A UN (United Nation) Peacekeepers escorted a journalist and a convoy of medical and food supplies on a poor refugee area. Not knowing after they left.  2 technical vehicles  started to ambush and fire at them. In order to escape, they turned on the road that is not on the map. After that, a mysterious place  suddenly appears.

After taming the Giant Panda, a new message popped up on Wei Huo's Social Feed. "You're now the owner of the Giant Panda."
Wei Huo took a look at it, and it seemed like it was possible to name that panda as well. Wei Huo glanced at its foolish look and immediately named it 'Big Fool'. An abbreviation for 'Big Foolish Panda'.
Wei Huo looked over at the tiger and said, "Let's call this second fatty, 'Fatty Tiger'."
The panda and tiger were both confused. 'What are you talking about? We don't understand anything.'
After Wei Huo was done with naming them, the long-lost voice of God appeared again. 
"New menu 'Map' added.
"Modifying Earth's tectonic plates to increase land area. Marine lifeforms disembarkment began.
"Biological evolution has accelerated.
"New blueprint 'Basic Construction Blueprint' added."
Wei Huo was confused. "???"
'What does modifying Earth's tectonic plates mean?'
Just as God's voice trailed off, Wei Huo heard an incredibly loud noise. It was a rumbling noise that sounded like a road roller. Soon after that, the ground vibrated, and it was getting stronger along with the loud noise. Wei Huo gradually got into a squat position on the ground. He could not stand still amidst such strong shocks!
The sky was shaking. The lands were moving. There were even landslides with the Earth all cracked up!
Those were the only phrases that were most appropriate to describe what was happening. Apart from the buildings and cars that experienced a time halt along with humans, everything else was about to be baptized by that super earthquake from the modification of Earth's plates. 
Thankfully, Wei Huo was in the wild at the moment. Due to his luck, he was in the central region of the land. Although a horrifying earthquake was happening from the plates' movement, it did not hurt Wei Huo too badly. He only suffered a few scrapes on his body.
The panda and tiger did not understand what was happening. They hid under the trees while trembling. They thought an apocalypse was happening.
Wei Huo whipped up the Attributes Menu and saw the 'Map' option. He opened it to find the World Map, and all the continents on the map were moving. While these movements seemed minor on the map, it was the opposite in reality.
There were landslides and the cracks on Earth. It was as good as a 10-magnitude super earthquake.
Fortunately, humans were experiencing the time halt whilst animals and plants had undergone mutations over a hundred years. Animals had gotten bigger, while plants became stronger with their roots now being more developed to grip on the land firmly. 
Wei Huo studied the map closely and realized that continents were breaking up and moving in different directions. The area Wei Huo was on was moving towards the north. 
Wei Huo scrunched his eyebrows at that very moment. "We have no choice but to go south!"
The climate on earth was extremely horrible at the moment. If that area continued moving north, the average temperature would drop significantly. If animals and plants did not have good enough adapting skills, most of them would die in the blink of an eye!
They had to move south!
The earthquake's magnitude gradually decreased. The super earthquake before was caused by the strong, tearing force in the Earth. As the plates began to drift at a slower speed, the degree of vibration decreased as well. The moment the plates reached its position, it was necessary to slow down otherwise there would be another super earthquake!
There were changes in all continents according to Wei Huo's map. It seemed like God planned to group continents of the Earth into five continents namely the Centre, Upper, Lower, Left, and Right. It seemed like a virtual gaming world at the moment, but God was being a little selfish, was he not?
Wei Huo was sure that if the time halt for humans came to an end, everyone would think that they had been teleported into a gaming world. Earth, at its current state, was worlds apart from what it used to be. 
Wei Huo patted both his trembling beasts and pointed towards the south.
"We have to move towards the south!" Wei Huo said.
Both beasts did not understand what Wei Huo was talking about. They were startled by the sudden earthquake. There were no telling signs of it. It was caused by a mysterious and sudden crack in the Earth. That was why those animals were not able to predict the earthquake in advance despite their instinctive hunches.
Wei Huo began moving southwards. Although the beasts did not understand what had just happened, they followed Wei Huo instinctively.
They naively assumed that following Wei Huo was their best shot at survival because of his strength and goodwill.
It was important for animals to improve their living conditions while they were alive. What was wrong with being adorable to be fed? There was no need to take the trouble of hunting when they could just live an easy life! Their ego would not feed them.
Just as Wei Huo prepared to move along with the beasts, a quest was triggered.
"New quest, 'Safety and Defence'. The human body is fragile. Equip yourself with protective gear. A game item will be rewarded once the quest is completed." 
Wei Huo was stunned. Another game item? He had already collected Doran's Shield. Could it be that he was not too far from collecting the Bloodthirster[1]?
He had to complete the quest no matter what it was! 
Wei Huo said to the beasts, "Give me a moment!"
Wei Huo ran in the direction of the north. He remembered that there were bamboos growing in that direction, and he could use them as armor. Nonetheless, bamboo-made armors were pretty useless. His own skin was tougher than those. 
Both beasts were confused. "???"
'Aren't we supposed to go south?'
They could not understand the human language. That was why wherever Wei Huo went, they just followed him. 
When they saw Wei Huo cutting bamboo sticks, they followed suit despite not knowing why he needed to do so. 
Nothing ever goes wrong when you follow whatever the leader does, even if you don't know why. 
Wei Huo was confused when he saw these two chewing on the bamboo sticks. 'What's going on? You're eating bamboo sticks? It was normal for pandas to do so, but why was the tiger chewing on them as well?'
Wei Huo saw them breaking the bamboo sticks up after chewing on them and followed the way he put those sticks together. He was confused yet again. 'What's going on, were you guys assigned to the quest as well?'
Wei Huo made his own armor by tying the bamboo sticks together using tree vines. It was a rectangular-shaped armor. There were openings on top as well as both left and right sides of it, and it was empty at the bottom. The insides of it were left empty as well. 
After making his own, Wei Huo made armors for the beasts as well to protect their vulnerable stomach. However, the tiger was uncomfortable after wearing it. It attempted to bite the bamboo-made armor off its body. However, its head could not reach the armor, and it eventually started going in circles. 
'You're causing trouble for me, Fatty Tiger!'
The panda did not resist when the armor was put on it, but after some time it pulled out a bamboo stick and began nibbling on it. 
'These were snacks for the road!'
Wei Huo facepalmed. He knew the IQs of these beasts were not as high as he thought. 
The trio began moving towards the south while Wei Huo collected the game item awarded to him. 
"Quest 'Safety and Defence' completed. You have been rewarded with 'Strength Bracer'.
"Strength Bracer will slightly increase its bearer's strength."
It was a golden bracer, and Wei Huo wore it on his wrist. He threw a few punches and began crying in the next second.
It was a 'slight' increase indeed!
[1] Bloodthirster is an advanced item commonly known in League of Legends. The wielder of the weapon is bound to the blade and its thirst for blood forever.


Wei Huo has been ignored and overlooked by almost everyone his entire life, including God. In a bid to transform the world into a more game-like one, God halted time for all humanity except for Wei Huo, leaving him to fend for himself. The teenager has no choice but to strive for survival whilst waiting for the day humanity’s clock to start ticking again. But wait a minute! What if that wait is longer than a person’s lifespan? Follow Wei Huo on his survival journey in a world infested with mutated beasts and carnivorous plants.

After logging off of the game, Caleb exited his custom VR bed.  As he spent almost all of his wealth on gaming his VR bed was naturally one of the best and would allow him to have extremely prolonged gaming sessions within full dive VR without degrading his physical body.  Caleb's personal laboratory and server farm were kept in the third basement secured with advanced biometric interfaces, voice prints, retinal scanners, software security tokens, and lastly a simple number pad.

The number pad seemed very low tech compared to everything else, but he figured this way if he were killed and his body used to get past all the first security, they'd be stuck behind a number code.  Originally he had it set so that if someone typed the wrong code in it would destroy everything in the room, but after a few too many drinks and people that loved to push buttons he had lost everything in the lab on three separate occasions.

To Caleb, Alterra Corporation's new game, Alterra Online, didn't make sense to him as it seemed like the company would lose money on the game after a few months.  With the company purchasing in game merits from the players to be exchanged for real world credits, Caleb felt that if everyone did this and wondered what could be the reason.

Caleb had Alterra Corporation purchase a single merit from him for 10 credits.  While each credit may be digital, each one is also backed up by software based encryption that acts as a registration number of sorts preventing forgery.  It was still possible to forge credits, but the cost of the computing power needed to do so outweighed the benefits.  Still, Caleb thought that maybe Alterra Corporation might be doing it to keep themselves afloat amid the massive costs it would take to host a game of this scale.

Breaking the encryption on each credit isn't hard if one just wants to look at the uncompressed and raw data, but this seemed pointless as it couldn't be faked and copying it would ruin both credits as it was decided that if a duplicate credit was ever detected the procedure would be to remove both.

"Celeste, what virtual mint did the 10 credits acquired from Alterra Corporation come from?" Caleb said to his monitor.

