The Tar Heels team continued to press in defense and attack while the Maryland Terrapins team still tried to press in the attack to get a turn in the game even though it was almost impossible due to the advantage that the Tar Heels team got after a few minutes of the 2nd half.
In another move, the Maryland Terrapins team managed to score 3 points in their attack and it was the turn of the Tar Heels team to attack, the players of the Tar Heels team were not concerned with these points because they knew they were playing well.
Jake advanced the ball until after the middle of the court and passed the ball to Williams on the right, Williams advanced to the three-point line and passed the ball to Carter on the left, Carter held the ball and passed it back to Jake who was closer behind.
Jake received the ball and made a beautiful feint that tricked the opponent and advanced, another opponent came to defend and Jake pretended that he would advance and made a step back and tried an outside shot to make three more points for the Tar Heels team.
The Tar Heels team continued to play in the same way while the players were calm and increasing the advantage on the scoreboard because of the mistakes of the Maryland Terrapins players who were in a hurry to try to recover in the game.
So the 2nd half ended and the Tar Heels team won the game with 109 points against just 61 points from the Maryland Terrapins team, with this victory the players of the Tar Heels team could rest this week before the next game without losing any more games. one year.
In this 2nd half of the game, Jake played for 20 minutes and made 17 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 5 steals, and 3 blocks, with this triple-double Jake helped the Tar Heels team to get another victory and could relax when he went home knowing that next week he would have to dedicate a lot to the next game knowing that in the past the Tar Heels team lost.
"And so we follow the victory of the Tar Heels team in today's game, another victory for the Tar Heels team that is on a winning streak that looks like it will never end."
"Another great game for Jake who made another triple-double and from what I saw at the end of the game the fans forgot that they were mad at him and shouted Jake's name at the end of the game."
"That's right, it really was an excellent game for the Tar Heels team that won another one even if the Maryland Terrapins team tried to win too, Jamison also played very well in today's game, making over 30 points in a game again."
"But again the highlight of the Tar Heels team in that game was Jake who managed to further improve his defense this season which could be his only weakness, even though last season he was already one of the best defensive players in college basketball."
"Jake made 5 blocks and 10 steals in that game, so he has an incredible average of 1.3 blocks per game this season that is bigger than most of the best defensive players from all universities."
"There are now only 3 games left before the start of the ACC tournament and we will see two difficult games after an easier game that will be next week, we will see if the Tar Heels team continues without losing any games."
The players were tired after that game, even if they were tired they were happy for this good game and were happy to have increased their winning streak, even more, all the players on the Tar Heels team wanted to continue this sequence and go down in history.
Coach Guthridge was not so excited about this, he was a coach who was only in his first year as the head coach of the Tar Heels team, but he has accompanied Dean Smith for over 30 years.
So he could see how the players were under a lot of pressure because of these games in a row without losing, in addition, there was pressure from the media and the fans, because of that the fans were even angry with Jake who was the main responsible for this achievement because he did not participate in a game.
So Coach Guthridge preferred the Tar Heels team to lose the next game, so the players could get rid of that pressure if they won the next 3 games the pressure would increase even more because they definitely couldn't lose after the ACC tournament started and the NCAA tournament started.
So he preferred the Tar Heels team to lose before the ACC tournament started, of course, he couldn't ask players to lose the game to relax or let Jake out of the game for the team to lose.
If he did that it seemed like he had no confidence in his players and that would greatly decrease the confidence and morale of the team, in addition, he also wanted if it was possible to win all the games and that the team won the NCAA tournament again this year.
After that, the players went back to the dorms and Jake soon prepared to go to Miami, he would travel at night to get home early and have more time to stay home that week, if he went the next day he would see his mother only later in the afternoon after she returned from the restaurant.
Jake was going home to see his mom because he missed her, but he had a lot more to do besides talking to his mom, he had to talk to Matthew and finally have the report and get the money from the profits from the company in the last year.
He had to talk to Clara also because it seemed that this year she would also give part of the profits to the shareholders as a share of the profit, he had 10 percent of the shares so he could receive a few million dollars.
After that he still had to speak to Emily because he wanted to invest some of the money he would receive in shares of the company Cisco again, especially the money he received from participation after Emily's father and his friends sold their shares.
He had a lot to work out in just a week and still wanted to make the most of his time to be with Eva, after which Jake could return to Miami only after school was over.
Not to mention that Jake would still have the film to start shooting and so he would have much less time to be with his mother if he went to the NBA after the basketball season started it would be almost impossible for them to have much time to talk.
This time as he would arrive home very late at night Jake told Eva that he was going home, so she was the one who picked him up by car at the airport when Jake arrived, Eva was very happy to see Jake home after a few months.
She had been very nervous about having to watch the media people who always spoke well of her son to start criticizing Jake, she didn't understand why the media people criticized Jake if they knew well that Jake always ran marathons and would ever have to lose a game in order to compete.
And it was not because Eva was his mother that she thought so, for her it made sense since Jake missed several marathons because he cannot compete for being at the time of the basketball season when he decided not to participate in a game to run an important marathon everyone criticized him.
Of course, the biggest reason was that Eva couldn't understand why the Tar Heels team's winning record was so incredible, for her it was normal for Jake's team to always win because he also almost missed any game in high school.
As it was very late and Eva had to sleep to go to the restaurant in the morning, Jake went to sleep and they would leave to talk more with his mother in the morning or when she returned home.
Jake had already decided that he would tell Eva that he was going to the NBA after this season, but to do that Jake would have to leave university before he got his degree, he had promised his mother that he would go to university and that he would finish.
And he would not break that promise, Jake had already gone to university and stayed for two years, he got great grades and even advanced some subjects and credits he needed to graduate, so he could easily finish university even entering the NBA.
Jake had learned little at university after reading and almost decorating dozens of books on economics, financial affairs, and administration, so he would keep his promise to his mother, yet Jake thought he had to tell him what he intended to do to Eva.
Jake thought that nothing would change after he said that, but he felt he had a chance that she might want to change with him when Jake moved to the city where he had his NBA team he would most play.
For now, it looked like he would have to move to Los Angeles, the deal had already been made and if all went well the Los Angeles Clippers team would choose the first draft and select Jake and then he would go to the Lakers team.
The deal between the Lakers 'team and the Clippers' team had already been completed and when Jake was chosen everything would be decided, so he had to tell Eva where he would go after college.
The other day in the morning they talked about various things before Eva went to the restaurant, an important matter like this Jake could not speak to his mother before she went to work, otherwise, she could be worried and distracted at work.
Jake called Emily to let her know that he was going to be in Miami for a week and that he had to talk to her, Emily had been busy for the past few months and even Jake had to let him know before he wanted to talk to her.


A person who lived the life to the maximum even being a person with paralysis, always played his favorite sport basketball, even if alone, follow the story of Jake Smith to be happy with a second chance.
Jake who suffered a lot in his life, was unable to use his legs, lost his mother, was even more optimistic, before his death he received help from the fate that will be his system when he returns to age of 10, now that Jake can do it all over again, he will become a pro at basketball, and give a better life to his mother, and do everything he can to be happy

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Hey guys, it's Kodiak. I want to apologize for my wonky update schedule. 

I am a Sophomore in high school. I'm taking all honors and AP classes except for 2 of my electives. I live in America, but my school does classes based of an England curriculum.

Spanish 1
AICE General Papers = An AP writing class basically
Pre-AICE Math 3 = Honors Geometry 
Pre-AICE Chemistry = Honors Chemistry
AP United States History (APUSH) 
Dance (my favorite class)
AP Psychology 

HERE IS THE KICKER THOUGH: I am supposed to be a freshman because I was bumped up a grade. So I just turn 15 and I am a sophomore taking sophomore and junior classes. It's fun. I have all As and Bs and a 67% D in Chem. 

With the studying and homework from these classes, as well as starting to move in the middle of the school year, my time is pretty... limited... to say the least.

My family is moving from Florida to Maryland. Financially, we can't afford to keep living in Florida, so we're moving. 

