Growing up with eccentric materialist parents who left him in the care of his grandfather for a job overseas, Zhang Heng had learned to adapt and be unfettered by the oddities and challenges in life. But he would soon learn the baffling truth about the world he thought he knew when one day at midnight time froze and he found himself in a world so quiet and still it was deafening. That night, he discovered that he had 24 hours more than everybody else and thus, marked the beginning of his adventures. The mysteries surrounding his newfound ability only deepened when a strange old man claimed to have given Zhang Heng that ‘gift of time’ and recruited the young man to participate in a cryptic ‘life-changing’ game on his behalf. Little did Zhang Heng know that accepting those terms meant embroiling himself in many versions of reality and exposing himself to the hidden secrets of the world—a decision he could never undo.

Of course I will become a miner. In fact, I will leap past the expert miners and become the best miner.

However, now was not the right time.

I am a little disappointed I won't get the reduced tax rate, but I can't be penny wise and pound foolish. If I wait a little longer, I will earn something much greater.

My strength needed to be at least 70. Only then can I start the occupation quest and charge forward to earn a reward that others could not get.

"I will think about it. Anyways, senior, here is your share."


I took out half of the 520,000 won, so 260,000 won, out of my virtual accounting, put it in a coin, and handed it over to Jonnan.

Trading in Royal Roader is quite simple. There are a bunch of empty coins in your inventory, and all you have to do is put the desired amount in one of those coins. Whether it is 1 won, 10,000 won or even 100,000,000 won, you can immediately put it into a single coin.

Jonnan shook his head in surprise.
"How could my share be so much when you did all the hard work? 150,000 won is enough for me."

He was the same in the game. He always accepted only 150,000 won.

Of course, I knew the reason. It was because of the fear he had based on the fact that he was thrown away by Bae Doochi. He lowered his worth to not be thrown away by me as well.

However, that was the same for me. I needed to work together with Jonnan for a really long time.
In order to do that, I needed to gain his heart and not worry about material gain.
The money just helps. The more important thing is the discussion as the money changes hands.

"Senior, without your experience, I would not have been able to make such a profit. Plus, you have a lot of family members to take care of."

"You worked close to fourteen hours in one day. On the other hand, I barely worked 6 or 7 hours. It only makes sense that your share is greater. Instead, I have a different request that I would like you to consider. How about that?"
"Please speak."
"I want to go the long haul with you. Will you make a contract with me?"

Of course you should come in this fashion. If Jonnan did not ask first, I would have created the right environment to ask myself.

The important thing is the conditions of the contract.

It won't be immediately, but in the not so distant future, there will be a big change. To me, to Jonnan, even to Titan Valley.

Especially Jonnan, he'll become someone who won't have anything to be envious about in the world. If he becomes my partner, it will naturally be that way.

I needed to set the conditions of the contract with that in mind.
First, let's hear Jonnan's proposal.

"Since the help I received from you was great, I will do as you ask. Please state your conditions."
"From here on, we are on the same boat. So all earnings will be split 7:3. You will get 7 and I will get 3. In return, the duration of the contract will be 20 years. What do you think?"

The conditions were satisfactory. Except for two things.

"Is there really a reason to put a duration? Let's just say for our whole lifetime."
"Young man. I am 60 years old. In 20 years, I will be 80. With my body being so weak, I don't even know if I will be alive that long."

Don't worry mister. I'm sure you won't believe me, but you'll be coming and going from the mine until you are over 90 years old.

"They say that the weak tend to live a long time. It's not like it'll be your loss to extend the contract duration."
"That is true."
"Also, you are saying that we will split the earnings 7:3 for just the things we mine in the mine right?"
"Of course. We can't split the profit you make from doing other things."

No matter how you looked at it, the conditions were definitely in my favor. Especially since I will stop mining in the near future.

In other words, thanks to Jonnan, I will be able to earn a lot of money for free.

Of course, Jonnan will also become the richest man in Titan Valley thanks to our contract. Of course, he would not be as wealthy as me.

It was the perfect conditions for both parties to benefit from, without needing to add or remove anything.

I reached out my hand first.

"Let's do it as you said."

Jonnan also smiled brightly and shook my hand.

<The contract creating a partnership with Jonnan has been completed. Starting from now, any profits made from the mines will be split 7:3. There is no end date for this contract.>

"Hahaha. Thank you. Thank you."
"I am the one who is thankful."
"And take it easy. If you work that hard, your body will get damaged quickly. Money is good but you need to be healthy to work a long time."

Honestly, I also felt like I was dying. The physical pain was severe, but the mental pain was even worse. If I continued to work like this for two to three years, my mind and body would be a complete mess like Jonnan mentioned.

However, I needed to do it like this.

In fact, I wanted to push harder. If it was possible, I would not work 14 hours, I would work even 20 hours a day.

Money wasn't the issue. There were some benefits I could only gain by working that way. A special benefit that neither Jonnan nor Batoom even knew about.

Of course, it was a benefit I could only earn if this world was the same as the game system.
Regardless, it was a benefit I could definitely not give up on.

"I will keep that in mind."
I answered quickly.

However, my working pattern did not change at all. I would wake up really early to go to the mine, and only returned to my temporary residence late at night.

I was an overachiever, working an average of over 14 hours a day.
It was so hard I felt like I might die, but I did everything I could to endure it.

'I just need to get past this hardship. Let's focus.'

Clang. Clang.

<Stamina has increased 1 point.>

'The end is near. At most it will be one to two months. Oosha!'

Clang. Clang.

<Strength increased 1 point.>

My stats continued to increase frequently. It was at a frustratingly slow speed compared to the beginning, but it still steadily headed towards my goal.

'Just a little more.'

<Dexterity has increased to intermediate level 8. You can now hold on even tighter to the weapon's handle. The chance of critical hit and basic damage have each increased by 40%.>

Welcome messages continued to appear.
However, none of them were the news I was really waiting for. I just silently continued to swing my pickaxe.

Just like that, another month or so went by. In real time it was around 2 months, in Royal Roader time it was exactly 2 years later.

How do I know it was exactly 2 years?
It was because of a message that popped up in my head. It was the message I had been waiting for since the beginning.