A female AI appeared on his screen, she had long blonde hair, blue eyes, pale white skin, a green leotard and white long cape along with what appeared to be a thin ornamental sword at her waist.  (Think Celes from FF6)

"My lord, we have only been able to match up the registrations of 8 of the credits to known mints, but the remaining two come from a single mint with the virtual mint abbreviation of AP.  It is not known which mint this is as of the 50 known mints, we've only been able to match up 30 of their identifiers." Replied Celeste

"How much additional time do you require?"

"With just team 1, we will need 71 hours and 32 minutes" said Celeste

"Hmm… assign the other teams to this task as well, I want to get this figured out before Alterra Online launches!" said Caleb.

"Understood my Lord"

__________

Gray and Geoff crossed what appeared to be a murky river, a rusty sign still stood near the start of the bridge with the words "Fiume Brenta" on it.

"Fiume Brenta?" said Geoff

"River Brenta, it's Italian" said Gray

"You speak Italian?!?"

"Of course not, but the wavy blue lines on the sign and the fact that we're going to a city called New Venice makes me think we're in Italy.  I wish we could've been close to our real world city because I want to see how it could've looked before the Earth flooded in the real world." Replied Gray wistfully.

"Maybe, but it's still just a game so nobody really knows how accurate this map is.  Still, even just this simple sign shows how much attention they're paying to detail!" remarked Geoff.

After crossing the bridge they followed what was left of the road further north.  The larger road that looked like a former highway was blocked by some derailed train cars forcing them to take the path on the right.

"Must've been one heck of an explosion to blast a train about 100 feet off the tracks!" commented Gray

The ruins of various buildings and homes littered both sides of the road after the river and they started to get a little nervous as it was going to be dark soon.

"Uh Gray?  Why are nervous of the dark in a game?" asked Geoff.

"I'm… I'm not nervous at all!" said Gray shakily.

Geoff looked ahead, then looked back at Gray and then widened his eyes, pointed over Gray and yelled "OH CRAP LOOK OUT GRAY!"

Gray jerked the steering wheel to the right in a panic and smashed through a generic wooden fence that just happened to be there as he turned his head quickly to look at what Geoff was pointing at.

Nothing…  Absolutely nothing.

Gray was fuming.  "DUDE!  I almost peed my pants thinking we were about to be attacked by something!"

"BAAA HAHAHAHA" Geoff laughed hysterically while pointing at Gray "Not nervous my ass!"

"Ok, I do admit, I would've done the same to you if given the opportunity." Said Gray.

__________

Fortunately the last bit of the journey was uneventful and they were able to reach the city just before dark and park the truck near the entrance of the city.

"Just made it before dark, so uhhh… what should we do?" asked Gray.

"Well, this is a game, so of course we have to check out the pub, or bar, or whatever place it is that people like to gather at for fun!" said Geoff.

"Good idea, if we're lucky maybe we can pick up some quests from NPCs to earn some merits or other rewards!"

The city itself wasn't very large, in fact, calling it a city would be a stretch.  The small peninsula the city resided on was blocked off on one side from by a tall metal wall made of varying sizes of metal scraps welded to a heavy iron frame with barbed wire along the top of it.  The entrance was opened for them when a guard was able to verify Gray and Geoff's identity as being part of the military.  When the guard noticed that Gray and Geoff were players, the guard seemed to switch his personality and suddenly became very helpful.

"Good evening players!  Welcome to our humble New Venice!  We don't have much to offer but if you would like a map of this town or to arrange for a place to spend the night please proceed north past the old roundabout to the military HQ that is stationed near the old Hospital!  If you want entertainment or shopping, our entertainment district is north past the military HQ and smaller various shops and restaurants can be located along the main corrider to the east and west of this entrance."

Gray thought for a moment then asked "Where is the most popular place in town this time of night?"

"Hmmm, I'd have to say that would be the casa di tolleranza" said the Guard.

"The what?" said Geoff.

"According to the translator in my armlet it means 'House of tolerance', weird name for a bar or whatever it is, but let's check it out after getting the map from the military HQ, oh can we bring the truck in?" asked Gray

"Yes, not sure why you didn't in the first place, it's a pain to walk everywhere and the military HQ will let you recharge your energy cells for free for their own vehicles."

"Won't it get crowded once more players come with cars and trucks?" said Geoff.

The guard laughed and said "Yeah, it probably will!  Hope you all don't come at the same time!"

Gray and Geoff went out to the truck again and brought it to the military HQ to get a map and let it recharge for a bit.

After Gray and Geoff left, the guard muttered something to himself, and carried on with his duty of watching the front gate.  A pair of eyes were watching Geoff and Gray from some building remains as they entered the military HQ.  Neither Gray nor Geoff noticed this person watching them as this small framed person in a dirty hooded cloak hopped in to the bed of the truck and pulled the bed cover over themselves without saying a word.

A hundred years from now the Earth is now reduced to several domed cities after the last war raised the temperature across the planet thus raising the sea level.

The most common escape for everyone is virtual reality.  A new game, Alterra Online, is set to release and promises to be the most realistic mecha/military/political simulation to date as well as the first full dive virtual reality game.

Gray Wilhelm, like so many others, wants to be one of the first to play.  What is Alterra Online's secret?  Why do players feel more alive in the game than in real life?  And why is the government and Alterra Corporation working on it together?

Features:
- NO Systems, Reincarnations, Supernatural Powers, harems, or brain dead females that chase after MC.
- Monty Python references and many others.
- Believable characters



11/9/2019 - Slowing down release rate temporarily as I edit and clean up the first volume extensively.  Wow was I bad!  Doesn't quite need a rewrite thankfully.

Accompanied by vibrant lights and loud music, the three commentators began speaking on the platform.
"Hello everyone, I'm Su Changming."
"I'm 117."
"Hello everyone, I'm delighted to be a caster for this tournament. I'm your Messiah, Ruo Feng!"
After a round of introductions, although many foreigners could not really understand them, the international students and Chinese spectators who were present applauded.
"The organizers were extremely thoughtful about the tournament venue. The stage is very similar to ours in Jianghai which provides a great spectate value even before the tournament starts," Su Changming said with a smile.
"That's right. Eh? An airdrop crate has fallen."
Lord Rong looked at the red and blue airdrop crate that was descending from the arena's roof with the assistance of hanging wires. He then said, "Let's guess, what's inside?"
"An 8x scope? A Ghillie suit? A Level Three Spetsnaz Helmet?" Ruo Feng who was beside him rubbed his nose as he made a few guesses.
Then, he joked. "It can't be an AWM or an M24, can it? Hahaha."
Right after Ruo Feng said so, he laughed out loud.
Nonetheless, he failed to stir up the crowd.
This was not only because the western spectators could not comprehend what he was saying but the Chinese spectators felt that his joke was quite lame as well…
After laughing out loud for a while, Ruo Feng eventually noticed the awkwardness in the atmosphere. Thus, he turned to ask, "Isn't it funny?"
"Hahaha!"
"Hahahaha!"
Su Changming and Lord Rong showed due respect for his feelings.
Despite that, Ruo Feng was speechless.
'Why does it feel like your laughs are making this more awkward than it already is?'
"Boom!"
Right then, the airdrop crate that had been hanging in the air landed.
"Tss, tss, tss-!"
As red smoke spread out from the bottom of it, a flopping sound was heard. Then a door suddenly opened from one side of the crate.
Afterward, a plump middle-aged man with a rather high hairline walked out of the crate with a blonde lady who had a voluptuous body.
"Wow!"
It was worth noting that this was a new and unique way of appearing in a PUBG tournament, thus it instantly caused a sensation among the crowd.
Clearly, the two figures were the hosts of the tournament.
Once they were on stage, they greeted the spectators in a humorous manner that caused the people to dissolve in laughter.
Then, by looking at their scripts, they began introducing the participating teams of the tournament.
Whenever a team was introduced, the caster would shift the camera of the big screen on stage to present the players of that team. The players would then rise to wave at the audience.
Among the teams, naturally, popular winning teams like Liquid and Faze from Europe, and C9, TSM, SKK from South America had more people cheering for them.
On the contrary, the teams from Oceania, CIS[1], and Asia had fewer cheers.
There was nothing they could do since the popular teams were in their home ground.
Of course, there were also exceptions like Se7en and 4AM from Asia.
The former was not a stranger at all to the FPS spectators in the western countries because they were so close to building their dynasty in the past. They would have restructured the FPS scene.
Nevertheless, when the camera was on Se7en, seeing as the players in the team had changed, quite a number of fans sighed and let out sounds of pity.
Evidently, even in western countries, apart from the die-hard fans of SKK, many people wanted to witness the rise of a new dynasty.
This was because SKK had been dominating the FPS scene for too long.
On the other hand, the cheers for 4AM were obviously for Liu Zilang.
It was no exaggeration that Liu Zilang was the most popular player in the FPS eSports scene.
Be it his playstyle or his boastful character, even when he was still in Se7en, the western spectators were very fond of him.
…
After the introductions were done, the crowd thronged the arena.
Without warning, red flickering lights were seen, followed by the rumbling sound of a plane.
Subsequently, the lights in the arena dimmed and an airplane was seen on the big screen.
It signified that the first squad match of the first day of the world tournament in California had begun!
The flight route of the match extended from the fishing villages below Stalber to Mansion, Prison, Shelter. It then ended at the empty area on the left of Sosnovka Military Base.
Specifically saying, the flight route stretched out from 2 o'clock 7 o'clock and cut a small part of the island on the bottom right section of the map.
"This flight route… Mmm, it's quite an awkward one." On the commentary platform, Lord Rong furrowed his brows a little. "This is because most teams won't be able to loot the resources on the top left section of the map."
Su Changming nodded. "Exactly. Given the flight route, the bigger resource points on the map are Yasnaya Polyana, Mylta, and Sosnovka Military Base. Furthermore, players will need to glide in the air for some time if they are to get to Pochinki or the dormitory."
"Oh! The most-watched SKK has jumped! Look at their imposing appearance… it's no doubt that they're the legendary masters!"
Clearly, being a guest commentator, Ruo Feng did a lot of research before the tournament.
With fervour and confidence, he continued, "I've seen the past tournament records of this team. As long as the flight route passes by Stabler, they'll definitely jump. It's as if Stabler is their home."
Lord Rong nodded. "Yes, but the western teams know SKK's playstyle very well so none of them will fight for the same spot. This has somewhat become an agreed practice."
"Hmm… it seems like SKK is indeed the only team that has jumped to Stabler." Su Changming pondered as he looked at the screen. He then added, "Earlier on, Savage jumped at the same time as them but they headed toward the fishing villages near Stabler. Furthermore, Vega looked for vehicles as soon as they landed.
At this point, Su Changming shook his head as he chuckled. "Those two teams aren't from the western countries' division but it looks like they've also done their homework before the tournament."
Upon hearing Su Changming's comment, Lord Rong continued, "Those teams have fought their way past a great number of teams through the qualifiers to be at the world tournament. I believe they're very driven and it only makes sense that they have done sufficient research on a strong team like SKK."
While the commentators analyzed the situation of the match, the airplane eventually arrived above Sosnovka Military Base.
By then, there were only three squads left in the cabin.
When Su Changming looked, he suddenly frowned. "Hmm? 4AM is still on the plane… Are they going to jump to Sosnovka Military Base?"
Lord Rong shook his head. "I'd have no comments if they did that in a local tournament but jumping to Sosnovka Military Base in the first match of a world tournament… the players of 4AM are taking a huge risk, aren't they?"
"Mmm, the two other teams on the plane are Avanger from CIS, and Windfall from Oceania." Ruo Feng recollected the data of the teams and then continued, "I've seen their statistics. Although they're not from the western countries, they're both fairly strong teams. If they jump to Sosnovka Military Base, I'm afraid that it'll be a tough fight for 4AM."
When the Chinese spectators in the arena heard the commentators, they instantly felt nervous.
After all, it would be the first battle for 4AM!
Should they be so unfortunate as to turn into crates as soon as they land, it would surely crush their morale.
In the blink of an eye, the airplane journeyed past Sosnovka Military Base.
With that being said, 4AM did not jump to Sosnovka Military Base unlike what everyone had expected…
...
[1] The abbreviation for Commonwealth of Independent States


