Aria Di Angelo is a famous solo J-pop (Japanese pop) idol named Lemi, but somehow the world’s famous K-pop entertainment wants to scout her. She actually has amnesia and goes to therapy. Wanting to have more fame, more money, and to work for a worldwide famous K-pop agency, Aria becomes a K-pop idol. She soon meets many friends but falls in love with a handsome man. Who is that? She gets depressed and attempts suicide! Why? 
Wonder why she joins Bighit Entertainment? Read this book to find out more.

"Are you finished? Chen Fan shook his arm and said angrily, "I said that I have thrown the stone away!"
"Sir, you have a saying here that 'A straightforward person does not resort to insinuations'. We're all adults, and there's nothing wrong with our IQs. Why do you tell such a lame lie?"
The little girl with long hair loosened her arm and said, "You can call me Nakagawa Emi. I earnestly request you to sell me the ghost moon incense, and we, the Nakagawa, will certainly pay you a grand reward."
The Nakagawa family had a fascinating background. Since A.D. 1603, when the imposed great commission in Edo Shogunate first began, the first generation of householder, minister Nakagawa Gentai, was the Minister of the government. During his tenure, the Nakagawa family turned to commercial development, and continued to do so for more than 200 years.
In 1996, the Nakagawa corporation was ranked second among the top 500 in the world. After the year 2001, Nakagawa's independent accounting of its important industrial institutions made them fall rapidly from their five top ranking position, and within a few years, they'd dropped out of the five hundred top completely.
In 1983, it set up its first office in Beijing, and now, it has 12 offices in China, and more than 97 joint ventures and sole proprietorships. Its business scope included the domestic trade of steel, textile, machinery, chemicals, energy, electronics and information, as well as grain, oil and food, non-ferrous metals, light industrial building materials, and much more. Arguably, the Nakagawa family's economic strength in Japan was second only to that of the world's largest business community.
As a member of the immediate family, Nakagawa was assigned to take charge of Tianhai city and the industrial supervision of three nearby cities. Today, she was going to represent the elderly in her house, to go to the tea shop that had a tradition dating back hundreds of years, in order to meet an elderly person, who had mistook an elderly member in her household as being Chinese, and saved him, during the sino-japanese war. En route to this mission, they had unexpectedly met Chen Fan.
"The Nakagawa family?" Chen Fan crumpled his mouth, I'm the young master of Chen's family, had she read too many novels?
"Nakagawa Emi, do you know what is the brand of my car?" Chen Fan, like a nouveau riche, patted his Maybach, Berlin.
"Maybach, Berlin!" Nakagawa Emi said, as though she was talking about a Chery QQ, with no change in expression.
She did not show surprise and admiration as expected, which made Chen Fan frustrated.
Now, he said in an unkind voice, "You know, so do you think I'm going to sell something I don't want to sell for five million dollars?"
"What line of business does your family do?" Nakagawa Emi drew a gold-plated business card from her hunting suit. "I think we can establish a business partnership and provide a very convenient business channel for you, sir."
Chen Fan thought her family was just a rich family in Japan, while Nakagawa thought Chen Fan was just a rich man's son.
"My household handles a tomb robber profession!" Chen Fan took the card at random and looked at it, then held it in his hand. "Once again, I won't sell it."
"せせいんしてさい!" Nakagawa Emi said half, and realized that the other party did not understand, so she then said in Chinese, "Sir, ghost moon incense is very important to our family, so I would like to ask you to consider again."
"Are you deaf or what?"
Nakagawa's face, which was originally cheerful, suddenly became cold. Then she said, "I want you to think seriously!"
She was just beginning to show a very talkative, cheerful appearance. But, that didn't mean she was really good-natured. In fact, some people from large families more or less hated rejection. This was a problem that had been cultivated over the years by the sense of superiority in the family, and thus, had been deeply rooted in their blood.
"I have thought carefully!" Chen Fan raised his eyebrows, then shook the card with his finger tips.
"Phew!" With sound made in his mouth, he darted the card out of the way, hitting it squarely on the light box.
"とういんしてさいどうもりてざいす!" To Chen Fan's surprise, Nakagawa Emi did not erupt physically, but instead did so verbally.
What was she talking about? Chen Fan scowled, as it was impossible to sell her the ghost moon incense, for she was Japanese! So, Chen Fan did not bother to play with her, and after flinging off the business card, he turned away.
"You will pay for your actions!" After saying that, Nakagawa Emi also turned away.
"Wait!" Chen Fan suddenly pressed down the window and cried out to her with a smile, "I am a very lustful person. If you can satisfy my desire and sleep with me for a night, I think I will give you the ghost moon incense."
Before he was just wanting to leave after teasing the Japanese girl, but the expression on her face did not change, as said astonishing words, "If you hand out the ghost moon incense first, I will immediately grant your wish."
The voice was still crisp and sweet, but Chen Fan felt creepy hearing it.
"You, crazy woman..." Chen Fan gave her a thumbs up, then fled away with his car.
"ごんうどもがなりあさめごといますうざい." Nakagawa Emi did not listen to Chen Fan's provocation, but took out her phone and informed the family's elders of the scene that just played out.
............
Half an hour later, in the seaside dock...
Chen Fan, with a sore face, cleaned up the Taisui, readying himself to move them into the cave. Though he could not predict people's actions, just by looking at their faces, the little girl did not look like a simple person, either in her tone of voice or manner. So, it was necessary for him to shift his Taisui to a safer place, just in case.
"God knows I am this lucky, as just by a few fragrances on my hands, I attracted a Japanese?" Chen Fan complained bitterly, as he packed his things into the capsule.
This time he reared the Taisui in the third layer sealed space, and stuck the rosin with plastic film cloth on the wall firmly, making sure the aroma inside did not leak out, and thus preventing any coveting from the crocodile dragons and the snake.
The next day, Chen Fan went to the market to specially buy latex and glass, to paste on the broken wall, making a simple structure for sealing the door. As soon as he got back onto the dock, his cell phone rang in his pocket.
"Well, what is it?" The phone call was from Wang Bing. Chen Fan sat on the chair leisurely and carefreely answered.
"Where are you, Sir? I called you so many times, but nobody answered."
"Say it directly!"
"Let's meet and talk. It's important." Wang Bing's tone was seldom so serious.
"Then go to my house and find me. I'll be right there!"
When Chen Fan arrived home in a huff, Wang Bing was standing at the door, kicking the branches with his toes. Both of them walk into the house, the tone of Wang Bing was somewhat solemn. "Boss, when I picked up Yunmeng to go to school today, I detected two suspicious people strolling around."
"Here?" Chen Fan felt very strange, as he did not do anything evil outside, so why was someone spying on him?
"Yes, they were about 1.8 cm tall, thin, and wearing big black sunglasses. When I arrived, they were pretending to pass by the door." Wang Bing sat on the sofa, as he handed the picture taken with the cell phone to him. "I saw them as being suspicious, then I sent Yunmeng to school, and came back to observe a moment, only to find that they were indeed spying. Boss, have you offended anyone recently?"
"My character is higher than Jesus, so how can I offend? If I was to offend a person, it would have been two days ago, a Japanese girl." Chen Fan described the scene, while looking at the photos on the phone.
"If the person was her, then she wanted to get the ghost moon incense, and…" Wang Bing said, and then his expression changed. "Boss, isn't that a broken stone? Give her that, and you could even sleep with her."
"What do you know?" Chen Fan slapped his hand on the coffee table. "How can we be threatened by a little Japanese girl? Even if one of us did sleep with her, you can't give her anything. Forget it. You'll be living downstairs in the living room from now on." Chen Fan waved his hand. "It was because of some reason, I couldn't give it to her."
"Ok!" Wang Bing agreed immediately, as she was only a Japanese little girl, how many storms and waves could she raise in Zhongyun city?
"Nakagawa Emi, I'll see what you could do!" Chen Fan's eyes were wide and fierce. It was not surprising she could find his place.
The Maybach was the best clue, as other people couldn't afford to buy such luxury cars. And it's not like the Maybach 62S zeppelin, where people who didn't know about cars would not recognize it.
"Do you want me to teach them a lesson, when they come again?"
"Well, when you find another one, get one in and torture him."
The two men talked casually, waiting until 9.30 p.m. to pick up Yunmeng from school.
............
The two buildings were located in the most prosperous commercial street of Zhongyun city, on the 36th floor of Jinding building. The building, which had only 36 floors, was a strange and mysterious place for the employees who worked there, as the decoration and design style of that floor was all created by the famous "Nakano studio" in Japan.
There were even rumors that, inside, there is an artificial hot spring covering more than 40 square meters, piled with pebbles around it, all of which was transported from Japan. Other than full-time Japanese waiters, the staff here were not allowed to take the 36 floors at any time. Of course, they didn't have a chance to get close, because there were two bodyguards guarding the 36-story elevator all year-round.
In a building steeped in classical style and decorated entirely with bamboo and brocade satin, Nakagawa, dressed in upper white and lower black samurai costumes, knelt on the tatami. The meaning behind such attire is very symbolic, as a samurai wearing white represents justice, black represents wisdom, and the belt around the waist represents propriety.
Of course, it's all created by the little Japanese girl...


