Jack Nox is about to get evicted from his apartment. He doesn’t have a job, mainly because he doesn’t want to end up as a dead end office worker, and sets his eyes on a new Vr game, Battle World.

This is the story of a poor boy trying to get some cash. Literally just for the cash. Who cares about relationships?

(This is my first time writing so please be gentle with me. My ego might not be able to handle it!)

Just an idea I had, feel free to build off it!

The next morning, both of us were very eager to start the journey. Before we could leave, mother had a word with me. "I know you are a young lady already, but be careful. I got you a few things, especially the plants for Turry. You will need loads, but hopefully this will be enough. Other than that, take this with you too", she handed me a spatial bag full of plants, and a few bottles of Serelis. "I know you don't need to use it anymore, but it's better to have it than not… You should have enough food for the journey…", she added. "I know mom, don't worry. I have everything with me… No matter what, I will make it back before my birthday. I want to spend it with you mom… I love you", I said and hugged her. She kissed my forehead and wished me a safe journey.

This was the first real trip without my mother. A trip to a distant place, not Apium which was only a day away from us. I waved mother goodbye one last time, then left with Tara and others. "We will have so much fun! We can also get together with Dawn, I'm sure this trip will be great!", Tara exclaimed. I smiled, "Of course! It's the first time I get to go somewhere so far away. Although we have to return before my birthday. For one, you already told me about the party, but more importantly, I want to spend it with my mother". Tara laughed but didn't comment. Even though we just left, I had a great feeling about that trip. For the first time, I felt independent and free in a way. Not that mother imprisoned me, but living for a while without her watching my every step... Was refreshing for sure.

Not much happened during the first few days of our journey, me and tara had some fun while the two Atol warriors made sure we were safe. On the fifth day, we encountered some small problems. During one of our stops, I noticed some movement in the distance. "Guys, there's something moving over there", I said while pointing in the distance. The two warriors took a look, then ordered us to get back on our Tauruses immediately. "Tara! You and Anna leave first. We will catch up after defeating the Scrambler", one of the warriors said. Tara nodded and urged me to follow her. Fortunately, the Scrambler was far enough, it would never catch up with us. Though I was worried for the two warriors we left behind. "Don't worry about them. They are warriors, they will return", Tara calmed me down. 
We stopped after losing the warriors and the scrambler. "Will they find us?", I asked. "Of course, they will be able to get here no problem. You worry too much, they are warriors", she replied. Tara wasn't wrong. The warriors caught up to us after about half an hour, though they had some injuries. "I have medicine with me", I said while trying to retrieve some. "Please don't, we have medicine. These scratches are nothing to worry about. We are glad you two are fine", one warrior replied. "Alright, but let's take a rest. We can eat something in the meantime", I proposed.

"Was that Scrambler strong?", Tara asked curiously. "A bit strong, but we managed to take care of it. It was two versus one, so we had a clear advantage. They are fast though, this is something to remember for the future", a warrior replied. "How about I place some Formations around our camp, before we go to sleep? That would improve our safety, right?", I proposed. "We wouldn't dare to ask you", the warrior replied. "Why not? We are travelling together, and you need rest as well. If I can help with my Formations, then why not help?", I replied. They finally agreed, but seemed sceptical. 'I will show you, hehe', I thought.

When we stopped to set up our overnight camp, I went to work. My intention was to create a sort of wind blast Formation. The Formation would activate as soon as something or someone stepped on it, then the blast of wind would push them away and make loads of noise. There was no way two warriors could sleep through such commotion. This required at least six large Formations, which took quite a bit of time. With the last Formation placed and supplied with energy, I invited the warriors over.

"Step on it", I said with a chuckle. The two warriors looked at each other, shrugged and both decided to step on it. "Swoosh!", both of them got blasted away and crashed into the ground. "Not bad eh?", I added with a smile. The two warriors' faces were priceless, they didn't know how to respond. "Don't take Anna too lightly. Her looks might be deceiving, but she is a little devil on the inside", Tara said. "You have problems with my looks?", I asked, annoyed. "A figure of speech…", she replied. "We apologize for underestimating your abilities. Would it be possible to place such Formations every evening?", one of the warriors asked. "Of course, this will make us much safer, right? Anyway, come back here, I want to reactivate the Formation", I replied. After the two warriors walked back inside our little protective circle, I activated the Formation once more. "We should rest now. The road ahead is still long", the warrior announced.

Though the days passed without any further hiccups, that didn't stop me from placing the protective Formations each evening. Other than the dangers of the Wilderness, I realised one more thing. Travelling alone would be really boring. Tara and the warriors were there with me, so there was always someone I could talk with. I just didn't want to travel with my mother, there was no freedom in that. 'Hopefully Tara or Dawn will be there to accompany me in the future', I thought.

To pass the time, I sparred a few times with Tara and the warriors. It was really uncommon for female Atols to become warriors. Tara was an exception, though she wasn't considered a warrior. She grew up with them, practiced with them but that was pretty much it. Though there were no rules preventing her from becoming a warrior, it was a sort of tradition or custom for only male Atols to become warriors. Tara didn't care about that though, she learned how to fight anyway. She was even stronger than some warriors her age, hence they treated Tara more like a boy than a girl. She was brash and rude sometimes too, therefore not that far off anyway.

Tara carried a spear but her weapon of choice were her fists. When I asked her why? She said, "Because beating people up with my fists feels much better". She even gave me a demonstration during one of our stops. "Hey, see that Dead Tree over there?", she asked. "Yea, what of it?", I replied, confused. Tara walked over to the tree, and began punching it. The tree shook back and forth, until it snapped in half. "See, my fists are this strong", she proclaimed smugly. I scratched my head and found another Dead Tree. "Swoosh!", I slashed my sword while activating the Formation. "Bam!", the tree got sliced in half then slammed into the ground. "Doesn't seem too hard", I said looking back at Tara.

"Oi, oi! You cheated! Using a Formation? How is that your strength?", Tara complained. "Well, I had to study Formations for many years, so I think it's not cheating at all. Formations are part of my strength, but alright. Let me try without Formations this time, happy?", I replied. Tara seemed satisfied, and even bet I couldn't do it. "Hoh? What do you want to bet?", I asked. "... I don't know. How about if you lose, I get to ride Turry all the way to Sedon?", she replied. "Heh? What if I win?... Actually, there is something. Mother gave me a note, which said to go see uncle Crow in case I needed anything. Since I don't have any money or anything like that, you will pay for me instead. How about that?", I asked.

"Huh? You don't have money? Haha... Alright, fine. If you cut down the Dead Tree with your sword, WITH NO FORMATIONS, I will pay for you", Tara said full of confidence. I smirked, and walked up to a Dead Tree not far away. "Graah!", "Swoosh!"... "Bam!". My hands felt the hardness of that tree. I used every last bit of strength to deliver that cut, and I barely managed it. "There you go. No Formations, my pure strength alone and within one swing", I said smugly, even though my hands trembled. Tara's face changed, but she conceded defeat. "Alright, you won. To think you were this strong already… Fine, whatever. I lost, so I will pay for you… Just don't overdo it, I'm not wealthy you know?", she said. "Oh, I will get a few bits and pieces only, shouldn't cost too much", I replied with an evil grin. "Where did you learn to be so evil, Anna?", Tara almost cried. "From mother", I said with a smile and mounted Turry. "We can go now guys", I added.

The warriors laughed quietly, while Tara climbed atop her Taurus silently. Of course I wouldn't try to spend a lot of her money, I just wanted to tease her. That worked really well, which made me even happier. Though this was a surprise in itself. The Dead Threes were really hard, cutting one down required a lot of strength. 'Still, Tara was able to do it with her bare hands… Just how much strength does she have?", I asked myself.

The days slowly passed, and Tara's mood came back to normal. We were only a few days away from Sedon, which was  good news. I was getting tired of the Wilderness. "Hey Tara, what do you want to do once we get there?", I asked. She gave it some thoughts before replying, "We can visit the Sedon's Stage. There will be some performances there, and there are even contests sometimes. If we are lucky, we might get a chance to take part in one… Other than that, we can hang out with Dawn if she's around. I'm sure she will have more ideas than me". "Heh? What sort of contests does Sedon have?", I asked, intrigued.

"Usually singing or performing contests. The Arena in the Land of Sands is the most prestigious though. So don't expect great rewards from these contests. I never saw any rare pets or good prizes. It's mostly for entertainment", she replied. The prizes didn't matter much to me anymore, but singing and performances were not my thing. "Other than that, I have to meet with master Ama. You can come along if you want", Tara added. "Sure, I'd like to meet her too", I replied with a nod. My first real adventure wasn't very exciting, but it was an experience nonetheless. At that stage, I wanted any experience I could get.


The story about Anna, who grew up unaware of her legacy, of who she really was. Follow her story as she deals with her every day life. You will find out what she experienced after the period of war, she wasn't even aware of. Witness how the world changed around her, and how she slowly learned the truth. Many adventures await her, but also many difficulties to overcome. The new generation has arrived, but in which direction will it head? That is something you just have to find out. 
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(Hereux Academy, after one week) 
(Eunice's POV) 

ISANG linggo na ang nakakalipas mula nung bumalik si Charlize. Masasabi kong tahimik pa naman ang buhay ko sa Hereux Academy maging sa UESC Condominium. Naging busy siya kasi nung mga nakaraang araw sa clothing business niya kaya nakalimutan na niya yatang pag-trip-an ako. Sana nga ay lagi na lang siyang may pinagkakaabalahan kaysa sa ako ang napagbubuntunan niya ng mga issues niya sa buhay. 