I'm stressed to say the least. We are packing the house all day tomorrow. My dad is leaving for Maryland on Sunday to start work and find a place to live. 

On top of my Anxiety, Depression, and mooorree, my mental health and creativity is going down hill from the stress.

ALL IN ALL: I'm sorry again for the lack of uploads, I'm trying to write, yknow. 

I hope you guys are enjoying the story so far though. Please leave suggestions in the comments for ways to take this story.

Thanks for listening to my long winded explanation and apology. 

I love you all! 💜
-Kodiak

Xiang Wan's mom was the second child; she had an elder sister and a younger sister.
Starting from the eldest sister, their names were respectively, Tan Xichun, Tan Yunchun, and Tan Yuechun, which were rather poetic as these names were rather similar to characters in a famous China literature classic—"Dream of the Red Chamber".
When she was young and read "Dream of the Red Chamber" for the first time, Xiang Wan always thought that her maternal grandfather was a fan of that book. Later on, she learnt that he could hardly recognize any chinese characters. At most, he watched the TV series of "Dream of the Red Chamber". 
Amongst the three sisters, her youngest aunt was no doubt the most outstanding of them all.
She graduated from a top university in the capital, married a rich husband, had her own career, and lived in a different world from her two sisters.
Usually, Xiang Wan and Fang Yuanyuan were often taken care of by their youngest aunt financially. Therefore, she had a say in their family that they would usually try not to go against her wishes.
The economic foundation would determine the superstructure. Such a thing couldn't be helped.
…
The next day was the weekend.
Xiang Wan and Fang Yuanyuan slept in together till after 10 o'clock when Xiang Wan's eldest aunt woke them up.
After washing, eating, and dressing up, the four of them got into a car to go to their destination.
Their youngest aunt stayed at the west of the city, where she lived in an upscale neighborhood in an expensive villa—a world of difference under the same sky.
Ever since Xiang Wan began writing her novels, she stayed at home more than she used to, and hardly ever stepped out of her place, let alone visit her youngest aunt.
The car drove into a courtyard, and they could hear merry laughter coming from inside the house.
Xiang Wan furrowed her eyebrows.
She heard the voice of her youngest aunt's daughter, her other cousin—Xing Feifei's voice.
The young girl was 19 years old, like a pretty flower bud. She was doted upon by her family like a precious treasure. Even when she had a baby brother later on, that did not affect her position in the family as the "little princess".
However, both Xiang Wan and Fang Yuanyuan were not on good terms with this young cousin.
Unless there was something that everyone needed to gather together, they hardly made contact with this cousin of theirs.
They did not have anything against each other. It was more of when they get together, they have nothing to talk about.
The reason being, they were of different social backgrounds.
Their youngest aunt and their mothers were sisters. When they were kids, they ate from the same pot and slept on the same bed. Even when their youngest aunt became successful in life, she did not forget about her parents as well as her sisters, and she also did not forget to give her sisters a bowl of soup whenever she ate meat.
But Xing Feifei was different.
She was born with a silver spoon. She grew up in a different environment from her two other cousins, and she was unable to build a relationship with them.
Their youngest aunt heard the sounds of the car and came out to receive them with a smile.
"Ah, finally here! We're all waiting for you to start the meal," said their youngest aunt. "Come on inside, don't dilly dally!"
Xiang Wan and Fang Yuanyuan greeted their youngest aunt. Eldest aunt and uncle laughed and explained they were caught in a traffic jam.
"Traffic jam? It must be these two that refused to get out of bed."
"Hahaha, it's the weekend after all. Just let them sleep more, they're also tired from working."
"Both of you have been indulging them! Which promising youngster sleeps in everyday?"
"Have you both heard your youngest aunt's words? You two should be more hardworking…"
The group talked and laughed while walking into the house. Xiang Wan pursed her lips slightly when she saw her mom.
On the living room sofa, her youngest uncle was chatting with a man. Her cousin, Xing Feifei, was also conversing with them joyfully. Xiang Wan's mom was wearing an apron and was feeding water to youngest aunt's three-year-old son, Tiantian.
Yes, Xiang Wan's mom was helping to take care of her three-year-old cousin.
To be exact, her mom was the nanny of youngest aunt's family.
She had persuaded her mom before that it was perfectly fine to help out youngest aunt, but if they were to enter an employment relationship, the nature of their sisterly relationship might undergo changes, and both parties might become sensitive. Nevertheless, her mom refused to listen. Reason being, her youngest aunt offered a salary that even the market rate could not be compared with…
"Everyone's here? Quick, come in and take a seat!"
Their youngest uncle greeted them while remaining seated on the sofa.
The man whose back was facing them turned around at that moment.
Xiang Wan took a glance and her heart skipped a beat.
It was Cheng Zheng.
…
Xiang Wan's ears felt a little hot.
Such a miserable life… she was actually meeting him again?
…
She had thought that her youngest aunt would have changed another matchmaking candidate. She didn't expect that… it was still him.
Just how much does youngest aunt like him? That she's trying so hard to pair me with him.
"This child, why are you in a trance? Come give me a hand?" Xiang Wan's mom beckoned at her and was busy cleaning up the water dripping from Tiantian's bib. She was a little cross at her for being ignorant. "Didn't you see your youngest uncle and Captain Cheng?!"
Then she got worried that others might be unhappy, so she quickly explained on behalf of Xiang Wan with an awkward smiling face.
"My daughter is born timid and reserved, and she's also a little shy. Please don't mind that, Captain Cheng!"
After she said this…
Xiang Wan's ears were burning.
Since when was she timid and reserved?
Why were all mothers the same? Even if they knew that in their heart their daughter was fine, they would criticize them and be modest in the presence of outsiders.
Of course, her mother was not being modest here as she really did not think well of her daughter.
Xiang Wan felt her scalp going numb as she tried to squeeze out a smiling face.
"Good afternoon youngest uncle, Captain Cheng."
"Teacher Xiang, good to see you again." Cheng Zheng nodded his head politely at Xiang Wan. 
Under the bright lights of the living room, Xiang Wan could make out very clearly the indifference deep within his eyes.
It was evident that he didn't have much enthusiasm to meet her again.
That could also mean, in this "forced" matchmaking session, he could also be a "victim", and he might have been reluctant to come as well.
Xiang Wan smiled at him awkwardly and went to help her mom clean up the mess that her toddler cousin spilled on the floor without saying another word.
As all of them came into the house, the living room got livelier.
Xiang Wan's mom left the toddler with Xiang Wan and went to the kitchen to lay out the table for lunch.
Fang Yuanyuan's family of three sat on the sofa. She greeted the youngest uncle and said a few lines. They hardly had any "common topic", so she just sat down to drink her tea and listened to the others talking.
Xing Feifei's happy, sweet voice filled the room, behaving as the main host.
She was sitting beside Cheng Zheng, her innocent little face glowing with excitement. Obviously, she was exceptionally curious about Cheng Zheng's work and life.
"Brother Cheng, I've been to Baltimore. I've been to the university that you went to, ah yes, Johns Hopkins University. I've went in before and took pictures as mementos. I also want to study abroad, but my parents won't let me. What's not safe about it? There're so many overseas students that live well in foreign countries as well…"
Cheng Zheng smiled.
"Although I've been to so many cities, I only like Maryland, especially Baltimore. When I oversee the sun setting by the sea, where the waves turn golden, while sitting on a beach chair under a parasol, looking at the sunset by the coastline, I feel like life is full of wonders…"
How poetic!
This put Xiang Wan, who wrote novels for a living, to shame.
"Yuanyuan, help me carry Tiantian, I'll help my mom lay the table…"
Xiang Wan's ears could not take it anymore. She passed her little toddler cousin to Fang Yuanyuan and wanted to go to the kitchen.
However, she was playing with her little cousin and had squatted for too long. When she got up, the edge of her clothes swiped the teacups on the coffee table.
Clang! The cups fell, and tea splashed all over the place. That loud sound also disrupted Xing Feifei's delightful travel memories…
She looked over, wearing a rather unkind gaze.
Everyone in the room looked over, and the living room suddenly became quiet.
Xiang Wan felt the word "orz" written on her forehead. 
"I'm sorry!"
She said softly, lowering her head and picking up the pieces of glass.
Xiang Wan's mother happened to come over to get everyone to eat. "Oh dear!" When she saw this, she quickly come to help clear up the mess and chided Xiang Wan in a low voice.
"You're now an adult and yet still so careless and impetuous. How are you going to get married like this?!"
Xiang Wan was embarrassed. She lowered her head and didn't utter a word.
Those beside them were saying it was alright, and were asking their "honored guest" to proceed to the dining table. Xing Feifei, on the other hand, was feeling exasperated as Xiang Wan had interrupted her. When she walked past Xiang Wan, she intentionally stepped on the hand that was picking up the pieces of glass…
"Tsk!"
The glass penetrated inside the flesh, causing a sharp and piercing pain.
Xiang Wan let out a scream. Xing Feifei had jumped away quickly and moved herself far away from her, looking shocked.
"Ah! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, cousin, I didn't mean it…"
…


