Phikul was cursed with the weird ability. For each word she pronounced, a golden medlar would crawl up from her throat, tearing her from the inside. Thus, she refused to speak. After fifteen years of being locked away, she was freed. Knowing nothing of the outside world, Phikul had to learn how to survive without speaking a single word. But, she found her perfect companion who could hear her thought.

Ace picked up the phone, it was his grandmother calling, surprising, not because it was on a Sunday morning, but because it was her calling him, not the other way around.
"Hello Samantha, good morning"
"Good morning to you too, how are things going around there?",  'Ah, she wants to know how the meetings went', Ace thought, thinking of the best way to respond
"Well, for the most part, I made a deal with Lucrum, and as you know, they asked for a meeting. However, as you are probably aware, things with Epsilon did not go as well, she thought I was just a vulnerable kid and tried to blackmail me."
"How did it go?", there was myrrh in her voice, she obviously knew how it went, but she wanted him to tell her, to judge him on what emotions he would display during his response.
"Well, I destroyed her life, and Epsilon knows it, they will now have to try harder, and of course, I will drive an even harder bargain, they will not be happy."
"Good. I am proud of you.", and she hung up
Ace let out a sigh of relief, he knew he had passed her test, he would not even be surprised if she was the one that leaked the info, just as a way to see whether he would comply to her demands, and buckle under pressure.
What Ace did not know, however, was that on the other side of the line, Samantha and Veronica were smiling, happy with how fast and well he had grown.
Ace had a pretty busy day ahead of him, he would have to sort through all his notifications, but luckily, he had a plan to deal with it. There was a reason other than hacking as to why he had wanted to learn how to write programs and code in general. He had another project, this one of great importance, that he had wanted to begin working on since forever. He was going to build his own A.I.
He did not want a stupid one, though, he was going to build a self-learning A.I. A monster that only he would be able to control. He would feed it all the information he could find, on anything, and then have it create a schedule for his life, one that would help him optimise his time to the maximum, without becoming boring or repetitive.
He had built it himself, truthfully, the premise of it was simple, the problem was that it required expensive technology for it to truly shine, it would have to be hooked to a high-speed connection that would allow it to download vast quantities of data in a short time. He had, of course, asked for help from a few of his grandmother's employees. He had promised them that he would share the source code with them. Of course, only before asking his grandmother. 
She was fine with it, they would remain loyal to her no matter what, and having one for the whole group would increase their capabilities by a large margin. Of course, she also knew they would not share the source code themselves since it would create security threats if they did so.
And it was in this way that Ace built Alfred. Ace had not actually chosen the name, the A.I. had, it had for some reason developed an admiration for the resourceful butler, and it seemed that it inspired to be the same. He had fed it all types of information, he had begun with defence protocols it could put in place to protect itself, Ace had put some of his own, but the A.I. would be able to build its own, and update them as it was needed. He had then made it learn all about video games, streaming and social media. It had, for some reason, also learnt about pop-culture, and in one night, had learnt all the internet culture had to offer.
The A.I. that was now hooked all over the house, connected by speakers that lined all over the room to the supercomputer Ace had built in a room adjacent to his. He asked it to sort through all messages on his accounts, and once it had done so, give the correct and appropriate responses. It knew that if anything interesting came up, it - well he, would have to inform Ace.
In this way, his work for the day was sorted, and he could go relax and do his own thing. He caught up on a few novels, his enhanced brain could now read at extreme speeds, and looked through some advanced etiquette guides Samantha had sent him. He memorised all the information, as he always did, and sent a message to his grandmother that he had finished. She seemed to find it important that he learnt all about various topics, so she sent him guides, books and videos on all sorts of things. Ace, wanting to oblige, ensured he committed them to memory. 
It was in this way that he had learnt all sorts of interesting things, he had no idea whether they would ever be of any use to his grandmother, they probably would. To his surprise, his grandmother answered fast, however, it was only a one-word reply: [Languages]. Ace laughed, his grandmother had realised that his brain seemed to have no limit, so she decided to challenge Ace as much as she could. There was a link to a file in another message. As Ace clicked on it, he groaned, his free time would be cut in half. His grandmother wanted him to dominate all the languages she considered 'important', meaning, the ones that would open the most doors for him. This included German, Spanish, French, Arabic, Mandarin, Korean and Japanese. She told him that if needed, she would send a tutor to teach him, to which he replied: [No.]. If anyone else found out about his learning speed, there would be a problem.
In true Goldsign fashion, she wanted him to learn them all. Ace was of course already on it, he had always thought it would be wonderful to travel to various places and enjoy them to their fullest, so in his downtime (downtime = lesson time), he had begun learning various languages. He could speak, French, Italian and Spanish, and was finishing up with German. Finishing up meant that he now had the level of a Native, and all he had to do was learn the slang that was more commonly used. However, he would have no problem conducting a deal. 
As with all languages, he had minimized the accent by listening to genuine natives speak the language and simply working to learn how to mimic their accent. This allowed him to have a seamless accent, which would not separate him from any native. After he finished up with German, he would move on to Mandarin, then to Japanese and Korean. He would finish with Arabic. Once he did that, he wanted to keep learning languages, but whatever else caught his fancy would take precedence.
This way, he could maximise his ability to learn, while also motivating himself with something that would be truly fun. Especially considering his trip to Vienna, his German would be useful there, and meeting people from around the world would mean he could 'practise' speaking the languages he had learnt.


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After getting dressed, Ace got in the car that took him to Sophie's house, she had said to meet him at 10, which had left him a lot of time to do his own thing, considering he had woken up at 5 in the morning, and she lived only 10 minutes away. When he got there, it was 9:55, and he was led through the main house to a 'small' one in the garden, it was an expanse where it seemed that the family met their guests, it was a massive open space, with decor tastefully placed around the room. It did not give out a sense of opulence, but you knew the people that owned it were rich nevertheless. How rich, depended on how much you looked, one could spot the luxurious billiards table or the massive 8k televisions displayed around the room. Ace, however, noticed the book stand, It was not as big or noticeable as the other pieces, but was sure as hell worth a lot more. Every book there, seemed to be expensive, Ace assumed that none of them had actually been read, but the rare collection caught his eye nevertheless.
"Like them?", Sophie came up from behind him, giving him a hug which he turned around and reciprocated. She was dressed in a yellow flowery dress that suited her quite well.
"Yeah. These are amazing, some of these are worth more than what people make in a lifetime.", Ace heard the tinge of admiration in his own voice, but did not mind it. If anything, it would only give Sophie the false impression that she could use these books as a bargaining chip. She could of course, but if Ace wanted, he could get his Grandmother to gift him an even greater collection than this. Money was not a problem, and as of right now, connections were not either.
"Hmmm, well, the others are not here yet, but I can give you a tour if you want", 'fashionably' late, of course, Ace detested such a construct, but he understood that it was merely a way for someone to feel wanted.
"Sure let's go."

The story of a boy overcome with pain, that suddenly isn't.

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The story is about a boy, Ace, who is suddenly healed from his pain. He decides to make the best out of his god (?) given gift.