<You've magnificently survived the harsh environment of the mines for 2 years. The God Hades has marveled at your endurance and delivered you a blessing.
The endurance stat has been created.
Endurance has increased 5 points.
You have become the first person to own the endurance stat. As a reward, you have gained 3 bonus stat points and your fame has increased 10 points.>

"Success! It has finally been created!"

I inadvertently let out a loud howl.

It didn't matter since I was alone in the tunnel. It was already late at night so Jonnan had already retired for the day.
Because of that, I could let out my joy without worrying about anybody else.

"My endurance is even at 5 points! Muhahahahah!"

This was the reason I worked myself to death for 14 hours a day.

The blessing of the God Hades.

This was a benefit you got for working in the mines for over 10 hours a day for 2 years. Of course, the higher your average hours worked was to 10, the higher your increase in stat.

This was something I learned after researching the dwarf race. I was trying to figure out why the battle strength of dwarfs were so amazing, and found the 'endurance' stat to be one of the reasons.

'Endurance' was a very useful and important stat.

First, the damage you receive in battle or while hunting does down based on your endurance level. If I received 100 damage, the actual damage I receive would go down 5% to 95.

In addition, it works together with your pain tolerance to increase your defense, prevents you from getting stunned, and also increase the rate at which your HP recovers.

Right now you can say it isn't much since it is only at 5%, but the story completely changes if you raise your endurance to about 30.

Basically, I created the foundation to develop battle strength comparable to the dwarfs.

My effort for the last two years was not only to create the endurance stat. The other stats increased in large amounts as well.

[Kang Hwi Ram, Level 1]
Dexterity : Intermediate Level 8, 13%
Strength: 71
Agility: 15
Stamina: 49
Intuition: 25
Magic: 2
Vitality: 2
Mana: 8
HP: 181
Endurance: 5

Confirming my stats automatically created a smile on my face.

'My strength is also over 70.'

Even my agility, which was at 15, could be pulled up to a decent level by leveling up and using stat boosts from equipments.

Now I'm in the safe zone. It's time to create that turning point again.

Next morning.

I came out of my room a little later than normal. I wanted to match the time mine owner Batoom came to work.

Thanks to sleeping in, I was able to reduce a decent amount of fatigue I had gained over the days as well.

"You're a little later than usual. Did you sleep in?"

Batoom welcomed me with a bright smile.

"Batoom-nim, I had something to tell you so I purposely matched the time you came to work."

"Is that so? What is it you want to tell me?"

"I wish to become a miner."

‘Royal Roader,’ the game that I ruled as an overlord was ending its service. Shit! It was my life’s only pleasure.The last day! I used all of my strength and in-game connections to defeat the final boss monster, Demon Heros.
As a reward, I earned a Marble of Wishes.
[Please state your wish.]
My wish? [Royal Roader’s renewal as reality.]
I was just joking. I really only wrote it as a joke…
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After arriving back at home he recieved another mission from the system.

[Mission Received - Exercise for 1 hour per day for 7 days.]
[Sitting in front of a computer all day isn't healthy and getting exercise is good for you, therefore you should get at least 1 hour of exercise per day.]
[Reward - $100, Skill: Running Level 1.]

'Hey, what's up with the reward, you don't specify that I will have to do 1 hour of running yet the reward is still a skill for running, this doesn't make sense, can you please explain?' Ronan was reasonably upset.

[Simple, running is one of the most popular ways to get the exercise that and with the skill you would be able to run slightly faster, and the only exercise you currently get is walking so why not go onto running, besides I doubt you can even lift a coffee mug.]

'Did you call me fat or anorexic? or just straight up weak, because I know I'm not weak, unlike a system that doesn't actually exist.'

[Really? I'm fairly sure that I do exist and for that, I'm going to double your mission.]

[Mission Cancelled - Exercise for 1 hour per day for 7 days.]

[Mission Received - Exercise for 2 hours per day for 14 days.]
[Sitting in front of a computer all day isn't healthy and getting exercise is good for you, therefore you should get at least 2 hours of exercise per day.]
[Reward - $50, Skill: Running Level 1.]

'You know I was joking right? How could the most supreme system in the world be so petty?' Ronan was depressed, running 1 hour was fine, but now running 2 hours is sad, he has to run for 2 hours per day for 14 days to get money and it half than what was promised originally.

[Too late, now do it before I decide to make you suffer for 28 days doing 3 hours of running.]

'Really? I thought the mission is optional.' Ronan was borderline depressed now.

[Oh, yeah, your right, but still do it and then you get rewards, you need the rewards right?]

'Well, it has a point, I suppose I can still do it, after all, I get a skill and then I can get some more money.'

[You know I can hear your thoughts right?]

'Huh, I seem to have forgotten because you didn't speak for like 3 days.'

Ronan and the system had a bit of catching up to do, in the end, Ronan made a schedule for it, 2 hours of running per day at 7 AM just after he wakes up, then he can spend the day doing whatever he wants to do, in the meantime, Ronan went back to the textbooks, he had a deal with Jake all of them done in 5 days then he will get paid.

He started on the textbooks.

Several hours later and he had done 1/4 of them and he went to sleep.

Over the next few days, Ronan had gone running for 2 hours, completed the textbooks and gone back to editing the code of his app to improve it, he improved the user interface, the app was not as taxing as it was earlier on the users phones, and he had rented several servers, now his app had over 50k downloads with approximately 7k online at all times of day, providing him with a steady income, the most users online at a single time was 20k, but that was the day after he contacted Jake about spreading it, he also received several hundreds of helpful reviews on how to market the app and now he was looking for online advertisements to advertise his app.

"Hello, is this Approval Advertisements?" Ronan had just contacted an advertisement agency to see if he could get some online exposure.

"Yes, who is this?" Replied the voice on the other end.

"My name is Ronan, I'm calling to ask about your prices for advertisements, all kinds."

"Sure, its $500 for a total package, you will get all sorts of advertisements on all sorts of different websites, you can specify what types of advertisements you want and on what websites, we also offer advertisements on different apps, we have many companies selling us advertisement space on their apps, for the original price of $500 you can have either, but if you pay $650 you can have both."

