Kaelum had only wanted to get some free food, maybe see the parade that the city was throwing for the princess. He had no idea the princess was going to travel back in time from the future to her own parade and he certainly didn't expect the aforementioned princess's soul to merge itself with him.

With the princess's knowledge of the future and Kaelum's... Uh hard work, they vow to change the future! This is a screwed-up time travel tale.

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A mail arrived from China. It was an official invitation signed by Seukang Li for the international book exhibition that he was hosting in Shanghai. He sent the invitation for two. In addition to the invitation letter, Seukang Li sent an email to Gun-Ho separately. The email was written in Chinese and Gun-Ho, who had studied in China, had no problem reading it.
 
『To: My friend, Gun-Ho Goo
I met Jien Wang yesterday. He seemed to have a great time in Korea. He said it was because of you. And, he told me that he talked to you about the international book exhibition that I am hosting in Shanghai.
I am not sure about Korea, but here in China, Newspaper Guangdian Zongju manages publication in the Beijing area, and Guangbo Yingshi Ju which is the bureau of cultural affairs and media where I work manages publication in the Shanghai area.
Since I am the one who is in charge of this bureau in Shanghai, I am hoping to have as many publishing companies participate in the book exhibition, but I am not sure how many publishing companies will actually join us. I was told that you have a publishing company—
GH Media. If GH Media's president and the owner could come to join our book exhibition, I would greatly appreciate it.
I feel like I always ask you for a favor without being of much help to you and I am sorry about it. If you could make it to my book exhibition, I would owe you big time.
From: Seukang Li from Shanghai』
 
After reading the email from Seukang Li, Gun-Ho made a phone call to President Jeong-Sook Shin in GH Media.
"Yes, sir. This is Jeong-Sook Shin."
"President Shin, I've received the first and the second book of the cartoon series that you sent to me earlier."
"We have the third and fourth books that are ready, and we sent those to you already. They will arrive at your office by tomorrow."
"Are they selling well?"
"We are already printing out the third editions of the first and second books of world history cartoon series. These books are an already-proved bestseller by Amazon.com. I knew it will be successful, but they are actually selling more than I expected."
"That's good to hear."
"The workers here were worried about it when we put them on the bookstores for the first time. Now they are very satisfied with the sales performance."
"Really? That's really nice. Umm, have you heard of an international book exhibition held in Shanghai, China?"
"Yes, I have. I know some of the publishing companies which are selling Korean books that already applied to participate in the book exhibition."
"Can't we participate in it?"
"No, sir. We are selling Japanese or American books after translating it into the Korean language. So, we don't really have our own books to promote there."
"What if we go there and import Chinese books?"
"Our market is Korea, and Chinese books are not so popular in Korea."
"I've received two invitations for that book exhibition. Would you like to go there with me?"
"Well, I don't know. I think we will probably just waste time and money by traveling to China."
"To be honest with you, the person who is hosting the book exhibition in Shanghai is my friend. He is Chinese, of course."
"Oh, really?"
"He is the director of the bureau of cultural affairs, radio broadcasting, film, television, media, and arts of Shanghai. And that bureau is hosting the international book exhibition. He sent me the invitation with an email saying I have to be there."
"Well, you should go there then, sir."
"I won't be very helpful to him if I go there by myself. I don't know much about the book publishing business. He sent me two invitations, so I was wondering if you would go there with you, President Shin."
"Well… Okay. I will go with you, sir. But the travel expenses…"
"Don't worry about the expenses for the trip. I can have GH Mobile pay for our travel expenses or I can personally bear the entire cost."
Gun-Ho had been receiving his monthly salaries from three separate companies, and he hadn't really spent much so far. Those salaries were just being accumulated in his personal bank account.
"I am in then. As a matter of fact, everyone in the publishing business wishes to participate in an international book exhibition."
"We don't have to make a contract for a Chinese book if we don't meet any good one. I just want to be there for my friend."
"Understood, sir."
"I will let you know once the trip itinerary is confirmed."
"Okay, sir."
 
After getting off the phone with GH Media's President Shin, Gun-Ho replied to Seukang Li's email.
『I guess you might feel a heavy burden on your shoulders for the book exhibition. Since I have a publishing company, I will participate in the exhibition with the publishing company's president. I am gladly taking this opportunity to see my dear friend.
Wishing our forever friendship, Gun-Ho Goo from Korea』
 
