Rhode berjalan ke bagian tengah ruangan dan mengulurkan tangan kanannya. 
"…!"
Cahaya magis berkelip-kelip di punggung tangannya bagaikan aliran cahaya yang mengalir dengan tenang menuju ke lantai. Sebuah ritual pemanggilan yang terbentuk dari 3 cincin membuka. Sepuluh Soul Core tersebut mulai melayang di udara seakan-akan tertarik oleh benang-benang yang tak terlihat. Rhode berdiri di tengah lingkaran ritual sedangkan beberapa baris pemberitahuan sistem muncul di depannya. 
[Phantom Guardian Tambahan Terbuka. Silakan pilih target anda.]
Rhode menunduk. Daftar nama muncul. Dia mengetuk salah satu nama dan dalam kilatan terang, garis-garis cahaya keemasan muncul di antara jari-jarinya bagaikan aliran listrik. 
[Target telah dikonfirmasi. Proyeksikan ke Soul Core?]
Ya. 
Rhode mengangguk.
Cahaya spiritual tiba-tiba berubah. 
Pilar-pilar cahaya putih melesat ke atas dari Ritual pemanggilan itu dan menyelubungi sepuluh Soul Core tersebut. Sorotan cahaya terang menghubungkan mereka. Mereka pun bergetar bagaikan batu-batu pasir yang tersiram oleh air terjun dan membuat cahaya spiritual itu menyusup ke dalam ke sepuluh Soul Core itu. Lalu, terjadilah ledakan. 
Kling!
Sepuluh Soul Core yang mengelilingi Rhode pecah bersamaan dan berubah menjadi sepuluh kartu yang berputar di tempat. Namun, Rhode tidak langsung memeriksa detail-detail kartu tersebut. Dia mengalihkan perhatiannya pada kartu yang melayang di depannya. Sebaris pemberitahuan sistem muncul. 
[Mendeteksi Kartu Inti]
[Silakan Tunjuk Kartu Inti]
Rhode mengulurkan jarinya tanpa ragu dan mengetuk kartu hitam yang punya pinggiran hitam.
[Kartu Inti telah ditentukan – Bergabung dengan 10 Dek Kartu Roh Terkuat – Sukses]
Bum!
Di saat yang bersamaan, kobaran api hitam membumbung dari tanah ke angkasa. Kartu-kartu yang ada di sekitar Rhode menghilang. Api hitam itu melemah secara perlahan dan akhirnya padam, kemudian digantikan oleh sesosok yang bertubuh ramping. 
Dia adalah seorang wanita berumur sekitar 20 tahun dengan kulit yang putih dan lembut. Wanita itu punya rambut berwarna hitam sepanjang bahu yang terlihat serasi dengan wajahnya. Kacamata berbingkai hitam yang dia kenakan memberikan kesan bahwa dia adalah wanita yang berpengetahuan luas. Dia mengenakan pakaian ketat berwarna hitam dan rok sepanjang lutut dengan kaus kaki panjang dan sepatu bot berwarna coklat gelap. Dia juga mengenakan selendang hitam yang bergaris merah. Di bawah cahaya yang terang, tampak pola-pola sihir aneh yang berkelip-kelip. 
Tapi yang paling menonjol dari wanita itu adalah buku tebal dengan sampul keras bermotif indah dan dirangkai dengan sebuah rantai emas. Dia memegang buku itu di dekat pinggangnya dan lebih terlihat seperti seorang pelajar dibandingkan dengan seorang prajurit. 
Reaksi pertama Bubble saat melihat wanita muda itu bukan terkejut, namun sangat kecewa. 
"Ah…Bagaimana mungkin?! Kenapa kau tidak telanjang?"
"Hahhh…"
Walaupun Canary tidak berbicara, namun Rhode bisa mengerti apa yang dia pikirkan. 
Jadi, setelah sekian lama, kalian berdua masih teringat dengan hal itu?
Rhode memutar bola matanya. Bubble dan Canary sepertinya masih ingat kalau mereka berdua telanjang bulat ketika datang ke dunia ini. Sekarang, mereka berharap bahwa wanita muda itu akan mendapatkan perlakuan yang sama? Sayangnya, wanita itu bukanlah Phantom Guardian murni, tapi makhluk yang ditunjuk sebagai roh. Oleh karena itu, meskipun levelnya kembali menjadi 0, namun perlengkapannya masih ada. Gillian juga tidak telanjang bulat ketika Rhode memanggilnya untuk pertama kalinya.
"Ahh…Rhode, Bubble, Canary. Lama kita tak berjumpa…"
Wanita muda itu menahan diri untuk menguap sebelum menyapa mereka bertiga dengan mengantuk. Rhode dan Canary mengangguk, sedangkan Bubble mendecakkan lidahnya sebelum bersembunyi di belakang Canary. Kemudian dia mengintip wanita itu dan menjulurkan lidahnya. 
"Tch. Kak Heart tidak berubah sama sekali!"
"Aahhh…"
Wanita muda itu tidak menjawab Bubble. Dia terlihat seolah-olah akan tertidur setiap saat setelah tidak tidur semalaman. Namun, Rhode dan kawan-kawan sudah terbiasa dengan hal ini. Wanita muda ini adalah salah satu wakil pemimpin dalam guild Starlight, Orchid Heart.
Sama seperti Canary dan Mini Bubble Gum, Rhode mengenal Orchid Heart dalam kehidupan nyata. Dia adalah senior Rhode dalam universitas. Mereka juga bergabung ke dalam klub yang sama. Namun, Rhode sendiri jarang bertemu dengannya di universitas. 
Alasannya cukup sederhana. Orchid Heart hidup seperti penyendiri yang jarang keluar rumah. 
Rhode bertemu dengan Orchid Heart untuk pertama kalinya dalam pesta mahasiswa baru. Saat itu, dia membuat para mahasiswa heboh seakan-akan dia adalah selebriti. Para mahasiswa baru merasa konyol. Meskipun Orchid Heart sebenarnya terlihat cukup cantik, namun dia tidak terlihat seperti 'ratu kampus' sama sekali. Kemudian, dari senior-seniornya yang lain, Rhode mengetahui alasan kehebohan para mahasiswa tentang Orchid Heart. 
Faktanya, ketika pertama kali memasuki universitas tersebut, Orchid Heart juga menimbulkan keributan, dimana dia memasuki universitas dengan nilai ujian terbaik. Dia pun terpilih sebagai wakil dari para mahasiswa baru untuk menyampaikan pidato penyambutan. Namun, pihak universitas pun segera mengetahui keanehan Orchid Heart setelahnya. Walaupun dia terpilih menjadi wakil dari para mahasiswa baru, namun Orchid Heart tidak menghadiri pesta penyambutan mahasiswa baru sama sekali. Sejak memasuki asrama universitasnya, dia tidak pernah keluar dari kamarnya dan menghadiri kuliah. Tidak hanya itu, yang membuat para mahasiswa terkejut adalah meskipun dia jarang keluar dari kamar asramanya, namun pihak universitas sendiri tidak pernah memberikan peringatan atau ancaman untuk mengeluarkan dirinya dari universitas. Tidak ada orang yang mengetahui alasannya, tapi Rhode mendengar banyak rumor. Salah satu rumor yang beredar menyebutkan bahwa Orchid Heart adalah seorang jenius yang datang ke universitas untuk mengerjakan riset. Karena itulah pihak universitas tidak memberikan hukuman atas 'kemalasannya'. Meskipun presentase kehadiran Orchid Heart terhitung sangat rendah, namun dia selalu berhasil melewati ujian-ujiannya dengan lancar. Karena itulah Orchid Heart menjadi sosok legendaris dalam universitas Rhode. 
Orchid Heart bergabung dengan guild Starlight setelah menjadi guild terbaik dalam game. Sebenarnya Rhode tidak terlalu menganggap istimewa Orchid Heart namun seseorang mengingatkannya bahwa dia adalah sosok legendaris di universitas Rhode. Orchid Heart juga mengakui identitasnya. Sejak saat itu, mereka pun mulai saling mengenal. 
Dalam game, Orchid Heart telah berevolusi dari kelas Scholar biasa menjadi kelas spesial tersembunyi yaitu 'Spellcaster Scholar'. Itu adalah kelas pendukung dalam kelas pendukung, tapi berbeda dengan seorang Cleric seperti Bubble, keahlian seorang Scholar terletak dalam penggalian benda-benda bersejarah, arkeologi, serta analisa teks-teks kuno dalam suatu dungeon. Sayangnya, mereka tidak ahli dalam bertarung. Faktanya, kekuatan serangan Orchid Heart termasuk rata-rata. Dalam hal teknik pertarungan, dia hanya sedikit di atas rata-rata di antara anak buah Rhode dan jauh di bawah Bubble dan Canary. 
Tapi, sebaliknya, dia adalah seorang jenius dalam hal memimpin pasukan dan memecahkan pesan-pesan rahasia. Seorang Scholar seharusnya merupakan kelas pendukung, tapi semuanya berubah setelah Orchid Heart menjadi seorang Spellcaster Scholar. Kemampuannya sebagai Scholar tidak hanya meningkat drastis, tapi dia juga bisa mengeluarkan sihir-sihir pendukung dengan jangkauan luas seperti Mage dan Cleric. Dia juga punya teknik-teknik serangan level tinggi. Dan yang paling mengerikan adalah teknik khas dari 'Spellcaster Scholar'– Eternal Bibliography.