You can expect politics, show business, videogames, sports, and much more.

I hope you enjoy the novel, Happy Reading!




The image does not belong to me, full credits to the creator, if you wish for me to remove it, contact me at: insidiouswebnovel@gmail.com

"I… I'm… I'm…" Dobin wanted to talk, but he was gasping for breath. Even after several tries, he never got a full sentence out. His face was so red that he looked like frozen shrimp ready to be served. 
Zuo Cidian listened carefully,and said to Hospital Director Bo, who was beside him. "Mister New York seems to be talking about us? Do Americans learn the common lingo among Chinese now when they learn Mandarin?"
Hospital Director Bo smiled unkindly, nodded at Zuo Cidian, and said, "Old Zuo, you are quite humorous when you try to be."
"When you deal with Americans, you have to be humorous, right? In their movies, even if they are busy, are in an intense situation, or in the middle of saving the Earth, they just have to crack a joke first." After Zuo Cidian finished, he called for an interpreter. "Tell him that I am a doctor of the Emergency Department of Yun Hua Hospital. Ask him if he is allergic to anything, if he is exposed to allergens, and what it might be."
The interpreter translated his words quickly, and he spoke in such a faltering manner that he could not quite convey the message. 
Zuo Cidian and the others were not in a hurry. They all looked at him calmly.
The tears in Dobin's eyes were about to flow out as he shook his head vigorously.
"Raise a finger if you did not touch an allergen. If you're not sure, raise up two fingers. If you've had a similar situation before, three fingers," Hospital Director Bo looked at Dobin who had trouble breathing. He decided to give him a multiple-choice question.
Dobin shook his head in pain, then raised two of his fingers.
"Well, he doesn't seem to be useful to our cause. We can only rely on ourselves now," Hospital Director Bo mumbled in Mandarin, and he was not afraid that the interpreter might actually make a blunder and translate his words. 
"Find a flat place for him so that he can be in a semi-reclining position." A doctor came over to observe Dobin's condition and gave a suggestion.
Zuo Cidian said, "Lie on the ground? Hmm, someone, please find some cushions…"
"The floor is a little cold. We have to make sure he doesn't catch a cold." Another doctor by the side gave a thoughtful reminder. 
"It's better to lie on the table. It'll be easier to treat him. How about this bar? Is it too tall?"
"I think the table where they served cold dishes just now is good. But I am not certain if it would hold Mister New York's weight."
"Both of you, lift the table with the cold dishes over. Has anyone called the emergency number already?"
Dobin was surrounded by doctors, or at least, by medical-related people like Hospital Director Bo. With everyone giving out ideas on what to do, things were ultimately done in an orderly, calm, composed, relaxed, and leisurely way… 
In truth, changing the venue at that moment could lead to alarm and only attract more people's attention. Hence, the doctors conducted themselves in an organized fashion.
Hospital Director Bo, who could be considered half a host, was neither too nervous nor excited at this time.
At the same time, the doctors discussed. 
"Is it anxiety? It's said that there are a lot of patients with anxiety in America. They faint very easily. By the way, have you seen people with anxiety in China faint?"
"I haven't seen it before. There are also very few who end up like this when they have serious allergy reactions. If it's a very serious allergy, they should be dead by now."
"The most common one is still myocardial infarction, right? It's precisely because of the lack of serious allergic reactions that makes it hard to deal with this situation."
Most of the doctors spoke in Mandarin, some gathered together to speak English, and some of them spoke some strange languages mixed with English. For a while, they actually created a happy and harmonious atmosphere. The doctors were polite to each other, as if they were having a question and answer session during a seminar. There was no end to their discussion, and they were not in a hurry. 
As the patient, Dobin was a little anxious. His hands were clasped around his neck, and he was about to faint as he had trouble breathing, but since he had not fainted yet, he was a little used to his current posture. 
"It is now generally recommended for you to not press down on your neck." A doctor came up and pulled Dobbin's hand off his neck.
Dobin rolled his eyes and stared at the doctor. 
"Let me just take a look." A doctor took out his phone, switched on the torchlight app, and swung it.
Once he did this, he reminded the doctors to take out the medical supplies they always brought by their sides. 
Some doctors took out their stethoscopes from their shirt pockets.
Some doctors took out thermometers from the lining of their suits.
Some doctors took out a curved needle from a pocket of their suit pants.
And there were even doctors who brought out scissors from the pocket on the back of their pants. 
At that moment, Ling Ran appeared at the scene with Tian Qi. He silently handed out a bottle of alcohol-based hand sanitizer
"I don't think we should wait for the ambulance. Maybe it's still stuck in traffic. Let's perform an intubation for Mister Dobin here," Zuo Cidian suggested proactively. 
Ling Ran agreed and said, "My tracheotomy pack…"
"Doctor Ling, here, take this." Huang Maoshi of Changxi Medical Company walked over with a majestic gait. His movements were like that of a model, which was something he had perfected during his years as a model. He handed over Ling Ran's tracheotomy pack with both hands.
"Oh, thank you." Ling Ran nodded at Huang Mao.
By his side were Mai Chun, whose expression had changed, and Yunli Medical Company's many pharmaceutical sales representatives.
"Get the defibrillator ready. Su Jiafu, anesthetize the patient. Zuo Cidian, get him into a supine position." Although tracheotomy was a small surgery that could be done by one person, Ling Ran still organized a small team to the best of his ability.
The process was smooth, and Zuo Cidian and Su Jiafu worked at a fast pace.
Yun Hua Hospital's current CPR team had always been composed of Zuo Cidian and the others. Now, they had daily training and had to use their skills on real patients. After Ling Ran gave his orders, his team used just dozens of seconds to make the full set of preparations. 
"I will be doing a tracheotomy," Ling Ran said to Tian Qi and started wearing gloves.
A small surgery like tracheotomy did not require the surgeon to wash his hands and all the other things required in an operating theater. Wearing gloves was actually really just to protect the doctor himself. 
"Okay," Tian Qi responded and stood next to him. She took out her phone and took a few photos.
At this time, Boss Shao came over and looked at the red-faced Dobin. He clicked his tongue. "You sure are unlucky. If this happened in my restaurant, I would have fixed up a treatment spot for you in minutes. But that's just how Prosperous Fountain is. Although it's very large in scale and it can do many things, it's really lacking when it comes to basic medical treatment."
As he spoke, Boss Shao also took out his phone and took several photos of Dobin. He then sent it to his Circle of Friends. [When going out, it's hard to avoid trouble. At this time, it's very necessary to find a shop with complete facilities, especially medical facilities…]
After sending this to his Circle of Friends, Boss Shao's phone began to have messages pouring in to him. 
Boss Shao smiled and opened his WeChat leisurely before he stared at it with a grin. The surgery happening on the spot, however, did not make him excited. He could not understand what was going on, anyway. It was better to keep the camera focused on Ling Ran. 
The people continued talking at the far end of the banquet hall, and on this side of the banquet hall, the doctors watched the surgery as they talked. 
"The Americans' cardiovascular system is a mess."
"This doctor looks young, but his cardiovascular system is also pretty bad."
"I think this one did this to his cardiovascular system because of how much he stays up late, right? He's always gambling."
"Huh, how did you know?"