Because of an accident, Chen Fan obtained the power to possess an electric eel!
Of course, being an ambitious guy, Chen Fan just HAD to explore his Electric Eel Avatar thoroughly!
Captains, are the Somali pirates still giving you a headache? Come and hire me online, and I will guarantee that your ship will be even safer than protected by an American aircraft carrier!

In the not so distant future when science completely replaced religious beliefs, humanity had begun a war to prevent the extinction of the human race.
Dragons had begun invading the earth with an organized military force.
Modern weapons of this era were strong enough to destroy an entire country on earth, but these dragons had crossed over from a different dimension and the usual military armaments were not strong enough to destroy them.
The humans required supernatural psychic abilities to kill dragons. Another dimension and Earth had combined into one. Amongst the humans there were those who manifested new psychic powers, who were called "acquired psykers".

Only these psykers had the ability to kill the dragons.
After three years, the First War of Aggression was won by humanity. However, a famous psyker who had the ability to look into the future forewarned that in fifteen years there would be a second wave.
"The enemies we have fought are but mere advanced guards. Humanity must prepare for the enemy's main forces in order to once again fight for the survival of humankind."
After the invasion of the dragon race, there were children who were "inborn psykers." Since birth, they had been influenced by the energies of this new world. These inborn psykers had superior potential compared to the acquired psykers.

Cross-nationally, humanity gathered all the children who were judged to be psykers and established an institution to cultivate and train them. It was mandatory that all children with psychic abilities register at these institutions. Trying to claim an infringement of basic human rights was meaningless in front of the possibility that humanity could go extinct.
These psyker children were the last hope of humanity.
After the first war of aggression, 12 years had passed. At the North-east Asian Alliance, an orphaned boy from the Republic of Korea had been judged as a psyker.
He was caught stealing food for the younger orphans by the police, but the psyker sensor had resonated.

This young boy was a psyker and was then registered to the training institution "Ark."
His name was 'Han Lee'.
His power level was judged to be D rank, but the human race was desperate for even these mere psykers.
Chapter 1. Psyker Training Institution, Ark
"These are your new clothes, toothbrush, and daily necessities."
Han Lee received a formal uniform and several small items. He had never worn such clean clothes before. There were no holes and the size was perfect.
"I want to go home." Han spoke, causing the man in the suit to laugh.
"There are places much nicer than that abandoned building."
They had already collected all the information they needed about Han Lee. Han had been orphaned due to the war. He was the leader of a small group of orphans that numbered a little over ten. They lived day-by-day panhandling and begging. The orphans were supposed to be protected by the government, but after so much war nobody could support vagrants and orphans.
"My younger siblings are all waiting for me."
"You will be able to eat all the food you want at Ark. Although you will be undergoing harsh training, this country will provide everything to make your life as comfortable as possible."
"Sure, I'll be full, but that doesn't mean my younger siblings will be able to eat to their heart's content with me."

Han glared at the man causing him to flinch. The agent was shocked to see such aggressive emotions from a ten year old.
'How could he have such a strong sense of responsibility at such a young age?'
The man in the suit scratched his head. Han didn't move like he did before. It was possible to forcefully transfer the kid, but training was something that couldn't be forced upon anyone. Right now he had to coax the boy somehow, someway.
"If you attend Ark, we will distribute food provisions for all of your siblings."
"Please periodically send me photos as proof. I must be able to see with my own eyes that they are doing well."
Han was a smart child. He was the leader of the orphans; thus, he had already learned how to do business with adults.
"That's fine."
The man in the suit couldn't gain the upper hand. Han Lee was not like a child at all; the boy only made logical and reasonable comments.
'If he wasn't born in this era, he would have grown up to be an important figure. Though, a psyker is already a huge accomplishment.'
Psykers were the only existence in this world that had the power to kill dragons.
Humanity depended on the cultivation of the psyker armies. Each country was going crazy and doing their best to increase their possession of psykers by sending them to the international training institution, Ark.

An astronomical amount of funds were required for a single person to be trained at the Ark. Even so, countries all around the world invested as much money and resources as they could into these schools. They went above and beyond, going through every household in order to increase the psyker count of their military force.
After the war against the dragons ends, the psyker count would only add many benefits to the military.
In an all out war, one psyker would be the equivalent to the fighting power of a mid-sized squadron.
Depending on the situation, psykers could be used with similar technical strategies to nuclear weapons. There are many variations of powers amongst individual psykers, so they could possibly be a deadlier force than nuclear weapons.
At the moment, humanity shared a common enemy. But once that war ended, it would become a war of psykers.
Each country was doing their best to secure a safe amount of psykers for themselves.
"Hey, what are you struggling against such a brat for? I heard his potential power amounts to a mere D rank. He probably won't even be able to complete basic training and end up back home crying…"
The man's superior spoke. The superior seemed to be a soldier. Han didn't react to these words at all. Han looked on simply listening.
"Ah, Major Kang."
The man in the suit saluted and stepped back. Major Kang stared at Han Lee.
"I am responsible for taking you to Ark. Do you know where Ark is located?"
"I heard it's a psyker training institution."
"How insolent. It's not your usual psyker institution. This is an institution dedicated to training humanity's heros. Only the top geniuses are sent to this school. The fate of a homeless brat like you is only failure. The quantity of psykers is not important, it's the quality. Do you understand?"
"Rather than eating corn or potatoes three times, it's better to eat a nice plate of meat once. Right?"
Major Kang chuckled.
"It seems you're not so stupid after all. As promised, we will take care of your younger siblings. We shall provide them a place to sleep and more than enough food."
"Education as well. Please help my younger siblings to go to school."
Han was not shy to add more conditions.
"Sure, sure, but remember this well. If you drop out of Ark because you couldn't handle their training or you fail, then that will be the end of our sponsorship. All your younger siblings will return to the streets."
"If I receive good grades, will they be able to obtain better treatment?"

"Of course. Psykers are humanity's treasures and a country's assets."
"Then please let my younger siblings grow up in the best community."
"Why should we have to do so?"
Major Kang opened his eyes wide and stared towards Han Lee.
"Because I will become the top student of Ark."
On an artificial island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.
The leading members of the government and military authorities met secretly and periodically to change the coordinates of this artificial island. At this place, humanity's last remaining weapon, psykers were being trained.
<ARK> They were the symbol of hope, but at the same time, this place was a place where power struggles between countries continued.
Vrrrooong.
Han Lee woke up due to the engine. The view outside had changed. All he had seen was endless ocean, but now he could see many gray buildings below.
As he was told, this was an artificially made island.
This island was <Ark> itself.
"Wake up you brats."
Major Kang shouted. The children woke up while rubbing their eyes.
The first wave of aggression had decreased the world population so the alliance gathered to work together, but even then, they could only manage to find twenty-one psykers. Additionally, amongst this batch, about half were estimated to drop out because they would not be able to withstand the harsh training.
'Damn it, the number of psyker children decreases every year.'
Major Kang chuckled bitterly. The psykers who were of appropriate age had mostly already attended Ark Institution at least once. These children should be of the last few batches of psykers that could be found any time soon. Genius and strong psyker children were generally admitted and discovered at the ages of five or six. In some extreme cases, new-born babies had even been taken away right then and there.