Gun-Ho was stretching himself in his office after sending out the email reply to Seukang Li when Director Dong-Chan Lee entered the office. He was with two young men.
"Sir, these are the new hires of Dyeon Korea."
"Oh, really? Please have a seat."
Director Kim and the new employees sat on a chair.
Director Kim handed over their resumes to Gun-Ho.
Both of the new employees graduated from Seoul National University and they had some experience abroad either as an exchange student or for a voluntary work. They were about 30 years old, which made them at least five years younger than Gun-Ho.
Gun-Ho looked at Director Kim and said,
"What are their job positions?"
"One person will do import and export work, and the other will do sales."
"For the accounting and general affairs positions, you said you wanted to take a few employees from the current GH Mobile's employees, right?"
"That's right, sir. We will need people with work experience for the accounting and general affairs positions, so I'm planning to take a team leader or assistant manager in those departments in GH Mobile. And we will hire two more employees for each department."
"Hmm."
Gun-Ho then looked at the new hires and said,
"Welcome aboard. You will feel a bit uncomfortable at the beginning of your work since the Dyeon Korea's building is not yet completed."
"That's okay, sir."
The two men responded simultaneously.
"Are you two from this area?"
"Yes, our parents are in Asan City."
Gun-Ho said,
"I am so happy to have decent new employees in Dyeon Korea. You will learn a lot from Director Kim here. If you work hard, you will have an opportunity to promote within the company as well. Since you start working with us even before the company's building is completed, you are one of our very first employees. I look forward to working with you two."
Gun-Ho had a handshake with each of the new employees and tapped their backs.
The new hires gave a deep bow to Gun-Ho before leaving the office.
 
While having a cup of tea in his office, Gun-Ho thought about the two young men who just joined Dyeon Korea. They looked young and innocent. He then touched his own face.
"I just turned 36 years old. If those two young men saw me on the street, would they consider me like an older brother? Or an uncle? Do I look already that old?"
Gun-Ho looked at himself in the mirror.
"I am indeed getting old. I came this far without a break and without realizing that I am aging. Mori Aikko is only 21 years old. Is she with me because she really likes me? Or because of my money?"
As Gun-Ho suddenly became self-conscious about his aged appearance, he decided to get a skin care, and he headed to downtown in Cheonan City.

This is the story of a poor young man whose poverty even shreds apart their family willing to climb his way through society and into the top. A very realistic novel that moves away from fantasy and sci-fi and focuses solely on the issues of society and life.

Thank you for reading this book till the end. This is my first story and it may lack words cohesion and twist. Please watch our for the second series of The Phoenix Warriors. 

The Phoenix Warriors 2: The Future.

Synopsis

After the protective orb disappear it travel through time and dimension, scattering the warriors with and without memories across different times and worlds. Will they be able to track each other down to overcome the dangers of the future and the past and return to their world or will they succumb to it and lost it all?

A group of five mischievous youngster journey to find a mystical essences stone only to know that it wasn't all that it seem to be.

Two Years Later

"Are you sure about this?" Father asked.

"Yes father." I replied.

It has been two years since I've come to this world, two years since I became Christina.

These past two years have been kind to me.

Now standing at 4 feet, with silver hair, porcelain skin, and eyes as dark as night. I have abused the devil's natural talent for shape shifting and turned myself into a true loli in a white Gothic dress.

Loli is justice.

In terms of power, I have grown exponentially. As it turns out, Power Manipulator's charges do recharge, albeit at only one per day. And that means infinite power-ups.

Full elemental manipulation, temporal and spatial manipulation, conceptual manipulation, causal manipulation, barrier/boundary manipulation, biomancy, healing, and bunch of other powers.

My body is tougher and stronger than post-series Sairaorg. My speed is faster than Vali, and my power is comparable to the Oroboros Dragon and the Dragon of Dragons.

Only Father knows about these fact.

I have received my Evil Pieces a few months ago, with my queen, rook, and two pawns being mutated.

Now it's time for me to gather my peerage. And I'm not limited to this universe only.

Kaleidoscope, a power on the same level as Power Manipulator. It allows travelling through dimensions and multiverses. The original version being wielded by a certain Bloodsucker who pushed back the moon only allows travel and manipulation of local dimensions, and the ability to connect with alternate selves. My version allows me to travel to other realities.

These past few months, I have used all my charged to make and boost this ability. Effectively slowing down my growth to a near halt.

"Just be careful." Father once more engulfed me in a hug.

"I will father." This time, I didn't resist and waited until he released me.

With a nod, I willed my power, forming a portal that shimmers in a kaleidoscope of colors.

"And remember, return after a year. I don't care if you still haven't finished forming your peerage, or if you have any unfinished business. Promise me you'll return."

"Yes father. I promise on my name as the firstborn daughter of the Satan Asmodeus."

"Very well, good luck Tina."

With a nod, I took a step into the portal.

And emerging in a scene of bloodbath.

"Hey, hey, hey, Are you a demon missy? You are too pretty to be a demon?" A deranged voice asked me.

Ryuunosuke Uryuu, a crazy psycho killer and was supposed to be Master of Caster in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

'Was' being the key term. With a flex of my magic, the command seals jumped from his hand to mine. And with a flick of my finger, Uryuu's blood skewered him from inside out.

Now for the summoning.

Using the power of the 'Hole', I punched a hole through space. A page from a book fluttered from the hole and into my hands. I promptly dismiss the 'Hole'.

Then, I placed the page into the center of the circle. Changing my energy into prana, I inject it into the summoning circle made by Uryuu.

And since I always wanted to do this...

"Fill, fill, fill, fill, fill
Let the vessel be filled five folds
Simply tearing one asunder for every filling"
I hereby proclaim,
I shall attain the virtues of all heavens
I shall embody the sins of all hells
If you adhere to my will, to my reason
Submit to the beckoning of the Grail!"

With a flash of light, a colorful book materialized into the center of the circle.