Ling Ran, a med school senior, begins to see the world like a game UI. He uses it to pave his way towards graduation, a residency, becoming the greatest doctor in the world... And finally getting a Transformer from his newbie packs? Maybe. We don't know yet.

For someone like Qiu Chenxi, who came from a respected family, she was used to such big occasions. Since a young age, she had developed the skills to conduct herself in such situations. On the contrary, for people like Qiao Nan, the biggest occasion she had seen might be the flag-raising ceremony every Monday in school.
For the sake of the Zhai family, the woman that Zhai Sheng married in the future must have this ability. 
Zhai Yaohui knew that Zhai Sheng was very much in love with Qiao Nan, and she was the first girl that his son liked. Zhai Yaohui was in a dilemma.
As a father, he was happy that his son found a girl that he liked, but as the head of the family, he had to look at the big picture.
It was because of this that Zhai Yaohui had been unclear in his attitude toward Qiao Nan. It seemed as if he had agreed to their relationship, but it also seemed as if he was against it. From time to time, he would warn Zhai Sheng to know his limits. Once Zhai Sheng went beyond the limits, as a father, he would not be lenient to Zhai Sheng. 
But after what happened today, Zhai Yaohui felt that his son had grown up. There were certain things that he could allow his son to choose and make his own decision.
"Did you see that? Nan Nan is so excellent. She is so amazing. It turns out that she learned English from Elder Lin. She has learned well from him. Great!" Miao Jing was totally unaware of the thoughts that went through her husband's mind even though he sat right beside her. 
"Great," Zhai Yaohui said faintly. If Qiao Nan did not have the ability, Zhai Sheng would not fall for her and keep it from his mother. 
"I know long ago that Nan Nan is very smart. It's just that I did not know she is so outstanding." Miao Jing stared at Qiao Nan as if she was her idol. There was a look of adoration in her sparkling eyes.
It was not without reason that the principal of the same school almost got engaged to Miao Jing.
Miao Jing was a very simple person. To her, there were three types of people in this world who she adored and respected: the teacher, the doctor, and the police.
As for the soldiers, they were at a higher level than the police.
Right now, Qiao Nan was the teacher in the army. Hence, Miao Jing looked at Qiao Nan in a different light.
Miao Jing had excellent etiquettes, but she was not good in English. 
After witnessing Qiao Nan's ability, Miao Jing had the thought of ​​learning English from Qiao Nan. Back then, she had learned English from a teacher, but she was getting on in years and was not as fast in picking up new skills. Her pronunciation was awkward and she could not remember the correct way to pronounce the English words. She was embarrassed to keep asking the teacher to repeat them. She felt like a fool in front of the teacher. 
Hence, Miao Jing gave up after a few tries.
Today was different. She only learned a few words, but she felt that it was not as difficult as what she used to believe. Like what Qiao Nan said, she was quite smart. She had managed to remember all the words that Qiao Nan taught today. 
Zhai Yaohui was about to answer Miao Jing's question when she walked off to look for Qiao Nan. 
Qiao Nan packed up her lesson plans, took a sip of water, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Qiao Nan might seem to be very relaxed during the lesson, but nobody knew that, in fact, she was very tensed up. 
Apart from adorable male and female soldiers and the people from the Zhai family, the political commissar and the other cadres in the army were there to listen to her class. The most terrifying thing was that these important people sat in the first row. Qiao Nan could see them clearly. She never had the chance to be in contact with such officials and important figures in the country.
In her previous life, she had never thought that she could have such a day.
Not only did Miao Jing go to look for Qiao Nan, but the political commissar came up to look for her as well. 
He looked at Qiao Nan awkwardly before turning to speak to Lin Yuankang. "Elder Lin, Teacher Xiao Qiao taught us well. Her teaching style was very good, and the soldiers in the army also liked her lesson. But according to what I heard in the past, can one learn English in this way? Isn't it necessary to teach pronunciation, the alphabet, the basics, etc.? Is it alright to learn all these without any foundation? Is it good?"
The political commissar only knew how to train the soldiers. He did not know how to teach English. 
However, he knew how other people conducted their English classes, so he had doubts about today's lessons. 
Qiao Nan was a young lady. The political commissar was worried that if he asked her directly, she might be too thin-skinned that she broke into tears. 
Lin Yuankang took a sip of water and looked at Qiao Nan. "Nan Nan, what do you say?" After all, he also had the same question.
Zhai Yaohui, who stood behind Miao Jing, was without any expression. However, he knitted his eyebrows, clearly waiting for Qiao Nan's reply as well. Of course, he was not interested in what Qiao Nan would say to the political commissar. He just wanted to know how Qiao Nan would behave and conduct herself in front of the political commissar. 
Qiu Chenxi, who waited to see the good show, noticed that none of the Zhai family had left, particularly Zhai Sheng, who moved to stand silently next to Qiao Nan, seemingly as if he was giving Qiao Nan his support. She gritted her teeth and walked forward to the podium.
Zhai Sheng ignored everyone else and stood quietly by Qiao Nan's side, showing that he supported and trusted her. 
Initially, when faced with such an important figure like the political commissar, Qiao Nan felt slightly weak. But she could feel Zhai Sheng standing right by her side. They stood so close to each other that she could feel his body temperature. Qiao Nan felt reassured. "Political commissar, do you want my master to teach English at the army so as to send them to take the English proficiency test, becoming professional English speakers, being able to write essays in English, as well as being able to read advanced and professional English content? Or do you want them to become experts who have perfect English pronunciation, and are competent enough to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"
"No, this is not the intention," the political commissar paused momentarily and replied quickly.
"That's right. These people do not need to sit for the test. As long as they can converse in basic English, can hold their heads high in front of foreigners and uphold the dignity of the soldiers through simple greetings, isn't that good enough? Political commissar, the requirements you mentioned are not high, so I feel that it is good enough if the soldiers can converse in simple English. Not having perfect pronunciation is not a problem. We should not think too highly of the foreigners and ask too much of our own people. After all, people in different positions have different requirements. China has a large population. Every place has its own dialect, and their Mandarin comes with a local accent. Will we not understand Mandarin that has a local accent because of that? It's the same for foreigners. Even if the pronunciation is not very accurate, it will be fine as long as the meaning could be communicated across."
In ten more years, if one was to say 'milk' to the foreigners, they did not need to specifically say 'milk' in English. The foreigners would understand if one said 'niunai' in Chinese without any pinyin to it. 


Qiao Nan: Crap! I am your biological daughter, yet I am treated as if I was picked up from the streets. In fact, you treat me worse than that!

Mother Qiao: Qiao Nan, you are not as pretty or smart as your elder sister. You are not as blessed as her. You have no right to study, marry, or to have your happiness!

Qiao Nan: Why am I not allowed to study, marry, or to seek my happiness? I will find a man right now and marry him!