Dengan teknik ini, para Spellcaster Scholar yang bisa menganalisa teknik-teknik yang digunakan di hadapannya. Ketika analisis itu berhasil, Spellcaster Scholar bisa menyimpan teknik itu dalam Eternal Bibliography. Kemudian, dia bisa menggunakan teknik-teknik itu meskipun hanya boleh satu kali penggunaan. Dalam waktu yang telah ditentukan, Spellcaster Scholar bisa memilih tidak menggunakan teknik ini dan mempelajarinya lebih dalam. Selama pembelajarannya bisa berfungsi, Spellcaster Scholar bisa menguasai teknik itu dan menggunakannya sebagai tekniknya sendiri. Entah itu adalah sihir Mage, sihir spiritual para Cleric, atau teknik Swordsmanship dari seorang Swordsman, Spellcaster Scholar bisa meniru dan melepaskan teknik-teknik itu dengan sempurna tanpa harus peduli dengan batasan kelas. 
Tapi, kelas ini bukanlah kelas yang sempurna. Alasannya sangat sederhana. Semakin kuat teknik yang berusaha mereka tiru, maka semakin sulit bagi Spellcaster Scholar untuk menganalisa dan mempelajarinya. Meskipun, secara teori, Spellcaster Scholar juga mampu menganalisa dan mempelajari teknik seorang Boss, namun mereka membutuhkan waktu yang lama untuk mempelajarinya. Di masa lalu, Orchid Heart pernah berhasil meniru teknik Dark Dragon, tapi dia menyadari bahwa dia membutuhkan waktu sekitar satu setengah tahun untuk mempelajarinya. Itu adalah satu setengah tahun dalam dunia nyata. 
Dalam satu setengah tahun, Dark Dragon itu mungkin sudah mati sebanyak delapan hingga sepuluh kali. 
Karena alasan ini dan level penguasaan Orchid Heart yang rendah, skill pertarungan Orchid Heart tidak dianggap terlalu hebat. Bahkan dengan bantuan latihan Rhode dan pemain-pemain top lainnya, kemampuannya masih sedikit di atas rata-rata. 
Di sisi lain, meskipun kemampuan pertarungannya biasa-biasa saja, namun Orchid Heart adalah komandan berbakat yang langka. Semua orang tahu bahwa mengomando guild dalam game tidaklah mudah karena pemain bukanlah prajurit yang mau menuruti semua instruksi. Selain itu, kekacauan cenderung terjadi ketika ada banyak pemain dalam pertempuran skala besar. Oleh karena itu, dalam sebuah pertempuran skala besar, kekacauan di antara para pemain cenderung terjadi meskipun mereka bergerak berdasarkan taktik perang tertentu. 
Namun, Orchid Heart berbeda. Meskipun ada 50, 500, 5000 atau bahkan 50000 pemain dalam peperangan, dia bisa mengomando mereka dengan sempurna dengan berbekal kemampuan pengambilan keputusan dan reaksinya yang cepat. Biasanya, dalam medan perang yang kacau, seorang komandan membutuhkan waktu untuk memberikan perintah mereka, tapi Orchid Heart mampu memberikan perintahnya dengan cepat dan memberikan instruksi yang akurat bahkan sebelum situasi perang itu berubah drastis. Selain pemain-pemain hebat seperti Canary dan Bubble yang membantu guild Starlight milik Rhode dalam mendominasi game, kemampuan komando dari Orchid Heart juga sangat membantu aspek tersebut. Kalau bukan karena kemampuan Orchid Heart yang mampu menganalisa medan perang dengan lihai, taktik Rhode mungkin tidak akan berhasil. 
Namun, Orchid Heart seringkali salah dianggap sebagai orang yang penuh semangat setiap dia terjun ke dalam game. Faktanya, baik di dalam game atau dunia nyata, Orchid Heart selalu terlihat mengantuk seakan-akan dia akan tertidur setelah memainkan game tanpa beristirahat selama beberapa hari. Mereka yang tidak menyadari hal ini selalu memberikan saran pada Orchid Heart untuk beristirahat karena kesehatan adalah yang terpenting dalam kehidupan mereka. Kemudian, mereka sadar bahwa Orchid Heart selalu terlihat mengantuk meskipun dia baru saja bangun di pagi hari, menyantap makan siangnya, atau sebelum dia tidur pada malam hari. Semua orang sudah terbiasa melihat Orchid Heart dalam keadaan mengantuk seperti ini. Tidak hanya di pertarungan kelompok, tapi juga ketika kelompok mereka dihabisi oleh suatu boss, dia akan selalu terlihat lesu dan lemas seakan-akan dia kurang tidur. 
"Kak Heart, aku rasa kau sudah mengetahui situasi kami saat ini, bukan?"
Orchid Heart menatap Rhode dengan lemas dan mengangguk. Dia memegang Eternal Bibliography di tangan kanannya sedangkan tangan kirinya menulis di halaman buku itu. Orchid Heart bersandar ke dinding. Beberapaa saat kemudian, dia mengangguk. 
"…Ya, aku mengerti, Rhode. Jangan khawatir, aku tahu apa yang harus kulakukan."
"Bagus."
Rhode menghela napas dengan lega. 
"Baiklah, kak Heart, beristirahatlah saat ini. Aku akan menyuruh Canary untuk menyiapkan kamarmu. Aku akan memberitahumu tentang rencana-rencanaku nanti."
"Baiklah, kuserahkan anak-anak itu padamu, Rhode."
Orchid Heart menguap sebelum menatap kartu di tangan Rhode. Kemudian, dia mengangkat kacamata berbingkai hitamnya dari pangkal hidungnya. Rhode menoleh pada Canary dan Bubble. 
"Cari kamar untuk kak Heart. Sedangkan yang lainnya, aku akan mengenalkan mereka pada kak Heart setelahnya."
"Baik, Rhode. Aku akan bersiap-siap."
"Ah…Betapa membosankan tapi aku ingin melihat reaksi mereka ketika menemui kak Heart. Hahaha, pasti akan menarik. Ayo, kak Heart!"
Rhode menggeleng sambil tersenyum getir. Dia duduk di mejanya kembali dan mengamati sepuluh kartu yang ada di depannya. Kesepuluh kartu itu punya level di atas rata-rata berkat Soul Core tingkat tinggi yang digunakan untuk memanggil mereka. Selain itu, beberapa orang membuat Rhode merasa bersemangat. 
Sepuluh kartu itu semuanya memiliki warna hitam dengan pinggiran putih dan memancarkan aura membunuh. Kesepuluh kartu ini dipimpin oleh Orchid Heart sebagai Kartu Inti dari dek mereka. Kartu Orchid Heart menunjukkan Eternal Bibliography dengan sampul keras hitam yang melayang di depan tangannya yang merentang. Di belakang sosok Orchid Heart, ada beberapa pilar logam.
[Mendapatkan Dek Pasukan Luar Biasa 10/10]
[Orchid Heart. Pemanggil (Posisi Nomor satu dari Dek Pasukan Luar biasa. Manusia) Serangan 3 Pertahanan 5. Spellcaster Scholar yang langka. Tidak bisa digabung. Teknik Analisa, meniru dan mempelajari teknik lain. Mantra. Teknik yang dimiliki – Eternal Bibliography (Segala sesuatu dalam dunia memiliki arti tersendiri. Ikuti langkah-langkah pengetahuan dan jelajahi laut yang tak berujung.)
Reverse Time Flow (Atribut Waktu)
Kartu Inti (Bisa memanggil semua kartu)
Range Reward (Memanjangkan jangkauan efektif dari teknik-teknik yang digunakan sepanjang 3x3)
Time Manipulation (Mempercepat atau memperlambat waktu penggunaan teknik. Durasi meningkat seiring dengan level)
Immunitu (Tidak ada batasan dalam menggunakan teknik dari kelas-kelas lain)
Proficiency (Meningkatkan kecepatan peningkatan level penguasaan sebanyak 50%. Meningkatkan kekuatan teknik sebanyak satu sepersepuluh dari level penggunaan)
Kecepatan Perkembangan: 0%]
Selain teknik-teknik dukungan yang luar biasa, nilai serangan dan pertahanan dari Orchid Heart terhitung biasa saja. Tapi Rhode tidak keberatan karena dia masih dalam keadaan level 0. Lagipula, Orchid Heart lebih terlihat seperti seorang jenderal yang mengomando semua orang dari belakang dan tidak perlu maju ke garis depan, jadi tidak ada masalah meskipun dia memiliki kekuatan serangan yang rendah. Dia bisa hidup kembali jika dia tewas. Jadi itu tidak masalah.
Meskipun Rhode sudah bersiap-siap, namun dia tertegun ketika mengamati sepuluh kartu itu. Dia yakin bahwa kekuatan dari sepuluh kartu ini sudah cukup untuk menundukkan satu pasukan besar! 