'It's too bad, but we got to do with what we can. Nobody expects great things from any of these newly admitted children anyway.'
Major Kang gazed toward the children.
The predicted wave of aggression would occur in three years. It would take time to help the children grow and train. This last batch of children should be near the last few that would be able to go out and contribute to the war.
The following years, even if there was great potential in the young children brought in, there wouldn't be enough time to train them.
'A prospective kid…'
Major Kang suddenly looked toward Han Lee. The kid was daring.
'But the boy was a mere D rank. It was no different than being at the lowest rank. Would he be able to grow at all?'
The person in charge at Ark was waiting for Major Kang to re-verify everything. As soon as Major Kang completed the transfer process, he once again stepped onto the plane.
A handful of the children burst out in tears seeing an island surrounded by nothing but ocean. They were so far away from their homeland.
"All I need to do is work hard, then my younger siblings can live happily for the rest of their lives."
Han mumbled to himself and suppressed the rising feeling of loneliness in his heart.
To him, dragon invasions and wars all seemed so unrealistic. He would be happy as long as his younger siblings could eat to their heart's content.
They were orphans that had no direct blood relation to him, but they had survived all this time depending on one another like a real family.
All orphaned children joined gangs or syndicates in order to survive. Han was no different than the leader or oldest brother of the group of homeless orphans.
'I'm the oldest brother. I can't cry. I must become stronger.'
Han repeated this over and over while walking forward.
The officials of Ark carefully observed each child one by one like they were studying a specimen, checking over the documented files word by word.
Most children here were oblivious. However, Han calmly observed the adults of this place.
"Come in, rookies. It's time for a complete medical examination."
A researcher clad in a completely white gown spoke. Before the official admittance, they would examine each child's health and psychic abilities and grade them by rank.
Each child came in with this information from their home country, but a majority of these documents had errors and exaggerations. They did everything they could to get their own country's psyker count to increase.
"People are so hopeless that they are sending over Rank Ds now."
"It doesn't matter because anyone's rank can rise through training. According to the rules, all you need are psychic abilities."
Official psyker soldiers were required to be at minimum a B rank. Also, it was limited to only B rank psykers who could display their abilities.
But, one had to be at least an A rank to be able to effectively use their powers during battle.
There had been only one person who had been recognized as an official psyker soldier below B-rank, and it was because he had shown exceptional skill. If one were not recognized as an official psyker soldier, one could not receive special supplies.
"It's extremely rare for a D rank to become recognized."
"It's just rare, that's all."
Han knew that the researchers were talking about him. Han did not add any of his own comments and just quietly complied with the medical examinations that were provided.
'I will not fail. I will endure.'
One by one, the children finished their medical examinations. The examiners lead them to their residence.
The fidgety children, nervous because they didn't know anyone around them, were grouped by their affiliation and ethnicity. The world had banded together to fight against humanity's enemy, but still, even when the enemy had appeared, the ethnicity and nationalities that was rooted deep within their bones remained as walls.
"That guy's black, but he's Japanese. How funny."
The children recruited by the Northeast Asian Alliance consisted of mongoloids. Amongst all of them, there was one black individual.
Mixed-race marriages were common, but at this moment he did not seem to belong anywhere.
"It's not funny."
Han stood up and walked to the alienated boy.
"My name is Han Lee. What's yours?"
"Kuro."
"That means black, right? Is that all to your name?"
"That's what everyone calls me."
Kuro was black, but Japanese. He was also an orphaned child due to the war so the two were able to converse very easily.
The children born after the formation of the Northeast Asian Alliance were fluent in both Korean and Japanese. As for China's language system, many found it difficult and too different, so in the end, Chinese was avoided by many individuals.
"Is Lee your family name and Han your first name?"
"It could be that my first name is [Han Lee], who knows? When I was left in the orphanage, I had a scrap of paper scribbled with this name."
The orphanage Han grew up in had continued to collect debt after debt until they had to file for bankruptcy. Following that day, Han lead a few other orphans and started their life out in the streets.
"Look at the yellow monkey and black boy together."
The children of the European Alliance snickered.
They had spoken in English, but most of the children were able to understand them. Everyone was taught basic conversational English since birth.
"What's it to you?"
A Chinese child stood up and shouted.
He wasn't pleased to see Han and Kuro grouped, hanging out together, but he couldn't stand being looked down upon by the white kids, either.
"I'm different from you failures. I wasn't brought here out of the blue, I've been training to be a psyker since birth."
The racist white child flicked his finger. A shoe zoomed across the air and zipped through the air towards the Chinese child's face.
"Ack!"
The Chinese child was shocked not from the pain, but from the way the other could naturally control his powers. This was proof that the white child had been formally training his powers for a long time now.
"I'm Simon Dell. Remember my name. Kuku."
Even Han was surprised to see psychic powers in action.
Telekinesis was the most basic psyker power. There was currently only a few number of children who had command over their telekinesis powers.
"AA-Aaah!"
The Chinese boy ran at Simon, causing the latter to become flustered.
The boy's telekinesis powers were not strong enough to be useful in actual battle so they started battling it out with their fists.
"Stand at attention. Get down you brats."
The children who were slow got thoroughly beaten. The specially made stick was unable to break bones but was substantial enough to make a nice bruise.
Bam! Bam!
The drill instructors instantly suppressed the two and stood between them.
"Fighting already? Hopeless little brats. Simon Dell? You're so confident with a skill that might be a little bit useful at your grandfather's birthday? If that's all you're capable of, then you're nothing but a huge embarrassment."
The sergeant singled Simon out and punished him once again with more force. Simon's eyes glistened with tears. The children realized at this moment.
'Our enemy isn't the ones next to us, but that person. The drill sergeant!'
The sergeant continued to curse the children while lashing out beatings.
Ironically, the air became less stifled. The children were able to come together after finding a common enemy in the sergeant. Everyone became livid as they talked behind the sergeant's back with one another.
"As expected, children are so simple."
The instructors monitoring them laughed.
A different sergeant spotted a particular Korean child. It was Han Lee.
"That brat is a little different. He is very calm. He doesn't spout nonsense and doesn't join in on the bad-mouthing either."
"I doubt it. At that age children don't have much insight in life."
Han already understood the situation. The drill instructors were monitoring them and looking for the right time to come into the room. They had been waiting for the exact time when the children would fight amongst one another to create an event in which they would be able to unite as one.
After analyzing the situation, Han joined in on bad-mouthing the sergeants with the others. Han planned to completely understand the situation and get by without standing out too much. He was still too unfamiliar with this place to act rashly.
***
Han and the other children were given three weeks to get familiar with the Ark. After three weeks, they would be incorporated in with the first years.

That night, Chu Xian drove over to Hai Qing Standard to pick up Xiao Ying, and ordered take out to relax back at the apartment.
"Xiao Xian. I'll be going to Shang Jing University for a month in two days." Xiao Ying said, putting down her bowl.
"Oh. Will you get hired officially at the school when you finish your internship?" Chu Xian asked.
"En. I'll have a one month break after the internship, and then after the summer I'll officially be an assistant professor!"
"Hehe. Then in the future, my Xiao Ying will be a teacher." Chu Xian said excitedly; teachers were among the special group of flight attendants and nurses that had a special connotation and charm!
"What are you even thinking about." Xiao Ying muttered, rolling her eyes before pushing a pair of chopsticks at him. "Eat your food!"
"Alright, alright. Xiao Ying, try this. It'll definitely be the most delicious thing you've ever eaten!" Chu Xian said, feeding her some of the tomato flavored dried fish.
"Dried fish? Did your parents make it?" Xiao Ying said with a happy expression, opening her mouth and taking a bite.
"My uncle made it, but I got the fish." Chu Xian smiled, watching her expression.
"Wow!" Just as he expected, Xiao Ying's eyes widened as she chewed. "Delicious! Incredible!"
"Of course! This is just one of the flavors. There are three more!" Chu Xian smiled. "I can make this dried fish now too. If you like it, I can make it for you every day. We can also experiment with some other seafood!"
"Really? How lucky!" Xiao Ying replied happily, kissing Chu Xian on the cheek.
Chu Xian laughed, and looking at her red cheeks and beautiful mouth, thought back to Pupu's and Tang Qiumeng's expressions during lunch and couldn't resist grabbing Xiao Ying by the waist and kissing her.
"Mmmph. What are you doing! Eat first!" Xiao Ying said, pushing him back.
"We can eat later. Right now this student wants to ask his teacher for some guidance!"
"Mmm. Not here, go to the bedroom!"
"Heihei, fine. Oi, teacher, why are you holding a dried fish!"
"Eat!"
"No, no. Don't eat the spicy one, take the numb and spicy one! That one makes your mouth dance!"
"En? What?"
"Just trust me! Don't eat the spicy one!"
"Peng!" The bedroom door slammed shut, and a lesson about breeding and anatomy began.
"It's all your fault!" Xiao Ying said, rolling her eyes at the cold food. Chu Xian chuckled evilly, and started warming up the food.
"Babe. I need to go to Jinghai for a trip. Is it alright if I stay a couple of days there?" Chu Xian asked, putting the warmed food back on the table.
"Oh? Why are you going?"
"I'm attending an ornamental fish competition. It's three days long, and during that time your husband is going to make lots of money. Haha, whatever you want, I'll buy for you!" Chu Xian said, sitting down next to her and feeding her another piece of dried fish.
"En. It's okay, I don't really need anything." Xiao Ying replied. She didn't really want many luxuries, and already felt like she had enough things.
Chu Xian shook his head. "When you are free get a license and buy a car. You can just live here after you start working. It'll be more convenient!"
"En, okay!" Xiao Ying agreed, looking at Chu Xian affectionately.
The next morning, Chu Xian dropped Xiao Ying off before going to the store. Feng Pupu had already opened the doors, and after Chu Xian spent some time looking up some information and then drove over to the fish market.
At the market, Chu Xian didn't rush to buy the goldfish but spent some time walking around the ornamental fish area.
Koi Fish, Angel Fish, Guppies, Arowanas and other big ornamental fish filled the stores as Chu Xian patiently went through each shop.
Chu Xian wanted to take part of the market for big ornamental fish, and needed to create a brand. One of these ornamental fish would be his staple in the future, and this choice would impact his future sales and development.
"Koi Fish is a pretty good choice. They are famous, and the market is large. The Japanese Koi Fish are world-renowned, and if I choose Koi, I'll have to compete with the Japanese fish farm giants, but I can still do it!"
"Parrotfish is also good, and they rank #1 on some websites. They're colorful and beautiful, but can't compete at all in price with the Koi!"
"The Flowerhorn Cichlid has a good price, and was super popular in the Asia-Pacific area. Collectors in Singapore, Japan, and Taiwan all rushed to buy them, and the best Flowerhorn can go for hundreds of thousands of RMB or even a couple million!"
After looking through all the different kinds of fish, Chu Xian stopped at a store and finally decided on the ornamental fish there.
The Scleropages Formosus: also known as the Asian Arowana or Golden Arowana, belonged to an ancient family of freshwater fish, and originated in rivers and lakes of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Sumatra.
An Arowana's body is long and flat, and its body is covered by big and neat shiny scales. Its mouth is big, with two small feelers jutting out forward under its bottom lip. It swam with tranquility and serenity, and has been compared with the majestic dragons, and is often called the "dragon fish." It preserves from antiquity an older age, and is a top-tier, expensive ornamental fish.
Arowanas can be further divided into Golden, Red, and Green Arowanas, Australian, Silver, Black, and Yellow Tailed, and also Elephant Fish, Snow Dragon, and Pirarucu. These categories can also be further divided into more specific varieties.
The dragon is the spirit animal of China, and the Arowana symbolized happiness, longevity, prosperity, and security.
In modern times, many people had Arowanas in their living rooms and offices, with hopes that the fish could bring good luck to them and their families, keeping their families happy and rich.
In the aquarium world of China there was a saying that anywhere with Chinese people would have Arowanas, and in recent years the fish had also become increasingly popular in the rest of Asia and in parts of Europe.
The price of an Arowana varied, and some were worth a couple hundred RMB, and some were worth millions. The most expensive Arowana was bought for 5 million RMB, and every year there were at least a few Arowanas that broke the million mark. Even more than Koi, in the Chinese eye the Arowana was the best ornamental fish.


