"We have waited long enough! We Devils have been banished in this forsaken place by the gods for a 60 thousand years! Now the gods have weakened they sealed themselves in there realm. An opportunity  has opened for us we shall take are land back. FOR THE GLORY OF DORGAMA!"

Wang Qian and Li Kun cleaned up so quickly that when Zhang Zian returned to the shop, they had finished all the cleaning, so Zhang Zian told them to go back to the university early. When they left, the pet shop became quiet. Seeing that it was late, Zhang Zian pulled down the shutter door and locked it. 
He went to the corner, squatted down before the Cat Goddess statue, and observed it closely. The truncation surfaces of the split-in-half nose ring were glittering under the lights. 
Fina opened her eyes and jumped quietly from the cat tree. This action was so agile that Snowy Lionet, who was closing its eyes, immersed in its fantasy towards Fina, didn’t notice that the tail in front of it had disappeared…
Old Time Tea also walked over with its steady steps, its eyes staring at the statue with a very serious expression.
Zhang Zian stretched out two fingers to flick at the statue, producing a firm and low-pitched sound. Undoubtedly, the statue was solid-cast, so his fingernails were in pain from the flick. In his eyes, this was a statue with a graceful posture and an antiquated and simple style, but he couldn’t figure out why Fina and Old Time Tea would have such dramatic reactions against it. 
"Fina, Grandpa Tea, what's wrong?" he asked while squatting.
Old Time Tea indicated to Fina with its eyes, "About this, I think it would be best if Your Majesty could explain to us. For I know little about this, and I hope to know more from Your Majesty’s illustration."
Fina proudly squatted on the ground. Upon close observation, it was easy to find that Fina’s posture was exactly the same as that of the statue. This fact was hardly noticeable unless they were placed side-by-side, for Fina’s fur was too splendid and the statue’s design was way too simple. 
"Thousands of years ago in the black land, in addition to the worship of the Cat Goddess, Bastet, there were a few people who had faith in the darkness. These people secretly worshipped another deity—the evil god visualized as a cat. It came from the underworld and had no name. Never having been recognized by the mainstream society, only those who had anger and hatred would worship it as a god." Fina raised one of its paws and pointed to the statue, "The only difference between that and Bastet lies in the nose ring. The statues worshipping Bastet will never have nose rings on them."
There’s nothing new under the sun. Zhang Zian thought it was not an uncommon phenomena since ancient times. If some people believed in true gods, then there were others who followed false gods. If people were believing in Jesus, then others could decide to be disciples of Satan. Believing in evil gods was just a way for those people to rebel against then-current rulers and the society that they were not satisfied with. 
He picked up the split-in-half nose ring from the ground and looked carefully at it under the light, but couldn’t see what was wrong with it.
"This is the thing related to the evil god?"
Fina nodded solemnly, "Don’t underestimate this nose ring, which has existed for thousands of years. It came into existence even before the times I once lived in. This is the very reason that it frightens the kittens."
Zhang Zian shook his head, "It’s not that I don’t believe you. This is truly incredible. A nose ring made thousands of years ago still possesses such great power? Don’t tell me this nose ring is also blessed with the Strength of Faith…"
Fina sneered coldly, "You are just a mortal, what do you know about this?! The history of this nose ring is not that simple. During sacrificial services, over thousands of years, the blood and flesh of numerous livestock had been offered to it—the sacrificial rituals for worshipping evil gods had always been so bloody, and the fear in all of those livestock before they were slaughtered was absorbed by this ring. Don’t you see that this golden nose ring has a tinge of red color?"
Hearing that the nose ring had been soaked in numerous bloods and fleshes, Zhang Zian felt a little bit disgusted and wanted to throw it away. But upon learning that it was made from gold, he clenched it even tighter…
"Anyways, that’s all I know. Those evil god worshippers vanished a long time ago, and no one knows where the god they worshipped is now. There’s nothing to be worried about." After these words, Fina swung her tail proudly, jumped back onto the cat tree, closed her eyes, and took a nap. 
Old Time Tea nodded, "It’s very interesting to hear about these strange and weird stories in the West. Zian, you don’t have to worry about anything. As Your Majesty Fina has said, evil can never prevail over good. These evil and crooked paths might gain their momentum rampantly for a period of time, but they will be doomed in the end. Good and evil will be rewarded accordingly — it’s only a matter of time."
Finishing its words, Old Time Tea walked away slowly to the electric blanket to watch TV and drink tea. 
Zhang Zian smiled and stood up, put the nose ring into his pocket, and moved his recliner to where it had been at the beginning. He lay there and played on his cellphone. 
He still longed for more information after Fina’s narrative. After all, Fina came from the ancient times, and she didn’t know about the things that had happened in these two thousand years since its decease. Old Time Tea was born and raised in the East, so it had little knowledge of the myths and legends in the West. If he wanted to hear more about the story…
Zhang Zian’s finger, that had been sliding around on the screen, stopped moving. It happened to be pressed on the profile photo of Wei Kang.
Struggling a little bit, he decided to click on Wei Kang’s profile. He took a picture of the Cat Goddess statue and sent to Wei Kang, accompanied with his question, "Professor Wei, do you know the origin of this statue?"
It was around dinner time now, so Zhang Zian thought Wei Kang would not reply soon. Just when he was going to look around at some of the gorgeous pictures of the buyers on Taobao, he received Wei Kang’s message. 
Wei Kang: This is the Gayer-Anderson Cat; the original version is in the collection of the British Museum. This is a replica, right? 
Zhang Zian forgot to ask Snowy about the origin of this statue. Now he finally knew. 
He sent another message, "Yes, it’s very impressive that you can tell from a picture. Sorry to bother you, Professor Wei. Are you having dinner?"
Wei Kang: No, I’m still in school.
Zhang Zian looked at his watch. It was already 7:30 p.m. What a diligent professor. 
He replied, "Please go have dinner. You have plenty of time to conduct academic research, but it’s not worth it if you get sick."
Wei Kang: Well, I will have dinner in a while…Wait! Where is the nose ring of the statue?
Zhang Zian pulled out the split-in-half nose ring from his pocket, took a picture and sent it to Wei Kang. 
Zhang Zian: It accidently broke off. Professor Wei, you are a knowledgeable person. May I ask if this statue represents the Cat Goddess?
Wei Kang: Generally, people believe it is, but occasionally doubts are heard. 
Zhang Zian: Why doubt it?
Wei Kang: Very simple. There’s only one so-called Cat Goddess statue in this world that wears a nose ring, so it’s normal that people doubt the orthodoxy of it. There is another Cat Goddess figure in the British Museum, where the Cat Goddess has been personified with the head of a cat and the body of a female. It wears a splendid golden long dress and a tippet; its ears are pierced with earrings, but there is no ring through its nose. Besides this one, another Cat Goddess statue in the Walters Art Museum also has earrings but no nose ring. 
Zhang Zian felt marveled by Professor Wei’s eruditeness. He was familiar with all kinds of allusions and was convinced because of his well-founded reasoning. 
According to Fina’s narrative, Zhang Zian thought about his wording and said cautiously, "Professor Wei, I’m just making a wild guess, if I am wrong please forgive me! Is it possible that…this statue doesn’t stand for the orthodox Cat Goddess, but a pagan evil god?"
After sending that message, he held his cellphone anxiously, waiting for Wei Kang’s reply. 
He thought Wei Kang was going to scold him for his whimsical idea, but to his surprise, Wei Kang replied very quickly, "This possibility cannot be ruled out completely. It’s not uncommon that cats are worshipped as evil gods throughout history, the most famous example is Baphomet. In Christianity, the legendary devil of Baphomet is secondary only to Satan, and it is said that Baphomet was secretly worshipped as a cat figure by the famous Knights Templar. Thousands of years ago, Jewish people were enslaved by the ancient Egyptians for quite a long time. And I believe you need no more introduction to the relationship between the Jewish and the Bible?"
Wei Kang’s words were a little bit obscured. Zhang Zian didn’t understand what he meant at the beginning, but after staring at the characters for a few minutes, there were two clues that linked a few key words together in his mind.
The first clue: Ancient Egyptians—Jewish—Christianity—Knights Templar.
The second clue: Cat Goddess Bastet—pagan cat from underworld—Devil Baphomet.
Zhang Zian suddenly realized what was going on. Associated with the persecution by Christians towards witches and cats in the Middle Ages, the mystery in history was unravelling a little bit in front of him. 
It seemed that Wei Kang had deliberately left Zhang Zian some time to think about it. He continued texting moments later, "Of course, how many of these things are rumors and how many are facts are still unknown. Unless people living during those times have resurrected and can tell the stories, no one really will ever know the truth—including the story of this Cat Goddess statue."
Zhang Zian replied, "I understand now, thank you, Professor Wei. Brilliant story!"
And then he locked his cell phone screen, looked at the Cat Goddess statue alone in the corner, and uttered a gentle sigh.
Whether it was an orthodox or pagan Cat Goddess, whether it was worshipped by numerous people or was soaked in blood and flesh, it didn’t matter anymore, for everything would be lost to history in the end. 
As the poem goes: Of present or past, more or less——O throw to gossip and jest.


