The Rental is a Thriller type three-book series about two husbands looking for a car for two different reason and the last book about the little boy who helped bring Mr. Gee’s evil activities to the police.

Though Astraea ran ahead, she patiently waited for her parents at the entrance, and not wandering about like a child in a fun new place.

There were some minor administrative matters that her parents had to do but it didn't take too long, with Astraea waiting patiently while observing her surroundings.

When she had walked the halls of the school, she could tell that it was quite large and had a lot of students, and it also felt very high class despite the colorful and childish decorations.

She had known about this preschool previously as Kyris had talked about it and Tirana had recently started talking about it too as she had been enrolled a few months ago when she turned three.

She had gathered that the preschool they attended was one exclusively for the rich and high class, as they talked about things she would have never thought they would do or have at a preschool. It wasn't just preschool either as it was also a kindergarten as Kyris had told her that he had started attending it a few months before he turned five.

The things they taught in this worlds preschool seemed a little too advanced for kids their age but it made sense when she recalled their intelligence and maturity that could surpass many kids in her previous world, she didn't know if it was also due to their genes as the rich tend to have better genes from having better healthcare, or if the general talent and intelligence in this world on average is higher than the previous world due to the advances in technology and healthcare.

After her parents had completed the administrative matters, they walked her to her new classroom while reminding her of the things they had been repeated since earlier this morning.

"Remember to be nice to everyone, and listen to your teacher when they're talking alright?" Her dad Aereon told Astraea for the thousandth time.

"I'm always nice to everyone! And I never forget your lessons..." Astraea replied with a slight pout.

"Remember to share the toys when you play, and if someone is mean to you, don't be mean to them and instead go and tell your teacher alright?" Paela added on, making Astraea groan.

"I always share when playing with Kyris and Tirana... and I'm the one who makes them make up when they fight..." Astraea was a little annoyed that her parents had to tell her these things that should only be said to an ordinary toddler, especially since her parents already knew she was far from an ordinary child.

Her parents looked at each other as they heard her reply and felt a bit guilty when they realized that she was right and that she never needed these reminders in the first place, nor did they have to make an effort at trying to ingrain it into Astraea since earlier this morning.

"Sorry sweetie, your mommy and I just got a little nervous on your behalf, since it's your first day and all and that the kids in your class will all be older than you," Aereon spoke with an apologetic tone.

"It's funny, isn't it? That your parents are nervous when you're all excited to learn and make new friends. Were you ever nervous?" Paela asked her daughter.

"Never! Like you said I get to make new friends and learn new things! The house is also getting boring to play in, and now I get a whole school to play in!" Astraea explained, she truly meant all of those things as getting more people to recognize her cuteness was always a plus and a proper curriculum made by professional educators will always be better than what her parents could teach her.

She figured it didn't matter too much as most of what she'll be taught would be useless anyway since preschool and kindergarten are mostly about building morals, language, and social skills, as well as other miscellaneous things.

The most useful thing she could learn would be magic, as her knowledge about it was still quite abysmal.

Her parents saw her off at her classroom door, not needing to be gently led in while holding hands like a lot of nervous kids would do.

When her parents turned the corner and out of her sight, she gave three strong knocks to the door and immediately regretted it as now her hand hurt. 


"Can I come in?~" She said loudly, to make sure that it could be heard on the inside of the classroom.

Not long after, a gentle male voice spoke out, with a slight tone of confusion. 

"Oh, Uhm... you can come in!"

With the permission to enter the room, Astraea stood infront of the door, and it automatically opened once the security function had recognized her as a student.

She casually walked inside without a care in the world and took a look at her new classroom.
At first glance, it would look like any typical preschool classroom with colorful designs, short tables and chairs and shelves filled with toys. Upon looking closer, one would be able to see the quality of the objects of the room and the room itself that could easily surpass the quality of objects normal people possessed.
One would be able to buy a decent house just by selling all the objects in the room.
Having taken a good look at the room, she turned her attention at the occupants who were currently staring at her.
There were ten toddlers all sat on cushions on the floor who were all looking at her with innocent curiosity, all wondering who the new student was.
They all had varying features and hair colors that could only be found in fantastical worlds such as this one, as it was like looking at a rainbow of hair.
There were six boys and four girls as she could tell, having to guess from their clothes and hair length instead of their physical features as they all looked quite androgynous. There were no uniforms that students had to wear so everyone had their own clothing.
Another thing they had in common was their stunning looks that could rival her own cuteness.
It was no doubt thanks to their superior genes that they had acquired from their parents. She knew that their looks were way above the average child in this world as she had seen a lot of kids around her age for the past year while playing at the park and knew that this was the effect of coming from a family of high standing.
"Oh! And who might you be little miss? A new student?" The gentle voice from before spoke out, causing Astraea to turn her attention to the source
The source of the voice came from a kind-looking man that had youthful features that made him look like a teen, a handsomely cute one at that.
He had neat brown hair and lidded black eyes that gave him a sort of ordinary sleepy look. Despite looking like a teen, Astraea knew he was far from one guessed he was in his early twenties like her parents.
He was currently sat on the ground on a cushion in front of the ten toddlers he had been previously teaching.
"Yes! I'm a new student, nice to meet you!" Astraea waved her hand to him and her new classmates, with one of her signature smiles.
Though he was the one to ask the question, he was still surprised that it was true as it was a bit unbelievable.
When he had heard someone knocking on the door, he had assumed it was the parents of his new student, expecting an adult voice to call out. 
He was caught off guard when a cute voice spoke instead and became confused when a toddler that looked less than two years old entered the room without any adults.
Though Astraea was a proper two-year-old, she was smaller than toddlers her age and people would normally assume that Astraea was younger than she actually was.
Having enrolled in preschool at two years old along with looking younger than she actually was, the young man couldn't help but become shocked at the clarity that Astraea spoke with, along with the social skills she had just displayed.
Despite sporting thoughts of having a child prodigy in his class, he didn't let it overcome his responsibility as a teacher and had asked Astraea an important question.
"It's nice to meet you too, before you introduce yourself, could you tell me where your parents are?
He asked this as asides from accompanying their child to soothe their uneasiness, parents entered the classroom with their children in order to speak with their teacher.
Though it was not a necessity or a rule that required parents to see their child's teacher on the first day, it was only natural they would want to meet the person who would influence their child's growth in the early stage of their life.
They would want to gauge the teacher's personality and experience as well as telling them details and personal needs related to their children so that the teacher would be able to better care for their child.
It was an important requirement that preschool and kindergarten teachers were able to care for the personal needs of individual children, especially the children of the rich and influential.

"They went home!" She answered him, the smile on her face unchanging. 

"Oh...Since that's the case, how about you introduce yourself?" The young teacher asked her, deciding to speak to her parents when they picked her up.

"Okay!" With that, Astraea walked up beside her teacher and faced her new classmates. 

"My name is Astraea, I turned two not long ago!" Astraea introduced herself with a charmingly cute smile that could make your heart skip a beat. 

"Let's welcome Astraea as a class, follow after me. Hello, Astraea!" Her teacher addressed the curious toddlers, making them enthusiastically great their new classmate.
"Hello, Astraea!"
"Good job! I hope you'll be able to makes friends with the whole class. You can call me Mr. Aiden, I'm your teacher"
"How about you place your bag with the rest and get a cushion to join the lesson? We're learning about animals!" Her teacher gestured to the book he holding, which was currently on a page about a familiar yet totally alien animal.
"Okay!" Astraea placed her bag in a cubbyhole and got Valkyrie out from the small pouch at the side, grabbing a cushion from a corner of the room, and placed it next to someone familiar, plopping herself onto the cushion and sitting beside them.
"Hi, Tirana!" Astraea quietly greeted her three-year-old friend, who had their eyes shining and mouth in a wide smile the moment she saw Astraea enter the room.
"Hi, Astraea! We're classmates! We can play together a lot more now!" Tirana replied excitedly.
"Mhm! Let's play a lot!"
After greeting each other, they started to pay attention to the lesson, it was worthwile to listen as Astraea was able to learn about animals she'd never heard of before native to this world, though it wasn't completely new to her as some animals she knew existed here.
Every single student in the room was quietly paying attention to the interesting lesson, except a certain student in the back who was staring into the space infront of him with a shocked look on his face.
He had turned shocked shortly after Astraea entered the room and had been unable to recover since then, still staring at the cause of his shock.
In his vision, unseen by anyone else, was a floating rectangular screen similar to the holigraphic screen of a holowatch.
On the screen was something that looked similar to the status screen that characters had in RPGs, his eyes unmoving from a certain part of the screen.

Cute Skills : - Rank:
Cute Body Manipulation : Self - A+
Natural Cuteness - A+
Cute Charm - A+

MC: So I can choose anything within my allocated points and imagination?

???: Yes, from Almighty Systems to Evolving Weaponry, to Dominating Cultivation Techniques, anything you desire. 

MC: Then, make me the cutest! The cutest in the Omniverse!

???: ...