"Hello to the wonderful you! I am Servant Caster, Nursery Rhyme! Let's make this a happy dream!" A childish voice emanated from the book.

"Likewise, Rhyme. May I call you that?"

"Hehehe! Silly Master, you can call me anything you like as long as it's cute!"

"Ah, I'll call you Rhyme then, and you can call me Chris."

"Okay Chris!" The book bobbed up and down.

"Now, let us leave. All this blood is ruining my mood."

With that, I turned and left the house with Caster trailing behind me.

"Rhyme, follow me in Astral form."

"Okay Chris!" motes of light covered Rhyme's form before disappearing.

With a flex of my power, a large hole is space appeared leading to the mountains in which I went through.

A few seconds later and I collapsed the portal.

"Rhyme? You can come out now."

With a flash of light, another me has appeared but with a black and violet dress.

"Yes master?" Rhyme titled her head.

I materialized a tea table and two chair. Then, I materialized two cups of coffee.

"Join me?"

"Oh my! It's tea time!"

"It's coffee. I can change it to tea if you want."

"I would very much like that Chris!"

Very well heathen. Be thankful you are cute.

With a wave, Rhyme's coffee turned into tea.

"Now, let us plan for this war. Tell me, do you have any wish?"

"A wish... I wish to be remembered, to not fade away..."

"Hmmm... And what if I tell you I can fulfill that wish?"

"Hehe. Surely you jest Chris."

"No, I am serious about this." I placed a queen chess piece onto the table. "This is a queen piece from my peerage, this will help you live on without the assistance of the grail. I can help you become a legend that everyone will remember. In turn, you will follow me."

"Is it truly?" Rhyme eyed the queen piece, curiosity and disbelief reflecting on her eyes.

"You don't have to answer immediately." I sipped on my cup of coffee, Rhyme doing the same thing with her tea. "Now, let us talk about the war."

"I will follow Chris as long as it's fun!"

"Oh it will be fun alright! Tomorrow eve at the dock, all servants will be gathered, it will be the perfect time to strike!"

As the moon hung above the clouds, two young ladies were having a coffee/tea party.

Elric Blackmore was an ordinary guy who died. Or was he?

"Met with the Spiral of Origin, transmigrated as a Satan's daughter, gifted with one of the most overpowered cheat, I must have been Buddha in my previous life!"

Now living as a devil, she travels the multiverse in search of adventure and companions!

*In a luxurious room inside the institute*

It was already eight pm, James still had two hours left until the time of department to the Canyon of Death, and although he was quite preoccupied for today's ceremony, he was calmly studying. To be more specific, he was attentively examining a series of strange patterns.

'Right, this way I could repeat the same process three times in a matter of second. Should I make it four times? With that amount the process would be complete, and it will not take extra time… but there's no way I can accomplish it with my current level. Hm…'

He was thinking deeply about where to carve said patterns. After a while, he looked at the image of a giant centipede-shaped creature in an old book. The creature had runes that resembled those he was examining in each segment of its body.

'However, this giant metallic centipede's runes are carved inside a four edged figure…'

The giant metallic centipede was a top tier monster capable of reaching the peak of rank 1 power in its mature stage. It was a powerful being capable of augmenting its defensive capabilities by enveloping itself in a resistant layer of a metal-like material (hence its name). The metallic cover offered not only an increase in the defensive capabilities of the creature, but also improved its attack. That is because these armors came with many spiky and sharp protuberances. 
Aside from the advantages of the cover, they could also gain a boost in their physique.
In its mature stage, the giant metallic centipedes gained toxic abilities, and the capability of manipulating their armor at will, there were even written records of some that could throw metallic poisonous spikes at mortal velocities. 

Because of this, some giant metallic centipedes could even fight on par with rank 2 beasts.
However, the centipede that James was currently looking at was just an adolescent. Their maturity stages could be deduced both from its size and the intricacy of the runes in its body. A newborn centipede was about the size of a dog and had no runes in its body, an adolescent centipede could reach the size of a horse and already had runes in its body, its power at this point was equivalent to that of peak rank 0 professional apprentices, right before reaching maturity the centipedes' runes would be carved inside a four edged figure. Once a centipede is ready to reach maturity, it enters a one-month hibernation state, after which the centipede would awaken with a body full more intricate runes that weren't surrounded by any figure. As centipedes continue to grow, it is possible for them to reach twenty meters long, and the most powerful centipede found until that day had its runes surrounded by a 23-edged figure.


After a while, he seemed to have reached a decision. He took a sharp dagger, and, after taking a deep breath, ruthlessly made a deep cut in his hand. Copious amounts of blood blurted out from the wound, and all of it fell into what resembled an empty ink recipient.

As soon as it was completely filled, he stopped the bleeding with a low level potion. Although its quality was meager, the healing potion's capability to heal injuries to the flesh shouldn't be underestimated. As long as the body had an acceptable amount of life force, the low level healing potion could restore said injury.

Right after, with an incredible precision and methodical movements, he slowly drew a rune that resembled that of the adolescent centipede of the book, and carved it inside a four edged figure in a leather scroll; all with his own blood.