1. Download a suspicious game
2. Catch a few magical pets as partners
3. Go through interesting daily routines and lead the pet shop to a whole new level

It takes Gabriel's housekeeping staff a few minutes to clean up Claire's mess, who is inconsolable on the big boss chair. Gabriel is standing in a corner, watching her, trying to make up his mind. How does he tell the entire thing?

"I don't even remember drinking it," she says, her voice still quaking. Claire couldn't wrap her mind around the fact of it, what a close call it had been. 

Gabriel says nothing. Who could blame her? Claire is as innocent as they come; she probably has a picture of reality in her head where justice and fairness exist, where people mean well. She never could have imagined that someone like Jake exists, and one so near.

Gabriel also had no idea about Jake's secret persona. There were rumors of what a womanizer he was, but Gabriel had dismissed that as being of a sales executive's reputation. You wouldn't be so successful selling stuff if you couldn't make up sweet lies to seduce people.

And besides, it was largely Gabriel's fault that Claire was left in harm's way—he should have done more effort in protecting her. It took that attempted **** for Gabriel to hire bodyguards to watch her every single day—although Claire, even now, doesn't know it. The bodyguards he hired are expert in subterfuge—they can tail someone by hiding in their blind spot, blend in, hide in plain sight. The proof of their expertise is the fact that Claire has no idea they exist. Gabriel wouldn't tell her about the bodyguards. Not yet. Perhaps there's a right time for such a confession.

But now, he must reveal the sordid details as much as possible, without traumatizing her. But how to do it?

"After you passed out," Gabriel says, "Jake brought you to his car and drove all the way to the city's outskirts. He has a house there, in a community where people never suspected anyone of anything. Perhaps they're the kind of neighbors who see a man dragging an unconscious woman to his house as something 'normal', the result of too much partying."

"He brought me to his house?" Claire exclaims. "Where was that?"

"A few miles outside the city."

Claire tries to imagine it, and the more details Gabriel gives, the more the biggest question in her head grows: How in hell was she saved?

"Are you saying Jake had successfully drugged me and brought me to his place, and somehow he was stopped?"