Rhode adalah pemimpin guild legendaris yang paling berpengaruh dalam game Virtual Reality Multiple Player, Dragon  Soul Continent. Demi mengatasi rasa kesedihan karena adiknya meninggal dunia,  dia memainkan game tersebut selama tujuh tahun. Selama ini, Rhode berusaha mengurangi kesedihannya lewat game, tetapi sayang, hidupnya kembali hancur saat mendengar kedua orang tuanya meninggal akibat kecelakaan pesawat.
Satu bulan setelah insiden itu, dia memutuskan untuk keluar dari game dan kembali ke dunia nyata. Sebagai perpisahan, Rhode melawan Boss monster yang paling kuat dalam permainan bersama dengan teman-temannya.
Akhirnya, dia bisa mengalahkan boss monster tersebut dengan mengorbankan nyawa avatarnya. Rhode  tersenyum saat avatarnya menghilang. Tetapi, dia malah tidak hidup kembali dalam platform game tersebut.
....
“A.. Apa...!”
Rhode terdiam dan menatap langit-langit yang terlihat asing.
Dan setelah itu, pemain legendaris yang berhasil mengukir sejarah selama 3 era menghilang begitu saja. 


Rhode walked to the center of the room and extended his right hand.
"…!"
Dazzling magical radiance flickered from the back of his hand like a soothing stream flowing from along his arm to the ground. A summoning ritual formed by three rings unfolded and the ten Soul Cores gradually hovered in midair as though guided by invisible strings. Rhode stood in the middle while lines of system prompt revealed before his eyes.
[Additional Phantom Guardian Unlocked. Please choose your target.]
Rhode lowered his head and a long list of names emerged before his eyes. He tapped on one of the names and in a dazzling flash, golden rays emanated from between his fingers as though running electric current.
[Target confirmed. To project into Soul Core?]
Yes.
Rhode gave a slight nod.
The spiritual radiance surrounding him abruptly transformed.
Columns of spotlessly white light from the summoning ritual rushed into the sky and enveloped the ten Soul Cores. A twinkling light beam connected them and they trembled like sandstones washed by a strong waterfall, allowing the spiritual radiance to infiltrate them from the inside out. Then, an explosion occurred.
Clink!
The ten Soul Cores surrounding Rhode cracked harmoniously in the crisp sound of rupture and transformed into ten cards that spun constantly on the spot. However, he didn't check their contents immediately. On the contrary, he shifted his gaze to the card hovering before him and a line of system prompt emerged.
[Detected the Core Card]
[Please appoint the card]
Without any hesitations, Rhode extended his finger and tapped lightly on the card with a black base and white edges.
[Core Card appointed—Joining the 10 Strongest Spirit Decks—Success]
Boom!
At the same time, a beam of pitch-black flames burst skyward from the ground. The cards hovering around him vanished to nowhere. The pitch-black flames slowly weakened, faded away, and was replaced with a slim figure.
It was a young lady who was about 20 years in age. She had fair, clear skin and dark, shoulder-length hair complemented her pretty facial features. The black-framed glasses gave her a knowledgeable boost in looks. She wore a black, thin skin tight top with a knee-length skirt, long socks, as well as a dark brown martens boots. Not only that, but she also had a black, red-lined fur shawl. Under the bright lights, strange magical patterns were seen flashing by.
The most eye-catching thing on her was the thick book with a gorgeously patterned hard-cover and stringed together by golden chains. She held it by her waist and she looked more like a scholar than a warrior in the battlefield.
Mini Bubble Gum's first reaction after seeing the young lady wasn't surprise, but utter disappointment instead.
"Ah… Really! Why aren't you naked!"
"Sigh…"
Even though Canary didn't speak, her exaggerated sigh had shown her thoughts.
So, after a long time, you two are only here for that?
Rhode rolled his eyes. It seemed that these two young ladies still remembered how they were fully naked when they first came to this world and now they were expecting the same sort of treatment to her? But it was a pity that she wasn't purely a Phantom Guardian. Instead, she was being appointed as a summoned spirit. This was why, even though her strength was forcefully brought down, the equipment on her wasn't stripped off. Gillian was also clothed when I first summoned her, isn't it? 
"Ahh… Rhode, Bubble, Canary, long time no see…"
The young lady stifled a yawn before greeting them in her semi-conscious state. Rhode and Canary nodded in response while Mini Bubble Gum let out a 'tch' and hid behind Canary. Then, she peered out and stuck her tongue out.
"Tch. Sister Heart didn't change one bit!"
"Ahh…"
The young lady didn't have any response to Mini Bubble Gum and she appeared as though she was about to fall asleep anytime after staying up for the whole night. However, the group was long used to this behavior from her. This young lady was one of the vice leaders of Starlight Guild—Orchid Heart.
Just like Canary and Mini Bubble Gum, Orchid Heart and Rhode knew each other in real life. She was Rhode's senior in university and they were also in the same activity club. However, he didn't get to meet her more than ten times throughout his life in university.
The reason was fairly simple. She lived life like a shut-in.
The first time Rhode met Orchid Heart was during the university freshmen party. Back then, this senior of his caused an uproar among the students as though she was a huge star. The freshmen felt ridiculous. Even though she looked decent with delicate and pretty facial features, she wasn't close to being the campus belle at all. Then, Rhode realized from the other seniors about the reasons behind the uproar.
In fact, Orchid Heart had also caused an uproar when she first entered this school. Back then, she entered the school with the best examination scores and was chosen to represent the freshmen in giving the opening speech. However, the school quickly learned about her odd side thereafter. Although she had been chosen to represent the freshmen, she didn't attend the freshmen ceremony at all. Ever since she entered her university dormitory, she never stepped out of her room to attend classes. Perhaps this wasn't too surprising if that was all. After all, many students let themselves go and pigged out after entering university and it was a common occurrence for them to skip classes. However, what astounded the students was that even though she basically didn't step out of the dormitory, the school had never given her any warnings or expelled her before. No one knew about the reason, but Rhode had once heard plenty of rumors. One of the rumors mentioned that she was a genius who came to this university to work on some research, which was why the school gave her the lenient treatment. Moreover, even though her sense of presence was frighteningly low, she always passed all her exams smooth and steadily. This was why she had become a legendary figure in the school.
Then, it was after Starlight Guild became formidable that she joined them. Rhode wasn't especially mindful about her, but he discovered that Orchid Heart was actually that legendary figure in his school after someone reminded him. Orchid Heart had also admitted her identity and that was when they started to know each other.
In the game, Orchid Heart advanced from the Scholar class to the special, hidden class of 'Spellcaster Scholar'. It was a support class within a support class, but unlike a Cleric like Mini Bubble Gum, the Scholar's expertise was in excavating remains, archeology, and analyzing the ancient text left behind in dungeons. It wasn't great in battles—in fact, Orchid Heart's attacking skills were rather average. In terms of battling technique, she was only above average at best among Rhode's subordinates and was totally incomparable to Mini Bubble Gum and Canary.
But on the contrary, she was a total genius in commanding armies and unearthing hidden messages. A Scholar should have been a support class, but everything changed after she excavated the advanced 'Spellcaster Scholar' class. Not only did her abilities as a Scholar improved drastically, but she could also cast some AOE support spells like the Mages and Clerics and possess high level attack techniques. What was the most insane was the unique technique of the 'Spellcaster Scholar'—[Eternal Bibliography]
Through this technique, the Spellcaster Scholar could analyze any techniques being cast before her and once the analysis succeeded, she could store the technique into the [Eternal Bibliography]. Then, she could use the technique for her attacks and defenses, but it would only be limited to one usage. With sufficient time, the Spellcaster Scholar could choose to not cast the technique and undergo deeper learning of it. As long as the learning worked, the Spellcaster Scholar could grasp the technique and use it as her own. No matter if it was the Mage's magic spell, Cleric's spiritual spell, or Swordsman's swordsmanship, the Spellcaster Scholar could imitate and discharge them perfectly and wouldn't be faced with any class limitations.
But this class wasn't all that godlike and the reason was simple. The stronger the technique was, the harder it would be for the Spellcaster Scholar to analyze and learn it. Even though, theoretically speaking, the Spellcaster Scholar could also analyze and learn a BOSS's technique, it would take a long time for her to accomplish it as often times would it require the BOSS to cast the technique a few times before she could fully analyze it, which made the learning part even more challenging. In the past, Orchid Heart had once succeeded in copying the Dark Dragon's technique, but she realized that one and a half years was needed to learn this technique. And it was one and a half years of time in real life.
In one and a half years, perhaps the Dark Dragon would've died eight to ten times already.
Due to this reason and in addition to her low level of mastery, her combat skill only hovered above average even with assistance from Rhode and the other top-rated players.
On the contrary, when one door closed, another door opened. Even though she was incompetent in many aspects on combat skills, she was a talented commander who was rare to come by. Everyone knew that commanding a guild battle in game was tough as players weren't soldiers who strictly abided by instructions. Moreover, chaos was bound to happen when there were that many players in large-scale battles. Therefore, even though the battle tactic appeared doable in large-scale battles, it would often erupt into utter chaos thereafter.
However, Orchid Heart was entirely the opposite. No matter if there were 50, 500, 5000, or even 50,000 players on the battlefield, she could command them perfectly with her exceptional decision-making and quick reactions. Normally, there would be some delays when commanders gave their orders during chaotic warfare, but Orchid Heart was so quick that she could give out accurate instructions even before the situation took a drastic turn. Apart from formidable players like Canary and Mini Bubble Gum who had assisted Rhode's Starlight in dominating the game and unleashing the best of their backstabbing, Orchid Heart's commanding skills had also contributed greatly in that aspect. If it wasn't for her capability in sorting everything out clearly and orderly in the battlefield, perhaps Rhode's tactics wouldn't have succeeded so easily. 
However, she was often mistaken for being a person who would be full of zeal whenever she indulged herself in the game. In fact, no matter if it was reality or game, she would always appear sleepy as though she could close her eyes and fall asleep anytime after pushing through several days and nights of gaming without a break. Those who weren't aware of this often advised her to take a break if she couldn't endure the fatigue, as health was the most important. Then, they realized that she looked sleepy no matter if she had just gotten up in the morning, eaten her lunch, or before she turned in for the night. Everyone was used to seeing her sleepy eyes that were without any traces of tension. Not only in group battles, but also when their group was wiped out by the BOSS, she would always seemed to be lacking energy and vigor as though she didn't have enough sleep.
"Senior Heart, I guess you're aware of our current situation, right?"
Orchid Heart looked with modestly downcast eyes and nodded slightly. She held the <<Eternal Bibliography>> in her right hand while her left hand scribbled across the page. She leaned on the wall and her neatly cut fringe swayed along her movements. After a few moments, Orchid Heart gave a firm nod. 
"… Yes, I got it, Rhode. Don't worry, I know what to do."
"Good to know."
Rhode heaved a sigh of relief.
"Alright then, Senior Heart, have a good rest while I get Canary to arrange a room for you. I will inform you of my upcoming plans later."
"Sure. I'll leave those kids to you then, Rhode."
Orchid Heart let out a tired yawn before gazing at the card in Rhode's hand. Then, she pushed up her black-framed glasses from her nose bridge. Rhode turned to Canary and Mini Bubble Gum.
"Find a room for Senior Heart. As for the others, I will introduce them to her afterward."
"Okay, Rhode, I'll go get prepared."
"Ah… How boring, but I do want to see their reactions when they meet Sister Heart. Hahaha, it's gonna be fun. Let's go, Sister Heart!"
Rhode shook his head with a bitter smile. He sat back to his table and scanned the ten cards before him. The ten cards had an above average level due to the top-rated Soul Cores used to summon them. Besides, some of them had even raised his spirits.
All the ten cards had black base and white edges and exposed some murderous aura within its solemnity. The ten cards were led by Orchid Heart as the Core Card and on her card showed the <<Eternal Bibliography>> with a black hard cover floating before her widely spread arms and behind her were several metallic pillars. 
[Received the Ultimate Army Deck 10/10]
[Orchid Heart. Summoner (Number 1 Position in the Ultimate Army Deck. Human) Offense 3 Defense 5. Rare Spellcaster Scholar. Unfuseable. Analyzes, copies, and learns techniques. Incantation. Techniques Possessed: <<Eternal Bibliography>> (Everything in the world has its own meaning. Follow the footsteps of knowledge and wander into the endless ocean.)
Reverse Time Flow (Time Attribute)
Core Card (Can summon all cards)
Range Reward (Extend effective range of techniques by 3 x 3)
Time Manipulation (Accelerate or delay the technique casting time. Duration increases along with levels)
All in one (No punishment for using techniques from other classes)
Proficiency (Increase the speed of growth for mastery levels by 50%. Increase strength of techniques with max mastery levels by one-tenth)
Rate of Growth: 0%]
Apart from the godlike support techniques, her offense and defense values were unremarkable. But Rhode was able to accept this fact as she was level 0, after all. Moreover, she was more like a General who commanded everyone from the back and didn't need to lead the charge, so it didn't matter even if she had low offensive values. She could respawn even if she died, anyway.
Even though Rhode was mentally prepared, he was stupefied when he glanced over the ten cards. He was confident that the strength of these ten cards would be sufficient to take on an entire legion!