Time had passed extremely fast for him, without having noticed, it was already almost ten pm. He quickly rolled up the scroll and occulted it within his robes, along with the book, then he rushed out of the room, not without having thrown all his work and materials to the fireplace and closing his door before. 

There was technically nothing in his research that went against the teaching of the War Goddess' church, however, he had a bad feeling that something bad might happen should anyone find it. In any case, all proofs of his doings would be erased by the fire, so he could rest assured that no one could find it. or that's what he thought…

As soon as he had closed his door, the fire was suddenly extinguished, and from a dark corner of his room, a sneaky figure seemed to materialize out of nowhere. It was a man whose whole body was covered in black, an aura of darkness seemed to shroud him. The man walked slowly to the fireplace, where, against all odds, everything James had wanted to get rid of was like new.
"Archbishop Harrington will love this…"
The man said with a smirk on his face hidden under the black veils. He took everything and then vanished without leaving trail.
(***)

It was already ten o'clock. Everyone was neatly arranged in the main plaza of the school. Higher ups, teachers, students and the ones that were to ascend that day, where James was present, along with the rank 5 archbishop Fordis Harrington. A solemn aura seemed to cover the atmosphere.

In a certain moment, the archbishop spoke: "I will start with the space travel chants."

Without losing any time, he rose his scepter to the air, pointing towards the heaven, closed his eyes, and started chanting a pray.

"Oh, War Goddess, you whose strength can defeat the strongest of beasts, you whose strategies can outsmart even the smartest of foes, please listen to your humble servant, and grant him the ability to travel the world!"

After chanting his prayer, a radiant layer of light covered the entire plaza. Everyone was flabbergasted at the sight and couldn't help but to accompany the prayers of the archbishop. The light grew more and more intense, to the point of blinding everyone at the plaza, the intense holy light could be seen by the entire capital, reinforcing the fate in the hearts of the citizens.

When the light was at its brightest, all the rank 0 priests along with the archbishop disappeared like they were never there.

On the material plane of a vast world, there exist dozens of paths to power, they are as diverse as life itself; However, there is a common trait among them, almost none of their practitioners depend on their own power to become strong... and those who do, are deprived of their life.

Follow the story of a normal guy that, driven by the yearning of knowledge and power, decided to create his own path; one that would be passed down for thousands of generations across millions of worlds, and finally get to be called, “Magic”.

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Author's note: First of all, I'm not an english native speaker, so please pardon me for any mistake or strange expression you see. 
Having said that, I hope you enjoy my story!

Eros felt a profound pain in his head as memories flooded through his mind.

after the pain had stopped, he recalled that he had died and meet a god like figure known as 'The Author', this author had given him 5 wishes. 

Him being a fairly intelligent and reasonable person chose to be for one to be reincarnated into one of his favorite book series the inheritance cycle or more commonly known as the Eragon series The Author also have him a freebie and said that when he choose he could travel to other book worlds.

His second wish was to have instant mastery and comprehension he didn't want to be a farmer and he didn't want to die again and that was the easiest way to victory.

His third wish was a system status menu and shop In his past life he had been a shut in nerd and he always wanted a system of his own.

His fourth wish was to have infinite energy or will for magic it is the most powerful tool in this world and almost every other.

His fifth and finial wish was to make his own dragon and Rider weapon.

when asked why he didn't choose more powerful wishes by The Author he just stated that it wasn't fun having so many options just to lose the reason for the options and that was to become stronger, fulfill ones desires and care for the ones he loved. 

He did not know how he would make a connection with anyone in this world that he still considered a book but he would try, most likely fail knowing his social skills, but still try.

after assessing what had happened to him he brought himself to peer to his surroundings.

He was in a small clearing surrounded by an extremely dense Pine Forrest with birds singing and chirping, frankly it was beautiful.

As he took in his surroundings he decided to test all his abilities.

"First things first lets see what my system can do" 

As he thought about it the system menu popped up with four options a status menu, an inventory

 'that would be useful' he thought

a creation kit he guessed that this was for making his custom rider weapon and dragon, and a shop, seeing this he wondered how many system points or whatever they would be called he has if any.

He decided to check the shop first.

When opened his systems shop a notification appeared in his vision it read,

'hey bud Author here I'm giving you a free billion system points to start off with because being an awesome dude is my job, good luck and well i guess I've blessed you already so there is no need'

Seeing the amount of system points Eroses eyes almost popped out of their sockets from surprise, shock, and after calming himself, happiness.  Although He was glad to have so many system points but he was slightly disappointed because didn't want to become mindless like so many other op characters in novels he had read relying on their system or god given blessing to overcome their slightest difficulties he wanted to be the one to solve his problems, because he was sure that he was in one and nothing would convince his fanboy mind otherwise.

'well just in case, if anyone can hear or in this case read what I'm thinking hi *mental cheeky happy face*'

(A/N: quite a well crafted fourth wall break if I do say so myself.)