Speaking of issue, ilang araw na akong hindi pinapansin ni Derrick. Kung bakit? I don't know. Basta isang araw, hindi na niya ako kinausap. Ilang beses ko na ring sinubukang kausapin siya pero umiiwas naman siya sa akin. At ang nakakainis pa, palagi na niyang kasama ang dukhang campus scholar na si Laurrie. Bagama't gustung-gusto kong gumanti sa babaing yun ay hindi ko naman magawa lalo pa't maraming mga mata ang nakabantay sa akin, including Charlize and Irene Impakta. Tsaka ayoko nang magalit ulit sa akin si Derrick kaya naman hangga't maaari ay pinipigilan ko ang sarili ko na saktan ang Laurrie na yun. 

Pero kung inaakala ng babaing yun na basta ko na lang ipapaubaya si Derrick sa kanya, nagkakamali siya, dahil gagawin ko ang lahat para lang mawala siya sa landas naming dalawa. 




(IV - A Classroom, 7:30 am) 
(Eunice's POV) 

ABALA ako sa pagbabasa ng libro nang mapansin kong pumasok sa classroom si Charlize at ang dalawang bwisit na alipores niya. Unfortunately, she's my classmate, kaya kahit na labag sa loob kong makita siya araw-araw ay wala naman akong ibang choice kundi ang pakisamahan siya. 

Aside from Charlize ay kaklase ko rin sina Ate Courtney, Kuya Kyle, Raffy, Wade at si Rachel. Nasa second section naman sina Derrick, Timothy at Clarissa. 

Natigil lang sa pagtsitsismisan ang mga kaklase ko nang biglang pumasok sa room ang adviser namin na si Ms. Gregorio kasama si Dean Amorsolo. Agad na tumayo ang buong klase para magbigay-galang sa kanila. 

"Good morning, Dean Amorsolo and Ms. Gregorio!" sabay-sabay na bati ng buong klase. 

"Good morning, class. Take your seats." sagot naman ni Dean. Agad na nagsibalikan sa mga upuan ang buong klase. 

"Bakit po kayo naparito, Dean?" tanong ni Raffy. 

"Because I have some important announcement to make. May I?" paalam ni Dean na agad namang pinayagan ni Ms. Gregorio. Saglit na tumabi si Ma'am para bigyang daan si Dean. 

Nung nasa harapan na si Dean ay may idinikit siyang poster sa board. 

"Teka, yan ba yung Hereux Prime?" 

"Oo. Nakita ko na yan sa bulletin board kanina." 

Pagkadikit ni Dean sa poster ay muli siyang humarap sa amin. 

"I'm sure alam nyo na ang tungkol sa Hereux Prime Student Award." sabi ni Dean, dahilan para ma-excite ang buong klase. Pero kung sinuman ang pinaka-excited sa aming lahat, walang iba kundi ako, because I'm pretty sure na ako ang mangunguna sa award na yan. Wag nga lang akong haharangin ni Raffy. 

"Hereux Prime Student Award is for the top twenty students na bukod sa matataas ang grades ay nagpakita rin ng mabuting asal sa loob ng academy na ito. Aside from that, sila rin ang mga estudyante na may kanya-kanyang ipinaglalabang advocacy. Pwedeng related sa education, youth empowerment at self-development." paliwanag pa ni Dean. 

"I see." narinig kong sabad ni Charlize. "Sinu-sino naman po ang mga qualified?" 

"Kahit sino ay pwedeng maging qualified, Ms. Lazaro. Walang pinipiling section ang award na ito. Basta pasok sa mga nabanggit naming criteria ay automatic na kasali na sa listahan ng mga nominee." sagot pa ni Dean. 

"Katulad pa rin po ba ito sa naging nomination process last year, Dean?" sabad ni Alice. 

"No, Ms. Vidal. Hindi na ito katulad nung nakaraang taon." sagot ni Dean. 

Marami pang ipinaliwanag si Dean sa amin patungkol sa screening, nomination process hanggang sa awarding ceremony. 

"Once na manalo ang isa sa inyo bilang Hereux Prime Student sa taong ito, there's a lot of prizes awaiting for you." at may ipinaskil ulit na poster si Dean. Halos mapanganga ako sa pagkalula nang mabasa ko ang mga sumusunod na prizes na matatanggap ng mananalo. 


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HEREUX PRIME STUDENT AWARDS PRIZES 

For Top 20 (20th to 11th Placer): 
- P 100,000 cash prize (tax free) 
- P 50,000 worth of GC's from Escudero Mall 
- 1 year internship program from Escudero Group of Companies 
- A crystal trophy from Hoya Jewelries 
- A plaque of recognition 

For Top 10 (10th to 4th Placer): 
- P 300,000 cash prize (tax free) 
- P 70,000 worth of GC's from Escudero Mall 
- 1 year internship program from Escudero Group of Companies 
- A crystal trophy from Hoya Jewelries 
- A plaque of recognition 

For Top 3 and Top 2 (3rd and 2nd Placer): 
- P 500,000 cash prize (tax free) 
- P 90,000 worth of GC's from Escudero Mall 
- 1 year internship program from Escudero Group of Companies 
- A crystal trophy, silver and bronze medals from Hoya Jewelries 
- A plaque of recognition 

For Top 1 (Grand Winner): 
- P 1,000,000 cash prize (tax free) 
- P 100,000 worth of GC's from Escudero Mall 
- A brand new condominium from Escudero Estate Corporation. 
- 2 years internship program from Escudero Group of Companies 
- A five year tertiary scholarship program from Universidad de Escudero 
- 3 days and 3 nights vacation in Maldives 
- A brand new Lamborghini 
- A crystal trophy and gold medal from Hoya Jewelries 
- A plaque of recognition 

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"OMG! Ang dami namang prizes para sa magiging Hereux Prime Student this year?!" 

"Gusto kong sumali! Malay mo, manalo ako diba?" 

"Asa ka pa. Sa tingin mo ba matataas ang grades mo?" 

"Oo naman noh! Pakita ko pa sayo!" 

Napailing-iling na lang ako sa narinig kong mga side comments mula sa mga kaklase ko. Hindi rin naman masyadong obvious na gustung-gusto nilang manalo sa Hereux Prime Student. Pero sorry na lang sila dahil ako ang mananalo sa award na yan. Makikita nila. 

Maski si Charlize at ang dalawang alipores niya ay nalula rin sa prizes na matatanggap ng mananalong Hereux Prime Student sa taong ito. 

"Do you think, makakapasok ako sa leaderboard despite on the fact na transferee ako?" ang narinig kong tanong ni Charlize kina Alice at Stephanie. 

"Oo naman, Miss. Like what Dean Amorsolo said, walang pinipiling section at estudyante ang Hereux Prime Student Awards." sagot naman ni Alice, dahilan para mapailing-iling ako. 

Tsk. As if namang mananalo ang isang tulad niya sa Hereux Prime Student. Marami pa siyang kakaining bigas bago mangyari ang sinasabi niya. 

Matapos sabihin ni Dean ang lahat ng detalye tungkol sa Hereux Prime Student ay kaagad na rin siyang umalis para pumunta sa iba pang section. Naiwan na sa room si Ms. Gregorio para magturo. 

Habang nagtuturo si Ms. Gregorio sa amin ay ramdam ko pa rin ang excitement ng mga kaklase ko. Hindi ko sila masisisi. Sino ba naman ang hindi ma-e-excite sa mga ganung klaseng papremyo? Maski ako ay matutuwa rin kung ako ang mananalo ng award na yan. Ang kaso lang, mukhang mahihirapan ako dahil bukod kay Raffy ay siguradong makakalaban ko rin sina Kuya Kyle, Ate Courtney, Rachel and even Charlize and her two warfreak friends. 

Nung matapos nang magturo si Ms. Gregorio ay agad na rin silang nagpaalam sabay alis sa classroom namin. Dahil walang teacher ay naging usap-usapan ng buong klase ang tungkol sa Hereux Prime Student Award. 

"Sino kayang makakapasok sa leaderboard starting next week?" 

"Siguro sina Young Master Raffy at si Miss Eunice. Diba sila namang dalawa ang naglalaban for the top position in this academy?" 

"Tama ka. Sila ngang dalawa ang naglalaban sa pagiging top 1. Wish ko lang na sana'y manalo si Young Master Raffy. Baka kasi mas lalong yumabang si Miss Eunice oras na siya ang manalo." 

"Sinabi mo pa." 

"Sana makapasok si Miss Charlize sa leaderboard." 

"But she's a transferee. Baka ma-disqualify siya dahil dun." 

"Wag naman sana. May potential pa naman siyang manalo." 

"Tama. In fact, mas deserving siyang manalo kaysa dun sa dalawa." 

"Sssh. Tone down your voice, Gilana. Baka marinig ka ni Miss Eunice at Young Master Raffy." 

"The hell I care about that arrogant prince and that Bad Queen Bee. I hate them to the nth level. Masyado silang mayayabang, eh hindi naman sila ganun katatalino." 

What the hell did she said?! 

Susugurin ko na sana ang grupo ng mga tsismosang classmates ko nang pigilan ako ni Rachel. 

"Don't mind Gilana, Miss. Inggit lang sayo ang babaing yun kasi siguradong makakasama ka na sa leaderboard ng Hereux Prime Student samantalang siya, hindi." sabi sa akin ni Rachel. Hmp! Pasalamat ang babaing yun at wala ako sa mood na makipag-away, dahil kung hindi, baka kanina ko pa nabalatan ang pagmumukha niya. 