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When he returned to the wolf's nest stronghold, Hu Yifei found that his post had sunk, and there was only one reply and an advertisement to introduce himself to what hacker training class he was going to attend. 
"his grandfather's! Isn't it said that this is the era of national hackers? How come to me, the hackers are all dead! " Hu Yifei had a look of hatred on his face, so he had to do it again and push up his post. 
After a while, the computer rang out, "Please check your new message!" 
Hu Yifei was in high spirits. He thought that his post might have been seen by the master, so he quickly clicked on the short message box of the forum. As a result, he was disappointed. It was a message from the guy who gave himself the problem of data recovery. ID is called "I am a scholar". 
"the second in charge! How's it going? have you solved the problem yet? My thousand dollars are all ready. " 
The "second in charge" is naturally Hu Yifei's ID on the forum, which made him very embarrassed. He blew the cowhide loudly in the forum before, but now he can't tell each other that he has damaged his hard drive. After thinking about it, Hu Yifei replied: "there has been some progress, but it will take a little time. I'll let you keep the thousand yuan for a few more days!" 
I am a scholar. I only sent two words this time: "heh heh!" 
Hu Yifei understood that the other party did not believe that he could solve the problem. Forget it, whether he believed it or not. When he had solved the problem, he would come and collect the thousand yuan. It will be up to you to say what else you want to say.
 Hu Yifei did not reply to the message and sat there pondering his study plan. It seems that it is not a good idea to wait on the forum. It is best to find an expert in reality to consult. 
Thinking of this, Hu Yifei is ready to go out and take a look around. In the small ladder classroom of the school, there will be all kinds of lectures every day, such as "the present and future of the animation industry", "well-known flash customers talk about the production and creativity of Flash", "the future of e-commerce is bright", and so on. 
It is said that the report meeting, in fact, is held by some off-campus training institutions, the purpose is to make you dizzy, and then pay money to attend their training courses. This kind of meeting will not have any gold content, but in order to bluff the people who come to listen to the lecture, these training institutions will usually find a few famous so-called experts in the industry to sit down, or even take the stage in person. 
Hu Yifei just wanted to see if there were any celebrities in the IT world who came to cheat recently, so that he could take the opportunity to bring up his own problems. With so many people coming to listen to the lecture, I think those experts would not talk nonsense. 
Just as the web page was about to be closed, the short message came again. Hu Yifei took a look at it and sent it from "I am a scholar". "dude, don't bother. You can't solve that problem. Don't go back and break your hard drive. The loss outweighs the gain." I suggest you go and learn the basics. You can't learn the real skills by fooling around in the forum. " 
Hu Yifei was immediately excited, how did this guy know it would damage the hard drive, and how could he be so sure that he couldn't solve the problem? Hu Yifei climbed into bed and found several books on data recovery at the head of the bed. 
at the back of one of the books, he remembered a special topic that introduced several big problems that could not be solved in the field of data recovery at present. 
Hu Yifei found the topic, and after careful comparison, he almost vomited blood. He was fooled by me as a scholar. The topic he gave himself was exactly the same as that mentioned in this topic. This is a problem that cannot be solved at all. 
"his grandfather's!" Hu Yifei scolded and dropped the book, thinking that this guy was too bad. He was just bragging on the forum. He didn't break the law or cheat, no matter what your intentions were, even if you wanted to educate me for my own good. Then you should come clearly. As for such a bad trick?. 
Hu Yifei remembered that the porn he had treasured for many years, as well as the classic games and pictures of beauties that he had collected, especially the photos he had gone out to play with Liang Xiaole, were all gone because of this stupid question. and it can never be recovered, and he finally owed the debt to Duan Yu, Grandet, and his anger flared up in his heart. 
"I'm a scholar, and I'm not done with you!" Hu Yifei slammed two punches on the bed, jumped out of bed and came to the computer. He decided to give me some color to see if I was a scholar. In the past, he probably had to swallow his anger and admit his bad luck, but now it is different. Hu Yifei has that universal connector in his hand, which gives him a lot of confidence. 
The forum will automatically record the IP address of each ID login, so Hu Yifei clicked on the information that I am a scholar and saw his IP address at this time. Eager for revenge, Hu Yifei did not want to run the artifact directly. After entering this IP address, he clicked the link button. 
The screen soon showed up, and there was nothing left on the blue desktop background, except for a few system default icons. There is nothing wrong with the icons on the desktop. They all look the same as those Hu Yifei usually sees, but the words under the icons are very strange. 
They are not Chinese characters, but look like Japanese. Hu Yifei looked silly and scratched the back of his head with a puzzled face. "what a world!" The devils dare to call themselves scholars! " 
I am a scholar who is still at the Langwo stronghold forum at this time. According to Hu Yifei's experience in using the artifact, after the connection is successful, the picture of the other party visiting the forum should be displayed, but there is no shadow of visiting the forum in the picture now. it's a blue desktop that hasn't changed for a few minutes.
 Hu Yifei clicked on the process manager and did not find any traces of the browser running. He was even more confused. Shit, what the hell!
After thinking about it, Hu Yifei suddenly understood, agent! Must be the agent! 
Those who have some common sense of hackers will not use their real IP to log on to the wolf's nest base camp, which is mixed with fish and dragons, although you usually can't see a master show up for more than half a year, but once there is a wind blowing through the grass, the legendary gods will suddenly flash like summoning beasts, which may be the so-called master demeanor, and they are there all the time, and they are not there all the time. 
It is said that there used to be a rookie on the Langwo base camp who once sprayed indiscriminately on the forum, but accidentally offended the small vest of a master, as a result. The master is very angry, the consequence is very serious, the end is very tragic. 
If Hu Yifei wanted revenge, he had to find the real IP address where I was a scholar, but after sitting there pondering for a long time, he suddenly found that he didn't know it at all. He didn't seem to have been exposed to this knowledge before, and the idea was just resentful. 
"Fuck! Then have a crispy one! " Hu Yifei gritted his teeth and directly shut down the Japanese proxy server in front of him. Even if he didn't know Japanese, he still knew how to order it. Hu Yifei made up his mind, "his grandfather's. As soon as I see you online, I'll disconnect you!" . 
The artifact lost the other party's connection and automatically exited. When Hu Yifei returned to the forum and refreshed it, he found that the ID of "I am a scholar" had disappeared from the forum's online list. I couldn't help feeling relieved.
 After waiting for a while, I didn't see him coming up again. Hu Yifei hummed a little song and turned off his phone and went out. 
"I am a scholar", who was sitting in front of his computer, was startled. He infiltrated for more than a month before he took control of the Japanese server, the website server of a Japanese cyber security company.
 The servers of network security companies naturally have a very high level of security. after hackers take this kind of server, the usual practice is to tamper with the web page, leave their own name, and make a little fame in the circle. 
And I am a scholar but did not do so, he is going to make this server into his own "broiler", he thinks this is a kind of Yunnan-style peekaboo irritation, he wants to compete with the experts of this security company, see how long it will take them to find themselves. 
I opened the back door on this server to see if the network manager was not in front of the server. As a scholar, I used this machine to log on to the Wolf Wo base camp. I was flirting with the rookie, but I lost my connection to the server without warning. 
I was a scholar and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He was a veteran. Although he was busy flirting with a rookie, his eyes did not leave the sensitive data on the other side's server for a moment. During this period, no other users logged in and the administrator did not do anything. 
Why was he suddenly disconnected? What made him nervous most was that before he had time to wipe his footprints, all the operations after the successful invasion were recorded in the log of the server, which was the most deadly thing. 
In retrospect, when I was a scholar, I hurriedly went to Ping and found that the server had disappeared from the network at this time, which made him a little relieved that the other party did not take the initiative to cut off the connection, it was probably caused by a power outage or some other failure on the other side's server. 
As a scholar, I waited in front of the computer, and as soon as the other party's server restarted, he was ready to go up and wipe off his footprints as soon as possible. Half an hour later, the IP of the server reappeared on the network, and to my shock, the back door he had opened was gone. 
I opened the company's web page and found that there was only one static page, "this website is suspended because of a server failure!" It is obvious that the other party is now using an alternate server. 
"Fuck!" I was a scholar who grabbed his head depressively. It was the first time since his debut that he had been found so quickly, and for the first time, he was so embarrassed that he had no time to wipe off his own footprints. At the moment, he felt a great sense of frustration. What puzzled him was why the other party's operation did not show up in the data at all. He did not see where the opponent was. 
It's too late to say anything now, but it's a good thing I'm using multiple springboards, and it's also difficult for the other party to track the intruder. I'm a scholar who quickly clears the footprints on the springboard, then cuts off the connection and goes back to my real desktop. 
"I will come again!" I am a scholar who gritted his teeth and looked unconvinced. He has now decided that there is a super master in that Japanese company, and he will challenge it again. He does not believe that there is such a big gap between himself and the super master.