Rhode is a legendary guild leader of the most influential guild in the VRMMO, Dragon Soul Continent. In order to cope with the death of his beloved sister, he dived into the game for seven long years. During this period, Rhode tries his best to alleviate his emotional pain through gaming, but alas, his life shatters once more when he heard his parents perish in a plane crash.

A month after the incident, he made a decision to quit the game and return to the real world. But just before that, as a final farewell, Rhode decides to fight the most powerful BOSS in the game with his guildmates. In the end, he defeats the BOSS at the expense of his avatar's life. Rhode smiles as his avatar dissipates in a beam of light. However, instead of respawning at the usual platform...

...

"W-wha...!"

Rhode shot up and stared at the unfamiliar ceiling.

And thus, a player who had been creating legends in the game for three eras disappeared just like that...

Prologue
Skanderbeg - The Albanian Hero
The Advent Of World War II
Chapter 1
The Resistance Movement
Racism and Anti-Semitism Under  Nazi Germany
Chapter 2 
High Profile Espionage
Poland Invasion
 Chapter 3
Life in Auschwitz
Chapter 4
European Turmoil
Chapter 5
The First Assassination Attempt
Chapter 6
Operation Valkyrie- Second Assassination Attempt
Third And Subsequent Assassination Attempts
The Death of Erwin Rommel
Chapter 7
Atrocities in Occupied Poland
Chapter 8
Dresden, Germany
Last Ditch for Escapees
Chapter 9
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakian Resistance Movements
Chapter 10
German Occupied France
Oradour-Sur-Glane Haute- Vienne, France
Chapter 11
Atrocities at Oradour-Sur-Glane
Testimony of a Survivor-June 1944
Chapter 12
Operation  Anthropoid
The Hunt for the Assassins
Revenge For Heydrich's Death
Homage for Reinhard Heydrich
Chapter 13
Vichy, France
Jasenovac, Independent State of Croatia
Testimony of an Author
A Tale of a Horror Church
Chapter 14
Life and Atrocities in Jasenovac
Chapter 15
Atrocities in the Concentration Camps
Frasheris' End
Chapter 16
Limoges, France
Mountains of Lidice, Czechoslovakia
Chapter 17 
Albania
Italy Invades Albania
Germany Invades Albania
Resistance Movements Arise
Chapter 18
Vichy, France
Allies land in Normandy
Fall of Berlin
Epilogue
The German Roots
Does Nazism Still Exist?
Bibliography

The Sons Of Skanderbeg is an epic-drama, espionage, suspense, and historically accounted for  where significant events, places and names in world history are involved. The story narrates and describes the stunning and horrendous war crimes committed during World War II. Although fiction, the story may be one aspect of war survival that involves the scenes of espionage and daring escapes portrayed by the main character of the story.  It tells about an organized  resistance movement  of German officers with Jewish roots from Albania  who are deployed to different Nazi-occupied  European countries  to assassinate key Nazi officers including Hitler  and  neutralize German military offensive in strategic areas of occupied  territories. The leading surviving characters  Jora, her husband and Qamil, an army make their daring escape from Czechoslovakia to Italy by train to reach Albania.   In the end, Jora’s husband in his struggle against the German Gestapo in the train is killed. Jora is left pregnant and is cradled by Qamil to the end. Exploring and struggling each intrepid circumstance around the enemy lines, the option is to escape or die upon fulfilling their mission after which they have to get to Albania to live a lesser Jewish persecution  and fight with the mother movement based on the land for an absolute freedom.

At that moment, Joanne's expression spread to all of the others. There was no way. Chloe had never gotten mad in the last month, but Chloe started a fight?

Cho Min Joon spoke in a confident voice. He was so surprised that his voice cracked.

"Who did she fight with? A team member? Or a customer?"

"I think it was a customer… Come take a look."

At that moment, they all realized they had their own phones. Cho Min Joon read the comments on his phone.

Elly Dean: Something happened at a Grand Chef food truck. I heard a customer and Chloe screamed at each other.

CRJ: I was there, and Chloe wasn't screaming. Her voice was raised, but that was nothing compared to the customer.

Elly Dean: @CRJ Why? What happened?

CRJ: @Elly Dean I don't know why the fight started, but I heard what he was saying. The customer asked why they were scamming him with such crappy skewers. What's funny is that he hadn't even paid them yet. He hadn't even tasted it.

Samantha Croft: It wasn't a good sight to see. I know that kind of thing isn't easy to deal with, but Chloe should have held back.

Rihanna PRatchett: That really depends. Only people on the outside can say you need to hold back in ridiculous situations.

Samantha Croft: @Rihanna Pratchett Yeah, I don't have much to say to that, but it's true. No matter how hard it is, she shouldn't have fought with a customer.

No comment said exactly what had happened, but one thing was clear. Chloe fought with a customer. Nothing was written on how that happened, but it probably happened after talking at the register. It was hard for the people around them to know what they were talking about.

He considered texting Chloe to see what happened, but comfort wasn't going to help this situation. Anderson spoke in a dry voice, "It was probably a jerk customer. Chloe's not the type to get mad so easily."

"… It's weird to hear you speak so highly of someone."

"It's not like I'm the type to diss people all the time either."

"That's true, but I've never heard you say a compliment."

"It's not a compliment. I'm just saying it like it is. She's not the type to get mad at people."

Anderson put his phone in his pocket.

"Don't worry about it. We'll have to deal with something like this, too. There are so many assholes in this world, but when that happens, don't do anything about it. What they want is for you to roll around in the mud with them, and of course, the ones held responsible will be us."

It sounded like he had dealt with this many times before. Cho Min Joon clapped his hands.

"Okay, let's focus on our break. We have to rest for an hour, buy more ingredients, and then get back to cooking. Since it's past 2 right now… Let's rest until 3:30 and then prepare our ingredients."

"But do we need all 5 people to prepare the ingredients?" Peter asked. 

He was right. He minded Peter before asking, "Should we do rock paper scissors…?"

***

"See you!"

Joanne waved her hands at the entrance of the market. Anderson glared back at her. Cho Min Joon tapped Anderson on the shoulder and said, "Let's go. We don't have much time."

"… Hmph."

"This is great. They're going to clean. Same thing."

"I hate markets," Anderson said. Cho Min Joon looked at Andreson in surprise. Most chefs were very fond of markets. Beyond the crucial need, since there were many ingredients at the market, it was inevitable for them to enjoy it.

Anderson looked back at Cho Min Joon. He stared at him intensely. Anderson lifted his finger. He plugged his nose and then took it off again.

"I've hated markets ever since I was little. I was always dragged along with my parents against my will."

"But shouldn't it be different now?"

"They say habits from when you're young lasts forever, so I still hate the markets. Anyway, what do we need to buy?"

"Since 1 kg of rice makes around 30 rolls… Let's buy 20 kilograms. We might get a huge dinner rush, too. Since we have chicken for the Tandoori chicken, we need chicken breast for the karaage, avocado, and salmon. Actually, if we're going to make Tandoori tomorrow, we should buy chicken thighs, too. We're taking the sea urchin roe out from the menu, so we don't need that. We'll just have to buy hamburgers and the other ingredients."

The sea urchin roe wouldn't sell. There weren't many good online reviews of that menu either.

On the other hand, the Kimbap was crucial. Compared to the other Norimakis, not much vinegar went into it, but there were people who preferred a cleaner taste. Anderson brought a cart and said, "We couldn't have done it without a cart. This is why we needed at least 3 people."

"If it's too hard this time, we'll send 3 people next time, but aren't you used to this? You should be since you do this with your parents all the time."

"Just because I'm used to it doesn't make it easy."

That made sense. Even when Cho Min Joon worked as the youngest at the restaurant, he got used to things, but it was still hard.

"At least we're selling Norimakis. The ingredients are simple."

"It's not even that simple because we have so many kinds. It's hard to deliver rice to the truck all the time. Chloe's team might have it easier. All they need is rice and bread."

"That could be hard too if they make the bread themselves."

Anderson went into the meat shop without answering. Cho Min Joon watched him leave and walked away.

He headed to a place that polished rice. As soon as the rice was polished, they went into oxidation. Rice that was just polished tasted amazing, and this effort was worth making for the customers.

'… A few hours shouldn't make a difference.'

It was no easy task to go grocery shopping all the time. At first, the team members were willing to do it for the customers, but he realized this might have been a foolish way to go about it.

Cho Min Joon decided to slowly change the process as he said, "I'll take 20 kilograms, please."

"You're here so early in the morning. You sell Norkimakis, right?"

"Yes. Our business is to the east of this market. It's a food truck."

"I'd go pay a visit if I could close down the shop…"

The owner with black hair and glasses spoke in a sad voice. The owner, who seemed to be around 30 years old, was Korean. To be more exact, he was a Korean American, but he couldn't speak Korean.

The owner didn't think of himself as a Korean, but it seemed like he had a longing for Korea. At the same time, he was also a fan of Grand Chef. He continued to chat, "How does it feel to be here from Korea? Have you tried the other contestants' cooking? How are they?"

"It always depends. I tend to like my foods bland so most taste salty to me, but I try to enjoy it."

"Well, chefs make delicious food no matter where they're from. Please make good use of my rice."

The man spoke as if he harvested the rice himself, but Cho Min Joon didn't criticize him for it.