Natigil lang sa pagtsitsismisan ang mga kaklase namin nang pumasok na sa room ang Science teacher namin na si Mr. Baltazar. Saglit silang nag-check ng attendance at agad na nilang inumpisahan ang klase. 




(Corridor, lunch break) 
(Eunice's POV) 

PAPUNTA kami nina Rachel at Clarissa sa cafeteria nang makasalubong namin si Derrick. Dali-dali ko siyang nilapitan. 

"Hi, Derrick!" bati ko sa kanya pero nilagpasan lang niya ako. 

"OMG. Hindi ka na naman pinansin ni Young Master Derrick." sabi ni Rachel. 

"Oo nga. Panlimang beses ka na niyang inisnab." dagdag pa ni Clarissa. 

"For sure, nilalandi-landi na siya nung dukhang scholar na nakaaway mo sa cafe ni Stephanie o 'di kaya, sinusulsulan na siya ng mommy niya na iwasan ka." 

"I know." sagot ko. "Pero malakas ang kutob kong hindi lang sina Laurrie at Tita Eloisa ang dahilan." 

"Kung hindi lang sila ang dahilan, eh ano?" tanong ni Clarissa. 

"O di kaya.....sino?" - Rachel. 

Napabuntung-hininga ako. "Hindi ko alam. That's why I'll do everything para malaman ko ang totoong dahilan sa pag-iwas niya sa akin."

Three girls.

One school.

Three different stories.

ONE UNCONTROLLABLE CONNECTION.

Although the black dog looked huge, its juvenile nature could still be seen. This was not a fully grown dog; its primary function on the farm was probably not to herd the animals but rather to stand guard.
The black dog was quickly led away from the garage by a worker. Fang Zhao scanned the rest of the garage. Other than their flying transport, there were five flying cars and one other large transport.
"There is a tour group here," Zuo Yu told Fang Zhao. "Approximately twenty-odd."
When the weather did not look good, tour groups were the first to look for a place to land. Certain places in Muzhou had weather that was extremely unpredictable. The weather forecast would issue a more detailed announcement one hour before any changes. Other than Fang Zhao and Zuo Yu, the others had found this place as soon as they'd heard the announcement. After all, this was the only place in the vicinity that seemed big enough for flying vehicles to land.
After arranging the accommodations, the farm employee told Fang Zhao, "Today is the competition day. The owner as well as owners of smaller neighboring farms are viewing the competition here. There is a tour group from Jizhou as well who have gone ahead to the viewing hall. A relative of the owner is taking part in today's competition, so the owner is in a good mood and has invited everyone to watch. The competition is going to start at any moment. Do you guys want to go? Refreshments in the viewing hall are all free."
Besides being famous for agriculture and tourism, Muzhou was famous for one other thing: Muzhou's sheep herding culture.
Muzhou's sheep herding competition had existed since the founding of the continent. In the beginning, it was Great General Su Mu who had organized it to add some entertainment and bring the people closer. He had believed that, in life, work and entertainment went hand in hand. However, back then, the competitions had been on a much smaller scale. Today, the sheep herding competition already had 500 years of experience and had a proper system and rules. The feelings that Muzhou citizens had toward this sheep herding competition was something the people from other continents were incapable of understanding. This was an entertainment activity that had followed generation after generation of Muzhou citizens.
If one spoke to a Muzhou citizen about a celebrity, even if it was an international superstar, a Muzhou citizen might not necessarily find him familiar. At most, he would remember the name or the face and maybe have an impression of roles the superstar might have played, but if one were to speak about a famous Muzhou shepherd dog, they would be able to recite the color of the shepherd dog's fur, its height, age, affiliation, competition years, awards, etc. They could even trace its lineage back three generations and spend an entire hour just talking about it. As for which farms the shepherd dogs belonged to, this was everyone's favorite leisure topic.
Therefore, it was not that Muzhou had no entertainment industry, just that their entertainment industry was different from that of other continents. Shepherd dogs having a higher standing than tourists was not without reason.
Fang Zhao was a hot topic back in Yanzhou but was not necessarily that well-known in other continents, let alone Muzhou. Until now, Zuo Yu had only seen a few lines regarding Fang Zhao in an electronic medical journal. There were no mentions in other magazines and news. However, this was beneficial, in a sense. Zuo Yu's job would be much easier, as he would only have to double up as an assistant and driver.
When Fang Zhao had been looking up information on Muzhou, he'd come across an introduction to Muzhou's sheep herding culture and a few videos of the competition. He had not yet had the chance to experience a live broadcast of the competition.
Fang Zhao and Zuo Yu unpacked lightly in the guest room before following the farm employee to the viewing hall.
There were still 40 minutes left until the start of the competition. When Fang Zhao and Zuo Yu reached the viewing hall, it was already packed and very lively.
The 400-square-meter viewing hall was like a small theater. The best positions for viewing were occupied by the farm owner and his neighboring farm owners. The invited tourists were all situated at the sides and allowed free seating.
When the two of them reached the hall, only the table right at the side of the hall and a few seats in the corner were empty.
According to the arrangement of chairs, one table could seat around four to six people. However, since the members of the tour group were all not that familiar with each other, some tables only had two or three members.
Fang Zhao did not mind where he sat as long as he could see the large screen.
"Here." The employee had brought them in through a side door. Fang Zhao then sat down at a table to the side.
After Zuo Yu entered, he shot a glance at the people situated near the main and side doors of the viewing hall. The corners of his mouth curled slightly before he straightened them out. When entering, there was a security check, and weapons were not allowed inside. However, when Fang Zhao and Zuo Yu had entered, the guys standing guard did not hear any warnings from the scanning apparatus.
Fang Zhao noted that in the middle of the viewing hall, it was very obvious who the owner's family were. Their seats were the best and biggest. Their area took up about 10 square meters, and two dogs guarded the area they were in.
When the flying transport was landing, they could check the farm as well as the owner's information.
This farm was the Shanmu Farm, The owner was Wu Yi, an 80-plus-year-old man. In the New Era, 80-odd was considered middle-aged. Wu Yi looked robust. He was a tall and burly man with a fierce face, who spoke in a low and muffled voice. When Fang Zhao and Zuo Yu entered, he shot a glance at them and paid them no more attention after, choosing to discuss with the other farm owners his predictions for today's competition.
Nowadays, people did not take part in the sheep herding competition. Instead, teams of shepherd dogs from individual farms would take part. The teams had minimum of six and maximum of ten dogs. Every competition would have 100 sheep released on a field. When the shepherd dogs were released, the timer would start and only cease when all 100 sheep were inside a fenced area. The team that took the least time would be that day's winner. The seven teams here would be placed according to their times.
Every competition day, there would be guessing activities with attractive prizes to be won.
Fang Zhao took a look at the prizes for today's activity.
Guessing the first place correctly, one would be able to win a cash prize with a twofold bonus.
Guessing first and second place, one would be able to get a fivefold bonus.
Guessing first, second, and third would grant a 12 times bonus.
Guessing the first four places would grant a 35 times bonus.
Guessing the first five places would grant a 100 times bonus.
Getting all standings correct would grant a 200 times bonus.
Every competition day, the number of participants varied, as did the prizes of the interactive activities.
According to the Muzhou's Shepherding Competition rules, one entry was five dollars. Purchasing one entry and getting the day's standings all correct would let one win a thousand dollars.
For Muzhou tourists, five dollars was an insignificant amount. Many people would try their luck and take part, Of course, those that could guess correctly were few and far between.
In the tour group, there were quite a number that were visiting Muzhou for the first time. They did not understand the farms at all and were even more puzzled by the participants taking part in today's competition. Reading an expert's online analysis? It just made them more confused.
Thus, many people strained their ears to listen to the conversations between the farm owners in the center of the viewing hall. After all, these farm owners were speaking loudly, so there was nothing wrong with openly listening. In a while, they would follow suit and submit their entries.
The large screen was showing the situation at the competition grounds. Currently, they were having precompetition interviews with some of the participating farms.
The farm Fang Zhao was resting at was near the eastern border. The competition was on the other end of Muzhou's eastern district, close to Muzhou's central district. The weather there was bright and sunny, unlike the dark clouds that were gathering here.
"The weather at the competition is not bad. Who knows, Big Sis Carla might take home first place easily," one of the smaller farm owners said to Wu Yi.
Team No. 3 in today's competition was Wu Yi's cousin's farm's team. His cousin's farm was called Carla Farm and had a carrot as its symbol. Therefore, people who were familiar with it liked to call it Carrot Farm.
"I have high hopes for them too." Wu Yi's face was full of smiles. He was in a cheerful mood. He then submitted his entry for the activity, with his cousin's farm as his pick for first place.
"Ho! One million?! Thats a lot of faith, man!" Another small farm owner spoke in an exaggerated tone after glancing at Wu Yi's entry wager.
"Then I shall buy some too, for Big Sis Carla, 500,000. To show my support for her."
"Me too. However, I only have a small farm, not as lavish as you guys, 100,000 to show my support."
As Wu Yi and his fellow farm owners happily chatted, the tourists sitting to the sides had complex looks on their faces. They had heard that the people of Muzhou were nouveau riche, but they had no idea of the wealth a normal-looking little farm had. Today, they could consider themselves as having experienced it. This group of people did not have to go to work, did not have to slog their lives away. Just by watching their own lands, they could play around freely.
Envious? Jealous! Almost dying from jealousy!
"Hey, you guys from overseas, are you interested in playing a little? When you are in Muzhou, how can you not take part in these activities? Who knows, you might even win yourself some money," one farm owner told the people in the tour group.
The tour leader only smiled and replied, "I also bought one entry. A small gamble only."
However, many members of the tour group were interested now and chatted with some of the farm owners there. The farm owners shared with them a bit of their own experiences and explained to the tour members the rules of the competition and things to take note of, such as how to know which was the team's lead dog, how to see them finding the lead sheep, their running positions, coordination, and other things.
"Boss, do we follow?" Zuo Yu asked Fang Zhao. Zuo Yu did not have much money to play with, just enough for a small gamble or two. There was no way he could match up with the rich landowners who dumped in thousands in the blink of an eye. However, Fang Zhao was different. How much Fang Zhao would earn from the four movements, Zuo Yu was very clear on that.
"Mhm," Fang Zhao replied with a groan but did not say anything, instead continuing to browse through information and videos online on the participating shepherd dog teams taking part in today's competition.
As Wu Yi was chatting, he swept a glance across the room and realized that all the tourists were gathered together and discussing. Only the two latecomers to the side were still sitting down seriously watching past videos of teams' performances in past competitions. One of them was even writing stuff down on a notebook.
"Tsk, acting like they know alot," Wu Yi muttered. He had seen many foreigners who came to Muzhou and took part in these activities. They went through all sorts of analysis and calculations, but at the end, they achieved not a damn thing.
Muzhou's shepherd dogs were not something that foreigners could easily understand. Even when a few experts on dog species and behavior came here, out of ten competitions, if they could guess five correctly, that was already not too bad. There were also foreign livestock owners who thought that they knew a lot coming to take part, but in the end, they left in silence.
Therefore, Wu Yi's advice to foreigners was to place less trust in online analysis and instead follow their gut feeling. Who knows they might even win. All the analysis online was just a smoke screen meant to make people muddled. There were no professionals who could pass on their experience in Muzhou, nor was there anybody who could have consistent winnings!
The submission for entries ended ten minutes before the competition started. Fang Zhao submitted his entry two minutes before the deadline.
Beside Fang Zhao, Zuo Yu stretched his neck over and copied Fang Zhao's entries. He did not know what he was doing, so he just blindly followed the artist. Originally, he had only wanted to purchase one entry, but after some consideration, he added another two zeros behind it and submitted 100 entries. One entry cost five dollars, so his total wager was 500 dollars. After all, he had already started work. The wages that Fang Zhao paid were not less than 500 dollars; losing it all did not really matter. He just took at as it as a contribution to Muzhou since he had come all the way over. Great General Su Mu was the person he admired most, after all.


