might be extremely precious. 

Leon didn't need to show his luck. He knew that he was extremely lucky in a sense, when he first came to Aroan world he found a corpse of a titan and inherited their racial technique. But it didn't make him feel like he was invincible protagonist with his halo. He just knew that he was blessed with good luck.

Luck was an abstract entity for mortals, but for magus, it was a different story. Luck was essential for any living being, even being in existence itself was connected with luck. Luck was also needed to become a magus and proceeding in mana cultivation. Leon did know that in order to increase one's luck, one needed to sow good karma. It was just one of the ways to increase one's luck.

Good karma would affect maguses cultivation, but it wasn't that noticeable in the early stages. Good karma also called merit. Nobody knew where the luck comes, but nearly all of maguses believe in luck. Of course, some maguses didn't believe luck, so they wouldn't even try to sow merits.

Leon scanned around him with his senses and noticed that a few monsters were lurking around him. They didn't come towards Leon, from that he assumed that they didn't noticed Leon and Hermes. Leon didn't have any interest to kill them, but he could use them as a sharpener for Hermes. He slowly walked  to the nearest one with Hermes through the forest. He didn't intend to fight, but he was going to watch from a distance that he could save Hermes if it was needed. 

After he came in a safe distance to the monster, Leon stopped and pointed it to Hermes, he understood what Leon was doing, so he went to the monster and started to fight with it. Hermes didn't have to fight in a battle since he was born, so his attacks were easy to read and crude. Leon was watching Hermes fight, he knew that Hermes wouldn't become a fighting genius in a single fight, but he also had time to wait for it.

The fight last longer than Leon expected, but Leon also surprised to see that Hermes was trying to imitate his fighting style. It was a funny scene to see a griffon was trying to fight like a humanoid. 

When the fight finished Hermes proudly came before Leon and puffed his chest. Leon smiled and reprimanded him that he and Hermes have different bodies, so he needed to find his fighting style which was more suitable to him. 

…

While he was training Hermes, Leon didn't search for any treasures, but he still found some magical fruits and plants. He didn't have any interest towards techniques which was hidden in this forest, so he didn't specifically search for them, but he needed a massive amount of eye techniques to create an eye technique which was suitable to him. 

Leon also created a mission for his book of knowledge and that was to scan his body and specifically to scan his eyes. Leon didn't have much knowledge about a titan body, the titan inheritance that he got, was also didn't contain any knowledge about anatomy of the titans. It wasn't weird that he didn't get any inheritance about the body of titans, a titan body was sturdy and wouldn't get sick, so for titans, at least for the majority of them wouldn't do any research about their bodies.

While his book of knowledge was working on this mission, Hermes was getting more and more used to fight. He wasn't at the level that he could  be called a fighting genius, but he made some progress. Leon saved him a few times when he was in danger, but aside that he didn't interrupt his battles.

They were doing that for two weeks, but Leon didn't see any participant aside from himself. Either the forest was too big to run across with anyone, or everyone was fighting in their specific forests. It didn't take too much time to eliminate one of the possibilities because he saw a participant aside from himself, plus he knew that participant. Casper was the one that he saw. 

Casper wasn't at his best condition, his eyes were closed and he was bleeding while he was laying his back to a rock. Leon didn't let him alone and went to his side. When Casper heard his footsteps, he opened his eyes, he was cautious, but he didn't have much energy to stand up. Eventually he saw Leon, who was walking with him. 

"Are you here to kill me?" asked Casper, his guess was that Leon was here to finish him off. 

"No, I'm here to help you like a good person would do." said Leon while shaking his head, then he went to Casper's side and brought a pill from his spatial bag and gave to him. While it was the best time to search Casper's memories, so Leon put his hand to Casper's shoulder and summoned his book of knowledge. Soon after he knew a lot of things, including the **** incident. Casper didn't **** anyone in his life and he didn't kill a girl and her family. 

It was weird, because Leon also knew that Theo didn't make these rumors. He also searched Theo's memories, so he knew that. 

When Leon knew that, there was only one possibility. Someone wanted to create chaos in fief of marquis. Thinking that Casper was the only one possible candidate for the next marquis before Theo was cured.