Ronan spent some time deliberating over the various companies he had called and contacted, but the one with the best offer and reputation was by far Approval Advertisements, Ronan only gets paid at the end of the month for the advertisements so currently he only had the original $1100 from the missions.

"Okay, where do I sign?" Ronan asked.

When Ronan asked, He went through the procedure to rent the advertising space and also paid them an extra $100 for creation of the advertisements.

After everything was done, he was told that it would take 2 days for the advertisements to be made then they would be put up the day after, and he wouldn't be charged for the first week.

He went back to completing the textbooks, the month ended in 5 days and 2 textbooks needed to be completed for tomorrow, fortunately, they were the easiest ones to complete.

After a couple of hours, Ronan looked at his clock.

20:00

An hour before he was set to sleep, he was even more tired since he had to run 2 hours every day and it was important that he at least didn't feel tired when running his app and completing the textbooks.

After another hour of working on his textbooks, he put them down and went to sleep.

Waking up the next day he went for a run, got a shower and prepared his bag, putting all the textbooks into his bag.

Ronan Atkins is a 20-year-old student, he studies Business Administration at Trinity College, it is considered as one of the best colleges to learn Business Administration in the world and in order to obtain a scholarship Ronan had to pass many tests, most of which have nothing to do with the actual course he was studying in, after passing all those tests he was finally given the scholarship he dreamed off, but even after getting the scholarship his life was hard, he had to work several jobs in order to pay for food and accommodation.
Until one day, when he is working part-time at a convenience shop something happens...

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Again, those few benefits weren't all that Carona was getting from this treaty.
.
Education!
No matter what academic facility it was, tuition was essential for its maintenance, teacher pay out and general upkeep of the facility.
Generally, there were a lot of things that went into their student fees.
Things like healthcare was a must for the students to have... especially the international ones, lest they fall ill and need treatment.
And in addition to that, money was needed for several bills.
Be it paying for electrical bills, field trips, teaching services, items like lab equipments, chemicals, chairs, and so on.
In short, all of these added to the cost of one's tuition per semester.
.
In general, each class within Baymard's public school... had children of various ages.
>Preschool (ages 3-5) for each semester
  ▪Baymardians: 1,500 BAYs
  ▪Treaty-signed territories: 2,000 BAYs
  ▪The Rest : 2,500 BAYs
*one should know that each semester was 4 months, so it perfectly evened out for paying the teachers and so on.
So each month, the Baymardians would have to save just 375 Bays (copper coins)....  so as to pay out 1500 Bays.
One could look at 375 Bays as $ 375 .
Sure, it seemed ridiculously small to save up and pay tuitions... but in this era, it was just right.
>Elementary School (ages 5 - 11), from Kindergarten, Grade 1... all through Grade 5.    
  ▪Baymardians: 1,800 BAYs
  ▪Treaty-signed territories: 2,650 BAYs
  ▪The Rest: 3,200 BAYs
>Junior High (ages 11 -15), from Grade 6 all through Grade 9.
  ▪Baymardians: 2,200 BAYs
  ▪Treaty-signed territories: 3,000 BAYS
  ▪The Rest: 3,800 BAYS
Of course after this grade, they would graduate... and that was it.
.
From this price list....  it was clear to see that Carona was still getting a good deal, compared to others.
With respects to pricing, Landon would charge students according to what class group they were in... and not their ages.
For example, elementary school usually took in children from ages 5 to 11.
But previously, there were students at 14... who didn't know how to write, and were placed back at elementary school.
So instead of charging them the price of a Junior high student (11-15), they would get charged as elementary students instead.
.
But no matter what educational level they were at..... at age 15, they were seen as adults.
Hence it was graduation time.
There was nothing Landon could do about it, as that was the coming of age period here.
Of course as time went on, more and more people would get educated..... as well as place their children in school at an early age.
And by then, things would even out on their own.
So Landon wasn't too worried about this.
.
Also.... the school also allowed to give out scholarships to the Baymardians, treaty-signed nations and the rest.
These scholarships were there to encourage and reward those hard working children.
And apart from that, there were student programs that allowed minors from ages 9-14 to work.
But they could only do very light jobs, if they wanted to aid in paying off their fees with a monthly plan.
One should know that apart from the nobles, peasants would also be attending this school as well in the nearest future.
So giving them numerous opportunities for success, was definitely a necessity.
.
Actually... even back on earth, children could work.
However, the amount of time they put in..... and the amount of work that was meant to be carried out, needed to be extremely light.
For example, they could dog walk in the parks, help in gardening local areas, window cleaning, lemonade stand selling and so on.
Children also made money as well.
.
Normally, an adult could work up to 8 - 10 hours a day.... but for children, it would be advisable for them to use 4 to 5 hours max.
Of course even though this era was completely different from the one back on earth, Landon had still chosen to stick to earth's principles.
But he knew that eventually, some children would grumble and ask for an increase in work time.
After all, children here worked just like adults.
At age 6 and even 7.... some of them were already serving at bars and restaurants for 8 hours straight.
While others worked at stables for close to 10 hours without sleep.
.
They were some who even worked by the seas, and carried heavy boxes daily.
Some also did babysitting, did house cleaning, and worked in the farms like pros.
So 4 to 5 hours for them, was like no work at all.
But just because they could do it, didn't mean that it was the right thing to do.
Working like that at a young age would definitely affect them when they got older.
Hence 5 hours per day, was the max that Landon could allow.
.
For the work they could do, Landon had already thought of few.
They could work as 'underage part-timers' at the Ranch.
There, they would be given a special badge.... that showed their underage status, as well as other special work documents.
And no matter what job they did, they would always have to do it under someone's supervision.
Anyway... at the Ranch, they could wash the horses, brush their hairs, feed them foods like apples, and even clean up their poop.
Provided it wasn't tedious, Landon didn't see any reason why they couldn't do it.
.
They could also work with Baymard's Gardening Company as well.
There, they could help gather up fallen leaves, plant flowers and even cut bushes from their client's backyards or work areas.
They could be posted at the park, other public areas, or even someone's private property.
But of course, they would never be working alone.... as everything would always be under supervision. 
They could also work at the Baymard's cleaning company... where they would clean windows, mop hallways, sweep rooms and so on. 
.
In essence, there were so many light jobs for them to do... so making money wasn't going to be an issue for these incoming international students.
And just so that their school work wasn't affected, they were only allowed to work on weekends.
Again, if they couldn't pay up all their fees at the end of the semester..... then they could apply for an extension payment plan, and work during all holidays here.
.
Generally, Landon wouldn't allow international students to stay within Baymard during the long holidays.
But if they still owed the school and wanted to work for their pay, then by all means... they could go right ahead and do so.
With this, Landon decided to change his initial stance on having students stay in Baymard during the holidays.
Now... he would allow them to stay, but they had to apply for a stay before doing so. 
Regardless, if they decided to stay..... their maximum work hours during holidays like, would be 25 hours a week.
(*5 hours × 5 days)
.
Tackling Student Visas, it wasn't logical to have students change visas every 3 months.... since they would essentially come back and study till they graduated.
But even so, Landon couldn't give them anything that went over a year.
Hence, he had decided that their visas would last for 1 year max.
And if they wanted to renew it again, they just had to prove that they had registered for next year's semester....  and that would be all.
What if he gave some people 5 year Visas, and then didn't bother to show up again?
Or worse, their Visas got stolen?
.
Everything Landon was doing, was trying to reduce identity theft to a minimal scale.
Compared to other empires that allowed all assassins, crooks and thieves to sneak or bribe their way into larger cities just like that.... Landon was trying his best to make this place a safe haven for his people.
Hence all these checks were damn important in stopping criminals from getting in.
Sure, some would definitely get in, but the numbers had to be few.
.
Moving on, 1 year was a lot compared to ordinary visitor entries.
Hence, be it international culinary students, or public school international students... they would have specific passport covers as well.
•All treaty-signed international students would have 'GREY' passport covers.
•And the other international students would have dark 'BROWN' coloured passport covers.
The reason why Landon truly wanted to differentiate everything.... was so that those  who worked at the port, would have an easy time identifying different persons.
.
If one saw someone with a Blue passport, they would know that this was a citizen from a treaty-signed territory.
Likewise, if they saw other Baymardians or even students..... they would automatically know as well.
Of course Baymardian students didn't need special passports.... as their RED colored ones were more than enough to carry them through.
Afterall, all Baymard citizens would be able to keep the same passport for 10 years.... before it would finally expire.
.
With all that said, as per the treaty....  Baymard had given educational discounts to Caronians if they decided to study here.