Liu Zilang had a well-kept secret — he was a prodigy in competitive FPS eSports. His specialty? CSGO. He even entered the finals in the prestigious world tournament.

Alas, his team fell short due to Liu Zilang's inexperience. Shattered by the fact, Liu Zilang vanished from the eSports scene. That was until his friends got him to play a new game known as PUBG.

Liu Zilang's life turned around and he began to make his comeback. Follow Liu Zilang as he encounters difficult situations, all while learning to open up as a person, but more importantly as a brother.

"Patient Five, please come in," Zuo Cidian called out. The old man who was resting with his eyes closed and his family patients who came afterward immediately rose and entered the consultation room.
There was a pot of devil's ivy hanging on the left side of the wall of the consultation room. On the right side, a pot of spider plants was hung. Such a lively sight was hard to come by in the hospital.
Ling Ran sat behind his office desk. He looked young and handsome as if he had just stepped out from a movie.
As his son had forgone sleep and queued up for him early in the morning, the old man treasured this opportunity very much. He quickly sat down and said, "Good morning, Doctor Ling. I've received consultation in a hospital near my home and was diagnosed with hepatolithiasis. I've also gone for a few follow-up visits and even got admitted to the hospital. But I've been busy, so I've not received surgery yet. I'm feeling sick again now, and I am not feeling better even after receiving a fluid transfusion. So, I decided to come and see you. If there's really no other way, I'm thinking of just receiving surgery…"
The old man was speaking a little quickly, and this was normal among patients. As all the doctors nowadays were very busy, if patients spoke too slowly, the doctors would cut them off after they had only managed to utter a few sentences. Because of this, the doctors might not have a full understanding of their situation. 
Ling Ran flipped open the scans that the old man brought along and started reading them.
As the Medical Imaging Departments in hospitals nowadays were perpetually crowded, many doctors of hospitals in the league of Yun Hua Hospital were not so willing to order auxiliary examinations. This was because the patients would have to spend a long time queueing up, and the waiting time was long. Hence, they preferred to read the scans that patients brought along first. Even though they were a little outdated, the doctors could also obtain relevant information from there.
Of course, in the end, they would have to order auxiliary examinations for two reasons. Firstly, the scans that patients brought along were updated. Secondly, doctors did not trust doctors from other hospitals.
On some level, there was not really any reason to trust doctors from other hospitals either. There was a whole heap of medical imaging specialists who often got things wrong or did not do their jobs well while doing scans.
Ling Ran liked to read scans by himself. As he possessed the Master Level MRI Scan skill, it was much more effective for him to read thousands of raw scans compared with a single processed scan. Of course, this was also because Ling Ran did not have trust in most medical imaging specialists. Surgeons never had much trust for anyone.
"Was this scan from a month ago?" Ling Ran put aside the processed scan and looked at the patient and his family members.
The old man nodded furiously. "We live near Huayang County, and I usually receive conservative treatment in the county hospital…"
"Your name's Wang Zhong, isn't it?" Ling Ran glanced at the name at the corner of the scan.
"Yes. Zhong as in Z-H-O-N-G."
"Let's take another CT scan. I'll order one for you." As Ling Ran spoke, Zuo Cidian who was standing beside him started typing away.
Wang Zhong the old man hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Haven't I just received the scan?"
"It's been a month, so the disease might have progressed into a new stage," Ling Ran answered Wang Zhong's question.
"Okay," the old man said and did not say anything else. When Zuo Cidian heard this, he quietly opened the electronic medical record that Ling Ran had written and taken a look at it. As expected, there was a comment: Signs of CA.
"CA" was the abbreviation for cancer. It was used in medical records because not only was it short and simple enough, but the doctors could also prevent the patients from immediately figuring out what was going on.
In Chinese Hospitals, doctors never notified their patients immediately about terminal illnesses. Instead, they would first discuss things with the patients' family members.
Zuo Cidian glanced at the patient's son, who was sitting beside the patient. After Ling Ran was done examining the patient, he immediately followed Ling Ran.
"Please wait for a moment." Zuo Cidian stood in the patient's way and said, "Do take a quick rest. As for you, please come with me."
Zuo Cidian did not speak much or give any extra explanation. He led Wang Zhong's eldest son to Ling Ran's office. He then glanced at Ling Ran and said, "Doctor Ling, I have brought the patient's family member over."
Ling Ran hummed in acknowledgment and said, "Go ahead and talk to him."
"Alright." This was not out of Zuo Cidian's expectations. He turned and said to Wang Zhong's eldest son, who was standing opposite him and wearing a confused expression, "According to the CT scan that you guys brought along, there is a space-occupying lesion in your father's liver."
"Space-occupying lesion?" Wang Zhong's eldest son hesitated for a moment. He seemed to have an idea of what was going on but was too afraid to hear more about it.
Zuo Cidian studied the other party's expression closely and knew that he understood what was being said. He could not help but sigh internally and continued, "We can try to see things positively now, as it might be benign. But before the surgery, everything is up in the air."
"What happens if it isn't benign?"
"There would be a high chance that it's a malignant tumor, which means that he has cancer." Zuo Cidian had been beating around the bush for more than ten seconds, and he decided to stop doing so.
The man opposite him trembled visibly. He repeated, "Cancer?"
Zuo Cidian nodded solemnly.
"Can… Can…" His lips trembled a few times, but in the end, he swallowed his words.
Both Ling Ran and Zuo Cidian did not press on.
This was a matter of life and death. In hospitals, this was the kind of news that doctors relayed to patients and their family members with the most patience.
Not a single doctor in the world was confident enough that he could cure a patient's cancer. Because of this, their attitudes softened.
In comparison, while diseases like appendicitis could also cause death, perhaps even kill the patient even faster than cancer, as doctors could easily cure those diseases, they adopted a much more nonchalant attitude when communicating with patients suffering from those diseases.
"What… what do we do now?" The man asked in a soft voice.
Zuo Cidian said in a soft voice, "We'll wait for the CT scan to see if the volume of the space-occupying lesion has increased. If it is confirmed that the space-occupying lesion had grown bigger, we suggest that your father receives surgery as soon as possible…"
"Can I ask Doctor Ling to operate on my father?" The man suddenly raised his head.
Zuo Cidian shook his head. "Doctor Ling basically doesn't operate on patients with cancer."
"Why?"
"We can recommend another doctor for you…"
"I want Doctor Ling to operate on me!" Someone opened the door. It turned out that Wang Zhong the old man had been eavesdropping behind the door all along. Right now, his voice was loud and clear, and his gaze was sharp.
Zuo Cidian sort of regretted not bringing the patient's son to the meeting room designated for such conversations. However, due to the situation at hand, he had no time to blame himself. First of all, Zuo Cidian walked over to the office desk and stood beside Ling Ran to protect him. He then said, "Sir, you're not really in the pink of health now, and it is not a question of who is going to operate on you. There are also certain cancer patients who don't need surgery or are not suited to receive surgery. Let's get all the necessary examinations done first before we decide on a treatment plan."
"I know that Doctor Ling operates on patients with liver cancer." Wang Zhong, though, ignored what Zuo Cidian said. He looked at Ling Ran and said, "I've read a news report about you before. You have even operated on an academician with liver cancer…"
"Surgery is not a guaranteed solution for cancer." When Ling Ran heard this, he decided not to hide things anymore. He said, "From what I see from the CT scan you brought, the space-occupying lesion on your liver is not located in a good position, so removal via surgery would be difficult. Even if we succeed at completely removing it, there would still be a very high chance of recurrence…"
Wang Zhong gazed at Ling Ran, and there was hope in his eyes. However, he did not manage to utter a single word, as if every single ounce of energy had been sucked out of his body.
Ling Ran thought about it for a few seconds and said, "Alright, then. If you guys are sure of your decision, we'll get you admitted to the hospital in preparation for the surgery."
Ling Ran was capable of operating on patients with liver cancer, as hepatectomy can be applied to both normal tissues and cancerous tissues. Ling Ran also knew how to perform lymphadenectomy, which was the most important skill a cancer surgeon needed to possess.
However, Master Level or even Perfect Level skills could not guarantee the survival rate of a cancer patient.
Ling Ran merely hated this kind of surgery as a whole. But Ling Ran was not strongly against operating on individual cancer patients.
Zuo Cidian had a rough idea of what was on Ling Ran's mind right now. He merely added, "There are many kinds of liver cancer, and the locations of the tumor also differ. You guys will have to go through some examinations first before the next step can be decided."
Wang Zhong and his son nodded quietly. At that very moment, both of them lost their desire to speak.
　　