Noah Singleton was throwing a fit and nothing his mother said or did could calm him down.
"I wanna go to school with Violet! Why can't I?"
He had already asked some iteration of this question a hundred times. Jennica sighed. Sometimes she wondered if she needed to separate those two more often for their own good. But Keeley was like her sister so of course she wanted to spend time with her whenever possible.
Her son had gotten used to having Violet and Kaleb over for nine hours a day over the past couple of months when Aaron was working and Keeley was laid up in bed. He had thrown a fit the day after they went back to staying at home all day too, asking why they couldn't just move into their house permanently.
Going to a different school for a couple of years would probably be good for them. Noah was perfectly skilled at getting along well with other children; the problem was that he only ever wanted 'pretty Violet.'
"You're not old enough to go to kindergarten, sweetie. You'll be back at the same school in two years," Jennica replied, trying not to sound as exasperated as she felt. 
She and Keeley had already talked about this; they wanted their kids to go to the same school so one of them would be able to pick the other's kids up more easily in case of emergencies. It was why they had chosen the same preschool too.
Because Noah was born at the end of September, he barely missed the cut-off to be one year behind the twins in school. They let him start preschool when he was two because he was turning three in a few weeks but kindergarten didn't work the same way.
Tears spilled out from Noah's eyes. "Why did she have to be Kaleb's sister? Why couldn't she be mine so she could live with us?"
Jennica was floored. What kind of question was that? She decided to tease him a little. "Didn't you say you want to marry her someday? You can't marry your sister."
He pouted. "But I can't marry her until I'm big anyway. You said so. At least if she was my sister I could see her every day."
It was pointless to tell him that he already practically saw her every day. The Hales and Singletons typically got together 3-4 times a week for play dates because of how attached Violet and Noah were to each other.
It really was the strangest thing. Violet, who never wanted anybody but her brother or parents, had been interested in Noah from the moment she first saw him as an infant. She started playing with baby dolls all the time to show her mom how good she was with babies to be allowed to hold him.
Of course, Jennica wasn't about to let an eighteen month old child who still wobbled around hold her newborn but it was still funny to see. And from the moment Noah could crawl, he followed Violet wherever she went.
Because Violet and Kaleb were always together, Noah ended up being pretty close to him too but whenever he talked about going to see the Hales he only mentioned her name. It was obvious who he truly cared about seeing. Being close to Kaleb was a side effect of being close to his twin.
"You can't just make someone your sister. She's Aunty Keeley and Uncle Aaron's baby, just like you're mine," Jennica explained. "Would it make you feel better if I called Aunty Keeley to see if we can play at their house today?"
Noah immediately perked up. "Call her! Call her right now!"
She sighed. She knew that would work. As much as she hated using bribery of any sort to get him to do things, Violet was the only surefire thing that worked. She silently sent an apology to her friend into the void for inconveniencing her when she was still walking around in a boot.
"Hey Keeley, would it be possible for us to come over today for a little while? Noah really wants to see his best friend."
There was an obvious smile in Keeley's voice. "Again? Let me guess. You're having the same school-related problem I am."
Jennica shook her head in amusement. She should have known. Those two were always on the same wavelength.
"You guessed it. I hate to bother you though."
"It's no bother," Keeley insisted. "I would love to see you. I just finished making cupcakes anyway and there aren't enough people here to eat them all."
"Ooh, cupcakes! Just what I needed today. I'll be over in about thirty minutes." She could really use some sugar after dealing with the tantrums.
"See you then!" her friend said cheerfully before hanging up.
Jennica peered down at her son, who was hugging her leg with an expectant look in his eyes. "Go get your shoes on. We're going to see them."
His eyes brightened and he immediately dashed off in search of his shoes. What was she going to do with that kid?
She brought this up to Keeley as they munched on cupcakes. The kids ran off to play in Kaleb's room the second the Singletons arrived.
"Do you think Noah and Violet would benefit from some time apart?"
Keeley shrugged. "They're going to be apart more for a while anyway because they're at different schools. Noah's fine playing with other kids when she's not around, isn't he?"
"Yes…but he's always begging me to see her. Isn't that a little weird for an almost four year old to be so attached to a girl?"
"I've been watching those two for a while. As much as they say they want to get married they don't actually know what it means. They think it's only about living with your favorite person. I don't think he even sees her as a girl yet," she said casually before continuing in a more serious tone. 
"That being said, I hope Violet does make some other friends in kindergarten. I think the natural separation of being in different grades at different schools will help them become less dependent on each other."
Jennica had to admit she had a point. Caving into the tantrums like today wasn't the best idea but having Noah make other friends too might prevent him from doing things like this again.
It wasn't like Violet and Kaleb were his only friends either. He took the same preschool-aged soccer class that Kaleb used to and had friends there. He had a couple of little friends in their apartment building and in his class at preschool.
Friends from all of those places would be at his birthday party in a couple of weeks but chances are he would ignore them all in favor of Violet. Ah, that kid!
He was definitely too young to know what love was but if Jennica didn't know any better she would say her son was smitten. She really hoped Keeley was right about the natural separation thing.
The kids had a few different after school activities they were signed up for so during the school year they would likely only be able to get together on the weekends. Jennica might have to endure a few weeks of tantrums but once Noah got used to the new schedule he should be fine. Right?


Keeley, a simple plain Jane, hits the jackpot.  [No, she did not win the lottery!]  At least that's what she thinks when she marries the most eligible bachelor in New York City: Aaron, a wealthy cold-hearted heartthrob and Tycoon. 

She wants to show the world that she deserves her position and bends over  backward to fit into his world.

One beautiful day, Aaron hands her a document asking her to sign.  A divorce paper...

"She's pregnant, and I need to take responsibility."

That is the last thing that keeps on playing in her mind before she takes her last breath.

Keeley dies, a 'hit and run'. [End of story.  Not!]

For some unexplainable reason, she wakes up as her younger self.  A young high school girl, around the time when she first meets her cheating husband.

Remembering her life with Aaron before she died, she makes a promise to herself that she will do everything in her power to avoid him at all costs.

Will she be able to keep her promise when Aaron has his own plans as well, specifically for her?  Or will she repeat history and fall for him once more...

Why not journey with me and find out the truth behind their story.

Mei's P.O.V.

*One Year Later*

Colorado was as beautiful as I could have ever hoped it would be. Everywhere you looked you could see crisp blue skies and powdered covered mountain tops. Upon arrival I was greeted by the Alpha, Quinn. First impressions of him were great, he was absolutely handsome with his large frame and chiseled jawline, but I wasn't interested in any werewolf man that wasn't my mate. Instead we treated each other as if we were siblings, which just meant I had another protective brother to watch out for me now.

It didn't take me long to settle down really, I opened up a bookstore in the human town called Breckenridge and asked permission from Alpha Quinn if I could live off pack land in a house on the edge of a mountain. What can I say I enjoyed my privacy? I had also hired a young woman a few years younger than me to help run the store. Her and I soon became best friends. Her name was Jewels, and man was she a fire cracker! She was originally from Houston Texas, and had beautiful emerald green eyes and bright red hair that matched her fiery personality! The only thing I Knew was missing was a family, I hadn't quite gotten over Caiden and I was beginning to think that at age twenty five, I wasn't going to find my mate anytime soon, but Elijah took my mind away from all of that. 

It had been three months into my stay and I was visiting the pack house to register my information with the beta so I could officially transfer to Quinn's pack. That same moment I had pulled into the driveway they were moving rogue prisoners that had murdered a few of the packs women and children just for pure sport, turns out that one of the rogues were Chinese and only spoke in broken English. 

When she saw me she quickly grabbed onto my wrist before being pushed onto a bus and begged that I save her son who was only but four years old. It was the craziest notion I had ever heard but as soon as I looked down into those big brown round eyes I couldn't help but feel an instant connection. He looked as frail as I had felt on the inside but as far as I knew the only thing we had in common was our nationality, however for some reason he just felt like he was mine. 

So I ran inside and grabbed Quinn begging to adopt the little boy, it was either that or deported to another over filled orphanage in China. Of course he was hesitant because he worried that the boy would grow to turn on us for revenge but I assured him that he would realize I could provide him a better life. Quinn being a huge softie towards me of course gave in and Elijah came home with me that day. It took Elijah a while to settle but I never pushed him knowing if I were in his shoes, neglected and starved, I would be walled in too, I guess my walls were for different reasons. 

Four months zipped by and I was finally able to get him out of his shell enough to attend pre-k. I gave him his own room  fully decorated exactly how he wanted, and slowly, we developed our own simple routine. We would wake up and have breakfast together; I would help him pick out his clothes and do the little things with him like helping him brush his teeth, then we would drive into town and he happily ran off to his preschool eager to see his friends. Right after we say out goodbyes I go straight to the bookstore where Jewels was normally there with fresh hot coffee. Her and I usually spent most of the day reading books at the front counter and talking about the main protagonist of each story. Elijah was walked to the bookstore by one of the teachers on her way home and we would close up after he finished doing his work book activities. Life was just perfect!

***

Shortly after, I met Hunter closing up the shop late one evening. The streets were empty and the snow had started to really come down hard that night. I was lucky that he was passing by while out on patrol and saw me shoveling the snow away from my car. He kindly offered me a ride home and after that we would bump into each other often, sometimes on purpose. 