The rookie's ironic hacker road. 
Hu Yifei, who was originally a computer rookie, inadvertently found a second-hand hard disk, and has since embarked on the wretched road of hackers. 
If you want to see how Brother Hu is smart on the network, please click on this article and read it carefully. 
The funniest hacker novel, the cruelest hacker world.

Chapter 1051 – Encirclement Attack

The size of Japan was similar to a medium sized province in China, but it had a really high population density. For that reason, Sanli City was able to build a complete Japanese squadron.

The Fleet Admiral of the Japanese squadron was the famous Kuki Yoshitaka, and its chief generals included famous pirates like Murakami Takeyoshi. Both of them had come into contact during the Warring States Period, and in actual fact, Murakami Takeyoshi lost to Kuki Yoshitaka.

Kuki Yoshitaka was a famous minister under Oda Nobunaga during the Azuchi–Momoyama period, the eighth head of his family. In 1574, he had gained great credit for protecting Oda Nobunaga's forces during the attacks on Ise.

In the second Battle of Kizugawaguchi, Kuki Yoshitaka constructed the iron armored warships, destroying the Mori clan's navy. He was awarded 35 thousand units of land and was given the name of pirate.

Apart from the Japanese navy, Sanli City had a full scale legion corps, which included generals like Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Oda Nobunaga was the marshal whilst the others including some other warring states generals became the Legion Generals.

The three of them were from the same generation, and as such, they had many interactions with one another.

The most legendary character out of all of them was of course Oda Nobunaga.

In terms of military, he used large amounts of firearm techniques. In ruling, he split up the army and agriculture, promoting free trade and had revolutionary policies like making roads and trading routes. He opened up the Japanese's path to the modern day.

In the end, Oda Nobunaga usurped the Muromachi Shogunate that ruled Japan for close to 200 years, causing the warring states period that lasted more than a hundred years to come to an end.

This also helped to form up his fame.

But right before he was able to unify Japan, he was plotted against by his right hand man, Akechi Mitsuhide, and was murdered, signaling the end to his glorious life.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born in a commoner family and rose up when he served Oda Nobunaga. His talents were slowly developed and revealed. After the death of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi won in the internal battles and became the successor.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was sent to Nobunaga's family when he was young, forming a friendship with him. In the end, he became a huge help to him wiping out the Cheonju Alliance.

After the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu led the east army to win the west army and hence took over control, destroying the family power of the Toyotomi family and forming the Tokugawa shogunate.

The Japan in the game still belonged to the Warring States Period. As a result, Sanli City's historical talents were mostly from this era. As they were the only territory left, Sanli City pretty much had all the top historical talents.

The only special one would be the one that moved into the imperial city Edo. He was not really famous during the Warring States Period, but he was an equally legendary figure, Emperor Meiji.

Such a combination truly gave one a headache.
...
Based on the intel that the Great Xia Pacific Squadron had scouted, the 1st division of the Japanese squadron was housed in the nearby ocean regions of Kyushu, the 2nd near Shikoku, and the 3rd and 4th at Honshu.

There should only be the 5th division near Hokkaido.

Since the start of the year, Japan had been preparing for the country war month. Since then, the Japanese squadron had strengthened their lockdown on the nearby ocean regions and made it hard for outsiders to get any specific intel.

Even the Black Snake Guards could only hear about their geography and population. They knew little about their military arrangements. One could see that Sanli City had done a good job at keeping it a secret.

This time, the Japanese squadron was using a smokescreen.

On this attack on Hokkaido, Pacific Squadron Fleet Admiral Shi Lang lined up the five divisions in a swallow formation, and the flagship Streamer was in the middle of the 1st division while the other divisions spread out at the sides of it.

This could help to expand the patrolling vision of the squadron whilst also making it easier for them to adapt to changes.

If the five of them were gathered together, it would be like a bunch of blind man traveling in the ocean. It would be a very dangerous and very stupid act.

This was originally the correct arrangement, but this time, they were going to face challenges.

When the chief general Zhou Tai led the 2nd division near Hokkaido, it was instantly surrounded by the Japanese squadron. The five divisions of the Japanese squadron actually appeared in the region at the same time.

"That's impossible!"

Zhou Tai looked on with his mouth agape.

Just yesterday, the Pacific Squadron had crossed the Korea straits, and when they entered Japan ocean region, the cima boats they sent out to investigate did not find anything wrong with the 1st and 3rd divisions of the Japanese squadron.

How did five divisions appear here in the blink of an eye?

'Hong! Hong! Hong!'

The Japanese squadron naturally would not explain the matter to Zhou Tai. Under the orders of Kuki Yoshitaka, they immediately fired out at Zhou Tai's troops, trying to wipe out the division in one swoop.

Due to the generosity of Free City, Sanli City was able to start cannon development when they started building the Japanese squadron. Be it cannons or handguns, they were not any weaker than Great Xia.

As the handgun making technology came from Free City, it was even better than the one Great Xia possessed.

On the vast ocean surface, the Japanese squadron completed a huge encirclement. 200 main warships were like a fan as they fired out at the Zhou Tai forces trapped in the middle.

The huge cannonballs were like meteors as it rained down on them, either hitting the decks, the masts, hitting the ship, or missing and causing huge splashes on the ocean surface.

The ocean beasts that surfaced to try to breathe were struck by cannonball. A huge hole was blown in their backs as blood and flesh flew everywhere.

Seeing that happen, the nearby ocean beasts all fled from the region to escape.

Zhou Tai's forces were being blown from all directions, instantly suffering heavy casualties.

"Quick, seek help from the flagship!"

With the order given, a signal bullet was immediately shot into the sky. Following which, a mimicry flying device flew into the air, rising up into the safety region before flying off.

After giving the order, Zhou Tai started to adjust the formation into a defensive formation. The Japanese squadron's overall strength was similar to the Pacific Squadron, so one versus five was a fight that Zhou Tai did not have the confidence in.

The safest method would be to hold on till the main force arrives.

"Damn it!"

Facing problems, Zhou Tai, who was a hot tempered person, was furious, and he grit his teeth.

Japanese squadron, Kuki ship.

On the deck, Fleet Admiral Kuki Yoshitaka used the telescope to observe the situation, and his face revealed a satisfied expression as he smiled, "Very good, continue to fire, do not give the enemy a chance to breathe."

"Hai!"

Kuki Yoshitaka noticed the enemy's flying device and knew that the enemy reinforcements would arrive quickly. As a famed general, Kuki Yoshitaka did not fear the Great Xia Squadron.

On the contrary, he was really confident.

With Kuki Yoshitaka's knowledge, the Japanese pirates often raided the southeast ocean region of China, winning many battles. As such, they did not fear Great Xia.

Kuki Yoshitaka's appetite included not only the enemy's vanguard forces. Instead, he wanted to use this as bait to totally destroy the Great Xia Pacific Squadron and take control of the Japanese ocean.

"Let them come!" Kuki Yoshitaka grinned.
...
Using the mimicry flying device, communication conch, and signal bullet, Fleet Admiral Shi Lang received the call for help quickly, and he frowned.

"Send my orders, send out cima boats and mimicry flying devices to investigate the enemy."

Shi Lang did not panic, much less directly sending reinforcements. Striking out under uncertain circumstances was the worry of military people.

As a mature general, Shi Lang naturally would not make such a low level mistake.

Very quickly, the four divisions sent out hundreds of cima boats like a fishing net cast out in the ocean region to get first hand information for the Fleet Admiral to decide.

At the same time, five mimicry flying devices flew into the air.

"Send orders to the two wings, travel forward swiftly in a combat formation." Shi Lang gave orders.

"Yes general!"

Whilst progressing forward, there was a lot of intel. After learning that the entire Japanese Squadron had appeared here, Shi Lang's shock was no less than Zhou Tai's.

"This is problematic!"

Shi Lang's expression was really solemn. Even if he sent the entire squadron, they would have to battle in enemy territory while being on the back foot. To say the truth, Shi Lang did not have confidence of winning this ocean battle.

"I've no choice. I've to use the secret weapon!"

Shi Lang was not willing to go all out against the Japanese Squadron. After all, the ocean battle was just the first stage of the country war. The disembarkment battle was the more important part.

If they lost most of their troops now, this country war would be tough to fight.

Before the war, Ouyang Shuo provided the Pacific Squadron with a secret weapon. Shi Lang did not want to use it so quickly.

During the 5th year of Gaia, whilst Japan prepared eagerly, Ouyang Shuo also made his preparations.