As he headed out of the shop, his phone rang. Cho Min Joon held the rice with one arm and took out his phone. He wondered if it was Anderson, but the name on the screen was unexpected. Cho Min Joon picked up his phone.

"Hello?"

[… What are you doing?]

"I'm buying rice."

[Why are you buying rice now? Didn't you buy all of it in the morning?]

"I wanted to use fresh rice every time, so I was going to buy them little bits at a time. Is that too much?"

[That's definitely too much.]

"Really?"

They stayed silent for a while. They had a lot to say, but they were hesitant. In the end, Cho Min Joon spoke up first, "Are you okay?"

[What do you mean?]

"The team. I heard Chloe fought with a customer."

[…]

No sound could be heard from the other end. Cho Min Joon didn't press her. Kaya spoke in an angry voice.

[It's because of me that Chloe fought.]

Cho Min Joon wasn't surprised. He figured. Chloe wasn't the type to easily go off on a customer, especially during a team mission. If it was Chloe who started the fight, he would have thought it was for another person.

And it wasn't weird that that other person was Kaya. It made sense. Kaya was a troublemaker, but there was no need for Cho Min Joon to say that. Cho Min Joon kept quiet and listened to Kaya's voice. Her thick voice. She always sounded like she had a cold, but her voice was even more cracked than usual.

[That man told me I looked delicious. I don't know if he was talking to me or the skewer, but…]

"Wait, what? What did he say?"

[I told you. He said I looked delicious…]

"No, forget it. No need to think about it again. Is that why Chloe went off on him?"

[No. She got mad because of me, but it's a little different. You know my personality. I'm a little hot-tempered. I'm not the type to shut up when I hear that.]

Cho Min Joon was confused. Many comments online didn't mention Kaya, but it didn't take long before he found out the reason. Cho Min Joon groaned.

"Chloe didn't fight because she was mad. She was protecting you."

[… Yeah.]

Kaya answered in a low voice. As a result of Chloe stepping up, a big fight occurred between Kaya and the customer, and the public's attention shifted to Chloe as well.

It was possible that this was for the better. Kaya's image and Chloe's image. There was a huge difference between the two. If Kaya got into that situation, people would have said they saw it coming but not with Chloe. She was portrayed on TV as an angel. 'I'm sure there's a reason.' That was what people probably thought.

But it was unlikely that Chloe did that after calculating all of that. She just wanted to protect Kaya. What was for certain was that Chleo did protect Kaya, but she became the focus of the public as a result.

[Why… do I keep getting into trouble?]

"It's not your fault."

[I don't care. I feel bad, seeing Chloe's face.]

He understood how she felt. She must have been frustrated to have called him. Cho Min Joon stayed silent for a while. He didn't know what to say. In the end, he said, "We can't pick and choose our customers."

That was all. Kaya didn't answer. She just breathed into the phone.

"If that wasn't your choice, it's not your fault."

[You're trying too hard to comfort me.]

"But did it work?"

[… I'll cancel it.]

In response, Cho Min Joon rolled his eyes. He didn't know what she was saying.

"Cancel what?"

[When I told you to screw yourself. I'm hanging up. I'm busy. I have to get back to work.]

"You're the one who called me…"

Cho Min Joon stopped and looked at his phone. She had already hung up. Cho Min Joon looked at his phone in shock before mumbling to himself, "Customers…"

That word no longer sounded so sweet.

Because of his love for cooking, he had thrown away his career as a teacher and had become a chef.
But despite his desires, his lack of cooking skills was the harsh truth he had to face.
But when he reached the age of 30, he had been sent back 7 years back into the past.
Another chance.

She laughs and walk to a sofa where she sat on it. Liam, him, Sat opposite on the other Sora. She sigh and stood up quickly getting the Book she was Reading just before.
"What Book is it now?" liam ask
"A bibliography. " she replied 
"oh" He responded. 
"Of headmaster" she added
"of who?" he ask sitting up " why? there's such a Book here"
"Seems like it" she replied. She opened the Book and kept reading.
"why are you even Reading it?" he ask
"reasons" she replied. Her brows furrows as she came across an info.

"What's wrong?" he ask.
"umh... nothing..." she close the Book " i just didn't understand it. I'm going to borrow this Book, where do i go to borrow it?" she ask

"I'll show you" he replied as he stood up and walk to a scaner "You Can scan your Book here with the code bar on the Book. Then you have to write your name on the screen and take a ticket. They will then tell you when you will need to give back the Book. Its the same process you scan it and then you put it here in this box. It will be put back by the library duties club. " He explain.

"oh ok, thank you" she replied as she scanned the Book, type her name and put it in her bag. 
She walk back to the sofa and sat, Liam followed and sat next to me. An awkwardness laid itself around them. 
"Well umh... i'll go" she Say as she stood up, she walk but trip on her own foot. Liam reacted quickly and catch her before her fall. 
"Are you okay?" he ask
"y-yeah, i'm alright" Her cheeks went a little pink. Liam then let go of her, He was still looking at her Green eyes while doing so: he had never Seen such pure Green eyes. 
"You have very beautiful eyes " he said.
White look at him with wide eyes as she Blushed even more. "wh-what?" 
"huh? oh sorry !!" he blushes a little too.
White was a little surprised but she responded "its fine " she smiled brightly "thank you for your help" She added as she left the library. She made her way to her dorm. She sigh seeing only Eve and Rose. "I'm tired, i'm going to sleep" she Say as she went to her bedroom, she put on her PJs and fell on her bed, burying her head in her pillows. "I'm going to read that Book Tomorrow" she Whispered to Herself.

A Man stood in front of a stone, with a White flower in his hand and tears in his eyes.

"I miss you, why'd you leave me?" he ask, muttering under his breath. He bend towards as he placed the white flower on the stone with words engraved. He wore a black suit, and his Brown hair was brush back with gel. He was alone. Well, everybody left, he just stayed there, remembering the happy Times with the person now sleeping under all this dirt and mud.

"taking down the forum is not our ultimate goal. We are going to rely on the identity of the forum administrator to take down this server. Do you have any ideas?" Cobra is very good at using questions to motivate people.
Many people do not even understand the previous demonstration, how can they put forward any suggestions now? if there is an invasion, we do not have to come here to listen to the lecture.
"the forum has a function, called upload, you can upload some pictures and other attachments to the forum, you must know this!"Cobra smiled. "that's what we're going to take advantage of!" Now let's take a look at the administrator's interface, have you found it? The administrator can set the type and size of the upload attachment. I have a backdoor program in hand and the format is EXE, so I will set the EXE file to be uploaded. "
Cobra set up successfully, hit the interface to develop new posts, and uploaded an EXE file to the forum, that is, he put a backdoor program on the hard drive of the website server.
"the backdoor program has been put on it, and now as long as we know the specific location of the backdoor program on the other side's server, we can use the permissions of the database or other means to run it!" Instead of explaining what it takes to confirm the exact location of the backdoor, Cobra runs it directly in its own way.
Hu Yifei's level is very limited, he did not understand this step, but Cobra can get another computer to run the specified program on his own computer, which in itself is very powerful.
Cobra opens the connection program at the back door, enters the IP address of the server, and quickly gets a black window with no image display, but you can enter a variety of commands. Cobra enters the simplest DOS command, which is used to display its own IP address.
The IP address shown is the same as that of the server, which proves that Cobra has entered the server and got a lot of permissions.
Cobra typed a few more commands to compare the results displayed with the situation on his own computer to confirm that it was from two different computers. Of course, Cobra also has a more direct way, he directly typed in the command, let the server directly restart, soon, the backdoor program lost the connection, and then enter the link just BBS, also indicated that the server cannot be found.
Although the people on the scene do not understand hackers, they also know that the Cobra intrusion is indeed a success.
"just because a small BUG, set up on the forum program on the server caused the whole server to be controlled, now let's go back and see how big a loophole it is!" Cobra smiled at the people at the meeting, picked up the cup and drank slowly for two minutes before Cobra put down the cup and said, "Let's see if the server restart is over!"
Hu Yifei suddenly realized that when he said that Cobra had been drinking water for so long, he was waiting for the server to restart. No wonder Hu Yifei thought there was something wrong with Cobra.
Cobra re-entered the web address of the forum, and this forum was shown again, and it seems that the server is working normally again. "the theme of our report meeting is network security, and the intrusion just now is just to tell you how important security is." How to make your computer absolutely safe? that's what I want to talk about.
Maybe many students at the scene will have some questions, saying that it doesn't seem too troublesome to look at your intrusion just now, so will it be very easy to prevent the invasion? "
Cobra smiled. "in fact, this idea is absolutely right. Security is much easier than intrusion. Security depends on the usual bit by bit, which can be done with habits. But intrusion requires extremely unusual inspiration and thousands of experiments, which not everyone can do."
As if afraid that people would not believe it, Cobra once again demonstrated the problems of 1: 1 and 1: 2, and the web page was displayed normally and prompted for an error, just like the previous display. "now, please take a look at how I fix this loophole!"
Cobra once again used the back door to connect to the server, found the forum program source code file, opened, but only modified a sentence, the people at the scene saw very clearly, he just added a few characters to it. But a miracle happened. after Cobra saved the forum code file, he reopened the forum, and this time, whether it was 1x1 or 1x2, the web page showed normal.
"all the pages show up normally. What other information can you get?" Cobra asked everyone with a smile.
Hu Yifei's chin fell off, no way, just a few characters, the loophole disappeared instantly, this intruder will be dumbfounded, not to mention admin, you are asking the administrator's account is "idiot", "retarded", "shit", the web page will also show normal.
"of course, I can modify it like this!" Cobra opens the source file again, deletes the characters you just added, goes down a few lines of code, and inserts a symbol there. This time is even more magical, wait for him to save, then go to SQL injection, whether it is 1: 1 or 1: 2, the web page all prompts an error, only enter the correct URL, do not add any extra words after the URL, the web page will display normally.
"as you can see, whether it is safe or not depends on whether you write more or less characters!" Cobra smiled. "that's why we often say that there is only one letter between security and insecurity!"
There was thunderous applause in the venue, and everyone was very impressed by Cobra's wonderful performance.
According to the original arrangement, Cobra would have to perform the prevention of overflow attacks, but as a result, the emotions of the people at the scene were mobilized, and a lot of questions were raised on this SQL injection alone.
The fat man sitting next to Cobra laughed so much that his mouth could not close his mouth. The effect of the scene was much better than expected. When he saw it, he stood up and interrupted the question at the scene. "because the time for the report meeting is limited, this question session is over. Next, let me introduce to you the current situation of the cyber security industry, as well as the prospect forecast!"
"first of all, I would like to introduce myself. I am the general manager of Huafeng Network Security Technology Co., Ltd. My name is Yan Feng!" The fat man smiled and bowed to the audience. "I'm kind of an industry insider, but I still feel a little nervous when I give you this report. Let's just take it as my superficial opinion and share it with you. If you have any different ideas, you can put forward them."
The fat man was very modest, but then he was really impolite. He blew the development prospect of network security into a flower, without exception, and it was the same set of "huge market demand, serious shortage of employees, forming a huge talent gap".
He also took out the data that did not know how to statistics, and fooled the students at the scene in a daze. Finally, the fat man also made an analogy, saying that being safe is like being a doctor, specializing in seeing and giving doctors to the Internet. From ancient times to the present, doctors have never been unemployed.
At present, the pressure of employment is so great, especially for computer students, it is really difficult to enter the kick industry after graduation. now there are so many people who want to be kicked that a recent graduate cannot rank at all. How to find a stable and reliable job is a top priority as soon as we enter the university, so Fatso's words moved many students at the meeting, and some people began to ask, "so if we want to get into this business, what do you need to learn?"
Fat man and so on is this sentence, can still pretend to be reserved coughing, just said: "at present, the market about the network security engineer certification, such as Cisco, such as CIW, NISC, CISSP, have our own certification, but also have foreign certification, training prices are not cheap, but the real professional training institutions are rare." Many training institutions recruit people under the guise, but the substitute teachers have never worked in the security industry at all.
How can this train qualified security engineers? therefore, we see a very strange phenomenon. On the one hand, training institutions train a large number of network security engineers, on the other hand, network security companies have to find talents on their own, and then adopt the old and new approach. Establish your own talent reserve system. "
"We Huafeng also had this kind of trouble. later, we simply conducted a training session for network security engineers ourselves, and the result was unexpectedly good. Apart from two students who stayed with us to work in Huafeng, the rest were hired empty.
There are professional network security companies, as well as securities, banking, and e-commerce enterprises. They also need a large number of network security professionals."
When the people below saw that the fat man could not get to the point for a long time, he became a little anxious and asked directly, "is there still any training in your company?"
"come on! Of course! Why don't you do it! " The fat man's tone is very firm. "now we have signed commissioned training agreements for security personnel with many domestic enterprises, so we Huafeng will continue to hold such training courses in the future." Maybe some students are about to ask, saying that the trainees trained by others do not recognize the company, so why do the trainees you train rush to get it? " The fat man pointed to his fat face, "of course there are reasons, but it's not because my Yan Feng's face is big."
The scene immediately laughed.
"Why are our own trainees popular? First, Huafeng itself is a network security company, so we know very well what skills our employees need to master; second, because the teachers we hire are unusual, let's think about it: can the apprentices taught by Cobra himself be the same as those so-called engineers who can buy certificates for just a few thousand yuan in the market? "
Cobra's wonderful performance just now has completely impressed the people at the scene, so as soon as these words came out, the students in the field immediately became excited, "is it true that your students are trained by Cobra himself?"
"exactly!" The fat man nodded deeply. "A famous teacher makes a great apprentice, and others rush to use our students. What they recognize is the gold signboard of Cobra. All our courses are taught by the teacher Cobra."
There was a lot of noise at the scene, and many people have begun to talk about whether to attend Huafeng's training course. It is not everyone's luck to be a disciple of Cobra.
Hu Yifei looked coldly at the court, thinking that the students were really simple, and it was so easy to be fooled by the fat man. Hu Yifei felt wrong again. He seemed to be a student. He was not fooled now, just because he had already been fooled.