After about an hour of trying to figure out how to get rid of the notification which in that time he had realized he had yet to use his most powerful skill instant mastery and comprehension, in which he had stubbornly refused to use as to not waste this ordeal which he was secretly happy to have, since however godlike he was now he was still a giant fanboy and nerd so he would learn how to use his system without cheats.

after he had finally gotten rid of that cursed thing Eros browsed his system shop finding many things related to his creation kit such as weapon materials like metal, hides, wood, powders, strings, etc he also saw that there was bio materials apparently for making life for instance dragons, and much much more the last and most interesting thing he found was that he could create magic words or words in the ancient language and their affects of course he had to buy the affects and word which costed a surprising amount. 

After words he checked his inventory which was similar to a video games in design but alas it was empty.

He then checked his status menu 

{Name} Eros Sudba
{Age} 17
{Race} Author blessed
{Strength} 0.5
{Stamina} 1
{Willpower} ~infinite~
{Energy} ~infinite~
{Intelligence} 6
{Potential} ~infinite~
{Charisma} 1

Instant mastery, cold somewhat calculating MC, clueless MC, a few novels of my choice 
Noob author, enjoy and give advice if you think i could use it in a certain subject, open to suggestions in how the plot should advance.

{I do not own any of the novels my work is based in and about}

After lunch, Song Shuhang went to the nearby book rental store for some window-reading.
He liked reading books in a bookstore, not to save the cost of renting books, but because it was his personal hobby—Song liked the feeling of squatting in a corner between bookshelves and reading books for free!
Of course, to avoid annoying the boss, he would rent a book or two after reading in the store for some time—he believed that, as human beings, we should always leave some room for others, and economize to avoid running short! This way, the boss wouldn't be annoyed and throw him out.
After all, a book rental store that was so large and had such a great variety of books—not just limited to novels—was rare nowadays.
If he got blacklisted here, there might not be a better bookshop in the vicinity of Jiangnan College.
It was said that the name of a person was very important. The name fitted the person. Song Shuhang was named after "Book" and he also liked reading, eager to read books of any genre. [TL/N: Shu = Book]
He liked reading all kinds of books, be it novels, literary works, classics, or even different kinds of boring theories that drove people crazy at first glance.
Recently, he mainly read books on motor vehicle driving skills and tips in the bookstore as he planned to pass the driving license exam in his first year in university when the workload still wasn't too heavy. Taking the exam in school was much cheaper as well, saving him almost 7 or 8 thousand yuan.
❄️❄️❄️
Time flew when he was reading.
In the blink of an eye, it was about three o'clock in the afternoon.
'Time passes so fast... I have to go back and get some food from the nearby supermarket as night snack to enjoy an overnight fight on Saturday night,' Song chuckled
Then, he grabbed a book at random and went over to the counter to handle the renting procedures.
The counter was placed at the exit of the bookstore. The sunshade was broken, so the shop owner hid in shade to avoid being directly exposed to the sun.
"The sun is scorching. It feels like midsummer," Song said, covering his eyes with a hand, looking up at the cloudless sky and handing the book to the shop owner.
The shop owner, who looked like she was made of water, was a typical Southern belle.
Just like Shuhang, she also liked reading. Both of them always held a book and read it all day long. From the way she dressed, people could tell she was living a well-off life. Running this bookstore was just her personal hobby.
At ordinary times, when she sat there reading quietly, she looked as beautiful as a painting, very pleasing to the eye. Many ordinary young men abruptly changed their hobbies—turning themselves from a carefree youth to a sentimental book lover—just to enjoy this picturesque scene as much as possible.
But it was said that this picturesque side was just her in peaceful mode...
With a peaceful mode, there must be a PK mode or another violent mode. However, Song hadn't caught sight of her in such a mode since he first came here half a year ago.
"OK, remember to return the book in two days. One yuan charged each overdue day," the shop owner completed the procedure and waved him away.
Though they only met half a semester ago, she was very impressed with the young man who liked reading in the store for free and brazened it out at least half a day every time. If this guy hadn't been smart enough to rent a book or two each time to take care of her business, she would have driven him out with a broom.
"Thanks," Shuhang took over the book with a smile, about to step out of the bookstore.
"Boom!!!"
Just then, a deafening sound echoed like an explosion.
Everyone in the bookstore was scared. Shuhang, with one foot out, almost lost his footing and fell on his face!
"Sh*t!"
"Ouch, yikes!
"A bolt from the blue?"
"Oh, I'm scared to death!"