Qiao Nan is dumbstruck upon discovering that the man right beside her is a powerful figure in the quad—the person who has the most promising prospects to be the future Chief.

Qiao Nan stares at the well-built man in front of her. He has firm abs and cold, chilling eyes. She swallows the lump in her throat as she says her greetings, "Good Morning, Chief!"

It has been three years since Faust had arrived in the Harry Potter world. He was now 3 years old and was probably the most intelligent 3 year old that had ever existed.

He learned and adapted quick. His body also developed at a rapid pace, as a 3 year old supposed toddler he actually looked like 5—6 year old. If you looked at him you'd think he was exercising everyday, well he was but that was besides the point he had a lean body.

He asked one of the clan Sovereigns for training but they said he's too young but he insisted so they decided to test him. They tested his and found that it was stronger than a 10 year old, now that doesn't sound impressive but he was only two at the time.

Oh did you forget about his IQ – it's over 9000 but seriously Faust's body had to develop so fast in order to keep up with his brain. Now you must be wondering how did he even ask them well did you already forget his IQ is over 9000. His brain developed at a rapid pace. Forget about his IQ for a second. He has an eidetic memory because of his hyper-developing brain. Due to this he learned to speak after how to read, write and speak (not necessarily in that order) by the time he was 2.
He learnt the basic theory to commonly taught magic. The Sovereigns also forced him to learn about non-magical society and their advances since the Statue of Secrecy was established. As for what the SoS was, the Sovereigns explained it as the method used by the those who seek power to keep themselves in power, though they do agree with the fact that the magical world should be kept a secret form the mundane as the Sovereigns call them. (A/N I'll be calling non-magical people and society as mundane(s))

After studying up to professor level in most fields, he had found some fields to be quite interesting like neuro science and computers. He especially liked linguistics and could speak 50 major languages fluently and specialises in some obscure ones like Latin, Greek, Sanskrit and even Ancient Mandarin – it's said that all East Asian languages are derived from it. He also oddly picked up some mundane hobbies like magic, cardestry and playing with Lego. He was also enraptured by the mundanes take on the world their interpretation they called 'Science'. He constantly made breakthroughs in both magic and mundane Science and the Sovereigns were blown away by this.

These breakthroughs included easy wandless magic through the use of magic formulae and circles though this may be not applicable in battle it still helped with practice nonetheless. He also, due to his highly advanced brain, was able to delve deeper into the brain and its secrets and by studying Ancient Chinese medicine, namely acupuncture, he was able to understand the human body more than anyone else. In other words he had knowledge that would probably only be acquired over the next few centuries, however, he didn't announce his findings to anyone well except for the Sovereigns because that would endanger his mission – his mission of keeping the two worlds serperate. 

His breakthroughs in magic were insane he cracked several mind boggling questions that plagued the magical world for centuries.

One such mystery was what serperated mundanes from the magicals (A/N I know the names bad but couldn't think of anything else, it acts like more of a generalised term but I will use wizard/witch when talking about specifics.). And he claimed the answer was, "Pretty simple actually." He discovered that he has the ability to see magic particles, he termed as mana, in the air. He stated that all living beings have mana and mana is transformed into magic through a process. The process is the incantation and the corresponding gestures used along with it. He has summed all this up into basic formulae which allow for insta-casting but this requires immense mental strength and willpower to use so he hasn't shown anyone outside of the Sovereigns.
He also noted that magic is like a muscle – the more you use it the easier it becomes to use and that's why some magicals can certain spells wandlessly and chantlessly after extensive use.

Now enough babbling; anck to the main point. The thing that separates magicals from mundanes is the ability to transform mana into magic. That's what happens to Squibs. They have mana but lack the ability to turn into magic. And sometimes mundanes develop the ability to turn mana to magic.

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—Prestent—

"Right Little Professor! You have proven yourself more than worthy over the last 18 months. Today you turn 3 and as per the Head Sovereigns orders you shall begin your training. Right this way," the voice belonged to the Chinese Sovereign Subhuti. He was the head I training instructor of the alliance. He was actually part dragon and not any old dragon but a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon. Apparently his father was one and one day found his mother and instantly fell in love with and a few years later they had his older sister and not long after they had him.

'Yes!' Faust screamed in his head. Although wise beyond his years he was still only a newly turned 3 year old child and does the have the tendencies of one. He was indeed happy to start training.

So began his training and on the first day he discovered why the Alliance was able to exist so stably without external factors bringing it down. It had to do with a specific type of magic and just one word.

Summoning.

What happens when a boy is born to two extremely powerful beings but can't grow up in his parents love and care? What happens when this boy has to become strong in order to just see his parents again.

Join Faust Xenos in his journey of self-discovery and his path to greatness. 

Watch as he works his way the ladder thrashing this who stand in his way to get back to his family that he never truly knew. 

Warning: OP MC! 


This is my first time writing but English is my home language so don't worry about that. But please do forgive me if I make mistakes I'm only human??‍