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.

"The easiest target?"  She pointed to a small island on the map, "Azure Sea has weak offense but a strong defense. They also have lots of resources for building, as you can see we are in need of that."

Kenzo glanced around at the ruins of the city, "I can rebuild all of this, who else?"  

Sana pointed to a large archipelago. "White Sands has a very strong offense, but they are weak defensively.  They have medical supplies, which we are in need of."  

"Glass cannons... I love em."  Kenzo turned and faced White Sands, the three circles in front of him rotated also.  

"We don't have anyone to fill the other slots Kenzo."

Kenzo smiled pleasantly, "no worries, I'll abort the mission if I can't handle it."  

System Message: Warpath Interface activated.  No supporting slots located, do you wish to import support?

"Import?  Sure, let's import."  Kenzo shrugged, maybe they'd give him generic NPCs to work with.  

Warpath Interface: Displaying support list from Friends menu.
Cavalry: Mina
Defense: Honi
Scout: Moira

Warpath Interface: Continue with these choices?

"Yes."  

A moment later holos of Mina, Honi, and Red appeared in the support circles.  They looked around, gasping in surprise.  

"Kenzo!"  Red's face scrunched up as tears streamed down her face.  "I was so worried...What is this?"  

The three women found themselves stuck in place, unable to do anything other than turn in a circle.

"I'm in the Merfolk Isles, could the three of you help me?"

The Warpath map disappeared and Kenzo found himself standing on a hilltop that looked down on a city, a few miles away.  His three companions were also there, as soon as she could move Red threw herself at Kenzo.  

Mina stared at Red as she sobbed, "did something happen Red?"  

Kenzo nodded, "our boat was caught in whirlpool earlier today, We were separated." 

Red loosened her grip, grabbing his face she pulled him down and kissed his face.  "Kenzo... that was nearly a month ago."  

"Kenzo's been missing for a month?  How come I wasn't notified?"  Honi's white hair was tied up in a bun, she had her armor on, the captain insignia on her shoulder was plainly visible.  

Red glanced at Honi, "I'm sorry, I really didn't know who his friends are."  Moira shrugged at Mina apologetically, "I have no way to contact the Great Plains."  

The area around them started to change, stone walls instantly popping up to form a small square fort.  Kenzo glanced behind him as if to verify his thoughts.  There was a flagpole with an image of Orion's Cove on it.  "So... they need to capture our flag."  

Warpath Interface:  Set up Fort Defenses?

"Yes."  

Warpath Interface: Available Equipment- Medium Catapult (4), Ballista (4) 

"Use four catapults and four ballistae."  

Warpath Interface: Fort Defense has been set-up.  

Honi disappeared for a moment and then reappeared on the fort wall, the catapults and ballistae were all manned by generic NPC teams.  

"Please go along for now, Honi, I'll try to explain things."  He glanced at the other two women who were staring at him.  "There is no danger here, this is a war-game of sorts.  We are trying to capture resources.  Red will be scouting, while Mina is the Cavalry leader.  Just try to figure things out as we go." 

Honi nodded from the wall, "yes sir!"  

Red and Mina both nodded in agreement.  

Warpath Interface: Set up Scout Group?

"Yes."

Warpath Interface: Available Equipment-Glider (3)

He glanced at Red who was suddenly grinning from ear to ear, she didn't know how to operate a glider, but she didn't mind trying if there was no real danger.  

"Use three Gliders."  

Red disappeared, a few moments later a scream from overhead drew their attention.  Red was circling the fort about five hundred feet overhead.     

Kenzo could tell by the way the glider circled that she was being assisted by the system.  It was a perfect circle without any drop in altitude.  He waved to Red and turned back toward the interface. 

Warpath Interface:  Set up Offense?

"Yes." 

Warpath Interface: Available Troops- Elite Silverfang Cavalry (30)  

"Deploy Silverwolf Cavalry."  Mina disappeared a moment later and three huds popped up in front of him, one for each of his friends.  "Can you guys hear me?"  

"Yes." The three of them spoke at the same time. 

"Kenzo, we have contact, looks like scouts on horseback west of the fort."  Red's face was smiling as she looked down at scouts, "I"m going to split up my people and scout the area."  

"We'll get rid of the scouts."  Mina and her cavalry raced toward the west.  The huds all shared a map with icons on it, so everyone could see what was going on.  

"After you get rid of the scout, stay in place.  I don't want to risk you until we've found our medical supplies."  Kenzo stared at the map, there were 16 medical icons, "there are bonuses for good performances, so let's do our best!"  

Kenzo studied the map, the red scout icons disappeared, while Mina's blue icon took their spot.  There were no other icons on the map yet.  

Red's hair blew back on her had as she glided high above. "Found some!  Straight North of your position Mina, there are medical supplies." 

"On it!"  

Kenzo watched as the medical supplies popped into his view once they were discovered, the map told him the quantity was six.  The Silverfang cavalry icon charged straight at it, he could hear Mina's voice yelling out orders.  A moment later, six crates appeared in the Fort.  

Warpath Interface: Six Medical Crates acquired.  

Red's smile seemed stuck on her face as she spoke. "Head east now Mina, more medical supplies located two miles from your position.  Kenzo there are a group of riders heading toward the fort."

The map changed to show the medical supplies toward the east, and a large red icon closing in on the fort.

"OPEN FIRE" Honi shouted and four ballistae and four catapults instantly cut loose.

In less than half an hour, all sixteen crates were secured within the fort and the enemy had left the playing field.  

Warpath Interface:  Perfect Score Bonus, your territory cannot be attacked.  This status lasts until your next Warpath attempt. 

Warpath Interface: Kenzo is now a level two activater. 

Warpath Interface:  Do you wish to leave the Warpath Interface?

Kenzo shook his head, "give me a twenty-minute countdown before exiting Warpath."  

Red easily landed the glider inside the walls and jumped off.  Immediately she morphed into her sable form as she chittered loudly at Kenzy while circling him.  

Kenzo laughed at her. "Um... What are you doing?"  

Mina and Honi joined him, each of them smiling widely.  

Mina knelt on one knee and put out her hand when Red approached she stroked her head soothingly.  "She's so excited she can't keep human form."  

Kenzo knelt down also, his face split into a grin. "It was fun flying, right?  Warpath aided you, by the way, it is way harder."  

Red ran up the side of his leg and rested on his shoulder, rubbing her soft head against his ear. 

 "Commander... are you stuck in Orion's Cove?"  Honi was still upset that her friend had disappeared. 

"For now yes, "  Kenzo placed a hand his captain's shoulder, "I'll need to continue to rely on you.  The Warpath opens up every three days."  

Honi's pale face blushed slightly as she nodded, "of course, that is a given."  

Mina nodded, "same here, although my mother has been talking about you non-stop since you left.  Perhaps you should summon her next time, she is a very capable Warleader."  