Gabriel shrugs, as though it was no big deal. But inside, he's desperately trying to make shit up in order for Claire to believe his own version of the story. He couldn't tell her there's a GPS transmitter the size of a grain of rice in her blond wig. He couldn't tell her that he only realized she was out of the city because his smartwatch set off an alarm, that he grew instantly suspicious when her supposed location was in an area she was never known to go. That it took him less than half an hour to race to that location because he had connected the dots—Jake Magno was a womanizer, Jake was seen speaking flirtatiously to Claire that afternoon, both Jake and Claire were unavailable, and an hour later, Claire was in a strange location outside the city. You don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure that out. And besides, he had the gut feeling that something terrible was up.

"Yes," he begins, "and maybe it was just pure luck that I needed to see Jake that evening for some urgent sales report."

"Really?"

"Yes, of course," he says with a straight face. AND THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR GOES TO… "I tried calling him up but he was not answering. I thought I should go straight to his place to better discuss the matter."

"You mean I'm sitting here now, still alive, only because you needed to discuss a sales report with that monster? What if there was no problem with his sales report?"

"I, uhh…" Jesus, more and more, Gabriel seems digging a deeper and deeper hole. "Well, I was also looking for you that night, and… And…"

Claire raises an eyebrow.

"…And because I saw you speaking with Jake, I thought maybe, in the off chance, maybe you were together."

Claire sighs. "But what if he brought me to someplace else?"

I would still know because of the transmitter, Gabriel wants to say. But Claire cannot know that now. Not yet. "I wouldn't have stopped trying to look for you. I would have combed the streets just to find you. And just to let you know, I have sharp instincts about these things. I'm almost like a psychic."

"You can't be serious," Claire says.

"Well, I did find you, didn't I?"

Claire takes a deep breath in exasperation. Gabriel doesn't seem to be getting it. From her perspective, Gabriel was able to save her only by the thinnest thread of chance. If he were late by a few more minutes, she would have been a goner. But more and more, Claire feels that Gabriel isn't telling her everything. "Are you sure that's how it happened?"

Gabriel bites his tongue. He shrugs. It takes him an enormous amount of will not to say what was true. "But the bottom line is I found you in the nick of time. I stopped him. I stopped him with extreme prejudice. You have no idea what I did to him when I saw what he was trying to do to you."

Claire almost doesn't want to hear it, but she feels she must face it. She wants to be shocked down to the core of her being, so that she'll remember this, burn this in her brain, so that hopefully, she would sense someone like Jake Magno from miles away. If that makes sense. "How was it, then?"

Gabriel pauses. He looks out the glass wall. Really, he's just trying to buy time, composing the narrative in his head. "I kicked the living daylights out of him."

"Really?"

"Yeah," Gabriel says, all blasé. "When I first came, he was like, 'why are you here, man?' But even then I knew something was up. He was nervous. And he didn't want me to enter the house. So I shoved him then I began looking for you in the rooms."

Claire is nodding; she's straddling that "should I believe this shit, or not" fence, but Gabriel is in the middle of his narrative, and he's starting to be emotional.

"And then, boom! I saw you in a room, in bed, just lying there and not moving. And in that split-second, I knew what was happening. I knew what he was up to. So I whirled around, and on reflex I ducked—I narrowly dodged his punch! And you know how Jake is, he looks like he could kill a bull. But I also knew it was a matter of life or death—for both of us—so I let out all the rage in me and hit him in the most painful places."

"So you instantly transformed into, like, a martial arts superhero or something?" Claire says, tongue in cheek.

"Yeah, absolutely," Gabriel says, and he's becoming more and more animated in his gestures. "At one point, Jake had a baseball bat, and he was pummeling at me left and right! The walls explode in powder as the bat hits it instead of me, because luckily I still got my moves and I was like a butterfly, just dancing around and flying, with all the footwork and the moves, you know."

"Oh, I see."

"And then finally, I surgically punched him in all his vital points, and before he knew it, he was down on the floor, paralyzed with pain."

"Poor Jake," she says, not really meaning it. "I didn't know you're such an awesome fighter, Mister Tan." Claire tries hard to stifle her laughter.

Gabriel shrugs, like it's no big deal. "No big deal," he actually says. "By trying to harm you, he just brought out the beast in me. I can never let anyone hurt a single hair on you, Claire."

There's something about that last line that caressed Claire's heart. Of all Gabriel's bluster, it's that last line that impresses her. It feels like it's the only true thing in Gabriel's entire story. "Thank you," she mutters, softly. "Now I know. Despite everything, I'm sitting here talking to you, alive, because of what you did. Thank you Gabriel."

Gabriel is taken aback; one moment he was building himself up as this indefatigable white knight, the next moment Claire's naked gratitude hits him straight in his soft parts. He smiles. "Anything," he says, and hesitates for a moment. "Anything, for my dear pretend fiancée."

"At least you saved my life." She smiles, too, despite the word "pretend." She stands up. "If everything you've said is true, then I think I really need to see Jake."

"What for?"

"I want that jerk to look at me straight in the eye," she says, "before I give him the hardest slap his face has ever tasted."

"Work for me for a month, for free. Survive the month, and you'll walk away a rich woman."

All Claire wants is a job, any job. Smart, confident, and an over-achiever at school, she doesn't understand why companies keep rejecting her. 

Until she gets a strange job offer from the most eligible bachelor in the country, the CEO and President of a global company, Gabriel Tan. 

In her desperation, Claire says yes to the offer--and all hell breaks loose. Little did she know that working for Gabriel would be much more complicated than fetching him his coffee--that she would have to put on the greatest performance of her life. 