Leon who drowned and died didn't sleep in nothingness but he dragged through time and space to find himself in a forest filled with ghosts. There was nothing aside from ghosts and corpses in the forest including himself. Without a body he could only look around and try to find out more about the place that he was in. 

Learning the magic existed in this world and he could make a body from a ruins of a school. He made a body for himself but he wasn't a human anymore, he was a titan and he was inspired to become a magus who wield magic. 

But the resources was finite in the world, only solution was to travel through the worlds and collect them to grow stronger and live longer.

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(Sorry for grammar mistakes and bad English. English isn't my native language and if you point out my mistakes, I'd gladly correct them. Thanks for Reading)

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Lately, Jie Jie has been coming and going out of YNG's headquarters more frequently. After getting her pass, she could enter and leave without being held back at the gate by the guards. Some of them have even started to remember her and greeted whenever they met. 

"Auditions will start by the beginning of next week. That day you will also meet director Ye Hao and the producers." Min Lee said while they were taking a break at the coffee machine. 

Working on the script has been going smoothly. Min Lee found that collaborating with Jie Jie was an easy task. Unlike many other authors, Jie Jie was considerate and didn't have many unreasonable demands. She was also improving the script with unique ideas and gave reasonable assistance where it was necessary. He was pleasantly surprised at her working attitude as well. Although the person is quite strange sometimes, she never gave him a headache if it was work-related. 

"Do I have to be there for the auditions?" Jie Jie asked. 

Well, sometimes, though, he couldn't tell if she just doesn't care...

In moments like this, a typical author should be much more interested in the casting of the actors for their characters. But Jie Jie had no desire to attend. 

"Yes, of course! Even though you won't officially attend as the author, your opinion remains valuable. As the author, you must have an impression of your characters. It is best if we could find people who will fit the role." 

"Eh..." Jie Jie doesn't sound like she was convinced just yet. "You have all the descriptions of the characters already."

"It's not like we chose based on looks only!" Min Lee defended. This was actually the first time in his life he felt like begging an author to go to auditions. Why can't she care a little bit more? Didn't she call the book her baby or something like that? 

"You don't?" Jie Jie was not convinced. Her belief was that everything screen related was based on looks, and looks only. 

"Looks are important, but we need to find people who look natural in their roles. What's more important is the vibe they give off. That's why not necessarily all actors resemble their role descriptions. And more important is to find actors who have chemistry next to each other. Especially if it comes to notable pairings. Naturally, there will be angered fans when their favourite character looks nothing like the description, but sometimes that can't be helped."

"So, I have to come?" 

"Yes! It's not like you have something else to do, right?" If any other author had said that they couldn't make it or would leave anything to them, Min Lee would probably rejoice. But somehow he felt challenged when Jie Jie doesn't show any interest in the production. The human brain was indeed a strange pit of contradictions and inconsistencies. 

"Ugh..." Jie Jie couldn't admit that she had a side job, could she? 
"I will be there..."

People thought that writing a few lines couldn't take much time, but it does take a lot of time to write if you want to write decently. And Jie Jie would rather die than deliver crap unless she doesn't want to be an author anymore. The more the story progressed, the more she had to consider. 

Writing an online novel was different than writing a book. Since the chapters are released one after another, there's seldom a chance to go back in time. She had to connect all loose ends before publishing. 

Lately, she understood why so many other web novelists used fillers. And why their stories lose focus the more time goes by. 

Jie Jie also stumped on those matters. Regarding essential events, she lacked time to do research or made it foolproof. There were specific time frames and storylines, but during writing, some authors tend to change their mind in the face of development and fan reactions. The pressure was enormous. 

It's not like everything was always in her grip. She was powerless, even as an author. Whatever she imagined in her head, once it's written down, it doesn't make sense or was too far fetched. Sometimes she lacked the strength to improve the situation or the imagination to bend the story to her will. 

Her favourite characters were those that wrote their own stories. As an author, there is no greater joy than to have a character come to life on their own. Writing those characters were the easiest. Sometimes there are even personas that made such a strong impact that they change the whole storyline. When a figure like that came to life, the author becomes the assistant—one who just have to narrate the story. 

Work doesn't become easier, though. Sadly, it was hard to include such an overbearing character into a static story. Losing the reign over your own story, everything would become chaotic. Once an author forgets who the main character is, the whole story would be lost.