I try to keep chapter lengths +1000 words

" Leon I thought you were a proud swordsman, If you want James to come and get him fair and square through a duel, not by sneaky methods. " exploded Trisha, if not for Ava holding her wrist she would have already swung a fist at Leon.
Hearing, Trisha question his integrity as a swordsman Leon clenched his fists hard, seeing this Mira lost it and shouted" I have had enough of you shorty, listen carefully Leon did not use any sneaky methods" she paused and mockingly said," James himself agreed to switch to our team. If you have any problems, speak with James. "
" what! No! you are clearly lying. " Trisha did not believe Mira for a second, James was her best friend; he would never do anything without telling her.
Mira Sneered and said " James is right there ask him yourself. "
Seeing the sneer on Mira's face, Trisha said " James tell me she is lying ". clearly Trisha's trust in James was very high and she thought that Mira was provoking her.
" She is right Trisha, I willingly switched teams. " answered James.
Hearing James agree with Mira, a bomb exploded in Trisha's mind. she looked at James with an unbelievable and dumbfounded look. James could not tell what was going on in her mind he just hoped that he did not break her. Ava seemed to be unaffected showing that she already knew it.
" Shorty get your facts straight before you point fingers at others " said Mira.
" That's enough Mira, do not cause more trouble. " interjected Leon. hearing Leon, Mira pouted but chose to keep quiet. then Leon continued, " James I thought we had a deal, what happened "
Before answering Leon, James glanced at Ava who was supporting devastated Trisha and lazily said " temporary glitch everything is fine and thanks for paying the medical bill by the way. "
" I will take your word for it, I hope there will be no further glitch's " said Leon.
" Don't worry, what about your end, did you find what I want. " asked James.
" We did but situations changed, it's worth more than what we discussed before, we will have to reconsider the agreement before. " said Leon.
" what are you guys talking about " interjected a weak voice. it was Trisha, she still did not believe that James willingly betrayed her.
Mira wanted to mock Trisha again but stopped seeing Leon's stern face. Before answering Trisha Leon turned to James, seeing James nod Leon said " Trisha even though my family is rich and powerful, even it can't mess with City school rules and directly transfer James to my Team. Recently, I heard that your father is looking for a '5 Elemental Ninja Nation' scenario Coordinates. then I immediately contacted James, to do a transaction of sorts. I get '5 Elemental Ninja Nation' scenario Coordinates for him and he would transfer to my team for the graduation exam. "
" Haha Ha ha ... I knew it, I knew James will never betray me. James I never once doubted you, I knew Mira was messing with me. " Trisha, who looked like a broken puppet who lost its string suddenly burst with extraordinary brilliance and enthusiasm. " wait, if my father wants '5 Elemental Ninja Nation' scenario Coordinates Leon you should go to my father for transaction, why did you find James is it not sneaky "
Mira was annoyed and mockingly said " Idiot that's not sneaky, that is just smart business "
" Whatever, I knew from the start it was you trying to mess with me Mira, James will never betray me. " said Trisha, like a happy puppy who had found the bone it buried. and suddenly asked " why do you and my father want the '5 Elemental Ninja Nation' Scenario Coordinate and why did you not tell me about this, James?. "
" we want to use Wood Release Bloodline to recover your body to normal, there are many other worlds which can help recover your body better than '5 Elemental Ninja Nation' world like philosopher's stone from Alchemist Nation, etc. but they all have very complex scenario and main task line compared to '5 Elemental Ninja Nation'. as for why we did not tell you. it's because you are to stubborn and definitely would not agree to this. " said James looking at yet to explode Trisha
" Like hell I would agree to this, Exchanging my comrade for my well being is not how I do things. you and the old man are really becoming courageous day by day to plan such things behind my back. " exploded Trisha. even Ava looked at James fiercely as if questioning is this all true.
" Cough.. Ahem..m " Leon clear his throat to get James attention but
" you!, if you have a disease, get yourself checked, do not interrupt while I am talking. " said Trisha, hearing this Leon embarrassedly look at James for help.
" Trisha let's talk about it later. okay " said James eyeing Trisha.
" youuu.. " Trisha pouted but chose to keep quiet.
" you were saying Mr Leon .." James signaled Leon to speak.
" Like I said before we will have to renegotiate the terms of our verbal contract. " said Leon.
" what are your demands " asked James
" nothing much, Mr James has to participate in 10 more scenarios with my team Including the the Graduation exam " said Leon
" wha..att! why don't just ask for his life! " exclaimed Trisha.
Hearing Trisha exclaim Leon said"I hope Mr James understands finding a specific scenario coordinate is not easy for even my family."
" Is that it " asked James, Leon felt something was wrong this is not the James he knows, the James he knows could never be this calm, its like he is talking to a totally different person.
" yes, this is it " replied Leon with a doubtful expression.
"Then, I am sorry to say this Mr Leon but the cooperation between us will end here. " said James
"what!" this time it was Leon, Mira and Luca who exclaimed. Even Ava, who was watching all this from the side with her fists clenched and swollen red eyes as if about to burst into tears anytime, looked at James with a questioning face, but James chose to ignore her again.
" Are you serious..." gasped Mira.
" Mr James please do not Joke, for this coordinates my family had to pay a huge price. " Leon was very pissed, he wanted to rip James Head off, his family especially his mother paid a lot to get this coordinate and now he doesn't want it.
When entering Terror Multiverse there are two options to enter a scenario,
1. enter randomly.
2. enter using predetermined Scenario coordinates.
Entering Randomly is the normal way, it is very dangerous but if you survive it, you will get high rewards, many do not opt for it unless it is absolutely necessary.
Some times when a returner survives a scenario, world terror provides them with the Scenarios coordinates as a reward. Entering using predetermined Scenario coordinates is relatively safe but rewards are very little, because these coordinates are like saved points in a game. so, when you use a predetermined coordinate then you will continue with the progress at which the predecessor left. meaning when you enter through these coordinates it will not be a new scenario with infinite possibilities, you will be continuing the same scenario with all the damage caused by the predecessor to the main story line. it's relatively safer because you get to prepare beforehand.
Leon Barnard's greatest goal as a swordsman is to learn from grand sword masters of GreatSword University after graduating from high school, Being a top tier University Great Sword has its own standards and that is, students applying to their college should complete the graduation exam without using Scenario Coordinates. This is why Leon values James that much.
" you are right Leon, it would be rude of me to reject without providing a counter offer or a reason " James paused, looked at Leon and said " before that you should know my passive skill has upgraded, now not only I am able to learn any language through physical contact but also teach any language through physical contact, though this ability is limited only to one use in every 24 hrs"
" what!! ", except Trisha, all 4 exclaimed in surprise.
" haha that's my best friend for you " Trisha was genuinely happy for James and laughed heartily.
" So, Mr Leon, my final offer is I will complete the graduation exam as part of your team in addition to that I will give you 5 Language Learning quota for free. What do you think? " asked James.
" has your ability really upgraded as you say Mr James " questioned Leon. Mira, Ava and Luca also looked at James for conformation. they still did not believe that such an ability could exist.
" I haven't registered my ability to upgrade in school yet but a demonstration is not a problem. " said James as he reached for Trisha right hand and Trisha happily came forward.
Holding Trisha's hand James said " We all know Trisha has not been able to learn to speak or write or read a single Chinese character after years of coaching but now .." James Paused and closed his eyes and focused on passing all his mandarin knowledge to Trisha's mind, feeling new information in her brain Trisha closed her eyes and began to concentrate and after 2 mins both opened their eyes.
" Dumb asses I can speak Mandarin now, oh! ho! ho! ho! " Trisha started to shout in Mandarin
" James, your ability is something else, even the Idiot shorty can learn Mandarin in 2 mins. " said Mari.
" you big titty fox who are you calling Idiot Shorty, do you wanna taste my fist " retorted Trisha.
" you shor.. " Mira was about to rebut but was interrupted by Leon " enough " hearing Leon, Mira gritted her teeth and pouted. Trisha smiled in victory.
" Mr James, your ability is really an eye opener, but it's regrettable that you can only use this once in 24 hrs " sighed Leon and continued " your offer is acceptable to me, I will send the coordinates with my lawyer to Mr O'Hara. "
" Happy cooperation. " said James similarly Leon replied " Happy cooperation "
Since they got what they wanted  the trio left soon, Leaving only Trisha, James and Ava in the ICU.
Outside the Hospital, Mira grumbled " Captain, how can you accept such a lousy deal ? "
" what do you know, we got the biggest slice. James has been more than generous. Even though the scenario coordinates were expensive I can earn the same just by selling one Language Learning quota , three days before graduation exam do you know how much each quota will be worth. it's really regrettable that his ability can be used only once every 24 hrs'' said Leon.
James also knew the value of these Language Learning quota three days before graduation exam, he decided to give 5 of them to Leon for the purpose of marketing and gain a customer base through Leon.
As for the limitation James lied to everyone, there is no such limitation he can use the ability as long as he has enough mental strength and can also do many other things with his new upgraded ability. he add this limitation for his own self protection, if the world knew he could teach without any limitation then he will become a cow in some dark room waiting to be milked for rest of his life.
Although 5 free Language Learning quota were more than enough to pay for the Scenario Coordinates on that James still offered to complete a random scenario, because James thought since he is reborn might as well live it to fullest and for that there is no better stage than a top tier university.
" James you really are a worthy member of my team " sighed Trisha and suddenly said " by any chances did your passive ability upgrade by attempting Suicide "
" No! "shouted both James and Ava. they were worried that this idiot self proclaimed Captain of theirs will really attempt suicide if they said yes.
" it was just a thought " said Trisha dejectedly, seeing her friends give such a huge reaction.
" You don't use your brain, you not only will be dangerous to yourself but those surrounding you " said James sarcastically.
" you! " Trisha glared at James. if it wasn't the hospital she would have already pounced on James to teach him a lesson.
Ava who was standing at the side quietly, moved close to James and said " I am sorry I shouldn't have doubted you " then suddenly started crying.
" do not cry Ava, even I almost doubted him " Trisha tried to console Ava and said " blame him for being a good actor. "
WTF!First you kill the predecessor and blame him for being too good of an actor. What kind of bullshit logic is this.
According to the Information that James received earlier, Ava killed the predecessor thinking that he was betraying their team and made it look like suicide with her Passive ability.