Two months ago, using the chance when they bought magic crystals from Lemuria, Ouyang Shuo spent a million gold to buy four magic powered submarines from Lemuria.

At the start of the country war, three of them were given to the Pacific Squadron and one to the Yashan Squadron.

Under the instructions of Shi Lang, the three submarines proceeded forwards like ghosts, heading toward the battlefield at the front.

The entire process was totally silent.


Earth Online – a virtual MMORPG that takes place in the future year of 2190 – a game that everyone will bet their futures on. Set in a map that is ten times the size of real-world Earth, players battle for supremacy in the first game to feature personal adventure, territory construction, and grand warfare. For every death you experience in the game, your level would drop back to zero. Ouyang Shuo, an above average player, suffered the ultimate betrayal. For merely a piece of equipment, his sworn brother betrayed and backstabbed him. This time, after he reincarnated in the game, Ouyang Shuo swore to exact vengeance.

However, in an unexpected turn of events, Ouyang Shuo found himself back five years before the betrayal – right before the launch of Earth Online. This time, armed with the knowledge from his past life, Ouyang Shuo would venture upon a new path.

How to perfectly complete quests? What historical battle maps would appear? How should one build up their territory? Utilizing the experience from the predecessors of his last life, Ouyang Shuo makes his bid for the top against all odds. Follow his journey as he seeks to lord over the world!

A different kind of tale that blends historical characters and virtual reality gaming, with heavy emphasis on kingdom building and warfare.

When I first stepped into the Archives, I was 32 years old. I never stepped out since. My duty was simple: take care of the place, defend it at the cost of my life,  be loyal to the Council. On paper, it was a promotion. I was now a Vertex, the highest charge in the chain of command. I had everything I ever wanted: power, money, respect. The cost was only my freedom. The person in charge of the Archives cannot leave the location until death or the destruction of the Council itself. Not that I'm complaining. When you work for the Council, the last thing you expect is a promotion. Usually, you end up dead, killed in a dark alley in London, while a demon dismembers your body to put it in his fridge. Or even worse, you become the demon. You are surely asking yourself what I'm talking about, right? Pardon, writing. Anyway, to explain, let's return to the younger me and my promotion for a moment.
"So, that's it?" I asked Hound, who was smoking a cigarette, just after briefing me on what my life will be from there on. Pardon me again, you don't know Hound, do you? Well, me neither at that time. Hound is a code name. Every Vertex, or everyone somehow valuable to the Council, has his/her/its information wiped out from all possible records, which are conserved in the Archives to use them when required by the circumstances (read blackmail, threaten, sell, exchange, assassinate the unlucky guy, or his family and/or friends). My code name is, without effort nor originality, Librarian. I will leave, for convenience, my real name out of this story.
"Yes, that's it. I have to go now. Goodbye, Librarian."
I couldn't believe it, I kept waving and smiling like an idiot at my fellow Vertex, who got in his black car without looking back and left me, alone. I turned around to admire the view. The Archives are situated in a pocket dimension hidden somewhere in Europe. And, like every important building in Europe, it was ancient, wonderfully architected, and afterwards partly destroyed, then "renovated" by the hands of different talented artists. Its size was similar to the British Library, but, if we compared the amount of knowledge stored inside the two, the English institution would crumble on itself for the shame. How is it possible? To quote a famous tv show: it's bigger on the inside!
So big, I still haven't explored it all, and I've been here for hundreds of years. I don't know how much time has passed Outside, the last date I saw was on a document sent in 2018.
That's how things work here. Stuff comes and I, well, archive it. Sounds boring, but it's really exciting and dangerous too… for the first decade. There's a saying in the organisation: "If you're looking for God, Atlantis or Santa Claus, go to the Archives". It's supposed to be a joke but I do have them here. God is in a closet, Atlantis and its inhabitants are trapped in a drawing and Santa Claus is imprisoned in the dungeons. What else do we keep? Hmm... All the books ever written, secret documents, magical artefacts, alien spaceships, portals for who knows where, clones and other strange experiments, a copy 1:1 of Pearl Harbor froze in time during the Japanese attack, Jack London's ghost in a jar and I haven't even started. Name a thing and we have it. That's how I get news from your side. The world is going on without me, and it's maybe my only regret. The time for me it's different. I'm still ageing, but way slowlier than normal. I look at myself in the mirror and I see a 50-year-old man. I did the math. I should have been in here for at least a hundred years on Earth, but with my ageing rate that wouldn't be enough time to reduce me to a 50-year-old man. I've been in here for centuries, maybe millennia. I remember it was 1861... My career started when I was a teenager, a little thief who hung around the streets of Rome, pick-pocketing.
One day Giovanni, one of my uncle's friends, told me he needed me. So I started racketeering and smuggling goods with him. We never saw the "goods", just those black boxes. We had only to receive, sort, send, without questions. That's when it started. My relationship with the Council. When Giovanni died in the Capture of Rome, I turned my activities into a legal company, taking advantage of the chaos. The Council seemed impressed by my skills, so they offered me a job as a Mediator. Diplomacy and secret operations. Sometimes I miss those days. From there it wasn't hard to discover what the Council was. An organisation that kept the supernatural under "control". The majority were wizards or humans who had the Sight. Then we accepted exponents of every race and species of freaks. I know, I shouldn't call them that, but what can I say, I'm old school. You can call me a racist, but I don't like this new integration policy and the fact that we are sharing our power over the supernatural world. It's not going to end up well. I can barely accept those who were once human and became monsters, like vampires and werewolves, and Half-bloods. Now we have dragons and fairies as counsellors! What's next? Is a demon going to be a Vertex? Are we going to let in angels, zombies or gods? *Sigh*. Sorry for the xenophobic tantrum of a paranoid old man. At least, now you know more about what I'm going to tell you. It's not like you will believe me. The Council knows that, so I think I should be safe. Our grip over society is so tight even if someone tells the truth it's pointless. But in the end, why would someone want to tell the truth? The Council keeps Earth safe. Yes, there are a few shady businesses. Yes, there are a few human casualties. The Council isn't made of saints, but it's all you have. And we are the best at what we do. I know of at least three Apocalypse level events stopped by us, since I joined the higher-ups, in 1876. Before you ask, I'm not betraying my organisation. I'm quite happy with my life, I'm just... bored. So bored. What you are going to read is just meant to pass the time, mine and yours. Stories, tales from the Council. Interesting anecdotes, exciting adventures and macabre details. Not just the organisation, but the people behind it. I hope you'll enjoy it. I'm sure I'll do.

What is the Council?
I'm going to answer that question and many more. I'm just an old bored librarian with a story to tell.
Stories, actually. Interesting anecdotes, exciting adventures and macabre details. Not just the organisation, but the people behind it. 
Tales from the Council.

The strongest existences in the Star Stream were often called 'constellations.' They observed the stories of every world from above.

However, as I said earlier, the constellations aren't the only ones who could go against constellations. There were those who refused the path of a constellation and became demon kings or dragons that ruled at the peak of all monsters from birth.

Then what about humans? Could humans who didn't walk the path of a human reach the level where they could oppose the constellation?

The answer was currently right in front of me.

[Interesting. You gave up your existence for another planet?]

Kyrgios could see my identity with one look. He glanced at the confused Asuka Ren besides me.

[I'll let it pass just once because of your courage. Take that woman away.]

A returnee. Born with special talents, they transcended the category of a human thanks to the blessing of the Star Stream.

Among the returnees, Kyrgios Rodgraim was a special existence. He was very powerful among the returnees and earned enough money not to be dragged into the stories made by the dokkaebis. He was a returnee who never acted in Ways of Survival.

"I have something to say to you."

[...Say?]

The skills that exceeded the level of transcendence manifested and revealed their presence to me. It was the presence of a constellation that could destroy mortals just existing.

[Do you think you are in a position to talk to me?]

I was surprised that there was so much moisture inside me. My back was soaked with sweat.

[Your dare oppose Baekchung?]

He was strong. I got goosebumps at the thought of how a small person could be so strong.

[The exclusive skill, 'Fourth Wall' is activated!]

However, I had a 'wall.' No matter how terrifying the presence beyond the wall, it wouldn't harm me as long as I didn't cross it.

[The character 'Kyrgios Rodgraim' is curious towards you.]

Kyrgios noticed something strange.

[...You endured it? How? Do you have the protection of a higher being?]

I opened my mouth before he became interested in the wrong thing. "Kyrgios. This world needs your help."

Kyrgios' expression changed.

[This is why you came looking for me?]

"That's right."

[The small person...]

Then the 'small person' replied.

[A small planet's constellation is looking tearfully at Kyrgios Rodgraim.]

[A small planet's constellation has sponsored 10 coins to Kyrgios Rodgraim.]

Kyrgios frowned.

[I don't need it.]

[The small planet's constellation has received a great impact.]

A few raindrops fell from the sky.

[...Every world has a time of destruction and every story comes to an end. It is now time for this planet.]

There were no emotions in Kyrgios' eyes as he stared into the distance. However, I knew. Even if you became insensitive to everything in the world, there was no one who could escape from the bounds of their own story.

"Then why did you come back here? You left Peace Land a long time ago."

[...Something called me.]

My eyes glanced towards Asuka Ren, who was staring at Kyrgios. I knew what Kyrgios had probably felt.