"Every time background music plays in my head, I feel like there is nothing to be afraid of." —Fang Zhao
Toward the end of the apocalyptic period, Fang Zhao lost his life. However, instead of dying, he found himself 500 years later in the body of a young and aspiring composer who shared the same name. Having received a second chance at life, Fang Zhao sets out to achieve the previous owner's dreams.
Armed with the experience of living through an apocalyptic age and his profession as a composer before that period, Fang Zhao uses his talent, wits, and knowledge to make his mark in the entertainment industry of the future.

Caspar introduced Finland to his directors at the two special tables reserved for the directors. They immediately stood up with their respective dates and greeted them respectfully.
"Let me introduce you to my wife. You can call her Mrs. Schneider," Caspar said casually, not paying attention to the shocked faces of the directors. Even if he mentioned Finland's name, he was sure that the members of his top management would not notice that a girl named Finland started working in their company recently, but for privacy, he chose not to give his wife's name.
"Good evening, nice to meet you all..." Finland greeted everyone at both tables. She was surprised when she saw Stanis Van Der Ven present among the directors. "Eh... Stanis, I didn't know you would be here... I thought you are in Barcelona."
Stanis smiled happily and shook his head, "I always come to the annual party at the office here. This year I also brought my son who started running the head office in Berlin. This is Kurt."
"Ah, nice to meet you, Kurt." Finland remembered that Van Der Ven's family had worked for the Schneider family for generations, so it was to no one's surprise that Stanis had now begun to mentor his son to replace him later to take care of the Schneider family affairs. Stanis and his family were part of a few commoners who knew the secrets of the Schneider family.
Kurt Van Der Ven looked very much like his father, but his face was not as serious as Stanis. He was in his late 30s and looked very confident. He shook Finland's hand excitedly.
When the directors saw that Finland was already familiar with Stanis, they understood immediately that Caspar was not joking when he said that the woman next to him was his wife, and from the looks of it, they have become a couple for longer than they expected. They remember that Heinrich Schneider was indeed very protective of his privacy, so it was not surprising that he married secretly and avoided public scrutiny.
The MC appeared on stage and greeted the top management at the two front tables. The guests applauded many times when one by one the directors were greeted and they stood waving.
Finally, of course, the big boss himself. When the MC announced the presence of Heinrich Schneider, Caspar stood up and invited Finland to rise with him, then waved to the employees who kept clapping and cheering.
Finland felt proud because it seemed like the employees were fond of their boss. Bosses who were not well-liked would not receive such a warm and festive reception.
The MC then took a large glass bowl which contained raffle tickets and asked Caspar and several directors to take raffles from the inside and read out the number written on the papers. Guests who have received a ticket number during registration at the ballroom reception desk could check their tickets to see whether or not they were lucky that night.
The prizes given were truly extraordinary. A new laptop, a 2-week vacation to Bali with the whole family, $ 1,000 in cash, and many other prizes. The most eagerly awaited prize was a Tesla electric car.
When Finland heard the door prizes for the raffles that the MC read, she could only swallow hard.
"Gosh... why didn't I get a ticket from the receptionist earlier?" she complained.
Caspar laughed at her, "Which prize do you want? I'll buy it for you."
Finland blushed. She lived a tough life for such a long time and was used to work very hard to make ends meet, she was still mentally drawn to free things and saving money.
She almost forgot that with Caspar by her side, whatever she wanted in this world could now be easily obtained.
"Sorry... hahahaha, old habits are hard to break," Finland answered with a chuckle.
Caspar just ruffled her hair and smiled broadly. He still remembered Finland being very frugal and she even 'tricked' him into eating at the cheapest Michelin restaurant in the world. When he remembered that, he could only shake his head.
Finally, it was time to draw for the grand prize. The MC invited Caspar onto the stage to pick a raffle from the bowl. The ballroom instantly became quiet. Everyone was paying attention to which number was chosen and who would be the lucky guest to bring a Tesla car home tonight.
Caspar opened the paper in his hand and then read the numbers, "It is 2-4-7."
Voices started muttering in the whole dining area as people looked over each other's tickets and, five seconds later, there was a happy cry from the back of the room. A young woman with glasses excitedly ran fast toward the stage and brandished her ticket.
"Oh my God, oh my God... that's my ticket number...!!!"
Everyone applauded and congratulated this employee who looked like she was dreaming and had to keep pinching herself to make sure she was not sleeping. With a gasping breath she greeted Caspar and the MC and then showed her ticket.
The MC checked the numbers on the ticket and immediately confirmed the employee's luck and announced the winner of the Tesla car that night.
"Wow... that's great... You're really lucky. Please introduce your name and what department you're from..." The MC then gave the mic to the woman.
"Hello, my name is Patricia Brennan and I'm from the Finance Department. Thank you, Sir... for this amazing gift... I am very happy to work for the Schneider Group..." Patricia looked very moved for winning the car prize. Caspar smiled at her and nodded.
After all the door prizes were distributed, it was time for them to watch a special music performance by Billie Yves, who would perform four songs. Thereafter the directors would give a speech, followed by the closing performance from Billie with three more songs. That would mark the end of the party.


*How do immortals live in the modern world? One had been walking the earth for 438 years without ever falling in love. The other one couldn't get over the only woman he loved, even after 100 years.

**What happen when an immortal didn't know he was immortal? After living for almost a century, he still looked like he was 25. So, he thought maybe... maybe he was a freak, a victim of human experimentation during Hitler's time. Growing up, he came to hate humans and their fondness for war and destroying nature. He swore to one day rule the world and decide on which humans got to live. In his book, 'only the good, the strong and the intelligent should live'.

***The wealthiest tycoon was an immortal who was raised in the ivory tower by his overprotective parents. One day he decided to go undercover as poor photographer to make friends with regular people. Alas! Scheming people tricked him to sleep with the most notorious golddiger in Berlin whose only goal in life was to marry a wealthy and powerful man. When she was pregnant with his child, the undercover tycoon wanted to take responsibility but still pretending to be poor. Will he finally let her know that he was wealthy? Why was she so adamant to marry a wealthy and powerful man?

THIS BOOK HAS 3 DIFFERENT STORIES. They are connected, but you can read them as standalone.

1. The Alchemist
2. Aleksis & Prince Siegfried
3. Secret Identity


Volume 1 has fluffy romance, Volume 2 has action/adventure, Volume 3 has comedy, and Volume 4 is a revenge/redemption drama.