In the bookstore, screams, yells, and curses were heard continuously.
Song looked up into the sky only to find the cloudless sky had changed—a dark cloud quietly gathered and covered a small piece of sky on the horizon in an instant. It seemed a storm was coming. 
"It seems it's going to rain? Gee, it's said that weather forecast used to be unreliable and people had to understand it the other way round. If it forecasted a sunny day, you had to carry an umbrella. I thought that, after all these years, the weather forecast had changed. But, it seems to remain the same," Song said to himself.
It wasn't even as good as it used to be. You just had to understand it in reverse before, but now, you had to bet if it's right or not.
Filled with random thoughts, he picked up the book he just rented and prepared to rush back to the dorm before the rain started.
However, right before he got the other foot out.
"Boom..."
Another thunder blasted, filling his ears with humming.
Shuhang took back his leg.
On the horizon, the dark clouds distorted grotesquely and snake-like lightning descended from the clouds, rumbling and crashing, forming a lightning net in the sky.
Shuhang had seen lightning strikes before, but he'd never seen a thunderbolt as dense as this in his lifetime—it was just like the end of the world approaching. The thunderbolts in the sky struck down together, shaped in pieces rather than in streaks.
The sound of the rolling thunder was also different.
The sound of thunder in Jiangnan District was always a loud crash followed by a series of rumbling echoes. But now, it sounded like firecrackers filled with a lot of gunpowder, rumbling, snapping, and crackling, so loud and noisy that even the echoes were being covered by it.
If the lightning came for an evildoer, how evil did the guy have to be to attract so many?
To Shuhang's surprise, the dark thunder cloud hadn't spread but remained in the same place on the horizon, furiously rumbling and striking, without any signs of spreading in any direction.
The sound of thunder continued for about ten breaths, long and without any breaks.
It seemed a thunderstorm was coming.
'Bad luck!' Song Shuhang sighed and thought, 'Maybe I should continue reading?'
Even if there was going to be a thundershower, it was usually an easy come, easy go condition. But if it rained a little longer, maybe he could read one more book.
So he turned back to the bookstore and was ready to squat in a corner for some reading again.
However, it was like God was joking with Song Shuhang.
When he turned around and stepped back into the bookstore, the rumbling sound in his ears suddenly stopped!
The pervasive dark clouds and furious lightning serpents on the horizon dissipated at the same time! It was just like a giant hand painted on the sky, and randomly wiped off the dark clouds and the lightning as if it felt unsatisfied with the painting.
The sky turned cloudless again, with sunlight shining! The blasting thunders and pervasive serpents of lightning were just like auditory and visual hallucinations.
Someone in the bookstore muttered, "What's going on?"
"Was there really an evildoer struck by lightning?"
"Superstitious! The so-called thunderbolt is just a natural phenomenon... "
At this time, a little boy beside Song raised his head, his left hand holding a children's cartoon and his right hand lifted high towards the sky. He sang loudly with a bold tone: "Ah, I want the sky never to cover my eyes; I want the earth never to bury my heart! I want the dark clouds to vanish without a trace!"
Song looked at him, the corners of his mouth twitching. He bet that when the kid grew up, he would feel so ashamed whenever he recalled what he did today. And that the embarrassing memory would haunt him throughout his life; after he spent a long time to forget it, perhaps someday it would just pop out from some corner of his mind, driving him crazy and shouting, Go to hell, what a shame! or he would wish to travel back through time and beat up his stupid past self.
He knew it.
But for some reason, when Shuhang saw this funny little boy, he suddenly thought of his chuunibyou mates in Nine Provinces Number One Chat Group.
'H-City, overcome the Thunder Tribulation for Third Stage Acquired Realm.'
The chat logs of the group popped out in his mind.
He re-estimated the position where the lightning had appeared on the horizon. The thunderstorm area seemed to be... where H-City was located?
Even if Song Shuhang was a rather careless person, he felt his mind freeze for a while.
Was... that real?
Weather forecast said it would be sunny today, but suddenly there were strange rumbling thunders.
'Hahaha! How could it be possible! How could there be such a thing like heavenly tribulation in the world? It must be a coincidence!' Song Shuhang thought.
But, when the thought came out, he just couldn't get it out of his mind—how could there be such a coincidence in the world? The serpent-like lightning was so weird that it didn't look like a natural event.
H-City, overcome tribulation… these words were echoing in his mind.
He shook his head with force, trying to shake the possibility out of his mind.
The worldview he built in the first eighteen years of his life told him to believe in science and reject superstition, and that a thundercloud was only a natural phenomenon rather than a thunder tribulation!