World Terror is about a male lead who reincarnates in a parallel world which is facing Apocalypse under the threat of World Terror, the ruler of Terror multiverse. Terror Multiverse is a dark sandy cloud above the Original Multiverse, Terror Multiverse is formed of every Dreams, Imaginations, fears, fantasy's, wishes and regrets ever thought or created in the original multiverse. Terror Walkers, the heros and the last hope of this parallel world's Humankind walk the various Terror World's while gaining strength and continuously evolving themselves in order to save the Human Kind from World Terror and other foreign Invaders. The Male lead having reincarnated into a fantasy world decides to climb the top of the new world's food chain with the help of his powerful and unique soul to ensure his and his loved ones safety.
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"Wow, Haley is that you?" Jason looked up seemingly excited. 

I smiled widely and ran up to hug him. He's 6'0 so it made hugging him difficult but I didn't mind. 

He smiled at me as well and hugged me tightly. His arms seemed longer than they use to. He could easily engulf me in his arms. His smell brought me back to the old days. The comforting smell that only he could hold. 

Memories flashed into my mind and I was taken to the day before my 18th birthday. Just after Zhang Yong left.

.....

At this point Jason and I weren't very close as he had just transferred from Korea and couldn't speak chinese. But I had always loved to learn languages so I already knew korean, english, mandarin, cantonese, and japanese by then.

I was crying on the rooftop of my high school. Sulking over the fact that Zhang Yong left me all alone. I can still remember the day clearly.It was February so it was a bit chilly but honestly I didn't mind. The skies were clear despite the recent blizzard. It would've been a perfect day in my book since I like it to be slightly colder than warmer. 

Since no one except outcasts from dramas come up to the rooftop I decided it would be a prefect place. Not because I wanted to jump off or anything I wasn't that dumb. 

I heard rustling behind me and a kid with black hair and blue eyes walked up to me. I looked up at him and could easily tell he was Asian/American. He looked at me for a while before I spoke. 

I wiped my tears and stood up. As I was always tall it shocked me a bit that he was taller than me. Not many people were so he must be new. 

"What do you want. Never seen a pretty girl cry?" 

I walked away angry. I wasn't actually mad at him. I was just reflecting my anger on to him. 

He grabbed my wrist and turned me around (as a classic male lead would). As I was about to yell at him. He suddenly hugged me. My face was buried in his chest so I couldn't speak and since he was holding my head and upper back I couldn't move away. 

To be honest though I didn't want to. It was the first time I had felt safe. I wanted to feel okay and I felt that. 

I cried in his embrace and he just held me while gently stroking my head. 

When the bell rang and I stopped crying he pulled back. 

"괜찮아?"(Are you okay?), he seemed to realize he was speaking in the wrong language and tried to say the same phrase but in mandarin. 

He looked utterly confused. I laughed a little a replied in korean. 

"Yes, thank you.", he just looked back at me and smiled. 

Not shocked about the fact that I could speak korean. 

...

I came back to reality after thinking about the first encounter with my one and only best friend. 

He moved away 2 years after that day to study in the U.S. We didn't get to stay in contact but he's one of the few people I knew would come back. 

I looked back up at him after pulling away from the hug. There was a lot I had to tell him about.

Sure he’s controlling, a narcissist, and highly annoying. But he’s also the biggest typhoon in all of asia. And she is now his new assistant. Will she be able to survive the job no one else could? Will she learn the truth about her and her bosses back story? Will she be able to forget her first love for the man who has loved her for years?