"OW!"  Kenzo grabbed his ear where the red sable on his shoulder bit it.  "What was that for Red?"  

"Tsk, tsk  Commander.  Even mothers aren't safe."  Honi gave him her innocent pot-stirring look.  

"I'll stick it out with you Mina if that's okay."  Kenzo hugged both women, "thanks for the assistance, I'll see you both in three days."  

 Kenzo watched as they both waved and then disappeared, as soon as they left Red morphed back into human form.  

She rubbed his ear where she had bitten him, "sorry Kenzo."  

He smiled at her and pulled her closer. "It's fine, I'm really happy to see you."  

They held each other close for a few minutes, Red would occasionally sniff and wipe her eyes.  "I didn't know what happened to you."  

Kenzo nodded in agreement, "I was certain you were safe, but now that I know for sure..."  He pulled her close and kissed her, they stayed like that until it was time to go.  

Red wiped her eyes, her pretty face wet with tears. "So... three days then?"  

"Yep, see you Red, we'll talk more then."  

"Hey, Kenzo...next time ask for a bit more time."  She stared at him, her lips curved in a sexy smile as she slowly vanished.  

********

Roxy and Bai chatted as they huddled over the table hud in their break area.  

Bai stirred her tea as she watched. "Do you think there's a method to open up the new continent?" 

Roxy shrugged at her roommate, "there should be, but a lot of the game elements were removed, so it's anyone's guess." 

 "Wish we could talk to him."  Bai sighed heavily at the hud screen.

Roxy smiled pleasantly, "I could do that."  


"No way..."  Bai stared at her roommate.  "You left a backdoor?"  

"I figured sooner or later he might want to talk to someone, so I created one."  Roxy sipped her tea, trying to look casual.  

Bai leaned forward and lowered her voice, "let's talk to him when we get home."  

Roxy nodded, "yep... let's do that."

"There is a lot of room for operation." Xiao Yan continued to whisper, "Even if the soldiers here knew Jiang Xiaomi was a medical awakening, but only subconsciously thought that the blessing star technique was brass. For quality, we only need to upgrade his blessing astrology to silver quality when Jiang Xiaopi first showed the star map to the world. "

　　Han Jiangxue nodded: "Well, it's unnecessary to explain the incredible situation of star upgrade."

　　Xiao Yan continued to bite her ears quietly with Han Jiangxue: "Even if the military people reacted and questioned, we could bite Jiang Xiaopi first to absorb a very rare silver ghost witch star bead, although the silver grade White ghost witches are extremely rare, but not without them. "

　　"Also, you have natural advantages, you can attribute all high-quality rare star beads and star skills to your parents." Xiao Yan said, "When someone asks you, you say it is a rare star left by your parents to your sister and brother. Beads. "

　　"I understand what you mean, but ... in the future?" Han Jiangxue was a little confused. "We can't oppress him to upgrade the quality of the astrology in order to be afraid to expose his special abilities. He has such a strong character and is destined to. ..... "

　　Han Jiangxue's excitement suddenly disappeared, and it was ridiculous to say, but as Jiang Xiao's strength increased, the more senior teams he might join in the future, the more dangerous tasks he could face, and the more his life became more dangerous. Cannot be guaranteed.

　　Like Han Jiangxue's parents, they became heroic pioneers but disappeared and disappeared three years ago.

　　"These are not things you can decide. Although he is a naughty child now, he is also a man. He will always be an adult and always grow up. You cannot decide on his future." Xiao Yan seemed to feel the doubts of her girlfriend and advised "Especially his ability is too special, and he is an awakened person in the medical department. He is doomed to take the path of most awakened persons."

　　"A very real question is here if Jiang Xiaopi really targets his parents? Does he really want to join the pioneering legion or the vigilant legion that the people admire?" A word from Xia Yan, Said Han Jiangxue worried.

　　Xiao Yan continued: "Putting aside honour, a legion like that means higher risk, but it also means higher profit."

　　You know, a few days ago, Han Jiangxue even encouraged Jiang Xiao to work harder and set up a team to see where his parents were missing.

　　But that was just Han Jiangxue's rhetoric trying to encourage Jiang Xiao. At the time, like the rest of the world, she believed that Jiang Xiao was just a very low-qualified child.

　　Han Jiangxue did not think that Jiang Xiao could reach such a height.

　　At that time, Han Jiangxue even encouraged Jiang Xiao to use the star skills of the medical department to attract the attention of the school, so as to obtain more resources.

　　But now it's different, completely different.

　　With such a special constitution, Jiang Xiao is really not suitable to be a dazzling star but should be low-key and low-key.

　　"All we can do is plan a suitable star technique for him in his limited star troughs, build him into an iron bucket, and make him stronger and stronger." Xiao Yan's voice softened, Softly comforting Han Jiangxi,

　　"He now has only 7-star slots, no, there must be a star slot to capture star pets, we must carefully consider the choice of star pets, which is too important for him."

　　Xiao Yan sighed: "Compared to our awakeners like 28 and 30-star troughs, his star troughs are too precious."

　　Han Jiangxue was silent and did not respond.

　　In her mind, she was thinking about another thing. She just hoped that before Jiang Xiao completely exposed her special ability, she would find a huge backing.

　　Jiang Xiaona's ability to upgrade the quality of the astral technology is indeed against the sky, but at the same time, it will also be met with care.

　　Hopefully, Jiang Xiao should not be assassinated by awakenings from other countries when the various groups are fighting for blood.

　　In the silence, Jiang Xiao had changed his neat camouflage clothes, replenished the supplies in the marching bag, and walked out of the locker room.

　　"Talking for so long? Your equipment hasn't been changed yet, it's so cold there." Jiang Xiao looked at Han Jiangxue with a white skirt fluttering and said.

　　"Huh." Han Jiangxue's mood was very complicated, a slight hum, and turned into the women's locker room.

　　Jiang Xiao didn't realize anything was wrong, after all, Han Jiangxue has always been this virtue.

　　"Well, devil, now that we have decided to join our team, I need to explain to you our star skills, as well as our combat characteristics and habits." Xiao Yan said.

　　"Okay." Jiang Xiao nodded smartly. In the past few days of fighting, he also had a general understanding of Xia Yan. Don't look at her as a woman, but she is a fierce melee warrior.

　　That giant blade is extremely lethal and extremely flexible, always saving Jiang Xiao's life in a single shot. In Jiang Xiao's mind, he has defined Xia Yan as an "agile warrior".

　　"Warrior, 28-star slots, 2 brass 5 silver, the star map is a two-handed giant sword." Xiao Yan said softly.

　　"I know all this, why should we emphasize the shape of the star map?" Jiang Xiao asked unknown.

　　"Your sister didn't tell you?" Xia Yan froze for a moment, thinking, a narrow smile on her face, "Yes, she thought you were a weak chicken."

　　Jiang Xiao: "..."

　　Xiao Yan stretched out her elbows, put it on Jiang Xiao's shoulder, and said with a smile: "When all the star troughs in your star chart are lit, and your total star power reaches the Xinghai period, After the starry sky period, you can become a star. "

　　"Transforming the stars into military power?" Jiang Xiao strove up her shoulders. If she was pressed down, she would lose her master. Then, why is this woman so heavy? Obviously so good ... Is that giant blade heavy?

　　"Yes, you can refine your star chart and make it your weapon, or your closest partner. These are far away from us, but the star chart shape of most people can identify this person. The future is going. "Xia Yan said," It is best to choose a career that fits your star chart. "

　　"For example, I am most suitable for my career as a warrior who can pick up a two-handed sword. Therefore, the weapon I used at this time is so weird." The doubts were resolved.

　　Let's just say, the giant blade in this woman's hand is really too abrupt, who would choose this fighting tool for normal people.

　　and many more...

　　Han Jiangxue's star map is a flaming white firework. Obviously, it may be the awakening line of the long-range legal system, and Han Jiangxue goes the same way.

　　But what about Jiang Xiao?

　　Jiang Xiao's star map is "Big Dipper"?

　　What does it mean?

　　Both young ladies and sisters think that Jiang Xiao is the awakener of the medical department, so the star map is so strange.

　　But Jiang Xiao knows where he is and what is the medical awakening person. He is a full-time awakening person. Any star bead or any star technique can absorb it.

　　So what is the occupation that best fits the Star Chart of the Big Dipper?

　　It is called "Big Dipper", but it is not good. This shape is a "spoon".

　　It can even be regarded as a "?".

　　Every time Jiang Xiao opened the star map, he felt that the world was full of malice.

　　He always felt that his star map was mocking himself.

　　Every time I open the star chart and look at it, I split my head and cover my face.

　　star map:?

　　Jiang Xiao: "..."

　　...

　　Obviously, there are nine-star troughs. You have to put gold on your face and lean on the "Big Dipper".

　　Putting aside Jiang Fan's fantasy, he chose the spoon decisively between the shape "spoon" and the shape "question mark".

　　In the future, I really became a great god and transformed the stars into martial arts. Do you want me to fight with a spoon?

　　Is it ...

　　Jiang Xiao's eyes brightened,

　　Am I Yong Jira?