Chu Yi dies in a car crash and becomes Landon Barn, the illegitimate son of king Barn, ruler of Arcadina. Because his mother was a maid and the king’s greatest disgrace, his father had always despised him. The same could be said for his half-siblings. 

When he turned 15, his father had announced that the city of Baymard would be given to him, and would no longer be under the empire's control. It was a well known fact that Baymard’s lands were barren, and poverty stricken.... For god’s sake, this was banishment.

His deadbeat father had indirectly banished him from the empire.

Chu Yi woke up in a carriage, on his way to Baymard with a system

"So what if my father hates me? So what if I’m banished?.... I will turn my territory into a modern society"

  
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Author here, thank you all for tuning in..... english is my second language... so I promise to try my best.

P.S, please dont compare my Novel to others... not all world development novels have to have the same format.

On holidays, you can write 3,000 words of raw materials, without editing or editing. On a typical working day, you can write from 600 to 1100 words of raw materials. When some events in the real world, sometimes a creative mood for 5-14 days can break out, then barely 250-300 words can be written in the chapters of raw materials.

That is, the general mood also affects the speed of writing chapters. Pros can write, regardless of events in the real world, with 3,500 words each.

An average of 1015 words is 2.2 A4 pages.

per day you can write raw materials at 7.5 pages. After editing, 890 words will remain.

in 7 hours - about 3100 words - of raw materials. If you make the first edit - + 2 hours, if you add editing and polishing + 5 days. It turns out that more or less, the read 3 chapters can take - time = 7 days.

Or 11 chapters of raw materials per week.

For good, a real writer should produce - high-quality material, its chapters, it's not enough but interesting to read so that it is easy.

But there is one nuance, if a thought came, then I want to state it, write it. Maybe it makes sense, first write everything - the whole novel in 100-200 chapters. And then at the end of the novel, they will already be engaged in editing, polishing, rewriting. But at the end of the work, apparently, it may turn out not the old novel, but the new one ?!

Thoughts of why and why stories are written.

All the same English, he has not improved in 18 days.

I'll figure something out, try to correct the text.

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This is a work of art. Any resemblance to real people or real events is purely coincidental.

On Thursday, March 19, 2020, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi urged citizens to follow the concept of 'Janta Curfew' on March 22 from 7 am to 9 pm.

Do you know what is Janta Curfew? 
For the first time in history, you may have heard the word Janata curfew. The term introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an effort to combat coronavirus spread.

"On March 22, from 7 am to 9 pm, all countrymen have to follow the Janta Curfew," PM Narendra Modi said.

The Prime Minister implored all citizens of India to observe a self-imposed 'curfew' on Sunday and to commit to the fight against Covid-19 to help curb its spread and stay safe.

He asked everyone to stay at home as much as possible because social distancing is one a crucial and effective way to ensure that deadly novel coronavirus is contained.

He even especially urged people above the age of 60 to not venture out of their homes for the next few weeks.

At 5 pm on March 22, all the citizens are requested by the prime minister to encourage the people working in essential services, in the times of coronavirus, by standing in their doorways and clapping and ringing their bells as for the past two months, millions are working day and night in hospitals and airports and those serving others by not taking care of themselves.

PM Modi even said, "If possible, please call at least 10 people every day and tell them about the 'Janta Curfew' as well as the measures to prevent."

Hence, during the Janata Curfew, people are requested to avoid public spaces and stay home for 14 hours from 7 am to 9 pm, in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak which has affected over 100 countries across the world.

Under the moonlight James was sweating and carrying a large block of stone among the hundreds of slaves working on the construction of the coliseum.

He placed the block of stone on top of another before he sighed with fatigue.
 
"We only have 14 hours left in this world."


Then he looked at the tired slaves around him shaking his head.



It had been 2 days since Trisha had joined them, since then he had been working 20 hours a day building the Colosseum while training his Nen, he had already learned to use the Gyô without too much trouble, his only defect in controlling his Nen was that he didn't always manage to project his Nen.