Hunter was the devilishly handsome local sheriff of our town and of course everyone's golden boy. He had short dark hair that made his mostly orange and green speckled eyes shine bright and a body that was nicely built for his job. The only problem was Elijah and I were werewolf's and he was a human. Jewels knew about us because she moved here with her brother who had a mate in our pack. So if I perused this relationship with Hunter I would have to tell him the truth. Once he found out he would be sworn into secrecy.

It however, only took him two weeks to muster the courage to ask me out on a date even though I could smell his attraction towards me way before that... if you know what I mean... Me, I just couldn't help but to fall in love with his charming demeanor. We would face hurdles I'm sure because I would age way slower than him, I could find my mate, or he could hate the idea of me being a wolf. 

I had time, or so I thought, which brings me to the next biggest thing that has ever happened to me in my life.

Hunter's P.O.V.

*Flashback of Their Meeting*

I was patrolling around town late during a snowstorm knowing that there was no one else remotely around. I had perfectly planned this moment so that I could approach the beautiful woman who had taken my heart at first sight. I had seen her one afternoon walking around with Mayor Quinn and assumed that they were dating, but after doing some asking around people told me that they were family friends. 

My god she was beautiful; her hair look so soft and shiny and her skin so fair with not a mark to scar it, her lips were tinted like a pink rose. He had seen some beauties that lived up on the mountain where Quinn and his peculiar large family kept to themselves, but never had he laid eyes on someone like her. And from that moment on he had decided that's all that would be on his mind, Mei. 

It was simple keeping track of her too really; she worked at her own shop every day after she took her son to daycare. Days off were null, but on the weekends her boy would hang out in the shop playing with the train set and reading the various children books while she and her friend joked and laughed the day away. All in all everything seemed pretty calm on the surface, he had secretly fallen way to deep for this one, and he was absolutely determined to have her, no matter what.

"Hey miss! I was doing my rounds around the town square and I noticed you were trying to dig out your car from the snow, would you like me to just take you home? I could also give you a ride back into town in the morning" I try to muster the warmest voice I could but I was so damn nervous I couldn't think straight.

"I would love that, but there are actually two of us." She shoots me a smile and I feel weak in the knees. "Of course miss that would be no problem, I'll even turn on the lights too." I kneel down to the little boys' level and hold out my hand, "The name is Hunter, what is your name?" I ask trying to make him feel more comfortable with me.

"E-Elijah sir," he replies in a hushed tone peering at my hand but too scared to take it. "Sorry, he is a little shy with new people at first. He had a hard life but we are doing much better now. Isn't that right little pup?"  She ruffled his hair and he gave her a wide grin. "Yes mama," he replied and gave her leg a squeeze. I smiled at the nickname she had for him, these two were the cutest pair and he couldn't help but to fantasize about coming home to her round with one of his children reading books on the floor in their living room, but he quickly shook the thought from his head.

"Well, I guess we should get going then so we don't freeze to death out here in the storm!"  I turned to open the back door for them both and they quickly climbed in for warmth. The car ride to her house though was the moment he officially decided that no matter the obstacle he would face it to have her be his and only his. 

****

*Five Months Later*

"Will.... Will you marry me?"  I gazed up lovingly into her chocolate eyes that had so many emotions swirling around.  I couldn't wait any longer; we had been dating steadily for a little less than five months. It may have seemed quick to the outside eye but when you're in love none of those rational thoughts matter. Besides I was twenty eight and she was twenty five, I couldn't wait to settle down and start a family and I just knew she was the perfect woman for me.

I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't realize that she had answered me. "Hunter?"  She said snapping me out of it, "hmm?"  I responded a little dazed. "Did you hear what I said you big oaf?" she gave me one of those beautiful smiles. I shook my head lazily in response, and she huffed pretending to be frustrated. "I said yes Hunter. Yes I will marry you!" She tackled me to the ground which was covered in snow.  I wanted to take her hiking on one of the mountains nearby, I figured proposing on the peak of a mountain with snow was romantic? I don't know I wasn't good at grand gestures.

 I roll over on top of her pinning her arms above her head. "You're mine forever now," I hummed out in a satisfied reply not missing her core gently grinding up against me as she struggled to be set free. God the things I was waiting to do with her body. 

"Alright, alright Hunter, you win! Now kiss me you big oaf!" I chuckled at the nickname she calls me and gently press my lips against hers. I have dreamed of this moment for months now and it had finally happened. No one could take her from me. Not even her dirt-bag of an ex she was with for years could take her from me... god help any fool that tries.

Author's Note:

Thank you again for taking the time to give this a read!!! There are a ton of things already planned for this book. I apologize if it feels like it's going to fast this chapter, however I promise it will come together nicely! ;)

I introduce to you Hunter, the obsessive lover. Also would like to state that obsessions start slow.... So don't underestimate any character or character progression in this book!

-Boogie out! └(^o^ )Ｘ( ^o^)┘

Mei is a beautiful, smart and a capricious woman from the heart of China, her love life was going absolutely nowhere until she meets two other men who capture her heart in different ways. Add in a jealous ex that wants nothing more but to have her back, and you have yourself a romance novel! 

A sheriff, a vampire, and a werewolf walk into a book store.... and no, it is not the beginning of a bad joke!

Saying her goodbye, she entered through the doors and was almost knocked off her feet. Behind the walls of the Scholar Village was exquisite pavilions, beautifully crafted and decorated.

Looking around she felt out of place and lost… Walking at her own pace she walked through the gardens looking for something not even she knew what it looked like.

"I truly am lost!" she sighed. From behind her, a little voice spoke, "Lady Qin?" Turning around she was met with small round eyes, staring straight at her. Kneeling down on one knee she looked at the little boy, "Do you know me?" she pointed to herself.

The little boy looked at her with his small eyes scratching his nose he answered, "Lady Qin is the Silent and Wise Pavilions master, Lady Qin is my master."

"Your master . . . little one, what is your name?"

"This one's name is Kwon Min Xiao, did master forget my name?"

Smiling at him she rested her chin on her hand and sang, "Good morning~ good morning~, how are you~"

Looking at his master he was stunned. Why did his master suddenly sing to him? Seeing Kwon Min Xiao's curious yet slightly frightened gaze she asked, "How are you this morning?"

"I'm well, master," he answered, not sure of himself. Standing up she held out her hand to him, "Let's go to class."

He looked at her hand … he felt his hand itch wanting to reach for it but he held back … "Yes, master." He said and walked off before her.

She followed behind him while looking at her hand. She closed it, 'No contact I guess – parents full of complaints or society 'rules' maybe.'

The two of them arrived at the Silent and Wise pavilion and entered. From the looks of it, she had almost twenty students and they all were looking at her. Kwon Min Xiao went to his seat facing the front of the class and the person standing in for her paused what she was doing; looking at Rucheng who stood at the door she frowned. Placing down the book in her hands she said with a forced smile, "Lady Qin, you're back so soon… I wasn't informed about your return."

Observing this woman's facial expression and body posture which showed hostility – she didn't answer. Staring expressionlessly at her made the children in the Silent and Wise pavilion worried.

"Lady Qin?" the woman in front asked.

"What is it?" Rucheng asked back in a neutral tone. With her hands folded behind her back, she walked forward step by step, stepping heavily on the jade floors bringing thunderous tremors that vibrated through the class.

Stopping before her, Rucheng tilted her head. With a sharp look in her eyes, she smiled at the woman saying, "Lady . . . you are no longer needed here."

She looked into those green eyes of Rucheng and her heart trembled, although there were traces of dominance in her eyes there was an unkind smile on her face.

The woman looked around at the students but they couldn't see the terrifying sight as she did. Looking back and meeting eyes with Rucheng, that unkind smile was gone. Rucheng mouthed the words 'Fuck off'. Shocking the woman – frightened she squealed and ran off.

Turning around she watched the woman run off, "Say, goodbye children…"

"Have a nice day Lady Hong," the children greeted standing up. Rucheng tracked behind the woman surnamed Hong – closing the door behind her.

Turning around Rucheng looked at her class with smiling eyes, "Good morning children."

"Good morning master," they greeted her back. With her hands behind her back, Rucheng skipped back to her desk.

The children looked at her strangely while some grew slightly excited. Seated on the chair she fixed her posture saying, "Since master has been off for quite some time, I want you all to stand up one by one and tell me about the activities you have done at home and also begin with introducing yourself first."

A few of her student's jaws dropped. Unable to think up a good reason to object. Looking around the class at the stunned students she grinned, "No one willing to go first?"

She picked up the register before her. Looking at the top of the list she called, "Ming Mei Hao?"

"Y-yes master?"

"Stand up and speak about what you did in this past week that is new and foreign to you."

The little girl dressed in light blue scholar robes stood up. Looking around she saw that all eyes were on her and became nervous. Rucheng saw that the girl started fiddling with her fingers.

Getting up from her seat she walked over and placed her hand on the girl's shoulder, "Mei Hao, don't be nervous, I am not asking you to do this in order to humiliate you but to understand you better and for the other to get to know you better too … it's the beginning of a new year and you all have not yet properly introduced yourself to each other."

She continued, "How about this, I'll start first and Mei Hao can go after me alright?" she suggested as she contemplated. After a moment she began, "I missed the fourth week of school because I was clumsy and fell off the central bridge … while I was unconscious in bed I had many bad dreams that I do not wish to experience again in this life time."