Aspiring author Xiang Wan was deemed hopeless by her family and better off married when her fourth novel still did not do well. 
Just as she started to doubt herself and wonder if she should continue to pursue her dream as an author, things take an unexpected turn when a dazzling guy appears before her and she was taken away by the police as a prime suspect of a murder case.
A murder had taken place and the details were eerily similar to her mystery novel. 
From then on, her life turned topsy-turvy.
...........
Translator Review:
This is a novel encompassed with mystery, ethics, family ties, and romance. Of course, the highlights of this book are the murder cases. 
Although it’s a modern setup where none of the characters have a system or any other cheats, the Author managed to delight me with her writing, creative plots and a good pace without dragging her story. 
I marvel at the way the Author links up the clues and plot to explain the individual cases as well as paving the way to unravel the huge conspiracy behind the individual murders. Romantic plots are light-hearted so readers could take a breather from the plots of gruesome murders.
Frequency of release:  1 chapter/daily

The moment when the two guards of the Bardic University gate saw the gang who is accompanied by another guard, their demeanor immediately became more attentive than before as they eyed the strangers who have displayed intent on entering the university grounds.
But upon seeing the rose badge that the elf and the young girl are bearing, the pair of guards conducted themselves appropriately to not offend the nobles of the group.
The guard escort gestured courteously for the gang to wait at their spot as he approached his fellow guards to talk to them about the gang's circumstances here at the University.
"Hey, Floyd." The guard escort initiated the conversation with one of the university guards. "I bring the esteemed noble elf, Lord Gray Allister, and his regarded companions who the Headmaster are expecting today."
"Ah, so that's him." The university guard said in acknowledgment. "If that's the case, then they may all be granted entry to the university and report to the gracious Headmaster without delay."
With their entry secured, the guard escort smiled at the gang and motioned for them to enter.
One of the university guards then opened the gate, an invitation for Gray and his companions to finally proceed inside. Indeed, the gang's excitement skyrocketed as they can't wait to delve behind the stone walls and view the whole Bardic University with their own two eyes.
Taking their first step, the gang could not help but widen their eyes with utter amazement at the marvelous sight that greeted them, the sight of three buildings in its remarkable glory that faced towards one another in a plaza-like setting.
Speaking of plaza-like, indeed the university grounds is truly comparable to one. Green, luscious grass makes up the entirety of the outdoors with few trees adding to the ambiance of the beautiful nature. The most notable sight however is a huge golden statue of a musical figure in the very center. The figure depicted a handsome human male playing the lute. He is shown to be wearing a fashionable doublet that is close fitting with baggy sleeves. The said clothing also has an elaborate design with a pattern of flower embroidery that is certainly eye-catching. The man's lower garment is a braies pants with a pair of pointed boots that reached his knees. 
No doubt, the statue itself is sculpted by a carver who mastered his trade, evident by the perfect attention to details that was made into the golden sculpture showing no signs of physical degradation. It's absolutely a sight that many won't definitely miss.
Numerous bards are also noticed all over the university grounds with their extravagant attires that are only worn by a performer of the oratory and musical arts. Some who are in groups appeared to be practicing for some sort of play, attested by the way that they dramatically act as they interact with one another while a person oversees the entire practice. The other ones who preferred to be alone simply minded their own business as they play their musical instrument in a perfect solace, basking at the fresh outdoor winds with a state of absolute tranquility, exhibited by the soothing expression on their faces.
The group's attention aimed next to the buildings, most conspicuously at the one that's directly in front of them and the biggest of the three, akin to an extravagant three-story mansion owned by the richest of the nobility. From the outside where the group stood, the university looks very aesthetic and pleasing to the eyes. Its architectural design consisted mostly of refined wheat silver-colored bricks that only add to the exquisite display with spruce wooden decorations. Small, rectangular windows made up most of the building, and the roof is of the A-frame type.
The guard escort who's still accompanying them told that the building that they are seeing is the Academic Building of the University. This is where the lectures about history, rhetoric, and music are all discussed and the office of the faculty, Dean, and Headmaster is also located inside. 
The second building at the left is the Grand Auditorium, the building where the most talented of Bards would perform on the monumental stage. The auditorium is capable of accommodating thousands of audiences who wished to witness the performances and plays. 
The third building at the right is simply the dormitory for both faculty and students alike. It's a fairly huge four-story manor to accommodate many of the occupants who are currently involved with the university. The guard told the gang that this is where they'll be staying as instructed by the Headmaster.
Now that Gray and the others had a general idea of the whole area while on their brief tour, the guard escort guided the quarter to the Academic building where they'll be meeting the Headmaster.
The Bards in their vicinity wonder who the new visitors are. Many thought along the lines that they must be new students while others thought that they are simply tourists or visitors who wished to explore the place. 
Most of the men however are could not help but eye at Lily, who they thought is a stunning young lady with the perfect figure and an angelic face. Some of the women also set their gaze at Gray and Isamu, where they thought that that the pair is simply dashing as fit to their status. Gray being a Baron with his dignified elven features that is almost similar to the handsome Dean of the University that they all revere, Luthais Faelar, and Isamu as a gallant Knight displaying his set of imposing full plate armor. Regarding Selena Allister, all of the Bards surely thought of her as a cute adorable little girl that deserved praise and attention.
Indeed, the Bards' curiosity could not help but be piqued at the members of the gang who all look unique and diversified.
The gang tried their best to pay no mind on the stares that they received and opted to focus on the direction at where the guard escort is currently leading them. In a few moments after dealing with the scrutinizing eyes of the Bards, the quartet finally arrived inside the Academic building, much to their relief. The unnecessary attention was just too much, especially when they just arrived here.
Similar to the Warrior's Guild, the first thing that greeted the four inside is the reception hall of the building. 
If the outside was grand, then the gang is sure as hell that the very inside at where they are standing currently is unmistakably grander. A majestic hallway welcomed them in their line of sight, adorning an orange carpet on the floor that lead to the lobby where a certain beautiful young woman is seen behind the counter. The said woman seemed to be occupied with her own work, writing something on a notebook of hers.
Gray deemed that it was the right time for the guard to depart from the group. The guard was finished with fulfilling his task of escorting the gang to the building and his services are no longer needed. Of course, the gang unquestionably appreciated the guard's gesture of assistance to them.
"Thank you for accompanying us, fair guard, but we will be fine on our own from here on out and we don't want to take more of your precious time." Gray smiled with gratitude as he proved it by conjuring a pouch of 60 gold from his Inventory and gave it to him. "Here, something for your troubles. I suppose that's enough for about two to three drinks or so at the local tavern."
"I thank you, my lord." The guard positively isn't going to say no to gold as he graciously accepted the elf's reward. After all, gold is gold and every single bit of it counts. He would be a hypocrite if he would answer otherwise. Additionally, this also led to the completion of his own quest that was given to him by the System when he was tasked to escort the gang. "Should you require any further assistance, all you have to do is to ask the lovely young lass at the counter, Miss Penelope Germaine."
"Got it." Gray gave the man a thumbs up.
After receiving his gold, the guard politely begged his leave to the gang and went outside in the opposite way, going back to the gate between High Quarter and Low Quarter to resume his original lookout duty.
Heeding the guard's advice, Gray and his companions wasted no time and approached the receptionist at her work station. The gang saw that the receptionist is still occupied in her notebook and seemed to have not yet noticed them.
Gray led the conversation as always and went nearer to the receptionist. He had to admit, he was a bit annoyed at how she seemed to be not minding him despite their slightly close proximity towards one another. Gray also took notice of how the receptionist would giggle every now and then, probably finding what she's currently writing somewhat amusing.
'Wow, she sure is focused on whatever she's writing at.' Gray thought as he tilted his head in interest. 'Alright, snapping her out then. I'm not going to waste my time staring her writing and snickering like a crazy chick all day at whatever she's writing.'
Without hesitation, Gray leaned against the counter and attempted to catch the receptionist's attention by clearing his throat loudly. "Excuse me, miss."
The elf's act thankfully did its part as Penelope halted her writing and lifted her head up to see an elf. She quickly reacted by securing her notebook below her desk and stood up from her seat, no doubt embarrassed by how late she realized that someone is actually in front to consult with her, evident by the small blush on her pretty face.
"O-oh my." Penelope stuttered on her tone. Upon seeing the badge on the elf's robes, she came to a realization at how ill-bred she is and spontaneously bow her head down apologetically. "I'm truly sorry my lord. Forgive me for the rudeness that I displayed to you."
"Haha, it's quite alright." Gray grinned in assurance while waving his right hand dismissively. His tone then shifted to being playful as he said his next words. "Although seeing you chuckling like a madwoman, I can only imagine the entertaining words that you must be writing."
"Oh uh… it's nothing that you have to be concern about, my lord." Penelope sheepishly responded. "It's just a little hobby of mine. Anyways, my name is Penelope Germaine, the receptionist of the distinguished Bardic University. What can I do for you?"
Gray saw how flustered the young lady is in her attempt to change the subject promptly. Deciding to spare Penelope of any humiliation, he went along with her and introduced himself and his companions who are right behind him. "My name is Gray Allister and these are my friends, my Knight, Isamu Meiyo, my sister, Selena Allister, and a friend of mine from the Order, Liliane Springflower."
"Wait, you're Gray Allister?!" Penelope this time was in for a pleasant surprise as her tone turned lively, her embarrassment now totally forgotten. "The Headmaster is expecting you and your party's arrival. It's finally an honor to meet you!!"
"An honor?" Gray was perplexed at why Penelope is presently feeling all jolly at this very moment. "Kindly enlighten me."
"It was you who introduce the 'Gangnam Style' in Chadena, correct?" Penelope's eyes lit up with eagerness to which Gray nodded in response. "When Lord Hubard told us of your exploits when he and the other Bards came back, we were not able to contain our excitement at the prospect of meeting you in person. At first, I never believe that a regal and cultured elf such as yourself is capable of such eccentric yet catchy dance moves, but here you are, right in the flesh!! As a result, the Headmaster decided to spread the dance and patented it under your glorious name. Don't be astonished when you'll see some Bards randomly performing your dance in the streets."
"Hehe, right." Gray simply sweat-dropped at her explanation. It's official, his drunken shenanigans at the Fighter's Retreat would forever haunt him until his grave. Psy, if given the opportunity to cross here in this world, would no doubt berate the elf for shamelessly using his signature dance move of 2012 as a way to rise to fame, intentionally or not. 
"The Headmaster is currently inside his office," Penelope said. "If you and your companions would please follow me, I'll take you there. He's very ecstatic in meeting you this instant."
"That won't be necessary, dear."
Penelope's eyes widen as she heard a familiar sophisticated voice coming from her and the gang's side.
"Lord Luthais." 
The elven Dean himself smiled in a display of a welcoming manner, manifesting the same look of thrill while studying the gang with a calculating gaze, most particularly at his fellow elf, Gray Allister.