Some students have lost their patience, and regardless of the end of the report, they rushed to the front to surround the fat man and asked if they could sign up now. They had to book a seat in the next training class, even the people from the computer association responsible for maintaining order. I was very interested.
Cobra sat beside him, drinking water calmly. Everyone was in awe of him, but no one went up to surround him.
Seeing that it was a good opportunity, Hu Yifei took a piece of paper out of his pocket and approached Cobra with an air of humility and education. "Mr. Cobra, I have some questions. I'd like to ask you for advice!"
Cobra was impressed by Hu Yifei, so he put down the water cup and said with a smile, "Please speak!"
Hu Yifei spread out the paper on the desktop, which was covered with professional terms he had extracted from his hard disk notes. "I want to learn these skills, but I don't know where to start. I hope Mr. Cobra can give me some advice."
Cobra took the paper, picked it up and looked at it with a look of surprise. He looked at Hu Yifei and said, "where did you hear about these things?"
"Wolf den stronghold!" Hu Yifei clenched his mouth. "some people up there say that these technologies are the most cutting-edge technologies. I want to learn them, but I've been inquiring about them for a long time at the wolf's nest stronghold, and no one can tell me where to start!"
"Oh, that's right." Cobra mused, folded the piece of paper and received it in his pocket. "there are six technologies you mentioned above. I don't know which one you want to study."
"six items?" Hu Yifei's eyeballs fell out. He searched the Internet for a long time before he determined that they were four items, but how did they become six? "then if I want to study them all, where do I need to start?"
Cobra laughed, looking at Hu Yifei's performance, he may not really know, "young man, studious is a good thing, but you must remember to eat more than to chew." To tell you the truth, I don't know any of the above. According to my own understanding, no one knows these technologies in China at present, and only three people have mastered the alternative technologies of three of the six technologies.
If you can figure out one of them, I think your annual salary is at least ten million yuan a year! " Cobra's smiling expression doesn't seem to be a lie.
Hu Yifei was very discouraged. After this, he could not find a sensible person in China. Although there were three people who could do it, it was still an alternative technology. Cobra said it was very attractive, with an annual salary of 10 million yuan, but he had to learn this technology first. Hu Yifei thought of the notes on the hard drive again, and he didn't know what the original owner of the hard drive did.
He was so strong that he was so sick that Cobra had a great technology in his mouth, and he was proficient in all of it. I just flipped through two of his notes. If I read more, I don't know what new technology will emerge.
"that's the way it is." Hu Yifei sighed, "then forget it. Don't bother Mr. Cobra!"
Cobra looked at Hu Yifei's frustrated look and said: "in the computer field, no matter what technology is, can not be separated from the basic knowledge structure, people who can develop these technologies, just have more creativity and inspiration than others." If you really like computers, you might as well lay the foundation first! "
"Thank you, Mr. Cobra, for your advice. Where should I start if I lay the foundation?" Hu Yifei also asked that Cobra's words still enlightened him a little bit. Just like the SQL injection just now, the difference between 1: 1 and 1: 2 shows that in the eyes of ordinary people, there seems to be no problem, and it is even impossible for anyone to try to add those characters after the URL, but in the eyes of hackers, it immediately becomes a sharp weapon of attack. What is bad is not the foundation, but the mode of thinking and inspiration.
"Let me give you a bibliography!" Cobra took out his pen and paper and wrote to Hu Yifei on the spot. He was still a little fond of Hu Yifei, not because this guy had heard of himself, but because others went to consult Yan Feng about the training course. Only Hu Yifei came to consult technical problems. Although this guy is a little too ambitious, he may not be able to learn safety technology if he can have a correct attitude.
Hu Yifei's idea is different again. He thinks that if he lays a good foundation and has those notes as a guide, he may really be able to study those technologies. With an annual salary of 10 million yuan, what a thick wad of money it has to be. He will no longer have to worry about his purse. When he gets rich, he will first pay back Duan Yu's money. This kid is nagging every day for fear that he will not pay back the money. When the time comes, he will add two zeros to him and smash this Grandet.
Cobra finished his bibliography and took out a business card from his pocket. "you can buy these books later and read them carefully. If you have any questions, you can ask me again!"
"Thank you, thank you!" Hu Yifei thanked Hu Yifei for putting his business card and bibliography in his pocket. Hu Yifei was very moved by the well-known hackers of the Cobra generation who were able to be so enthusiastic about themselves.
Hu Yifei asked for the signed book and network security tool set that Yan Feng promised to him just now, and sneaked out of the ladder classroom while the old pig was not paying attention.
The old pig has been thinking about having dinner with a beautiful woman. At the end of the report meeting, he stared at the door, looking for the figure of Hu Yifei. As a result, when the last person came out, he did not see a hair of Hu Yifei, and Hu Yifei's phone was turned off. Realizing that he had been fooled, the old pig stood there scolding his mother, "motherfucker Hu Yifei, you wait, I must grass you a hundred times!"