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July 25, Monday.
"Big Stars of the Nation" had officially been broadcasted on the television. At the same time, Hong Dali's "iPartment" had also started…
It had to be said that this was a clear win—Li Nianwei starring in it as well as the all-star cast in "iPartment" had gained the love of the audiences once it was broadcasted. There were many handsome guys and pretty girls in there, and moreover, the hilarious storylines and amusing lines had swept the viewers like a tornado, becoming the champion of viewership ratings on that day.
On the contrary, the viewership ratings for Big Stars of the Nation were extremely little, such that people could not bear to even see the ratings.
…
"Young Master, something has gone wrong!" The bodyguard frantically dashed into the Presidential Suite Number Four and anxiously said to Ko Gohon, "The viewership ratings for the first day have been totaled! The viewership ratings for our Big Stars of the Nation is… is…"
"How much?!" Ko Gohon's facial expression changed slightly. Just by looking at the bodyguard's expression, he knew that something unexpected happened.
"1.2%." The bodyguard cautiously replied. He was quite anxious. This time Ko Gohon had bet 20 million. If he lost… Then they, his bodyguards, would definitely suffer.
"This viewership rating is still fine, why are you so anxious?" Ko Gohon berated. "Then what about Hong Dali? Judging from what your expression, his viewership rating is higher than ours? Higher by how much? A few tenths percent?"
Normally speaking, there would not be too much of a difference between the viewership ratings of the various programs. Even if the Big Stars of the Nation was not able to win Hong Dali's iPartment, but he still had Star Plan coming up. The viewership ratings on Sunday were the most important.
However, once the bodyguard heard Ko Gohon's words, his forehead instantly brimmed with sweat, and he said in a small voice, "The viewership ratings for iPartment is… is… is 3.5%…"
"What?!" Upon hearing the bodyguard's report, Ko Gohon was instantly stunned. "You're saying that the viewership ratings for that iPartment are three times ours?! Three times?! Are you sure you didn't see it wrongly?!"
"Yes… Yes, Young Master. I'm sure." Now that things had come to this point, the bodyguard went all out. "I've looked at it for a few times. This figure is definitely correct. Young Master, why don't, for our bet this time…"
"No! I don't believe that Hong Dali will always be so lucky!" Ko Gohon ferociously slammed the table. "If this program is a failure, we still have another one, Star Plan! Even if I lose again, we still have the online novel website, online gaming, and those pieces of land! I don't believe that Hong Dali will be so lucky every single time!"
The bodyguard subconsciously retreated a step back. Or else his face would probably be imprinted with red again…
…
As expected, for the next two days, iPartment totally won over the others. The viewership rating for Big Stars of the Nation, which Ko Gohon had invested so much money into advertising and producing, had plunged throughout. Meanwhile, the viewership rating of iPartment had risen higher and higher, constantly reaching new peaks. 
It wasn't an overstatement to stay that currently, Li Nianwei was the absolute guarantee of viewership rating in the entertainment business. As long as she starred in it, there definitely wouldn't be any worry about the viewership rating.
Of course, Ko Gohon wasn't the type to sit still and do nothing. Very soon, he thought of a good idea to pull up the viewership rating—Quiz contests with prizes! As long as an audience member was able to guess one question correctly, that person would win smartphones, televisions and various prizes.
It had to be admitted that this plan of his was rather successful. Within two days, the viewership rating of Big Stars of the Nation had been increased to 1.9%. Meanwhile, the viewership rating of iPartment had already reached 3.8%.
Just as Ko Gohon was planning to use this tactic and use Star Plan to turn the tables around, a tragedy happened…
Actually, speaking of which, Min Feiyao's tragedy happened very mystically.
Far away in Merika's Hexagon Building, Vincent Iverson unknowingly logged into Heavenly State's internet to explore it for fun. He was browsing through the news and watching video clips, and then he saw a very big advertisement on So Cool video-sharing website-—"Min Feiyao's live concert."
Planning to give it a try, Vincent Iverson clicked on the video…
"This female singer, Min Feiyao, is too boastful, her singing is only mediocre, yet she's so high-profile. It really surprises me."—Vincent Iverson wrote on his Weibo.
And then, Min Feiyao suffered a tragedy.
First, on the internet forum, a post titled "Min Feiyao is actually a manmade pretty girl?!" was publicized and attracted many people fighting to surround it and take a look. Once they saw the post, they were shocked. The pictures in it were absolutely mystical. First, a picture of a lady that looked like Sister Feng[1.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Feng]. Below the pictures were various explanations about which part of her body she had done plastic surgery on and which parts were unchanged. Eventually, the final result was that she had plastic surgery on 84% of her face, and throughout her entire face, the only part that hadn't undergone plastic surgery was her forehead…
Once such a post was published, it rapidly swept the entire entertainment business. Min Feiyao and her manager tried their best to explain yet still couldn't make it clear. After all, the analysis of the pictures was just too apt. Moreover, what made Min Feiyao feel like breaking down the most was that there was always a particular group of people that had nothing better to do yet were very skilled…
First, someone dug out information about the classes she was in when still in school, and then someone found her graduation photos and even especially pointed her out using a red circle…
This time, there was chaos in the entire entertainment business.
Undergoing plastic surgery was still acceptable. And it was fine if it were just a few minor surgeries. But it was really unbearable to have plastic surgery on practically her entire face. If everyone relied on that to thrive in the entertainment business, then what about the others?
"I really didn't think that she would be such a person. I thought she was really a natural beauty."—Celebrity One.
"Actually, in this day and age, having plastic surgery is already not much of a news. It's understandable if she wants to occasionally change some parts of her face to make herself look prettier. But what she has done is akin to changing her entire face. I really can't accept this."—Celebrity Two.
"This is really shocking. Sigh. She's gone insane from doing plastic surgery. It's really… Forget it, life is already hard enough, I shall not say anymore. Anyway, I didn't really have many interactions with her in the past, and we'll probably not have any interactions in the future as well."—Celebrity Three. 
Imperial Hotel, Presidential Suite number four.
"Young Master, save me, quickly save me!" Min Feiyao, who was already on the verge of breaking down, could only plead with Ko Gohon to save her. "You must save me, you must save me. If I can't get over this obstacle, I'm finished. Finished!"
"Idiot! You useless trash!" Ko Gohon instantly kicked Min Feiyao away as he furiously said, "You've spoiled my plans, and you still dare to come and beg me to save you! Do you know that because of you, my plan has failed! All failed! Because of your plastic surgery scandal, even the TV station doesn't dare to broadcast Star Plan now, and it's delaying it for an indefinite period! I've lost yet another round in my bet with Hong Dali! 20 million, a gamble of 20 million USD has been lost again!"
…
While Ko Gohon was raging in fury, Hong Dali was lying on Li Nianwei's lap as he heaved a comfortable sigh. Then, he asked, "Sister Cai, how's the viewership rating for 'Where Are We Going, Dad'?"
"Young Master, it's 3.7%. It can be said to be rather high." Zhang Cai's expression was elated. Recently, during these few days, there had been an endless number of people contacting her to request to inject and broadcast their advertisements in their program, but Zhang Cai had rejected them all—she knew that Hong Dali hated advertisements. 
"Oh, what about that Ko Gohon's 'Star Plan'?" Hong Dali asked again.
Upon mention of this, Zhang Cai felt like laughing. "Young Master, because of the plastic surgery scandal of Min Feiyao, now, the entire entertainment business is condemning her, so 'Star Plan' has been cut off before it even had the chance to be broadcasted…" 
"So pathetic!" Hong Dali stared with wide eyes. "This means that our righteous side has invited much support. Sister Xiaoyi, I'll have to trouble you to make a trip there. I really am not interested to see that annoying face of his…"
"OK, Young Master." Ling Xiaoyi nodded.
"Oh right," Hong Dali instructed again. "Don't take money, take cars. We lack taxis in our sci-fi town."
"OK." Once Hong Dali had said this, everyone around instantly collapsed in laughter. Ko Gohon was gifting them cars again!
…
Imperial Hotel.
The bodyguard frantically ran into Presidential Suite Number Four and said in trepidation, "Young… Young Master, Hong… Hong Dali's men have come!"
"What?!" Upon hearing this, Ko Gohon instantly stood up in shock. "Where are they? Where are they now?"
Just after he said that, he heard a gentle and calm female voice. "Greetings, young master Gohon. I'm Ling Xiaoyi, the number one lackey under Young Master Hong Dali. Today, I've come to get the prize from the bet on behalf of Young Master Dali. Young master Gohon, you have a big family business, and you're the only heir to the Toyoda Conglomerate which is ranked number 16 in the world. I believe you wouldn't go back on the bet with Young Master Dali, right?"
Ko Gohon had previously cockily said about his family assets, and now it had been repeated by Ling Xiaoyi.
As expected, once Ling Xiaoyi said this, Ko Gohon was instantly at a loss for words.
Though because of Min Feiyao, Ko Gohon's "Star Plan" hadn't even been able to be broadcasted, this was just an accident. If Ko Gohon really didn't plan to pay up, actually, it would be justified.
But now it was different.
Previously, Ko Gohon had put on all sorts of airs in front of Hong Dali and boasted so much about his family. Now, Ling Xiaoyi had repeated what he'd said back then. How would Ko Gohon then be shameless enough to go back on his words?
"You!" Ko Gohon was furious and fiercely said, "Of course I won't go back on my words! 20 million USD is just pocket money. Do you think I would care about it?"
"The problem is that our Young Master Dali doesn't care as well." Ling Xiaoyi smiled. "Our Young Master says that he doesn't want cash. Instead, he hopes that young master Gohon can convert it into 20 Toyoda Prime Minister Grade limousines because just those 10 cars alone at the sci-fi town are not enough."


"I have to squander; otherwise, won't it be a waste of my parent's talent at earning money?" Hong Dali answers a reporter's question matter-of-factly. 

Just after the interview ends, Hong Dali opens the Great Prodigal System's interface and looks at the various good stuff displayed in it. Stroking his chin, he mumbles to himself, "I just need to squander 200 billion yuan more to exchange for the blueprint of the core technology, Engine Destruction, found in the strongest humanoid mecha weapon, Neo Granzon. Looks like I'll have to work harder!"