AN: While updating daily, I'm also in the process of slowly editing the early chapters. Don't worry, the plot and setting won't be changed. Thank you for your cooperation. 

Anyways, here's the synopsis:

Gods, Morals, Magic, Swords, and War...

Gray Allister woke up one day in the middle of an unknown forest. After an unforgettable moment with a monster rabbit, he met the System Goddess, Sylvia, telling him that he is in the world of Silverhart, a magical place erupted in a state of constant conflict where only the strongest can survive. After receiving his abilities, Gray is going to take Silverhart by storm!! In an epic journey to conquer and save the entire fantasy realm.

(Cover Photo not mine. CTTO)

Ow, that really did a number on me, well quite frankly that isn't the worse death I've had so far. And I have had quite a lot. I stared up at the ceiling of my room feeling slight pinches of pain from the impact of the Jeep. I jumped out of bed and made it up, then I saw my luggage, crap. I'm supposed to move into the dorm in a week and I was supposed to have left thirty minutes ago, well I haven't really given thought to college nor to when I am supposed to go. Ah, well this life I'll try to live normally, luckily this is my first time going to this certain college. Might as well give it a go. I packed extra things in and ran down, how could I forget this means I won't need to worry about my parents or my grades, and I mean that in a good way. I ran into the kitchen. My parents were arguing about what they wanted to give me as my going away present. Like always, but I knew what they wanted to give me. I kissed my father's cheek startling him, then I hugged my mother's form from behind her, she whirled around and nearly hooked me with the knife she used for cutting the bread. Wow, been there already done that so no thanks! I ducked back and fell on perpase.
"Oof! Mom, watch out!" The words tasted fiergn in my mouth but I said them nonetheless. My mother placed her hands in front of her mouth.
" I am so sorry, Ly, I thought...." She began but smiled as I got back onto my feet. I smiled right back and kissed her cheek.
" Mom, since you guys are done arguing can I have some more art supplies please, mine are up." I casually said as I took my car keys from the key hanger.
"Oh, of course we'll send some to your dorm room for you, love." My father said smiling superiorly at mother making her stick her tongue out.
" Thank you, guys love ya see you in the holidays again!" I said as quickly kissed them again and took my perse from the coffee table. I threw my jacket on and picked up my luggage after opening the door. After I had placed all of my belongings into the trunk I got into my car and ignited the engine. I wonder if I'd be lucky enough to be left alone. Nope focus or there will be another car accident in my list of death. Which would certainly be a lot of car accidents, what is it with people and car accidents? Ah no, no, no, focus. It took me a while but eventually, which is four days and thirty six minutes later I arrived at the dorm ground of the Evangeline University of Maryland.