His Zetsu is also improving, with a little more training he was sure to be able to use "IN".

"I've made a lot of progress. I hope cal will be enough for tomorrow's fights."  He said as he picked up another bloc of stone.


At about 6 o'clock in the morning James was able to leave the construction site and go to rest, he went to a dark corner quite close to the coliseum and then closed his eyes and began to sleep.

After three hours, the sunlight woke him up, he stood up yawning while scratching his right cheek.

"I miss my bed, but anyway I'm a fugitive, I'm not going to have a comfortable bed when I get back."

He did some stretching before he climbed onto a nearby building. Once at the top, he lowered his head to avoid being noticed by the soldiers patrolling, while looking at the Coliseum being built.

"It's boring to wait..."

Time passed slowly, James continued to spy on the slaves building the coliseum while staring at the giant supervising the construction site, finally at about three o'clock in the afternoon a change occurred.

Slaves and guards including the giant all kneel on the ground at the arrival of a familiar figure.

They are St.Jalmack accompanied by Jenfetro and his slaves.

James then removed a piece of polished iron with a shiny surface and adjusted its angle to that of the sunlight, reflecting the light north and then east before jumping off the building.


Arriving on the back of a slave, Jackmal looked at the coliseum for a moment and then looked at the giant.


"Is this all you can do in three days?"

The giant hearing this started sweating profusely.


"Great lord, I have accelerated the speed of construction to maximum, the slaves' rest hours have been reduced to only four hours, I..."

"SHUT UP!"

Jalmack's cry made the giant tremble with fear, he didn't even dare raise his head.



"You mean to tell me you're giving slaves hours off work?  They dare to rest!"

"Jenfetro kill him!"

"Lord I..."

Jenfetro withdrew the sword from his back, disappeared and then reappeared behind the giant before replacing the sword on his back.

Before the joyful eyes of the slaves the giant who tortured and exploited them every day was cut in half, torn like a piece of paper.


Some could not help laughing with joy at this scene, but their excitement was not over because just a moment later a big explosion resounded in the North.



*BOOM*

The earth beneath their feet shook under the power of the explosion, flaming debris rained down from the sky as huge black smoke rose to the sky.

The guards, the slaves and even Jackmal were stunned at this scene, Jackmal seeing the explosion immediately became angry.


"What the hell is going on?!"

One of the guards then immediately lowered his head and said.


"Lord this is the direction of the gunpowder stock, something must have happened there!!!"


"Go and see what's going on, you scum, hurry up before I kill you!!!" Jackmal shouted.

When the guards heard this, they were immediately frightened before they all ran towards the explosion.

"Jenfetro you'll take care of..." 

 

But before Jackmal finished his sentence an extremely fast shadow took him and appeared two meters away holding him firmly while placing a piece of metal around his neck.

Jenfetro wanting to act stopped when he saw the piece of metal on Jackmal's neck.



"Dirty slave, how dare you touch me, I'll kill your whole family, I'll rip your skin off! Give your heart to my Tigers!"Jackmal shouted in anger, he was really angry, not only is his coliseum late in construction but someone also dared to touch him, he a celestial dragon, a superior being, a slave dared to touch him.

His eyes turned red with anger.

"You dare touch a celestial dragon, do you know what the consequences are?" Said Jenfetro to James.

James pretending not to hear it said in a calm and flippant voice.



"I know, I know, you'll kill me and my loved ones blah blah blah blah, well now listen to me carefully, tell the harbor guards not to stop me and I promise to let him go."

Jackmal laughed "Jenfetro, kills him, he'd never dare hurt me."

Jenfetro then approached, drawing his sword.

"Hahaha, hurt me if you dare hahah, Ouch, agh!!!!"


Before the stunned eyes of the spectators, James made a slight movement with the piece of iron in his hand, then the fingers of Jackmal's left hand fell to the ground under his screams.


"Agg!  Agh! what is that feeling, yes the pain I'm in pain, I'm in pain, JENFETRO KILL HIM!! Boohoo, Agh!..."

Jackmal began to cry, blood spurted from his hand, an unpleasant smell spread through the air as a brown liquid dripped from Jackmal's pants.

After dying, James woke up in a world identical to his home world.


In this world the earth had no more countries, there was only one federation, USE (United States of the Earth).

Fifty years earlier in the 1960s, an unknown phenomenon began to occur, any teenager turning 18 or any adult over the age of 18 would be given a chance to participate in [Survival World].



Once accepted you will be sent to various extremely dangerous and deadly worlds, but once you survive you will receive points that will allow you to become superhumans.



. . . . . .
- Strongest Furuichi

- Infinite Survival

-Infinite Stamina

- Jojo's bizarre Adventure System

-♤Supernatural Simulator♤

[True fact 100% real, cats have 9 lives. Don't mess with a cat. Once you push it too far, it might just sacrifice a life to kill you...]

Currently there over 500,000,000 domestic cats in the world (only one for every 15 people).

Cats sleep for an average of around 14 hours a day (60% of their lives, however studies lean towards 70%)

The heaviest domestic cat on record weighed in at 21.3 kg. That is over 5x the average of 4kg. In one episode it is mentioned that Garfield is 20 pounds overweight. Based on the average, Garfield would weigh in at 13kg, still 8kg less than the heaviest domestic cat.

When cats walk, they only leave one set of footprints because their back paws step almost exactly in the same places as their front paws. This helps reduce noise and leaves less tracks, perfect for a sneaky hunter. They also have excellent hearing and sense of smell. Their most useful ability is their very powerful night vision.

Older cats despise younger cats. A tiny kitten is a threat to many adult cats, as in nature, it would still be with its mother for up to about 6 months old, under her care and protection. The older cats may be wary that the mother will come around looking for her kitten, and that would mean trouble for them if caught near the kitten.

A cat was the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, for over 20 years. His name is Stubbs. The average life expectancy of a cat lies at around 14 years. Stubbs went above and beyond by working his whole life for his city (He passed away in 2017).