"I want to splurge! I want to squander!"


The manager looked at Li Du and asked in a warmer tone, "Do you have your bank cards with you? We provide an exchange rate conversion here and accept RMB."
Li Du shook his head. "I have friends outside. They have enough cash. I'll lend money from them."
As he said this, he pulled out his trouser pocket and showed it to the manager. There was only a mobile phone inside and no wallet.
Seeing this, the manager gave a nod of assent and said, "Okay, then you go and find your friends to lend you some money first. I suggest that you be quick. As you see, our activity is a success and our workers are busy."
He was confident and believed that Li Du and the others would not find out that there was something wrong with the car. After discovering that three of them had no money on hand, he let them go for the moment.
As they walked out, Li Du's mother asked, "Who do you want to borrow money from? Sophie?"
Li Du laughed and said, "Borrow money? This is a fraud, we should leave at once and not come back."
"A Scam? Can it be?" asked his father and mother almost in unison.
Li Du gave a cold laugh and said, "I usually drive a Ferrari, I know a thing or two about cars. Just about everything is wrong with that car in there. It's not even worth ten thousand dollars. It is just a piece of junk."
Li Du's parents did not understand this. They looked at each other. Seeing their son's confidence, however, they could not help but trust him.
"Pity, it looked like a good prize," Li Du's father's voice sounded mournful.
Li Du said, "This is all a scam. Our hometown did have this kind of lottery trick before, isn't that right? Have you forgotten?"
His father smacked his lips and said, "Yeah, but do they do that overseas too? It really pisses me off."
Li Du hummed and said, "There are even more frauds in foreign countries.."
Li Du's mother said, "These swindlers are very arrogant. The police station is right next to them. Why don't we call the police? You see, so many of our fellow countrymen are taken in."
Li Du mumbled, "Let's go out first, and then I'll call the police."
His mother said, "We must call the police, we can't let these crooks harm our compatriots. We must do the right thing."
Li Du did not want to get involved in this kind of thing. To organize such a large-scale scam activity, the managers had to have certain power and connections. He was a stranger in Australia, and rashly acting as the hero would be dangerous.
After all, with his fiancée and family around, his responsibilities were heavy.
If he were at home or in the United States, he would have called the police. In Australia, he had to watch the situation before making a decision.
As they were walking out, they met the tour guide that led them in previously.
Seeing their empty hands, the tour guide asked, "Why, where are your prizes? Didn't you draw a prize just now?"
Li Du ignored her and took his parents out.
The tour guide remembered that earlier, they refused to buy souvenirs. She thought it would make them uncomfortable if others saw them participating in the lottery and leaving empty-handed, knowing they had no money to take their prizes.
She pretended to be kind to the three people, and said enthusiastically, "Where are you going? Fellow countryman, do go back in and draw a prize. If you don't hurry, the prizes will all be taken. Come quickly."
Li Du pushed her arm away and said, "We've won a lottery. We don't have enough money on us. So we are going to collect the money and pay the tax."
The tour guide said, "But the three of you have three chances to draw a prize. Why don't you take the other two tickets and draw the other prizes and then pay the taxes for them all? It would make more sense."
Li Du said, "No need to worry, we'll take our time."
The tour guide's expression suddenly changed, her eyes narrowed and she laughed derisively, "Oh, your family is really interesting! Do you never bring any money when you go abroad? You didn't buy any souvenirs just now, and you don't even dare to join a free lucky draw? How timid!"
Her tone was so shrill that the tourists around her heard her and looked at them.
Li Du's parents were elderly people and could not take public embarrassment. They whispered to Li Du, "Go, go, ignore her, let's go quickly."
Li Du laughed, stopped his parents, and said, "Go? No, we're not leaving now. They're trying to bully honest people, aren't they? Well, we'll see."
He told his parents to go back to the queue and made a phone call to inform Brother Wolf, Godzilla, and the others to come over. He also called the executives of the Sydney branch of the Harry Winston group and asked them to come as well.
The Harry Winston executives, who worked in the luxury sector, were well-connected in Sydney and knew many of the rich, famous and powerful people.
At the same time, Li Du asked Hans and Lu Guan to come over as well and made some arrangements with them.
When he got off the phone, his father looked at him anxiously and said, "Li Du, what are you going to do?"
Li Du said calmly, "You'll see, Dad. Mom just said we had to do the right thing, didn't she? I'll do it now."
He entered the lucky draw line, took the two remaining tickets, and released the little bug into the lottery box.
In the past, when this kind of lucky draw scam happened in his hometown, Li Du read the report on how to deal with such a scam.
There were many lottery tickets in the box, all folded up. People could only rely on luck to draw a ticket, blindly reaching into the box and pulling out whatever came into their hand.
Li Du set the little bug to check the rank numbers on the lottery tickets, to find the grand prize.
The little bug examined the lottery tickets carefully, but could not find the one with the grand prize.
He thought that perhaps there were too many lottery tickets, but as he searched carefully again he still found no grand prize. Instead, he found two first prizes.
This lucky draw event was huge and had many awards. The grand prize only had one offer, a luxury yacht. The first prize had two lucky tickets, one for a Porsche and the other for a Ferrari.
There were also four second prizes and ten third prizes.
It was Li Du's turn to draw a ticket, and the person behind him urged, "Young man, go on, don't waste our time."
Li Du did not find the grand prize. This meant his plan would not be easy to perform, which made him a little depressed.
He had meant to find the grand prize ticket and hide it in the black hole space so that he could make trouble later, saying the organizers had not put in a ticket for the grand prize.
As each ticket would be taken out and immediately checked, the scammers would not be able to explain why the grand prize ticket was not in the lottery box.
At that time, he could call the police so that the host party would be suspected of commercial fraud, the police would take care of this matter, and he could use the police to tear up their cover and reveal the true face of these cheats, bringing them to justice.
However, as he had not found the grand prize, he had to settle for the second best. He was going to hide the two first prize tickets, which would hopefully have the same effect. 
He reached into the lucky draw box to hide the two first prize tickets, only to find something wrong on the top of the box.


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?! 

Zendikar Torturer of the unrighteous a weak and old god. Zendikar was once a human half-elf raised in a small village during a peaceful era but the small village stuck to the old ways when the war was still going. In that small village, they would kidnap any who they found that were of an unrighteous race and even many demi-humans who resembled there a monster race too much. Anywho were unlucky enough to be caught by this village were in for agony beyond there wildest dreams as they were tortured day and night. Now this is were young Zendikar comes in his parents were among the most active in tortured the unrighteous races and they would often bring Zendikar to watch. Over time Zendikar began to love watching that he started to join in at the age of 5 when he turned 8 he was torturing them by himself by the age of 12 the village built him his dungeon when he turned 18 he was appointed head torture. When he turned 82 the war between the righteous and unrighteous started once more and Zendikar with his barbed whip in one hand and branding iron in the other he charged to the front lines. Each battle he fought the only things left were enemy soldier barely left alive who were dragged away after the battle for all their secrets to be told to Zendikar before their lives were ended. This lasted for 60 years until an apostle of the goddess of vengeance slain him or so they thought but he arose from his grave an evil god to continue on his work. But he never gained many followers due to his extreme ways and for the followers, he did gain they were often slain by there own allies as they were seen as too extreme and brutal which caused a lot of arguments and in fighting for any party they joined. But he changed over time becoming less extreme on the outside. This change was influenced by him falling in love with a Demi-Human God of fertility. His and his follower's way of fighting changed from trying to keep all their enemies alive to only the unlucky ones will live to see the torture that is to come. Second, he changed the torture from, public to private. Third, he labelled Demi-humans acceptable as they are becoming more human than monster and are a necessary step in turning unrighteous to the righteous. Lastly, not all who are captured are.to be tortured but be sold as slaves. He did all this as she promised to marry him if he did these things. She birthed him 3 Sons and 2 daughters before entering a deep slumber due to being poisoned from an unknown source.

This is the God chosen for the Holy Empire.
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As the sun started to rise Nargulg and Brenda were the first to dismiss themselves as they had to train the new soldiers and wanted to get there before the soldiers got their not long after they left Cilys dismissed himself to go attend to the adventurers guild and with 3 people gone it everyone else said their goodbyes and headed off for there respective jobs they have taken up while I was asleep undergoing evolution to become a god. As everyone left it was only me and Huttel.


As Realization of what happened dawns on my face. I get up and Run to my temple from where Maclante brought me from.


As I get closer to the temple I hear the voice of my holy spirit talking to people. 

"Hey sorry I'm late Drie."

Upon hearing my voice she turns around towards my direction. Before looking back towards who she was talking to and Dismiss her self before moving towards me.

"It was very kind of you to show up."

"I am so sorry I kinda lost track of time and before I knew it, It was morning."

"I knew you were not going to show up. You just woke up you have friends and family you want to talk to."

"Well, I can take over for you until I find someone that can switch with you."

"I am fine working until this is all done my daughter comes to spend time with me a lot and she tries to help.

I agreed to it knowing that you would most likely not show up because I have a request I want you to agree to."

"You know you didn't have to you could have just asked me you're my only holy spirit and you can't betray me so I can trust you practically unconditionally."

"You are correct there I can't betray you physically but I could tell your secrets to people."

"I would like to believe you wouldn't go around doing that. But that's enough of that topic what was your request."

"I would like to be the guard captain of the city. Because the more people that show up the more chaotic it will become and the larger organizations that will start to show up and do what they want if no one is there to stop them."