"Tomcat, Mai Dong… If you were to list the ten scientists who created deep, everlasting influence in human history, who would you choose?" Tang Yue sat before a table, with a piece of paper in front of him, while he spun the pen in his hand.
Ever since they had begun recording human history, Kunlun Station went from a research center of natural science to a social science research center.
"Isaac Newton." Tomcat was typing rapidly on the keyboard, muttering without looking up. "… Galois was no doubt a young genius. He deserves to be called one of the greatest mathematicians of the nineteenth century. Unfortunately, he died young… This warns us not to challenge others in fields you aren't skilled in. If Galois had engaged in a duel that didn't involve shooting but in solving equations, we could imagine that Galois would not only win the woman's hand but also live to a ripe old age…"
"Albert Einstein!" Mai Dong answered.
"Galileo Galilei," Tomcat added.
"Nicolas Cage, ah no—Copernicus!" Mai Dong added again.
"Charles Darwin."
"Doesn't Tesla count?" Tang Yue asked. "Nikola Tesla."
"When you mentioned Tesla, I thought you were referring to the founder of Tesla, Inc., Elon Musk." Tomcat stroked its whiskers. "Nikola Tesla might be a rare genius, but he doesn't deserve to be one of the top ten scientists in human history. You can place Michael Faraday, James Maxwell, and a bunch of others ahead of him."
"Some people call him a god."
"There are no gods in academia, just nut cases," Tomcat said.
"There's also Max Planck!" Mai Dong recalled another famous person.
"Miss Mai Dong, such a ranking is actually meaningless. I don't know why you humans like rankings. It's as though you always have to come up with a top ten, top four, and top three. Humans like to demarcate matters, using a layman's viewpoint to forcefully separate matters. You have to know that separation is the beginning of discrimination."
Tomcat shook its head.
"Max Planck is obviously great, but there are equals such as Niels Bohr, Max Born, Paul Dirac, Werner Heisenberg, as well as Louis de Broglie. Just randomly point at a picture of the Fifth Solvay International Conference in 1927, and he would be one of the greatest physicists in the twenty century or even human history.
Tang Yue scratched his head. Enjoying rankings was something that was part of his mindset. It wasn't only him; most Chinese, including Mai Dong, had such a mindset.
"We began ranking from a young age," Tang Yue said. "Tomcat, you haven't experienced the National College Entrance Examination. We were the students that survived from the hundreds of thousands of students in the entire province. Not only are students ranked, but even schools are also ranked. Peking University and Tsinghua University are the top tier, followed by the five universities in East China[1] as well as the C9 League[2]. There was a 985 and 211 in the past before they came up with the Double First-Class University Plan. The various fields have their own circles both big and small like the Eight Architecture Universities[3], the Two Electronic and One Post[4] and the Five Institutes and Four Departments."
"What about you?" Tomcat glanced at him.
"The university I received my Bachelors from is very ordinary. It was once a 211, but later became part of the Double First-Class University Plan," Tang Yue replied. "My Masters was received at the same place, and you can think of it as scraping by."
"Education is really the most severe involution in China." Tomcat sighed. "The college entrance examinations must have been highly competitive, right? Thousands cross a single bridge as they engage in a life-and-death struggle, each strike seeing blood."
"But that also has Chinese characteristics." Mai Dong giggled.
Tomcat stopped talking as it continued working hard at recording mathematical history.
It had just finished writing about Évariste Galois's life and was preparing to write about Niels Abel, who was also a pioneer in Group theory.
After Abel was a list of illustrious names.
Henri Poincaré. Without him, there wouldn't be the theory of relativity.
Georg Cantor. Yes, the Cantor from Cantor Sets.
Bernhard Riemann. Riemann's hypothesis had yet been solved even when the Earth vanished.
David Hilbert, an uncrowned king in the field of mathematics.
Hermann Minkowski, Einstein's teacher.
Tomcat wrote down these people in chronological order. It would write about whoever it recalled; thus, many famous mathematicians such as Archimedes, Gauss, Euler, Lagrange, Gödel, Neumann, and Hardy had already been filed away on Kunlun Station's hard disk, joining the ranks of the other most illustrious humans in human history. 
Tang Yue switched on the computer and connected it to the survey telescope on the space station.
He continued observing the comet.
Both Kunlun Station and the space station were tracking Comet Tomcat-Tang-Mai I and had collected enough data for the computer to calculate its trajectory. The calculation was the simplest part of the mission, with the hardest being collection of data. In the past, when observational means weren't advanced enough, humans had to spend decades or even centuries of observation to predict a comet's orbit period.
The Dawn module on the United Space Station had been destroyed, causing Tomcat and Tang Yue to lose most of its remote observation means. This dragged out the time needed.
The survey telescope took a picture every half an hour. It was difficult to tell any difference in the comet's brightness in a short period of time, but when Tang Yue lined them up together, he found that the comet was moving. It had already taken shape, and he could identify its head and tail from the telescope photos. According to the computer's calculations, the comet was passing by Jupiter's orbit and speeding towards Mars at an extremely fast rate.
With the comet constantly approaching the sun, the gravity exerted on it grew greater, accelerating it even more.
Tang Yue stared at the photo on the monitor, imagining the celestial body hurtling through space, spewing out evaporating steam and carbon dioxide in its tail. But instead of a tail, it resembled the flames spewed out by a rocket engine. Its tail was big enough to comprise all of Jupiter. The Great Red Spot was slowly spinning on Jupiter's surface as the turbid atmosphere stirred up intense bolts of lightning and storms like a colossal eye.
"Tang Yue, where's Grothendieck… Tang Yue?"
Tang Yue was taken aback as he snapped out of his fantasies.
"What?"
"Alexander Grothendieck's information," Tomcat said. "Where did you put it?"
"It's still on this hard disk." Tang Yue took out a hard disk from the drawer and pushed it over to Tomcat.
"Stop dazing around. What are you looking at? That comet?" Tomcat glanced at him before glancing at the monitor.
Tang Yue nodded. "You said that it wouldn't collide with Mars, right?"
"Of course." Tomcat wore an odd look. "The probability of it striking Mars is basically zero…"
"Ding!"
A pop-up window suddenly appeared on the monitor. It indicated that the calculation was done.
Tang Yue and Tomcat looked over.
The workstation indicated that it had completed the trajectory calculations of Comet Tomcat-Tang-Mai I, and it displayed the results.
Did it finish that quickly? Tomcat was slightly surprised, believing it would take another two more days.
The man and cat looked at the blue curve over the pitch-black background. It was the comet's predicted trajectory.
At its origin was a white point that clearly represented the comet.
And at its destination was a red circle, with the label: Mars.
There was also a tiny rectangle.
Inside the rectangle were English words written in bold. "WARNING: IMPACT!"
Tomcat was taken aback. Its expression slowly warped as though in slow-motion, looking like a Peking opera marshal with flags sticking out. It grimaced at the flags it had risen.
[1] Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Nanjing University, Zhejiang University, University of Science and Technology of China.
[2] Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Science and Technology of China, Zhejiang University, Nanjing University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Harbin Institute of Technology
[3] Tsinghua University, Southeast University, Tongji University, Tianjin University, South China University of Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Chongqing University
[4] University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Xidian University, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.


Payload specialist, Tang Yue, who is a mechanical and electrical engineer by training, is left stranded on Mars when he receives news from his AI robot assistant, Tomcat, that Earth has exploded. He believes himself to be the last human in the Universe.
Turns out, he is only the last man in the Universe. Botanist, Mai Dong, had been left on the United Space Station (USS) orbiting Mars, to await Tang Yue's ascent to the USS before they make their journey back to Earth. But now, it's impossible.
Join the trio's quest for survival as they attempt to unravel the mystery of Earth's disappearance.