Chinese people were not accustomed to using eye masks when they slept. As the sun grew stronger and brighter, most of the passengers in the economy class woke up one by one, crowding beside the windows at the side of the cabin, overlooking the phenomenal view at the distant clouds.
Several bean-sized figures were either riding cranes with white snow-like wings and beautiful birds with fluffy flame-like feathers or standing on relics like flying swords, gourds, or jades while flying around a light door that was emitting a dazzling light. Effortlessly, they summoned strange phenomena such as the Taiji, Eight Trigram, and so on.
As the world's largest and most advanced passenger airliner, the balance system of the Airbus A380 was naturally amazing. However, when 200 to 300 passengers in the economy class gathered on one side of the cabin, the fuselage would still tilt.
In this critical situation, as though not seeing the fantasy movie-like phenomenon outside the cabin, the air stewardess who had received specialized emergency training politely and gently reminded everybody, "Dear all respected passengers, for the safety of the aircraft, please immediately return to your seat. Thank you."
However, judging from her pale cheeks and clenched palms, one could tell that her emotions were not as calm as her tone.
Sensing the shakiness of the plane, along with the reminder from the flight attendant, the restless passengers hurriedly returned to their seats, but still fidgeted and stretched their heads to look outside.
Guo Caiying, who also returned to her seat, did not feel uneasy but whispered to Zhang Lisheng with a look of anger, "Junior Brother, what do those Taoists want to do?"
"I'm not adept in the Dao method, but the ancient book 'South China Views Collection' has stated before 'The Yin and Yang would be able to cow everything into submission if it walks on both Heaven and Earth.' If I hadn't guessed wrongly, I think those Taoists want to acquire the entrance to the Yingzhou paradise. My comment just now about them being blindsided by material gains is indeed correct," Zhang Lisheng replied with a scornful smile.
"The entrance to the Yingzhou paradise refers to the light door outside the plane, right? Isn't that a small world channel, though? Can we even acquire that? Won't they pose any danger to the aircraft if they do so?"
"Senior Sister, you should know that there is a key assumption in Dr. Hawking's space theory that our universe is just a page in a thick book. According to this theory, the earth is only a small insignificant dot on the page. The so-called paradise is just a twisted hidden space attached to this small dot while the foreign world is another page of the book. These two have very different attributes. The light door outside looks very similar to the world channel, but judging from its relative position and absolute position that are drifting around in an unfixed way, it differed completely from the world channel," Zhang Lisheng explained in an endless stream of words. "In the ancient myths and legends, it's also stated that paradise is occupied by the 'great powers.' The relics that are said to be able to contain a high mountain despite their small sizes originated from here."
"Junior Brother, you really can analyze everything clearly and logically," The girl silently digested the young man's words for a while before saying with a smile. "Unfortunately, you haven't answered the most critical question yet. Is the plane in danger?"
"I have no idea," Zhang Lisheng shrugged. "It's a wild fantasy to have the desire to acquire the spatial relic that contains a great amount of power despite its small sizes with the strength of those Taoists flying around the plane outside like sparrows. Who knows what consequences it will have. However, you don't have to worry too much, at the very least, we are absolutely safe."
"Spatial relic? Such a strange term actually appeared in real life now? Wow, looks like our days are not looking so well now," The girl sighed and looked at the young man before speaking in a pleading voice, "Junior Brother, you have so many strange powers, so if something really happens, can you save this entire plane? There are over 500 people here."
With Zhang Lisheng's ability at this moment, he could easily keep the plane safe even if several Gate of Dao's disciples caused the paradise to trump up a countercharge. The reason why he did not take the initiative to mention this was because of his apathy and his inclination to refuse to be nosy when it was unneeded. However, now that he heard the girls' pleading, the situation changed a little. With a smile, he agreed, "Alright, since you've already asked me to do so, I'll do as you say."
The young man's answer was nonchalant. Guo Caiying, who was already prepared to beg some more if he did not agree with her, became stunned and sighed, "Junior Brother, you're still the same. You always seem so cold to your acquaintances, but you actually treat them very well. On the other hand, you seem to be always very polite in front of strangers, but in actual fact, you don't care about them at all, to the point where you won't even blink even if they die in front of you."
"Senior Sister, I'm a wizard, not a savior. Besides, since when have I ever been cold to you?" Zhang Lisheng smiled while comfortably leaning back on the plane seat.
Guo Caiying curled her mouth and did not say anything more. Anxiously, she also leaned back in her seat, seemingly thinking about something.
In the silence, time passed by slowly. The worst-case scenario did not appear, and a few minutes later, the light outside the cabin gradually dissipated. The plane left the light door and the flying Taoists, and they all soon disappeared.
After a while, the air stewardess' relaxed and clear voice resonated in the cabin, "Dear distinguished leaders, this flight is about to arrive at the destination 'Capital Airport,' please fasten your seat belt..."
"We're here now! We're soon landing at the 'Capital Airport'! It's okay now! Haha… We're safe now…" As the air stewardess' voice resonated, only one passenger who seemed to be in his twenties could not help but exclaim in a pleasant shock. However, by the time the flight landed, inexplicable warm applause broke out in the cabin. Compared to the directness of Westerners, the Chinese were more introverted in showing their feelings.
The Beijing Capital International Airport, which was commonly referred to as the Capital Airport, was the main international airport of Beijing City, the capital of China. It was located in the northeastern part of the city and was only about 25 kilometers away from Tiananmen. One could say that the airport was built in the bustling city.
As the largest international airport with the most important geographical location, the largest scale, the most complete equipment, and the busiest transportation in China, this airport was the window of the air entrance and foreign communications of Beijing, the capital of China. Not to mention, this aviation hub was also the most important national civil aviation of China, which was the second-largest in the world.
As soon as Zhang Lisheng got off the plane, he could not help but marvel over the 'iron birds' that were busily taking off and landing in the night sky; the tens of thousands of lights on both sides of the extended runway that were shining like stars and the magnificent terminal building in the distance.
"The only airport in China that I've ever been was the Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu. I already feel that it's incredibly extravagant compared with the size of its city, but I can't believe that it's only a very 'small fellow' compared with Beijing Airport." Standing on the airport runway, the young man looked around as he exclaimed in surprise.
"Junior Brother, Beijing is the capital of China, so of course it is bigger than Chengdu," Guo Caiying took a deep breath of the cold night air and replied in Mandarin.
"Senior Sister, you're indeed right," the young man nodded and replied in Mandarin.
Since the flight was chartered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Capital Airport had given them a 'green channel' service, with their luggage being cleared directly without going through any custom clearance. While they were speaking, several buses had already stopped beside Zhang Lisheng.
"Government ministry leaders, please take the red bus; business leaders, please go to the yellow bus; distinguished guests and translation comrades returning to the country should take the green bus..." When the bus door was opened, several serving women broadcast in both English and Mandarin fluently interchangeably using a megaphone.
"Let's go, I will accompany you on the 'green bus' and send you to the Hotel first before I go home," Guo Caiying said a few words to the colleagues beside her before walking back to the young man. Then, they proceeded to get on a green bus that had the words' Welcome to Beijing' written on it.
After sitting in the middle of the bus near the window, the girl pondered for a while before joking half-heartedly, "Junior Brother, China has been promoting Mandarin for many years. Can't you learn some 'authentic Mandarin' as well? Your Western Sichuan accent is really awkward."
"Why should I learn it? What's wrong with me, a Western Sichuaner, speaking in Western Sichuan accent anyway? You understand me anyway," Looking at the ever-changing scenery outside the window, Zhang Lisheng said casually.
"But if you want to invest in the Kunlun World as an overseas patriotic industrialist, then you have to deal with many officials of the Chinese government, so your first impression is significant. If you speak in English, then you can't say that you're a patriotic entrepreneur who grew up in China and only migrated overseas when you were a teenager. If you speak in the Western Sichuan accent, yes, we do understand, but it just doesn't match with your identity as a successful industrialist who graduated with his Ph.D. at Stanford. Even if we know that your identity is legit, we would still find it suspicious."
"That serious?" The young man asked in surprise.
"Yes, it is indeed this serious," The girl nodded solemnly.
"In that c-case, I'll speak… in a-a authentic Mandalin… then," Zhang Lisheng shrugged and replied after pondering.
"It's Mandarin, but it doesn't matter. You just have to practice slowly, and you'll soon be able to master it," Guo Caiying said with a smile.
As the two talked and laughed, the bus had already driven for a long time in the city's brightly lit avenues that had a blend of classical and modern convergence with both oriental charm and the essence of the West and finally stopped before a magnificent luxurious hotel foyer.
"Dear respected ladies and gentlemen, we've already reached the Beijing Hotel. I wish you all a happy and wonderful holiday in China…" When the bus stopped, the serving women said in English amiably.
"Beijing Hodel? What a direct name," Zhang Lisheng stood up together with a group of Westerners with different skin colors and hair color before muttering and walking forward. Behind him, Guo Caiying corrected, "It's not Hodel, but Hotel. It's Beijing Hotel. This is the best five-star hotel in Beijing and is just next to the Imperial Palace of the Forbidden City. It only takes you a five-minute walk to see the Tiananmen and the Great Hall of the People, and it's also very close to Wang Fu Jing Pedestrian Street. Anyway, I'll be swamped for the next two days after my return, so you can just roam around first. Remember to not make any trouble. Remember that this is not the United States where you can directly shoot a robber to death. don't be so impulsive and just call me at any time."