"Sure, I want you to go talk to Nargulg and Brenda and get 5 of their best soldier that are willing to become guard leaders and then start searching among the people already here for anyone acceptable and willing to undergo the basic training at minimum and will uphold some basic laws like no stealing and murder within the city you have an idea at what I'm getting at. Then train those people and distribute them as you see fit. Also for the training do you want to train them or should I see if nargulg and Brenda can train them?"

"I          uh can train them  it won't be my first time training soldiers."

"You don't have to be so surprised because If I can't trust my holy spirit's then who could I trust."

"Thank you."

"No problem. Now get going the defence force won't build itself."

"Ok, I'm going. Just let me finish up with that person then I will go."

So what has happened apparently was Drie ended up getting some help from people to direct everyone to form a line in front of her and then she would either direct the person to where their family was staying at or for people already there to a house and she even explained about us having some guilds and where they were to everyone every hour. 

after noticing her talking about the guilds to people it dawns to me that we did not talk about the guild identification at the meeting Ah well I guess I will think about that and introduce it to everyone tomorrow. straitening my back I greeted the person in front of the line and got to work.


After working for 21 hours I found my second holy spirit it was a naturally born ghost in the form of a human male he didn't have a name but neither did he want one he wanted to be nameless to stay true to what he is what his race is a nameless entity that will almost always be mistaken for ghosts. But after becoming my holy spirit he took over for me so I could think about how to make the guild ranks.


for the Guild ranks I was torn between a few ways I was originally thinking of doing a special ranking for each guild but then why not make the ranking tears the same so it's less confusing then it came to what would I make the ranks At first I was thinking of going for a numeric system. but then I  thought why not go with something like in the stories I loved an alphabetic system so F-A with S being on up on A and then above S as per the normal way it's done in stories but then came finding the normal skill level so I could get a basic rank for each skill level but then it came to me at the games I will give people that are the top of each of the professions A rank until it got to the next one whos skills are relatively worse then the A rank and rank them B moving down to the last place. I will do this for each guild but the adventure guild I will make the adventure guild have to types of ranking Gathering ranks and Strength ranks because no matter what point it is there will always be a requests to gather a herb or mineral that has a high gathering skill that low ranks wouldn't be able to do and for strength it will be normally based on who is the strongest.

I haven't announced the Games yet I still have to do it. Looking at how its early morning or late night on the way you look at it it's about 2 am. Ok, I will announce the game a week from 6 hours from now in 6 hours so everyone has a good sleep.

Hey OG could I buy guild cards from you.

{{I could make some for you but what do you have in mind.}}

I was thinking of something like a phone but unlike a phone, it would only be able to be used as identification for each guild and to hold quest info. Maybe also having better versions of this phone for taking quest when you are out or completing quests when you are out for quest material storage, Material quality check and other things helpful for the different guilds. All the extra besides the basic Identification for the guild and quest holding will cost extra for them so don't have to be in the basic ones. Also, I was wondering if the quest boards could be changed to electronic so that any taking a quest only requires the tap of the phone on the quest and will allow for the function of taking when out.

{{The Phone Id can be done and can be done for free as it will be very easy and cheap to make but for everything else, it will cost about 5 of your Bloodstone coins per upgrade.}}

How do you know it would cost that many bloodstone coins also have to come up for a better name than that for the coins.

{{Just some basic math and comparison and conversion into ep to find that out also once your coins are made the system will automatically add them to the bank for you to purchase.}}

Wait I can turn coins into EP.

{{Yes through the bank you can turn your coins into EP and it works the other way also so EP into your coins but that only after you have 10000 of each coin in circulation. But with me as your system, I can treat you special and make it 1000 coins in circulation.}}

You know I am quite curious why I just don't use EP as the universal currency.

{{We tried that once but it caused dissatisfaction among the people, not just the immortals but the people from JAG. Apparently, the physical race and even some of the spirit races enjoy the feeling of having cash or coins in your possession.}}

That is true people who have money usually like to have it in cash for whatever reason. Would it be possible for us to use EP instead of coins?

{{No can do I promised the immortals that all countries will have there own currency system and the only ones who can get by this are countries that use a barter system instead of coins.}}

Ok, I guess that was hoping too much. Ok back to the topic of The ID phone I believe they will accept it and the ranking system but I will ask everyone to make sure.

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Bob made his roundabout going to talk to all the people he trusted about what they thought about the ID phone and how it will be made free by the OG system. All of them agreed but I hade to explain to everyone but James and Morg what a phone was and how it would work also had to explain how all the guild will have to be closed for 1 hour if we do this for the electronic screens to be installed.

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I am currently standing on a stage with countless eyes staring up at me some of them monster some of them undead other Demi-humans there the other races like Orc's Dark elves some grey dwarves and in the minority is even some humans there not only these races among the eyes staring up to me but just some of them all staring at me with a small bit of worship and a small bit of confusion.

Taking a deep breath I straiten my back and put on the friendliest smile I can.

"Welcome one and all to Sanctuary. I am Bob the newly ascended god and I called everyone here because I have a few things to say obviously and I was curious about how diverse the population of Sanctuary has become. As some of you may become to know me through various ways you will learn I am basically an open book I will answer almost any question that is asked to me as truthfully as I can and I don't mind being questioned if you think I do something stupid everyone makes a mistake and I am no different. But with that being said I have a very dark and cruel side that most people will not get to see but will learn about with time throw stories or witnessing it.

Everyone here doesn't have to worry about this being directed at them as long as you don't try to help anyone who is an enemy of Sanctuary try and destroy Sanctuary.  But enough of that I have some good news. Sanctuary will be hosting something I like to call The Games in this there will be a little of everything from Pill and Formation making to fights against animal or other people or maybe taming a monster. Each guild will have there own section in the games and the best person in each respective game will be offered to become the guild master for what they did the best in. Tho this is only for the guilds for no one as the guild master already. Some of the guild events will be held only for the participants to know as everyone knows will affect the result of there game and will only have what happened for their game showed after it is complete about a week later at the end of the games. There will also be prizes for the top 10 of each.

I think that is all I had to say. No, wait also everyone the ID's are ready for pick up at the Civilian Guild.  Now before I go if you have any questions for me you can find me at the temple or the Civilian guild helping out as that is where I will be for most of the time except when I am making stuff in my room. 

Now is there any question's."

after waiting about 30 secs and no hands being raised or voice's shouting out a small hand peaked out of the group of people only for a few seconds before disappearing back into it.

"There a person in that area over there with there hand up but I can't see them so could it be possible for everyone to move a little except for the one with the hand up."

As I finished speaking the crowd slowly moved to leave what seemed to be a young demon child with there to small horns and a small tail waging about.

"So what is your question?"

"Will there be games for my mommy."

After a few quick moments, before I was even able to open my mouth, a woman who looked like a grown-up version of the young child but with thin leather-like wings pushes her way out of the crowd and runs up to the child.

"Please forgive my child they are just to young to understand."

"She did nothing wrong miss I asked for question's and she had a question it all welcomed. Tho may I ask what race you are."

"I'm a succubus."

"Are you in the type of work that is commonly thought of with succubus."

"Yes."

"Young one are you talking about your mom's work for games."

"YES, YES, Mommy is very good at work lots of people complement Mommy."

"My answer is then probably that is actually one I didn't think of and it will need a different place entirely."(AN. There will be no H-scenes but sex does happen in peoples life and brothels are a regular thing in fantasy type worlds that aren't talked about a lot or mentioned but are there. I will mention sex but I won't go writing about it. It's just not something I want to write but I will mention it. As I will mention a winner if the brothel games but won't be describing that game.)

After answering the young child question other hands started to raise or voice shouted out questions. Most of the questions being simple and easy to answer pr something about the prizes.

IF YOU WANT CONSTANT UPDATES IM NOT THE AUTHOR FOR YOU THERE IS NO TIME AT WHICH I RELEASE ITS WHEN I FINISH THE CHAPTER YOU GET IT. just a heads up I don't want someone coming to read my book being like regular release and not getting it 

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What would you do when you have done everything you could think of from conquering universes to playing solitaire professionally. Well, the immortals have done it all a race of people who can never truly die, or they thought they did everything till they conquered a universe where systems were built and then shipped to people to get a second chance at life.

A note from a Potato.
Hello, for it is I a semi-intelligent potato and here to write a story at the whim of a moment. So here it is.
Even tho English may be my first language I'm not that great with punctuation and person to person talking as I am not good around other people face to face.
I also have a tendency to talk in the third person so tell me if you catch me writing in third person ill fix it. This is also my first time writing a story and you probably will be able to tell so if you have any feedback I am all ears.

There will be the use of magic, cultivation and technology in my story and any high intelligent race can do both.(This is a what I want story

I and Mii-chan continued practicing for the three-legged race until our PE class ended. In the end, we were the fastest pair and there were also 5  more pairs that got along with their partner without any problems. Although they weren't as fast as us, it could be improved with more practice.

Mii-chan's mood was at its peak of happiness. And why wouldn't be...she, after all, defeated all other people who are much more athletic than her. Even Hirata who she respects and likes wasn't as good as us with his partner.

"Thank you for today, Walker-kun!" She took hold of my hand and enclosed it with her two small hands and then she thanked me with a bright innocent smile across her face.

"Don't thank me, it's your own effort that made this possible..." I shook my head with a smile and used my free hand to gently free the other hand that was at her mercy.

What I have said was the truth. If she wouldn't have been able to push herself to accept my previous offer, our teamwork wouldn't be near as good as it is right now. 