At 2:40 am, four students from the medical faculty of Yun Hua University were gathered in front of the Inpatient Department.
The only thing bright about the building of the inpatient department was the LED sign that said [INPATIENT DEPARTMENT]. The interior of the ward was dark, like a man-eating beast that stood amid the bright and bustling city center of Yun Hua City.
Half a mile to the east stood Yun Hua City's clubbing street. Men or women alike who were seeking some fun could be sent over to Yun Hua Hospital after the driver ran two red lights. Even if they were to die on the spot from drinking so much, their bodies would still be warm by the time they were sent to the hospital.
However, for the medical students of Yun Hua University who had not graduated yet, the inpatient building seemed a little eerie at 2:40 am.
The medical students' legs started going limp after they got out of the cab, and the longer they waited, the more their legs felt like jelly.
"Are we being pranked?" A plump guy stammered. "It's just like those pranks friends in foreign universities pull. They would create a tremendously frightening scenario…"
"You want to be friends with Doctor Ling? Dream on." Qi Zao did not even feel like listening to what he was saying, and she cut him off in disdain.
Qi Zao was not actually chosen as one of the medical students from Yun Hua Hospital who got the opportunity to intern there. The hospital had selected three medical interns, and their names were even submitted to the Medical Affairs Department. Qi Zao utilized her identity as a campus reporter and got in touch with the Medical Affairs Department of Yun Hua Hospital through family connections. She then requested the Medical Affairs Department to assign her as one of the medical interns.
This tedious process was rather troublesome for Yu Yuan, who was responsible for the intake of medical interns. Qi Zao reckoned that Yu Yuan might even be a little unhappy about this. But Qi Zao did not care. Many of the associate chief physicians and chief physicians in the hospital would not be able to handle the tedious process. Since Yu Yuan was a chief resident, as long as she was not too much of an idiot, she would not make it a point to make things difficult for Qi Zao.
Of course, it would be difficult for her to benefit or receive favorable treatment. But all Qi Zao wanted to do was to carry out her job as a campus reporter and take more photographs of Senior Ling while she was at it. It would be best if she had the chance to interview him once or twice. Personally, she did not care about pursuing knowledge in the field of medicine.
Qi Zao then looked at the two other medical interns and asked a little curiously, "Are you guys scared?"
"Scared? Why would we be scared…? If Ling Ran dares to study in the anatomy dissection hall at three in the morning, then should we be bothered by the dissection hall as well? If he went there because he can't stand the heat, then it's the same thing for us. We can't stand the heat too." The guy standing behind her seemed a little weak, but he sounded confident. 
For most medical students, it was quite horrifying to be at the anatomy dissection hall at three in the morning. However, for those who had no fear in their hearts, during summer, the anatomy dissection hall was really cool in the morning. The air-conditioning would be on at full blast, and the ventilation would be even better than most hotels and malls.
Qi Zao was not paying attention to whether the guy was brave or afraid of the heat though. She merely said in disdain, "Can you not use Senior Ling's real name? You can either call him Doctor Ling or Senior Ling."
"Aren't names meant to be used?" Even though the guy seemed a little weak, he had quite a strong personality.
Qi Zao stared solemnly at the other party. "When Senior Ling's parents gave him his name, you weren't even an embryo yet. What right do you have to call his name? Just because you're ugly?"
"I…" As a male university student, the guy was not that shameless yet. He immediately lost it when a girl mocked him like that.
This was when another female intern cleared her throat a few times and said, "Since we're here for an internship, we should find a way to enter the place first. Do any of you have a phone number that we can call?"
Qi Zao whipped out her phone. To appease her, the cadre from the Medical Affairs Department had given her the clinical lecturer's phone number.
Seven or eight minutes later, the pitter-patter of feet rang out from a distance.
The sound was a little intense, and it made the medical interns even more uneasy amid this dark and vast night.
"Say, no matter how I think about it, it isn't normal to come to the hospital at three in the morning." The plump guy's expression turned grim again.
Qi Zao furrowed her eyebrows and said, "Didn't Doctor Ling mention during class that they always carry out surgeries as early as possible?"
"It's still too early."
"You have stayed up till three in the morning before, haven't you? Why didn't you find it early when you did that?" Qi Zao was extremely good with words, and she always won every single argument.
The plump guy was unable to refute. As he listened to the approaching footsteps and gazed at the dark Inpatient Department, he felt a chill run down his spine.
*Click*
With a click, all the lights on the ground floor of the Inpatient Department were switched on.
"Come in." A voice rang out from ahead of them, but no one could be seen.
The four medical interns, though, immediately relaxed. They called out in unison, "Doctor Yu."
"Hm." Yu Yuan hummed in acknowledgment. She walked out, dragging a long shadow behind her. She then continued, "It will be time to make ward rounds soon, so you guys have to hurry up. Also, what are your names?"
"Qi Zao."
"Zheng Yuandong," the plump guy answered in a soft voice.
"Wang Rui." The thin and weak-looking guy raised his chin.
"Li Bian," the other female student said obediently.
Yu Yuan nodded. "All of you are students from Yun Hua University, the same university Doctor Ling went to. Do put on a good performance in the hospital."
The four interns nodded obediently.
"After we make ward rounds, we'll be heading to the operating theater. All of you, get ready and ask any questions you have beforehand," Yu Yuan said and led the four interns into the elevator.
Qi Zao and the other medical interns were a little dumbfounded.
Zheng Yuandong the plump guy asked, "Since we're going to the operating theater, does it mean that we're carrying out a surgery?"
"Of course."
"Ah… are we really carrying out a surgery?" Other than Zheng Yuandong, the other medical interns exclaimed too.
Yu Yuan arched an eyebrow proudly. "We carry out many surgeries every day. In the future, you guys will have plenty of opportunities to carry out surgeries."
"I heard that medical interns have to do a lot of stuff like writing medical records… Don't we have to do that?" Zheng Yuandong had a pair of lively eyes. He squinted when he talked, and it made him look very intelligent.
Yu Yuan chuckled. "You guys will be writing medical records in the afternoon. That's when the human body is the least energetic, so it's just the right time to carry out this kind of task."
The four medical interns did not fully understand what Yu Yuan was talking about. It was as if Yu Yuan was a shepherd, and they were a lost herd of sheep, following her. They said nothing and merely looked at their surroundings.
Yu Yuan said whatever came to mind, but she basically told them everything that they had to pay attention to.
The precautions that a person must take in the hospital were actually just like those in other workplaces. All they had to do was spend more time observing and listening while asking very few questions. Aside from that, they must not touch anything without permission. The four medical interns were following Yu Yuan in a dumbfounded manner, and because of this, they probably would not get into trouble.
After the morning ended, the four medical interns were starting to become accustomed to the environment in the operating theater.
Qi Zao had been holding her camera, and she took many photographs that she was satisfied with.
Doctors in the operating theater were actually very willing to get photographs. This was especially true for some of the younger doctors. They often had the habit of taking their own photographs as reference.
This was even more so for the doctors who intended to write research papers. They could never have enough raw materials in the form of pictures. 
Qi Zao was good with words, and she was an amazing photographer too. Hence, it was easy for her to obtain permission from doctors to photograph them.
Of course, most of the photographs Qi Zao took featured Doctor Ling.
The three other medical interns stood in the corner of the operating theater from the beginning to the end. They watched as Ling Ran operated on patients, and slowly, their eyes became accustomed to all the beauty in front of them. 
As time passed, Zheng Yuandong started to grow hungry, and this was when a doctor rushed into the operating theater.
"Doctor Ling, there was a sudden mudflow, and heavily wounded patients are being sent here right now. The presence of all the doctors in the Emergency Medical Center is required." The doctor was speaking quite loudly, and every single person in the operating theater could hear him.
Everyone looked at Ling Ran, especially the four medical interns.　　