The century old question, cats or dogs seems to weigh in favor of cats as in 2014 there were 88 million pet cats and 74 million dogs. These results may or may not be heavily influenced by older woman who happen to be cat enthusiasts and keep a few too many. [These numbers are old but I haven't found any conclusive numbers]

Feel free to leave any kind of comment you want from questions to facts/spam.

A mishmash of random things. 
Daily chapter guaranteed.
Currently every new chapter will be focusing on a random topic. I will try my best to keep them interesting and short. 

(Pretty certain there's no duplicate content)

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[Is hepatectomy dangerous? How would one's life be affected after the procedure? Should my father undergo hepatectomy?]
[Can hepatolithiasis be cured? How much longer will I be able to live?]
[I was diagnosed with hepatolithiasis when I went for a physical examination. What should I do?]
On Doctor's Here, more and more patients were asking Ling Ran, who was a specialist, questions. The questions were also becoming increasingly difficult and in-depth.
In the beginning, they were asking Ling Ran about all kinds of strange diseases. After a while, the questions slowly became ones that patients asked doctors before making appointments for consultations. Now, most of the patients had already decided on which direction to take when they asked questions. 
China was a massive country, and the population was huge.
There were 14 billion people in China, and 1% of them suffered from hepatolithiasis. This meant that hundreds of millions of people suffered from hepatolithiasis in the country. Even though they were at different stages of the disease, the total number of people diagnosed with hepatolithiasis was astonishingly huge.
Aside from hepatolithiasis, there were also patients who needed hepatectomy because of illnesses like cirrhosis and liver cancer. Most patients who had decided on surgery would proactively search for top doctors to make inquiries. They did not only look for national specialists. Doctors who were considered top specialists in their area also received plenty of inquiries.
Next, the patients who had decided on a doctor would head to various large hospitals.
Yunli Medical Company created "Doctor's Here" to match patients with doctors, and within a very short time frame, the effects became visible.
Very soon, Yun Hua Hospital, where Ling Ran was working, also got caught up in the waves.
More than three patients asked for consultations from Ling Ran every day. Even though it was not more than what Huo Congjun could get for him, considering what a difficult surgery hepatectomy was, this number of patients was already considered shocking.
If this were to happen to an ordinary associate chief physician or chief physician, he would be racking his brains over the filtering of patients. This was because it was impossible for an ordinary doctor to carry out a few major surgeries every single day.
It was not really rare for ordinary associate chief physicians to carry out three or even four major surgeries within a day. But things would be different if they had to do the same every single day without stopping.
Doctors had to do more than just operate on patients. They also had to perform daily tasks like making ward rounds, which was also very time-consuming. Moreover, top-notch doctors had to give consultations and lecture students. They also had things to do outside the hospital such as attending academic conferences...
"Everyone, remember to make ward rounds.
"Lu Wenbin will be in charge of guiding the medical interns.
"Yu Yuan, do arrange the materials that we'll be using for the meeting.
"Zuo Cidian, do go and talk to the patients' family members.
"Guys, don't forget to answer questions on Doctor's Here."
Ling Ran swiftly delegated tasks to his team members. He then asked Zhang Anmin and Ma Yanlin to be his assistants before turning and entering the operating theater.
The doctors of the Ling Treatment Group did not speak much either. For the past year or so, this was how life was like for them.
Yu Yuan and Zhang Anmin both caught a houseman to help them out. The one Zhang Anmin caught could be considered to have caught the jackpot, as he got to operate the retractor for Ling Ran throughout the night, to the point that his hand muscles ached and had to rest at home. To a houseman, this kind of high-intensity training was an opportunity that was hard to come by.
However, it was an unlucky day for the houseman Yu Yuan caught. He would need to write countless medical records and search for plenty of information, and would only get to rest by the time his eyelids were drooping. Moreover, it was not like he could learn much from this.
As Doctor Zhou who was hiding in the waiting room looked at the doctors of the Ling Treatment Group who were swiftly dispersing to carry out their tasks, he said a little enviously to the houseman beside him, "Ling Ran's life is my dream. Sigh, why are none of my subordinates as capable as his?"
The incapable houseman glanced at Doctor Zhou and said, "Aren't you in the waiting room because you don't want to operate on patients?"
"Do you think that I want to be in the waiting room of the Operating Area? Of course, I want to openly stay in the treatment room. It's large and lively…" Doctor Zhou said in a tone that made him sound like he was not allowed to see the light of day. He sighed emotionally as he stared outside the window.
"Then, why don't we just head to the treatment room?"
"Young man." Doctor Zhou pouted. "Work will never end. This is especially true in treatment rooms of hospitals like Yun Hua Emergency Medical Center. There would always be countless patients waiting to be treated. You need to stay alive to be able to treat patients, right? Doctors who don't know how to look for places to rest will never be able to survive in the Emergency Medical Center."
"The emergency room isn't like the operating theater. You will get to rest after treating all the patients there, won't you?" Even though the houseman spoke in a soft voice, he obviously did not look like he was convinced by Doctor Zhou. Hence, he could not help but refute.
Doctor Zhou did not really mind. He laughed out loud and said, "Let's make a bet. You don't have to do much. Just head to the treatment room for four hours and work without taking more than fifteen minutes of rest in total. Are you game?"
The houseman hesitated for a few seconds and asked, "What are the stakes?"
"If you win, I'll buy you better food for lunch and dinner. I'll also buy you a cup of bubble tea. If you lose, you'll have to write all the medical records from last week," Doctor Zhou said quickly.
"Why are the medical records from last week still…? Alright, it isn't unendurable." The houseman agreed.
"Alright. Go ahead, then." Doctor Zhou put his foot up the chair. "I'll wait for you here. See you four hours later. Give me a call if there's anything."
The houseman working under Doctor Zhou nodded solemnly. He then went downstairs with determination and headed to the treatment room.
He entered the treatment room and saw that it was full of patients and their family members. He then wrote down Doctor Zhou's name at the nurses' station. Suddenly, the houseman felt that something was not quite right.
'Why would I work myself to death in the treatment room alone for four hours? Even if I were to win, I would just get a cup of bubble tea. Is working my a*s off for four hours just for a cup of bubble tea even worth it?'
When the houseman thought about the possibility of failure, he could not help but shiver.
'I wonder how long I would need to write one week's worth of medical records. Some might even be difficult cases.'
"You're the houseman working under Doctor Zhou, aren't you?" Zhao Leyi who was in the treatment room was also super busy right now. The moment he saw a houseman, he immediately put on a nice facade and talked to the houseman.
After working in the hospital for a while, all junior doctors would learn that none of the senior doctors were good people. Whenever a senior doctor talked to a junior doctor in a friendly manner, it meant that the senior doctor wanted the junior doctor to do something for him.
The houseman who was fooled by Doctor Zhou was not very familiar with the hospital yet. Hence, he said obediently to Zhao Leyi who was an attending physician, "I am. Doctor Zhou asked me to come to the treatment room to…"
"Come, why don't you take a look at this patient and gain some experience…" Zhao Leyi did not bother to listen to the rest of the sentence. He waved at the houseman, deceiving the houseman to treat the patient on his behalf in the process.
Four hours later, Doctor Zhou took off his large white coat and changed into a pair of leather shoes that he wore on casual occasions. He looked healthy and energetic as he walked out of the operating area. Before he headed home, he made a detour to the treatment room to check on his houseman.
Even though the houseman was working hard, his gaze was dull.
"Don't forget to write the medical records." Doctor Zhou greeted him and immediately made his way out of the treatment room.
This was when Huo Congjun entered the treatment room from the main hall without saying a word.
"Little Zhou." Huo Congjun's voice was like a large, heavy fist that hit Doctor Zhou's heart.
If Doctor Zhou's heart were hooked to an electrocardiograph right now, the electrocardiogram would definitely indicate that his heart was beating haphazardly, with the p of his aVR being upright. [1] However, in the end, Doctor Zhou did not dare to flee. He turned to face Huo Congjun and smiled gloomily. "Department director…"
"Hmm... There's a group of foreign doctors in Yun Hua Hospital right now. They would like to take a look at our hospital. Can you go and attend to them?" Huo Congjun said nonchalantly.
Doctor Zhou furrowed his eyebrows a little. His instincts told him that things were not as simple as it seemed. 'What does Department Director Huo mean by "attending to them"? Shouldn't those visitors receive a warmer welcome?'
Doctor Zhou could not help but ask in a hushed tone, "Which country are those doctors from? Won't we need an interpreter?"
"From the Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. They speak English. If I remember correctly, your English is pretty good." Huo Congjun glanced at Doctor Zhou.
Doctor Zhou quickly nodded. Immediately after that, he asked carefully, "Since they're from the Anderson Cancer Center, aren't the hospital leaders showing up to welcome them?"
"They specifically said that they were looking for Ling Ran. Moreover, they did not bring any official documents with them. This means that they are here in a private capacity. Hence, there's no need to notify the hospital," Huo Congjun said in a tremendously relaxed manner.
Doctor Zhou's expression turned gloomy. He said hesitantly, "Isn't this how foreigners do things? We can't just expect the Anderson Cancer Center to write us an official letter."
"They would need to at least show proof of their identities, don't you think so? I think they're just in Yun Hua City for some seafood." Huo Congjun did not intend to discuss the matter further. He waved in dismissal and said, "Just bring them to Shao family's restaurant, attend to them for a bit and see what's on their minds. We'll report things to the hospital leaders after we are sure of what's going on."
As Doctor Zhou listened to Huo Conjun, he felt that what Huo Congjun was saying made sense. He had no choice but to obediently note down the other party's contact number and what time they would be landing. He then said in a meek voice, "I'm actually about to get off work."
"You'll get to go home eventually." Huo Congjun tapped Doctor Zhou's shoulder a few times.
Translator's notes:
[1] As all the depolarisations are going away from lead aVR, all waves are negative in aVR (P, QRS, T) in normal sinus rhythm. In dextrocardia, (True and technical) the p is upright in aVR