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

"As your situation becomes more and more hopeless, the more balloons you pop. I'll explain the final rules of the game." He could hear it coming out of speakers way above their heads... The men paused, listening to the gloating voice of Madmoisell de Carvoisin. "As Philippe correctly pointed out, you need the notes to find the right key. The search for the key will be all the more complicated the more balloons will burst. Because after five burst balloons, another fake key will be brought into play, leading to a wrong place in the castle. You know yourself how big the Chenonceau area is.It would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.  That' s why finding the right key is necessary.That is, of course, if the groom wants to marry his bride today.  In order to do that, you must answer the questions on the note correctly. Have fun!"
"This is amazing!" Claudio growled. He looked down. Pink pieces of the burst balloons were everywhere. How much had they already burst? He couldn't say for sure. In the end he just stabbed at them.
Alexandre lowered his head to think. "How much of this note do we have?"
"32!" Philippe finally said, after counting the pieces of paper in his hand.
Alexandre nodded. "So there are seven keys in circulation and six of them are fake."
Claudio raised his shoulders. "What does the note say?"
"Questions about Lily and several possible answers." Philippe replied.
"Could you please read one out loud?" Alexandre ran his fingers through his hair. He stared at his friend as he rolled up a piece of paper. He was an idiot to think that Nelli would settle for money and riches. She was like a mother lion who would defend her cub against predators and he was in this case the predator who was too close to her beloved cub Lily. She wouldn't just hand Lily out without testing him if he was worthy of her.
"What is the bride's favorite book?" Philippe read it in a lowered voice. "A - Jane Eyer. B - The Journey to the Center of the Earth. C - Good Omens or D - Cabal and Love.
Alexandre recalled Lily's things from the apartment where Fabien had been hiding Lily for the past two years. Those few little things were the ones Lily had accumulated over those two years on the run. Not much! Just things she needed to live. A few items of clothing, and a bunch of books. He knew that she enjoyed reading. When she had a quiet minute to herself, he'd always would fnd her with a book in her hand. But only one book in her collection had a cover that was already worn out and pages that looked all tattered and yellowed. Apparently she would read it over and over again. To disappear between its lines, she would always pick it up. A book he had not expected. A relieved breath escaped his lips. "C" He whispered.
Philippe turned the note over. "C - go up to the fifth step and look for a balloon with a red string."
It was like a scavenger hunt. The men had to answer one question after another to find the key. After four more questions about Lily's preferences, a gold note appeared. Alexandre slowly unrolled the note."Unlocker her heart with a golden key." It was written in white letters on the paper.  "The first clue to the correct key is that it must be golden."
Claudio moaned annoyingly. Hell, his wife knew how to torture a man.
With a shrug, Philippe pulled out another piece of paper and read it to his friends. Like Sherlock Holmes, the men followed the clues on the notes. answering one question after another. They knew that if they had made a mistake, sarcastic quotes from Lily's favourite book would appear.
At each of these black messages, Alexandre could hear the gloating voice of Nelli in his head.  How she would recite every single word of  Terry Pratchett with a smug smile on her lips!  "Progress just means bad things happen faster."
It was like a Sisyphean task. If the stone was already in the middle of the way to the top, the faster it could roll back down the mountain. But again and again the groom and his best man encountered golden notes telling what the right key looked like. By now they knew that it was a four centimetre long golden key, whose head looked like the blossom of a lily. They also knew that engraved on its blade was a verse from a poem.
During their search they had found five keys. But only two matched this description. However, he also knew that they had burst 17 more balloons in the meantime and that the first rule of Nalli was to burst as few balloons as possible. So three more keys had been brought into play, probably confusingly similar to the original.
That was okay.
At least for now. Still, they lost time. He could make a guess. Picking the key with Lily's favorite poem. Or the one with her favorite gemstone. Or maybe the ones he held in his hand were both just the wrong ones and they still hadn't found the right one? 
Alexandre was happy to test his luck. But by now he knew Nelli too well and realized that if he didn't play it safe, the game would end badly for him. He gritted his teeth. "God damn it!" He cursed and then shouted, "Stop!"




At the age of five, Lillian realized that she was cannon fodder for the rise of the main character of the novel 'My loyal hubby'.
To avoid her tragic end, she decides to make MC her new BFF.
Lillian decides to become the personal matchmaker of MC and ML. With all her strength, she defends the lovers against the remaining villains of the novel. With only one thought in mind - stay alive!
But all of a sudden when Lillian thinks she has finally escaped her tragedy, MC and ML die in a plane crash and leaving Lillian their son.
Together with ML's older brother, a cold, bossy CEO, Lillian has to take care of little Adrien.
Join Lillian on her usual journey as a mother and wife.

Maybe it wasn't fair, but she really would do almost anything for him. Building a life just to leave it behind and starting all over again, however, wasn't included in almost. When she got older she might change her mind. People did change after all, but right now she couldn't see herself marry, have children, watch them grow up and just one day desert them the way Urufu had been forced to do.
'Marry, when did I start thinking about marry?' When Urufu started talking studying together for more than the life she had lived, that's when. 'We haven't even slept together, so what gives me the right to think about marrying him?'
The random thoughts were all excuses. She might have forced the topic upon Kuri, but it wasn't one she liked to linger on. Noriko admitted it to herself. She wanted him, she wanted a life with him, she wanted kids with him, but most of all she wanted him to want her. Maybe it wasn't healthy, but it was what it was.
Short legs and long streets were, as always, a reason for her to be tardy, but now jumbled thoughts made her steps even slower than usual. Half an hour earlier she declined Kuri's offer to share a taxi to their hotel, and by now she already had to apologise quite a few times to people she walked into.
'Attention on your surroundings.' Urufu would have said that. He did, more than once, when they walked in magic greenery to meet Kuri earlier.
She stopped to pretend looking at the view offered by a wide boulevard. In truth it was a rather boring view with an endless line of temples darkening one side and the Kyoto Tower far behind her. She was reminded of an old paper back fantasy her parents had in their shelves, or rather a lot of them, all in hideous colours and written in English. Pratchett or something like that was the author, but a memory lingered of her mother telling her the real author of that scene was far older still.
'Kuri's world. Those books belong to her world, and my parents'.' That meant they belonged to Urufu's as well, and Noriko sulked when she allowed that admission to climb foremost to her mind. That world wasn't hers.
'How do I make mine his to share?' She dug in her pocket for her phone. Why not call him and ask?
'Gods!' The inbox looked like as if she had stayed bedridden for days. 'What's going on? Jeniferu!' There were several messages from the charismatic little monster, and while she was more subdued since her disgusting experience she still retained that natural ability to make friends. Lots and lots of friends. Most of the circles where Noriko kept acquaintances swollen by dozens of new members told their story of Noriko's new won fame.
'It just never ends, does it?' Among the comments were several which still echoed of the chaos last year. While Noriko suspected her life lost most of its familiar obscurity with only her test results being part of the rumour mill, the sheer magnitude of her blindness shocked her. From the moment she got involved with the arrivals her life was turned upside down.
'No, that's not right.' From the moment she made true friends she wanted around her for years and years ahead she became part of their lives. 'I might as well admit it.' She added her own share to the insanity they called high school days. Being one half of the twins including Ryu was more than enough to elevate her fame.
'But I never knew about you.' Or rather she never accepted how much Urufu influenced those around him. Kuri's stardom created an illusion of obscurity. Noriko shook her head and smiled. So she was famous among the Irishima first and second years as well now. She had no right being surprised. They made up the majority of the club after all.
'Third years?' That can't be right. Those names definitely belonged to their seniors. 'Ah, of course!' The first cultural festival. There were messages from members of the student council from that time. There was also one from Nao. Noriko stared at her phone. 'I almost forgot.' Reading his name hurt more than she thought it would. 'Idiot! You should just have told me.' But they would still have broken up. If not now then when he left school to pursue whatever dreams he had.
Her steps brought her out of the perfect grid making up most of central Kyoto. Her hotel lay close by. Whatever thoughts she needed to digest in solitude had to be handled right now. 'Time's running out. Should I tell Kyoko?' That wasn't the question. 'Urufu?' Could couples keep secrets from each other?
Waiting for a taxi to pass her Noriko played with that question in her head. What would the adult answer be? It had to be the adult one, or else she wouldn't be able to stay by Urufu's side.
'Gah! My head hurts! I'm still a child after all.' Suddenly all her wants felt like grand delusions. Life, marriage, children. Such grand dreams when she didn't even know the answer to such a simple question. Two answers. Yes or no. What right did she have to aspire to a lifetime together if she couldn't pick one out of two?
Urufu's voice rang in her head. His admonishing voice, his loving voice, his scared voice, his arrogant voice, but foremost of them all, his caring voice. "Does it have to be easy?" it said. "Must there be just one answer?" it added. "I'll listen to you even you have no answer." The last promise came with a timbre she knew all too well. Almost, she almost had her answer.
"Noriko! I was worried."
'Huh?' That didn't sound like a ghost in her head. Noriko looked up from her phone. 'Urufu!' "I felt like walking," she said.
He rushed to meet her. "Noriko, where have… Noriko, I hope you had fun."
There it was again. This time for real and not just in her head. Urufu's voice held both uncertainty and worries. 'Ah, I understand! He's just older. He doesn't know everything. He worries.' Noriko opened her arms and allowed herself to be swallowed in his embrace. No, small as she was, she swallowed him up as well.
'So that's it! You're not an adult because you know everything. You're an adult because you keep living despite not knowing anything at all.' She made her decision.

If you were transported from this world to another almost identical.

If you were transported from your life to your teenage self.

If you had to restart your life again.

Would you, or would you cling to your memories?


Tags: Japan, Sweden, Tokyo, comedy, drama, high school, Academy, Slice of Life, romcom

This is a Japanese manga/anime -style slice of life high school romance with a splash of sci-fi. In this kind of romance friendship plays a big role compared to your standard western romance. Ensemble cast, so if you only want one main character this is not for you.

Dara involuntarily lowered his shoulders, his chin sank to his chest.

"Yes, but I was thinking about finding a solution, the key to the treasure, Hmm, hmm," said Dara with a wheeze.

"But I didn't find a clue, on the other hand, I don't know what topographic map to look for: what is it called? What is its scale? Where was it published? "- afflicted Dara.

"Yes, and is this a map?" Maybe some code? Now, you guessed it damn complicated ?! And I thought I would get rich quickly, oooh! "Dara groaned and yelled.

He mused with himself, even rather with his subconscious. But the subconscious knew better how to rummage through his mental knowledge base, in his head there were a lot of different information, data, fragments of conversations. The subconscious mind did not need to drink special pills to combine the scattered data into a single system.

The subconscious mind can do this best.

Dara, I thought, but the subconscious told him: hey Bro, don't think too much, let's go to the bomb shelter and see if there are clues there? Where is the best place to hide a leaf? In the woods! Where is the best place to hide diamonds (thanks to Hollywood movies) in the pond! And topographic maps are best hidden in a library or room for propaganda and campaigning.

You remember that the bomb shelter was built before the start of World War II. In the house for senior officers. In those days, the second empire especially developed ideological struggle, agitation and propaganda.

At every factory, military unit, and collective farm, rallies of party activists were organized every Saturday, where they urged non-partisans to join the party. They branded the enemies of the second empire, held political informational conversations with visual aids. Sarcastic posters were shown as a second empire, attacking capitalism and the bourgeoisie with boots.

It showed on topographic maps how imperialist capitalist military bases surround the second empire from all sides.

"You didn't catch what I'm talking about, Dara?" asked the subconscious. Dara imagined her sitting in a virtual room on a thick cotton blanket and chuckling at him.