"What I truly regret about my accident is that I hit my head ad lost many memories and a very special memory that is dear to my heart, I lost and wish it returned." Looking at her students she said with sorrow in her voice and eyes, "This master has forgotten all of your names."

The students of the Silent and Wise pavilion looked at their master. In their little hearts, grew a tiny emotion called pain, and in some anger … unknowingly, these two emotions manifested and stirred the little one, this they did not know how to deal with.

This master that they knew for only three weeks barely recognised them before and did not bother to call them by name and now, suddenly after her accident – this is the song she was singing to them. They didn't want to believe it but because of the slight emotion in her tone and on her face, it was hard not to believe her.

She continued, "All of you do not have to tell me about your time during my leave, remember, I am not forcing you but as your master, I would like to know, to try and retrieve the memories I once had mn?" she looked at them expectantly.

Because her statement was said in a sentimental way, they felt somewhat uncomfortable with the sudden change in her demeanour and temperament. Her students stayed quiet and so did she …  Rucheng meant it when she said that she wasn't forcing them...

The psychological factors at play needed time for adjustment and it wasn't going to happen straight away – this she knew all too well.

As a preschool teacher in her previous life, Rucheng was fortunate or well as some said cursed to have the most difficult of students in her classes but she had the patience for it. Sighing she was greatly relieved that in this new life that was given to her, she was given the occupation that she loved most. 'Although I love children, I'll never make any of my own – that activity between a man and a woman in bed, looks like it hurts and for someone to violate you like that?!? NO FUCKING WAY!!!'

Antics of Alexander and Chandler's son Denny from Blind Desires.

One day Xin doing gardening in his backyard, planting some vegetables and fruits.

This is the one that Xin learn in his studying he was curious about any different things that he sees.

Last time Xin read a book about plant cultivation hew was curious how the food that he eats grow so he start planting some vegetables and fruit not only that, he accidentally read in a magazine that there some farm using a chemical in there vegetable.

Learning that it was bad to human body Xin started to take more seriously on his little farm.

He buy different kinds of seed in the shop, he even notices some weird looking seed like an immortal peach seed that can only harvest every 100 years so he did not buy it.

Xin asks the system about the mysterious seed that he sees in the shop but the system only said it was.

System unemotional said," CLASSIFIED!"

After that, he never asks again because the system is stingy about giving hints and advice.

Xin removing the grass grow in his little garden, suddenly he notices that a large truck stop into a vacant house beside his house.

The truck driver and his crew open the truck and start to carry the furniture inside of the empty house.

Xin muttered, "Maybe someone move in the next house"

Then he continued his gardening after he removed the grass, Xin start sprinkles some water.

Then he noticed that the delivery truck finish moving all the furniture inside and left.

Xin did not see the new neighbor he only thought that maybe they first transfer their furniture before moving in.

After Xin finish his gardening he enter into the house and resumes his study.

Xin was reading Biology book some of the world and element that wrote in the book is hard to understand for Xin.

And the most so he flip the page to see another topic that he needs to learn.

Seeing the Human Structure and Function, Xin already know the function of each part of the human body.

But he only know about male structure not female so he ask system about this topic.

Xin, "System can you explain to me about the woman's body structure? I can't understand some of them and I can see that the woman's body is different from the man body"

System caught, "H-Host please ask me another quest except that one e-even I don't know the difference between the two except the shape"

Xin said, "You don't know? I can pay you if you teach me"

System," *Caught, Host I don't know about that topic you need to find someone to teach you about that thing!!"

Xin was about to ask again but, System interrupt," Host I need to go I still need to buy some soy sauce  …!and please only find me after you are done studying Biology"

Xin hurry ask, "System I don't know anyone can help me with this!!"

System," The System you have asked is not yet in service please try again later."

Xin slightly shook his head, he knows that the system hide even he ask it will never respond.

Xin was about to continue reading his book the doorbell rang.

"Ding ~ Ding ~" 

"Ding ~ Ding ~" 

Xin confuse he doesn't know anyone in this town, but he still comes to see whos coming.

He places a bookmark in the book and close it.

He come in front of the door and open it to see who's ringing the doorbell.

In the distance, a teenage girl of average height, long brown hair, which is kept in a ponytail held by a ribbon.she has large brown eyes, and massive breasts.

The girl see a kid open the door and with a puzzle look at her.

She smiled and said," Hello, I'm your new neighbor I just move in, in this town today~"

Seeing the girl Xin know that this one is the main character of this world, but he was confused about why she was here.

Xin walk to the front of gate and smile, "Hello I'm Xin .. Xin Fei just like you I'm new here"

The girl said, "I'm Sohara Mitsuki nice meeting you Xin hope we can become friends"

Sohara happy smile at Xin.

Then Xin asked, "Do you want to come in so that I can serve you tea?"

Sohara gave a slight smile, "Sure if I'm not bothering you"

Xin said," No it's fine I'm finish studying .. come in"

Then Xin invite her inside of his house.

Xin take new slippers said, "Please use this slipper"

Sohara," Thank you" then she wears the slipper

Xin take her to the living room and come to the kitchen to prepare tea and snacks.

Sohara carefully observed the surroundings she can see that this house is old but all the furniture is new.

Sohara asks,"Xin are you the only one here?"

Xin's voice rang out in the kitchen, "Yes my mother and father is in far place"

Sohara nod then she noticed the book on the table and said, "Why are you studying high school book?"

Xin come out from the kitchen with tea and snacks.

"Yes I'm studying it because next semester I will enter in highschool"

Sohara was shocked and said, "You are already high school?" the she stare Xin whos look like a kid.

Seeing some douth at her face, Xin said, "I skip in preschool"

Sohara mutter, "Genius?"

Xin said, "Maybe .." then he serve her tea.

Sohara casual pick a book then flip it, she see that Xin is studying human body structure and stop to female body structure,

Xin notice that she flip the book so, he said, "I'm studying the topic about body structure and function I can understand the male part, but I don't understand the female part."

"Some function and body part is new to me that's why I can't move on the next topic"

Sohara face becomes red she know this topic already so this thing is not new to her.

She asks, "Did your mother educate you about this topic?"

Xin shake his head," No, she was always busy"

Suddenly a brilliant idea came from his mind, he stares Sohara and said, "Can you teach me about this topic I only know about the male part but I'm still confused about the female part."

Sohara nervous ask, "Why me?"

Xin stare her like an idiot and said, "Are you a female?" then he stared her up and down.

Xin suspicion said, "Are you not?"

"Boom"

A karate chop drop down to Xin's head.

One of the scariest skills of Sohara's - "The karate-chop of Doom" which makes Tomoki scared, is awakened accidentally by Xin.

...…..

The quest to find hope, dream and true love


Accompany Xin to find an answer to his question and find the path to become a god



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"Oppa! Over here!"
 
At Frankfurt Airport, Yunsuh and Sangchun greeted Youngho's group. They were busy trying to catch their little boys and greet Youngho at the same time.
Youngho and Jongil visited Frankfurt for the CIA's meeting and Sangchun's parents followed them alone to look around their son's family's new place. They decided to stay at the farm even after their son's family left to Frankfurt since Youngho was also like a real son to them and there were still a lot of jobs for them to do at the farm.
 
"You didn't have to come out to get us. Your place is not far from the airport."
"These little devils were dying to get out of the building. We needed to freshen up a little."
"You don't send them to preschool yet?"
"We're going to give a few months before sending them to preschool. They only speak English and Korean now. I want them to learn basic German at least before going to school."
 
Yunsuh did not want her children to be isolated at preschool because they did not speak German. It was true that in any country, in order to be treated equally and fairly, learning the local language was necessary.
Sangchun's parents were satisfied with the antique and roomy building of Zeynep Wine's European sales store.
 
"Youngho, you've done a great job. You must've spent a lot for them."
 
Cho Sangchun interrupted his father.
 
"Dad, what are you talking about? I bought all of the appliances by myself."
"You fool. Even that money is from Youngho." 
"…" 
"Father, I could come this far because of Sangchun. Because he backed me up from behind, I could do whatever I wanted."
"See, dad? Do you hear what his saying?"
"That's not something to be proud of, Sangchun!"
 
Although Sangchun's father was scolding him, he had a satisfying smile on his face.
Taking advantage of the joyful atmosphere, Jongil wanted to have a housewarming party. When he asked Yunsuh to have a party, she gave him a weird look.
 
"Jongil oppa, don't ever think about getting food from me, okay?"
"What did I do?"
"You have no idea how many times I had to say sorry to my friends after you got married to Karajan. Someone like you is women's archenemy! Argh… Why do I have to clean up your mess? You're the one who made the mess!"
 
Jongil was out of words. He knew exactly what he deserved.
 
"Why are you doing this? It's been years and you were quiet all along, what can I do to make it up to you?" 
"I've only withheld my feelings because of Karajan. Well, she's not here, is she? I'm going to give you an earful from now on. You need to take it until I feel better. "
"If Karajan finds out about this, she's going to kick me out. Please don't tell her about anything! I'll take whatever from you…"
"Well, we'll see about that."
 
Youngho interrupted.
 
"You pathetic! Why do you even live?"
 
"Dude, you couldn't even touch the woman she set up for you. You have no say in this!"
 