That's why some stories never come to an end. That's the worst nightmarish ending for a novel. Not only for the author, who got lost on the way but also for the readers who will never know the end of the tale. Having a bad end was still better than having no end at all. Still, Jie Jie had to discipline herself whenever she tends to stray from the main plot. And she found out that she did it so many times unknowingly, making her deleting stuff and going in circles day after day. 

To tell the truth, she underestimated web novels. As someone who wrote a bestseller, she expected that writing an online novel would be child's play. But she was wrong. 

There were not many thoughts she wasted on it when she was writing for fun. What happens happens. But now that she was commissioned, she found out that apart from a beginning and an end, she had not planned out that much beforehand. There was just a rough outline, but the details were jumbling in her head. Because she had to do daily updates, the mess in her head became bigger and bigger. It was hard not to throw the towel. Until now, she was able to fool her readers because things were still fun and giggles. But it's going nowhere. She felt the pressure accumulating. 

People thought that she only has to write a chapter a day, but the truth was, in her head, half of the book has to be written in advance. If she didn't do so, the story would become incomprehensible and would never connect well the more it advances. 

And if she didn't prepare, it would be even harder to write, because she had no lifeline to hold on. That's like swimming in the ocean and holding on to driftwood. 

"You are so strange." Min Lee said, "Normally authors died to have the right add their opinion on the matter of casting." 

"I have a say in those matters?" This was the first time she had heard of this. She had heard from so many that the author has not much say in those matters. That's why she didn't feel like her physical appearance was of any concern. 

"I thought those castings are just a matter of appearance..." Jie Jie told Min Lee her honest thoughts. 

"What? No! Why would we spend time and money on castings if we have a cast already? Does that make sense?" Min Lee was shocked to hear that Jie Jie had such a bad opinion of their circle. Where did she get those ideas? 

"I think you watch too many dramas?" Min Lee laughed. Where else could she have gotten those prejudices from? 

"We do have our eyes on some actors and actresses, of course. Having someone who is highly in demand helps with sales. But it's not like we always get the ones we want. Sometimes some new actors excel at a certain role, so we don't mind changing perception. That's what casting is for."

"So it's like that." Maybe she was biased thanks to Bai Jingyi and Luo Min Kai, two extremes who changed her outlook on the life of show biz and entertainment. 

"What are you thinking about?" Min Lee saw that Jie Jie suddenly fell into deep thoughts. 

"Min Lee, say, is the audition open to anyone?"

"Not 'anyone', of course. Our time is limited. But we like to keep our options open. Why are you asking?" Min Lee had a bad premonition. 

"Then, could I recommend someone to the audition?" 

Min Lee eyed Jie Jie for sometime before answering vaguely: "Since you're the author, we appreciate your opinion. But there is no guarantee that that person will get a role or have an advantage during the audition. On the contrary, YNG does not approve of using the back door. The person coming in through relations would go through harsher screening than all the others to make it fair. I hope you will not be disappointed if it doesn't work out." 

Usually, Min Lee would never approve of such things. 

There were a lot of authors who thought they could pick whomever they fancied. Or stockholders and investors who thought they could choose any role for their lovers to play out. YNG has never approved of such measures, even at the loss of profit. 

Of course, YNG Entertainment was biased towards their own actors, so if they do production, other actors and actresses will find it hard to set foot into the casting list. But if an individual tried to pick roles, that's a breach of the companies values. Yang Yun hated such things. Not one of his previous lovers had ever gotten a role through his connections. They did get some exposure, though, gaining some fame by standing next to him. That was the only favour he did them. But for most, it was more than enough to step onto the ladder. 

"It doesn't matter. It's a chance. And I think this person will fit the role very well..." 

Of course, Jie Jie had high expectations. She had nothing to lose, but for Jingyi, this could be a chance that won't come twice. If she could abuse her rank as the author to open a door for him, she would not hesitate. Why hadn't she thought of this before? Should she start to be more aware of opportunities from now on? Maybe there was more she could do for Jingyi, now that she was involved in the production. She doesn't approve of the abuse of power, but where there's a will, there's a way. Be willful once! 