This is a parallel world full of star power, star charts, star skills, star pets, and the awakened are all the rage. 

Jiang Xiao, who came through the soul, contained a peculiar star map inside of him, becoming a rare awakening.

He wanted to be happy big tits but was crowned as poisoned milk name by everyone.

The story of all this 
starts the week before high school enrollment.





###This novel is not my original novel it is translated novel. All rights belong to the original author####

They went to the oval courtyard furthest in. Two wry-necked trees as red as blood were planted in the courtyard. Black fruits which beat like hearts grew on the tree. The fruits were constantly sucking in the grayish-black mist in the surroundings.
However, these fruits were utterly inadequate. Huge amounts of grayish-black mist were still pouring out from the small iron house in the center of the courtyard.
Zhao Quanmo brought the three of them nearer until they were a dozen meters from the iron house. He stopped and pointed at a faint yellow line on the ground.
"This is the Restriction Seal Formation. The three of you will be required to purify the heavy planet pollutants that emanate from within at this spot. There will be dedicated staff to calculate the exact amount that you've purified. There's no need to worry that you'll be underpaid for your efforts."
The hunch-backed old man nodded. "This method is good. I wonder if the family has employed the White Shadow Tribe for security purposes? If this heavy planet pollutant leaks out, only elites of their level will be able to deal with it."
Zhao Quanmo nodded, and said, "You have quite a thorough understanding, Elder Gu. Indeed, we have White Shadow tribesmen guarding this place. There is no cause for worry!"
The old man's expression relaxed.
When the Taoist nun saw that Lu Sheng was perplexed, she projected her voice to him and explained, "Dear Taoist, you may not know this, but only several thousand individuals are actually in charge of the billions of clansmen. These thousands of individuals are divided into four ranks according to the tribe's standards. They are the Gray Shadow, White Shadow, Scarlet Shadow, and Ink Shadow. The White Shadow is a lower-middle rank. However, in the outside world, they're already top Confusion Realm elites."
A chill immediately crept into Lu Sheng's heart. This Zhao Family was truly formidable. Several thousands… Even the lower-middle ranks were of the Confusion Realm.
The Taoist nun seemed to have picked up on Lu Sheng's astonishment. Smiling, she explained, "That's nothing to be surprised about. The Zhao Family has flourished for hundreds of thousands of years. It's only natural for them to possess such a force." 
"Thank you for enlightening me, Taoist nun." Lu Sheng nodded slightly.
"Well then, if there are no more questions, shall we begin?" Zhao Quanmo said in a deep voice. "Try and purify the by-products of the heavy planet pollutants. This can be regarded as a little test as well."
The old man and the Taoist nun nodded at the same time.
"I'll go first." The old man took it upon himself as his own responsibility. An emerald-green short staff materialized in his grasp. He stepped forward and tapped the grayish-black ground lightly.
"Hiss…"
Dark green smoke started emerging from the tip of the short staff. The smoke gathered into a huge strange-looking face with a diameter of several meters.
This face had six eyes and no nose. Instead, it had two small nostrils. Its mouth was comprised of countless soft tube-like tendrils.
"Tree Spirit, it's your time to shine," the old man said in a deep voice.
"Leave it to me. Although this is more troublesome, it's still manageable," the strange face responded loudly.
Lu Sheng and the Taoist nun took a few steps backward.
The strange face floated out for some distance. Then, it suddenly puffed out dark green smoke, which mingled with the grayish-black smoke in the surroundings.
Hissing sounds could be heard. The two types of smoke were fighting hard against each other.
The strange face spouted out mouthfuls of dark green smoke to negate the grayish-black smoke in the surroundings. However, the others could see that two to three puffs of dark green smoke were required to negate one small cloud of the grayish-black smoke of the same volume.
Time passed by. The grayish-black smoke in the courtyard merely thinned slightly. However, the strange face was at its limit. It swiftly returned to the old man's staff and did not reemerge.
"Very good!" Zhao Quanmo quickly applauded with a smile, and said, "The amount you purified and the methods you employed were suitable. As expected of an experienced medical grandmaster. Elder Gu, you have my respect."
In truth, the doctors who managed to enter Libra City's main city with their medical skills were basically grandmasters of the medical path.
In Libra City's main city, doctors were not merely doctors. They were a kind of abbreviation for medical grandmasters.
Without sufficiently formidable strength, one could never hope to stay here. It would have been impossible to pass the main city's evaluation as well.
Most of the cultivators could heal themselves to certain degrees. When the Pill Masters and Formation Masters started their own businesses as well, it became tough for the doctors to earn a living.
If they did not have one or two unique skills, they would not be able to establish themselves in the main city.
"I'm up next."
When she saw that the old man had passed, the Taoist nun took a step forward. With a whoosh, she produced a semi-transparent horsetail whisk in her hands.
"Condense." She swung her arm. Countless clear water droplets sprayed into the air.
The water droplets shot into the grayish-black mist like raindrops. When the two substances came into contact, a deafening corroding sound could be heard.
At the same time, the grayish-black smoke was swiftly and visibly weakening.
"Good!" Zhao Quanmo could not help but display a smile. If Elder Gu's performance had been outstanding, this Taoist nun's performance was amazing.
The amount she purified and the rate at which she purified alone was equivalent to three doctors formerly employed by the family.
It should be known that the grayish-black smoke was the by-product of the heavy planet pollutants. Even if a nail-sized portion of it leaked to the outside world, it could easily cause the death of hundreds of thousands of individuals.
The threat it posed struck fear into anyone who heard about it.
There were many doctors in Libra City and the Zhao Family. There were even medical grandmasters among them. However, there were not many medical grandmasters who were capable of purifying heavy planet pollutants.
Under such circumstances, some of the doctors employed by the Zhao Family had accidentally got themselves contaminated by the pollutants and died themselves.
"That's all I can do." The Taoist nun put her horsetail whip away. Her face was slightly flushed, and she stepped down while panting slightly.
She had purified twice the amount Elder Gu had. Elder Gu's expression was starting to darken now.
"It's my turn." Next, it was Lu Sheng's turn.
After the Taoist nun's performance, Zhao Quanmo did not have too high hopes for Lu Sheng already. In the Zhao Family currently, he had never met more than five who had a purification efficiency such as the Taoist nun's. He thought that he was very lucky already. He did not dare to hope that he would be able to pick up another person of similar caliber at the same time.
Lu Sheng stepped forward and glanced at the grayish-black smoke in the courtyard.
He moved his fingertips slightly. A hint of Devil Qi shot past. Then, Yin Flames shot past, followed by Yang Essence, which mimicked various kinds of energy.
However, as he'd expected, the instant all the energy came into contact with the grayish-black smoke, it was swiftly assimilated into the latter.
Even the high-ranking Origin Powers Lu Sheng witnessed before this were nothing like the domineeringness of this smoke.
He was about to unleash his spirit-prompting threads as pure life force should possess a strong antagonistic effect relative to the grayish-black smoke.
Suddenly, s peculiar sensation flowed slowly out of his body.
'What's this?!' Lu Sheng's heart shuddered. 'Deep Blue!' He quickly summoned his modifier in his heart.
Shortly after, the changes that were happening on the modifier's interface shocked him.
His Mental Energy that had stopped rising was suddenly increasing at this moment.
'Could it be?!' Lu Sheng's mind went into overdrive. 
The formation of Mental Energy had several prerequisites.
The first one was a strong Spiritual immersion. The best kind would be an immersion of the Spirit Power's pure will and thought.
The second was that the object had to be kept with the person so that it could absorb the person's Essential Essence and energy.
This grayish-black smoke…
Lu Sheng felt it carefully. He faintly sensed a domineering aura with a fierce sense of superiority in it. This was clearly the energy attribute of the Evil Spirit Night Emperor.
'I've studied Evil Spirit power before this. There shouldn't be any type that can be absorbed… Could it be that the Zhao Family's lady has something to do with this?'
Lu Sheng gave it some thought and instantly understood something.
It was highly probable that, in order to prolong the lady's life, the Zhao Family had continuously invested copious amounts of Essential Essence, treasures, and resources.
This way, the two conditions for the formation of Mental Energy were met. Coincidentally, they could be devoured and absorbed by the modifier.
'This is excellent!' When he made that connection, Lu Sheng was overjoyed. Was this not a huge present that was shoved toward himself? He would never turn down Mental Energy.
His thoughts connected, but his hands never stopped working.
Initially, he planned to negate and purify the smoke directly with his spirit-prompting threads. However, from the way things seemed now, he would be wasting a great resource!
Lu Sheng extended his right arm decisively. He cast a layer of black radiance over his palm to cover it up. Then, he sucked at the smoke.
Without making a sound, the grayish-black smoke in the entire courtyard was swiftly being sucked into his arm.
Zhao Quanmo and the others were slightly surprised by this. Their carefree faces were now taking on serious tones.
Time passed slowly by. Lu Sheng constantly devoured the grayish-black smoke. This smoke had been mixed with impure Mental Energy. If he did not have to conceal his true abilities and purify the impurities, he would be completely capable of devouring all the smoke here in one go.
About 10 minutes later, Lu Sheng acted as if he was pale from exhaustion, and he stopped.
"I'm sorry, I'm at my limits already."
The volume of smoke he'd purified was already four to five times greater than the Taoist nun's. This was an unprecedented terrifying display.
Zhao Quanmo's lips were trembling slightly. There was an irrepressible joy in his eyes.
"Good! Very good! Brother Lu, your medical skills are superb! All three of you have passed! Please follow me into the house!"
"Alright," Lu Sheng and the others responded.
The three of them followed closely behind Zhao Quanmo into the formation, and they walked toward the iron house.
With a click, the house's door opened. A rectangular jade bed was inside it. A beautiful young girl in a white dress was lying down on it.
A faint golden light ribbon circled around the young girl. Faint chanting sounds could be heard from the light ribbon.
A dozen doctors in different attires and with different equipment sat cross-legged around the young girl in the house.
Everyone had their eyes closed as they focused. They were giving their all to suppress the pitch-black smoke which spewed from below the young girl.
Dark and dim radiance of various colors kept beating the thick pitch-black smoke back.
However, there were many among them who would occasionally take medicinal pills.
Some of them kept switching out the Treasures in their hands.
Two other individuals stood silently outside the circle of doctors. One of them was also a beautiful, busty young girl. She wore a red dress with black socks, while a red butterfly ornament was placed on her long hair. She slightly resembled the girl on the bed.
However, if one looked closely, it was obvious that she was more lively and pampered.
The other person had a steady look on his face. He was a man who looked to be in his thirties.
Zhao Quanmo brought the three of them into the house. He noticed these two right away.
"Steward Wu, lady cousin. These are the three new medical grandmasters. All of them possess exceptional purification skills." Zhao Quanmo bowed to the two of them respectfully and gave his report. "One of them was simply outstanding."
"In that case, go and switch out with some of the current doctors. The Kong spot on the left and the Jiao and Kan spots on the right have been at it for a long time now!" the middle-aged man, Steward Wu, quickly ordered. He did not care about Zhao Quanmo's emphasis.
"Very well." Zhao Quanmo nodded. He turned around and gave the three of them a signal. He projected his voice to them and made preparations.