At his remark, Yunsuh struck his back with her palm, which made a loud sound. It left a red, swollen, hand mark on Jongil's back.
 

***

 
Youngho signed the contract for the Frankfurt's hotel and assigned Cho Sangchun as the general manager of the hotel. Since he already hired a management specialist for the hotel, Sangchun's position was only given to him for the sake of title. He would be in charge of Zeynep Wine's sales in the regions of Europe and it would help him if he had a credential title. Arirang Hotel's general manager sounded more appealing than less well-known Zeynep Wine's branch manager.
At the hotel, Zeynep Wine would be sold and displayed at the hotel bar and café and Youngho ordered the employees to suggest Zeynep Wine to customers if they asked for recommendations. It was a way to advertise the corporation's own brand wine since people would have some expectations if a winery had its own hotel chain business.
It was a commonly used marketing means that many corporations used to advertise their own brands. Since many people who visited high-quality hotels tended to stay at the same hotel in a long term or to be rich, they would be curious about products displayed in the lobby.
Youngho's potential customers were businessmen because he was not going to sell his wines individually to the public, but was going to sell them wholesale to distributors and retailers.
Because Yunsuh's little boys did not want to be apart from their grandparents, Youngho left them there until he comes back to Frankfurt for the next month's meeting. He flew to Volgograd with Jongil because Michael gave them an assignment to report about the current movements of Southern Russia's mafias.
There was a US intelligence agency based in Russia but it was not related to the European chapter. Since Russia is a huge empire that ran the world, the country probably had the most agents working in the country.
The European chapter had to go through the CIA's headquarters in the states in order to learn about Russia's information, so it was autonomously collecting information through its agents. Youngho was a great resource for Michael who was an ambitious leader, he could ask for the information from the headquarters but he did not want to expose his interests since there were power struggles in the CIA's high rankers.
 
"That old man is just too greedy."
 
Jongil was not fond of Michael's request. Since he had no idea about Michael and Youngho's information business, he just thought Michael was a sick, crazy superior.
 
"I know what you mean but he introduced the building for our wine store for us. We should also do him a favor."
"That's why I didn't say a thing but I still don't understand why he's making us do it when he can just make a call to the headquarters. Southern Russia is not an area under our watch."
"He's just stubborn and stupidly proud. But, hey. Look at the bright side, we get to drink with Yaniv tonight."
 
Jongil smacked his lips at the mention of drink.
 
"Are you going to tell him about the farm in Kazakhstan?"
"Yeah, I have no reason to hide that. He's not a bit interested in farming, if he was, he would've made a fuss about planting grape seedlings."
 
Hot-tempered Yaniv liked businesses that made money immediately, he would be too frustrated to do farming which took long time before it could make him money.
Since he had been a mafia for too long, which was a job anything could happen to him at any time, he never liked businesses that he had to wait until he could make money.
Even so, Youngho had to inform him about his farm in Kazakhstan since he needed Yaniv's power there for the farm's protection.
 

***
 

"Lee, why would you do such an inefficient business? It'd be better for you to sign a long-term contract with a South Russian grain provider and import grains from him."
 
Not knowing that Youngho was preparing for the future and making another base for Serbian descendants, Yaniv only talked about money.
 
"Mr. Yaniv, you know how much love I have for lands and estates. I just loved seeing that great plain."
"I see what you're saying. The Caspian Sea with offshore oilfield spread apart was like that to me."
 
To Yaniv, the whole region of the Caspian Sea looked like oil crude.
 
"I'm a little worried about local mafias harming the farm since I'm a foreigner."
"Don't you worry, Lee. I'll take care of that. I'll tell them that it's my business so that they can't even dare to come near the land."
 

***
 

Genghis Khan once said this, 'The strength of a wall is neither greater nor less than the courage of the men who defend it.'
Youngho has reminded this quote every time he saw the Serbian residents. Wherever they live, they always volunteered for patrol activities for their town. They habitually protected their residential places.
Now was a time of peace but they still did night patrolling. In the time of danger, they would be even more alarmed and cautious. Youngho's farms and the ranch were even stronger than courageous men greater than a wall which Genghis Khan talked about because of the descendants of Serbian Kingdom.
Because of the Serbian people's voluntary security activities, the armed security guards that were originally hired by Zeynep Farm had no work left to do. Since Youngho could not pay them for anything, he assigned them to the wine factory and they rather loved their new job. It was because the amount of payment for factory crews was higher for there was more work to do.
Zeynep Farm's Serbian residents started out with twenty families, but now they were more than forty families. It had more than enough Serbian security patrols to protect the farm.
 

***

 
Now, all of the descendants of the Serbian Kingdom residing in Azerbaijan had joined Youngho's farms and ranches. Youngho was not sure how many descendants were sold as slaves to Georgia or Armenia were still in those nations. He decided to put an advertisement on newspapers in both nations.
If they still existed and were living a hard life, he wanted to help them settle down at his estates with their consent.
Listening to Youngho's plan, Chief Niksic thanked him with watery eyes.
 
"I have no other wishes in life. I thank you on behalf of our people."
"You're welcome. It's nothing. I'm doing it for my own good."
"You say that all the time but we're aware of you and the Archduchess' thoughtfulness for our kingdom. I heard that you've bought a huge land in Kazakhstan for Serbian descendants. Isn't that so? Who would buy land in the empty plain?"
 
Chief Niksic was saying the truth but listening to him, Youngho felt like he was going back to the medieval time. He was worried that the descendants might really establish a kingdom in Kazakhstan.
Niksic informed that there might be other people who consider themselves as the descendants of the kingdom in the current Kosovo, Croatia, and Serbia. He added that there would be suffering descendants because those places were lately involved in disputes.
There might be people who had not been sold as slaves but had been hiding their identity waiting for the kingdom's restoration.
According to Niksic, there was a high possibility that all of the descendants were from the same clan society. It was because the babies of the descendants were all born with a blue birthmark on their buttocks.
At his word, Youngho was shocked and he could feel goosebumps on his skin.
The Mongolian spot was a genetic trait shown in the descents of Mongolians.
 
"Chief Niksic, we call those 'Mongolian spot' in Korea. I can't believe the descendants of the Serbian Kingdom and Korean people share the same genetic trait."
 
Surprised by what he just found out, Youngho almost screamed.

Empire of the Ring is a Korean modern fantasy epic adventure novel that sets in the nations of the Caucasus mountain range which separates Europe and Asia. The nations of Caucasus are regions of many conflicts over territories, ethnicities, and religions. The story begins as Lee Youngho, a warm-hearted Korean merchandiser, takes a business trip to a disputed territory of the Caucasus nations to sell Korean unmanned security systems only to get misconstrued as a spy and caught by Armenian militia. Youngho eventually gets involved with the militia and CIA to help out people of the regions from conflicts and works toward a birth of a new empire in Caucasus.

This is an ongoing novel from Korea with more than 750 chapters as of today. The pace can feel a little bit slow in the beginning but as the story unfolds, you will be drawn into the world of Caucasus. If you are a modern fantasy/adventure lover, you will enjoy learning about different regions and cultures in Eurasia and Eastern Europe as Youngho travels around the places. Happy reading! 

*Disclaimer: The following contains depictions of religion and ethnic disputes. We do not support the author's views, we are only translating and editing the novel. This fictional novel is inspired by real-world people, places, and events — the author has taken these people, places, and events and embellished them as characters with conversations and backgrounds as done in fiction.

"Ding...Loading Completed"

"Welcome to Immortal System!"

As the saying goes, happiness appears when one least expect it. 

Tian Feng had long forgotten the idea of getting a system. But suddenly, he received one today and he didn't know how to feel about this.

There was an interface appearing in front of him with many menus but most of them have a lock icon on its name and greyed out.

Menu
Character
Inventory
Shop
Skills (Locked)
Mission (Locked)
Friends (Locked)
Party (Locked)
Maps (Locked)
...

He can see his status and the current clothes that he's wearing showing in the system as well. This is similar to the interface of a game that he used to play long ago.

Status
Name: Tian Feng
Age: 2

Cultivation: None
Strength: 0.01
Agility: 0.01

Race: Human

There's also an inventory icon. He raised his hand to touch it but his hand went through the interface screen. He tried saying "Inventory" but nothing happened either. Finally, he tried to open it using his thought and it worked.

Tian Feng was just like an excited kid unboxing his first toy car. Well, he was a kid after all.

There's nothing except one skill book [Steel Body] and a beginner gift box. Focusing his mind on the skill book, there's a dialogue appeared.

Item Details
Name: Steel Body Manual
Tier: Bronze

Effects: Practitioner's skin will be more hardened with each increase in level. Practice to the maximum will grant the practitioner a body as hard as steel.

Side-Effects: 100 points to view.

Below there are two buttons, "Learn" and "Discard"

Intuitively when he wanted to know his point, he looked at the top screen. He then saw his point as expected which is zero. He didn't worry since there's a point system, there are bounded to be ways to earn points.

The physical skill book in his hand had long disappeared. An idea comes to his mind, he tried touching another book to test if it'd only work on skill books. Tian Feng glanced around and decided to pick a history book which he has finished reading.

In any case, he has already read that book. Even if it's disappeared, there won't be a problem.

The book stayed in his hand for a short moment before disappeared. [It seems I can control whether or not I want to put it in the inventory.]