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

That same day, after breakfast, Baiyi led his students to the finished academy; once there, they met up with Eom village's fairies, who were all excited. As soon as Baiyi and his students stepped out of his private teleportation portal, they spotted a humongous gate behind them. There was a nameplate on the gate, with nothing written on it. 
This gigantic gate was like no other. It did not resemble a door, neither was it an electronic gate; it was an arch — beautifully crafted from trees — which greatly resembled a gated entrance. Beyond the gate was a lush pasture filled with beautiful flowers. The sight was a beautiful one to behold. The arch could very well be mistaken for the entrance to a vast garden beautiful enough to make people want to visit. 
Inside this beautiful garden was a huge, neatly-sculpted, cube-shaped stone slab. Its surface was smooth and without any engravings. This was because the academy's name was still undecided.
"So pretty! Everything is so pretty! Gosh, if this is its gate, then the academy itself must be a wonderland!" Little Mia mumbled with a dreamy expression as she shuffled closer to Baiyi.
"The interior will look a tad bit different; you'll see. But, first, you need to know that the exquisite entrance we see today is much better than the design in the first blueprint. This is thanks to the hard work of our fairy friends. Hence, we should all be thankful to Nydore and her people," Baiyi announced, giving due credit to the fairies for their contribution.
"Oh, it's no big deal, grandpa. This was a project that we took on willingly," Nydore replied humbly as she and Mia played with a sabercat cub — the only sabercat to survive Eom Village's destruction.
A few months had passed since the fairies of Eom Village moved there. After getting used to their new abode, which was smaller than the Eternal Tree Ocean, their uneasiness subsided, and they began to live in content. They were able to find a spot deep in the woods, far away from the Academy, to build their new village.
As aforementioned, compared to the sheer massive size of the Eternal Tree Ocean, the Micro realm seemed small. However, after recovering their tranquility, the fairies got busy with other activities. It did not take long for their attention to shift to Baiyi's new academy, which was being constructed at the time.
"Everyone wants to pitch in, grandpa. It's the only way we can think of to repay your kindness," Nydore had said to Baiyi, seeking his permission.
As Baiyi welcomed all efforts to beautify the academy, he instantly agreed. However, he warned Nydore to ensure that the fairies were mindful of their interaction with the human constructors; he did not want any skirmish, however trivial, to break out.
After that, Nydore, the fairies, and Mr. Bear, who were all green thumbs, embarked on their venture to beautify the academy. They were all naturals at gardening, and with the help of Mr. Bear's mysterious nature powers, they smoothened the academy's grounds, which had been marred by the construction. In a few months, the land within the academy was turned into something akin to a massive garden. It was as though it had undergone decades of reforestation efforts.
This handiwork of Mr. Bear and the fairies was astonishing. The leader of the human construction team was so impressed that he extended to them an invitation to collaborate on future construction projects.
The fairies declined the offer, which upset the human a little, but no skirmishes broke out. Both groups were reserved around each other, so no unpleasant issues arose in the period they had to work together.
As both groups spoke different languages, they rarely tried to communicate with each other. However, after the fairies arrived at the Micro realm, the male construction workers began to visit red light districts much often than before. The breathtaking beauty of the fairies may have had a hand in that development.
"Why isn't there a name engraved on the slab?" Tisdale suddenly asked.
"That's because I wanted to carve the name in front of you all," Baiyi replied. He raised his hand, and a tiny rune began to burn at the tip of his index finger. A bright ray shot out from the rune and struck the huge slab, carving two characters on its smooth surface.
It was the word 'university' written in Chinese Hanzi, not in the writing systems belonging to this world.
The characters were written in standard Chinese calligraphy. Their strokes perfectly showcased the writer's acute penmanship, as well as give a sense of his assertive and indomitable character. The characters were so aesthetic, one would think they were written by a famous calligraphy artist.
Of course, this was not Baiyi's own writing. If anyone saw his writing, they would think that a couple of drunk worms had crawled across the sheet of paper. Hence, he had decided to develop a special spell for this occasion. It allowed him to write his characters in a sophisticated style of writing.
"Ehh? Am I the only one who can not read these words?" Laeticia asked, scratching her head. "Mr. Hope, what do these words mean?"
"These two characters are pronounced 'da' and 'xue'. It's written in the special characters of my hometown. 'Da Xue' means 'University', which is a large, prestigious institution for higher education," Baiyi answered.
This was the name of the academy. 'Da Xue', not "University of X" or "University Academy".
As the Voidwalkers could not agree on a name, they decided to settle for a word that did not originate from their world. After all, foreign words always sound cooler — something that could not be said for the names they had come up with it. 
'Da Xue' seemed perfect. The academy would offer specialized, advanced education that covered a wide range of subjects; did this not make it a university in its own right? This name also paid homage to one of the most important principles in the book 'Great Learning': 'man must first learn to refine his own morality before setting out to refine the world to harmony.' [1] Baiyi and the other Voidwalkers felt that this principle ennobled the academy.
Baiyi was quite pleased with the name, and the other Voidwalkers did not oppose it. Who knows what the comment section would think about it. [2]
"'Da Xue'? Is this a new word? Did you just say that it means a big school offering specialized courses?" Nydore muttered to herself, pronouncing the word using the accent native to her kingdom. After repeating the name a few times, she smiled. "Hee hee. This is such a nice name!"
"Mm-hmm. Glad that you all agree." Baiyi nodded his head in satisfaction. He walked in front of everyone and spread his arms wide open. "Now, why don't we take a look inside Da Xue..."
Suddenly, a 3D model of the academy appeared in the sky, formed by Baiyi's mana. Blue names hovered above each building on the model. There was also a blinking red dot denoting the group's current position within the academy.
With the 3D map hovering over his hand, Baiyi took his students on a tour through the brand new, beautiful, harmonious, tranquil, and appealing academy [3]. It was the poster building for brilliant artisanship.
The academy's buildings were spherical in shape, and Baiyi's group was standing at the center of the complex. This was because Baiyi's private teleportation portal deposited its users at the heart of the university, making walking to other parts of the academy convenient.
The central plaza, which was close to the entrance, was a beautiful little garden. Its roads were paved with green marble tiles, which connected to other parts of Da Xue. There were trees beside the paved roads, which had been beautifully trimmed into different shapes. Some even had direction signs on them, which pointed directions to various facilities. The group soon noticed that Guidance Formations, which projected 3D blueprints similar to the one above Baiyi, spread along the paved paths. There were there to ensure that no one got lost within the complex.
Whether or not all of this would help the kind of people who got lost the moment they stepped out of their homes, remained a mystery.
Beneath the trees planted by the sides of the paved paths were long benches, making the entire central plaza resemble a serene recreational park.
As soon as the group exited the central plaza, their gazes locked onto a complex of huge buildings. These were the lecture facilities and laboratories. Farther down the road were the students' dormitory, magical cultivation grounds, and other facilities. When one walked past these buildings, they would reach the outer layer of the academy; once there, they would find a temperature barrier covering the entire academy. This barrier adjusts the temperature to levels comfortable for its human inhabitants. 
The entire academy complex resembled a pizza, with each slice containing different facilities, and the central garden-like plaza being the middle of the pizza. Every section was linked by paved paths. If the destination one sought to reach was too far, they could use any of the short-distance teleportation portals within each section to travel to and fro.
Baiyi's office and residence were situated at the northern part of the academy, close to the fairies' new village. This arrangement was for the fairies' security benefit. Baiyi wanted to prevent students from causing trouble for the fairies.
Mia and the students would live in a new residence built around Baiyi's residential area. As growing girls, their need for privacy could not be underestimated; hence, mini chalets were built for each of them. The instructors joining from outside would have their own mini chalets.
After all, the entire realm belonged to Baiyi. Its land mass was too vast to house only an academy, so he was free to use the other areas as he saw fit.
"This really is the most beautiful place I've ever been to!" Little Mia cried out earnestly. "It's so different from other academies I've seen! It's just so special!"
"Oh, we're going to be so happy staying and studying here," Tisdale said with a chuckle.
'Mm-hmm! Seeing one's daughters expressing their content is always satisfying,' Baiyi thought. 'At least, all that money was well spent.'
Baiyi was quite fortunate to have Vidomina's father donate building materials and cover a part of the construction fees. With his private funds alone, Baiyi would have been unable to build an academy of this magnitude.
Whenever Baiyi remember how much it had cost to build the academy, he felt that the tuition fee he had set was, in fact, too cheap. He knew that it would take him a long time to get returns on his investment, but once the academy became renowned throughout the realms, he could decide to accept students whose parents were willing to sponsor the academy in exchange for the children's enrollment.
"Now then, godfather, when will Da Xue open to the public? When that happens, we're gonna throw a big party!" Vidomina suddenly said. "In fact, let's make the opening ceremony super amazing!"
Baiyi's expression quickly changed (ᅌᴗᅌ* ). "Uh, maybe, no. I mean, I don't really like festivities… The less festive a day is, the better it is for me. Ever notice that I no longer attend festivals with you girls?"
"Aww, so it's a no? Hey, now that you mention it," Attie began, a little ruefully, "What a shame that you didn't join us the other day, master. That National Day celebration was such a blast!"
With that, Da Xue's grand opening came a step closer.
[1] Cultural fun fact! Da Xue usually means 'university, but it's also the name of an important book in Confucianism (in this instance, the word Da means 'great', and Xue means 'learning'). The book mainly stresses learning as the foundation of all the other great virtues by emphasizing on a quality called "Investigation of Things" (格物).
[2] The author wants you all to let Baiyi know what you think about the name!]
[3] Now, now, what do we have here…? Tsk tsk, Author-san.