Demons, devils, ghosts and monsters
Plunge the mortals weak in horrors;
Arms of gods and blades of devils,
Shroud the world in untold evils.

Lu Sheng was an ordinary civil servant in the modern world. After waking from a drunken stupor one day, he found himself trapped in a dangerous world where demons, ghosts and supernatural monsters terrorize the land. 

In this world, ordinary mortals live in dark fear and helplessness, without any means to fight against the supernatural. 

As Lu Sheng struggles desperately for survival, he stumbles upon a game mod he had designed for a mobile phone app in his previous life. It unexpectedly becomes his special ability, which enables him to instantly level up any skill he learns, albeit at a cost.

Thus, Lu Sheng begins his journey, striving for power beyond the reach of a mortal as he treads the way of the Devil…  

Looking at the map at a low angle of about 30 degrees from the direction of the employee's building, the words "Mbmstlib13" appeared when lining up the gaps in the shading of the map.

Dividing up the words, he got M, bmst, lib, and 13. The only text that had some semblance of a clue was "lib", which likely meant that the location is somewhere in the library. As for M, bmst and 13, he had a feeling he would understand when he arrives at the library. 

He went to the dining area, grabbed several pieces of flavored bread and headed to the library.

Everything in the library looked like before; a long wooden table split the library into two sections. In the two sections, there was a table in each corner. There were three floors, and one can look down from the second and third floors to the central area. All the walls were filled with books, parchments, and scrolls of various materials,  shapes and sizes. Some of them even had chains that bound them to the shelves. 

Xylos had some suspicions that the steganography might be pointing to one of those books. From the memory he received, the library had a variety of books many were magical in nature only readable to those that have a matching core; some are even antagonistic causing harm to those of the opposing magic system; some could even pull in a reader (both figuratively and literally) into the book and try to convert or scare them.

Xylos really hoped that the thing he was looking for isn't one of those. He felt that the words "bmst" was an abbreviation for a book. He searched the library for most of the afternoon. Whenever he felt hungry, he would eat half of the bread and keep going.

At the end of the day,  he found three potential books. The first one was a book called "Bryant's mystical spectral tarots", the second was a hardcover book with the words "bmst" written on all surfaces with a keyhole illustrated on the front cover, and the third was a chained book called "Beryl's musical scores and travels."

The only reason he recalled those books was that the authors seem to have tried really hard to come up with meaningful names using B, M, S, and T as the letters for starting a word.

He went through the first book and it was a personal illustration of all the major and minor arcana of what looked like a tarot deck each depicting a personification of worldly constants such as Death, Stars, Sun, Moon, Key, Mana, and Life.

It was a beautiful art book that seemed to encompass all aspects of life. Each card also had a rune near the bottom of the page. When he touched an image, it had a texture relative to what was drawn. For example, the moon would feel cool and solid to the touch, grass can either feel rough as if they are drying up or flexible as if it was fresh and vibrant. For a moment, Xylos even felt that he smelled something from one of the images. He even had a moment, where he could swear that he saw one of the more provocative female personifications winked at him as he was flipping through the pages. 

He was completely engrossed in the artbook; drawn in by the texture and the feeling that the image is alive.  He didn't notice that every time he flipped a page, the rune on the back page would fade out for a moment before appearing again slightly dimmer than before.

When he finished reading the book, he felt a rush of heat flow from his chest. It surprised him at first but on further inspection, nothing seems to have changed about his state. It felt similar to a rush that happened when a person pulled themselves out of a state of concentration and just realized that the room was hotter than before.

He put the artbook aside and opened the book titled "bmst," the moment he touched it he felt mana flow into him and reflect back after reaching his core. As it happened, he almost threw away the book out of fear. This was one of the magic books that checked if the reader had a matching magic system before it would show its contents. Luckily, it wasn't one of those books that attacked the reader if he or she wasn't.

As he expected, when he opened the book every page either had a single word "bmst" on it or was blank. The illustrated keyhole on the page looked suspicious and a thought came to his mind that maybe if he drew a "key" rune depicted in the previous book and pressed it against the lock the contents would appear or something would happen.

Thus, he took a piece of rune paper, folded it four times so it could fit in the palm of his hand and then drew the "key" rune from the artbook on it. Sadly,  he didn't feel anything when the rune was drawn. Regardless, he pressed the piece of paper at the keyhole hoping for something to happen. He waited for a few minutes...

and then some more...

but as he somewhat expected...

nothing happened...without a second thought, he drew the words "Key" vertically on another folded piece of rune paper. The moment he compiled the spell using his system, the piece of paper started glowing; at the same time, the "bmst" book seems to glow with the same color. 

Xylos cautiously pushed the glowing "key" rune into the illustrated keyhole. It went right in and created an audible click before the paper dissipated into the air.

Xylos watched the book for a moment before hesitantly opened the book. He flipped to a random page noticed a blank page, however this time something that looked like an ink figurine appeared on the page. It performed a series of eloquent movements; some looked like a dance; some looked like a stage performance, and some even looked like fighting and grappling moves. Each action caused the page to fill up with various things such as fire, stars, spirits of various colors and shapes, plants, and small to large animals. Once the page was filled with things the page would automatically flip over. 

The ink figurine performed from page to page, creating all sorts of things until it stopped unwillingly at the final page before it looked up and looked at Xylos with an abstract smile...then it abruptly jumped out of the page toward his face. Xylos reeled back in surprise only to see the figurine vanish before reaching him. He immediately inspected himself to make sure that nothing happened to his body or core. To his relief, everything was the same.

It didn't seem like a coincidence that both books were magical in one way or another. He promptly put the "bmst" book away; he had a feeling it was like those mischevious books that liked surprising incompatible readers. 

He made his way to the chained book titled "Beryl's musical scores and travels" on the second floor of the library. Standing some distance away, he inspected the book. Slowly but surely, some sort of music started coming out of the book. It started with a slow flute melody before the sound of a piano, a trumpet, and a violin joined in and built a fast-paced epic; it sounded like a person setting out for a grand adventure for the first time. 

The longer he listened to it,  the louder the music became until it drowned out everything in the library. He tried to pull away but the felt the music resonate comfortably inside his body and he closed his eyes to take in the feeling. He only did so because he felt his body rejuvenating with each beat, tone, and rhythm from the music. Finally, it seemed to evoke the image of rhythmically dancing figures and calm shifting landscapes in his mind-eye. He felt powerful and unrestrained, indulging in a feeling of comfort and boundlessness. 

He didn't know how much time passed but when the music faded he opened his eyes, he found himself standing in the center of a large clearing surrounded by tall trees on all sides.

"Where am I now...?"

Xylos was copied from another universe into another with all his memories intact into the body of an "Artificial Human" at an experimental facility. It was a world of magic with a familiar system, but alas, as a failed product with an incomplete core, he only has a month to live. How will he survive?

Chapter 16 – The PTW Shop

11 PM, the first day of January.

The day ended in an anti-dramatic manner. Tong and Hua Shi agreed to form an alliance, with Hua Shi staying in Zhang's resident under the guise of Tong's fiancé as they were still too young to get married. 

In turns, Hua Shi had to provide medical aids and use her skill if Tong requested her in the future. 