"Don't deceive yourself. Didn't you come back here to defend your home?"

[There are no good memories here. This place...]

"Is this the place where you were born 'weak'?" Kyrgios shook for the first time. "It is because of your mother gave you a cursed body?"

[...You know me quite well, incarnation of the scenario. Then I'll say this. Get lost. I won't tell you a third time...]

"Are you scared?"

[What?]

"I asked if you are scared. This is your world and these constellations are destroying it. Are you scared of that snake?"

At this moment, a fearsome pressure that almost made my eyes pop out pushed down on my body.

[If you want to die then I will kill you.]

I gasped for air but didn't stop speaking. "Don't deceive yourself about why you came here."

[The constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' is displeased with the behaviour of Kyrgios Rodgraim.]

[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' is criticizing Kyrgios Rodgraim's justice.]

[The constellation 'Scribe of Heaven' is severely criticizing Kyrgios Rodgraim's interference in the scenario.]

The indirect messages emerged one after another and Kyrgios's aura subsided.

[Weird people are chasing after you. The monkey king and archangel? It is strange. They have a strong pride...]

I spat out blood and started talking again. "Focus on my story. Did you come here to see the end of this planet?"

[I can't help this planet.]

Blue sparks appeared around his body. It was the probability storm. It was caused by killing the two Wind Shadow Squadron members.

He wasn't a being summoned by the scenario and was limited by the probability, even if it wasn't as much as the constellations.

Kyrgios firmly grabbed a spark and said. [If I act then I will only hasten the destruction of this planet.]

I understood what he meant. Probability was like a scale for the constellations. If one side changed the flow of the story without a valid probability then the law of Star Stream would forcefully correct the balance.

[If I interfere with the scenario, other constellations watching the scenario will also be able to move. All I can do... is watch the end of my home.]

I remembered. This was the real 'image' of Kyrgios Rodgraim that I knew. He left his home, overcame countless trials and returned, only to be unable to save his home despite his strength.

This was the Paradox Baekchung, Kyrgios Rodgraim.

"There is no need to take action with your own hands."

However, if I was to back down here then I wouldn't have come see Kyrgios in the first place.

"Don't you need a disciple to learn the top secret technique of your white energy?" The calm Kyrgios was greatly shocked by my words. "Please accept me as your disciple. I will be your agent on Peace Land."

However, the shock only lasted a moment.

[...I don't accept outsiders as a disciple. In addition, your strength is lacking to be qualified.]

My pride was a bit hurt. If Yoo Jonghyuk was here then would Kyrgios hesitate to accept him as a disciple?

"I'm not qualified despite this?"

I picked up a branch in the vicinity. My magic power was absorbed by White Pure Star Energy and a wave of mana flashed at the tip of the branch. It was lacking in power but it was still enough to show my achievement.

Kyrgios watched with amazement. In the second scenario, the first thing I purchased was this hidden skill. White Pure Star Energy was Kyrgios Rodgraim's famous technique.

"I will say it once again. The outsider Kim Dokja requests for the master of the Baekchung School to accept me."

.

.

Kyrgios made a decision after a few hours.

He released the flaming aura of Baekchung and spoke in a human voice. "The Baekchung School was wiped out after I left. I don't know if it still exists."

He kept me waiting for two hours just to say this.

The strong people of the Star Steam lived in a 'unique time zone' in order to maintain their sense of self over the long years.

"Okay. I will receive you as a disciple."

Kyrgios didn't ask me how I knew White Pure Star Energy and how I knew about his secret technique. Then the training started.

***

「 ...Kyrgios Rodgraim was a 'Murim World Returnee.'

Despite the inherent limitations of the small people, he mastered several martial arts and succeeded in transcending his race without the help of the system.

There are many legends about him who advanced to the First Murim and reigned as the leader. He killed all the enemies taller than himself, cut off the penis of a drunk man making fun of his height and has an association with the famous constellation the 'snake'... 」

"Your smartphone has become smaller as well?"

I heard Han Sooyoung's voice and turned my smartphone off. "I put it in the subspace of the coat and it became like this."

"Damn, you hog all the good things to yourself."

Han Sooyoung was able to safely overcome the Wind Shadow Squadron and join up with us. They were probably deceived by the 'dead enemy' like I was. She muttered, "I never imagined that Kyrgios, the strongest person in First Murim would be from Peace Land."

"The strongest person can't be obscured and he is close to the strongest. But how do you know this name?"

"The name appeared in the first part of the novel. It is the first time I've seen it myself."

"This is also my first time. In any case, wait near Ren."

I was taught by Kyrgios in the rocky area. My goal was to learn Kyrgios's secret technique in two weeks and return to Veronica. If the story progressed as the original then this should be when the Japanese king, the Sovereign of Eight Heads moved to trample all four kingdoms.

Of course, things weren't that easy. On the first day, this was the task that Kyrgios gave me.

"Repeat this a million times."

"...A million times?"

"Yes, one million. Did you see what I just showed you properly?"

I saw it well. Kyrgios stood in front of me and stretched out his sword. This was the basic 'stab' posture.

"Why this..."

"Every disciple starts here. It is to aim for the smallest point. In one extremely condensed and tempered 'point', the universe begins."

"...I see."

I didn't know what he meant.

"You were born big and don't know the meaning of being small."

The moment I heard this, something popped into my head. According to Ways of Survival, Kyrgios had a complex about his height. I told him, "Humans aren't very big either."

"Yes, that's what I'm saying. In the end, all of us are specks of dust from the perspective of the universe. That's why it is wrong to call a small person a small person. Humans and small people are just dust in the end."

It felt like he was rationalizing his small height.

"However, isn't big dust different from small dust?"

"The important thing is the size of the universe, not the size of the dust. Even if you are just a speck of dust, the degree of your existence can vary depending on how big the universe is. No, the smaller the dust speck, the closer it is to the origin of the universe. This makes it easier to understand the essence."

I thought it sounded nice. "Ah."

"Do you understand?"

"What does that have to do with stabbing?"

Kyrgios looked at me with contempt and said, "This is why people shouldn't be born big. Work hard on the stabbing."

Then Kyrgios disappeared. He seemed disappointed in me. It was natural. Way of the Wind had proven my poor talent. It might take me two decades to learn the secret technique instead of two weeks.

Four days passed.

"Do it straight. Shouldn't you attempt to do it properly?"

Five days passed.

"This is why those born with big bodies..."

A week passed. Kyrgios' hatred of big people didn't stop. "Have you ever been born as an insect? Cockroaches probably learn better than you."

"If such a cockroach exists then I would like it as a teacher."

"Do you want to die?"

Finally, it was the end of the second week. I was tired of stabbing and fell down.

"You..."

I still hadn't learnt the skill. Kyrgios was deeply disappointed with my talent and soon disappeared. It was like a small breeze had blown for a moment.

Once Kyrgios was completely gone, I found Asuka Ren and Han Sooyoung waiting nearby.

"Let's run away."

"What? Did you learn everything? It looked like you couldn't do anything at all."

"I stole it."

I quietly closed my eyes and whispered something. The next moment, a violent white lightning bounced around me. It was the secret technique of Kyrgios, Electrification.

"Eh? What is this? You clearly couldn't..."

"I told you. I stole it."

['Kyrgios Rodgraim' has been added to the fifth bookmark.]

This was my purpose from the beginning. I placed the strongest returnee Kyrgios into my Bookmark skill and tried to raise my understanding of him as much as possible.

In the first place, Kyrgios wasn't willing to teach me properly. Strong people like Kyrgios weren't simply enough to give up their secret techniques because of flattery.

His purpose was to keep me here until the end of the scenario and then torture me after the scenario ended to find out everything I knew.

"That's why we have to run away."

"Shit, I understand."

Han Sooyoung grumbled. By the time we finished the preparations, the sun was shining in the distance.

The warmth of dawn surrounded us. Peace Land changed seasons every two weeks. It was winter when the training started but now spring was coming.

Asuka Ren suddenly paled. "The Sovereign of Eight Heads has started moving."

"Really?"

"He is using the Absolute Throne to call the Japanese incarnations together."

It was time. Spring was the season where creatures that hibernated woke up one by one. The  season of the 'snake hunt' would soon arrive.

Only I know the end of this world.
One day our MC finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite webnovel. What does he do to survive? It is a world struck by catastrophe and danger all around.
His edge? He knows the plot of the story to end. Because he was the sole reader that stuck with it. Read his story to see how he survives!