One day, Song Shuhang was suddenly added to a chat group with many seniors that suffered from chuuni disease. The people inside the group would call each other ‘Fellow Daoist’ and had all different kinds of titles: Palace Master, Cave Lord, True Monarch, Immortal Master, etc. Even the pet of the founder of the group that had run away from home was called ‘monster dog’. They would talk all day about pill refining, exploring ancient ruins, or share their experience on techniques.
However, after lurking inside the group for a while, he discovered that not all was what it seemed... 

Waking up I start thinking about where to start, after a hefty dose of milk and diaper changes remember something essential something every Harry Potter fan would know Occulmency I can't practice Oculmency per see but I think I can use its principles to build my own mind palace as giddy as I'm to start practicing Chakra I need to sort and organize my mind first.
Practically entering a deep meditation I swiftly enter my own mindscape there I'm surprised, expecting something of a sewer system or maybe, even some kind of hellscape but what appears before me is a heavenly visage, lush green plains with lots of tress and rives flowing through overcoming my initial surprise  I start looking around and the only thing I can say is a really beautiful and calming visage.
Following a river, the calmness sensation continues to rise until I reach a log house localized between a mountain and a lake where all the rivers converge observing everything I have a sudden realization the rivers, the mountains, the trees and finally the house they are a representation of my Chakra you can say the rivers are my pathway system plus water affinity, the mountains and terrain my body and earth affinity, the trees my Mokuton affinity, and finally, the log house in the center of everything is my being my will my mind and memories.
Entering the house the first thing I repare is that everything is bigger than outside looking around what appears to be an endless library, I start looking around the and I see are two huge pillars forming some sort of entrance to the library coming closer to these pillars I verify that they are made of some sort of ebony-colored wood and on these woods is carved myself surrounded by a sea of flames seeing this I immediately know what are those pillars they are representing my will looking more int the depths of the library I see that every bookcase use 2 pillars and a bunch o shelves everything is made by ebony-colored wood the floor is made by shining white-colored birchwood looking through the library I see that every book is disorganized and tossed around so I started organizing them.
Books being the representation of my memories are very numerous albeit dying at the start of my adult life 20+ years of content is a lot of content.
Weeks later I have already organized everything the sheer volume something that I truly never expected, but after organizing everything the sheer improvement of my thought process makes it totally worth it, I can think faster and clearer besides having better hardware I now have upgraded my software from a windows97 to a WindowsXP is not the best my hardware can handle yes but with time I will continuing to upgrade both.
Now giving a rundown of my library I separated everything In categories the first one is history in there I put every bit of history I can remember going from earth(prime) history to every manga, anime, movie, TV-series, book, novel, fics everything that I watched read heard or overheard.
The second is the characters, every character I can remember, and their complete profile going from techniques to personalities, tastes, etc.
Third geography and terrain every bit of something related to space where the character resides is there.
Fourth other useful information that subdivides on their respective es disciplines going from math to science even physics chemistry Filosofy and much more.
The fifth is where everything related to combat resides from simple martial arts that I've seen in a movie to possible theories of making a Kamehameha even ninja arts fully subdivided on its disciplines.
Sixth is everything related to the mind from ways to meditate to way to hypnotize yourself and your foes.
Seventh is where everything related to travel and movement is.
Mind that every bit of this is organized such as when new info arrives It goes immediately where it's should go.
Now with my mind very organized, I can finally start my chakra training. 

I died and suddenly find myself in hell.

A deal is offered and an adventure started.