Worse, Claire soon discovers a rarely seen side of Gabriel--a side that would make her change her mind--and her heart--about this crazy rich boy.

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"This is a story that will thrill you to the core of your being. Highly recommended to all romance comedy fans! If you like Sophie Kinsella's works or the Bridget Jones Diary or similar books, then this is for you!" -- Reviewer

"...What?" The surprised Jang Hayoung's eyes widened.

"This is why I wanted to buy time."

[The participant 'Yoo Jonghyuk' has killed the helper 'Thunder Eating Bird'!]

[The 'Yoo Jonghyuk - Kim Dokja' industrial complex has won one point.]

Yoo Jonghyuk falling through the air and the bewildered constellations could be seen.

[The constellation 'Poked Out His Eyes' is crying out with surprise!]

[The constellation 'General of Vanara' is showing hostility towards Yoo Jonghyuk!] 

[Many constellations are amazed by Yoo Jonghyuk's movements.]

Yoo Jonghyuk wasn't panicked at all despite the attacks. His movements seemed like he had grasped all the terrain features of this place. By the time the furious King Oedipus swung his staff, Yoo Jonghyuk had already disappeared.

[Where did you go?]

[Find him! He is near here!]

The constellations moved and searched around but they couldn't find where Yoo Jonghyuk had disappeared to. I hid behind a tree with Jang Hayoung and watched the scene.

One of Yoo Jonghyuk's attributes was 'Pro Gamer.' This guy received an overwhelming advantage and adaptability in all games. This game was still in the early stages and stats were limited.

Before the constellations were accustomed to the game, this 'first round' was a better stage for us than anyone else. The opponents might be constellations but it wasn't easy for them to face off against the current Yoo Jonghyuk.

[There he is!]

The General of Vanara let out a wind blade from his mouth towards a bush and shouted. There was a loud noise and the surrounding terrain was cut. However, this time, Yoo Jonghyuk wasn't present. The confused General of Vanara retreated and a flash of light emerged from the dirt on the ground. It was too late to avoid it.

[The participant 'Yoo Jonghyuk' has killed the helper 'General of Vanara!]

Yes, Yoo Jonghyuk should catch at least two.

[The 'Yoo Jonghyuk - Kim Dokja' industrial complex has won two points.]

[The participant 'Yoo Jonghyuk' has started to blow blood onto the battlefield!]

Jang Hayoung pointed towards Yoo Jonghyuk and shivered. "What is this? A monster?"

"It is similar. He is the best pro gamer in South Korea."

I was talking about the setting of Ways of Survival. In the distance, the General of Vanara's body was split in half and he disappeared. The rules of the game were applied so he wouldn't really die, but the mental damage was significant.

[The constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' is pleased.]

[The constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' has sponsored 20,000 coins to the incarnation 'Yoo Jonghyuk'.]

The true name of the General of Vanara was Hanuman, a monkey hero of Indian mythology. Due to the characteristic of both being monkeys, the two constellations didn't have a good relationship with each other. I guess it was true.

[Shit, chase him!]

Yoo Jonghyuk killed two people and hid in the rocky gorge this time. Then one more enemy appeared.

[The constellation 'Founder of Humanity' wants to show an example to his arrogant descendant.]

The constellation who was close to a primitive man. The Founder of Humanity, Manu. I forgot that he was on the side fo the Melledon Industrial Complex.

"Maybe we should help."

Manu of Vedas was a narrative-level constellation. He might be low in level among the narrative-grade constellations but it was absolutely disadvantageous for Yoo Jonghyuk.

Yoo Jonghyuk had already consumed a lot of mobility and magic power killing two constellations. He might have the attribute of Pro Gamer but it was too much for him from now on...

[The participant 'Yoo Jonghyuk' has activated the 'Sentinel Golem's Blessing!']

Yoo Jonghyuk stood on a rocky highland area and aimed a giant bow.

[The star relic 'Robin Hood's Strongbow' has maximized the user's accuracy!]

This bastard, when did he get this? It was something that could only be obtained from the 15th scenario area, Lugratia. Intangible arrows flew towards the body of King Oedipus.  

[Keok...!]

Of course, Yoo Jonghyuk's advantage wasn't only swordsmanship. This guy could use all types of weapons with the Weapons Mastery skill.

[You! You're not a closer range damage dealer?]

In addition, Yoo Jonghyuk's position was 'all-rounder.'

[The participant 'Yoo Jonghyuk' will receive the position compensation effect.]

While this game was in progress, Yoo Jonghyuk wouldn't be penalized for using any types of weapons.

[I will kill you! This thing, this thing...!]

King Oedipus screamed as holes were drilled into his body.

"We should go help!"

"Wait a minute."

Making clumsy movements in the current circumstances would only hinder Yoo Jonghyuk.
Immediately after launching Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Yoo Jonghyuk's operation flowed into my head like a movie trailer.

Jang Hayoung frowned at my flippant smile and asked, "...What is it?"

"That bastard is scarier than I thought."

Yoo Jonghyuk didn't waste a single second when he came here. The evidence was the Sentinel Golem's Blessing that was embedded in his body.

[The Sentinel Golem's Blessing has started to accumulate!]

The sentinel golem inhabited the outskirts of the gorge and gave a 'fainting' buff effect. However, this buff had one condition. The person had to succeed in 20 attacks before the 'fainting' effect was produced. Now there were approximately 10 metres between Yoo Jonghyuk and King Oedipus.

[This thing, this thing...!]

King Oedipus jumped and tried to aim for Yoo Jonghyuk. King Oedipus' body hardened from the ankle and he collapsed like a stone statue.