"Really?"
"Yep."
"Wow," Jia said, giving me a two thumbs up. 24-hour Jungle. It's a tough show, but a lot of celebrities wanted to do it. A show that was incredibly famous and I...was casted.
"I knew it," Yoo-jin said with a nod. Ever since the photoshoot incident, she became more sweet, but perhaps a lot more shameless than before. Then again, she just turned twenty years old. She still has a ways to go before she grows conscience.
"I mean, I'm not surprised either," I said with a slightly sarcastic smile. I have a lot of shows knocking at my door…not that it's unexpected. I've become a hot topic recently. Some people were even calling me an alien, not being able to believe all the stuff I'd been able to pull off. I mean, I couldn't blame them, but an alien? Could it be any more stupid?
"But where are we going now?" Jia asked me. 
 "The famous Japanese sushi restaurant, Oishii."
"Really?"
"Yay!" 
Jia and Yoo-jin exclaimed and clapped excitedly. Oishii. It was a famous Japanese sushi restaurant in Agujeong. It's run by a Japanese and known for its amazing sushi.
"Can we really go there?" Jia asked, her face looking concerned. With that, I took out the card. The unlimited card.
"Ta-da."
"What's this?"
"Jinwoo gave it to me. It's unlimited," I said, waving the card. Jia and Yoo-jin both began to do a happy dance.
"Oh, but I feel bad that it's just us. It'll be great if we could take the whole group," Jia said, thinking of the other girls who couldn't come. She really was an angel. The other members were sleeping. I told the girls to get ready to go out and eat, but they were so tired that they didn't even listen to me. Pitiful. So, I woke up Jia and Yoo-jin as they were sleeping in the same room as me.
"We can just go out again tomorrow."
"Really?"
"He told me I could use it as much as I wanted. No need to feel guilty."
Did he really say the last part? I'm sure he did. Or not? Is it just me? Well, he did tell me to use it as much as I wanted, so that's what I planned to do.
"Whoo!" Jia and Yoo-jin cheered, pumping their fists into the air.
"For dinner, how about a samgyeupsal party on the rooftop?"
"Can we get beef?" Yoo-jin asked. 
"Let's get it all!"
"Yay!" 
We all began to happily dance. And then, I later found out that at the moment I said that, Jinwoo started to bleed out of his ears.
Anyways, we arrived at Oishii. It was still morning, so it was nearly empty.
We sat at a table near the window. A Japanese employee came over not long after.
"Hello."
With his playboy like features, I immediately wanted to hit the guy. He had bleached platinum blonde hair and tattoos everywhere. Also, he walked with this swagger that I couldn't comprehend. He didn't really seem like an employee. Not only that, his Korean was weird as well. Did he even know the language?
"We'll take the special Grande size sushi platter."
"Ano…"
The employee began to speak. In Japanese. 'Ano' in Japanese was equivalent to the Korean 'Um…' If you were to ever go to Japan and fall into a situation where you're confused, that's the only word you need. Anyways, it seemed like the employee didn't understandd what I said. So, I pointed to the picture on the menu.
"This."
"Ah! Okay, okay."
With a nod, the employee took the menu and swaggered away. Was he really an employee here? He didn't really act like an employee of a high-end restaurant.
"I don't think he's an employee," Jia said. No employee would act so casually. He'd be fired on the spot.
"Maybe it's a family member of a relative. He probably just helps out in the mornings."
That was the most plausible explanation. 
"Hey Sian," Jia suddenly said to me.
"Yeah?"
"Who else is going to be on 24-hour Jungle?"
"I don't know yet. They won't tell us."
It's true. There's no word on who else was going to do the show, but the show did have their permanent cast members. They were Byung-hoon Lee and Junho Kim. They were veterans of the show, especially Byung-hoon. There was really nothing the guy couldn't do. He's kind of short, but he can hold his own wherever he goes. He's known to be responsible and really popular.
On the other hand, Junho was tall and very muscular. He's also very smart and has a lot of female fans. He's Byung-hoon's right hand man. 
"Can you get me Junho's autograph?" Jia asked.
"It hasn't even been that long since you broke up with Minjae."
I mean, they just broke up last night. Well...maybe it didn't count since they hadn't even really dated.
"Still. He's so cool."
'This girl, really.'
Every time Jia mentions another guy, I just want to poke someone's eye out. That's how angry I get.
"Sian, can you get me Byung-hoon's autograph?"
"Okay, I'll get his. But not Junho's."
"Huh…why?" Jia began to whine.
I shook my head, making it clear that it was not going to happen. Not now. Not ever. And then, the guy with the swagger and the blonde hair and the tattoos, who was probably most definitely not an employee, came out with the platter. The Grande size sushi platter. It included every kind of sushi that they made at this restaurant. Flatfish, yellowtail, fatty tuna (this one was the best), and so on, and so forth. There were even some I have never seen before.
"This looks so good!" Jia said, looking at all the sushi. Yoo-jin wholeheartedly agreed with her.
Me, on the other hand…
"This looks kind of small. Let's get ten more."
"Okay!" Yoo-jin and Jia had no problem agreeing. And then, we began to dig in.
But all of a sudden. 
"Ah!"
"Ew!"
Jia and Yoo-jin spat out their sushi. So did I.
"Fuck!"
A strong, spicy taste began to spread inside my mouth. We all looked into the sushi, and there was wasabi. Lots and lots of wasabi.
"What the hell?"
I stared at the employee. He was snickering as he stared at us. Not only that, he was filming us with his phone.
"Is he the one who did it? 
I warily nibbled on another sushi. This one had a ton of wasabi in it as well. They all did. There was no doubt on who was the culprit. No doubt he was making fun of the Korean's inability to handle wasabi like the Japanese could. Then again, who would have thought someone dared to do such a thing in Korea? I knew what I had to do. I'll show him just how terrifying I could be. 

 ***
I grabbed the platter and stood up. Jia and Yoo-jin stared at me.
"Sian, what are you doing?"
"I'm going to get a refund."
"Okay," Jia said wit ha reply. 
I took the platter and headed over to the bastard employee. 
"Hey, you."
"Hai?"
No, no 'hi' as in hello. In this case, he was 'hai' as in 'yes?' I almost hit him before I realized that.
"Come on, baby," I said, gesturing for him to follow me. I led him to a small spot where nobody would see us. He followed me with a snicker.
We arrived at the spot. 
I held up the platter and asked him 'Why? What are you doing?' The guy kept saying ano…ano…ano…while laughing. So I took the wasabi and pushed it towards the guy into his own mouth. He tried to back away, but I brought him down. I took the wasabi-filled sushi and shoved it into his mouth…but then I was afraid he'd choke, so I sat him up properly. I then grabbed him by the hair and took a bowl full of wasabi before pouring it into his mouth. After stuffing his mouth to the brim with wasabi, I took some water and poured that in as well. Then I shut his mouth. He began to struggle as I took his phone to film him.
Click click click.
I then sent those photos to the friends he had been chatting with. Then for good measure, I had him feel some of my murderous rage. It was a satisfying ending. 

 ***
I showed the Japanese owner the wasabi piled in our sushi. He apologized profusely and told us that the employee was his cousin and today was his first day. He apologized again and again. I said okay and when the owner asked what he could do to make up for it, I asked for another platter. With another apologize, he gave us five more. Then, he asked me what was wrong with his cousin and I told him he'd be back to normal in an hour or so. Also, I told the cousin to never mention my name. Otherwise, I'd really kill him. 
Anyways, we cleaned off those five platters and went to eat pizza. It's been a while since I've eaten so well in the morning. Not only that, in the evening, we had a barbecue party. But we do have a conscience so we only ordered pork. Also, Jinwoo came as well. He didn't hold back either.
"How did you hear about this?"
"I got a text."
"A text? What text?" I asked. I never sent him a text.
"When you use the card, I get a text."
"Oh." 
So that's what happened. 
"But why are you ears bleeding…"
"I don't know. It just happened."
With that, Jinwoo began to stuff his mouth with pork.
"Hm, we might need more. I'll go buy some."
"!!!!!!"

 ***

A few days passed and soon, it was the day before I would start filming 24-hour Jungle. The filming location was a country called Hanili on the Southern tip of Africa. It was well known for its large population of alligators. Hmm, alligators sure sounds good. The Chinese have made the dish famous, plus it sounds really good. I want to try it.
"Looking at the cast list…it looks like Byung-hoon, Jungho, and UCIVA champion Sunghwan Lee. As well as top gay celebrity Ji-chun Hong…and the youngest member of Ladies' Generation, Hye-jeong. Huh? Hye-jeong is going to be on the show?" Jia said, looking surprised.
"Hye-jeong? I thought she was holed up in her place?"
Ever since that day she cursed at our performance, she's been pretty much under house arrest. Was her self-reflection period over? Oh, now that I think about it, isn't she also under Han Enterainment? That's the company where the fortune-telling Mr. Lee works. Ugh.
"I guess she's done apologizing," Jia said, looking miffed.
"Then I'll just have to make her apologize again," I said with a smirk.
"What?" 
"Oh, nothing." I smirked.
"Hye-jeong Jung, the youngest member of the top girl group Ladies' Generation, meets Sian Lee…sounds like fun," Ji-hyun said, looking excited. Then again, she wasn't the only one. Looking at the comments, a lot of people were excited for the show. Hye-jeong vs. me. It was exploding all over the internet.
"Sian, you have to win!" Jia said.
"I'm not going there to fight," I pointed out. It's true. It's not a competition, but that looks like it's about to change. If Hye-jeong is nice, I can be nice to her as well...but with her personality, I highly doubt that. Especially since I myself had no intention of becoming her friend. She's pretty, but her personality is...eugh.
"Let's pack."
"Okay!"
The other members helped me pack again. Of course, this time, I didn't put too much trust into their expertise. That's the lesson I learned last time – that these girls don't put too much thought when they pack…

Lee Sian, the strongest person under the heavens in old china, was reborn as a very overweight woman.

Now, behold as you watch the change that is about to occur!

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