"Yes, you are right, I think I understand what it is about!" Dara began to jump up and down, he could not restrain joy.

"It seems we are back on horses!" (That is, back in business).

"Exactly, if there is a place for campaigning in the bomb shelter, there may be topographic maps, even if I can't find the key to the treasure, we can always sell old topographic maps, they haven't been taken into account anywhere, they have been deducted from the balance sheet!" shone with an unknown fire.

"Are you going to sell topographic maps?" How much do they cost? "His subconscious mind clarified the information from Dar.

"Oh, don't tell me that for a copy of the card in electronic form you can get from 1 to 15 dollars at Stokes, but the original costs from 100 to 570 dollars. Already some income, if there are a lot of cards, you can easily earn "10 thousand dollars" in anticipation of a big jackpot worn by Dara's hands.

"Well, tomorrow we will try to catch luck by the tail!" he said.

***

Baraz, his grandfather, Barno, gathered with him in company to visit the old house of the "specialist." Under or near which there was a bomb shelter.

 The young girl became interested, she wanted to remove it on her iPhone and put it on the network. But Baraz forbade her to do this. Barno was angry, but then thought that just going down to cover would be interesting. Then she will be able to tell about this to her American friends in New Jersey.

Dara was a little worried that the uninvited comrades put him in search of prey! But to refuse them was not possible.

Tomorrow morning he was supposed to meet with Aghabek, and perhaps wealth was waiting for him there !!!

***
But before they began to search, Dara had to get acquainted with the Instructions for the search for historical artifacts

- the study of laws, regulations regarding the search for treasures and historical artifacts in the country

- obtaining permission to search activities and registration card

- payment of tax on point activity

- upon receipt of income through the sale of finds (coins, jewelry, etc.), from advertising from YouTube, up to a certain month, pass a certificate of income and pay income tax

• Medieval Guides, ancient manuscripts, old books - write out titles

• Old maps - find names from guides on the map

• Archaeological, historical, historical and geographical modern bibliography, specify map data

• Toponymic names of geographical places, highlight on old and new topographic maps, determine the name, how it is translated, what is their etymology.

• Search for locations using high resolution satellite images in Google Map

• Creating a database, with the registration of information about the coordinates, toponymic names, years of occurrence, entering additional attribute information

- Verification of the data collected in the registry of cultural heritage in the organization involved in their protection

- Exclusion from the database of historical places that already have the status of cultural heritage monuments (this is a red zone where any research is prohibited by law)

• Creation of thematic digital maps of the terrain of the first approximation, without specification on the locality (without data binding in field studies)

• Clarification of the location of historical artifacts on the ground, using a hand-held GPS navigator and a satellite image of high and super high spatial resolution

• Creating a refined thematic digital map with places of historical artifacts (but not in the red zone)

- Departure to the place with instruments (geophysical, metal detectors, an instrument for determining the spectra, there is special software that allows the spectra to determine the possible presence of underground foundations of buildings, quadcopters with 3D laser scanners - if they are allowed in the country for use)

- Conducting research, entering all the objects found in the database in which layer is found. When discovering monuments of cultural heritage, call specialists from museums and organizations for their protection.

Finding treasures at the official level is not easy, being a white seeker of treasures is not as profitable as it seems, but everything is interesting according to the law.

Dara, I thought, yes, apparently, I'll have to ask Baraz again to help me with submitting permission and registration, getting the search engine ID card!


Tomorrow you still need to go to the bomb shelter and maybe find the key to the treasure ?!The clock is already 5 hours 45 minutes in the morning. You need to sleep at least 4 hours, so as not to fall on the street from lack of strength, Dara thought.

COMPLETED

A small story about adventurers, local history enthusiasts, treasure hunters. They wander around cities, forests, mountains, steppes and deserts, seek metal artifacts and search magnets for historical artifacts and sell some of them at auctions, donate some to museums and keep some in their home collections. They work in archives and funds, second-hand bookkeepers do not forget, they look for old books, road workers and topographic maps of the 17-20 centuries.

There is the only main character Fang and his partner Dara.

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English is the same as in other novels. While it is far from good. The approximate number of chapters is from 60 to 100. Updates 3 chapters per week. The number of words is from 600 to more 1200.

COMPLETED

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This is a work of art. Any resemblance to real people or real events is purely coincidental.

War of 1812
This article is about the British-American War from 1812 to 1815. For the Franco-Russian conflict, see French invasion of Russia. For other uses of this term, see War of 1812 (disambiguation).
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies from June 1812 to February 1815. Historians in Britain often see it as a minor theater of the Napoleonic Wars; in the United States and Canada, it is seen as a war in its own right, though it was separate.

War of 1812
War of 1812 Montage.jpg
Clockwise from top: damage to the U.S. Capitol after the Burning of Washington; the mortally wounded Isaac Brock spurs on the York Volunteers at the battle of Queenston Heights; USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere; The death of Tecumseh in 1813; Andrew Jackson defeats the British assault on New Orleans.
Date 18 June 1812 –17 February 1815
(2 years and 8 months)
Location 
Eastern and Central North America, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Result 
Treaty of Ghent

Military stalemate; both sides' invasion attempts repulsed
Status quo ante bellum
Defeat of Tecumseh's Confederacy
Belligerents
 United States

Choctaw
Cherokee
Creeks
Seneca
 United Kingdom

 The Canadas
Tecumseh's Confederacy[1]
Shawnee
Creek Red Sticks
Ojibwe
Fox
Iroquois
Miami
Mingo
Ottawa
Kickapoo
Delaware (Lenape)
Mascouten
Potawatomi
Sauk
Wyandot
 Bourbon Spain

 Florida (1814)
Commanders and leaders
United States James Madison
United States Henry Dearborn
United States Jacob Brown
United States Winfield Scott
United States Andrew Jackson
United States William Henry Harrison
United States William H. Winder (POW)
United States William Hull Surrendered (POW)
United States Zebulon Pike †
United States Oliver Hazard Perry
United States Isaac Chauncey
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George, Prince Regent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Lord Liverpool
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Sir George Prévost
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Sir Isaac Brock †
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Gordon Drummond
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles de Salaberry
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Roger Hale Sheaffe
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Robert Ross †
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edward Pakenham †
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland James FitzGibbon
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Alexander Cochrane
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland James Lucas Yeo
Tecumseh †
Strength
U.S. Army:
7,000 (at war's start)
35,800 (at war's end)
Rangers: 3,049
Militia: 458,463*
U.S. Marines
U.S. Navy and Revenue Cutter Service (at war's start):
Frigates: 12
Other vessels: 14
Privateers: 515 ships[2]
Native allies:
125 Choctaw
unknown others[3]
British Army:
5,200 (at war's start)
48,160 (at war's end)
Provincial regulars: 10,000
Militia: 4,000
Royal Marines
Royal Navy
Ships of the line: 11
Frigates: 34
Other vessels: 52
Provincial Marine (at war's start): ‡
Ships: 9
Native allies: 10,000–15,000[4]
[2]
Casualties and losses
2,200–3,721 killed in action[5]

4,505 wounded
15,000 (est.) died from all causes[a]
4,000 slaves freed [6]
20,000 captured[7][8]
8 frigates captured or burnt
278 privateers captured
1,400 merchant ships captured
British Empire:
1,160[9]–1,960 killed[2][b] in action

3,679+ wounded
10,000 died from all causes[2][c]
4 frigates captured
~1,344 merchant ships captured (373 recaptured)[5]
15,500 captured
Native allies:
10,000 dead from all causes (warriors and civilians)[2][d]

Unknown captured
 * Some militias operated in only their own regions.
 † Killed in action
 ‡ A locally raised coastal protection and seminaval force on the Great Lakes.
From the outbreak of war with Napoleonic France, Britain had enforced a naval blockade to choke off neutral trade to France, which the US contested as illegal under international law. To man the blockade, Britain impressed American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy. Incidents such as the Chesapeake–Leopard affair, which happened five years before the war, inflamed anti-British sentiment in the US. In 1811, the British were in turn outraged by the Little Belt affair, in which 11 British sailors died.[10][11] Britain supplied Native Americans who raided American settlers on the frontier, hindering American expansion and provoking resentment.[12] Historians debate whether the desire to annex some or all of British North America (Canada) contributed to the American decision to go to war. On June 18, 1812, US President James Madison, after heavy pressure from the War Hawks in Congress, signed the American declaration of war into law.[13]

With most of its army in Europe fighting Napoleon, Britain adopted a defensive strategy. American prosecution of the war effort suffered from its unpopularity, especially in New England, where it was derogatorily referred to as "Mr. Madison's War". American defeats at the Siege of Detroit and the Battle of Queenston Heights thwarted attempts to seize Upper Canada, improving British morale. American attempts to invade Lower Canada and capture Montreal also failed. In 1813, the Americans won the Battle of Lake Erie, gaining control of the lake, and at the Battle of the Thames defeated Tecumseh's Confederacy, securing a primary war goal. A final American attempt to invade Canada was fought to a draw at the Battle of Lundy's Lane during the summer of 1814. At sea, the powerful Royal Navy blockaded American ports, cutting off trade and allowing the British to raid the coast at will. In 1814, one of these raids burned the capital, Washington, although the Americans later repulsed British attempts to invade New England and capture Baltimore.

In Britain, there was mounting opposition to wartime taxation and demands to reopen trade with America. With the abdication of Napoleon, the blockade of France ended and Britain ceased impressment, rendering the issue of the impressment of American sailors moot. The British were then able to increase the strength of the blockade on the United States coast, annihilating American maritime trade and bringing the US government near to bankruptcy. Neither side wanted to continue fighting. Peace negotiations began in August 1814, and the Treaty of Ghent was signed on December 24. News of the peace did not reach America for some time. Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana and were defeated at the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815. These late victories were viewed by Americans as having restored national honour, leading to the collapse of anti-war sentiment and the beginning of the Era of Good Feelings, a period of national unity. News of the treaty arrived shortly thereafter, halting military operations. The treaty was unanimously[14] ratified by the US Senate on February 17, 1815, ending the war with no boundary changes.

Origins

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Declaration of war

Course of war

Treaty of Ghent

Losses and compensation

Long-term consequences

Memory and historiography

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