[The helper 'Poked Out His Eyes' has fainted.]

The duration of the fainting was three seconds. These three seconds were enough time for Yoo Jonghyuk.

[The participant 'Yoo Jonghyuk' has killed the helper 'Poked Out His Eyes'!]

[The name of the participant 'Yoo Jonghyuk' is widely circulated on the battlefield!]

[The 'Yoo Jonghyuk - Kim Dokja' industrial complex has won three points.]

Three... I honestly admired him. The appearance of the dying King Oedipus was unrealistic. It was hard to believe he was the constellation who threatened me at the constellation banquet.

[Impertinent fellow!]

However, the fight hadn't ended yet. Before Yoo Jonghyuk could sigh, the excited Founder of Humanity rushed forward. Yoo Jonghyuk was now lacking physical strength and magic power.

The Primitive Spear belonging to the Founder of Humanity dug into a gap that Yoo Jonghyuk revealed. It looked similar to a stone tool but the power it contained was enormous.

On the other hand, Yoo Jonghyuk was also tough. He twisted his back with a flexible motion and at nearly the same time, he swung his weapon. The spear collided with the sword and a sharp sound was heard. The distinctive yellow aura that was only for transcendents was wrapped around Yoo Jonghyuk's Black Demon Sword. It opposed the blue 'status' woven around the Primitive Spear wielded by Manu.

[These martial arts! They were skills left behind by worms. It still seems useful.]

It was a situation where participants could only use 10% of their power. Manu seemed unable to accurately determine the amount of force he could control. There were dozens of exchanges in a flash and Manu laughed like he was having fun.

[You are pretty good human. I have seen countless transcendents but none as strong as you.]

"You haven't seen my master."

A power similar to martial arts emerged from Manu's spear. Manu had mastered almost every type of talent that a human could gain. Originally, the present Yoo Jonghyuk wouldn't be able to defeat Manu. Still, the balance of power was even because Manu hadn't fought such a long battle for a long time.

[How interesting! I haven't competed with more than 10 blows since becoming a constellation!]

The forcible equilibrium balance maintained this confrontation. I grabbed Jang Hayoung who was about to pop out.

"That jerk will die if this continues!"

The same thing would happen even if we popped out. I wanted to use Electrification to run out and cut off Manu's neck.

However, I had to endure it for now. If it turned out like I thought, Yoo Jonghyuk would soon welcome an opportunity. All I needed was time. Just time.

"Jang Hayoung, send a message through the wall."

"What? To who?"

"The Founder of Humanity."

"Huh? The guy currently fighting with Yoo Jonghyuk? Ah...!"

The clever Jang Hayoung realized what I was planning. Jang Hayoung turned on the Unidentified Wall and wrote a message. Soon after, Manu's baffled voice rang out.

[What? These messages...!]

I didn't need to ask to know the situation that Manu was facing now. Perhaps countless messages sent by the '15 year old schoolgirl' were popping up like pop-up windows in his field of view.

[These ridiculous tactics!]

Manu hesitated and a white light started to emerge from Yoo Jonghyuk's body. I had seen this bright light before. It happened when Jung Heewon evolved to the Judge of Destruction. Then when Lee Hyunsung learnt Great Mountain Smash...

[The character 'Yoo Jonghyuk' has reached the moment of attribute evolution!]

[The attribute 'Pro Gamer' of the character Yoo Jonghyuk has evolved!]

Attribute evolution. Finally, Yoo Jonghyuk's second attribute had come to full bloom. Manu rushed forward and wielded his spear. At the same time, the dazzling light burst from Yoo Jonghyuk's body.

I watched the fascinating scene and recalled what Lee Jihye said in the latter half of Ways of Survival.

「 "Master has countless attributes. Hmm...the best is naturally Regressor. Other than that, Master of the Panacea and Enemy of Gods and Demons are excellent... huh? Which one is the most envious attribute? Ahaha, it is naturally..." 」

Manu's spearsmanship swept over Yoo Jonghyuk in vain.

「 "The Ruler of Amusement. It is that." 」

Yoo Jonghyuk slowly opened his eyes as he made the same expression I had constantly read about.

「 At that moment, Yoo Jonghyuk seemed to understand everything about this game. 」

Perhaps in Yoo Jonghyuk's eyes, all of Manu's attacks looked like a combination of 0s and 1s.
It was the legendary attribute, Ruler of Amusement. As long as this stage was a 'game', Yoo Jonghyuk was closer to a deity than any other constellation in the world.

TL: Rainbow Turtle

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

Hey guys another chapter out. 

It was brought up in one review that they might have trouble with my writing style. I hope you don't have too much trouble, and that goes for everyone. I switch between perspectives in this chapter more than once and when I say 3rd person perspective, I am truly not sure if it is actually 3rd person, or narrative, or whatever. I always mix them up, only one I know for certain is 1st person perspective. Hope this isn't a problem for any readers.

Hope you enjoy!

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Just over 12k words, the biggest chapter I have ever written I hope you guys enjoyed! I had to do a lot of research before getting the chapter out, because I wanted to add a few things and get it pretty detailed. I'm not an avid reader of Star wars Comics so a lot of the technical terms and equipment I don't know about, I hope you guys can understand. 

When it comes to the order to land their ship in Theed, I want to point out to anyone who doesn't think it is realistic (Might be over thinking it). To Nute Gunray, the ship looks like a luxury Naboo cruiser. As he has just lost the Jedi and is about to take over/Invade Naboo, any and all ships would be denied access to leave. 

By capturing a Luxury Naboo cruiser he likely thinks that he will have more hostages to have in play or possible ransom through shadier means. Sending them to the capital, the place he is currently invading and will be overrun with droids, he is insured they can't escape.