In terms of making caustic remarks, the viewers in the streaming room were the best at it.
Maixi Zhaozilong: "After watching the streaming for so long, I finally understood a principle: The streamer is different from ordinary people. Ordinary people would, at most, eat what's in their bowl and glance at what's in the pot. But the streamer? She hasn't even finished her food yet and she's already wondering what to eat for supper. She's even planning out which chicken and which duck she's going to slaughter!"
Yingyang Kuaixian: "The user above phrased it so euphemistically. Why don't you just say that she has insatiable desires? Of course, I mean that as a compliment."
Laosiji Lianmeng: "Do you think that 'having insatiable desires' can be used to describe the streamer's character?"
The audience in the streaming room began discussing the last comment. Jiang Pengji secretly rolled her eyes and hid the bullet screen.
Ordinary people probably would have been terrified by Jiang Pengji's words. Feng Jin was not an ordinary person, and he could actually understand Jiang Pengji's strange way of thinking.
He set his mind straight and only spoke after hesitating for some time. "Do you mean that… you want Fengyi County?"
Judging from the Great Universal Geographical Map of Dongqing, Dongqing had six states and a total of 21 counties.
The six states were namely Cangzhou, Chongzhou, Zhangzhou, Wanzhou, Chenzhou, and Haozhou.
Wanzhou included Shangyang County, Fengyi County, and Chengde County. Among the three counties, Fengyi County had the largest area, but was situated in the north and had the least number of people. Xiangyang District, where Jiang Pengji would immediately take office, was located in Fengyi County.
Jiang Pengji revealed an imperative smile and asked him rhetorically, "Why not?"
Feng Jin answered, "I'm not trying to dampen your spirits, but the Emperor won't allow this."
Liu She was already the magistrate of Chongzhou. Before he retired, Liu Xi could only be the district magistrate of the Xiangyang District. He could go no further.
The Emperor was a suspicious person. He had his guard up against his sons and kept watch over them day and night. Therefore, he was even warier of Liu She and his son.
"When did I say that I needed his permission?" Jiang Pengji smiled and continued, "You're too noble."
Feng Jin was speechless...
The word "noble" was definitely not complimentary when it came out of Jiang Pengji's mouth.
Jiang Pengji explained with a smile, "The earthquake has affected the entire Wanzhou, and the Emperor insists on moving the capital to Chenzhou. There are also the three tribes of the Northern Borderline who are eyeing us with hostility. In other words, the north of Dongqing is in a state of chaos, and the court is so fully occupied that they can't spare any time for other things. Huaiyu, under such circumstances, do you think the appointment letter of the court or a solid and powerful troop is more useful?"
In troubled times, military force was the best way to save lives.
The troops were chosen previously, so the number of people in the troops had been repeatedly cut down. Now that the chaos had become apparent, Jiang Pengji had no choice but to consider expanding the troops.
Feng Jin understood what Jiang Pengji meant. If there were well-equipped and well-trained troops with high morales, and if military force was used to control Fengyi County, then it would be successful.
By then, even if Jiang Pengji was still the district magistrate of Xiangyang District, she was essentially no different from a county chief.
Jiang Pengji had never been to Xiangyang District, but she had read a lot about it. Some geography and history books had also mentioned Xiangyang District, so she knew a little about what it was like. "Xiangyang District is a good place for military training. Its topography makes it easy to guard and difficult to be attacked…"
Feng Jin was from Shangyang County, which was bordered by Fengyi County, so he also knew a little about Xiangyang District.
He frowned, a grave look on his face. "It's true that it's a vast land, but it's a place with barren hills and turbulent rivers. The population is sparse and it has a dangerously steep terrain, which is not conducive to farming."
The troops were not easy to feed. Each person had a mouth, and in addition to the daily training, each person's appetite was twice that of a normal man. They would consume a lot of food. The land in Xiangyang District was infertile and there were few people who farmed. The grain produced was simply not enough to feed the troops.
In other words, if she were to station troops there, she would spend a lot of money every year on buying grain from outside the county. Could she afford to use up her assets like that?
The troop consisted of 5,000 people. If she wanted to expand the troops, her budget would skyrocket.
"Huaiyu, you have to understand a principle." Jiang Pengji crossed her arms in front of her chest and smiled in a particularly confident manner. "The poor resources of a place can't be blamed on its barrenness. One can only blame it on the foolishness of the people who manage the land. They only fix their gazes on the disadvantages; they do not capitalize on the advantages."
What Jiang Pengji said could be considered a stereotype.
"Come here. I'll show you a treasure." Jiang Pengji rummaged through her book box, took out a roll of slightly yellowed sheepskin, and unfolded it. She signaled for Feng Jin to come over and have a look. "Sometimes there's no harm in expanding the scope of your reading."
Feng Jin took two steps forward and sat on the side of the desk. He looked at the unfolded sheepskin carefully. There was a faint gamy odor in the air. "Is this… the Great Universal Geographical Map of Dongqing?"
Feng Jin identified it carefully and realized that it was indeed the Great Universal Geographical Map of Dongqing. However, the drawings on it were far more detailed than the Great Universal Geographical Map that he knew. Not only were there many river branches and mountain structures, but also many other strange symbols.
"Yes, it's indeed the Great Universal Geographical Map of Dongqing." Jiang Pengji replied, "Mr. Cheng Cheng has a myriad of books, which almost touch upon all aspects. The Langye Academy is extraordinary, too. A lot of incomplete books are kept there, as well as books that only have one single copy. I counted all the geographic records, as well as the relevant unofficial and official history. Then, I copied according to the Great Universal Geographical Map and made these annotations on it. It took me a long time."
At first, Feng Jin was somewhat confused while he looked at it. When he realized that the corner of the map was marked with annotated symbols, he was enlightened.
By understanding the meaning of each symbol, the Great Universal Geographical Map looked much simpler.
"This… This…" Feng Jin was so astonished that he could not say a word.
The Great Universal Geographical Map was actually marked with all kinds of mineral veins!
"How do you know all of this?" Feng Jin managed to find his voice after quite some time.
Jiang Pengji rolled her eyes and replied, "Reading widely is beneficial to one's physical and mental health. You gain unexpected things by studying. Before the Sixteen Kingdoms, people had valiant spirits. They were free and easy. Many scholars traveled around the world and compiled what they saw and heard along the way into books. Later, after the war of the Sixteen Kingdoms, most of the books were either lost or incomplete. Some even only have the sole existing copy, and they've been continuously handed down since the ancient times…"
She sorted out Cheng Cheng's collection of books, which contained a lot of relevant information. However, people mostly regarded them as travel biographies and did not pay attention to them.
Over the past two or three years, when she was in Langye County, Jiang Pengji did not idle. She tried to read a lot of valuable, unique books.
The Great Universal Geographical Map might have looked simple, but in fact, it took her three years of hard work to complete it.
Feng Jin still did not understand it. Jiang Pengji explained, "There's a book called Catalogue of a Trip in the Mountains that was written by a revered Confucius scholar in the former dynasty. Ordinary people only sense the magnificence of the mountains depicted in the book and the interesting things that the revered Confucius scholar encountered on his trip. However, I sensed something else…"
She pointed at the Great Universal Geographical Map on the table with her finger. She slid her finger from one point to another. It was the revered Confucius scholar's "travel route."
Feng Jin glanced at it. The route was marked with numerous tiny words. Looking at it carefully gave him a headache.
For example, the revered Confucius scholar mentioned that he saw some glorious scenery that was too beautiful to exist in the world. However, Jiang Pengji analyzed the formation of the scenery and examined other geographical records of the same type. She combined a series of conditions, such as the soil of the mountains, temperature, humidity, and time, and then speculated as to the peculiar terrains or geological conditions in the vicinity…
She did not have to measure the mountains and rivers in person at all, but she could already "see" the places that ordinary people did not pay attention to.


Jiang Pengji got something called the Court Intrigue Stream System.
System: "Your goal is to become the most prestigious woman in the kingdom (the Queen)!" 
Jiang Pengji: "Okay, System. No problem!"
Years later, she met the target by becoming the most prestigious woman (the Empress).
Jiang Pengji: "Well done, no?"
System: "Why the hack did you fight on horseback? I want court intrigue among the King's women!"

#how a future general wins the ancient throne
#Her man watches in silence, the System watches with tears

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