A young man from the Miaowei Tribe brought up by his strict father, suddenly turned into Rank 1 Wizard on the day he was orphaned. He then obtained the ability to control giant worms. 
Soon after, he found his mother who was in a faraway foreign land by accident. From a small mountain village, he managed to jump into the amazing arena that was a global metropolis.
Thus far, we have a young man who inherited the legacy of mastering ancient demons from an ancient country. 
From Western civilization to other worlds, a fascinating saga is born.

Looking at the last of the sunset, Sophie put her hand on the warm surface of the sandstone and sighed. "God, I feel like I've touched a piece of time from millions of years ago..."
During her sigh, the shadows grew longer as the sun got closer to the horizon.
Li Du took Sophie's hand and jumped onto a higher rock. They watched the sun fade into the distance; it was like a red fireball disappearing into the darkened desert boundary. The whole process was actually quite fast but it was slow in the eyes of the couple.
From up on the rock, they could see that the whole Forest Park was illuminated by the afterglow, everywhere glimmering with fiery red luster as if the earth were burning.
In addition to the fiery red light, as there were a lot of fossils and ore on the ground, so there were also a lot of flickering colors.
It had started with fiery red light dominating the whole landscape. As the sun set, other lights began to flicker with more strength amidst the red glow.
The colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple proceeded to show their presence in the landscape; the National Park filled with a variety of colors.
A line of big birds appeared in the sky. As the sky dimmed, the birds' form gradually blended into the sky, but the vigor they brought remained the same.
When the sun disappeared, the desert changed from an overall red tone to purple; even the sky above where the sun had set turned purple.
Twilight was here, and it turned the desert into a color palette.
The earth's hills and colors of the fossils changed again. The starry sky started to appear. The night sky was not yet black, instead a shade of dark blue.
The landscape was now enveloped in endless dark blue tones, turning the earth into a shade of grayish-blue like the tides.
Standing on the boulder, Li Du felt like he faced a magical sea of frozen hills. The boulder at his feet seemed to be a surfboard, making him feel like he could step on the waves and surf any moment.
Not until the sky was covered with stars were the both of them finally awakened from the spectacular sunset.
Li Du glanced at Sophie and said, "It's really magnificent! 'The straight lonely smoke rises in the desert, the long river reflects the round sun in sunset.' I dare say it can't be compared to what we just experienced!"
Li Du had recited the poem in Mandarin. Sophie could not understand, so he tried to explain it to her.
However, the English interpretation could not fully bring out the artistic feel of the poem. The Chinese poetry was broad and profound. A lot of poems could only be fully understood fully in Mandarin. It was common for poems to lose their flavor after translation.
After listening to his explanation, Sophie thought for a moment and then said, "How about this? Why don't you teach me Mandarin? I'll learn Chinese so I can appreciate the poetry in your culture."
Sophie's request was great. Li Du was more than happy to teach Sophie Mandarin. Once they were married, Sophie would need to communicate with his parents. It would be more reliable for her to learn Mandarin rather than getting his parents to learn English.
They rode back to the Visitor Center in the moonlight.
A few pickup trucks were parked near the entrance of the park. Some shirtless muscular men were smoking near the entrance as well. Li Du saw a few gem hunters that lost the bet to him waiting there.
Apparently, these people had stayed here, waiting for him to show up. Li Du had almost recovered from the loss of his energy and was not afraid of trouble. However, Sophie was with him and it was night—he didn't want to put her in danger.
Thus, he called up Godzilla.
Godzilla and the rest quickly arrived. Hans came as well; he hadn't returned to Flagstaff.
As the four of them alighted, Li Du and Sophie went up to them.
The gem hunters' expressions immediately changed when they saw Li Du and they walked towards him.
Li Du was now with Godzilla and Big Quinn. When the gem hunters saw the two big men, their expressions changed once again. They passed Li Du as if nothing had happened and headed toward the National Park.
Big Quinn frowned as they walked by. "What are they doing?"
Hearing his complaint, the gem hunters walked even faster. They practically ran toward the National Park.
Big Quinn's face looked even more ferocious at night. Li Du felt that maybe it was time to increase Big Quinn's pay. Having Big Quinn around really saved him from a lot of trouble.
On the way back, he took the five opals he had with him and gave one to each of the four of them. He left one opal to himself, the one with the purest color with a blot that made it looked like a gem of fiery clouds.
Godzilla looked at it and asked curiously, "What is this?"
Lu Guan was stunned and shrieked, "Bullsh*t!"
Godzilla replied, "Can bullsh*t be this beautiful?"
"Don't interrupt me!" said Lu Guan. "Bullsh*t! This is a fire opal! This thing's expensive, this is a gem!"
Hans obviously knew what they were as well. He fiddled around with the opal. "Where did you get so many fire opals? This could be worth 10,000 dollars, right?"
Big Quinn firmly gripped his opal after listening to what Hans said.
Li Du told them briefly about the bet, then he continued, "Crispy Noodles and I found these opals. Crispy Noodles is good at digging. He seemed to be connected to the fire opals. And together with my sharp powers of observation, we managed to find these gems."
"It must be you who found them," said Hans. "A raccoon connected to fire opals? Bullsh*t. If they really have a connection, I'd be willing to keep 100 raccoons."
In places like Flagstaff, which was situated near a National Park, the raccoons were rather hated by residents. They were impulsive and destructive. They often wreaked havoc in people's backyard.
As soon as Hans blurted out his thoughts, Li Du sighed in his heart. Hans knew him too well—he was unable to fool him.
Fortunately, Hans did not know the real reason Li Du could find valuable storage units and now the fire opals. He simply believed that Li Du possessed sharp observation powers that were beyond the ordinary man's insight.
Li Du didn't provide any explanation but continued speaking. "I found a new way to get rich. Maybe when we can't make money in storage auctions we can find some time to go hunt for fire opals in the Petrified Forest."
Hans nodded in agreement. "That's a reliable way to get rich. If we can find high-quality fire opals, we don't need to deal with storage units anymore. We can spend the next half of our lives in the company of beautiful women and exquisite wine."
Of course, the most important thing now was the upcoming storage unit auction.
In the morning, Li Du took Sophie and the others to the storage company. They went later than usual. Most of the treasure hunters had already arrived.
They didn't need to observe their opponents and decide on a plan anymore, which was what they had done when they first joined the industry.
Now, they relied on their fame and their abilities to crush their opponents. This meant it was actually better for them to arrive late. If people heard they were interested in a particular auction, it would certainly attract a lot of extra treasure hunters.
But even without him arriving early this auction attracted a lot of people. Winslow's storage units were famous. Many people had found good items here before.
Not only were the treasure hunters here, but a group of tourists was at the storage company. They wore white hats and held small flags. The treasure hunters were stupefied upon seeing the group of tourists.
The auctioneer explained to the treasure hunters that this group of people were tourists. They had come here to observe and participate in the auction. They were from Asia and had never seen or been in contact with such an industry before.


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?! 

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The Ace

Great Doctor Ling Ran

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World Terror

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The Great Worm Lich

Treasure Hunt Tycoon

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