The Phantom that the Operative uses in the game was designed with half the look using the designs of a Naboo luxury cruiser or something along those lines, so I think it fits that from sensor readings they would assume that the Phantom is a new or rare type of Naboo cruiser.

Movie; time line wise, them destroying the contingent of droids and 2 tanks happens while Nute Gunray is arriving on the planet and then talking to the Queen, before they get transported to Camp 4. I know this is a small time frame, but after writing the chapter I noticed in the movie it went from the invasion scene of the droids coming into the capital/Palace, to them talking to Nute Gunray and being sent off in a very short time. 
 
Seriously it was just, invasion happens, Gunray steps off his ship, cut to Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-wan coming into the capital and then he's talking to the fake queen and sending them off to camp 4. I'm taking the liberty of saying that the talk just then took at least 30mins to an hour. 

As seen in this chapter, Yes Mace's wife was the Sith Inquisitor, Darth Nox. Now the title Darth Nox denotes that she was evil in the game SWTOR as you'll get a different Darth title depending on what you do in the story line. 

Because she was his wife, I have introduced, I would say, one of the most powerful force abilities ever created, Force Walking. (Remember I don't read the comics.) The main point here for those who don't play the game, Force Walking, is basically an ability to talk to and utilize force ghosts to boost a person's power. 

You can forcefully enslave the force ghosts or get them to agree to a type of contract. That fact alone means that you can nearly infinitely increase your power over and over, making the person extremely powerful.  So in this flick yes, Mace will have the abilities of both the inquisitor and Warrior, making him pretty overpowered when he does fight.

I might also add sith alchemy techniques later as he has the knowledge that his wife can provide in that department.

Questions about the operative/Ayillh using both a sniper rifle and knives from both advanced classes, I look at the characters in more real life terms. Everyone from the old republic would have dabbled over the years in many of the professions of the trade, such as Mace knowing both juggernaut and marauder techniques. Just wanted to get that out there. 

And finally coming up will be the rest of Episode 1. I will probably split the rest of the film into two chapters as I've got a lot to cover and add. Maul will be showing up, plus a few other Jedi might join in for the ride to make things more interesting. 

Ashara, Blizz and Vette are planned to finally get to do something/ have a fight scene and along with them the big man himself, Mace will finally get to show just how powerful he truly is!
Nothing planned with Vaylin for the time being in this arc.

Mace Rook, Dark lord of the Sith, The Emperor’s Wrath, The outlander, The alliance commander, a Person with too many titles to count. On his way back from a mission to quell a group of insurgents the force rages and he and his current crew are flung 4000 Years into the future.

What happens when a crew of powerful force sensitive Sith are flung into the blockade of Naboo? How will the Jedi react to this new force in the Galaxy? How will the Sith? How will Mace and his crew? Will they let the course of the galaxy continue unhindered or will they make changes that reverberate through the force forever. 

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This is an AU based on the game SWTOR, some things have changed, but if you haven't played the game there will be a few spoilers, with character names and affiliations. But as this is an AU they are different from the game characters in some ways.

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This is a very slow release Novel as i have other stories i will be updating. This novel will be worked on when i can't be stuffed with the others. 

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(Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars or any of their intellectual property. I also do not own Bio Ware or their IP)

(I don’t own the picture displayed. If the original author would like me to take it down please message me and I will gladly do so.)

After I had explained the possibilities of the negative impact that these Outsiders would impose in the future, I reassured them that Samuel could also give an account for the future that lies ahead.

"We won't want to build a town filled with nobles, artisans, aristocrats and other classes of people who walk with their noses up in the air. In the end, we would only suffer if we bring in those devils." 

"It would be best to convert our very own citizens to be of better status and statute than other towns in terms of mentality, respect and diversity."

"Besides, it's easier to bring in a devil than to chase one out. Believe me, would you like to see Gracehaven be like Darlington where housing and alike was segregated from the upperclassmen and the lowerclassmen?"

"Even our first cluster and the second cluster would be separated by a low 3-foot wall in the future with ample spaces for the 10-foot pathway to cut across meant for the vehicular services we would implement in the future."

"Just like now, these large sheets of paper stuck together had been prepared for some time and only today I bring it out to discuss with all of you."

I drummed my fingers on the sheets of paper as everyone stood up to take a peek on the rows of residential lots and also the area marked for the civil services for both the first and second cluster.

There were some engineers who were at the conference with us and they took over the meeting as Heather took down the minutes. Fortunately, they were around and at least we can recap all the things that we need to prepare for the civil services as well as for our own Commercial and Business District.

Civil services as follows —
1. Barracks of 48 militiamen 
2. Water Brigade of 48 officers 
3. Gendarmerie of 12 officers 
4. Town Council of 24 officers 
4. Commerce and Trade Building
5. Market stalls 
— fresh produce of fruits and vegetables
— fresh fish, meat and poultry
— grains, flour, confectioners
— ready to wear clothes and textiles 
— other perishables (general merchandise) 
6. Small infirmary 

The figures above were only to be used as a reference for a ¼ mile civil services area and would be double for the ½ mile civil services area for the second cluster.

Legislative Building within Commercial and Business District as follows —
1. Administrative Building
— a place where the ministers and several advisors were housed in order to expedite matters among the community as well as the wellbeing of the town

2. Treasury
— just a simple strong room to store, maintain and account for all incoming and outgoing trade within and outside of Gracehaven. 

3. Education System
— improved three-tiered education system for children in primary, secondary and tertiary levels with additional teachers per level. 