She wasn't sure how good Jingyi's acting was, but she knew that he did take acting lessons along with singing and dancing. And if it's him, he had an advantage the others couldn't possibly have. 

Since he didn't even have the permission to do it, he shouldn't agree that easily, but he couldn't deny his personal interest in the person who changed Jie Jie's mind. It was apparent that she became much more engaged once it was fot the benefit of someone else. Who was it? A friend? A lover perhaps? Well, it doesn't matter. A bunch of people still owe Min Lee a favour. It wasn't that hard to add a name on a list. Whether or not they get the role was up to the individuals own vices. 

"What role do you have in mind for that person? I will put them on the list." 

"The role of 'Bai Ling'." Jie Jie said with determination. 

It wouldn't matter much whether or not Jingyi could act when the person he had to portray was himself, wasn't it?

The young and just approved bestseller author and journalist Shin Jie Jie is writing Boys Love stories for fun in her free time and puts them online to share with likeminded fangirls. Because it's not her bread and butter, she takes her sweet and leisure time to upload — much to the despair of her fans. 

Since the propaganda of same-sex relationships is still frowned upon and even prohibited in some areas of life in this country, few authors would dare pursue this genre if they wanted to gain fame or make money. So even if she uses an alias and thus was unknown, her superior style soon stood out and pulled over a steady stream of fans. 

One of those fans is the much-spoiled young miss of YNG Entertainment, Catherine Yang. 
As a vivid fan of Shin Jie Jie's online novel, she is waiting night and day for an update - fruitlessly. 

Flowing into a fit of rage, she attracted the attention of her brother, Michael Yang, who then proceeded to take matters into his own hands. 

If his sister wants to read, of course, the author has to write! How dare you slack off, rotten author! 

When Shin Jie Jie logged in the next day, she couldn't believe her eyes. Her novel was on the front page, number one hit! It's glory putting all the other stories miles behind. 

'Highest Supported Online Novel of all Time'!!!??? 

'Number One Sponsorship'!!!??? 

'The Emperor of Heaven has Blessed You'!!!??? 

WTH??? Who is this Emperor of Heaven? She has never heard of him before?

Shin Jie Jie was slapped left and right by all the zeroes behind that unholy sum of 'Blessing'. This so-called Emperor was just a scoundrel! 

Fans: Mighty author, we await mass releases! A rain of paid chapters! We want the whole book! A spin-off! And a sequel! +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1.....



Author Jie Jie: "Which rotten child stole their rich parent's credit card! Come out! I swear not to spank you! Come here, let me teach you the value of money!" 

Big Brother Yang: "Slaves to money should better shut up and work!" 

Little Sister Yang: "Mighty author, I am your biggest fan! Please marry my brother!" 

Little does our Main Couple know that enemies will always meet on a narrow path. 

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A funny read, a slow romance, a power couple, lot's of sweet moments, pretty much a happy ending. Sprinkled with gayness on top. I wish you a happy time reading! 

For every Spirit Stone, the author will send you a silent blessing ✨

Chapters are unedited until the end of WPC. After WPC I will edit them, at least for grammatical errors and typos. Any constructive advice is welcome!

Cover: The girl is drawn by Dadachyo, an amazing artist! Do check out their work and give them lots of love! As to the guy, I have no idea, do enlighten me, so I can give credit!