Secondly, she had to help him in dealing with his soap business, accounting, stocking, and warehousing. She also had to write down all her medical knowledge she got from the skill and Hua Tuo's teaching so Tong could pass it to his men in the future.

However, once the Yellow Turban Uprising started, she had the right to divorce Tong and leave him if she was confident enough to survive this era alone. Or she could remain on board on this "pirate ship" and challenge the course of the history together. 

Lastly, Hua Shi made an odd request. She asked for a few drops of Tong's blood once a week so she could make a sauce for her food. Her face, when she made the request, was perverted and unsightly, which caused Tong to have black lines on his face. 

Hua Tuo and his wife left Zhang family in a merry mood. He succeeded in getting rid of the troublesome daughter and got more soaps as a wedding gift in advance. They promised to come back to attend their daughter's wedding when both Tong and Hua Shi's became an adult. 

Zhang Jiao profited a bit from this engagement. He would receive treatment from Hua Shi until he was cured of the stomach ulcer. And he also got his hands on Hua Tuo's medical journal notes which would expand his medical knowledge further. 

In the end, the entire farce concluded into a win-win deal to everybody. So everyone walked away in a merry mood.

In contrast to the joyous mood of everyone, Tong cooped in his room with his solemn face, waiting for the mission timer to be officially over. 

The main reason Tong stayed up late today was that Tong looked forward to the result of his performance in this mission. The mysterious prize that the system mentioned made him curious.

There were just a hundred of otherworlders here in this world. What was the chance that several reincarnators could gather in a single small town or a village? One in a thousand? One in a million? Nobody knew. 

However, this unusual odd happened in this village. Seven otherworlders gathered here crashed into each other, and two made it out alive. 

Tong believed that this incident should only happen in this place but not anywhere else. Therefore, he had confidence that the three kills he had gotten should score him the reward.

…

Tong played around with the HUD map for killing times. He tried to zoom out and check other areas outside of his village. But the map only showed the areas within the range of one kilometer. The further beyond the distance was all clouded by fog. 

He was disappointed. Tong wanted to scout the entire map of China to see where the other reincarnators were. 

[*Ding* *Ding* The time limit for the mission is now over! *Ding* *Ding*]

The system obnoxious voice rang inside of Tong's head without warning, causing him to feel dizzy.

[Ladies and gentlemen, we shall now punish those that didn't meet the quota for today.]
[…]
[And it's done!]
[Congratulations to everyone that is still breathing. Did you have fun? Yes?]

'Fun? I got an arrow in the knee, you son of a …' Tong cursed in his mind.

[I knew all of you had fun. I, too, had so much fun watching you idiots running around like a goldfish in heat dancing around in the boiling water.]
[One of you even got an arrow in the knee! MUAHAHAHA!]
[Oh, excuse me. The arrow in the knee meme gets me every time.]

"…"

Tong rolled his eyes. He had enough of this trolling system. He laid on the bed and was about to go to sleep.

[Okay! Time for the reward distribution!]
[Everyone that is still alive shall get 10,000 years of lifespan.]
[And the extra reward today shall be …]
[A permanent upgradable level one radar map! Given to the arrow in the knee dude!]
[He had the best performance today. He got three kills in the bag while the rest of you suckers got only one or two.]
[Now, be jealous and clap your sorry butt to the winner! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.]
[*Claps* *Claps* Claps*]

"I really win!?" 

Tong sprang up on the bed, checking his status menu. The HUD map had changed. It became more detailed than before. 

In the previous version, his map showed color dots and rough geography. But it did not contain any readable detail that could pinpoint what was in the map. 

However, this version had more information. Each dot on the map now had a name and each building also had detail and description on it. 

Although the new map had the same range as the former, Tong was still delighted. He had a dream if he had this kind of map, he could use this as scouter in a war or a battlefield and utilize many tactics or maneuvers faster than using relay information from human scouts. Now his dream had come true. Tong felt more hopeful in the future war.

[Whoops, I almost forgot to tell you. You won't be able to detect any reincarnator like yesterday anymore. So you will have to figure it out yourself in the future! Having just a radar map alone is already too HAX, you know?]

"..."

[Ow! Oi-yoi-yoi! I've almost forgotten a very important info. Don't go to sleep yet.]

"Huh?"

[I've told all of you before that the tutorials are no more and the next thing will be the real deal, right?]
[I meant exactly what I said.]
[From today onward, your life will be more intense!]
[Instead of living day by day with your boring slow life, you will voluntarily ask me for more missions!]

"Horseshit. Why should I?" 

Tong was confused. The past missions were comparable to an endless nightmare. Why should he volunteer to take on those ridiculous quests? 

[As of today, a new feature will be added to Y'all … it's the ... PAY TO WIN SHOP!!]
[Welp, it's PTW Shop for short … Heheheh!]

"..."

A menu popped up in front of Tong without him doing anything. There was a long list of items, materials, medicines, weapons, and armors, with a price tagged on each of the goods. 

[Before any single of you got over-excited and buy anything, you should check the price tag carefully.]
[We don't accept gold or cash here. We only accept LIFE!]
[In other words, the shop only accepts your lifespan.] 

A bad feeling crept through Tong's mind. The shop would sell items and took back lifespans as a price. But how would someone get the lifespans to trade with this shop? Completed the mission!

"Oh god, no …"

[We have pretty much all items you can find in the 21st century or all the way back to Stone Age.]
[But … If we let you buy whatever you want then it will be unfair to the local natives in this world.]
[So we're going to nerf you a bit.]
[This shop will only sell you one item per one shopping ticket you have, starting from today.]
[That means if you want to buy more items, you will need to complete more missions!]

Tong skimmed through the item listing. Everything was too tempting. It sold everything even a freaking battleship, with a whopping price of 100,000,000 years of lifespan. 

The weapon and armor section had various kinds of items made by different materials, such as steel sword, guns and ammunition, Kevlar Vest, carbon fiber full plate armor and etc. 

Seeing so many things that could give him an edge in this era, it would be a lie if Tong said he wouldn't be tempted. However, there was a dilemma that all otherworlders, including Tong, needed to face.

If someone wanted to get ahead of the other reincarnators, he could buy a single item and be invincible in this era. But he would need to risk his life completing at least one mission or more to collect enough lifespan and obtaining the right to use the shop. 

If a player chose not to struggle and not buying anything so he could live in peace. In the future, he would fall behind and might risk getting himself killed by otherworlders or the future forced missions screwed him up. 

A chill ran down Tong's spine. This was the multi-layer-trap system! This vicious honey-trap was definitely designed to kill everyone using the greed and fear of the otherworlders.

Tong held his head with both of his hands in disbelief. The "Mission Rush" was indeed as terrifying as Friday and Medusa had told him. Even after the rules were changed, the degree of difficulty wasn't lowered the slightest bit, but even more difficult. 

[Oh, by the way, you can buy the skills that the dead players had created too.] 
[But it's going to be a limited merchandise.] 
[So … first come first serve! Only the decisive pay-to-win players can grab it.]

In a panic, Tong switched the shop tab from weapon and armor into the skill tab, only to see several skills listed as 'SOLD OUT'. He checked this page too late.  

Tong hurriedly scrolled down the listing menu without stopping, then he finally saw a few skills that hadn't been sold yet.

He skimmed through the remaining list and stopped his eyes on one of the skill.

****************************************
{Firearms Creation LV.1} – price 10,000 years of Lifespan
- Create any firearm or bullet of your choice. 
- Only handguns and handgun bullets can be created
Skill Cost: 
1 year of the host lifespan per a handgun bullet
50 years of the host lifespan per a new handgun of your choice
Skill Restriction: Can only create one gun a day or one bullet a day. Skill resets at midnight.
****************************************

Tong, a sinner who was suffering endless torment in hell because of his mistake he had done in his previous life, was giving other chance to redeem himself by the devil. 

All he had to do was participating in the redemption program, organized by the gods and the devils. He would be reincarnated as a random citizen of China during the end of the era of the East Han, and the prelude of the era of the Three Kingdoms. He would also retain his memory and a cheat skill that he designed for himself. 

Tong later found himself reincarnated as Zhang Tong, the son of the Yellow Turbans leader, Zhang Jiao. 

The problem didn't end with just the dilemma of the Yellow Turbans Army. It appeared that other than him, there were 99 others from the modern world that reincarnated into this timeline with him as well. 

This redemption program by the gods and devils didn't seem to be simple. There was definitely something fishy going on. 

Then the hidden agenda revealed itself to the reincarnators. Zhang Tong had to utilize everything by any means necessary to survive this ordeal.
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Warning: It's a story with deranged characters that MC and friends won't get a smooth sailing life forever like the other typical WN novels. 

Patience and high tolerance are required for this novel. Constant nerfs, plot twisted, and changes in the story are expected. 

All RoTK fans should also be warned. I don't follow the trends of historical events. All characters and their thought won't be like in the 14th-century novel RoTK or Dynasty Warrior.

Again, I don't sell 100% wet-dreams in this novel. I mixed nightmares in it.
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This series has ended. 
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Due to the copyrighted kinds of stuff, I changed my cover back to my first cover until I can get my hands on a better one.
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