4. Medical Services
— offers inpatient and outpatient services. Includes triage, delivery rooms, operating theatres, bedding, dispensaries, nursing rooms, and medical personnel

5. Factories
— clay production, bamboo production, weaver materials, alchemy, porcelain ware, shampoo /soap, beauty, health care and others

6. Agricultural Services
— improved grain type crops, corn, et cetera 

7. Vegetable Farms
— improved legumes, tubers, cabbages, cauliflowers, brinjal, okra, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes et cetera 

8. Medicinal Herbs Farm
— improved herbal gardens tended by the gatherers and herbalist. Priest Hendry to manage the highly sought ones 

9. Fruit Orchards
— apples, pears, peaches, apricots, bananas, came sugar, Pineapple et cetera 

10. Alchemic Farm
— orchard trees and plants needed to process extract and essence 

11. Livestock Areas
— improved pens and enclosures for all 4 legged farm animals such as cattle, pigs, goats, sheep on 100 feet by 100 feet and 50 feet by 50 feet enclosures for fowls, ducks, geese et cetera 

12. Blacksmith
— improved working area and display storefront for weapons, armour and tools

13. Greasy Spoon
— improved double-storey seating area as in a full dining restaurant 

14. Bakeries
— full baking facilities with display storefront based on a double-storey building 

15. General Store
— double storey building with 2 floors of walk-in departmental shelving of all general merchandise 

16. Tailor Services
— acquire more textile. Build a double-storey building where garments would be split into children's wear, make and female clothing in a wall in a departmental environment 

17. Faith Services
— congregation area of worship to conduct masses, weddings, baptism, funeral services 

18. Day Care Centre
— a double-storey building to care for children from 0 to 24 months while parents are at work. Basic educational programs to be implemented. Early childhood education et cetera 

19. Sporting Arena
— a small stadia that would fit about 2500 spectators for the monthly wrestling matches et cetera. The area also can be used for morning meetings and night conferences. Reduced to once it twice a week. 

20. Cold Storages
— spaces for both frozen and chilled compartments 

21. Grains Drying Kiln 
— adding another one to facilitate the drying process for grains and hay

22. Wood Charcoal Plant
— a proper open area (dirty zone) to convert common Firewood to charcoal

23. Sawmill
— as is

24. Woodcutter 
— as is

25. Windmill and Grains Husker
— ideal to have a few more grain husker, windmill as is 

26. Granary
— possible to have 2 warehouses the size of a factory to store grains and flour safely. Felines to be placed there to rid the place of rats. 

27. Outdoor Dining Area
— a sheltered permanent place for the workers to dine properly 

"Your Majesty, this is the current facilities and amenities that we currently have and would be having in the future. Would there be additional, we would inform you so that you would make the necessary changes."

"This list is non-exhaustive so expect changes. You may refer to the minimap and move the models around as you deem fit and add more buildings if you please. Leave the measurements to us for actual scaled-down version."

After he had given his narrative speech on the next phase of improvements when the citizens had moved out from the current residential lots, those listening in had their eyes wide and jaws dropped onto the top of the table. It was not only lengthy and informative but little did we all realise that there were so many things to do at the moment.

Old Mann raised a question, "Would we have a sporting event where we would be able to use spears to measure the longest distance and also to hit certain targets?"

"Oh... Oh... The archers could also showcase their prowess as well to leash their arrows towards an intended target to measure their accuracy?"

"The children could also have their own matches where they would be kicking the blown-up pig bladder into a net and who scores the most within a certain time period wins?"

I looked at them and wondered when it comes to sporting events, everyone gets excited and free to chip in their thoughts and ideas. 

In fact, all of their ideas were doable and I had the engineers to report on the area of the sporting arena before the seating capacities and I was informed it was about 600 feet by 400 feet once the courtyard and the sides when the current buildings and livestock enclosures had been cleared. 

"Alright, feel free to make a model of a stadia and we could insert it inside the minimap. The capacity would be able to sit 3000 to 5000 in a 'U' or 'O' shape type of seating."

The engineer saluted and bowed his head upon receiving the instruction.

The next phase that we need right now is more manpower or split the current 120 builders to build the necessary amenities for the town square instead.

We concluded the conference after we decided to sleep on the matter as we have insufficient residential lots to house additional households as we had nearly reached the maximum capacity of households at this moment...

During the period of 1337-1453, a terrible war broke in Medieval England and that period was called (Hundred Year's War) and a huge turmoil ensued between the England and France with the involvement of rebels as well as opportunists. 

Prince Audemars Macleod, a descendent of King Richard Macleod of Darlington had barely managed to escape with his life when the Manor he was living in was besieged by rebels in 1440, when he was just barely 18 years old.

Let us travel through time and relive the experiences of this young Prince as he was forced to 'banished' and survive with some followers they entrusted their lives with him.

Little did he realise that he was actually living in the past of his future and had no recollection of anything except when he was narrated by a Seer that had been inducted as a permanent resident of the town he founded later.

*This is a fictional world. Most plants, vegetables, fruits and certain animals didn't exist in England that time.

*Almost all novels start off with a system. This does not reveal any hint of a system until you get to almost halfway through the novel. 

* Mobsters are included in the later chapters of this novel too. 

*This is a slow grind so bear with it as the storyline develops. Thank you and happy reading...