With a thought, the book disappeared from his hand and reappeared in his inventory. Focusing on it, a new dialogue showed up.

Item Details
Name: A Brief History of Sun Clan
Description: Sun Liang wrote this book in the year 918 describing the affairs of the Sun Clan from his personal experiences. 10 point to read more.

Below there's only one button "Discard"

[There is a difference between a skill book and a normal book after all.]

He closed the dialogue and return back to the main screen. Tian Feng continued browsing around for a while. He was a programmer, someone from a world of technology. Facing this new interface, it was like a fish got into the water.

Tian Feng immersed himself with the system interface. Fifteen minutes later, he finally let out a sigh.

"This system is way too expensive...It should be named 'Rich Kids' system instead."

His new system has many functions which make him exhilarated even if most of them are still locked right now. 

There's even a function that'll give him various psychic abilities. The Maps is still unusable. The mission is locked so he couldn't check it. The shop, friend and party, he knows about it even without checking. Most of them are similar to a typical MMORPG.

Tian Feng didn't have an excited expression on his face anymore. He looked rather solemn. Like someone who's deeply thinking about something.

The reason that made him looked like this now is because of the PRICE. Each of those functions either required points to open or use. He didn't even have a single point right now. It's like having a roasted chicken in front of him, but he's only allowed to stare.

To open a skill fusion menu, he needs around 30000 points. To unlock the one seemingly cheapest psychic ability required around 80000 points. The price of the items in the shop is astronomical.

Recalling the gift box inside the inventory, he decided to open it. Some items popped into the inventory slots and there are 10 points to his previously 0 points.

Although he had 10 points now but compared to those prices, this is still nothing. It's like comparing a firefly to a bright moon in the sky.

What can he do with these 10 points?

[I need to earn more points... just that I don't know how to earn those point at all. What should I do?]

Tian Feng had search almost every crook and cranny inside the system to find a way to earn points. However, he didn't find anything useful. He speculated that if he completed missions and the such, it should reward point. But he didn't have enough points to unlock the mission so he could only shake away this thought.

Tian Feng turned from the points to look at the items in the inventory. There's something else from the gift box. It's a book. [The system manual book?]

Focusing on it, it's really a manual book of the system. The book seemed to be different from the normal book as there's another button beside the 'Discard' button. 

'Absorb' 'Discard'

He quickly tried to absorb it, but there's also a price for the absorption. It's exactly 10 points. 

He wanted to take the book out to read but it cannot be taken out. Thus he decided to absorb it. It's only natural that the system's property shouldn't be taken out lightly. Tian Feng understands this because of the knowledge of many novels he read on Earth.

"Such a stingy system! Give me 10 points just to spend with you."

Information started rushing into his mind at a fast speed. Tian Feng felt paralyzed for like a second. He wasn't sure whether it was caused by the system. 

He didn't think more into this matter since he doesn't have any points to try it again anyway. As a lazy person, he wouldn't do something repeatedly or something useless.

It didn't take long before the knowledge got assimilated and he can access it as he had read about it. They are only knowledge about how to use the system. Most of which, he had already known while exploring the system earlier. 

The book has disappeared from the inventory as expected. He closed the interface and walk toward his new cultivation books. 

---

Somewhere in the dark, a female's laughter could be heard. She was giggling as if a cute girl watching something funny. "It took me a lot of effort to build this thing that you want. So, you will have to work harder."

---

Tian Feng picked up one of the cultivation books that his mom bought for him and started to read. Barely after skimming through for a while, his expression turned to look like a depressed baby. 

Those cultivation books don't teach any techniques at all. 

With a gloomy face, he kept those book into his inventory and then went to sleep. The books weren't worth securing but he just wants something to fill those empty slots in the inventory.

In the next day, he awoke even before his mom come to wake him up. He looked deep in thought while lying on his bed. Nobody knows what he's thinking about. 

Tian Feng had been browsing through the system shop since he woke up this morning. If there's really no technique in any of the cultivation books, this system 'learn' function might be his only hope.

Tian Feng grinned as he stared at an item in the system shop. [I found it!]

He found the cultivation book that he could practice in the system shop. It is 10000 points so he still needs to find a way to earn more points.

---

In front of the city gate...

A group of people was seen discussing something. They exuded a righteous aura surrounding them. 

All of them were wearing the same style of robe in different colours. With just a look, one could tell that they are anything but ordinary people. After entering the city, they had been walking in the direction of Tian Lang's restaurant.

"Big Brother! There's a restaurant over there." said one of them.

"Let's go there!"

When the group of five entered the restaurant, a waiter welcomed them respectfully. While the waiter might not know of their identities, just by merely looking at the robe coupled with the aura coming from them is enough of a reason to respect them.

The waiter swiftly led them to a table and waited on them.

Tian Feng was reading his book as usual when he suddenly heard a system notification.

"Ding...Detected presences of celestial beasts."

Being caught off guard while he was focusing on reading, he startled [Celestial Beasts...? What's that?] 

Without waiting for the reply, he scanned his surrounding. [Where's it? Why didn't I see any beast? Not even a cat.]

However, it's hard to ignore the system notification. If the system had to warn him about it, those beasts must have had a bad intention.

According to the system manual, the system would protect him from harm until he had gained a certain level of strength to protect himself.

Recalling the system, he remembers that gaining new knowledge is also gaining points. Besides, there are still many activities that he can complete to earn points.

According to the system manual, the methods to earn points will be updated according to his age and power.

Activities
Walk 1000 steps. (127/1000) 100 points
Run 50 meters. (0/50) 50 points
Jump 3 times. (0/3) 15 points
Read 1 book. (0/1) 100 points
.
.
.

It was said that the task will upgrade when it's completed and the reward will update accordingly.

What Tian Feng didn't know was that as soon as the notification rang, an inviolable aura was exuded from his body.

The eyebrow of the man who led the group here shot up in alarm. He turned to the one next to him slowly and said in a low voice, "It seems we'll have to find another location."

The others also noticed the aura and nodded fully understanding the complications of the matter. They act normally and finished their meal before leaving silently.

Tian Lang also sensed the aura but he thought it to be from someone in the restaurant so he didn't pay much heed. He only called in the waiter and told them to be careful.

As Tian Feng didn't have any cultivation yet, he wasn't able to sense the aura as everyone else. Oblivious to everything, he simply gave up on finding the celestial beasts and continued reading.

He gauged that the system should have differed them from any actions.

3 year later...

Tian Feng finally got enough point to buy a cultivation skill.

While the activities to earn the point may seem simple, it was easier said than done. His body is too weak and he can't even complete 1000 steps on that day three years ago. 

The accumulation over the years is not a small amount. Besides, as he grew older and stronger, the points he could earn in a single day is more than before.

One day, he had enough points to learn the 'Steel Body' but, 

"Host is required to have a cultivation of at least level 1 to learn this skill."

As he garnered more and more points, he didn't want to buy that 10000 points book anymore. He wanted the best cultivation book for himself so he set his goal for a Heaven Tier cultivation book which costs 90000 points.

He had read many books over the three years and thus he had learnt a lot of things about cultivation in this world as well as cultivators.

While the previous book was cheap and not bad, it wasn't good enough. Practising that would only waste his time. 

He had already wasted 3 years doing nothing but waiting for a cultivation technique so he didn't want to waste any more time.

Status
Name: Tian Feng
Age: 5

Cultivation: None
Strength: 0.3
Agility: 0.4

Race: Human

His strength and agility increased quite a bit. From the manual, he knows that 1 point of the attribute is equal to an average healthy adult. 

Consider that a 5 years old kid possessing around one-third of an adult's strength, it's pretty astounding.

Because he executed all the activities suggested by the system, Tian Feng had become stronger than most kids around his age even when he didn't have any cultivation.

In the restaurant, two kids were seen playing the Run And Catch with each other happily. They were Tian Feng and Da Jing. For the past 3 years, this restaurant is almost the only place that Tian Feng hang out.

He never saw his grandparents. He never saw any relatives. Every new year, his family would spend time together, just the three of them.

Tian Feng knew that his parents from the previous world were orphanages but at least they still have relatives. He didn't feel upset or lonely because of this. 

Tian Feng is not the kind of person who would accept friend readily. He could take a long time before he accept anyone into his life. But in order to earn the system points, he forced himself to play with a kid.

As time passed, he had come to really enjoyed it. Sometimes he even forgets that he's an adult. His family could be said to be one of the happiest families in the world. 

Just that something is different from Earth. If everything related to him is still the same, his sister should have been born when he was three years old. 

However, she's nowhere to be seen. Thinking about it, he really missed her. Although he almost always argues with her he still loves her.

"Xiao Jing! I'm going home." Tian Feng shouted.

"Er..." Da Jing shouted back.

Da Jing is the son of a new waiter, Da Fang. He's one year younger than Tian Feng. His father, Tian Lang thought that his son is always alone and won't go play with those children on the street so he allowed Da Fang to bring Da Jing to work.

Of course, he knew that he's actually a young man but seeing his small body, who would care so much about that story.

"Ding...Talking with a friend for 100 sentences completed. Obtained 100 points."

On the motorbike, Tian Feng sat in the front seat. He still likes that seat regardless of his age. His head had already become tall enough to block his dad's vision. While they're riding back home, Tian Feng was excited about his first cultivation book. 