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.

POV: Isozaki Izumi.
Date: 21st Nov – Friday.

"We have to know which one of us is the immortal one!"
"I don't want to die, please!"
"This is the only way, Izumi"
"Save me!"

"No!" I screamed as I got up the bed I was lying on.

I clinched my trembling fist as I started drifting back from the dreamland, I was in, to reality.

As I started calming down I take a better look at the place I was in, the white curtains rolled up revealing a beautiful scenery of the sea like a drawing on the wall, and the refreshing air that came rushing through the slightly opened window, made me feel at ease.

Then a creaking couch sound resounded followed by a voice full of worry, "Are you feeling okay?" and my eyes immediately moved toward its source.

It was Nao, he had huge eyebags under his eyes, and his eyes showed how tired he was, yet he forced a smile on his face, directed my way.

Thanks to seeing him, I returned to my senses as I realize I'm in a hospital room, Nao gets up from the couch and move closer to me with a confused worried look he asked me, "Why are you crying?"

I gave Nao the look as if I don't understand what language he is talking with, I haven't shed a tear for the last 18 years, I can't even remember the last time I did.

I moved my palm and put it on my cheek as I felt tears being wiped by my hand, "Maybe I had a bad dream" I wondered.

"Well, after an experience like that, it is a wonder if you didn't have any nightmares!" Nao exclaimed in a joking manner, I could hear a gentle kind tone in his voice, which showed his concern.

"How long have I been out for? For all my injuries to heal, I must have been out for long. I hope it's not more than two years." I asked out of curiosity as I inspected parts of my body that looked as good as new.

The truck hit me on the left side, but I couldn't feel any different than usual, the doctors in this hospital sure know what to do, even my stomach! The pain was unbearable but now it all seems like a distant dream!

"What are you talking about? You suffered almost no injuries in the accident rather it was the one driving that suffered most of it." Nao declared showing a confused look at my previous statement.

I was shocked by what he said, mainly because of the phrase 'the one driving' I was drowning in the river what does he mean the one driving?

"What are you talking about? I drowned in the riverbank after being hit by a truck." I corrected Nao.

"Are you half asleep? You were in an accident while in the car and you bumped into a tree, not drowned in a riverbank." Nao explained, and he continued, "the person who you were with was in a critical condition, but he recovered fast after getting your blood and he even checked out!"

I was confused I didn't know what Nao is talking about! his story doesn't match up to mine, the place, the people involved even the way of the accident was different. Just what the hell really happened? And who is that person he keeps on mentioning?