The figure scoffed, "Hris, don't flatter yourself. I wouldn't lower myself to come here if I had another option."
A brief period of silence followed after.
"Get to it then, what do you want?" the lady waved her hand impatiently when the figure didn't say anything, still refusing to turn around and face him. 
The figure smiled.
"One of the eggs I'm looking after is going off-track. She's a human so I thought you would know what to do. And as you know, if we fail to fulfill the quota this time than it will reflect poorly on all of us," he added in the last line upon seeing "Hris's" nonchalant demeanor.
Although he was right in saying that it would reflect poorly on all of them but none of them would be punished as heavily as him. Their masters did not take kindly failure. 
The lady finally seemed interested as she sat upright. 
"Off-track how?" obvious curiosity in her voice. 
'Got her,' the figure grinned. 
"She is a carrier of one of the ancient bloodlines of the 'Servents' along with a succubus one. I'm trying to awaken the 'Servents' bloodline but it has been tough."
"Tough how? It's not that hard. You can just ask for reinforcements from one of the masters."
The figure shook his head helplessly. 
"Do you think I didn't try that? But she is on one of the Origin planets. It would take too long to infiltrate and reach her. Anyways, I found another way. I found a human with a dormant Lycan bloodline and had him carry a majority of it to bring it to maturity."
Haris's body shuddered upon hearing of the Lycan bloodline. She turned her head halfway and peered towards the image floating in mid-air. Only one of her eyes was visible which had a three-pronged black iris in the shape of three vertical pupils connecting with one another in the center.
"I don't have to remind you how dangerous those things can be, right? The last time we went against a mature lycan, seven demi-gods died and we still didn't manage to kill it," she admonished. 
The figure instantly looked away from the pond, not willing to risk his well-being by gazing at her eyes. 
"I know I know! The problem is not with him. The egg, she is becoming too attached to the human. I have reprimanded her on multiple occasions but she is not listening to me."
Hris turned away and let out a deep sigh. 
"So let me get this straight. Your 'egg', who is a hormonal teenage girl, she is attracted to the human who is basically holding a piece of her very being inside him, and you have been telling her to stay away from him?"
"Yes!" the figure nodded confidently which was the last straw. 
"Are you an actual idiot!? Did you not learn anything during all those years in the sanctuary?!" Hris suddenly started yelling. 
"Wha- Watch your tongue whore!" the figure rebuked, taken aback by the sudden change in the narrative. 
"Shut up you dumb lizard! Why would they give an egg like that to a creature incapable of emotion? What is wrong with those old bastards?!" she mumbled angrily, talking more to herself than anyone else. 
She stood up and turned around, revealing a blemishless face that didn't look any older than 20. Her puffy rosy cheeks resembled those of an innocent young girl. 
But her split irises were too 'eye-catching'.
The figure looked away once again. 
"I didn't reach out to you to be berated like an unfit newborn. Can you help or not?" he asked once again, not willing to drag out the conversation any longer. 
Hris waved her hand and a black crystal appeared in her grasp which she threw towards the image. It disappeared inside with a ripple and shot out of the pond. The figure grabbed it with a confused expression.
"This is...?"
"My egg," Hris replied coldly, "He is a young king from the Republic of the Pale Sun. He's already indoctrinated, you just need to bring him in. I'll trade him for your egg."
The figure's eyes shone brightly with greed which turned to doubt. 
"A king from the Republic...?" he mumbled before looking towards Hris, "But why? He is worth more than a mere princess, even if she has that bloodline."
"Because he's too boring and I've already tasted him. Do you want to trade or not?" her brows scrunching up into a frown. 
The figure opened his left hand and a similar crystal appeared which he threw in the pond and it came out on the other side. 
"Deal. She's all yours," the figure threw the words out ion haste and the image disappeared, leaving Hris standing alone in the flower field with the black crystal. 
She smiled mischievously.
"Now, let me see if you're worth my time."
***
Back on the planet, Hao Xuan was sitting on top of a rock under a massive mushroom. 
There were numerous glyphs and characters written all around him which were glowing lightly. Henrik was standing a few feet away from him while Fulke and Hazel watched from a distance of several meters with their weapons drawn. 
Henrik was chanting in a deep voice while moving in a semi-circle around Hao Xuan while wisps of Qi came out of him, powering the formation on the rock.
And in front of Hao Xuan was an oval mirror that displayed moving images. 
The images kept alternating, showing each place Hao Xuan had been to in the last few hours. 
Henrik abruptly stopped his chanting and looked towards the floating mirror. It showed the scenes of the roach camp, or where it used to be.
"Holy shit, what...are those?" he pointed at the mirror in shock.

The world ended in 2012. Hao Xuan was transported to a brand new place along with the rest of humanity. The novel follows his adventures through this vast new plane, fighting men and beasts alike, making friends, finding love and etching out his own existence in the vast universe. All the monsters from your dreams, stories, and movies are real in this fantastical place. 

Authors Note: I know its a bit slow at the start, my objective is to paint a complete picture of what's happening around Hao Xuan. His and his companion's reactions will be as realistic as possible.
 
I'm planning on building up to great wars and massacres where many new and powerful characters will be unveiled. I want you guys to feel connected to them so its gonna be a bit wordy. 

And I know it might seem like things have taken a big turn out of nowhere around chapter 14, but I assure you that if you keep reading, it will ALL make sense (around chap 92 I believe is where its explained).
Remember, EVERYTHING is connected, more or less. The most insignificant things could have a huge impact on the story or the biggest thing could not influence at all, at least not from what you can see.

The whole point of the novel is for you to be as surprised as the main character, feel what he is feeling etc, so some things have to be kept hidden.

My advice, relax, put on some good music and read, its gonna be an "experience" if I can get my vision out to you guys properly. 
This is one of those novels that is more enjoyable when read all at once. 

Also, Vote, leave a comment, let me know what you think, will appreciate any feedback (positive or negative, I read comments and reply as much as possible)!

**Since I refused to partner with WN and now they are trying to bury the novel, here's the Patreon until I can get my own website up and running.
Read Chapter 104 for details**

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