On screen are Mr. and Mrs. Black alone, "hope you all enjoyed your dinner. So the next category that elimination process was about are your decisions. You all were given a shopping spree and a spa treatment," Mrs. Black says as I receive an envelope that looks the same as this morning. I ensure it is my name written on it before continuing to watch the screen. "Everything you bought today whether you are eliminated or selected would be yours. The spa treatment was a bonus to ease the tension and to make you ladies relax a bit. Now this category is evaluated according to your decisions. Each of you must be holding an envelope now, in that envelope has your list of what are wants and needs. It is not your bills from the stores but it is a list that shows the different kind of things you bought.
"Now I want you to open that envelope and check your list. At the end of the list you would either see congratulations to go forward or good bye for you to leave. Only five of you would be selected to go on to the next round. Have a safe journey to those that are eliminated and congratulations for those selected. Enjoy your night," and the screen is cut off as the lights come back on. 
I open my envelope and pulls out the list, 
'Needs: – 
Undergarment (no more than seven sets) did not exceed
Sleeping wearing (no more than seven sets) did not exceed
Dresses (five or less) did not exceed
Jeans pants (two for the most) did not exceed
Suits (five or less) more than 
Tops or shirts (five for the most) did not exceed
Makeup (one foundation, two lip sticks, two lip gloss or balm) did not exceed
Jewellery (one pair of earrings, a chain, and a watch) did not exceed
Wants:-
Undergarments (more than seven) not applicable
Sleeping wear (more than seven) not applicable
Dresses (more than five) not applicable
Jeans pants (more than two) not applicable
Suits (more than five) over by two - passable
Tops or shirts (more than five) not applicable
Makeup (other products and exceed the limit) a facial mask - considered essential
Jewellery (more than a set) not applicable
Others ….. Suitcase set - considered essential
CONGRATULATIONS'
I fold the paper and put it back in the envelope. I am selected as one of the five to go forward. I get up from my seat and leave as I start to feel colder and I need to get something appropriate to wear. I bump into Mr. Brown as I walk out, he is talking to someone, I don't pay attention to who it is as I just head to the elevator, wanting to get into bed after cleaning all this makeup from my face and taking out the hair pins from my hair.

She is a late bloomer of the werewolf race, her parents and grandparents love her but because she is the only one of their kind that has not turned or even found her mate, her family has kept her pure and innocent and intends to marry her off.

An opportunity has arrive for her to marry but there is a challenge that she has to face which is where she has to go through an elimination process for the change to marry one of two sons. Unfortunately for her, she is eliminated by the eldest son because she is a late bloomer. She is happy to return home but also disappointed that her family wouldn't be happy she haven't found someone.

However the second son had bumped into her at her camp and has formed a connection with her just from a simple eye contact from their first meeting. He is happy that his brother eliminated her and he takes this opportunity to make her his even though he is already engaged to another. 

He intends to ruin the plans of his parents and take back what is his.