"Hihi, even then, thank you very much! I have never had this much fun during the PE class before today." She giggled when she heard my "praise"

"Well, we should go, after all, we are full of sweat." I told her and she immediately opened her eyes wide when she heard me and then quickly moved a few steps away from me.

"You are right! Umm..." She looked embarrassed for some reason and she seemed that she wanted to say more but she was only fidgeting her fingers... Although I have a few theories about why she moved away from me so suddenly, I am not exactly sure.

"Yes? We are now partners for the three-legged race so you can tell me anything you need." I tried to encourage her to speak her mind.

"Umm...forget it, it's nothing important anyway. See you later in the class?" She shook her head with a smile and then asked me with an uncertain expression.

"Alright, heh and sure, see you later in the class" I chuckled hearing her question filled with uncertainty. Did she think that I would ignore her once the PE class ended? Heh, what a silly girl...

I can see in her eyes that she has genuine respect for me. I wouldn't ignore anyone who genuinely respects me. That's also one of the reasons why I tolerated Sae-chan's little attempt at blackmailing me.

With that said we parted ways and we went to our respective locker rooms to take a quick shower and get ready for another class.

-----(Mii-chan's POV)-----

When I entered the girl's locker room, almost everyone turned their attention to me.

What is this? I was slightly scared, seeing how everyone's eyes were on me, however, I quickly calmed down when I noticed that there was no contempt or any other ill feelings in their eyes.

"Mii-chan!!! That was amazing but I would have never thought that you would let a boy be so close to you..." Maya-chan immediately approached me and started staring at me with a teasing and mischevious smile.

"Huu" Her smile scared me a bit so I was able to only release a pathetic sound out of my mouth.

"Maya-chan, let's not make Mii-chan uncomfortable. But even I am extremely curious what had happened there, between you and Walker-kun." My eyes brightened when Chiaki-chan came to my rescue however it wasn't for long before I was feeling pressure once again when she turned her attention at me.

However, remembering what had happened out there made me immediately blush so I immediately looked downward. ...Our bodies were close, too close... I started to recall the time when we were running together before returning to reality.

"I- I just thought that it will be for the best. I had problems with balance and keeping up the steady pace." I answered while not daring to raise my head, afraid that they would notice my blushing face.

...Like this

I had to endure hundreds of questions, some of them were easy to answer, however, there were even bolder girls who have asked if he tried to take advantage of that position and if he tried to touch me. I did my best to answer those questions even though I was extremely embarrassed because I didn't want them to misunderstand and cause problems for Walker-kun but either way, I will have trauma because of this matter for the rest of my life...

However, what I found slightly strange is...whenever it looked like someone was about to get a wrong idea about Walker-kun due to my slow replying, Chiaki-chan helped me to clear any misunderstanding and even Kei-chan interrupted a few people when the questions grew too extreme. I am aware that Chiaki-chan has a pretty good relationship with Walker-kun but Kei-chan defending him is big news for me.

Although this will probably become the biggest traumatic moment in my life, I definitely don't mind it after everything that happened today with Walker-kun. He always appealed to me as a cold and indifferent individual. After today, I have realized how wrong I was with judging him, I judged a book by its cover instead of being more open-minded but I guess there is no time for regret. I can only try to make more fun and nice memories with him from this moment on...

...But it's really funny... When one doesn't know anything about Walker-kun, they will easily overlook him, however, once they know more, only then they will realize how mysterious he is. It's like living in the never-ending plains for numerous months but only then realize that there is a tall mountain standing right in the middle of the plains. Lonely yet proudly standing mountain.

"What are you thinking about, Mii-chan?" Chiaki-chan question dragged me out of my thoughts.

"Hihi, it's nothing" I giggled and told her not to worry.

Hearing my decisive yet happy reply made Chiaki look at me with a puzzled look.

-----(Mii-chan's POV END)-----

In Class D's classroom...

"Now that we roughly decided on pairs for the three-legged race we can more to the other contests." Hirata said with a satisfied smile while standing in front of Class D's students.

"Hirata-kun, can I add something before we will start with forming groups for the other contests?" The one who interrupted Hirata was Matsushita herself.

Hm? Even I was slightly curious about what someone like Matsushita wanted to say. She usually keeps quiet and goes with a flow except for the times when I told her to do so.

"Of course, please..." Hirata smiled after hearing her question and gestured with his hand for her to continue.

"I don't want to accuse someone, however, everyone is aware of how important is the participation table, right?" She asked with a serious expression while looking around the entire class.

Hearing her question, everyone instantly nodded their heads. They were aware that if our participation table gets leaked out, we would be in trouble. Everyone would be able to counter our weaker and even stronger groups. It would be no longer about luck.

"I want all of us to agree that once we give our participation table to Chabashira-sensei, we will no longer be able to view it until the start of the actual sports festival." When Matsushita said this, I immediately noticed a strange glint in Kushida's eyes, making it too hard for me to hold back a cold and evil smile that wanted to come out on the surface

Hehe, they are working together now? I just hope she didn't say anything unnecessary to her. I thought while taking a glance at Kei who was silent the entire time.

"But what if I forget in which group and position I am?" Ike interrupted her with a thoughtful expression.

"...Can't you even remember in which group you are? As for in which position you will be going, there is no need for you to even remember that, after all, we will be able to view it once again when the sports festival starts" Matsushita said while giving Ike a weird look.

There was indeed no need to even remember in which order the groups will be going because everyone should stretch themselves right before the sports festival starts. What else you want to do? Some mental preparation? If you will do everything you should do then hearing school calling out your group should be enough for you.


"I understand Matsushita-san's point but...is that really necessary?" Hirata asked with a helpless expression.

"Isn't this against the rules anyway?" Yamauchi added.

"No... there is a restriction that says once we give our participation table to the sensei then we can't make any changes but we are ABLE to view it." Hirata shook his head at Yamauchi's question.

"Sensei never said that we can't put our own restrictions. I think that if we will tell sensei that the entire class agreed to not being able to view it, sensei will probably allow this change." Hirata asked with a thoughtful expression.

"But why should we do it anyway?" Someone asked a question that was bothering a lot of people but none of them wanted to be first one to ask. 

"Yeah...why?" More people started to ask for the reason, pressuring Matsushita who had a calm expression the entire time.

"I support this idea" Everyone turned at who said this and it was Kei, standing with her folded arms while glaring at people who were pressuring Matsushita.

Everyone calmed down and she used this chance to continue.

"Personally, I myself am not so familiar with everyone and as of lately there were some strange things happening inside our class." She said while giving the boys suspicious look and 3 idiots immediately took a step back with slightly horrified expressions but no one found it too strange considering Kei's threatening glare.

"Alright, alright, let's calm down everyone. Does anyone have any complaints about this? I myself don't really see any downsides to this so I don't really have anything against Matsushita-san's idea" Hirata tried to calm down everyone because the air inside our class became suddenly too tense.

"I guess there is no harm in this..." The girls were first to agree with this idea, thanks to Kei's influence.

Seeing how most of the girls were fine with this, boys had no other chance but to accept it unless they wanted to induce girls' wrath.

...

Inside my room, at night...

I was sitting at my table with a lot of papers scattered on it.

It was already late at night but I still had a lot of work to do.

...If I want to complete it in one go, I will have to go until the early morning.
*sigh* Thankfully, tomorrow is Saturday so no school. Although 1 night without sleep wouldn't do any harm to me neither it would slow down my mind but sleep is one of a few things I really like so I would like to reduce days without any sleep as much as possible.

As I was writing down something on the paper, Yukina approached me and jumped on the table. She came up to my hand and gently bit me.

I looked at her with a helpless expression.

"I can't, you will have to sleep tonight without using my chest as your pillow..." I said and she understood meaning behind my words thanks to my tone and my expression.

Instead of leaving for the bed, she remained next to my hand while curiously looking and tilting her head at what I was writing.

"Fine, if you don't want to sleep without me, I won't force you but neither will I take pity and go sleep before completing all of this." I said to her and she just tilted her head while sleepily looking at me.

...Why do I even try to sound reasonable when I am talking to a kitten? Why the hell am I even talking to the kitten in the dead of night?

...I need to focus to finish this quickly.

...

After 4 hours spent on writing, I finally finished what I was doing, however, all of that writing and concentrating made me fully awake so I had no desire to sleep anymore. On the other hand, Yukina was already motionlessly lying right next to my hand as if she was dead.

I carefully moved her on her own pillow.

Now what... I thought but it didn't take me even a minute to decide on what to do next.

I set up the chessboard I previously bought on my table and started to practice, however, instead of practicing chess, I was practicing for a sports festival.

I closed my eyes.
Each unit will be a different group, each game will be a different contest. I thought and sharply opened my eyes, glaring at the chessboard in full concentration.

...

Hehe, and this is where the "KING" will step in. I creepily smiled when I moved the Pawn piece forward. Only the chessboard was illuminated with a small lamp while my entire body was shrouded in darkness, only my evil creepy smile was slightly visible together with my shining red eyes.

"The time when pawn will shed its skin, will also be the time when the real KING will be exposed!" I muttered in low voice and knocked down the King piece while replacing it with the Pawn piece.

Just some random Fan-fic about Classroom of the Elite with a few fantasy-like features for the future plot.

*English isn't my native language* so if you can't stand grammar errors while reading something you better not read this.

This is my first fan-fic ever so you can definitely expect plot holes. Characters might have slightly different personalities. Events don't have to happen the same way they did in the Classroom of the Elite.

I am writing this only for fun so don't expect much.


I don't own Classroom of the Elite, neither I own any of its characters and etc...

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