Opening his system interface, he saw his total points of 90254. He felt quite happy with this. Turn to the shop menu, he opened it.[Finally, I'll be able to cultivate.]

The book that he wants to buy is "Celestial Immortal Art: Qi Condensation".

"Host obtained 'Celestial Immortal Art: Qi Condensation'"

"Obtained 9000 points and 10% discount badge (1) for making the first purchase."

He was excited for getting 9000 points but he paid it no heed. Tian Feng hurriedly switched to the inventory to see his new book.

Item Details
Name: Celestial Immortal Art
Tier: High Heaven

Effects: Practitioner's Qi absorption speed will be increased with each increased in level. Practitioner's Qi will become purer and thicker.

Practice to the max level will enable Qi to circulate around all 108 acupuncture. The practitioner will be able to absorb Celestial Qi.

Side-Effects: 1000 points to read more.

"Learn" or "Discard"

Tian Feng immediately chose 'Learn' without any hesitation. He did have a thought of taking it out to read but he afraid that it might not work and end up losing the book. Besides he was too excited to start cultivating.

Instantly, three options appear, "Memorize 100 points", "Learn 1000 points" and "Quick Learn 10000 points"

"Hais... fortunately system gifted back 9000 points otherwise I would have to wait a few days before I can start." 

Tian Feng was speechless. This system is just expensive. Everything requires points. He remembered those systems from the novels that don't require MC to pay anything. 

Does this system eat points or something?

Waking up in a new world, Tian Feng finds himself become a 1-year-old child once again. Along with this weird phenomenon, a seemingly omnipotent system awaken within him. 

To become the most potent being, to live without regret; Possessing this OP system, he thought it would be smooth sailing. Little did he know that it couldn’t be further from the truth.

This is a melancholy story of a man and his companions, adventuring from one world to another; Discovering the meaning of life and regret.

Dohyuk's speculation was right. These people never grouped up. It was as if there was some rule against teaming up. This added strength to Dohyuk's aggressive behavior. He was, after all, the most powerful one among everyone here. Without teaming up, they had no chance against Dohyuk.
-Wonderful!
It was the angels that broke the silence. One was shouting in excitement while another was spitting, ranting about the outcome. All of them seemed to react differently.
-You outperformed our expectations!
Basil came down next to Dohyuk. He could barely hold back his as he became teary.
-So! I should continue with the game as promised then. Good work to all of you!
People began to relax at those words. At least they were now freed from the death game where they needed to kill each other. It was much better to just move on with the game at this stage.
-Like I said, our plan was to release a more civilized version of Goblets, but I think we weren't considerate enough. If we go as planned, wouldn't it put you one step behind everyone else then?
People began to pale at those words.
-SO! We will give you guys a chance to catch up. We will be releasing the 2nd and 3rd trials at the same time!
And the ground began to tremble. The clock of Casitas was moving again. 
-The 3rd trial is nothing special! We didn't release the 'other world' ecosystem openly yet until now, but I am unlocking that.
That meant everything up to the 2nd trial was a tutorial. Yet having the 3rd trial together with the 2nd just meant that people had to face the 3rd stage without any coins, items, or stat boosts that they could have gained in the 2nd trial.
-Well, I wish you all luck! I mean, you are a special group after all, right? You deserve this kind of advantage.
And with that, they began flying into the sky.
-And to you too! I will be watching you. Please keep entertaining us!
Basil also tried to fly, but Dohyuk grabbed his wrist.
-WHAT!
The angel's face turned 180 degrees, to those of a demon. The expression was so vicious and full of hate as if he was just touched by the filthiest thing in the world. It would be easy for the angel to crush Dohyuk. He knew this, but he needed to say what he had to say.
"Give me my book."
-….OH!
The angel's face turned back to normal. He smiled and handed over the red book.
<<Book of Random Kick Art>>
[Skill book created to be rewarded as a special reward. Reading the book will grant the kick skill ranging from C ~ AAA rank automatically.]
[Can be only used once.]
[Requires a total of 115 points in Strength, Stamina, and Agility.]

-I'm sorry, don't be mad, okay? Good luck!
He then disappeared into the skies. Dohyuk looked at disappearing angel and mumbled.
"What are you bastards…?"
Dohyuk felt anger against those demons who had put him into this world, but he had to move. The world was now changing. Buildings and streets began to collapse as rocks began appearing everywhere. Dohyuk grabbed the book and began to run.

"…What is it?"
Changhun became confused. There was no chance that the 3rd trial had begun as it seemed like there was zero percent chance that anyone would kill Chicheck at any moment.
"Well, I'll know soon."
He then went back to his work. He was in the basement of one of the buildings. It looked like as if it wasn't destroyed by the rocks and plants that appeared, but if one walked down to the 3rd lower floor of the basement, they would arrive at a strange place. It was a 20-meter wide cavern. At the corner was a 4-meter high sculpture that resembled a monster. It had three heads and three pairs of arms with three distorted genitals sitting down. It was crudely made, but very realistic. Its three pairs of eyes were made out of red gems that shined within the darkness.
It was Demon Mashiv that the Goblets worshipped.
"Whew."
The work was done. There were five naked pair of men and women moaning on the ground with their crippled joints.
"It's a bit earlier than expected but…"
On the 2nd morning, as Chicheck was brought by the angels, Changhun prepared offerings faster than he planned. He couldn't beat Chicheck either, so it was easy to lure these fools by lying, 'There is a power that can only be obtained by the combined power of two.' After a full day, the offerings were ready to be served to Mashiv.
"Some of you might know about Whore Lee Jihee."
He spoke as he placed moaning offerings at front of sculpture.
"It was out of pure luck that she found this place. Oh, yes. She wasn't the type to venture in," he mumbled. The first time people faced this world, they helped each other more openly. Lee Jihee was a former preschool teacher. She was easily scared and had a depression issue. The people who grouped up with her made her protect the young kids and went out to search for food. This building was their hideout. She probably was had the intention to find a safer place when she found this place of worship. 
When she faced the sculpture's six pair of eyes, she was filled with the demon's voice.
"AND, that's how she killed those kids she protected to serve them as offerings without hesitation."
"…!"
"Nngh…!"
"But compared to those innocent kids, I guess it's better to use you guys as offerings."
Ten men and women tried to scream in terror but they couldn't speak out. Changhun was not interested in them anymore.
"O' Great Mashiv…"
Changhun raised his arms.
"I humbly ask you, O' Lord of the blood of lambs, who stands atop the hall of slaughter!"
The sculpture's six eyes began to shine brighter.
"Grant me the honor to serve you in my life and death!"
The sculpture moved. The surface that should have been stone was now moving like real flesh. Men and women were terrified, but they couldn't move. Demon Mashiv was now upon them.
The demon looked down and smiled. And the feast began. With its three mouths, three pair of arms, and three genitals, it raped and consumed his offerings.
After a long time, Changhun realized that he just witnessed a terrible atrocity beyond imagination. The demon then grabbed Changhun's arm and took a bite. The searing pain struck him at once.
"AAAAARGH!"
Changhun screamed in agony. When Mashiv spit it out, only the white bones of his arm was left.
<<Religion: Mashiv>>
<<Your master enjoys the pain of its hound.>>
Then, the sculpture began dismantling itself and Changhun's bony arm was covered with new muscle and flesh.
<<Consume. Kill. Devour.>>
And the voice came to him. He felt his new master's power filling him. He turned down to look at the arm. It was something that couldn't be described as a human arm anymore.
<<Obtained Godly Item>>
<<Gauntlet of Fire Demon – E(~??)>>
-Binds to the body
-Grows by consuming
It was a ticket to take him to the top of this world.

The earthquake soon died down and Dohyuk finally found a safe place to hide. It was a small trailer truck turned upside down that was then covered by overgrown plants. He sat down in the storage area and sighed. The area was now in ruins. The change happened for three full hours. Dohyuk had to keep running as destruction kept occurring until now. He then placed the book on his lap.
"It's so heavy."
<<Book of Random Kick Art>>
The book, which was heavy, was unopenable unfortunately. It probably was because of the requirement.
Dohyuk's current total of stats for strength, stamina, and agility was at 107, which meant he needed 8 more points. This would require him to gather 1600 coins. If Dohyuk didn't get an additional 1443 coins, as he had 157 coins remaining, he had to carry this heavy book around.
He then felt hunger striking him. As he felt the rumbling of his stomach, he realized something.
'It's not only the muscle ache.'
His skill gave him strength, but it needed to equal amount of calories. He remembered that he devoured the food boxes yesterday.
'I would need a place to rest for a long time and an abundant amount of food…'
Both of these were hard to get in the world in its current state. Also, the reason to kill another human was increasing even then. Dohyuk unwrapped one of the chains from his body.
<<Hook of Torment – D>>
He now understood some of his 'Flavor of Iron'. If he consumed things that popped up with their name by holding it, he would heal and it would fill him up a bit. He had three chains at the moment. Dohyuk mumbled, "Digest."
The chain disappeared.
<<Digest complete.>>
"Hmph."
Dohyuk felt he was instantly out of hunger. It was like he just had full meal. Also-
<<Unused calories refunded into coins>>
<<Acquired 492 coins>>
"I see."
Dohyuk thought. He began to organize what he knew about the skill. If he digested equipment, it would first give him calories, which then would be used to heal wounds first and then fill him up after. Any remaining amount would be turned into coins.
"Then…"
Dohyuk unwrapped the two other hooks.
<<Wallet>>
-Coins: 649
He just gained 492 coins by digesting the hook. If this was after some of it was used to fill himself…
"If it gives me 500 at least…"
It would bring him to 1649 coins.
He would have enough coins to increase the stats. 
"Digest."
<<Digest Complete>>
<<Digest Complete>>
<<Increased digest rate due to usage of the same type of unique weapon>>
<<Obtained Increased Pain(Lv.4)>>
Messages popped up and the message that he had been waiting for popped up at last.
<<Unused calories refunded into coins>>
<<Acquired 566 coins>>
<<Acquired 614 coins>>
"…!!!!"
Dohyuk clenched his fist in excitement. The rest was a breeze.
<<Used 1600 coins to increase agility points +8>>
Dohyuk brought the book up again and without knowing and said-
"Let's go."
He opened the book.