After the chemical analysis was out and the quality of the essential oil was deemed satisfactory, Hill began negotiations for the final offer.
Siguaraya had always been a reputable company. There would be standards that they would follow for prices.
Hill showed them an official price list. After reviewing with the price list, he stated his offer, "Every ounce would be 774 dollars. You guys have a total of 164 ounces of rose oil. Thus, the total value would be 126,936 dollars. Any problems?
Hans glanced at Li Du. He nodded and told him, "You make the call."
Hans was still quite unsatisfied with the offer. He said, "We’ve only heard the prices from your company. Buddy, I just checked. Premium rose essential oil is worth more than just 1,500 dollars per ounces.
The market price of rose essential oil had been fluctuating a lot lately.
Li Du thought that this stuff seemed more expensive than liquid gold. One thousand five hundred dollars for an ounce, what kind of powerful effects did it have to have been branded such a price.
Many things were unimaginable to ordinary people. Expensive rose essential oil was never targeted at ordinary people, so it didn’t appear on the counters of normal commercial malls.
As for the Hollywood stars and financial big-shots who needed stress relieving, such prices were not an issue to them.
Hill explained, "I understand what you’ve just said, but the info you’ve found is the final price of the rose oil, not the price that we would buy it at."
"I understand," Hans said, "but this gap is simply too wide. These essential oils don’t need any more refining and can be used immediately."
Hill shook his head and smiled. "You’re thinking about things too simply, my friend. We’re second-tier suppliers, so the prices of these oils will still have to be decided by the big brands. Our words don’t count."
Hearing that, Li Du stepped in. "They only decide on the quantity, because they’ve even handed the production lines to you guys. Apparently they’re very trusting of your company."
Hill was taken aback by those words. "What do you mean?" he exclaimed.
Li Du smiled. "Raise the price a little, buddy. Let us both have something to gain from this."
Hill creased his brows. "What do you know about this?" he asked.
"I don’t know anything. I’m just saying, that the best result for a deal is when both parties win, right?"
Hill tapped on the table with his finger. "An increase in 30 dollars for every ounce. That’s the most I can go."
"Make it 31 dollars," Li Du said.
Hill pondered his words for a while. He then stretched out his hand and said, "Alright, we have a deal."
Hans and Li Du glanced at each other. Both of them chuckled and respectfully shook hands with Hills.
"Pleasant doing business with you," Hans said.
"Thank you for your willingness to negotiate," Li Du said.
One hundred sixty-four ounces of rose essential oil was sold for 132,020 dollars. With almost a negligible initial investment, this deal was extremely worth it.
The contract was signed, the goods and payment exchanged, and they parted ways. Li Du and Hans left LA with over a hundred thousand dollars.
On the return trip, Hans spoke as he sipped on some fruit juice, "When did money become so easy to earn?"
"Since you started believing in God, I guess," Li Du said.
Hans acted as if he were really a faithful believer and drew a cross over his chest. "Oh God bless. Bless me with more opportunities to strike it rich. Hallelujah!"
Each time they had a big turnout, Li Du would give Big Quinn and Godzilla bonuses. At the end of this trip, he gave them a thousand dollars each.
After the two left, Hans said, "That’s not a good way to lead the team. You’re too generous, buddy."
Li Du glanced sideways at him and said, "Who am I most generous to?"
Hans fondled with the bayonet at his waist and said weakly, "You’re also too generous to me."
"Godzilla and Big Quinn are our best helpers in this business. They’re not just simple movers for us, you understand this?" Li Du asked.
Hans nodded. The two had reduced the troubles for them with their presence.
Big Quinn’s looks and Godzilla’s past, however, would also attract trouble to them.
Li Du continued, "I’m using this strategy of motivating the subordinates with high pay. They don’t owe us anything. They don’t have to work for us. The motivation for them to stay loyal is a high salary."
Once the two had become accustomed to the high salary, there would be no doubting their loyalty any more.
To Li Du, this money was just a small amount, and if he could capture the loyalty from those men with just a small amount of money, it was a worthy investment.
Besides money, they also brought back a whole truck of old goods from LA.
The sky was already dark. They returned back to their respective homes after alighting. The next, they met up at the cabin and started organizing the goods.
Most of the things were bottles and canisters that had been used for extracting the essential oil. Big Quinn carefully moved them out, and Godzilla sprayed them with water.
Hans squatted at the side and examined the containers, saying, "Li, how about we change our profession and start making some essential oil? I feel like we’d make even more money by purifying rose essential oil than by attending storage auctions."
"Don’t be foolish, buddy." Li Du rolled his eyes. "Didn’t you hear what Hill said? The essential oil we found was made with over twenty tons of rose petals. How much effort do you think we’d have to spend just collecting those petals?"
"You’re right," Hans sighed, "money is really difficult to earn."
Big Quinn glanced at him and said, "Big Fox, are you happier after saying this hypocritical stuff?"
"Honest men don’t say cheap words," Godzilla said.
With the old goods placed outside, some old goods treasure hunters rushed over to see if there was anything worth grabbing.
The item that drew the most attention was the fire extinguisher, which was a combination of an engine and a high-pressure water jet. This had been stripped straight from a firetruck. All it needed was a water source to be used.
The fire extinguisher was functional. They had tested it before any treasure hunters showed up.
People were constantly asking what they could trade for this fire extinguisher, but Hans just shook his head to reject them. Li Du went over to ask him why.
"None of them have anything valuable to exchange for it," Hans exclaimed. "We’ll take it to the old goods auction. This fire extinguisher is popular and could sell for thousands of dollars!"
Besides the fire extinguisher, there were also other useful things like furniture, functional appliances, glass apparatuses, and an alcohol burner.
One treasure hunter spotted the alcohol burner and said, "I like this. I have a truck tire, wanna trade?"
The Iron Knight had a spare tire, and they didn’t drive it that frequently. There was no need to change the tire. Thus, Li Du felt that he had no use for it and declined the offer.
That was when Goatee Garter slipped onto the site. He was also interested in the alcohol burner and said, "Hey, buddy, your offer is lame. A tire? Ha! You haven’t learned enough about this trade yet."
Seeing this guy again, Li Du couldn’t help but laugh. No wonder everyone hated him. Everything he said was meaninglessly rude.


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?! 

essential book list

Book list

Pet King

Emperor of Apocalypse

Auntie toasts the VRMMORPG

Calliope

The System of a Vampire

Lord Titanheart

Dating the Male Lead

The Acceptance

Treasure Hunt Tycoon

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