Imagine being forced to live, after death, as incorporeal bodies trapped in a vast space of nothingness for thousands of years, with nothing to do but exchanging past memories with other cohabitants (read: weirdos).  Everybody wanted out, but there was no way to leave the Void... 
Until one day, a young man was finally summoned, as a powerful but reluctant mentor, by a bubbly and motivated but completely naive young girl. Baiyi, finally out of the Void, was the only one who could save all of the other 32 souls from their prison and his summoner might just be The Key to their freedom.
However, Baiyi had to use the techniques and abilities the other souls had taught him throughout the years, and together with his own extensive knowledge of anime and game tropes from his shady and dangerous past as an otaku, to face the biggest challenge of them all: training the clumsy young girl he was forced to partner up with… into a competent sorcerer!

Aaron Harvey was just your local average person with blonde hair and blue eyes  wearing white cargo pants and a  black short sleeve jacket

 he wasn't much he just graduated from maryland state university with an engineering degree he is a big fan of  dbz but an even bigger fan of naruto has  a huge crush on kushina he thinks shes hot for some reason  same for naruko the fandom of naruto  He never told anybody though people will think that he is to old to be doing that and wont take him as serious anymore  

that and although he is 21 he looks like a freshman 

he hates it  with passion.  i mean come on one day after he finished his classes he was walking to the library which was past his old highschool  when somebody screamed out of there car 

"HEY YOU GET BACK IN SCHOOL" 

" DAMN IT  I GRADUATED DUMBASS MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS"I screamed back 

ugh crazy.. anyway yeah he doesn't see himself handsome he actually sees himself as the opposite but he doesn't really care about that as he never actually had a girlfriend as they rejected him when he tried to ask them out 

 so now  he is an engineer and a prodigy at that.

 he got his license a  year ago and starting building cars  right now he was finishing his 6th  car he was challenging himself by  building an exact replica of Dom's red car (I really don't know the name of this)  from fast and furious4 

he was concentrating so hard he didnt see the  strange portal open up as sevenpeople walked out  kushina, naruko(female naruto) , kakashi satuski(fem sauske)  sakura tsuande jiraiya 


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"ugh where are we" spoke a girl with pink hair

"It seams we are here..now  all we have to do is find minato and bring him home  shinigami sama gave us a picture of what he would look like"  Tsunade spoke as they started to look around jiraiya stop as he saw someone that looked like the picture

"hey uh guys I think I found him"   Jiraiya said pointing at the blond haired man working on a strange object with wheels 

kushina started to blush heaveliy as she looked at him  he looked so handsome in person 

"so thats dad I thought he looks very sexy up close dattebayo" naruko  said with a ting of pink on her  cheeks  

{he is really handsome} thought satuski with red cheeks 

{no i cant think like that focus I need to kill itachi first kill him first and then he will be used to restore my clan}  she thought with a sexy smirk and a blush on her cheeks

kushina smacked naruko  on the back of the head  "don't think things  or talk like that  about your father you here me dattebane"

naruko pouted as she rubbed the back of her head
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iraiya started to giggle pervertedly untill tusande punched him in the head sending him to the ground

Aarons head perked up at the noise  and looked up and spotted seven cosplayers and blushed because the girls looked hot  

as I looked at everyone I stopped at kushina and couldnt help but stare at her  everyone smirked  kushina blushed redder than her hair and looked down 

{is  she blushing}? he thought  with a small ting of pink on his cheeks  before he  shook his head " 

{damn it aaron focus there are  random strangers  here get it together} once he got his courage together he spoke 

"nice cosplay guys i'll give it a ten out of ten... now what can I do for you people "

minato namikaze is reborn as a dude from our world  kushina is  alive and  naruto is a girl what happens when the shinigami tells third hokage who gives team 7 a mission to bring minato back home .  find out when you read this story

also why dont you check out my latest story 
the link is below 

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"Head Nurse, what's wrong?" Huo Mian ran up to follow behind the head nurse, as she thought that something had happened to one of the patients.

"Hurry up and change, there isn't much time left."

The head nurse pushed a confused Huo Mian into the changing room, causing Huo Mian to be completely confused and overwhelmed.

"Head Nurse, I'm halfway through my shift! What am I supposed to change into?"

"Didn't I say that I would introduce my cousin to you? He's here today in the café right below our hospital. Hurry up and change to meet him. Get to know him, my cousin is quite exceptional." Clearly, the head nurse hadn't gotten out of the habit of being serious.

However, Huo Mian still felt somewhat uncomfortable when the head nurse talked to her about things outside of work.
After Huo Mian changed, she finally came to her senses. Was the head nurse trying to set her up with a potential boyfriend?
That's why the head nurse wanted her to change? So she could go on a date?
However, was it really okay for a married woman like her to go on dates?

At this thought, Huo Mian wanted to confess everything and tell her the truth, since lying wasn't a very good trait.

Therefore, she opened her mouth, and said, "Head Nurse, the thing is that… I think you might have misunderstood, the truth is that I'm..."

Before she said the word 'married', the head nurse cut her off and said, "Go to the cafe downstairs, he's sitting by the window. He'll be the young man in white, go on, that's it."

"Head Nurse, the patient in room five's water broke! Come quickly, she needs surgery!" one of the nurses shouted in a hurry.

"Okay, I'll be right over!" Then, the head nurse patted Huo Mian's shoulder, and encouraged, "Go, you can do it." 

"Huh? Head Nurse, I haven't finished yet," Huo Mian's face was filled with indecision.

However, the head nurse was already long gone…

If she didn't go, then it might be impolite for the other person to sit around and wait.

Huo Mian decided to suck it up and meet the head nurse's "exceptional" cousin; she would clearly explain her situation to him face to face.

After she took off her white lab coat, Huo Mian put on a mickey-mouse printed yellow t-shirt with light blue jeans. 

She didn't even have time to tie up her hair, just letting it fall freely and carelessly.

It was only early summer, so it wasn't that hot yet, and the occasional cold breeze would blow by.
After Huo Mian took a deep breath, she stepped into the café where they were to meet.

She immediately saw the young man seated near the window. He was wearing a white shirt and sat very quietly in his chair.

Huo Mian didn't even know what his name was. She only came because the head nurse had arranged this, and she couldn't let her down.

"Hi, the head nurse told me to meet you here," Huo Mian built up her courage, walked over, and greeted him.
 
The man turned around; after he looked at Huo Mian, he gave a small nod, "Hi, please sit down."

Huo Mian sat down across from him.

"What would you like to drink?"

"Just water is fine." Huo Mian awkwardly smiled.

"Waitress, she would like a glass of lemon water." He ordered.
The man looked at Huo Mian again and closely inspected her facial features and choice of clothes.

He then slowly said, "My cousin told you what I do for a living, right?"

"Yes, she did. You work in forensics."

"Yes, I am a forensics specialist hired by the police bureau. I studied in the United States and majored in Forensics at the University of Maryland. I'm now the youngest forensics Ph.D. in our province."

"Would you mind telling me your name?" Huo Mian clearly had no interest in this person's profession whatsoever; she only wanted to find out his name so that she could tell him the truth, and not lead him into any misunderstandings.
He was surprised that after the young woman across from him heard about his prestigious background, she didn't show any hint of emotions; instead, she calmly asked him for his name.


Original Synopsis: 
Seven years ago, after their breakup, he disappeared without a trace.
Now, he reappeared on the eve of her wedding, sparing no means in forcing her to marry him… 
With a certificate of marriage, he bound her mercilessly to his side. 
From there, this “Cinderella” began her journey as a wife of the business empire’s heir...
Mrs Huo - composed, sharp-tongued, and freakishly smart.
Mr Qin - wife-spoiler to no end and a complete “slave” to their daughter.
Quality love story, one on one. You are welcome to get hooked on this story with us. 
Stats on QQ Reader: 102 million favorites, and was voted 8.4/10 by 41 thousand readers. 
TL's Note: Probably one of the best stories I've read, and I was very tempted to translate the title to Big D Brings Spring. Girls, I hope you enjoyed it as much as my girlfriend and my female translators who binge read 4000 chapters in about a month. 
For all the guys hesitating to give it a try, you won't regret it. It's a manly book, I swear.

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