The world has turned into a hell, a place where the strong thrive!
Everyone has future knowledge.
But in the end, only those who are destined to succeed will succeed!

As Sonjong answered so clearly and quickly, Hyunwoo instantly felt that Mr. Kang was a dependable personality with fine character.
Mr. Kang's name was Hwasik Kang. 
His biggest strength was his rich experience and knowledge. He seemed slow-witted because of his stammering, but Sonjong's description of him made Hyunwoo look at him differently.
Sonjong said, "Mr. Kang was such a fine worker that those who worked with him were scared a bit because he found out the problem once he got down to business."
Mr. Kang always lagged behind when it came to promotion competition. His stammering was one reason, but he didn't know how to flatter his boss. 
"In other words, he is a very capable person," said Hyunwoo.
"Yes, he is. I heard he even received a job offer from a famous law firm."
"Why didn't he accept the offer?"
"Basically, he is a rich man. I heard he inherited a huge amount of  land from his parents, so he didn't need a law firm job that would stress him out."
Only then did Hyunwoo come to realize why Mr. Kang insisted on receiving 500,000 won per month. All he wanted was to find a job to pass time.
He also had a good character with a strong sense of responsibility. Once he was tasked with an assignment, he would carry it out by all means. 
"Besides, he has a wide network of people in Ansan. If he had wanted, he would have been promoted a long time ago, but he had no such ambition," Sonjong continued.
"Wow, how wonderful he is!"
"I think just hiring him would bring us lots of benefits, to say the least. You can save the commission fee of a licensed customs agent by hiring him."
"Commission fee?"
"Yes. If you hire Mr. Kang, a specialist in customs clearance, you don't need to use the licensed customs agent. If you use Unipass, it's free!"
Hyunwoo's eyes widened at that.  
In fact, the commission paid to the agent was very expensive, costing over 10 million per month because of the large number of import items from Vietnam, but Sonjong insisted on using the existing licensed customs agent because if something went wrong with the customs clearance process, Hyunwoo might incur a lot more financial damage.
Come to think of it, Mr. Kang was like a lump of luck that Hyunwoo should never lose.
The next day Hyunwoo headed directly to Ansan Customs Office to relay his message that he would like to open a bonded warehouse as soon as possible. He also wanted to see Mr. Kang once again about hiring him.
"I would like to scout you as the advisor of KOVE DREAM, Mr. Kang," said Hyunwoo.
"Oh, you don't have to. It looks like our chief forced you to hire me. You don't have to, so please don't feel any burden because of me," said Mr. Kang.
"No, I'm serious. I think if I open a bonded warehouse, you will be of great help to us."
"Of course, I think I will."
"That's why I need your help so much. As the advisor, I hope you can take care of the customs clearance process of our products."
Mr. Kang seemed to agonize over that for a moment, thinking that Hyunwoo might feel some burden of hiring him because of his boss's recommendation, but he finally gave in when Hyunwoo strongly pressed on again.
"Got it. Let me accept your offer, but give me only 500,000 won per month. In return let me do my work as much as I see fit." 
Though Hyunwoo insisted on paying him a monthly salary of one million won, Mr. Kang wouldn't budge a bit.
"When you retire this weekend, you can come to work at KOVE DREAM starting next week," said Hyunwoo.
"Sure. As for the bonded warehouse, you had better open it as soon as possible. They will hold a judging committee on the approval of the new applications for the bonded warehouses at the end of this month. You must submit the application before the meeting is held."
"Actually, there is a new warehouse under construction now. It will be completed in two months. Don't you think we can submit the application then?"
"You had better apply for it now with the existing warehouse. When you have a new large warehouse completed, you can just make the necessary adjustment for that. The sooner, the better," Mr. Kang advised.
"Got it."
As Mr. Kang advised, Hyunwoo submitted the application.
The next Monday Hwasik Kang reported to the KOVE DREAM office and exchanged brief greetings with the staff then he immediately began handling the application of opening a  bonded warehouse.
Sonjong was right. 
Hwasik's job performance and responsibility were more than Hyunwoo expected. He prepared all the paperwork necessary for the application and submitted it to the customs office on the same day. 
The customs officer directly tabled it as one of the approval items to be screened by the judging committee without reviewing it or asking for any additional paperwork. 
That meant Hwasik's paperwork was perfect.
"Wow! You're really super!" said Hyunwoo.
"No worries. I've been doing it every day for a long time."
"By the way, can we use Unipass to file the declaration? Right now, we pay almost 10 million won for the licensed customs agent's commission."
"Let me take care of that. Looks like our items don't include anything that needs a quarantine inspection, and all the import products need little paperwork," said Hwasik.
"Can you help us with that, Mr. Kang?"
"Sure, why not?"
Hwasik perfectly handled the customs clearance work. He also obtained the Unipass rights in one day then started to process the import declarations without going through the licensed customs agent. 

***
Hyunwoo stopped by the office of Ani & Funny. 
These days Ani & Funny was driving on without a stop. 
Thanks to Jinhon's Duckling Fly, the animation work Garbage World was gaining great popularity around the world, and Tuti & Angelica was also becoming a great hit.
In particular, the change in animation characters was very effective. Since Garbage World's Season 2 featuring the characters invented by Yu Zuung debuted, it was maintaining an upward trend steadily. 
So, Hyunwoo made a new challenge every time.
Recently, he came up with the idea of making the picture book of Garbage World targeting preschool boys and girls. 
Some looked down on his idea, but his plan was quite ambitious. For his target audience was not Korean children but those around the world, including the United States, Japan, and China.
The sales revenue kept growing. In less than one month since the picture books were on sale, almost 100,000 were sold despite there only being three types of picture books. 
Thanks to the popularity of the picture book, several publishing houses offered publication contracts at a high price. 
Hyunwoo had no reason to reject such offers. He entrusted the Vietnamese branch with making the picture books of other animation works.
The brisk and prosperous business of Ani & Funny filled the office with laughter.
Nobody in the office frowned or complained.
Suddenly, one staffer made an annoying complaint.
"This guy is really driving me nuts," said Jihoon Kang.
"What's the matter? Who is annoying you?" asked some of the staff.
"This guy always posts hate comments on our animation series. I just have no idea why this guy is going after us."
Actually, that guy was familiar to Hyunwoo. As Hyunwoo habitually checked the status of the animation series in Story Mecca whenever he found the time to do so, he knew well that this notorious guy was an online troll.
That guy used the pen name Yenam Noh.
Even that nickname gave the impression that he was full of resentment and rebellion against society. 
In fact, there were so many people who habitually left hate comments in Story Mecca, but Yenam was peculiar in some respect. Instead of presenting any analysis of any specific work, his comments were filled with emotional reaction, which he showed from the very first of the Ani & Funny animation series.
Hyunwoo giggled at Jihoon's frustration, "Hey, just ignore him. If we don't respond, he will fizzle out at the end of the day."
But Jihoon said angrily, "We should not forgive this guy. He will never stop doing this."
"So, do you want to report him to the administrator of Story Mecca?"
Actually, Story Mecca was pretty generous to the readers' comments posted on its website. 
Jihoon gave up, after all. 
"Damn it! I would like to rain abuses on him if I could."
"No, don't do that. You might be in trouble for that, hahaha," said Hyunwoo.
Hyunwoo found something interesting in Yenam's hate comments. 
Be it a novel, webtoon or animation, any work that received his hate comments gained the most popularity. On the other hand, his hate comments could not be found on unpopular works.
How can he find out popular works just to leave hate comments? Hyunwoo wondered.
That was confirmed because he left malicious comments on the very first of Tuti & Angelica animation series. He always left hate comments on other popular works. 
In other words, it looked as if he was searching for not only the most popular works but also other series that could make a hit in Story Mecca.
Hyunwoo regarded Yenam's peculiar behavior as extraordinary. He felt Yenam had some sort of special talent in reacting to the kind of work that might gain popularity.
Hyunwoo's eyes opened wide instantly.
Yenam Noh. This guy must be an enormous hidden talent!

Miracles don't come walking your way by themselves.

It is your decisions and will that determine these.

A story of a man who created miracles.

**Munpia Novels**

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