I decided to ignore the complicated stuff for now, "Anyway, what day is it today?" I asked Nao trying to change the confusing topic.

"21st of November" Nao stated while staring with a blanked look.

21st? that means more than one year passed from the accident, I let out a small sigh. That would explain a bit why Nao is not sure of the details. Yes, this must be it.

"What happened at work? Did the new president come?" I asked casually, "What are you talking about? Today is his first day, I think he's introducing himself by now" Nao said while looking at his watch.

What is this? Something is not adding up. "Nao…" I showed worry, "Just in case… W-What year is this?" I asked scared of the answer to come.

"20XX" Nao stated and as shivers ran down my spine, I couldn't believe my ears.

If what Nao said is true that means, only half a day passed since the accident! And my injuries in that accident all healed in like less than 6 hours! It was unbelievable!

"Ho-how can this be?!" I panicked as I showered Nao with questions, "why is the accident different? What happened that day? Why am I okay? I really thought I died I really thought I died"

Nao put both of his hands on my shoulders and reassured me, "its fine Izumi its fine! Calm down, everything going to be okay."

Hours later, I was getting ready to check out of the hospital.

"I have the car parked outside, you come down whenever you're ready I'll drive you home," Nao said as he heads toward the door and opens it.

I called out, "Nao!" making him stop his movements and turn around then he stared right at me wondering what I wanted, after intensely staring back at him I said, "Let's go to the company instead."

Nao had a very chaotic look, I can already imagine what he is thinking but he didn't leave it in my imagination and made it a reality; he shouted at me, "What the hell are you talking about? Do you even know what you been through? And you want to go to work? Insane!"

Ignoring me he started turning around to get out, I shrieked, "But I'm really curious!" making him groan and look at me with weary eyes, "There is no arguing with you! Fine, just get ready already."

Then Nao drove us to Miscul, and I ran out of the car in a hurry and rushed Nao, "Hurry up, Nao! We're going to miss it!" Nao, on the other hand, walked behind me slowly, while showing zero interest in the destination.

Miscul, as stated previously, is a large company. It is 30 stories high; first 14 levels for the staff offices, having each floor with a team for a distinct purpose than the other one, the rest of the floors are for higherups offices, having the president office at the highest level.

Miscul is very generous in salaries but quite severe in rules, and it has three significant rules;

Unless you get a permit, a staff can never go higher than floor 14 or else he will receive a cut in salary or might even get fired.

Everyone is of equal status when working on projects even when working with higherups, which is really disturbing to me, since if that is so, then why do we bother to aim to become higher in position? Which lead to the third rule,

Asking to get promoted or asking how to get advanced is not conceded, promotions happen rarely, but when they do, no questions should be asked on the reason why.

Other than an insignificant growth in salary, any position in Miscul is not that much different than other positions.

It is a bit different than usual, but this resulted in our progress in the past years and it bore fruits, so no one can really criticize it.

As I hurried to the elevator I kept pushing the button, even though one time was enough, I couldn't stop my excitement.

"You look like a kid that's about to get his candy." Nao made fun of my action as we waited for the lift.

"Do you know anything about the new president?" I asked Nao unable to take the suspense of not knowing anything anymore.

"let me see," Nao said before getting his legendary notebook from his pocket and opened it and started scanning, "His name is Hoga Yasahiro, 26 years old, two years older than us? he finished four areas in university, very impressive, it was only at age of 18 when he completed them! Also, it seems he does have past job experiences being a doctor and lawyer, but this is his first time working in the I.T field-"

"What?!" I blurted, cutting Nao off and making him shift his eyes from his notebook to me while questioning the thing that shocked me, "This can't be it! you must be mistaken, how can the chairman talk about him like that when he never worked in this field? I doubt it." I explained.

"you are right it does seem weird, but-"Nao tried to explain but got interrupted by the beep that indicates the arrival of the lift. "Let's go," I said but my enthusiasm has already left my face.

I was frustrated, not only did I just know that the chairman praises might be wrong, but I also felt second-rate to the 'astonishing' new president.

"By the way, he is probably in his office, will you be okay?" Nao questioned after pressing key number 30.

"Are you talking about the rule? It's fine, no one will notice I'll just peek and go back. No one will know." I said while caring less about the rule, I mean the gravest thing that can happen is getting fired, and that means more free time to sleep in.

"Well, since it's you I think it might be okay," Nao replied while spacing out.

"What do you mean?" I asked but my inquiry didn't receive a response as we finally reached the top level.

After walking through a corridor, at the end of it was a huge door, and Nao knocked on it and glanced at me and with a smirk on his face he said, "are you ready?"

I nodded with eyes full of curiosity, as the door of truth started rasping open.

My eyes moved hastily through the room, noticed a small table surrounded by couches in the middle of it, enormous bookcases that have several books on each wall and the large desk near the window had a leather seat which was turned to the other side.

As we opened the door, the chair turned to show a man in his mid-20s, had bright sky-blue eyes and deep blue hair which was slightly waved toward the edges, he had a very attractive facial traits, and he had a book in his hand, he glanced at us then returned to reading his book.

"u-um" Nao attempted to get his attention from the book he was holding, which ended up working as he closed the book shut before putting it aside. He then directed his sight to us.

His eyes opened wide as he stared at us, and had a very paranoid expression on his face as if he just saw a ghost, but soon that expression shifted to anger and he yelled with a very hostile tone,

"IT'S YOU?!"

ψ End of Chapter 4 ψ

Hoga Yasahiro, who wished for death as he lost all interest in life, comes to realize he's immortal as he fails his suicide attempt.

Isozaki Izumi who is so afraid of losing those around him, has a complicated past that led him to lead a simple life with simple goals as he struggles with attachment.

As events escalate, Yasahiro and Izumi find out that they share nothing but immortality; making their partnership very hard. 

With no clue of how it happened, they start investigating and asking questions for very different reasons. Yasahiro wants to end it, and Izumi wants to make use of it.

They start sharing memories of dying, a heavy secret with traumatic effects, traumatic enough to unite them in the face of whatever that comes, as it won't be as bad as death itself, or so they thought..

A story of two immortals struggling to live many lives in a world that has more mysteries than they could ever imagine.
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